Efforts To Get Cheap Lime For Coos County Farms
County Agent Jenkins explains soil acidity and fertilizer options for Coos and Curry counties. Lime improves yields on sour soils. over two hundred tons of ground limestone were used last year with calls for cheaper lime sources. Fertilizer elements nitrogen phosphorus potassium and sulfur are essential. rock phosphate can be improved to soluble forms. fertilizer law in Oregon requires labels with chemical analysis and soluble versus insoluble content.
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Jenkins
Coos County
Coos
Curry Counties
State Department of Agriculture
Oregon
Bicentennial Flower Gardens Planted Across Communities
The article urges planting flower gardens to honor the Bicentennial Year. It calls for participation by Garden Clubs of America school garden clubs and other floral groups with support from the Bicentennial Committee and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and extension agents.
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Th.s
Garden Clubs of America
United States Department of Agriculture
Earwig parasite produced for western Oregon distribution
Oregon State College entomologists at the Portland Insectary report successfully breeding earwig parasites for western Oregon. Orders have come from 15 communities for parasitized earwigs, with plans to speed production for beach towns and other areas.
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Portland
Oregon State College
Oregon
Europe
British Columbia
New Zealand
NR E Otmick
Oregon corn outlook and turkey trends stress steady acreage
Regent release from Oregon State College notes more turkeys but no acreage rise for potatoes or other crops. Survey indicates a 15 percent increase in corn plantings with central Willamette Valley expansion. farm prices driven by interstate shipping costs. some limits on oat and wheat acreage amid broader farming patterns.
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Oregon
Agiwulae
Willamette Valley
Masheur
Corn or potatoes 18 crop problem in Oregon
Oregon farmers face choosing between corn or potatoes for spring sowing. E R Jackman notes potato acreage may stay similar while corn acreage could rise 18 to 17 percent, but not enough to meet state grain needs. He favors corn this year for acclimated varieties and stronger margins in Willamette valley and east of the Cascades.
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Oregon
E.R. Jackman
Oregon State College
Jackman
Willamette Valley
Malheur County
Cascade
Philadelphia storage firm plans large ad budget rise
A Philadelphia firm announces a $1,000,000 appropriations rise for 1932 as advertising budget grows. Harry Boyd Braw, sales manager, arrives to lead sales meetings with Philco dealers. Brown says the increase signals rising prices and that newspapers remain the fastest action medium for retail radio sets.
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Philadephia Storage Eee
Harry Boyd Braw
Uarters
Philadelphia
Philco
Brown
Government onion plantings show nationwide rise
A March 1 government report on onion planting intentions indicates a small Oregon acreage increase but a 31 percent rise nationwide. Colorado and Michigan lead the gains with more moderate increases in Indiana New York Minnesota and Idaho, matching 1929 levels overall.
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Oregon
Colorado
Michigan
Indiana
New York
Minnesota
Idaho
Mike Put In Classroom Broadcast Lecture Announcement
A lecture by sociologist HH Moore is set for Tuesday morning in the general sociology course. The microphone in the lecture room will be used to reach listeners, and students are invited to enroll for the course upon attending and receiving a notice.
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HH Moore
Pesieaar
Sotiology
Nadi
Tueday Morn
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