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Perennial Flowers From Seed For Colourful Summer Borders, W Dawson

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

IT is just as easy to grow perennial flowers from seed as it is annuals, in some ways it is actually easier.

Summer Sweets, O. Evans Scott

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

D URING the hot weather we aim for nourishing, appetising foods which may be made with a minimum of time spent near a hot stove.

Jellies Make Popular Summer Sweets, B Cleeve

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

THERE are so many interesting new dessert preparations now on the market that housewives tend to treat the common jelly with some contempt. Yet the jelly is still one of our most versatile summer standbys.

Show Exhibits, H M. Gloster

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

The annual round of country agricultural shows will soon be with us.

Why not take an active part in your next local Show by becoming an exhibitor?

Preserving And Pickling, O. Evans Scott

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

AT this time of the year many housewives wish that fruit trees would bear little and often throughout the year rather than a lot in a comparatively short space of time.

We preserve fruits to try to spread this short period, and to have them on hand to vary menus when fruit is out of season.

A cupboard shelf packed with bottles of colourful, neatly arranged preserved fruits is indeed a satisfying sight.

Bottling is the most popular method, with pickling being done to a smaller extent.

Festive Fare : Bring A Plate, H M. Gloster

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

CHRISTMAS is the season for parties and party fare. Most housewives will have a busy time from now until well after Christmas Day itself.

There will be heavy demands for supplying the inevitable "plate" for party or social.

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.

The Cornish Pasty, H M. Gloster

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

"Pastry rolled out like a plate, Piled with turmut, tates and mate, Doubled up and baked like fate, That's a Cornish Pasty".

If the average Australian woman was was asked for a description of a Cornish pasty, her answer would tally fairly accurately with the above lines.

Getting The Best From Your Sewing Machine, O. Evans Scott

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

"NEXT to the plough, this is perhaps humanity's most blessed instrument." (Louis Antoine Godey.)

In some homes the sewing machine is the most sadly neglected and ill-used servant. It is often left set up, exposed to dust, dampness and scratching, used as a table and otherwise abused.

It is not right to have a machine stitching imperfectly and noisily and used for long periods without maintenance when a little attention can keep it performing quietly and efficiently.

Suet For Winter Energy, H M. Gloster

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

WINTER weather is here again and the housewife will find she needs to provide the family with more substantial satisfying meals than in summer.

Foods which supply heat and energy are necessary to maintain the heat of the body. We get this from foods containing starch, sugar and fat.

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.

From Cropping To Crochet, H M. Gloster

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

MANY of our readers will now be enjoying well earned holidays at the sea-side, after a strenuous year on farms.

The woman who is busily occupied all the year finds it difficult to sit for hours on the beach just watching the children paddling and playing with buckets and spades.

Curtains, O. Evans Scott

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

To a housewife, spring and spring cleaning are practically synonymous. At this time we look with a stranger's eyes at our furnishings, changing them, cleaning, and making or buying new things.

A change in curtains can be relied upon to give a spring "face-lift" to any home.

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.

Meals For Cooler Seasons : A Plain Cushion, H M. Gloster

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

ALTHOUGH March, April and May go to make up the "official" autumn season, the Clerk of the Weather does not always send us typical autumn weather.

Easter has passed however, we can usually expect cooler days and can look forward to the preparation and enjoyment of foods that are richer and more substantial than our hot weather fare.

Here are some suggestions for two universal favourites— roast duck and baked ham.

The Laundering Of Table Linen : A Bag For Blue, H M. Gloster

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

THE eye-appeal of a dinner-table is always enhanced by good quality napery—and to my mind there is nothing to equal the appearance of a well-laundered white linen damask tablecloth with table-napkins to match.

Simnel Cake, H M. Gloster

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

THIS is a traditional cake of English rural origin that is usually served on "Mothering Sunday" or Mid-Lent Sunday (the fourth Sunday in Lent).

Mothering Sunday is the day on which sons and daughters visit their parents and take them gifts. Quite often the gift takes the form of a Simnel cake.

The Linen Press : Up-Side-Down Cake : Bird-Pecked Fruit, H M. Gloster

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

A "LINEN PRESS" in the real sense of the word is an obsolete piece of household equipment now to be found only in museums.

It is a contrivance usually of oak and was used for pressing sheets, table napkins and other linen articles requiring flattening. It resembled the modern office press.

Farm And Home - A Happy Christmas To Housewives, H M. Gloster

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

THE Christmas season is at hand once more and the housewife will be confronted with the problem of providing appetising meals for various occasions.

Breakfast on Christmas morning may become a difficult meal in some households as the normal daily routine is naturally disturbed by a general mixture of church going, the excitement of young folk opening presents, the exploring of Christmas stockings, the door bell ringing with callers, and preparations for Christmas dinner.

Snacks With A Difference : A Novel Shopping Bag : To Line An Evening Stole, H M. Gloster

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

FOR those who like to try something a little different, these recipes will strike a new note and I think that they will prove popular with most members of most families.

Preliminary Investigation Into The Control Of The Emu In Northern Wheatbelt Of Western Australia, C. D. Gooding, J. L. Long

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

In a previous article (July-August issue, 1959) mention was made of work undertaken in the northern wheatbelt of W.A. with the object of finding a method of controlling the emu (Dromaius novae-hollandiae). In this second article arising from this work, details are given on such topics as food preferences, colour sensitivity, reactions to poisons, regurgitation, etc.

Fire Hazard Forecasts For Farmlands, J Hogan

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

The ever-increasing destruction by grass and forest fires during the summer months serves to emphasise the fact that may people are still showing considerable apathy towards this serious danger to property and life. In an effort to stimulate interest in prevention and control the Rural Bush Fire Prevention Advisory Committee, towards the end of last summer, convened a meeting to which representatives from the Forestry, Railways and Meteorological Departments were invited. The outcome of this meeting was that the Weather Bureau agreed to institute a fire hazard forecasting network to cover most of the agricultural areas in the South-West of …