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Jewel Topsfield Victorian school communities are bracing themselves for the loss of secular student welfare officers, whose funding has been cut.
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Jewel Topsfield When right-wing ideologue Kevin Donnelly was appointed to co-chair a review of the national curriculum many braced themselves for a re-ignition of the culture wars.
Abbott government to overhaul crowded curriculum
Jewel Topsfield Schools are not devoting sufficient time to literacy and numeracy in the early years of primary school because the national curriculum is too overcrowded, according to a review released today.
School funding promotes segregation, says education lobby
Jewel Topsfield Australian schools will become more socially segregated because schools receive more money if they have a concentration of disadvantaged students, according to the body that represents independent...
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Jewel Topsfield Victims and their families can feel totally helpless. But some schools are trialling a new approach to combat bullying.
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Jewel Topsfield My partner of 17 years is puking into a Crumpler bag in the back of a cab. I am irritated with him; this stomach bug is jeopardising my dinner plans.
Dyslexia: The invisible disability
Jewel Topsfield Dealing with dyslexia is an educational struggle, not just in the classroom, but with sceptics in the system.
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Abbott's school funding may derail deals
Jewel Topsfield The Federal Coalition has moved to derail agreements with hold-out states on school funding by pledging to match Labor's offer "dollar for dollar" without forcing them to contribute money or cede...
$4.2b fund for Victorian schools at risk as officials fail to agree on reforms
Jewel Topsfield Victoria and Commonwealth miss third consecutive deadline to reach reform agreement.
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Garrett denies Victorian schools would lose funding
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Search for at-risk children starts in kindergarten
Jewel Topsfield, Josephine Tovey Hundreds of thousands of children will be assessed when they start kindergarten to find out if they are at risk of falling behind and need extra help under the federal government's education reforms.
Brands cash in on NAPLAN test fear
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This disclosure relates to an oxygen mask having an improved means for quickly, safely and securely attaching the mask to the face of a patient. The improved means features a pair of adjustable elastic bands, each band affixed to one side of the mask, forming loops for extending from the sides of the mask and looping over each ear of the patient to form a snug fit over the patient's nose and mouth.
1. An oxygen mask having an improved means for being secured over the nose and mouth of a patient, the improvement comprising: a pair of elastic bands, both ends of each pair affixed to each of both sides of said mask, said bands extendible to loop over and around each ear of the patient.
2. The oxygen mask according to
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[0001] This invention relates to oxygen masks and an improved means and method for installing the masks on the faces of patients in need of oxygen. Oxygen masks are typically secured to the face of a patient with a length of elastic strap forming a single loop extending from one side of the mask, behind the patient's head and to the other side of the mask. This arrangement poses several problems, especially for emergency rescue personnel. First of all, extending the strap around the head can cause unnecessary flexion and movement of the neck, which is contraindicated in patients with potential cervical spine injury. Moreover, if manual traction is taken on the patient, it is not supposed to be released until the head is secured in a cervical immobilization device. Such a device makes applying the mask impossible without releasing traction. Secondly, the retention straps in current use are designed to be placed below the ears, and it is often difficult to maintain the mask in the proper position, especially when the patient is lying down with his or her head resting on a pillow. The strap, initially positioned properly between the head and the pillow, has a tendency to slip down to the rear of the patient's neck, and this can result in discomfort, mask slippage, and the delivery of inadequate concentrations of oxygen.
[0002] The most relevant published prior art relating to the disclosed and claimed invention is U.S. Pat. No. 4,201,205, which issued to Bartholomew on May 6, 1980. It discloses what is characterized as an improved means for securing an oxygen mask to the face of the patient. Essentially, it comprises, in combination, non-elastic flexible tubing, which extends over and around the patient's ears and is brought under the chin where it is tightened by using an adjustable ring or clip; and a length of elastic tubing attached on opposite ends of the mask.
[0003] Essentially, the improved means and method for securing an oxygen mask to the face of a patient can be defined as an oxygen mask having a novel means for attaching the mask to the patient's face, the improvement comprising: a pair of adjustable elastic bands, both ends of each pair affixed to each of both sides of said mask, said bands extendible to loop over and around the ears of the patient.
[0004]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the disclosed oxygen mask attached to a patient's face by adjustable elastic loops extended around the patient's ears
[0005]FIG. 2 is an elevated frontal view of the oxygen mask disclosed herein depicting the improved means for attaching the mask to the patient's face.
[0006] A full and complete understanding of the disclosed improvement can best be gained by referring to the drawing. FIGS. 1 and 2 are equally illustrative views of all the features of the preferred embodiment of the improvement. The mask 10 in its entirety can be readily comprehended and understood from FIG. 2. The mask is typically molded from plastic to form a soft, one-piece covering for the mouth and nose of the patient. The largest part of the mask 10 is the body 12, defined by a face-conforming periphery 20 and an enlargement to accommodate the nose 14. Attached to the nosepiece 14, in the vicinity of the nares or nostrils is the adapter plug 22 for the attachment of a tube 15 attached to an oxygen reservoir bag, air entrainment device, nebulizer, or other attachments (not shown) designed for the mask. Also on the nosepiece 14 are the exhalation ports, typically covered with a flap valve 18. A short metal strip 16, typically arching the bridge of the nose, is also found on most oxygen masks to enhance the fit on the particular patient's face.
[0007] The mask 10, while being fitted, is then secured to the patient's head by the adjustable elastic loops 24 that are preferably attached to the periphery 20 of the mask at two or four points of attachment 26. Clearly, each loop 24 could be secured to the mask at one point on each side of the mask, but experimental use thus far has weighed in on the side of two attachments on each side.
[0008] Looking again at FIG. 1, it should be apparent that the adjustable elastic loops 24 are intended to extend from the periphery 20 of the mask 10 to and around the patient's ears. Installation or attachment of the mask in this fashion can be done with no assistance, discomfort or movement on the part of the patient, and thus this mask and its loops are an improvement over any means of attachment currently available. Adjustment of the loops can be effected by simply pulling the loose ends secured at points 26, anteriorally.
[0009] While the foregoing is a complete and detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the disclosed method and means for attaching and securing an oxygen mask to the face of a patient, it should be apparent that numerous variations and modifications can be made and employed to implement the all-important purpose of the improved attachment means without departing from the spirit of the invention, which is fairly defined by the appended claims.
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Wheat farmers in Kansas joke that wheat has nine lives and you don't produce a crop unless at least eight of them have been used up before harvest. While this may sound a bit like gallows humor, there is a lot of truth in this statement. The wheat crop here is exposed to the extremes of our weather for nine months while crops like corn, soybean, and sorghum for approximately four. One of the hazards continually on the minds of wheat producers is a late freeze. Before the wheat joints in the spring, the growing point of the plant ...
Huge and nearly impossible to comprehend are words that best describe the economic impact of California agriculture as viewed through the eyes of nine Kansas farm families who toured the state beginning on March 25.
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When you are trying to grow a garden, the more information you have at the beginning of the growing season, the better potential your garden will produce well during the year. One piece of information that is easy to investigate is a soil test. A soil test is an inexpensive method to determine how healthy your soil is, and what you can do to improve it to help your plants be healthy also. A gardener will want to test every 1- 5 years. This test will tell you what nutrients are available for your plants to use to grow, and ...
First, here's wishing a very Happy Easter to everyone. Rather than go deeply into a topic when many of us are enjoying well-deserved family gathering, let's tie up a few loose ends.
Cattlemen across much of Kansas are in a quandary. As grass managers, they are asking themselves how many cattle will their ranges and pastures support after twenty to thirty months of drought. What steps can be taken to protect the grazing resources while maintaining enough cattle numbers to be financially viable? Will we get enough runoff to fill the ponds?
If you've ever heard the stampeding sound of a tornado or been close enough to see fence posts, the side of a building or the steel of a grain bin twisting furiously as the dreaded black monster gobbles up the countryside, you'll remember it always.
More than 150 farmer and ranchers from across Kansas participated in Kansas Farm Bureau's County Presidents Trip to Washington, D.C., March 18-21.
We all know the answer to the title of this article is no. However, the reaction of some media outside of Kansas and other drought stricken areas implied that at the very least the worst is over. While that isn't true, things are a bit better. Our area has moved from the worst rating, exceptional, to the second worst rating, extreme. This is true of much of central Kansas. Much of the eastern third of the state has moved to severe and an area around Kansas City is all the way up to just being moderate. Unfortunately, much of ...
Pheasants Forever and their regional partners are hosting four informational meetings for landowners to discuss the benefits of forming a local Prescribed Burn Association (PBA). Prescribed Burn Associations are landowner-led cooperatives that bring people together to assist each other with prescribed burns in rangeland and CRP. This allows individual landowners to overcome obstacles to safe burning, such as a lack of experience, equipment, or manpower. Safer burns mean reduced liability risks to landowners, less risk of wildfire outbreak, and greater community safety. Partners assisting with the meetings are: USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, local county Conservation Districts, Rice County Fire Districts ...
When the 2008 Farm Bill was given a stay of execution in the "fiscal cliff" deal in January, those of us outside of the Beltway were given few details about how the extension would impact producers and conservation programs. Conservation Title programs were supposed to be back-though some would be receiving limited funding.
We all know the answer to the title of this article is no. However, the reaction of some media outside of Kansas and other drought stricken areas implied that at the very least the worst is over. While that isn't true, things are a bit better. Our area has moved from the worst rating this week, exceptional, to the second worst rating, extreme. This is true of much of central Kansas. Much of the eastern third of the state has moved to severe and an area around Kansas City is all the way up to just being moderate. Unfortunately ...
Kansas farmers, ranchers and landowners the deadline to file a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC) looms just around the corner. As of May 10, any farmer, rancher or landowner who has petroleum products of 1,320 gallons or more, in above-ground tanks 55 gallons or greater, must have a spill prevention and countermeasures plan in place as required by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is renewing its commitment to help Kansas farmers build healthy soils. Our vision is to improve soil quality and build healthy productive soils in order to sustain life, resources, and communities.
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There are many individuals who share their time, talent and resources with the Barton County 4-H program. The 2014 Friend of 4-H awards were given to dedicated individuals who went above and beyond to assist the 4-H youth. The two couples honored this year were Wayne and Terri DeWerff and Bill and Robin Niederee.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Kansas is seeking public comments on changes to the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) interim final rule.
Travel out to the fields of Kansas during November and you'll see farmers wrapping up fall harvest. Combines chomp through fields of corn, milo, soybeans and sunflowers eager to dump the bountiful crops into waiting trucks and grain carts before Old Man Winter arrives with ice, snow and sleet.
More than 1,000 Farm Bureau members in Kansas will gather in Manhattan Dec. 1-2 for their organization's 96th Annual Meeting.
A historic agreement was reached today as Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado conducted a special meeting of the Republican River Compact in Manhattan. Representatives of the states have signed a resolution, approving operational adjustments in 2014 and 2015 under the Republican River Compact, which will benefit water users throughout the basin and set the administration on a course to find long-term solutions to persistent problems. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback noted that the agreement was positive for Kansas water users. "This resolution will protect a valuable water resource for Kansans. This agreement allows Harlan County Lake to serve as the destination for ...
Jim Richardson, National Geographic photographer and Kansas native, will serve up a vast visual journey: the Neolithic dawn of agriculture, today's world farmers working in relative anonymity, and the challenges of feeding an ever-more hungry planet through 2050 at Kansas Farmers Union's (KFU) upcoming annual convention.
The last two weeks have certainly presented people, livestock and the 2015 wheat crop with challenges. Many record lows were set over the area over the last two weeks and to add insult to injury, many record low highs were set. While it wasn't pleasant for us, our pets, and livestock, it shouldn't have caused much harm. The question on many wheat farmers' minds is what did this severe and long early cold snap do to the 2015 wheat crop? Much of the answer involves conditions other than temperature and the development of the wheat.
While many shoppers are feeling the pinch of price increases, there's a way today's smart, frugal shoppers can save money on the family food bill. Some estimates place this figure at 10 -15 percent. On the average food bill, this could mean a savings of $700 - $1,200 a year.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farm owners and producers that the opportunity to choose between the new 2014 Farm Bill established programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), begins Nov. 17, and continues through March 31, 2015. The new programs, designed to help producers better manage risk, usher in one of the most significant reforms to U.S. farm programs in decades.
One of the world's leading scholars in agricultural sustainability is speaking at Kansas State University about how to sustainably feed a growing world population that will require twice as much food as is currently produced.
Now that the cold weather has started to rear its head, it is time to turn our attention to our houseplants and the special care they need this time of year. With shorter days, dryer air and colder temperatures, your houseplants may require a change in the way you care for them. I found a short piece from K-State Research and Extension that gives a few basic tips to keep your indoor plants healthy throughout the winter.
Kansas Farm Bureau released its sixth book in the Kailey's Ag Adventures children's book series. Kailey's Pig 'Tales' follows Kailey and her cousins as they learn about pig farming from Farmer Rich.
Last week's column described consumer behavior and the assumptions behind predicting that behavior. The key points are consumers behavior rationally (in a predictable way), they prefer more to less, their preferences are complete, and they don't change preferences without a reason. Relative prices between goods are an important factor in determining choices within the constraints of a consumer's budget. Finally, consumer preferences do change over time, economists accept this change as a fact, and deal with those changes. Now the question to answer is how the agriculture and food industries responded to changes preferences and budgets have.
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Nasiba Salayeva-Surkieva (born January 11, 1982) is a Turkmenistan judoka, who played for the middleweight and half-heavyweight categories.[1] Surkieva made her official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's 78 kg class. She lost the first preliminary match to China's Tang Lin, who eventually won the gold medal in the finals. She offered another shot for the bronze medal through the repechage bouts, where she was defeated by Mongolia's Rambuugiin Dashdulam in the first round.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Surkieva switched to a lighter class by competing in the women's middleweight division, despite that she weighed 72 kilograms. She lost again in her first preliminary match by a more formidable opponent, two-time medalist and four-time Olympian Kate Howey of Great Britain, who scored an automatic ippon at three minutes and twenty-three seconds.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Surkieva competed for the second time in the women's 70 kg class. She received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Ronda Rousey of the United States, who eventually won the bronze medal in this division.[2][3]
In 2014 Asian Beach Games won silver medal.
- ^ "Nasiba Salayeva-Surkieva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Middleweight (70kg/154 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Ueno wins gold, Rousey bronze". Associated Press (NBC Olympics). 13 August 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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just as most of them have commended,the dog and knightly are not connected.The way she dressed and the dog doesn't seem to be looking good
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Hi everyone my name is JoAnn Dahan. The yellow lab is my dog Tilly she is starring with Keira Knightley on Last Night. Keira is a sincere person who is very good with Tilly and seems to genuinely like Tilly. Tilly has recently worked with Denzel Washington in The Taking of Pelham 123, Tilly is Denzel's dog in the movie. More photos of tilly can be found on my website at www.kidstrainingpuppies.com
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The dog is definitely not Keira's. Anyway, still looks cute.
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treb, agreed. In fact, she looks kind of pissed off and irritated by the whole thing. I see no connection between her and the dog, and usually when you're walking your dog you're somewhat interacting with it.
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I don't get the impression that is her dog. Any self-respecting dog owner would not walk their pup in heels like that. Looks like a photo-op to me.
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If that's actually her dog, I might have to like Keira a bit more now. I grew up with a black, chocolate and yellow lab :]
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The apartments are really in the heart of Madrid City centre. It was clean and cosy. The french balcony was nice.
Location was perfect!
The master bedroom looked ok, if you find it ok with no window. The gran lit madras was terribly har, and with two in the bed we woke each other every time we moved. The other bedroom had two separate beds, but the room was so small you could not pass from one bed to the door, but have to climb over the other. We were four persons, but the living room had only a two seat sofa, so two had to sit on non-armchairs. We tried to get two more, but our email was never answered. Also, there were lots of frustration related to who could sign the contract. The one who incidently made the booking had to sign, but she came two days after the ones who arrived first. We had loooots of problems with this, even though the apartment was prepaid. And the wifi signals were very poor, could hardly read news etc on our tablets.
Location was excellent. Javier who met us at our apartment was so helpful and highlighted areas of interest on a map for us. Very clean apartment and great shower.
Easy access to all attractions, and bars.
Building was a bit noisy, old build so we were ok with it! Would stay there again!
Location was really great for all the sights Main bedroom, kitchen and lounge area lovely
Bathroom facilities "cosy" for 3 adults; good we were not big people
Everything in the apartment was good
The location of the property is simply owesome, centrally located, close to all the major attraction, within short walking distance to Royal Palace, a minute away from Plaza de major, with the major supermarket just across the street... couldnt be better!!!! It was clean, well equipped with all the necessary kitchen utensils, excellent condition of the kitchen facilities and bathrooms.
Smaller bedroom was quite small, had a leak on the wall from the bathroom, our kids were sleeping there. I wish it was fixed before our arrival.
Location, bedrooms, layout and style of the apartment. I would recommend to others based on this
Kitchen wasn't very well equipped. Coffee making, for example, was a challenge. Some noise at night from the neighbors in the building getting home late (4AM)
Great position in order to walk everywhere from the center. Anyway you are next to Sol metro station. Don't forget to take tapas at San Miguel market. The apartment is comfortable, clean and with lift. Staff is very kind
Their concierge service was more than helpful and excellent
Navigating a flight of steps with heavy luggage. I travelled with an elderly mother and steps were hard for her
Absolutely amazing apartment. Neat and tidy. Central to most places. Definite recommendation to fellow travellers...
The location was great and the apartment was light and very functional.
The bathrooms were a little tight and it could be noisy at times from common areas in the building and the street.
Great location and very clean , comfortable apartment and fully equiped. Central but still quiet on the street.
NB - lots if stairs - a lift was available but only to the floor below so still one flight of stairs.
center town
very expensiv price very small badrooms
We have nothing but great things to say about Spain select! The service was fantastic throughout and all went perfectly. Alex was really helpful during check-in and Juliette from the concierge service even booked us guided tours of the prado. The apartment is spotless and very tastefully decorated. It had everything we needed for our stay. The location couldn't be better with Sol just a minute's walk away. Thank you Spain Select, we'll be back again!
Nothing to dislike.
The location is amazing. It was very close to the Sol metro station, restaurants, shopping and anything else you wanted to do. You can stand on balcony and people watch all day. I would stay in the apartment again.
There is a washer but no dryer and the clothes rack is a little big for the apartment. We were there for one week and we managed to wash the towels once and lay they out all over the apartment to dry.
Perfect location close to Puerta del Sol and very comfortable, this apartment was a great choice for our trip to Madrid. We really loved the modern yet homely decoration and the beds were extremely comfortable and the towels super soft! Everything was of a high quality. The apartment has everything you need and they even leave you luxury Loewe shampoos and shower gels. Alex checked us in and offered great advice about the restaurants we should visit and how to get around easily. Doris was really attentive when we booked and I felt really confident booking with Spain Select. We had a great time and we will definitely be coming back in the future. Thanks!
Nothing everything was better than we expected
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El Paso High Principal Gets Reassigned
POSTED: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 6:37pm
UPDATED: Friday, July 29, 2011 - 7:38am
EL PASO - Just weeks before the first day of school, El Paso High is looking for a new principal.
EPISD board members voted unanimously last night, to remove Luis Liano as the school's principal. The move comes after many students and staff complained about Liano's leadership.
EPISD spokeswoman Renee DeSantos, said Liano will be reassigned within the district, but his new role has not been determined.
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cont. to fire a police officer or a teacher for performance issues. Educators and police officers once they are vested have it on easy street. Try this in the Private Sector, and see how long you will last, not meeting company goals, and botton line. Shame on EPISD, you are top heavy at all levels with inconpetents and non performers that can not cut it in the real business world.
There are two things wrong with whole escapade.
1.This puts the principals on the firing radar from now on for friviolous student/staff complaints (if EPISD is transparant, let the tax payers know the why and whens) let the truth be told to us that pay your salaries.
2.If in fact Mr Liano deserved to get fired, why reassign him to a conveniant "open" position, instead of getting rid of him.
this just goes to show you that in Texas, it is near impossible to fire a educator or a policeperson.


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Deer have a highly refined sense of smell. If you are going to be a successful deer hunter, you must cover up your human smell. You can go to a sporting goods store and spend from four to twelve dollars on a bottle of scent blocker; or you can, like me, make your own. Since juniper trees are common in my area, I like to make scent out of juniper berries.
First gather a double handful of juniper berries and needles.
Drop the juniper in a blender along with about 20 ounces of hot water.
Blend the mixture for a few seconds.
Strain the mixture through a coffee filter to remove the solids. This can take a while.
Now pour the green, aromatic liquid off into a spray bottle.
Voila, you've made scent blocker. Just spray it on your clothes, boots, and boot soles. This mixture will start to mildew in the bottle after a couple of days, so don't bother making a big batch. If you need more it's easy to make.
At the risk of alienating some of my readers I make the following statement, "I do not use any chemical pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides on my garden, but I do use some chemical fertilizers." I use chemical fertilizers as part of what I like to think of as a balanced approach to soil amendment. Some people will only use organic methods of soil amendment, while other people think that organic growing is a waste of money and is more of a philosophical statement than an actual gardening method. Let me explain my reasoning for a balanced approach to soil amendment and then you can decide if you think it makes sense or not. Here are my reasons for using both natural and chemical soil amendments in my garden.
Reason 1: You can't raise food without putting nutrients back in the soil.
Everything that grows in your garden represents nutrients that have been taken out of the soil. If you save every non-edible part of the plants that grow in your garden and all of the peels, cobs, rinds, etc from the food that you harvest; and compost all of that and return it to the soil; you will still be removing the nutrients that are contained in the food that you eat. You can rotate your crops so that you plant legumes that add nitrogen back into the soil, but this alone will not be enough to make up for the nutrients that you remove. You can bring in outside organic materials and compost them, as I do; but consider this. My garden is about 3000 square feet. To cover my garden with a three inch layer of compost would require about 750 cubic feet of compost. This would be a 10 foot by 10 foot pile that is 7 ½ feet tall. And since organic material shrinks down by as much as 75% as it decomposes, this means that I would have to start off with as much as 3000 cubic feet of compostable material. Who has the time to do this? So the alternative is that you have to bring in some kind of concentrated soil amendment to add to your garden, which brings us to fertilizer.
Reason 2: Organic fertilizers are not all that organic
So I think I've made a reasonable case for having to add some kind of amendments to the soil, but the question is, "What kinds of amendments?" Many people who follow the totally organic method of gardening use natural sources of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Some people use animal manure for a balanced fertilizer. Blood meal is often used as a good source of nitrogen; bone meal and rock phosphate are used as sources of phosphorus; and hardwood ashes or granite dust can help provide potassium. Let me address these one at a time and tell you my feelings on each of them.
I use manure on my garden, but only the manure that I rake up out of my goat pen. I am about to get back into raising chickens, and I will also use their manure in my compost pile. I don't buy manure. The bagged manure that you buy at garden centers and big box stores is usually packaged and sold from feedlot operations. The cattle that produce this manure have been injected with steroids and antibiotics. They have been treated with worm medicine and sprayed for ticks and flies. They have also been fed large amounts of salt to increase their weight by water retention. All of this stuff finds its way into the animal's manure. Doesn't sound all that healthy or organic to me. If you are going to use manure I would suggest that you use manure from unvaccinated, grass fed animals only. Ditto to everything above as it applies to factory raised chickens also.
If you have a neighbor that ranges cattle you can get some good manure from them but be sure that you compost it in a good hot compost bed to kill the grass seeds. I made the mistake of gathering up a truck load of manure from one of my neighbor's pastures and throwing it straight onto my garden without composting it. I am still fighting Bermuda grass ten years later.
Blood Meal and Bone Meal
Both blood meal and bone meal are by-products of the slaughter house. The animals that are slaughtered are typically raised in industrial animal operations. This means steroids, growth hormones, antibiotics, etc. All of these unnatural products make their way into the blood and bones of the animals before they are slaughtered. Again, this doesn't sound healthy or organic to me.
Rock Phosphate
I have no problem with rock phosphate. Rock phosphate is a mined product that contains about 20% phosphorous whereas the phosphorous in chemical fertilizer is also a mined product that has been chemically treated to extract a more concentrated phosphorous from it.
Granite Dust
I have no problem with granite dust as a source of potassium. Well, I do have one problem. If you don't have access to some kind of free granite dust, it can get pretty pricey. A bag of granite dust costs about $25.00. If applied at the recommended rate, and depending of the condition of your soil, this will treat about 500 sq, ft of garden. For me, that would be about $150 to amend my entire garden. That's not horribly expensive, but it is a little steep. One advantage of granite dust is that it releases the potassium slowly, so you don't have to make an application every year.
Hardwood Ashes
Hardwood ash can contain up to 10% potassium, and hardwood ash raises the pH of soil; so it is a good fit for my garden which has very acid soil. I cut hardwoods off my farm to burn in my wood stove, and every time I clean out the stove it is a simple matter to take the ash out and sprinkle it on the garden. Wood ash should be applied at a rate of one to two pounds per 100 sq. ft. depending on your soil. If your soil is already alkaline you may want to stay away from wood ash or be sure to balance out the alkalinity with a lot of compost.
Reason 3: Chemical fertilizers are cheap, convenient, and easy to use; but they won't solve all of your problems.
Let's face it, to obtain the same amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium found in one bag of chemical fertilizer from natural, organic sources would cost a minor fortune. For example, I looked at a bag of cow manure at one of the big-box stores. It was rated at .5-.5-.5. In other words it would take 26 bags of cow manure to equal the amount N-P-K in one bag of 13-13-13. And here's the thing, plants absorb nitrogen on a molecular level. They don't know if the molecules are coming from manure, blood meal, or chemical fertilizer.
Blood meal is rated at 12-0-0, but a 50 lb. bag of blood meal costs around $50.00. Bone meal is rated at 3-15-0; but a 50 lb. bag of bone meal costs nearly $60. Granite dust is rated at about 0-0-5, and a 50 lb. bag costs from $20 to $25. If you add it all up, it would cost about $160 to purchase natural, organic fertilizers that would contain approximately the same amount of N-P-K that is contained in one $20 bag of 13-13-13 chemical fertilizer. Now do you see why the grocery store price of organic produce is so high?
Of course chemical fertilizers are not the be all and end all of good gardening. One of the big arguments against chemical fertilizers is that they only supply the three macro-nutrients (N-P-K) necessary for plant growth, while plants actually require an additional 12 or 14 elements known as micro-nutrients if they are going to have healthy growth and production. I agree with this argument 100%, and I would go on to add that these are only the micro-nutrients that we know about at this time. The scientific study of plant growth is still in its infancy, and I would be willing to bet that, over time, we will find many other things that are necessary for healthy plant growth. So, the bottom line is that you have to do something beyond basic chemical fertilizers to address the need for micro-nutrients.
It is also argued that chemical fertilizers don't add any bulk to the soil. This is also 100% true. If you have heavy clay soil, adding chemical fertilizers won't change that. If you have loose sandy soil that loses moisture too quickly, chemical fertilizers won't change that either. You have to do something else to add bulk to your soil and address proper water retention.
There is much debate over whether chemical fertilizers kill/repel earthworms and soil micro-organisms. It has been my personal experience, using the methods that I use, that I have an abundance of earthworms in my garden. I think that if you use nothing but chemical fertilizers, and if they are applied at a high rate; then this might have an adverse effect on earthworms and micro-organisms, but I don't know this for a fact. I wonder if the lack of earthworms and micro-organisms in some chemically fertilized soils might be more related to a lack of organic mater in the soil. Again, I don't know; but I would sure like to see some good scientific data on the subject.
The final argument against using chemical fertilizer, especially from a preparedness perspective, is that it is not sustainable. This is also true. If everything collapses, you will no longer be able to run down to the feed store and buy a bag of 13-13-13 or anything else. But the good news is that chemical fertilizers can be stored indefinitely if they are kept away from moisture. I raise around a hundred ears of corn using a total of about 6 lbs. of chemical fertilizer. I use more fertilizer on corn than on any crop I raise. If I continue raising this amount of corn, two 40 lb. bags of fertilizer would last me for over 13 years. By the way, a 40 lb. bag of fertilizer fits almost perfectly into a 5 gallon plastic bucket with a water-tight lid. After the fertilizer runs out I, and everyone else, will go all organic, but by then I will, hopefully have plenty of time to compost, gather manure, etc. I guess if I need potassium I can always bust up my wife's granite counter tops, but then survival would probably take on a whole new dimension.
A Brief Summary of How I Amend My Soil
In summary: My soil has a lot of clay in it and it is very acid. I bring in sand to help keep the soil loose, and I turn in home-made compost and uncontaminated manure. I use a pre-plant application of dolomatic limestone, Epsom salts, and borax. I turn in a light broadcast of 13-13-13 fertilizer before planting unless the bed is to be planted in legumes. I rotate my plantings and try to plant all beds in nitrogen fixing legumes every other year. I mulch every year, allow the mulch to decompose, and turn it in. I use targeted side dressings of chemical fertilizers to boost the N-P-K content of the soil. I use 10-20-10 for my root crops like onions, turnips, and sweet potatoes, and I also use 10-20-10 for my cucumbers. I use one application of 13-13-13 around peppers, squash, tomatoes, etc just before they bloom. I side dress my corn with 33-0-0 when it is knee high and again when it tassels. I find that this program works great for me, and I get wonderful yields.
I mentioned in passing to a friend of mine that I was looking for an old-time hand operated corn sheller, and that I had seen a couple on the inter-net but, since they are made of cast iron, the shipping was outrageous. He called me about a week later and said, "I've got something in the back of my truck that you might be interested in." It seems that he had come across his late uncle Wallace's corn sheller out in the barn, and it was just sitting their getting rusty. He offered it to me on loan saying that it was just going to ruin in the old barn and that if he needed to use it he would know that I had it. I told him that it sounded like a great deal to me, so I went over the next day and picked it up. It was a Blackhawk sheller; patented in the late 1800's and probably came into uncle Wallace's possession in the early 1900's. It was rusty, but not real, real bad; and, to my surprise, it was mounted on a really nice collecting bin that would funnel the shelled corn kernels into a waiting bucket. I dissembled the sheller, worked it over with a wire brush, oiled it good, replaced a couple of bolts, and re-mounted it on the collecting bin. The collecting bin itself was very well crafted (uncle Wallace had been carpenter), and all I had to do was repair a broken leg and give it a good coat of paint.
Shelling corn by hand is a pain, and since every little farm grew their on corn for food and livestock feed, these shelling machines were very common back in the day. The way it worked was that farmers would grow a good size crop of field corn and let it dry out on the stalk. For animal feed you would carry the corn, cobs, and stalks to the local co-op and have it all ground up into feed. The corn alone was too rich, so you had the cobs and stalks ground up with it. For people food you shelled the dried corn off of the cobs and carried the corn to the local grist mill to have it ground into meal. You could pay the miller to grind your corn, but it was more common to pay a toll by allowing the miller to keep a portion of your cornmeal. The miller would then turn around and sell the cornmeal to city folks or people who didn't raise a corn crop. There was a little mill still in operation close to my farm as late as the early 1980's; but, sadly, it is now gone. Turns out that this was the very mill that my friend's uncle used to carry his corn to.
If you've never seen one of these shellers in action, they are really very ingenious. They will shell an ear of corn and then spit the cob out in a heartbeat; much, much easier than doing it by hand. I'm going to try out a little new (for me) technology here and attach a brief video of the Blackhawk Corn Sheller in action.
Well the video worked on my preview, so maybe it will work for you also. Geez, I'm just getting to be a technology wizard. Next thing you know I'll learn how to work an ATM machine.
One of the things that I promised myself that I would do after I retired was to start grinding all of my own wheat and baking all of our bread. I have owned a small Victorio grain mill for a couple of years, and I have used it occasionally with good results; but I felt that if I was going to grind two to four pounds of wheat every week that I needed to have a better mill. I have wanted a Country Living Grain Mill for a while, and my wife finally took the hint and bought me one for Christmas. I unpacked it and set it up about a month ago and started grinding away, so I thought I would do a post about my impressions of this mill.
First of all, everything that you have heard about the quality of this mill is true. It is super well made. You can look anywhere on the net and get all the specs about the materials and design of this mill, so I won't belabor all of that.
I will make one comparison between the Country Living Mill and the Victorio Mill. The grinding plates on the Victorio Mill are approximately 1 3/8 inches in diameter, whereas the grinding plates on Country Living Mill are approximately 4 5/8 inches in diameter. So turning at the same revolutions per minute the Country Living Mill will process way more grain than the Victorio Mill. But, here's the drawback; the turning radius of the handle on the Victorio Mill is 6 inches. That's a 6 inch long handle turning a 1 3/8 inch diameter grinding plate. The Country Living Mill has a handle with a radius of about 5 ½ inches. That's a 5 ½ inch long handle turning a 4 5/8 inch diameter grinding plate. Guess which one is easier to turn. But remember, it's a trade off. The Victorio is easier to turn, but you have to turn it a lot more times to grind the same amount of grain. Top, Victorio grinding plates; bottom, Country Living grinding plates.
Country Living sells an extension handle that gives you a little bit better mechanical advantage when hand turning the mill, but I decided to skip right past all of that and go straight to peddle power. I kept my eyes open at the local thrift stores for a few weeks until I came across an old Sears exercise bike. This is a super basic machine. Just a seat, handle bars, peddles, and a wheel. I picked it up for $9.99, and it was perfect for what I needed.
The wheel has a hollow but rigid tire on it. I was able to use a utility knife and trim off the outer half of the tire. The inner half of the tire remained firmly fixed on the wheel and since the tire was hollow, it left a nice groove to slip a V-belt around.
The Country Living mill has a large pulley on it that is already set up for a V-belt, so it would be a simple matter to link the bicycle to the mill once I had them both mounted on some kind of a platform.
Never one to waste a dollar, I dug around in the shop and came up with a couple of old two-by-tens and a two-by four that I could re-purpose to make the platform.
Before I could start cutting and building, I had to find a V-belt that would be long enough to go around the mill pulley and the bicycle wheel/drive pulley. This ended up being my biggest expense on the project. I bought a V-belt that is used to drive the blades on riding lawnmowers. It cost me $21.00 and change at Home Depot.
Once I had obtained a V-belt, I did some rough calculations as to how long the platform would needed to be, cut all my lumber, and screwed everything together with some old dry-wall screws.
When mounting the mill it is important that the mill pulley is in the center of the platform where it will line up evenly with the drive wheel on the bicycle.
I used the mill as a template to mark where I needed to drill mounting holes, and bolted the mill down.
I wanted to mount the bicycle so that it would keep good tension on the V-belt, but I didn't want it to be so tight that it would cause undue wear on the bearings in the mill. I decided to nail a board across the platform that would hold the front feet of the exercise bike in place and keep the bike pulled back tight away from the mill. What I ended up doing was putting the belt on the mill and the bike, laying the loose board across the platform, and then pushing the board (and bike) back as hard as I could by hand, and marking the position of the board. I then unhooked the belt and moved the bike out of the way. Now I scooted the loose board 3/8" farther away from the mill than my mark and then screwed the board down. When I positioned the bike behind the board and reattached the belt, the belt was tight enough that it actually held the back end of the bike about an inch up off of the platform. When I sat down on the bike it snugged the belt up nice and tight so that when I peddled the bike, the mill hummed right along. It was not necessary to make any kind of permanent attachments to hold the bike down on the platform.
That pretty much completed the project.
I did build a little removable platform that holds my flour bin under the grinding plates of the mill.
I loaded up the hopper on the mill and did a little test run.
It worked fine. Much easier than turning by hand, but still a pretty good workout. Speaking of workout, be sure and remove the tensioning knob from your exercise bike if you build a set-up like this. The mill will give you a good workout without adding any more resistance to the peddles.
I love it when I can solve two problems at the same time, and chili-lime squash chips do that very thing for me. First they provide me with a healthy and tasty snack; second, they give me a way to use up some of those nine-jillion extra squash that come out of my garden at this time of year. Here's how to make chili-lime squash chips:
First, select several large squashes (my dehydrator will hold about 5 or 6 squashes after they are sliced up). I have used yellow squash and zucchini with equally good results.
Now, slice the squash into thin pieces, about 1/8th inch thick, and place the slices in a bowl.
Pour about a quarter cup of lime juice into the bowl and use your fingers to lightly toss the squash and coat it with lime juice.
Now you can add your spices. I use salt, garlic, and chili powder. How much to use is entirely up to you. Toss the squash a little more to make sure that it is evenly coated with spices.
I use a Nesco counter top dehydrator to dry out my squash chips. You can use whatever type of dehydrator that you have, or you can use your oven. If you use an oven, set it at about 150 degrees and leave the door propped open.
To get the chips really crisp takes a long time. I leave mine in the dehydrator for about 9 or 10 hours.
When they are nice a crunchy, I let the chips cool and then store them in plastic zip-lock bags.
I eat them with my lunch instead of potato chips, and they are really good. If you are plagued with excess squash, give this recipe a try. I bet you'll enjoy it.
Sweet potatoes were developed several thousand years ago by Native-American tribes in Central America. Sweet potatoes are only very distantly related to "Irish" potatoes. Sweet potatoes require a long growing season, warm temperatures, plenty of rainfall, and light soil. They grow best in sandy, acidic soils. They do not tolerate a frost. In the tropics, sweet potatoes are a perennial plant that can be harvested as needed. In temperate regions sweet potatoes are planted as an annual. They will store for several months after harvest. Sweet potatoes grow best when average temperatures are 75 degrees F or higher, and they require around 120 days to reach maturity. The sweet potato puts out very long vines, 15 feet or more, so they require a lot of room in the garden. Sweet potatoes have few natural enemies, and they can be grown without much in the way of fertilizers although a light dressing of 10-20-10 will help improve their production.
Unlike Irish potatoes, which are traditionally planted from seed potatoes, sweet potatoes are usually planted from slips. The slips are small leafy shoots that grow out of mature sweet potatoes, and there are a number of different methods for growing slips. The method that I am outlining here is the one that I consider to be the simplest. It requires very little space and no special equipment.
First you will need two or three mature sweet potatoes to grow your slips from. You can beg, borrow, or buy these potatoes from someone who already grows their own; or you can buy them at the grocery store. Some store potatoes are treated with a sprouting inhibitor, but this only "inhibits" sprouting, it doesn't stop it. The sweet potatoes shown below were purchased from a local grocery store, and they sprouted without any problem.
Growing the slips takes a pretty long time, so you will want to start your slips about ten weeks before you plan on putting them in the ground. In my area, slips are put in the ground from around mid-May to the first part of June. Backing up 10 weeks from this date, I usually start growing slips around the first of March.
Growing the slips is simplicity itself. Just take a wide mouth glass jar that your sweet potato will fit down into. Hold your sweet potato upright and stick four, evenly spaced, tooth picks about half-way up the potato, and set the potato into the jar. The toothpicks will support the potato so that it doesn't rest on the bottom of the jar. Now fill the jar with water to about a ¼ inch from the top. You should now have the bottom half of your potato submerged in the water and the top half sticking up out of the jar. Set the jar in a sunny window and wait.
And wait……and wait…….. You will be convinced that this is not going to work; you will be tempted to throw everything into the trash and forget it, but be patient. During this waiting time the water in your jar will probably start to turn green. When it does, empty the water out and refill the jar with fresh water. By the way, I have a water well; so my water doesn't have any chemicals in it. I don't know if treated, city water might affect the slip growing process. If you are using city water you might need to run a bucket full and let it sit for a few days before using it on your slips; or you could catch rain water to use.
So, back to the process. After two or three weeks you will begin to see little white spindly roots growing out of the underwater portion of the potato. The roots pictured below are well established.
A few days later you will notice small purple buds appearing on the un-submerged part of the potato. Your slips are about to take off.
As the slips and roots begin to grow they will start drinking up the water in your jars. You will probably not have the water-turning-green problem anymore, but you will have to check your jars daily and keep them topped up with water. You don't need to add any fertilizer or plant food to the water. The slips are feeding off of the nutrients stored in the mother potato.
When the slips are four to six inches tall and have several leaves growing on them, you can begin to harvest the slips. Just break a slip off right up next to the mother potato and then place the slips in another jar that has a couple of inches of water in the bottom. In this jar the slips will begin to sprout their own roots.
You will get many slips from one mother potato over an extended period of time. When I have fifteen or so slips in the rooting jar, I start putting them in the ground.
The mother potatoes will continue to produce slips, and you can continue rooting and planting them. As long as you still have 120 days to the first frost, any slips that you plant will grow to maturity and produce potatoes. The slips pictured below have been in the ground for a little less than two weeks. They are well established and ready to grow into good sweet potatoes.