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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
9
Atomic scientists report that plants vary in phosphate uptake using radioisotope tracers. Radioactive phosphorus in fertilizer lets farmers know how much a plant absorbs and whether the expense pays off. North Carolina corn and Maine potatoes show distinct preferences for different phosphate sources. A leading food company joins the University of Chicago atomic research program.
Berna Dee Rathman celebrated a 12th birthday with family at her home. Harvest activity includes LaVerna Klinge aiding Perle Davisons and LaVera Gilgren helping Emma Parady. Dust storms, multiple fire calls, and ongoing harvest press Dalton life as residents visit relatives, repair heating, and prepare for fall.
A close up view of a young streamlined turkey designed for modern small households. The breed combines traits from older varieties to yield a compact body short legs long keel and generous breast meat. Extensive records from selected stock guided the development of the apartment size turkey.
The article notes a 30 percent drop in milk production from May to early fall, reducing farm income. Causes include more cows dry or near end of lactation, with experts blaming management gaps. Emphasizes improved recordkeeping and stock of ledger outfits and binders as part of better practices. The Telegraph.
A Nebraska University farm management specialist notes capital needs for the average farmer rose 52 percent in the past decade. He cites a 1948 Nebraska eastern section study showing totals of 33 037 dollars with land at 20 135, livestock 5 176, machinery 3 692, feed and supplies 3 850, versus 1937 41 40 seven year comparison totals. The report highlights a shift from a team and wagon era to larger, more specialized farming units.
Homemakers who say they cannot afford a step ladder for the kitchen have not checked hospitalization costs for broken limbs. The message urges keeping a step stool in the kitchen for frequent use rather than storing it in the attic or basement.
The guidance states start culling when chicks are placed under the brooders. All birds that appear runty or weak should be promptly culled, killed, and disposed of by burning or deep burying. Culling is a continuous process throughout the chickens' lives.
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