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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

The following is a part of a speech
 by Dr C.s D. Lowe, before the annual
 Live Stock association, at Gainesville
 Fla
 Naturally you will be interested in
 breed has done in the south, and l.,
 therefore, call your attention to some very recent records made in your
 neighboring states of Alabama. Mis- sissippi and Tennessee. In April. the McQueen-Smith Farming company Of Alabama marketed two carloads of steers on the St. Louis market. One load was grade Angus. and the other grade Herefords The Angus brought s15.50 per 100 and the Herefords only sf5.50 on the same market. In June, MT. Williams of Dyer county. Tenn, marketed load of Angus on the same market at s1610 per 100 pounds. These were both record southern prices, but the real record breaking perform ances were yet to come. In July Hur- dle brothers of Mississippi marketed 6S head of steers sired by registered Angus bulls and out of native cows at s1725 per 100 pounds and in the same month. Joe King. also of Missfs- sippi, put an all-time all-section top on the same market by selling 19 head of grade Aberdeen Angus steers, av- eraging 12S5 pounds at two years Of age at $17.70 per 100 pounds. Tn spite 1 of the fact that bulls of rival breeds are in wide use throughout the south 1 in the big work of breeding up,' the scrubs. their "get' has in no instance I sold for the prices here quoted. These 1 statistics prove that the Aberdeen i Angus are finding it easy to lead in
 southern beef production as has al- i, ways been the case in every other sec. ' tion or country.
 WANT MORE MEAT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
Oatmeal Biscuit

Mix two cups of oatmeal with one cup of flour and mix up same as any biscuit with either sour milk and soda, or sweet milk and baking pow der Make fairly stiff and drop onto greased tins to bake in hot oven. Making drop biscuit instead of rolled ones conserves flour. as it requires less in the mixing and none for the board.-M e. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

The best time to begin preparation for large crop of lambs is early in the fall, several weeks before the mat ing season begins. that time the eve flock should be culled closely with the idea of eliminating ewes that have proved 1 themselves to be unprofitable breeders. due to barrenness or having produced small and weak lambs at birth. or hay ing failed to produce milk enough for the rapid development of their offspring, At the same time special attention should be given to the securing of strong vigorous. pure bred ram of desirable type and individuality, a year or more oia, preferably a proved sire.
 FLUSHING
 After the final makeup of the flock is determined, the ewes should have acz cess to fresh pasture, Some kind of forage crop especially grown for the purpose is desirable, and little gram may be provided at this time. The Idea is to have the ewes gain slightly ln feSh a few weeks previous to and during the mating season. This practice Is known among sheepmen as Flushing, and will insure an increased per cent of twin lambs.
 Experiments conducted by the animal husbanclry division of the United States department of agriculture have shown that the extra trouble and feed required in flushing the ewes is repaid several times by the added number of lambs obtained With ewes already in good condition the effect is less marked than with thinner stock. Young or dry ewes that are in high condition will not be benefited by flushing With ewes gain ing in condition at breeding time the lambs arrive more nearly together Tn spring. This lessens the labor of lamb ing season and gives more nearly uni form ages and weights in lambs to De marketed.
 THE RAM
 The number of twin lambs is appar- entIv governed more largely by the eve than by the ram. It is important, now ever. to keep the ram in strong, vigorous condition, for if he is overtaxed in low condition some ewes may fall to get m lamb At the beginning of breeding the ram should be in good flesh, but should not have been .overfed or kept too ln- active. It is best If he can have gram feed and be separated from the HOOK for at least a few hours each day. The breeding season over. the iiock should be carried through the winter Under such system of management as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
Home Canning Over Top


 The home canning army is going over the top. Every indication points to mak- ing the 1,5OO O,o00, ,000-quart goal set for this summers objective.
 Reports from the manufacturers of canning supplies who are conforming to recommendations of the United States department of agriculture, show a con siderable increase in the output of equip ment that saves time and labor in home canning. 50 per cent increase is indi- cated this year in the number of firms that manufacture canning supplies and an average increase of D per cent Jn' the quantity of equipment sold Makers of standard quality rubber rings report a 300 per cent greater demand for their products since last year. which indi- cates the housekeepers' growing apprecia- tion of the importance of good rings, and means an ultimate reduction in spoilage.
 USE DEPARTMENT DIRECTIONS
 Over 125 business concerns of various kinds have published the department of agriculture's instructions on home can ming for free distribution to their cus- toners and employees. The directions have also been translated into 10 diff ferent languages by agencies outside the department and are reaching the for eign-speaking families in nearly every state in the union. Community can- ming kitchens are springing up rapidly to handle the large quantities of prod ucts from the svar gardens.
 A force of expert home canners num- bering more than 5000 home demonstra- tion agents and leaders of boys and girls clubs, backed up by many thou sand volunteer workers, are helping to put across" the big canning drive. The United States department of agriculture and the state agricultural colleges are pushing the work to the limit, and both rural and city organizations and insti- tutions are furthering the campaign in every way.
 The demand for demonstrations of home canning has never been so great Every state agricultural college has put out home canning demonstrators i'll ad- dition to the permanent extension forces in the state
 COMMUNITY KITCHENS
 New York, Massachusetts and Con- neeticut have the record for community canning kitchens, with large number already at work and others being opened constantly-there are over 100 in New York alone In the south IS of the Sl cities orgaGzed for home demonstration work haye%astablished community kiteh- ems which include canning as large part of their summer work, and in the rural districts hundreds of these can ming centers are being opened to handle the summers products. Arizona has number of cooperative community can ming and drying centers; Delaware, lda- ho Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio all report considerable new community Work or ganized. In Michigan 20 canning cen ters are now in operation, and plans are under way for establishing others And so bn, in practically every state in the union some canning is being un- dertal<en in big way. The final count at the end of the season Will snow now far these community enterprises VIII contribute to the years record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
.DROPSY

appear. Liver and Kidneys act better General Improvement is realized. send by mail trial treatment absolutely CREE. Try it.. Never heard of anything tts equal for dropsy.
 sssFWrite' to DIa- TIfOHAs E. GREEN ' Bsak Bl4G~ Rpx %. fChatswerth. Ca.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

may be prolonged by mending them with adhesive plasterS which may be bought for cents rolh Heat the plaster and place it on the inside of the rubber over the hole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Methods of clearing land that have proved successful in the cut-over timber sections of the United States are de- scribed in Farmers Bulletin 974. recently published by the United States depart ment of agriculture.
 Stumps occupy valuable land; foster the growth of weeds. for in order to keep the land in their vicinity clean much hard labor is necessary; mar the ap- pearance of otherwise smooth fields. and hence reduce the selling price. of a farm They furnish shelter for harmful insects and animals and prevent the efficient use of modern machinery. The bulletin tells how they may be removed by burning, by explosives, by mechanical means, or by the combination of any or all of these three methods. There is no best meth od' of ridding land of stamps, the bull letn adds, and the selection of a meth cd for their removal should be deter mined only after a consideration of the facts involved.
 Timber land that is not producing a profit and which is to be cleared is us' uany utilized as pasture for several years before stumps are removed. Dur ing this time the underbrush is cleared up and maAy small stumps will entirely decay. If the weeds and sprouts in a pasture are kept under control native grasses will gradually establish them. selves, even if no seeding has ever been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

The paper bag is useful thing for covering pitchers or pots that have food-in them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
CARE NEEDED IN BURNING

Destroying stumps by means of burn- ing is an economical method and is vide ly practiced. but care should be exer' csed if this method is used in order to destroy the roots, so that they will not interfere with cultivation.
 A common method of preparing a stump for burning is to dig two holes on opposite sides of the stump to depth of about 50 inches. Generally connection is made at the bottom of these holes by digging away the wall of earth between them. Any adhering earth is scraped from the tap root and a fire started in one of the holes. If the fire is kept 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Despite the many hues in fruits ana flowers nature furnishes only three COT bring substances to form then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
Nation of Beef Eaters

The people of the United States con-
 sumed more than 10 pounds more beef per capita in the year 1s16-1sl7 than in the previous year. The average con- sumption of beef for each person was 65.04 pounds for the past fiscal year. This condition as one cause for the sIaugh- ter s84 than a fourth of the total
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
The Prattville Stock Farm, PrattviIIe, Ala.

the to If 
  to wi h pe will be
  SHIPPING coon PIGS PRESENT orders for C. E. THOMAS. President CARL F. ADAMS. See'y-Trsas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
WANT MORE MEAT

Tn addition to their ability to put more beef" into our native cattle they are at the same time breeding off ths horns and giving a uniform color to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

TYR E A T sIENT. Ii gives quick relief, Swelling and shorl bfeath soon RDna
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
NATIONS FED TO THE LOTS

The average daily ration consumed by lot was 439 pounds of cottonseed meal
 SS.72 pounds of corn silage ana f.,u nounds of dry roughage. This lot made an average daily gain of 2.So pounds, at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12
MARvELS WHICH SUR
GEONS ARE PERFORMING
(By Associated Press. }

French Front, June 10.-Marvels
are being performed by the surgeons
attached to the various Entente arm
les BY exercising their skill they
have restored to the fighting strength
of the Allied nations each year since
the beginning of the war, whole d.
visions of men who in other wars
would have died of their wounds or
would have been crippled for life.
The recent gigantic battles, ne the
result of which more wounded men
than ever before have received. surgi-
cal treatment within short space of
time, have demonstrated the immense
strides made not only in surgery but
in the methods of removing the
wounded from the battlefelds and
transporting them to hospitals. So
effective is the cooperation between
surgeons and physicians at the front
and those at the hospitals in the rear
that an immensely larger proportion
of the wounded recover than was the
case at the beginning of the war
Men whose legs or arms have been
fractured by shells now are restored
10 their regiments in a minimum OF
time This is due mostly 10 the fact
that they receive prompt antiseptic
treatment and surgical attention
which prevents blood-poisoning and
the stiffening of articulation. Their
recovery is rapid in the hospitals be-
hind the lines where they can be
treated under comfortable conditions
far from the nerve-racking sound OF
the guns.
Soldiers have been inspired with
confidence in the army surgeons in
the great battles around Verdun and
in the great German offensive which
began in March.
Promptness in the treatment Of the
wounded men has been obtained by
segregating them in classes accord
ng to the nature of their wounds. This
was not generally done at the begin
ming of the war The plan then in
vogue was to erect large hospitals as
near the fighting lines as possible, say
ten or twelve miles from the front,
and to send all cases there for tleat-
ment. When big battles occurred
these hospitals were over-crowded,
and, owing to the delay in operating
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12
Matches Are
Scarce In London

London, June Inlay l have a
light, please sir?"
Thank you! Yes, sir"
In the streets of London it has
come to pass that tobacco smokers
accommodate each other in this man.
ner more often than ever before, ow.
ing to the fact that the metropolis
today is experiencing the greatest
shortage in matches since the mod
ern lighter came into common usage.
Smokers have no hesitancy what.
ever in asking the man in the street
for bit of fire" from his pipe, cigar
or cigarette and invariably the man
with the light is eager to aid the
man who has a smoke in immediate
prospect.
Women, in the lounging rooms OF
the hotels, feel at liberty to request
light" of the man or woman at the
next table, so universal has become
the custom.
Before the war London was sup.
piled with matches principally from
Sweden, But the German submarine
and other factors have interfered
with this business and so London
now is getting along the best she
can with little wax matches OF Eng
llsh manufacture, which are not only
expensive, but not of sufficient output
to come anywhere near supplying the
demand.
In the hotel Hobbies where fires are
nearly always burning, little rolls of
paper, as of the custom of hundreds
OF years ago, are kept in receptacles
for accommodation of the smokers
who light their pipe, cigar or ciga.
rette from the hot Goals.
And in the clubs, the fashionable
clubs and all, the old style squatty
Oil lamp has again come into use, af
ter many years Of retirement, and
burns in convenient places. Beside
the lamp is glass half filled with
sand into which thin layers of wood
are stuck after the fire is transferred
from the lamp to the smokers to
bacco.
Matches used in the United States
are seldom seen in London, except In
the hands of newly arrived Ameri
cans who, having heard of the short
age, brought their own supply. Wher
this supply is exhausted the Ameri
can adopts the war time tobacco
lighting measures and soon is asking
the man in the street for a eight
sir" or takes advantage of the rolled
paper sticks at the club or hotel.
Relief by means of match ship
ments from America is not looked
for until the shipping from the Uni
ted States is increased to such an
extent that there will be more cargo
space for materials not essential to
the war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12

there were many cases of gangrene,
'tetanus and other infections that re-
suited fatally.
The enemy did not hesitate to bonn
bard the hospitals either with the ar
tillery or from airplanes Sometimes
train-load of wounded men would
arrive only to find all the beds occu-
pied and that they must move on to
another hospital.
Most of this difficulty now has been
overcome. When wounded men reach
the first dressing station or field am
hulance they are divided into cate
gories. Those slightly wounded are
rapidly dressed and send to GONZALES
cent hospitals. Those crippled are
sent to cripple depots. Men who have
been gassed go to special hospitals
and those most dangerously wounded
are transferred to hospitals nearby to
remain until they recover or die
( Those suffering from severe but not
dangerous wounds receive prompt
treatment in the advanced ambulances
where operations are performed and
wounds disinfected before the men are
sent to permanent hospitals
BY these divisions of the wounded
into classes, it is asserted, tina. great
,rapidity of surgical intervention is
achieved as each specialist deals only
with cases needing his kind Of Skill.
Then the patient is removed to the
hospital at a distance of not more
than a journey of ten or twelve hours,
where he receives attention from an
other specialist working in close CO.
operation with his colleague in the ad-
vanced ambulance.
This system of segregation of the
wounded and cooperation of doctors
is said to have produced marvellous
results.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12
traitors, grocery men, wholesale and

traitors, grocery men, wholesale and
retail merchants to discuss the imper-
alive needs of the time. The territory
embraced for the conference will in
cIude everything west of Apalachicoll
and delegates from nine counties will
he in attendance. The first day will be
devoted to grocerymen and food ad-
ministrators and the second hotel and
restaurant men. Mr. Beacham viii
nreside over the convention and Will
have important messages to give peo-
nile of Pensacola and West Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12
hRAXTON BEACHAM CALLS
CONFERENCE FOR JUNE 1918
AT CITY OF PENSACOLA

PENSACOLA, May "a. - Braxton
Heacham, federal food administrator
~ me State Of Florida, has called a
eat conference in Pensacola for
June l7-1S. This will be the initial
invention for food conservation as
wartime measure, held in West
.iorida and will bring together hotel
@Hu restaurant men, county admins
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12

| Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply TO the Honorable Sidney j. Cats,
Governor Of the State Of Florida, on the 25th
day of June, A. D. 1918. for Charter for the
GENTRY UTCH COMPANY, under the fol.
lowing proposed Charter:
j. ii. GENTRY,
f. G. FUTCH
i. NJ. FUTCH
CARRIE GENTRY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12

Farm and livestock Developments
are planned by the DuPone Farms
and Livestock Company, at Hastings,
organized with 100000 capital by
Florida capitalists.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12

A large acreage is being planted to
peanuts and rice in Gadsden county.
II has been found that tobacco is not
the only profitable crop that can be
grown In that county.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12

The undersigned hereby associate themselves
together as body corporate under and by
virtue Of the laws Of the State Of Florida gov
erning general corporations, and do adopt the
following Charter
The sun., 1918-08-03
DODGERS GUST REDS
FROM FIFTH PLACE
Beat Cincinnati, With Jimmy
Ring of Brooklyn in
Box, = to 1.
by GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

Only one game separates the Dodgers
from the hrst division. Taking the Reds
into camp. . to 1, at Ebbets Field yes
terday. Uncle Robbie's boys supplanted
Matty's men in nth position. in the Ma
tional League race and pulled up on the
tanks Of the Phiilies. lack Wheat
again outhit Heinie Groh and now has ,
comfortable lead for National LeaR6s
batting laurels. When lack came up
In the frat frame and slapped q angle
into left he ran his string Of successive
hit contests up to twenty-one.
Brooklyn fandon was divided against
itself yesterday. They were forced to
choose between roofing for their home
team or for popular Brooklyn boy In
Cincinnati regalis. Jimmy Ring, who
long has lived In Brooklyn and received
his baseball education on the Gowsnus
sand lots, crossed shoots In a hurting
duel with Larry Cheney. The young
ster had to play second fiddle to the
veteran spitballer. who held the Reds 20
Ave hits and famed seven. Ring kept
the EIGHT Dodger hits scattered. except
In the seventh. ~
Cheney Temporarily lost his range
finder In the seventh and wild pitched In
the Tying CINCINNATI run. In all other
innings Cheney had the Reds Jumping
through and rolling over With ope
down in BrooklyR's half OF the seventh
Cheney nicksd his pitching rival for a
clean single to centre, went to third on
singles by Johnston and Olson and was
forced homo wtthsthe triumphant tally
when Ring issued rpht balls to Dauber,
Daubsrt was a thorn in Rings eide.
Jimmy issued three passes and each Of
them was drawn by Jake: Besides
coaxing the pass out of Ring that forced
In tho winning Brooklyn run Jake landed
on Jimmy for a homer over Neale's
tawny thatch in the third.
Brooklyn got away TO n flying start
when Daubert drove n homer to left. with
two down In the third. Seaia mis-
Judged the ball. but II was a pure and
unsdulterated four base blow. In the
seventh Cheney opened by winging
Neale. After Griffith lined to Myers
cuteo singled Meals along to second. A
passed ball advanced. both runners and
Cheney's wild pitch scored Neaie.- Doo-
Ian threw ont wingo and Cheney
famed Ring fer the third time. The
score:
The sun., 1918-08-03
GIANTS RELEASE SMITH,
Former Columbia Pitcher Goes to
Brooklyn Club.

The Giants yesterday released George
Smith, former Columbia pitcher. to the
Dodgers. Smith has had an adventu-
rous careerthis season. He started with
the Giants and was released to Cincin-
natl in an agreement by which McGraw
had the power of recall
Smith was recalled after the club lest
Barnes and Benton. but recently a deal
was arranged with the Boston club by
which Smith was TO be sent to the Braves
In exchange for Bunny Hearne. Hearne,
however, would not be enticed out Of re-
tlrement and that deal fell through. Then
il was said Smith had been loaned TO
81. Louis for the rest OF the season, but
Smith now goes to Brooklyn in q full
release.
School children will be admitted to to-
morrow's double header between the
Giants and Cubs for 10 cents, of which
one cent In war tax and the remaining
nine will be turned over to the Red Cross.