Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 56, Number 43, Jasper, Dubois County, 14 August 1914 — Page 2
HOG AS "MORTGAGE LIFTER"
One Great Enemy to the Industry It CHnlar Etrrnal Vigilance Will Control Disease. By OROUcSK If r,U)VBR. Colorado Fxpclmnt station.) There should lie. and usually I. more monoy made In raising hops on the farm than ot'jer animals. A.ddo tin m holera. hogs an less subject to dh.eise. reproduce faster, and make better gain per pound of feed consumed. The annual increase of horses, cattle and sheep, ranges from r0 to 100 per cent. The Increase of hoejs should be from 500 to l.HOO per vent. Tito sow has the advantage in bringing forth two litters a year and f arrow several at each lifter Poctor Warrington in "Chemistry on the farm states that for each 100 pounds of feed consumed, the different farm asJmals make gains as follows: Cattle, nine pounds; sheep. 11 pounds, and ptgs, 23 pounds. Pigs then make nearly two and a half time the gain over cattle for the amount of feed consumed. The man who hauls hogs to market Instead of ' orn is the one who should make mosey Because of the fact that hog raising, when properly managed, has been so profitable, the hog has been styled the "Mortgage lifter." The one enemy to the business is hog cholera No doubt much can be done In ccnvrofling cholera by the farmers co-orer iting in adopting measures which will prevent the dissemination of cholera It Is up to the farmers themselves, on last analysis, to con flue cholera 01 the one farm where it starts, by strictly following the advice of sanitary authorities and all workng together to this end. I know of a farmer who kept his hogs healthy for four years, while the neighbors all around him were losing their hog? 'rom c holera. He did it by an eternal vigilance in keeping infection out, and f'nis m-n made a regular chore of Penning the hog pens every Saturday afternoon. PROPER PRUNING IN SUMMER Thinning Out and Cutting Younger Branches Is All That Is Required Danger of Sun Scald. Of late years we have heard a good deal about summer pruning and its value of inducing fruit buds to form on unproductive trees. The Kansas station has made some careful experiments wtt.i Hummer pruning of ten-year-old apple trees which have borne hut little fruit and showed few fruit spurs. The new wood was cut back and the heavy growth that shaded the two and three year old wood was thinned out. A lighter pruning was given the orchard the next summer. The orchard was in full bloom and produced a fair crop two years later. A Practical Lesson In Pruning. Power water sprouts or packers have been noticed on trees of similar age, that were grown on similar soil aud pruned in tho hummer than those pruned in winter and early spring. There is less danger that tho operator will remove a large amount if wood in the summer, for he can readily see the danger of sun scald. Thinning out and cuiting the youir. er branches is all that is required If a reasonable amount of care is given tho orchard, light summer pruning appears to be a good treatment for unproductive trees. Roots for Feed. Roots are excellent feed 'or dairy ow and are especially desirablo for tho fall and early winter, as they 4r palatable, eas to digest and stimulate the flow of milk. Less fcrain is required while roots are betng fed The change from roots to more grain should be made grad dally, auMitiK grair. at the rate of one pound for ten pounds of roots withdmwn. Dogs Drive Sheep Raising Out. A survey made by the Tuited States department of agriculture Indicates that if there were a proper control of dogs the nun-her of sheep on the farms could be doubled without displacing otl -er Stock The she p would rlt in a niche of their own. Dogs have driven snany farmers out of the sheep business Eggs Gather Odors. Kggs are like butter in gathering odors. Tlu shell of an egg is porous and lets any penetrating odor into the gg Itself. We have seen a basketful of fine frsh eggs ruined by being placed too near a table or Stand that had been a kerosene-can stand and was almost dripping with st.-iV oil Important to Animals. In addition to tbfj protein, carbohyirate and fats, usually considered the nost important constituents of feeds, the mineral or ash iu of great tmportance to anlsLala.
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PICK APPLES TO SAVE THEM
Fru t Should Not Be Picked Until It Hm Attained Full Growth Don't Shake Trees. (By A. CHAPIN.) Apples that are expected to go into storagn should be picked Just before they get mellow or fall from the trees. They must not be picked too soon. Dowi wi r, but should be left until they have attained their full growth and color. No orchardist of any account now shakes apples from the tree, but picks them one by one and places them in a basket or baa; suspended from the picker's shoulders. Apples should not be packed until four or five days after they have been picked. They should then be kept in a shed until freezing weather comes on. If the apples are picked when dry, and in season, they will stand a great deal of cold, but of course the frost should not be allowed to touch them. The boxes or barrels in the shed should be so placed that the air can circulate freely between them. When the freezing weather comes on, the apples should be removed to Beetle Round-Headed Apple Tree Borer. the cellar, where they should be kept dry. A cellar containing water will quickly destroy fruit. The best temperature at which apples keep, Is about 33 degrees F. Of course it is difficult, to obtain this exact temperature, but two or three degrees above or below will do no harm. If apples are placed in bins In tho cellar, they should be examined frequently during the winter, and if they are not keeping well, the entire lot should bo picked over very carefully and every apple showing signs of decay should be taken out, and the sound apples wiped with a cloth and placed in a clean bin. WATER REQUIRED FOR FARM Consumption Will Vary From Day to Day and With the Seasons Provide for Fire Protection. According to the department of agiiculture, each member of a farmer 3 family requires for all purposes from 25 to 40 gallons of water per day; each cow 12 gallons, each horse 10 gallons, each hog 2- gallons, and each sheep 2 gallons per day. The water consumption will vary from day to day and with the seasons. Fire protection should a? .o Le considered, and in determining the size of tank tho maximum amount likply to be required should be provided. For a family of six persons n. 200gallon supply should be sufficient if the water is used in the house only. On a farm where water is supplied to a family of 6 persons, 10 horses, 12 cows, 25 hogs and 15 sheep, the daily storage supply should be at least 500 gallons, uith whatever additional amount the farmer deems necessary for tire protection. The Livingston Apple. Among the seedling fall apples, which have been recently sent to the Ciem-va experiment station the Livingston Pride deserves mention, it is a chance seeding from Orange county. The fruit is large, skin light yellow, shaded and striped with carmir.e. When cooked it is quite attractive in j appearance and good in quality. It is not a dessert fruit, but is probably worth testing for culinary use. Season is the last of September and well into October. Value of Butter-Fat. A ton of butter-fat is worth about $700, and when sold take practically nothing from the fertility of the soil. The lesson from this observation is that if one expects to retain the productivity of his farm, he should give careful attention to live stock, espe cially tho dairy cow. See that the live stock DATS plenty of salt available at all time v Profit in Keeping Hogs, One man says: "With bacon at 25 and 30 cents a pound it pays to keep ann anil k en them rieht." There is j no question about profit in keeping hogs right, but at the same time the big hole in the proposition is the fact that the producer is not getting o and 30 oetUfl a pound for the bacon. Keynote to Profit. Pure bred dairy cattle will often be the keynote to great profit from the farm. What is the use of keeping an indifferent, non-rcoducing animal of any description when one that will make a handsome profit will take no more room, no more care and no more ti ed. Chickens Relish Salt. Chickens, like every animal, will eat salt if they can get it. but are quickly and easily satisfied and will not eat , more than II OOQ ior mem, www n is mixed with mash or some other soft feed; then there is a possibility of them eat ng too mucha m 1 . . IS
MODES IN MILLINERY
JUST NOW THE 8TYLES ARE SOMEWHAT CONTRADICTORY. Both Large and SrraN Hats Seem to Be Strictly Fashionable Question Raised by the Use of Monkey Fur. Milliner)' vogues are entering upon their solstice period. First we see wide-brimmed hats with low crowns flaringly trimmed with high-etanding fantasies or with their brims entertaining grouped trimmings of flowers of patent or oil-cloth manufacture. Again, there comes into view a series of small hats more tiny than any seen this season. Fashion decrees in one breath big hats for incoming vogues and contradiets herself in the next breath by showing the daintiest, most convinc ingly chic hats of the most diminutive types seen for months. And so it goes. At the Grand Prix de Chantilly. the majority of Bhapes worn with frocks of an elegant severity and of perfect style values were small to a vanishing point nearly. Almost all of these hats were made of white satin, white velvet, white, shiny oil-cloth, sach as is used for kitchen table coverings in most American households, and with or without very narrow hemp brims. A tali interrogative looking feather of eingle-blessed loneliness and of black, black and white, or ail white, would be the only decoration for tho most extreme-styled types. Other trimmings used were of self materials or of fruits and foliage of weirdly appearing guise. Lace and even fur trimmings were also in evidence, but the most peculiar, uncanny effect noticed, and withal quite the newest in consequence, was the hat of bowler-shaped hemp covered with white satin and with the crown encircled with an upstanding piece of black monkey fur. Is monkey fur to be society's sop to the Audubon society for use instead of osprey and other aigrettes which are tabooed, so to speak? The broadly, oddly curved sailor was chosen by several well-known mondainee. who depended upon black paradise plumes for the trimmings al- i most to a unit. Black velvet-topped hats were also seen and are evidently a factor to be reckoned with. letter on black satin hats, in a derivation of the well-known tricorne shapes, will appear. But of these, more w ill be said later oa. Faehions for hats, mesdames, are in the very flux of their making. TO HOLD SMALL ACCESSORIES Excellent Idea for the Division of Bureau Drawers Into Suitable Compartments. Old-fashioned bureaus and dressing tables used to have a supply of ymall drawers or else had the large top drawer subdivided into convenient little compart i. n ut s suitable as receptacles for gloves, handkerchiefs and other such small accessories which are easily lost or mixed up. The modern girl is expected to keep a supply of fancy cretonne-covered boxes on top of her dresser to hold these articles, but as such boxes soon soil or become overcrowded it has remained for somebody to invent a de - tachable wooden framework, bottomless and lidless, which may be covered with cretonne and laid in the drawer. A home-made contrivance on the same order may be manufactured at home by means of a number of shallow cigar boxes or even strong pasteDoard boxes of a uniform size stitched or taelred firmly together and covered .i cretonne. If cigar boxes are used they must he thoroughly Hired and PRETTY GIRDLE One of the new girdles is shown in the drawing accompanying this. It is a simple afTair, but noticeably yretty and graceful, being made of sott novelty ribbon of .told satin with brown velvet dots and hangs in two long straight ends and one short loop
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The top model Is made with new vestee effect, the tiny pockets proclaiming a masculine touch ona background of lacy femininity. The second shows what an extra touch of embroidery and a quaint collar and cuff will accomplish in a summer blouse. A hemstitched stripe in the material of the third waist greatly enhances its fine sheer appearance. scented to remove the fragrant aroma which, while pleasant, is hardly suitable as a sachet for milady's toilet accessories. Such a set of boxes, however, will make a nice gift for a man to hold ties, handkerchiefs and trinkets. If the framework is manufactured at home, it should measure not more than eighteen inches long by twelve wide, and the compartments can be gauged by what they are intended to hold. Developing the Forearm. It is not difficult to rig up some sort of a pulley for home use and nothint? Is better exercise for devel onine the forearm. A simple exerelse to improve the forearm is to clasp the hands behind the head and bend the elbows forward and back several times. An excellent deep breathing exercise may also be enjoyed standing with the hands clasped behind the head. In this case the elbows should be thrown hack as far as possible. Keep the lips closed and draw a deep breath, rising on the tip thP same time. Exhale the breath and descend on the neels again. Repeat these exercises seeral l vv r v times when standing near an open window in a loose negligee without j corsets. Forearms that are too fat can be j benefited by frequent applications of ! a stiff brush and plenty of hot water and soap. To Clean Spats. To clean light colored or drab cloth spats or gaiters and shoe tops, peel and wash some potatoes, then grate them into a basin and while quite wet apply to the surface of the gaiters and apply to tne sunace oi shoe tops. Put in the open air to dry . l l tk. .wn f n 1 nntatno i fT ana men uiusii iuc &ic.ii .w. with a clean brush. at the left of the front. A single length of the ribbon encircles the waist, finished on the upper edge with an upstanding ruffle of the same. Dutch Designs Popular. Designs showing quaint Dutch children and Dutch landscapes with the inevitable wind mills are daily growing in popularity on all kinds of needlework. These quaint patterns are seen on all Borts of goods, including pillow tops, centerpieces, runners, table mats and 5 o'clock tea cloths, and being in line with present day fashions are sure to become exceedingly popular. As a rule the patterns are taken from the chinaware imported into Europe in the eighteenth century', and which form the bias of much of the china decorations used in the English patterns. The most familiar pattern is the old willow patterned plate desigu. This design is worked in the deep Chinese blue in white linen with the edge buttonholed in blue. Other patterns reproduce the flat flowers and the brilliant birds, branches of willow and cherry trees, the bamboo and other characteristic designs in the clear, rich colors used by Chinese artists. it is about a quarter of a century ago since women who embroider tried their skill upon the floral reproductions which formed the basis of the art needlework Bit of Plaid for the Boy. Suits for small boys are made of white pique and poplin, with collars and cuffs of gay Scotch pUid. To wear with these smart little suits come iiats with brims and bands of matching plaids.
PUT EASE BEFORE DRUDGERY Every Device for Improving Methode of Housekeeping Should Be Employed. There are thousands of housekeepers who cannot take a summer trip, but they can greatly improve their methods of housekeeping. First, free the house of unnecessary article to sweep, wash, dust, iron or move. Only the useful and the beautiful should remain. A porch may be made the greatest of blessings to the summer housekeeper if sheltered by vines. The Dutchman's pipe is a fast-growing vine, and the moonvine and morning glory make rapid growth. Do all the work you can out here, or under a big tree in the yard, such as shelling peas, stringing beanB, paring apples and divers other tasks, which will suggest themselves to the thinking housekeeper. When work is finished, sit out on the porch or under a tree, anywhere but indoors, and don't forget the picnics. Don't tire yourself out by baking a lot of fancy dishes. Make good, plain things which will be relished out of doors. Do nothing that Is not absolutely necessary. Once in a while take an entire afternoon for sleep, reading, lounging under the trees, or resting in the way most helpful to you.
GOOD HOME-MADE ICE BOX Costs Little and, According to Inventor, Keeps Ice in Condition for a Long Time. An economical ice box is described by its owner and maker as follows"For this I bought a wooden box about four feet long, two wide and 18 ; Inches high, being careful to select ! one closely built: next 1 bought a pair of cheap Binges and made a top which fitted closely. Across the bot- j torn of the box I took off a strip through the center 12 inches s ide, then I fitted across the bottom, on the outside, a piece of wire netting. ; Inside, across the center, I put a strip about ten inches wide and as long as the box is wide, which I can take . out and scald. This holds the piece of ice without having it come in con- ! tact with the wire and cause it to j sag. I keep two woolen cloths to wrap around the ice, taking out one each morning, scalding it and letting it hang in the sun. Next to the ice I put newspapers, then the cloth, and the ice keeps splendidly. The box is on legs and the water drains off into a tub under it." Two Wicker Lamps. A couple of wicker covered demijohns are going to do duty this summer in a seasnore Dungaiow H& mo , 1 1 1 Dases of iamps. One of them received only a thorough cleaning before being nrpRRpri into service, and the other w&g m,ated to a coat of browll enamel paint. On the light one has been fitted a spreading wicker shade, and on the brown a Japanese open work r Hnpd wUh R yellow flowfred chintz. The litter will stand in the general living room, which is done in brown and buff, and the former will illumine the veranda from a wicker table at the j ,i . ,r k 11-hir.Vi tbo nlortrir extended 13oth dem. ha weighted so I UllilO ill V7l W V vf fcr " - O - I that they cannot topple over easily. Rhubarb Wine. It must be made when the rhubarb is quite ripe. Into one gallon of boil-
ing rain water cut eight pounds of a deep kettle, cover with boiling warhubarb in thin slices, put into a tub ter to which a teaspoonful of salt has and cover closely with a thick cloth ( been added. Simmer gently one hour or blanket. Stir twice dally for a ; Take out, remove the skin and trim week then strain through a cloth and ; off the roots. Place in a casserole
nHH four nounds of preserving loaf sugar, the juice of two lemons and rind of one. To refine it take an f isin la9S and dissolve it in a u n a cnina.lined saucepan. When quite cold add it to the rest of the wine and casK n. When the fermentation is over bung it down Saving the Hands. If you are doing housework, try to soil your hands as little as possible. While dusting and sweeping or aoins any dry, dirty work, wear a loose pair of old "kid gloves. Rubber gloves are no longer very expensive; provide yourself with a pair of theee and use them while washing dishes or any work that demands the use of strong .. a soap and water. Beef Ribbed Steaks. Cut out a thick steak from between
the bones, soak it in salad and season j cloth or a soft brush dampened in asswith salt and pepper. Broil on each ! naonia and water.
side tor five minutes. Prepare some maitre d.hotcl butter on a bot dlsh. ,ay the steaks upon it and glaze over the top. Time ten minutes to broil. Blackber-y Jetly. in makine blackberry jelly it is a eood plan to have one-third of the juice from barberries or rhubarb and the two other thirds from blackberries. The sugar should be in the same proportion as for strawberry jelly. Bean Cakes. Take left-over baked beans, mash them with spoon, add an egg. onehalf cupful of milk and enough crack er crumbs to form into cakes. Fry in a little hot lard like any other small cake. Jelly-Making Hint. In making jelly, If you get it too sweet and have no more juice, put in a little pure cider vinegar. The jelly will "jell" at once, and the flavor will not be at all impaired.
USES FOR SOUR MILK
18 VALUABLE INGREDIENT MANY DESSERT DISHES. IN Spice Cake With Nut Meats and Pitted Dates May Be Especially Recommended Excellent Gingerbread That Requires No Butter. In w r thrifty family not a spomful of milk is ever wasted. Small amounts left In the pitcher are poured Into a Jar and set aside to sour, and in the summer, especially, these accumulations follow thick and fast. Here is an economical spice cake that is delicious: Melt a tablespoonful of chocolate shavings over hot water, then add half a cupful each of dark brown sugar and hot water. Stir the mixture until smooth and keep where it will stay warm until needed. Tut nut meats and pitted date through the food chopper until you have a cupful of each. Put three cupfuls of sifted flour into the sifter and add one teaspoonful of baking powder, one-half of a teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one-half of a teaspoonful of grated nutmeg and Ju6t a pinch of ginger. Rub enough of the flour into the fruit to coat each nfpro vwll and turn sn iM rfluons flour back into the sifter. Now (ream onehalf of a cupful of butter and add on cupful and one half of brown sugar, then two eggs well beaten, the chocolate preparation and one cupful of sour milk. Beat thoroughly and stir in the flour. Thte may be baked in a square sheet and covered with a thin icing flavored with vanilla, in layers with a chocolate cream Tilling or a white icing, or in patty tins or gem pans. If the small rakes are sprinkled with granulated Bugar and a few chopped nut meats they will require no icing. For a good gingerbread that require no butter, try this recipe: Heat three egg8 well, then add one cupful and one-half of molasses and three-quar ters of a cupful each of sour milk and Dnown sugar. Sift a tablespoonful of ginger and one t aspoonful each of cinnamon, baking powder and soda witn three cupfuls of flour. Stir into the liquid mixture, pour into a shal jow pan ant bake in a moderate oven BDout forty minutes.- Delineator. Laundry Notes. The ideal wash boiler is at least copper-bottomed. This Is to conduct heat and avoid rr. It has, to, a faucet to allow of e..sy removal of the water. A washing machine should be em ployed to save wear ünd tear on the . .. m ' m - - human macmne. i ncro are um types of mechanical washers tho "dolly" or dasher, and churn type. ppner.-illv nnenited hv hand. Tho vacuum or suction type, also hand-op ( erated. The cylinder generally -used m laundries has two drums, one re volving inside the other, and the rock nz or oscillating tyie, one cylinder of metal or wood swaying back and forth without dasher or beater. The tucking type is least wearing on tho clothes, and it and the cylinder typo are preferable if they can be operated hv nnwnr Unforo rhnnsin? nnv w ash it la Dest to have an artual demonstration and thoroughly understand the cost of operation per hour, etc.. of the machine before buying. Beef Tongue. Wash a fresh beef tongue, place In i with one teaspoonful of butter and two cupfuls of water, add flavorinK herbs, cover closely and cook three or j four hours. An hour before serving ; add OIH rupful of raisins. When done j place tongue and raisins on platter . A A - - ft I 1 ' . and thicken the gravy with one tablespoonful of flour. S'-rve on platter or in the casserole. This is a good fireless recipe for summer. To Freshen Cloth. If you would keep your tailored uit i m 1 J V. .- 1-1 ainsll always iresu uu worn with the coat, do not wear the skirt indoors. The skirt will grow shabby long before the cloth is worn out. ( loth should be pressed only when absolutely necessary. A simple j way to freshen material which wilt not stand freqsent pressing Is to hang it over steam. An excellent way to freshen serge that has grown snuiy i is to brush it against the nap with a To Wash a Greasy Bottle. To wash a bottle or a glass that ha contained oil use very hot coffee grounds. If the glass be badly incrusted wash it with a mixture of bichromate of potash and sulphuric 1 acid in equal parts, being careful not to get a drop or mis upou im uu,... as it is a powerful caustic. Then asa in several waters. Strawberry Sago. Soak one cupful of sago in three cupfuls of cold water for two hours, then pour into a double boiler and cook until the sago U transparent. When cool pour it over strawberries In a mold. Serve very cold with sugar and cream. To Clean the Bathtub. A new way to clean porcelain bathtub is by putting a little coarse salt Into the dampened tub and then rubbing it briskly with a ra wet with tar pen tine.