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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
7
Advice on repainting a five year old house. Check for leaks around windows and doors, then consider aluminum and new paint after repairing water intrusion. Also guidance on flushing hot water systems and using coal ash in gardens.
The article discusses whether flies can become immune or resistant to DDT after years of use. It notes farm failures may reflect resistance or poor product, but laboratory tests show possible DDT resistant strains. It urges removing breeding spots like manure piles and wet barnyard areas as DDT does not act quickly.
New insecticide pyrenone proves effective against flies on livestock and is now used in some sprays. Protein supplements in rations for shores are profitable as grain costs rise. Farmers with pullets should expect strong egg prices next fall if care is improved now. Benzene hexachloride for hog lice is being added to hog oils for dipping vats and rubs.
An old farm grindstone, badly battered across its diameter and worn flat in one area, is easily trued by dressing with a sharp pointed tool on a small board. The tool’s cutting tip is carboloy cemented carbide, described as the hardest metal made by man.
Tests at the Florida agricultural experiment station show tung meal as a protein source for chick rations is unsatisfactory. The meal proved poisonous whether raw or processed, causing heavy mortality at 10 and 15 percent levels and impairing feed utilization and growth at 5 percent and higher levels.
This piece promotes home canning for winter by planning batches, using small batches for best results, and selecting berry rhubarb combinations. It provides jelly making recipes for blackberry rhubarb, loganberry rhubarb, raspberry rhubarb, and two apple and currant style jellies, plus preserves like strawberry and watermelon rind.
The article notes that broken fruits can be used for jams but at least part should be under ripe. It warns that overripe fruits lack pectin and suggests cooking fruits slightly before adding sugar to develop pectin.
A compact guide warns jam should be stirred from bottom to avoid scorching and cooked briskly with care. Avoid long simmering to preserve flavor and color, and limit sugar. When not using commercial pectin, use guidance from the text centered on ratios and method.
In a history of Balkan power plays, Ottoman authorities in Macedonia set steep olive taxations to deter rival ethnic groups. The measure forced olive orchard owners to uproot trees, crippling a key local industry and reshaping the region’s agricultural base.
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