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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1946

Page

6

Sweet Potato Variety Good Starch Source

The sweet potato is becoming the main source of starch due to easy extraction and high yields per acre. Florida Everglades operations by United States Sugar Corporation demand 40 freight cars daily, with starch potatoes weighing up to 18 pounds and yields of 500 to 700 bushels per acre. By products include pulp stock feed and vines for livestock, while waste water yields fertilizer and gas for power plants.

W. J. Dryden Florida Everglades United States Sugar Corporation Florida

Feather Removing Rubber Finger Machine Improves Plucking

The E. J. Albright company of Chicago offers a rubber finger machine to remove feathers after scalder. Semi soft gum rubber fingers lay flat against the carcass to pull feathers as a one horsepower motor powers continuous operation.

E. J. Albright Company Chicago

Bloat Theories Debunked By Veterinary Association

The American Veterinary Medical Association says many bloat beliefs are outdated due to research. It notes bloat in sheep and cattle results from gas accumulation rather than overproduction and that legumes do not inherently cause more gas than grasses.

American Veterinary Medical Association

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