Mead Report Urges West Lands Reclamation Plan
National Capital to affairs summary of Dr Elwood Mead reclamation commissioner's annual report. Endorses a bill for a working plan to develop new irrigation projects and adjust land prices for long-term settlements. States state aid crucial for settlement and agricultural growth, noting 1,213,100 acres irrigated in the year and crops on 1,179,870 acres valued at over 63 million dollars, with total crop value exceeding 102 million for 1923.
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Ashington
Congressional Acton
Elwood “Mead
Reclamation
Special Advisory Committee On Reclamation
Boise
Asi
Senate
Bureau
Walk to Work Club Seeks Quiet Morning City Walks
A historic note on President Coolidge and aides preferring brisk daily walks to stay trim. It details Coolidge mornings and afternoons, Mrs Coolidge shopping on foot, Secretary Hughes totaling about six miles daily, and Justice Taft’s hiking routine as he arrives in a rush then dresses for court.
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Washingtons Wall
Coolidge
Stralts
President Coolidge
State Department
Taft
Capitol
United States
National Museum of Engineering and Industry Proposed
A campaign to build the United States first national museum of engineering and industry pledges a 4.5 million dollar building in Washington near the Mall. The plan, led by Dr Elihu Thomson as president, includes a 3.5 million dollar endowment and 2 million for traveling exhibits, with Smithsonian cooperation and broad private funding.
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United States
England
Germany
France
Austria
Meno
District of ‘Columbia
National Museum of Engineering and Industry
Elihu, Thomson
BH. Flj. Porter
Charles W. Eliet
George W. Goethals
Melville E. Stone
Charles M. Schwa
Museum of the Mall
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Charles D. Walcott
Museum
OSE
Eclipse Plane to Photograph Sun During New York Eclipse
A United States Air Service plane to traverse nearly 00 miles across New York state for the sun eclipse of January 2. Dr David Tod Amherst College plans the experiment with Major General Patrick approving. Pilot Lieut George W Goddard and physicist B F Burka will photograph from the sun’s corona to extend exposure beyond two minutes and aid science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
New York State
David Tod
Amherst College
Patrick
Air Service
George W. Goddard
FB. Burka
Buffalo
Knitted Shawls and Hats Signal 1925 Fashion Trends
Fashion notes from Western Newspaper Union describe knitted shawls as must-have accessories for midwinter events and travel. Shawls feature delicate patterns, hand painting, and fringe, while hats show beehive crowns, cut-out felt, and silk underlays, signaling spring silhouettes and ornate embellishments for 1925.
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Paris
Birds Help Farmers By Eating Insect Pests
The USDA notes insectivorous birds provide crucial pest control in farms, feeding on clover weevil, potato beetle, gypsy moth, cutworms, wireworms, and more. Birds also consume weed seeds, aiding public health as scavengers. Domestic cats, storms, and lack of refuges threaten bird life. protective sentiment and feeding trees like mulberry can help sustain populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Biological Survey
Bureau
Lowa
Dairy Herds Thrive on Mixed Ration in Iowa Farm
Charles Beck of Bremer County Iowa reports daily milk output of about 1,000 pounds from a 40 head herd using a mixed ration of corn soybean silage clover hay ground corn and oats with a small daily oilmeal supplement. He says planting soybeans with corn for silage boosts efficiency and lowers concentrate costs while improving herd profitability.
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Charles Beck
Bremer County
Towa
Beck
Deans
Contrivance Holds Bait Easily Reached by Mice
The article explains a wooden poison station design for poisoned bait accessible to mice. It details cutting 1 by 5 inch bottoms, a bottom trough, 1 by 1 1/4 inch walls, six inch treasts, and fastening with four nails. Mice are observed inspecting these stations.
Profit Record Shows High Orchard Returns in New York
Careful 20 year records from a ten acre Baldwin apple orchard in western New York reveal an average yearly net profit of 1.51 dollars per barrel and 120.71 dollars per acre. With an estimated value of 500 dollars per acre, the annual net dividend equals 20.3 percent.
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New York
Livestock Converts Raw Materials Into Valuable Products
Dr. John R. Mohler spoke at the International Live Stock exposition in Chicago, noting livestock efficiently convert grasses and forage into meals, milk, butter, leather, wool, and numerous byproducts. He highlighted that the United States, a top corn producer, uses only about a tenth of corn directly for food, with stock farming increasingly refining coarse feed into concentrated outputs.
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United States
Chicago
John R. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Doctor Mobler
Orchard Draining Needs Most Careful Attention
Orchard land prone to wet conditions, especially peach cherry and apple orchards, requires drainage as much as general crops. Poorly drained soil slows growth, promotes root rot, winter injury, and shortens tree life. Deep tile drainage 2 to 2.5 feet, with main lines following natural lows and laterals feeding depressions, helps prevent spring waterlogging.
Use Tractor to Shell Corn and Grind Feed
A Wisconsin College of Agriculture expert argues winter tractor use saves money. Shelling corn and grinding feed at home eliminates idle time and feed costs, with tractors hauling fertilizer or feed in single trips. The piece emphasizes tractors run low on idle days and return investment through saved interest and feed.
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F. W. Dnftee
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Farm notes on corn dangers and poultry rations
Meidy corn is dangerous for flocks and should be kept away from feed. Treat droppings boards perches and pests for mites. Pullets should be examined for Vice. Purdue ration with corn meat yields good satisfaction. Middlings of higher grade improve results over standard middlings. Egg white is mainly water with protein while yolk contains fat and protein. Feeding protein-rich rations for eggs mirrors dairy cow nutrition.
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Purdue
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Willy
Montauk Point
Long Island
Ernest W. Brown
Yale University
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