Women join outdoor buying wave for Christmas gifts
The piece notes a rise in women participating in fishing boating and hunting with saltwater tournaments producing women winners. It encourages wives or sweethearts to gift guns outboard motors boats or fishing gear and offers shopping tips while stressing quality over bargains.
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Hubby
Christmas Outdoors Gift Guide for Wives and Families
A shopping guide advises wives on choosing fishing and shooting gear. It covers boat motors by use case, from 5 to 18 horsepower, lightweight tackle with 6 to 7 foot rods, reels, lines and lures, and emphasizes brands. It notes shotgun trends toward 20 gauge and auto or pump action, discusses rifles and a Hi-Standard Sentinel pistol, and promotes reading a Texas coast boating feature by Wilke.
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Texas
Wilke
Laguna Madre
Corpus Christi
Port Isabel
Winterizing Home Cuts Fuel Bills
Winterizing the home reduces heat loss and fuel use. Experts advise weather stripping storm doors and windows, plus attic insulation and proper ventilation to lower bills and enhance comfort. A cooler attic in summer is also noted. Lassen Peak remains the only active continental volcano.
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W. S. Allen
Allen
Continental
United States
Lassen Peak
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Calif
Oyster's Surprising Breeding Capacity Revealed
Researchers note individual oysters can release up to 100 million eggs in a single spawning season. This high fecundity highlights oysters' prolific reproductive potential and implications for aquaculture and wild populations.
Soil Test First Step For A Healthy Lawn Start
A soil test is the first step to a good lawn and garden next spring. A laboratory test determines fertility needs to keep vegetables productive. A soil sample should be taken for testing.
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Bennet
Tax Man Sam A Y S A Y S
Students earned income and had taxes withheld but under 600 dollars in many cases. Dad may claim them as exemptions if he provides main support, and the student can be exempt on his return if allowances apply. File early to receive refund of last summer's withholdings starting January first.
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Pappa
Dad
Determining Soil Fertility With Texas A&M Soil Tests
William F. Bennett explains how to collect soil samples for lawn and garden testing at Texas A&M. Mix multiple subsamples for lawns, take deeper samples for gardens, and submit with an information sheet. results typically arrive in one to two weeks.
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Texas A. and
M. College
Floodwater Mosquito Eggs Bide on River Beds
Floodwater mosquitoes lay eggs on stream banks along the Mississippi River that hatch only when floods rise. Some eggs remain viable for years, awaiting water return before hatching.
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Mississippi River
Christmas Cranberry Pie With Decorative Pastry Cutouts
A festive fruit pie recipe combines cranberries with tapioca and sugar. It instructs to bake a 9 inch crust, fill with the cranberry mixture, top with cutout shapes, and serve warm or cold for a holiday meal.
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