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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
HOW DOG LOVERS
CAN SAVE SHEEP
Owners of CANNES Can Aid by
Supporting Fair State Laws
Regulating Menace.
BIG HINDRANCE TO INDUSTRY
Most Serious Loss Is Fact That Farm
ers Are Kept From Engaging In
Sheep Business--Dog-Proof
Fences Described.

Thousands of sheep are ruthessly
killed every year by dogs. The none
tary loss of more than million dollars
a year to sheep owners does not cover
the most serious aspect of the damage.
Ine fact that the dog menace Keeps
many farmers from engaging In the
sheep business, even at this time when
there are urgent demands for more
wool and meat, is the most serious
result which may be attributed to
sheep-killing dogs. Specialists of the
United States department of agrlcul'
ture are urging efficient state leglsla'
ton as one Of the best ways to deal
with the sheep-killlng dog problem.
Dog-proof fences also are described
and advocated In a recent publication
of the department of agriculture deal
ing with this subject, "The Sheep-Kill-
ing Dog" Farmers Bulletin 935.
Hlndranee to Industry.
That dogs are real hindrance to
the sheep industry is not only ac-
claimed by the testimony of thousands
of sheep owners but Is verified by
actual conservative statistics. An in
vestigation by the United States de-
nartment of agriculture among sheep
owners In Is states east of the Rocky
mountains shows that out of a total
Of 6,S36. 492 sheep in the 502 counties
reporting, 34,683 were killed by dogs
in one year-1913--and paid for by the
counties. At the same rate of loss In
| other farm states the total annual de-
struction of sheep by dogs would be
| 1O7, 760 head. But these figures are
based only upon the number actually
maid for. and specialists of the United
States department of agriculture say
II is more than probable that the true
losses far exceed this. 1t is known that
many sheep are killed which are never
reported to the county officials.
Sheep-killing dogs work both slngly
and In groups, but usually in twos oil
threes. They do not limit their at,
tncks to the flocks Of the immediate
vicinity In which they are kept, but
travel for miles in oil directions
spreading destruction In the flocki
with which they come In contact. Be
cause their work Is SO often done un
der cover of darkness 1t Is almost i'm
possible to catch them In the act Of
worrying sheep, hence they can seldom
be positively identified, The ways ii
which different dogs attack and de
stroy sheep vary greatly. Some dog,
simply kill one or two in Il flocl;
while others continue to attack unit
all the sheep are either destroyed O
crippled. In many cases where larg
numbers are killed they are nethe
bitten nor wounded but simply chase,
until they die from exhaustion. Afte
dog has once formed habit of kill
ing sheep 1t seemingly becomes
mania with him and he is seldom.
ever broken of 1t. He not only do
stroya sheep himself but leads othe
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11

II Is not too late In most sections 20
test seed corn. Five or six days IRE
ample for the test. Never before has
il been of such Importance to deter
mine the termination of seed corn be-
fore planting. Because of unusual con-
dltlons last season, much Of the seed
held over will not be fit to plant, at
least at the regular rate Of seeding,
The termination test will show how
much of the seed will grow. Let the
rag doll tester make this determine
ton for you. Your county agent or
your agricultural college or, II you
have time to write to Washington, the
department of agriculture, will describe
the use Of this simple device 1t will
be well, specialists Of the department
of agriculture say, to retain all ears
showing a termination Of 60 per cent
or more. The poorer terminating ears
will have to be used re the supply OF
seed terminating so per cent or better
is not sufficient. Keep the poorer aeed
separate and II ii must be used plan,
II thicker than the rest.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
Rice a La South Carolina.

No food regardless of Its merits, will
appeal to the consumer unless 1t can
be made into an attractive dish. In
this country rice usually comes to the
table as an uninviting, glutlnous mass,
except In certain sections of the South
ern states, where it is served with each
grain distinct and separate, making a
very tempting and appetizlng dish. A
platter heaped with loose, fiaky kerr
nels of rice is not only pleasing to the
eye, but satisfying to the APPETITE. IL
Is very probable that the attractive APP
pearance of this dish on the South
Carolina table has had much to do
with the popularity and usefulness Of
rice In that state.
In seeking information on the art of
cooking rice, no mistake is made In re-
ferring to South Carolina, where the
true value of this cereal has been ap-
preciated for over two centuries. A
Carolina housewife would advise the
using of one pint Of rice, after thor
ougn washing, which she considers Inn
portant, ito quart and pint of wa
ter" and teaspoonfnl of common
salt. "Thls Is to be boiled over quick
fire for ten minutes, stirring OCCASION
ally. Then pour off all or nearly all
the water; cover the vessel and put
over very slow fire, and allow 1t to
steam for Is minutes at least, stirring
occasionally. The rice will be soft or
grainy, according to the quantity OF
water left ON 1t when put to steam, and
the length of time allowed in the
steaming. The larger the quantity OF
water and the shorter the steaming.
the softer will be the rice"
OF course, other methods are used In
boiling rice or at least notifications or
the recipe given, but 1t must be re-
membered that the results should moi
be glutlnous mass and that success
depends upon the proper amount OF
water used and the length OF time In
steaming.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11

in the field, elevating it into wagon
from which it Is sucked or lifted into
the silO. The use of either of these
machines. especially the latter, would
do away with the necessity of much
laborious work
Work Done by Hand.
A large percentage Of the cutting
and shocking Of corn is done by hand
labor. In some sections, because of
unfavorable topography or other
reasons, 1t Is not practicable to use
machine cutters. However, the greater
part of the corn that Is now cut by
hand labor could be harvested by
machinery, economlzing labor and
doing the work IL a less laborlous
manner. @
Much of the corn that is now husked
from the shocks could be handled more
economically and with saving in feed
value of slower by substituting ma
chine huskers and shedders for hand
labor. The use of corn pickers would
accomplish similar results In the case
Of corn husked from the standing
stalks. Unloading and elevating ma"
chInery at the crib should be intro
duced and more generally used In
many sections where It is now un-
known or not commonly used. Where
such facilities are not available cribs
should be constructed In such a
iiIiaTiIier that they can be filled and
emptied with the least possible labor
For level ground double Cribs with
an elevated driveway and approaches
that will enable the loads to be driven
through the cribs and dumped or
scooped out of the wagons without
any high pitching are very satisfac'
tory
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
GROW A BIG CROP
WITH LESS LABOR
Federal Specialists Make Sug-
gestions on Economizing With
Man Power.
INCREASE CORN PRODUCTION
Tractors and Larger Implements VIII
Help Farmers-Machine Harvest
ers Rather Than Hand Cut
tiers Are Advisable.

Another big corn crop Is needed.
Last years planting of 120,000,000
acres yielded the largest crop ever har-
vested-3, 159, $4,000 bushels There
seems to be every reason to believe,
In the opinion Of officials of the Unit.
ed States department of agriculture,
that our own welfare and that Of the
allies, as well as neutral nations, make
desirable an even greater production
a corn in 1918 OH ali acreage approx
mutely equal TO that planted In 1917,
Increased production may be accom-
plished in number of ways, and In
recent publication of the United States
department of agriculture, 1.-THE Agri-
cultural Situation for 1918: Part VIII,
Corn specialists of the department
make suggestions regarding better
methods. The more extensive use Of
isS6r- Saving implements will make IL
easier this year to approximate the
rccord-breaking acreage of last year,
especially when employed in sections
where corn is now grown profitably
but on a more limited scale than Is
desirable, because present methods
require a large amount of man labor.
The more general use of recently
developed and improved tractors that
are adapted to the uses of the small
farm as well as the large farm would
tend to increase the acreage and to
effect saving In labor. The use Of
larger plows, hArrows and other instru-
ments used In fitting the land would
make Il possible to accomplish more
work per man. Similarly the substitu-
tion of two-row planters and two-row
double cultivators In place of smaller
and less efficient implements would
make II possible to do the same
amount of work with less expenditure
Of labor.
Replant Missing Hills.
In some corn-growing sections II Is
the practice to replant missing hills as
soon as the corn Is up to stand.
Frequently this is done by dropping
kernels by hand and covering with q
hoe. A labor-saving and quicker
method would be the use Of small hand
planters. These could be used to ad.
vantage for the first planting also In
sections where comparatively small
areas are planted and where 1t is al
present the custom to drop the corr
by hand and cover with the hoe.
1t Is the practice In some localitie;
to plant much larger number Of
kernels than the number of stalks
desired and to thin to the desired
stand when the corn plants are abou
six to eight inches tall This methoC
may be satisfactory where plenty o
labor is available, but where II is de
sirable to economize labor 1t would b.
advisable to plant tested seed at abOu
the same rate as the stand desired ant
do no thinning.
more general use of efficient har
yesting machinery would permit
more economical use Of labor. A corr
binder with an attachment for elevat
sng the bundles of corn into a wago
should be used much more extensivel
than 1t Is for harvesting ensilage corr
There Is also on the market machln
that converts the corn Into ensisag
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
CALL FOR MORE CORN

Wheat excepted, corn Is the
most valuable and Indispensable
of the worlds grain crops. II
holds commanding position In
the agriculture of the United
States. Its vast acreage and
heavy yields are responsible to
no small extent for the success
of agriculture. The department
of agriculture, In its program Is
sued early In February. which
accomplished and amplified the
food production program for
1918 published by the depart
ment In August, 1917, recon-
mended that an acreage Of corn
approximately equal to that OF
1917, which was the largest on.
record, should be planted In
1918, with possibly slight reduc-
lions In certain sections to free
areas for spring wheat. In 1917
the acreage devoted to corn was
approximately 119,755,000 acres,
compared with 105,672,00 acres.
the average for 1911-15. and
with 107,0S3,000 acres for 1912
and 106,197 900 acres for 1915.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
Protect Food in lunches.

The precautions which must be
taken to keep lunches clean and safe
differ with circumstances. In dusty
seasons they should be wrapped par
ticularly well. In hot weather the use
of soft, moist foods in which molds
and bacteria are most likely to grow
rapidly should be avoided. Although
chopped meat moistened with dress
ing of some kind makes good sand
witch filling, such foods are less deslr-
able In hot weather than slices Of meat,
peanut butter, or other foods less liza
BILE to spoil.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
CANNES KEEP MANY
FROM GROWING SHEEP

Crop reporters in 30 farm
states submitted estimates In
1913 which showed that the
number of sheep in those states
could be increased $50 per cent
without displacing other live
stock. Such an increase would
place approximately 34,0O0,0Oo
more sheep in these states than
there are now. OF 1,411 an
swers received to the question
as to whether sheep raising Is
profitable in the farm states,
8S7 answered "Yes." OF S94
answers as to the causes pre-
venting increase In the numbers
of sheep 531 said Dogs"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
Iron 10 Essential.

What is the particular use of snc.
foods to our bodies? All green leaves
contain in combination with the greer
coloring matter more or less iron.
we are to have rich, red blood We
must furnish this iron to our bodies.
Dandelion green's are one of the very
good sources Of iron, containln" more
than many other sorts of greer leaves.
II we serve green's with hard-boiied
egg for garnish, we have a dish very
rich In iron, for the egg yolk con-
tributes its share.
Besides the iron and other mineral
salts, the leaf vegetables contain
very important substance which the
body must have Cor normal growth ana
development. This substance, recently
discovered and for which name has
not yet been given, is also found in
butterfat and some other animal fats,
but not in every food.
Greens have place of real worth
IN the diet and should be used In every
household not only In springtlme out
late into the summer and, when pro-
durable. In the winter also Inc
tender beet tops, celery tops, radlsh
tops. onion tops, and turnip tops
should not be discarded, but served as
greens. A little space In the garden
devoted to spinach, New Zealand spin
ach. or French chard will supply the
family with summer green's and also
should afford some material for can
ming for use during the winter months.
Lettuce leaves, which are some
times cooked for greens, and spinach
both being mild favored and contain
ing much water, require no water Tor
cooking in addition to that which ciinss
to the leaves from washing. other
stronger-favored green's are usually
cooked in a small amount OF water
Greens should be cooked until tender,
hut not overlooked. A tiny bit OF
baking soda added to the water tney
are cooked In will help the greens &c
retain their color.
In the country where meat IS cured
NJ home, II used to be the custom to
keen the jowl OF the hog for the espe
cial purpose Of cooking 1t with greens
IN the spring. II the jowl is not at hanu
a small piece of salt pork or the rine
from smoked bacon gives richness ah'
sayor when cooked with greens.
Children should be encouraged q
emf greens, as they especially need TN
iron and tho growth-promoting sub
stance which green's furnish, Some
fines they object to the slightly bite
taste which some green's have, but |
made into milk soups. the flavor u
s,,nted so tbst Ii is not noticeable
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11

8 inches higher a barbed wire; y
inches higher q second barbed wire;
Z inches above this third barbed
wire. Total height 81 inches. The
farmer who does not object to placing
his flock in corral each nigh may
eliminate the necessity for building
dog-proof fences around his farm by
inclosing small area with such a
fence and making practice of placing
his aock therein at night.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
USE A LITTLE VINEGAR
IN CLEANING GREENS

All green's must be picked
over carefully and carefully
washed. This is sometimes
long process. for a large guam
tity is required to make a dish
of the cooked green's. II takes
about a half bushel of spinach
to make little more than
pint when cooked. A half cup
full of vinegar in the water In
which the greens are allowed to
stand before washing is of adj
vantage as 1t kills the small In
sects that are sometimes hard
to distinguish from the leaves
themselves.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11

Such soups make a desirable lunch
or supper dish for the entire family.
Cream Of Dandelion Soup.
1 quart milk (skim or Tablespoonful fat
whole. teaspoonful salt
tablespoonfuls -four
l cupful dandelion leaves that have been
thoroughly cooked.
Stir flour into melted fat and mix
with cold milk. Put the thoroughly
cooked dandelion leaves through a
sieve or chop them fine and add to the
milk. Stir until thickened.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
GREENS GOOD TO
MAKE RED BLOOD
Housewife Should Not Overlook
Dandelion, Lamb's-Quarter
or Wild Mustard.
IRON NEEDED FOR THE BODY
Leaves Of Various Vegetables Furnish
Another Useful Substance Not Yet
Named--Cream OF Dandeiion
Soup Recipe.

II is springtimel Don't neglect to
give your family some good old-fash-
Toned green's. If you live In large
city, you may have to depend upon the
green's which some country woman
brings to market or upon spinach or
kale, which can usually be bought even
in winter. If you live in the country,
perhaps your instinct has already told
you that the tender green leaves Of
the dandelion, lamb's-quarter, wild
mustard, or whatever variety Of greens
your locality affords are waiting for
someone to gather them for food.
People from primitive times ~ this
have manifested craving for green
food as winter passes and springtime
approaches. Probably this craving
arises from a real need of our bodies
for the materials which such foods
Furnish.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
FENCE PROOF AGAINST
VARIOUS QUADRUPEDS

Here are the specifications for a dog
and coyote-proof fence which has been
designed and tried out by the forest
service of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture: Posts 71a feet In
length, set 21a feet in the ground and
16 feet apart; barbed wire stretched
fiat to the surface of the ground; 8
inches higher 36-inch woven wire
fence having 4-inch triangular mesh
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11

dogs to the work. No consideration
should be given such dogs; they should
be killed as soon as their habits are
known.
Rehabilitatino Industry.
The desirability of maximum In
crease In the number of sheep is gen.
orally admitted and steps now are
being taken toward rehabilitation Of
the sheep industry. But it Is recog-
nized that one of the most effective
means of insuring the farmer profit
on sheep is to make and enforce laws
which adequately protect the farmers
flock, but in most of the states the
present dog laws fail in their purpose.
In the publication mentioned in a
previous paragraph the federal special.
lists describe the need Of uniform legis'
lation and outline suggested state
dog law.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11

Aprons made of crossbar pattern can
be easily mended without the patch
showing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-10
AN APPEAL TO The WORLD.

The American Alliance Labor and Democracy
has made public open letter issued by Or Hermann
Rosemer, editor of the Freie ZietunE Of Berne Swzer
land, appealing the workmen Of the world to smit,
German milarsm. We quote the following paragraphs.
What German rule for the laboring classes
must explain that you3 Look Riga. where few
days after the entry Of German troops leading
bers of the Soviet shot Look at the occupied dis
ricts of France. where the
urated razzas against and children and German
officers took delight dscipnging defenceless
children with lashes Of the whip.
Glance at Belgium where countless thousands Of
the people have been deported
Workers of the Entente countries do you want to do
the Genghis Khans and Tamerane who far surpass
their protopypes the paving the way for their
world supremacy by running power of the Ententea
Do you wish to make the scourges with which those
despots Will chastse YOU after you helped them at
tain their ends?
Workers Of the Entente countries. Humanity. lib
er, the future the German revolution the Iaboring
class in Germany itself. come 10 its
impore your bear for little
while longer the terrible indescribabe misery OF this
most awful of until has been carried 10 sue
cessful conclusion for the free nations until the bloody
Ceroerus of Prussian militarism has shattered
until the guarantee given that this most cruel and
sacri6cia Of all will be the last war OF all,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-10
- - - - " - -
AWAY WITH THEM! caucIFY THEM!

vAfs paper is weary with the halfhearted excusers
who say we have no fight with the German people They
the type of sackers who want TO stuff cotton IN he
ears lest tympanums hear the sound OF discord
Isn't il the German people who are fighting the kais
ers battles? Who is gassing and bombing our
boys over there but the German people?
Who is it who is slashing them when they hnd them
wounded on the battle field out the German
the German people,
Who tortures their prisoners and spits in the face
Of helpless and wounded soldiers but the German
women?
Who sank the Lusitania-kined Edith CavelI
bombed Cross hospitals and Red Cross ships bur
the German people?
Who ravaged Serbia and Roumana. befouled the
Belgian homes. cut the breasts off Belgian women
raped young girls and committed the foulest imprint
able Of which there is Photographic proof ga
lore but the German people?
Well says. the Washington Post. let them die"
German science religion culture have eliminated
in race that vorships evil. The German people de
hberatey turned from good to evil They exalted false
hood They set the god of brute force in place OF
the God of Israel and the Redeemer They ap-
plauded whose diseased body and mind
proved him be HohenzolleIn. They
ported him every effort he made drench the world
blood They shared in the spoils. and eagerly rob
bed their neghbors. They committed themselves alb
soluely the plan of conquest by the sword. They
have gathered strength by evil. and
fdence they striking at the heart OF cfvza-
ton the hope of making the whole world slave
Germany.
Where the pacfss and towards in the United
States who dare look the in France and then
oppose the arming of this nation Of free men? Where
the skulkers and sackers, the defeatiss and
dsloyaists? Let them consider what going on Has
it been plain the first United States
must fight the German people finish. 1t is Aneri-
German. individually and collectively. Either
Germany the United States go down. The bat
tie may be for America by its indomitable allies
France England not the present battle ends
in German gains. the entire nation viii be
with the terrible reality of death struggle or sur
render.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-10
WHY THE KAISER PICTURES?

Nigiantes of patriotic organizations Gary East
Chicago within the few days have seized pictures Of
he kaisers in homes and business places this
Ii proGermans cannot take hint and remove the
kenesses of the imperial murderers The and
other embems OF the Hun nation is all unlikely
that they may be dealt with heads cool those
who among the ygilantes.
More and more IS the country being aroused real
ize what power and what nation dealing
with and II is astonishing find dis
play of such reptilian attitudes.
So far operations have been in the north part OF the
county but it viii be surprising if yigiantes call
some prominent residents in township, Center
township and other sections lower part Of the
county The these vpers are exposed the better
it will be for community