Painted Furniture Trends by Kapinos and Home Plant Picks
Boston craftsman John Kapinos showcases hand worked finishes from faux tortoiseshell to mock leather and porphyry marble, detailing the 65 percent hand process. The piece notes his Newbury Street shop and decor collaboration, plus winter houseplant suggestions like spider plant and peperomias for easy care.
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Conservation Planning Prompts Year-Round Soil Care
SCS notes urge year round vigilance against erosion as winter weather can worsen damage. Farmers are advised to prepare conservation plans this off season, including soils class maps and land use pages, with guidance available at the Hartselle Soil Conservation Office.
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Pruning Fruit Trees By County Agent
The county agent outlines pruning aims for young trees to form a strong fruit bearing framework and for older trees to thin crowded growth and improve light and air. Peaches and plums use 3 to 5 main scaffold branches with vase shape. apples and pears use a central leader with 2 to 4 main branches spaced along the trunk.
Caring for the poinsettia through the holiday season
The poinsettia is mostly colored bracts with tiny central blooms. Place in bright but cool 65 F, avoid heaters and drafts, water often but not overwater, and provide light. When fading, dry soil and withhold water to rescue for spring planting.
Planning for 1972 Cotton Crop and Program Provisions
Growers assess 1971 results and costs to improve efficiency for 1972. The 1972 cotton program mirrors 1971 with a small lase allotment change and CCC loan sale rules at 115 percent of loan value. With prospects of little carryover and prices likely to stay strong, some producers may raise 1972 acreage. A lint price of 28 cents per pound and seed price of 55 dollars per ton yields about 210 dollars per acre at 650 pounds per acre.
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Agriculture ministry bans DDT and pesticides in stock remedies
Pretoria South Africa AP report says the agriculture ministry has withdrawn the use of DDT BHC nicotine and arsenic from all veterinary and stock remedies effective immediately.
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Chewiness and Collusion in Maine Trade War at Rockwood
The Rockwood store operated by Ronald J. Tessier faces a cheeky feud with Twenty Mile estitary Warren Crosby over chewy beans. A published mock letter from Tessier promises a free package and arbitration by soaking beans overnight.
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Calcutta Residents Doomed to Tight Living Space
Seventy seven percent of Calcutta residents live in an ultra tight per capita average of 40 square feet, a space only slightly larger than a king size water bed, highlighting crowded urban living conditions.
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