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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
2
The article notes that insect control is vital for successful gardening and advocates new insecticides and dusting mixes. It recommends reaching the leaf undersides with dusters, using hand plungers for small plots and sack dusters for larger plots, and cites Wisconsin tests showing 40 to 60 percent potato yield increases with DDT dusting at 10 day intervals.
Crochet pattern ad describes a ten inch white wool puppy with a thick coat. It explains how to crochet, stuff, embroider nose mouth and eyes and asks readers to send 20 cents plus name address and pattern number 5063 Fat tern for full instructions.
On Emerson Grebel’s Beaver Dam farm Wisconsin a grass silage demonstration uses dried cheese whey as a preservative in a temporary silo. About 30 pounds of whey powder per ton of chopped mixed grass is added during processing as FFA members study silage quality and its effect on milk production.
Cornell University reports calf scours do not improve with vitamin pills or tablets. Studies on about 60 heifer calves across dairy breeds found vitamin A D E ascorbic acid and B vitamins added to a normal diet did not reduce incidence or severity of scours.
Instructions describe how 2 4 D residue in spray equipment can injure plants causing stunted growth and yield loss. It advises using hot water and household ammonia to remove the residue by rinsing with hot water then filling with water and adding two teaspoons of ammonia per quart, boiling point precautions implied.
Nathan B. Stubblefield demonstrated wireless audio in 1892 to scientists, broadcasting a message through the air without wires. His first public broadcast occurred January 1, 1902, and on May 30, 1902, at Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, his voice traveled a mile from the transmitter.
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