Preserving Homegrown Tomatoes and Garden Care
Iowa State extension horticul turalist Ben Vance explains how to extend tomato and pepper harvests after ripening before frost. Store in cool basements or cellars to slow ripening, refrigerate near ripe stages, and use airtight boxes. prune and hang peppers if preferred, with weeks of usability. Clean gardens, burn debris to prevent disease, and compost healthy material. Winterize tools and equipment by cleaning, oiling, sharpening, and protecting metal parts.
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Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Vance
Win
Death Valley not as hot as Azizia Libya in 1922
Washington based UPI notes ESSA study in Climates of the World with Death Valley reaching 134 degrees in 1913 while Azizia Libya set a 136 degree record in 1922. It lists other extremes including Tirat Tsvi 129 and Cloncurry 128, plus Vostok minus 127 and Mt Waialeale 460 inches annual rainfall.
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Washington
UPI
Death Valley
Calif
Azizia
Libya
Environmental Science Services Administration
ESSA
Tirat Tsvi
Israel
Cloncurry
Queensland
Australia
Seville
Spain
and _ Rivadavia
Argentina
Esperanza
Palmer Peninsula
Antarctica
Soviet Vostok Antarctic Station
Greenland
Northice
Mt. Waialeale
Kauau
Hawaii
Arica
Chile
North America
Vostok
Kalona and area livestock sales schedule
A list of weekly livestock sale dates and locations across Kalona Iowa Wapello Columbus Junction Ollie and Wayland. Sales occur on Tuesdays at Kalona Kalona Kalona Kalona and Ollie with hogs veal sheep and cattle on different weekdays. Starts and times vary by auction house with noon or 12 00 first sale times noted.
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Kalona Community Auction
Kalona
Iowa
Wapello Livestock Sales Inc
Highway 61
Wapello
Smylie’s
Columbus Junction
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Kalona Sales Barn
Wayland
Who's to blame for burning barns tonight
A warning from Sellers Insurance Agency at 407 N Marion urges barn owners to prevent fires by checking wiring and extinguishing habits. The message cites causes from smoking in barns to storing fuels, neglecting lightning protection, and failing to keep vehicles away, urging compliance to protect property.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Journal
Don Swenson
Rochester, Minn
Press-Bulletin
N.p.p.‘A
Pdty
Chil
Farm Bureau Insurance Service
Farmers Mutual Insurance Assn
National Bank of Washington
Perdock, Inc
Jarrard Feed & Supplies
Hy-Vee Food Store
West Madison
Tindal Farm Supplies
Southern Utilities
Town & Country
Plymouth
Sorrell
Mose Levy Co
Horse Feed & Grain Co
Court House
Washington Evening Journal
Washington State Bank
Sellers Insurance Agency
Bob Roe
Hanson Concrete
Marion
Nixon Feed
Earle F. Libe
Agency
State Farm Ins
Patterson Seed & Supply
International Harvester
Dial
Evening Journal
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