Canning, Freezing and Food Preservation
UNIVERSITY PARK With
plenty of ram and good growing
weather, home canners should be
able to preserve a bumper crop ot
produce.
Each year Louise Hamilton,
Extension foods and nutrition
specialist at The Pennsylvania
State University, is asked how to
properly can tomatoes, how best to
freeze com (on or off the cob;, and
numerous other requests on how to
safely and properly preserve
foods.
BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT..
SPRINKLER COOLING SYSTEM
(Not Fogger)
|THE PROBLEM
The sprinkle cycle is turned on automatically
whenever the barn temperature rises above a preset
level 72° F Throughout this “on" period the control
functions to permit sprinkling to occur for a preset time
period each hour. (2 mmutes/hour is recommended for
best results) When the barn temperature drops below
72° F the cycle is automatically interrupted.
The nozzles are clamped to a plastic pipe strung over
the gutter of slatted area at the rear of the pen. Each
nozzel covers a 5-6 foot diameter area which usually
means one nozzle per pen. The nozzle assures a coarse
droplet spray pattern which is important for maximum
cooling. A fine mist of fog is not desirable in
geographical areas of generally high summer relative
humidity
Average daily gam per hog
Average daily feed
consumption per hog
Lbs feed per
lb gram per day
Lbs feed save/hog
Days earlier to market
Research done at Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology in Ontario and at the
University of California have shown these results
* These figures are calculated on hogs from 100 lbs up to 200 lbs
Swine Confinement Systems ws)\
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The -author of Penn State’s
Correspondence Course on
CANNING, FREEZING, AND
FOOD PRESERVATION gives
this information and more on the
correct methods and procedures to
use to get good quality products.
Boiling water bath and pressure
canner directions, as well as how
to freeze fruits, vegetables, meats,
and prepared foods are included.
Added bonus to more ad
venturesome homemakers are for
drying, how to build a dryer, and
storing foods, jellies, jams, and
FOR HOGS
When the temperature is above 72° F
even ventilation can’t cure the stress that
results. But a sprinkler cooling system can
help your hogs where nature fell short,
giving them a chance To cool off. It sprays
them with coarse water droplets to reduce
their body temperature. The idea is
simple, but extremely effective.
Hogs Sprayed Hogs Sprayed Hogs Sprayed
Control Hogs Imm per hr Imm per hhr Imm per hr
not sprayed above 85°F above 70°F above 70°F
1 37
1 62 -
6 77
5 84
4 18
4 38
preserves, and pickles.
To order your copy of this 9-
lesson course, send |8.25, plus 75
cents handling to CANNING, Box
5000, University Park, PA, 16802.
Make check payable to PENN
STATE.
The course is not only designed
for the reader who wants to
complete question papers and
return them to Penn State for a
completion certificate, but also for
the consumer who wants a
valuable reference guide.
THE SOLUTION:
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6 72
4 16
1 72
6 67
3 89
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Electrical tips
for everyone
UNIVERSITY PARK - Being
“almost right’’ is not enough when
dealing with electricity. An
electrical installation is either
right or wrong.
With the extra demand for
electrical energy in summer, can
you be sure that your home is
adequately wired? You may have
trouble brewing if fuses blow or
tnp; lights dim when an appliance
is used; or, if the television screen
shrinks ur jumps when an ap
pliance is turned on.
In these days of do-it-yourself
projects, Penn State offers in
formation, in the form of a
correspondence course, that may
help you avert trouble in your
home.
The course titled, ELECTRICAL
TIE’S FOR EVERYONE, covers
diagnosis and solutions to many
electrical problems m the home. It
details how to install light fixtures,
oi'tlpts ar<a and methods
Protecting high
quality streams
HARRISBURG - “Local
Protection of High Quality
Streams,” the latest in a series of
Environmental Planning In
formation Reports, is available
from the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Environmental Resources.
The publication, sixth,in the
senes, was prepared by DER’s
Bureau of Environment Planning
and is intended primarily for local
government officials, planning
commission members and in
dividuals concerned with the
protection of high quality streams
m the Commonwealth.
The 80-page booklet outlines
actions that can be taken by local
and county governments and
citizens to help protect high quality
streams throughout the Com
monwealth. It will help com
munities plan and manage wisely a
valuable asset and avoid the ex
pense of damaging an en
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giving every
animal all the
necessary feeds ...for increased production
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Located 1 Mile S. of Int. 78 & 6 Miles N. of Myerstown
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to use for testing fuses, circuits,
cords, and appliances.
This well-illustrated, 10-lesson
course describes procedures and
gives examples of do-it-yourself
jobs and others that require
professional help. Outside and
inside wiring, eliminating shock
hazards, repairing electrical
motors, and avoiding an electrical
crisis in your home are discussed.
Consumers who are interested in
reducing their electric bills will
find helpful the section on how to
determine if you are paying a
reasonable amount for the elec
tricity used each month.
You can get a complete copy of
the course on electricity by sen
ding $8.25 plus $1 handling to
ELECTRICITY, Box 5000,
University Park, PA, 16801. Make
check payable to PENN STATE.
State the booklet you are
requesting.
vironmental feature—high quality
and exceptional value waters.
The publication:
—Contains- background in
formation about federal and state
programs—'for protecting high
quality streams.
—Describes the importance and
problems of such streams in the
Commonwealth.
—Outlines techniques which
local governments can use to help
protect streams.
—Provides case studies of ef
forts by municipalities and
organizations to put protection
programs into action.
Copies of the publication are
available from: Department of
Environmental Resources, Bureau
of Environmental Planning,
Division of Planning Assistance,
Box 2357, Room 819, Executive
House, Harrisburg, Pa., 17120.