From wastelands to wealth chemurgy promises wider farm wealth
Wheeler McMillen of the National Farm Chemurgy Council touts chemurgy as expanding usable wealth per acre. Submarginal lands and weeds like dandelions, milkweeds, and cattails gain commercial value, with rubber and other products under study, reviving earlier projects such as the guayule shrub in the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemurgy
Wheeler McMillen
National Farm Chemurgie Council
Russia
Indies
Mildew of Fibers From Milkweed and Other Plants
Dr. Boris Berkman notes milkweed yields two fibers, one in the seed pod and one in the stalk, with uses in insulation soundproofing and protective gear. Bast fiber shows strong tensile qualities, alpha cellulose 92 percent, and potential textile use. Other notes cover cattail floss, catalpa and castor bean developments, chemurgy advances in plastics, and regional cultivation efforts for economic resilience.
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Boris Berkman
Berkman
Berlman
Michigan
C.F. Burgess
Burgess
Alex Laprie
Ohio State University
Laurie
Olun Agricultural Experiment Stelion
Chemurgy
Nazi booby-traps haunt North Africa retreat and trains
Army training officers emphasize booby-trap awareness after reports of extensive enemy devices in North Africa. Officers reiterate lessons from the front as Germans abandon various deadly items like pens watches wallets and whistles along retreat routes.
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Lesley J. McNair
North
Africa
First Lady Sells Own Dollar Bill Warms Odd Customs
Mrs. Roosevelt signs a quirky dollar bill game among travelers. Short snorters, adventurous flyers crossing oceans, must produce an amine graphed bill on demand or pay a dollar or buy a drink. She signs her bill, and the unusual practice gains attention.
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Castor
Midwest
Kansas
India
Brazil
War Zoo
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iillinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
W. K. Burlison
Agriculture Department
University of Windis
Northwest Pacific
Washington
Oregon
China
Chungking
Millside
Washington, D. C
Navy Yard
White House
White Mouse Guard
Red Cross
Vow
U. S
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