Ever Normal Granary Law Urged by AAA Report
Washington urged enactment of ever normal granary legislation as the next step in developing a national farm program. AAA administrator Tolley warned current soil conservation is inadequate for wide production swings and proposed storage, insurance, and commodity loans to stabilize supplies and farmer incomes. He favored a fourfold approach including conservation, loans, crop adjustment, and an emergency positive control mechanism.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
H. R. Tolley
AAA
Tolley
Jones
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Federal Farm Board
Bankhead
Kerr-Smith
United States
Pellagra Caused by Improper Diet Warned by Official
Austin health officials warn pellagra stems from diets lacking essential nutrients. Dr Geo W Cox notes symptoms include skin changes, digestive issues, nervousness and weakness, with thousands of Texans affected and about a thousand dying yearly. He urges milk, fresh meat, vegetables, tomatoes, whole wheat, salmon, yeast, and fruits to prevent the disease and advises medical guidance and proper diet over patent medicines.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Flavoring Broilers with Feeds Reveals Meat Flavor Shifts
Texas Experiment Station reports that feeding different protein sources alters chicken meat flavor by changing taste dependent on cooking and serving heat. Sherwood finds combinations like sardine, soy, and cottonseed meals can yield a neutral flavor, while individual sources produce distinct tastes. He notes meat gains and feather quality alongside flavor, and emphasizes cost and mineral balance in ration design.
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College Station
R. M. Sherwood
Division of Poultry Husbandry
Texas Experiment Station
Sherwood
Sylvia Cover
Rural Home Research Division
Texas Farm Income Surges Over 30 Percent
The Bureau of Agricultural Economies reports Texas farm income rose more than 30 percent in January to May, 1937, totaling 150,926,000 from 116,196,000 the prior year. Livestock and crops receipts climbed, AAA payments surged, and total income surpassed 1935 levels despite crop gains lagging. A small electric lamp invention aids dark photography by projecting a beam onto targets.
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Washington
Texas
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
May
AAA
Lightning strikes Riverton Church yard injuring many
In Alton Missouri, twenty five churchgoers were knocked unconscious when a bolt struck a large tree in front of Riverton Country Church as Sunday services ended. Four were seriously hurt and ten required medical treatment, with a 5-year-old boy not expected to live. A separate note mentions a lightweight dynamic microphone for amateur radio.
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Alton
Riverton
Here
Protein Ration Formulas for Desired Flavor Profiles
The discussion notes that at least a third of the protein portion of the ration can be supplied without lowering quality and suggests that certain tastes may require using one of these inexpensive proteins to achieve the preferred flavor.
Crow Becomes Popular National Dish in U S
Washington reports the agriculture department notes rising interest in crow recipes. Col H P Shelton of the biological survey bureau says demand for crow bulletins grows nationwide with restaurants in the West featuring the fowl. The challenge is overcoming folklore that eating crow is humiliation, with guidance to serve it unannounced to see reactions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
America
Col. H. P. Shelton
Biological Survey Bureau
West
Col. Sheldon
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