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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
3
The U S Department of Agriculture recommends packing firm ripe tomatoes in jars with a tomato sauce. Process: dunk in boiling water, cool, core, peel, then seal in jars with salt and sugar, boil 25 minutes, and tighten covers.
The article explains preserving cabbage by canning for winter use. It outlines cleaning, soaking in salted water, blanching five minutes, cooling, packing in jars with boiling water and salt, then sterilizing two hours in a hot water canner or alternative methods.
When onion tops droop and skins ripen, the root system is exhausted. Pulling at this stage lets bulbs pull free and store well if dried and kept with air. Delaying causes new roots, harder thinning, and damaged keeping quality.
Department of Agriculture in Washington publishes Farmers Bulletin 548 with guidance on storing and marketing sweet potatoes. It highlights building a storage house to keep the crop in good condition and prevent losses worth millions each year.
Roland Alford visited the State Fair in Indianapolis this week, taking part in festival happenings and viewing exhibits at the renowned event.
An easy guide for housewives on making sauerkraut at home. Describes selecting cabbage, shredding, salting rates, packing in a wooden cask, weighing down, maintaining juice, and fermentation lasting about three weeks. Includes canning options with various sterilization methods.
The piece warns potash and nitrogen prices are high and fertilizer supplies scarce next year. It urges growers to conserve soil fertility by using cover crops such as rye crimson clover red clover soybeans buckwheat hairy vetch to reduce leaching and lower manure costs.
A careful study shows pod rot spreads when leaves are wet, so cultivate beans only after morning drying and before evening moisture. Do not cultivate on rainy days to prevent anthracnose transfer between plants.
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