Schedule Your Mowing By Height of Grass
The height at which a grass can be mowed affects growth and leaf surface. Associate Joseph H. Way explains creeping grasses like bentgrass tolerate low cuts while Merion Kentucky bluegrass red fescue need higher cuts. Bunch grasses such as Alta Kentucky 31 fescue and ryegrass require 2 to 3 inch cuts and infrequent mowing harms leaf area and plant health.
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Chester County
Joseph H. Way
Way
Merion
Kentucky
Alta
Farm Calendar Dates Highlight Penn State Garden Days
June events include Penn State Garden Days on campus June 16 to 18 and statewide 4 H activities. Congressional hearings on poultry industry in Washington DC run June 17 and 18. Four-County 4 H Camp gathers June 17 to 20 in Dillsburg with Garden Spot 4 H hosting June 18 at 7 30 pm at Keith Overgaard home in Strasburg. State 4 H Leadership Training School occurs June 22 to 26 at Penn State. County 4 H entomology project training is June 24 at Long's Park with J O Pepper directing at 6 80 pm.
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Penn State
Washington, D. C
Dillsburg
Garden Spot
Keith Overgaard
Strasburg
Long's
Park
J. O. Pepper
State Warns Of Mail Order Plant Problem
Harrisburg officials urge buyers of vegetable plants from mail order ads to choose only those advertised as State inspected. Dr Thomas L Guyton notes Pennsylvania’s plant pest quarantine since April 1. despite available state inspection some sellers ship uninspected plants to customers. Buyers should insist on State inspected plants.
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Harrisburg
Thomas L. Guyton
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture
Guynon
Pennsylvania
Surplus foods donated to U S schools and charities up 42 percent
During the first nine months of the fiscal year more than 2.25 million tons of surplus foods were donated for school lunch programs and charitable institutions in the United States and abroad. Domestic donations rose 42 percent from the prior year while foreign donations fell 159 percent. About 14 million school children and 14 million charity recipients used the foods.
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U S
Booze in the Sky prompts airline liquor ban talk
This Week in washington notes House Speaker Sam Rayburn pressing Interstate Commerce Committee to bar liquor service on airplanes after a passenger who drank too much tossed a lighted match into a cup. Rep Harris plans hearings with seven bills amid CAB and FAA views, while officials cite safety concerns and passenger annoyance.
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New York
Miami
Sam Rayburn
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Rayburn
Oren Harris
Arkansas
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Roy Weir
Minnesota
Thomas Lane
Massachusetts
Ken Hechler
West Virginia
Robert Hemphill
South Carolina
Carl Eliott
Aubama
Walter Judd
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Across Borders Lesson on Race and Division
The piece argues that “not our kind of people” blocks mercy across borders and races. It compares Old Testament figures Elisha and Naaman to illustrate across border paths for reconciliation beyond racial divides. It notes ancient and modern tensions between Jews and Syrians as examples of race-based barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Foreman
America
Deep South
Elisha
Naaman
Syran
Isralites
Fragmentary Text on Slavery and Society in Historical Narrative
The passage sketches contrasts between freedom and bondage, noting barriers that divide people by race and wealth. It implies social divisions and questions of employment, residence, and life prospects. The tone suggests a historical or religious debate on modern commerce and national unity.
Time to Kill Canada Thistle Through Mowing and Sprays
Farmers urged to control Canada thistle in Pennsylvania using mowing or herbicide sprays. Guidance covers root treatment with 2,4-D and Amino Triazolo, irrigation considerations, suckering, and fertilization for asparagus and rhubarb to boost next season yields.
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Canada
Pennsylvania
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Max M. Smith
John S. Shenk I
Willow Street
Smith
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Penna
North Duke St
Lancaster Cxpress
Dan McGrew
Robert G Campbell
Maiger
Lancaster Farming
Mount Joy
Corea
Pa Newspaper Pubishers Association
National Editorial Association
Washington
Clinton Davidson
BIBLE
Barriers of
National Counel Christ
Max Smith
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