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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1952
Page
6
An expert argues gardening can be simple and practical for homeowners. The piece notes approaches like improving lawns and plant care, with a Philadelphia example of yard upgrades. The article references a novel “yard-in-a-box” concept and cautions against overcomplication in home landscaping.
Seven motives of the Livakoize tribe in New Britain are recounted as they transition from Stone Age life to modern contact. An Australian government party escorts them to Rabaul, introducing unfamiliar technology and experiences, and promising a return patrol in six months. The tribe gains access to axes and knives, vows to cease raids, and begins teaching the next generation.
Gardeners are urged to consider why and how they prune. Best practice favors planting plans and proper shrub spacing, allowing natural growth. Pruning should be minimal, removing only dead, diseased, or infested wood and balancing top growth with roots at transplanting time.
Passage quotes Snelling on differing trip depth requirements for brands. The speaker argues for standardizing placement at two three or four inches to allow roture to begin, criticizing conflicting specifications.
In Wheeling the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce discusses federal spending for 1952-53. A sample booklet shows the budget at about 834 billion dollars or 162 dollars per minute, with notes on the impact for taxpayers.
A litter of 18 hybrid pigs farrowed in January on Lawrence Meyer’s farm near Spring Grove Minnesota set a new world six month weight record of 4992 pounds using synthetic sow’s milk. The pigs averaged 27.33 pounds at six months with the heaviest at 342 pounds and lightest at 226 pounds. The record surpasses 4419 pounds from 1951.
The article describes sea lampreys as fish destroyers with a long early juvenile phase living buried in silt beds. They spend four years in the larval stage before migrating, then devastate fish populations during their destructive period and finally die after spawning, leaving carcasses in the water. The piece notes lampreys reach about 7.8 inches in length and highlights their impact on ecosystems.
The USDA has picked Plum Island in Long Island Sound New York as the site for a hoof and mouth disease research laboratory. Construction will use land and utilities from the Defense Department with deep navigable waters and full government control. The island lies about 300 acres at the northern tip near Connecticut, meeting congressional requirements for a coastal location.
A portable dry mash feeder design features a revolving 1 by 2 lumber spike trough to deter perching. The reel mash feeder stands 21 inches high and 16 inches wide with tempered preswood trough parts and specific timber pieces plus nails required for assembly.
Fire safety expert Doe Ko Avez urges rapid response in the first minutes of a house fire. He notes shutting doors to smother small flames and using appropriate extinguishers directed at the base of the blaze.
Autumn arrival signals the start of another planting season as gardeners plan ahead. Much work lies ahead in the coming weeks with tasks spread from now until December. Color in the garden depends on what gets done now, including fall flowers, shrubs, fruits, trees, and evergreens.
Ohio State horticulture experts report Winter Apples Benton, Grimes, Grider, Delicious and Jonathan are ripening earlier than usual due to a warm spring and early summer. The Elmwood station notes bloom surveys show harvest dates advancing several weeks.
WOOSTER, Ohio. An invention claimed to kill harmful insects by electronically produced waves failed in tests conducted by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station and entomologists at the Ohio Farm Bureau. Trials against meadow spittlebugs, Japanese beetles, European corn borer, and apple pests showed no proven ability to kill or control insects, though further testing and a full report are planned.
The report notes an extended period and observers at the station's orchards last summer. It says the apple harvest will be somewhat low this year and fruit growers expect later ripening with frost risk similar to prior years.
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