Grasslands Seed Failure Costs Farmers Across Nation
USDA forage experts say poor pasture stands stem from seed depth, bed firmness, seed quality, and weed pressure. Dr. Beard notes plant nutrient lack as a major factor, warning growers lose about 50 million dollars yearly on failed seed. Beltsville experiments show high phosphate near seed yields 2210 pounds per acre of weed-free forage.
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USDA
David F. Beard
Beltsville
Agricultural Research Service
Beard
Creamy Fish Mold and Lemon Dessert Recipe
A vintage two dish menu shows a Tangy Cream Fish Mold using frozen fillets lemon juice mustard and cream cheese with gelatin and olives served with chicory garnish. The dessert is a frosty lemon flavored cream dessert with sugar flour lemon rind and whipped cream.
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Sash and
Oats and Field Peas Prove Top Winter Forage Mix
Research at Mandan North Dakota shows a mixed oat and field pea silage provides superior winter forage for dairy cattle. Compared with corn and clover silages the oat pea mix yields forage per acre equal to corn and supports milk production with simple supplements.
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Mandan
N. Dak
Northern Plains
USDA
Northern Great Plains
Canada
Weight Saver Hoglets Cut Weaning Time In Early Plan
John Soorholtz of Melbourne Iowa shows a 650 pound Hampshire named Cheerie Bea with 70 pounds of hams and bacons as the hog industry weighs options. Early weaning at three weeks allows the sow to be rebred in five weeks or pigs sent to market sooner.
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Cheerie Bea
Hampshire
John Soorholtz
Melbourne
Iowa
Color accents boost personality in wardrobe choices
A lively guide explains how hair color and skin tone influence color picks. It suggests blues for redheads, yellows for brunettes, and how to balance outfits with light tops and dark skirts to shape the appearance. It also notes navy as color draining and outfits pairing pinks and greens for various coloring types.
Hammer Sales Lead Grady to New Job Offer
Grady Monroe worries he must sell six dozen Red Head hammers by September first or lose his job. A horoscope inspired plan to peddle hammers door to door yields limited success but proves profitable as Old Dave Crossett rewards Grady with a salary raise and commission to stay.
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Grady
Shirley
Grady Monroe
Dave
Mahomet
Tony Bottaro
Omar Jones
Dave Crossett
Crossett
Millions Lose Through Careless Accidents
Hanover New Hampshire report cites Dr. John V. Grimaldi on nationwide accident losses and the psychology of safety. A Los Angeles case explains severe accident risk as a 1 year old swallowed safety pins and needles, requiring antibiotics and surgery for some pins to be removed.
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Hanover
N. H
United States
John V. Grimaldi
Grimaldi
Freud
Los Angeles
Ways to Remove Swallowed Objects
Chicago doctors discuss methods to extract swallowed items from ears noses and throats. Advances include magnets and antibiotics to avoid surgery. The piece recalls a 1620 case of coins removed from a 14 year old boy as context for evolving techniques and watchful waiting after removal.
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Chicago
Army Tests Arctic Subway Under Greenland Ice Cap
The Army is carving an experimental arctic subway in Greenland's icecap, about 15 miles long and 25 feet below the surface. If feasible electric trains could run beneath the ice to avoid weather, navigation, and surface trail issues. The underground network would also be less detectable to enemy bombers along the Arctic route. Army engineers say tunnel costs would likely be far below the price of a typical U.S. secondary road.
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Washington
Greenland
Arctic
Russia
Armyas
U.S
Button Maker Ready For Ike's Acceptance
Pittsburgh designer Arthur Garfield Trimble, who claims to coined the I Like Ike slogan, says he is ready to produce buttons again if President Eisenhower runs in 1956. He had I Told You So badges prepared for a victory celebration and was among early boosters of Eisenhower before the 1952 race.
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Pittsburgh
Arthur Garfield Trimble
Ike
Eisenhower
Trimble
Cash Missing in Laundry Bag Heist Claimed by Cashier
Grand Rapids authorities recount a theft case where bartender Joe Lopez planted 81 dollars in change inside a bank sack and hid it in a laundry bag. While he slept a laundryman took the bag, and workers sifted through thousands of pounds of soiled clothes but found nothing.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Joe Lopez
Lopez
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