Federal quarantine on corn borer revoked after funding shortfall
Hyde announced revocation of the federal quarantine on European corn borer movements due to inadequate funds for control. The $295,000 shortfall undermines patrols and shipments safeguards, prompting uninfested states to set their own restrictions while infested areas adjust measures. A 1921-1918- era policy aimed to slow spread and protect the main corn belt.
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Hyde
House
Massachusetts
Middle West
New England
Ontario
Canada
Indiana
Nebraska
Michigan
United States
Europe
Washington
4-H Club Members Win Prizes at Washington Camp
Boys and girls from the United States attended a Washington camp chosen from near members. Carolina and Michigan delegates reported prize winnings and project completions. Club leaders and presidents are named among the top performers, with one girl earning a trip to the H Club Congress.
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United States
Washington, D
Carolina
Max Culp
Mabel
South Carolina
Rford
Michigan
Churchill
Lake Worth
Walter Mary Widdifield
Marion Pederson
Federal limits force withdrawal from corn borer protection
Officials note a funding shortfall leaves uninfested areas unprotected and call on states to act to prevent spread of the European corn borer using any available measures.
Machinery cuts corn growing labor in half
The USDA finds that one acre of corn now requires 7 to 8 hours of man labor, down from about 15 hours. Labor per workerhas grown, with 1 person tending 15 to 37 percent more land. Mechanization favors larger farms, and the Corn Belt has more tractors per farm than the national average. Iowa Illinois lead with one tractor per three farms. Indiana Ohio one per four. Michigan one per five. Missouri one per ten.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Mssouri
Corn Belt
Forest fire blamed for deer starvation in California forest
United States Forest Service rangers blame a winter wildfire in the Las Sen National Forest for starving many deer, with the heaviest losses among last year's fawns. Deer on nearby unburned areas fared better despite the harsh winter.
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Lassen National Forest
California
United States Forest Service
Timely Free Bulletins From Pennsylvania Agriculture Department
The department offers free bulletins listed as 448 Weed Control 473 The Japanese Beetle 489 The Mexican Bean Beetle 454 Direct Marketing of Farm Products 453 Poultry Diseases and 441 Rose Insects and Diseases Requests should be sent to the Mailing Room Department of Agriculture Harrisburg Pa.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Washington D C Sifts Honest Graft in Congress
A July report notes the Bonus Expeditionary Force’s return to states with $100,000 appropriated to send them home. It examines Congress perks including travel pay, secretary salaries, and dozens of staffers, claiming many members feel these practices are routine even if not strictly honest.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Pacific Coast
Leose
Capitol
Lke
Making a Motion Picture The Inside Story of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
A Fox Pictures on location report from Santa Cruz April 15 details Antell and cameraman MacWilliams evaluating ten locations for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Marian Nixon and Ralph Bellamy arrive, with on-site prep, camera work, and sound planning shaping the opening sequence and farm life scenes.
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Antell
Rebecca of
Marian Nixon
California
Ralph Bellamy
Marian
Ming Young
Miss Nixon
Santell
Santa Cruz Mountains
Glenn MacWilliams
Rebecca
Camerman
Ace
James Wong Howe
Lee Garmes
Schneiderman
MacWilliams
Fox
Hollywood
Sunnybrook Farm
Sunnybrook
Mr. Behrman
John
Han Myra
Mark
Sound Pi
Fox Picture
Santa Z
Jes MacDonald
Leafy Ground Cover Keeps Soil Pores Open
Soil erosion experts from the US Department of Agriculture report that dense leaf cover on wooded land absorbs more rainfall and keeps soil pores open. An Oklahoma experiment compares natural woodland with areas burned off, measuring runoff and soil loss, finding dramatic savings in water and soil when leaf cover remains.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Birthday party honors Rose Sysko on 20th birthday
A surprise party Thursday at Mr and Mrs Frank Sysko home celebrated Rose Sysko turning twenty. Attendees from Bath Nazareth and Cherry Hill included many relatives and friends. Music by Helen Unger Anthony Frankie and Charles Beck violin. Refreshments described with forest leaves thematic decor.
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Frank Sysko
Rose
Bath
Nazareth
Cherry Hill
Mary McKinnon
Anna Sysko
Catherine Durs
Anna Temmel
Mary Maurek
Helen Unger
Helen Maurek
Rose Sysko
Angelina Durs
Mary Schrantz
Julia Searock
Irene Kauffman
Joseph Satalano
Harry Drake
George Tempse
Nazareth Camp Installations Highlight Local Lodge
Blanche Palmer and several officers installed at Nazareth camp with Anne Kratz as past president and Grace Pike as president. District meeting in Easton awarded the camp a loving cup for membership growth, presented by district secretary Elsie Bergstreser.
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Anne Kratz
Mayme Edelman
Grace Pike
Ella Meyers
Carrie Holland
Emma Johnson
Naomi Uhler
Carrie Barrall
Ella Hay
Mary Abel
Hazel Getz
Guardian
Helen Miller
Sentinel
Esther Hariegle
Hazel Itterly
Lucy Remaley
Kathryn Johnson
Evelyn Frantz
Stella Dech
Mabel Rissmiller
Nora Hildenbrandt
Marion Meyers
Lula Schissler
Jennie Feler
Sadie Kern
Emma Ruloff
Beatrice Price
Evelyn Messinger
Anna Kratz
Easton
Elsie Bergstreser
Japanese Beetles Threaten Northampton County Gardens
County Agent B. L. Coleman warns that Japanese beetles are active across Northampton County damaging roses, maples and other plants. He recommends preventive spraying with oleate-coated lead arsenate and proper coverage, plus turf treatments for lawns and timing before August.
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Northampton County
B. L. Coleman
State College
Largest plow in operation in Orange County California
The United States Department of Agriculture reports the largest plow in the world is operating in Santa Ana area of Orange County. Built to reverse flood sand over Bermuda grass on the Santa Ana River Valley, it features two shares and can plow 36 to 43 inches deep and about 3 feet wide. Weighing around a ton and costing about $2000, it is pulled by three tractors and raised by hydraulic lift.
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Calif
A. A. Young
United States Department of Agriculture
Santa Ana
Santa Ana River
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