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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
9
Farmers adopt portable or stationary elevators to lift chopped hay corn and grain, easing back breaking tasks. Knowing exact use guides size and type, with power needs around 0.1 to 5 kWh per 1000 bushels using a five horsepower motor.
A survey by the Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association finds two thirds of this year’s 1.5 billion dollars in agricultural implements will go to small one family farms. By 1950 four million farms are expected to produce 33 percent more than six million farms did before the war.
Plastic lily ponds allow farmers and city dwellers to enjoy a lily pool without costly stone or concrete basins. The collapsible ponds can be emptied folded and stored indoors for winter and can double as a wading pool for children or a duck pond.
Purdue entomologists trace most weevily grain to unclean bins. Prevention hinges on cleaning the granary and spraying with DDT. Infestations persist from year to year if stored grain remains untreated.
Pattern No. 1751 and 1682 present easy to sew yoked dresses and aprons in multiple sizes. The Fall and Winter Fashion book includes 52 pages of styles with fabric news and patterns mailed for 25 cents.
Practical advice covers flooring repairs with cement and weights, sugar storage with prunes to prevent hardening, repurposing worn sheets into dish towels, care of chromium pans with steel wool to avoid stains, and safe onion slicing using a flat metal grater to prevent finger injuries.
Practical household hints cover refrigerator odor absorption with oil of wintergreen and a DIY drain board mat from a turkish towel. Mattress turning frequency notes four times yearly. Baking soda restores oven glass door clarity. Mineral oil as safe lubricant for egg beaters. Emery cloth polishes rusty breadboxes with lard as a protective coat.
Soften the paint with remover and scrape with a hand tool and steel wool. Avoid scratching the wood. Clean away remover with benzine or turpentine. If the wood color is desired, refinish with quick drying varnish or alternative.
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