The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-21
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. C.
Notes on Moths

.tect the family woolens from the ap-
petite of Mr.. Moth.
Here are two tips on moth control
from experts in the Bureau of Entom-
'ology and Plant Quarantine.
First, as to whether certain dyes
make wool cloth moth-proof: On some
dyed fabrics moths seem unable to
mature. But no color has been dis
covered that is sure proof against
moths. However, moths do not thrive
.on dyed and processed fabrics as well
''as they do on fabrics in their natural
Estate.
, So far as mothproofng solutions are
concerned, here is the Bureaus COM
ment: "No solution will absolutely and
permanently mothproof fabrics, but
some solutions are of great help
against moths. The disadvantage of
the mothproofng solutions discovered
/. so far is that they are reduced in eff
: fectiveness or are removed entirely
when materials are washed with soap
and water or dry cleaned. Light may
also affect them.
: that their blankets and furniture COW
ers are today so we'll mothproofed that
, they will withstand washing and dry
cleaning for specified periods of time,
such as 3 or years, or for IL dry
cleanings, or for 6 launderings. Keep
a record of such guarantees and save
! the dated label, so you are fully pro-
More information on moth-control is
in the Department Of Agriculture
Leafet No. 145, entitled "Clothes
Moths" Copies are priced at cents
each and can be secured from the Su-
perintendent of Documents, Washing
ton, d. c.
Watch For Asparagus
March is the month of the year
when asparagus from California fields
begins to make it's appearance on
vegetable stands. Here are some buy
ing tips on this healthful and flavor
some vegetable.
Asparagus ages rapidly after it is
cut. The fresher the stalks, the ten
derer they are. You can tell fresh
stalk by puncturing it with your
fingernail; good stalk is brittle and
punctures easily.
F. Wilted, old stalks have spread tips.
, Sometimes you can freshen them up
, by placing them in cold water, but
/. this probably will not tenderize the
/. stalks much. A.
(, Some people think white asparagus
has milder flavor than the green va
riety. White stalks are cut when just
the tip pokes up through the earth
! while with green asparagus the whole
stalk is all above ground before it is
cut.
Crooked stalks usually mean thai
the asparagus will be tough ant
stringy.
How Much Does The Farmer Get?
|, When you spend a dollar for food
do you know how much of it goes int
farmers pockets?
Farmers received on the averag
less than half out of every dollar con
sumers spent for food during the pas
Is years.
Considering So different foods, from
1925 to 1929 about Al cents out of th
average food dollar went to the farm
ers "who produced the raw material
for these foods" The rest went to tn,
professors and distributors
BY 1888, farmers were getting 3!
cents out of every average food doll
ar, professors and distributors 6!
cents.
In 1888, the farmers share edge,
up to an average of 80 cents, and las
year stayed at that level, the process
sors and distributors getting 81 cents
X 4 4
A Government Grading Service For
Consumer Groups
Here's good news for consumer-buy
ing clubs and cooperatives who wan
+. to know how their canned goods pur
chases measure up to Government
quality standards.
The schedule of fees for grading o
canned fruits and vegetables has beer
revised SO that consumers can use tn,
ClNiSSs w.
The Agricultural Marketing Service
which does the grading, reduced it!
charges in response to consumer re
quests. Formerly the minimum charg,
for grading was $l.00, restricting tn,
service almost wholly to commercial
interests. Now consumers may sub
init one can Of food and get it graded
for as little as 35 cents.
The service is not much use to con
sumers who buy can Of something
at time. 1t can be very useful, how
ever, to consumers in buying clubs o.
in cooperatives who pool their pur
chases and buy in lots Of several cases
For example, a buying club pur
chasing lot of certain brand of can
ned peas wouldn't have to rely OF
guesswork when it came to judging
quality. A sample can could be pur
chased and mailed to the Agriculture
Marketing Service, Department o
Agriculture, Washington, ID. c., to b
graded according To Federal stand