Flame cultivation proves effective on sugar cane and cotton
Cornell University and Mississippi State tests show flame cultivation works on hard-stemmed crops like sugar cane and cotton. A diesel fueled system mounted behind tractors exposes rows to opposing flames. taller plants require hand removal, Johnson grass resists flaming, and flaming yields comparable to hoeing for seed cotton and lint with some advantages in free fatty acid and grade.
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Cornell University
Mississippi State College
Mississippi
Johnson Grass
Tuberculosis in Swine Linked to Chickens, Says VA Medical Assoc
Swine tuberculosis rose ten percent last year per the American Veterinary Medical Association. One in fourteen slaughtered hogs showed lesions and condemned meat caused losses. The disease is not spread animal to animal unless sows’ udders are infected. eradication hinges on controlling cattle and poultry TB, with older poultry flocks identified as main spreaders to swine.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
Improved Machinery Corn Sheller for 100 to 150 Bu. per Hour
The International Harvester corn sheller handles 100 to 150 bushels of husked corn per hour and runs on any one-plow tractor engine or 5 to 10 hp motor. It shells for sale to elevators or for feeding needs and can attach elevator and cob stackers. The corn travels downward in the feed line and features a one-piece cylinder.
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International Harvester
DDT Has an Important Rival in Velisiol 1068
A new chlorinated hydrocarbon from the University of Illinois insect studies is claimed to be three to four times more toxic to houseflies than DDT and twice as effective against potato beetle larvae pea aphids and splia aphids. It matches DDT in mosquito impact. Other new competitors cited are Gammexane and TDE tetrachlorodiphenyl ethap as.
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University of Ilinois
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