McLarty, 58 and a 40-year veteran of grain elevator management, said he always considered the elevator to be a storm shelter in any town where he has lived. The elevator's chemical storage shed was destroyed, the office had been lifted off its foundation and the dry fertilizer shed was missing its roof. With wheat harvest only days away, McLarty is running the business from a temporary trailer powered by a generator. On May 4, he was home in Bucklin, watching his computer screen and...

Pest control firm reports surge in infestations of fabric-eating species despite overall fall in numbers Terry Macalister and James Randerson Monday June 25, 2007 The Guardian They lurk deep in the heart of the nation's wardrobes, their larvae burrow through carpets, hide in the undergrowth of the sock drawer and find Britain's boom in cheap cashmere particularly to their taste. Pest control firm reports surge in infestations of fabric-eating species despite overall fall in numbers Terry...

At the grocery check out, the computerized scale weighs your apples, automatically deducting the weight of the thin plastic bag and twisty which is1/100th of a pound. The tests may be simple a single scale in a coffee shop or time- consuming a random sampling in a warehouse filled with thousands of turkeys headed for Thanksgiving tables. In fact, at least once a year a state inspector makes sure the store scales are accurate and that the store is following state law. When you buy 3 pounds...

Where needed, they can be trimmed, but it destroys the beauty of the plants and seems to be associated with their decline. Your planting would have to be taken back to the 2-foot level to see the plants behind them, which is quite low for this shrub. Good care for gardenias Q: Nine gardenias were planted in our yard two months ago and, within a couple of weeks, they began turning yellow and dropping buds and leaves. Plant the potato horizontally in a container of potting soil so the top is...

The two East Hampton Town Natural Resources Department employees spent an hour on this rainy Wednesday morning doing a bird survey, part of an effort to determine locally what experts say is true nationally - that many common birds are slowly disappearing around the U. The two East Hampton Town Natural Resources Department employees spent an hour on this rainy Wednesday morning doing a bird survey, part of an effort to determine locally what experts say is true nationally - that many...