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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

nrming means brain farm
b !. ,.ns is better than a fat
y ...uties are not even skin
=. vOrth living provided one
q vel. A.,
40 and move up and tnen
q, 70 lift up! .,. :,
100 Of experience.
s,-,er bell often rings loudest
.ssre Is least to eat.
nsople can only attract at
~ sIamming doors.
I'D for man to come In
~ rain in the arid region.
: - ,rsatest disappointment to
ans Is not getting their own
~ :, aviator who goes up with
!. m comes down with a dui
.....rs with some people consists
! ,sI.r the things they cannot anoro
-. folks always drive at top
- and never get anywhere
4. hest place to invest spare
4 n the farm Of the man you
:. incv-yOurself.
~ erops are the result OF busi'
=. q, Management plus fair soil plus
Z o,d.uary season.
-, . man thinks he is being
- by the community he Is prob
y, "a subject OF more charity than
!. .,s any idea of.
-, farm which IL clad In ragged
~. and fringes of weeds gone to
., n he fall is going to be hard
I. t.sp dressed clean next summer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
cndhsh Scum.

one-half turnip. one or two parsley
roots Cor leaves II not roots), three
onions. Slice all these and boil until
done in two quarts of water. then add
Gun shredded Goldfish and boil a little
longer. Take one cup milk. one egg.
one teaspoon -four. Beat this well to-
sether and add to the above. Let
thicken and then season with little
ginger and pepper. BY cooking fresh
fish until it can be removed from the
bones you can make same as Goldfish
SOUP only add little salt and butter
size of an egg.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Mlnt.alazed carrots.

Wash and scrape three carrots and
cut in one-fourth inch slices. Par
boil for ten or fifteen minutes. drain,
nut into a saucepan with onethird
cupful each of sugar and butter. and
one tablespoonful Of chopped mint
leaves. Cook very slowly until glazed
and perfectly tender. Serve hot. and
as a border surrounding a mound OF
green peas.-Good Housekeeping.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Planning Field Work.

q banning field work II is well to
u mind that 1t takes a lot of
y hoor to tend to three acres for
&'e Of cotton or 30 bushels of corn.
mat there is no profit in the OBJ
% while the bale OF cotton or
y bushels Of corn can easily be
!, 'ra On one acre with a nice margin
oot and the man who does this
~. ave haif his time left to work out
49,. problems or to enjoy life In
as other wa,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Fos MORE PuRE-BRED STOCK
o,.~a,. Interest Seen In co-oPera-
n. Breeding for Encouraging
Hioh-crade Dairy Stock.

c..,ddent with the development OF
a. work OF COW testing associations
\. been an interest in cooperative
,,..sIne. or circuit breeding, for the
rnose Of encouraging and facilitat-
y he growing OF pure-bred and high
r-ie dairy stock. The main centers
4 activity along this line Of work OF
v>|>h reports are available have been
/ Maine. Minnesota. Michigan and
<ril Dakota
ne general plan Of these associa-
Isn n Maine Is as follows: A
crnsriy Of farmers interested In
a. Inproyement Of some one breed
4 ettIc form an association binding
I1snselres by an agreement to ad-
r'sss lae interests OF that breed and
use only registered sires. The
>.Ik are purchased by the associa-
I<a hon among the best herds OF
r. breed represented and are used
q ne herds OF the members Of the
r.<Isiion, regardless Of whether the
nvs are pure bred or grades. until
sac> tine Is inbreeding would result.
~ The Dakota Farmer. A general
lh.i b then made, giving each mem
~ new male without any addition
d upense. The most productive AMI
rz| soon becomes known by the value
4 Biz get II It Is desired to sell
Freted or high-grade stock for
fsetIns purposes. advertising Is
>ns through the association and the
z|s made by its agent
he cooperative breeding OF milk
y Short-horns by the Minnesota ex-
Ffuent station, in cooperation with
Ct apartment. was taken up In 1907
ne associations are organized from
incng msn who have bred and han
ed pure-bred Short-horns for milk
NJ beef production. Meetings are
~ two year to discuss matters OF
interest to the co-operators, to report
Fpuess made, and to suggest plans
~ Improving the work. A circuit
Nperlntendent is employed who, un
81 n direction OF a council consist
Hs Of the president of the association
rpresentative OF the department o
*rIculture and representative from
3, state experiment station. advises
Ha directs the general management
s Ne herds. and keeps record of fee
frumed, milk produced and breedin
Fxer Of the animals In the circuit
e spends two days with each men
y. during which he weighs the mil
Ntuced by each COW and makes bu
y fat determinations. From thes
4'F records kept by the owner tn
nlsal records Of milk and butter ia
faction are computed.
ne Holstein cattle work at III
&nh Dakota experiment station,
osperation with this department, wa
>gun in 1909. According to the a
'zal report for 1911 of the bureau I
i''mal industry OF this department
syear's record OF all the cows in II
Mrds was completed January / ar
Noned that some OF the pure-bre
Qss produced over 500 pounds of bu
~ turing the year.
The work of the Michigan static
N inaugurated In 1908 under II
e'tction OF a field agent appointed
siate experiment station. Durir
oe hrst i've months work ten G
ePsntiye associations were forms
.na even others were in process ,
'.'nAfion, About fifty registers
s.ss we're introduced. and 2.100 COW
.''co we're bred to grade and scru
Ne IN 1907 we're bred to registere
'''ls IN 1908 and 1909.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
oln.rent Youth.

Good morning. Mrs. Ales," said
grocery boy awaiting an order from
lady In a suburban town.
Please call me Allees," answered
the lady That's my name"
But / don't know you well enough
to call you Alice" rejoined the youth,
confusedly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Cake Filling.

Mix three-fourths cup sugar. one
tablespoon -four. one cup boiling wa
ter, one cup chopped raisins and nuts
and cook until 1t thickens. Roll the
dough very thin and place the filing
between two layers Bake.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
The Average cockereI.

The average cockerel does not pay
for his keep and he should be sent to
the block as soon as he weighs four
pounds. unless he is to be kept for
breeding.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Sheep for Food.

Poultry excepted. no class of farm
animals are so well adapted to sup
ply the farmers table with fresh
meat as sheep.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
importing Meats.

Our exports Of meats are very grad
ually falling on and the time will soon
be here when we In turn may be i'm
porting meats and meat products.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Chopped Carrots.

Boil the carrots in sailed water.
then chop them fine and season with
butter, pepper, salt and a little hot
milk to make than moist
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
couIdnr Use Green Snow.

why are you writing your play on
green paper?"
II hear managers tear up a good
many plays for stage snowstorms.
I'll fool 'em that far, anyhow"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Her Neat Trick.

when the actress in question Wis
tied that managerial firm to star her
she used q paradoxical argument"
What was it,"
She brought hacker to the front"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Neaative EvIdence.

Il hear the gentleman who is visit
ing your daughter is a coming man."
"He must be. for he is certainly not
a going one"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

or i've days at q time
every month, and so
weak ! could hardly
walk. Icramped and
had backache and
headache, and was
so nervous and weak
that / dreaded to see
anyone or have any
onemoveintheroom.
The doctors gave me
medicine to ease me
said that ] ought to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

Regular practicing physicians recommend
and prescribe OXIDINE for Malaria. be-
cause it is proven remedy by years Of ex-
perience. Keep bottle in the medicine
chest and administer at first sign Of Chills
and Fever. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
COLD FLOODED AND

II have used your Cheathams chill Tonic in my
family and can recommend u 10 everyone affected
with ChIlls and fever. IL cured when various
other remedies failed Price o.. Sold and guar
anteed by al dealers. A. b Richards Medicine Co.
sherman. Texas. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

II man doesn't know how to make
love TO a widow she knows how to
teach him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

To prevent Malaria Is fer better than
to cure it. In malarial countries take a
dose of OXIDINE regularly one each week
and save yourself from Chills and Fever
and other malarial troubles Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Superiority.

MY wife can make tart answer"
MY wife can do better than that.
She can make a pie speak for itself.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

teething. softens the gums, reduces iniamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie, &c bottle.
Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

A voman's second thoughts are
nearly always the most unsatisfactory.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

And every man who owns a dog
thinks the animal has more sense
than his neighbor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
Usual Answer.

what is this joy-riding accident
all about?"
The Joy riders are about all in"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

Il see." said the guinea pig. timidly,
that they say you are the cause OF
the increasing cost of eggs"
Yes responded the hen. YEARLY
they're following the same old rule
when anything goes wrong. always
blame the woman"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

There is always more or less pre-
judice against man holding an Of
nee.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

The Old Gentleman-How did you
ever come to be named Fido John
son?
The Pickaninny-Why. old ledge
Smiff he don thought so much Of
me dat he named me after his dog.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

ITCH Relieved IN 30 Minutes.
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for all kinds OF
,ntagious itch Al Druggists Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

Red Cross Ball Blue. all blue. best bluing
value in the whole world. makes the laun-
dress smile. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle or
CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

As a summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with 0XIDfNE. IL not
only builds up the system. but taken reg
ulariy. prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22
WOMEN SHOULD
Be PROTECTED
Against So Many Surgical OPP
erations. How Mrs. Bethune
and Mrs. Moore Escaped.

Sikeston, Motor seven years Isuf-
fered everything. was in bed for four
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-16

ers nave sold on the markets during
late years at $3.50 to Sc, and these
prices ought to give good profit for
land. 1t has been said that opportu-
nifty knocks once at each mans door,
and whether or not 1t be true that
she knocks only once. golden oppor.
| tunity now awaits men of judgment
| and ambition who will enter this neg
elected field and revive the well-nigh
lost art of growing good steers. The
price at which these can be sold,
either as choice feeders or finished
beeves, will certainly justify the eff
| fort.
Many years ago steers suitable for
the feed lot could be found in almost
any neighborhood. These steers were
generally Shorthorn grades. as the
blood of this breed of cattle was very
widely distributed owing to the early
introduction of Shorthorns into the
United States. The Shorthorn COW,
either pure bred or high grade, makes
an excellent mother for high grade
steers, owing to her beef form and
her milk production. Such cows can
be found in many localities at moder-
ate prices, as also good cows of 9TH
er breeds, and with the proceeds Of
two fat yearling steers the farmer can
purchase a good pure bred bull. So
there is strong encouragement for
farmers to begin growing steers and
no serious difficulty in laying a good
foundation for this profitable adjunct
to successful farming.
The choice of breeds must be left
to the farmer who may decide to un-
dertake raising steers. Some breeds
are better than others, but there is
room for all good cattle The one
thing that is essential is for the farm
er to get good bull of the. kind he
prefers and not be content with a
poor one. 1t is serious mistake to
think an Indifferent bull is good
enough to sire calves from which to
make good steers. The only proper
treatment of an Indifferent bull is
castration and when the breeders of
pure bred cattle realize this and car
ry 1t into effect, they will greatly en-
nance the value of their good bulls.
1t cannot longer be denied that
there is a shortage in our supply of
beef cattle. The range country has
been so invaded by the HON esteader,
/ and SO many large bands of cattle
have in consequence been sent to the
markets, that ranch men cannot in
| future supply all the feeders needed
| in the corn belt. This shortage OF
| feeders will be more keenly felt in
future than now, and will tend to en-
hance values According to official
| figures, the decrease in the number of
feeders sent to the country from the
| five leading live stock markets during
the last three years is 1873, S05 In
| addition to this deficiency of feeders
! sent into the country there has been
an annual slaughter of calves. espe
| cially during 1910. Speaking of this
| market condition the Live Stock
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-16

and 100 pounds of cotton seed meal
ger acre at or before planting time
Plant Iowa grown SEED corn the latter
part of February or the first of March.
This corn must be cultivated very
rapidly as it will not wait on US like
late corn. 1t can be cut when In
heavy roasting ear and fed stalk and
ear. That is, we can begin feeding
this corn when in heavy roasting ear.
Flat break some of the most pro
ductive soil now for early peas. Thor
oughly pulverize the soil for about
one inch deep about the tenth Of
April with a disk harrow. ajax har-
row, section steel harrow or some sim
lar implement; lay off the rows about
20 inches apart and plant about one
peck of New Era pea seed per acre
and cover, leaving the soil level. Cul-
tivate two or three times in order to
keep the soil level SO that the pea
vines may be cut with moving ma,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-16
FUTURE BEEF SUPPLY
Question Of Food Supply Of Vital
Importance.
United States Department of AgricuI
ture Estimates Decrease in Num-
Der of Cattle at Million to
Million and Half.

by B. 0. COWAN, Assistant Secretary
American Shorthorn Breeders Associa-
tiou)
Any question that relates to the
food supply of mankind is of vital i'm
portance. This is true at any time
and under normal conditions, but at a
time when nearly all food products
are abnormally high the discussion of
this question will attract greater at
tention There is no means of de-
termining the exact ratio of beef to
other food products in the dietary of
mankind but it is safe to say it con-
stitutes an important part However
much other meats may enter into this
food supply, beef is leading element
1t cannot well be eliminated; there
seems to be no satisfactory substi-
tute. Hence the future beef supply is
live question.
For several years we1l-informed
stockmen have called attention to the
shortage IL beef cattle in tie United
States and have predicted that this
shortage was becoming greater with
the passing years. These predictions
fell on listless or unbelieving ears,
even among beef producers. But the
claim. has been substantiated during
recent years by reports from the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton. This decrease was estimated at
100000 to 100000 head annually.
Now comes the last census report,
showing that during the last ten
years beef cattle have decreased 6.S
per cent, while there has been an in
crease of Fl per cent in our popula-
ton. And what maks this shortage
in the amount of beef really greater
than the figures Indicate, Is the fact
that beef animals are now marketed at
an earlier age than during former
years, so that they may not represent
the same amount of beef. At first
thought decrease of 6.8 per cent. in
beef cattle in ten years should cause
no anxiety about future meat supply,
but when it is known that this de-
crease is coincident with an increase
of 81 per cent of beef eaters 1t pre-
sents condition that merits the
serious consideration of the beef pro-
ducers
The wonderful expansion of the
range cattle industry 20 to 25 years
ago, with free range and unlimited
grass, caused most corn belt farmers
TO sell their cows and cease raising
steers. The subsequent encroachment
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-16
SOUPS FROM PRESERVED MILK.

To majority of people the use OF
canned milk seems an extravagant ex-
penditure, but when fresh milk is rot
obtainable, as it is not in many PAGES
removed from civilization. condensed
milk is wonderful boon, and the
number of dishes which may be pre-.
pared from such milk is legion
For soups, when wishing a creamed
soup, the condensed milk is especially
good.
Fish ChoWder.-Salt water fish. or
salt fish freshened. or any fresh water
fish makes delicious chowder When
using fresh fish, clean and remove the
hard fins and bones. simmer the bones
In water to cover, and cut the Ash In
two-inch pieces. Cut fourth of cup
'of salt pork in small dice and cook
until the fat is extracted; add small.
onion, chopped fine, and cook until
yellow. Add two cups of sliced and
parboiled potatoes, the liquor In which
the bones have been cooked; add the
fish and cook until the vegetables and
hsh are tender. Add cup of con-
densed milk diluted with a cup OF
boiling water. teaspoonful of salt
and little paprika; turn into soup
tureen over half dozen crackers.
More seasoning will have to be added
II the fish is fresh.
Cream Of Corn Soup.-Add a quart
OF water to a cup of condensed milk
and half can of corn cook together
until thoroughly hot; add table.
spoonful each of flour AMI butter cook.
ed together, season with salt and pep
per and serve hot with croutons.
Cream of Tomato Soup.-Press
cup OF cooked tomato through sieva
and heat; add fourth Of cup o:
butter and flour cooked together.
When we'll mixed add cup of con.
densed milk diluted with cup Of
water; cook until boiling hot and
Berye with buttered toast.
Any vegetable, such as peas, aspara.
gus, potato or celery with condensed
milk diluted and a binding Of -four
and butter added. makes very accept,
able soup.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-16
me KITCHEN
CAKES WITHOUT MILK OR BUT
TER.

Melt two-thirds of cup of fat,
either lard, butterine,s snowdrift or
any odorless fat, with sufficient salt
to give it flavor; add one cup OF
powdered sugar and two egg yollss
beaten thick ard yellow. Then add
half cup of water alternately with
one and half cups of -four that has
been sifted with two teaspoonfuIs OF
baking powder. All measurements
are level and the -four should be sift-
ed before measuring. Flavor to suit
the taste and fold in the whites just
at the last.
One Egg Cake.-Add cup of sugar
to two tablespoonfuls Of melted short
ening, an egg well beaten; add cup
and a half of flour sifted with two
tablespoonfuls of baking powder. add
ed alternately with a third of cup
of water Flavor to taste. Raisins
may be added. if desired, and 1t may
be baked in gem pans.
Spice Cake.-Beat one egg light,
add half cup of powdered sugar, one
tablespoonful of mixed spices. two
thirds of cup of molasses and two
thirds of cup of melted shortening
and beat together thoroughly; add
two and half cups of flour sifted
with one teaspoonful of cream of tar
tar, adding cup of water and a ta-
blespoon of lemon juice. Bake in
slow oven.
Ginger Bread.-This is a cake that
has been given several times, but 1t
is well worth repeating, for 1t is GER
tainly the best of ginger cakes:
Take half cup of melted lard or
other shortening, a cup of sugar and =
cup Of molasses, one egg well beaten,
three cups of -four and two teaspoon
fuls of soda dissolved in a cup OF
boiling water added at the last. Use
tablespoonful of ginger and teas
spoonful of cinnamon for the flavor
ing, and do not forget to add little
salt.
Hot Water Cake.-Beat two eggs
with scant cup of sugar until very
light; add fourth of teaspoonful
of salt, one-half teaspoon of lemon
extract and fourth of cup of rap
idly boiling water, beating all the
time. Quickly stir in one cup of -four
which has been sifted with teaspoon
full of baking powder. Bake in layers.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-16

of the homeseeker clamoring for land
has gradually circumscribed the ranch
industry and in many instances has
caused the sale of large bands of cat
tie. The liquidation from this cause
for several years was of immense vol
ume. This is largely the cause of this
decrease of beef cattle that now CON
fronts the country. If this decrease
is to be stopped, it will have to be
done by the cattle raiser on the farm
Present conditions certainly invite the
farmer to re-enter this neglected field
of growing good steers. Good feed
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-16

bushels of pure Burt oats about the
last of February and cover with disc
harrow, ajax harrow, cutaway harrow,
section steel harrow or some similar
implement Apply about rs pounds of
nitrate of soda about the first of April
as top dressing. 1t will diffuse
through the soil without any cultiva-
ton. Cut the oats when in the dough
stage and an excellent hay will be OBJ
tanned. A good pasture, oat hay, and
very little corn will keep pillow horses
in good order.
Thoroughly prepare very fertile soil
for early corn. Apply a mixture of
25 pounds of nitrate of soda. 100
pounds of 16 per cent acid phosphate,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-16
0EHE:RAL. fARrl.
5 Morris $

< Expand your feed supply with a
silo.
Parsnips may be allowed to re-
main in the garden soil all winter.
Are the pillow lays and the cultiva-
cor shovels creased for winter?
Skim milk is less digestible than
whole milk. The safety lies in light
feeding.
As single grain feed for eggs
wheat has them all bested. Oats
comes next.
Perhaps the best and most easily
obtained green food for winter is
scalded alfalfa.
1t is not too early to Select the
birds that are to become next sea-
sons breeders.
1t is not the gross income but the
net profits that measure the success
of a dairy business.
Careful dressing of market fowls
sometimes means difference of two
or three cents per pound in market
Ing.
All pure bred sires are not good. In
buying rams it is just as necessary to
study individuality as it is to have
pure blood.
A flock will go through a winter in
good shape in an open shed provided
1t has dry roof. but no flock will
ever thrive on wet footing.
We not only need to develop good
working stomach on calf, but a
good acting heart This cannot be
done without pure air. sunlight and
plenty of exercise.