Tractors and Safety Urged By Farm Authority
A Johns Hopkins style farm safety column urges tractor safety during National Farm Safety Week. The piece cites University of Maryland and Nebraska studies showing high fatality risk without roll bars or cabs and stresses one operator per tractor, cab and belt use, and careful operation to prevent accidents and protect youth on farms.
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Nixon
Guy Gienger
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Maryland
University of Nebraska
Pop
No 6900 Lesson Probes Potentials in Jacob and Churchill
A Sunday lesson contrasts harsh labels like that boy's just no good with examples of Winston Churchill and Jacob from Genesis. It argues gifted individuals may start poorly, then channel intelligence and energy into productive roles, suggesting God selects people for future usefulness not current merit.
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John Dillinger
al Capone
Althouse Beert
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Jacob
Esau
Isaac
Haran
Abraham
God
Farm News This Week New Variety Of Wheat Tried On Lititz Farm
A new wheat variety is tested at a Lititz farm as part of ongoing agricultural experiments. Local farmers report mixed early results while extension agents monitor yield and disease resistance comparisons to standard strains.
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Lititz
Fugitive Antique and Tire Blowout Adventure
A quirky note describes an antique likened to a fugitive from a junkyard with a price on its head. The piece also mentions the first Scot to use free air at a service station causing four tires to blow out.
Five Day Local Weather Forecast Shows Mild Weekend Rain
The outlook covers Saturday through Wednesday with average temperatures near normal. Daytime highs reach the mid 80s and nights stay in the upper 60s, with a cooler trend Sunday onward. Rain totals may reach a half to three quarters inch from weekend showers and thunderstorms.
Band seeding and forage safety guidance for alfalfa and pastures
The article advises band seeding alfalfa with a fertilizer band under the seed for best stands and notes later August sowing. It warns that fresh wild cherry leaves are not toxic but wilting or dead leaves are poisonous to livestock, urging pasture inspection after storms. It also covers silo preparation with sealing joints and protecting interior surfaces to extend silo life.
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Everett R. Newswanger
Robert G. Campbell
Farm Editors Assn
U. S. Weather Bureau
Harrisburg State Airport
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