Ten Acre Farm Life by North Carolina Farmer
County Arent Union County North Carolina farmer Lockhart owns four small farms raising corn hay wheat oats on ten acres he farms himself with five Jersey cows 400 hens and two tenants. Ten acres yield dairy and egg products plus cheese and milk sale profits exceeded tenant shares despite bank losses during a downturn.
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Tom Troom
Arent
Union County
North
WNU
Lockhart
Monroe
Talon County
North Carolina
Jersey
Filling Station Saves Time for Apple Growers
Massachusetts apple growers adopt filling stations in orchards. A large concrete supply tank reduces trips to water, enabling growers to spray fruit trees more efficiently and cut spraying time roughly in half. State college agronomists promote the method to lower fruit production costs.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts State College
Wisconsin Leads in Silos and Corn Silage Use
Wisconsin uses more than half its corn for silage and tops the nation with 7,905,000 tons produced from 1,054,000 acres. New York and Minnesota follow with 3,558,000 and 3,168,000 tons respectively. The state reports 118,000 silos, supporting its large dairy industry and enabling corn in shorter growing counties.
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Wisconsin
New York
Minnesota
United States Departments of Agriculture
Campaign of Cow Testing to Boost Dairy Prices
The piece argues thousands of dairy cows are unprofitable and urges a testing campaign to identify and remove those failing to cover cash costs. It says removing poor producers would raise market prices and improve farm economics.
Larger pigs thrive with higher birth weights says university
Two and a half pound birth weight markedly improves survival chances, says J. Nordby of the University of Idaho agricultural experiment station. He notes birth weight depends on strong heredity and proper feeding of the sow, with larger newborn pigs typically being the strongest.
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Jess
J. . Nordby
University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
Potatoes Shift to Trucked Fresh from Nearby Farms
Economists note a shift toward urban proximity as potato growers move from distant carload consignments to shipping by truck. The time honored system of farming from Maine and other estates yields to modern trucking in nearby centers.
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Department of Agriculture
Maine
Colombia and Cartagena A Gem Between Two Oceans
The article hails Colombia as a jewel between two oceans and highlights Cartagena’s 400 year history. It notes border disputes with Peru over Leticia, the League of Nations settlement, and Oscar Benavides López Lopez ties, plus Colombia’s coffee gold and the Panama hat origin.
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North America
Columbia
United States
South America
North
New World
Christopher Columbus
Colombia
Peru
Amazon
Andes
Ecuador
Putumayo
Teru
Utumayo
Letleta
Iquitos
Leguia
Leticia
Sanchez Cerro
Thereunon
League of Nations
League
League Council
Col
Arthur Crown
Francisco Iglestas
Spain
Armrode Mencia
Cuba
Lemos Basto
Grazil
Oscar Benavides
Alfonso Lopez
England
Enrique Olaya Fierrera
Cartagena
Carthage
Columbus
Lindbergh
Bay of
Pinarrea
Leudo
Hotel el Salto
Tequendama Falls
Panama
Ture
Tequendama
Tochia
Bogota
America
Republic
South
Isthmus
Panama City
Grass and Hearts Finish a Golden Afternoon
In a lively amateur romance, Max and Mary confess love after a strained tea spill and a city trip near the Rookery. Ralph, restless suitor, engineers a finale by pairing Mary with Max and Elizabeth with himself as a happily ever after unfolds.
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Ralph
Max
Curly Head
Mary
City
Grand Central Station
May
Miss Davis
Mary Davis
Ile
Tower Tiih
the Rookery
Mrs. Wilcox
Gil
Mrs
Rookery
Tralph
Elizabeth
Carlsbad Caves Become Nation’s Park in May 1930
Carlsbad Caves in New Mexico are designated a national park. The cave system covers about one square mile but extends for miles underground. The Big Room dominates the site, 4000 feet long and up to 23 feet wide, with ceilings reaching 300 feet at some points.
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Carlsband Caves
New Mexico
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Elmo Scott Watson
Sedra Dé Heredia
Rome
Athens
Calombia
Old World
Carthaoge
Mount Vernon
Cartarena
George Washington
Cartacena
Engllishman
Drake
Wawkins
Western Newspaper Union
McClure Newspaper
Syndicat Wau Berrice
Carlsbad Caves
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