The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

Fried sweet peppers make an at
%tractive garnish to serve with NUT
ton chops, lamb chops, pork chops,
ham or veal outlet. Clean the pep
pers IA usual. cut into three or four
pieces and saute Until tender and
lightly Drowned, using butter or other
fat enough to keep them from burn
ing. IF canned peppers are used.
drain carefully and allow them to
stand until they have dried n little.
Steak SmOthrrcd In sweet Peppers.
one and "a half pounds beef round
steak.
one cup bread crumbs.
M small onion.
A little sage or mixed poultry
seasoning.
one quart Of mixture OF canned to-
matoes and canned peppers, or one
of mixture of fresh sweet pep
pers and fresh tomatoes cut in slices.
Spread over the steak a LAYER OF
bread crumbs mixed with the onion
and other ~seasonings. Roll and tie
into shape. Place the meat in a cas-
serolc or other dish with "A cover.
Pour the Tomatoes and peppers over
the meat and cook very slowly in the
oven or on top OF the stove for three
or four hours. II the tomatoes and
peppers do not cover the meat add a
little boiling water.
Veal outlet can be used in place of
steak.
MANY other recipes are given in n
rA,,t -. .,A,,t i-.zr - ~ 49,.
mcnt of Agriculture, Washington, d.
G., which is intended primarily for
the canning clubs. but IL of much in
terest to housewives who wish recipes
for peppers. This circular may he had
free upon application to the Depart
ment.
Bats are the subject of numerous
inquiries throughout the wear. The
city of san Antonio. Tex, has
erected numerous bat roosts about
the city for permanent bat homes. The
health authorities OF the city believe
the bat TO be one Of the greatest
cnemies Of the mosquito, which is re-
sponsiblc for the spread OF malarl and
other germs. The bat Is protected by
law in San Antonio and DR.. G. A.
Campbell has demonstrated thai a sin
gle bat will consume as many az 26O
mosquitoes in a night. 1t requires
days for the cycle Of evolution
to complete Itself in q mosquito that
has bitten an infected person before
il a transmit the disease to another.
Where many bats are flying the
chances of catching the mosquito and
stopping the infection are large.
Bat ~dropp!ngs form a rich fertilizer.
Large deposits OF the guano are found
located in in the South or South
west. The Arizona Experiment Sta.
ton. in a bulletin on the subject.
shows that bat manure varied all the
way from 2 to nearly 10 per cent. Of
nitrogen and from 2 to 8 per cent. Of
phosphorlc acid. Some samples sub
United 10 the Arizona station were
worth $40 a ton and some as low as
$40 a ton.
Where an orchard occupies a site
that Is adjacent 10 a large body Of
water, the Importance OF a relatively
high elevation largely disappears. To
be a factor In the matter, however. a
body OF water must be OF sufficient
size and depth to have an appreciable
influence on the local climate. Be-
cause h water warns up in the
spring more slowly than the atmos-
phere, IT acts In effect as a refriger-
ator, making the temperature in its
immediate vicinity colder than It is at
points somewhat distant from Il. For
this reason, vegetation within the
zone OF this influence advances more
Slowly In the spring than 1t does out
SIDE of that zone. The tendency IL
Tor the b~lossoming Of peach trees
situated within the zone to be DELAYED
until after the season OF spring frosts
is past.
Live stock has not received as much
as crop production in Alas
ka. but enough has been done to show
that there are considerable p~ossibili-
ties in this line. Grasses grow luxu-
riantly in the interior valleys. and
crops OF various kinds can be
grown successfully In all parts of the
Territory. one handicap, however, is
the difficulty of curing forage in the
damp weather generally prevailing 1t
is proposed to meet this difficulty I'm
part at least by the use Of silos.
No breeds OF dairy or beef cattle
have as vet been found hardy nolyh
to stand the winters in the interior Of
Alaska without excessive expense for
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