The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-08
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumer
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, d. C.
Check Your Diet

ington, D. c., housing development got
together early this summer and de-
cided to find out for themselves
whether they were getting the best
possible diet for their weekly food
expenditures.
With the help of the Consumers
Counsel Division of the Department
of Agriculture and the Bureau of
Home Economics, they kept records
of their food purchases. They match
ed these against diets scientifically
planned by the Department of Agricul-
ture to see whether their families
were getting all the vitamins, min
erals, and other food nutrients they
needed.
They soon were able to spot defici-
encies in their diets. At meetings
held once each week, diets of each
of the members were discussed and
suggestions made for improving them.
The Consumers Counsel is ready to
help consumers in other parts of the
country to keep a record of their diets
as beginning toward finding out how
they compare with scientifically plan
ned meals. Just write for free copy
of the "Chart to Record Your Weekly
Food Purchases" available from the
Consumers Counsel Division of the
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C. You will need one copy for
each member of your group. You will
also need a copy of "Diets to Fit the
Family Income" free from the Office
of Information, Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, d. c.
With the first bulletin, each MEM
ber can keep complete record of
his food purchases over period Of
a week, listing the kinds of food, the
quantity purchased, and the cost. He
also sets down a record of the num-
ber of persons eating at each meal
during the week.
At the end of the week, the diet for
that period is matched against diets
listed in the second bulletin, "Diets
to Fit the Family Income" This bull
letin sets up model diets for families
of different sizes and incomes.
Families getting too many starches
and not enough green vegetables, for
example, will be able to correct their
food purchases to fit the tested diets.
And families spending too much on
costly foods may find that they can
get better diets while actually cut
ting down on their food purchases.
Keep LinOleum Floors Waxed
If your linoleum floors collect lot
of dirt around the edges where there
is very little walking, it means that
the linoleum has not been properly
waxed, according to Department of
Agriculture experts. A.
Some hnoleum coverings cOmeffrHn
the factory already waxed and only
need an occasional waxing after they
are laid; others not waxed at the fac
tory should have several coats of wax
these experts.
Wax keeps out dirt by sealing the
pores Of the covering.
Wax linoleum this way: First wash
the floor thoroughly, let it dry, then
apply coat of paste wax. After a
half hour polish the first coat and ap-
ply second coat, either paste OF
liquid wax. If the covering has never
been waxed before, several coats will
be necessary.
What Soil Conservation Has Achieved
Six million farmers are actively
working for soil conservation today
Here are some of the achievements
of their program:
In 1888, the Agricultural Conserva-
tion Program covered 32l million
acres Of cropland and the Range Con
servation Program an additional l9C
million acres of pasture and grazing
land.
American farmers planted 55 million
acres in soil-conserving crops.
More than million acres of pasture
land were improved.
On 100000 acres forestry improve
ment practices were carried out.
Terracing, strip cropping, contour
farming, and other erosion-control
practices were carried out on 20 mil
lion acres.
Fertilizers to the amount Of 5ha
million tons were applied.
Well over 2S million acres of range
land were reseeded
To conserve and develop water on
the range, 2l, 900 earthen tanks and
reservoirs were constructed.
On nearly 2l2 million acres, de-
structive plants were eliminated and
erosion was checked.
The Soil Conservation Service was
working in 573 demonstration projects
and CCC camp work areas, including
100000 acres. To date, 25S soil-con-
servation districts have been organ
lied. There are more than | million
farms including l55 million acres in
the farmer-organized districts.
Each year more farmers are prac-
ticing more conservation. With the
new emphasis on soil-building and
conserving practices, with new induce
ments to put them to work, the records
for later programs are expected to
roll up even larger figures than
these.