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Page 4 * The Kerens Tribune • January 26, 2006
Agriculture/Lawn and Garden
Editor E-mail kteditor@earthlink.net
R.F.D.
by Mike Marland
series is flourishing
and is also a must-
see for those who
want professional
road racing at its
best. All types of
cars, from proto-
types to more recog-
nizable Porsche 911s
and Pontiac GTOs,
make up the impres-
sive fields. They
by Greg Zyla
A look ahead-Open wheel and road racing
This week, we continue This group looked to go seen ALMS, check it out.
our look at the major racing belly up, but it didn’t. I was Grand-Am Road Racing-
senes for 2006. Indy Racing wrong in my earlier predic- Although somewhat similar
League; It’s funny how tions, and now look for to ALMS in makeup, this
quickly things can • • - • * •
change. The IRL, un-
der Tony George,
was very strong en-
tering the 2005 sea-
son. There were 21-
car, 22-car and more
fields, three engine
manufacturers and,
of course, the India-
napolis 500, where a
full field.of 33 cars .....................^ sive rields. They
Started the race. At Audi hopes to continue its domination of ALMS kirk nfTrvrrv F^hn,
present, Honda is the in ?00,6 with its new RI0, powered by a 12- t r)avt!"L witJ
only engine manu- *****’^
facturer that has renewed for Champ Car to do OK in event. It’s top-class SCCA
2007 and beyond. Chevy is 2006. Still, most race fans Road Racing: Still the old-
gone, Toyota is going to everywhere would love to est of the road-racing
leave, and the race schedule see the two groups get to- groups, SCCA is known for
has been cut back. It still has gether and do something for some of the very best club
the Indy 500 but what a turn the good of Indy-car racing, racing in America and can
oi events. Champ Car: Then Don’t hold your breath, be counted on in your area
there s the IRLs competi- ALMS Road Racing: The for great racing. Check the
p°Ar)T\ ^ar (tormerly American LeMans Series is regional races, and if you
CART). It was close to total some of the best road racing want to see tomorrow’s
bankruptcy in 2005, yet still around, and is growing year stars, get to an SCCA club
fielded a formidable 18 to 20 by year. Competent execu- event in 2006 Formula L
cars each event, expanded lives, great cars, a good TV Still regarded as the premier
its schedule and is still package and a novel scoring high-tech series, there are
around with the Cosworth system keep fans coming lots of changes coming in FI
engmes powering all cars, back for more. If you haven’t Racing cont. on page 5
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Notes of a Garden Watcher
By Sally Keenan
Master Gardener
Composting
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Fall of 2005 came very pine needles contain 2.5 per- layer of manure or 1 cup of
late but by now the decidu- cent of their weight in cal- high nitrogen fertilizer per
ous trees have finally shed cium, magnesium, nitrogen, 25 square feet surface area
their leaves. Our yard is still phosphorus and other trace of material. Moisten each
well covered with a mat of metals necessary for plant layer and repeat the process
pmestrawanddryleaves.lt growth. They also contain Now it’s time to let nature
is time to clean up for this do her work. You can help
year. I ve been pondering the process by turning the
what to do. With the severe v composting material weekly
drought this winter burning ML- M and providing some water
yard waste has not been an during dry periods
option. Perhaps with the As the leaves begin to
recent ram the bum ban will ^ break down heat is gener-
ic lifted at least temporarily ated and the pile actually
but there may well be an- lots of fibrous organic mat- becomes warm. This is
other option to help with at ter. As leaves break down good news or at least it is
least some of the leaves. the resulting hummus is one most of the time. Several
I’ve been checking into of the best amendments that years ago a mother duck
more serious composting, can be added into soils, built her nest on top of my
Now in the past I’ve re- Hummus aerates clay soil, neighbors compost pile
cycled some green waste by and helps sandy soils hold She sat on the nest and sat
trenching in the vegetable water. 0n it. Nothing happened,
garden and back filling with Composting can be done I’m quite convinced that the
vegetable peelings. This in a variety of ways largely problem was too much heat
helps add organic matters depending on the space I think she had her eggs
and nutrients back to the available. For the sake of cooked from below,
garden. However, this convenience a bin can be Once the leaves have
method is certainly inad- constructed out of fencing, turned to compost you have
equate to deal with the huge wire or wood. You can also the makings of a great gar-
amount of leaf waste we just compost with an open den. Applying the material
have from all our trees. I pile but many people find to the top of vegetable gar-
could just leave it in place this a bit messy. To build a dens or to flower beds helps
and forget the lawn but Joe compost pile start with a 6 ensure a bounteous harvest
isn t quite ready for that. to 8 inch layer of leaves, and probably a saving to
Leaves from large shade Material that has been pre- your water bill since the pro-
trees provide great starting viously shredded works best tective layers hold moisture
material for good compost, because it tends to break The best part of all is that
The mineral content is high, down more quickly. On top you have turned a waste into
as much as 5 percent in of that apply one-inch of rich a resource,
some types of leaves. Even soil. Next comes a one-inch
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Williams, Neal; McMillan, Ruthie & Baker, Connie. The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 2006, newspaper, January 26, 2006; Kerens, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth591626/m1/4/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Navarro+County%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerens Public Library.