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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C- AUGUST 7, 1942
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Potato Breeders
Make Test Plantings.
LALA PALOOZA —A Mysterious Woman
By RUBE GOLDBERG
RAISING KANE—Spunky’s Conclusion By FRANK WEBB
MESCAL IKE By s. i_ HUNTLEY Just Three Fingers to the South Forty
REG’LAR FELLERS—He’s Playing Safe
POP—Pop Must Be an Expert
By J. MILLAR WATT
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Disease-Free Potatoes
Only Control of Ring Rot
How new knowledge of plant sci
ence can lift some of the load from
the mind of a worried farmer is
illustrated by results of test plant-
tings reported by potato breeders of
the U. S. department of agriculture.
Ring rot is a serious potato dis
ease. It appeared in Canada in 1931,
in Maine in 1932, and spread rapidly
causing serious crop losses. The
only effective control is to plant
nothing but disease-free seed pota
toes. Traces of the disease in seed
stock are difficult to detect and may
lead to serious losses. Ring rot has
been reported from 37 states.
If scientific knowledge had not
advanced in the last 100 years,
says Dr. R. M. Salter, chief of
the bureau of plant industry,
the potato industry and the
country generally might well
worry over the possibility of a
potato famine such as Ireland
had in the Hungry Forties.
Potato specialists do not know of
a gold commercial variety that will
grow in spite of ring rot. But au
thors of the article report a trial of
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what’s cookin’,’* says this newly
hatched chick waiting for pals.
54 varieties artificially inoculated to
insure a thorough test. Nearly all
were severely diseased, but ^ pre
cious few came through uninjured.
Various Spuds Tested.
These include two imported varie
ties "not commercially promising’’
and several seedlings. Half the hy
brids of the cross between “Presi
dent”—imported from England—
and the valuable American variety,
Katahdin, showed no infection. Sev
eral other seedlings showed signs of
resistance.
These tests indicate that resist
ance to ring rot can be inherited
by the potato. The “President” va
riety is not commercially valuable,
but from a breeding standpoint it
looks to be almost priceless. Based
on these tests and their experience
it should not be very difficult to
produce varieties resistant to ring
rot with good commercial qualities.
Agriculture
in
Industry
By FLORENCE C. WEED
Alfalfa
Although alfalfa is a fairly recent
arrival in the fields of the United
States and Canada, it is one of the
oldest crops known to man and
flourished in Asia and Europe for
centuries. For the last 20 years,
our farmers have given it great
preference and the acreage has
nearly doubled.
Being especially rich in vitamins,
it seems to offer good possibilities
for industrial uses. A pilot plant is
soon to be set up to extract pig
ments from dried alfalfa leaves.
These will be used in coloring soaps
and foods and in preparing medi
cines.
Some experiments also have been
made in extracting alfalfa juice for
human consumption so it may some
time appear on our breakfast tables.
At Michigan State college, scien
tists have been working on the prob
lem on making plastics out of al
falfa in the same way that soybeans
are utilized.
At present, the chief industrial
product is alfalfa meal which is
merely hay ground into coarse par
ticles which can be fed to animals
without loss, and can be shipped
more cheaply than baled hay. It
can be used in mixed feeds for such
small animals as rabbits and poul
try. Some of the meal in refined
form has been used in breakfast
foods for humans and experiments
have been made to add carotene
extraction to tonics and candy.
Rural Briefs
Fruit should be fully grown, well
colored, but not overripe for good
storage.
• • •
Production of crimson clover seed
this year is expected to be about
twice as large as the previous crop
record of 1941.
• • *
By taking good care of eggs on
the farm, especially during the
summer months, poultrymen will
eet better returns for their product.
CLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT
MONUMENTS
lUOUSEHOLD
IninTS^
When a jelly will not set, add a
few drops of lemon juice and the
difficulty will be overcome.
• • •
A finger ent from an old glove
and slipped over the end of a
curtain-rod enables it to be pushed
through curtain-hems of the finest
net without catching and tearing
the fabric.
• • •
Chamois leather gloves will not
dry stiff if, after washing, they are
rinsed in warm water to which a
teaspoonful of pure olive oil has
been added.
• • •
Kerosene will soften boots and
shoes that have been hardened by
water.
• • •
A simple way to freshen white
washing silk which has become
yellow through constant washing
is to add milk to the rinsing water
and allow it to soak for a few
minutes before squeezing out.
• • *
Always warm the pot before
making coffee, then sprinkle a
little salt on the coffee before add
ing the boiling water. This will
improve the flavor.
• • •
A soft cloth dampened in borax
water will do wonders for yellow
piano keys. Dry thoroughly with
another soft cloth.
Telling time in the Navy is on
the 24-hour system. Morning hours
■ are from one to twelve, but after
noon hours are from 1300 to 2400
(midnight). So if you ask a sailor
the time and he says “seventeen,”
subtract 12 and you get five
o’clock in the afternoon. It’s sim
pler if you ask him what cigarette
he smokes. Chances are he’ll say:
“Camel,” for Camel is the favor
ite cigarette among Navy men as
well as among men in the Army,
Marines, Coast Guci. (Based on
actual sales records from service
men’s stores.) Local dealers are
featuring Camel cartons as gifts
for men in the service from the
folks back home.—Adv.
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