Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 25, Jasper, Dubois County, 12 November 1920 — Page 2

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Uncb Sam's WASHINGTON. A squadron of nine war vossols has been formed to patvol the waters of Central and South America, operating as a distinct command from either, the Atlantic or Pacific 11 cot. Rear Admiral Henjamln ,C. Itryan has hoisted his pennant on tlie Dolphin and formally taken command of tho first Latin-American pquadron. His force consists of five light and speedy crnlHors, tho Denver, Galveston, Des Moines, Cleveland and Tacoma, and the gurihoats Ashevllle, Niagara and Sacramento, with the Dolphin, formerly the olllcial vessel of the secretary of the navy as flagship. The squadron will have Its base at the Canal Zone, which will enable it to transfer in whole or in part from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and makes possible tho speedy mobilization of nn adequate force to meet any emergency.

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Can't Entirely Supplant the Lowing Kine

LACK of pasturage for dairy cattle In the vicinity of Nitro, W. Va., resulted In tho establishment at that war-built city of a "mechanical dairy," where milk and cream equivalent to the output of a farm with 1,500 milk cows was produced, nccordlng to a government report Just published. IJottles and cans of the fluid were labeled 'reconstructed milk or cream and "nltrolucAccommodations for 25,000 Inhabitants were provided at Nitro; schools, churches, hospitals, department stores, restaurants, nnd all tho other elements of a modern well-equipped community being part of the project. Ah a constructive problem. It was comparatively simple, but ofllclals beKan to strike snugs as soon as they approached the task of Insuring a supply of Rtaple foodstuffs, particularly ct fresh milk. Nitro Is situated In n mountainous district, where little, if any, natural pasturage Is available. Irocal milk supplies were barely sufficient to satisfy the normal demands of Charlestown, tho nearest metropolis. Expansion of the natural supply being out of the question, the public health service was asked for aid and

The Capital Will Like Zoning System

3 I ST- 71V I$MI t- M'f Ml. THAT one of the best moves ever made for Washington was tho installation of the zoning system of city planning is the opinion of Elbert J. Frederick of St. Louis, a visitor. He says the inovo has attracted the attention of dozens of largo cities, which are watching with eager interest the effect of the zoning system at the national capital. "The system, although practically new In St. Louis, has done wonders for that city," Mr. Frederick continued. Property values have risen and have beeonio stabilized by reason of the installation of zoning, and men who were bitterly opposed to the move at first now give it their most hearty commendation.

These Farmers Make No Lame Profits

FICSUIIKS on farm profits covering seven years in two areas and live ears in a third, made public by the United States Department of Agriculture show that comparatively few of the farmers in the groups studied have been making large profits during the recent years of comparatively hli:h prices. The figures indicate chiefly: That the fanner's average return on Investment increased from 4 per cent In 1013 to 7 per cent la 101S. That most of them are makimj Ies3 MLcn $r,00 cash per year over and above tho things the farm furnishes touard the family living, which, however, constitutes a very important factor. The three groups of farms studied nre located, respectively, ! Washington county. Ohio (25 farms, hl.1 country, seven years) ; Clinton Couuty, Indiana (10) farms, corn belt, seven years), and Dane county, Wisconsin, (CO farms, dairy region, five years). TteprcEentGtlves of the department via-

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Latin-American Squadron

Admiral Bryan will have several thousand rnon under his command, and the character of the fleet will permit of the close patrol even of shallow tidal waters. It was explained at the navy department that the object of creating the Latin-American squadron was to centralize command of all vessels on duty In those waters and eliminate complications as to assignment of vessels for special duty there. Secretary Daniels said that the arrangement had been completed after consultation with admiral Hodmen, commanding the Pacific fleet, and Admiral Wilson, In command In Atlantic waters, and that It was designed to simplify the tremendously extensiv patrol along the Latin-American coasts. It is known, however, that the State department has shown great Interest In the report from naval and other sources of the recent disorders in Honolulu, and the various exhibitions of Ill-feeling aroused by the three cornered dispute over boundary lines which has involved, Chile, Peru and ! Argentina. Central America Is in a froth of conflicting ambitions, national and personal, of Industrial unrest and antiforelgn sentiment, according to reports from Americans In thnt troubled section. 9 the tirst "mechanical dairy" resulted. The process used is described as tho "cmulslflrntlon of butter fat obtained from unsalted buttar in a solution of skimmed milk' powder, or diluted evaporated milk.' A building ir0 feet long by öl feet wide, was constructed and provided with huge mixing vats, refrigerators and bottling apparatus. Chemically pure water was used in the mixing and careful tests made of the product, which proved to be a little superior, If anything, the report said, to natural milk. This should encourage tho Department of Agriculture to speed up its efforts at the forest service laboratory at Madison, Alls., to produce just-as-good cattle food from sawdust! "Washington has a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of the plan. The capital has very few manufacturing plants to start with, and Is so arranged as to present fewer obstacles to a complete zoning system than any other city In the country, If not in the world. And you will lind, when the plan is in full effect, that the entire citizenship will agree that It Is one of the best things that ever happened for the city. "The zoning system bars manufacturing plants from Invading residential sections, and thereby insures the man who buys a home against having a boiler factory or some other similar plant established next door, or even In tho same neighborhood. On the other hand, Jt secures to the manufacturing element absolute domain over certain sections, and leaves outlet for growth and development such as any going concern it bound to need. "With Washington fairly under the zoning system, I predict that it will become a model city to which experts from all parts of the country will be sent to obtain Ideas for zoning other cities." T - - Ited all of these farms year after year. The average frvrm income ofjthe "5 farmers visited la Washington cor.nty, Ohio, for tho seven years, 1912-1018. was $010; the labor income, $270; the return on investment, 4.0 per cent; the food, house rent, fuel value supplied by farm, $350 per year. The Income of tho 100 farmers In Clinton county, Indiana, averaped $l,$rG for the seven years, 1910 and 1013-1918, and their labor Incomes $:rS. lteturn on capital was ß,7. Food, house rent and fuel supplied by farm, 125 a year.

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MUST BE WAGED Constant Warfare Must Be Made 0:1 Pestiferous Rodent to Get Best Resuts. EXTERMINATION IS . POSSIBLE No Matter How Badly Hcuse Be Infested With Pests Methods Perfected Will Absolutely Destroy Little Animals. Spasmodic rat extermination campaigns are of course beneficial, but to secure lasting results constant warfare must be waged against the rat, say specialists of the bureau of biological survey. United States Department of Agriculture. The necessity for this is plain In the fact that rats begin to breed at three months and have from six to ten litters a year, with an average of ten young to each litter. Riddance Possible. Specialists of the department of agriculture for years have made extensive studies of rats and methods of exterminating them. No matter how badly a house may be infested with rat, these experts maintain, the use of the methods perfected by them will absolutely, and without doubt, rid the house cif the rodents. Throughout the United States h alth authorities are advocating the life of these methods and gratifying results are being secured. Thus Kansas has ceslgnated a special "rat day." Cincinnati Is spending thousands of dollars in a rat campaign, and similar movements are being conducted at Norfolk, along the Oulf coast, and In many other cities. In addition the bureau is constantly giving advice to hundreds of correspondents. Means of Destroying. "Rat proofing" of buildings is tho basic step In rat extermination. Food should be protected and sanitary methods employed for disposal of waste food. Where rats may die In the walls poisoning In not recommended, but where this condition cannot result barium carbonate worked into almost any kind of food is the poison to use. Snap traps, often called "guillotine traps," are the most effective in trapping. The traps should bo placed In every part of the house that rats frequent. One or two traps are not enough. The, traps should be baited with fresh meats, seed, nuts, vegetables, fruit, or any other food. The hurvuti will be glad to advise anyone rejrardlnj; tbe correction of any rat rendition, upon receipt of full de i Guillotine Trap With Wooden Base and Trigger Plate. tails. Letters should be addressed to the bureau of biological survey. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. WATERPROOF WASH FOR SILO Mixture of Liquid Paraffin and Cement Is Excellent for Inside of Structures. One of our readers has reported that he has discovered an excellent waterproof wash for the inside of a masonry silo, says Wallace's Farmer. It is simply a mixture of three quarts of liquid paratlin to each 100 pounds of cement. The paratlin may be bought through any of the regular oil companies. The mixture is well adapted to putting on the inside of hollow tile or brick silos. VALUE OF ALFALFA PASTURE Live Stock Man Can Use It for Hogs or the Hay as Feed for Various Farm Animals. The real value of alfalfa Is with the live stock man who c?n either pasture with hogs or use the hay for feeding purposes. There Is no doubt about the value of alfalfa as a hog pasture or as a fet-d for cattle and horses. A yield of four or five tons per acre .means a return which will cover any trouble in getting a stand or Inconvenience in handling the crop In the busy seaoa,

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GOOD CONTAINERS OF . HIGHEST IMPORTANCE

Those With Handles Are Not Likely to be Changed. Bamboo Baskets Serve Purpose Quits Satisfactorily and May be U&td Long Time Ordinary Splirrt Vessel Is Good. One Important requirement for parcel post shipping and marketing Is a proper and satisfactory container, the United States Department of Agriculture point out. Sometimes the consumer can secure containers more readily and economically than the producer. Thoe with handles are much less likely to be damaged In transit in the mails than those which are not thus supplied and which are likely to be tossed or thrown or handled by tbe string or twine used In tying them bamboo basket serves the purpose very well and may be used a long time. Ordinary splint baskets made of strips of veneer may also be used, and If they can be secured at n price suillciently cheap a new one for each shipment Is more economical than having them returned, unless they are sent back In lots of ten or more under one cover. Tills, of course, necessitates using them without a wooden handle. In which case a heavy twine should be used for a handle. This twine can bo untied and the baskets nested, or placed In one another, for return ship tncnt. If a basket with a wooder handle Is used, care should be taken to see that it Is securely nailed, not only at tho rim of the basket but furth er down toward the bottom, so as to prevent undue leverage which may break lose tho nailing. CERTIFIED SEED IS FAVORED Potatoes Are Treated Before Planting With Corrosive Sublimate or Formaldehyde. Certified seed potatoes are now di manded by all pood farmers. Such potatoes are grown from certified seed treated before olanting with corrosive 1 b ! .V. 3 1 The Average Acreage Yield cf Potatoes Has Increased 36 Per Cent During the Past Twenty Years. sublimate or formaldehyde. The crop gets tho best of care. The Holds are visited twice during the summer by the state inspector and all foreign varieties pulled out. At harvest they are carefully assorted, only sound stock true to name being sacked. After each bag is inspected to make sure that It Is true to type and not mixed with other varieties, it is tagged with the state label. Wisconsin, Maine, Minnesota and New York state potato growers are doing an Increasing business raising certified seed. HOGGING OFF CORN IN FAVOR North Dakota College Secured Return of $45.54 Per Acre by Using Herd of S notes. While corn usually Is considered not as a money crop but one to clean up the land, yet the X.orth Dakota Agricultural college received a return of $45.54 per acre by using 43 shotes to hog off 10 acres of Hint corn in 101S, according to J. II. Shepperd of the experiment station. "The hogs were turned in the field September 0. when they averaged 109 pounds in weight, and left there until November 12, making an average gain of 04 pounds, or a gain of 2S1.75 pounds per acre. They were marketed at 10.ni cents, which, allowing for shrinkage, gave a return of $15.54 per acre. USE SUNFLOWER FOR SILAGE When Grown With Corn Yield Was Considerably Increased Feed Value Not Impaired. Considerable interest hr.s developed in the past two or three years in sunflowers as a silage4 crop. A number of farmers In Michigan have grown sunflowers with corn, says the quarterly bulletin of the Michigan Agricultural college. They claim that the yield was considerably increased and the feeding value was not impaired. Most of them, however, said they preferred that sunflowers should not take up more than one-third of the silage material. HANDLE SQUASH CAUTIOUSLY Exti-cme Care Is Essential if The Arc to Keep Well Good Ventilation Is , Needed. Squash should be carefully handled from the held to storage If tlwy are to keep well. IMace on wooden racks in storage house one layer deep. The honse should be warm and have a good circulation of zlr.

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DOUGHNUTS! There is nothing more wholesome and delightful than doughnuts or crullers rightly made. Doughnuts t 3 tablespoons shortening 5s cup sugar 1 ess H cup milk 1 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 teaspoon salt, 3 cups flour 4 teaspoons Itoyal Baking Powder Cream shortening: add sugar and 7ell-beaten egg; stir in milk; add nutmeg, salt, flour and baking powder which have been sifted together and enough additional flour to make tiouph stiff enough to roll. Roll out on floured board to about H-lnch thick; cut out. Fry In deep fat hot enough to brown a piece of bread In 0 seconds. Drain on un glared paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Crullers 4 tablespoons shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 cups flour . . 1 teaspoon cinnamon H teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder H cup milk Cream shortening: add sugar gradually and beaten eggs; sift together flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder; add onehalf and mix well; add milk and remainder of dry Ingredients to make soft dough. Roll out on floured board to aJtout Inch thick and cut Into strips about 4 Inches Ion? and H-lnch wide: roll In haada and twist each strip and bring ends together. Fry in deep hot fat. Drain and roll In powdered suar.

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