Homes Need Watering During Drought and Related Garden Tips
Homeowners should water trees and shrubs during drought to reduce winter loss, especially evergreens. A slow 20 to 30 minute soak around roots helps soils retain moisture and lessen cracking from clay. Rabbits threaten ornamental plants. use wire screens or repellents, targeting dogwood, maple, pines, crabapple, and other vulnerable species.
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Robert Bosworth
Gus van der Hoeven
Kansas State University
van der Hoeven
Neal brothers fix it up on 1500 acre Williamsburg farm
Williams burg brothers Charles and Richard Neal modify and build their own farming gear. They redesign machinery, construct silos and a large shop with a furnace, and streamline grain handling. They repair most equipment, harvest grain, and maintain detailed animal records in a self reliant operation.
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Food price outlook for 1980 hints slower rise
USDA chief economist Howard Hjort says food prices will rise in 1980 but at a slower pace than 1979. Retailers are already passing farm-price declines to shoppers for beef and pork as overall inflation remains high. He cites a 2 percent annual decline in grocery prices since last May, while nonfood prices rise about 15.4 percent.
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Agriculture Department
Howard W. Hjort
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