Thimet Insecticide For Cotton Seed Promises Early Season Control
A new seed treatment insecticide named Thimet, developed by American Dy namic Company, has been approved by the U S Department of Agriculture and is being produced commercially Anecdotal notes say it coats cotton seed and systemic uptake protects young plants for up to seven weeks, reducing the need for multiple early season sprays and dusts The Federal and State studies indicate the chemical remains in the growing plant after germination and kills insects that feed on the plant
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
American Dynamoc Company
Cde
Thescot
Istiibateen
Care When Treating Fabrics For Discoloration
Homemakers face questions about whitening fabrics as blends of old and new fibers react to laundering. For new materials use sodium perborate bleach to prevent color loss, and rinse heavily soiled items with heavy duty soap. For heavily discolored nylon and similar fibers, use perborate or conditioner with hypochlorite at about 100 F, and iron on a cool setting. Keep labels with each garment for proper care.
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Nylon
Dacron
Dynel
Orion
Beef Marketing Costs Subject of Study
A USDA report titled Beef Marketing Bargains and Costs analyzes marketing costs and price spreads. It notes farm value for Choice beef fell more than retail price in late 1955, with marketing costs absorbing about three fifths of the drop. The Agricultural Marketing Service cites rising costs over seven years and a lower farmer share of the consumer dollar.
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USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Congress
Star Vegetables In Crisp Salads
Fresh vegetables inspire light meals for warm weather with crisp salads as main dishes. Dagwood Salad features avocado, tomato, asparagus, celery, carrot, olives with a creamy dressing. Tana Lima Salad combines lima beans tuna celery pimento parsley mayonnaise relish in lettuce cups for four servings.
Fantastical Sidewalks and Jet Injectors Hit Headlines
Washington reports on moving sidewalks at Hudson and Manhattan in Jersey City and Sam Houston Coliseum Essumton with plans for Dallas and Philadelphia airports. Chicago reveals automatic jet injector mass vaccination replacing needles, delivering rapid shots in about a second. Camden Me describes Police Chief John eee’s quick action after three cars were reported stolen but mufflers were found misplaced in a patrol car.
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Washington
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
Jersey City
N.J
Sam Houston Coliseum
Essumton
Auditorium
Dallas
Philadelphia
Chicago
Camden
John Eee
Pee Dike
Crossword Puzzle From Last Week’s Across and Down
Puzzle lists across and down clues with numerous misspellings and OCR errors, including thematic entries like mythological and geographic terms. The mixed entries cover ranges from mythology to science and include items such as a setting for jewels and a shrub, plus several garbled entries requiring cross-letter solving.
Ten Top Corn Growers Tell Secret of 200 Bushel Yields
Purdue agronomists studied ten Indiana farmers with 1954 yields from 175 to 214 bushels per acre. Key practices include soil fertility management and nitrogen inputs, high fertilizer rates, legume rotation, alfalfa and clover in rotations, modest corn following corn, stalk counts of 16 000 to 30 000 per acre, and use of certified or pedigreed hybrids. The Midwest committee urges growers to adopt these methods to raise yields and reduce costs per produced bushel.
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Indiana
Purdue University Agronomists
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Oklahoma grocer sets up checker parlor to attract players
W. E. Weaver of Okla MANGRAM runs a grocery store and adds a table and chairs to lure opponents for his checker hobby. He finds some customers willing to play and keeps the board busy despite initial difficulty in finding players.
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Mangram
Okla
W. E. Weaver
Weaver
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