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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
6
The common sunfish or pumpkin seed rarely grows beyond six to eight inches but is highly popular with all ages. Referred to as the small boy's fish, it draws interest from adults as well. The sunfish is compact, beautifully colored, and offers great variety in color and markings.
In a RCA building mezzanine, Bob Johnson from Mascoutah and Anne Strong of Vandalia meet during a Radio City tour led by Helen Barry. The group, from Cedar Rapids to St Paul, prepares to visit studios and attend a Fred Waring broadcast as Bob recalls his Illinois hometown.
Bob tours Radio City with Anne Strong, a Vandalia beautician, as they tour behind the scenes and share a day in the metropolis. Anne plans to stay in New York. Bob contemplates visiting Vandalia, then receives a letter suggesting a new connection back home.
Iowa State researchers report four benefits from cover crops seeded with corn and other crops. They protect soil August to May, build organic matter May to June, add nitrogen especially with legumes, and may raise next year's corn yield. A practical seeding method uses an endgate seeder and cultivator weeders to broadcast seed.
Sweet clover and alfalfa significantly improve soil nitrogen and organic matter when well fed. Tests at Newton Illinois show limed and fertilized soil plus phosphate and potash yield 63 pounds more nitrogen and about a ton more organic matter per acre than lime only. Deep tap roots improve tilth and soil aeration, aiding future crops.
Dairy farmers with average annual per cow production around 6000 pounds operate on subsistence margins. Howard O. Selby of United Farmers of New England argues that 7500 pounds per cow is feasible and would bring economic levels closer to national peers.
Horses under treatment do much better at pasture than in stables if the weather is suitable. If sick horses must be stabled quarters should be clean and well ventilated. Be gentle in dressing wounds clip closely or shave the hair around the wound and make sure that no discharge from around the edges is carried into the wound. Proper drainage of the wound must be assured.
The article offers practical guidance for surface finishes on plywood including shellac and wax or varnish options to keep light tones and fill nail holes with oil-stained putty. It also covers smoothing rough concrete floors with terrazzo grinding or leveling compounds and advises replacing thin floors. For wooden gutters with rusted linings it suggests removing damaged sections, painting inside with asphalt paint and outside with house paint, plus sealing joints with roofing cement and felt.
Instructions describe building an 8 by 7 foot door with an automatic upward action and hardware kits. Step by step assembly illustrations show part locations and include patterns for 12 styles including solid panels and doors with lights. Send 50c for Swing-Up Garage Door Pattern No. 86 to East Bird Pattern Company Pleasantville NJ.
The text lists curious claims about how arms extend to avoid bumps in sleep, snow’s absorbent quality at low temperatures drying clothes, and the pupil of the eye expanding and contracting with each heartbeat.
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