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Show Agriculture In the News By W. J. DRYDEN Submarglnal Sunflower Sunflowers may surpass the soybean soy-bean which has proven America's wonder crop of the present generation. gen-eration. Sunflower oil sells for about 15 cents a pound. The meal, with a protein content of 53 per cent might i fViW prove profitable, L4? J not only for its tf-ypfm fo0( vaue. but as l IS3$tP a rich source for lTyW plastic products. iMMMm As sunflowers f&WMi can be 6rown on' VfftH-H submarginal soil. Yfj&'&k where rainfall is , mmm scanty and noth-' Oil source mS else ? vfluJe' is now raised, it' promises an outlet for many farm-' ;rs. - ' Sunflower seeds long ago proved ' .heir value as a poultry feed. While ' iheir protein content was not recog-; lized by many poultrymen. it was! cnown that they had a beneficial ef-i !ect upon the bird's feathers. Sunflower stocks, ground, prove satisfactory for silage as well as poultry house litter. |