Illinois insect tax on truck crops hits millions
Illinois vegetable growers pay nearly four million dollars yearly to pests, with ten insects causing most losses. The State College of Agriculture and University of Illinois issued a circular by Charles Compton outlining major pests, loss estimates, and cultural control methods to reduce the insect tax on truck and garden crops.
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Illinois
Charles ©. Compton
State Natural History Survey
College of Agriculture, University of Ilinois
Compton
Cook County
National Capital to Present Varied Attractions for Soy Bean Meeting
Illinois soy bean growers will travel to Washington September 1 2 and 8 for the sixth national meeting. J C Hackleman and the National Soy Bean Growers association arrange a $35 round trip by bus from Urbana with a $5 option for in city use. Attendees will visit Arlington Cemetery Mount Vernon and Gettysburg with Arlington experimental farm programs on opening day.
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Harvey S. Clapp
George Washington
Union Farm
Mount Vernon
Clapp
College Park
Maryland Experiment Station
Washington
Illinois
J. C. Hackleman
College of Agriculture
University of Il
Arlington Cemetery
Gettysburg
Arlington Experimental Farm
Federal Department of Agriculture
Robert BE. Len
Arlington
Will County Accounts Show Cause of Wide Range in Farmers Profits
Thirty four Will county farmers who kept farm accounts with the county farm bureau and the University of Illinois earned an average 6.4 percent on $42 807 invested after expenses and family wages. The most profitable farms averaged 223 acres and returned 2789 for labor and management, while the least profitable third, about 168 acres, fell $452 short of paying expenses.
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Will County
Farm Bureau
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
H. C.M. Case
College
College Farm Organization and Management Department
Case
Farm Organization and Management Department
the College
Marketing of Milk in the Chicago Dairy District
The University of Illinois College of Agriculture releases a new bulletin by H. A. Ross analyzing the Chicago milk market. It covers marketing agencies, the dairy district, milk production and consumption in Chicago, surplus milk, and price trends.
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College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Chicago Dairy District
Chicago
H. A. Ross
Crossword Puzzle Clues Untidy Horizontal and Puzzle Notes
A list of crossword clues covering horizontal and vertical entries with themes such as vocabulary, abbreviations, symbols, and geographic hints. The page notes the solution will appear in the next issue and references last week’s puzzle solution.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle Steps and Rules
A guide explaining how to solve crossword puzzles. It describes placing correct letters in white spaces, using numbers to indicate first letters, and filling words horizontally to the first black square and vertically to the next one below. It notes all words are dictionary words except proper names and mentions abbreviations slang and obsolete forms in definitions.
The Kitchen Cabinet Verse In A Busy World
A brief literary verse expressing a busy, kindhearted space for those who love, work hard, and fill their hands with flowers in a rough world.
Night visibility crucial for safe night driving on roads
The article stresses night visibility as essential for safe driving. It notes the edge of the road is hard to discern in darkness even with headlights and dimmers, especially on non paved or curved sections. It cites California’s 2500 miles of smooth roads and a Los Angeles company urging hard-surface construction for safer night travel.
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Universal Company
California
Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Motor Express Company
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Benefit of Motor Trucks in Transportation Seen
George M. Graham, chairman of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce traffic committee, addresses the New York Traffic Club about ten years of progress in shipment handling. He notes urban population shifts, rising motor truck use since 1914, and the advantage of trucks for short hauls, plus the need for strict traffic control and public safety measures.
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George M. Graham
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Club of
New York
Graham
Roadside Tree Planting and Native Landscape Fit
Roadside planting should be tailored to the country and its native vegetation along each road. Swamp and lowland areas differ from prairie and hills, requiring distinct plant selections to harmonize with the landscape and enhance highway beauty.
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New Bulletin
Roumania
New England
Asia Minor
Greece
Christ
Desert
Uzzie
Bow
Western Newspaper Union
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