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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-12
PUBLIC SAFETY NEWS
Food Shortage ls Agreed BY All TO
&c Most important

The following items of food short
age compiled from information gath
cred from the State Agricultural col
lege are interesting from the view
point of the farmer who fears an over
production and consequent slump in
foodstud prices the coming year.
The 1917 wheat crop OF the United
States was 81, $4,000 bushels less
than the 1916 crop and 242,947 600
bushels less than the 1915 crop
This year S wheat crop in Argentina
and New Zealand is only 20 per cent.
of last years crop.
The corn crop Of the leading corn
producing countries of the world was
h39.00O,000 bushels less in 1916 than
i'll 1918.
The stock Of lard on hand in the
United States April !. 1917 was 42.5
per cent less than the stock on hand
the same date 1916.
\ decrease OF 3G.S per cent occurred
in the stock of eggs from April I,
1917, to April /, 1916
The government OF Argentina, fear
ing a shortage Of wheat for local con-
sumption. declared an embargo in
March, which absolutely prohibited the
shipment OF wheat from the country
In connection With these statistics
the following extract from a personal
letter is Of interest; with the great
food shortage in the world and es
pecially in the countries OF our Allies,
there is every reason to believe that
prices for producers VIII continue on
a high level" D. f. Houston. United
States Secretary OF Agriculture, A
similar statement was made by the
same authority in the March issue of
-The National Geographic Magazine
Because OF the shortage of such crops
practically throughout the world, |
there is no risk in the near future
OF excessive production
Mason s Stone.
Director of Publicity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-12
GOVERNMENT a MANS JoB2
Statement Is Questioned and II,
Case Considered.

Statement Is Questioned and the
Case Considered.
Editor Of The Banner: Henry g.
Wise Wood in an address delivered
a Cooper Union. April goth. is re.
ported in the New York Times as say
ing that Government is a mans job,
and gave as an argument that man
was subject to bad and unexpected
spells, when he broke the bonds OF
chiyalrous warfare and plunged into
the abyss of absolute warfarc-the
war OF the brute-to kill, to burn, to
enslaye to rape. TO mutilate for the
sake OF their terrifying spectacle"
Henry A. Wise Wood seems much
perturbed over Miss Ranku's note,
(althOugh her note was no different
from that of several mem and after
being a believer in woman suffrage,
has suddenly gone white with fear OF
femininity, lest if women vote. men
will not enjoy unchecked freedom 70
so on these periodical rampages of
destruction, murder and rape For
he says, "A nations freedom cannot
be safeguarded by geutleness, or love,
or mercy, but solely by nation S
ability to crush by brute force who
ever unjCctly assails it, Now that
is some speech 1t sort Of lifts the
lid and lets us see how little man has
changed since tine cave man Of pre-
historic ages ranged over the earth,
win someone please tell me if-A,
Wise Woods diagnosis is correct, and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-12
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Saturday. May ~, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRlEFS
Nswy Of the Town snd Village Tois
Briefly for 5usy Resdar@

The Putnam house garage has re.
ceived carload of Cheyrolets,
Last appearance of the Gracey
Christie CO. at Harte Theatre today
ADV.
Daniel -. Keller Of Valentine street
is in Troy and Albany today on bust
ness.
Emil Drasdo and Joseph Kittel are
visiting friends in Rutland over the
week end.
Mrs. Louis L. McDermott has re-
turned from q visit with her mother
in Dorset
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baker are NOV
ing into f. e. Bottums house on
West Main street.
At Harte Theatre Monday. Nat c.
Goodwin in "A Wallstreet Tragedy"
in five parts. Adv.
For one good time attend the dance
at Foresters hall tonight. Hurley's
orchestra Tickets 25c. ADV.
Mrs. NJ. b. Burnham and daughter,
Miss Mildred Burnham OF Union
street are spending the day in Troy.
James Judge has resumed his
duties as conductor on the North Ben
nington local train after his recent
illness.
Robert Dakin Of the Burgess road
has resigned his position with the II
r. bradford company and is now en-
ploycd by the Bennington Scale COM.
pany.
Coming 10 the Harte Theatre next
Tuesday afternoon and evening, Wm.
Farnum in Charles Dickens famous
story a Tale of Two Cities in seven
gripping parts Adv
Mrs. Charles r Welles of East Or
ange. n v, who is visiting her sister,
Mrs. r. C. Reynolds Of Troy, is spend
rill in Old Bennington
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Peter
Harrington was held this afternoon al
. 80 from the house Rev. George $.
Mills oficiated interment was in
Park Lawn cemetery.
NV. NIlU MIS-. iA N ill a. vi cen ia e
moved into the lower par, of the old
Catholic patochial residence in Old
BENIN ION The upper story viii be
occupied by Mrs. Mary Mcbride o.
Dorset
Edmund Howe passed the physical
examination at Fort Ethan Allen this
morning and is now a private in Com
!. First Vermont Volunteers He went
back TO Dartmouth this afternoon 20
pack up his things and VIII be home
tomorrow or Monday for a week be.
fore joining the regiment
Julius L. Weiclman local treasurer
for the committee OF war relief in
Poland announces q contribution 81
so from w j. NJ This makes the
total of contributions to date $10S.
Mr. Weichman has sent check for
500 TO Jacob II. Schiff and accord.
ingly has balance Of SIS on hand.
During the winter a number OF wo
men have been meeting at the Parish
house of St Peters church Thurs
day mornings and evening for a hos
pital in France, The hour has been
changed to . o'coick Thursday after
Moons Any woman in Bennington
who would like TO help IN this work
is invited to come and sew or fold
surgical dressings Al material is
furnished.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-12
Trouble Entlrev pisappeared

Fathers and mothers worry over a
child with a chronic cough Knudt
Lee Wannaska, MINI. writes: For
several years my daughter had bad
chronic cough. Every time she caught
a little cold it aggravated the trouble.
We tried many medicines but not I'M
til We tried Foley's Honey and Tar
did anything produce any great relief
In a few days the trouble entirely dis
appeared and has never returned"
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds, Group, whooping cough Sold
everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-12
WANTED FARM

of 60 to 400 acres; tillage must be
level and smooth and black soil; must
be good buildings; near town and
good high-school, on good road. Win
pay as high as 100000, but must be
good value. Give full particulars in
LIST. letter and send photo. Apply to
j. ]. Dashner & Son, Barre, Vermont
S6t4
The sun., 1917-09-30

leaves To keep the frost out or IL will
be difficult TO get out the pots when
they are wanted.
From six to eight weeks are re-
luired for hyac!nths. narcissus and
srocus and from eight to ten weeks for
tulips to form sufficient root growth
md sometimes longer.
A few pots should lie brought out at
time when the roots have formed.
bringing out the first potted. following
with later pottings. Usually all the
,ulbs are potted al one time and the
time of bringing them into the light
depended on for succession Of bloom.
When the pots are placed in the light,
seep the soil moist and that on top
oose.
To make long. Towering stems. when
the pots are first brought in from the
dark. place them on the floor in dark
spot where there is light overhead. An
Ideal place is on the floor beside the
furnace in the cellar, where they will
have II temperature Of about 10 de-
grees or II little less during the day,
with not too strong light. The plants
will draw up to the light. including the
towering stem. When the foliage Is
about six inches high. the pots must
bet set near the window.
The sun., 1917-09-30
AT THE DAHLIA SHOWS.

At the dahlia exhibitions held last
week by the Horticultural Society and
the American Dahlia Society the most
attractive specimens included George
l.. Stillman's Billionaire, decorative,
yellow. flushed red; ]. II. Jackson,
cactus. almost black: Perfect Beauty,
peony, red and white: Millionaire, dec
orative. pale lavender. and George L.
Stillman. crimson. In W. Atlee Burpee
& Co.'S exhibit lean Kerr. white. dec
orative: Mrs. w. +. WINERY, rose.
peony: Delice. pink, peony; Fordhook
White. peony. and Fordhook Beauty,
pink. peony. stood out prominently by
their emphatic beauty. Mrs. J. Harr.
son Dick. exhibited by the originators,
the Peacock Dahlia Farms. q decora-
tive. canary yellow with pink back
petals. attracted great attention. II is
offered as an excellent hover for COM
mercial growers.
W. A. Manda exhibited q new type
Of dahlia which he has not named. but
calls the type Mandiana- The flower
IL large. Of deep magenta. borne ap-
parently close to the main stem. the
Joints Of which are very short.
Millspaugh Of Paterson, N. j., at
tracted considerable attention.
r. Vincent, Jr., & Co. had very
beautiful new, large decorative of
unique salmon cream color. 1t is
called King Of Autumn.
Dahliadel Century. large single
white with yellow centre, and Tango
Century. orange shaded red. were
beauties.
Every class of dahlias was repre-
sented. Tho cactus dahlias seemed
less numerous than in former years,
while the show dahlias were more nu-
merous. Collarettes do not seem to be
gaining in popularity. Pompons were
well represented. They are very use-
full for decorating. covering q wide
range Of colora Strange they are not
more popular.
The sun., 1917-09-30

All bulbs such as hyacinths, tulips.
crocus. narcissus. lily of the valley.
etc. can be potted as soon as the
bulbs can BE obtained. AS soon
az the pots are filled, set them away
in n cooi dark cellar, keeping the
soil from drying out by giving water
when necessary, hut 40 not keep the
soil wet. When planted in fibre the
fibre must I've kept moist constantly
and as bowls are used without drain
oge not much water will I've required.
When the pots or glasses Of water
are fllcd with roots the plants can he
brought ont To Il light window In the
living room, but do not he IN too great
haste lo lr'ins the pots tn the light.
In place Of putting the pots In the
cellar. they can hc placed In a shady
corner OF the garden and covered with
earth, which may require moistening
from time 10 time to keep II from dry
Ing out. \ trench can bc dug and the
pots placed in this and covered with
earth. Cover each pot with an up
turned pot of the same size and care
fully fiji up the trench with earth. and
this must ls covered with manure or
The sun., 1917-09-30
INCREASE POULTRY PRODUC
TlON.

An appeal to poultry raisers to in
crease their production Of poultry,
meat and eggs has been issued by the
American Association Of Instructors
and Investigators in Poultry Hus-
bandry. which met recently at Am
herst, Mass. These poultry experts,
in resolution. state that there will be
nm unprecedented demand for breed.
ing stock and poultry products. which
can be met most effectively by tie
Introduction Of approved methods and
better stock and management in each
flock.
The association urges particularly
owners of flocks not to sacrifice val.
liable chickens simply because feed
has become abnormally high in price
They point out that such n practice
will tend to reduce the supply Of
breeding stock and lead to serious re-
duction in output
The members Of the association, WHO
are the experts in poultry husbandry
from the several State agricultural COL
leges and the Department of Agri-
culture. stand ready to help all poultry
producers to get maximum results.
The sun., 1917-09-30
THE FARMERS PROBLEM II
REAL.

THE SUN FARM AND GARDEN DEPART
MENr-The problem with us Is to get
help enough to do business. Labor is
so scarce that We must reduce our
operations. We can hardly get suffi-
cient help to handle our crops Of
honey and farm produce. Farm labor
Is 80 scarce that unless conditions are
better next year we will not be able to
raise more than half our usual
acreage Of farm crops.
F. J. SrRrTT MATTER.
Ebensburg. Pa. Sept. 90.
This trouble seems universal and
unless some real remedy is found be-
fore next spring. farmers will be
obliged to curtail on the amount Of
land cultivated next season. which will
make bad matter worse. by increas.
ing the food shortage, forcing high
prices still higher or compelling people
to go without some foods altogether.
Theories and talk will not help the sit
uation. but sorae practical plan must
be adopted. A good idea will be for the
lawmakers to call practical farmers
and get their suggestions. and the
matter cannot he considered too soon.
The sun., 1917-09-30
RESULT OF OvERPLANTING.

The following letter IL a sample Of
many similar letters recently received
showing tho result Of overplanting,
planting more land than the farmer
had dependable laborers to cultivate
and harvest. The Farm and Garden
Department Of THE srN In the early
spring cautioned farmers not to over
reach themselves by planting more
acres than they we're positive they
had help to operate. and this letter
shows the result Of operating without
making careful calculations. The
name Of the writer IL withheld by
his request:
n. J.. Sept. II. 1917.
Tn Sun FARM AND dARpaN DDAkf-
MINT: A few days ago wrote tho
editor Of your paper confidentially Q
synopsis Of this years farm conditions.
They have been such In many cases.
because, believing what We heard and
read. We Increased our acreage. and
the result will be that many viii quit
after this season No help. lack Of cap
ital. and prices received in many cases
waste! It really does seem to me, a.
i WdS tOlo inc OtHeT OAy py prom
inent business man, that no one Is
interested in the farmer; only mur-
der cases and sensationalism. have
a great many hundreds Of dollars Of
stun here that will go like some Of
that before II, to waste. unless at once
can obtain help. should like .
middle aged couple here who under
stand the work, and I care not for
nationality or color, or else I must
interest some one in my place imrne-
diately. Failing in this, must tide
myself over until I can dispose Of
the place. which I should like to do
quickly. have spent over $50 in ad.
vertising this year. but cannot get
any one that II any good.
have a number OF hundreds OF bush.
els Of potatoes in the ground; have NO
potato digger and do not know how
To get help to get them dug; acres Of
field corn, tomatoes and string beans;
cabbaGe. beets. carrots. &c. The help
proposition this year has been sone-
thing I never dreamed OF. and while
there are plenty OF people suffering In
the cities for food ana work. II 10 Inn
possible to set any one out In the
The sun., 1917-09-30

Arrange without delay for cold
frames for winter or early spring
gardso. II Is advisable to order hotDeds
now. as they will undoubtedly cost
more next winter and spring.
\ small greenhouse Is made. cut to
lengths, SO that any one who can ham
die simple tools. such as a hammer and
screw driver, can put II up. In a
house Of this kind a surprising amount
of vegetables, lettuce, radishes and
other things can be grown and also
a large variety of Towering plants.
This house is reasonable in price and
source Of great pleasure. lady
gardener says: Il would rather have
this little greenhouse than vacation
next summer"
The sun., 1917-09-30

It's Life History and Habits" by
II. p. Wood.
To prevent the introduction of this
serious pest into mite-frec focks by
means of new stock the specialist sug-
gests these precautions: New stock
not known to be free of mites should
be isolated the first few nights and al
lowed to roost on new rooets wrapped
with pieces of folded paper. The OBJ
ject Of using the paper is to furnish a
convenient place for mites to hide.
Tho paper should be examined and IL
mites are found the fowls should be
kent on these rOosts five or six days,
The sun., 1917-09-30
WATCH FOR MITES ON NEW
POULTRY STOCK.

Chicken mites. the night pest OF
poultry. may not always leave the
fowls before daylight. as commonly
supposed, but may remain in the
feathers In such numbers as to make
poultry possible carriers of this pest
TO uninfested places. This fact was
brought out recently by an entomolo-
gist Of the United States Department
of Agriculture in the course of study
Of the life history and habits Of the
chicken mite, undertaken to discover
principles on which combative mea-
sures might be based. A report of the
study. which includes much other in
formation Of interest to poultrymen,
has just been published as Bulletin $50
Of the Department. "The Chicken Mite:
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TELLING THE WHOLE TRUTH.

The statement has been made by
people supposed to know what they
were talking about that the value OF
vegetables raised In back yard gar
dens this year was 100000. 900. 1t
has also been stated at $500 900 900.
AS telling the whole truth seems to
have fallen into general disuse lately
1t may be well to revive that awkward
and oft embarrassing old custom of
stating the case as It really Is.
Certainly no one can accuse tho
Farm and Garden Department OF The
SUN Of not being enthusiastic regard.
Ing the subject of gardening. but II
is not good for the cause to publish
The sun., 1917-09-30
EGG PLANT RECIPES.

Egg Plant, Fried-Peel and cut in
slices about half an inch In thickness:
sprinkle the slices with a little salt
and let stand 80 minutes. Then dip
first in flbur. then beaten egg, then In
dried bread crumbs. Have hot bacon
fat ready and fry a rich brown. Sea-
son while frying. POached eggs are
good served with this.
Baked Egg Piant--Cut egg plant in
halves. then cut on the top and bot
tom; do not peel. season with salt and
pepper; put In a baking pan, bAste
with fresh salt pork grease and bake
about 80 minutes. tBe sure that the
grease has just been tried out) Now
make a dressing of cracker crumbs.
potato and n little celery: place on
platter and place the egg plant on the
top. When the eggplant is taken out
of the pan. stir in two tablespoons of
-four to thicken and dilute with milk.
This is delicious to pour over the egg
plant and dressing when serving. This
recipe like the best for frying egg
plant: Cut the plant In slices about
one-third Of an inch thick, pare these
and lay in a fiat dish; cover with
boiling water. to which has been added
two teaspoons OF salt for every quart
Of water. Let this stand 55 minutes
drain and pepper the slices slightly.
dip them in hour to absorb the damp
ness. then in egg. we'll beaten. then in
either bread or cracker crumbs, two
two eggs and a pint of crumbs for a
good sized plant. Now take your fry
ing pan or skillet, rub thoroughly with
raw onion. then put in crisco. pork
grease. or bacon grease, and have 1t
boiling hot and fry about ten minutes.
The slices will be soft and moist when
done. ] have q recipe for egg plant
stew. scalloped egg plant and stuffed
egg plant. but think the above is the
incest way to cook egg plant.
AMATEUR Cook.
Mashed Egg Plant-Add quarter
cup Of rice to each large egg plant.
When the rice is cold. mash egg plant
and rice together, then season with
salt and pepper and little crisp pork.
stir all together until 1t Is light. then
roll in -four and fry brown. 1t can be
made with potato In tho same way.
| Egg Plant Olio-Cook the egg plant
In salt water as in frying, then dice
and when diced take two tablespoons
| Of hot fat and add two tablespoons OF
fiour: when the Jumps are all mashed
add three cups Of boiling water. one
tablespoon Of cream butter, or oleo-
| margarine. Then cut up one ripe to.
mato. placing the egg plant in this
and let cook until done; boil down
slow. then slice a little raw onion on
top and sprinkle with salt and pepper
A SUBscRIBER.
"a Paramount st., Norwich, Conn.
The sun., 1917-09-30

Turn the garden over with % spade
or plough this autumn and. If it Is TO he
had. cover the soil with manure a foot
deep before turning It under. Repeat
the operation next spring and see what
garden will result. Dig deep in
spadirg. There is o way to get down
two feet with the proper determine
tion and effort.
X p,anurc IL not applied this au-
tumn apply lime literally. air slaked
or hydrated, and turn it under and ap-
ply the manure In the spring. Limo
and leaves can be worked in together
this autumn.
The sun., 1917-09-30

or until no more mites come or IN,
fowls. Removing and destroying tbo
papers and treating the roost tho,
oughly with kerosene or crude oil r,,
prevent an infestation.
Methods of combating this pest IN.
clude the spraying Of the roosts sna
living quarters with crude petroleIn
or coal tar products. One of the mo.
effective sprays is a so-called WOO
preserver consisting OF anthracene Al
with zinc chloride added. The cost !.
this spray is about 81 a gallon bw
twice the quantity may be obtained nv
reducing with equal parts Of kerosens
The sun., 1917-09-30
scallopeA Egw Plant.

Pare an egg plant and cut in two
third inch cubes. Cook IN small
quantity Of boiling water till soft,
drain. Cook two tablespoons butter
with one-half onion finely chopped
until yellow, add three-quarters table,
spoon finely chopped parsley and egg
plant Turn into buttered baking
dish. Cover with buttered crumbs and
bake until crumbs are brown.-N. c.
r.. Bethlehem, Pa.
The sun., 1917-09-30

the gardener has more time than In
the spring rush. Then. too, the plants
will get an earlier start next year
than T. left to be planted in the spring.
In the autumn the ground is in the
right condition and the work will be
more likely to I've carefully done. In
the spring the land may be wet and
the season late and the planter Is de-
layed with a lot Of work that should
I've done a3l at one time.
1t Is a good plan to mulch fall set
plants with manure. or earth can be
thrown up around the stems in place
OF manure and the plants will winter
safely. Currants and goOseberrics be-
gin growth 40 early 1t is always Diff
cut to get them set out in time In the
spring
six feet apart is the usual distance
for planting hush fruits although In
small plantations they may be closer.
Where the rows are to be cultivated
with Il horse the distance should be
more than six feet rather than less.
Plants received from a distance
should be PLANTED as soon as possible
and the roots should be kept wet until
they are in the earth.
II large quantity of plants are re-
ceived at one time. heel them in care
fully and do not permit them to dry
out, and bc sure to loosen the
lunches and spread the roots out 50
all will come In contact with the earth
and pack the earth firmly about the
roots of every plant.
In planting make straight rows and
keep the plants checked up 50 that
every four plants set in two rows will
form a perfect square. Nothing i'm
presses careful gardener so quickly
and unfavorably as to see crooked
rows Of plants with the plants set hit
and miss in the rows.
Az fruits of the kind described will
not fully occupy the land the first
year. intcrcropping may bc practised
II desired. Any crop of vegetables
may he cultivated the first season be-
tween the rows OF fruit
Fruit. for best results. should have
the soil prepared deeply and the more
vegetable matter the soil contains the
better.
The sun., 1917-09-30

Plant crocus, snowdrOps ard 5cillas
an inch and "a half TO two inches deep.
Set crocus and snowdrops two inches
apart and scillas three inches apart.
Jonquils and tulips should he set three
inches deep and fours inches apart.
Hyacinths and narc!ssus four inches
deep and six inches apart. Lilies five
inches deep and twelve inches apart.
These distances are not necessarily
exact and can he vatied somewhat.
The sun., 1917-09-30

The American Dah!!a Society is q
new organization and is scarcely es-
tablished as yet. New as It Ia and in
need of working capital. the Dahlia
Society at its annual meeting ins Au-
gust appropriated 800 for the pur-
chase of a Liberty bond. Dahlia low
ers should josn this society. J. Harri-
son Dick. 1926 Seventy-third street.
Brooklyn, n. Y. Is secretary. The
dues are only 81 a year.
The sun., 1917-09-30
PREPARE NOW FOR BULB AND SMALL FRUIT PL

country, and without the producers
what will people finally do for food?
Is there any one. any labor bureau.
any financial man I can interest and
not lose everything. and tide myself
over the winter? Yours truly,