Standard Potato Grades Boost Grower Confidence and Trade
The Bureau of Markets urges uniform classification of farm produce to reduce distrust between producers and buyers. It cites potato grades No 2 as a nationwide standard, notes wartime adoption and voluntary continuation, and highlights cooperative Michigan growers and shared profits from graded marketing. The emphasis extends to wheat corn oats and cotton with plans for hay and wool grades and official reporting classifications.
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Bureau of Markets
Food Administration
Bermuda
Michigan
Bureau
United States
Canning Fruits and Vegetables Unsweetened Best Preserved
The article advises canning fruits and vegetables without sugar to preserve individual flavors and extend variety in winter. It covers selecting canners, preparing jars, testing rubbers, and listing essential utensils for safe processing and efficient handling.
Ways of Protecting Animals from Flies
Agricultural note from the United States Department of Agriculture advises preventing stable fly breeding as the best defense. It describes burlap blankets, leather bridle nets, and darkened or screened barns to shield work stock, plus trench repellent methods for hogs and sheep. A Farmers' Bulletin 1007 is available free on request.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Mulch Benefits For Vegetable Moisture Conservation
Mulching of vegetables conserves moisture by reducing evaporation and keeps the surface soil loose and friable. It helps control weeds and can improve flavor and texture of produce.
Farm notes on pasture and machinery for crops
The article urges painting farm buildings and using good implements to boost output. It advises hoeing grass from young fruit trees and protecting crops from mice. It notes rapid growth in motor truck dealers due to farmer interest and claims rape as a top hog pasture, though it struggles on poor land.
Honey in Sandwich Fillings and Lemon Skin Uses
Honey mixed with cream cheese makes a simple sandwich filling optionally with chopped nuts. Squeezed lemon skins help remove ink stains from wool and clean enamel sauce pans.
Self rising bread recipe from Agriculture Department kitchen
The Home Economics Kitchen of the U S Department of Agriculture promotes a salt rising self rising bread method. It details scalding milk, fermenting a cornmeal leaven in 120 to 140 degree water, then building a sponge and dough with flour and butter, kneading for 10 to 15 minutes and baking. The loaf rises only about two and a half times original bulk and is never as light as yeast raised bread.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Mixed Vegetable Chowder From Home Agriculture Guide
A substantial luncheon or supper dish, the recipe from the home economics department uses fat, potatoes, carrots, onions, pork, canned tomatoes, flour and skim milk. Cook potatoes and carrots, brown onions in fat, combine with vegetables, tomatoes, and milk, then thicken with flour. Celery tops or green peppers add flavor.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Heat Cornmeal And Water For Easy Porridge
United States Department of Agriculture home economics findings advise combining cornmeal with cold water and heating over boiling water in a double boiler. Stirring is unnecessary whether the meal is coarse or fine, and the best results come from heating the mixture without stirring.
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Home Economic Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Household Tips From A Busy Housewife
Vinegar removes stains from zinc and gelatin desserts suit hot weather. Old felt hats can be cut for shoe insoles. Raisin sauce pairs with plain pudding. Grapenuts can substitute nuts in salads and cookies. A zinc on coals cleans chimney soot. Ironing should dry each area fully. Slip-on aprons help a neatly dressed housewife. Use cereal paper and bread on an iron to smooth waves.
Allies plan international loan talks open in Brussels
The Spa conference on reparations may drop the 200000 man army demand as the League of Nations fixes Brussels dates for July 23 to discuss an international loan. Bourgeois notes a need for German participation while London promises Arab protections and Germany’s Fehrenbach or his ministers attend Spa talks.
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Bruseela
Paris
Fide de Paris
Therfore
Brussels
Council of the
League of Nations
Germany
Council of the League
Supreme Council
Leon. Bourgeois
M. Bourgeois
League Council
England
London
Boulogne
Spa
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Mesopotamia
Death Toll Rises in Italian Riots at Ancona and Piombino
Rome dispatch reports 400 Italians killed in two days of fighting between anarchists and troops in Ancona and Piombino. Artillery clashes and stormed barricades describe fierce battles as radicals attempt to destabilize Giolitti government while Rome vows to maintain order at all costs.
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London
Ancona
Piombino
Rome
Italy
Giolitti
First State Census Figures Released
Census data show Delaware total 223003 with a 20681 rise of 10.2 percent. Newcastle County including Wilmington up to 148239, a 25051 increase of 20.3 percent. Oklahoma City Oklahoma records 91258, up 27053 or 42.1 percent. Walla Walla Washington reports 10503, down 39961 or 19.9 percent.
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Washington
Delaware
State of Delaware
Newcastle County
Wilmington
Oklahoma City
Okla
Walla Walla
Wash
Tennessee Legislature to Meet on Federal Suffrage Amendment
Nashville reports the legislature will be convened to consider the federal suffrage amendment. The note mentions confusion over street names in Salt Lake City and a misprint about the meeting date, hinting at June 29 and August timing.
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Nashville
Tenn
Salt Lake City
Various 1919 1920 world and US events mix in snapshots
Tokyo dispatch notes Japanese agi ry ts. Dublin railway refusals. Chicago school budget of 25 million. Belfast rioting with 13 stores attacked. Sir Robert Borden considers retirement. Harriet Blanchard's will leaves over 2 million. Pope meets Irish diplomat. nitroglycerin blast in Kentucky. Polish and Ukrainian fronts shift. Ship bids and presidential campaign themes are reported.
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Japan
Tokyo
Dublin
Chicago
Board of Education
Belfast
Ireland
London Daily Sketch
Robert Borden
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Harriet Blanchard
Philadelphia
Sean O'Callaigh
Irish Republic
Pope Benedict
Rome
Henry Alexander
George Hughes
Beattyville
Mozir
Kalenkowitz
Polesia
Army Staff
Warsaw
American Ship and Commerce Corporation
Shipping Board
Washington
Tilton Yards
Danville
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Will H. Hays
Wrangel Troops Advance in Crimea Capture Berdiansk
Sebastopol reports anti Bolshevik forces under General Wrangel pushing forward in Crimea with light resistance. Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov coast fell to Wrangel’s forces on June 26.
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Wrangel
Sebastopol
Antibolshevik
Crimea
Berdiansk
Sea of Azov
Meat, grain, and livestock price list with mixed figures
A dense price ledger covers flour types from rye to hard winter at various per unit rates, hay grades, cattle ranges from prime steers to canners, hog classes from light to heavy butchers, sheep, and live poultry prices, followed by a brief note on traditional vicarious courtship in China and marriage customs.
SUCCESS IN RAISING SQUABS FOR HOME PIGEON BREEDING
The article outlines squab production from pigeons kept in urban lofts or ground-level houses. It notes six to ten breeding pairs per six by six feet, 17 day hatch, three quarter to pound squabs at four weeks, and potential yields of six to eleven pairs annually. It warns farm flocks may damage grain and seed beds if not controlled.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plan to Carry Live Fowls in Newspapers Cornucopia Style
The article describes folding a newspaper to cradle a live fowl. It outlines laying the bird on the paper, aligning legs, securing wings, and rolling the paper into a cornucopia with a twisted lower end. The upper end remains open for air while resting on the arm.
Pure Breeds Are Pampered Do Not Survive Better
The article argues that common fowls are not proven hardier than pure breeds. Hatching of mixed chicks results in high losses with few survivors, while pure breeds are often over pampered by owners. In many cases pure breeds do not outperform common fowls.
Beginning poultry farming for beginners
The text advises starting small with a few fowls to learn the business before large investments. It notes mistakes and challenges are to be expected and stresses thorough learning to achieve success. Mentions Colony House and returns to farmers investing in poultry.
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Department of Agriculture
Teutons
Fehrenbach
Berlin
Konstantin Fehrenbach
Simons
Wirth
Tennessee
China
Po.wan
Colony House
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