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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
LIQUID YEAST.

medium-sized potatoes. washed
and pared; l quart hot water; /
sugar; / salt; / cake dry yeast soak
ed in IA c lukewarm water or cake
compressed yeast.
Crate or grind the potatoes directly
into the water. ca food grinder IL
convenient for the purpose.) Boil five
minutes stirring constantly. Wash po
tatoes. Add sugar and salt; allow the
mixture to cool. When lukewarm, add
the yeast. Keep at ordinary room
temperature (about 700 F) for "A
hours, when it will be ready for use
This should be kept in cool, dark
place. An earthen jar or enamel
ware pail is good container for II
and should be scalded before the yeast
is put into it. One recipe makes six
cupfuls. cupful equals yeast cake
II liquid yeast is used in making
bread, 1t may be necessary to add a
little more -four (1-2 c or c. than the
recipe calls for. In making bread q
small amount of dough may be saved
for use in place OF yeast at the next
baking. The same care, however, must
be taken with it as with liquir yeast
1t must be kept covered and in a cool
place.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
Here, Children, is How Clay
Marbles are Manufactured

Do you love to play marbles? II
so, you will want to know how they
are made. Making marbles is very
interesting business.
Most of the marbles" so beloved
of the small boy are made of clay
the "glass alleys" of course, made
of glass; while agate, to some extent
enters into the manufacture of spe-
cial and finer marbles"
The clay is cast into a "pug-mill, y
or "chaser," and, as the heavy wheels
revolve over the clay, it. drops, in
pulverized form, into bin beneath
the MILL Thence it is lifted, by an
endless elevator, to storage bins.
The next step is to force the stiff
clay through the perforated base of
the pug-mill, from which it energies
in the form Of clay strings, the di-
ameter of which is regulated by the
round holes in the base of the mill.
These rolls or strings of clay are
pulled from the pug-mill when they
have attained length of about 1S
inches. They are placed on fiat
boards and conveyed to the clay
shops where the marbles" are made.
First the rolls of clay are deposited
evenly in a trough, and workman
cuts them into cubes, according to
the order. The cutting is accomplish
ed by means of saw. Seven rolls of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

thing to eat. He had fed the hens,
and mentioned that the hens seemed
hungry. ooh, they are always that
way; they would eat bushel of corn
right down if l would give it to
them"
l discovered it was perfectly use
less to argue with him, and concluded
to let him go his way for the season,
hoping to break even. / got better
prices for the eggs than the year be-
fore, and we had doubled the number
of hens, yet the receipts were a third
less from the whole flock than had
received from my flock the year be-
fore. My hens were not fat when he
took them, vet they averaged close to
six pounds each while my half of his
flock when we sold them after the
breeding season, averaged less than
four pounds. | had kept a record of
the cost of feed for my hens, and l
knew that less than ten cents month
per hen would not keep them in con-
dition and make them lay, but thirty
or forty dollars a month for feed for
hens seemed like throwing away
money TO him. / sold two dollars
worth of eggs for Matching from each
of my hens durinp the Matching sea-
son just before he took them, but we
sold trifle less than ninety cents per
hen from his flock, and / received
$500 per hundred for his eggs and
only $3.50 for mine the year before.
| had a customer for every Matching
egg produced, too. He was perfectly
honest, and meant all right, but he
just couldn't bring himself to feed the
hens like he would have fed hogs or
cattle. We were mutually willing to
quit, he with a poor opinion Of the
poultry business, and l with a poor
opinion of him as a poultryman.
always kept record of how much
feed l gave the hens, and if they fail
ed to eat it up at times / would give
them a change, not cut down on the
ration. My hens were never hungry
enough to force their way into the hog
pens to eat, for they didn't have to.
My records showed that, summer or
winter, the flock paid its feed bill ev-
cry month, and generally had some
thing over for their keeper. If they
averaged below a dozen eggs each per
month from July to January they
were not up to the standard, and l
hustled them a little by tempting
their appetites with something new.
After January they always came up
rapidly on their egg yield and held up
until the breeding season. Keeping
hensis just like fattening hogs; it is
to your interest to get them to eat
more, not less feed.
Learn the feeding value of the diff
ferent grains and meat meal and use
and plan to use the
cheaper grains as much as possible.
If corn is plentiful, feed corn, but re-
member that corn is short on protein
and supply it with milk or meat meal,
both more economical than grain to
supply this element. Wheat is rich
er in protein and needs less milk or
meat meal but it is an expensive feed
generally, and / used it only to boil
for a treat at times when / thought
the flock was needing change.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

clay will generally speaking, form
over 200 little cubes; and it is from
these cubes that the marbles" are
rolled.
When the cubes have been cut, they
are placed in an ordinary tin pan and
turned over to the workers, generally
girls. A handful of cubes are picked
up and these are placed, one at a
time, in grooved plaster-of- paris
mold. The size of the groove also de-
ponds upon the size of the marble"
to be made. When there is one clay
cube in each groove plaster oblong
block is adjusted in position on top of
the cubes and pushed forward and
backward until the clay cubes become
round and rolled true. This operation
is one that consumes but little time.
The top block is lifted and the clay
marble" in its green" state, is plac-
ed in tray.
A worker who has acquired skill in
her work can, it is said, make from
$4,000 to 10000 day. Marbles" are
conuted by weight; also by the cubic
foot. The small clay marble"
measuring nie-sixteenths of an inch
in diameter, weighs six and Ine-half
pounds to the thousand, and is COLI
ored at the rate Of 100000 every eight
minutes
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
F A r M A NJ D
O r. G. H A r d


until the close of the four-year rota-
ton or later.
The soils department in cooperative
experiments with S. A. Foster, in
lngham county, also appreciably in
creased the yield of oats and obtained
a perfect stand and a luxuriant
growth of clover by the use of mari
and phosphate where clover had re-
peatedly failed on light sandy soil.
Other cooperative field experiments
in western Michigan have shown that
lining the soil for the production of
suitable yields of alfalfa and vetch Is
essential. Another important con-
sideration in the use of lime is that
where needed. it increases the effici-
ency of fertilizers, phosphates and
stable manure
Lime may be applied to the soil at
any time, but it is desirable and adj
visable that it be we'll mixed with the
upper layers of soil before the plant
ing or seeding of crops. Where land
has been plowed and is not too rooling
to result in the removal of limestone
or mari by washing, either of these
may be applied in the winter and
mixed with the soil when the seed bed
is being prepared in the spring.
The proper amount of lime to apply
varies greatly with different soil con-
ditions as well as with the manage
ment the soil has received. Moreover,
the form in which the lime is utilized
is important. The application of
finely ground limestone varies from
to 2 tons per acre, the amount of
coarser material used runs from 11s
to three tons, mari is used at the
rate of or more cubic yards to the
acre and agricultural hydrate ranges
in amounts from about 1000 to 1000
pounds. AS a general rule those who
are using lime find it advisable to
repeat the application at the end of
four or five year periods.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
SOLDIERS MOTHER
NEVER CRIES. HASkINS
The Mother of Soldier Never
Cries

He stood before me-oh, so big and
! scarcely could believe he was my
child
My little boy who never had grown
up,
Who always seemed so care-free,
young and wild.
But his grim khaki and it's solemn
thoughts
Had brought a world-old sorrow to
his eyes,
AS tenderly he whispered, Dear, be
brave!
The mother Of a. soldier never cries.
And all alone in ceaseless agony
try to hope and work, to wait and
pray
But oh, how hard it is to sit at home
With all my fears and hopes so far
away.
Then comes letter-what a wondr-
Gus joy
And trembling i read with tear dim
med eyes,
"Just keep on smiling, honey, don't
forget
The mother of a soldier never cries"
He's dead-just numb, / sit and try
to think
All / can realize is big dull pain.
The worlds so empty, robbed of all
life's joy
How can go on living just the same,
And keep up courage, when my
hearts lead
With nothing left to live for or to
prize.
But harkl His dear voice whispers,
Don't give up,
The mother of a soldier never cries"
No, l will not give up, for there is a
thought
That give me strength to live my
empty life
A man must die some day, the mob
lest death
Is surely in the glorious heat of strife.
Where man, by courage and true
sacrifice
Can prove to God his manhood as he
dies,
And so my heart is glad, and see
why
The mother of soldier never cries.
These following verses were sent
by Allen Haskins of Orleans to his
mother. He is in the u. S. Marine
corps and a messenger for Captain
Floyd Mr.. Haskins won a sharp
shooters medal before he had been in
training three months.
If all of Uncle Sans boys are as
ambitious they'll soon have Kaiser
William in a warm region.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
Neighbor Told Her
Cure for Lunbdgo

rheumatism and lumbago are awful
things and cause great pain and mis-
cry, but Foley Kidney Pills can rout
them.
Mrs. G. II. Eveland, Duncan Mills,
ILL.,, writes the following letter: IT
was stricken down with lumbago and
was unable to turn myself in bed. A
neighbor brought me a half bottle of
Foley Kidney Pills, and said she had
been similarly afflicted and that they
had helped her. So tried them and
was completely relieved by the use of
two or three bottles. have had
splendid success with them and have
never known them to fail. / most
heartily recommend Foley Kidney
Pills"
Foley Kidney Pills tone up weak,
inactive, sluggish kidneys, rid the
body Of poisons. give appetite, energy
and refreshing sleep after pain. Don't
neglect kidney trouble. Remove tho
cause with Foley Kidney Pills.
Wortley & French
C0nnell's Drug Store
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
Experiments Show Many Michigan
Soils Lacking in Lime

The inability of farmers in many
sections of the state to obtain
"ca} Us" and profitable yields of al
falfa and clover on their farms has
been demonstrated by the department
Of soils of the Michigan Agricultural
college to be due largely to lack of
lime in these soils.
: The total acreage of alfalfa and
clover is in consequence very low in
numerous older settled communities,
vas well as in new agricultural dis
tricts on light soils the department
points out in report it has issued on
work it has conducted in the past
three years to ascertain Michigan's
calcium carbonate needs. But it has
been proven that by proper use of
lime in these localities these condi-
lions can be greatly improved.
The lime requirements of large num-
bers of samples taken from represen-
tatig2 Michigan soils show that the
deficHshcy of lime in them is common.
Remarkable increases in yields of
oats were obtained this past season
in field tests on the Van Buren, county
farm from the use Of lime on sandy
loan soil. In the first instance car
Donate of lime increased the yield
forty-fve per cent The lime was APP
piled one year previous to the time
the crop was grown and further addi-
ton of course, will not be necessary
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
POULTRY
CONSULTATION DEPARTMENT
Keep Poultry Records

hGep HOulLTy neCOTOS
No department of the farm bust
ness is SO greatly misjudged as the
poultry. In other departments the
tendency is to overestimate the pro-
fits, but in the poultry department un-
derestimation is almost universal. The
reason for this is easy to understand;
tsnoney for the products of the other
departments comes in large sums
generally, and the expenditures are
distributed over long period on the
other hand, the products of the poul-
try yard are marketed in dribs, and
the grain fed to them looms up out of
proportion to its sightful value as
compared with the receipts. A sim
pie record of the poultry business for
a year or two would give a different
impression.
There are other values to be deriv-
ed from the record of still more i'm
portance than simply knowing what
our hens are doing. This knowledge
enables US to conduct the business in
: telligently. We can soon tell wheth-
er the hens are giving us the returns
they should for the feed they con-
sumo, and if they are not it is time
we found out the reason why. Elk
perimenting will tell us what ration
/. gives the best result, and what
amount of feed is needed to keep the
hens at the height of their egg pro-
duction.
have had rather sad experience in
this line. had fine flock of Buff
Orpingtons that had given me a net
profit of $1.50 each that year, when /
n we'd into the city. could not take
my hens, so / arranged with farm
er to take my pure-bred flock, selling
off his mixture. He was to rear the
chickens, for which L supplied the
eggs, as l kept my hens until after
the breeding season was over, at the
market price of hens. / was to mar
ket the eggs for Matching. Each was
to bear half the expense of feed, own
half the stock, and get half the re-
ceipts. From the very start i could
not get him to feed more than half
enough. Every time he would send in
a bill of the feed he would write that
he feared / would think the bill too
high. but had wanted them fed heav-
ilv: making excuse for feeding so
much. when he had fed but half as
much as / had expected him to feed
that number of chicks. / would write
to that effect and urge heavier feed
ing. but it seemed that that farmer
couldn't possibly make himself feed
those chickens all they wanted to eat.
The broilers that expected to come
on in time for high prices came in
with the rush and brought ten or fif-
teen cents a pound less than they
would il they had been fed well. One
day was out there and he was carry
ING a basket in the barnyard with a
flock of hens coaxing him for some
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

John ]. Dooley bought ticket, and
then, going out on the platform said:
"How soon does the train start?"
"Why there she goes now" said
the baggageman. you've just miss
ed her"
Mr.. Dooley kept on the track and
set out in pursuit of the train with
all his might. But in two of three
minutes he came trudging back.
A laughing crowd had gathered,
and the baggageman said: "Well, did
you catch herw
"No," said Dcoley, 'but, by jingo,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

An Atlanta lawyer tells Of newly
qualified Judge in one of the towns
Of the South who was trying one of
his criminal cases. The prisoner was
an old negro charged with robbing a
hen-coop. He had been in court be-
fore on a similar charge and was then
acquitted.
"Well, Henry" observed the Judge,
II see you're in trouble again."
"Yessuh," replied the negro. de
las time, Judge, you reflect you was
nah lawyuh."
Where is your lawyer this time Z"
II amt no lawyer dis time" said
Henry. "Ah's gwine TO tell de troof. |"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
If We Only Understood

Could we but draw aside the curtains
That enfold each others lives,
See the naked heart and spirit,
Know what spur the action gives,
Often we should find it better,
Purer than we Judge we should,
We should love each other better,
If we only understood. -Kipling.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
"oLD GLORY BREAD"

1 C rye; C -four (white); t salt /;
T shortening (may be omitted); 3 G
whole wheat flour; water; yeast
cake, or more according to the length
of time allowed for rising.
Add salt and shortening to boiling
water; cool to lukewarm; add yeast
cake, dissolved in little Of the wa.
ter. All fiours mixed together and
knead until smooth and soft. Let rise
until double its size. Knead and shape
into loaves. Let rise. Bake one hour.
This makes four good sized loaves.
"Old Glory Bread" is used much in
France at present
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

The problem Of life is to "decen-
tralize trouble and centralize effici-
cncy." Here you have it in nut
shell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
-VTV-~-V-V
I'VE WON'T WIN IF We WASTE"
Tested Wartime Recipes

To the Housewives OF Michigan;
The following recipes have been pre-
pared and testsd at the Michigan AorI
cultural College under the supervision o
Dsan Georgia 1. White. men,ber Of th'
conservation service. They are practical
eeeremical, and Of first ciass dIstar,
valve.
They have been prepared with sspscIa
View 70 Michigan eeRdltieNs--native pro-
market prices In this section 81 the csun
try being taken Int special account.
Thsy lay down . practical msthsd b,
which Michigan cocks may aeelet IN TN
great movement 70 SAVE FoooeTuPPD
Uss them. Help thu cause. Help VII
GEORGE A. PRESCOTT,
Michigan Food Director.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

i pit. sour milk: IL c brown sugar
3 { soda; 3 G graham flour.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
3ere Marquette train time at Bedding

'yember /, 1917
To Granville and Big Rapids, $50
p. m.
To Lowell and Grand Rapids, 1887
a. m; 200 p. m, and 1851 p. m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

2 G rolled oats; IL G sour milk
Let stand over night or at least 8 or
hours. Add egg; IA @ sugar;
soda: G flour; IL { salt. Makes II
gems.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

NoTE--fn all Of these recipes all meas
urensnts are level. and z equals table,
Z :. equals few grains. !. 4. equals few
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
GRAHAM MUFFINs.

IL G graham flour; c flour;
G sour milk; IL c water; 1-3 c mo-
lasses; "a soda; i salt; T melt
ed shortening.
Mix and sift dry Ingredients; add
milk to molasses and combine mix
lures. Bake In hot oven.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
OATMEAL MUFFINs.

IL G milk; l c cooked oatmeal; J
egg; T fat; IL G flour; T sugar;
1-2 salt; baking powder.
Cook oatmeal, using one part oat.
meal to two parts water. A large
proportion OF water makes too soft a
mush and gummy mullins. Mix milk,
oatmeal, egg. and melted fat. Add
dry ingredients after sitting them to
gether. Bake rs to 80 minutes. This
makes 10 to IL nuffins. These muf
fins are not as light as plain muf.
fins, but flavor is very good.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
DATE BREAD.

DATE BREAD.
3 c flour; IL G sugar; 2 t salt;
6 baking powder; / G bran; C
milk or water; / egg; 4 to 5 t short
ening (oleo, Wesson oil, etc); / 1-2
C dates and nuts.
Mix and sift flour, sugar, salt, and
baking powder. Add bran and fruit.
Add liquid, add egg, and shortening.
Bake In loaf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
OATMEAL BREAD.

! c milk and water or water; / I
salt; T fat; T sugar; G rolled
oats; IL c wheat flour; IL cake
compressed yeast; IA c warm water.
Scald liquid and pour 1t over the
rolled oats. sugar, and yeast, salt and
fat. Let stand until lukewarm (about
half an hour. Add yeast softened In
warm water. Add flour and kneed.
Let rise until double its bulk. Knead
again and place in pan. When light,
bake in moderate oven from As to
so minutes.
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