Abstract: An oscillating bed includes a stand or base with spaced apart, head and foot upright members. A body supporting member generally defines the length and width of the bed and has a foot end and a head end defining a longitudinal axis and longitudinally extending rims along opposed sides with a curved surface extending lateral to the longitudinal axis between the foot end and the head end. The head upright member is pivotally attached to the head end and the foot upright member is pivotally attached to the foot end and supports the body supporting member relative to the stand for oscillatory movement. A rotary motor and drive apparatus are coupled to the body supporting member and convert rotary motion of the motor to oscillatory movement of the body supporting member about the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Fishing hook tying apparatus includes a housing with a shaft mounted therein for rotation about the longitudinal axis. An end of the shaft protrudes from one end of the housing to form a chuck including resilient jaws and a longitudinally movable collar. The chuck is formed to grasp the shank of a fishing hook in a closed-jaws position and to release the fishing hook in an open-jaws position. A lanyard with a free end and an end attached to the shaft has a wound-position and an unwound-position. A spring is attached to the shaft and to the housing so as to produce a winding bias on the shaft when the lanyard is moved from the wound-position to the unwound-position. The winding bias tends to rotate the shaft from the unwound position of the lanyard to the wound position of the lanyard.

Abstract: Paper is made by mixing anionic starch, carboxyl methyl cellulose or other polymeric binder into a cellulosic thin stock together with a cationic inorganic or polymeric coagulant and then flocculating the suspension by means of an anionic swelling clay or other anionic retention aid.

Abstract: Certain novel pyridinyloxyphenoxy alkanoic acids, pyridinylthiophenoxy alkanoic acids, derivatives thereof and related compounds are described. More specifically, these novel compounds bear a fluorine substituent in the 3-position of the pyridinyl group and in the 5-position the substituent is selected from chlorine, CF.sub.3, CF.sub.2 Cl or CF.sub.2 H. These novel compounds exhibit surprising preemergent and postemergent activity in the control of grassy weeds.

Abstract: Compounds according to the following formula are useful as herbicidal agents: ##STR1## wherein the various substituents are defined hereinbelow.

Abstract: Certain novel pyridinyloxyphenoxy alkanoic acids, pyridinylthiophenoxy alkanoic acids, derivatives thereof and related compounds are described. More specifically, these novel compounds bear a fluorine substituent in the 3-position of the pyridinyl group and in the 5-position the substituent is selected from chlorine, CF.sub.3, CF.sub.2 Cl or CF.sub.2 H. These novel compounds exhibit surprising preemergent and postemergent activity in the control of grassy weeds.

Abstract: Novel compounds used as intermediates for making herbicides are disclosed. The novel compounds include acid chlorides of 2-(4-((3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl)oxy)phenoxy)propanoic acid and 2-(4-((5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl)oxy)phenoxy)propionic acid.

Abstract: Certain novel pyridinyloxyphenoxy alkanoic acids, pyridinylthiophenoxy alkanoic acids, derivatives thereof and related compounds are described. More specifically, these novel compounds bear a fluorine substituent in the 3-position of the pyridinyl group and in the 5-position the substituent is selected from chlorine, CF.sub.3, CF.sub.2 Cl or CF.sub.2 H. These novel compounds exhibit surprising preemergent and postemergent activity in the control of grassy weeds.

Abstract: 2-((4-pyridinyl-2-oxy)phenoxy)propanoic acids, amides, salts and esters thereof, and nitriles derived therefrom and 2-((4-pyridinyl-2-oxy)phenoxy) propanols and esters and ethers thereof, and the corresponding 2-((4-pyridinyl-2-thio)phenoxy) propanoate and propanol compounds, all having trifluoromethyl substitution in at least one of the 3- and the 5-position in the pyridine ring with or without additional substitution at the converse position in the pyridine ring according to the following formula, are useful as herbicidal agents: ##STR1## wherein the various substituents are defined hereinbelow.

Abstract: 2-((4-Pyridinyl-2-oxy)phenoxy)propanoic acids, amides, salts and esters thereof, and nitriles derived therefrom and 2-((4-pyridinyl-2-oxy)phenoxy) propanols and esters and ethers thereof, and the corresponding 2-((4-pyridinyl-2-thio)phenoxy) propanoate and propanol compounds, all having trifluoromethyl substitution in at least one of the 3- and the 5-position in the pyridine ring with or without additional substitution at the converse position in the pyridine ring according to the following formula, are useful as herbicidal agents: ##STR1## wherein the various substituents are defined hereinbelow.

Abstract: 2-((4-Pyridinyl-2-oxy)phenoxy)propanoic acids, amides, salts and esters thereof, and nitriles derived therefrom and 2-((4-pyridinyl-2-oxy)phenoxy) propanols and esters and ethers thereof, and the corresponding 2-((4-pyridinyl-2-thio)phenoxy) propanoate and propanol compounds, all having trifluoromethyl substitution in at least one of the 3- and the 5-position in the pyridine ring with or without additional substitution at the converse position in the pyridine ring according to the following formula, are useful as herbicidal agents: ##STR1## where the various substituents are defined herein below.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula below, all having trifluoromethyl substitution in at least one of the 3- and the 5-position in the pyridine ring with or without additional substitution at the converse position in the pyridine ring according to the following formula, are useful as herbicidal agents: ##STR1## wherein the substituents are defined hereinbelow.

Abstract: Compounds are prepared which correspond to the formula ##STR1## wherein Y represents trichloromethyl, dichloromethyl or dichlorofluoromethyl; X represents chloro, bromo or fluoro and n represents an integer of 1 or 2. These compounds and compositions containing them have been found to be useful as agronomic fungicides, especially useful and valuable for the control of soil-borne plant disease organisms which attack the roots of plants.

Abstract: Novel N-alkylaminocarbonyl-2-(4-((3-halo-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl)oxy)phe noxy)propanamides provide selective control of grassy weeds in the presence of valuable crops.

Abstract: Novel 2-quinolinyloxyphenoxy and 2-quinolinylthiophenoxy alkanoic acids, amides, salts, and esters thereof, and nitriles derived therefrom and 2-quinolinyloxy- and thio-phenoxy propanols and esters and ethers thereof having the following formula ##STR1## wherein: X and X' are independently F, Cl, Br, I, --CF.sub.3, CH.sub.3 O--, --NO.sub.2, or --N(R').sub.2, with the proviso that both cannot be --CF.sub.3, CH.sub.3 O--, --NO.sub.2, or --NR'.sub.2,n is 0, 1, or 2 and n' is 0 or 1,Y is O or S,Z is --CO.sub.2 H, --CO.sub.2 M, --CO.sub.2 R, --COSR, --CONR'.sub.2, --CSNH.sub.2, --CN, --CH.sub.2 OR' or --CH.sub.2 O.sub.2 CR',M is Na, K, Mg, Ca or --N(R").sub.4,R" is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 hydroxyalkyl, each R' is independently H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkoxyalkyl, are useful as herbicidal agents.

Abstract: Compounds are prepared which correspond to the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents chloro, bromo or iodo; R' represents hydrogen or methyl and R represents carboxy (--COOH), the alkyl esters thereof (--COOR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 represents alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, (2-alkoxyethoxy)carbonyl (--COOCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OR.sup.2) or (1-methyl-2-alkoxyethoxy)carbonyl ##STR2## wherein R.sup.2 represents alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms) or the metal salts thereof (--COOMe wherein Me represents ammonium or substituted ammonium ion (N.sup.+ H(R.sup.6).sub.3 wherein each R.sup.6 independently represents hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 3 carbon atoms), alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum or a transition group metal); alkanoyloxymethyl (--CH.sub.2 OCOR.sup.2); (2,2-dichloropropionyloxy)methyl (--CH.sub.2 OCOC(Cl).sub.2 CH.sub.3); alkoxymethyl (--CH.sub.2 OR.sup.2); phenoxymethyl (--CH.sub.2 O.phi.); (2-alkoxyethoxy)methyl (--CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OR.sup.2); hydroxyalkyl (--R.

Abstract: Novel compounds corresponding to the formula ##STR1## and the organic or inorganic acid addition salts thereof, wherein X represents chloro, bromo or fluoro; R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, amino, loweralkylamino, arylamino, loweralkylamido or N-(loweralkyl)loweralkylamido; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, X, amino or loweralkylamino, with the proviso that one of R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 is always amino or loweralkylamino and the other of R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 is other than amino or loweralkylamino; R represents butyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 4-hydroxybutyl, 6-hydroxyhexyl or the radical ##STR2## wherein Z represents amino, lower-alkylamino, phenylamino, hydroxy, loweralkoxy, aryloxy, 2-propenyl, hydroxyloweralkoxy, mercapto, loweralkylthio, loweralkanoyloxy or 2-haloloweralkanoyloxy and R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or methyl and with the proviso that R is other than butyl when R.sup.2 is X are prepared. These compounds are useful as herbicides and as active agents in compositions used as herbicides.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel substituted pyridinyloxy(thio)phenyl -acetamides, -ureas and urea derivatives, N-oxide derivatives thereof, and certain novel intermediates therefore. The compounds of the instant invention are useful as herbicides and can be formulated to provide herbicidal compositions.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel substituted pyridinyloxy(thio)phenyl -acetamides, -ureas and urea derivatives, N-oxide derivatives thereof, and certain novel intermediates therefore. The compounds of the instant invention are useful as herbicides and can be formulated to provide herbicidal compositions.

Abstract: Certain novel pyridinyloxyphenoxy alkanoic acids, pyridinylthiophenoxy alkanoic acids, derivatives thereof and related compounds are described. More specifically, these novel compounds bear a fluorine substituent in the 3-position of the pyridinyl group and in the 5-position the substituent is selected from chlorine, CF.sub.3, CF.sub.2 Cl or CF.sub.2 H. These novel compounds exhibit surprising preemergent and postemergent activity in the control of grassy weeds.