Wheat stocks fall from last year's record supplies
Wheat stocks on July 3 show a total of 3,170 million bushels in the four major exporting nations, down about 575 million from a year earlier. The drop stems from a smaller 1943 harvest and high nonfood demand, with most decline in North America.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Penicillin Seen As Asset For Dairy Farmers
A Missouri Ruralist editorial notes penicillin, derived from milk sugar lactose, could become a valuable asset to dairy farmers. It cites 1944 demand estimates of 5 million pounds lactose for penicillin, with total milk sugar use reaching about 12 million pounds across penicillin baby foods and medicine, though current use is military-focused.
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Dairy Farmer of America
Missouri Rurelist
Editorial predicts patent unlocks wartime labor boosts and cheap penicillin
The piece argues a patent will dramatically raise production once labor tied to war work is freed up and asserts penicillin could reach drug stores for cents per ounce instead of dollars, presenting a hopeful view of affordable medical advances.
Panning Saves Time Flavors Food Value Says Marie Amos
Extension nutritionist Marie Amos of Alabama Polytechnic Institute promotes panning as a simple method to cook tender vegetables. She describes using a heavy covered pan with fat, cooking vegetables in their own juices until tender, then seasoning with salt pepper and optional flavorings like onion, parsley, vinegar, or sweet milk.
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Auburn
Marnie Amos
Alabama Polytechne Institute
New Bulletin Details Fruits and Vegetable Dehydration
Auburn reports a new Agricultural Research Administration bulletin titled Vegetables and Fruit Dehydration. The 200 plus page manual targets plant operators, covering plant location, layout, material prep, blanching, heat sources, dehydration methods, finishing, packaging, compression, processing costs, and related topics for commercial fruit and vegetable dehydration.
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Auburn
Agricultural Research Administration
U. S. Department of Agrculture
High Grade Hay Produces More Meat Than Low Grade Hay
A Kansas experiment compares four cuts of alfalfa hay at different growth stages. It shows tenth bloom hay yields 100 pounds of gain with about 2100 pounds fed, seed stage hay requires over 3300 pounds per 100 pounds gain, and seed stage hay is nearly twice as wasteful as early cuts. Officials from the USDA stress cutting the crop early as key to high grade hay.
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Kansas
United States Department of Agriculture
Blueberries Grow in Home Gardens Seeding Health and Tips
An Auburn article discusses blueberries as a modern staple, noting their flavor and vitamin C value. It explains growing in acid soils, soil preparation with oak leaves or pine needles, soil testing via county agents, and ordering plants early to ensure spring arrival, with references to USDA guidance and dehydration research.
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Huckleberrie Finn
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Blueberry Varieties Thrive Across Regions And Steel Demands Reveal War Strain
The article notes that rabbiteye blueberries grow well from eastern North Carolina to Florida and west to Arkansas and Louisiana for home gardens, while highbush blueberries thrive from Maryland to southern Maine and west to Michigan for larger yields. It also states that extra large commercial blueberries are highbush varieties. In a wartime section, it reports the steel industry used electricity to power 17,178,000 homes for a year, fuel oil to heat 1,406,000 homes, and coal equivalent to 12,984,900 houses in 1943.
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Michigan
Reeds for Musical Instruments Now Grown in Southwest
The USDA reports reed shortages for woodwind instruments. Research shows giant reed from the Southwest can supply reeds for clarinets and oboes. A tasteless chemical, ethyl cerulose, waterproofs reeds, improving durability and life.
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Frent
Ags
Agricultural Research Administration
WFA Urges Home Canning of Meat For Next Winter
The War Food Administration urges increased home canning and freezing of chicken for six months to assure families a stable meat supply next winter. Civilians are projected to have 23.8 pounds per person this year, down from 21? pounds in 1943, reflecting continued wartime shortages.
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Auburn
War Food Administration
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