Muscadine Grapes Detailed For Home Use
Washington readers learn muscadine grapes can be processed into juices jellies jellies jams and sauces with little sugar. A North Carolina study shows unfermented juice jellies canned grapes shrops and catsups as ideal home products with Farmers Bulletin 859 guiding varieties utensils and methods. Free copies available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Willard
Farmers’ Bulletin
Muscadine
The Value of Potatoes in the Diet
A United States Department of Agriculture statement endorses potatoes as a staple due to their versatility and high nutritional value. It notes potatoes supply starch and minerals including mild alkaline salts, helping balance acids from meat and eggs, and urges liberal use when price allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Phonograph Aids Air Observation Officers In War
Air observation officers once forced to sketch notes from field glasses now use aircraft phonographs. An acoustic tube lets them record observations in real time, ensuring accurate details for later use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aris
Feed costs for eggs rise and fall with moulting cycles
Washington reports U S agriculture department trials at Belville Missouri show feed costs per dozen eggs from Leghorn pullets and yearling hens averaging about 12.9 to 16.75 cents, varying by breed and month. Leghorn pullets averaged 4.8 pounds of feed per dozen eggs while yearlings used 5.6 pounds. general purpose breeds consumed more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Belsville
Wis
Art discovery in Geneva may reveal Henry VII portrait
Luxembourg antiquary M. Jean Bernard reports a miniature identified as Henry VII, the Tudor king, possibly filling a gap in English history. He claims the portrait was painted by Geoffrey Tory de Bourges, the sole known work by the engraver and illustrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Luxemburg
England
M. Jean Bernard
Henry VII
Bernard
Geoffrey Tory de Bourges
Correspondence Course for Belgian Officers and Soldiers
The Belgian government under the Minister of Arts and Science has started a correspondence course to teach French Flemish English Italian Russian and Spanish to officers and soldiers. It aims to widen postwar livelihood options. Conducted with a Parisian educational institution, small fees cover actual expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Girl Begs Death After Killing Wife The Man She Loved
A Northwestern state case notes local transactions for misrepresentation under an agricultural standards act. The department of agriculture probes the matter and seeks facts to curb evasion ahead of official standards adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Sattes
Department of Agriculture
Grace Lusk
Yiskye Mitirl
David Roberts
Waukesha
Wis
Wisconsin
Miss Lack
Dr. Robert
Srees
Weather Bureau seeks shipping methods manual for perishable goods
The Weather Bureau in Washington asks shippers, carriers, and handlers for input to a new manual on protecting food during transit. It covers containers, packing, cooling and heating devices, car design, waybills, insulation, wrapping, temperature regulations, and depot handling to reduce loss from heat or cold. A prior edition's demand prompted the revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Wheat farmers face invalid dockage discount claims
Washington reports that grain dealers are allegedly imposing a discount against all wheat bought from farmers. The USDA notes dockage as defined by official standards should not trigger arbitrary assessments. Standards aim to reflect sand dirt weed matter and other dockage only beyond one half of one percent by weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Department of Agriculure
Department
The
United States
Seed Corn Selection Urged by U S Department of Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture urges planters to select seed corn from stalks that produced well in similar conditions. Early maturing, high yielding stalks with few or no suckers are preferred, and hand selection is advised. Gather enough seed for two seasons before the first hard freeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Avoid Trouble With Onion Flavored Milk
The dairy experiment station warns farmers of onion contamination from fall wild onions. Steps include letting dry cows and young stock roam onion-infested pastures, feeding with molasses heavy rations, and removing milking herds from onion pastures four to five hours before milking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Raleigh
Office of Dairy Experimentation
Exemption Granted on Poll Taxes for Two Citizens
Calvin Hughes and Henry Roach, both white men, were exempted from poll taxes by the city council, mirroring action by the county commissioners. Hughes also received $7.20 in back taxes refunded, and exemptions are described as customary by both boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Hughes
Henry Roach
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Roach
Hughes
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by User
A customer from Allens Mills Pa. testifies after eleven years with Foley's Honey and Tar, calling it a true friend for coughs croup whooping cough asthma hay fever and other respiratory ailments. The ad urges consumers to choose the genuine FOLEY'S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Reitz
Allens Mills
Foley’s
Mann Drug Co
Women Labor as Through War Garden Drive Trial
A nationwide survey by the National Emergency Food Garden commission shows war gardens up 222 percent from last year with an estimated output worth three hundred and fifty million dollars. The Enterprise praises reader effort and cooperation in sharing practical gardening lessons and drying and canning guidance funded by stamps, led by Charles Lathrop Pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Washingon
Nough
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Forestry Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hart Drug Co
Territory
Virginia
West Virginia
Congress
Arctic Ice & Coal Comp
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!