Corn fueled corn furnace heats Michigan home more cheaply
Ithaca farmer Gary McDonald finds corn burning a viable heating alternative in rural Michigan where natural gas is unavailable. Corn costs about $2.50 a bushel and, with a 10 bushel hopper, he refills every 7 to 10 days. Industry figure Scott Merchant notes corn heating costs about 40 percent less than LP gas and Ithaca Manufacturing expanded from 20 units in 1988 to over 300 sold by 1990.
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Gary McDonald
Ithaca
Mich
McDonald
Middle East
Scott Merchant
Merchant
Ithaca Manufacturing
Container Gardening For Flowers And Privacy
Container gardening offers flexible placement and quick design changes for beauty and privacy. Choose pots from clay to plastic or wood barrels, use loose potting mix with bone meal, water carefully, and select sun loving or partial shade plants. The Douglas County Extension Service presents this master gardener guidance with contact details for more help.
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Douglas County Extension Service
Shirley North
Beef Show Gratifying Results At Douglas County 4-H Fair
Ninety two exhibitors from 13 counties entered 143 beef head at the Douglas County Spring Beef Show held April 27 at the 4-H Fairgrounds. Judges included David Pace of Emporia with champions named for each breed and a strong showmanship contest featuring 4-H and FFA youths.
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Douglas County
FFA
David Pace
Emporia
Angus Bull
Ben Lohmann
Lecompton
Victor Lickteig
Lawrence
Selca ~Farms
Onaga
Janet Ottensmeier
Oskaloosa
Gibler Shorthorns
Baldwin City
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Topeka
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Wakarusa
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DeSoto
Jyrel Donaldson
Berryton
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Patrick Lemming
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Eudora
Kyle Coleman- Booth
Jessica LaRue
Waverly
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Tim Lynch
David Peine
Greeley
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Overbrook
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Osage City
Doug Feine
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Brandon Atkins
Marcy Hill
Brad Christie
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