Soldier's Medal Honors Amid War Heroism Rules
The Soldier's Medal established by an act of Congress in 1926 honors noncombat heroism in the U S Army and allied services. Recipients receive an oak leaf cluster. design by Gaetano Cecere features an octagonal bronze medal with an eagle and fasces. Eligible are U S Army personnel, National Guard, Organized Reserve, Navy and Marine personnel with Army duty, foreign service affiliates, with civilians excluded. Distribution began April 1926 with dozens already awarded, followed by ceremonies on Governors Island and multiple citations for acts at Lake Denmark depot and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Congress
United States Army
Secretary of War
Gaetano Cecere
New York City
Commission of Fine Arts
War Department
National Guard
Organized Reserves
Officer’s Reserve Corps
Enlisted Reserve Corps
United States Navy
Marine Corps
Army of
United States
Army of the
Adjutant General of the Army
Quartermaster-General
Quartermaster Corps
Joel G. Holmes
Ordnance Department
Pam
Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot
Dover
N. J
Holmes
George W. Bott, Jr
Bott
John P. Harris
Christian J. Vogt
Unity
Wis
Picatinny Arsenal
New Jersey
Molmes
Augustus L. L. Baker
Medical Corps Reserve
Doctor Baker
Arsenal
Annie L. Downey
Finance Department
Kokomo
Ind
Governors Island
New York
Benjamin Roth
Air Corps
Roth
Clayton H. Fox
Army
Newark
Fox
Market Street
Corporal Fox
Maxwell Weinstein
Fifteenth Infantry
Tienstin
China
New York Harbor
Hanson E. Ely
Henry G. Keefer
Keefer
Herbert E. Thompson
Ninetieth
Fort Crockett
Galveston
Texas
Thompson
William A. Matheny
Managua
Nicaragua
Dwight Canfield
Lieut
Matheny
Canal Zone
Canfield
Sheet erosion described as major land destroyer at Asheville
U S Department of Agriculture soil scientist H H Bennet warned at the American Forestry association meeting in Asheville that sheet erosion removes topsoil with every rainfall, reducing national yields and converting productive lands to inferior soils. He outlined prevention with terraces, land-use changes, and soil protection programs using farms, forestry, and regional erosion studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Bennett
United States Department of Agriculture
American Forestry Association
Ashville
N.C
Bennett
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Department of Agriculture
Rhee
Phosphorus Key to Bone and Grain Growth
The article explains phosphorus as essential for bone construction and crucial for seed and grain production. It notes phosphorus fuels protoplasmic nucleus formation, linking leaf and stalk growth to nitrogen and grain yield to phosphorus, with soil humus and available nitrogen causing excess stalk, unless more phosphorus is applied.
Getting Ride of Moles in Lawns and Gardens
A USDA biological survey recommends trapping as the best method to remove moles from lawns and gardens. For few moles, moth balls or naphthalene flakes placed in runways may deter them, though trapping is preferred for effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biological Survey
United States
Department of Agriculture
Oats as economical feed for dairy cattle praised
The article states oats must be very cheap to beat oats for most livestock, notes 20 cents per bushel as threshold. It lauds oats as an excellent feed for milk cows and a staple in ration plans, pairing it with corn, wheat bran, linseed meal, and molasses as palatable feeds.
Alfalfa Favored as Superior Legume Hay
Ohio State extension specialist E P Reed touts alfalfa as superior hay for protein and lime content with one ton yielding 212 pounds digestible protein and 51 pounds lime. He compares red clover 152 protein and 43.2 lime, sweet clover 200 protein and 51.2 lime, and timothy 60 protein and 4 lime. Reed endorses windrow drying in drought and advises timely turning and windrow management for best leaf retention and storage. Windrow curing timing includes daily turning until dry, and using a web hay loader for minimal leaf loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Reed
Ohio State University
Ohio
Reed
Lime and Sweet Clover Boost Yields in Central Illinois Farm
Frank Moore of Clay County argues lime and sweet clover markedly raise corn output. He moved to a flat central Illinois farm 13 years ago and increased yields from 10–20 to 45 bushels per acre. He warns lime only fails when land is neglected and underutilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moore
Clay County
Illinois
Moore
Malta
Raspberry Worm Control advised for growers
The raspberry fruit worm is the larva of a beetle about one seventh inch long. Beetles damage flowers and leaves and lay eggs that become worms in the fruit. Best control is spraying before bloom with arsenate of lead, 2% pounds per 100 gallons, plus ground cultivation to destroy pupae overwintering near plants.
Soybeans Recommended as Chinch Bug Barrier Crop
The text notes soybeans and other legumes are immune to chinch bug attacks. It advises planting soybeans on land next to bug-infested wheat and suggests beans may be as profitable as corn. It also mentions building a barrier to protect corn and sorghum from chinch bugs, though it would be time consuming and costly.
Farming Tips From The Field On Crops And Storage
Advice covers when to shear sheep, weed control with sodium chlorate in August, oats as calf and pig feed, and soaking avoidance. Summer fallow needs light cultivation. Wheat efficiency has risen. leaf spot risks for tomato growers. asparagus soil tolerance. oats storage advantages and moisture resilience.
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N. Y
Arlie L. Downey
Ely
Sixteenth Infantry
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