Ingenuity In Poultry Business Boosts Efficiency
Poultrymen find clever ways to cut chores and boost profits. A three story coop uses a two foot square flue from top to bottom with hinged doors at each floor. A converted electric mower with a bulldozer blade scrapes litter into a manure loader at the feed lot.
Treatment of Seed With Good Fungicides Stressed
The U S department of agriculture urges treating grain seed with effective fungicides to improve stands. The cost is a few cents per acre, and neglect is reckless. Fungicidal seed treatment targets smuts and seedling diseases in wheat oats and barley and seed rats in corn and sorghum. Officials note hybrid corn is often treated at the source and farmers can use large plants for service. Farmers hiring treatments should ensure correct chemicals and per bushel rates.
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Do It Yourself Vegetable Washer From a Box
A simple vegetable washer can be made by removing the bottom of a sturdy wooden box and inserting a wire mesh. Place the box on the lawn with the mesh side down and rinse vegetables with a hose to remove dirt. Corn ripening concerns prompt farmers to seek hybrids for next year. A check on local corn demonstrations results will help.
DDT Yielded to New Insecticides for Livestock and Pets
The American Veterinary Medical Association journal notes DDT is being replaced by methoxychlor lindane and chlordan as new chemicals fight biting parasites in livestock and pets. Farmers require instruction on their use.
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American Veterinary Medical Association Journal
The Unknown Average Fan In Baseball Spirit And Sports Debate
The piece argues team spirit matters beyond hitting and pitching as the Dodgers' strength is tempered by pitching gaps. Eddie Sawyer considers players like Campanella Hodges Robinson and Reese key, noting Hodges as a danger to Musial and predicting Dodgers’ strong cast but flawed pitching. It also discusses sport and business blurring, college programs’ rising costs, and big revenue shifts in football and basketball.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Sox
Eddie Sawyer
Phillies
Eddie
Dodgers
Sawyer
Giants
Braves
Campanella
Hodges
Robinson
Reese
Snyder
Furillo
Newcombe
Roe
Branca
Hatten
Barney
Banta
Bankhead
Palica
Musial
Red Sox Mysteries Haunt Florida Field In 1950 Preview
In Florida the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers baffle fans with questions about their ability to win clutch games. The Red Sox boast heavy hitting and strong pitching additions, yet critics question late-inning performance under pressure despite a star lineup and manager Joe McCarthy.
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St. Petersburg
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Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Sox
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Doerr
Pesky
Stephens
Boudreau
Walloping
Dropo
Goodman
Bill Wight
Ray Scarborough
Joe McCarthy
Tom Yawkey
General MacArthur
Marines
Yawkey
Florida
Joe Gordon
Philadelphia
Fenway Park
Salads to Brighten Spring Meals and Menus
A Homemaker’s guide to refreshing salads for warm days with crisp, cold serving tips. Recipes include Citrus Salmon Salad, Baked Sea Food Salad, Continental Salad Bowl, Chow Mein Salad, Frozen Cranberry Peach Salad, and dressy options with varied ingredients and garnishes.
Spring Salad Dessert Loaf With Fresh Fruit
Green and white salad dessert loaf combines gelatine fruit juice and fruits for a light spring dish. Bread and butter sandwiches shaped with cookie cutters pair as a dessert luncheon item. Serve with a strawberry raspberry peach or cherry sauce.
Airplane Weathervane Pattern Delights Children
A mini aircraft weathervane toy engages both children and adults with a simple breeze turning the propellers. The pattern includes cutting guides for all parts and is priced at 50 cents. Pattern service offered from Bedford Hills New York.
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Bedford Hills
New York
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