Whaling Now Is Big Business
Washington describes the whaling industry as a booming big business with 1929 and 1980 factory gains. Norwegian crews run vast floating factories off Antarctic waters, harvesting whales from South Georgia to Deception Island while diary requirements aid scientific study.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Tiry Islands
South Georgia
South Shetlands
George
Nelson
Livingstone
Hell Gates
Deception Island
Falkland Dependencies
Great Britain
Antarctica
Antarctic
Roy Chapman Andrews
Green Manure Boosts Soil Bacteria and Nitrogen Forms
USDA bacteriologist Nathan R. Smith explains that plowing under green manure crops like clover can multiply soil bacteria up to tenfold in two days and twenty fivefold in four days. Decomposition releases carbon dioxide and ammonia, with nitrogen transforming to nitrite and nitrate, influenced by temperature and moisture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Nathan R. Smith
Mr. Smith
Sweet Clover Boosts Illinois Nitrogen Supply
University of Illinois expert M. Linsley says Illinois produces 20 to 30 million dollars worth of nitrogen annually from 750000 acres of sweet clover. The legume fixes atmospheric nitrogen via root nodules, enriching soil when plowed under or used for pasture. An acre yields about 150 pounds of nitrogen sufficient for a 100 bushel corn crop. acreage jumped from 70000 in 1920 to 750000 last year.
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Illinois
Ilinois
M. Linsley
University of
Maturity Of Garden Crops Tied To Seed And Tillage
The maturity of garden products is influenced by seed tillage temperature and soil. Farmers control these factors by choosing good seed from reputable firms and avoiding discounts on bulk seed from stored cases. Tillage also shapes temperature and moisture, covering plowing harrowing and cultivation.
Longer-Tongued Bees Could Aid Red Clover Seed Crops
Russian biometric studies show northern bees have shorter tongues than southern bees due to differing honey flow seasons. US researchers say longer tongued bees could improve red clover seed yields by better accessing long corolla tubes, boosting pollination and clover honey supply.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Russia
United States
W. J. Nolan
Annual and Perennial Vegetables in the Garden
The article explains that annuals are planted each spring while perennials survive year to year. It lists examples such as asparagus, strawberries, rhubarb, perennial onions, and zedo. The text ends with a prompt about where to plant.
Sudan grass used for midsummer pasture at Hamilton county
At Hamilton County Ohio experiment station Sudan grass is sown around June 1 and grazed July 15 to August 80 for midsummer pasture. Last year seven acres fed 22 cows with sweet clover ready in September. Ten acres of sweet clover in wheat stubble provided pasture for the herd into October, with bluegrass also used. The system uses seasonal abundance of different pastures.
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Hamilton County
Ohio
Sudan
Harness care oils shift away from petroleum blends
Harness and leather experts agree only animal or vegetable oils should be used. They warn petroleum oils may do more harm than good, preferring neat's-foot oil or a mix with tallow melted and applied warm but not hot. A reliable hear ness oil is safe and often inexpensive.
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Fine Arts Commission
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Ind
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Straits of Magellan
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Bay of Whales
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Larvik
Skaggerak
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Georgia
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