Basement Cat Tale and Range Grazing Shifts
In New York a basement room houses 42 cats amid clutter and health concerns. Magistrate Norris orders cleanup and removal of cats after Patrolman Miller reports unsanitary conditions. Mme. Rose Bessen defends the animals, citing their “grand qualities” and mutual care among litters, while a separate article notes Chaplin's range management efforts guiding cowmen and sheep herders toward improved grazing and forage use.
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York
No. 351
Twenty-sixth Street
Mme
Rose Bessen
Mme. Bessen
Frank Miler
Norris
Mme. Bess
Miller
Modern Cowpuncher Loses Romance but Gains in Efficiency
New York on April 29 reports a paper for the American Association for the Advancement of Science by Wi. R. Chapline of the U. S. forest service outlines a new practical cowboy. The sketch highlights a shift toward efficiency while romance fades amid changes in range research.
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New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Wi. R. Chapline
Trange Research
U. S. Forest Service
Rooster Spur is Still a Male When Put on Hen
Pittsburgh April 29 3-47 A rooster spur transplanted to a hen grows to full size male spur yet its comb fails to enlarge as much on the hen. Prof A W Kozelka of University of Pittsburgh reports in a paper to the AAAS detailing genetic differences in male and female spurs and the impact of transplanted parts on growth and development.
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Pittsburgh
A. W. Kozelka
Department of Zoology
University of Pittsburgh
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Mozelka
Kozelka
Federal Dairy Work to Feature Exhibit at Congress
United States Department of Agriculture will again feature its latest work on dairy production marketing and manufacture at the Dairy Cattle Congress exhibit. Joseph W Hiscox chief of the exhibit division reports the USDA booths have been longstanding fixtures at past shows.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
United States Department of Agriculture
Joseph W. Hiscox
Ship Sails for Sunken Dream Island
Boston April 20. The steamer Peary skippered by Matthew Bramley sails to locate a submerged island claimed to lie 6 to 10 feet below the Pacific surface off the California coast. Bramley, a Cleveland paving contractor, leads a well equipped expedition with engineers and a secretary aboard.
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Boston
Mass
Peary
MacMillan Arctic Fame
Pacific Ocean
California
Matthew FP
Bramley
Galifornia
Matthew F. Bramley
Dream Isle
Pacific
Seed Corn Quality Boosts Chickasaw County Prospects
Findings from nearly 3,000 ears tested by the farm bureau report high seed corn quality in Chickasaw county. Early selections showed 95.2 percent germination with 4.1 percent dry rot, while late selections reached 94.1 percent strong germination and 4.3 percent disease, prompting seed treatment recommendations to boost yields.
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New Hampton
Farm Bureau
Chickasaw County
Frank Hunt
Merco
Semessan
Bayer
Ames Indieste
Broeder
Waverly Man to Join Texas Carnation Plant
Waverly, April 29 Carl Hus er, after seven years with Carna ton Milk Products here, will move to work for the same company at Schullenburg, Texas. The newly opened plant is larger than the local condensary. His duties in Texas will likely be those of a field man.
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Waverly, Is
Carl Huser
Carnaton Milk Products Company
Schullenburg
Tex
Texas
Frost At Independence Brings Light Near Freezing Night
Independence Ind April 29 A light frost struck the county last night with the thermometer at 33. Very little fruit trees are in bloom so damage is limited. Tender vegetation may be touched but no extensive harm expected as garden crops are sparse.
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Independence
Seaweed a New Help for Farmers and Health
In Philadelphia on April 29 the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are aiding middlewestern agriculture by introducing kelp as livestock and poultry feed. Dr. H. H. Havner notes kelp’s nutritional value, including high iodine, and says iodized milk and iodine-rich eggs may follow. Kelp is harvested offshore California and shipped inland, aiding hog shows and veterinary health nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic
Pacific
H. H. Havner
Oscar Erf
Ohio State University
Iowa
Utah
Purdue University
J. M. Ballard
Indiana
Chicago
Havner
United States
Hayner
California
Woodlot Beaman Demonstration Shows Best Forestry Practice
Grundy County Farm Bureau conducts a woodlot demonstration at the consolidated Beaman school to show good woodlot management and farm forestry. About 1000 trees from Ames have been planted with more to come and a diverse mix including pine, walnut, hickory, ash. The program includes shelterbelt planting in each township and at local parks and cemetery grounds.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Beaman
Ames
L. W. Plager
Beaman Cemetery
Ity Park
Extension work eyed for bigger farming gains in Indiana
In Fayette Indiana April 29 C B Smith chief of the U S department of agriculture cooperative extension work urged trebling extension efforts to boost farmers economics and marketing. He said extension agents formed about 950 new cooperative marketing associations annually and aided about 3400 of 11400 co operatives yearly to spread guidance and outlook materials for stronger farmer cooperatives.
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Fayette
Ind
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Purdue University
Doctor Smith
Cooperative Extension Service Needs Strong Economic Dept
County agents report the extension service must rapidly bolster its economic department and expand marketing extension specialists to perform essential teaching work and meet the current economic challenges.
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Co-Operative Extension Service
Use Soy Beans Instead of Late Seeded Grain
Iowa State college crop specialists urge farmers to substitute soybeans for oats delayed by rain. With 10 to 20 percent of oat acreage still unseeded, late oats are often unprofitable. Soybeans, planted with or after corn, yield two to two and a half tons per acre as hay and compare to alfalfa in feeding value, with recent alfalfa prices up to $30 a ton in Iowa.
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Ames
Iowa State College
E. S. Dyas
J. L. Boatman
Towa
Quasi-Dairy Drink Faces State Action in Iowa
A Des Moines meeting of the state department of agriculture, attended by E. S. Estes of the Creamery Journal and Clyde Bechtelheimer of the Iowa Creamery Secretaries and Managers Association, considered barring a popular carbonated skim milk and chocolate beverage sold in Iowa under the filled milk act. The product, which substitutes a cheaper fat for butterfat, may be restricted as a food.
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Iowa
Minneapolis
Altho
Althe
State Department of Agriculture
Des Moines
Waterloo
E. S. Estes
The
Creamery Journal
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Towa Creamery Secretaries' and Managers’ Association
State Department
Town Department of Agriculture
Mexico to publish Iowa purebred breeders directory
Iowa State Dairy association reports Mexican agricultural officials will print a directory listing leading Iowa purebred livestock breeders. Agricultural Attache Gilberto Fabila says the Mexican government will use the reference to improve cross breeding and cattle imports, stressing non promotional use and mutual business benefits.
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Iowa
Iowa State Dairy Association
Mexican Department of Agriculture
Republic
Qilberto Fabila
Washington
Fabila
United States
Mexico
Maori Prophet Rua Rules In Wild Urewera District
Wellington April 29. The Maori warrior chief Rua, known as a prophet, remains powerful despite frail sentences and government measures. He governs the Urewera country between Rotorua and Poverty Bay, resisting British law during a visit outside his territory. A government mission to his mountain stronghold ended peacefully, paving the way for better understanding. Rua first rose to prominence by forbidding enlistment in World War I, claiming to be Christ and the Holy Ghost, declaring he would be king of New Zealand if Germany won. Several Maoris and policemen were wounded when he was arrested. the 1926 trial lasted 47 days, ending with a conviction for resisting arrest rather than murder or treason.
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Wellington
N. Z
Rua
Rotorua
Poverty Bay
Christ
New Zealand
Rus
Grun dy 4-H Club Banquet Held May 3
Reinbeck Iowa April 28 The Grundy 4-H club banquet will be held at the high school May 3, after several postponements due to road conditions. County Agent Lt. W. Plager announces awards for the two outstanding club boys and girls in the county.
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Reinbeck
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Readers are invited to address their questions and comments to the Editor in the Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, via the provided phone number.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
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