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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1952
Page
3
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A reader asks why an iron labeled for AC only won’t heat the same on DC. The thermostat’s contact mechanism relies on AC arcing behavior and must open a small gap. on DC there would be continuous arcing unless the gap is large, so the control fails and the iron cannot regulate heat. AC cycles 60 times per second, producing zero-crossings 120 times per second.
A report outlines four NATO goals including about 50 combat ready land divisions and 4,000 aircraft for European defense this year, plus a plan to merge Western armies into a European defense force and a study board for shared basing costs. It also notes tax loopholes, Russian atomic threats, and Rosenberg death appeals.
The Department of Agriculture reports meat production expanding faster than consumption. Late February output rose 22 percent year over year with 1,464,000 hogs slaughtered in one week, up from 1,044,000. Sheep and lamb slaughter also up and beef stocks reach record storage.
A farm welder becomes standard equipment by enabling quick repairs that save time and increase production. An example from the Corn Belt shows a portable inclined plane elevator driven by a ¾ horsepower motor and a portable reel carrying 100 feet of cable for barn to crib electric service. Labor costs rise with yield but per bushel labor remains low, and many welding outfits pay for themselves during harvest through fast repairs.
The Soil Conservation Service annual report for fiscal year 1951 notes rapid progress in soil and water conservation over 20 years. It cites 128 502 farmers and ranchers with conservation plans covering 36 259 299 acres, bringing totals to 883 348 plans across 246 740 009 acres. About 2 400 districts operate nationwide, with total FY 1951 spending around 64 million dollars, including 52 million for regular operations, seven million for flood control and one and a half million for research.
A 140 acre Arizona Boys Ranch received a donation of 36 mechanical cotton pickers valued at over half a million dollars. The equipment and fuel, donated by Arizona Queen Creek Farm Bureau members, harvested about 280 bales in a single day, a gift estimated at $9000 to the ranch.
Dr Ashley B Gurney entomologist notes mantids are predatory insects with 1500 species worldwide and 19 in the United States They use spined front legs folded in a hinged manner to seize prey The mantid feeds on insects and occasionally small vertebrates and can eat many cockroaches in a short time Beeing stung by a wasp is possible but uncommon
Soil tests guide farmers on needed plant foods and management to revive run down fields. In Missouri, 69 county soil clinics diagnose soil ailments and prescribe treatments under the sponsorship of the extension service of the College of Agriculture and the county agents.
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