Soil erosion costs farmers 200 million yearly, says USDA expert
H H Bennett of the United States Department of Agriculture warns that rushing rainwater removes far more plant material than crops do, totaling about 200 million dollars annually. He notes erosion strips topsoil and degrades land, stressing soil conservation as the nation’s key natural resource issue.
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United States
H. H. Bennett
United States Department of Agriculture
Mr. Bennett
Bennett
How Cotton Loses When Exposed To the Weather
A U S Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates study shows cotton bale losses over eight months vary by placement. Ground flat bales lose 370 pounds. edge placement without turning loses 167 pounds. edge with weekly turning loses 49 pounds. on timbers under tarpaulin loses 14 pounds. warehouse bale loses only one pound.
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United States Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
How to Recover Lost Strength Abilene Texas
A reader praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for fall and spring use. He recounts a severe 1919 influenza season, taking two bottles to regain appetite, sleep, and energy, and he endorses trial tablets from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
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Abilene
Texas
J. B. Matthews
Gen’l del
Treating Seed Oats for Smut
Edmund Singleton of Fannin County advises farmers to treat seed oats for smut before planting. Use one pint formaldehyde in thirty gallons water, saturate oats, dry, then sow promptly. thirty gallons treats forty bushels. Also notes insects ignored by burning crop residues. urges community trash burning to reduce next season’s damage.
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Edmund Singleton
Fannin County
R. R. Reppert
Extension Service
A. and
M. College of Texas
Urges Use of Fire to Control 1927 Insects
Farmers are urged to use fire to combat insects in the coming season. Insects seek shelter in winter trash along fences and ditch banks, in brush land and weed patches with dead grass and leaves. Fire kills many insects outright and exposes nests to predators and desiccation.
White's Cream Vermifuge for Worms in Children
It relieves worm symptoms in kids such as paleness fretfulness and appetite changes and is sold by J. L. Kirkpatrick Drugist. The product claims fifty years of use and a small dose drives out worms returning the child to health with a price of 35 cents.
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White
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Restores Energy
Purifies and enriches the blood using iron and quinine in syrup. Claims to strengthen vitality, improve color, and appetite. Notes malarial and grip germ destruction and states a 60 cent price. Suitable for children.
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Grove
New York Police Report Shows Sharp Crime Drop in 1926
The 1926 annual report of the Police Commissioner of New York City notes major crimes fell by 60 percent from 1925, despite rises elsewhere. It cites a special reason for New York's record, implying significant policing or policy changes.
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Police Commissioner
New York City
New York
Piles Cured in Days with Pazo Ointment
Druggists offer PAZO OINTMENT promising cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles. It claims relief after first application and a restful sleep, with a price of 60 cents and a refund if it fails.
Baumes law drives repeat felons to flee New York
The Baumes law mandating life terms for fourth felons has frightened criminals into leaving New York. The writer argues every state should adopt a strict habitual criminal act, noting a 60 percent drop in major crimes in New York City as proof of the measure’s effectiveness.
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New York
Fort Worth
Conscience money and a rancher's confession
A well known box elder rancher visited the office in distress admitting sleep loss and moral worry as he spoke of conscience money and personal hardship.
Conscience Moves Man to Pay Eagle Subscription
A reader, troubled by guilt over years of free Eagle access, vows to travel to Ekalaka Montana and subscribe for at least a year. He tells a confidant he will settle debts and pay what is owed, choosing honesty over continued sponging. The note ends with a moral urging others to do likewise.
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The
Eagle
Ekalaka
Mont
German dancer halted after nearly three hundred hours
A German dancer who danced for nearly three hundred hours had to stop due to a brain affection. Our suspicion is that it was something of the sort that made him start.
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