Harlequin Cabbage Bug Invades Nebraska Crops
The harlequin cabbage bug, once rare in Nebraska, caused serious damage to cabbage and crucifers in 1920. Reports from Dundy Custer Lincoln Garden counties describe heavy losses, with beans and sugar beets also affected. The pest, native to Central America, overwinters in field shelter and multiplies on mustard family plants. Control relies on contact sprays like nicotine sulfate, kerosene emulsion, and fall destruction, with hand picking as a key method. Trap crops such as mustard and turnip can help, but require timely management to reduce spring generations. Preventive clean-up, weed control, and removal of crop residues are essential to limit winter survival and reinfestation.
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Nebraska
Dundy County
Custer County
Lincoln County
Garden County
Mexico
Central America
Texas
Gulf States
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi Valley
Nelischka
Paris
JESTOCK PRICES AT SOUTH OMAHA
Market report from Union Stock Yards South Omaha Nebraska dated August 4 1920 notes limited cattle arrivals of 2700 head with steady to strong feeder values. Best light cattle top at 16.00 heavy beeves 15.35 and a broad range for beef and stock cattle with numerous price bands for yearlings cows and calves. Hog prices fell 15 to 25 cents, bulk selling 13.50 to 14.50 with top 15.00 to 15.20 for best light hogs. Sheep and lambs faced heavy receipts and dull demand with prices slipping. fat lambs 13.00 to 14.25, feeding lambs 11.00 to 12.75, yearlings 9.00 to 10.25, ewes 6.00 to 7.50, and culls 2.00 to 4.00.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Neb
Custom Requires Seven Dinners In Parliament Seasons
The speaker of the British House of Commons is obliged by custom to host seven official dinners each season for members of parliament.
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House of Commons
Air Lines and Lanes Map New England Flight Needs
A dialogue asks about airplane supplies and road maps, with one speaker asserting they stock everything for airplanes while requesting a road map of New England. The exchange suggests a focus on aviation materials and navigation aids in a regional context.
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New England
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