Two Stove Kitchen Quite Convenient
In a New Jersey farm kitchen two stoves meet yearly cooking needs with coal ranges for winter and an electric range for summer. The layout shows a sturdy table and chairs, white cabinets, a sunny window, and linoleum flooring.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Jersey
Useful Closets in Small Space
This USDA prepared piece explains how to fit shallow cleaning closets in kitchens or hallways, with tips to hang brooms and store mops, brushes, cleaning materials, and ironing gear. It notes wire corner sink baskets for air circulation and reduced fire risk from oily cloths, and suggests a second floor cleaning closet in large houses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tomatoes Cooked For Summer Lunches In Toasts And Bakes
Tomatoes broiled to a delicate brown on top and served with bacon on crisp toast make an ideal lunch for a warm day. Another simple method is halved tomatoes baked under buttered bread crumbs. The bureau of home economics explains how to broil and bake tomatoes.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Savory Meat on Toast Recipe From USDA Guide
Quick method for using less tender cuts by browning ground meat with celery onion and tomatoes then thickening with butter and flour. Serve on crisp toast with fried onions for garnish. Originates from U S Department of Agriculture home economics bureau recipe.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Unmastered Art of Brewing a Social Cup of Tea
O F Hutchinson a tea examiner for the federal food and drug administration says about a teaspoonful per cup as an average. Use boiling water and do not boil the tea leaves and do not steep longer than five to six minutes. An earthenware pot is preferred and after steeping the liquor is poured into another container or the strainer is removed.
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O. F. Hutchinson
New York City
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Mr. Hutchinson
Moveable farrowing houses curb worms in hog herds
Swine extension expert W. W. Hays urges hog producers to use movable farrowing houses and self feeders, clean litter and pens, burn trash, rotate grounds, and plant cover crops. Clean quarters before sows enter farrowing areas reduce worm load and improve pig health, aiding uniform, earlier thrifty pigs and higher market readiness. Cooperative carrot shipments rise where sanitation is adopted, Craven County shows wide adoption and better worm control.
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Eastern
Carolina
W. W. Hays
North Carolina State College
Shay
Bays
Craven County
Obsolete Animals Are Named by Dr Mohler
Dr J R Mohler of the United States Department of Agriculture outlined three types of obsolete animals: those that fail to repay maintenance costs, scrub and grade sites, and animals affected with contagious diseases. He warned millions of such animals exist and urged updated farm practices and faster adoption of better animal types to keep pace with industry.
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J. R. Mohler
United States Department of Agriculture
Doctor Mohler
Feeding Veal Calves for Best Growth Practices
For the first two weeks calves get three feeds daily with eight to ten pounds of milk per day in week one and ten to twelve pounds in week two. From week three switch to milk with grain supplement or skim milk substitute and grain. by week three or four whole milk may be omitted. Skim milk can rise to sixteen to eighteen pounds daily. grain is fed dry starting with a small handful after milk. At one month on skim milk, clover hay and grain: grain decreases to half a pound daily, then one pound at two months and two pounds at three months, with no further increase until six months. A good grain mix: 100 lb corn meal, 100 lb ground oats, 100 lb wheat bran, 50 lb linseed oilmeal, 8 lb blood flour.
New Cattle Disease Anaplasmosis Spreads in Southwest
The disease Anaplasmosis has appeared in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and the Southwest. Infected cattle show eye swelling high temperatures and loss of appetite. Milk production declines and saliva and tear flow increase. About 80 percent of cases are fatal with death typically in a week.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Southwest
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