Word: soils
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...case, there was little doubt that Jakes's selection had been vetted by the Kremlin. Gorbachev, who made little secret of his dislike of Husak, sent a congratulatory message to Jakes, predicting that his appointment would lead to the "further development and revival of Socialism on Czechoslovak soil." When the local party daily Rude Pravo published the Soviet message, however, it dropped the word revival, with its implied criticism of Husak...
...rain. It is 95 degrees F in the shade. We've been brought to a piece of land on the outskirts of Albuquerque and asked why very little is growing here. We measure the distance between plants, look for new seedlings, identify animal tracks, examine the watershed. The soil surface is hard-capped and smooth -- no water can penetrate. The anthills are empty, and under the ground there are no worms. Only the tracks of jackrabbits and kangaroo rats mark the land. We're told this was once a cow pasture knee high in grass. The owners hunted antelope...
...Many Midwestern growers are using pesticides and fertilizers less wastefully, while trying to hold down energy costs. Says Iowa Farmer Jack Drake: "I'm making fewer passes across my fields with machinery and looking everywhere for least- cost methods." Strawberry farmers on the California coast have begun covering their soil in plastic to keep fruit from rotting on the ground. Farmers close to Colorado State University are taking seminars to learn how to use computers for better money management...
...author of the widely acclaimed "Free Soil,Free Labor, Free Men," Foner will soon publish amajor reinterpretation of Reconstruction. Hisfield of expertise closely parallels that ofWarren Professor of American History David H.Donald, who is nearing retirement...
Autoworkers cheered ten years ago, when the first Volkswagen Rabbit hopped off the assembly line in Westmoreland County, Pa. It was the start of a new breed: a foreign brand built on U.S. soil by American workers. The plant's initial success helped inspire Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda to open U.S. plants of their own. But last week the pioneering VW plant came to grief, a victim of growing competition in the American market. Volkswagen, whose U.S. sales have plunged from 162,005 autos in 1981 to 73,920 last year, said it would halt production at the Westmoreland...