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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1961
Page
4
Sidney's Junior and Senior High School hosted its annual science fair on April 26. Teens displayed projects from static electricity to rocketry, industrial arts, and rodent behavior studies, drawing parents and the public to view the handiwork while countering negative headlines about teens.
US agronomists report two new chemical weed killers EPTC and CDEC will control broad leaf and grassy annual weeds in western Nebraska Pinto and Great Northern bean fields. Field trials show 3–4 pounds EPTC or 6–8 pounds CDEC per acre effective either broadcast or 8 inch band at planting with 4+ inches of rain soon after. band application can cut herbicide costs by up to two thirds.
Army cutworms span central Nebraska with widespread damage expected to ease in a few days. Infestations are concentrated in alfalfa and wheat, with some in pastures and vetch. spraying unlikely needed as fields grow. Aftermath includes moth flights from May through June or July, with adults entering structures.
The article notes one of the world’s largest steel plants located at Betten dorf Iowa and mentions various weather and geological observations such as Niagara Falls erosion and early winter observations on Mount Washington in 1870.
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