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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
SEED is PROFITABLE
Southern Farmers Make Big
Money in CottonSeed.
Product Once Regarded as Bother and
Nuisance and Thrown Away, Now
Source of Immense industry
Has Many Uses.

The farmers of the south will re-
ceive for the seed from their cotton
of last years crop approximately $685.
100000, at least one-fifth as much as
they will receive from the fieecy
staple itself. Within the memory of
men still comparatively young the
seed from the entire cotton crop, with
the exception of the few saved for
planting the next crop, were regarded
as a bother and nuisance and were
used TO fill gullies or thrown into
waste places.
Later, in the raw state, they were
used for fertilizer. and even few
years ago. when cottonseed crushing
had got a fairly good start 20 cents
q bushel was regarded as an excellent
price, and the returns were regarded
as velvet" by the farmers. The seed
last year sold for forty cents to fifty
cents bushel.
There are in the south today sever
al hundred plants for crushing the oil
from cottonseed. Three large corpor-
atiops are engaged extensively in the
manufacture of the products of the
seed. these alone owning nearly four
hundred crushing mills, and quite
number of refineries The scores Of
other mills in the south sell their
crude oil to the larger companies or
to Independent refineries and the pack
ing houses.
The ordinary mill turns out three
products from the seed-hul, meal
and crude oil The bulls and meal
are sold to the farmers, who mix them
themselves for cattle feed. while the
crude oil is sold to the large COM
panies or to refineries, etc In some
of the large mills the meal and hulls
are scientifically mixed and blended
into boveta and other balanced cattle
feed, which has within the last year
or so been shipped to the eastern
states to dairymen and stockmen,
while. by the introduction of corn,
rice, bran and a small amount of mo-
lassos, a horse feed resembling oats
in its constituency Is made. and this
product, called scocotes. is becoming
quite popular with those who purchase
instead of raise their own horse feed.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
Free Range for Poultry.

Free range on good grass land is a
mighty factor in poultry feeding and
the poultryman with yarded stock can
scarcely hope to compete with the
farm flock in the production of eggs.
There is nothing that will altogether
take the place of tender. growing
grass and clover The system of feed
ing we use Is based upon the teach
ings OF science and our experience.
At the Kansas experiment station,
where tests were made in the feeding
of hens for egg production, the great
est net profits were secured where
the fowls were kept on free range in
open-air colony houses and with ra-
ton of corn and dried beef scrap.
Milk of any kind is of great value for
poultry. in that 1t not only has direct
food value. but causes the fowls to
consume more Of other foods.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
Soup Making.

OF tho making OF soups there Is no
end, and the variety is legion. Any
thing may be used in the soup pot
from fish flesh to good red herring.
The following are some recipes that
are unusual:
Turkey Soup.-Put into soup ket-
tie the bones and trimmings of cold
roast turkey, with quarter OF
pound of lean ham. Cover with cold
water. add chopped onion. a stalk
of celery. a tablespoonful of powdered
herbs, and pepper and salt to season.
Simmer until the meat is in shreds;
strain, reheat. add half a can of corn,
and a little of the turkey stufflng.
Ham-Bone Soup.-Cover ham bone
with cold water. add two cupiuls OF
split peas, and simmer until the peas
are thoroughly cooked, adding more
water If necessary. Take out the bone.
rub through a sieve. reheat, season to
taste. and serve with dices of bread,
fried.
Beef and Veal Soup.-Cut fine three
pounds of lean beef and two pounds
of the round OF veal Fry in butter
with a sliced onion. cover with cold
water and simmer for three hours.
Add one carrot, four cloves. two bay
leaves and stalk of celery Simmer
an hour longer, strain and reheat
Beat the whites OF two eggs with hal
a cupful of cold water; pour into the
soup and serve as soon as hot.
Vegetable Soup.-Cut into dice two
carrots, a quarter of small cabbage,
half a turnip, half an onion, potato
and two stalks of celery. Fry in but
ter: add six cupfuls of water or stock
and salt and pepper to season. Sim
mer for half an hour Serve very hot
with croutons.
Apple Soup.-Cook eight apples SOIL
In as little water as possible. Ada
sugar TO taste and press through
sieve. Flavor with lemon juice ana
nutmeg. and thicken with a table
spoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth
in a little cold water. When cool. ada
two cupfuls of cider.
H.ne. h< U.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
The Value OF Silage.

As for slage. IT IS not a balanced
feed The silo can add nothing to the
feeding value OF green corn. says a
wri .er in the New England Homestead
The silo is the best house for green
corn. as It keeps it succulept, juicy
and appetizing for stock. Here is
where one of the strong features OF
corn Is to be found. In addition. OF
course, the entire corn plant is con
sumed II made into silage where
much of It would otherwise be lost II
allowed to mature in the field Silage
is really good for any and all kinds OF
stock | fed It to horses and brood
sows with the best results. and for
cattle. either beef or dairy, there is
no superior roughage food unless 1t
be the legume hays, and even here
these and silage go together better
than when either is fed alone. Sew
eral crops may be stored in the silo,
but corn is the chief silage crop |
believe the number of silos will in
crease in years To come as better
stock becomes moro general Even
for few cows a small sjlo IS needed.
II Is Just as Indispensable for a small
as we'll as big dairy herd. Once
familiar with the virtues of silage you
will feel the loss of it until replaced
by another
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
Draft Horses.

| would not advise The average farm
er TO go into the business of breeding,
growing and developing draft horses
for the market unless he is a good
feeder and naturally takes pride in
handling horses. says a writer in an
exchange. 1t requires liberal feed
ing to grow and properly develop the
highs grade draft horse, and the actual
difference in cost between growing
the right kind and mongrels is so
small that 1t is folly to go into the
business with a lot of old scrub mares
and depend upon the good qualities
OF the stallion to correct the natural
weaknesses and deformiues of the
mares The man who knows how
to feed and keep his work team In good
flesh and good condition can afford
to invest few hundred dollars in a
pair of good brood mares and grow
horses for the market.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
souns of Different Nations.

There is something characteristic
about the dishes of different people.
and In none is this more marked than
in their soups
Italian Soup.-Peel and blanch 50
large ehestnuts, cover with veal stock,
add two tablespoonfuls of bread
crumbs, salt, pepper and nutmeg; SIM
mer two hours Press through a sieve,
measure the quantity of soup, and add
half the quantity of hot mflk. Thick.
en- with the yoik Of egg added to
little of the milk to thin before adding.
Serve with croutons.
The Germans have a national repu-
tation for soups of all kinds, the fol-
lowing are two culled from collec-
ton of reliable ones:
German Veal Soup.-Put two pounds
of the knuckle OF veal into three
quarts of water (cold), with salt, pep
per, a carrot. onion and a Glove to sea-
son. Simmer for four hours, cool,
and skim and strain. Reheat six cups
of the stock, add half cup of cold
cooked yermicelli, a tablespoonful OF
chopped parsley, grating of nutmeg
and the yolk of an egg blended with
half cup of milk. Reheat, but do
not boil.
German Tomato Soup.-Cut up one
pound of the breast of veal; add the
bones, one tablespoonful of butter, one
onion and carrot cut fine, two cups OF
tomatoes and a green pepper. Sea-
son with pepper, salt and minced
parsley. cover with three quarts OF
cold water, and simmer for three
hours. skimming as needed. Skim
out the bones, add teaspoonful OF
sugar and one cup of cold boiled rice.
French Potato Soup.-Reheat four
cupfuls of veal stock. Add ten pota-
toes. peeled and cut fine. two sliced
onions, two stalks of celery, and ta-
blespoonful of butter. Add four slices
of stale bread Simmer for two hours,
rub through fine sieve, season with
salt, pepper and nutmeg, and thicken
with a tablespoonful each of flour and
butter cooked and mixed with two
cups of milk.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27

More intelligent, enthusiastic men
or the farm. is a crying need in agri-
culture today.
The source Of all wealth Is the
farm. and the source of all independ.
encc Is the farm.
No one ever got anything Of value
without cost and effort. 1t is work
that brings value.
A little gilt-edge butter Is like
money in your purse. and fresh eggs
are silver in your till.
Don't bother your head about other
peoples hobbies. they will ride them
III death without any help from you.
Whatever you do. do 1t well. DO 1t
right and at the right time. First
know why and how, then go ahead
aud you will succeed.
The Individual business man has
become rare. Voluntary combination
for economy of operation is the rule
now instead of the exception.
a square deal with the boys and
girls will help to keep them on the
farm. This must be a square deal In
the matter of business and pleasure,
interest and labor.
The farmers in the new west are
building their homes in groups for
the sake of sociability. This is far
better than the old process of build
ing them far apart as has been too
often practiced.
Who has better right to live and
live we'll than he who has a small
farm well titled. which produces fruit
from his trees, vegetables from his
garden, golden butter from his own
production, fresh eggs from his own
hens?
Practically every crop indigenous to
the temperate zone can be grown to
perfection in the broad territory
called Texas. 1t only needs intelli-
gence and careful application to the
soil of well defined principles of agri-
culture.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
Don't Kill Snakes and loads.

The French town authorities post
village bulletin boards for public in
struction One of these reads:
Hedgehog: lives upon mice, snalls
ard wireworms-do not kill hedge
hog Toad: helps agriculture, killing
twenty te thirty insects every hour
do not kill toad Cockchafer: dead
ly enemy to the farmer; lays 100 eggs
at a time-kill the cockchafer." 1t
would be a good idea for our COVER
meut to post bulletins of this sort, in
stead of printing so many for circula-
ton says writer in the Outing.
In the south most of the snakes are
of great value, and that is relatively
true everywhere. The blue racer. a
handsome fellow. is estimated to be
worth ten dollars year to destroy
mice and gophers. The bull snake
and the garter snake destroy insects
and rodents without themselves hurt
ing the garden In my Clinton ground
We have so long protected the little
garter snake that he suns himself on
the compost piles without fearing us
at all Why not?
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
REASONS FOB HIGH PRICES
After Consideration of Elements II ls
Plain Farmer Is Not Getting More
Than His Share.

From the details that have been
presented with regard to the Increase
of the prices of farm products be-
tween farmer and consumer, the con
clusien Is inevitable that the con
sumner has no well grounded complaint
against the farmer for the prices that
he pays. The farmer supplies the
capital for production and takes the
risk of his losses; his crops are at the
mercy Of drought, and food, and heat
and frost, TO say nothing of noXious
insects and blightlng diseases. He
supplies hard. exacting, unremlttlng
labor 4 degree and range of infor
nation and intelligence are demand
ed by agriculture which are hardly
equaled In any other occupation. Then
there is the risk of overproduct1on
and disastrously low prices. From
beginning to end the farmer must
stear dextrously to escape perils to
his profits and indeed to his capital
on every hand. At last the products
are started on their way TO the con-
sumner. The railroad, generally speak
ing. adds a percentage Of increase to
the farmers prices that is not large
After delivery by the railroad the
products are stored a short time, are
measured into the various retail guam
titles, more or less small, and the
dealers are rid of them as soon as
possible The dealers have risks that
sales and such risks as grow out OF
their trying to do an amount of bust
ness which is small as compared with
their number.
After consideration of the elements
of the matter, ii Is plain that the
farmer is not getting an exorbitant
price for his products, and that the
cost of distribution from the time Of
delivery at destination by the railroad
to delivery to the consumer is the
feature of the problem of high prices
which must present itself to the con
sumer for treatment
Why do not consumers buy directly
from the farmers? A distribution of
farm products in this simple way has
already begun In England, where CO.
operative organizations of farmers are
selling by direct consignment to CO
operative organizations of consumers
in cities.
Farmers cooperative selling asso-
Citations are numerous in this country,
but cooperative buying associations
among the people of cities and towns
are few Aside from buying associa-
tons maintained by farmers. hardly
any exist In this country. 1t is ap-
parent therefore, that the consumer
has much to do to work out his own
salvation with regard to the prices
that he pays. Potatoes were selling
last spring III some places where there
had been everprGduetion for 20 cents
and In some places for even cents
per bushel at the farm, while at the
same time city consumers In the east
we're paying 80 to 75,cents per bushel,
although there was nothing to prevent
them from combining to buy a car
load or more Of potatoes directly from
the grower and for delivery directly
to themselves.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
TeEEI N~,<e.eN
Revolution Of Family Life.

Girls may now honorably maintain
themselves and find scope for their Jar
ents In professions and trades winch
were once considered only suitable fo'
men
She may leave home at quite an
early age II the pursuit she has Gnu
sen would make the restrictions y,
home irksome to her. She may tra'~
without an escort and go into socieU
without a chaperon, and then as "
recreations, she may smoke and pa,
golf and cricket and hockey, or ;.
fond of a gun, she may shoulder ons
and Join the shooting parties IRON
country houses in the autumn
But what of her home? Where
the effort to make the lives OF ne,
elders brighter and happier? Whe.s
the wit and lively merriment OF 'n
home dinner table? Where the gem
Difference to the opinions or Wv
wishes of her parents?-London lii"''
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
M:;GeIleTul s. S
Fdl'Il1NOt0S

Let the old hens go and buy pull
let's
Much depends on the size and breed
of your sheep,
The comfortable COW during the
winter months will be the profitable
COW.
Young breeding stock. generally
speaking, Is better than old boars or
sows
The Importance of variety in cereal
crops cannot be emphasized too
strongly.
When you feed silage and your
neighbor does not. whose cows do
the best?
Exercise IN the open air is a prime
requisite in the rearing of fowls TO
vigorous breeding condition
One male turkey to ten or twelve
hen turkeys is about the proper sex
proportion and one drake to four or
five ducks.
ton of butter takes less fertility
from the soil than any other crop that
could be marketed and 1t also pos
sesses the greatest value.
The SOW bred to produce a spring
litter must be kept in large lot or
pasture over winter where she can
forage at will over wide areas.
An average COW in the hands of an
expert dairyman seems extraordinary
and an extraordinary DOW in the
hands OF an average man is often
mediocre,
The sheep will bring In two cash re-
turns yearly, the wool and the lambs;
while the cows return a monthly
check that helps bear the everyday
expenses.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
COTTON GROWING IN EGYPT
British Syndicate, With Capital OF
100000, 900, in Process Of Fornna-
ton to Acquire Land.

The appropriation made by the
Egyptian government for fighting the
cotton worm during the past summer
was ISL 500. Up to the end Of August,
when most of the effective work was
done in destroying these worms, $685.
800 had been spent The statistical
department of the Egyptian govern
ment has requested a notable of Ed
fou, the Omdeh of Belcas, and a prin-
cipal agriculturist of Belcas, to fur
nish detailed reports on the cotton
crop and the general condition of ag-
riculture In the country. This step
Is evidently taken In view of the de-
cision to appoint correspondents for
the department In the provinces. 1t Is
announced in private circles that a
British syndicate is in the process Of
formation for acquiring some large
tracts Of land in Gezira, Blue Nile
province, for cotton cultivation. Con-
siderable correspondence, it is said,
has been exchanged on the subject be-
tween a British firm of cotton mer-
chants in Alexandria and a leading
firm in the Sudan. The nature of the
correspondence leads to the belief that
the syndicate will ultimately be
formed, and if rumor to the effect that
the syndeate's capital would be
some one hundred million dollars
proves true, then the vast agricultural
prosperity Of the Sudan is bound soon
to commence.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
Ration With Malt Sprouts.


Henry in his book. Feeds and Feed
ing" says that because they Will alb
sorb so much water malt sprouts
should be soaked some hours before
feding II fed In connection with
silage this may not be absolutely nee.
essary. A trial for a few days should
determine the point
1t would make better ration to add
ground corn or barley to the sprouts
and bran To three pounds of the dry
sprouts add four pounds Of bran and
feed one pound of each three and one
half pounds OF milk produced. In ad-
dition, give each COW thirty to thirty
Ave pounds of silage daily and all the
hay she will eat
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
MAKE GOOD IN COOPERATION
North Dakota Farmers With
Profit to Stockholders.

Cooperation seems to be contagious
at Noltaire. n d. A great many CO
operative enterprises have been or
ganized, and with profit to the stock
holders. The farmers own the town
site The former owner. who was a
nonresident and cared only for the
money that he could get out of the
lots. put eXorbitant prices on his prop
-~eEty. 1t was, however. taxed at his
own flsUes. so he was soon ready 10
sell. says the Wisconsin Agricultural.
The farmers organized a stock com
pony with r f. Tostenson as presi-
dent and j. NJ. Golfer as secretary.
and bought him out.
Wanting a telephone they organized
Il company with r L. Tostenson as
president and ]. NJ Golfer as secre-
ter. Shares $25. No one can hold
more than two shares, which entities
one 10 a phone. though each one must
pay his share of the running expenses.
They are renting phones to the people
In town; In time this income Will pay
the running expenses.
>
pleased for grain and so the farmers
got together and organized a stock
company with Fred Schmidt as presi-
dent and s. l. Knutson as secretary.
Shares S25. No one can hold more
than eight shares. Last year diyi-
dend of 90 per cent. was declared.
And in addition they had received a
higher price for their grain. Tho
other elevators now pay one or two
cents above market price, vet they
are able to get but little grain
Not wanting 10 swell the Golfers of
the insurance companies they organ
i7ed the Farmers Mutual Insurance
company President, Fred Schmidt;
secretary, s | Knutson. The assess
ments were mills 1909, mills 1908.
mills 1907 and mill 1906.
Not having any place to meet they
organized a stock company with X.
II Soelle as president and H. G.
Bundy as secretary They wanted
building 30x60, with full basement.
The contractors wanted $4,000. The
farmers thought that this was too
much so they hired men to do the
work and superintendent the work
themselves They saved a thousand
dollars on the building.
When they held farmers insti-
tute recently they met in their own
hall brought their families and a pic
mic dinner. The basement contains a
dining room, kitchen. two cloak rooms
and coal room Here the children
played and had good time while
their elders were entertained and In
etructed upstairs When noon came
all repaired to the dining room Mean
while the orchestra furnished music
They all staid at the hall. no hanging
around grocery stores, pool rooms and
iivery barns.
II will be interesting 10 know that
MANY of these farmers raised fine
crops Of corn this year. II Will also
be interesting to know that they want
ed such subjects discussed as corn
and clover growing, dairying. silage
and rotation of crops.
II will not be easy to estimate the
Independence and sense of power that
this successful cooperating will de-
~elop In this community.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27

which 1t swings about three feet. On
the end of this projection is fastened
a box filled with weights suf1 cient to
assist IN opening the gate. but not
enough to overbalance it, says a writer
in the Farm and Home. The gate
itself should be made of rather heavy
material Another advantage of this
device is that the gate may be opened
either way
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27

A Chicago man whose wife is in
Europe recently received from her
picture postcard on which she had
written:
Il am enjoying myself immensely"
He at once sent return card on
which he wrote:
1T beats all what a fine time we
both have when you are travelling.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
Horns on Steers.

i've learned my little lesson" said
a shipper who had carload of horned
steers on the market when he had TO
sell them below their real value, IN
take the horns of everything before it
goes into the feed lot next time. The
horns are no good to the cattle. and
they have cost me $50 on this bunch
alone"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
FARM GATE EASILY OPENED
Device Illustrated for Making Openin
Simple Task-ShouId Be Made Of
Heavy Material.

The drawing below illustrates very
simple device for making the opening
of gates simpler task. The gate
itself is hung from AKA which is long
enough to project over the post on
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27

the contraction and expansion of the
metal. says writer in Popular
Mechanics, The principle of the device
can be readily understood from the
sketch.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27
TENSION FOR WIRE FENCES
Plan for Keeping Wires Taut and Al
lowing for Contraction and Expan-
sion of Metal.

The accompanying illustration
shows how farmer applied tension
to the wires on his fence to keep them
taut, at the same time allowing for
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27

He with the facet might have
kissed you just now, only was afraid
of startling you.
Young Lady gazing at the yisage)
Well. certainly should have been
startled if had turned round sud-
denly
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27

Mrs. Hoyle-I understand that you
hire your husbands stenographers.
Mrs. Doyle do and | make sure
that they are homely enough to be
harmless.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-01-27

Judge The witness positively iden-
titles you as the burglar
Daring Bill-How could he identify
me when he had his head covered up
in the bedclothing all the time?