First Barberry Control Tried by France in 1660
The article notes France enacted the first barberry control law in 1660 to curb rust host plants, well before linking rust to barberry. Connecticut's 1726 act failed, while U.S. efforts since 1918 led to destruction of over 41 million barberry plants across 17 states, reducing rust damage over time despite a 1935 Midwest spike.
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France
Connecticut
Bureau Ef Phint Industry
Harberry
Bureau of Entomology and
Department of Agriculture
Midwest
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Texas Centennial Exposition Reopens In 1937
Dallas announces the Texas Centennial Exposition will reopen for five months in 1937 with major changes to grounds and exhibits. Fred F. Florence and Directors plan a June 12 opening and October 21 closing, aiming to continue Dallas and Texas business momentum amid few US expositions that year.
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Dallas
Fred F. Florence
Texas
United States
Wes
Hette
Harry Olmsted
Wats
Lamb Raisers Learn What Markets Demand
Farmers face unsatisfactory flat lamb prices as the Bureau of Agricultural Economics expands dispatch points and grading. Thousands of lambs are marked with color chalk to indicate grade and sold by that grade at shipping points or central markets. Buyers are paying better prices for graded stock.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Tbuyers
Texas 4-H Champion Wins $200 Scholarship
J. D. Jordan a 16 year old from Mason Texas is lauded as the southern states top 4-H livestock boy. He fed and showed baby beeves since 10th grade, earned $1116.86 in prizes from 40 head and $5420.15 in sales. He received pec md national honors and a $200 college scholarship at the 15th National Club Congress in Chicago. Carl Martin of Menard County led state honors this year with 21 baby beeves, $364.77 in prizes and $2107.22 in proceeds.
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J. D. Jordan
Mason
Texas
Chicago
Carl Martin
Menard County
Lamb-Grading Demonstrations Aid Farmers in Virginia West Virginia
Federal graders lead lamb grading demonstrations in Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina teaching farmers why each lamb earns its grade. Farmers gain better prices and insight into which lambs to raise for higher returns. Grade specs from the Bureau keep grading consistent across states and years.
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Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Endowed woodlands aid school with natural area plan
Howe the physician endowed an 1000 acre estate for a farm school serving 24 children. A 125 acre natural area will never be cut, with old growth pines 120 to 170 years old. The Forest Service and state foresters plan management for sustainable yield and demonstrations.
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Howe
Piedmont
United States Forest Service
States Forestry Commission
Inbreeding Trials at Beltsville U S Dairy Farm Show Mixed Results
Over twenty years at Beltsville Maryland the Bureau of Dairy Industry breeds with a Holstein sire and his daughters to test inbreeding. Daughters of the first bull gain butterfat, but inbreeding with descendants reduces fat yield. calves run lighter and results vary.
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Bureau of Dairy Industry
Beltsville
Maryland
Bureau
From Poverty Grass to Four-Ton Alfalfa Crop
Soil Conservation Service says grass needs plant nutrients to thrive on poor soil. A 50-acre Ohio field on Muskingum silt loam shifted from poverty grass to over four tons of alfalfa per acre in five years after liming fertilizing grazing control and reseeding with sweet clover timothy and alfalfa.
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Soil Conservation Service
H. A. Studor
Ohio
Supplemental irrigation boosts orchard yields in moist regions
Orchard irrigation can be profitable where average rainfall reaches about 50 inches annually. Fruits may suffer moisture stress during key growth periods, and supplementing rainfall with irrigation has shown benefits in Virginia and Florida commercial orchards.
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Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Virginia
Florida
Piedmont School Woods Becomes Model Forest
A pioneer’s foresight transformed Piedmont School Woods into a model experimental forest in McCormick County as part of a statewide initiative led by C. Join de la.
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Piedmont School Woods
Model Forest
McCormick County
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