Eight Drown in Channel Storms Plague English Coast
A major Channel storm battered the English coast with eight drownings, five yachts wrecked, and extensive damage to farms and telephones. Five victims were saved by Perros-Guirec rescuers. five bodies recovered, three missing. The 7000 ton William Hawkins drifted off Beachy Head before resuming under its own power.
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Field Trials Define Upland Game Sport in America
Field trials have long advanced American upland gaming by testing dog breeding bloodlines stamina and performance as essential measures of sportsmanship and ability.
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America
Poultry Prices Steady Across Broad Market
In the market report poultry prices show steady activity with hens at 35 and leghorn hens 32. Fryers and broilers range from 38 to 41 with white and colored varieties present. Eggs total 23,305 cases as market remains firm and extras vary by grade with current receipts and checks noted.
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Grain Range Report From Chicago Market Panel
Chicago grain table shows Sept and Dec futures for wheat corn oats and soybeans with opening highs lows and closes. Varied percentages reflect price ranges across Sept Oct and May contracts with notable activity in soybeans and corn.
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Scientist links mice milk to cancer transmission
University of Minnesota researcher John J. Bittner reports that mice can pass a cancer agent through maternal milk. He has raised 31 generations of cancer free mice and 58 generations of cancerous mice from the same original stock.
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John J. Bittner
University of Minnesota
Power cost for grain elevator operation
Farmers estimate operating costs vary but a five horsepower elevator motor needs from 0.1 to 5 kilowatt hours to lift 1,000 bushels of grain. This provides a rough gauge of energy use and expense for on farm grain handling.
Small Farm Units Are Big Implement Buyers
A survey by the Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association shows two thirds of the 1.5 billion dollars spent on agricultural implements this year go to small one family farms. The small farm operator owns about 6 percent of U S farm acreage and is now the largest buyer of automatic labor-saving devices due to labor shortages and rising farm savings. Projections suggest by 1950 about four million farms will yield 33 percent more output than six million prewar farms.
Plastic Lily Ponds Offer Flexible Use and Storage
Plastic lily ponds provide an affordable alternative to stone or concrete basins enabling farmers and city dwellers to have a lily pool. The pond can be emptied, folded, and stored indoors for winter. It doubles as a wading pool for children or a duck pond.
Weevil Damage in Grain Traced to Unclean Bins
Weevil damage in the new crop is preventable by cleaning and spraying granaries with DDT. Purdue entomologists say most weevily grain stems from insects that remain year to year in the grain and can be stopped with proper bin sanitation.
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Purdue University
Raccoon Name Derives From Washing Food
The animal raccoon gets its name from the Indian term arathcone meaning the washer. It reflects the creature's habit of washing food before eating.
Air Passenger Held as Smuggler
Kansas authorities detain an air passenger suspected of smuggling after intercepting a shipment at a regional air hub. Investigators say the case involves cross state trafficking and the suspect faces federal charges.
First iron from Lake Superior ore tapped in 1848 at Carp River
The Carp River Forge in Michigan tapped the first iron from Lake Superior ore in 1848, marking a century since. Today Lake Superior ores supply about two percent of the nation’s iron needs.
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Carp River Forge
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