Wood Ford Farm Builds Fireproof Dairy Barn in Avon Conn
The Wood Ford Farm at Avon Connecticut completed a large new dairy barn for its famous Ayrshire herd. The 100 cow facility measures 40 by 267 feet and features fireproof concrete floors vermiculite block walls asbestos shingles and an advanced ventilating system with peak roof intakes and thermostatically controlled fans. The herd has held the nation’s top six year milk record.
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Wood Ford Farm
Ayrshire
United States
Wood Ford
Avon
Conn
Wood Farm
New Burley Strains Achieve Wildfire Resistance
Dr. E. E. B. Clayton of the agriculture department reports new burley tobacco lines with strong wildfire resistance and lower nicotine content. The strains show a bit more vigorous growth but will take two to three years to reach growers after further improvement for local conditions.
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Agriculture Department
E. E B. Clayton
Iron pipe hack keeps feed sacks safe from rodents
To protect empty feed sacks from mice and rats, suspend a pipe longer than sack width from the ceiling using two wire lengths. Rodents cannot climb down the wire to reach the sacks. The average farmer saves substantial money within a year by this simple practice.
Selma Youth Wins 1950 Sweet Potato Contest Title
Dickie Batten of Selma North Carolina grew 2131 bushels with 1431 graded U.S. No 1 on 43 10 acres. The 16 year old earned 3652 gross, minus 724 71 expenses, net 2927 29 and 680 76 per acre. He won the state 4 H club sweet potato contest for 1950.
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Dickie Batten
Selma
N.C
U.S
Adoption boosts IQ but not by true-parent level
A study by Marie Skodak and Harold Skeels reports that 100 adopted children maintained an intellectual level higher than expected from their biological background and matched or exceeded that of local children raised by their adoptive families. The piece also cites psychoanalytic views on coping with world crises and reasons behind collective action and leadership.
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Marie Skodak
Harold M. Skeels
Journal of Genetic Psycholo
Salt balance myth or medicine for overweight and illness
A medical note argues both excess and deficiency of liquids and table salt affect weight and health. It cites kidneys and missing salt causing symptoms like drowsiness, weakness, loss of appetite, nausea, cramps, and edema, advising careful salt intake and, in some cases, saline injections.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Henry A. Schroeder
Washington University
Health Notes and Remedies From a Past Issue
Breakfast speeds stomach and small intestine movement aiding digestion. A symbolic drug act unites patient with power. Focusing eyes on ground helps prevent airsickness. Coralpink gum with orange peel surface described. Barbital drugs revolutionize epilepsy treatment.
Theatre stars, Hamlet NBC broadcast and TV shifts headline industry
The Theatre Guild on the Air plans a full hour and a half Hamlet from the Belasco Theatre New York on NBC with Dorothy McGuire Pamela Brown and John Gielgud. Burl Ives launches 26 Voice of America programs. Irene Vernon judges baby beauty contest. Robert Stack wins Rosé Memorial Award. Wrestling advisers include Clara Mortensen. Industry notes screen stars move between film and TV.
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Inez Gerhard Oo
Theatre Guild
Irene Vernon
Robert Stillman
United Artists
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