First Aid to the Ailing House Birchwood Trim
Roger C Whitman advises on cleaning dull satin finish birchwood trim wax mixed with varnish. Use commercial woodwork cleaners, then apply a very thin coat of paste wax after drying. Alternatively clean with soapy water or soap suds, rinse, dry, then wax as directed.
Here Comes the Band on Saturdays in College Football
A college band plays a key role in football Saturdays as a youth learns music through school and grows into a college musician. The University of Michigan band members rehearse for a concert while a student girl remains in the concert band off the marching unit.
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University of Michigan
Michigan Band
Chicago
Northwestern
Plant Starvation Reduces Corn Yield In Crib Signs
Plant starvation lowers corn yield as evidence seen in ears that fail to fill due to late silk emergence. Apply phosphate nitrogen and potash to soil next spring for balanced nutrition. Improve soil tilth by mellowing, loosening compaction, and increasing porosity for better water and air penetration.
USDA Recommends DDT For Termite Control
The USDA advises a single DDT treatment to protect woodwork from termites for at least five years and can be applied by anyone. Mix 5 percent DDT in fuel oil, dig a 30 inch trench along the foundation, saturate soil, and fill with treated earth at one quart per cubic foot.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Milk Pail Rack Stand Description
A welded gle iron and pipe milk pail rack features a bottom support of two 342 inch pipes welded with a small gap to allow drainage. The stand can be mounted directly in the earth or set in cement.
Wisconsin Cranberry Crop Forecast Set Record High
The agricultural department reports a record cranberry crop forecast of 969000 barrels for Wisconsin this fall, about 15 percent above the previous record of 967700 barrels in 1948. Production in Massachusetts New Jersey Wisconsin and Oregon is above last year, while Washington shows above average but below last year.
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Agricultural Department
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Oregon
Washington
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