Lettuce Gains Publicity for Idaho Farms
Washington reports Idaho lettuce districts led by Horse Valley and other sections receive wide notice in The Country Gentleman. A 1919-20 survey highlights high altitude belts Caldwell Twin Falls Idaho Falls producing superb lettuce with strong demand, forecasting 4000 acres planted and profits from crate sales.
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Washington
Horse Valley
Idaho
Nampa
Aaty
J Wh Chaney
New York
Reise
Caldwell
Twin Falls
Idaho Falls
Boo
Alt Lake Valley
Sncroas
Tinpertal
Alfred Riggtes
Mothers Meet B16 Handicaps Mothers Meet B16
A U S Department of Labor study shows mothers of young children lack adequate day care, with consequences of child fatigue and maternal ill health. The Chicago based report covers 843 families, 2066 children under 14, including 212 Black families, and notes burdens from working mothers on both intact and broken households.
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Washington
Chicago
U. S. Department of Labor
Children's Bureau
Chicago United Charities
Women balanced wage earning and family duties amid strain
A report notes most women faced triple burdens as income earners, housekeepers, and mothers. It cites many mothers supporting families with inadequate pay, managing washing and cooking alone, and sacrificing to shield children from heavy tasks. It calls for measures to reduce the need for maternal wages for young children.
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Arly
Farmers Adopt Labor Aids From 1920 Census Rise in Machinery Use
Washington reports farmers increasingly use telephones tractors and autos in 1920. Telephones in farm service reach about 2.5 million with total U S phones over 13 million. Farm autos total around 2.1 million alongside 123k trucks and 246k trade vehicles. Farm implements value nearly triples in 1920 reflecting growing farm business activity.
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National City Bank of New York
United States
Automotive Industries
Farm Implements Value Soars While Horses Fall in 1920 Census
The Trade Record notes the 1920 census shows farm implements and machinery valued at 3.195 billion dollars, up from 1910 and far above 1900 and 1890. Horses on farms drop to 1.72 billion, a 14 percent decrease, while sheep rise 70 percent, poultry 41 percent, cattle 143 percent, swine 148 percent, and goats 184 percent.
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Hia
Germans Turn to Waste for Clothes
Acting Commercial Attache Breed reports to the Department of Commerce that ten to fifteen percent of German cloth is cotton waste. Mills use linters sweepings rags lap ends pings sliver and bobbin waste to produce light weight coarse textiles for domestic peasant use or export. Waste also feeds cheap blankets cleaning rags and paper roofing in Germany.
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Washington
Germany
Saga
Department of Commerce
Filibuster Charge Sparks Senate Denials Amid Election Tension
An Indiana Senator charged Republicans with filibuster tactics while Democrats refused to allow a bill to pass before the November elections. Senators Simmons Pomerene and Harris denied the accusation as debate intensified.
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Indiana
Simmons
Pomerene
Harris
Tariff Troubles Still Face G O P
Senator Watson of Indiana criticized British and Italian ambassadors and foreign consular representatives for allegedly spreading foreign propaganda against the pending tariff bill. He warned against outside influence on U S tariff policy and rejected foreign interference in American government.
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Wasitington
Watson
Indiana
Unwieldy Marketing System Raises US Living Costs
Washington reports the joint congressional commission on agricultural inquiry finds the unwieldy marketing and distribution system, combined with public wasteful practices, as a principal cause for rising costs of living in the United States.
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Washington
United States
Joint
Congregonal Commission On Agricultural Inquiry
Washington Reports on March Business Conditions
Department of commerce figures show 43 commodities up and 5 down from February with 2 unchanged. The rise partly reflects longer working time and partly real. Ozark apple outlook improves while personal crisis reports exceed 20,000 in 1921. Washington seeks tariff on arms shipments to China prohibited. Sterilized eggs in New York in high demand as Southern states report tornado activity.
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Shearer
A. S. Saxton
Eagle
Ammett
Canyon County
Idaho
B. R. Bennett
Washington
Department of Commerce
Ozark
China
N.Y
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