Iced Tea Facts and Brewing From USDA Guide
A USDA guide extols iced tea as a popular summer refresher and outlines tea choices, packaging, and brewing tips. It covers selecting black green or oolong teas, importance of proper packaging, leaf quality indicators, and standard brewing times and methods for hot and iced tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
East India
Ceylon
China
Japan
Formosa
East Indies
Peach Cobbler with Hot Sauce Recipe Guide
A U S Dept of Agriculture guide contrasts cobbler with deep dish pies. It provides a peach cobbler method with flour, milk, sugar, baking powder, salt, peaches, and butter, baked hot at about 400 degrees F, and served with hard sauce or cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Use Waste Oil to Get Rid of Bothersome Crickets
An article advises cleaning up garbage dumps near homes and treating areas with waste oil to eliminate crickets. It describes a poisoned bait using bichloride of mercury and flour spread on cardboard, cautioning to keep it away from children and pets. It also suggests packing bed clothing before winter and placing baits in safe locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of
Tips for Household Care and Food Prep
Sleep loss can trigger a child's troublesome behavior and daily routines. Cherry juice blends with apple juice to make jelly. Bruise fresh mint leaves to flavor fruit drinks. Refrigerate washed greens in a tightly covered container to stay crisp. Boil green vegetables briefly in salted water for tenderness. Use minimal water and pure soap on linoleum floors to avoid damage.
Interesting Summer Recipes for All Tastes
A collection of light dishes for warm days including Jellied Consommé Lemonade Mushroom Soup Olive and Nut Sandwiches Prune and Walnut Sandwich and Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwiches. Recipes describe gelatin solutions, citrus drinks, mushroom cream soup, crisp sandwiches and nut filled spreads for easy summer dining.
Geyser of Yellowstone Welcomes Adventurers on Living Map
David meets the Yellowstone Geyser as patrolmen from Wyoming and Utah guide him north toward the park. The geyser explains its love of nature and urges curiosity about California and Oregon while sharing playful views on lumbering and wool. The scene blends travel fantasy with regional pride and a hint of map society lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Salt Lake
David
Yellowstone Park
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
David Tong
Idaho
Utah
Montana
Geyser
Map Society
Sle
Soil colors indicate soil quality says W C Robinson
The color of soils signals content and productivity. Darker soils are typically richer, with black soils rich in organic matter and lime balance aiding growth. Red and yellow soils reflect iron oxide and organic matter, while white or very light soils lack clay and organic content and are poor for farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
W. C. Robinson
Mahogany
South
Free State
Robinson
Satin Frocks Dominate Early Autumn Fashion Color Range
Satin gowns lead fall fashion with a broad color range from off whites and blacks to bronze browns, greens, garnet reds, and turquoise accents. Designers pair satin with matching kid shoes in wine tones and emphasize complex detailing and monochrome contrasts for immediate wear.
Danger Periods in Life Cycle of Dairy Heifers
The Missouri College of Agriculture reports three growth cycles in dairy heifers from conception to maturity. A rapid pre-birth spurt at five to six months, a second growth phase from two months after birth to four and a half months, and a final rise from 12 to about 26 months. Feeding should emphasize the periods of greatest growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri College of Agriculture
Illinois Cherry Trees Face Extinction From Leaf Spot
Dr. H W Anderson of the University of Illinois warns cherry trees in Illinois are endangered by cherry leaf spot. The disease overwinters in fallen leaves and reinfests next season, reducing stored nutrients and causing winter injury. Control advises burning leaves and applying lime sulfur sprays after bloom, with arsenate of lead added to early sprays to combat curculio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
H. W. Anderson
University of Illinois
Anderson
Symptoms of Parasites in Sheep Noted in Text
The passage lists internal parasite signs including weight loss, reduced appetite, spinal hump, wool break, drooping ears and head, dull eyes, lethargy, pale skin, weak wool fibers, coughing, throat swelling, and scour. External parasites cause rubbing for relief. if any signs appear, investigate promptly.
New bait improves Japanese beetle trap catches
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports two years of Moorestown New Jersey research showing traps with increased amounts of geraniol and eugenol capture more than 2.5 times as many Japanese beetles as those with old bait. The recommended formula yields about one third of a pound of bait for a large trap. smaller traps should use proportionally scaled amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Moorestown
N. J
Straw for Scratching Litter for Chickens
If farm straw is exhausted before threshing, buy a few bales of clean yellow wheat straw for scratch litter. It keeps eggs cleaner and saves washing time. In hot dry weather straw absorbs poultry manure longer than in damp winter conditions.
Dairy Gains From Pasture Types Highlight Cow Milk Output
University of Wisconsin experiments with five heifers over four years show daily gains of 0.331 pounds on sweet clover pasture, 0.727 on mixed pasture, and 1.1 on blue grass and red top. Sweet clover provides 152 to 176 grazing days per acre, supporting its value for permanent pasture for dairy animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Arm Facts on Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Calving Prep
The article discusses maintaining sweet milk through good cows and pasture, using a balanced grain mix for calves, and preparing alfalfa seedbeds after harvest. It warns about bloat from certain pastures, stresses liberal feeding of young heifers before calving, and notes health risks from contaminated milk and bacteria in dairy production.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ghiss
Nellie Maxwell
Mary Graham Bonner
California
Oregon
Washington
Fee
Western Newswaner Union
Tance
Western Newsnaner Union
World of Fashion
By Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Unites
Nancy
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!