Milford chronicle., 1945-08-10
Delaware Farm News

Delaware Farm News
Eggs that retain good table
quality for two weeks at a
temperature of 100 degrees +. are
the product of recent research 10y
poultry scientists OF the t. :. De-
partmcnt of Agriculture. Such eggs
are. of course, infertile, as 100 de-
crees is approximately Matching
trmperature. Most eggs are practi-
cally unfit for table use after one
week at that temperature. The
hens that lay the heat-resistinS
eggs were developed by selective
breeding from stock that had pro-
duced eggs Of unusually good keep
ing quality.
Several other lines of chickens
that lay eggs superior in various
characteristics have also been
bred. The eggs of one line have Il
larger percentage of thick white
than usual, SO that they poach and
try better. Another line lays eggs
almost entirely free from blood
spots. Still other lines have thick
or. less porous. and stronger egg
shells, than usual. enabling them
To stand shipping and storage eN-
Ccedin9 ~ we'll. All these improve
mentS are the result of applying
principles of breeding and Selec-
ton that are we'll within the reach
of progressive poultrymen.
nT ial Il
that the studies are directed to-
ward improving the market quail
ty of eggs and that the ability of
some eggs to stay fresh under ad-
verse conditions is not to he CON
strued as encouraging such condi-
tiOnS.
School lunch programs through
cut the Nation will continue to re-
ceive Government assistance dur
ing the l943i6 fiscal year.
Under the provisions of the 1915
fl Agricultural Appropriation Act
Congress authorized the t. : De
partment of Agriculture to us,
$50. .00O. 600 to help dcfray the cost
prOcrams. Federal assistance vii
bc administered as it was last year
Schools which participated il
the program during 1914-45 fisca
) year are being rcinStated upon re
, quest under simplified agree
nicnt Schools wishing TO partici
pate in the program for the frs
\ : no
+ of Asriculture WASHINGTON. ID. {.
p During this past year, partiCipa
. tiOn in federally-assisted schOO
lunch programs reached a nev
$ high. In March 1915. $1,000 school
| in every State. in Alaska. Hawai-
il Puerto Rico and the Virgin Island
including six and One-half milli0
children were receiving finanCia
+ assistance. or food supplied by IN
Il Department of Agriculture. 1t
q expected that even more school
and children will receive assist
ance during the coming sChoC
II year.
is Because Of excessively dam
n weather, hOmemakers are havin
to guard against mildeW. III
Bureau of Human Nutrition an
y Home Economics has issued tt
v following tips on preventing mi
. dew.
TO keep the whole house fro
becoming musty and moldy. it ma
is he worth while to build fire
N the central heating system or
:, each room Windows and doc
should be left open while the fir
p are going so the air will CirCula
freely. Floors and woodwork c;
be protected from mold growth
Is wiping them with damp clio
L Wrung out in water and a lit
o. Kerosene. A ) to 10 percent Dor;
80, solution Will do the same thin
- Closets, dresser drawers. has
u mentS or cellars are particular
At susceptible to mildeW bccau
er they're closed. dark and may he
s. the warmth and dampness. Hon
makers need to take special pal
lll to keep these areas dry, clean a
ey wcll-aired. An electric light i
.gs burning in the closets will help
:. the atmosphere. An open jar of G.
Cium chloride (Which may be
10 tanned at hardware StOreS) will
)cs sOrh moisture. the calcium chlor
ION will need to be changed oft
Clothing tucked away in draw,
should be brought out for
icy hours of summing, drying and a
cir ing once or twice during the su
in mer. or after a rainy spell !
storage places can be cleaned a
ny dried while the clothes are SUI
ma ing Musty OdOrS in Easements v
be usually disappear if the house
we'll heated and aired. If they y
sist, the home maker can sprin
"'' the floor of the basement W
lie, bleaching powder. chloride of lii
nen Let the powder stay until the IN
our tinoSS has gone and then SWepn
-, the powder and scrub the floor
World War III veterans who h
NeI returned to agriculture are doin
see good job of operating newly