Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-01-09

Will lakP llle pace oi 60 EIiN
means economy.
A method OF cooking flr-h II that
gives a variation from bahtu. Yd fry
ing Is boiling. The fish ~ Id be
dressed as usual. left whole and boiled
for about twenty minutes IN II good
sized pan or kettle 1t may be served
with butter sauce or white sauce and
makes an appetiZing dish. being both
tender and of good flavor.
1t has been estimated by careful au.
thorities that there is a loss of from >
TO 30 per cent OF the entire egg crop OF
the country through careless gathering
and marketing On farms where 100
hens are kept and where these hens
average 100 eggs per year loss OF %
per cent would mean $500 eggs In a
value. $40
Missouri leads all other states OF the
Union In the production OF poultry and
eggs. In 1912 $4S.67S.240 worth of
poultry products were sold by the
farmers and poultry raisers of the
state. In the large total given above
eggs represent more Of the income
than live and dressed poultry COM
bined Missouri took the lead in the
production Of poultry and eggs four
years ago and has held this rank since.
The federal department of agricul.
ture Is seeking to offset the existing
beef shortage by interesting the In
dams on reservations In the raising OF
large herds Of beef cattle. Some are
already engaged in this industry and
are making good money out Of it. An
effort will be made to furnish the In
dams with the best breeds Of beef cat
tie and to aid them by mapping out
plans for improving their cattle and
caring for them.
DR.. Reynolds. who Is veterinarian In
charge Of the animal husbandry de-
partment Of the Minnesota Agricul
tural college. has recently issued q
word Of warning in reference to the
lndiscriminate use Of I've as cure fol
worms in hogs. He points out that
whether I've Is advisable as remedy
depends upon the kind Of worms and
their location In the intestines as well
as the condition of the hog. He says
that I've is not desirabl as q genera
treatment.
Whether grade COW fetches $35 OF
500 at an auction sale depends upon
the showdown she makes when i,
comes to milk and butter production
II she Is just barely paying for hel
keep the lower price will take her. and
1t means that she Is worth what hel
carcass Is worth for meat If, on the
other hand. she is yielding her owner 9
net revenue Of from $50 to 800. as 9
good many cows do. she is worth three
times what the other cow is simply as
an investment proposition.
A sport that Is becoming very pop
ular where the cOttOntails abound II
that Of shooting them by the light o!
automobiles after dark. A friend who
has baggcd good many bunnies II
this way switches his headlights from
side to side as he proceeds along the
country highway. This usually causes
the rabbits that may be feeding along
or just inside Of the fence rows tt
make for the road. where they become
bewildered by the bright light and fal
easy victims to even a fair shot.
While the pretty milkmaid is today
but creation Of the poets fancy. the
recent national dairy show brought te
the fore several lassies from Illinois
that set pretty fast pace in the mat
ter Of filling the pail The winner
Miss VOss Of Yokena. ILL.,. got FIVE
pounds and an ounce Of milk In one
and half minutes. while her nearest
rival was but half an ounce behind
her. This was the girls contest. In
the mature class Mrs. Hughes OF
Antioch. ILL.,. won first by milking nine
and fifth pounds in two minutes.
A negro farmer Of Alabama has
achieved an enviable reputation
throughout the south In very simple
yet sensible fashion. For several years
past he has simply carried out the plaI
OF raking all the vegetation that would
make humus produced on 100 acres
and used it on ten acres. In this way
he has made his corn and cotton fields
immensely fertile. 1t will be seen at @
glance that this plan may work fol
years. but that in the end he will have
to supplement the fertility Of that
ninety acres. even II 1t doesn't do any
thing more than produce weeds.
Professor n. Il. Hanson Of the South
Dakota agricultural college was sent
abroad last spring to secure seeds that
would be valuable for conditions met
with in that state. His search for val.
liable seeds was made chiefly in 81
IBERIA. which he had visited on earlier
trips. He returned from his trip re-
Gently and brought with him over two