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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1947
Page
7
W J Dryden reports on erosion control methods from Michigan State College. Four rules reduce water erosion: keep ground vegetated, increase grasses and small grains on steeper slopes, use strip cropping and sod waterways, and maintain soil fertility with lime fertilizers and manures.
A chart from the Ewing soil experiment field in Illinois shows two plots since 1910. One plot received lime, phosphate and potash with corn stalks returned, yielding four times more corn, oats and wheat, and 1.9 tons per acre of clover versus an acid-affected untreated plot.
Cornell results align with prior calf scours tests in Michigan and Ohio. Sulfa drugs show promise with sulfaguanidine and sulfathiazole, the latter effective against human dysentery, and combining sulfathiazole with kaolin and pectin improves outcomes. Also advise replacing binder twine with paper twine to avoid wool contamination.
USDA soil scientists report a slow acting nitrogen fertilizer named uniform formed from urea and formaldehyde. The product feeds crops over a long growing period and will have limited commercial production briefly due to short supplies. Early field and greenhouse tests are very satisfactory.
This temperance lesson based on First Peter and Daniel urges youths to choose temperate living over intemperance. It cites Daniel 1 8 and 10 days of restraint, notes physical thriving from moderation, and urges doing all for the glory of God per Corinthians. It frames the choice as between God and Satan and calls to right living.
The piece urges disciplined living as faithful discipleship. It contrasts discipline with austerity, cites fishermen as examples, and calls readers to evaluate temperance and sober living in their communities, appealing to historical tests of virtue and daily Christian practice.
A brief advertisement promotes The New Book of Everyday Etiquette number 45 from Weekly News Service. It highlights manners on telephone use and general courtesy. Readers are asked to send 25 cents to 243 West 17th Street New York NY 10011 with name, address, booklet title and number.
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