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Labour Management, D Blesing

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

labour management is more than ensuring the tractor has a driver when the soil is right. It is more than a simple excersise of matching man to machine, more than the simple arithmetic of hiring and firing to suit a short-term budget. Labour management needs to be wise, sensitive, prsctical and system-orientated.

Publications : Western Australian Department Of Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

The publications listed below are available free on application to the Department of Agriculture, Jarrah Road, South Perth, 6151 and from district offices of the Department at country centres.

The publications are listed under subject headings. The Wagdex numbers also refer to subject matter of the bulletins and are used for filing under the Agdex system of indexing agricultural information.

Hot Weather Floral Art, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Summer flower arranging is a problem for the country housewife who is restricted to a few shrubs and pot plants. This article presents some ideas to help overcome the difficulty.

AT this time of the year when heat beats the flowers and normal flower arrangements last such a short time, it is necessary to look around for something different.

The Little Ones At Home, J Bowen

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WHERE there is just one child at home by day, whether it be an only child or the youngest of an older family, mother often has a lonely child on her hands—and very often a bored little one at that.

A former kindergarten teacher—now a country mother of six children—discusses the problems.

Toys For Tinies And Gifts For Children, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Special care is needed in selecting toys for young children. Well-chosen toys can aid mental and physical development and give many hours of safe, satisfying play; ill-chosen toys can cause anxiety and frustration and may even be dangerous.

This article gives hints on selecting toys for various age groups and suggests some suitable options.

Suet Into Soap, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

AT certain times, especially after killing for meat, the farm housewife has a large amount of fat at her disposal. This fat can be used to advantage for making soap.

How do you make soap from fat? Many farm housewives must have asked this question. This article gives an easy to follow description of how to turn suet into soap.

Special Occasion Sweets : Ideas For Desserts When Celebrations Demand Something Different, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

GATEAU, the French word for cake, means any decorated cake which may also be used as a sweet.

Gateaux are often so attractive they become the centre piece or decoration for the dinner table, their colours deciding the colour scheme used.

Sugar Bags - Just Sugar Bags : Brunch Buns, H M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

DID you all buy bags of sugar and make jam, and bottle fruit, while the soft fruits were in season?

I do hope you saved those sugar bags—also the bits and pieces of gay drip-dry cottons left over from home dressmaking.

You will find there are plenty of useful and attractive articles that you can make with these things.

That Prize Winning Fruit Cake, H M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IT is the ambition of most women to make the perfect fruit cake. Some try over and over again, hoping that some day they will produce a prize-winning cake.

A Top For A Teenager : An Embroidery Motif, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WHEN a girl shows an interest in sewing, encourage her by allowing her to make something for herself.

Choose something simple that can be finished quickly without Mother's help—a difficult, time-consuming article may cause a flagging of interest.

Christmas Gifts To Make, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

MOST of us appreciate a small, thoughtful gift much more than a"bought in a hurry" gift.

Here are a few suggestions for simple gifts that can be made, giving pleasure to both the maker and the recipient.

They are also useful for stocking stalls for fetes.