Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1918 — Page 2

WHEAT AND FLOUR

Total Commercial Stock® as Shown by Partial Tabulation of Food Survey of December 31, 1917

The total stocks of wheat in commercial chanels on December 31, 1917, as indicated by a parrtai tabulation of the food survey of the latter date, were approximately one-half as large as the commercial stocks on hand December 81 1916, according to a statement issued by the United States department of agriculture. In this comtection it is pointed out that the commercial visible supplv figures published by the Chicago board of trade showed stocks on hand January 5, 1918. about 30 per cent-of the commercial visible supply reported for January a 1917, while the visible supply reported by Bradstreet for January 5, 1918, was approximately 36 per cent of that reported for January 6, 1917 The commercial stocks of wheat atthe end of December, 1917, compared more favorablv with those of a year earlier than did the stocks at the end of August, 1917, the holdings of December 31, 1917, being 50 per cent of those reported for the corresponding date in 1916, while the commercial stocks of August 31, 1917, were Only 37 per cent of those for the same date in 1916. At the same time it is indicated that there was only a slight change in the relative importance of the commercial stocks of flour on the dates of the two survevs as compared with the corresponding dates a year earlier. On August BL 1917. the commercial stocks of flour ware about 75 per eent of the stocks reported on hand August 31. 1916, while «a December 31. 1917. tlie stocks of flour were 70 per cent of those reported for the corresponding date in 1910. The total wheat crop of 1917 was approximately 650/100.000 compared with 640.000,000 bushels for the previous year and with 806,000,0 W ou. els, the average for the five-year period 1911-1915. The final figures for the August 31. 1917, food survey show that the total commercial stocks of wheat on that date were 75,000,000 bushels, or less tha % two months' supply, while the commercial stocks of flour were about 12,000.000 barrels, representing approximately a six weeks’ s upplj. The elevators, mills, and wholesale grain dealers held 88.4 per cent of the commercial stocks of wheat reported for August 31, 1917 and 3jkß per cent of the total commercial stocks of flour reported for that date. In the case flour, retail dealers held 24.9 per cent, bakers 20.3 per cent, wholesale grocers n 7 ner cent and storage warehouses 5.3 per cent. ’ Minnesota and California reported the largest commercial stocks of wheat on August 31, 1917, their holdings being 7,290.000 and spectively, while Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas each he, d abou l 5,000.000 bmshels. -The combined holdings of these flVe states bushels, or more than 45 per cent of the total for th f e ed S ta e In he ease of flour eight states reported about one-half of the total stocks of tn country, N.» York leading with SIMM barrels. tollowe.lby « with 659,438, Illinois with 639.126. and Nebraska wim 6M.915 harrriß whl e California, Texas, Minnesota, and Missouri each reported about 500,000 barre .

Varieties of Cheese Catalogued

<By the United States Department of Agriculture.) The distinct varieties of cheese number probably about 18, although the names given to the manufactured kinds total several hundred. This statement Is made in the United States department of agriculture’s bulletin No. 608, “Varieties of Cheese, Descriptions and Analysis,” which is a revision of former government publications on the subject. More than 40. names of cheese are given in the bulletin and are of local origin, usually having been derived from towns or comfnunities. A list of the best-known names applied to the distinct varieties or groups is as follows: Brick, caciocavallo, camembert, Cheddar, cottage, diy, edan, emmental, gouda, hand, holstein. limburg, neufchatel, parmesan, roquefort, sapsago, scanno and trappist.- Descriptions and chemical analyses of the foreign and domestic cheese mentioned in the bulletin are given alphabetically. Attempts to make emmental and limburg cheese in this have been very successful, the bulletin says. These varieties are being made by 500 factories in Wisconsin alone and by factories in Ohio, New York and northern Illinois. Investigation also has shown that camembert and a' cheese of the same general nature as roquefort or stilton, can be made successfully in this country. “There is no reason,” says the bulletin, “to believe that any-variety of cheese imported cannot be made here, although with present knowledge it would not be advisable to try to make many kinds. Probably scientific investigation would show how to improve on the average quality of the cheese made in the old countries, -for it must be remembered that only the very best is shipped by the European makers, the rest, or poorer grades, being consumed at home. Unfortunately a feeling prevails in the United States that cheese equal to the best of the European product cannot be produced here. This feeling is based upon a lack of knowledge of actual conditions in Europe and of the conditions affecting the qualities of cheese. Certain parts of Europe probably are better favored by desirable climatic conditions and by more general dissemination of the bacteria or molds necessary to the characteristic ripening of different varieties, but even the best average natural conditions can be improved on by artificial means since necessary molds or bacteria can be grown in pure culture and utilized anywhere However. the cost may render it impracticable.”

Time Changes.

With the sickle a man coutd harvest half an acre a day. With the scythe a man cdflld harvest one acre a day. With the cradle a man could harvest, two and a half acres a ; day. ' With the first reaper (1831) ■ a man couljl harvest six acres • a day. With the modern binder a : man can harvest twenty acres : a day. i , With the modern tractor and i two binders one man can har- [ ve«t forty acres a day.—Manii toba Free Press.

Carries His Own Bones Around as a Mascot for Coming Diamond Season

All ball players believe in luck and m'ost carry a talisman of some sort, but it remains for Forrest Cady, Mack’s new big catcher, to carry around with him the strangest token of all. It is nothing less than two bones from his own body. Last winter Cady was in a motor accident and had his Shoulder broken in several places. Two pieces of bone

Forrest Cady.

were removed, and now Cady is never without them. “They are a part of me or were,” Cady explains, “and I’m only carrying them as near where they belong as I can. My arm’s as good as ever, although I thought for a time that I would never play ball again, somehow I feel that if I lost those two little pieces of bone my ann would go back on me.”

As Destroyers of Insects and Plant Pest, Birds of Great Value to Garden Growers.

It’s maddening to sow seeds in your garden, lot or farm land and in due time to discover that the “fowls of the air have devoured them all up.” But could we but remember that without the birds we could raise little or nothing of anything. we should not be so chagrined, declares a writer in the Buffalo News. Experts who have studied the question of birds in relation to crops and crop conservation agree that our feathered companions are friends Indeed. As destroyers of insects and plant pests, birds have great value to the farmer and gardener. Food Administrator Hoover has entered the lists on the side of the birds, and “hopes that the people of the United States realize how closely related to food saving is the protection and encouragement of Insectivorous and migratory birds.” We do not know just what effect this statement of Mr. Hoover’s will have upon the farmer or gardener. We have grown up to look upon some birds with a certain degree of suspicion. The crow, for instance; how many farmers feel friendly toward the crows? Very few; Jim Crow is one of the most unpopular of birds, yet he has a voracious appetite for grubs, and should not perhaps be begrudged the few sprouts of corn that he pulls yp. And certainly rhe robin should be encouraged, as he is no slacker in ridding the garden of insect pests. Altogether the balance Is In favor of the birds, and we hope that more specific advice on the matter will follow, and thns we may be educated to the value of birds as food conservation auxiliaries.

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List of States of the Union, Number of Square Miles and Number of Counties in Each.

The following are the states of the Union arranged In alphabetical order, the number of square milSs and number of counties in each: Alabama has 51,998 square miles and 67 counties; Arizona has 113.956 square miles and 13 counties; Arkansas, 53.335 square miles and 75 counties; California, 158.297 square miles and 58 counties; Colorado, 103,948 square miles and 59 counties; Connecticut, 4.965 square miles and 8 counties; Delaware. 2,370 square miles and 3 counties; Florida, 58.666 square miles and 46 counties; Georgia, 59,265 square miles and 137 counties; Idaho, 83.888 square miles and 23 counties; Illinois, 56,665 square miles and 102 counties; Indiana, 36,354 square miles and 92 counties; lowa, 56,147 square miles and 99 counties; Kansas, 82,158 square miles and 106 counties; Kentucky. 40,598 square miles and 11& counties; Louisiaia, 48,506 square miles and... 59 counties or parishes; Maine, 33,044 square miles and 16 counties; Maryland, 13,327 square miles and 24 counties; Massachusetts, 8.266 square miles and 14 counties; Michigan. 57.880 square miles and 83 counties; Minnesota, 84,683 square miles and 83 counties; Mississippi, 46.--865 square miles and 76 counties; Missouri. 69.420 square miles and 115 counties ; Montana, 146,997 square miles and 28 counties; Nebraska, 77,520 square miles and 91 counties; Nevada. 110,690 square miles and 14 counties; New Hampshire. 9,341 square miles and 10 counties; New Jersey, 8,224 square miles and 21 counties; New Mexico, 122,624 square miles and 26 counties; New York, 49,204 square miles and 61 counties; North Carolina, 52,426 square miles and 98 counties; North Dakota, 70,837 square miles and 45 counties; Ohio, 41,040 square miles and 88 counties; Oklahoma, 70,057 square miles and 26 counties; Oregon, 96,699 square miles and 33 counties; Pennsylvania, 45,126 square miles and 67 counties; Rhode Island, 1,248 square miles and 5 counties; South Carolina. 30,989 square mile's and 44 counties; South’ Dakota, 77,615 square miles and 58 counties; Tennessee, 43,022 square miles and 96 counties; Texas, 265,896 square miles and 246 counties; Utah, 84,890 square miles and 27 counties; Vermont, 9,564 square miles and 14 counties; Virginia, 42,627 square miles and 14 counties; Washington, 69,127 square miles and 38 counties; West Virginia, 24,170 square miles and 55 counties; Wisconsin, 56,066 square miles and 71 counties; Wyoming, 97,911 square miles and 13 counties.

BATCH OF SMILES

It All Helps. “I ordered my garden seed today.” “Your garden was a failure last year, wasn’t it?” “In a way it was. Still, my neighbors’ chickens got fat. on the seed I planted, so my work still had somfe effect toward relieving the food shortage.” Dropped Within Reach. "Do you like your eggs dropped?” “You bet! I was delighted whew they came down twenty cents!” Playing Safe.

“You have planted mostly onions and radishes.” “Yes,” returned Mr. Crosslots. “Nobody at our house eats them. So if they don’t happen to grow it won’t make so much difference.”

Army Father Joined. “What are you crying for, little girl?” * “ ’Cause daddy joined the army.” “You shouldn’t cry for that. Won’t you like yqur daddy when he’s dressed like me?” “But —but daddy joined the Salvation Army!” His Ear to the Ground.

New Calendar Demanded. “These old calendars are no good.” “Don’t they give you the day of the week, month and year?” “Yes, but who cares. What I want to learn when I get up in the morning is what I go without today." Two Senior in Years. A lady. anxious to find out how many children a new neighbor had asked one of the boys, "How many of you are there?” r “Five.” he answered. “Are you the oldest?” questioned the lady. “No,” the boy replied, “there are two older’n me—ma and pa.” Not Worth It “I see where Mrs. Jiggins sued sot SIOO damages for alienation of bai husband’s affections." - “What extortion!"

“What is your ideas as to the political situation?” “My friend.” replied Senator Sor•ghpm, “we regular expert politicians know how to go with the people. And just now all of our people are fighting for our country and not for jobs.”

Cheerful Lighthouse Inmate

At the home for blinded soldiers and sailors at Torquay, an annex of the famous St. Dustan’s, in Regent Park, London. Making string bags which are sold for the benefit of the blind.

FOR THE POULTRY GROWER

Hens of the medium-sized breeds Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons —are best suited to backyard conditions. Large hens kept in close confinement are likely to get too fat to lay well. Spiall, nervous hens are apt to develop such vices as egg eating and feather eating. The bad tendencies mentioned do not prohibit the keeping* of large and small breeds in small back yards, but makes it necessary for the keeper to use extraordinary care to keep them in good condition and productive. White and light-colored varieties are not desirable for small back yards, because their plumage soils too easily. As a rule it is most satisfactory to buy hens of a local poultry keeper or dealer in live poultry. Desirable small flocks are frequently offered by people who are obliged by change of work or of residence to sell their-poultry. Dealers in live poultry everywhere sort out from their general receipts the hens that show good breeding and quality to sell to back yard poultry keepers. When satisfactory stock cannot‘be obtained locally, the advertising columns of newspapers should be consulted, and the hens boughs from the nearest breeder who can supply what is wanted at a reasonable price.

For the back yard flock kept to produce eggs, it is not necessary to have hens of extra good standard quality. What breeders of standard poultry call choice utility hens are as good as any for egg production and cost but little more than ordinary mongrels. Hens of this grade in the medium-sized breeds usually are a little under standard weights, and have superficial faults, as unsoundness of color, or irregularity of markings or of the shape of the comb,‘which in no way affect their laying capacity, but make them unfit for exhibition and undesirable for breeding purposes. When buying hens in person particular attention should be given to the general condition —whether the bird seems vigorous and lively, and to the appearance of the comb and the condition of the feet. Healthy hens have bright red combs and bright eyes. A slight paleness of the comb is simply an indication that the hen is not laying at the time; but a bird whose comb has either a yellowish or bluish cast should be rejected, for these are symptoms of internal disorders. The skin and scales of legs and toes should be smooth, and the soles of the feet soft and free from corns. i

Split Infinitive.

The “split infinitive” is a term used by critical grammarians to designate the placing of an adverb or a phrase between an infinitive and its- sign to, thus separating or disconnecting the infinitive from a word that properly belongs to it. Following are examples: “I went there in order to personally inspect it,” instead of “I went there in order to inspect it personally” os- “in order personally to inspect it;” “ the acld is allowed t 0 slowly percolate”; “the glare of the fire seemed to completely light the city.” Each of these sentences splits the infinitive by placing words oetw’een the infinitive and the “to” that belongs to it.

German Socialism.

1 The German Socialists have ideas of brotherhood which agree with those of the kaiser. . You first seize your brother’s country, kill off his women and children, appropriate bls raw material, call upon God to witness your loving kindness, set up one •f your sons as king and the trick is done. It is all explained in your treaty, in which you tell how much you ibve the dear ones you have enclaved. —Brooklyn Eagle.

Summer Storage of Coal Is Way to Prevent Another Fuel Famine the Coming Winter

Before the winter’s fires are cold, the United States fuel administration is urging the storage of fuel for next winter. Every effort that can be made to prevent a repetition of the coal shortage of this year will be jnade. State administrators have already taken up next year’s problem, and they will devote most of their time to it throughout the ’spring and summer. The state council of defense will join in the campaign. Through every official source all coal users will be urged to begin buying and storing coal now 'for next year. Every private user in particular is urged to put in his next coal at the earliest possible date, and gel out of the market. The purpose behind the efforts, of both the fuel administration and the state councils is to keep the coal mines working throughout the summer. Only a comparatively small amount of coal can be stored at the mines. The only places where it can be stored in quantities to prevent the possibility of another famine next winter is on the premises of the individual users and the dealers.

Also transportation facilities are much better in summer than in winter. More cars are available. There is no danger of Bad-weather blockades. TI-mI traffic congestion of the winter month# is not a summer problem. There is plenty of coal. Enough, and more than enough, can be mined, if the mines are kept working all the time. But it cannot be mined unless it is taken away from the mines. And it cannot be taken away from the mines unless there are purchasers. Next year’s traffic problems will in all probability be as great as those of this year. The only way to prevent a coal shortage is to begin piling it up. and continue to do so throughout'the summer.

Statistical Notes.

One of the best paying jobs for women in Japan is that of hairdresser. • * • Several women are acting as , newspaper correspondents behind the lines along the battle front in France. • * * American women in various parts of Jhe country are now operating farm tractors. * * • Qualified women lawyers in Italy are about to be granted the privilege of practicing their profession in that country. * *

Blind Man Runs Farm.

Undeterred by a handicap of total blindness, Nicholas Johnson operates a large farm at Farmington, Del., and has proved that sheep farming can be successfully carried on in lower Delaware without grazing land and by growing hay for day feeding. The wool alone from his sheep last season paid all expenses, and from the sale of the young lambs, he realized several thousand dollars.

How to Raise Potatoes.

Put Irish potatoes in drills about four or five inches deep. Put one eye every eight inches, and replant where they fail to come up. In hoeing, do not cut the roots, and do not draw earth too high on the plant after it has a godd start, as this causes a second crop of potatoes to start growing, which will set back the bigger ones, states an authority. . Use a solution of paris green for potato beetles. In dry seasons prying up the middles with forte, without turning the earth any whatever, and then watering with a hose has an almost miraculous effect

Plan for Rehabilitation and Re-Education of Men Who Are Disabled in War

Plans for the rehabilitation and reeducation of soldiers and sailors disabled in the war. so that they may earn higher wages than before their enlistment, are outlined in two reports submitted to eopgress by the federal board of vocational education. Both reports urge an appropriation for the training of teachers for the work and for establishing great schools near hospitals in all parts of the country. , They point out that while congress has made full plans for fighting the war, it has neglected to furnish money for the reclamation of the wounded men so that they may become not only self-supporting, but be an asset to the nation by turning back into civilian life a flood of welltrained and disciplined men who will be highly valuable in industry. Unless the work of training the men for new occupations or for better places in-their old occupations is undertaken while the soldiers are in the or in the convalescent camps, C. A. " Prosser; —the directoi of the survey, asserts, the men will lose their will power and discipline, become morbid and indolent, and finally become perpetual wards of the government. It is expected that the exercises training the wounded for new occupations or for better places in their old occupations will develop the muscles that remain inactive through the hospital period. Director Prosser says that the training is one of the cures in the treatment of the war’s wounded, because it will buoy up their spirits and hopes. It will demonstrate to them that they are hot public burdens, and that “after they have played the man’s part in the supreme moment of history they may take up a man’s job again in civilian life at wages higher than they received before they entered the army.” In some cases where men are bedridden for months he suggests that the training be undertaken at the bedside. He calls all these workshops “curative workshops.”

Mother’s Cook Book

In d'ays gone by I filled myself With puddings, pies and cakes: I dearly loved all sweetened food. (I took a chance on aches) But nothing stayed my appetite When I came in from play. Dike bread smeared o’er with Jam That mother stored away. Good War-Time Cakes. Cakes to be used are taking less sugar and honey corn and maple sirup are being used as often as possible. Oatmeal Cake. This is a perfectly reliable cake which will be found often in the homes where it has once been y tried. Take one half-cupful of sugar, four tablespoonfuls of Troco, or any fat may be used, one egg well beaten, a cupful of cold coffee, a cupful of rolled oats that have been ground through the meat chopper, a teaspoonful of cinnamon, a cupful of flour, a teaspoonful each of baking powder and vanilla, a half-tea?poonful of soda, and a cupful of raisins. Proceed as usual in making the cake; Coconut Macaroons. Take a tablespoonful of butter, creamed, add a half-cupful of sugar, one egg, one and cupfuls of oatmeal and a half-cupful of coconut. Drop by tea-, spoonfuls on a buttered sheet.

Sponge Com Flour Cake. Beat four eggs, add a tablespoonful of lemon jtilce, a, cupfiil of sugar, a cupful of corn flour, and an eighth of a teaspoonful of salt. Bake in gem. S*ns. Potato Flour Sponge Cake. Beat 1 the yolks of four eggs until thick, Add a cupful of sugar gradually, heating constantly; add the whites beaten stiff and stir Into the first mixture ; add a teaspoonful of baking powder to a half-cupful of potato flour, and to the eggs; flavor to taste, bake 30 minutes. * Raisin Drops. Take a third of a cupful of shortening, add a cupful of sugar, two wellbeaten eggs, a cupful of raisins, two cupfuls of corn flour sifted with two and a half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a cupful of milk and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Mix and bake as usual. Strained honey boiled and used for boiled frosting as one does a sugar sirup, saves sugar. Maple sirup or sugar may also be nsed if a filling or frosting is necessary.

Head of Woman’s Bureau of Red Cross at Washington'

kuss Ipa Taft, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs Oren B. Taft of Chicago, is head of the woman’s bureau of the American Red Cross at Washington. Miss Taft was foremost in the Chicago Red Cross reorganization at the beginning of the war. Last fail she had.charge of the wrapping And inspection department of hospital garments for Red Cross at “the division” in the Le Moyne building, handling the of five states. This required a great deal of executive ability. People who don’t know what they are talking about say Miss Taft has a But that’s no extra special Ampliment to a gsry feminine, rather small and slender woman who has a very well disciplined mind, prac* Ileal and intellectual.—Exchange.