Copper and molybdenum in forage affect livestock health
Oregon State College researchers warn that copper deficiency or molybdenum excess in forage disrupts nutrition and can cause anemia, poor thrift, discolored coats, joint issues, and wool color loss. Excess molybdenum is mainly found in marshy grazing areas. Dr. J R Haag notes copper is needed for hemoglobin formation in cattle.
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Oregon State College Agricultural Experiment Station
J. R. Haag
Copper deficiency in forage linked to molybdenum excess found in Oregon study
Excess molybdenum or copper shortage in forage crops causes nutritional disturbances. Analysis of 1,500 blood and liver pairs shows regional patterns in Astoria, Squaw, Butte, and Klamath. Copper fertilization in Oregon has limited success.
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Astoria
Squaw
Butte
Klamath
Oregon
Temperature Key To Cotton Quality
USDA reports experiments by Agricultural Research Service show high boll temperatures late in the growing season improve cotton fiber strength without altering thickness length or yield. Restricted water and wide spacing raise boll temperatures and thus fiber quality, while heavy shade or evaporative cooling lower strength.
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USDA
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Cotton Experiment Station
Shafter
Calif
Why Do We Have Christmas This Season
A reflective piece notes Christmas marks 1969 years since the birth of Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace. It describes His teachings sacrifice and Golden Rule guidance and asserts His enduring presence guiding mankind toward peace and goodwill.
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Prince of Peace
Saint Nicholas lore traced from Patara to Santa Claus image
The piece recounts Saint Nicholas origin in Patara Turkey and his life as a bishop, his famed gift giving, and how relics and legends spread to Italy England and the New World. It notes Washington Irving Clement Clark Moore and Thomas Nast shaping the modern Santa Claus image.
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Saint Nicholas
Europe
Patara
Turkey
St. Nicholas
Bari
Italy
Myra
Thomas Nast
Santa Claus
Silent Night Origin In Oberndorf Austria
The carol Silent Night began in Oberndorf Austria on December 23 1818 when Father Joseph Mohr and Franz Xavier Gruber faced a broken organ. They wrote a simple melody for guitar and led villagers in the first public singing. The song spread after an organ builder memorized it during repairs and introduced it at festivals in Leipzig and beyond. Mohr died poor in 1848 and Gruber lived 15 more years, also in modest circumstances.
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Oberndorf
Austria
Joseph Mohr
Franz Xavier Gruber
Father Mohr
Gruber
Franz Gruber
Leipzig
Germany
Hawaiian Christmas Customs Include Painted Snow Trees
Hawaiians paint Christmas trees white to resemble snow. Christmas dinner is a private family feast. Open house hospitality is common but crowded homes would be overwhelmed by guests during the holiday season.
New England Toys in 1880s at Old Sturbridge Village
Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts showcases a 150 year old recreated New England town with a Christmas toy collection from the early 1880s. The display includes miniature furniture, doll beds, wooden rocking horses, and ice skates reflecting Puritan era constraints and child play.
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Sturbridge
Mass
New England
Old Sturbridge Village
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