Survey of Virginia commercial fruit lands report
The United States Department of Agriculture through the Virginia Crop Reporting Service surveys fruit in Virginia's commercial counties. An inquiry to 4,000 commercial growers requests numbers of apple varieties and peach trees to aid marketing estimates, with packets sent to orchardists to return to Richmond. Frederick county is highlighted as a major commercial fruit area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Wee Ree State Departments
Virginia Cropeeing Service
Virginia
Richmond
State Horticultural Society
Division of Markets
Frederick County
Four thinning schools to be held in Yakima orchards
Yakima will host four thinning schools later this month under County Agent A. E. Lovett and extension horticulturist M. D. Armstrong. Each orchard event will thin 12 trees across three apple varieties with field instruction and data collection on yield and quality to be coordinated by Prof. C. M. Morris of the Washington State College Horticultural Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
A. E. Lovett
M.D. Armstrong
Washington State College
C. M. Morris
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Scientists Identify Vast Locust Diversity Worldwide
American scientists have identified and collected about forty thousand distinct locust species. These historic pests, costing the world roughly $100 million annually, are now cataloged as part of a major global study.
Fire song dedicated to Charley Rouss Fire Company
Mrs Nina Glyn Anderson dedicates a song to the Charley Rouss Fire Company to be sung at meetings to the tune Tramp Tramp The Boys Are Marching. She notes her loyalty to the company and her late husband Edward S Anderson was a longtime member and Union Band player. The piece praises the firefighting group and mentions Mt Hebron monument to the Rouss founder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Glyn Anderson
Charley Rouss
Charley Rouss Co
Rouss
Mt. Hebron
Charley
Playground work continues after director illness
The Winchester Playground and Recreation Committee faced a delay as director Jonathan A Butler left due to a serious accident to his father. Butler may return but severed ties with the local organization. The committee vows not to abandon plans and will meet next Thursday.
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Winchester
Plageground and Recreation Committee
Wis
Jonathan” A. Butler
Butler
Playground Association
School committee weighs split director roles
The committee discusses continuing work and possibly rejecting Mr Butler's successor. A potential plan calls for separate directors for girls and boys, seen as a more satisfactory arrangement than the prior form.
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Universal Picture
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Buck
Sample Shoe Store Co
North Maint Street
Nathanson
Percales
Madras
Little Joe’s
Shipman-Ward
Carrner
the Office Supply Co., Inc
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Richard E. Thibaut
Niagara Blue Ribbon
N. G. Hottle
S. Main St
Pollare
Lewes
Park & Pollard
Daletinly
Market St
Bell Phone
Nettleton Shoes
Nettleton Workshops
J. M. Orndoff
Rouss Boys
Rouss Company
Selon
Franck Baker and Son
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Carter Hall Grove
Millwood
Geo. L. Jones
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Ewart Johnson
Bertha von Hillern
Winchester Milling CO
Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Jessie Hillyard
East Water Street
Funk & Son
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