Review of Drought Conditions Across Nations in 1934
A 1934 drought survey by the U S Department of Agriculture outlines widespread drought impact. The United States faces heavy feed and forage shortages with reduced corn and grain sorghum prospects, plus depleted hay and pasture. European crop declines, especially in Central Europe, Britain, and parts of the Danube basin, are noted along with drought effects in China and the southern hemisphere. Canada shows low yields and a hay shortage prompting export licenses and redistribution from surplus areas.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Europe
Asia
North America
Mexico
Manitoba
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Atlantic Coast
Cotton Belt
Pacific Northwest
Missouri
Arkansas
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Plains
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Danubian
Danube Basin
France
England
Soviet Union
China
Argentine
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
St. Lawrence
Order-in-Council
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ing Council
Dominion
British West Indies
Newfoundland
British Isles
British Columbia
Province of
Manitoba Relief Commission
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Smart hats make costumes with easy savings
A pattern offers three hat models with gloves and cuffed slips on. View A shows a turban in black and metal wool, green velour, and novelty ribbon. View B features a jaunty angora fabric beret. View D presents a brimmed hat in tweed wool and velvet. Pattern No. 895 comes in small to large. price 20 cents.
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View
Paris
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg Pattern No Name Town ae Size details available via the Winnipeg Newspaper Union address at 175 McDermot Ave. Readers can order by pattern number, name and town, selecting the appropriate size.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Rivalry Grows Over Normandie and Queen Mary
The French press challenge Cunard White Star claims that Queen Mary is the world’s largest ship as Normandie nears service next spring. Normandie length is 1,029 feet versus Queen Mary at 1,018. tonnage remains disputed with estimates between 76,000 and 79,000 tons for Normandie and about 72,000 tons for Queen Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clydebank
Scotland
Cunard-White Star Line
Dominion survey notes drop in wheat rust and smut damage
Plant pathologists report 1923 Red River wheat stem rust damage under two percent and smutty wheat at 0.6 percent. Campaigns for seed treatment, notably in Durum wheats, reduced smutty grading from 16.6 percent in 1930 to 1.2 percent in 1932, with durums improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Botany
Dominion Experimental Farms
Red River Valley
Hughes rises from umbrella mender to Australian premier
The Ottawa Journal notes William Morris Hughes, 70, who began as an umbrella mender and became Australia’s war premier. His continued prominence as a political freelance marks him as an arresting and eloquent figure in the Empire.
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William Morris Hughes
Australia
Empire
Ottawa Journal
Woollen mitten and cloak found in Swedish peat bogs
In Swedish peat bogs a woollen mitten dating to 100 B.C. and a woollen cloak even older were uncovered, offering rare artifacts from ancient Sweden.
Secret Of Vision Reveals Vitamin A Role In Sight
Dr George Ward of the Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Mass reports a new chemical tied to vitamin A in the retina. He notes visual purple cycles with light and dark, bleaching to colorless and returning, and that a yellow substance related to carotene is released during sight. The finding links vitamin A use to vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ward
Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole
Mass
Russia
Wald
New Invisible Smoke Barrage Warns Invaders
Three nations test an unseen aerosol that stalls aircraft engines by clogging carburetors with solid particles. During trials a squadron reportedly diverted for engine failure. Composition remains undisclosed though sources say particles can be fired from ground artillery or released by aircraft.
Water usage totals for Kew Gardens reach 45 million gallons
Kew Gardens in England used 45,000,000 gallons of water during last summer. The figure highlights the scale of irrigation and hospitality operations at the historic site.
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Kew Gardens
England
New Crop Growth Method Could Transform Agriculture
Reports from Suffolk England describe a system by Dr. Paul Spangenberg using chemically treated trays in stacked cabinets to grow maize and barley in 10 days without soil. The process, patented by British Cultivations Ltd as Kwick Grow, yields five times the normal crop and promises year round fodder and vegetables with minimal water, drawing interest from farms and even concentration camps abroad.
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Suffolk
England
Michael Farraday
Germany
Paul Spangenberg
Lubeck
Ipswich
British Cultivations, Ltd
Sandringham
F. H. Hedinger
London
United States
New Nickel Production Process Reported in Japan
The Showa Industrial Company of Japan and its laboratory claim a three year research breakthrough that yields 99.98 percent pure nickel. Japan Electric Industry Co will start production early next year using the process and expand capital from 12.6 million to 24 million yen to fund plants at Yokohama and Chirigishim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Showa Industrial Company of Japan
Japan Electric Industry Co
Showa Industrial Company
Yokohama
Chirigishim
East Side pants maker seeks chief for scenario staff
A New York East Side fashion producer turned movie figure searches for a chief of his scenario staff. He requires a college graduate and asks for diplomas. When the applicant cannot produce one, the producer presses for a big word.
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New York East Side
Drought Search in Asia for Resilient Grasses
The USDA sends a team to central Asia to seek drought resistant grasses for U.S. use. In the Gobi desert extreme heat and cold, low rainfall under 16 inches annually, resemble Great Plains conditions. Prof Nicholas Roerich will lead the expedition to locate suitable grasses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Central Asia
Gobi Desert
Great Plains States
Nicholas Roerich
Asia
Ships And Men The aging sea and disease in society
A cautious essay compares wooden ships and iron ships, noting sailors are still essential on modern vessels. It cites that about one in three Americans over forty suffers chronic disease. It mentions British drought records tracing to 298 A.D. in Wales.
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Suil
United States
Wales
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Ruth Rogers
Saar Pref
Saar
Mr. Pfordt
Max Braun
Socialist Party
Saarbrocken
Normandie
Plant Disease Survey
U.S
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