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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1948
Page
3
A simple pattern method lets anyone build a 10 by 10 foot poultry house with full lumber lists, step by step instructions, assembly illustrations, and full size rafters and studs patterns. Cost 60 cents plus Pattern No 14 from Pattern Publishing Co P O Box 215 Pleasantville NY.
A light hearted letter portrays Joe admitting fault and praising Kellogg's All-Bran as a remedy for constipation. He urges readers to adopt a high fiber diet and water intake and even suggests muffins as a tasty option. Pearl is urged to return to a reformed, healthier husband.
The Tupelo Mississippi project stands as a major rural development effort guiding five counties. Backed by the Tupelo Daily Journal and George McLean, it aims to expand new farming types, poultry, fruit growing, and dairying while extending rural industries. Banks and business leaders support long term plans to restore land and create market opportunities, making Tupelo a model for similar communities nationwide.
Sheriffs in Burley Idaho appoints Barbara Lindsay as deputy after Marjorie Philbrook resigns to marry highway patrolman Cleve Johnson. The replacement continues the practice of women serving in law enforcement roles in the state.
In Shenandoah Iowa a local seed company offered its employer a watermelon treat to seal a business deal. The gesture was a lighthearted exchange aimed at securing seed orders.
Four wartime chaplains Protestant Catholic and Jewish gave up lifebelts on the Dorchester and were last seen praying arm in arm. A Chapel of the Four Chaplains is underwritten by Philadelphia faith groups, open 24 hours for Protestant Jewish and Catholic worship, with about $150,000 raised. The Dorchester sank February 3 in the North Atlantic with 1100 troops aboard.
The article explains that high corn yields require ample nitrogen phosphate and potash, plus other nutrients. It stresses that fertilizer is vital and soil must store water for droughts, with organic matter playing a key role in crop quality and feeding value.
Nitrogen, phosphate and potash are key plant nutrients for corn. Organic matter improves soil structure, holds water, allows air and bacteria to thrive, and can be replenished by crop residue and manure. Proper liming and phosphate potash feeding, plus soil conservation, maximize per acre production.
Poultry growers can choose among fumigation with 40 percent nicotine solution, louse powders such as DDT nicotine sulfate or fluorides, or dusting, spraying, or dipping methods. Second treatments are usually needed about two weeks after the first as eggs may hatch later and birds should be checked 10 days to two weeks after treatment.
Whole and ground rice rice bran and rice polish prove excellent feeds for egg production and growth in chickens when adequately supplemented with vitamin A and free from rancidity. Whole rough rice substitutes for whole yellow corn up to 75 percent of grain feed. ground rough rice replaces ground yellow corn.
Pattern No. 8248 provides two blouse styles with varying sleeve lengths to refresh winter wardrobes. Available in sizes up to 20, it lists fabric requirements: 14 for the bow blouse 2 yards, 35 or 39 inch fabric, 13 yards for short sleeves, and 24% yards for no sleeves.
A newly published knot book claims to document more than 3,900 varieties used by people in nearly 100 occupations. The work highlights diverse applications from sailing to macramé and rescue tasks, showing techniques and illustrations.
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