Rustless snapdragons regain garden favor
Gardeners renew interest in snapdragons as rust resistant varieties improve resilience. The rust disease spread from California to much of the United States and Europe, but USDA researchers Dr L Ebaweller and H A Jones developed a rust resistant strain in 1933 while at the University of California. Breeders cross this line with florals to keep color and form while retaining rust resistance.
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H. A. Jones
United States Department of Agriculture
University of California
Pacific Coast
Baby Fordhook lima beans debut from plant breeders
Plant breeders at the U S Department of Agriculture release a small lima bean with superior cooking quality. Dr Roy Magruder developed the line at Wooster Ohio and Beltsville Maryland since 1931. Baby Fordhook combines Henderson Bush size with Fordhook flavor and will be offered to growers next year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bea
Roy Magruder
Ohio State Experiment Station
Wooster
Depreciation Leaves Farm Buildings Beyond Repair
Surveys in Wisconsin Kansas Georgia and Illinois under the Bureau of Agriculture and state colleges show repairs cannot offset depreciation. Many structures already deteriorated beyond repair. maintenance since 1920 postwar price drop has left farms with outdated buildings and a need for replacement or enlargement.
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Wisconsin
Kansas
Georgia
Illinois
Bureau of Agriculture
Shakespeare Maxim Good in Motor Age
The piece warns that borrowing cars increases wrecks and injuries, citing Shakespeare quote as caution. It discusses a green shell bean hybrid named She Bu green in color, combining Fordhook and Henderson Bush traits, noting it is not suited to current markets due to small pods. Seed will be scarce next year with possible plenty by 1940. Agriculture will not distribute seeds widely.
Cooperative dairy bull associations aid small herd farmers
Dr. J F Kendrick of USDA notes cooperative associations let farmers join to buy a top bull, improving herds. In the United States there are 166 active groups with 2 551 members owning 734 registered sires, 34 formed last year.
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Organization of Cooperative Dairy Bull Associations
J. F. Kendrick
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Kendrick
Study finds high share of "friends of owners" in fatal crashes
A Bureau of Public Roads study of 800 plus fatal highway accidents shows over 25 percent of drivers were listed as "friend of the owner." Only 4.1 percent were "employee of owner" and 2.2 percent a relative. Borrowers drive more, increasing risk for others on the road.
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Bureau
le Thay Ag A Chiss
Corner Drug Store Ad Offers Paracide Ointment 60c
An advertisement promises Paracide Ointment provides prompt relief for itching skin issues such as eczema athlete's foot and ringworm. The large jar is priced at 60 cents at Corner Drug Store dated May 5.
4H Boys to Attend District Camp at Brownwood
District 7 4H camp at Lake Brownwood June 6-8 draws 15 to 20 members from five clubs. A $1.60 meals fee covers baseball swimming fishing and entertainment. Lions Club Brownwood hosts one evening program. H Williamson extension service director will attend. Nineteen counties comprise district 7 with several hundred club members expected.
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Brownwood
Lake Brownwood
H . Williamson
Eroded Southern Land To Be Restored To Grass
About 16 000 farmers in the southeast join with the USDA to shift roughly 170 000 acres of eroded land from cotton and other crops to pasture grass and trees this year. H H Bennett chief of the soil conservation service announced the plan.
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Southeast
United States Department of Agriculture
Hey
H. H. Bennett
The
Soil Conservation Service
Moisture conservation boosts yields in Dust Bowl fields
In Dalhart Texas area farmers using terraces and contour tillage saw grain sorghum yields rise. Contour tillage raised output by 28 percent while terracing with contour tillage boosted head grain sorghum by 57 percent. Across 63 farms and about 11500 acres the practices produced higher per acre harvests than non terraced fields.
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Great Plains
Dalhart
Texas
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Yeppres
Families in Small Cities Have Few Extra Earners
The Bureau of Home Economics finds few multi breadwinner households in 19 small cities. In only one city do over one third of native white families have two or more earners. In most cities one fifth or less contribute two incomes.
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Bureau of Home Economics
American Lutheran Church Sunday Services and Classes
American Lutheran Church announces at St James Llano Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30 a m English service at 10 45 a m St John Castell scheduled for 1 30 p m Mrs R Fiahbeck referenced in notices
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St John’s
Castell
Breadwinners in Small Cities and Family Income Patterns
The text analyzes how households in small cities rely on a chief earner, usually the husband, with supplementary earners contributing modestly. Supplementary earnings typically range from $300 to $400 a year, about a quarter to a third of the main earner’s income, leading to an effective 1.83 breadwinners per family.
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