Cutting Down Clothes Bill By Eliminating Items Of Expense
A USDA article details how a businesswoman reduced wardrobe costs by sewing at home. Elizabeth Brown used a paper dress form to design and fit outfits, saving time and money. Her total wardrobe cost about 108 dollars with several handmade pieces and lessons shared with others.
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Ice in Home Necessity and How to Prolong It
Ice in the home is essential and expensive to supply. The life of the ice can be prolonged by wrapping the ice box with five or six thicknesses of newspapers, especially over the top sides and front where the door closes.
Household Cleaning Tips From A Old Time Guide
Towwato rubbed into the hands will remove fruit stains. Hard water may be softened with borax lemon juice or an active bag. Three level tablespoons of browned flour will thicken one cupful of liquid for gravy. Black specks on mirrors are easy to remove. Dip a flannel in spirits of turpentine rub the specks then polish the glass with whitening. To remove oil stains on carpets rub with petrol from the outside edge toward the center reusing a clean rag.
Handsome School Coats and Youthful Undergarments Show Styles
The article weighs silk versus fine cotton for school coats and outlines tailored designs with trench crepe silks, satin, crepe de chine, and cotton crepes. It notes trimming with narrow silk beads, tucks, French knots, and edged details, plus practical undergarments and a wool yarn hat with crochet trim.
Modern Stables and Cleanliness for Healthy Milk
This agricultural guide urges dairymen to fight filth in barns utensils and floors. It stresses a clean impervious concrete dairy floor with solid mangers and proper stall construction to prevent odor contamination and disease while detailing concrete mixes and layout tips.
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W. D. Barney
Chief requirements for storing potato stock
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines potato storage rules. Tubers must avoid extreme temperatures between 45 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit and require ventilation to remove foul air and moisture. Keep tubers dry and clean, discard diseased or bruised tubers, and store in bins not deeper than five feet with limited floor area unless ventilated.
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United States
Insect Destruction Using Arsenate of Lead
The article explains using dry arsenate of lead to kill chewing insects. Mix four to six tablespoons with a gallon of water and apply with a sprayer or watering can. It notes arsenate of lead destroys biting and chewing insects and suggests dusting seedlings with a mix of arsenate and air slaked lime.
Thresh Grain Under Cover Boosts Farm Income
Farmers in Illinois adopt a small threshing outfit to store grain in the barn and thresh during lulls in winter. The straw is returned to the barn for livestock feed. No extra help is needed and this plan eases rush season workload while keeping the barn productive and profitable.
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Beet Pulp Storage Method for Winter Use
The best way for the beat trower to store pulp for winter is to spread it over the beet top silo. This seals the silage mass and heat from the silage warms the pulp, hastening the curing process and reducing the annoyance of handling frozen pulp.
Summer Feeding for Egg Production Tips
Summer feeding for egg production mirrors winter feeding with minor grain differences. A good grain ration is corn and oats in equal measure, with minimal morning feeding and all hens consuming feed at night.
Best Hen Feeding Practice on Farms
The article warns farmers to provide hens with proper feed amounts rather than letting them scavenge. It notes a common neglect on general farms and states hens may stop laying and molt earlier when underfed.
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