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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
How to Handle Dat Hay

| The home farm where I stayed until was 2 was devoted to fruit and vegeta- bles 10 the exclusion of everything ex- 1 cept necessities for the stock on the farm which were necessary The feed problem was a hard one to solve but ore of the ways we always got around it- was by having a certain amount of cat hay
 Oat hay is just what the term implies, oats cut before they are ripe and dried as hay is and hauled into the barn from the swsth We tried to cut tho oats when about cne-third of the heads were ripe If it is allowed to go too long there will be a good deal of waste from shelling If it is cut much greener than this there is danger of holding.
 It is Itetty hard stuff to handle, some times. because 1t is so long and h2ngs together pretty badly. A shorter variety of oats with tendency toward short straw will get around some of this.
 We find that it draws dampness easily, and is not SC easily cured as clover or timothy, but with care 1t can be well cured and makes good hay. Because this kind of hay is usually used as a helping out crop, there is not apt to be much in a mow at once and so there is not so much risk as with q large amount
 We have tried to work COW peas with the oat by planting all at once and fig uring on the peas growing around the oat stalks and so having the combined hay altogether It is a good combination, so far as feed is concerned, and all stock likes 1t, but it is even harder to handle in the field than oat hay, as it is all wound around together and some forlSfnls are about twenty feet long.
 In planting the oats we seeded them alone and had the peas soaked in warm water, so they were sprouted. Then we broadcasted them by hand and took small broomstick and pressed the seeds in that were not worked in by the har- row. This makes them all come up about even and also ripen alike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
How Much Butter Fat?
n.y. EDWARD wnrrrAKEn

Just as a sample of some of the re- quirements of the breed of Jersey. q use Jersey" because there are so many of this breed among the ordinary farm herds.)
 For heifer 2 years old or under at the start of the years work the require ment is 250.5 pounds of butter fat and it increases every day till years old at the rate of one-tenth of pound till the requirement at full age of years is 369 pounds of butter fat.
 Of course the real butter as most rec ords' are published is figured on basis of the fat equalling S5 per cent of the butter.
 Now, when you figure out what good COW does on your farm you will see that these records are not hard to beat at all
 have just finished COW that had made a little over 100 pounds of fat over the requirements and then in her 5Sd week of lactation made churn test of a trfle over seven pounds of butter actual butter-not estimated from but ter fat or from one day. That Is the kind that gets the record and makes money for the owners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
MANY WAYS TO USE PEANUTS

Many new ways of using the peanut one of Americas best and cheapest foods and valuable as a meat substitute, have monies of the United States department of agriculture. The following recipes have been originated and tested by that office:
 Creamed Peanuts on Toast-Two cups milk. 1 cup finely ground roasted pea nuts. teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon corn starch. l teaspoon onion juice, | cup chopped stuffed olives. Canned pimentos chopped green pep pers cooked until tender, or cooked cell cry are equally as good as stuffed olives.
 Scala milk in the double boiler, rcsery- ing tablespoon of cold milk to mix with the cornstarch. Add with onion juice and other seasonings to the hot milk. Let come to boil and finish cooking over the double boiler. Add the peanuts the last thing before serving. Serve on toast.
 Good for q luncheon dish.
 Creamed Peanuts and Rice--1 cup rice (uncooked), cups chopped peanuts, E teaspoon paprika, ? teaspoons salt. White sauce: 3 tablespoons flour, tablespoons fat cups milk (whoIe or skim).
 Boil the rice and make a white sauce by mixing the flour in the melkted fat and mixing with the milk. Stir over fire until it thickens. Mix rice, peanuts and seasoning with the sauce, place in greased baking dish, and bake for 70 minutes.
 Peanut Fondu--1 cup finely ground pea nuts cup dried Liberty-bread cdurnbs, egg. 12-3 cups milk. 11s teaspoons salt dash of paprika.
 Grind the peanuts fine. Mix all the ingredients except the white of eggs Beat egg white very stiff and fold in Bake in butered baking dish for 9 to 40 minutes in a moderate oven.
 Peanut Loaf-1 cup chopped peanuts, 2 cups Liberty-bread crumbs. , tablespoons melted fat, 1 egg, 1s teaspoon salt. + teaspoon pepre, # to 4 cup milk
 Mix, using enough milk to make a moist loaf Put in buttered pan and bake an hour in a moderate oven. keeping covered the first half hour. Baste once or twice with melted fat. Turn into !. hot platter and sprinkle with chopped peanuts
 Peanut Potato Sausages-1 cup mashed potatoes. 1 cup ground roasted peanuts. I egg. we'll beaten, 1h teaspoons salt. Is teaspoon pepper. Salt pork, bacon or other fat.
 Mix the mashed potatoes ahd season ings with the ground nuts. Add beaten egg. Form into little cakes or sausages. roll in flour, meal, or Liberty-bread crumbs, and place in greased pan with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Save Cornstalks

The burning of cornstaIks and allow ing straw to rot in piles are very wasteful practices. These materials should be just as carefully conserved and plowed under as stable manure. Cornstalks and straw contain valuable plant food, and on light-colored soils they also have a high value on ac- count of the organic matter they sup ply At the present Arices the value of potash alone amounts to from S6 to $7 ton of cornstaliSs and from s4 to $6 a ton of straw. Straw that is not used for feed or bedding can be used to good advantage as top dressing for wheat in winter. or it can be dislSed in and plowed under for corn in the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
How Sweet Is Syrup


 A cup of syrup is not as sweet as . cup of sugar. but will frequently be found sweet enough. There is ten dency to over-sweeten foods. The table below gives the sweetening value of different amounts of corn syrup in terms of sugar and will be found use- full in making sugar-saving substi- tutions in your recipes: Sugar
 1 cup equals
 A cup equals
 F cup equals
 1 tablespoon equals Corn Syrup
 13-5 cup
 1-5 cup
 Is cup
 13-5 tablespoon
 Half syrup and half sugar give bet ter results in cooking than all syrup. Cup less liquid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

In the kitchen. provided with coal or wood stove, range, gas tove or oil stove.
 1 Out of doors, in a clean, cool shady spot, over a charcoal furnace or any kind of fire that will heat large ket- tie of water.
 l On the back porch. In city apartment. In a school room. In a community kitchen Moist heat does the trick. Where does not matter so much as how.
 Fruits and vegetables may be suc- eeSSfully canned with very simple and cheap appliances. Thousands of women, girls and boys every year can fruits and vegetables successfully with home made equipment-in fact. so success- fully that many find profitable out side market for their surplus home teamed products.
 To can almost any fruit or vege- table or fruit juice--especially for home use--the conserver needs only;
 (a) Good. sound fruits or vegetables |freshly gathered.
 (b) A large metal vessel, with tight fitting cover, such as wash boiler or big pail fitted with a false bottom of laths or wire and partly filled with boiling water.
 (c) Heat to keep water boiling
 (d) Tight-sealing jars and rubber rings Cor cans and soldering out fit).
 (e) A yard or so of cheesecloth.
 (f) The ordinary enameled pans, china bowls and other equipment found in every kitchen.
 Even sugar is not essential Fruits and berries can be canned in plain hor water. fruit juice or grape syrups made from concentrated fruit juice.
 THE HOT WATER BATH
 With hot-water bath outfit the home canner can boil (process) the filled jars or cans so that when IT, nally sealed the contents are reason- ably certain to keep.
 A false bottom for the processing ves- sel is practically an essential It's purpose is to allow free circulation of the boiling water around and sunder the Jars and also to prevent the jars from resting on the metal bottom next to the flame. Such a false bottom can readily be made out of pieces of lath or wood or by bending piece of stiff wire netting. Still more convenient will be wire basket with small legs and fitted with handles on either end which stick up above the hot water This basket makes an excellent false bottom and at the same time enables the housewife without trouble to lift several jars in or out of the hot-water bath at one time.
 With such equipment a clean, airy kitchen and utensils, or a fire and clean tables in a shady clean place aut of doors, the housewife will need only to fellow directions carefully, work quick ly, and be ever watchful of sanitary con ditions, to can and preserve garden prod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Capons and Caponizing

The unsexed male bird produces a much higher quality of flesh and in general brings much better price upon the market than do ordinary broilers Many farmers are getting excellent returns from caponizing their young stock. Com plete directions for the operation, de- seription of the instruments which are necessary and the care of the fowls afterwards, as well as many other in- teresting suggestions along this line are described in detail in Farmers Bulletin No. S49, of the United States department of agriculture. As long as the supply lasts, this bulletin can be obtained free of charge upon application.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Drying Up a Cow

Many times certain cows are very diff
 ficult to dry up. The milking habit is so strongly developed that they tend to give a large quantity of milk right up to calving time. The proper way to dry up most cows is to cut off all grain in the ration and milk only once a day for few days Then lengthen the pe- riods between milking by milking only once in two or three cays until the se- cretion of milk is nearly stopped. In very cases the feed supply may have to be cut down more severely. However, there is little danger of injuring the udder if reasonable attention is given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Fighting the Kaiser Now
ny J. W. HrGGs

Some of the old land robbers say that It looks lazy and extravagant to see fellow turn hogs into a corn field It seems to put energy into the ground, con- tentment into the hogs. and money into your pocket, so who cares what people say anyway. These same fellows always threw 100-pound log on the harrow and compelled the 95-pound boy to walk and drive because he wasn't heavy enough to make the harrow pulverize the clods caused by the team and wagon blow ing through the mud during the previous corn husking. Goodbye old Civil war, we're fighting the Kaiser now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Automobile for Power

Devices are now designed for convert ing the automobile into a stationery power plant. One way is to place put leys pushed up close against the rear. wheels of the car, which are raised off the ground the power being transmitted by the friction caused by the automobile tires coming in contact with the face cf the pulleys Power utilization may also be accomplished by means of a clutch attached at the front end of the car di- rectly to the engine crank shaft. The advantage of this system is that the power is not transmitted through the trans,n ssion gears, but an automatic throttle governing device must be used to regulate the speed of the engine.
 X larger cooling apparatus should De used. for additional radiation is ne- cessiry since the tendency toward over heating the engine is great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Think of the Boys

When you drive your cattle up to the dipping vat-think of the soldiers march ing up to the trenches.
 Whose job is harder and hotter?
 And safer?
 That thought sort of stops grumbling. Especially after one other thought: That the dipping vat will kill the ticks that are stealing meat from those boys in France.
 Mighty worth while.
 "Giddap."
 Dip that tick!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Quince and Sweet Apple

As quinces arc rather strong. they are better I,Ut Up with apples in the pro- portion of two parts of quince to one of apple. Pare, core. slice and weigh. To every pound of fruit allow three-fourths of pound of sugar. Stew. until tender in barely enough water to cover Then drain, strain the juice and use in making a syrup with tie sugar If not sufficient in quantity, add water); boil until thick. then add fruit and simmer until clear. If the syrup seems too much, lift out fruit with strainer and boil the syrup down to proper consistency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Match the President

Another convert in our Raise More Sheep campaign.
 It's the President.
 A flock of 16 Shropshire sheep started out the other day to make mutton and wool out of grass on the White House grounds. The President bought them and put them there because he and Mrs. Wilson like sheep and because they thought the beautiful litle spot back of the White House, known as the Pres ident's Park might be even more than an inspiration in war time.
 A fine example.
 Now
 Will you match the President?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Soap From Dead Locusts

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Locusts are plentiful in Uruguay and the farmers of that republic are com pelled to keep up constant war against them. Millions of these destructive in- sects are killed every year. Recently 1t was learned that soap. fertilizer and iu- bricating oil may be obtained from the dead locusts. and in the future they will be utilized for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Holstein Cows Record

A news dispatch from Sacramento, Cal, says: "A worlds record produc. tion of 91S.6 pounds of milk was made in the seven days ended last night by Raphaella Johnna Aaaggie II. a regis tered Holstein, owned by the Napa State hospital. according to a state- ment today by Owen Duffy, business manager of the hospital The best pre- vious record was 902.1 pounds of milk in seven days made by Riverside Sadie de Koll Burke. owned in Woodland, Cal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Dip That Tick
ary round. black tick puts a decilnul

Every round, black tick puts a decimal point into the south's prosperity Changes dollars of profit into centa. Reduces pounds of meats to ounces. Quarts of milk to pints.
 Turns southern feed into useless ticks instead of into meat milk. butter. fat. Even makes the hide less useful for leather.
 Dip that tick!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Some Busy Girls

Girls canning clubs in the United States put up a total of 14.64o,1S7 contain CTS of fruits and vegetables during 1917. Counting in the canning done by tho or ganized women's clubs and through the home demonstration agents, the total canned product is estimated at $50 000,- 000 quarts. with n value of about s1i0.- 0000o0, and this does not include the products dried and salted for home use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
His Primary Concern

From the Washington Star.
 T suppose you understand the science of government?'
 ITO be frank" replied Senator Sor ghum. I'm not as strong on the science of government as I ought to be. I have meant to take it up. but have been tied right down to my studies in the science of how to get re- elected"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
FOR THE AMATEUR

cessing (heating) time tables, and the jars must be sealed air-tight immediately after the processing.
 FOR THE AMATEUR Some steps in the procedure may seem unnecessary to the amateur, but the op- erations of blanching, boiling or steam ing Of jars, attention to rubber rings and final sealing have an important function ill aiding to kill molds, yeasts, and bac- terra and in preventing their re-entry into the food.
 Since all successful canning is depend- ent upon sterilization by means of heat, it is most important to apply sufficient heat to make the products sterile. Do not let filled jars cool before they are sealed Seal them tight while they are stlll hot from the bath. The hotter the product when sealed the less chance that molds and bacteria from the air will enter the Jar, live, and cause the canned goods to spoil.
 The jars must be absolutely air-tight dramatically sealed The slightest leak anywhere in 9 jar or can at the rubber ring or through crack means that the air, carrying with it germs may enter and the product will not keep. Bear in mind that the hot product in the jars will shrink a little when it begins to cool. This shrinkage will draw air into the jar II tue seal IS uOl perfect ana lIeTe IS the slightest opening. Molds, yeasts, and bacteria are likely to be carried in by the air and the very things the conserver tried to kill by heat and keep out by sealing are present in the jars and all effort and labor is lost.
 Examine jars or cans carefully. Throw aside bent lids, even if the lower lip is dented only slightly. Discard jars with faulty screw threads or unevenness where the rubber must fit. Take no chances be reprocessed and sealed absolutely tight before it can be expected to keep.
 ELABORATE CANNING OUTFITS
 These who wish to save time and labor in canning can purchase stam-pressure canEers, which produce temperatures higher than PIP degrees F., or that of boiling water, and shorten the period Of processing.
 Pressure cookers, which are light to handle ard which may be obtained upon the market in various sizes, are especially well adapted to home canning, and at the same time are most valuable for the quick and effectual preparation of such foods as cereals bears. meats, etc, which ordinarily require long cooking. They may be used to advantage three times a day, the year round, and the investment of the small amount of money required to purchase one of these is real kitchen economy as regards time, fuel, and work. The use of such an outfit and also full directions on filling, heating and sealing ordinary cans are given in bulletins sup piled free on request to the department Of agriculture. Washington, D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

Twenty students have been selected by the Chinese ministray of education and given government scholarships to study in America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Odd

From the Boston Transcript Well. the company has gone under.'' What sunk it?''
 'It's floating debt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Can Food, Preserve Health

The sooner into the can, the fresher the tastemext winter. From the patch with dispatch"
 Working quickly with fresh fruits and vegetables insures better flavor in finished products.
 Can for home use in glass contain tainers, as tin cans may be scarce.
 Pickles or brine suitable vegetables in crooks
 The scarcer fresh vegetables are the more valuable are the canned ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Proving It

From the Boston Transcript.
 They say that marriage prolongs >life Do you believe it?'
 Sure! l know several ministers who would have starved to death if it hadn't been for the wedding fees.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

ucts successfully. When the required temperature to sterilize (boil, steam vari- ous products is reached, they must be held for the length of time stated in pro cessing (heating) time tables, and the jars must be sealed air-tight immediately after the processing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
OTHER HEARTY DISHES

Rico Souffle.-Delicious for a break Fast dish; eggs, 1 cup cooked rice. 1 cup medium white sauce.
 Beat the yolks and add to the white sauce made as in the Oyster scaiiop. Add the boiled rice Beat whites very
The Washington times., 1918-04-30
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and combination effects, round and
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TuTedo Collars, Of swiss, lace
trimmed, also other novelties:
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