Scenes and Persons in the Current News
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1?Stepping the steeMracing mast of Endeavor, T. O. M. Sopwlth's English challenger for the America's cup, at New- 1
port, ft. I. ?-'?The lirst fscCVrmiok reaper In the parade of Farm week at the World's fair in Chicago. 3?Reichswehr 1
troops taking the oath of allegiance to Adolf Hitler, chancellor-leader of Germany.
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Following the Tanks in Staten Island Battle
The "Blue" troops follow their tanks through a heavy barrage, as they attack the "Brown's" defensive position
across the northern end of Staten Island. Two tank units and an armored car squadron of the United States army
reserve, aided by regular army units, put on this show. The tank units were manned in great part by upstate business
men. and they had a two weeks' training period at Miller held.
HOOVER HAPPY AT 60
Herbert Hoover, former President of
the United States, his face wreathed
In smiles, was deluged with congratu
latory telegrams on his sixtieth birth
day. He Is shown perusing them on
the lawn of his Stanford university
campus home.
JUNIOR CHAMPION
Fred Haas, Jr., of New Orleans, who
won the western Junior amateur Rolf
tournament at the Hinsdale club, Chi
cago. is here shown with the trophy.
Water on u Oalia
The water to an oasis I* simply
a spring, such as occurs at the sur
face of the ground all over the world.
Jt Is merely Its presence In the desert
which makes It unusual ind causes
grass and plants to grow.
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Set Record in Deep Sea Diving
Otis Barton (left) and Or. William Bcehe with the "bathysphere" In which
they set a new world record by descending into the sea to a depth of 3,028
feet off Nonesuch Island In the^-Bermudas.
Starting the All-American Canal
Near Kl Centre. Calif, the first bite of earth was removed In the construc
tion of the $30,000,000 All-American canal. The canal has been a dream of the
Imperial Valley for years. It, together with the Boulder dam, will give the
valley a water system unsurpassed, and release for cultivation many millions
of acres of virgin soiL
First Adhesive Stamps in 1847
The first adhesive postage stamps In
this country were put on sale at the
New York post office July 1, 1S47.
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Sting rays of South America, lurk
Ins in the mud. sting fishermen who
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Chinch Bugs and Produce Buy Fair Tickets
Farm people visiting In Chicago learned that chinch bugs were good for something during Farm week at the
World's fair. Two quarts of the pesky bugs were accepted as the price of admission tickets for eight. Farm products
of all kinds also were received at the gates.
Loud Speaking Car as Traffic "Corrector"
A loud-speaking automobile which Is always courteous and never says: "Where yer goin'?to a lire?" was demon
strated by Captain Smith of the Washington police department to the district commissioners. It made such a hit as
a traffic "corrector" that another was ordered.
Nazi Flag in a New Jersey Camp
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Sponsored by The Friends of New Germany, Camp Wille und Macht (Will
and Might) Is being conducted near Grlggstown, N. J? and 200 boys of German
descent are learning the rudiments of military drill. The lads carry the Nazi
swastika tlag and are taught German and the first principles of Nazlism.
New Floating Dock for the Navy
The Detr nomine drydock for handling destroyers and small craft Is shown
Just as It was launched for the navy at the plant of the Dravo Constructing
company In Wilmington. Del. It will be of great value for the use of ships
which are based at a considerable distance from the large graving docks at
the various navy yards, as many of the smaller craft of the fleet can be placed
In the floating drydock without making the long trips to the navy-yard docks.
The dock will be moored at the navy destroyer base at San Diego. Calif.
BABY "NEAR GENIUS"
Selden Gilgore, two and one-half
years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Gilgore of West Philadelphia, Pa., Is
a very unusual child. Members of the
psychological clinic of the University
of Pennsylvania pronounced him a
"near genius" after tests gave him an
L Q. rating of 146.0. |
SPEEDY GIRL
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Flelene Boucher, sixteen-year-old
French flyer, who set a new world
speed record for women, when she
flew G21 miles at an average speed of
204.1132.
New Zealand's Population
The density of population in New
Zealand is approximately 10 persons
to the square mile.
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Cattle Guide to
Crop Adjustment
Retirementof Land Demands
Plans to Use Grain and
Forage Yields.
Bv R. R Sn&DD. Associate Chief in Beet
Cattle Husbandry. University of Illinois.?
WNU Service.
Retirement of some 1,500,000 acres
of corn and wheat land from nor
mal production under the AAA pro
grams is likely to be successful only
If live stock numbers are adjusted to
the new levels of grain and forage pro
duction.
Cattle constitute a "lock washer"
which can be used to hold steady and
give permanence to many adjustments
which may be made In agricultural
practices.
Farmers with cattle will quickly see
the advantages to be gained by raising
less grain and more forage and pas
ture, since this new supply of forage
can be used effectively in beef produc
tion. Consequently, changes made by
such farmers In their cropping systems
will be relatively permanent. On the
other hand, farmers without cattle will
find their hay and pasture crops even
more difficult to dispose of at remu
nerative prices than were their former
surpluses of corn and wheat.
Cattle contribute further to the suc
cess of the government's adjustment
programs through the aid which they
furnish in maintaining the fertility of
high-grade land. If marginal and sub
marginal land is entirely removed from
cultivation, It will be imperative that
the land used for the growing of har
vested crops be maintained In a high
state of fertility. For this purpose.
cattle manure has no equal.
Furthermore, beef cattle aid In the
elimination of burdensome surpluses
through their ability to convert a mil
lion bushels of corn into five million
pounds of beef. The million bushels
of corn in its natural state would sup
ply the total cereal needs of 800,000
people for an entire year, while the
5,000,000 pounds of beef will suffice
only for 100,000 persons a year at the
present scale of beef consumption.
Small fluctuations in the corn, bar
ley and oat crops, amounting to a few
million bushels either way, have but
slight effect on the grain market so
long as there are sufficient cattle in the
country to permit the utilization of
the surpluses, or to permit the release
of sufficient grain to make good the
deficit by the varying number of cattle
given a grain feed. Without sufficient
cattle to furnish this safety factor, rel
atively small fluctuations in the grain
crops may have a great influence od
market prices.
Concrete Silos Can Be
Put Into Good Condition
Coucrete silos which have softened
and sloughed off on the inside due to
the use of too little cement or to mis
takes in mixing or handling the con
crete, can be repaired by chipping oft
the defective material with hammer
and cold chisel, soaking the concrete
thoroughly several times, crushing
with a cream-like grouting of cement
and water, then plastering with rich
cement mortar.
If the defective concrete extends
clear through the silo walls, says a
writer in the Montreal Herald, the en
tire wall can be replaced by cutting
out a section at a time and replacing
It with good material. When these
have set thoroughly, the remaining
parts can be replaced in the same
way.
Leakage of air through silo walls
is a conynon cause of moldy silage.
Hollow tile, concrete block and con
crete stave silos are often coated with
a cement and water wash with the
idea of stopping such air leaks; but
this does little good, since any cracks
will open up again as soon as the
pressure comes on the walls. What Is
needed is a more elastic coating, which
will stretch slightly.
Mosquitoes on Farms
A common source of mosquitoes on
farms Is ponds which provide drinking
water for live stock. Obviously, it is
inadvisable to treat these ponds with
poisonous substances, kerosene, or
other material which will impart a
taste to the water which would be re
volting to live stock, and to drain them
of course is also out of the question.
If such ponds are made deep enough
so that they will not dry up frequently
during summer fish can be introduced
which will feed on the larvae of mos
quitoes.
Rye Hay
"?Ttye hay has about the same feed
ing value as oats hay, except that it
does not contain quite as much di
gestible protein. The rye should be
cut while the grain Is in the early
milk stage, at which time the stems
and leaves may be cured to a bright,
dust-free hay of good quality. At that
time the awns or beards have not hard
ened as to become objectionable. This
hay may be fed to live stock as any
other cereal hay.?Indiana Farmer's
Guide.
Better Pastures
The heretofore careless attitude tak
en by many farmers toward their pas
ture land is to be changed, If the De
partment of Agriculture has its way.
Efforts will be made to convince the
live stock raiser and the general farm
er that by proper care In the type of
grass planted in pasture a return which
will more than compensate for the
trouble will be obtained. The usual
pasture land on American farms Is the
most worthless land, which can be used
for no other purpose with any success.