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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1950
Page
7
Westinghouse lamp engineer Robert L. Zahour explains that using 25-watt bulbs in backyard hotbeds can push vegetable sprouts 10 days earlier and flowers a month sooner. He notes bulbs reduce hot spots, cost about three-tenths of a cent per plant for six weeks, and are cheaper than electric cables or manure heating.
The piece explains that hybrid in swine connotes superior offspring, with hybrid hogs and hybrid boars of interest to corn belt producers. It notes breeders doubt available dependable boars for producing hybrid hogs and argues hybrid should apply to litters from market hog farmers.
Purdue agronomist G P Walker warns that difficult plowing signals low organic matter. He recommends more sod crops in rotations, fed with nitrogen phosphate and potash, to loosen soil and improve structure and microbial life.
Bold Ellis, poultry specialist from the Wyoming extension service, cautions farmers not to grow complacent about Newcastle disease which has spread to every state. He notes casualties remain heavy despite reduced public discussion of the threat to poultry flocks.
Sewing circle patterns advertise a Sun Dress with buttoned cape and a princess line frock featuring a keyhole neckline and waist insets. The ad promotes the Spring and Summer Fashion book offering 48 pages of wearable styles and fabric info with a 25 cent copy price.
Practical tips for kitchen and home care cover making mashed potatoes look appealing in a baking dish, storing soap, removing wrappers, using petroleum jelly with soap, washing clothes in the bathtub, wringer care, drying lamp shades, dusting window cords, and keeping ironing board covers damp for a smooth fit.
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