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A FRIO-NUECES PUBLICATION LTD.
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1988
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The Scientists Tell Me . .
Texas Onions Run Rings
Around The Rest
farrow on pasture-built nests, keep the hours before giving birth.
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from sows housed in several other piglets.
After numerous trials, the research
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squealed repeatedly. Piglets were most face electrodes attached to the pigs'
says.
For example, flooring types are stud- likely to steal teats from non-litter- skin The vest has pockets for the
mates, and defense of teats against heart-rate-monitoring equipment.
non-littermates was primarily by pig-
New research findings show that sows lets, not their dams.
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sirs: College Station, Texas 77843.
Lawn Care:
MIKE MOELLER
The Natural Way
method goes by many
QamenTng
rate of two to three pounds per 100
CREAMY EGG DIP
Place onion, garlic, bell pepper, dried at least 2 hours. Makes 1 I 2 to 2 cups.
Observing Natural Behaviors of Swine
May Lead to Improved Housing Systems
ied for their affect on skin ulcers, a prob-
lem in confined-farrowing operations.
By Marilyn Brown
TAES Science Writer
confined to conventional crates with
woven wire floors, following delivery
of their litters, develop more skin ul-
cers than those on plastic-coated wire
floors, rubber mats, or concrete slats.
The three-year study concluded that
the ulcers, similar to bedsores, are
larger and deeper on sows placed on
woven wire floors, Dellmeier says.
organic matter and concentrated
strains of prolific microorganisms that
"Persons who see the sows but are
not familiar with our project are quite
Spread half the slices of bread with
peanut butterand half with mayonnaise.
Sandwich onion slices between pieces
of bread and serve. Makes 4 servings.
red pepper, coriander, salt. cumin and
black pepper in container of blender or
food processor Process until thoroughly
mixed; set aside In large skillet, heat oil
over moderate heat and add potatoes
and carrots Saute 10 minutes, then add
spice mixture and cook, stirring
constantly, for 2-3 minutes Add water
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To Mulch or Not to Mulch. Since
organic matter is so important to your
lawn, it pays to know that grass
8 bread slices
Peanut butter
Mayonnaise
1 sweet onion, sliced 1 4-inch thick
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3-4 |g Texas 1015 onions
2-3 C. buttermilk
I C. all-purpose flour
112 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 3 C. water
1 beaten egg
1 T. vegetable oil
I tsp. lemon juice
I C. dairy sour cream
1 (3 oz ) pkg softened cream cheese
4 chopped, hard-cooked eggs
1 4 C. chopped bell pepper
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 2 tsp salt
1 4 tsp garlic powder
SKILLET EGG
AND POTATO HASH
STRAIGHT TALK
FROM TDA
An old-fashioned type of lawn care watering. Grass roots can grow down dron, hemlocks and all favorite
is experiencing a comeback. The several feet in healthy soil if they are evergreens love.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
TEXAS DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
The sows also did not urinate or def- curious as to why the sows are wearing
ecate within several body lengths of clothes," the scientist says.
their nests, and piglets were observed '
to leave the nest to urinate when less Editor's Note: Any question regarding
than 12 hours old. This innate cleanli- this column should be addressed to Sci-
ness of swine could be complemented ence Writer. Department of Agricultural
by innovative designs in housing, the Communications. Texas A&M Univer-
of the grass each time. Cutting lawns
too short is a common problem that
puts stress on the grass, leaving it
vulnerable to insect and disease attacks.
However, if you let your grass grow
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was observed on 38 percent of the did not prove to be a simple endeavor!"
ONION-PEANUT BUTTER
SANDWICH
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and tomato juice; reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in
eggs and heat through. Makes 6-8
servings.
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nationwide. Bermudas have been refrigerated. Never store any onion 1 4 tsp. red pepper
replaced by sweeter, milder Grano with vegetables that require high Vegetable oil for frying
varieties, yellow, globe-shaped onions humidity. Dry, freely circulating air is Salt, if desired
3,
mulching mower blade to chop the people are surprised to learn that
clippings into small pieces that can applying a soil activator once a year is
break down faster and release nitrogen one of the best and least expensive lawn
into the soil. Others say a special mower treatments available. Soil activators are
or blade attachment is not necessary if products that add to and stimulate the
you mow at frequent intervals and trim microbial life in your soil. They are
off only one-third of the overall height commercial products containing
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experts recommend watering once a
week in the morning hours, long
enough for an inch of water to collect in
a container placed under the spray of
the sprinkler.
Beat sour cream and cream cheese until
fluffy. Add eggs, bell pepper.
Worcestershire sauce, salt and garlic
powder; mix well. Cover and refrigerate
so high that the clippings mat on top of square feet. Composted manure is also
the lawn and shade the grass a good soil activator, but the microbes
underneath, you definitely need to rake in manure are less concentrated than
Vegetable Association in Harlingen. 1 Ig grated onion
but there's potential to expand sales 2 minced garlic closes
even further." 2 ,SP minced bell pepper
All spring onions harvested in 1 tsP crushed dried red pepper
Texas have a high water content, one 1 tsP ground coriander
reason for their mild flavor The extra ItP salt
moisture, however, shortens their shelf 1 2 IsP ground cumin
life to about two weeks The 1015 seems 4 tsP ground black pepper
to be an exception it has kept up to 45 peanut oil
days when stored in a cool, dry place h diced red potatoes
and two or three months when 1 lb diced carrots
a 2 3 ( . water
n 8: 1 4 C. tomato juice
k__-jV 7 chopped hard-cooked eggs
promote soil fertility. They have a
powdery texture and are app’ied at a
(AUSTIN)-Remember the basket
of french-fried onion rings everyone
used to eat after school at the local
hang-out. how sweet and satisfying
each morsel tasted dipped in the tiny
paper cups of ketchup that came with
every order9
Or those Texas-style burgers
dressed with lettuce, tomato. dill pickle
and a slice of onion as big as the bun9
Or enchiladas that never came
w ith o ut co ok ed-but-still-crunchy
onions in the filling.
As long as Texans can remember,
food hasn't been food without onions.
More than 40 years ago, a native recalls,
the sweetly pungent scent of green
onions permeating grocery stores
meant spring had arrived. Small boiler
onions came next and finally the crop of
mature Bermudas, at that time the
sweetest onions grown anywhere.
Back then, a youngster might snack
on a biscuit and a green onion after
school, and sit down later to a meal that
included crisp onions kept fresh in a
bowl of cool water. Spring onions were
cooked in the oven with roasts, the first
meal served after a calf slaughter was
liver and onions, and no one put eggs in
potato salad—just onions and dill
pickle
Though some native Texans argue
that “Yankee infiltration" has
diminished the importance of onions,
especially in Mexican food, even today
no self-respecting cook ever serves
barbecue without the zing that only raw
onion provides. And when spring
arrives, the new crop of onions is as
welcome as the bloom on a redbud.
Today Texas, which harvests the
country’s first crop of spring onions,
ranks second in fresh onion production
What To Do When
Plants Turn Yellow
There’s no need to be blue if your
plants begin to turn yellow. Here
them up Composed grass clippings those in powdered products. are answers to two commonly asked
make an excellent soil amendment. If you are just starting to build up questions from the experts at
How Green is Green’ Many lawn- your soil, you may want 10 make a Stern’s Garden Products on why
care companies that arej'ust starting to second application of a sod activator plants turn yellow and how to bring
of er a non-chemicai service say the two to three months after the first one. • back the green.
' ,.. u ____________ After that, one application a year
hardest part of t eirjo isc C 8 should suffice. , Q. What is the cause of yellow
customers t at abright-greenlawnis . Soil activators actually help the soil plants?
not necessari y the ea ' , rebuild itself and often result in better A. The condition, known as chlor-
the block Pure green is no natura • soil than you could get by simply osis or “yellow anemia,” is caused
they say, but uetocoo ua yertisi 8 adding a layer of topsoil. Spreading a by improper soil acidity, iron defi-
that Id hatmost US load of topsoil over your lawn can ciency or lack of vital nutrients
should look like, actually create a "cap" layer that affects Chemical lime from concrete foun-
Healthy soi grows ea y grass the way water moves through your soil. dations leaching into soil can also
with built-in pest resistance. Many The reason is that watr moves in cause the problem.
peopleetryto ma e an en -runaroun soil by capillary action, not by gravity. Q. Can plants be saved once the
this tact. ey pay more a 10 < Moisture travels between and around condition has started9
k illingeverzinsectintheiryard thanto loose particles of organic matter. A A.There’snoreasontolosevalu-
building fertile soil. Others t in awn- layer of topsoil may reduce this able plants to chlorosis, thanks to
care chemicals can prevent u ure pes capillary action, preventing the water a product called Miracid from Stem’s
problems. That s like pu ting an from moving deep down into the it helps stop yellow anemia and
antiseptic on your hand in case you ground. If that happens, the roots of stimulates new growth to make
might get cut your grass will tend to grow too near the plants beautiful and green. Miracid
folks involved in the soi -care surface and will need more nutrients starts working within 30 seconds
business would argue that an ounce o and more frequent watering to survive, to make the soil rich with the life-
soil-activator prevention is much better One good way to promote capillary giving nutrients that azaleas,
than a pound of chemical cure action and deep root growth is proper camellias, gardenias, rhododen-
"Data from the sows in this study sows, and they readily left feed or their And what does the well-dressed,
also are being compared with data own litters to defend others’squealing back-to-nature sow wear?
only in crates were observed for a total tion indicates that sows could be select-
increasingly, livestock producers of38farrowings.They were kept on an ed for maternal ability in pasture condi-
are improving animal management by unmaintained pasture of grass, brush. tions. The study also indicates that sows
looking at natural behavior traits. Re- scattered trees, a wallow, a concrete could be used to rear foster piglets latei
cent research by Gisela Dellmeier and feeding floor, and one or more ply- in lactation than is normally attempted if
Ted Friend, animal scientists with the wood. A-frame shelters per sow. Nests heavier piglets are weaned early.
Texas Agricultural Experiment Sta- varied in complexity, but all sows built The researchers wanted to monitor
tion.hasfoundthatsows.tumedoutto nests of some sort between 12 and 2 heart rate, an excellent measure of
ONION RINGS TASTE as good now as they did in high school, especially
when you make them with Texas SuperSweet onions.
In the ethological study to date, 24 Weaned litter size ranged from 3 to 11
sows that had previously farrowed piglets, with a mean of 7%. This varia-
nests impressively clean and also care Typical nests were rooted. 1-by 1.5- tivity of the tree-ranging sows with
for other sows'young. meter excavations, lined with grass, that of the confined sows.
"The ethological study of sows and brush, stems, and roots, and were lo- Developing a non-surgical method
their litters is part of a larger, ongoing cated against at least one vertical fea- for mounting heart-rate equipment
study that compares several altema- ture and close to water. A third of the was not a simple task, especially for
tive methods of housing sows and their sows nested in the artificial shelters, the free-ranging sows, that can wal-
litters," says Dellmeier. “The etholog- and they were more likely to use the low, rub up against trees, and do other
ical study is being done to try to im- shelters in cold and windy or cold and things that are great for a pig's outlook
prove our understanding of the natural wet weather. but hard on lab equipment.
behaviors of swine, with the ultimate The sows began nesting commu- "We had to devise a way to keep the
goal of designing improved systems of nally from 2 to 11 days after farrowing equipment on them that was pig proof."’
housing and management that take and were very tolerant of others’ Dellmeier says. "Aspigs. for all practi-
into consideration natural behavioral young. Suckling by "alien" piglets cal purposes, are rather neckless, this
ways, with the ultimate goal being the Both sows and piglets were tolerant team came up with a "sow vest," made
identification of good and bad aspects of observers, the sows becoming ag- of the knit fabric popular for athletic
of various alternatives," Dellmeier gressive only when the piglets uniforms, that could protect the sur-
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developed over the years by Texas necessary to maintain quality.
A&M University plant breeders. The if you still fondly remember those Peel and slice onions and separate into
sweetest of these is the Texas 1015 after-school baskets of onion rings— rings. Pour buttermilk into large
SuperSweet. which for two years and your children have picked up the shallow pan. Add onion rings and soak
running garnered the “best raw onion" habit too—SuperSweets are an excellent 30 minutes Combine flour, baking
title in a national sweet onion choice for deep-frying. Single center powder, salt, water, eggs. 1 tablespoon
competition. onions, they provide symmetrical oil, lemon juice and red pepper. Stir
Onion harvest begins in the Rio rings and little waste I heir size is also a until smooth Heat oil to 375 degrees F. organic matter is so important to your organic to natural to non-chemical, and
Grande Valley in early March and plus. A few onions will make enough Remove onion rings from buttermilk lawn it to know that grass it’s being used by both homeowners and
moves from there into South Texas, rings to feed the family-and cut down and dip into batter. Fry in hot oil until clippings provide a cheap, convenient lawncareprofessionalstoproducepest-
Around April 15 SuperSweets head for slicing time for the cook golden brown. Dram on absorbent supply of this material Beside, using resistant, good-looking landscapes,
market large onions they grow to a Here are some TDA recipes ideal paper. Sprinkle with salt, if desired, grass clippings saves the labor of raking Some people don’t even call it lawn
diameter of three inches or more. The for SuperSweets and other Texas Makes 6-8 servings, and bagging them later. care. More accurately, they refer to it as
bipper they are the sweeter they are onions. •• soil care.
Small SuXsweets infact tendtobea ------------------------------- ONION-PEANUT BUTTER Some people recommend using a Bacteria Build Fertility. Many
Small supersweets, in fact, tend to tie a CRISPY TEXAS ONION RINGS
little on the pungent side.
This spring the Texas Department
of Agriculture ( I DA) will promote
SuperSweets during a media tour in
two Midwestern cities. Columbus.
Ohio, and Indianapolis, Ind Carol
Guthrie, I DA marketing specialist and
home economist. will invite residents to
write to TDA for a coupon good for a
free SuperSweet from a supermarket
chain Texas growers will supply 10.000
onions for the promotion.
“The theory being if we can get _ _
people to taste a SuperSweet. thev'll Eat Those Eggs
buy them every year, said Erv Sandlin. ~ -
I DA promotional marketing specialist
"The onions have made tremendous
inroads in out-of-state markets through
the efforts of Texas Fresh Promotional
Board and the Texas Citrus and
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