Weather hits milk flow at Hoyt as heat rises
The Hoyt report links hot wet weather to reduced milk production with losses up to 20 percent in extreme cases. Factors include temperatures above 88 and especially above 95 degrees, high humidity, and overexertion. Remedies cover shade, ample cool water, early milking, quiet handling, and well-ventilated airy barns with light but not glare.
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Georgia Experiment Station
Georgia
National Research Council
Peanut Growers Plan Meeting For Marketing Coop
The Peanut Growers Cooperative Marketing Association proposed warehousing and sale of peanuts to shellers under a national advertising drive. Aimed at expanding consumption, the plan envisions a fund near 150000 dollars annually and broad grower sheller cooperation with Federal Farm Board support. Lindson reports Southeast growers moving toward membership with 90 percent expected before this year's crop.
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Out Growers Cooperative Marketing Association
Shellers
Acessors
Peanut Growers
Federal Farm Board
Gaithout
Ladson
State Sees Record Watermelon Crops Across Southeast
Officials forecast large watermelon shipments across Georgia Florida Texas South Carolina and North Carolina with estimates near 22 000 to 23 000 cars for Georgia and 4 500 to 5 000 cars for Texas as weather and market conditions vary. Prices fluctuated with hot spells and cool snaps, and auctions rise to reduce credit risk while retailers push chain store sales in metropolitan markets.
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Florida
Georgia
Texas
Severa
Lone Star
South Carolina
North Carolina
Alabama
Southeast
New York
Bing
Burbank
Georgia Now A Billion Dollar State
Georgia reaches a billion dollar milestone with strong output in poultry eggs dairy products and livestock sectors. Poultry and eggs 40 million dairy products 20 million and livestock cattle horses and sheep 78 million estimated totals reflect robust agricultural growth across the state.
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Georgia
Stabilization PlanOutlined for Light Peach Crop
Atlanta will host a regional headquarters covering North and South Carolina Georgia and Florida with additional offices in Memphis Houston and Dallas. Federal Farm Board and Cotton groups met in Washington to plan acquisition of all cotton held by local cooperatives and liken the move to a prior wheat stabilization effort. Offices will be in New Orleans.
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Atlanta
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Memphis
Houston
Dallas
Federal Farm Board
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Cotton Advisory Committee
Washington
H. Lane Young
Citizens and Southern Bank
C. C. Teague
Agricultural Marketing Act
Stabilization Corporation
New Orleans
Federal move creates experimental cotton ginning lab
Congress authorized the Department of Agriculture to establish ginning plants and laboratories and to conduct tests and demonstrations on cotton ginning. The measure, H. H. 10178, was approved April 21, citing need for scientific study to improve cotton quality and tackle complex factors in seed cotton and ginning processes.
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Department of Agriculture
Congress
United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Oiled Doors and Seasonal Fer Nace Maintenance
A reader notes squeaking doors from dry weather as winter ends and advises thorough oiling this month. The column emphasizes regular door maintenance to prevent sticking and noise.
Watermelon Growers Consider Clearing HouseConcept
The text suggests creating a Clearing House to regulate movement of supplies in Florida and proposes Georgia watermelon growers might benefit from a similar system. It frames the idea as a practical measure for coordinating distribution and preventing supply snags.
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Florida
U S Crop Reporting Service Sets Up Atlanta Office and Inspectors
The Fruit and Vegetable Division of the U S Department of Agriculture runs an Atlanta office for inspection and market news on fresh fruits and vegetables. Inspectors serve shippers, receivers and railroads, issuing fact based certificates. The service is non regulatory and charges a small inspection fee. Most work centers on the Atlanta market with additional city inspections as needed. Daily mimeographed bulletins relay market conditions and prices from a telegraph network, helping growers and shippers using Atlanta as a market. In season, extra bulletins cover north and east sweet potato and asparagus markets.
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Fruit and Vegetable Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Atlanta
Peach Crop Outlook Signals Small Shipment Years
A newspaper note surveys cooperative crop filings noting only a few states with strong peach crops. California and New York show decent crops but Georgia faces stiff competition. Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri report failures while North Carolina’s Saw Hills show a slight increase. Across the nation no large peach shipments are anticipated as in 1924 1926 and 1928.
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California
New York
Georgia
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Saw Hills
North Carolina
Total yield of fertilized cotton greatly increased by poisoning
The Alabama Experiment Station reports six years of trials from 1924 to 1929 showing that boll weevil poisoning plus fertilizer boosts acre yields. With 500 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer and poison, seed cotton averaged 453 pounds versus 321 without poison. higher fertilizer rates plus poison also produced larger yields.
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Alabama
Double Peplui Capucino Suit Featured in Backer Swing
An item describes a outfit with a printed capucino red suit showcasing a double peplum at the backer. The design features a cut high in the front and a Ube Sacks swingy hem.
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Ube
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Hoyt
Operative Marketing Association
J. E. Ladson
Moultrie
W. A. Shiver
Cairo
M. L. Lee
W. W. Webb
Hahira
Emo Sre Anas Se
State Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Crop Reporting Service
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