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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
6
A monthly survey shows real income up 2 percent for the average home from last year while farmers lag by about 3 percent. It notes the year-ago status was at an all time high, expects further farm income strength despite lower farm prices, and sees no imminent sharp clothing price declines though surpluses are forming.
The article asks what happens to the average U S farmer's income and whether there is cause for concern. It notes a moderate drop in farm income while the average family enjoys greater purchasing power today than a year ago.
In Rio Grande Ohio a 300 acre college farm saw a 13 percent hour reduction by 600 workers and many machines. Diversion ditches ponds and stream re-routing addressed erosion while soil rejuvenation through liming fertilizing and seeding restored degraded land with pastures prepared for seeding. A jeep with a bog harrow mulches part of the work.
Instructions and illustrations for Baby Mine set Pattern No 5804 offered. Send 20 cents by coin with your name address and pattern number to obtain complete knitting details.
East Lansing experts from Dow Chemical report Esteron 44 effectively treats stumps in near zero weather. Keith Barrons and L L Coulter say three winters of spraying with 44 percent isopropyl ester of D yields stump decay similar to summer applications.
Irving J. Mark of the North Dakota Agricultural College extension service advises oyster shells to laying hens to supply calcium for strong eggs. He notes that steady laying can still produce weak shells if calcium or vitamin D is deficient.
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