Shopper's guide.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington] :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
1974.
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| Series: | Yearbook of agriculture (Washington, D.C. : 1926) ;
1974. House document (United States. Congress. House) ; no. 93-279. |
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Table of Contents:
- RDA's
- daily allowances / Helen J. Souders
- Combining foods to your own best advantage / Mary M. Hill
- Food for the family at different costs / Richard Kerr and Cynthia Cromwell
- How much food should you buy? / Olive M. Batcher and Lois H. Fulton
- Food cost tables to help stretch your dollars / Judy P. Chassy and Jennie B. Nichols
- Can's and cant's for canners / Iola Pritchard
- Cold facts about freezing / Marcile Allen and Mardel L. Crandall
- USDA grades can help out food shoppers / Eleanor Ferris
- Behind the label: federal food standards / Tom Bellis, Harry C. Mussman, and Charlene Olsson
- Nutrient labeling and guidelines / H. Neal Dunning, Ogden C. Johnson, and J.C. deHoll
- Organic, inorganic: what they mean / Ruth M. Leverton
- How the shopper benefits from nutrition labeling / Betty Peterkin
- Guides to buying
- open dating and price per unit / Eileen F. Taylor
- Food shopper language / W. Edmund Tyler, Joseph A. Rubis, and Edith A. Christensen
- Always play it safe in food buying, handling, cooking / Sara Beck
- Home improvements using concrete / Maurice L. Burgener
- All about brick and the 10,000 ways it comes / G. William Detty
- Concrete block
- a wide choice for different jobs / Kevin D. Callahan
- Framing lumber, board selection / Gerald F. Prange
- Plywood for jobs around the home / Mary Ann Warwick and M.T. Fast
- Panel products to chose from / Fred Werren
- Airing the facts about ventilation / Theodore J. Brevik
- Floor coverings
- resilient, wood, tiles, and clay / Walter H. Hill
- Your own pool to get in the swim / William P. Markert
- Electrical wiring: homeowner tips / William H. Peterson
- Picking the right types of pipe / E.B. Hale
- Insulating to save energy in heating, cooling a home / Cecil D. Wheary
- Selecting doors and windows / Fred W. Roth and Virginia L. Harding
- Keeping a roof over your head / Jerry O. Newman
- Exterior, interior wall materials / Kenneth S. Dash and Sarah F. Fountain
- Adding carports, garages, storage / Anne Nickerson and Francis E. Gilman
- Heating and cooling systems and fuels / Luther C. Godbey
- Kitchen appliances, including freezers and range hoods / Jacqueline Anderson
- Washers, dryers, related equipment / Jean K. Carlson
- Imaginative ways with bathrooms / Alexander Kira and Julia M. Smyth
- Cozy fireplaces, franklin stoves, other heaters / Vera E. Ellithorpe
- Lighting fixtures and equipment / Sandra Westall Shank
- How to avoid those tumble out closets / Glenda Pifer
- Window treatments: curtains, shades, shuttes, drapes / Juania Weber
- New furniture
- getting value for your investment / Patsy Keller
- Furnishing tips for your outdoor living areas / Anna Marie Gottschalk and Pat Bradshaw
- A, B, C's of cleaning materials / Doris Myers
- Tools you need for repair jobs / Glenn Barquest
- Buying seeds
- pellets, tapes, and blankets / Joseph E. Howland
- Seedlings guide: grow your own or buy them / William H. Carlson
- Buying and caring for cut flowers; arrangements / Lou Berninger
- Potted plants to brighten your life / Rachel Snyder
- Those fascinating cacti, and other succulent plants / Helen B. Fogg and John M. Fogg, Jr.
- Tips on interior landscaping / Everett Conklin
- Trees and shrubs for the landscape / Robert C. Mower
- Rose is a rose, but roses come by the thousands / Eldon W. Lyle
- Ground covers and the vines / W.E. Cunningham
- Nursery stock
- what to buy and what to expect / Ray Brush
- Home gardening with small fruits / D.H. Scott
- Apples, cherries, pears, plums and other tree fruits / R.F. Carlson
- Subtropical fruits for warm climates or tub growing / Robert J. Knight, Jr.
- Why and how of garden design / A.E. Bye and Armistead W. Browning
- Botanic gardens and arboretums / Francis de Vos
- When you move
- do's and don'ts / Interstate Commerce Commission
- Where you shop is as important as what you buy / Alan Cleveland
- Steps to take when a purchase doesn't satisfy / Bette Clemens
- Ways to shop the educational marketplace / Dave Darlend and Mary Heath
- Federal-state food programs
- a helping hand / Orval Kerchner
- Toward a network of service for older Americans / Olivia W. Coulter
- Shopping for credit can save you cash / Jeannette M. Lynch and Eleanor M. Kelly
- Having appliances repaired for a minimum cost / Mary E. Purchase
- Servicing your car without anguish / Bonnie Aikman
- Putting your finger on green thumb garden helpers / Raymond P. Korbobo
- Vacation planning, with tips for trips to save your gas / Roy W. Feuchter
- From the horse's mouth
- how not to ride for a fall / Larry L. Finks
- Wheeling along with a bicycle / Albert Arnst
- Backpacking gear: shoes and packs to sleeping bags / Edward B. Garvey
- Keeping afloat with a boat / Karl Munson and Ralph Patterson
- Basic equipment for fisherman / Thomas L. Kimball
- Bring it all back alive
- on film / Jim Hughes
- Don't rush out for a ski outfit: make sure it's your snowflake / Bill Keil
- Bow and arrow hunting gear / Tink Nathan.