Boysenberries ill suited for Ohio gardens
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station notes boysenberries are not a good crop for the state. Canes are tender and suffer winter injury even with protection. Trailing canes need trellising, a tedious task, and the fruit is large but sour until fully ripe and spoils quickly. Home gardeners are advised to pick red or black raspberries or blackberries instead.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
HM Department of the Ohio Experiment Station
Ohio
Treat Your Vegetable Seed To Improve The Stand
Advice for gardeners on improving germination and seedling survival in cold wet spring soil. The article explains common problems with early spinach, beets, and peas and offers practical steps to boost emergence and stand for a healthy crop.
Let Them Settle Feud Over A Glass Of Beer
From where I sit Lem Martin’s dog killed Ed Carey’s four hens last week. Ed threatened a shotgun but the quarrel ends as they share a beer and Lem offers a barrel of apples to pay for the loss. A peaceful, friendly settlement replaces threats.
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Lem Martin
Ed Carey
Lem
Anji
Seed treatment guides for damping off fungi in garden crops
J D Wilson of the Ohio Experiment Station outlines seed treating compounds to prevent damping off in seedlings. He notes Semesan Cere san Arasan Cuprocide Spergon zinc oxide and other powders aid beet chard spinach peas and lima beans especially in cold wet soils. He warns not all seeds require treatment and advises following package directions.
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J. D. Wilson
Department of Botany and Plant Athology
Ares AE
Ohio
The Removal Of Sediment From Grape Juice In The Home
The article discusses how to remove sediment from homemade grape juice describing simple methods to improve clarity and quality of the beverage. It notes common causes of sediment and suggests practical steps for home preparation and filtration.
Making Home Grape Juice Close to Commercial Quality
Ohio State horticulturist R N Johnson explains home juice preparation to remove sediment and tartrates. Use large storage containers, siphon clear juice without disturbing sediment, filter bottom juice, and pasteurize or can to prevent mold and yeast contamination.
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R. N. Johnson
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Hunting and fishing licenses show small wartime drop
Wartime restrictions accompany a decline in hunting and fishing licenses for the 1942-43 and 1943 fiscal years. The Fish and Wildlife service reports 8,049,537 hunting licenses with $13,455,636 revenue, down 5.2 percent in holders and 3.2 percent in revenue from 1942. Angling licenses fall to 8,035,076 with $10,032,852 revenue, down 4.6 percent in holders and 6.5 percent in revenue.
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Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Fish and Wildlife Service
Africa's rich mineral wealth outlined by 1940s report
A historical survey notes Rich Country From Africa supplying most of the world's diamonds and nearly half of its gold. It highlights coast near Sierra Leone for iron ore and bauxite, Gold Coast manganese, Southern Rhodesia chrome ore and asbestos, Nigeria tin, Congo deposits, and Africa as a major source of cobalt uranium vanadium phosphate rock molybdenum platinum titanium ores across regions from Morocco to South Africa.
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Africa
Sierra Leone
Gold Coast
Southern Rhodesia
Nigeria
Great Britain
Belgian Congo
Ruanda-Urandi
North Africa
Europe
Morocco
Ethiopia
South Africa
West Africa
Physics Used to Discover Favorable Oil Well Sites
The article explains geophysical surveys to find oil traps 2000 to 10000 feet deep. It describes gravity readings from truck mounted gear and the seismic method by small explosive detonations to map underground rock structures and potential productive zones.
Suggestions Aid Peak Operation of Tractors
Advice on fuel efficiency for tractors covers spark plugs ignition carburetors and fuel settings. It stresses shutting off the engine during adjustments and maintaining proper lubrication inflation and braking to minimize drag and fuel use. Slow steady acceleration prevents overloading moving parts and implements.
Tennessee Valley Authority to flood river into lakes
The Tennessee river near Paducah, Kentucky will no longer flow as a river. The TVA plans a chain of lakes created by dams, transforming 23 miles between Kentucky Dam and the Ohio river into a lake system.
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Kentucky
Paducah
Tennessee River
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kentucky Dam
Ohio River
War Food ration debate on household waste value
The piece critiques the War Food Administration stance on deteriorated stock amid a large national food stockpile. It argues the loss hurts thrifty households by converting wasted food into brown ration points and condemns the idea as economically wasteful and illogical.
Amelia P T A to Meet This Monday
The Amelia Parent Teachers Association will meet Monday March 7 at the school with Mrs Davig and Mrs Jeffries as host. Refreshments will be served.
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Amelia P.T. A
Amelia Parent - Teachers Association
Davig
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