Controlling Household Pests and Potato Handling Tips
Extension bulletin from Lavon Morrow highlights combining good housekeeping with safe pest control to prevent household infestations. It warns against cardboard packaging harboring pests, urges inspection and careful storage, and notes a free HU-96 bulletin from the USDA. It also explains modern potato handling reduces bruising and the risk of black heart, urging gentler post harvest care and storage.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Office of Information
Washington, D. C
Frozen Pie Game Underscores Cheaper Pies Curb Size
Consumers face cheaper pies advertised undercutting 30 cent prices by about 4 to 1 dollar. Pies labeled low cost often have less fruit or meat and more gravy, with potential shrinkage in pie size as cartons appear unchanged. Read the label carefully before purchase.
Ingredient ordering hints for meat products trade notes
A printer notes that the first listed item appears in greatest quantity and suggests checking if meat is plentiful or near the end of ingredient lists. It advises trying several suppliers before buying large quantities to ensure expectations align.
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Furst
Carpet color matters more than fiber in soil concealment
Studies show color differences can outweigh fiber type for soil concealability. Lighter shades perform worse, with muted and dark colors best. Among blues, royal blue rates very good while sky blue is very poor. yellow is the poorest after white. Green and brown tones generally show satisfactory performance.
Self cleaning ovens promise easier kitchen chores
Manufacturers tout automatic self cleaning ovens that burn off food drippings with heat and lock the door until temperatures normalize. Other features include foil linings, removable liners, and doors that lift or swing for easier access. new cleaners also reduce brushing and scrubbing.
Interlocking Egyptian Leg Design For Furniture
A leading mail order firm shows at the World’s Fair a furniture system using a single set of legs to interlock two adjacent pieces. No screws bolts nails or glue are used. A rounded wood panel supports the legs and matches the furniture wood. The design allows side by side placement without repeating legs.
Furniture Suite Describes Bedroom Group and Accessories
The description notes lower groove details and single leg joints allowing multiple pieces to line the room in a continuous flow. It lists a bedroom group with upholstered beds, dressers, chests, a bachelor chest, corner unit, desk, vanity, nightstands, blanket chest, mirrors, a chair, and a vanity bench.
URGE VACCINATION OF ALL PETS FOR RABIES
Ames residents urged to vaccinate dogs and cats against rabies this summer as multiple reports show a spike in rabies risk. Dr. John B. Herrick of Iowa State University warns dogs and cats are top bite sources and likely carriers from wild animals. Other pets at risk should also be vaccinated.
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Ames
John B. Herrick
Iowa State University
Health Department
Iowa
Herrick
Wheat Farm Incomes Drop Across Regions in 1963
Agriculture Department figures show typical wheat farms earned between 5 510 and 17 521 dollars in 1963 with regional gains and losses versus 1962. Dairy farms in Eastern Minnesota posted incomes from 3 126 to 7 725 dollars, while Kentucky tobacco livestock farms averaged 3 238 to 198 dollars.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Minnesota
Department
Kentucky
Topsoil as Core Ingredient in Land Commodity
A short reflection notes that topsoil underpins land value and productivity, arguing soil quality governs agricultural and developmental potential and economic uses of land. It emphasizes soil health as a foundational resource for farming, housing, and industry.
How The Kaffeeklatsch Began In German Social Circles
In 1888 a kaffeeklatsch shows two or more women sharing lively chatter over coffee, a practice that amused husbands who coined the term. The rise of the burgher wife brought leisure, new ideas on housekeeping, babies, politics and equality, and a neighborhood gathering became a symbol of female individuality and social expression through coffee.
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