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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1948
Page
3
The article notes Tokio Tokio covers about three times DC area and has seven times its population. It identifies Avenue A as the city’s main street and references the Japanese capital.
Puerto Rico, aiming to diversify its economy, begins expanding vanilla bean cultivation as a supplemental income source. Once tied to Mexico and Madagascar, the orchid vine faces climate needs and market adjustments, with vanilla yielding about $100 per acre versus higher profits from sugar or pineapple.
Dairy farmers report automatic ventilation units reduce condensation to under two percent and curb barn deterioration hay mold and milk contamination. The system lowers heat and humidity in barns improving cow comfort and increasing milk production while easing operator conditions with an airswitch thermostat.
Luncheon guests travel between Lans ing Detroit Ypsilanti and Kalamazoo for dinners celebrating Mrs Welch and other hosts. The Ladies Aid meeting featured a playlet My Mission Bex and I with a lunch served by Mrs Schaible. Detroit visitors William Mash and Nick Homick later called on the Barnes home as eight men work a year to produce one million feet of rough Douglas fir lumber.
Thirty one head of cattle including Holstein bulls and cows ranging from 4 to 6 years, several due dates in late year and early next year, plus calves from 3 months to 18 months. Breeding statuses include fresh, just bred, and well marked with good breeding, and other breeds include Guernsey and Jersey calves and heifers.
West Saline notes cover the Adrian Local Michigan Milk Producers Association annual meeting at Lenawee County Fair grounds. reports mention pneumonia recoveries Carlene and Lornne Bauer, visits between Warren Finkbeiner and neighbors, St James church commercial demonstration, and multiple family gatherings around Saline Dexter and Manchester with dinners, birthdays, and guests from Gary Indiana Ann Arbor and Ann Arbor area.
University of Illinois research shows spraying cattle with DDT increases weight gain by about 15 pounds per head over a pasture season. At 25 cents per pound, the $3.75 per head gain covers spraying costs, making fly control worthwhile even with two to three applications or monthly sprays.
The article notes 2 4 D sprays for weed control in pastures are not dangerous to grazing livestock. It warns home mixed benzene hexachloride sprays may taint eggs more than a roast paint containing the same chemical. Lighter roofed poultry houses stay cooler than black roofs. Water pipes can be run above ground to distant hog pastures, then drained in winter to prevent freezing.
If hogs stand around and rub instead of eating they may have mange. Benzene hexachloride is more effective than lime sulfur and should be applied at about 75 degrees. Mix one pound of 56 percent powder to four gallons of water and cover the animal completely, including the inside of the ears.
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