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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1948
Page
4
Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to weak in parts with top bids 31.75 for two loads of choice feed steers at 113 pounds. Cows steady to 25 lower, bulls up to 28 cents, stocker and feeder activity fair. Sheep volume 8,500 not established. bids lower for early slaughter lambs, buyers still steady on best wooled types.
John Pfingston of Henderson Kentucky stands with corn from treated and untreated plots. Treated plots produced 86.8 bushels per acre versus 68.68 on untreated, with treated ears 23 percent heavier on average. Butyl ester of 2 4-D applied in low gallons per acre greatly reduced weeds, boosting yield. hand hoeing also helps but is costly and often impractical.
Discarded wheels and an axle from a child's coaster wagon are repurposed into a pull push cart. The frame uses a s inch pipe welded to the axle, creating a strong light weight vehicle ideal for moving small tools or equipment.
Washington State college says moist mash is not necessary for high egg production. It requires extra labor and risks mold and bacteria growth, especially in hot weather.
Poultry counts show 11 tricks for fowl types, with specific male and female line items such as leghorn hens 24 and white rock springs 89. Egg market figures list whites and browns mixed with market extras and current receipts. Also mentions a manuscript of Theophilus and an early allusion by Conrad Gesner in 1565 to a black lead pencil.
A New Jersey self-feeder for market pigs can also serve brood sows with piglets. It uses multiple compartments for different feeds, allowing pigs to select proportions and amounts. The main benefit is labor savings when the feeder holds several days of supply.
Undiluted lime sulphur concentrate proved best among 16 repellents at the Oklahoma station for shielding young fruit trees from cottontail rabbits. In tests rabbits damaged 94 percent of untreated sprouts in five days versus 41 percent for sprouts treated with lime sulphur and only 1 percent damaged on day one.
A discussion traces the phrase hermetically sealed to the seal of Hermes used by alchemists. It notes Hermes as the reputed inventor of the arts and sciences and the term hermetic art adopted by practitioners.
The text notes shrimps of the earth and grasshoppers as food in China, equating true grasshoppers with biblical locusts. It mentions migratory locust swarms historically covering vast areas, such as a 2,000 square mile swarm over the Red Sea.
The 1st Grade Mothers' club met at the grade school with Mrs Hope Dunia and Mrs Julia Hawkins assisting. Refreshments were served by Mrs Kathleen Stone and Mrs Doris McCoy. Local residents and visitors are listed among recent events including travels, births, weddings and community notices.
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