The courier-index., 1917-08-24

terested upon request.
 Cook Food Properly and Get the Most Out of It.
 Food must be cooked properly if through the process of digestion and assimilation the individual is to get the most out of it. Simple dishes we'll prepared are far better than ex- pensive dishes badly cooked. Many persons are prejudiced against cer- tain good foods because when first tried the foods were improperly cook ed or prepared. Learn how to cook all kinds of staple foods and to serve them in a variety or ways. Try to like every simple food; give it fair trial Recipes and instructions for cooking all kinds of staple foods will be sent upon request by the Extension Division. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Specify kind of food for which you want recipes.
 Use Fertilizer for Fall Potatoes. It will be false economy to fail to use the customary amounts of fertili- gers for fall potatoes because of the high prices. Every effort should be made to increase the yield per acre not only because there never was a better opportunity for farmers to make good profit from potatoes. There is little danger of over-production be- cause of the large demands that will be made upon the United States by the European countries in spite of the fact that conditions indicate yield somewhat higher than last year. That fertilizers pay is shown a yield of from POO to 300 bushels per acre. Arkansas farmers could secure simi- lar yields if proper attention was paid to the fertility of the soil.
 Some growers are using a mixture of acid phosphate and cottonseed meal at the rate of 800 lbs. per acre, with good results. On all except the very sandy soils nitrate of soda can be used at the rate of 100 lbs. per acre instead of the cottonseed meal and even better results secured. It is not adviable to use lime on pota- toes where there is any likelihood of injury from scab, but if the seed IS treated with formaline or corrosive siblimate and is planted on land free from infestation, lime can be used with profit at the rate of two tons of ground lime stone or 1900 lbs of burned lime per acre.
 Produce Clean Cool Milk.
 The dairy COW will do much to pro- duce wholesome food for the family, particularly the children, but Arkan- sas farmers must produce more clean milk. Remember, dirty milk is often times dangerous disease carrier. Clean milk can be produced with lit tie care and trouble. Clean hands of milkers, clean udder, milk pails which have been scalded after each milking, and cool places for keeping milk are essential. If cool cellar or spring house is not available, why not set the cans of strained milk in tubs of water in a shady place or make an lceless refrigerator which will keep it much longer? Write to the Exten- sion Division at Fayetteville for bull letins on the production and care of milk.
 Infertile Eggs Increase Farm Pro-
 ducts.
 Arkansas farmers lose thousands of dollars every summer because the eggs from the flocks spoil before be- ing marketed. The greater part of this loss is due to partial matching of fertile eggs which have been al lowed to become warm enough to be- gin to incubate. Produce infertile eggs and thus help to increase the food supply in the state and your farm profits. Infertile eggs keep best and market best in the summer, while fertile eggs spoil quickly dur ing the hot weather. The rooster does not help the hens lay, but he merely fertilizes the germ of the egg, which is unnecessary if the eggs are not to be used for matching purposes. The fertile germ in hot weather quickly becomes a blood ring which spells the egg for the food and for the market. Summer heat has the same effect on fertile eggs as the hen or incubator.
 Plan for Clovers and Cover Crops. It has been said that there is a clover for every type of soil in Ar kansas, and all land owners should know more about these legumes, not only because of their great feeding value but because of their soil build ing and nitrogen fixing properties. Every one is urged to SOW, at least. some crimson clover, red clover, bur clover, alsike clover, or bermuda or ochard grass before the first of Oc- tober. With the present price of seed small patch should be planted to these crops in order to be able to raise your own seed for larger field.
 Write for the grass and clover planting program and the circular