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Show '-q SHIRT CUFF NEWS AND FACTS. AVhon you visit Washington those days you hoar much more 1,1-out tho farms than formerly. former-ly. "Wo piesumo that this is lecauso of tho activity of the farm organizatins and the' in creasing importance of tho De-prrtment De-prrtment of Agriculture. Anyway, Any-way, a reporter for the National Nation-al Editorial Service in which this newspaper is a franchise viombor, jotted down some facts and news on his shirt cuff that camo to him by chance chan-ce during a day spent in Washington.. Hero they aro: American farmers own 200,-(H0 200,-(H0 automobiles. "Ultraclay".is the name of a now substance found in soil 'y scientists. Department of Agriculture i? suspicious of clover seed imported this winter. Agricultural Department has (ifccovored tho cause of "root rot" in corn. Sugar substitutes, like dextrose, dex-trose, will bo allowed in curing cur-ing hams and bacon. Fnclo Sam has eight million farms; about one-third aro over 100 acres. Tho farmers havo. over 21,-000,000 21,-000,000 horses. Bureau of Soils has now sur-U'vod sur-U'vod one-third of tho United S'ates. Agricultural Department is about ready to announco a inlhod of saving fruit and vgotablos on railroad cars iJiom freezing. I lihodo Tsland lost one-third of its farms in the last ten years. Perhaps all these facts aro rot news to farmers but we'll hot most of them are. |