New Line in Volcano Study By Department of Agriculture
The Agriculture Department has taken up extensive volcano observation within U S borders and territories and now chairs the Kilauea observatory in Hawaii with T A Jaggar Jr in charge. The program, begun at MIT in 1912 and funded by the Hawaiian Volcano Research Association since 1913, aims to expand volcanology through Weather Bureau work to Alaska and other US regions with active volcanoes. Also notes on resuscitation records and the dangers of drowning, debunking long survival myths.
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Department of Agriculture
Kilauea
Hawaiian Islands
T. A. Jaggar, Jr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hawaiian Volcano Research Association
Honolulu
Weather Bureau
Alaska
United States
Sudden, Dear and the Football Match
A brief two week acquaintance leads to a football outing where praise is heaped on players Smith and Jackson as potential best man. The dialogue reveals a shy, hopeful reaction and a joke about a place whose appeal is only the climate.
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Smith
Jackson
Walter
Making Success in Home Garden
United States Department of Agriculture urges continuous effort from planting to harvest. Maintain interest, weed early with rake or hoe, control potato bugs and mildew, and plant successive crops to keep a clean, productive garden and avoid neglect.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Greater Attention to Seed Potatoes in Northern States
Department of Agriculture officials urge growers to focus on seed stock quality to reduce costs. By removing all plants not true to variety and diseased or weak plants from select rows, farmers can ensure a larger, healthier seed supply for next year’s planting. The plan emphasizes a simple, inexpensive home-seed plot method and wider northern-state adoption.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Home seed plot plan aids potato yield and seed quality
A plan to plant 20 acres to potatoes requires at least two acres to weed for seed stock. If off type or diseased plants are found, tubers should not be kept for seed unless no better source exists. Roguing to remove mixtures and diseased plants is essential to improve seed quality and increase future yields while raising initial seed costs.
Bible Knowledge Becomes Admission Requirement at Columbia
Beginning this year Columbia University will require some Bible knowledge for admission. Students must know the Old Testament epic narrative, Hebrew history from Egypt to 70 AD, key biblical prose and poetry, and early Christian biography. How many present-day men and women could pass such an exam? Youth's Companion.
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Columbia University
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Bayer Cross Aspirin Ad Claims Genuine Marker
An old advertisement notes that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and come in unbroken packs with directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. It touts handy 12 tablet tins and larger packages at drug stores and mentions aspirin as Bayer’s monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid. The snippet ends with a stray dialogue line from another source.
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Bayer
Garden upkeep and soil fertility through crops
The text advises maintaining neatness and appearance in gardens, cleaning and reworking land during extreme heat, and keeping soil stirred until fall planting. It recommends growing a crop between early spring and fall vegetables, suggesting cowpeas to shade and enrich the soil and prevent organic matter loss.
Partial shade advice for berries in southern ranges
Currants and gooseberries prefer partial shade, especially in southern areas, and can be planted between fruit trees. Raspberries and blackberries may also fit between trees but only if the soil is naturally moist and fertile.
Keeping Harness in Repair
The article notes that maintaining harness in repair uses simple inexpensive tools. Much repair can be done with common tools though a few specialized devices are desirable for best results.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Roman Eye Balm Aids Restful Nights For Tired Eyes
A brief health note promotes occasional use of Roman Eye Balsam at night to prevent and relieve tired watery eyes and eye strain. The ad closes with a cautionary line about a dream of conquest being the devil's benediction.
Lime improves many crops
Lime injures none of our common crops but does not directly help corn millet rye carrots buckwheat or potatoes. It improves timothy oats wheat barley peas cabbage onions beets cucumbers clovers and alfalfa.
Cutworm Rascal Destroys Garden Plants At Night
The common cutworm is described as a cowardly rascal that rarely works in daylight. It watches gardens and, after cabbages, tomatoes, or peppers are planted, sneaks out at night to destroy them.
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United States Department of Agriculture
To Renovate Old Orchards and Improve Hay Yield
Neglected orchards can be renovated and restored to productivity in three years if tree age and vigor justify it. Farm manure as a top-dress boosts hay yield. Store cultivators in a shed to protect them from sun and rain.
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