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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1954
Page
6
University of Michigan botanist Elzada Clover asserts that the old West monopoly on cacti is fiction as she discusses potential new cactus discoveries at the university.
Professor Clover, botany expert and U M Biological Station faculty member, notes Michigan hosts one or two cactus varieties. She identifies Opuntia humifusa the prickly pear in Michigan with possible Opuntia fragilis on the Huron Mountain region. The plant grows best in dry soil and sand with good drainage and is hardy across the Americas.
Michigan soil scientists say fall nitrogen on fall-sown grains pasture and hayland yields as good results as spring applications. A report shows careless fires killed 203 people in Michigan last year, with one third under age five.
George Seeger’s shop hosts an emotional reunion when a stranger asks for shoe repairs and reveals he is his brother Robert, unseen for thirty years. Robert has lived in San Francisco for four decades while visiting family nearby.
A nostalgic column recalls a lecture quote about dead husbands and notes several town updates. Residents Lottie Wallace Beda Burkhart Mable McKinnon and Zoa Nichols return from visits to Jackson Wolfs Lake and Clark Lake.
Boysville in Lenawee County hosts open house on Sunday October 10 with His Eminence Edward Cardinal Mooney dedicating the new chapel and Fr Vincent J Horkan blessing the Knights of Columbus school field. A football game against St Marys Detroit and a debut of the Boysville Band in new uniforms accompany a charity rodeo promotion by Columbian Charities set for November at the Michigan State Fair Grounds.
Extension entomologist Ray Jones of Michigan State College warns that early fall can bring significant insect damage to stored grain if weather remains moderate. Fumigation using ethylene dibromide or methyl bromide is effective but must be used per manufacturer directions. Jones notes check for matted grain, treat carefully, and ensure silo sides and bottom are tight before fumigation.
A historical cooking note explains duck preparation from wet or dry picking and provides a nut dressing recipe. It outlines chopping peanuts pecans and almonds with cracker crumbs onion and seasonings, mixing with butter and cream, stuffing the duck, and wrapping the breast in bacon before roasting at 425 degrees for 15 to 60 minutes depending on size.
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