Iced Tea as a Popular Refreshing Beverage
This article explains why iced tea suits hot summers, discusses tea types black green and oolong, and gives USDA brewing guidance. It covers tea selection packaging leaf quality Orange Pekoe grades and tips for making and serving iced tea with or without milk and lemon.
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United States Department of Ariculture
United States
East India
Ceylon
China
Japan
Formosa
East Indies
Peach Cobbler With Hot Sauce Recipe Note
A brief note explains how cobbler differs from deep dish pie with a biscuit crust and provides a U.S. Department of Agriculture recipe. Ingredient list includes peaches flour milk salt sugar baking powder fat and optional spice and butter. Method covers mixing, dough rolling, layering peaches, baking at about 400 degrees, and serving with hard sauce or cream.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Jake
Use Waste Oil To Rid House Of Crickets
The piece advises removing breeding sites by cleaning up dumps near homes and treating with waste oil. It notes crickets damage furnishings and a loud chirp, and recommends poisoned bait using bichloride of mercury paste and flour on cardboard, kept away from children and pets. Also urges checking summer cottages before fall and packing bed clothing away in tight boxes.
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Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of
Household Tips From Gentle Correspondence
An old notes column offers practical advice for daily living. Sleep deprivation can affect a child’s behavior, and simple kitchen tricks improve jelly, beverages, and lettuce freshness. Mint enhances fruit drinks, green vegetables should be boiled briefly, linoleum floors need minimal water and pure soap to avoid warping.
Interesting Recipes for Warm Days and Delights
A collection of simple dishes and sandwiches to enjoy on hot weather days. Jellied consommé cups, refreshing lemonade, mushroom cream soup, olive and nut spread sandwiches, prune and walnut sandwiches, and peanut butter with jam on buttered bread.
Geysers welcome David at Yellowstone Park adventure
In a playful voyage David follows signs to Yellowstone Park in Wyoming with Mountain Patrol guiding him north to the park. The Geyser of Yellowstone speaks of nature, weather and shared wonders with praise for California and Oregon Washington-Montana in a whimsical travel diary style.
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Great Salt Lake
David
Yellowstone Park
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Udaho
Utah
California
Geyser
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Map Society
Soil Colors Indicate Content and Fertility
Soil color signals composition and fertility per W C Robinson Agriculture. Dark soils imply organic matter and lime. black soils are rich, brown shades indicate organic matter with lime. reddish browns show iron oxide and arginite. red yellow soils are iron oxide rich. white or very light soils lack essential clay and organic matter, limiting farming except for special crops.
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United States Department of Agriculture
W. C. Robinson
South
Free State
Robinson
Voices of the past fade as hurried goodbye marks departure
A fragment from a 1930 Western Newspaper Union piece hints at a hurried farewell to a figure named Geyser as the narrator seeks the owners of certain voices. The clipped OCR leaves the scene open, with no clear event or outcome to anchor the record.
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Western Newspaper Union
Satin Frocks Lead Early Autumn Fashion Display
Satin dominates the fall season with a wide color range from off whites to deep plums and browns. Black remains strong with color touches, while outfits feature extensive seaming and yokes. Lace collars or satin lace cuffs appear on many day frocks, and matching shoes accent the look.
Danger Periods in Life Cycle of Dairy Heifers
Missouri College of Agriculture researchers report three growth spurts in dairy heifers from conception to maturity. The first rapid spike occurs before birth at months five and six, the second begins two months after birth and ends at four and a half months, and the third runs from twelve to about twenty six months. Emphasized is extra feeding during peak growth phases to support calf and heifer development.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Illinois Cherry Trees Face Extinction From Leaf Spot
University of Illinois botanist Dr. L W Anderson warns cherry trees are at risk from cherry leaf spot which damages leaves before fruit maturity and weakens trees. He advises fall leaf burning and a spray program using commercial lime sulfur and arsenate of lead to control disease and curculio during key spray windows.
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Ilinois
L. W. Anderson
University of Illinois
Anderson
Symptoms of Parasites in Sheep
Sheep with parasites show weight loss fatigue dull eyes and reduced activity. They may have pale skin weak wool and coughing. External parasites cause rubbing for relief. Investigate if these symptoms appear.
New bait increases Japanese beetle trap effectiveness
US Department of Agriculture reports a Moorestown lab finding that boosting geraniol and eugenol in beetle bait raises captures by over two and a half times. The recommended mix yields about one third of a pound for large cylindrical traps, with guidance for smaller bait containers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Moorestown
N. J
Straw for Scratching Litter for Chickens
If farm straw is spent by threshing, buy clean yellow wheat straw for fresh scratching litter. It keeps eggs clean for a long time and saves washing costs. In hot dry weather straw absorbs more poultry manure than in damp winter air.
Dairy Gain From Pastures: Sweet Clover Versus Mixed and Blue Grass
Wisconsin experiments with three herds of five heifers show average daily gains 0.331 pounds on sweet clover, 0.727 on mixed pasture, and 1.1 on blue grass red top mix. Per acre annual grazing days 152 for sweet clover, 157 for mixed pasture, 176 for blue grass and red top, suggesting good cropland can profitably support permanent pasture for dairy cattle.
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University of Wisconsin
Farm Facts on Dairy Cattle and Alfalfa Seedbed Prep
Advice on dairy efficiency covers keeping good cows, pasture management, and grain mixes for calves. It stresses alfalfa seedbed prep, rye green pasture safety, and calf nutrition during late pregnancy, with warnings on cleanliness and bacteria risks in milk.
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Western Newswaner Union
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Illinois
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