Clothes Do Make a Difference Says USDA Fashion Study
The United States Department of Agriculture presents two dress illustrations to show how clothing affects appearance. One outfit hangs poorly due to slouched posture and inappropriate sleeves, while the other features tailored lines, fitted sleeves, a vest, large buttons, and carefully placed box plaits to balance skirt width and overall proportion. Light hose complements the costume better than black.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriulture
Plan to Prepare Good Swiss Steak
A U S Agriculture guide explains how to prepare Swiss steak by pounding flour into round or rump steak, browning in fat, then slow cooking with tomato juice. The method yields tender meat with rich gravy, with optional onions and macaroni or noodles added to finish.
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United States Department
Agriculture
Ginger Snaps Recipe Instructions From Early 20th Century
Ginger snaps are described to be kept crisp by storing in a tightly closed tin. The method has you heat molasses with butter, dissolve soda in a tablespoon of water, mix dry ingredients, combine with molasses and butter, chill thoroughly, roll dough thin, cut shapes, place apart on pans, bake in a moderate oven, and remove while hot to ensure crispness.
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Keeping Order in Clothes Closet
A weighty tale on household organization from the USDA shows twin sisters solving clutter by adding a high closet with labeled upper sections a hanger pole and a shoe rack dividing space between them One half dedicated to each and a rule to return every item to its place to maintain order.
Proper feeding boosts pullet size before production
Extension poultry expert L M Black of New Jersey State College of Agriculture in New Brunswick urges range rearing to maximize pullet size before production. He notes undersized birds need careful feeding, or yield second rate eggs, and recommends balanced mash and scratch grain to hit five to five and a half months before laying.
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New Brunswick
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Sell Broilers Closely to Prevent Loss Later
The article advises selling broilers early as prices peak before July and the market declines after mid June. It notes pullets benefit from reduced crowding, room for development, and better winter-layer potential with ample mash, water, minerals, and scratch feed.
Poultry Rearing Tips From Old Almanac Style Note
Practical guidance for poultry farmers includes avoiding overcrowded brooders, frequent marketing of eggs, feeding high protein scraps, shelter for turkeys, starting chicks on proper seeds, separating male birds after breeding, feeding ducklings with stale bread and milk, limiting buckwheat in grain mixes, managing damp and dry cold, and preferring hen incubation for goslings.
Clothes Ideas from Abroad at Mae Martin
A nostalgic travel note praises thrifty color refresh with Diamond Dyes. The writer recalls a French hostess daughter’s dress dyed from rose beige to a deep red, touts easy dyeing, and advertises a free 64 page Color Craft booklet from Mac Martin Home Service Dept. Diamond Dyes Burlington Vermont.
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Diamond Dyes
Burlington
Vermont
Muskrats Protect Fish at Gravel Lake Hatchery
Popular Mechanics reports muskrats aid fish at a Gravel lake North Dakota hatchery near the Canadian border by keeping waters from freezing solid and preventing fish suffocation. The program protects the animals from hunting and encourages them to nest along the shore as fish and muskrats multiply.
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North Dakota
Popular Mechanics Magazine
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Dora-Isn't that just like a man always trying to shift the responsibility.
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