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Yahoo ran an interesting article this morning indicating a rise in the number of survivalist communities cropping up around the country. I have been wondering myself how much of the recent energy crisis is causing people to do things like stockpile food and water, grow their own vegetables, etc. Could it be that there are many people out there stockpiling and their increased buying has caused food prices to increase? It’s an interesting theory, but I believe increased food prices have more to do with rising fuel prices as cost-to-market costs have increased and grocers are simply passing those increases along to the consumer. A recent stroll through the camping section of Wal-Mart did give me pause - what kinds of things are prudent to have on hand in the event of a worldwide shortage of food and/or fuel? Survivalist in Training
I’ve been interested in survival stories since I was a kid, which is funny considering I grew up in a city. Maybe that’s why the idea of living off the land appealed to me. My grandfather and I frequently took camping trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway and around the Smoky Mountains. Looking back, some of the best times we had were when we stayed at campgrounds without electricity hookups, because it forced us to use what we had to get by. My grandfather was well-prepared with a camp stove and lanterns (which ran off propane), and when the sun went to bed we usually did along with it. We played cards for entertainment, and in the absence of televisions, games, etc. we shared many great conversations. Survivalist in the Neighborhood
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Thank you for having me. I have been reading up on salting meat. When I get some good links I will post them on the new thread.<<<
That would be an excellent link to have.
Keeping food without refrigeration is something we need to learn how to do.
I remember a wooden box back in Texas, that sometimes had a hunk of salted meat, usually pork.
But have never done it myself.
I did have a copy of a 1930’s meat preserving book, Morton Salt put it out.
{It appears that Mother Earth has posted it, since you are already working on it and I have other projects going, it will be up to you to check the link, if you want}
The Pioneer wagon trains also used it, LOL, so did everyone in the before electric days.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2009
Release # 09-158
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 775-8781
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Educational Craft Kits Recalled by FloraCraft Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Solar System Kits and DNA Kits
Units: About 930,000
Manufacturer: FloraCraft Corp., of Ludington, Mich.
Hazard: The surface coating on the educational kit’s wires can contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves the “Solar System” and the “DNA” children’s educational craft kits sold under the FloraCraft and HYGLOSS brand names. The kits contain green coated wires that measure 14 ½ inches long and Styrofoam shapes. The following model numbers are included in this recall. The model number is located on the kit’s packaging.
Craft Kits and Model Numbers:
Solar System Kit SS2003, SS101, 59901, SS2003P
DNA Kit DNA2003, 59903, DNA2003P
Sold at: Wal-Mart, Michaels, Jo-Ann Stores, Hobby Lobby and other retailers nationwide from January 2003 through February 2009 for between $10 and $30.
Manufactured in: United States and China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the craft kit’s wires away from children and contact FloraCraft to obtain free replacements.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact FloraCraft Corp. toll-free at (866) 775-8781, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.floracraft.com
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09158.html
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2. NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2009
Release #09-159
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
CPSC Warns that 9 Out of 10 Unintentional Child Poisonings Occur in the Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each year, unintentional poisonings from consumer products commonly found in the home kill about 30 children and prompt more than 2 million calls to the nation’s poison control centers. More than 90% of these calls involve poisonings in the home. On average, each year an estimated 80,000 children are treated in hospital emergency departments for unintentional poisonings.
This year’s 48th observance of National Poison Prevention Week, which is March 15-21, aims to help prevent those childhood poisonings. As one of the longest running public health campaigns, National Poison Prevention Week has contributed to the more than 80% reduction in the number of deaths related to poisonings (down from 216 in 1972). While there has been a significant decrease in deaths, studies show that unintentional child poisonings still remain a serious concern.
Children younger than age 5 account for the majority of the non-fatal poisonings. A recent review conducted by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission staff found that 70% of poisonings involve children 1 to 2 years of age. Oral prescription drugs, non prescription drugs and supplements were involved in more than half of the incidents.
“Awareness and action are the keys to preventing unintentional poisonings,” said CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord. “Children act fast. So do poisons. That’s why we urge parents, grandparents and caregivers to have layers of poison prevention protection in the home.”
CPSC recommends that parents and caregivers immediately take these three steps. First, keep medicines and household chemicals in their original, child-resistant containers. Second, store the potentially hazardous substances up and out of a child’s sight and reach. And lastly, keep the National toll-free poison control center telephone number, 800-222-1222, handy in case of a poison emergency.
Additional poison prevention tips to check during National Poison Prevention Week:
When hazardous products are in use, never let young children out of your sight, even if you must take them along when answering the phone or doorbell.
Keep items closed and in their original containers.
Leave the original labels on all products, and read the label before using.
Always leave the light on when giving or taking medicine so that you can see what you are taking. Check the dosage every time.
Avoid taking medicine in front of children. Refer to medicine as “medicine,” not “candy.”
Clean out the medicine cabinet periodically and safely dispose of unneeded and outdated medicines.
Do not put decorative lamps and candles that contain lamp oil where children can reach them. Lamp oil can be very toxic if ingested by young children.
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MECHANICS AND FUNCTIONS
OF A SMOKE HOUSE
A prepatory report for running the
John Dickinson Smoke House
by Judith Quinn
History and info on building a smoke house and curing meat, history of life in early Delaware.
Thanks granny. Hope all is well with you.
>>>your mso<<<
Hmmm was that meant to be MOS???
LOL I don’t even think mine exists anymore. 058
a snippet from 1637 American Indian article. [all a coppice wood, ]
Of Their Custom in Burning the Country, and the Reason Thereof: The savages are accustomed to set fire of the country in all places where they come, and to burn it twice a year, viz.: at the spring, and the fall of the leaves. The reason that moves them to do so, is because it would otherwise be so overgrown with underweeds that it would be all a coppice wood, and the people would not be able in any wise to pass through the country out of a beaten path. The means that they do it with, is with certain mineral stones, that they carry about them in bags made for that purpose of the skins of little beasts, which they convert into good leather, carrying in the same a piece of touch wood, very excellent for that purpose, of their own making. These mineral stones they have from the Piquenteenes (which is to the southward of all the plantations in New England), by trade and traffic with those people.
The burning of the grass destroys the underwoods, and so scorches the elder trees that it shrinks them, and hinders their growth very much; so that he that will look to find large trees and good timber, must not depend upon the help of a wooden prospect to find them on the upland ground; but must seek for them (as I and others have done), in the lower grounds, where the grounds are wet, when the country is fired, by reason of the snow water that remains there for a time, until the sun by continuance of that has exhaled the vapors of the earth, and dried up those places where the fire (by reason of the moisture) can have no power to do them any harm; and if he would endeavor to find out any goodly cedars, he must not seek for them on the higher grounds, but make his inquest for them in the valleys, for the savages, by this custom of theirs, have spoiled all the rest; for this custom has been continued from the beginning.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1637morton.html
That’s similar to my seafood diet, granny. I see foood, I eat it. By the way, DelaWhere, Hubby made a moose mincemeat pie late last evening. Had a piece before taking those aching muscles to bed, and have already had a piece for breakfast. Yum!! Such a shame that I am the only one here who likes mince pie!
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=35072
This is a salami recipe my mom made when we were growing up.
2 lb. lean ground beef
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 TBSP. mustard seed
2 TBSP. Mortons TenderQuick salt
3/4 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1 TBSP. liquid smoke
Mix well and roll like a salami. WRap with foil and seal ends. Refrigerate for 24 hours. Bake 1 hour in foil and 350 degrees in a pan to catch drippings. Tilt pan and open lower end of foil for complete drainage. Cool. Ready to serve.
I’m sure venison could be used and I know this can be frozen also.
Dawn
http://www.eldonsausage.com/InfoPages/RecipesSpec.htm#Dried/Smoked%20Beef%20(Venison)
Dried/Smoked Beef (Venison) - Makes 5 lbs.
Dried beef or venison is excellent chipped (sliced thin) and served with white gravy and potatoes.
Ingredients:
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4 to 5 lbs. boneless beef or venison round, trimmed
1 teaspoon curing salt (pink)
3 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic granules
2 tablespoons dextrose
1 teaspoon white pepper
2 quarts ice cold water
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Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients (except meat) in a non-metallic brining vessel; mix well.
2. Pump meat to 10% of its own weight and submerge in brine solution.
3. Refrigerate submerged meat for 7 days stirring and turning meat every other day or so.
4. Skim mold from surface of brine if necessary.
5. After 7 days remove the cured meat from the brine solution and pat dry. Do not rinse!
6. OVEN: Place cured meat on rack in oven, crack open oven door, turn oven to 150 degrees or lowest setting for one hour or until the outside of the meat is nearly dry. Close oven door, increase oven temp. to 175 degrees and hold until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 152 degrees (fully cooked). Remove and cool.
7. SMOKER: Place cured meat on rack in smoker, open damper wide open, set smoker temperature at 130-40 degrees, for one hour or until the outside of the meat is nearly dry. Close damper. Add smoke chips, smoke according to individual tastes, increase the smoker temperature to 175 degrees and hold until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 152 degrees (fully cooked). Remove and cool. (Or you can take up to 48 hours or longer if you want truly old-fashioned dried beef. Simply start at a 125 degrees and hold for 12 hours, drop the temperature to about 115 degrees, smoke up to 10 hours (I prefer a couple of hours) and hold for a couple of days, without smoke, until the meat is dry. Expect about 40% shrink if you dry it all the way.
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You are welcome.
All is the same here, except today was the warmest day this year, around 80 degrees. Makes me smile.
Take good care of yourself.
Had a piece before taking those aching muscles to bed, and have already had a piece for breakfast. Yum!! Such a shame that I am the only one here who likes mince pie!<<<
Well you are lucky, if I was there, there would be less for you.
I love mince pie and for years I made a sourdough pumpkin bread with a lot of mincemeat mixture dumped in...good.
Turn your speaker on for the computer and then go here:
http://www.ringsurf.com/ring/sausagemania/
There is a photo of a black kitty.
Tease him with your mouse and he will try to catch it and then when he gets mad he ‘Meows’.
Yes, I am laughing.
5 am and I am sitting here teasing a kitty on the computer,
LOL.
Recipe? Sounds wonderful! And I have a round of sourdough waiting to be used up!
HA! Dyslexia is a troubling affliction. So much for proff readin et late nite /sarc
my teleprompter messed up, yea that's it. !
OK here is some planting info
Many gardeners plant according to the position of the moon, or the signs of the zodiac, or a combination of both, and claim great success. They also report dismal results from planting on the wrong days. Moon Phase gardeners believe seriously, that if the zodiac sign and the phase of the moon are both favorable for doing a certain thing, there can be no better guarantee of success.
Keep in mind that the Light of the Moon is the period between New Moon and Full Moon when it is waxing, or growing lighter. The Dark of the Moon is the period from Full Moon to the New Moon, when it is decreasing or getting darker.
After you have figured the proper waxing and waning periods, you may want to test these suggestions.
Plant below-ground crops, or root crops (beets, carrots, potatoes or turnips) in the Dark of the Moon.
Plant above-ground crops, like beans, lettuce, corn or cucumbers in the Light of the Moon.
Plant flowers in Libra and while the moon is in the first quarter if possible.
Cut timber in the last quarter of the moon-it will dry better and not be worm-eaten.
Destroy weeds, kill brush or trees in the barren signs, Gemini, Leo or Virgo, especially if the moon is in the last quarter.
Dig a hole in the Dark of the Moon, and you will find you haven't enough dirt to fill the hole up-again. So dig your post holes in this period and the post will settle tight and firm.
Cut hay in the Dark of the Moon, it will dry quicker.
Pull out weeds in the last quarter of the moon.
Plant wheat, rye, oats, all cover crops and grasses, also leaf crops, by Cancer.
Plant onions and cucumbers in Sagittarius. They will do well.
Destroy unwanted bushes and weeds in Leo, which is a fire sign. This is also a good time for killing trees
Set out fruit trees, ornamental shrubs and vines in Scorpio. They will take hold quickly and prosper.
Make preserves and jellies and put up pickles in Aries. Jams and jellies will set well and pickles will be extra tasty.
Prune trees and vines in Capricorn if possible. The sap will not bleed nor the wounds become blight infested.
Peanuts, potatoes and all root crops are best planted In Taurus, the Neck, which is a powerful Earth sign.
Virgo is an especially potent barren sign. Do not transplant; your seedlings will not do well. Plant as little as possible in this sign.
Place a brick on top of some green grass at the waxing of the moon and the grass will grow out from under. Place another brick a foot away during the waning of moon and the grass will die under it.
Plant flowers in Pisces. You'll have, stocky vigorous plants and abundant healthy bloom.
moonGROW.com http://www.moonGROW.com is a website delving into Moon Phase and Zodiac Sign Organic gardening. By Gene DeFazzio, this site provides the basics of both astrological and organic growing for the home gardener
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Gene_DeFazzio
>>>History and info on building a smoke house and curing meat, history of life in early Delaware.<<<
Granny, the Dickinson Mansion is about 20 miles from here. Have been there several times. Also, we have an Agricultural Museum about 18 miles away... They don’t do much in a very practical historical way though. Right now, there is controversy over a Muslim group that is holding meetings there - but let a Christian group try to get the same rooms for a meeting and it gets nixed...
We used to smoke some meats in our smokehouse (now long gone) We quit doing it when someone stole all our hams and bacon sides we had a second year in a row.
As I recollect, it was more an art than a science in the old smokehouses. Done wrong, you had rancid or putrid meat that was horrible. Done correctly you had some of the best tasting meat you can imagine. I would opt for the more controlled modern smokers that do a very good reliable job of preserving the meat. The problem there is that to have one large enough to do a whole hog is expensive.
Salting was big around here with Mackerel and fatback being common. Most stores used to have a keg of salt Mackerel that they sold from. Others carried it in small wooden boxes that were used for storing small items - I remember one filled with buttons and hooks for sewing (worn out clothes were stripped of those before the fabric was reused for rugs, stuffing, re-spinning or other uses - nothing got wasted). It was usually big for breakfast around here. Creamed salt mackerel on toast was a favorite of mine.
Few people know that this little State has been a mainstay in agriculture for a couple of centuries.
Did you know that Delaware was ‘The Peach State’ before Georgia was? There were huge dehydrators around here and the peach halves were dried and packed in barrels for shipment to the ‘city’ which meant Philadelphia or Baltimore. I have searched for traces of the dehydrators, and since they were all wood, they are long gone. They also made smoked peaches as a specialty. I have never tasted them though.
One of my Great Grandfathers had a cannery/packing house in Choptank Maryland (On the Choptank River - which empties into the Chesapeake Bay). The cannery had a railroad siding that went right out on the dock where the plant was.
Actually, that is what caused his death... One foggy morning as he was driving his horse and carriage to the plant, the locomotive was moving railcars and blew their whistle - The horse was already spooked by the fog, and the whistle frightened him and he reared up and came back onto the carriage.
Steam ships could also dock on the other side. They fresh packed in crates and baskets during the season, and canned the surplus. Shipments to Philadelphia went out by rail, and Annapolis and Baltimore’s went out by steamship.
Granny, you might be interested to know that he was a State Senator and repeatedly introduced Woman’s Suffrage legislation in Maryland until he finally got it passed.
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=286321
After watching Clark Howard on tv this a.m., I checked www.missingmoney.com. While my name wasn’t on the list, my best friend and my son were. Also, I learned that many people who have sold homes have an FHA rebate coming. The one mentioned on the show was $2200. You can check for this at www.hud.gov. Look for FHA rebates in the menu on the left side of the screen. Who can’t use a little “found” money?
Far afield from the previous posts, but this is something that I do regularly that sometimes raises an eyebrow.
At the grocery store, in the produce department, I am certain to weigh things that come in pre-packaged bags. For instance... a five pound bag of potatoes can actually weigh anywhere from 4 1/4 pound to 6 pounds. As I choose my produce, I size up with my hands, several bags, searching for the ‘heaviest’ feeling ones, then head over to the hanging scales to finalize my choice.
There is a really substantial difference in those bags of ‘too ripe’ bananas, which is the only way I buy bananas. I’ve gotten as much as a 2 1/2 pound difference there. When you divvy up the cost per pound you’ve saved a lot, or gotten more for your money, depending on which way you wanta look at it.
I have found this to be true of ‘pre bagged’ frozen meat products as well... and yes, swinging back by the produce department gets you some odd looks sometimes. It takes a few minutes, but makes a lot of sense to me.
dawn
For liquid hand soap-
I asked my sister for one of her nearly-empty foaming dispensers because (after the initial cost of purchasing the bottle) they are economical. They dispense foam instead of a big squirt of soap. I make a diluted solution of about 3/4 water and 1/4 cheap Suave shampoo to use in it.
Thought of something when deciding to replace my old mini-blind.
The blades are warped, but those blinds could be taken apart and the cord and blades reused in the garden.
Cut the blades up and use a magic marker to identify garden plants and the cord can be used as ties when staking plants.
An addition to the dishwashing that works too is Absorbic Acid using in canning. I make it with 1 cup of borax, 1 of baking soda, and 1 tsp of absorbic acid. GREAT dishwashing powder...I second the rinse aid of vinegar and a plus my dishwasher never smells ...
I had a stye try to start. I could see the swelling, but it hadn’t come to a head yet. So I held a warm damp washcloth to the eye several times a day, for a quarter of an hour each time. This dissolved the infection without antibiotics and in a minimum of time.
This is something that I never even realized I did. Then I saw an add on freecycle for patterns that had been cut out but the giver didn’t know which size they were.
Don’t cut out sewing patterns designed for more than one size! It makes the most sense on patterns for children’s clothing, where you know they will grow. It also makes sense on adult patterns too though. You might gain or lose a size, or you may want to make something for someone else who is a different size than you are.
Just copy the pattern onto another piece of paper (tracing paper or something similar) and cut that out instead and treat it like you would your pattern. I have even used sheets of looseleaf taped together when I was in a hurry and didn’t have anything else on hand.
If you buy your patterns at the full price they can cost as much as $15. I usually buy them when they are on sale at Joanns for $1 or $2, but I still want to get the most out of that pattern! You paid for all those different sizes, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to use it if you need it later on!
Kaykeigh—I learned to trace patterns for my son to save the pattern—I use white tissue paper I buy on sale at wallyworld on clearance. Right now it is 75% off so it is a good deal. I just tape the edges together to be big enough to cover the piece I am tracing. I save the larger pieces that are left to use on smaller pattern pieces.
We are turning the heat down and wearing an extra layer—opening the curtains during the day to let the sun warm the house. We are planning the garden and what fruit trees to plant this spring so we can hopefully produce enought to get through the next year.
More plant label ideas/suggestions
For those of you making plant markers out of old window blinds, do NOT use a sharpie or other “permanent” marker. They will fade and become illegible in the sun before the growing season is over! (If you write on both ends and bury one end, the below-soil writing will likely still be legible, though.)
What I use instead is a paint pen, found in craft stores/departments. Not the cheapest thing, but they will last for YEARS this way with no fading. A china pencil (wax) is supposed to work well, too. And regular pencil, but it’s not dark enough to read from a distance.
Don’t have window blinds to cut up and want super durable, FREE plant markers? Cut the top and bottom off of 2-liter pop/soda bottles, and cut the remaining “tube” into vertical strips. Make one end pointy, round off the other end so you don’t scratch yourself while weeding (I learned that the hard way!) and presto! Plant labels that will last for years in all weather and sun without getting brittle, are easy on the eyes (you don’t really see them unless you’re looking for them), and stand up to pretty much everything I’ve thrown at them except the weedwacker. Oops. When you’re done with them or they get damaged or scratched or the plant dies or whatever, you can either re-use them by removing the paint pen with nail polish remover (acetone) or just toss ‘em in the recycling bin and start over. If you want to have tags to attach to a cage or branch, use a paper hole punch and punch a hole in one end and use bread bag ties or short wires to attach them.
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“So folks out there - plant your victory gardens... this time, the war is against inflation.” —highplains (from here at HT)
I’m sure others have already thought of this but I use shredded paper in the bottom of my countertop compost bin. Shredded paper as well as egg shells go into the garden for mulch.
Peanut packing material can go back to the UPS store. They’re always willing to accept the peanuts. They do NOT take the solid chunks of styrofoam, however.
Bleach bottles make good scoops as well as bird houses (good kid’s project).
Interesting old clothes/costume jewelry go well in a dress-up box.
Men’s shirts make great painting smock (put on backwards and buttom up).
Save fat scraps, render, combine with birdseed, peanut butter and mullet makes great suet.
Plastic lids from cans of peanuts or coffee make good trays under house plants.
Also, pour paint thinner into an empty peanut can, cut an “X” in the center of a lid, insert a paint brush and use for cleaning paint brushes. Suspend so the bristles are just into the thinner and not resting on the bottom of the can.
Odd tea cups and saucers make cute planters.
I am the cold natured one in our family, so in order to stay snuggy warm in bed at night without heating up the entire house, I take my flannel rice pack that I usually heat up for about 2.5 minutes fro sore muscles and such, and I overheat that thang for about 4 minutes and 20 seconds and I take it to bed with me! I tuck it in where my feet will be while I dress for bed and then when I get in I either put it on something that is aching (putting a quilt betwwen me and it, cause it is real hot) or I just put it in the bed a couple of inches away from me and sleep with it next to me. It keeps me warm, and when I wake up about 2 or 3 in the morning, it is still quite warm, and I just re-nuke it to keep me warm the rest of the night! (Would not recommend if you might accidentally lay on it - it can give you a nice red burn if you are in skin contact with it too long when it is first heated up!)
I made an extra large rice bag (4-5 lbs.) covered with flannel and heat it really hot before I go to bed. I put it under an old flat bed pillow under the covers where my feet will be. The pillow is flat enough to be comfortable, keeps my feet toasty and also keeps the bag warm all night. I used to put it on top of the covers, but the weight was uncomfortable. I also put a smaller one under a pillow against my back and it keeps me warm nearly all night.
There still 3 pages of this thread, and I didn’t post them all...LOL granny
Another thread of frugal tips and there are years of them:
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=235885
>>>Yum!! Such a shame that I am the only one here who likes mince pie!<<<
Hey, are you turning into another Wneighbor - she tempts me with cantaloupe and you dangle that yummy mince meat pie out there... Both are my absolute favorites... And I am the only one here who likes it too - which is fine, because I eat the whole pie.....
THE TWELVE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC And Their Relationship to the Body
In order to use these signs, you need an almanac for the current year.
The date in the almanac will tell you the phase of the moon and the zodiac sign for that particular day. Then look at the drawing in the almanac of the twelve signs of the zodiac and their relation to the body to see what that sign means. Here are the signs and their meanings.
The Zodiac Signs
LEGS - Aquarius - Waterman January 20 to February 19 Moon in Aquarius. Waterman,
Legs—Dry and Barren; Air, Masculine Good sign for cultivating and killing weeds, pests, etc. Good sign to harvest fruit and root crops. Seeds planted in Aquarius dont germinate well and are likely to rot. Air sign ruled by Uranus. Cut hair to stimulate growth. Fair for hunting.
FEET - Pisces - Fishes February 19 to March 20 Moon in Pisces Fish, Feet—Moist and Fruitful; Water, Feminine One of the best signs for planting, transplanting, propagating, etc. Seeds produce strong root growth, drought resistance, deep root penetration, short top growth, and a healthy, plentiful fruit crop. Water sign ruled by Neptune. Good sign for weaning and quitting habits. Best sign for pruning and planting trees and shrubs. Also for pulling teeth, cutting hair, and fishing. Animals born now make good breeding stock.
HEAD AND FACE - Aries - Ram March 20 to April 20 Moon in Aries. Ram, Head—Dry and Barren; Fire, Masculine Used for destroying weeds, pests, etc. Good sign for plowing, tilling, and cultivating. Plants from seeds germinated in Aries are bitter tasting and quick to bolt. they also mature faster, producing vines or stalks. Fire sign ruled by Mars. Aries is a good sign for planting beets, onions, tobacco. Its is also a good sign for hunting and fair for fishing. It is a good time to get hair perms., make jelly and pickles, baking and cooking, painting and welding.
NECK - Taurus - Bull April 20 to May 21 Moon in Taurus. Bull, Neck—Moist and productive; Earth, Feminine #1 sign for planting root crops. Also good for planting all crops and transplanting. Seeds planted in Taurus produce hardy plants with excellent roots, short internodal length, sturdiness, and withstand drought. Earth sign ruled by Mercury and Earth. Very good sigh for hunting and fishing; and also for canning and pickling, especially in the last quarter of the moon.
ARMS - Gemini - Twins May 21 to June 21 Moon in Gemini. Twins, Arms—Dry and Barren; Air, Masculine Used for destroying weeds, pests, etc. Good sign for plowing, tilling, and cultivating. Planting in Gemini results in long, stringy, weak plants. Mow grass to retard growth. Air sign ruled by Mercury.
BREAST - Cancer - Crab June 21 to July 23 Moon in Cancer . Crab, Breast—Very Moist and Fruitful; Water, Feminine The most productive sign. #1 sign for planting, transplanting budding, grafting, dividing, starting cuttings, all propagation. Good for watering. Seeds planted in Cancer germinate quickly. Plants propagated in cancer are the hardiest, best growing, and withstand drought. Cardinal Water sign ruled by the Moon. It is also a good sign to set eggs for hatching and animals born or hatched in Cancer make good breeding stock. Good sign for cooking and fishing. Cut hair in cancer to stimulate growth.
HEART - Leo - Lion July 23 to August 23 Moon in Leo. Lion, Heart—Dry and Barren; Fire, Masculine The most barren sign. Plow, till, cultivate, kill weeds and pests, destroy trees, bushes, and roots. Also good for harvesting fruit and root crops.”If weeds, briars and bushes are cut off in the fourth quarterof the moon in August when its place is in Leo, they will be more certainly destroyed than at any other time.” Mow grass to retard growth. Dont plant or transplant anything. Fire sign ruled by the Sun. It is a good sign for hunting, baking, getting hair perms, and painting.
BOWELS - Virgo - Virgin August 23 to September 23 Moon in Virgo Virgin, Bowels—Moist and Barren; Earth, Feminine Barren sign good for cultivating and killing weeds and pests Not good for planting or transplanting nothing. Earth sign ruled by Mercury.
REINS - Libra - Balance September 23 to October 23 Moon in Libra. . Scales, Kidneys—Moist and Semi-fruitful; Air, Masculine Good sign for planting crops that bear above the ground. Very good for vines and flowers. Seeds planted in Libra produce strong pulp and root growth. The best sign for planting flowers. Air sign ruled by Venus. Good sign to cut hair to stimulate growth.
SECRETS - Scorpio - Scorpion October 23 to November 22 Moon in Scorpio Scorpion, Loins—Moist and Fruitful; Water, Feminine The second best sign for planting, transplanting, all propagation. Good sign to water in. Seeds planted in Scorpio produce good vine growth, sturdiness, good fruit set, winter hardiness, and drought and cold resistance. Good sign for planting fruit trees. Water sign ruled by Mars. Good sign for hunting and fishing. Also good to set eggs for hatching and animals born in scorpio make good breeding stock.
THIGHS - Sagittarius - Archer November 22 to December 22 Moon in Sagittarius. Archer, Thighs—Dry and Barren; Fire Masculine Not a good sign to plant or transplant in. Good sign for cultivating and harvesting. Fruit picked in Sagittarius keeps good. Fire sign ruled by Jupiter. Cucumbers, garlic, onions, potatos, radishes, and maple and oak trees can be planted. Good sign to wean children and animals. Quit habits on the second day of Sagittarius. this works! Cut hair to stimulate growth. Good for perms. Also good for hunting, baking, making jelly and pickles.
KNEE - Capricornus - Goat December 22 to January 20 Moon in Capricorn. Goat, Knees—Moist and Semi-fruitful; Earth, Feminine Good sign to plant and transplant root crops. Also all crops. Produces good root and stalk growth. Good sign for pruning and grafting. Earth sign ruled by Saturn. Good sign to pour foundations, pulling teeth, canning, weaning children and animals. Also a fair sign for fishing.
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