Annual Cost of Farm Tractors and Cost Reduction
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issues bulletin 1297 outlining tractor costs headed by depreciation fuel repairs and upkeep interest and lubricating oil. It advises owners to know first cost and useful life for depreciation and to perform repairs to cut expenses while considering machine size operation and operator impact on fuel use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
L. A. Reynoldson
H. R. Tolley
Department of Agriculture
Bulletin
The
Washington
CROP MATURITY GUIDANCE FOR GARDENERS
Gardeners are advised not to plant sweet potatoes, pumpkins or squashes where two crops per season are expected. These crops typically need 120 to 150 days to mature. Bush squash matures in 60 to 80 days while vine squash uses the full season.
Livestock Lantern Slide Series Released by USDA
A set of 40 lantern slides illustrating the USDA livestock exhibit at the International Live Stock exposition last December is available. The reproductions cover breeding and feeding, industry facts, farm equipment, experimental results, market grades, market news, and meat selection.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
States Relations Service
Department
Office of Co-operative Extension Work
Washington
State Directors of Extension
Covering For Potato Patch Care Instructions
The guide advises covering potato ground in spring with cow manure rather than horse manure to avoid crop burn in dry heat. After sowing with a wheat drill, harrow, mark hills twelve inches apart, plant one eye per hill, and keep the patch harrowed. Plow weekly as vines stay green, and stop when vines die back.
Planning for a Well Managed Garden
The piece urges careful planning and disciplined planting to ensure a steady supply of vegetables from spring to fall. It stresses planning, succession, and soil care to avoid extra work and keep crops in good order while maintaining variety.
Plow land values fall over three years in U S survey
A United States Department of Agriculture survey shows a 20 percent decline in plow land values across the nation over three years. Average value was 66.53 per acre on March 1, 1923, down from 69.89 in 1922 and 83.78 in 1921, with detailed state by state decreases led by Iowa and Illinois and rising gains in northern truck states and cotton regions since 1922.
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United States Department of Apiieculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Iowa
Indiana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Utah
Idaho
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Alabama
New York
Florida
Virginia
West Virginia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Mountain
Pacific
Himois
California
Montana
Georgia
Mississippi
Canada Colonization Association
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Detroit
Mich
Ada
Ourcountry
Warrior Brewster Leads Syracuse Legion Drive for Members
Terry B. Brewster of Syracuse New York is commander of the Syracuse American Legion post and heads a campaign to recruit 8000 members. He served in World War I as a captain of engineers, helped at Camp Belvoir Tours and St Dizier, earned a Pershing citation for meritorious service, and later joined the peace commission assessing Romanian damages.
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Terry B. Brewster
Syracuse
N. Y
Peace Commission
Rumania
American Legion
Legion
Mr. Brewster
Camp Belvour
Soden
Dizier
Tours
Brewster
Pershing
Walton Pushes Oklahoma World War Bonus Plans
Governor J C Walton reiterates support for a state land wealth bonus for ex service men with 50 a month during WWI and urges a special election. The plan faced tax opposition yet drew a strong favorable vote, and the American Legion surveyed members supporting a reasonable state adjusted compensation measure.
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Oklahoma
J. C. Walton
Walton
American Legion
Department Executive Committee
Medal for Tyndall Distinguished Service Medal Award
Robert W. Tyndall national treasurer of the American Legion has been notified he will receive the Distinguished Service Medal for bravery in action with the One Hundred and Fiftieth Field Artillery.
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Tyndall
Robert W W. Tyndall
The
American Legion
Oue Elundred
Fiftieth Field Artillery
Memorial to Shiloh veterans to be erected by American Legion
Civil War veterans from the First Nebraska Infantry who fought at Shiloh will be honored with a memorial. The structure is to be built at the battlefield site by the American Legion.
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Nebraska Infantry
Shiloh
American Legion
Legion hosts welcome for new American citizens in Portland
The American Legion in Portland Oregon led a ceremony welcoming several hundred newly naturalized citizens as they received their final papers, marking their official entry into the United States.
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American Legion
Portland
Ore
The
United States
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Department of Boyd
Thern Agriculture
H. B. Brewster
Henry B. Brewster
Oklahoma Legion
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Utility Express
Michigan
Superior
Chevrolet Motor Co
Detroit, Mich
General Motors Corporation
Fin
Putnam
Washington Star
Edison
Navy
Canada
Virgin Farms
Western Canada
Nan
Broughton
Desk
Adama St
Chicago
Adama Caro
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