Chicken of Tomorrow Contests Concluded and Impact
The final national chicken of tomorrow contest caps a six year program that boosted meat chicken production. Charles Vantress of Live Oak California projects his flocks will yield over 100 million meat chickens in 1951. The effort spurred broiler areas in several states and was financed by A and P grocery chain.
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Charles Vantress
Live Oak
Calif
Georgia
Delaware
Texas
Maine
Kansas
Indiana
Arkansas
Company Seeds 800 Mile Pipe Line Right of Way
A major natural gas company established a soil conservation program along a pipeline from Texas to Ohio. It created a soil conservation department with nearly a quarter-million dollars for labor seed fertilizer and equipment. Eight crews seeded about a mile daily using tailored cover crops after consulting with local and national agricultural authorities.
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Texas
Ohio
Soil Conversation Department
Radio Telephone Tests Set for Rural Areas
The Rural Electrification Administration will experiment with radio use in rural telephone systems to assess cost efficiency and effectiveness compared with conventional pole and wire installations in certain situations. The Agriculture Department notes the test aims to determine economic viability and practicality for remote areas.
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Rural Electrification Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
New Textile Pattern Promotes Hand or Machine Embroidery
The pattern C702 offers seven motifs sized from 34%4x5% to 7x12 inches for easy application to clothing and linens. It explains binding options stitched by hand or machine and includes a touch of gay embroidery to appeal to a wide age range.
Fido’s Mixup Sparks Jail Time in Ranch Mixup
A farmer jokes that a misunderstood command to raise chicks led to a jail stint for a dog named Fido. The maid’s startled reaction and a misheard instruction to raise checks instead of chickens fueled the mishap on a local chicken ranch.
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Trie Faye
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Sheriff Haphazard
Arthur Pointer
Bert Thomas
Pete
Adele
Craig
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Old Chelsea Station
New York
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Fido
Ohi Doden
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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