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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
7
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture the fireless cooker uses insulated heat retention to finish cooking after initial heating. A homemade version from a wooden pail employs asbestos and excelsior with a center well and soapstone to keep food warm without constant stovetop heat.
A US Department of Agriculture guide recommends small evenly cut dice, avoiding overcooking or excessive stirring to prevent mushiness. Squeeze onion juice for flavor, use hot potatoes with dressing, limit vinegar, and consider parsley cucumber or celery as additions. Tips include using cold boiled potatoes or raw cut potatoes and optional sardines, serve hot or cold.
The USDA reminds housekeepers that bread and milk rusks and milk and crackers and milk offer similar food value to breakfast foods. They provide a convenient and inexpensive variety.
The article explains fats and fat foods like butter suet and oils have higher fuel value than other foods. It notes fats add flavor but can be overused and milk fat provides rich vitamin A. Butter and cream are emphasized for growing children, with some fats such as chocolate and nuts offering additional protein and minerals.
A pork roast dish uses corn meal pudding adapted from York shire pudding. Mix corn meal salt milk and eggs, cook until thick, cool, then fill greased gem tins with fat from the roast. Bake in a moderate oven and baste with pan drippings.
Start the hay weather season with a good garbage can. Dull files are sharpened in dilute sulphuric acid. Use a small painter’s brush to dust rattan chairs. A meringue baked slowly in a warm oven with the door open will not fall. Arrange sausage around mashed potatoes and garnish with Brussels sprouts. A glass of buttermilk helps sleep. When apples are tasteless, add chopped mint.
Dairy specialist M. H. Keeney of the New Jersey State College of Agriculture offers practical feeding guidelines to boost milk yield. Key points include feeding full roughage, adding succulent feeds, balancing rations, and adjusting grain to milk output, plus ample water and daily salt.
Dairy calves require growing feeds to build flesh and grow properly. Hanson of the University of Minnesota Extension suggests mixing skim milk, clover hay, oats, bran and oil meal for growth, and corn, barley and oil meal for fattening. For calves under six months in good condition a daily 3–5 pound mix of ground corn and oats with bran and oil meal is advised, while poorer calves need a corn oats barley blend. Salt should be provided freely, and calves should be kept separate from the herd with access to fresh alfalfa.
The Bureau of Animal Industry of the U S Department of Agriculture announces a redesigned emblem for recognizing good work in improving livestock. The new certificate measures 81 by 10 inches and resembles a steel engraving suitable for framing. Owners of the old emblem may exchange it by returning it to the bureau. About 7 800 of the old emblems have been issued to breeders and others aiding the department in improving farm animal quality and reducing runts.
Dairy note urges farmers to obtain a bull or form a cooperative bull association. The bull is described as the most important part of the dairy herd since he sires the future herd. County agents can assist in locating and organizing these efforts.
Instructions on sizing a silo to match herd size. Explain diameter to keep feed two inches from surface to prevent spoilage and build depth to last through the year’s feeding needs.
The silo is described as a necessity on farms with ten or more dairy cattle and is claimed to be the most profitable building on the dairy operation.
The United States Department of Agriculture advises two key aims for hogs: access to succulent pasture and protection from internal parasites. Turning soil helps curb pests, while forage crops provide cheap protein, laxative effects, and exercise for breeding hogs. Rice is favored for fall to spring pasture. sow from Aug 20 to Oct, with multiple plantings to maintain fresh pasture year round.
Assistant professor AL J Darlow from Oklahoma A and M College warns farmers to guard against stomach worm infections through pasture rotation and early market of spring lambs. He notes drenching as a key control and references Oklahoma station bulletin 137 by J F Gibleret for drench instructions.
University of Wisconsin feeding trials show pigs given yellow corn and skim milk perform better than those fed white corn. Over half of the white corn group was seriously affected, with deaths, while yellow corn yielded better results. The tests support higher vitamin content in yellow corn and suggest green forage could substitute for white corn in supplying vitamins.
The article notes sheep care is pleasant for those who study their habits and describes hog lice control by dipping. It cites crude oil as a widely recommended method by experimenters in farming.
Two rubber narrators recount felt futility and humor in weather talk. They lament low popularity yet praise their role in keeping people from catching cold, ending with a sung verse about resilience and little praise.
A concise proverb-like remark contrasts two attitudes toward time. The diligent press for action now while the sluggard delays until tomorrow, echoing timeless ethic of prompt effort.
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