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Vegetable Storage, A. L. Ford Sep 1922

Vegetable Storage, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

You have raised your garden and have done well. You have had fresh vegetables to eat all summer and now you must look forward to the winter months, in other words, you must store the root crops, the pumpkins, cabbage, etc., so you will have the supply to draw on nearly all winter. We are sending you with this month’s lesson two excellent bulletins on vegetable storage. We want you to read and study these for there is lots of information in them that you should know.

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Quick Breads (Batters), Mary A. Dolve Sep 1922

Quick Breads (Batters), Mary A. Dolve

SDSU Extension Circulars

All breads may be divided into two classes: quick breads and yeast breads. The quick breads are so called because it takes a much shorter time to prepare them. Quick breads are divided into two main classes, batters and doughs, depending upon the proportion of flour and moisture used.

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Quick Breads (Leavening Agents), Mary A. Dolve Sep 1922

Quick Breads (Leavening Agents), Mary A. Dolve

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, introduces leaving agents for quick breads and the ingredients that accompany the leaving agents.

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The Three Food Needs, Mary A. Dolve Sep 1922

The Three Food Needs, Mary A. Dolve

SDSU Extension Circulars

All parts of the body, muscles, bones, nerves, blood, etc., must be supplied with material from which they can grow or make repairs. The bodies need for building and repair material is like that of an automobile. Materials are needed to build it in the first place, and after that there will be need of constant repairs. No good machine can be made without the right material, nor can it last long without repairs.

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Use Of Canned Fruits And Vegetables, Mary A. Dolve Sep 1922

Use Of Canned Fruits And Vegetables, Mary A. Dolve

SDSU Extension Circulars

Vegetables and fruits are as a group one of the most necessary foods. They contain minerals like iron, lime phosphorus, sulphur, vitamines, water, cellulose, carbohydrates, (starches and sugar), and some protein, We do not know much about vitamines, but we do know that they are substances found in fresh fruits and vegetables, milk and egg yolks and that they are absolutely necessary to keep the body in a good healthy working order and enable it to grow. Because of the regulatory substances found in fruits and vegetables, they are essential in our diet and especially during the winter months ·when …

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Food Clubs : Object, Basis Of Achievement And General Suggestions, Mary A. Dolve Sep 1922

Food Clubs : Object, Basis Of Achievement And General Suggestions, Mary A. Dolve

SDSU Extension Circulars

The object of the food clubs is to give Domestic Science training to girls, especially those so situated that they are unable to receive this training in connection with their regular school work. (See more in text.)

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Farm Record Keeping And The Application Of Business Principles To Farming, M. R. Benedict, H. D. Mccullough Aug 1922

Farm Record Keeping And The Application Of Business Principles To Farming, M. R. Benedict, H. D. Mccullough

SDSU Extension Circulars

How to make his farm return enough profit for a wholesome, worth while living and provide for moderate saving is the problem confronting every farmer to-day. Every farm family wants a comfortable home, schooling for the children, electric lights, running water, and the other comforts of life, but usually these things cannot be had unless the farm is made to pay as a business proposition. Farming is not and never has been a means of getting rich quickly or easily. It is a substantial and necessary occupation offering many advantages. On the other hand, it seldom has paid the farmer …

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Uses Of The Dress Form, Azalea Linfield Aug 1922

Uses Of The Dress Form, Azalea Linfield

SDSU Extension Circulars

As there have been a great many bulletins and circulars published on the making of the Dress Form and as each demonstration has a certain way of doing it there are no specific directions sent out from the state office. (See more in Text)

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Preparation Of Vegetables For Exhibit, A. L. Ford Aug 1922

Preparation Of Vegetables For Exhibit, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses the preparation process of vegetables for exhibit that takes place in the Horticulture Forestry department during the year 1922.

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July Garden Club Activities, A. L. Ford Jul 1922

July Garden Club Activities, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

This is the month that you will have to do the most studying on how to keep every square yard of your garden working for you. Many rows of your earlier crops including peas, lettuce, radish, onions, and spinach will have born their crop and be lying idle by this time. The question now is, what shall I put in those vacant rows? Here are some suggestions that may help you.

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The County Agent's Handbook, I. B. Johnson Jul 1922

The County Agent's Handbook, I. B. Johnson

SDSU Extension Circulars

In the daily work of the county agricultural agent, the agricultural extension worker, the farmer, or anyone interested in agriculture, questions arise, whose answers involve much detailed information. Workers have frequently realized the value of a ready, pocket-sized reference from which such information might be obtained. It is hoped that this handbook may fulfill such a requirement. The material enclosed is of special application to the agricultural conditions of South Dakota, yet so much of it is of general application that the handbook will be found useful by any agricultural worker. The loose leaf plan enables anyone to add whatever …

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Garden Pests And Diseases, A. L. Ford Jun 1922

Garden Pests And Diseases, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

There are hundreds of species of insects and hundreds of different plant diseases that attack our garden crops here in South Dakota. They are always in danger from these. This being the case there is but one thing for each garden club member to do and that is to learn the best way to get rid of the pest before the pest comes. If you’ll do that you will always be ready and the boy or girl who is ready in a case like this is going to win out.

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Insect Pests And Plant Diseases Of The Strawberry Bed, A. L. Ford Jun 1922

Insect Pests And Plant Diseases Of The Strawberry Bed, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

Insect pests and plant disease cause a continual loss in many strawberry beds. As a rule this loss is disregarded by the average grower who believes that there is nothing practical that can be done. We maintain that for an individual to grow strawberries efficiently, he must give this loss caused by insect pests and plant disease due consideration.

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May Garden Activities, A. L. Ford May 1922

May Garden Activities, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses garden activities that took place in the Horticulture Forestry department during the year 1922.

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Late Spring Management Of The New Strawberry Bed, A. L. Ford May 1922

Late Spring Management Of The New Strawberry Bed, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

One of the most essential things in successful strawberry growing is a proper amount of the right kind of cultivation. No boy or girl club member can ever expect to break club yield records without cultivation (hoeing) his patch. Why is it that cultivation is so necessary in strawberry growing? There are four principal reasons, and they are taken up separately below. (See more in text).

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Planting The Strawberry Bed, A. L. Ford Apr 1922

Planting The Strawberry Bed, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

You have probably ordered your plants by this time and would, undoubtedly, want to know how much ground to prepare for them. In speaking of strawberry beds we will use the square rods as the unit area. The number of plants necessary for a square rod of ground depends entirely upon the planting system you choose to use. There are three common systems of planting and training strawberry beds, namely, (1) the hill system, (2) the hedge row system, (3) and the matted row system. These are taken up separately below. (See more in text).

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Garden Seed Beds And Seeding, A. L. Ford Apr 1922

Garden Seed Beds And Seeding, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses garden seed beds and seeding techniques used in the Horticulture Forestry department during the year 1922.

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Planning The Strawberry Patch, A. L. Ford Mar 1922

Planning The Strawberry Patch, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

You will receive this circular early in March. This is much too early to do any outside work on your strawberry path. It is not too early, however, to do a list of valuable planning. In the first place we want you to go into this thing to win. It is going to take a lot of hard work and some worry, but we believe you are made of the right stuff to win or you would not have enrolled in this club. As a rule only winner are found in boys and girls club work and it is now …

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Grasshoppers, Cutworms And Army Worms And Their Control By Poisoned Bran Mash, A. L. Ford Mar 1922

Grasshoppers, Cutworms And Army Worms And Their Control By Poisoned Bran Mash, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

Were it possible to accurately estimate in dollars and cents the average annual loss caused by grasshoppers, cutworms, and army worms to the growing crops of South Dakota, the figure arrived at would be a staggering one. These three pests cause a greater average annual damage than any other three insect pests in the state. Natural conditions here are such that we may expect outbreaks from any of these three in any part of the state for many years to come. Being situated in this manner, it behooves every farmer in South Dakota to be prepared to fight these pests …

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Plans For The Club Member's Garden, A. L. Ford Mar 1922

Plans For The Club Member's Garden, A. L. Ford

SDSU Extension Circulars

You have enrolled in the Boys’ and Girls’ Garden Club work and we are proud of you. Your parents and your neighbors also should be proud of you, for they know you want to learn, to produce, and make money or you wouldn’t have joined. When you enrolled in this garden club work, you took a big responsibility upon yourself. You have a lot of hard work before you, but it will be fun, too, that is, if you are as interested in your garden work as you should be. Always keep I mind that there are other members of …

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Food Club Cap And Apron, Azalea Linfield Jan 1922

Food Club Cap And Apron, Azalea Linfield

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, provides information in regards to the creation of food club cap and apron in the Home Economics Department during 1922.

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Milk And Milk Dishes, Mary A. Dolve Jan 1922

Milk And Milk Dishes, Mary A. Dolve

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses the importance of milk and milk dishes through the guidance of the Home Economics department during the year 1922.

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History Of Corn, Ralph E. Johnston Jan 1922

History Of Corn, Ralph E. Johnston

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses the history of corn through the guidance of the Agronomy department during the year 1922.

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The School Lunch, Mary A. Dolve Jan 1922

The School Lunch, Mary A. Dolve

SDSU Extension Circulars

The School child’s main business is to grow physically as well as mentally. The three meals provided for him during the day must adequately take care of his food needs.

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Kimono Dress, Azalea Linfield Jan 1922

Kimono Dress, Azalea Linfield

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, provides information in regards to the extension of clothing techniques in the Home Economics Department during 1922.

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Farm Layout And Field Arrangement, H. D. Mccullough Jan 1922

Farm Layout And Field Arrangement, H. D. Mccullough

SDSU Extension Circulars

Farm layout involves the location of the fields with respect to the farmstead and public highways, the size, shape and number of fields, and the location of hog-lots, feed yards, etc. In arranging or re-arranging a farm layout the most important considerations are convenience and economy of operation. An ideal farm layout is so arranged that there shall be a minimum of time consumed, no retracing of steps and no lost motion in doing the routine work of the farm.

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The Importance And Uses Of Corn, Ralph E. Johnston Jan 1922

The Importance And Uses Of Corn, Ralph E. Johnston

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses the importance and uses of corn through the guidance of the Agronomy department during the year 1922.

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The Sewing Bag, Azalea Linfield Jan 1922

The Sewing Bag, Azalea Linfield

SDSU Extension Circulars

Material: Gingham, galatea, cretamme, seersucker, Indian Head or linen crash. A piece of material 18 inches wide by 36 inches long makes a bag of good size. Thread to match. Three yards of cord, tape or ribbon or use rings. (See more in text.)

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The Kitchen, Mary A. Dolve Jan 1922

The Kitchen, Mary A. Dolve

SDSU Extension Circulars

The kitchen can well be called the work shop of the home for a very large part of the home maker’s time an energy is spent doing the work in the kitchen. Sometimes we loose sight of the fact that much of what seems drudgery is to a great extent due to gloomy and inconvenient surroundings; that a room with a drab or dark blue walls create drab and blue thoughts, that sunny and cheerful room will do much to keep the worker happy and contented.

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The Importance And Uses Of The Potato, George H. Valentine Jan 1922

The Importance And Uses Of The Potato, George H. Valentine

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses the importance and uses of the potato through the guidance of the Agronomy department during the year of 1922.

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