Fall Freshening Better for Dairies Says Illinois Study
Figures from the McLean County Dairy Herd Improvement association with the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, show cows freshening in November and December yield higher returns above feed costs than those freshening in July and August. November and December cows averaged 106.98 dollars above feed costs, while July and August averaged 74.39 dollars, a 32.59 dollar advantage for fall freshening.
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McLean County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
H. E. Jamison
McLean County
Mclean County Herd Improvement Association
Jamison
Soil Survey of Illinois Answers Many Questions
The Illinois soil survey classifies land types to describe and map soils for land improvement. It provides farmers and landowners with a basis for rational soil improvement plans and gives the experiment station an inventory to guide practical investigations.
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Soil Survey
College of Agriculture, University of Ilinois
Illinois
L. H. Smith
Illinois college of agriculture draws students from 94 counties
All but eight of Illinois 102 counties are represented in the 650 students studying agriculture or home economics at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. Cook County provides 69 students, Champaign 80, Vermilion 27, and McLean 15, with many counties sending smaller numbers. Several counties are unrepresented, including Alexander, Calhoun, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson, Mercer, Monroe, and Montgomery.
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College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
H. W. Mumford
Cook County
Chicago
Champaign County
Cook
Champaign
Vermilion County
McLean County
Pike
Christian Counties
Iroquois
Sangamon
LaSalle
Madison
Edgar
Macoupin
Bureau
Crawford
Platt
Shelby
Winnebago
Adams
DuPage
Knox
Livingston
McHenry
St. Clair
Warren
Woodford
Fulton
Kankakee
Kendall
Lawrence
Tazewell
Whiteside
Bond
Coles
Edwards
Henry
Jo Daviess
Kane
Logan
Moultrie
Peoria
Wabash
Will
Clinton
DeKalb
Douglas
Effingham
Franklin
Hancock
Lake
Macon
Marion
Putnam
Scott
Stephenson
Williamson
College
Alexander
Calhoun
Hamilton
Hardin
Jefferson
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Horizontal Puzzles Across a Dictionary of Clues
This puzzle lists numerous across and down clues spanning linguistics, geography, and objects. It hints at a final solution to the crossword, noting that the solution will appear in the next issue with a reference to last week’s vertical puzzle.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle Guide Hint
Instructions explain filling white spaces with dictionary words. Numbers mark first letters for horizontal and vertical definitions. No letters go in black squares. Abbreviations slang initials and obsolete forms shown in definitions.
Sewing machine care schools aid farm women in New York
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that New York State runs one day sewing machine care schools for about fifteen women per session. Most trouble comes from dirt and worn threads, with mornings devoted to cleaning and afternoons to tension adjustment. Women travel long distances by various means to attend, and no machine leaves the class until it runs well.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New York State
Department of Rural Engineering
New York State Agriculture College
Home Bureau
Ulster County
Potatoes Prepared In Different Ways From Household Recipes
Collection of United States Department of Agriculture potato recipes includes Potatoes With Cheese and Green Pepper Potatoes Creamed With Carrots and Green Peppers Egg Sauce with milk peppers nuts and salt pork. Dishes cover mashed baked and fried potato preparations with cheese pepper and optional pimiento.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Honey Sweet Cream Dressing For Fruit Salad
A USDA recipe for a cream based fruit salad dressing uses honey to add a subtle sweetness. Ingredients include egg yolks mustard or vinegar lemon juice butter cream and honey with directions to heat and thicken in a double boiler. Serve with whipped cream for fruit salads.
Fat in milk and dietary fats for children
The article notes that a quart of whole milk provides more than an ounce of fat and that with butter on bread a healthy child receives sufficient fat in wholesome form. It cautions against pastries and fried foods as fatty sources and suggests limited use of cream or salad oil for constipation to ensure fat intake stays in good form.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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