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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1976
Page
10
Earl Aronson explains a five foot tall Salad Tree using hog wire on a board to grow lettuce at the base and tomatoes and cucumbers climbing the mesh. A free 20 page booklet from Soil Association details compost use as fertilizer mulch and soil conditioner.
Maineman authors a new paperback Terrariums detailing soil, light, water, and propagation for self contained gardens. The guide also covers tropical fish and aquatic plants and where to buy supplies.
In Fremont Nebraska Rev J Graydon Wilson and his wife Hortense, both 62, retired last year and abandoned Social Security prospects to grow food on 1% acre. They plan to reach 90 percent self sufficiency by summer, with 30 vegetables, 15 fruit trees, grape vines, chickens, a dairy cow, two calves and plans for beekeeping. They avoid chemical fertilizers and pest controls, relying on compost and natural bacteria, and see themselves as missionaries for organic living though admit it is not practical for city dwellers.
Underwriters Laboratories tests classify roofing materials for fire resistance. Class C roofing protects against basic fire danger by not spreading flames over the roof, resisting ignition, and avoiding emission of burning brands that could start new fires.
Plans for a 1980 pilot solar plant aim to produce 10 million watts from steam heated by sunlit mirrors. Four windmills, two at 1.5 million watts, are also planned as federal solar program expands. Sandia Labs will host an experimental 200-foot boiler with 75 heliostats and a later 600 to 800-foot tower.
Plymouth Conn AP A brick building on Main Street houses thousands of locks and keys in the Lock Museum of America. Chief treasures include a 1833 Blake Bros. cylindrical lock, a 1865 Linus Yale Jr. pin tumbler, and an 1838 chest lock labeled Terryville. The collection highlights Connecticut as a cradle of American lockmaking and the Eagle Lock Co. legacy.
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