Five Cotton Pests Prove Dire Menace in Texas
Dr. F L Thomas of Texas A and M outlined mounting cotton insect control problems from five pests thrips flea hopper leafworm boll weevil and bollworm. He warned infestation from Mexico could bring leafworm across the Rio Grande and deepen losses. early warnings and timely controls with machinery and chemicals are vital as drought and rootrot also threaten yields.
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Texas
Texas Entomological Society
Dallas
F. L. Thomas
Division of Entomology
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Thomas
Mexico
Rio Grande
Dr. Thomas
March of Science and Tech Advances across oils and jets
Oil alloyed by adding non chlorinated phosphoric ester improves lubrication with reduced wear in test stock cars. Bollworm control in Texas urges timely poison on eggs hatch and dusting regimes. Rocket planes may reach 100000 feet at 1000 mph but face heat and supply challenges. Sodium lamp tech to be installed at Frontier Exhibit with glareless illumination. Additional notes cover night sky color, new observatory plans, and diverse science curiosities from farming to materials.
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Atlantic Refining Company
Continental Oil Company
Alexander Klemin
Guggenheim Institute of Aeronautics
Otto Struve
Chicago University
Yerkes Observatory
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
Texas
Texas Observatory
Struve
Fort Worth
San Francisco- Oakland
Land Bank Sells 100 Farms in January
Houston report shows four Farm Credit Administration units expanding January business. Land Bank sold 91 bank owned farms and 8 partial interests, totaling over 231000 dollars in price. About 14 percent of January new loans aided farm acquisition by tenants under the 1935 Farm Credit Act.
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Houston
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Bank
Board of Directors
A. C. Williams
Farm Credit Administration of Houston
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Texas
Houston Bank For Cooperatives
Land Bank Commissioner
Farm Credit Act of 1935
Land Bank
Commissioner
Real
the Land Bank
Williams
Know Fur Values for Coats and Fur Accessories
Julia Brekke of the North Dakota Agricultural College Extension Service outlines fur durability values and suitable fur types for different uses. She notes otter at 100 percent, rabbit at 5 percent, and real seal at 80 percent, with many furs recommended for hard wear, dress wear, beauty only, low cost, and sports wear.
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Julia Brekke
North Dakota Agricultural College Extension Service
Brekke
Alaska
Inventor Peck to install TV stations in New York and Baltimore
William Hoyt Peck, active in Montreal, plans April installation of two television stations in New York City and Baltimore using a mechanical scanning system. A two inch disc with lenses provides 180 lines per frame at 24 frames per second, with synchronized receiving disc reconstructing frames on a 16 inch square screen. Peck compares image quality to a newspaper half tone viewed from seven feet, with experiments at 54,000 kilocycles.
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New York City
Baltimore
William Hoyt Peck
Montreal
Peck
Farm Bill Opens With Large Appropriation Debate
Washington reports a near record $161,863,147 for ordinary agricultural activities and a separate $500,000,000 for soil conservation subsidies as the farm bill begins. Conferees appointed to reconcile with the Senate while hearings reveal plans for regional farmer meetings and cuts to seed loans.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Treasury
Appropriations Committee
Plains States
White settlers invade Owen River Valley in 1860
In 1860 white settlers first moved into Owen River Valley, California, marking an early phase of settlement and disruption in the region. The entry notes the initial incursions and sets the historical context for subsequent development and conflict.
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Owen River Valley
California
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Linton-Taft
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Victoria
Guadalupe
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Kingsville
King Ranch
San Jacinto
Paris
Ilgore
Bowie
Crockett
Vernon — Historical and Industrial Review
San Marcos
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