Everglades National Park Opens Vast subtropical wilderness
Everglades National Park, the United States’ 28th and third largest by area, was dedicated December 5. It spans about 1.23 million acres with plans to exceed 2.2 million, offering diverse wildlife from alligators and eagles to mangrove forests and roseate spoonbills.
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United States
Florida Everglades
Everglades National Park
Everglades
Yellowstone
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Tamiami Trail
Miami
Naples
Gulf Coast
West Coast
Ernest F. Coe
Florida
Grateful Woman Donates Blood 89 Times to Aid Ill Husband
In Watertown Massachusetts Mrs Mil dred Phelps 41 has donated blood 89 times over six years to help her seriously ill husband who has received about 150 transfusions. She plans to continue the life saving practice.
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Watertown
Mass
Mildred Phelps
Ice-dip method preserves corn sugar in field tests
W. J. Dryden reports a new field technique that ice-dips sweet corn in the field to prevent sugar loss. Ice water contact keeps ears tender by avoiding temperatures above 40 degrees for hours. University of Illinois tests, in cooperation with A and P stores, support the method.
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University of Illinois
A & P Stores
WaxY corn starch rivals tapioca in the United States
A waxy corn starch, developed from Chinese seeds found by an American missionary, is being produced in the United States as a substitute for tapioca. The waxy corn variety has proven sufficient for several uses once reserved for tapioca, with a satisfactory hybrid now developed from seeds sent 37 years ago.
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China
United States
Farmers urged to pay cash for labor-saving machinery
Farmers are advised to buy labor-saving machinery with cash to avoid future debt burdens. Paying cash reduces risk if incomes drop and high labor costs push profitability, as labor shortages grow and equipment offers more savings.
Home type refrigerators for farm locker storage proposed
Farmers with electricity may supplement central locker plants with home style refrigerators having freezing and storage compartments. Larger farm frozen cabinets exist for winter stock of fruits vegetables and meats. For very large needs community or cooperative locker plants may still be advisable.
Tree Borer Control Using Paradichlorobenzene Method
The article describes applying paradichlorobenzene to kill tree borers. It instructs pulling back the bark to the crown, scraping gum and loose bark, rewrapping the bark, and placing a mound topped with one ounce of paradichlorobenzene for trees over three years old.
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