PB1465 Tree Crops for Marginal Farmland - Paulownia

Paulownia is native to the Orient. It is also called the Chinese Empress tree, the Princess tree or the Kiri tree. Paulownia is known for its extremely fast growth, clusters of showy and fragrant lavender flowers, elephant-ear-sized leaves and extraordinary cash value. The major commercial market is with Japan. Paulownia is used to make furniture, gift boxes, bowls, toys, clogs, handicrafts and musical instruments. The wood is also used for traditional products such as construction lumber, plywood and veneer. Athough many species of Paulownia exist in Asia, many are considered subtropical and will not become marketable trees in the southern United States. The three species commonly recommended for planting in the United States are Paulownia tomentosa (Royal Paulownia), P. fortunei (white-flowered Paulownia) and P. elongata. Royal Paulownia is more tolerant to cold winter temperatures to 0 degrees F, while P. fortunei and P. elongata are more susceptible to cold winter temperatures and should be planted where winter temperatures rarely get below 20 degrees F. In Japan, Paulownia wood is used for a multitude of products because it is attractive, strong, lightweight, quick-drying, versatile and has good resonance qualities. The wood is easily worked and will not split or crack when spikes are driven into it or with rapid drying. Demand is so great that Japan imports large quantities of logs and lumber from China, Taiwan, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Thailand

Earthquakes in California in 1896 and 1897

The following paper is a continuation of similar records furnished by officers of the Lick Observatory, and completes the list up to the end of 1897. It records all the shocks observed or felt on Mount Hamilton and all those reported to the Lick Observatory by letter, as well as newspaper reports of such earthquakes as occurred in the State during the year. It also includes a number of shocks in various localities on the Pacific coast which it was thought might not have been recorded in other reports. No systematic examination of newspapers has been made, however, and some reports of earthquakes may have escaped notice

PS Magazine 1956 Series Issue 047

PS Magazine, also known as the Preventive Maintenance Monthly, is an official publication of the Army, providing information for all soldiers assigned to combat and combat duties. The magazine covers issues concerning maintenance, maintenance procedures and supply problems.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/psm/1046/thumbnail.jp

Water resources of Harrison County, Texas

Map of Harrison County, Texas showing water wells and springs. "Prepared in cooperation with the Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior."UT Librarie

Service record of the 145th Naval Construction Battalion, 1943-1944-1945

This book is uploaded into two parts to accommodate quicker download rates. From A Batt is Born (the book\u27s introduction): As the sunrise dispersed the chill early morning mists from over Camp Peary, Virginia, on the morning of 15 November, 1943, a momentous event was in the making. Old Doc Stork circled thru B-10 area, hopped into Replacement, dipped thru Ship\u27s Company area, and laboriously dumped his mountainous load with a resounding thud into Area A-7. The 145th Naval Construction Battalion was born. Little did the infant suspect the experiences on the long rough road ahead of it ... a journey that would occupy two years and would take it to Japan\u27s front door and back. And so it was with a naive and strictly Gl Here Sir that we answered our first muster at Camp Peary. It was with the enthusiasm of the uninitiated that we marched to the trains in tempo with a band, and set out on November 20, 1943.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1186/thumbnail.jp

PS Magazine 1969 Series Issue 198

PS Magazine, also known as the Preventive Maintenance Monthly, is an official publication of the Army, providing information for all soldiers assigned to combat and combat duties. The magazine covers issues concerning maintenance, maintenance procedures and supply problems.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/psm/1197/thumbnail.jp

782nd Tank Batallion

This little history from 1 February 1943 up to the time of arrival in the ETO has been prepared so that present and former members of the battalion may have a few notes to recall some of the humorous, routine and sometimes serious moments of their days in the 782nd Tank Battalion. All facts and figures are obtained from the official Battalion History which is filed in the Historical Section of the War Department, Washington, D. C. What is to follow has been reworded slightly to make easier reading and if possible to add a laugh, give credit or to add a few bits of information that would ordinarily be lacking from an official communique.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1008/thumbnail.jp

History of the 54th Troop Carrier Squadron

The 54th Transport Squadron predecessor of the present 54th Troop Carrier Squadron was activated at Hamilton Field, California on 1 June 1942. Original unit commander was Captain William G. Harley, 0165088. Staff Sergeant Paul M. Pugh, 6894048, was acting First Sergeant. Private Arthur W. Yess, 33091246, was the third member of the original organization.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1023/thumbnail.jp

Cargo soundings album: April 1944 to November 1945 (28th Special Naval Construction Battalion)

Prologue Soon after the treacherous attack on Pearl Harbor, the idea was conceived by the Navy Department of forming construction units which would do all construction work overseas that would arise from the exigencies of war. Less than a year later a bottle-neck developed in the unloading of ships which made it obvious that the Navy needed not only experienced builders but capable stevedores, as well. Hurriedly the Special Battalions were formed. Their personnel consisting of some life-long stevedores, but in great part, of men who had never before been on a dock for a purpose other than boarding a ship or fishing. These battalions came through in the best traditions of the Seabees and the U.S. Naval Service. From Port Hueneme, California, to the Philippines, from Davisville, R. I., to Burma. The Steve-bees have, in full battalions, detachments and units, performed miracles in speed of loading and unloading supply ships. The 28th Special Naval Construction Battalion is typical of the fast-working, efficient, stevedoring outfits that have done so much to facilitate the logistic angle of the war effort. At Pearl Harbor it received commendations for its speed and capability, for its record-breaking handling of all possible manner of cargo. In the Philippines it continued its excellent work. Soon after V-J Day the battalion moved to Japan, where it was decommissioned. When the 28th Special landed at the Philippine Islands, it found nothing in the form of living quarters waiting for them. A camp had to be built from scratch and there was no one around to do it but the stevedores themselves. The men fell to the job with a vengeance, determined to prove their versatility. Following in the footsteps of a Construction Battalion, they built a camp that was generally conceded to be among the best on the island. It is to these men who have sweated on the docks through all hours of the day and night; who have outdone themselves in an unaccustomed construction job that this book, the story of their lives in the 28th SI\u27ecial, is respectfully dedicated.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1165/thumbnail.jp