Tear Gas Used In Soil Battle At Cornell
Cornell plant pathology reports tear gas chlorinepicrin is used to partially sterilize soils killing fungi nematodes insects and weeds. The gas is injected into soil to depths of about six inches with 12 inch spacing and can treat 1000 to 1500 square feet per hour.
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Cornell University
Farmers Test Fertilizer With Field Experiments
A survey of 32 000 farmers in 35 states finds 47 percent conducted field experiments with different fertilizers and practices. Forty four percent tested fertilizer versus no fertilizer to gauge payoffs, up 7 percent from the previous survey. Sixty three percent plan to use more fertilizer, while 12 percent reported no unsatisfactory results in the last three years.
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National Fertilizer Association
Agricultural notes on farm fuel use and cattle feeding
One quarter of U S motor fuel goes to farming and tree land exceeds any other crop in area. Cattlemen report fattening steers on corn and cob meal improves feed efficiency and reduces scouring.
Singular Mode of Address and Visiting Hours Quip
A boy paraphrases a line about a woman’s speech by saying she wore clothes like a spinster. The jailer notes visiting hours from two to four and the new prisoner complains about being denied visiting. The exchange reflects tense mood and prison context.
Butch and Alphonse quarrel over wives boastful claims
In a spoken exchange two men argue about a wife claiming she helped a husband become better. Alphonse concedes his wife has tried hard to reform him while Butch challenges the notion of a wife bragging about such influence.
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Comedic Kitchen, Botany, and Barber Jokes Unearthed
A dated comic set features a master berating a cook over inedible bacon, an old lady dismissing botany lectures for recalling odd plant names, and a blunt customer asking a barber for another razor to defend himself.
Mark of Prudence Quote by Democritus
A concise aphorism from Democritus on prudence: do not trust all men but value those of worth, as the wiser path.
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