Summer safety from home hazards in high traffic areas
A UPI report notes over four million Americans suffer disabling injuries at home in summer. It highlights risk zones the yard patio kitchen and bathroom with safety tips from the Consumers Insurance Information Bureau including mower rules vehicle precautions electrical outlet covers lighting and child safety measures. It urges supervision planning and strict adherence to safety practices during warm months.
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Dorothea M. Brooks
New York
UPI
United States
Consumers Insurance Information Bureau
Bureau
National Association of Insurance Agents
Consumers Insurance Bureau
Understanding Pollination Reveals Why Some Fruits Fail
Horticulturist Steve Fazio of the University of Arizona explains that many vegetables and fruits such as squash cucumbers melons tomatoes and peppers are true fruits formed after pollination and fertilization. He notes that pollen sterility or incompatibility can cause fruit failure and that bees aid pollen transfer especially for squash.
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Mother Nature
Steve Fazio
University of Arizona
Fazio
Soil nitrogen from fertilizer does not reach groundwater
UA soils scientist Dr. T. C. Tucker reports a two year lysimeter study showing very little tracer nitrogen moves through six feet of soil and most is recovered in crops. He says organic and commercial nitrogen convert to the same inorganic form and both pose nitrate pollution potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
T. C. Tucker
Tucker
Retirement Home Guide Helps Decide Staying or Moving
A retirement home guide by AARP and NATA offers a structured analysis of staying in a current home versus moving. It covers expenses taxes convenience comfort transportation and climate with objective lists and tips on moving safety and housing options. Free copies available by writing to NATA AARP Fulfillment Dept Long Beach CA.
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American Association of Retired Persons
National Retired Teachers Association
Nata-Aarp
Fulfillment Dept
P. O
Long Beach
Calif
Greening lawns through Bio-Turf soil renewal
A UPI report notes Bio-Turf, a liquid bacterial culture from cow manure, reconditions soil to reduce compaction and improve fertilizer use. Farm Builder says it boosts microbial activity, aiding water absorption and turf health. Meridian Lawn Services reports a 90 percent renewal rate after first year of use in multiple states.
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New York
UPI
Len Mailloux
Farm Builder Division
American Bioculture, Inc
Mailloux
Phoenix
Arizona State University
Meridian Lawn Services
Meridian Home Services Organization
Mineola
N.Y
Michael Pascucci
Meridian
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Leftover screen repairs ease small home fixes
Milo Moore of the University of Vermont Extension Service says leftover screen is valuable for quick repairs. For metal screens cut a patch larger than the hole, weave wires through the edge, and bend ends to secure. Plastic and fiberglass screens mend with wax paper, heat then seal. An L shaped corner plate strengthens frame joints and maintenance lengthens screen life.
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Burlington, Vt
UPI
Milo Moore
University of Vermont Extension Service
Moore
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Sam Bender Bender
SAIR
Indian School Rd
Scottsdale, Arizona
Arizona
U.S
Circulation Dept
DAHL
Scottsdale
N. Scottsdale Rd
Tempe
Woolco
BankAmericard
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