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OLl)·'f[hIE 1lEoULAE CTGAEETTE CONTAINS ?r
NlOl\E Tonacco THAN FILTER TYPE .,
By Frank B. Borries, Jr. Pélglf 3 Q
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SEEK WVAYS TO CUT ToEAcco Liaison n
By Frank B. Borries, ]r. Pflgé 4
ECONOBIIC PROBLEBIS or OLDER MEN
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U.K. Acincoixruiim. SCIENCE CENTER 1%,268 _
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    This tractor with fork-lift attachment shows the ease by which loaded tobac- E; {
‘i·§lll|\. `_ Y { co frames can be transported from the Held to the curing barn. Loading the
. '.  frames is illustrated on page 5. An article describing some of the research  
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U_K_ agronomists continue research rolled into long, flat sheets with an adhesive material
· on ci argue h Sical ro Crue? added, reshredded and used in cigarettes. The prac-
__ g P y P P ’ tice allows use of perfectly smokable tobacco materials
A study began lll   formerly discarded as waste. The process is sometimes T
»..»» called “homogenization."
ig By FRANK ];_ BQRRIES, ]R_ Nicotine content has dropped from a former average
D<‘1*"”"*<’¤‘ Of Pumw Infofmaiion content of 2.5 percent (or even higher) to an average
~¤ The Old time re Ulm- el rm·e{te-exee t for the “kin - of about 1.5 nercent, with a to > of onl 1.75 iercent. .
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\ R size) non-filter-contains more tobacco than its newer The 1111t12ll ll1V(;‘St1g2`llZlOl1 began about 1956, Atkinson
& cousin, the popular filter type, Silltl. L€21(lll1g 1)1`&ll1(lS {YOU] tl`|€ top SIX lTl2ll1lll2lCtlll`(;‘l'S
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' <"*· Thats one finding ofthe U,K_ Ag Experiment Sta- are }_)lll`Cl12`lS€(l at varied lOC8t10l]S 11] tlle U.S. The
lr tion’s agronomy departments investigation into phy- brands studied constitute an estimated 90 percent of
sical properties of cigarettes. The project is continu- CigH1‘€tt€S produced in the U.S.
»·;¤ ing. The samples (two cigarettes from each package)
  __ Agronomist \V. O. Atkinson says the trend toward are stripped down and the tobacco separated into
r   iismallerii cigarettes—smokes of less circumference or COl11l)Ol1€l1lIp211'tS, i.€. 1'lllC-Cl11'(*(1,l)ll1'l€y, Turkisli, stem,
 'rt with filter tips which replace some of the tobacco- and l101110g€l1lZ€(.1 (I‘€CO1lStitUtG(l) f1'21Cti()11S. or tile
rx started several years ago. The trend apparently has l`€H12l1111Ug cigarettes, 10 are weighed and measured .
gloxvetl now_ for tobacco column size and filter length. Then the
`* * Other things noted in the lengthy check are (1) tobacco is analyzed for alkaloid content (nicotine
{ higher use of reconstituted tobacco; and (2) a grad- P€1'€€¤t€ig€)-
ry i ual trend toward lower nicotine content (making a
r *’* milder smoke). The six big companies now use re- C'9°"€"° sue D°°r€°$€d
~ J constituted tobacco in varying amounts; reconstituted For a time during the investigation, the size of the
t()l)l1CC()   gl·()uud-uP l€aVgg’ gtguqg and frggjiieiitg Clg&1l`Gtt€S VVLIS i:()lll1(l to l)(‘ (l(‘(.‘l'L‘2lSlllg.   \VilS (1110
_ chiefly to either a smaller tobacco column or an in- _
  .-’`     .. creased filter length.
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w VVV, E   ” »·*‘/;. Tlns trend continued until about 1959, Atkinson
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1   .1,     ·t.’   _... said. Since thcn. sizes have rcmamcd about the same.
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    ~     I_·~.a______ __ Except for the kmg—s1zc (non-hltcr) cigarette, wc
  »   0       Q l found that by 1959 no cigarette contained as much
    .—‘.i     »:=r...... “ tobacco as the old so-called `re rular’ ci; ’ &. ( “ °“ P""“° °‘ X —r r is ri} -- ·l·19(‘0 ·i1   · · r
(       (,7g,  A ftpi  up gnnpv  W  c,__,_;:      jfy lhcmscwch on any tx tn . in uy can y .. > , a six major mann at-
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(  » I ·~  Q   '   sieal proper- <{nairtitics—cnough in volumc that it was apparent thc
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  ‘‘‘‘°’   ’’‘., »[ _ .        _ ,   We cigarettes were not cxpcrnncntal typcs. Atkinson noted
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Rear view of the tobacco harvester (pilot model). Tobacco plants come from the right _ ,, i  o f ` ;.g_4*~..7'i.t_·'
front, are cut, conveyed to position of cylinder in bottom foreground, speared auto- . V . ·   · ‘
matically, and then transferred to tobacco stick. The loaded sticks are transferred to   _ `  
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TWO DEVELOPMENTS TRIED BY AG ENGINEERS WHO *¤—~
S k W t C t T b L bor `
By FRANK H. BORRIES. _IR· of this system see many possible uses and emphasize
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. . . as ·1 de Jarture from tl1e use of costl tobacco barns. all
'l wo devices designed to cut tobacco-crop labor co11- ( I ° _ y °
. . . .. .. I \xVorl< o11 tl1e harvester has been 111 progress for more · I
siderably are still being researched by t.1e Kentucky _ _ _ _ ,, .
. . . . than two years. lt IS a fairly complicated machine
.‘\}.[l'lCllllIllI`tll Experiment Station. . _ _ _ _
TI I I _ I_ I because of the many operations involved in cutting. -
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uE]Iu(I_l to ) liu) `u_\(`tmgIm IL mu tin; ifs? spearmg and placing stalks 011 sticks and loading them
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{lm 0 full nik ETKI IL mi/mf" to in ) In " IL S O on a wagon. Yet, despite its inherently complicated J
mtu) mm tu K ( ' nature, tl1e machine essentially is simple i11 design. ;= —
Both are still in tl1e expernnental stage. However, Tho Standing tobaooo is out by two ottoolm. outtot
the tobacco harvester was tried on a field crop this blades at tbo {toot Tho out Stalk is thou tmosbottod ‘
}'*`*U` uml ""’*`k<‘(l l’(`m"` than its ilS1`lC“lt“*`*‘l C“f€“‘€€Y to the rear and held in position for a fixed, metal spear.  
designers and builders had thought it would. AS tho Stalk is Sbom.odV it tobblos Slowly from tm uP_ I
The other system—open frames 12 feet long, 8 feet right position to a horizontal one. The stalk then is  
wide and 5 feet high, made of 2x4 lumber-also was moved up over tl1e spear and a tobacco stick is i11- ¤’ ~
tried. The open frames were loaded with sticks of serted by stages through the split in the stalk. \Vl1en .
. tobacco in the field. transported to a barn, a11d stacked a stick is loaded with a certain number of stalks, it is
by a fork-loader attachment on a tractor. Proponents automatically deposited on a wide ca11vas belt and re- 1;.3,
4 Kmxruckr FARNI AND Home SCIENCE—FALL 1961  fl

 moved from the harvester directly to either the ground
  V y p -, . or an accompanying wagon.
  `I:  V  ;"'   \Varren Smith, designer and builder, was pleased
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nf    V     ~ [_ -     with its frrst field 0 aeration recentlv.
§'"“"t     *   “ ~··~·¢~·»¢-fm?   ‘‘‘‘‘   { ‘
.,;.¥¥*, ·       ‘  *” ¤"‘·,4 ,_ e _ It had some bugs m it that we ll have to work out. ’ -
l _ , °   izr pr   \   ~  l , V   But rt worked better rts first trme out than anv other
  i t ..¤v .   ·¤ xi    _;-· » -=;v   I., .·   °‘ 5 . ’
V_,ra.     -‘ `‘’’ · - .=-4   aim V     o     machine we ve ever run across that was fresh from the
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ei   gm __ El" =‘i •·f;_    ,   drawrn board. It has treat )OSSll)llltlCS.,
p . .1   r..q.   ..... .   ...........   » U., e ...,, .   .... . e. .
,:`;§!—;   __ __     p   re Jugs are consrt erec minor n ont case tu
ya   ..¤  `°``   -.... -     ep;-·‘,_·a%2V;;;      o nerators had difficulty regulating the device bv which
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~,     ... .. _ .,._.__,_     ‘ ``` —W» .    ..__ . . the loaded stick is detached and a fresh stick dro r ued
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L&7n4,`·•;__, ea . A J A  en img [   in tu. oacmg posi ron rc unc re xct spear.
is  _., 5  .1;; _ ` .   ",  Q` -7   _ _ (Lch) Side View of The notential value of the machine as a labor-saver
V, _ F_- , ` `  • ' · _ S ' V `· . . . . .
P, ‘ ‘ " V r , lives erilnbopm rs considerable. It rs designed to handle about six
·‘  - . . V -  * sr ron. o aeco _ _
t fi: l" `j   :. A - 3 ,/’ f J gmlks in fom sticks a mrnute. The average man can cut and spear .
ee   v - »- - _._. -»   · · . . .
if-" , _     {  ·  _ ground have been about one and a halt sticks a minute.
J » ..__ -   _   :.- ·»   .   ._·~» g».,,__ put on strc s, can- _
_ »    _ °  | ;t;;,,;;—_; ·   vas be]; is moving Loading Frames Used
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  `i ·“    .""   _.     _ -· -·· 5 ·- » ‘ *}*6***-- *0 --P*€k“P The open—frame storage device also IS promising.
 » *¤<¤<>* ll ll ·1-· -·k1·V1·11—·k·
,_ M , ( .,. —~~· . ·_   .   I ) SV l` lt wou ( ena y e a prot ucer to rac us oat ec strc S in
V-;  V ~<¤ · ¤ -‘_-     srown. 1cVs are
lr ,5)  »—*·· V       racked at left in the field, haul them to the barn, and stack them atop
{,Mee_ li   ..,»  _) _  F     vertical magazine each other m the barn.
tx .5, ' A V -._;;_.     .\-{A   -=·.·.-   and [ed aummati- E. M. Smith, engineer, says the system is definitely
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l,V_   fdieee ` ° ”"‘  WHY from b°*“”“ NOT a curing device. Tobacco in these open frames
    ;___`     -     of me l"l°‘ still must be cured as usual. But, b Jlacin t the loaded
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    lg   {       kv .      /   yy?     nate much of the custornafy barn
  _¤·‘ .*%-,4,1- 5%;,,-.1V;;(§k g$    . ,_   , , labor and would also reduce safety
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I A

 Interviews with 532 Casey County and Lexington men 60 and over
reveals contrasts between rural and city dwellers in a study of ‘ *'
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COIIOIIIIC I'0 BIDS O €I’ BI] LZ. i
By E. GRANT YOUMANSI attractively furnished. The urban men’s homes were
""t’”""""*’ ef R"”" s””*”’°gV in much better condition than the rural men’s homes. _
ln recent decades public attention has been focused The everege Vahlc ef the PYOPBYLY and asscts cwhcd FA
upon the many social and economic problems con- by the mch Was $5»055» er hguh? Which lhchldcd the »
fronting older persons in the United States. Very few Vahlc ei lhshrahcc Pchclcs ahd cthc1` lhtahgihlci es W
systematic studies, however, have been made compar- Wch er reel PY0PcYtY- Tch Pcrccht ef the mch had . 
ing the economic conditions of rural and urban older 00 asscts» ered 11 Pcrccht cwhcd scmc P1`0PcYtY but
pCTS(mS_ valued it at less than $1,000. Seven percent valued ,
ln 1959 a representative sample of men aged G0 and their PY0PcYtY er $30,000 OY mcrc- Oh the aVc1`agc» F ·
over living in Casey county and Lexington, Kentucky, hrheh meh vehred rherr preperry rrrueh hrgher thee rhd .. ; A
were interviewed in their homes? The Casey county the rural 1hch*$’0>093 and $3.943, 1`csPcchVclY· The °‘
sample (all rural) numbered 312 and the Lexington urbah lhch alsc ewhed OY had acccss re 1hahY mcrc
sample (all urban) 220. No men in institutions were faclhhcs ahd cqultamcht lh the heme than did the
included. They were asked questions about their work rural m€h·
and retirement, about their income, property, and · V _ _
housing, and about any feelings of deprivation that 4
they might have. ria
LOUISVILLE LEXANGTON
I
Economic Conditions DAAVILLE ·
_ · A A A r A__A _A _ A A A A _ OIEISNRO • ·
llalt tht. mtu (4b peietnt) iepoited they were em   CASEY COUNTY AA,
‘ ployed. and a larger proportion ot rural than ot urban   ASMRSH
men were working (52 and 42 percent). Men in the •Bg:&I%‘G  
higher status occupations tended to remain in the work {H.
· force longer than those in the lower status jobs. Re-
tired men said poor health was the main reason for Thc 552 meh S‘“"'cl’“d lfvcd m CHSCY (·"““*Y and lh L°X’ `°
A_(_til_iAA A ington. Casey County, in south-central Kentucky. is rela·
A _ l" _ _ tively isolated from any large urban area.
lhe average annual income ot the men was $1,130.
Four percent of them had no income, and 9 percent Economic Losses with Age ‘
had animal incomes ol $55,000 or more. Urban men . . . »  
_ _ The economic conditions of the oldest men (aged _A.
had markedly higher average annual incomes than the .- . . . .
A (Ag 7% md $15 HA X Ctivdv to and over) were decidedly inferior to those of the ua
rnra meu—»;.;. t ·¤ ·,   ·· · . . . .
. l _· _ _ youngest men aged 60 to G4 . E1 rht -e1rht Jercent
\lost (93 percent) of the men lived m private ' · ` ` 0 y h 1 `
` ` ` __ _ ot the rural men aged 60 to 64 were employed, but
homes. and ri) percent owned their own homes. Less 0, ~ ‘ F-
. , _ only 2S percent of the rural men aged to and over
than hall the homes (lo percent) were rated in good . . ~ - . ` .
_ _ _ _ _ . * were \V()1'lA~_ lllll\'*`l`sll}' ying K<‘¤¤l¤¤¤‘l;>‘·\¤¤¤A1>*¤l=\U<>¤ in age coincided with changes in employment status.
ranei. zeonoinic ant .tatistiea .· naysis iyision. Yeonomic — A ,   A · _ A · A __ _ __ , , y*
lteseareh Service. t`.S. Departnient of .~\grieulture. A more de- Thi (l\Udg( mhomc Oi the Oidtbt Mud} mtu   ;
tailed progress report on the economic status of older men in was 40 l)(`l`0(`ht less thm] thc avcrdgc mcmhc et thc I
K·‘¤¤h¤<‘l<>‘—Sh>` l‘Y~ (l?A¤‘=*hl Y*>*A¤)h¤¤¤$—   l{<‘¤¤iA¤<‘l<>‘ ¤\¤1`i<‘hli¤1`=rl   youngest rural men (31.105); that of the oldest urban ,
perinient ftation rogress eport (.5. " ieonomie Status ant A A, _ . .LL - __ _A A_ _ A ( AA _ —
.‘\lllLt\(ll‘S lll (ll(l('l` \ll‘ll lll S(‘l(‘L'lL‘(l lllll`tll llll(l LLl`l)2lIl ;\l`(‘1lS (lil ull? \\ his $1`3`)`)` D8 ]`)(1(/(ut ICSS tllllul tilt d\(I·dgG  
Kr-nincky." $3.333 for the youngest urban men, A
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6 KENTUCKY FARKL Axe Horn; SClENCI£—FALL 1961 . "

 Housing conditions of the youngest men were better the oldest men said they went without things because
than those of the oldest men. they did not have enough money (52 and 38 percent).
l` Among rural men, a comparison between the young- Several hypotheses may be suggested to account for
l ii est and oldest showed (1) no decrease with age in the greater dissatisfaction among the youngest men.
N ,_ the percentage living in private homes, (2) a decrease The youngest men were more actively engaged in pro-
l of 10 percentage points in home ownership,   a de- ductive work. They probably had greater economic -
· crease of 9 percentage points in the proportions of responsibilities, higher expectations for economic A
, homes rated in good condition, and (4) a decrease of achievements, and more unmet wants and needs. They
, l 7 percentage points in the proportions of homes with consequently felt more deprived economically. In con-
A 'le good upkeep. trast, the oldest men were less involved in paid work.
ess Among nibnn inon, n oonipoiison of tllo housing They probably. had fewer economic responsibilities, J
e conditions of the youngest and oldest men shgwgd 1OW€I` cXpeCtat101iS fOr economic achievements, and
r (1) n decroaso Witli ago of 9 poioontngo points in the fewer unmet wants and needs. They consequently felt
__} proportions living in niivnto noinos, (2) n decrease of less deprived economically than did the youngest men.
 E \   Percentage points in horrle ovvrlorships   a do-   advances 111 3.g€, the 11]€I1 appetlllfed to h21V€ lTlH(1€
 L   crease of 7 percentage Points in the proportions of 2`|.djllStll1€l1tS to th€1I` €CO1]OTI'I1C conditions. ,
r 1,, homes in good condition, and (4) a decrease of 24 per-
ielleiigle points in the proportions of homes with good Seek Ways to Cut Tobacco Labor
_ The oldest men owned markedly less property than (Commun] from Pugf 5)
l. the youngest men, and the percentage diggrgucgg, in $fl€l·¤¤ Al*¤l*¤ V¤*·<=*v
K  quarters`P” (2) “Do you have to go without some Work Sh0W$ P|'0ml$€
.•,\ things because you don’t have enough money?” U.K. Agricultural Experiment Station agronomists
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l’*‘ ters, and two-fifths said they went without things be- $Pl`€ll€l llY llllfl‘<‘fi-Klflllllfl “€l`f`f‘1l°‘l'$·”
cause they lacked money. However, it was the young- Creeping alfalfa, which has been available in far-
 4 est men (aged 60 to 64) and not thc oldest men (75 northern states hut not adapted hcre, is valuable for
el`; and over) who expressed the greater dissatisfaction many reasons. One is that such a variety would toler-
· _ with their economic situation. Aslightly larger pI'0pOl`- ate cattle grazing much hcttcr than standard, non-
V I tion of the youngest than of the oldest men said they creeping varictics. A second is that rcsccding would
lr disliked their living quarters (26 and 23 percent), but not he necessary so often. A third reason is that seed-
»___ a markedly larger proportion of the youngest than of ing rates might he lower.
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Tl1is is the architect`s model of the new Agricultural Science ing (right) a11d Seed Laboratory (center) will begi11 early *‘ V
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(Icnter, to be constructed o11 tl1e University Farm, 1m1ned1- in 1962. 111 tl1e upper lelt corner 1S the Food Technology "“
ately south of tI1c Medical (Ienter. Building of tl1e first and Animal Nutrition Building. It and the remainder of
three greenhouses and header house (le[t) is already under- tl1e greenhouses a11d header house will be erected later as
way. (Zonstruction of tl1e main Laboratory and OFHce Build- additional funds become available. _`
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. . . vear (1961); but l1e thinks tl1at an 111crease 111 total .
that tl1e l`(‘C()lIStltllt(‘(l material IS used to a greater de- · _ _ _  
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