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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Page
11
In a humorous letter Uncle Dan recalls a Saturday visit to the country store with store talk about windstorms, toothpicks licenses for eateries, divorce thoughts, rabbit holler fishing, pig prices, and a cafe in Atlanta selling pig ear sandwiches. He riffs on rural life and current topics with witty anecdotes.
University of Idaho studies since 1950 examine nitrogen fertilizer on dry land wheat in southeast Idaho. Factors include rate and timing, fertilizer type, and spring versus winter wheat. moisture largely limits yields, with more response in wet years. Recommendations target average conditions for southern Idaho.
Idaho fishing funds for the Columbia River fisheries program were slashed to 25000 by the Senate appropriations committee citing unexpended balances. Over the past three years Idaho received 625000 with 125000 expended through February 24 1959. The panel urged faster participation and hatchery planning for fiscal 1960 and noted plans to install 130 salmon screens along upper Salmon spawning areas pending easement clearances. The program is run by Idaho Fish and Game with U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
Experiments show no yield difference between fall or spring nitrogen applications, avoid summer fallow. Nitrogen raises wheat protein, highest protein with heaviest fertilizer rate, but economics favor yield increases. Rough rule: one bushel per 10 pounds of nitrogen to cover cost. Recommended 20 to 40 pounds per acre for winter wheat in southeastern Idaho, with lower rates in drier areas and higher rates in wetter regions.
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