The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09

Prepared by tie United states Depart |
rncnt Of AEricultureD
Corn heads the list Of crops com
monty grown in this country in f"od
value per acre of production. y o.
buShel crop of this cereal produces
nearly 100 pounds of protein, or ile"h-
building material. and more than .
100000 units Of energy. Wherever me
conditions are favorable for extending
the acreage of this crop il Is evident
that considerable addition can pc
made to the supply Of human food
by doing SO. MillerS should give spe-
cial attention to the preparation ol
cornmeal Of good quality, ana houSe-
wives should use increased quantities
of this nutritious and palatable prod-
| net rs n substitute for other bread
| cereals. II is more practicahle 10 III
| crease the use of cornmeai III ''iiS
country than it IS abroad. for our peo-
plc are familiar with corn as loou'
while most European peoples are not.
We know how to prepare appeuZlhs
dishes from It, while they DO nor.
The Sweet Potato.-Sweet potatoes
stand second in energy productloh'
but are low in protein produc"d per
mere. The sweet potato Is southern
crop, easily produced, but unfor'u-
ootelv n large percentage of the croT
Sc NOT nronerIy stored and as con
sequence large quantities or po'at"cS
are lost every year. however ~
.,uildirr storage houses ard handling
the notatooS as recommend'd IN Farm
.,rs' Rulletin No. 54S. the loss can h'
LARGELY prevented. Growers who nave
c,od storage houses keep sweet n"ta
, ZOOS throughout the winter Tor nom
usa or for market. our So'tiiei
} ctotns should grow an abundance
This crop. the consumption OF Whic
NOV he oade to reduce the demah
, fo,. bread cereals. Where 1aciilte
for canning sweet potatoes are aval
q ohIe a norton Of the crop preserved
;, this manner may be made aFaliao'
l. % norts Of the country where the Ten
t norotIlre drops so low as 10 lH'h
= rho shipping Of fresh sweet p"lalo'
q rrac,rious undertaking. and the SCI
:. con of their use thus may be cNtehde
!. .hrouchout the year. Sweet potat"'
also may be dried successfully al
rncent experiments show thal me
,,,odo of dried sweet potatoes may
q ,,sod with wheat -four In mahif
= bread.
s. r.. Irish Potato.-The third cr'
on the list is the common lrlNh'
white. potato. This crop can
=, crown in all parts of the country.
.,,,ortorce does not need empha'
: borc During the continuance Oh :,
- nrocont emergency special eff'
% rhor,d he made to produce all the
tatocs that ere Eeeded.
ot pve-Ryc stands next TO corn
49, 1;ct Of cereal grains. being Sh@h
or ,,ora nutritious than wheat, but ORE
of oao from rye -four is not 50 accep
,,c ~ "a the American palate as ORE
Iv mode from wheat flour. It IS on!
A. rondv lands, which are better aol
cd 70 rye than wheat. anu IN othe,
a.io,c where rye is known to De
| SiA
,rt safer crop than wheat that rye Sno
- $50 tho preference over wheat rs
- oron Intended for human food
Wheat. - Wheat STANDS sew
ncct the bread-making cereals
It'll. Good nroduced per acre. Its woe
ay ,,otic odaptability and the high DEG
20 nalotability of its products 1nah'
on,,nently the bread crop OF
world. In sections to when 'riS
hot e odapted it should be gwen pr
OF sonce over all other crops except
eep and potatoes Except on iahus De
For aao,tad 10 rye than to wheat, rem
,pt. TING Of course, the necessity
all containing q well-balanced aeri
ture. .,oso
,;.-Rice stands very close
nd, .,,haot IN food produced per acre,
ub- -.ohohle that under present {"
- market could be found &c
aa+,v increased output OF rice.
Considerable saving OF V"iu'ole
iful could be made ~ marketing rice
Win -, The unpublished is much Il
re- ppoio+ohle than the polished gram
lus No unpolished rice were se'''l
GEE available er the American people ''aroh,I pr
- ,,,,,Ia consume conS!defapl!
20 p or quantities Z this valuable &C
than at present.
- The Soy Bean.-s"E ne;lnS ,e, =
~. ~ orons IN the production OF q
A by HnIc protein. 100 nov
lickiy ..,t nv almost cSGctt! l"' ~
it In rcSi'c'' - o-,-cc more attpntl0
Eyes. THIS crop Heat'' cot raca
mfort This country thah i -, scihiIit
or by r..oro is no reaSoHdh'e
u-fns : hoi = 4. COy-hpEu meal,
Free. >,,or-y In q Apg ~. ~