May Have Conveniences in Farm Kitchen
A USDA prepared feature shows a modern New Jersey farm kitchen with running hot and cold water, a high sink, left-hand drain board, sanitation features, and an enamel table. The space includes a coffee percolator, adequate lighting, wash tubs, a well placed kitchen cabinet, and a water-filled setup for washing vegetables and fruits. The owner improved the kitchen to demonstrate practical conveniences for farm households.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Jersey
Hearty Meats and Dishes for Cold Weather Tables
A vintage culinary note offers hearty meat and savory dishes for winter meals. Recipes include Carolina Meat Dish with beef and peppers, Upside Down Cake with peaches, Savory Spinach Salad with lemon jello, Pilaf with lamb and cracked wheat, Oriental Vegetables, and canned eggplant. A baked ham with brown sugar and crumbs is also described.
The Bedtime Story Snowy Park Squirrels Plot A Feast
In a snowy park two squirrels Chippy Chappy and Sharpy discuss a promised feast. They debate timing quarrels and digestion while plans form for an afternoon gathering.
Hints For Housekeepers And A Feast With Friends
A dialogue about cleanliness and practical tips opens with tips on egg stain removal and lighting. It shifts to playful banter between Chippy Chappy and Sharpy about digestion. The scene ends with an invitation to a feast and Chippy Chappy marveling at the feast of nuts in Sharpy's hole.
Apple Butter and Excellent Spread from the USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture explains how to select usable apples for butter, suggesting varieties like Northern Spy and Stayman Winesap. It covers using windfall fruit, cider proportions, cooking tips to prevent scorching, optional sugar, and spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, plus vanilla for flavor.
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United States
Rhode Island
Ready to String Necklace Fashion by Julia Bottomley
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union feature explains ready to string necklaces. It contrasts past bead assembly hassles with modern sets in needlework departments offering complete necklace kits. Sets include beads clasps and colors like emerald sapphire ruby and topaz for coordinated looks.
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Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Serve Baked Apples With Sausage
Baked apples with sausage fillings are prepared by coring and peeling large apples and filling the cavity with sausage. Place in a baking pan with water sugar and lemon juice, bake until tender, basting during cooking and uncover last 10 minutes to brown.
Feast Bliss Between Chippy Chappy and Sharpy
Two friends share an extraordinary feast that becomes the best of its kind in ages. They eat, munch, and delight in a second dessert visit, calling the feast wonderful and glorious as they linger on their branches sharing thoughts.
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Sharpy
Western Newspaper Union
Wool Garments Best for Youngsters of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture urges wool outfits for young children during cold months and advises washable wool suits for three to six year olds. Emphasis is on simple, easily pressed garments with front and back separate buttons, one piece trousers, bound side openings, and neat tailor’s arrowhead finishes to reduce bulk and ease laundering.
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United States
Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Turkey farming could be top farm enterprise in West
A University of Nevada study of five Churchill county farms finds turkey production may become a major enterprise if conditions stay favorable. The average dressed turkey weighed 13 pounds, cost 3.52 dollars to produce, about 27 cents per pound, with feed and pasture as major cost factors. The survey notes low interest on investment, that large flocks save time per bird, and that over 75 percent of costs are labor and feed.
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West
I’. B. Hendley
Department of Farm Development
University of Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station
Hendley
Churchill County
Headley
Turkey
Frozen eggs rise in popularity in Pennsylvania storage
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture reports several million pounds of eggs stored out of shell each year. In June 1928 the state held 4,657,000 pounds out of shell, ten times higher than in 1914, as freezing firms supply whole eggs yolks and whites to bakers year round.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Well-Ventilated House Needed For Winter Egg Production
A New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station expert urges farmers to keep poultry houses warm and ventilated in winter. He cites three needs Tight walls doors and windows and low-cost ventilating flues plus limited overhead space.
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Br, R. Gross
New Jersey Experiment Station
New Brunswick
Professor Gross
Nutritional Guide for Laying Hens Emphasizes Vitamins
The text advises adding vitamins to poultry feed to improve laying. It notes yellow corn and green feeds supply vitamin A, wheat and corn and alfalfa products carry B, and vitamin D comes from direct sunlight or cod liver oil as a key source.
Ground Cleanliness in Poultry Sanitation and Cropping
Keep ground clean and fresh by rotating house locations or crops yearly. Sanitary conditions are essential in handling chicks and stock. Disced poultry runs should be planted with oats rye or wheat. Single yearly disking is insufficient for best results.
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