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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16

and seed produced in the state was
obtained, was thru the federal CEN
sus taken very tenth year and field
reports obtained annually by esti-
mating and comparison.
This could not be made to serve
the farm markets department as a
reliable county, district or state
basis. The department was fire.
quently called on by various
branches of the federal government
to give report on county, district and
state production obtained and an
ticipated. There was no data avail
able from which we could Judge the
quantities of our various products
seeking market or make report to
the federal government; hence the
enactment of this law, and another
requiring the counyt assessors to OBJ
tain a more extensive agricultural
report.
Neither of these laws referred to
can be made to serve it's purpose
and give the farm markets depart
ment absolutely necessary and re-
liable information whereby the de-
partment can aid the producer in
marketing his crops, unless we can
have the careful, intelligent CO.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
Berryman's Hardware

operation of the farmers and thresh-
ermen.
The threshermen have, as rule,
been very careful and thoro in COM
plying with this law and our re-
quest. Thru their kindness we have
obtained the most reliable data now
at our command. But the county
assessors reports are not serving so
we'll, chiefly for the reasons that
farmers are very reluctant to give
the assessors a full and accurate &C
count of their productions, even If
they are in possession of it them
selves, because they seem to think
the information furnished will be
used as basis Of taxation. This is
not correct; the report has nothing
whatever to do with taxation. And
again, there are many farmers who
never keep an account of their pro-
auctions, sales or expenditures; in
fact some know little or nothing Of
their assets and liabilities from year
to year. From these farmers, the
report is little more than a guess,
and can never be made to properly
serve them until they learn to keep
and report reliable account of their
business.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
AIM. TO REDUCE
Pig MORTALITY
Serious Attention Demanded at
narrowing Time to Save
Litters This Year.
FEEDING soWs IS IMPORTANT
Get Plans Of Practicable Hog House
From Federal or State Sources
Good Quarters Are One Of
Best Investments.
Save the war littersl

Save the war littersl
Every owner of brood SOW, wheth-
er he lives on a large farm and has
many, or whether he is suburbanite
and owns one, should feel a personal
responsibility to see that the pig lit
tiers born this spring are received
with the utmost care. That means the
matter Of providing proper housing
for the brood sows, and their young
should have immediate attention. Saw
ing every pig possible in order that
one of the most urgent war needs Of
the nation-more pork-can be sup
piled, should be the aim of every man
who owns hogs.
The high mortality among young
pigs in some parts of the country can
be materially reduced If proper hous-
ing and feed are provided for the sows.
Investigations Of the mortality among
pigs on the reclamation projects show
that approximately one-third Of the
pigs born die before reaching the wean-
ing age. Losses on several northern
projects last season were even above
this average because Of a severe sea-
son. According to one investigation
which covered about fifty herds, repre-
senting $50 brood sows, The average
loss was about 33 per cent, while some
farmers lost 50 to 70 per cent of the
pigs.
Death Rate ls Large.
That the average death rate Of
young pigs, not only on the projects,
but elsewhere, is unnecessarily large,
and that losses are in large measure
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16

both before and after the pigs are
born.
1t has been found that the larger
losses usually occur Oh farms where
the housing facilities are poor. In
one investigation 1t was learned that
where good hog houses were used,
the average number of pigs raised in
a litter was 81, while on farms where
the housing was poor the average num-
Der reared from each litter was only
31-10. The average saving, therefore
where good houses were used, amount
ed to more than two pigs to the litter.
There are many kinds Of satisfac-
tory hog houses which can be built at
comparatively low cost. Anyone Of
these will soon pay for itself in the in
creased number of pigs saved. Both
the individual house and the colony
hog house have place on the hog
farm. Both give very satisfactory re-
suits If they are properly constructed.
If only one can be had the colony
house usually is to be preferred, es-
pecially where large number Of sows
are to be kept. The narrowing period
usually extends over several weeks If
there are many sows. In such cases
each pen in the house may be used for
two or more sows during the period.
Assuming that two sows use pen and
that by reason Of the satisfactory quar-
tiers provided two additional pigs are
saved in each litter, 1t would not be
long until the hog house paid for it.
self. Good quarters are one of the
best investments the swine grower can
make.
Satisfactory Houses.
The satisfactory hog house provides
warmth, dryness, abundance Of light,
ventilation, sanitation, and comfort.
To meet these requirements the house,
need not be expensive. As matter Of
fact, many expensive hog houses are
not satisfactory, because they do not
possess all these requirements, while
many less expensive ones properly
planned and built give excellent salts
faction. Information as to details and
suggested plans Of buildings may be
obtained from field representatives Of
the department Of agriculture or from
the state agricultural colleges.
The care given the brood SOW, e.
ipocially in her feeding, IL equally Inn
lportant. Help on this point can be OBJ
tained from bulletins which state az
.ricultural colleges or the q. 8. depart.
Iment Of agriculture will furnish.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
LICENSING OF
THRESHERMEN
Article By Harvey Alfred
Gives Data Covering Matter

The law governing the licensing of
threshermen requires that all own
ers of threshers or seedhullers shall
markets and procure licenses to en-
gage in such business. The license
costs $1.00, which is used by the
department for the purpose of de-
fraying expenses connected with the
collecting and compiling Of these
reports. This requirement appliese
to combines as well as regular
threshing machines, but If an in
dividual owner of a machine, COM
bine or thresher does no custom
work, no threshing except his own,
he is not required to take out
licenses, but is asked by the depart
ment to send in report of the amount
of grain threshed or seed hulled on
his own farm, that we may have
record of the States production.
Blanks for this purpose will be pro-
vided him on application.
If two or more men form a COM
pany and exchange work with one
another, threshing only the grain
owned by members or the company,
they would be considered doing GUS
tom work and must take out license.
The farm markets department pro-
vides account books and report
blanks for all who take out licenses.
All threshermen and seedhullers,
whether doing custom work or not,
are required to make report i'm
mediately upon the close of the
seasons work. Il
Laws Governing the
Obtaining of Agricultural Data
The law requiring threshermen
and seed hullers to register and take
out state license was passed by the
last legislature The primary object
of the law in the obtaining Of neces-
sary agricultural data. In the past
the only means by which reliable
information regarding the grains
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
Ten Rules for HousehoIders
To Obtain Greatest Heating
Efficiency and to Save Coal

The efficiency with which the house
holder operates his heating plant de-
ponds mainly upon the type Of furnace
and the conditions under which it is
installed and operated. In the inter-
ests Of fuel conservation during the
present extension division, co-operat-
ing with the state council Of defense,
puts out the following suggestion:
l. The base of the heater must be
tight and must make an alright con-
nection with the floor so that no air
can leak into the ash pit.
q The chimney and all connections
into it must be tight. A burning match
or candle held close to all joints will
indicate leaks.
8. The chimney should be high
enough. The top should be at least
feet above around surrounding OBJ
jects.
4. The smoke pipe from the furnace
to the chimney should be straight,
short, and should grade up to the
chimney.
5. The CRATES must not be warped,
must move easily and should have no
holes or broken places for unburned
coal to drop throus h.
6. All basement piping, heater sur
faces and smoke pipes should be COW
cred with asbestos covering.
z. A shut-off damper should be pro-
vided in the smoke pipe to control the
intensity of the chimney draft and a
check draft damper is required in the
smoke pipe beyond the shut-off damp
er.
s. There should be a lift or slide
5 damper in the fire door and draft
damper in the ash pit door.
8. For highest efficiency, some type
of automatic draft regulator such as
thermostat should be provided.
10. All doors and windows in the
house should be as tight as possible.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
Food for the Family.

To save meat we must use more
poultry, rabbits, fish and other sea
food as our army, the armies of our
allies and the women and children
"over there" must have food, and there
can only be food enough if America
provides it. If each person in the
United States saved one pound of
sugar year it would make so train
loads of so cars each, each car carry
ing $4,000 pounds of sugar; that would
help some in supplying the demand for
sugar, would it not? Let us not for
get that a very small bit multiplied
by a hundred million is enormous in
result, that it leaves us stunned with
it's magnitude.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
PIG WEARS A scANT COAT;
PROTECT HIM FROM COLD.

It is still hard for many farm
ers to get rid Of the notion that
anything is good enough for
hogs, yet there is no animal on
the farm which requires better
protection from the cold than
the hog; none for which a good
bed is more necessary; and none
so much in need of sunshine as
the little pig. The horse and
the COW have good coats of hair
even a calf or colt left in the
cold is provided with a good
fur coat; the hens feathers are
the best of protection against
low temperature, but the hog
has almost nothing between his
skin and the weather. One of
the first requisites for success
with hogs is a shelter where
young pigs can be kept warm
and well supplied with sunshine
and fresh air. A little pig takes
cold very easily and RECEIVERS
slowly If at all. To prevent TAX
ing cold he must be kept dry,
warm, away from drafts and
provided with fresh air. There
is q publication Of the United
States department of agricul-
ture which tells how to provide
quarters that will give hogs,
both young and old, all the com
forts they need. 1t is Farmers
Bulletin 438, "Hog Houses" If
you have the welfare of pigs or
hogs in your charge, send for 1t.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
PERSONAL ATTENTION TO
PIGS WILL REDUCE
HIGH MORTALITY.

Faithful, personal attention to
the sows at narrowing time, even
though 1t means long hours Of
hard work by day and by night,
is the only assurance that the
1918 war filters can be made to
reach the necessary high aver
age. The hog grower who Is on
the job at this season will be
able to save the lives Of many
pigs that might otherwise perish
in passing through the hazards
Of the first few days. In ex-
tremely cold weather the pigs
will be in danger of chilling I'M
less the hog house Is heated.
To remedy this, place a few
heated bricks in the bottom of
a basket or small box. Cover
with chaff or straw and put a
cloth over the top to keep in
the heat. Unless the SOW OBJ
jects too seriously the pigs may
be rubbed dry with soft cloth
and placed in a receptacle as
fast as they arrive. The de-
tails Of attention which the SOW
and the pigs need at narrowing
time are set forth in q recently
revised publication of the Unit
ed States Department Of Agri-
culture, Swine Management"
Farmers Bulletin S74.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
War Biscuits.

Take five ounces each of oatmeal
and white cornmeal; three ounces
each of butter and sugar, one teaspoon
full of baking powder, and one egg
Melt the butter and work in the dry
Ingredients, roll as thin as possible
and make into biscuits. Bake in
slow oven until a light brown.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
Mothers Cook Book
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Just being happy is fine thing to do;
Looking on the bright side, rather than
the blue;
Sad or sunny musing is largely in the
choosing
And Just being happy is brave work and
true
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16

Barley 3-S cups
BuckWheat cup
Corn Flour --------------A1 cup (scant.)
Corn Meal coarse) -...--.....7-8 cup
Corn Meal fine) -------...1 cup (scant)
Corn Starch cup
Peanut Flour -....1 cup (scant)
Potato Flour -.-...........3-4 cup
Rice Flour cup
Rolled Oats ---.----.-----l IL cups
Rolled Oats (ground in meat chop
peri -.......-.....--.--...-1 IL cups
SOy-bean Flour --------...---.-7-S cup
Sweet Potato Flour ......---1 1-S cups
Decide first what two substitutes
you are going to use, look at your
table and determine the equivalent
amounts necessary and then divide
this accordingly. For instance, if
for two cups of wheat flour, as the
old recipe reads, you are using bar
ley -four and corn -four you would
use 3-8 cups of the barley -four and
one scant cup of the corn -four.
Even with these equivalents de-
termined as closely as possible the
batter will often look too thick or
too thin. But do not be discouraged
for If you have measured accurately
the results after baking will be sue
cessful war bread.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
Bread Cake.

Take two cupfuls of flour, half tea
spoonful of salt, two and half ia
blespoonfuls of sugar, eight teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder, half cupful
Of milk, fourth Of cupful of wa
ter, and two tablespoonful of butter.
Spread over the top, two and half
tablespoonfuls of flour, five tablespoon
fuls of sugar, a teaspoonful Of CHINA
mon, and four tablespoonfuls Of cleo
margarine or other butter substitute.
Mix the ingredients and sprinkle over
the ton as 1t goes into the oven.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16

! livery farmer should hold fast to hi
breeding stock and raise two ntters d
pigs year from each brood SOW. Thia
10 the patriotic thing to do. and viii
doubtless prove hAGhlg uso6table a
VEL
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
Baltimore Chicken.

Cut up the well cleaned chicken into
serving size pieces, roll in highly sea-
soned flour and put into hot frying
pan with two or three tablespoonfuls
Of olive or any sweet corn oil, brown
then finish cooking slowly either on
the stove or in the oven. Serve with
corn fritterS.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16

preventable, IL the belief Of the OH
Gals Of the department Of agriculture,
To remedy this situation in time to
prevent heavy losses in the next pig
crop, the department urges immediate
preparation along two lines provid-
ing satisfactory houses for the brood
animals at narrowing time and better
management and feeding Of the soaVs
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-16
Potato Soup.

Cut five medium sized potatoes in
cubes, slice an onion and three pieces
Of the outside of celery together and
mash with potato masher, put
through sieve and add cupful of
thin white sauce, using tablespoon
full of flour and tablespoonful of but
ter cooked together, then cupful of
milk and seasonings of salt and pep
per. This makes enough for four
servings.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07

| am impossible because | did not
fOresee what was coming as far back
as 1915. AS a constant reader of the
Journal it ought not expect me to 20
further than it's own columns for in
/ formation. On November 4, 1916, Just
few days before election, it gave the
following as it's views on the question
of the war:
"This is what the people of the coun-
try have to ask themselves: Do we
want war?
And they may we'll ask themselves,
what, if we had gone to war, would
have been the gain. After all the blood
of American manhood poured out; af-
ter the whole structure of our homes
and our national life was wrecked for
a generation, what should have we adj
yantaged? In American lives saved
1t is mOckery. In American rights
made more secure? The questions ans
wer ITSELF" q cannot continue this
quotation. 1t is too strong anti-war
stuff for these days.)
The above statement appeared in
the editorial columns of the Journal
during the political campaign of 1916
and at a time when l advocated a
stronger foreign policy and the pro-
tections of American rights on land
and sea. The Journal is a patriotic
American paper-it would not make
that statement now. 1t too lacked Wis
ion and at time when the object to
be seen was getting in close range
No doubt the Journal expects me to
derive real wisdom from it's columns,
and in view of that self-evident fact
it is bit difficult to understand how
that newspaper expected me to be a
war lord prior to the declaration of
war.
On November 5, 1916, when there
was still hope that Wisconsin might
swing to the democratic column, the
Journal still saw the peace dove upon
its editorial table. 1t wrote as follows:
1t was these men (the
jingoes) who taught that commercial
advantage was won by the biggest ara
ment who brought on war. 1t was men
who make a God of militarism and
said that honor belonged to that nation
which could take the most lives of 9TH
er nations
Yet today, in our own country, we
find men who see no better thing than
this. The Roots and Lodges and
RoOsevelts and Choates and all of the
Chauvinists who clamor for war to re-
dress our grievances speak for this
awful thing. They see nothing but
commercial advantage to be gained
by shedding blood The only honor is
that obtained at the price of turning
America into SHAMELESS
1t is self-evident that the Journal
itself has had a change of heart on
the question of war, even at a COM
paratively recent date, and as a new
convert to the war program it should
be one OF the last to criticise those
whom it even suspects of belonging to
the same class.
In order that there may be no mis-
understanding regarding my attitude
upon the important questions before
the people, l make this general state
ment:
am now and always have been for
peace when honorable peace is pos
slDle. That means that American
rights are conceded and our country's
demands satisfied. When that is not
possible l always have been and am
now for war. | wish to be so under
stood, and any statement to the con-
trary is false.
l feel that l am bound by my oath
of office to protect the people of this
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07

think much Of a governor who did not
try to protect his people when it is
possible for him to do so.
In reply to the charge that l lacked
vision before the war, that l should
have fOreseen all the events that have
occurred in the meantime, it might be
interesting to review what my oppon-
ents had to say about the war and it's
prospects before the declaration.
So far as the candidates were con-
cerned, it is rather difficult to find
public expressions from them
Several newspapers have accused
me of lack of vision, and lack of an
understanding of the real conditions
in Europe and the danger that con-
frOnted us at that time and say in
substance that l should have at some
earlier but indefinite date become an
agitator for war. At least such is the
understanding that is forced upon me
by the criticisms that are made now.
1t is interesting to note what the
wise eyes of these newspaper editors
and l quote few expressions taken
from the files during the pre-war
period
The Wisconsin State Journal said on
December "a, 1916:
Peace is a blessing, but a greater
blessing lies in the fact that we, the
people of the United States, have
peace when other people went to war
for lesser causes than we have had !;
in the fact that America, conscious of
her might, has refused to accept the
|aggressiOns and insults of temporary
madmen as sufficient excuse to battle
another hemisphere in blood"
The Wisconsin State Jouranl would
not say that now. Such an utterance
would be unpatriOtic and l would not
accuse it of being unpatriotic. It
merely lacked vision.
Again l will apologize for the Wis
consin State Journal because 1 know
it has completely changed it's views
and is now a militant American.
During the campaign of 1916 I sup
ported Judge Hughes for the presiden-
cy and advocated preparedness and a
more aggressive foreign policy for
this country. The following quotation
from the Wisconsin State Journal, on
September 20, 1916, while the cam
paign was in progress, at least gives
us a glimpse of it's views on those
subjects:
Some folks possess a patriotism
that Is so shallow that they them
selves confess they need a war to be
aroused. (The strongest statement
herein contained must now be omitted
because it might influence some men
against enlistment.) Then they talk
OF the need of war, of getting into a
killing contest to revive patriotism"
The Beloit News said in October,
1916:
1.-The persistence of the claim that
the United States was in duty bound
and should have interfered to save
Belgium passes understanding.
This same newspaper reprinted an
article from the Milwaukee Journal in
is editorial column which took me to
task for something 1 had said shortly
after Belgium was invaded Surely l
felt more concerned at the time re-
ferred to for the rights of the Bel
gians than did the BelOit News as ex-
pressed in the above quotation.
The Milwaukee Journal, which is
probably the loudest in it's denuncia-
ton of me because of my lack of Wis
4. \
of magic lenses with which to look into
the future since We have become en-
gagged in war. 1t tells the people that