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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1954
Page
18
Farm safety experts warn that cluttered barns with bags of feed sacks stools and carts raise injury risk. They urge safe storage for tools better lighting and solid ladders with cobwebs and grime cleared to improve visibility and efficiency year round.
Vermiculite is highlighted as a carrier for liquid pesticides and herbicides improving application in North Carolina and beyond. The article notes use with prophylene di chloride for nematodes, 2 4 D and sephenyl mercuric acetate for weeds, aldrin and dieldrin for root worms, and chlordane, heptachlor for lawn pests, with widespread adoption by farmers and gardeners.
The note compares early 20th century farming with now, citing 1910 figures of 25 million horses on U.S. farms against 1000 tractors, contrasting that with over 4 million tractors today and far fewer working horses. It highlights the rise of machinery and the decline of horse work, while remarking on small town alcoholics as a local concern.
A Wilmington area modern one story house design by Stephen Kornreich Plan No 101 outlines three bedrooms two baths and a center hall for good circulation. Features include an extra large living room combined with a dining area a cathedral ceiling and a rear wall of windows opening to a flagstone terrace. Wood awning windows of ponderosa pine and a white asphalt shingle roof with blue gray side walls define the colorful exterior. The design allows basement or basementless construction with ample closet space including a walk in master closet. The price in the article notes 14500 dollars and plans are available from the Newark Delaware architect.
Mrs. Waynes Campbell surveys a dust coated home in Garden City Kansas during the 15 year worst dust storm. She vows sweeping won’t continue until sun returns or steady rain ends. she keeps a swept path and superficial dusting while awaiting better weather.
A miniature furnished house used on television to teach homemakers interior decorating at the 1954 International Home Furnishings show. Built by Paul MacAlister for 2500 dollars, it runs about 700 hours and is scaled to real life figures. It projects life size on screen to illustrate proper and improper decorating. The note mentions early free schools for Negroes in Charleston, 1740.
Advice emphasizes porosity over color, suggesting mixing in decayed organic material such as manure peat muck or compost. For clay or sandy soils, use limestone to improve moisture retention and aeration. Spade in organics in sections, using a trench-and-fill method, as an effective alternative to plowing.
Ohio Wesleyan University students start a campaign to send U S textbooks to Japan to counter Communist propaganda. Dr. Robert E Shanklin notes Colgate's former professor Dr Shannon McGrine inspired the effort and posters urge donations of cheap American texts to Japanese buyers.
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