Schools Open Drive To Buy 10 000 Jeeps
Ten thousand jeeps and a hundred bombers is the new goal of America's schools as 30 million children participate in the Schools At War program. So far over 7 million students in 30,000 schools have made scrapbooks and War Stamp and Bond purchases may total $300 million for the school year.
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Guadalcanal
Africa
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
America
Treasury Department
U. S. Office of Education
Homer W. Anderson
War Savings Staff
Farm Youth of U. S. Looks to Tomorrow
Farm youth groups including 4 H Club and Future Farmers of America led wartime savings with War Bonds and Stamps. In 1942 they invested millions of dollars and purchased millions in war savings, planning for finances after the war and future farming and homemaking careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Youth of
U. S
Omorrow
FFA
Future Farmers of America
Eggs By The Pound Gains Steam In Market Trend
Myrtle Murray of Texas A and M extension cites a shift toward selling eggs by the pound rather than by the dozen. She notes higher premiums for small and infertile eggs only with careful handling and frequent marketing, including cleaning, candling, grading by size, and packing with pointed end down.
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Myrtle Murray
Home Industries
Texas A, and M College Extension Service
Miss Murray
Sanitation measures urged to cut hog losses from disease
University of Illinois findings warn farmers to guard sows from unsanitary conditions that spread mange swine erysipelas hog cholera worms and swine pox. Pox signals other diseases and poor conditions. clean farrowing quarters use lye and cresol wash pigs and sows before pen placement. Raise pigs on clean pasture to reduce losses and disease risk.
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Laboratory of
Animal Pathology and Hygiene
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Probate Court Sets June Hearing On Davenport Estate Account
In Washtenaw County Michigan the Probate Court schedules June 24 1943 for examining and allowing the eleventh annual account of The Detroit Trust Company as trustee under Emily P Davenport will. Public notice to run in The Saline Observer for three weeks prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Curt
Ann Arbor
Jay G Pray
Emily P. Davenport
Detroit Turst Company
Detroit
Michigan
Saline
California Leads Nation in Rabbit Production
California dominates rabbit output with 1,600,000 pounds sold in Los Angeles area annually. The U S Rabbit Experiment Station at Fontana studies breeding fur wool and marketing while meat remains the main income. California raises the most Angora rabbits and white wool is imported for spinning into yarn for sale.
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California
Los Angeles
U. S
Fontana
Calif
West
Minerals for Hogs Feed Improve Growth and Health
Minerals for hogs provide steady nutrition leading to cheaper gains for market hogs and thriftier pigs for brood sows. Using a protein supplement such as cottonseed peanut or soybean meal with tankage or shrimp meal allows farmers to grow pigs and finish hogs with about half the corn or sweet potatoes compared with feeds used alone.
Agriculture in Industry by Florence C. Weed
Agricultural writing details U.S. poultry figures led by Iowa chickens and Texas chickens and turkeys. It notes 1928 farm chickens at 475 million, overall declines since then, and explores by products from processing plants, pet foods, and potential new uses for feathers eggs and shells. It mentions non food egg uses and tanning potential.
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Iowa
Texas
Stepping Up Egg Yield Feed for Laying Hens
Step up egg output with a specific mash recipe. A mash of 200 lb ground yellow corn 100 lb bran 100 lb meat scraps or shrimp meat and 100 lb ground oats. If meat scraps replace shrimp meal add 1 lb salt. One hundred laying hens eat 23-25 lb of this mix.
Appointment of Time for Hearing Claims in Fosdick Estate
Probate Court of Washtenaw County Michigan orders creditors to present claims against the Earl T. Fosdick estate by July 19 1943 at ten in the forenoon. Public notice to run for three weeks in The Saline Observer. Judge Jay G. Pray presiding. May 6 13 20 1948.
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Saline
Nora O. Borgert
Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Earl T. Fosdick
Saline Observer
Publication Order on Trustee Account for Hauser estate
Probate court in Washtenaw on May 13 1943 approves The Detroit Trust Company as trustee under the will of Edward A Hauser for Emma Drake and Leigh Drake with the fourteenth annual account presented and petition praying for relief filed in court for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G. Pray
Edward A. Hauser
Detroit Trust Company
Detroit
Michigan
Emma Drake
Leigh
E. Drake
Contour Planting Boosts Michigan Potato Yields
Wartime guidelines from Michigan State College advise contour planting on slopes to raise yields by 5 to 36 bushels per acre. Additional gains come from manure and fertilizer use, plowing down clover and alfalfa sods, choose good seed and proper spraying or dusting.
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Michigan
Soil Science Department
Michigan State College
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Wood Utilization Laboratory
University of Michigan
OPA
Imay
Acme
Johnny Clay
Rocky Mount
North Carolina
Indiana
Pany
Osbal Fur
Ai -Indus
vRoe
Florence C. Weed
Kroger
Kroger's
Krogers
Florida
Linda
Oan
Sabe
George
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
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