Review of Drought Conditions Across Nations in 1934
A 1934 drought review by the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlights widespread drought across the northern hemisphere with heavy damage in the United States Canada and Central and Eastern Europe. It notes livestock feed shortages reduced corn and grain outputs and forecasts 65 percent of usual grain and 68 percent of usual hay for U.S. livestock, plus sizable declines in Europe and in China and Argentina. Canadian yields are below average with a hay shortage prompting export licensing and redistribution from surplus to deficit regions.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Hemisphere
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
France
England
Soviet Union
China
Argentine
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
St. Lawrence
Order-in-Council
Rivalry Grows Over Normandie and Queen Mary
The French press claims the Normandie is longer and heavier than the Queen Mary, which Cunard-White Star says is the world’s largest. Normandie will enter service next spring from Clydebank, Scotland, with length listed at 1,029 feet versus 1,018 feet for the Queen Mary. Tonnage figures are disputed with French reports citing 76,000 to 79,000 tons for Normandie and about 72,000 tons for the Queen Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clydebank
Scotland
Cunard-White Star Line
Survey Finds Wheat Stem Rust Damage Down in Red River Valley
Dominion survey by plant pathologists shows 1933 wheat stem rust damage in Red River valley under two percent and smutty wheat at 0.6 percent. Compared with 1930, smutty grades fell from 2.8 percent to 0.6 percent overall, while durum wheats show improvement from 16.6 percent smutty in 1930 to 1.2 percent in 1932 due to seed treatment campaigns.
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Division of Botany
Dominion Experimental Farms
Red River Valley
Indoor photography tips for quiet home scenes
The guide advises time exposures with a steady camera on a tripod or solid surface, keeping the lens level and framing with more floor space. It covers lighting control to avoid glare, using shades to manage windows, small lens steps for depth of field, minimizing large furniture in view, reducing reflections, and exposure times from five to ten seconds on bright days to as long as five minutes in dark rooms.
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Saskatchewan
Scientists Discover New Method Of Growing Crops
On the Suffolk farm of Michael Farraday, Dr Paul Spangenberg’s team demonstrates a new method fromGermany that grows maize and barley in 10 day chemiclly treated trays inside cabinets. The system, patented as Kwik Grow, feeds seeds with a nutrient solution, no soil, and yields up to five times the ground crop. A British company, British Cul transmissions Ltd., markets the cabinets for farms in England and even at Sandringham tenants. Germany uses them in camps. Further work aims to home kitchen cabinets for year round vegetables feeding livestock and drought relief.
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Suffolk
England
Michael Farraday
Germany
Paul Spangenberg
Lubeck
Ipswich
British Cultivations, Ltd
Sandringham
F. H. Hedinger
London
United States
New York Producer Tests Applicant with Big Word
A New York East Side pants maker turned film figure seeks a chief for his scenario staff. He requires a college graduate and asks for diplomas. When told graduates don’t carry them, he presses the applicant to say a big word.
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New York East Side
Woollen mitten and cloak found in Swedish peat bogs
In Swedish peat bogs a woollen mitten from 100 B.C. has been found along with an even older woollen cloak. The discoveries shed light on ancient dress and craftsmanship.
Drought Research Sends USDA Team to Central Asia
The United States Department of Agriculture plans an expedition to the Gobi desert in central Asia to locate drought resistant grasses. Led by Prof. Nicholas Roerich, the search targets grasses suited to the hot summers and frigid winters of arid regions with under 16 inches of annual rainfall. The aim is to find species adaptable to the drier sections of the United States.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Central Asia
Gobi Desert
Great Plains States
Nicholas Roerich
Asia
Chronic disease burden rises among Americans over 40
It is estimated that nearly one person in three in the United States over 40 years of age is suffering from some chronic disease. Public health officials warn that the figure underscores long term strain on medical services and the need for preventive care and early detection.
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United States
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Plant Disease Survey
Normandie
Olds
Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
U.S
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