200000 Acre Wheat Farm Without Horse
Thomas D Campbell leads the Montana Wheat Farming Corporation in a 200000 acre wheat farm on Crow Indian Reservation. Tractors replace horses as units of 5000 acres are managed by farm managers with modern facilities. Project aims to yield about 28 bushels per acre and up to 5656000 bushels, valued at roughly 12656000 dollars at 2.26 dollars per bushel.
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Montana
Thomas D Camphbelly
Thomas D. Campbell
Grand Forks
Los Angeles
Cal
Crow Indian Reservation
Crows
Campbell
Indian Bureau
Washington
Ile
Wilson
Lane
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Tom
Mr. Campbell
Dueime
Bureau
New York
I P Morgan & Co
Morgan
Tvo
Mr. Morgan
Montana Wheat Farming Corporation
More Acres Tilled Last Year In War Effort
United States farmers increased production during wartime by planting over 11 million more acres than 1917. Total crop acreage in 1918 reached 367,788,000 compared with 256,341,000 in 1917 and 344,793,000 in 1916, based on major crops counted by the Bureau of Crop Estimates.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United
States Department of Agriculture
Why Destroy Your Friends
A suburban arrest reports a man charged with shooting S robins and two cedar waxwings. The piece argues for protecting native birds to safeguard crops and reduce pest damage, citing hawks and owls as predators and noting birds’ roles in controlling mice and caterpillars.
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United States
Rubber Seed Oil From Waste Rubber Seed Oil Production Probed
A Federated Malay States agricultural department report outlines a method to manufacture rubber seed oil for commercial use. The oil, described as high grade, requires little refining and comes from a plentiful waste product, easy to harvest transport and store. It is anticipated to rival linseed oil in journals of industry.
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Federated Malay States Agricultural Department
Tournal Ind
Eng. Chem
Plan for Fight on Gane Borer in Sugar Cane Regions
United States Department of Agriculture outlines methods to curb the sugar cane moth borer reducing yields by about 20 percent across southern Louisiana Florida and Texas. Recommend parasite introduction from Cuba, soil treatments, sanitation of plant debris, fall seed cane deep planting, careful carrier shipment, and large scale parasite deployment with personnel in Cuba and Louisiana.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cuba
United States
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Bordéaux
Hawaii
Kill Squirrel-tail Grass and Its Farm Dangers
North Dakota Agricultural College warns that squirrel-tail grass, a wild barley weed, spreads rust in wheat and oats for 30 years in Iowa. It injures stock, especially horses, with awns piercing the mouth and jaw bones. Extermination comes by preventing seed set, though on unplowable land this is difficult.
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Iowa
North Dakota Agricultural College
Dodderlisted as Worst Weed Enemy in Alfalfa Fields
United States Department of Agriculture guidance warns dodder is a severe alfalfa weed. It attaches to seedlings, withers the host stalk, and spreads rapidly. Control methods include early detection, selective burning with kerosene, and careful grazing to avoid stand damage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Convert Sumac Into Money Profit From Field Work
The United States Department of Agriculture specialists report sumac grows abundantly in parts of the United States and can be sold to tanners and dye manufacturers. Higher prices follow reduced Sicily imports, and the American sumac, if gathered and cured properly, equals the imported article. In Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia good wages can be earned by gathering and selling sumac in July September, with arrangements advised before gathering. Bulletin No. 706 on curing and sale is available from the Agriculture Department in Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Chemistry
Sicily
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington
R.C
Purebred Fowl Promise Higher Profits for Producers
Purebred poultry offers uniform products. Uniformity boosts profits with proper marketing. Under identical care and feed, purebred fowls outperform mongrels in profitability.
Injurious Work of Crows in the Farm
The article notes crows as a major enemy to birds that protect crops by eating insects. It highlights crows robbing nests during hatching season and urges protection for beneficial small birds to aid farmers.
Card catalog kitchen and salads from old cookbook notes
Practical household guide promotes card cataloging for recipes and home organization. It suggests labeling categories like bed linen and medicines, teaching children to act quickly in emergencies, and developing a growing list of dish ideas using on hand ingredients. Sample recipes include Virginia Salad Tomato Jelly Salad and Hot Salmon With Egg Sauce.
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Fee
Virginia
Joe
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