Wheat crop storage tops concern as harvest moves north
Texas and Oklahoma expect smaller 1930 wheat yields while Kansas holds near 1929 output. Nebraska faces higher forecast but a labor shortage reported. Rail and grain firms anticipate ample box cars but warn storage facilities may be taxed at market centers, with new elevators possibly easing pressures. Harvest crews begin in Texas and proceed north to Canada by August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Texas
Canada
Gain
L. M. Betts
American Railway Association
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ebraska
Nebraska
Dakotas
Leadership call frames agriculture's future from McKelvie speech
Sam R. McKelvie, member of the Federal Farm Board, urged unselfish leadership at South Dakota State College commencement on June 13 1930. He warned that agriculture needs cooperative, farmer-led marketing with government aid, urged 4-H youth, and noted shifts from blacksmith shops to garages and rapid postwar business changes impacting farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam R. Mcelvie
Federal Farm Board
South Dakota State College
Brookings
South Dakota
Mr. McKelvie
South Dakota College
McKelvie
Kelvie
Main Street
Broadway
State Street
Wool and Cuban Sugar Shows Loss for 1929
A 1929 survey by the National City Bank shows profits for 1520 firms in manufacturing and trade rising 17.2 percent to 4.16 billion dollars from 3.559 billion in 1928. Net worth increased to 32.341 billion, with deficits only in Cuban sugar wool and leather tanning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National City Bank
Federal Farm Board opens markets for 14 crops nationwide
On the eve of the Agricultural Marketing Act anniversary the Farm Board enables 14 crops to be sold through five national agencies. Wheat corn oats rye barley flax cotton wool mohair beans cattle hogs sheep goats may move via local cooperatives linked to regional and central bodies. The board will aid apple grower regions to form cooperatives and regional sales units toward a possible national program while other crops like tobacco and dairy already show local progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank IS Weller
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Cumberland-Potomac-Shenandoah
New York
New England
Mid-Western
Mountain States
University of Idaho Abortion Free Herd Recognized
About 25 Idaho cattle herds are to qualify for Bang abortion free certificates this spring as per F W Atkeson head of dairy husbandry at the University of Idaho. A College of Agriculture herd of 100 received the first certificate at Little International. Prof Atkeson notes the disease caused the greatest financial losses and praises cooperation between state and college in nearly eliminating it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
F. W. Atkeson
Department of Dairy Husbandry
University of Idaho College of Agriculture Experiment Station
College of Agriculture
Little International
Atkeson
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Ton-Litters Of Pigs Produced In 25 States
Nearly 600 ton litters were produced during 1929 in 25 states from Massachusetts to Washington and Minnesota to Texas. A ton-litter means pigs with a combined weight of 2000 pounds or more at six months. Ohio led with 98 litters, Tennessee 75, and Indiana and Kentucky tied with 63 each. Pennsylvania reported the heaviest litter at 3 987 pounds across 17 pigs.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Texas
Ohio
Tennessee
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Clover Turns From Weedy Nuisance to Fertility Tool
In Chicago, an AP report notes that clover, once reviled for two millennia, gains value as a fertilizer. Scientific advances and farming needs merged to promote sweet clover as a soil improver for American agriculture.
Ground Water Tests In Little Lost River Valley Idaho
The Geological Survey investigated winter 1929 30 water conditions in the Little Lost River Valley Butte and Custer Counties Idaho with five 60 foot test wells. Artesian flows exist near creeks. pumping could raise overall irrigation capacity though some flows may diminish.
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Little Lost River
Butte
Custer
Idaho
Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
Idaho Department of Reclamation
Howe
Idaho Falls
Little Lost
Lynn Crandall
H. T. Stearns
Federal Building
Commissioner of Reclamation
Capital Building
Boise
Indho
Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology
Moscow
United States Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
Illinois Leads with Sweet Clover Soaking Soil in Nitrogen
Science finds the former weed a soil remedy as Illinois planted 750000 acres in 1929 up from 40000 a decade earlier. Tests show plowing sweet clover adds 100 to 200 pounds of nitrogen per acre and boosts subsequent corn yields by 10 to 15 bushels. Sweet clover reached America in 1739 after spreading from the Can Caesars era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tllinois
Sweet Clover
Caesars
America
Wheat and alternatives boost hog gains, Idaho study says
Prof J E Nordby of the University of Idaho reports wheat and by products can support swine growth, with grinding and proper supplementation boosting efficiency. Soaked or ground wheat differs in gains, while protein supplements and cost factors influence profitability for Idaho farmers and 4 H youth training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Nordby
University of Idaho College of Agriculture
Idaho
Nordby
Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
Pacific Northwest
Egg Plants Considered Luxury Easily Grown
The egg plant is a luxury vegetable that can be grown at home with minimal care. Six plants yield enough for a family. plant two feet apart in rich soil with consistent moisture. Harvest mid summer to September. standard varieties include Black Beauty and New York Improved.
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New York
Idaho Six Vacation Camps for Women Named for Summer
Miss Marion Hepworth announces six women’s Vacation camps across Idaho for summer 1930. The five year program aims to educate entertain and inspire around Starkey Hot Springs Fish Haven Lava Hot Springs Winchester Hauser Lake and Mack’s Inn near Yellowstone with about 4000 attendees last year. Camp dates run June to August at each location.
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Idaho
Marion M. Hepworth
University of Idaho Agricultural Extension Division
Hepworth
Starkey Hot Springs
Fish Haven
Bear Lake
Lava Hot Springs
Bannock County
Winchester
Guyer Hot Springs
Hauser Lake
Mack's Inn
Yellowstone Park
Corn Planting Advice For Home Gardeners
Practical guidance on corn planting timing from mid May to mid June and succession plantings every ten days. Emphasizes multiple small plantings, canning use, soil readiness, heavy fertilization, and steady cultivation. Warns against ear worm infestation and stresses early removal of worms to prevent future damage.
Alfalfa Hurts Young Orchards Says ISU Expert
H. L. Lantz of Iowa State College warns alfalfa draws moisture from young trees and fosters the buffalo tree hopper, rendering it unsuitable for inter cropping in new orchards in Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
H. L. Lantz
Iowa State College
Caldwell youths plant 2000 black walnut trees
Eighty club boys in Caldwell county plant 2000 black walnut trees this year to replace the fast diminishing supply of this native American timber.
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Raleigh
N. C
Caldwell County
Pepper Planting Guide Stresses Warmth and Moisture
The article explains peppers require hot weather and ample moisture to ensure a fiberal crop. It notes peppers appreciate foliage sprinkling, warns hot peppers are for pickles in fall, and recommends separate areas for sweet and hot varieties. It describes spacing from eight to eighteen inches and highlights large stuffed peppers, upright salads, and the pepper used for canning, Mag hum Dulce, with southern states favored for planting now.
Los Angeles Tops Population. Seed Tests Advance in West
Los Angeles becomes the nation’s fifth largest city with 1 251 720 residents and county total 2 199 557. The piece notes meat demand shaping western ranching, grain feeding, and a shift to smaller urban livestock, while detailing bean seed disease resistance testing and Great Northern bean selections driving future yields and ongoing plant breeding work through 1929.
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Los Angeles
United States
Los Angeles County
Intermountain
California
Denver
Omaha
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Missouri River
West
Great Northern
Department of Plant Pathology
German Patent Numbers Through 1924 Record
Berlin AP reports a chronology of German patents from 1871 to 1924. Patent No 100000 appeared in November 1871, 200000 in 1898, 300000 in 1917, and 400000 in 1924 with later milestones cited. The note references patent office registration timings and a humorous reference to goose years.
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Berlin
German Empire
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M’kelvie
University of Idaho Abortion Free Herd
Chicago
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Science
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Rico's Eye
Mosa
Twin Falls
Ers
W. H. Pierce
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