Marked Decrease Expected in Working Horses and Mules
The United States Department of Agriculture warns of a sharp drop in working age horses and mules within five years unless 1924 birth rates are surpassed. Projections show horse numbers dropping to 66 percent and mules to 74 percent of present levels, with regional age data and purebred increases signaling a looming deficit and urging targeted breeding plans and region-specific substitution.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Brown Rot Tied to Curculio Wounds in Peaches
Investigators in Georgia and Dr. H W Anderson of Illinois report that controlling curculio insects effectively controls brown rot in peaches. The fungus appears to infect mainly through wounds caused by curculios, linking pest management to disease prevention.
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Feoargia
H. W. Anderson
Illinois
No Protection for Farmer in Dairy Plant Survey
A recent dairy plant survey shows many plants failing to protect farmers. Tuberculosis in hogs partly arises from feeding skim milk and nonpasteurized termilk or whey. Wisconsin hogs to central markets mainly come from southern counties not area tested.
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Wisconsin
Tar treatment stops crows from pulling corn seeds
A farmer notes coal tar as the best preventive against crows pulling up corn. Use a table spoonful per half a bushel. Warm water to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, soak corn, drain, then coat each kernel with a thin film of tar.
National Park Movement Growing as Public Interest Rises
The article surveys the expanding national park system and a national park movement now backed by about 5 million enthusiasts in 125 groups. It notes nine national parks, new sites like Utah, Shenandoah, and Great Smoky, road and trail funding, and Open park status for Rocky Mountain, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and others with planned facilities, education, and exhibits. It highlights Glacier Bay, Redwoods, Carlsbad Cave monuments, and notable incidents at Longs Peak while stressing continued federal support and public engagement.
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John Dickinson Sherman
United States
Congress
Washington
Coolidge
Army
Work
Interior Department
National Park Movement
National Park System
Twenttieth
Utah National Park
Shenandoah
Great Smoky
Appalachians
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
National Parks
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Mount Rainier
Yellowstone
Wyoming
Yosemite
California
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Platt
Oklahoma
Lafayette
Maine
Hawaii
Glacier
Montana
Crater Lake
Oregon
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Fall River
Continental Divide
Park
Helena
Mont
Secretary of the Interiors
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Mammoth Cave
Ecological Society of America
Glacier Bay
Roek
Muir National Park
Glacier Bay National Monument
Redwoods National Park
Save the Redwoods League
Dyerville Flats
Bull Creek Flat
Humboldt State Redwood Park
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Texas
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
Lane
Wilson
R. Bruce Horsfall
Nature Magazine
Forest Service
National Forests
Izaak Walton League
Longs Peak
Agnes W. Vaile
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Sortland
Tahosa Valley
Vaile
Colorado Mountain Club
Walter Kiener
Switzerland
Timberline House
Chasm Lake
East Gorge
Boulder Field
Miss Vaile
Kiener
Sortland
Estes Park
Longs Peak Inn
Sequoia
General Grant
Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Museum
Airplane Dusting for Large Peach Orchards
The U S Department of Agriculture reports the Fort Valley Georgia field station tested airplane dusting on peach trees, first tried in March. Airplanes will dust about a thousand acres this season under Fort Valley supervision to study results and costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Fort Valley
Bureau
Fort Valley Laboratory
Boll Weevil Laboratory
Tallulah
Georgia
Live Stock Improvement Work Boosts Purebred Sire Use
A USDA report on the better-sires plan highlights California as notably active alongside states like Kentucky Ohio Nebraska and New York. Counties Los Angeles Orange Sonoma and Ventura qualified early this year. The program, educational in nature, requires no extra costs beyond purchasing purebred sires and aims to raise livestock quality and returns.
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United States Department of Agriculture
California
Kentucky
Ohio
Nebraska
Vermont
South Carolina
Oklahoma
New York
Pennsylvania
Los Angeles
Orange
Sonoma
Ventura
Golden’ State
Horse Raddish Thrives On Medium Texture Soil
Horse radish grows best in soil of medium texture with loam or silty clay loam good organic matter and plant food. Moist soil yields large, fine roots. dry soil produces small woody roots with less sharp flavor. Ideal soil is stone free, deep 10 to 15 inches with clay subsoil to limit root depth.
FARM FACTS Practical tips for crops and dairy work
Evergreen movement before buds and warm milk skimming improve cream quality. Sweet clover suits dry and irrigated land as soil provider. Dig out barberries with roots and watch sprouts for years. Curing clover is tougher at full bloom due to moisture. Clean cream production remains key for quality butter. Spray currant bushes early to curb plant lice and protect lettuce and peas. Early first red clover harvest favors seed yield.
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