Drying Fruits and Vegetables by Home Methods
A USDA Farmers Bulletin explains three main drying methods sun drying artificial heat and air blast with steps to prepare fruits and vegetables. It covers shredding or slicing for rapid drying, heat management using thermometers, conditioning, and specific guidance for corn beans peppers leafy herbs and more.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Drying Fruits and Wood Waste Use in Paper Making
Instructions for drying peaches and cherries discuss peeling and pitting, halving fruit, and arranging on trays for dehydration at controlled temperatures two to four hours. The note also mentions using waste wood from southern sawmills to manufacture paper.
Milk solids and fat in Guernsey and Holstein milks
A historical note compares Guernsey and Holstein milks. It lists solids percent, fat content, and the proportion of solids recovered from milk when separated. The text quantifies skim milk solids and the distribution among sugar, protein, ash, and fat portions.
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Guernsey
Refreshing summer beverages and fruit based dishes
A long, recipe rich excerpt describes cold drinks and desserts from mint sprigs to juleps and shrub. It details punchy fruit beverages, rhubarb and berry preserves, tomato butter, and various salads with beets peppers and pears. It highlights care with sugar and cooling methods for hot weather.
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Jules
Lee
Mt Miny
Scraps On Timber, Flax, and a Chester River Jump
Government expert says U S timber could last 444 years. Russia leads flax fiber growth. Thomas Dolan jumped into the Delaware River at Chester to end it all but was saved by Charles McAllister. A new range interior can swing out for inspection. Rose Lorenz, once a catalog girl, now earns 20000 to 25000 pounds yearly as a London art expert. England Ireland cattle grow little, yet yield much milk daily.
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United States
Russia
Thomas Dolan
Delaware
Chester
Charles McAllister
Rose Lorenz
London
England
Ireland
Fashion and war aid from a broad view in print
The article describes dress design favoring fuller figures and satin and serge ensembles with tailoring to slim the silhouette. It then shifts to the American Red Cross organizing three base hospitals, detailing staffing and the vast consumable needs for wounded care and the call for women to aid with hospital supplies.
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American Red Cross
Wesider
Red Cross
Wounded Soldier Care From Front to Base Hospitals
A wartime guide describes how wounded soldiers are first aid treated in field shelters or trenches, moved to field hospitals, evacuation hubs, and base hospitals, and finally transferred to permanent interior facilities for recovery as the army advances. It notes white hat fashion and carpentry efforts aiding soldiers in Hyfleet and Persia’s loom industry.
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Sind
Tne
Hastiel
Pinkeye in Summer Cattle Causes and Care
Summer disease of cattle known as pinkeye is highly infectious and often caused by flies. It can lead to blindness and involves tears, light sensitivity, and cloudy eyes. Treatment includes confinement in darkness, laxative feeding, eye baths with boric acid, and a mixture of alum sulphate, boric weld, and distilled water applied with a dropper.
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Willy
Practice of skimming milk for better cream and butter
Clemson Agricultural College advises skimming before churning to produce higher quality cream and fat. Use a separator or cold water in deep cans for 12 to 18 hours to allow the cream to rise, avoiding shallow pans for better yield and easier cleanup.
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Clemson Agricultural College of
South Carolina
Fresh air and sunshine help deodorize milk utensils
Fresh air and sunning of milk cans reduce odors and bugs. Do not stopper cans when sunning. Set them where sun shines directly and turn them bottom side up to keep dust and rain out. Nature aids by reducing bacteria hiding in cans.
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Nature
Weak and Undersized Calves Warn Dairy Farmers
Dairy notes warn that calves born from cows not rested before calving are weak and undersized, hindering both cow and calf. Wisconsin College cautions that the full value of a good dairy cow is often not realized until she is sold, and that no milk price rise can make a poor cow profitable.
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Wisconsin College
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Manahhine
Hyfleet
France
Kerman
Persia
Uborn
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