The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-18

worth working for" said Mrs. Brown.
Lets be good sports and tackle, each
OF u.s.. our own job, whether in town or
country. Many times when we have
greater thing waiting just beyond"
One Paper Not Given.
When the paper on Social Life on the
Farm, scheduled for this auxiliary pro-
gram, was called for it transpired that
Mrs. F. L. Dow, of Glyndon, was not
present. so that topic had to be omit
ted.
Butter Making.
A talk on Butter Making that was
most helpful because Mrs. Olive Gray,
of experience of Just ordinary folks,
without any special contrivances to
work with, was the next feature. Mrs.
Gray has been making butter for TWEEN
ty-five years, and she makes good but
ter, according to the testimony of her
many customers. Mrs. Gray laid espe-
cial emphasis upon the Importance of
washing the separator every single
time 1t is used, for she has found that
1t pays, in the matter of turning out
delicious, untainted butter. She also
puts her cream through the separator
before 1t cools, and, following advice
that has stood her in good stead. never
covers her cream jar closely, but with
a. cheesecloth which latter she changes
for a fresh one every two or three DAYS.
Illustrating the wisdom of this proceed
ure instead of using solid cover. such
as q plate, as many do, Mrs. Brown
which falls back into the lar helps
make the cream taste old. Keep u in
cool place." she adjured. land never
quickly absorbs taints as cream"
Therefore, she also advised against
mixing in with the cream set aside for
butter making, cream which has been
left over from table use, and which has
nGrhanG Efnnd fnr a time in fhn n try
near vegetables.
Mrs. Brown said that many people
who make good butter use methods
less thorough than tohse she advises
but said that she found it most salts
factory to wash the butter again aho
again, until all the milk is out, and she
follows the method of always working
as est for time wsen
cream is ready to churn, that If the
drops falling from the spoon with
which it is frequently stirred leave a
hole in the cream. then 1t is ready to
churn. Many questions were asked
Mrs. Gray at the conclusion of her talk.
Miss RatKIaR Good Speaker
The program closed with splendid
talk. full of the Gost practical and
helpful suggestions, by Miss Ida Ratz-
laff, OF Valley City. who took as her
topic, Better Equipment for the Farm
Home. Miss Ratzlaff is a farm girl
herself, and is one OF those doing such
tension department of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college. She has
been in farm homes OF the better type
all over the state, and every suggestion
which she made was based on observa-
ton of experiments that have actually
and successfully been tried out. 1t is
her opinion that the comfort and con-
venience of many of the North Dakota
farm and small town homes compare
very favorably with the finest city
homes, and she gave three reasons why
we do not have more farm and small
town homes of this better type.
The first reason, according to Miss
Ratzlan, is that many are not familiar
with the improvements that are avail
able at reasonable cost.
The second reason was given as lack
of cooperation between husband and
wife, and perhaps in some cases too
tight g hold upon the purse strings
upon the part of the former.
The third cause was designated as
the exorbitant prices often charged for
such improvements in the small towns.
Elaporating upon the latter, Miss RatZ-
laff earnestly advised her audience to
investigate more thoroughly when
seeking to make needed improvements,
and to get a reliable estimate of what
they really ought to pay. for them
selves.
There are three things which the
speaker said she hoped would be posi-
BILE for every farm home In the near
future, light, heat and water. The lat
ter, to her notion, y the most import
ant. Having been farm girl herself,
she knows the hardships of carrying
all the water from outside the farm
home, and where more scientific con-
veniences cannot be employed. advised