Texas Holds One Fourth of U S Cotton Output
A federal census bulletin reports 1912 U S cotton output at 14,090,863 running bales and 14,313,015 500 pound bales, with Texas contributing a large share. Sea island and lintor yields show varied trends, while overall production compares to prior years with notable increases in linters and seed product development.
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H. J. Zimmerman
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South Carolina
Cotton Crop of 1912 Affects Mills and Markets Nationwide
The 1912 cotton crop yielded 6,104,000 tons with 75 percent used by oil mills leaving 26 percent for planting export feeding and other uses. Value was estimated at 920.63 million dollars, up 7 percent from 1911 despite a 12.7 percent drop in lint. Texas production reached a record, while boll weevils and pests reduced yields in several states. By mid October over half the crop was ginned with state variation in progress.
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Carolinas
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture
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Census Bureau
Tennessee
Tariff Reform Called For by Texas Farmers Union Leader
Peter Radford president of the Texas Farmers Union urges Congress to align tariff policy with agriculture noting wool and cotton as South’s money crops. He warns against tariffs harming producers, calls for laws that raise producer prices or reduce consumer costs, and champions a shift back to soil based legislation.
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Washington
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Texas Industrial Notes: Jefferson soil survey and new ventures
Jefferson county soil survey confirms 27 soil classes with nearly all land cultivable. Fort Stockton builds 700 ton capacity co operative warehouse within thirty days. Seadrift plans a municipal wharf for 60 000 bales of cotton. Seavs of new plants and interurban lines across Texas noted with construction timelines and funding details.
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Otton
Cooper
Jacksonville
Mar
Arthur
Austin
Austin-San Antonio
Fur bearing animals a national asset and conservation concern
Dr. Walter Peplice of the University of California notes that North America yields about twenty million dollars in fur yearly from species including the raccoon skunk badger otter sea otter mink marten fisher red fox and wolverine. He warns continued wasteful hunting could drive many species to extinction and urges conservation as economically and morally vital.
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Walter Pevice
University of California
North America
Naturalism
Dr. Taylor
California
Sacramento Valley
America
Trails Man Ten Years in Chase for Missing Father
John Torhan of Yonkers gave up a decade long search after learning the man he tracked as his missing father in Philadelphia was a bachelor and not the elder Torhan who vanished from Newark 23 years ago leaving a wife and three children.
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John Torhan
Oliver Avenue
Yonkers
Michael Torhan
Torhan
Newark
N. J
John
Boston
Omaha
Philadelphia
Geese Die After Storm Hatch Attempts In Louisiana
Anatol La Roux of Smith Louisiana reports fourteen geese died of pneumonia after attempting to hatch goslings from a large houston during a severe storm. A New Orleans newspaper correspondent relays the tale.
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Anatol la Roux
Smith, la
Houston
New Orleans
Duluth Commission Goes Cash Basis for City Affairs
The Duluth commission announces that only ongoing permanent improvements will be authorized this year and that city operations will be run on a cash basis. It states that funds will no longer be manipulated for political purposes and such practices are considered in the past.
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Duluth
Bulldog With a Tangled Face Startles Girl and Mother
A small girl named Sadie walks with her mother when a fierce looking bulldog approaches. The child clings to her mother and cries out about the dog’s tangled face. The scene focuses on a tense moment as bystanders watch.
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Small Sadie
Mamma
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