Legion Convention Plans Announced In Philadelphia
Arrangements were completed for the eighth annual American Legion convention in Philadelphia from October 11 to 15. The program includes a Legion ball, circus, first works baseball series, fireworks, drum and band contests, a parade, a world’s sale, and a grand exhibit with millions in displays. At the Sesqui auditorium a 20,000-seat ball, two orchestras, a band, and a 150,000 dollar exposition organ will entertain. The convention also features a grand light show with 6,300,000 candle power, 14 searchlights, and a giant Liberty Bell replica with 25,000 four‑hundred‑watt lights. For the first time the All-American junior world series will be played at the convention, with four regional teams in the municipal stadium. National Vice Commander Vincent A. Carroll of Philadelphia heads arrangements. Lt. Col. Edward J. Meehan is executive secretary.
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American Legion
Philadelpha
General Committee
Leglon
United States
A Legion Ldl
Legion
Specia
Bul City Center
Philadelphia
Sesqui Grounds
Vincent A. Carroll
BK. Hollenback
H. Harrison Smith
No Cars to France Seekers Warned by Legion Officials
The National France convention committee of the Legion advises members planning the September 1927 pilgrimage to France against bringing automobiles. Estimated costs run about $500. buying and selling a car in France or renting there may be cheaper. Space constraints also factor in.
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Legionnaires
France
National France Convention Committee of the Legion
Regularity in Feed Important Regularity in Feed
United States Department of Agriculture notes that irregular milking hours have little impact on production for average to good cows, while irregular feeding lowers output by about 5 percent. Cows are more sensitive to feeding changes than milking timing. milking by the same person yields only a negligible 0.05 percent gain.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of
Beltsville
Bureau
Feeding Test Results Studied at U Farm
Six lots of Hereford calves were shown at University farm St Paul Minnesota on pegiZ day feeding test before about 800 cattle feeders. Calves bought October 1925 from Schermerhorn farms Mahnomen county. Test compared shelled corn corn and cob meal full fed and limited rations and finishing selling and killing qualities of steer calves helfer calves and mixed lots. Ten steers fed 10.83 lb shelled corn 1.70 lb linseed meal 15.00 lb corn silage and 2.21 lb alfalfa hay costing 8.74 per 100 lb gain with pork credit calft market 14.81 return per bushel corn 0.07. A full report available by writing animal husbandry division University farm.
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Pegiz
University Farm
St Paul
Minn
Schermerhorn Farms
Mahnomen County
Ducks Lay Early Eggs in House at Night
Ducks must stay in their house until 9 a m after laying. The scene shows many eggs on the floor, larger than hens eggs and fetching higher prices. Fresh duck eggs never face oversupply in the market.
Sloppy bundles raise grain losses at harvest
The text urges careful harvesting to reduce grain loss from smut. It advises treating seed wheat this fall rather than later, storing harvesters in sheds, and notes that smutted flour carries odor and specks. It references the origin of veterinary study in France in 1762 and emphasizes thrift and hard work for farmer profits.
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France
Rich Embroidered Coat and Plaid School Dress Affect Fashion
Julia Bottomley notes autumn and winter fashion trends including rich embroidered coolie coats, plaid wool dresses, and elaborate hats, shoes, and jewelry. The piece highlights oriental and Spanish embellishments, leather belts on children's dresses, tunic blouses over velvet skirts, and new sleeve details reflecting adult styles adapted for children.
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Ike
Schoolgirl Finds Big Barberry Bush
Rural teachers in the north central grain growing states use barberry eradication lessons to curb stem rust in small grains. A ten year old in La Salle County IL discovered a large rust infected barberry bush along a creek, illustrating how easily rust can spread from wild hosts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
North Central
F. J. Kempton
la Salle County
All Dairy Cows Relish Change of Their Feeds
Wisconsin College of Agriculture expert R H Hulce urges varied rations for dairy cows to preserve palatability and prevent decline. He warns long use of one concentrate like corn meal or cottonseed meal reduces appetite, weight, and production. Mixing feeds sustains maintenance and profit.
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R. H. Hulce
Iwan
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Hulce
Plant Breeders Making Crops More Profitable
Wisconsin agronomists led early crop improvement efforts producing pedigreed barley. Superior selections from thousands of plots were multiplied and distributed to seed growers, with most state barley now of the pedigree strain and seed growers shipping thousands of bushels to other states.
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Wisconsin Agronomists
Wisconsin
Holden
Brood Sow Ration Guidelines for Livestock Care
A standard brood sow daily ration includes middlings or ground oats, bran, and tankage in measured pounds per head. Add 1 to 2 pounds of corn per hundred pounds of live weight based on sow condition, reducing if too fat and increasing if too thin. Maintain sows in good flesh without excess fat.
Standardization Pact For Missouri Eggs
A pact between the federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Missouri state marketing bureau advances standardization of eggs produced and shipped in Missouri. The Missouri Farmers' Association and the state marketing bureau share inspection duties and expenses for eggs, butter, and cream.
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Missouri
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Missouri State Marketing Bureau
Nip the Fox Terrier Walks and Wills Not Stand on Two
Nip the fox terrier enjoys a beach morning with Fritz the airedale, plays with strangers, and chews his doll instead of tricks. He forgives his family when left alone, avoids standing on two legs, and prefers napping on a red pillow beside his master.
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Nip
Atredale
Fritz
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Leirpor New
Edward J. Meehan
Meehan
Tlimey
Spain
Julia Bottomley
Vaica
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Graham Bonner
Claire
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