Farm Notes Press Call for More Wood From Iowa Timber
Iowa State College forestry chief G B Macnard with State Fuel Administrator Webster urge increased cord wood production to save coal. They estimate an extra 1 00,000 cords could be cut to ease shortages and season for fuel value, with urgent steps needed as spring works approach.
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Iowa
G. B. Macnard
Forestry Department
Iowa State College
C. ©. Webster
Ames
J. MacDonald
Double Boiler Steaming Saves Fuel and Nourishment
A Iowa State College home economics division guide explains steaming as a method to cook multiple foods simultaneously in a double boiler or kettle and strainer. It notes using large partition boilers for potatoes and vegetables along with puddings and breads, and suggests sugar allowances be weighed weekly to reduce sweets.
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Iowa State College
Lome
Home Economics
One More Pig Saved Improves 1918 Hog Goal
Iowa State College animal husbandry outlines practical farrowing care to boost hog production. Key points urge not overfeeding before farrowing, provide clean dry pens with limited bedding, clean newborn noses, dry and feed piglets, use artificial heat, offer veterinary help if labor stalls, and thoroughly clean pens after farrowing.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Cut Down on Fuel Bill With Gentle Spring Furnace Tips
The Iowa State College engineering notes explain how to reduce heat loss in mild spring weather. Tighten air leaks above the grate, keep fire door dampers closed except after adding coal, maintain ash-covered grates, and avoid opening the fire door to check the fire unless necessary.
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Engineering Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Nurses in France and Britain Describe War Hospital Life
Letters from American Red Cross nurses in British hospitals behind the Flanders line portray cold corrugated iron wards heated by stoves, nurses enduring twelve hour shifts, and vivid scenes of trenches, bombardments, and compassionate care for wounded soldiers. A bold contrast shows the morale boosting Red Cross gifts brightening beds amid a harsh winter in the war zone.
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Flanders
Fritz
No Man's Land
Dardanelles
Bath
Scotland
Use Up All Old Biscuits And Scraps
Old biscuits and pancakes should not go to waste in town homes. Slice leftover breads to mix into meat loaf cornbread and soups. Also saw surplus wood with a portable rotary saw to save coal and labor.
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