Vivid plantings brighten rural home exteriors
A photograph from the United States Department of Agriculture in Bertford County North Carolina shows how shrubbery window boxes and hanging baskets enhance a farm home’s curb appeal. Extension agents highlight porch foundation plantings and bright power boxes replacing guard rails, noting careful upkeep preserves appeal across seasons.
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Bates Department
of Agriculture
United State
Bertford
Eggplant With Sausage Cakes New Combination
A vintage home cooking note suggests a method for eggplant with sausage cakes. Method covers peeling and cubing eggplant, shaping sausage meat into small cakes, frying to render fat, browning eggplant, layering in a baking dish, topping with sausage cakes, and baking until tender for service from the dish.
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Bureau of Home Evonatics
Covering Creosote Stains on Walls
Creosote stains on walls are hard to conceal and tend to show through over time. The advised fix is two thin coats of shellac, followed by plaster, paper, or paint. Two light coats are better than one heavy coat to prevent peeling.
Domestic Rabbit Good Year Round Across Markets
The U S Department of Agriculture promotes year round domestic rabbit meat for housewives beyond cottontail and jackrabbit stereotypes. Rabbits from home hatches and farms are raised under sanitary conditions with diets of rolled cereals alfalfa and greens yielding meat akin to chicken. Younger rabbits fry or broil smothered. older ones parboil and use in batter fried dishes or chop suey. Reelpex information available on request.
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States Department of Agriculture
United States
California
Bureau of Home Economies
Boreau of
United States Department of Agriculture
Fresh Tomatoes Served In Many Ways For Summer Menus
Fresh tomatoes in season offer many serving options. Try broiled tomatoes with bacon on toast for lunch, prepared from a bureau of home economies recipe. Bake tomatoes with salt pepper and butter, then brown briefly, and serve around toasted bread with parsley garnish.
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Bureau of Tome Economies
Piper
Keeping Silver Neatly Stored In New Chest Drawers
The article advises orderly silver storage with each spoon knife and fork in its own compartment. New chests of drawers feature triangular Meyers at the top to hold out silver, replacing the traditional single large drawer.
Even Heat Secret of Frying Eggs in Bacon Fat
Moderately warm heat brings out tenderness in eggs and bacon drippings. Cook slowly over low flame to avoid splatter and strong odors. Turn once or baste with melted fat to finish until white is set and yolk is just firm.
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United State
Dispose of All Surplus Fowls
Surplus cockerels should be removed from pullets before breeding age. Farmers sell males at about two pounds, eight to twelve weeks old, for best price. Keeping cockerels to four or five months risks lower profits while broilers and roadside meals offer larger returns for late sales. Separate housing for cockerels aids pullet welfare and future flock health. Prepare pullets for laying by timely transfer to laying quarters and avoid early mixing with cockerels.
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Rave
Tridiana
Era Guide
Wales
Fattening Turkeys on Range For Market Readiness
Fattening turkeys on range is recommended to prepare for market. Begin feeding mid September with small amounts, gradually increasing until ten days before marketing. Feed three times daily at full intake. Start with wheat oats and coon omy mix, shift to more corn by late October, and avoid confinement during fattening for best results.
Advantages of Broccoli Over Cauliflower Plant
Proceoli of the Journal of the Market Garden Field station Massachusetts Agricultural college notes two advantages for broccoli over cauliflower. The grower can expect a reliable crop even in tough conditions. After the terminal head is removed, side shoots develop and extend the harvest from July to freezing weather. The Christmas Calabrese variety is satisfactory to plant.
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Proceoli
Plants Not Forced Will Endure Low Temperature
Garden vegetables such as cabbage endure lower temperatures and greater growth extremes without injury when planted slowly in a sandy soil bed. Proper watering, ventilation, and rich seedbed promote vigorous root systems and sturdy woody stems, while rapid forcing hinders root development and plant health.
Feeding Soy Bean Hay for Cattle and Sheep
A historical note describes feeding soy bean hay as a substitute for wood meal in cattle and sheep rations. It outlines a sample ration for four talry enw with twenty pounds of hay, ten pounds ground corn, four pounds ground oats, and one pound haymeal.
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Sudan
Ted
Ethylene Gas Speeds Ripening of Tomato
Tomato growers can accelerate ripening using ethylene gas, per Dr H B Garvey University of Minnesota St Paul patent granted. A simple chamber and gas meter costing about 30 pounds yields peppers and tomatoes ripening at 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with four days for full color.
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Ft. B. Garvey
University Purm
St. Paul
Harvey
Storage Buildings Above Ground Favored In Modern Warehouses
Storage buildings for appire are built above ground with insulated walls and ceilings. Intake openings 10 to 12 feet apart near the floor allow air in. openings 18 by 20 inches or larger reduce friction losses. Outlets through the roof are spaced about 20 feet, sized to provide one square foot intake per 1,200 cubic feet of storage. Oversizing outlets is advised.
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Appire
Growing and Fattening of Hogs During Summer
The article discusses methods for growing and fattening hogs in summer with limited pasture. It notes forage can save grain by 15 to 20 percent, with legume forage potentially sustaining gains alone for a time. Greatest returns occur when pigs are gravity fed with forage plus three to four pounds of grain per day per 100 pounds of weight, though limited grain reduces early gains and may extend finishing time.
Agricultural Squibs on Horses Pests and Farm Lighting
Large horses fetch higher value than small ones when evaluating stock and forage benefits. Pests like aphids threaten trees and plants, while pigs respond to good forage for rapid growth. Strawberries benefit from nitrate and phosphate side dressings. Farm lighting remains costly for labor saving. Controlling waste and using waste oil aids cleaning.
Muskrat Now Valued In Canadian Fur Trade
In early Canadian fur trade muskrats were pests to be trapped when warm and prime, but rapid muskrat farming has grown, especially in western marshlands. Once considered worthless, the muskrat slough dweller now contributes greatly to annual fur production due to its durable hides and dyeing suitability.
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Canada
Canad
Street Marking Rules Spark Foreign Confusion
From the Springfield Union an exchange about American street markings, noting Maxence de Polignas and a joking foreigner: in some towns streets are outlined with white squares and outsiders wonder what it means. One quips that stepping outside the lines might not count.
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Maxence de Polignas
America
Orst
Springfield Union
Saint om Postcard joins band of stamp saints
Saint om Postcard Good King Wenceslas joins a select band of stamp saints dating back to Gabriel and St Vitus. The event is depicted on two high value stamps and three and five korony, featuring a unique design tied to philatelic annals.
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Saint Om
Wenceslas
Archangel Gabriel
St. Vitus
Caechonlarakia
Amar
Metal coating boosts durability of aircraft materials
Silk wood and cotton used in airplane construction gain durability and efficiency through a newly discovered metal coating process. The thin metal layer enhances resistance to rough handling expected in service.
Armored Tractor Guards Orchard Paths in Citrus Groves
A new armored tractor design shields the driver and tread, allowing passage beneath low hanging tree branches in citrus groves. The device is intended for orchard service not warfare, enabling safer navigation through orchard lanes.
Come and Get It Raymond Kiss Offer in Belfast Note
Belfast News Letter reports a playful dialogue where Cathleen answers a flirtatious question about a kiss. The exchange frames Raymond as a charming suitor and highlights light social banter in a Belfast setting.
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Raymond
Cathleen
Belfast
Milk of Magnesia Endorsed for Universal Benefit
An antique ad praises Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a soothing universal sweetener for children and adults alike. It claims acid neutralizing power superior to harsher remedies and notes the product’s status as a registered trademark of the Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co. since 1875.
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Philips
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles EH. Phillips
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