hHOMEMAKERS 



FRINGED OVAL RUG 



Thif lovely hand-crocheted rug Is made of 

 cream and rust rvg yarn. Crochet It of any 

 two colors you like, odd a decorative fringe 

 to the outer edge. The lighter tone is 

 wericed In simple single crochet, the darker 

 stripes are puff stitch. For free instructions 

 send a self-addressed stamped envelope to 

 Women's Editor, Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation Record, 43 East Ohio Street, Chi- 

 cago 11, III. 



SWEATER BLOUSE 



Skirts and blouses artfully combined give 

 your wardrobe wide scope, from simple 

 ■ports outfits to dote attire. If you knit, 

 make a pretty sweater blouse to top a 

 velveteen or taffeta skirt. Make it soft 

 rose or blue If you like delicate tones, or 

 white or lime for drama. For free instruc- 

 tions send a self-addressed stamped en- 

 velope to Women's Editor, Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association Record, 43 East Ohio. 



PLAID CAP 



if you're on the youngish side you can wear 

 this cute-as-a-lHftton cap. Make it yourself 

 from a yard of bright plaid or checked 

 taffeta. It takes |ust two pcrttem pieces 

 to make this pert headpiece — the rounded 

 section and a long top piece that ties into 

 a bow at the bock. For free instructions 

 send a self-addressed stamped envelope to 

 Women's Editor, Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation Record, 43 East Ohio Street, Chi- 

 cago 11, III. 



If 



FARMERS ARE URGED 

 TO BUY U. S. BONDS 

 AS SECURITY EGC' 



SECRETARY of Agriculture Clinton P. 

 Anderson says he believes every farm- 

 er who possibly can will respond to Presi- 

 dent Truman's call for participation in 

 the Security Loan drive now swinging 

 into full stride. He stated : 



"I believe they will do this because 

 their good business sense dictates it. I 

 believe they will do this because they 

 will realize that Security Bonds will be a 

 bulwark for their farms and their fam- 

 ilies against the impact of possible de- 

 clines in income. They will buy Se- 

 curity Bonds because their duty to our 

 nation's welfare impels them. 



"Tor five consecutive years farm in- 

 come has broken the previous year's rec- 

 ord. 1947's crops brought an estimated 

 30 billion dollars. Despite the fact that 

 operating costs advanced, there was still 

 a substantial increase in net income over 

 the prior year. The farmer, by putting 

 some of this money into Security Bonds, 

 can lay away a nest egg for the future." 



Favorite Recipes 



APPLE NODDLE PUDDING 



Pudding 4 ounces fine noodles 



3% cups milk 3 eggs, separated 



Vi cup brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 

 V4 teaspoon salt 



Scald milk. Add brown sugar, salt and 

 noodles. Cook over boiling water 20 min- 

 utes. Beat egg yolks. Add to noodle mix- 

 ture while stirring. Cook 2 minutes stirring 

 constantly. Add vanilla. Beat 2 egg whites. 

 Fold gently into noodle mixture. Pour into 

 greased square pan, 8x8 inches. Top with 

 apple rings. 



COUNTRY SAUSAGE 



1 pt. of sausage cakes 



1 cup tomato juice (or that amount 



of fresh tomato) 

 % cup boiling water 

 1 onion 



1 sweet pepper (if you have it) 

 Vi teaspoon salt 



1/2 teaspoon sugar 



2 to 4 potatoes 



Empty cakes in pan, heat, pour off fat, 

 then add water and tomato, boil until 

 sausage becomes tender, add onion, pep- 

 per, salt, sugar and halved potatoes, boil 

 until tender from 20 to 30 minutes. 

 (Add more water if needed.) 



FARM RECORD BOOK 

 IS BEING USED NOW 

 BY 30,000 FARMERS 



FARMERS say they like the new Illinois 

 Farm Record Book distributed by the 

 University of Illinois College of Agricul- 

 ture this winter and spring. 



More than 30,000 copies have been 

 distributed by farm advisers, vocational 

 agricultural teachers and G.I. instructors 

 since the beginning of the year. 



It is expected that the first printing of 

 50,000 copies will be exhausted by Dec. 

 1 of this year after orders have been 

 placed from the southern half of the 

 state. Distribution so far has been 

 limited to northern Illinois. 



The book is particularly helpful in 

 setting up farm account records so that 

 income taxes can be figured easily and 

 accurately. 



CITIZEN AWARD 



The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation 

 awarded a total of $1,000 to the four 

 counties that did the best job of voting 

 in the spring primary elections this year. 



MAY. 1948 



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