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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
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Round Steak a Ia QuIn.

Cover slice of round steak (cut
about one and a half inches thick
with flour, and, using the edge Of q
plate or meat FOUNDER, pound as much
as possible into the meat. Melt two
tablespoonfuls Of fat in a baking pan;
brown the meat quickly on both sides
in this; sprinkle with salt and pepper
and cover with two cupfuls of water
or tomatoes, adding one or two sliced
onions. Cover closely and bake in a
slow oven for several hours, or until
the meat is tender throughout. This
is an excellent recipe for use in the
fireless cooker. Serve with tomato
sauce or alone with the gravy. This
may also be cooked very slowly on
top of the stove.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
ADVANTAGES Of.
THE ROUND BARN
Practical Farmer viii See at a
Glance How Building Makes
for Economy.
SIL0 PLACED IN THE CENTER
Designed Sv That the Cows and
Horses Face In, Which Is an Ad-
vantase-Feed and Bedding
Utilized to the Best Pos.
sible Manner.
BY WILLIAM A. RAOFORD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account or
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No 1897 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
Round barns for live stock are grow
Ing in popularity because of the ease
of doing work in them.
There IS another economy that will
be appreciated when we learn how
to build easier; that is, the increased
capacity as compared with rectangu.
lar barn requiring the same amount
of material.
The round barn shown in the illus.
tration is built arouno"a 14-foot silo,
which really Is plan for building
one cylinder inside of another.
The cylinder is the strongest form
in which material can be put togeth.
er in building construction.
In this building the silo supports
the barn and the barn supports the
silo. One is part of the other, and
either would be incomplete alone.
The silo is A feet deep by IA feet
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
SOME TIMELY HINTS

In grating. the greatest care should
be observed that sclons are not taken
from trees infested with San jose
scale or that are in any way diseased.
Do not set out evergreens in the
fall. Have them delivered as early
in the spring as possible and make the
ground ready now.
In order to obtain the largest blooms
on your chrysanthemum plants, pick
off all but the large central bud and
do 1t as soon as the buds begin to
show
After the drain tile has been put in,
crushed rock. gravel or coal cjnders
will keep the ground In good condi.
ton.
Do not be in hurry to mulch the
strawberry beds. Wait until good
stiff freeze comes along
After the bees have been safely
housed in dry cellar, with tho bot.
toms Of the hives resting on pieces
about two inches thick. do not disturb
them until spring.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

W serve DIS SaIdQ. F1lleu
tomatoes, stuffed with tuna, we'll sea.
| soned, celery and cabbage makes a
most tasty salad.
Herring SaIad.-Cook salt herring
10 minutes in boiling water to cover
Drain and cool and separate into
makes Add an equal quantity of
cubes of cooked potatoes, half cupfuI
OF chopped celery, the whites of two
eggs, chopped and good boiled dress
ing .Coyer with bard.cooked egg yolk
put through ricer. ~ ....
Salmon Loaf With Peas.-season
a can of salmon. add a beaten egg,
tablespoonful of lemon juice and
cupful of thick. white sauce Steam
in a loaf and serve garnished with
cooked peas on platter. z,..,s7 -.
Dreamed Finnan HaddIe.-Cook halt
tablespoonful of green onion, one
tablespoonful of green pepper Cloth
chopped), with fourth of cupful OF
butter five minutes, stirring constant
y. aAu lOuI 'lduieSpOOululS VI uOuI,
mixed with teaspoonful of salt,
dash of cayenne and half a teaspoon
full Of paprika. Then pour on graau.
ally one cupful each of milk and cream.
Bring to the boiling point and cook
two minutes. Reserve half cupful of
this sauce and to the remainder add
1k cupfuls of faxed finnan haddie,
when hot fill the center of a rice Dor
der with the finnan haddie and pour
around the reserved sauce. Garnish
with canned pimento.
Salmon croquettes nodded around a
teaspoonful of cooked green peas and
served hot with highly seasoned
sauce make another tasty dish.
Salt mackerel is delicious soaked
overnight or until we'll freshened
then placed in the oven covered<wi
a good cupful of thick cream and al.
lowed to bake 20 minutes. Add
salt If needed, just as it is taken up.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

BY this stable arrangement the
feed is brought to the center and tie
manure Is distributed from the out
side.
Straw is kept bright by housing IL
overhead at threshing time and II II.
made useful at eediny time by per.
hitting the cows to pick It over In
the managers between feeds Of silags
and clover hay. The mussed-over,
straw is then passed back to the stalls
for bedding, and as 1t gradually
works farther back it absorbs liquid
manure. is carried out in the manure
carriers. dumped into manure
spreader and hauled at once to the
field. This shows the practicability Of
this kind Of round barn to save labor
and utilize feed and bedding to the,
best possible advantage.
The farm stable shoull be consid.
cred in the light Of manufacturing
establishment. Manufacturers in cit1
les arrange their factories to admit
raw material at one end and to ship,
the finished product from the other
end.
Good practice requires that the diff
ferent processes Of manufacture shall
follow each other in systematic or.
der. Once started, charge Of raw
material advances at every step: It
is never permitted to 60 backward.
When farmers arrange their business
so that each step counts, instead OF
turning back and walking around In
circles, then farmers become business
men in the best sense of the term.
Another advantage of building COW,
stalls in a circle is the fat that cat-I
tie, and especially dairy cows, are
wedge shaped.
The most convenient stalls are
wider behind than they are in front.
and they fit the cows better. The
work among dairy cows IL done at the
rear of the stalls. In using milking
machines considerable room is needed
The use of milking machines is one
reason for placing the windows In the
rear of the cows, so that the light is
admitted where it is most needed. /
No other shape of barn offers 80,
many advantages for the same amount
of square foot area. There Is quick.
easy means of feeding in the center,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
FOR PUBLIC FESTIVAL
IMPORTANT 70 KNOW AMOUNT
OF FOOD TO PROVIDE. Vi
Famous Chef Recommends the Guam.
titles Enumerated Below a. Being
Amply Sufficient to Supply
One Hundred Guests,

When arranging special dinner
or supper, such as church societies
OFTEN give. it is as important to avoid
having a large amount of food and
drink left over as it is to provide
enough. One thing to be borne in
mind is that an item which Is part
OF full menu will be served in small
er portions than when 1t Is part of q
limited number of dishes.
The following are the quantities Of
materials which famous chef recon-
mends as sufficient for 100 guests:
Three and one-half pounds Of
coffee.
Six gallons of cocoa made from
three gallons each of milk and wa
ter and one pound of cocoa
Four pounds of loaf sugar.
Five gallons of oysters.
Two hundred and sixty sandwiches,
made from 16 loaves of bread and
four pounds of butter.
Thirty pounds of ham, to boil
and slice.
Ten med:um-sized cabbages for
cold-slaw.
Twenty pies.
Five loaf cakes and five layer
cakes.
Eighteen quarts of ice cream.
Ten four.pound chickens and 30
heads Of celery for salad. '-
FIVE chickens and five tongues for
sandwiches.
Five quarts of dressing for salads.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

where little room is required 1t pro-
vides plenty of space at the rear for
attending to the cows and for remov-
ing the manure. -!
At the silo-filling time the silage cut
ter is set in close to the silo In the
wide entrance part Of the driveway,
so that the blower pipe stands verti-
cal in the usual way. II
There is either an extension carrier.
to bring corn sheaves in through the.
driveway to the cutter, or rope and
pulley is arranged to pull the loaded
wagon in backwards.
The stable in this barn is thorough
ly sanitary. The walls are built double
and are made alright by using build
ing paper and matched ceiling boards
without beading. Beading is objec-
tionable because it makes just SO,
many more cracks to harbor bac-
terra.
The floor over the stable is made
of dressed and matched flooring. SO
that no dust from the NOW overhead
can sift through to clog The space be-
tween the joists. ~
Ventilation is provided by taking
cold air from outside through spe-
cially' constructed air tlues which dis
tribute it near the ceiling of the
stable. The foul air is removed by
means of ventilating tiues having out
take openings near the floor behind
the cows and horses. The foul air Is
carried up through these flues, chin
neylike, and Is discharged above the
roof &. i
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more tasty.
Stuffed Pears.-Take firm pears and
remove cores. Steam until tender,
then fill the centers with whipped
cream, mixed with chopped dates, can.
died cherries or nuts.
Pear Salad.-Peel nice, ripe pears
cut in halves, remove the core. thep
roll in chopped nuts, lay flat-side down
On head lettuce. place a large spoon
iul OF mayoLhaise at the side and
serve well chilled with toasted cheese
crackers.
Stuffed Green Peppers.-Cut the
stem ends from six green peppers. re-
move white fiber and seeds, scald five
minutes and drain. Mix one cupful
OF bread crumbs with three table
spoonfuls of melted butter. one cup
lul OF tuna fish. salt, a dash of lemon
Juice and stock to moisten slightly.
NIL the peppers. place in buttered
pan with half cupful of hot water
70 bake slowly half an hour. Serve
With cream sauce and triangles of
Duttered toast. .t.-
Dreamed Oysters.-Take three dog
On oysters, parboil in their own liquor
until they ruffle, then drain. Place q
cupful OF cream and half cupful Of
MIR IN a double boiler When the
mixture is hot add a tablespoonful of
outer and two Of flour. we'll mixed,
season with salt and pepper: cook un.
y thick. Fill ramekins with this
MIXTURE and the oysters: cover with
piece or two Of hard cooked egg and
spoonful Of buttered crumbs Brown
N the oven. The egg may be used as
garnish on top Of the Drowned
cIumbs Just as It goes to the table,
Win q BIT Of parsley as a finish. +.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

making the horse-stable floor level.
but the ground for the cow-stable floor
is sloped away to drair properly into
the cutters. This work is better done
with water to settle the earth 80 1t
will pack all solid together to give
an even support to all parts Of the
floor.
The plan Of the stable shows iron
stall partitions between the COW stalls
and wooden partitions between the
horse stalls. This distinction Is not
necessary. but it is customary.
Being round barn with the silo
in the center, there Is round feed.
ing alley built around the silo. Next
to the feeding alley Is circular &C.
ment manager which extends half way
around, for the COWS. and wooden
r,anger built on the same circle on
the horse side. HI ~
Both the cows and horses face IN
toward the center. 80 the feeding is
easily and quickly done from the cen
ter feeding alley, #'5
Silage Ia let down through, silage
shute: also hay and straw are put
down through the same shute. and
both are distributed to the manger1
BY 4 feed carrier truck mounted on
heavy truck casters. ss:s95 II. En-
There are doors on two sides Of
thu barn. one Of which - intended a.
! stock door to lei the cattle and
horses A 81 out tn other ~ = vide
driveway door used when cleaning the
ssx Vie: also Il silo-n Milling tims.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

If possible. set the box where it will
have bottom heat for three or four
days, and be sure to keep moist,
when, II your seeds were fresh. you
will find the rows all cracked open and
the green seed leaves peeking out.
Remove cover and take away from
heat Immediately. Place in a strong
light.
These directions you will find ap.
plicable to all small seeds, vegetable
as we'll as flower. Never forget to wa
ter, however. and keep covered with
cloth until removed to the window
Do not let them grow long stems
Spindling seedlings are calamity.
When the plants have their fourth
leaf, transplant to fiat an inch apart
each way. These transplantings cause
wonderful root development, which
tells later in tho quality of bloom.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
i. Rec ons.tructed Years.

One OF the curates OF All Angels
Episcopal church, New York city.
makes the radical proposal that all
the months shall consist OF % days.
VIII an added month to fill up the
year. Holiday" month. to come be-
tween June and July. a less radical
proposition is to have all holidays fall
on Monday this IN the interest 81 ia
4 Dor, so that II frequent Intervals dur
Ing the year there may BE- 4 SATURDAY
half holiday followed ~ two days Sof
I yacsss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Peculiar German Statue.

Offenburg. near the edge of the
Black forest, was founded by Offo,
an English" king in the year 600.
Some maintain that the name OF the
place simply means open town. In
the market lace stands (unless it
has been ''strafed" since the war be-
GAM a statue of-Sir Francis Drake!
It Is not, however. rs naval hero
that Offenburg donors Drake, but as
the introducer into Europe Of the
potato. While the figure holds q
map of South America In the right
hand. the left clasps tiourishlng
potato plant. with line "Kartoneln'
attached. ,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Chicken Hollandaise.

Cook three tablespoonfuls butter
with one teaspoonful finely chopped
onion until yellow. Add two table.
spoonfuls flour, and pour in gradually
one and one. half cupful chicken stock.
Stir until the mixture thickens, then
add one-half tablespoonful lemon juice,
three-fourths teaspoonful salt, one.
eighth teaspoonful paprika. one-half
cupful chopped celery, one and one
half cupfuls cooked chicken (cut in
cubes), two tablespoonfuls pimento,
cut fine. When boiling, add the beaten
yolks of two eggs and cook one min
ute. Serve on buttered graham toast.
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/ Of child is a change worthy Of
thoughtful consideration. Children
should be fed according to their
weight, age and development. Solid
foods should be introduced gradually
( after one year of age in a normal baby
A cereal we'll cooked, an egg cooked
and mixed with bread crumbs or milk
or cruel, making one meal day. See
that the baby feeds slowly and masti.
Gates we'll. Habits Of right eating ma y
i be formed now which will go with him
through life. Fresh bread should
never be given. Cut in squares and
baked until brown. then served in
milk is q good dish and one children
IKE, Add 4 pinch 81 SAT- but no sugar
6 such dishes. MIX and cream
should be used beautifully.
ii An hour before 81 1if hour after
feeding tablespoonful or two Of or
ange Juice. pineapple Juice. strained
apple sauce or mashed pulp of prunes
may be given.
III Vegetables are now a necessity. Po-
tatoes thoroughly baked, and served
I With butter or cream. Asparagus tips,
I spinach and carrots crushed fine and
we'll seasoned with salt and butter.
Only one vegetable daily until the
age Of two is reached Meats should
be given but sparingly; a tablespoon
! full of scraped rare beef may be mixed
with the baby's potato or a bit of beef
steak gravy may be put on 1t. Up to
three years but little meat is given,
and it should always be finely cut.
n Broths of mutton, chicken or beef
with rice or stale crumbs. or beef
Juice may be given, five ounces at a
meal; beef juice being more concen.
trated, three ounces is sufficient.
Cereals of oatmeal. farina, barley.
hominy rice or cracked wheat. four
ounces. but it should be long and we'll
cooked Serve with pinch of salt
and plenty of milk and cream.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
FUN AND MONEY IN ASTERS
By LIMA r. ROSE.

Asters should be started in the
house. Two hundred seedlings can be
started in one cigar box, which is a
most convenient shape and size for
standing on the window sill.
Fill boxes to within one.haIf inch
Of the top with loose loan. 1t is al.
ways we'll in sowing seeds in boxes
to sift the top layer. Make four
trenches the length of the box. Place
seeds in trenches and cover.
Before watering cover with cloth.
A strip torn from coarse linen towel
is good. Water thoroughly. The
cloth will prevent the water from
washing out the seeds the first time
you dampen them and subsequently
will prevent rapid evaporation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

Leave fuchsias in the cellar until
March.
Be ready for the cold days. They
are at hand.
Keep window garden clean. Remove
dead leaves, scrub pots, shower foil
age. Keep window glass clean.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
HOUSE PLANTS

Don't neglect the potted plants; wa.
ter well and shade from the after.
noon sun.
When shade is recommended. dark
ness or dense shade are not meant
All plants require a good light.
Many plants will bear strong sky
light that would be badly damaged II
set in strong sunshine.
For potted plants shat must have
sunshine. set the pots in a jardiniere
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

er in the center of the dish and pile
the outlets around and serve. Serve
with meat sauce.
A small piece of cheese, II grated,
will add flavor to any number OF
dishes. 1t is good in escalloped pc.
tato. in escalloped cabbage, adds to
the flavor of milk toast and may te
sprinkled over lettuce which has been
dressed With French dressing. lit
tle grated cheese added to an ONE
let is an Improvement
A dainty cracker to serve with q
salad course is prepared by heaping
grated cheese on the crackers,
sprinkle with salt and cayenne and
then toasting in the oven.
Sour cream makes c, delicious fill
ing for cakes; add brown sugar and
cook until it is hard, add nuts and
beat until smooth.
Sour cream dressing. using cream,
salt and & dash of cayenne served on
young green onions is a dish not half
we'll enough known.
A tablespoonful Of leftover peas
with few cold potatoes will make a
most appetizing salad to serve for
Sunday night supper
Stale bits of bread may be used as
crumbs for various dishes. as crou-
tons, as bread buildings with fruit
or custard, as filling with nuts for
peppers, CT bak.d potatoes; in fact
in thousands Of ways bits of bread
may be utilized. Not crumb should
be wasted, even the crumb tray should
be emptied for the little shreds.
Orange peel and lemon peel may
be used to flavor sauces, removing the
peeling before serving.
N
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

or set in box with packing of moss
around them to encourage moisture.
Root geranium slips now. II you
want winter boomers. Keep grow
ing thrifty and pinch of all buds.
Do not make the mistake Of root
ing for winter boomers plants that
bloom only In summer. Some &c.
ranlums bloom more freely than 9th
'ers. @ Ga. ~ .
Plants that are not growing need no
fertilizer.
Large pots for foliage. Small pots
for flowers. Plenty of sunshine for
geraniums. @t>%,
II soil in the bulb pot in the cellar
seems dry. moisten moderately, but
don't keep wet or the bulb will rot.
Work every day to keep the plants
comfortable, They are like children
Don't let the insects get at them II
you love them. Ia M,&.s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Picked Onions.

Take small onions. white ones are
the best, pure boiling water on them,
let stand till cold, then you can peel
without hurting your eyes; then make
a brine of boiling water and salt so
an egg will swim in it; cover your
onions and let stand for "a hours and
drain. Take handful at a time in a
cloth, and pat the water out some. put
in your jars; pour cold vinegar over
and cork tight. use no spice-they
don't need it-and they keep growing
harder the longer you keep them
Exchange.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Fish Chops.

II canned salmon be used drain
Juice, remove skin and bones and pick
fine. Add teaspoonful lemon juice and
dash of paprika. Make white sauce
as follows: Two tablespoonfuls but
ter, one-fourth cupful -four. Add fish
and teaspoonful parsley; when cold
shape into chops. Put piece of maca-
roni into end of chop. to represent
chop bone. Fry in deep fat.
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Criticism Of Modern Ways.

oday the tendency is, not to en-
ueavor to make youths strong to re.
.lst. but to try to remove all stress
.lom them. They must not be given
arc tasks ct school: indeed, the cry
= mat children must feel that school
!. play. They must not be taught
Incidence and respect, lest they be
srVlle They must have much amuse.
:. All this Is dependent upon the
.uea that life Is meant for pleasure
a y that work 10 . curse. DIR. Charles
". Burr. &
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Delicious Mullins.

Three cupfuls entire wheat -four.
one cupful rye meal. one egg. one.half
cupful sugar, one fourth cupful melted
butter. one teaspoonful Of soda. two
teaspoonfuls cream Of tartar; add milk
enough to make batter, not too stiff.
Bake in hot muffin pans. These are
very nice. T.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Pot Roast.

Here is my pot roast: Into a basin
put a layer of sliced onions. one of
sliced potatoes and layer of chopped
or sliced cold mutton or lamb lend
Of your last roast). Continue until
full. Now add salt and red pepper.
Now cover top with potatoes cut in
halves. which will roast a pretty
brown. Sometimes I use pork end
roast the same way, only add little
sage to favor.-Exchange
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Nu. hl4,,4:~tlQ
eat Plenty Of Fruit

For its appetizing values fruit
should be eaten before meals. II
taken as q dessert at the end OF the
meal fruit has It's best effect from the
nutritIve standpoint. For its laxative
properties fruit should be taken on
an empty stomach, preferably soon
after rising in the morning.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

mix with egg, and
form into outlets,
place half an al.
mond cut length
wise at the small
end to represent
the outlet bone.
Dip in egg and fry.
Place a caulihOw.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
onlx Wotk erino,s sueeess.

n "4.1t VHty WYNN 01I"0s cUcSeSss y
Those VINO are prone To- consider
themselves EXEMPT from hard work
have never been known to OBTAIN the
success which real people covet. You
have to keep working every minute
to get anywhere. Just AZ soon as
you stop the other fellow 10 bound &C.,
20 ahead. y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
RuttermiIk Biscuit.

One pint of bread flour, one tea
spoonful of soda to sweeten the but.
termilk. After that use one teaspoon.
full Of soda and two of cream of tar
tar. l rub in a piece Of butter into
the flour. Make the consistency OF
any kind of biscuit After you get
the biscuit in the bakers sheet melt
a little butter and rub on each bis.
cult
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hsh Is not obtainable
the timed variety will
answer fully as well.
Tuna or funny fish Ia
one of the most deli
cious of canned fish and
may be served right
from the can with quar-.
tiers of lemon or com
bined in various WAYS