Renewed Soviet Demand for Second Front in Europe
The Soviet Union issued its strongest call for a second front on the war's two year mark, claiming heavy Allied and Axis losses and asserting that victory hinges on opening a Western front. It highlighted Russian resilience, Allied cooperation, and the need to counter German advances from Leningrad to the Caucasus.
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London
Russia
Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
Great Britain
United States
Leningrad
Moscow
Rostov
Crimea
Red Army
Stalingrad
Kursk
Rzhev
Vyazma
Ghatsk
Velikie Luki
Kharkov
Caucasus
Summer plowings reduce nematode damage in tomatoes
A field trial exposed nematodes to sun by successive plowings 1% inches deeper each time in 100 degree heat. Treated plots yielded $266 per acre versus $146 on untreated. two plowings gave $250. The third plowing added $13 per acre, with overall gains attributed to nematode control.
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Russia
Summer Plowing For Root Knot
A 1942 farm test in the Lower Rio Grande Valley examined summer plowing to reduce root knot nematode Heterodera marioni in vegetables. In a 40 acre Hidalgo County field once damaged by string beans, three mid summer plowings exposed beans to sun and drying to kill eggs and larvae in roots and soil.
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Marioni
Rio Grande Valley
F. N. Vining
Hidalgo County
Peach prospects drop as Texas outlook worsens
The Agriculture Department forecasts the ten southern states will yield only 6,774,000 bushels of peaches this year, the smallest since 1932, due to winter and spring freezes. Georgia's output is projected at 1,682,000 bushels with total U.S. production at 45,267,000 bushels, about 32 percent below last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Department
Georgia
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John Doe Jr
Mary Ann Doe
James Doe
Lula Moe Doe
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Noel Ashinhurst
S. H. Maples
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