Hydro-Electric on Farms Expands Rural Power Access
Despite progress in electrifying rural America thousands of farms remain distant from lines. Small hydro units offer low cost electricity using available streams, with a dam and pond serving multiple uses. A typical one kilowatt unit at eight feet head needs about 190 cubic feet per minute, while higher head reduces required flow.
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Fungicides Tested By Vegetable Mice At Beltsville
Researchers Dr W D Mc Clellan and N W Stuart of the USDA agricultural research division test fungicides on Easter lily scale rot using scales from a single bulb as uniform attack subjects. The method allows year round testing, easy reading of disease impact, and simple application as dust suspension or solution with compact equipment.
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Thyroid changes in chicks fed thiouracil at Purdue
Purdue researchers report that feeding thiouracil to chickens at 0.2 percent caused marked thyroid enlargement and increased fattening in birds. When given to breeding hens, newborn chicks showed enlarged thyroids though egg hatchability and chick vigor remained normal.
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