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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
6
Article explains farm hydro electric units can serve distant farms not reached by lines. Small dams and ponds provide head for 0.5 to 10 kilowatts, using water flow to generate direct or alternating current at low cost. With an eight foot head, one kilowatt requires 190 cfm. higher heads reduce required flow.
Researchers Mc Clellan and Stuart of the U S Department of Agriculture test fungicides on scale rot of Easter lily bulbs using uniform scales from single bulbs. The method allows year round testing, easy reading of disease impact, and simple application as dust suspension or solution.
Purdue researchers fed thiouracil at 0.2 percent to chickens and observed enlarged thyroid glands and faster fattening. In breeding hens, newly hatched chicks had greatly enlarged thyroids, but egg hatchability and chick vigor remained normal.
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