The Sidney herald., 1962-11-14
from your
County Extension Agents

the fourth annual conference of
the Montana Noxious Weed Con-
troll Association TO be held Nov
ember % to 80 at Billings.
The conference will be held at
the Northern Hotel, starting at 8
am, November 29th with regis
tration.
Appearing on the program will
be research workers from the
Montana Agricultural Experiment
Station, weed district supervisors,
representatives of chemical COM
oanies and others concerned with
the control of weeds on crop and
rangelandS.
a wide range of topics will be
covered at the two-day conferen-
&c including: research progress re-
ports ON control of weeds in
rangelands, ditchbanks and shell
tegbelts; operation of weed con-
trcl districts in Montana as well
as in South Dakota and Wyoming;
control of weeds in safflower and
IN sugar beets; new developments
in weedicides, chemical residues;
and economics of weed control.
Selection and Care of Frozen
Foods
Are you getting top quality in
the frozen foods you buy? Maybe
not. If the frozen fruits and We
getables are not properly handled
at any time after they are pack
aged-they will lose color, flavor,
texture, and nutritive value.
AS a consumer you have no way
of knowing what's happened to
the foods before they reach the
retail store. But you can watch
out for poor handling there and
take proper care of the food once
it is yours.
Here's what experts in the us.
Department of Agriculture's agri-
cultural research service say you
should do to get most for your
frozen food money.
AT the market check the tenn
perature of the food case. An in
dicator often is inside, and should
register zero degrees f. or below
The case should be clean anc
the food stacked no higher thar
the fill line. Select packages tina
, are clean and firm. Avoid miss.
: happen packages which may NEAR
. The food was thawed and ~refrozen
Also, make sure that the pack
aging materials aren't torn
crushed, or juice-stained. FroZe1
! food that is exposed or poorl,
packaged dries out and develop.
! ~off-flavors quickly.
9 Select frozen foods just befor'
you go through the checkout line
Ask the checker to place them il
a double grocery bag or inSulate'
d food carrier. AS soon as you'vu
n bought your groceries, go hom
d and put the frozen items into tn
- freezer. Remember to use ther
within a few months.
Fruits and vegetables will las
from 8 to II months. But don
try to keep frozen dinners on mea
pies more than 3 months. Ice
cream should be eaten the sam
month you buy it.
These storage times are 70
foods that are high quality whel
you buy them. It's a good idea b
try, soon after purchase, one o
two packages out of a lot to see j
the rest can be expected to retail
their good quality for the planne
storage period.
Home Remodeling Tips
A few misplaced inches i'm HON
building and remodeling can COS
several hundred dollars. Chez
your plan with appliances to b
used before construction starts.
Many people are now replacin
a refrigerator bought soon aftt
the war. Before buying a new on
check to see if it fits into the ki'
chen plan. Maybe a few change
will be needed, because refriger;
tor sizes have changed-both II
side and out.
You don't need to allow am e.
ira three to five inches for III