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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1946
Page
4
Cornell research by Prof. Ora Smith enables grading tubers by dry matter to cull mealy potatoes. Using salt solutions, potatoes float or sink to separate soggy, slightly mealy, and mealy lots with specific gravity thresholds. Tests vary by potato variety.
A simple corn shredding band cutter can be crafted by sawing a lengthwise slot in a broom handle and inserting an old mower or binder section to form the cutting edge. The article describes an inexpensive DIY approach using common farm tools.
The notice explains that newer potato varieties may develop an internal reddish brown discoloration near freezing. It recommends checking tuber condition periodically and storing at 48 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Severely affected seed potatoes decay after planting, causing poor stands and weak hills. outside tubers often look normal until cut.
A guide notes hinges can be crafted from old horseshoes. Spread nail holes with a punch to accept larger spikes or small bolts for securing hinges to the post.
In Louisiana experiments baby chicks fed muskrat meal showed superior gains to those fed ordinary meat scraps shrimp and fish meal. Eight pounds of muskrat meal provided equivalent crude protein to ten pounds meat meal and produced greater gains through eight weeks. Broilers fed dried muskrat in rations were distributed to 26 families with no objectionable flavors reported. Other animals may be used.
Iowa farm stocks indicate a sharp quarter decline with corn at 341 million bushels, 90 million below last year and 20 million under the ten year average. Oats remain ample at 144 million, up 50 million from last year and 20 million above the ten year average, while national corn supplies sit 17 percent above the ten year average but 190 million below last year. Wheat stocks are down nationwide.
Egg eating by chickens is a habit in pullets that can be prevented by ample nesting. Provide one nest for six birds and pad nest bottoms with litter to cushion eggs. If some birds persistently break eggs, remove or dispose of those birds for a few days.
Reply from a reader agreeing to attend Elgin Homecoming if it fits August vacation. He notes August flexibility, supports the event, comments on regional conditions in NE Pa and NE Ia, mentions mines and expanding industries, and hints at awaiting a new automobile.
ODDS AND ENDS explores Louis pronunciation as French loo EE versus English loo iss and a rare loo ce variant. It humorously cites Houston lines about roads and a Winchell broadcast quip. The item imitates a Bell Syndicate feature with quick linguistic and pop culture curiosities.
Our lovely Mature Ladies look pest with their hair up well off the neckline. Gray hair requires special care. A few drops of bluing will keep it from turning yellow. Gray combs and hairpins to match show that you have a head for hare mony. Ledger Synticate WNU Features.
A New Guinea spider produces exceptionally strong silk capable of weaving durable fishing nets. Researchers note the web’s strength approaches that of synthetic fibers, suggesting potential for commercial use. Local observers report unusually large specimens and dense silk threads in the region.
A massive earthquake struck Messina in the early hours of December 28 1908 destroying the city and killing about 94000 people. Fires sparked by the quake spread quickly and extensive damage occurred along the Messina Strait from the seismic wave and aftershocks.
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