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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
7
Proposed kitchen lighting and outlets to save time and money faced uncertainty. The plan aimed to reduce fatigue from long indoor work hours by improving efficiency and convenience in the kitchen domain.
Idaho's Republican delegation led by Sen. Dworshak and Rep. Sanborn, with Rep. Ichabod? Govt?, gain influential committee seats in the 80th Congress. Hinshaw notes their roles on public lands, agriculture, interior and mining panels, shaping western policy and reclamation funding. Sen. Cordon of Oregon is cited as the other west senator on two pivotal committees.
G O Baker soils specialist warns Idaho farmers about losses from straw burning and erosion. He urges fall plowing, leaving rough residue, and seeding field corners to protect soil and reduce erosion risks amid widespread stubble burning.
Cull potatoes have been turned into pulp silage in Idaho for several years with good results, demonstrating a practical use for waste produce and potential feed benefits for livestock.
Ford Motor Co. offers winter start guidance by D B Pierce. Key steps include battery check and full charging, tuneup if needed, radiator drain and hose checks, using winter grade oil, and changing transmission and differential grease on 1949 models. Emphasizes battery failure as the main winter start cause and urges full fuel tanks and slow driving until warm.
Idaho records show the 1948 alfalfa seed crop forecast at 32,000 bushels, thresher-run in early October. The crop would rank as the second smallest on records since 1919, only exceeded by the very small 1942 crop, with an anticipated total near 24.
The report notes lighter yields per acre and smaller acreages for alfalfa seed in 1948, with about one sixth below 1947 yields and 24 percent below the 1937–46 average. Total forecast output around 954 700 bushels, the smallest since 1932, versus last year’s near record.
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