National Farm Safety Week Highlighted by Truman Proclamation
The report outlines farm accident tolls totaling nearly a billion dollars in annual losses with 17,200 farm deaths and 1,500,000 rural injuries. It notes dangers from machinery, livestock, and motor vehicle incidents, and announces National Farm Safety week starting July 22 as proclaimed by President Truman.
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Hunt Started for Meatier Market Fowl
Major poultry associations and U S D A specialists have taken an assignment from A and P Food Stores to draft specifications for an ideal meat type bird and to oversee an $8 000 awards program. The committee led by D D Slade aims to unify breeders on a broiler with broadbreasted characteristics to boost meat yield and profits. A $5,000 top prize awaits the breeder of the best bird at three years with annual progress awards totaling $3,000.
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International Baby Chick Association
Watering system proposed for chick houses
A cave er illustration shows a water trough setup to supply fresh clean water for chickens. It can be used with a water basin or an automatic water fountain to keep the water clean and accessible.
Alfalfa Returns Nitrogen With Manure On Farms
A report notes that feeding alfalfa and returning manure to the land boosts soil nitrogen and reduces phosphorus and potassium losses. University of Illinois findings show that selling hay causes 37 pounds of atmospheric nitrogen to leave with no farmer gain. Hormone sprays containing naphthalene acetic acid were widely used in 1944 on apples and pears to control fruit drop.
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University of Illinois
Water filled tires improve load handling in overinflation
The report describes filling tires with a water calcium chloride solution as having no ill effects. Fully filled tires automatically increase pressure when overloaded, reducing the need to add air and improving load management.
Quiz Answers Summary
The answers list key facts: Socratic method, bulldog edition, back to back, oldest written history about 6,000 years, Brazil about 65 times larger than England, Vatican City created in 1929, women more sensitive to touch than men, Texas has over 16,000 railroad miles.
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