Tomato Canning Tips For Home Gardens And Family Use
The article outlines practical methods for home canning tomatoes with firm ripe fruit for whole jars and purees, using hot or raw packing, and preserving juice. It advises selecting sound tomatoes, packing tightly, processing in a hot water bath, and using tomato puree, catsup, or preserves to extend flavor into meals. It also covers buying tomatoes from local farms, planning quantities, and noting the vitamin C value of home canned tomatoes for family health.
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Siste College Foods
Iack
Iowa
Frozen Food Package Guide from USDA Serves Per Pint
A USDA guide compiled by food preservation specialists outlines approximate quantities of various fruits and vegetables needed to package one pint of frozen food. The list includes beans, cantaloupe, cherries, corn, greens, peaches, pears, peas, plums, raspberries, and other items with varied approximate weights.
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Bere
United States Farment
Seaculture
Time to Freeze or Can Sweet Corn
Home gardeners seek guidance on freezing and canning sweet corn. Guidelines cover selecting ears at full milk stage, blanching times for cut corn or corn on the cob, cooling in cold water, and packing in freezer containers. Pressure canning is advised for canning, with steps for cream style and packing in pint jars.
Home canned corn processing instructions
Instructions describe packing corn kernels into pint or quart jars with 1 inch head space and processing times in a pressure canner. Whole kernel style uses 1 inch head space and longer times: 335 minutes for pints and 6 minutes for quarts.
Carefully Before Mailing Plants
Advice on properly mailing plant material to Ions State College. Instructs to wrap specimens between paper towels or wet paper, use watertight coverings, prevent crumpling, and include a letter detailing kind, variety, age, trouble, control symptoms, and history. Also suggests small bottles for insects and to provide contact for further help.
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Ions State College
Dairy Cows Need Supplements in Heat Says USDA
In hot weather dairy cows require shade water and added feeds. USDA economists warn July August could see milk output drop to its lowest since 1848. Poultry house cleanup advised during downtime before pallets arrive. DDT recommended to control household crickets with a 5 percent spray around baseboards sills and rug edges.
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USDA
Rent and land values influence farm shares
The text notes that improvements such as roads schools and churches can affect rent shares. Unimproved land may rent for the same share as an improved farm, highlighting how infrastructure and facilities alter agricultural leasing terms.
Local visitors call on Mrs Skeen in Clermont area
Mrs Phyllis Skeen of Chicago visited Clermont Friday for a three weeks stay in the HLA. Monday guests at the Herman f Lubke home were Mrs L L Carr of West Union and Mrs Frank Taylor and Joleanie Zoeckler.
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Phyllis Skeen
Chicago
HLA
Clermont Town Council Proceedings Summary
Town Council met with Mayor Will J. Nelson presiding. Present: Riegel Thoma Appelman Amundson Griebenow. Absent: none. Minutes approved. Bills approved except E Anderson's for further investigation. Items listed include salaries, freight, street and hall lights, taxes, library and cemetery taxes, town rock, fire truck care, and beer permit renewal. Fire station expansion discussed. Meeting adjourned. Commentary on poultry housing concludes with advice on sizing laying houses for birds.
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Clermont Brick & Sand
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White
Interstate Power Co
Clermont Library Assn
Clermont Cemetery
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Fayette Co
Slab Wood
Clermont Fire Dept
Lawrence E Fritz
Gerner
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Clermont
Pringle
Malone
Amundsda
Mo Hon
Seven Items Make Up Fair Rent Agreement in Iowa
Farmers and landlords in Iowa prepare for a fair rent season with seven key factors. Custom, opportunities, bargaining power, and each party’s contributed value shape the year ahead. Where contributions and profits diverge, discussions adjust shares to reflect productivity and resource use.
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