National Monuments Added to U S Park System
The National Monument at Hovenweep spans Colorado and Utah with Square Tower and Twin Towers ruins. Palm Canyon in southern California gains Monument status with Riverside County land selection tied to Agua Caliente Indians. Both sites preserve ancient Pueblo structures and native palms as part of federal protections.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Ovenweep
National Park Service
Forest Service
Congress
Bureau
Interior Department
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Lincoln’s Birthplace
War Department
Big Hole Battlefield
Cabrillo
Department of Agriculture
Coupress
National Forests
Harding
Hovenweep National Monument
Hubert Work
J. Walter Fewkes
Bureau of Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Hovenweep Castle
Holly Canyon
United States
Cajon Mesa
Square Tower Canyon
Hovenweep House
South Fork
Hovenweep
Itit
North Fork
Holly Tower
Holly House
Hovenweep Monument
Palm Canyon National Monument
Secretary of the Interior
Riverside
California
Agua Caliente
Sam
Andreas
Murray
Palm Springs
Colorado Desert
Palm Canyon
Andreas Canyon
Thoroughbred Stallion Joins Wyoming Horse Breeding Program
The USDA acquires the thoroughbred stallion Glassdale from the War Department Remount Service for use at the Buffalo Wyoming horse breeding station. Chosen by Maj Henry Leonard, Glassdale carries English Derby pedigree influence and is expected to impart valuable qualities to a new breed of American utility horses suited to western range and farm conditions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Glassdale
Bureau of Animal Industry
Remount Service
War Department
Buffalo
Wyo
Wyoming
Glaisdale
England
Rosendale
St. Frusquin
Eng
Wyoming Station
Barberry Bush Demands Eradication To Curb Rust Losses
Dr. E C Stakman of the USDA warns barberry bushes cause extensive wheat losses bars at times yielding up to 12 520 bushels in value per outbreak A single bush can cost farmers about 696 dollars each on average across 18 farms and five miles of spread It would need only ten pounds of salt or an hour with a grub hoe to destroy a bush per USDA guidance
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United States Department of Agriculture
E. C. Stakman
United States
Quality Hides Will Bring Higher Prices
Quality hides bring higher prices. Exercise utmost care when removing hides from carcass to avoid cuts and scores. Use fresh clean salt on hides and skins as spent salt has little curing strength.
Size of Asparagus Patch for Family of Five
A fifty by thirty foot patch suits an asparagus bed and will support about 100 plants for an average family of five. The layout describes the space and plant count needed to harvest sufficient yield.
Easy Method to Rid Rats at Farm Buildings
A nationwide agriculture notice describes a simple fumigation method using a hose on a gasoline engine exhaust to kill rats near chicken houses barns and gardens. It notes moderate engine speed for ten minutes or more and sealing with damp earth, plus community cleanup traps and poisons as complementary steps. The USDA offers guidance and bulletins on anti rat campaigns and poison barium carbonate usage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Biological Survey
KiIl Young Potato Bugs
Young potato bugs cause the most damage to growing plants due to their ravenous appetite. Do not overlook dusting plants with arsenate of lead to kill the bugs before they do serious harm.
Profit In Waste Lands Wood Lot Idea
Waste lands can yield returns if trees are planted. Consider establishing a wood lot on your property to boost long term value and timber potential.
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Tovenweep
Calm Canyon
WWE
Rei
Ral Canvniy
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