Montserrat Spain's holiest shrine clings to a mountain
A National Geographic piece describes Montserrat, Catalonia, where Benedictine monks host pilgrims at the 976 AD monastery perched on a sheer cliff. Visitors lodge, view the Black Virgin La Moreneta, and witness a dramatic basilica altar reveal.
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Rats Now Farmers' Enemies Multiply on the Farm
The Biological Survey notes rats as a public enemy No 2 on farms this season. They destroy thousands of Laby chicks and feed, with raids killing 23 to 60 chicks in a night. Poison options include red squill with bait, calcium cyanide in burrows, and coordinated community campaigns to curb damage.
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Manganese Ranges From Poison To Plant Tonic
Manganese acts as a plant tonic at eight parts per million in water, boosting yields up to 215 percent, but becomes toxic outside this narrow range. Officials note plants may also require trace elements like boron copper and zinc beyond manganese.
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Black Rot Canker on Apple Trees Described
The Rural New Yorker reports common black rot canker in apples, seen as black decay in fall, leaf spots in seasons, and rough growth on limbs year round. Canker eruptions on limbs are tied to fruit and leaf problems and caused by a parasite called Phytophthora cydoninae.
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New Yorker
Niagara Falls Crumbling Slowly Far in the Future
A historical science note warns Niagara Falls erodes year by year as dolomite crest rocks crumble and shale undercut, shortening the gorge. Scientists estimate the wall recedes about 2.7 feet annually, predicting full collapse of the 16 mile bed by 22053.
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How Milk Is Used In The United States
A Colliers Weekly correspondent reports twelve billion gallons of U S milk produced annually. Of this, 46 percent is consumed as a beverage, 36 percent turned into butter, 4 percent into condensed powdered and evaporated milk, 4 percent into cheese, 4 percent into ice cream, 3 percent fed to calves, and the remaining 3 percent wasted.
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Colliers Weekly
Agricultural notes on dairy, forage, horses, and lambs
The article notes diverse butter and cheese plans for summer, timothy and clover for calves, and a decline to 12,000 horses on U S farms the lowest in 40 years. It advises lifting horse collars and wiping sweat, describes newborn lamb care, and reports 654 plant lice found in a chickadee’s stomach in an official study.
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