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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
6
Agricultural notes advise selecting seed corn as ears mature and drying promptly to prevent mold. Seed should be dried in a well ventilated place for one to two weeks before frost, with moisture around 25 to 40 percent ideal for germination. Drying lowers moisture to safe levels before cold snaps and frost risk.
A report by Li HL Walk for AC to North Pakata Agricultural Experiments notes that a four year rotation of corn, wheat, clover, and oats raises wheat yields by about 34 percent under rotation. Continuous cropping shows yield declines over time due to soil depletion and disease. manure under rotation further increases yields while continuous cropping does not, suggesting rotation benefits and manure use boost farm profitability and soil health.
The Capper Tinder bill clearing Senate review aims to regulate grain exchanges and end indemnities by a tax. Farm Bureau backs War Finance Corporation credit for agricultural exports. A farm to market road plan gains Senate support with a $100 million federal aid package and state collaboration. The West sees a likely livestock rate cut, and wool tariff talks push for protection. Packet regulations await presidential signature, expanding USDA oversight of packers, stockyards, and meat traders to curb unfair practices and price manipulation.
Barnes County Farm Bureau reports arrival of weather proof Farm Bureau signs sized 6x14 inches in blue enamel with white raised letters. Signs feature small United States and North Dakota maps, urging members to display them on homes. Distribution method pending with community chairmen possible for direct delivery. FOP Brown of Dover milks 12 cows with a two unit milking machine in 0 minutes.
The Farmers' Live Stock Marketing Committee outlines a nationwide co operative plan. Terminal livestock commissions will link with a national producers association and form producer owned shipping companies at markets. A Chicago headquarters national board of seven to fifteen will oversee federations, with patronage dividends and annual conventions guiding policy. A Chicago conference on Sept 2 will standardize organization and management.
The Farm Bureau notes growing interest in winter wheat seed for North Dakota. Dr Walster of the Agricultural College reports existing varieties are not adapted to the state and cannot be grown with success, though a suitable variety may be developed. Fargo Experiment Station continues testing and warns against unproven varieties like Kanred, detailing hardiness percentages for Buffum No 17 Idessa and Inhardi among others. Individual success remains possible with protection, but results from the station should guide planting.
Frank Sanford of Rogers testifies in Washington before the Interstate Commerce Commission on freight rates for grain. He joins Farm Management studies and Farm Bureau members G. W. Hoffman and Rex E. Willard in presenting evidence on production costs and grain prices amid rising freight charges and farming costs.
Fire responders found two gunmen and several wobblies at a north Fifth Avenue dairy farm rough-and-tumble fight. A man was shot in the leg during the melee. Police hold the gunmen in county jail awaiting Washburn officials said to identify them in a murder case from earlier in the week. Chief Swanson said Washburn authorities may come to confirm identities.
R J Cy Thomson pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from George A Hormell Packing Co in Austin Minnesota and was sentenced to an indeterminate term in Stillwater for 390000 embezzlement. A second term will begin after the first ends with a maximum of five years for the second count. Thomson acknowledged wrongdoing as his wife and mother watched.
In Cork harbor on September 6, workers seized vessels and customs buildings and raised the red flag, announcing the port would be run for the workers. They demanded wage raises, expelled harbor officers, blocked pilots from boarding ships, and began collecting harbor dues.
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