Agriculture Dept Seeds Promise Great American Harvests
At a National Board of Trade session in Washington the agricultural statistics report lauds the Department of Agriculture for its far reaching work. It notes proposals to cut reporters and seed free distributions, while expanding seed and plant introductions that boost crops and farm profits nationwide. The secretary highlights gains from sugar beet seed, disease resistant cotton, hardy oranges, and new crops like macaroni wheat, with ongoing plans to introduce mats and drug plants and to expand American seed production.
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National Board of Trade
Washington
Committee On Agricultural Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Statistics
Wilson
Agriculture of
United States
South
Bureau of Plant Industry
Florida
California
Laboratory of Drug Plant Investigation
Office of Seed and Plant Introduction and Distribution
West
Japan
America
Office of Seed and
Carolinas
Bermuda
Why Fence Wire Busters. Farmers Buy Cheap Wire Fences
The Department of Agriculture reports that corrosion in iron and steel fence wire stems from farmers using the cheapest wire. Secretary Wilson ordered a full investigation, which finds manganese content as the key cause of rust and deterioration. The department notes some makers claim higher quality wire would not sell due to demand for low prices.
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Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Department
Agricultural Department
Seed Distribution Compared to Other Key Crops
The text contrasts yearly seed distribution with other major imports and agricultural goods. It notes that vegetable seed imports cannot be matched in impact to staples like macaroni wheat Japanese rice improved cotton or similar main articles.
Southern Farms and the New Southern Prosperity
The piece argues that despite rapid industrial growth in the South, agriculture remains its foundation. It cites a 50 to 150 percent rise in land value and total farm wealth gains around 1.0 to 1.5 billion dollars, plus improved farmer confidence and a shift toward marketing cotton, diversification into fruit and truck farming, and local produce processing.
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South
Europe
Oleo Oil Exports and Odd Fact Snippets
United States export values include fifteen million dollars in oleo oil and nearly two hundred million dollars in lard cattle beef bacon and oleo oil sold to Europe. Estimates place four thousand professional beggars in London yielding over one million five hundred thousand dollars annually. Paderewski oils his hands before recitals and a Breslau zoo monkey has cataract surgery and wears glasses. Copper prospectors in southern Utah explore ruined forts villages and canals of a vanished race.
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United States
Europe
Utah
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