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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
3
University of Illinois researchers in cooperation with A and P stores tested icing ears of sweet corn in the field. Ice water used on the field allowed immediate dipping and kept tenderness by preventing sugar loss when temperatures rise above 40 degrees, eliminating degradation.
An expedition preparing to visit Africa to film and record animal life equips its helicopter with a shriek gun a high pitched siren said to terrify and drive away beasts when the craft hovers near the ground.
A substitute starch is made from a waxy corn variety discovered in China by an American missionary. Seeds reached the United States 37 years ago and a satisfactory waxy hybrid has been developed. It closely matches tapioca and has been used in several applications once reserved for tapioca.
Farmers are advised to buy labor saving equipment with cash to avoid debt payments next year if income falls. With labor shortages and high labor costs, spending now on efficient machinery is seen as sound business and may reduce financial risk.
The article discusses farmers with electricity adopting home type refrigerators with freezing compartments to store frozen foods. It notes larger farm frozen cabinets exist for winter supplies of fruits vegetables and meats and suggests community or co-operative locker plants for larger quantities.
A historical note describes applying paradichlorobenzene to trees over three years old. The process involves removing the bark to expose the crown, treating the root area, and reassembling the bark with a six to eight inch mound, using one ounce of paradichlorobenzene.
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