Pest control tips for garden crops from Missouri experts
Missouri College of Agriculture guidance covers dusting beans with calcium arsenate lime mix to deter leaf beetles and melon or cucumber pests with calcium arsenate gypsum mix. Start early and cover undersides, use gypsum from lumber yards, and spray for Colorado potato beetle larvae with arsenates. Tomato fruit worm and worm control via calcium or lead arsenate sprays, with lime as a carrier. Mulching tomatoes with straw boosts late-season yields, though cost limits large-scale use.
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Firestone High Speed Tires Prove Longevity and Safety
Firestone claims lead in blowout protection with Gum-Dipped Balloon tires since the Indy 500. The 1936 High Speed Tire promises up to 50 percent longer non skid mileage, backed by test fleet records and adoption by Greyhound and other large transport firms.
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Poultry and Egg Trends Stir Local Readers in Midwest
A letter from Texas notes homegrown roasting ears, while government data reveal eggs and poultry falling across much of the Midwest from five years prior. Kansas and Iowa show sizable drops in eggs, Delaware shows a jump in poultry, and New England rises in both measures. Franklin Priebe urges better flock management as eastern producers thrive. A May 28 debate in Milan features Carter for Roosevelt and Irwin opposing, with both men hailed as leading speakers.
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