Almanac notes and historical tidbits May 11 1987
Almanac style items span dates and facts from 1904 to 1940. Highlights include Salvador Dali born May 11 1904, Churchill May 13 1940 speech, first nylon stockings in 1940, Bartholomew Gosnold’s 1602 Cape Cod discovery, and weekly daylight averages. Also includes a reader question about driving shoe heel wear and a tip about cleaning window screens.
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Salvador Dali
Cape Cod
Bartholomew Gosnold
England
House of Commons
Churchill
America
Drier May Possible As El Nino Debate Continues
Wisconsin weather watchers debate 1987 moisture. Some regions report drought risk in the Corn Belt while experts predict near normal May to July conditions with no clear drought trends. El Nino's impact on summer weather remains disputed among forecasters.
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Urbana
Ill
Weather Service
Pacific Coast
California
Corn Belt
Paul Handler
Atlas Forecasts
Handler
U.S
Gilman
National Climate Analysis Center
Bankers See Farm Economy Stabilizing With Modest Growth Hints
Survey of bankers indicates land prices may stabilize in 1988 and farm income could drift higher as budget pressures likely reduce government payments. Interest rates rising could hurt debt ridden farmers while most bankers foresee stable to slightly improved conditions over six months. Crop prices down 6 percent from a year ago, pastureland off 8.5 percent, 45 percent report land prices unchanged or up, 15 percent expect further declines, and 2.7 percent quit farming last year with similar expected next year. Restructuring of leveraged farms may take years but progress is noted.
Potato germplasm work aids Poland orders and global research
Jean Smejkal and sister Margaret DuVault of Sturgeon Bay lead a 34 year effort distributing 18 potato varieties to Poland, with seeds dried to five percent moisture and packaged in sealed metalized polyester. The program preserves tubers for two years under controlled conditions and seeds for 15 to 25 years viability. Breeders seek superior germplasm as Alaska Frostless is developed from wild ancestry. last year three new varieties Krantz Reddale Tolaas released. The facility hosts global visitors and ships catalogs, while potato research spans genetics crossability seed handling and stock utilization. Worldwide potato production ranks fourth after rice wheat and corn with strong amino acid balance.
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Jean Smejkal
Margaret DuVault
Sturgeon Bay
Poland
Krantz
Reddale
Tolaas
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