The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Farm Bureau Notes.

We are now preparing for seed
wheat drive and would especially
ask help of every patriotic citizen to
secure the best results of the pro-
ject
It is now permissible and strong
ly urged by Food Administrator
Deems to, have farmers hold all
good seed wheat for seeding pur-
poses. Elevators and dealers will
be governed by same regulations as
governed heretofore.
should save no seed from heds
where black chaff or wheat scab
have been very prevalent.
Care should be taken to eliminate
these two diseases next year as
nearly as possible. The. advantage
of holding seed wheat is obvious
from financial stand point as the
ment has allowed a maximum of not
to exceed soc per bushel for reclean-
ed seed
The allotment of acreage for
Iowa is 100000 acres. For Deca-
tur county $4,000 acres or approx
county.
1t is not only necessary that the
achievements of the farmers of De-
catur county the past year should be
repeated, but they should be exceed
ed; | know. what this advice in
fee and painstaking application to
every bit of practical and scientific
knowledge, that is available, but it
means utmost economy, labor. and
sacrifice, to the point where it will
pinch. But you will remember that
Will you show the spirit that the
boys over there have shown. when
the Germans drove them back and
they were ordered to retreat by the
French high command and they
voiced their humiliation and dis
Chance came? Viii you come back
rs they did? viii you SOW more
wheat? Will you do your part and
supply them with the necessary staff
of life? We know you will
The food administrator has II. re-
quested that Dlans be made to fol-
low the foot regulations for meals
our homes.
Suggestions are that the men eat
breakfast and supper at home there
by saving much food and also saving
a great deal of work for the women
Plenty Of potatoes and garden
breads should be wheatless LOAF
breads which may be baked the day
before and used to slice cod; sugar
for tea or coffee should be passed as |
in hotels and restaurants, the wait
ress putting in a teaspoonful if any |
is desired. The dessert should be |
simple-with little sugar. Lee cake
and pie should be served When
pies are used, one crust pies should |
be served
Save Fats
Save all scraps Of fat. They can
be used in making home made soap.
sent in. Try it..
One pound of I've dissolved in 3
pints of cold water. Five pounds of
fat melted, Y tablespoons borax,
II cup ammonia. When I've mixture
has cooked, add it to fat, stir until
pour into wooden or pasteboafd
boxes lined with oiled or waxed pa
per, set away to harden.
Oatmeal Cookies.
cup ground oatmeal, Is cup SUI
gar: y cup corn syrup. 70 cup sour
flour, u cup lard, 2 teaspoons bak-
soda, y cup corn flour
Mix the oatmeal. sour milk and
lard together and let stand for thirty F.:
minutes. Add well beaten egg, sy-
rup, sugar and dry ingredients well
sifted together Add floured rails
ms. Drop by spoonsful into a bak- ,
ing sheet. Bake in moderate oven.
Raisin Cake /.
" cups raisi"s, / egg, / teaspoon
y cup fat, q cup barley
flour, u teaspoon cloves, u cup
brown sugar, q cup rice flour, Y /,
teaspoon soda, u cup corn syrup, y
cup potato flour, teaspoons bak-
ing powder. / cup liquid, rs tea
Cook raisins slowly for twenty
minutes in a little more than a cup {
Of water. Cream fat and sugar. !
Add | cup of LIQUID in which ralsins !
we're cooked, and we'll beaten egg.
Nix and sift the dry ingredients: and
ldd to first mixture. Add ralslns: i
Bake in a loaf in a moderate oven 40 s
It
Suffrage and other women's or e
.aniZa tons in America are at work .
n plans for an appropriate Observ- p
nee next year of the centennial an o
iversary of the birth of Julia Ward t
lowe.
Virginia, now the only state pro- Q
lifting women from practiclng law, =
as taken legislative action to lift 5
ne ban.
Awkwardness in lying is apt to be y
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