Hall of fame for trees opens to honor landmark oaks and elms
The American Forestry association inaugurates a hall of fame for trees highlighting famous specimens and the largest shade tree in the United States. Members nominate oaks and elms from across the country, including the Wye Mills Oak near Easton, the Huntington elm, and the Sir Joseph Hooker oak at Chico, California.
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Washington
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Huntington
Ind
Long
Dumont Kennedy
Crawfordsville
Wye Mills
Easton
Lisbon
Aaroh G. Smith
Circleville
Logan
C. C. Royce
Army Adopts Polo as War Department Encouraged Sport
The War Department announces polo as a service sport to build horsemanship and daring among officers and enlisted men. Division camps training centers and regimental posts will host teams with a central polo committee coordinating activities with the American Polo Association. Units may requisition regulation mounts and polo equipment from remount and supply officers.
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War Department
Chief of Staff
American Polo Association
Wired wireless method set to expand long distance talks
Maj. Gen. George O. Squier announces a wired wireless system allowing ten to fifty conversations at once via a single wire between distant points. The technique guides high frequency currents along the wire and through the air, increasing reliability and secrecy while reducing costs for telephone and telegraph companies.
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Rheans
George O. Squier
Army
Argentina
Alaska
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Squier
Bunk versus oratory in Congress praised with country supper imagery
A Kentucky representative’s remarks about adjournment are cited to contrast harsh critique of Congress with nostalgic praise. The passage paints autumnal rural scenes of pumpkins corn and possum dinner as a symbol of simple wholesome living and noble ambition in politics.
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Congress
Representative Thomas
Kentucky
Congressional Record
Thomas
Best Soil for Growing Tubers
Agricultural guidance on potato soil and planting. It explains ideal soils, subsoil limits, thorough soil pulverization, soil finishing, and the effects on water holding capacity and weed reduction. It covers planting timing, depth, spacing, and a table showing seed set requirements for 50 by 100 feet plots.
Unprofitable Method for Hog Feeding in Ohio Tests
Ohio experiment station tests show hogs should not harvest rye themselves. It is more profitable to harvest rye for sale as cash crop or feed grain to hogs after threshing.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Paris Texas Municipal Abattoir Cuts Meat Prices Across City
The city runs a cost operated abattoir with veterinary inspection and city ordinance requiring slaughter at the plant. Hog calf and sheep prices range around 1.50 per head with aging and storage charges as noted. meat sold cheaper than nearby towns due to local competition and full year operation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Paris
Tex
War on Wheat Smut Edged by Formaldehyde Sales Rise
Farmers show strong drive to beat wheat smut as formaldehyde sales surge in four states. USDA and extension departments report increases from 150 to 325 percent year over year, with Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Montana the four states displaying the record gains.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
West Virginia Stockmen Clean Scrubs From Herds
West Virginia stockmen launch vigorous drive to remove scrub bulls from roane county and beyond. Livestock agents tour farms, hold meetings, and urge substitution of pure bred sires. Banks offer 5 percent loans to fund replacements.
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West Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Roane County
W. Va
State Agricultural College
Roane County Farm Bureau
Handle Sheep With Profit
The article outlines profitable sheep farming needs including good drainage, ample fresh pasture, land producing clover alfalfa cowpeas or soybeans, reliable water, effective fencing, two to three pastures for rotation, shelter from bad weather, and an attentive keeper providing informed care.
Swine Consume Most Feed in U S During Year
Swine used more grain than cattle last year in the United States receiving 50.3 percent of corn, 10.8 percent of oats, 60 percent of barley, 29.1 percent of wheat and 41.5 percent of mill feeds destined for all farm animals.
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United States
Purely Vegetable Remedy Promises Health Boost
It extols a purely vegetable remedy said to purge bowels and improve well being. The instruction favors brewing a cup when cold or feverish, with claims it eases sick headache and freshens breath, skin, and figure. S. C. Wells & Co. of Le Roy, New York, is listed as the maker.
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Casco
Wis
Lydia E.kham
Jules Bero, JR
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vegetable Co Pound
Lydia Inkham Medicine Co
von Lynn
Mass
S. C. Wells & Co
le Roy
N. Y
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Hunt
Seat Druggists
Directori
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
Holland
Casey
Fletcher
Ciarinez
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