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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
AMT WASTAGE MAY Be-
SHIPPED into CITIES
Lumber Companies in Cali
fornia Will Cooperate
With Government.
WOOD BEING BURNED
Predicted Fuel Shortage
May Cause Use of Refuse
in All Homes.
WOOD BEING BURNED

Fort Bragg. Cal. ,Iuly 2l.--The
eternal fires burning in the great
wood refuse heaps Of tho humber
camps here and elsewhere along the
California coast may be quenchedL by
war. The United States forest service
Ii trying to figure out a way whereby
this refuse may be brought to the
cities to partly take the place of coal
and oil. In this effort the government
Ii meeting with the fullest co-opera-
ton of the lumber companies.
These fires, one to each of the big
mills from Eureka to Point Arena.
burn constantly In consuming the resi-
due brought to them by the tireless
chute belts. At night their flare along
miles and miles of jagged coast guides
many Il mariner unfamiliar with the
treacherous shore line. Thousands of
cords are consumed annually. because
the lumber companies have no other
way Of, disposing Of this wastage. The
fires have been. burning for years.
Their ash piles, now high alMest as
the hills themselves. are being con-
stantly surfaced with a layer of wood
refuse which Is renewed as fas as It
burns. Il No effort, 50 far; rs Is Known,
has been made to compute the amount
Of wood thus consumed in one day,
but the total would doubtless be as
founding. fagtrsg.o nnrsnlcs2 VIZ b.Jfg4
II. The lumber mills haze advised the
government that IL they can secure a
price for this wood in the cities and
elsewhere that will Justify their ship
ping it, they will gladly dispose OF it
IN this fashion. II is ~unexcelled Tor
fHels~- purposes and. iarr~ ayioWr Of the
Enlightened oil aud coal shortage, would
go along ssway t0G 4rd ,hfocking any
fuel famine.
Forests yet unSl,t in the Ssst wooded
areas of% Hdtanldt.: sAteA4octno. Del
Norte and other counties contain mil
lions OF cords of wood that will find
these fires. despite the most Distress
full fuel famine. unless the government
steps In and finds an answer to the
problem. So far there has been no
indication from Washington that tho
government will take over the entire
problem and attempt to ship the wood
on it's own account. but those in au-
thority indicate that this issue will
eventually be forced by the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
USE CITY GARBAGE
FOR FEEDING HOGS
Plan Would Increase Pork
Supply and Save Money.

Washington. July elise OF city
garbage for feeding hogs will add ma .
teriully to pork production and alec
substitute a more economical garbage
disposal system for the wasteful prae-
tice Of burying or burning city wasfc
saccoy dtng-t0 the United States depart
niefft or agriculture To make city
waste most available for feeding TO
pigs every household must be required
and trained to separate it's household
wastes carefully SO that dangerous ma :
terial like broken glass or bits of metal.
burnt matches and wood and other In
edible material will not be mixed with
food scraps. vegetable parings and
bones useful for feeding. Cities should
enforce existing ordinances requiring
every household to separate wastes
carefully and to put all feeding ma :
tcrial In one container and all inedible
trash into the ash receiver.
Will Save City People.
Utilization Of garbage for feeding
animals will save the people in the
! cities an important sum Of money an
nuaily and contribute materially to the
local food supply
Dweliers in small towns and even in
the suburbs and on the outskirts OF
the large cities. In many instances also
could help meat production. Many
vacant lotsSprovide suitable site fol-
a hog pen which will annoy no one and
some, of these lots are large enough
to grow green feed to aid in fatteninp
pigs. While. the average family viii
not have enough garbage to fatten. q
pig. several families who Jointly build
pen and purchase one" or two piGa
can fatten them -operatively ut Htt1l
or NO additional expense. a. 4,sua.g :
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22

CONSUME LESS FEED

! Washington. July 21.--legbosnS pro-
iuce eggs cheaper than hens Of the
general purpose breeds = plymouth
R6dA4 iUlSandottes. Rhode Island Reds
fnd Orprnktuns. This met. which con-
firms the, belier,a4l experiences Of
commercial poultry farmers. was one
OF the results obtained in a rather ex-
tensive feeding test recently reported
by poultrynen Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. Because they
lay as many or more eggs. eat only
about, 50 pounds of feed per head as
compared with 70 to So pounds eaten
by the geNeral-pprpose breeds. and
because their egg yield very materially
exceeds that of general purpose breeds
during their second and third laying
years. Leghorns, the specialists say,
undoubtedly are. more profitable to
keep for the production of eggs only.
i. .,,,,. Cost Much Less.
Sin tAii;,esa akb fsda dost IL i doSs,,lb,,
eggs for one OF the Leghorn pens was
ZS4 cents in 1913, while the average
cost of all the pens of the general
lirpose breeds 1tts 1916 cents. In 1914
N.e feed coatt o4h dozeN'eggs fpr the
ssme pen OF LAfhorns yhs SJ dhntslAs
neainst an a1Ra Ee COD ofll5l ceats,
M the sec0ht Iastng YEAR Vi the GEN
&ial-purpose pens. During their third
laying year the cost Of dozen eggs
sEas 8.S cents compared sto 1856 cents
for the general purpose ,fOwlsaA The
Wtal value OF eggs per heN 1ters ffd
cost in the Leghorn pen for Three weary
Aas 1854 against $3.50 for the general
purpose hens. The highest egg pro-
Hsirtipn, obtained in any of the feeding
experiments up to 1915 was by a pen
nE l1eetcrns (which laid 1915 eggs per
tcn at feed cost of c. cents q dozen.
= Produce Smaller Eggs.
The Leshorns proddte sma ller eggs
than the general purpose breeds The
average weight of the eggs Of a pen
OF Leghorns during the first laying
year was LAP pounds per dozen as
aGainst l.53 to 1853 pounds for the
other pens. However. Leghorns laying
eggs weighing 1.5O pounds per dozen
or oven more, the specialists say. have
been selected and bred by many poul.
tryn1en. An examination in May, 1915.
of 500 eggs from three Leghorn pens
showed that 81 per cent weighed
more than ounces apiece, or l.50
pounds to the dozen.
Value Slightly Less. j.
The value per dozen q 4 the eggs
Produced by the Leghorns was from
10 ss1ess each year than the eggs Sof
general purpose hens. This difference
n. due to the fact that the general
Purpose breeds are better winter lay
ers than the Leghorns, while the dat
ter give higher production in the
spring and summer. Very few Leg
horns become broody, which probably
materially affects their egg yield as
compared with the generaI-purpose
breeds. Better fertility in the eggs,
especially with stock confined to the
yards. is more often secured with Leg
horns than with the general purpose
or-any Of the heavier breeds.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
RICH WOMAN GETS.
CANNING MANUALS

Washington, July 21.-For use on
her conservation train through Orange
county. n. j.. over the Erie railroad
from Tuxedo. the National Emergency
Food Garden commission expressed
1000 canning and drying manuals to-
day to Mrs. f. II. Hartman These
are the manuals which the commission
IL sending out all over the country for
two-cent stamp to pay postage.
The moving picture houses of the
country were also enlisted in the COM
missions nation wide campaign to
conserve food today when Charles La
thsop Pack, the president of the COM
mission, sent outs plea to exhibitors
to RUG q slide telling the women OF
the, couAtrt they CON. have the COM
missions canning and drying manuals
for a two-cent stamp to pay postage.
Cannot Meet Demand.
ut develops here today that the
government is unable to meet the de-
Inand for data of this kind" said Sec
rotary F. s. Ridsdale. I have had a
dozen calls from congressman asking
for help. One congressman wanted
10000 of our manuals because he was
swamped with requests and the gov :
eminent printing office. he said. could
not print this kind of data because OF
the call upon it for printing from other
departments than the department OF
agriculture.
We have received inquiries from
s sss.s s's'ylA@v sIIS a!Igd'Rf 81
tending our nation wide campaign by
asking them to perform a patriotic
service by telling their patrons we will
be glad to serve them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
John /, Sullivan on overeat;oo.

John L. Sullivan, the ex-pugilist.
says that more people die from over.
eating than from drink. One Of the
most prominent physicians In England
says that Is also the case over there.
No wonder that so MANY people ire
troubled with indigestion. II you have
trouble with your stomach adopt Il
diet suited to your age and occupation
Then II you should have indigestion
take Chamberlain'S Tablets. They
strengthen the stomach and enable II
to perform Its functions naturally
Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
$40 CAMPAIGN coas,No.

The silo campaign carried on by the
farm school Of the University Of Min
'ncsota acting in cooperation with
railroads will be carried into Montana
and the Dakotas, 1t was announced
here, Railroads expect the help Of ag-
ricultNYal schools in these three states
In the campaign. Build q silo." In the
slogan Of the campaign and farmers
are instructed in the advantages Of
building them. "A successful campa IGN
in Minnesota has just been completed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
RAISE MORE. RABBITS
GOVERNMENT ADVISES
!
Production Of Belgian Hares
Would Increase Food
Supply Greatly.
PROFITABLE VENTURE
Animals Easily Cared for on
Farm or Even in Back
yards Of City.
PROFITABLE VENTURE

Washington, July cf--Rabbits. which
proved valuable source OF food In
Europe during the present war. may
well be raised moro extensively in
America by way of reducing the drain
on the ordinary meat supply. according
to biologists of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. The business
of growing rabbits. the specialists point
out. can De carried on by youths and
adults not engaged in military or other
national service. or in regular indus
trial employment. The animals may
DE raised In back yards Of cities and
towns as well as OH farms.
Costs Little to Raise.
The Belgian hare. says a statement
by the United States department OF
agriculture. breeds rapidly. natures
quickly and produces Il palatable and
highly, nutritious meat. The cost OF
production Isl less than that Of any
other meat, not excepting poultry. The
supply c,l1l be greatly Increased within
a few months, without. requiring space
that may bc needed for the production
of crops. Practical experience has
demonstrated that rabbit meat can be
produced in unlimited quantities At y
cost Of about GENTS q pound: and by
utilizing lawn cuttings and other vcgc-
tation that would otherwise be wasted
the cost can be, made even lower. ffatT
' ST. Big Rabbits Best. a. q
Tho Belgian and Flemish giant rab-
bits are recommended for meat pro-
duction. rs the ordinary tame rabbit is
smaller and develops more slowly
Stock OF Belgian ha res may be brought
from breeders In. nearly all the states
| at 81 to So each. They may occasion
| ally be had from pet stock dealers
Fancy petligrncd stock il not required
| for meat production.
Rabbits are easily kept They cal
hay. grass. lawn cuttings and green
| vegetation of many kinds. Females
should be allowed to breed when eight
or 10 months old. and during the yeal
should raise four filters of about six
young each. Well fed. the young
reach marketable size when to I
months old and average from to
pounds live weight.
The department OF agriculture ha:
published bulletin on raising rabbit.
which will be helpful to those who
wish to engage in this pursuit.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
Saves Big Part of Repair Bills

The old way Of tightening wheels
costs as high as $3.50 per wheel. Spok.
t,fe savcs almost all Of that and does a
better, quicker job.
In many cases. il has even saved the
price Of new wheels That was the ex.
periencc of MIR. Carl +. Noel, Modesto,
California. who says:
Spoktite has saved me the price 81 a
new Get Of wheels. The spokcs had
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22

which has cooked out OF the meat does
not cover the meat. and that ring
Of fat will form around the top OF the
liquid. I mention these points az you
are. \ Jittls apt IT, think the can should
be rliied 70 Qyerfiowtngf e you have
not done the work before! hut these
conditions are all that they should be.
NenisOn and other meats canned in
this way have kept perfectly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
FIRST BINDER IN ALASKA.

+ Matanuska. Alaska, July l0.--(By
Mail 1.-The first binder for use In
the Mstanuska valley farm aection was
received here this week by Edwar I'd
Saindon, h0mesteader along with other
farm machinery. This marks an epoch
In agricultural progress along the line
Of the government railroad In south
western Alaska, us it,means the begin !
ming OF hay and grain raising in com :
mercial quantities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22
: B Y.
CAN YOUR POULTRY
is EXPERTS HINT
Meat as Well as Fruit Can Be
Put Away for Winter.

At this time of the year many people
are interested in canning fruits and
yeSHtahaes.at AS n matter of fact the
/ the slogan Is Can dit you can" BMt
the housewife need no stop at canning
fruits and vegetables. as meats can be
put into cans and carried over the fall
and winter seasons very nicely. This
point can, best be illustrated In the
mattcr4of poultry. The prevailing high
prices of feed have caused many ,peo-
pie to discard their flock Of hens ami
many of the flocks have gone to the
butcher shops in a body. and for Il
time back they came II in such large
numbers that 'tbe price was driven
down considerably.
With this idea in mind. I wrote to
Miss Bess NJ. Rowe. in charge of the
home economics department at the
Montana state college at BOzeman, in
hopes of finding something that would
relieve the situation somewhat. The
result was that Miss Rowe mailed me
copy Of Il recipe that she has tested
out and knows absolutely that the re-
suit will be all that could be desired.
She says, Il hope you will find this
material helpful During these war
times the material will certainly be
helpful. and it is hoped the house
wives of Missoula county and western
Montana will take advantage of the
situation and put the extra hens in a
can instead of sending them to the
markets. errs ~ - -, ac.e. -.-s.-
Following is Miss Rowe's recipe for
canning fowl lind meat Of all kinds: r
Clean the chickens as usual and re-
move from the bones all the pieces Of
meat except, from the long bones in
the long bo4es in the legs. These and
kbe Nisgs Will pack into the jars ydty
Aicety with tthe soneS lefL.ins Pack
the meat and bones into ordinary glass
Jars, usine about one and one half
tablespoons of salt to each quart of
canned meat, Pack in tightly. filling
the cans to within three fourths Of an
| inch of the top. Do not add any water
| but cover the cans and seal them
| using new rubbers. Screw the covers
tight and then loosen very slightly by
| turning back about half an inch. Into
the bottom OF the wash boiler put Il
wooden rack made of strips Of wood
held together by cleats Place the
| cans on this and cover tops and all
with cold water. 1t is well to add
two or three cups of salt to the water
in the boiler as this raises the boiling
point OF the water. and makes you /;
little more sure, Of thorough steriliza
tion. Put the bhiler IN the stove, heza,
to the boiling point, and boil steadil,
for five hours. Remove the cans from
the boiler and thoroughly tighten tn
covers. You will find that the liQui,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-22

Cramps Of the Stomach and Bowels.
II have a high opinion OF Chambers
lain's Collie and Darrtoca Remedy,
writes Joseph Krier. Philo, Ohio. III
will cure cramps Of the stomach and
bowels quicker than anything know
of"-Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-04-12
VALUE OF BABcOCK TEST NOT REALIZED

8. If butter is made on the farm it is
good plan to test the cream before
churning so that the salt (and coloring
If used) may be added in uniform
amounts. The amount of salt should
range from half to two ounces depend
ing on conditions, and the amount of
coloring depending on the season of
year.
The first reason mentioned is prob
ably the most important, because If a
COW is not producing at least 100
pounds of butterfat year she is usual
ly not paying for the feed consumed
and therefore is losing proposition
from the dairyman's standpoint and
should be disposed of.
An outfit for testing milk and cream
may be purchased for from SO to $100,
depending on the size and kind of pow
er used for operation, but a good serv-
iceable hand machine large enough to
accommodate about twelve bottles at
one time and supply of milk and
cream bottles would cost about $12
and machine of this size is large
| enough for the average farm dairy.
Meade County news., 1917-04-12
FIND BOBBLt IN THE OIL LAW
The New Statute Conflicts in Regard
to the Sale Of "Under Test"
Gasoline.

The latest legislative bobble has
just been discovered. 1t is in the oil
inspection law. One section provides
for test on gasoline and says If
gasoline does not meet certain test
then it shall be sold as Under Test"
The very next section makes it a
crime punishable by fine and impris-
onment for any vendor to sell gasoline
that does not meet the test.
"The 1917 legislature certainly has
given this office a powerful lot of
work to do" said Attorney General
Brewster. Scarcely a day passes
that some bobble is not found in q
law which we are called upon to
straighten out. The latest is the oil
inspection law 1t looks to me that
we will just have to ignore the crinl-
inal sections, because the Kansas re-
fineries cannot put out gasoline at a
reasonable price that will meet the
test"
The attorney general is now trying
to untangle a school tax law that af-
fects all the large cities. 1t seems
that legislative clerk put an amend
ment intended for Bill S74 into Bill
81, providing for tax levies for city
schools, and it simply plays hob with
the law. The records show that the
amendment had no business in 81,
but it is there and the law has been
duly signed and published.
Through an error Of legislative
clerk the published law in regard to
protecting quails contains an amend
ment that was voted down. The
amendment gives an open season for
shooting quail from December l to Is.
The records clearly show that the
amendment was never carried. Still
the law with the amendment in it has
been duly signed and published. The
attorney general says that defect
must be rectified by all means.
The attorney general will pay no at
tention to the mistake made whereby
the anti-pass law was amended to
give passes to telephone employees.
The railroads all know that such
amendment was voted down, even
though it is in the law, and they have
served notice that they will issue no
such passes.
Meade County news., 1917-04-12
BULLETIN ISSUED ON
MACHINES IN DAIRY
Where Small Number Of Cows
Are Kept, Artificial Means Of
Milking Costs More.

The United States department Of
agriculture has put out bulletin on
milking machines. They made studies
in dairy regions in New York, Michl-
gan, Ohio and Illinois. They found
that in herds of Is cows or less, the
average time required to milk a COW
by hand is a fraction over seven min
utes, and by machine fraction under
five minutes. In herds Of 30 cows, the
average time required to milk by hand
is seven minutes, but by machine just
little more than four minutes.
The cost per year to milk COW, In
a herd of Is cows or less, is $10.91 BY
hand, and $10.45 when the herd num-
bered so cows or more. With ma.
chimes, the cost was $11.75 per COW in
herds Of Is COWS or less, against $7.34
per COW per year with so cows or more
in the herd.
In computing these figures, total
Of 156 farms were investigated. Inter
est on the investment, the value Of gpa
and oil, the cost Of repairs, deprecirv
ton and labor. were all considered
Meade County news., 1917-04-12
WATCH YOUR EYES
Mind Tires Optics as Much as
Studying, Says College
Physician.
NEED MORE HEALTH OFFICERS
DR.. Siever Advocates Medical Exami'
nations for All School Children
Eyes Should be Tested.

Many farmers wonder why their
heads ache after a long day in the
field. They blame the rich food they
eat, but nine times out of ten their
eyes are causing the trouble, in the
opinion of Dr. c. N. Sieyer, physician
and surgeon in the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college.
THE farmer thinks because he does
not read great deal that his eyes
should not bother him, but a day OF
plowing or riding in the wind is as
firing to the eyes as a day of study,
said DR.. Siever IF all countries re-
quired periodical medical examina-
tion of school children. complaints OF
the young farmer would be found and
adjusted. The farmer would then
know the ailments of his children and
incidentally find things out for him.
self.
"A county health officer, working
full time should be employed in every
county in Kansas. He should test
the eyes, ears, and noses of the chill
dren and make all other necessary eX
aminations. The school house should
be the community center"
Meade County news., 1917-04-12

(By L. d. HUMES, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colo)
Until comparatively recent years the
full value of the Babcock test for
butterfat in milk and its products has
not been realized by the majority of
the farmers.
The following are few facts which
go to show that this form of testing
dairy products should be carefully con-
sidered by the farmer who wishes to
build up his dairy:
1. The milk from each COW in the
herd can be tested ut certain intervals,
say once month, and the total amount
Of butterfat produced can be calculat-
ed by multiplying the total number of
pounds of milk by the per cent of fat
This will show just how much each
COW is producing on the butterfat
basis.
2. Practically all cream and most of
the whole milk sold to creameries and
milk manufacturing establishments are
sold on the butterfat basis, and If the
product is tested by the producer he
can tell whether or not he is getting
value received from his sales.
Meade County news., 1917-04-12
CONTROL INJURIOUS
INSECTS OF PLANTS
Ideal Time to Spray for Pests Is
After Hatching-USe Sui
phate of Nicotine.

Watch carefully for the Matching of
plant-lice eggs. The ideal time to
spray for these is just after Matching,
and before the young lice become hid
den in the bud scales or in the curl of
the leaves. The spraying material
to use at this time is sulphate Of
nicotine.
Plow the plum orchard as soon as
possible to turn under mummied plums
which are responsible for much of the
primary infection of brown rot.
Flowing the apple orchard early to
turn under the old leaves is essential
in preventing scab spreading to the
flower stalks.
Cultivate the vineyard to turn under
the mummies. Practice clean cultiva-
tion from the very beginning to help
control black rot and downy mildew.
If the rot or mildew was very bad in
former years, early spraying with the
bordeaux mixture 4-4-50, is very i'm
portant: : :'; ~t, :2>
Keep. the radishes, caullhowers and
cabbages covered with poison spray
from April 80 to, Mayt2O / to prevent
the; ,rqyages Of the, cabbage maggot.
This should be applied once a week iii
fair weather, and twice week in rainy
weather. The spray is made of:
Lead arsenate .............% ounces
New Orleans molasses. .....h pint
Water E!.".: !:....... 81. AL gallon
Look over. the Seeding cabbages
carefully and destroy alt which show
any sign Ofawiltipg, or rottlng.s ..,,r
Gut out apple twigs badly injured by
the buffalo tree hopper and burn them
Immediately.
Watch for plant lice on lettuce In
cold frames. To combat the insects
the plants should be sprayed with nico-
fume liquid, one teaspoonful to a gal
Ion Of water.