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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1954
Page
5
A reader asks how to remove earth worms from potted plants and the answer suggests thrusting unburnt sudyhur matches into the soil around the plants, using two to six matches based on plant size. It then advises softening hard paint by pouring an inch of turpentine on top and letting it sit for a few days, then igniting with a stick to soften.
Planned pruning guidance from Harvey Tate of the University of Arizona outlines winter pruning for deciduous fruit trees. It covers removing dead wood, painting large cuts, thinning to improve spray and harvest, and specifics on how peaches nectarines plums and prunes form fruit spurs on older wood.
A school composition humorously describes geese with playful misunderstandings. The child notes a goose as a heavy set bird with a head at one end and sits on the other, and imagines geese as unable to sing due to moisture.
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