Trees dying in Winchester from drought water shortage
Whitacre the Tree Commission adviser reports over 20 percent of saplings planted last April are dead and more are dying from lack of water. He notes tank truck irrigation helps but cannot reach all trees during the drought. Citizens watering at home aid thriving older trees while young ones struggle. care tips include deep weekly watering and keeping grass away to reduce evaporation.
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Winchester
George S. Whitacre
Tree Commission
They
Whitacre
Malcolm Davies
Gull Invasion Saved Mormon Crops At Salt Lake City
Thousands of California gulls gathered to feed on crickets destroying Mormon crops and are said to have saved settlers from starvation. In appreciation, the Mormons erected a monument in Salt Lake City.
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Utah
California
Salt Lake City
Wide Rain Storms Batter Southern United States
Thunder showers hail and high winds pummeled the South with heavy rain totals. Shaw Air Force Base near Columbia South Carolina logged nearly 3 inches in six hours while Memphis Tennessee saw bursts of rain in under an hour. Flood warnings issued as regions from Florida to Arkansas recorded intense showers.
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Associated Press
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Columbia
S.C
Florence
5.C
Fayetteville
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Memphis
Tenn
Knoxville
Homestead
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Virginia
Kentucky
Arkansas
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49 Counties Eligible For Drought Relief
Virginia alerts 49 of 50 counties eligible for drought relief after a Freeman announcement at Virginia Tech. The plan allows haying and grazing on designated cropland removed from production to support beleaguered farmers amid below normal rainfall and shrinking pastures and water.
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Virginia
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Animal Industry Day
Virginia Tech
Freeman
U.S. Weather Bureau
Richmond
Ndt
Houses For Sale Listings Include Multiple Cedarmeade and Green Acres Found
For sale by owner houses and apartments list Cedarmeade brick 3 bed 2 bath with utilities and built in kitchen call after 6 pm 662 1110 Fox Drive 3 bed scale 90 by 180 lot 662 4406 four bedroom Green Acres 662 0131 attractive bungalow three miles from Winchester 300 feet frontage shade trees oil furnace Riley Real Estate 662 7441 two bedroom furnished apartment with heat and hot water 662 7588
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Lot
Green Acres
Winchester
Riley
Richards Ave
E. E. Bayliss, Jr
First Offer on 152A Farm by Shenandoah River Frontage
Real estate listing offers 152A farm with 2000 feet river frontage and 3/5 open land plus wooded areas. Features include a modern 3 bedroom home on a hill with a fireplace, large living room with picture window, garage, electric heat, storm windows and doors, pond, old barn, and state road access about 2 miles from interchanges Rt. 81 and 66. Front Royal, Va. price 76500 dollars with terms. Appointment via W C Williams Front Royal Br 703 635 2816.
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Winchester
W. C. Williams
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