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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1950

Page

6

Milk Fortified Desserts and Dishes Boost Family Health

A historic guide promotes adding nonfat dry milk to desserts and sauces to boost calcium and protein intake. Featured recipes include Lemon Fluff Pudding with custard sauce, Raisin Bread Pudding, Spiced Cottage Custard, Maple Custard, and beverage-friendly lemon flavors. Also suggests meat-and-sauce ideas like corned beef hash with peach and chili sauce, and cheese melts with bacon for quick lunches.

Lynn

Plant Starvation Lowers Corn Yield

Plant starvation lowers corn yield as signs of nutrient deficiency reveal unfilled kernels and lopsided ears. Next spring apply balanced nutrients nitrogen phosphate and potash, and improve soil tilth to soften compaction and improve water and air access for corn, alfalfa and clover.

Crochet Beret Promo Includes Hat Bag Pattern 82

Crochet directions for hat and bag labeled pattern 82. Ad asks for 20 cents, name, and address to receive the pattern. Contains a space for name and address and pattern number.

Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept P. O Chicago Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y

USDA Recommends DDT For Termite Control

The USDA advises a single DDT treatment to shield woodwork from termites for five years. Apply five percent DDT in No 2 fuel oil, dig a 30 inch deep trench around the foundation, saturate soil, and fill. Use one quart per cubic foot of soil for effectiveness.

U.S Department of Agriculture USDA

Milk Pail Rack Welded From Pipe Materials

Stand is welded from angle iron and pipe. Bottom support uses two pieces of inch pipe welded with a space to drain water. It can be mounted directly to the earth or grouted in cement for installation.

Record Cranberry Crop Forecast for Wisconsin

The agricultural department forecasts a record fall cranberry crop of 969000 barrels, 15 percent above the 967700 barrel 1948 record. Wisconsin Massachusetts New Jersey Oregon exceed last year while Washington tops average but trails 1949 figures.

Agricultural Department Massachusetts New Jersey Wisconsin Oregon Washington

Secret of Flowering Linked to Blue Pigment Found

Dr R Milton Carleton reports scientists at Beltsville station have identified a blue pigment closely tied to plant flowering. The pigment appears to trigger flowering and may also influence bulbing in onions, potato tuber formation, and stem elongation in grasses.

R. Milton Carleton Great Beltsville Station Department of Agriculture

Shelves for Collectors Offer Display Options

Shelves for collectors suit china kittens glass hats and Victorian cornucopias with Pattern 255 providing actual size tracing guides for two shelf types and complete directions for assembly and display.

Locomotive Motive Behind Young Lady’s City Trip

A curious line frames a joke on travel as a young woman prepares to go to another city. The speaker asks the motive, and the reply points to a locomotive as the reason, in a playful exchange.

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