Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 5, Jasper, Dubois County, 25 June 1920 — Page 3
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One of Important Features of Extension Work Conducted by Relation Service.
INSTRUCT GIRLS AND BOYS Larger Yields Have Been Obtained, Detter Pigs Have Been Raised, and Finer Cattle, Dairy and Deef Hive Been Raited.
By E. T. MEREDITH. Secretary of Apiculture.) Hoys' nnd Girls club work Is one of the Important features of tho agricultural extension work conducted by the state relation service, United States department of agriculture, in co-operation with the state agricultural colleges and local agencies for the purpose of Improving agricultural conditions and practice throughout the country. These clubs are organized to Improve farm nnd home practices by Instructing the boys In correct agricultural methods and the girls In homemaking; to assist them In demonstrating these methods for the Improve-
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A Pig Club Girl. . ment of the farm and home; to aid In the development of co-operation In the family nnd In the community; to crente a more favorable attitude toward the business of farming and home making by encouraging property ownership and the feeling of partnership; nnd to make rural life more attractive by providing organization which tends to diminish Isolation' and develop leadership. Benefit Derived. These objects are In process of attainment. Wherever club work has been pushed by our agents, larger yields have been obtained, better pigs have been raised and liner cattle, both dairy and beef, have been grown. The nietto of the clubs Is "To Make the Best Hotter." Registered animals are now common where only a few years ago they were unknown, nnd there is a systematic effort to cull out scrub live stock and poultry. Large yields of crops have been made by club members on lands which were considered worthless, and little girls are vying with the best packers In canning and preserving fruits nnd vegetables, and are becoming a potent factor in helilng to make the farm home more attractive and enjoyable. The average yield per acre made by club members In the growing of field crops Is two to three times as large ns the average yields made In the states In wldch the members are located. Many people, seeing a boy or girl here and there engaged In club work, do not realize the value of the products produced by these young folk In the aggregate. In 101S, while under the stress of war and responding to nn appeal made to club members In the furrows "over here" to help feed the boys In the tinches "over there," the records In the olllce show that these young people produced food nnd feed to the value of more than $20.000.000. Helps Boys and Girls. The money value of the products of club members Is only a small part of the value of club work. Many boys nnd girls have had their vision of life enlarged by club membership. Many have taken and are taking collegv training. The agricultural colleges of the country especially have profited In enrollment from the clubs. Many hoy and girls have made their own money to defray their college expenses In club activities. Many after graduation have returned to the farms or have engaged In extension work as county agents. Rural life has been greatly enriched In recent years by the trained leadership obtained from r.grlcultural clubs. The results obtained In. this work Justify many times the expenditures made In securing them and appeal strongly for a larger development f thf useful work.
NEED WINDBREAK IN SUMMER
Protection Given to Garden'and Fruit Plantation From Hot South, west Winds.
A farm needs a windbreak In summer as much as In winter. Did yni ever notice :he difference In the garden and fult plantation on two farms, one sheltered from the hot southwest wind and the other exposed to It? The Ylndbrenk payi in dollars and cents.
INFERIOR SALT WILL RUIN COUNTRY HIDES
Hair Is So Set That It Cannot Be Removed Properly.
Incident Illustrates Importance of Attention to Details In Handling and Curing Alum Is Espedally Objectionable.
(Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Hides should be 'salted only with clean, pure salt free from alum, according to a recent statement of the bureau of chemistry. This bureau is malting a study of. the best methods for skinning farm nnlmnls nnd curing hides In order to produce a hlgh-grado leather. Salt containing alum partly tans the hide and sets the hair so that It cannot be removed. Hides which cannot be unhnlred properly bring a loss to the tanner and prejudice him In future purchases agnlnst hides from the same source. Tanners recently submitted to the bureau of chemistry green salted hides which could not be unhalred after liming In the usual way, In order to find out the cause. An examination showed that on the basis of the dry hide unhülred spots contained 0.S per cent of alumina and the portions where the hair was not loosened contained 1.23 per cent of alumina. The portions of the hide which contained 0.8 per cent alumina unhalred with difficulty, while the portions containing 1.20 per cent could not be unhalred even on the beam. An Inferior salt containing alum had been used In salting the hides and had set the hair. This Incident Illustrates the Importance of attention to details in the handling and curing of hides and skins. Farmers, country butchers and dealers are advised by the department to use only clean, pure salt In salting hides. The presence of alum in salt is especially objectionable and as little as five per cent in the salt can be detected usually by Its bitter taste. Farmers' bulletin No. 10,V. which gives detailed directions .for skinning, curing and marketing country hides and skins, may be obtained npon application to the United States department of agriculture, Washington, D. C.
VEGETABLES ARE IMPORTANT
Most Intensively Worked Field on Farm Is Garden Irish Potatoes Are Leaders.
(Prepared by the TTnlted States Department of Agriculture.) The most intensively worked field on the farm Is the garden. For convenience it is usually located close to the dwelling. Many farmers have, In addition, truck patches in
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HAD HIS DOUBT. The Counsellor What, you broke after having a hand in that big box Job? I thought you fellows had a gentlemen's agreement to share tho loot. The Yegg We had. Rut I suspect some of the partlps to it were no gentlemen.
Her Reason. "I wish I had psychic powers.' "Why .so?" "Because I am crazy for a car, and
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Modest. Ethel I understand she was very modest at her birthday. Helen Well, I should say so; she didn't have half as many candles as she ought to have had on her cake.
Intelligence. Doctor Did you give the patient the insomnia medicine I ordered? Amateur Nurse Yes. doctor, but he got so mad whenever I woke him up
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Where Mystery Reijns. Iiiggs What do you usually eat In this restaurant? Higgs Don't ask me; ask the cook. I simply order from the menu. f;
Natural Affinity. "Why Is It that widow seems to attract the horsey element?" "Probably because she Is a grass widow."
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Garden Should Be Located Conveniently to Dwelling. fields where Inter-tilled crops, such as corn, are grown. These patches are conveniently plowed, prepared, and cultivated at the same time the ground Is worked for the regular crop. In the truck patch potatoes, sweet corn, cabbage, tomatoes, squash and cucumbers are usually raised. Vegetables constitute only about 11 per cent (In value) of all food consumed by farmers, nnd about SO per cent of the vegetables are furnished by the farm. In general. Irish potatoes are easily the most important vegetable raised, constituting nearly onehalf of the value of vegetables consumed. In the South, however, about twice as many sweet potatoes as Irish potatoes are used.
SILO WILL PRESERVE CROPS
Alfalfa, Cane, Kafir, Corn and Other Forage, May Be Saved by Storing In Huge Pit.
Rainy weather at the time clover or alfalfa should be cut will often make It impossible to cure the forage and produce hay of much value. Prolonged rain In the fall will prevent the curing of such forage as cane, kaflr, corn, millet, and a late cutting of alfalfa. A silo will save all this feed and preserve It In excellent shape.
GIVE TEAM SOME ATTENTION
During Exceedingly Warm Weather Horses or Mules Are Liable to Get Overheated.
Those who cultivate crops when the weather is exceedingly warm should nothv the team. It would be a very unfortunate matter to allow the horses r noiIe to b'N-nme to warm. Tills milit Injure the animals permanentlj.
, TEST OF NERVES. First Doctor How are that patient's nerves? Second Doctor Fine; ho can read all tho headlines in tho daily paper now without a tremor.
Think of Others. When on the slippery street you sot Your feet and get a twist. Think of what fun the others get; Just be an altruist.
An AgreemenL "The court gave that convicted rascal a suspended sentence." "So did the lynching mob. They hanged him."
Not In the Race. Belle I wouldn't marry the best man on earth. Nell Of course, you wouldn't. Somebody else long ago beat you to It
An Enthusiast. 'Cleanliness can be carried too far." "Impossible." "It can. If I don't stop her, my wife would scour the lettuce with soap."
One Assurance. "Do you think the tale Miss Flirty told you was marie up on the face of It?"
"Maybe not. but she was.'
Often In One. Heck My wife has a great fondness for pets; has yours? Peck That depends on whether you refer to nnlmals or the mood.
Its Financial State. "That couple have Just come back from their wedding trip dead broke.1 "Ah! So the honeymoon has got to its last quarter."
Exact Locality. Lawyer Officer, did you catch the prisoner In flagrante dellctu? Tollceman No. sir; I caught him In the back alley.
Pertinent Illustration. "What have you there?" "A booklet entitled. 'Short Cuts to Riches " "Ah! I see there's a mountain of dollars on the covat. To be consistent, there should be the picture of a penitentiary on the back."
Why He Was Sent to Bed. "Pa. what is an anarchist?" "One who thinks there should be no government and no authority, my
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If a woman lias no other reason for loving a man she does it just because.
SHOES WEAR LONGER When you walk in comfort: so do stockings. A package of Allen's Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder to shake into the shoes and sprinkle In the foot-bath, gives you that "old shoe" comfort and caves wear. Allen's FootEast makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Ladles can wear shoes one size smaller by shaking some Allen's Foot Esse In each shoe In the morning. Sold everywhere. Adv.
If It was not for their famous wives many men would never be heard of.
Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that it
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Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria A hen that makes n lot of fuss over an egg is seldom a good layer.
To insure gllstenlng-whlte table linens, use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. 0 It never disappoints. At all good grocers, 5c.
PROOF THAT STONE GROWS
Rock on California Farm Has Increased in Weight Within the Memory of Settlers.
On the farm of Mr. James Champion, known ns the old home place of his father, John Champion, boys used to meet years ago with the elder Champion, and often tossed a round stone, ball fashion, one to another. The same stone now lies In the yard, at the old place, and men now in their eighties often speak of this rock and Identify It ns the stone they used to toss about to each other. Today it will weigh about 300 pounds and lies near the spot where it has lain for nearly a century. Some of the most substantial old men of Mercer county who are now living, will vouch that this rock has grown from a small stone to Its present size since their babyhood days. Wilraore (Cal.) Enterprise.
Fig Culture in United States. It Is not Improbable that this country will soon produce all the figs it needs. This statement is made by the chief of the bureau of plant Industry, United States department of agriculture, in his report on the progress of Smyrna fig culture in California. Much of the success of this enterprise has been due to the fact that the department has been able to maintain a caprifig orchard at Loomls from which caprifigs have been distributed free to growers.
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KHAKI AS VIEWED BY YOUTH
Army Called Place Where Collectors Cease From Troubling and Callouses Leave the Feet.
Ideas about army life that persuasive recruiting sergeants never heard of In all their various "hitches" In the service, were brought out by the public schools of the country under the auspices of the army and recruiting service. Freedom from annoyance while In khaki Is the theme of a little girl In Ohio, who writes: "One of the benefits of an enlistment Is that you ain't all the time bothered by bill collectors." "You get respect for law In the army," a Montana boy Is convinced, because "the Constitution says America is a country of free and ungovernable rights." Another boy in Illinois wishes "teacher was a man so she could be a soldier." Filled with the enthusiasm of a patent medicine prospectus, an Indiana school girl has this to say: "An enlistment Is good for the mind, the liver, the lungs and the kidneys. It takes the callouses off the feet and puts them on the hands."
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Did you ever see a man who wasn't willing to make money without working for it?
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