Termite Prevention and Treatment Methods Bulletin 759
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued Farmers' Bulletin 759 outlining how termites or white ants damage wood, books, stored materials, and crops and detailing preventive steps. It covers ground-contact wood, soil entry, signs of infestation, cellar and greenhouse protections, treatments like creosote and kerosene, and farm practices such as late fall plowing and crop rotation to limit damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rhubarb as a Side Line for Forcing and Marketing
The article describes growing and forcing rhubarb as a profitable farm sideline. It covers propagating from crowns seeds or divisions, best cellar forcing with minimal light, irrigation, temperature, and soil handling, plus marketing in cities with patient demand and seasonal price advantages.
Rhubarb Forcing and Market Tips from L. H. C.
The writer advises digging rhubarb after the first hard freeze and storing in a cellar. Do not start growth until January to catch late winter and early spring prices. Forcing stalks yield pure profit. canning buyers exist, with prices cited as five cents per pound, three for ten cents, and forty pounds for a dollar. He notes stalks weigh four to six ounces or more and cautions against cutting too close to the roots to avoid weakening them.
Making the Most of Paint
Farmers can paint their own buildings successfully by following basic steps. Start with a clean dry surface free of old paint and dirt, then apply a priming coat with linseed oil and proper paint content, brushing thoroughly to ensure a solid bond. Proper prep and brushing technique prevent peeling and ensure long lasting results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Floyd
SQUIBS FROM A FARM WIFE'S NOTEBOOK
Practical tips from a farm wife on cooking fixes and home care. Include tip about potatoes, molding cake, condensed milk, oil on machinery, and simple household hacks. Emphasizes self reliance, community entertainment, and sensible housekeeping.
Canning Apple Utilization Recipes From Extension Service
The Office of Extension Work offers new canning methods for windfall apples including whole sliced and quartered forms. Instructions cover washing trimming blanching two minute treatment and packing in jars with a hot sugar solution before sealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Extension Work
North and West
States Relations Service
Preservation Methods for Canned Apples and Apple Syrup
Instructions detail sterilizing times for glass jars and tin cans, cooling and storing methods, and multiple uses for canned whole or quartered apples. It covers priming coring peeling, paring, and keeping apples from browning, plus steps to make apple syrup using calcium carbonate and precise heating and cooling processes.
Apple Sirup as a Family by Product
Apple sirup may not be practical for farmers to sell but can be economical when many culls windfalls or market gluts occur. The Bureau of Chemistry offers a method by H C Gore for making apple sirup, starting with washing and removing decayed fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Gore
Bureau of Chemistry of
Department
Canning Apple Cider For Long Shelf Life
Canning specialists advise filling fruit jars with fresh apple cider, adding sugar per quart, then sealing with rubber and cap. Sterilize by hot water bath ten minutes, water-seal eight, steam-pressure under five pounds four, or aluminum cooker two. Cool and test joints after sealing.
Farmer's Wife Trusts L. F. Atwood's Medicine
A farmer's wife often acts as nurse and uses simple remedies. She trusts L. F. Atwood's Medicine for stomach, liver, and headache relief, believing it keeps the system in order and strengthens overworked stomachs livers and nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F.” Atwood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Farmer
Toose
Meat Man
Larry
Stevens
Grandin
Kimball Bros. Co
L. F.” Medicine Co
Portland, Me
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!