Earth contact design cuts heating costs up to seventy five percent
An underground or earth contact house can slash annual heating and cooling costs by 50 to 75 percent. Benefits include lower fire insurance premiums and burglary security, but high initial costs and building-code hurdles exist. Site suitability and soil conditions also impact feasibility.
Garden Diary of May Blossoms and Might
A humorous diary by a garden writer records May entries about tulips near the End o Way sign, the mystery blue plant, a garden trip to Apple Hill, near disasters with a septic tank, and a dead canary. It notes Paul’s birthday thorn and plans for church blooms.
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Cool Ridge man and dog pose with prize Angus bull
Frank Lane of Cool Ridge West Virginia stands by as his 2 year old Shetland sheepdog J R sits atop his prize Angus bull Blackjack. Lane says the pair get along famously as the bull surveys the scene.
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Lane
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Dairy farm receipts rise in 1982 records
The Agriculture Department reports 1982 cash receipts from milk sales reached 18.3 billion dollars, up 1 percent from 1981 as production hit a record 135.8 billion pounds. Output per cow rose to 12,316 pounds with 11 million cows on average, while prices paid to producers decreased to 13.69 dollars per 100 pounds. Calves fed 64 percent of home used milk.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Pesticide effectiveness fades as repetitive use spreads
Agriculture Department microbiologist Donald D. Kaufman warns repeated use of certain pesticides leads to rapid breakdown, leaving crops unprotected. He notes complaints now extend beyond Midwestern corn to soybeans vegetables and other commodities where the same chemicals are applied year after year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Donald D. Kaufman
Kaufman
Dragon kite surfaces on hillside beyond old barn
A reader recalls finding a 40 foot dragon kite in a hillside garden behind the barn. The note playfuly reflects on garden sourcing and language modernity.
Woodlot subsidy ends as federal role shrinks
The Reagan administration plans to cut the Forestry Incentives Program that subsidized private woodlot planting and timber improvement, a $12.5 million allocation this year with no specific funding in the new budget. Officials say funds may still be available discretionally, as landowners hold thousands of acres.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Reagan
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