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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1958
Page
22
Home gardeners and commercial growers face potato storage issues with deterioration hurting cooking quality. The article notes seasonal timing and a perennial problem across home and ware fields, urging improved methods to preserve quality.
The text discusses tropical houseplants flowering issues due to temperature and light, recommending guano over inorganic fertilisers, and notes winter bark differences in fruiting peaches. It also explains potato storage risks including immature tubers, disease, hollow heart from weather patterns, and the need for sound, dry tubers stored under airy conditions.
The Population Bulletin notes Latin America's population growth is rapid with 187 million in 1956 and projections showing the region could reach about 593 million by 2000. It highlights extreme poverty and calls for improved living levels and fertility control, acknowledging the complexity of the issue.
London observers fear the moon could serve as a potential base for firing missiles toward Earth. A Reuters report notes strategists are already eyeing the moon for possible missile use, describing the prospect as utterly dreadful.
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