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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
13
The article argues farmers should form selling pools and market produce cooperatively. It discusses Capper-Hermaan bill as a path to national approval, with safeguards against abuse. Emphasizes need to reduce wastage in handling and the manure spreader as a key soil-preserving, profitable tool for farms.
Authorities claim well organized co operative associations working with consumers can cut retail farm product prices by half for consumers while allowing farmers to earn a good profit on their investment.
United States Department of Agriculture poultry specialists present plans for an 8 by 8 foot shed style house for about 20 hens. Roof and sides can use roofing paper, floors may be earth or board, and elevation 5 to 12 inches. Regular floor cleaning and annual soil refresh keep the coop dry and healthy.
The manure spreader proves indispensable on live stock farms enabling efficient fertilizer from every feed. Livestock feeding links to soil fertility as waste and bedding are returned to cultivated lands, supporting farm management and crop yields.
Argentinian wheat dealers ship to Liverpool at six cents a bushel less than American wheat, fixing global prices. American growers blame the U S Shipping Board for not shielding shippers, noting the shorter transatlantic haul from the United States to Liverpool.
The farm bureau movement shows the farmer’s shift from loose organization to a broad, inclusive, economics rooted network. Originating with county farmers and agents, bureaus now act as marketing and supply buyers, veterinary services, and even a state hog cholera serum supplier, broadening farmer representation beyond politics. See SIDNEY LUMBER CO.
A reader recounts the demand for repeating an apple salad recipe and suggests using filing cabinets or boxes to organize recipes. It provides a detailed dressing method with egg, sour cream, vinegar, and seasonings, plus apple celery pepper and optional walnuts, and notes preferred dressing for apples over cabbage.
Six green apples are cooked with water to extract juice for jelly. After draining, the remaining pomace yields a puree that can be served as sauce or modified with butter or bacon fat. A syrup made from sugar and water enriches the puree for dessert.
A fragment from a home economy piece notes sister housekeepers comparing seasonal work. It highlights preserving fruits and vegetables, prudently storing supplies, and watching how families use stored provisions. One mother mentions canning forty two quarts of tomatoes, illustrating practical thrift in domestic life.
A small woman describes helping the family with daily bread and preserving garden produce. She details making twenty-four half gallon jars of grape juice from ripe grapes, grapes washed and picked, two cups of fruit with a cup of sugar in a two quart jar, filled with boiling water and sealed. She claims this method yields fine juice that does not crystallize when expressed and boiled.
The article notes the shift from hunting for food to shopping in markets and stores. It urges the modern housewife to organize pantry contents with a memorandum pad on the pantry door to anticipate needs, streamline buying, and ensure a steady food supply.
In her kitchen the ice box reveals usable foods due to perishability, but the pantry is more secluded and should be inspected once a week to confirm full use of its contents.
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