Temple Act Sets Twenty Year Finish for U S Topographic Survey
A 68th Congress appropriation aims to complete the U S Geological Survey topographic map project in twenty years. Director George Otis Smith leads the survey with Col. C H Birdseye as chief topographical engineer. maps cover one square mile per inch and are sold in quadrangles.
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Lake of
Pele
Birdseye
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier National Park
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Uncle Sam
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Geological Survey
Alaska
George Otis Smith
Maine
United States Coal Commission
Col. C. H. Birdseye
New York State
Engineering Council
Congress
Smith
Scientific American
Sam
Archery Revival Sparks Fading Fascination Across Generations
The piece traces cyclical archery interest from past revivals in the United States and England. It notes Stewart Edward White and cross word puzzle fashions as modern parallels and mentions Frank Stocktop’s Our Archery Club as a charming relic.
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Stewart Edward White
Frank Stocktop
Self-Supporting Students at Nebraska Uni
The University of Nebraska reports last year 76 percent of men and 88 percent of women were wholly or partly self-supporting. Average nine month expenditures were $714 for men and $729 for women, per Ohio State Journal.
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University of Nebraska
Ohio State Journal
Prehistoric Apartment House Found Near Globe Arizona
Archaeologists uncover a ruin near Globe Arizona revealing a 120 room prehistoric apartment style complex. The site shows stacked rooms and architectural patterns suggesting planned communal living in ancient times.
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Globe
Aris
Cattle Feeders Clash Over Wintering Steers Profit Strategy
Appalachian cattlemen split on wintering methods for steers to be finished next summer. USDA and West Virginia tests show light winter gains can yield larger on pasture, with silage based rations proving most cost effective. Profit hinges on winter ration cost and early market timing.
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Appalachian Mountain
United States Department of Agriculture
West Virginia Experiment Station
Satisfactory Fattening Ration for Young Geese
A practical fattening ration for geese combines three parts corn meal with one part shorts or low grade flour and 5 percent beef scraps. Some farmers add whole corn for variety. others scald corn meal and scraps. For small producers, pen geese in a quiet area and feed a morning and evening mash the geese will clear up in a reasonable time, with noon shelled corn for variety and a touch of green feed if available.
Corn Silage Lacks Protein Supplement
Corn silage is deficient in protein and requires a supplement. A protein concentrate such as linseed meal or cottonseed meal or good legume hay like clover, alfalfa, cowpeas, or soy bean hay provides the needed protein and minerals. One pound daily of supplement or four to five pounds of legume hay supports breeding and stock cattle.
Feeding Dry Cows Before Calving
Dry cows ready to freshen should receive grain, especially if they are thin. A mix of corn sorgo or barley with bran and oats provides a good dry cow ration on pasture, with linseed meal optional. Keep cows in good condition at calving time for a strong start.
Sowing Rye in Corn Practice Examined
The text discusses sowing rye in corn in fall to be plowed under in spring to add organic matter and temporarily boost crops. It notes rye releases soil nutrients quicker but may reduce future productivity if its temporary benefits are not weighed.
Live Stock Farming and Soil Fertility
The article argues live stock is essential to soil fertility and farm profits, warning against overstocking. It cites Cornell University Professor Warren advising farmers to stock no more than their feed allows and to aim for a balanced system that yields a comfortable living and productive land.
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Warren
Cornell University
Animal Diseases A Major Loss to Farmers
Dr V A Moore from the New York State College of Agriculture divides animal diseases into three groups epizootic infectious and sporadic. Epizootic diseases like pleuro pneumonia and foot and mouth disease spread rapidly but cause smaller losses than sporadic and infectious diseases. The speaker notes that sporadic diseases caused by care, food, injuries, poisons, infections, and parasites cause the heaviest losses and require prompt veterinary attention and owner responsibility for prevention.
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V. A. Moore
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Oats Fed Advantageously to Breeding Swine Herd
University of Illinois swine expert W. E. Carroll says oats play a key role in hog rations. When oats are cheap, they can feed breeding herd pastures. oats are bulky for fattening, best ground for young pigs and sows near farrowing, and should not exceed half of a milking sow’s ration.
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W. E. Carroll
University of Ilinois
Farm Notes On Efficient Practices And Stock Care
The note emphasizes weather-resilient farming, patient skilled work, and salt for farm animals. It advises delaying wheat seeding until safe Hessian fly dates, storing potatoes at 40 F, and managing space in poultry houses with eight inches per bird. It frames farming types as tied to year round time use.
Mrs Durbin’s 1902 Catarrh Cure Endorsement
A Little Rock woman describes five years of bowels catarrh relief after taking K R U N A and later praises PE-RU-NA in a 1923 letter. The text claims widespread success against catarrh and related diseases, with a sales pitch for tablets or liquid form.
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Magrie Durbin
Riverside Ave
Little Rock
Arkansas
Pugilists Union Formed in Cuba to Secure Futures
Cuban pugilists move to form a union to save during good days for retirement and to set regulations on remuneration and fighting conditions during active years.
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Pugilists
Cuba
Joyful obedience marks true virtue and character
Henry Van Dyke says virtue is proved by delight in right action. The real test of character lies in the joy with which one does good, for what you love, you become like.
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Henry van Dyke
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