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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1942
Page
7
Purdue soil chemist explains that grain soybeans exhaust soil unless plowed under or used for hay with returned manure. Fertilizing soybeans at seeding is being studied. lime and broadcast phosphate and potash before plowing markedly boost yields, with lime effects lasting years.
The article stresses careful feeding of pullets and laying hens, warning that abrupt diet changes cause reduced intake and slower growth. It recommends a gradual transition over a week to ten days and urges giving only slightly more feed daily, using clean leftovers mixed with fresh feed to prevent stale mold-prone feed at the hopper bottom.
The sequoia in California tops circumference at 101 feet 6 inches while a Hahnville Louisiana live oak holds the widest spread at 168 feet. A Waller County liveoak stands on the Liendo plantation banks with no official record. A California redwood reportedly reaches 364 feet in height and a Mexican cypress holds the world girth record. The Texas cypress is likely the largest oldest slowest and fastest growing tree locally with wood widely used.
People now eat about the same total food as 30 years ago but dietary composition shifted. Wheat cereals potatoes apples beef veal and tea intake declined while demand grew for vegetables citrus fruits sugar poultry eggs milk dairy products ice cream edible fats and cocoa.
U S wartime food needs revive the nation’s Victory Garden push with millions planning seed catalogs and plots. Farmers families, towns and cities will plant 5 760 000 gardens and communities will sponsor school and family gardens as part of the wartime food program.
The article promotes Victory Gardens as a key war effort to boost nutrition and reduce waste. It notes farms will supply fresh vegetables, while city and town plots support household needs and free canned produce for other uses. It advises small, well managed plots, six core vegetables, soil feeding with fertilizer, and weekly light work to sustain morale.
L. G. Elliott of LaSalle Extension University notes farmers face peak demand for crops livestock dairy and fibers to support wartime needs and allied requests. Prices farmers receive have hit a 13 year high while consumer costs rise but the gap narrows toward parity to sustain farm income.
A design note describes using a color paired with white for tassels that harmonize with all eye tones. The guidance emphasizes subtle contrast and universal appeal in accessory styling.
A brief item notes rochet accessories for babies made in Shetland Floss with a delicate lacy stitch that sells quickly. The piece advises readers to act fast to secure these tiny adornments.
The item lists questions for a quiz show: Nimrod identity. definitions of ream quire or quatrain. brightest star. number of Fiji islands. items measured by the mil. camphor source. battle of Flodden Field. and average words per day by court stenographers.
A list of quick quiz prompts includes Nimrod son of Cush as a mighty hunter and ruler, a quire, Sirius, two hundred fifty, a Wire used in measuring diameter, from a tree, Scots and English, and a note that court stenographers can tally up to fifty thousand words daily.
Silica gel, a processed sand with high moisture absorbing quality, is now used in cupboards to keep salt sugar and crackers dry in drawers to preserve papers and in cabinets to prevent rusting of tools and instruments says Cok ler's The gel changes from blue to pink indicating it has reached its moisture limit and must be dried in an oven.
A Cicero quotation on bravery and temperance noting that true courage cannot fear pain and true moderation cannot seek pleasure as the highest good. The saying contrasts bravery with the fear of pain and restraint with pursuit of pleasure.
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