The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1917-08-04
RAISING MORE CHICKENS.

RAISING MORE CHICKENS
At recent Agriculture Conference the statement
made that 600 of food could be added to
food supply everybody in position to help did their part
in raising chickens
Is Hancock County doing her part? Poultry and egg
prices are higher this season than BEFORE and nca
tons that they will be still higher next There
is yet time to raise pulets for next Spring eggs.
CHICKEN FEED.
The principal feed crops be grown from paintings
made now this Fall Corn, sunflowers, beans,
peas velvet beans and peanuts the feeds that
should planted now with oats and wheat in the
fall to furnish winter grazing and grain for next summer
feeding.
WINTER GARDENS
Our climate is we'll suited to the growing of Winter
Gardens there no why every farmer truck
grower should not have vegetables the round
Begin now to plan your Fall and Winter gardens.
RAISE MORE HOGS.
of the important animals for the general farmer
to raise both for and for money is the hog They
require less labor less equipment and less capital make
greater gains per hundred pounds Of concentrates fed
produce themselves faster and in greater numbers and
give quicker turnover OF than any other animal
except poultry
USES OF SOY BEANS.
Soy beans to be Of the most promising
before the Southern Farmer Every particle of the plant
has values and great number OF commercial
produced from the seed The bean straw
is good stock food and the and nodus also fertilizer
resulting from feeding the plant valuable Millions OF
acres land hitherto barren and unproductve be
stored its virgin fertility by proper of this plant
Besides it's food for stock and fertilizer 1T is
becoming very important article of human food Soy bean
meal and flour mixed in about equal proportions make very
palatabe bread, cakes or biscuit
INCREASE YOUR ACREAGE.
Prepare to increase acreage next year by clearing
your land and fencing this Fall.
FERTILIZER
The land in Hancock County requires great deal of
fertilizer produce WELL Commercial fertilizers are, at
present very high becomes important that every
f begin
years crop.
THE KIND OF FOOD OUR BODIES REQUIRE.
Our bodies made up of certain chemical substances
and order that they be nourshed property our food must
contain all these elements These elements combined
as great variety of compounds in both body and
food The most important kinds of compounds IN the body
and in foods protein, fats, carbohydrates mineral
and water The function OF these compounds IN the
food are to build and repair various tissues of the body
and supply it with heat and muscular energy Blood
and muscle and tenden, brain and nerve-all the
organs and tissues of the boare built from the nutrtlVe
ingredients of food Hence it is very important that we
have varied diet in order that get all these compounds
that necessary to keep bodies in growing and
healthful condition There is great danger in one
sided or unbalanced diet diet of bread rice fat pork
and molasses zone sided diet. 1t is lacking IN protein,
which is the building element of food and
be supplied by BEANS milk eggs or lean meat 1t IS
lacking in certain minerals that our bodies require
which gotten in the form and proportion by
eating plenty of green vegetables and fruits.
WASTE IN FOODS.
Ignorance the simple principles of nutrition results in
great of money. The maximum that the best is
the cheapest popularity understood to apply the higher
priced materials of foods The larger part Of
the price coser foods paid for avor
or rarity And such foods often dlgestbe nor
nutritious the cheaper The plain, substantial
standard food materials like the cheaper cuts OF meat and
fish milk flour, meal oat meal beans and potatoes,
are as dgestble and nutritious and well fitted for
nourishent of people in good health are any OF the
costlier materials