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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Better Cattle for South

The better-cattle movement is rapidly gaining in favor in Georgia and the south. Local and federal agents who are working in the south are contin- ually being called upon to supply good bulls, which are in demand by farmers to improve the native cattle. Boys calf club members are planning to use pure bred calves for their work in some coun- ties next year. Beef cattle projects have been outlined and specialists and county agents are busy securing demonstrators to help carry on the work during the coming year. Demonstrations in the breeding and feeding of beef cattle and pasture improvement are receiving spe- cial attential.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
h Peace Times Per Cent Bonds Haue Sold High As 125
Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Public officials, veterinarians and stock owners should be on guard to re- port immediately any cases of foot-and- mouth disease that may appear in this country, according to statement by pr. J. R. Mohler. chief of the bureau of animal industry, United States de- partment of agriculture. pr. Mohler said:
 Recent cable news announces an outbreak of foot-and-m mouth disease in England which brings to mind the se- rious outbreaks of that disease which have been experienced in the United States.
 "Foot-and- mouth disease has ap- peared inNEngland from time to time, as it has done in the United States. In both countries the past outbreaks have been promptly controlled and eradicated and no cases have occurred in the United States since 1916. Never theless the disease makes it's appear ance at irregular intervals. In this country we may expect it's return at any time, although every precaution is being taken by the federal authorities to prevent the introduction of the disease, especially from the present outbreak in England. So long as com munication is maintained with other countries the danger of the reintroduc- ton of the disease must be acknow1- edged.
 Tt is of the greatest importance that a sharp watch be maintained by all officials, by practicing veterinarians, and by stock owners in order that the very first cases may be discovered and the spread of the disease prevented. It would be great misfortune to the United States if foot-and-mouth disease should occur under present conditions or become firmly established in the country, as has been the case in many of the stock-raising nations of conti- mental Europe. Early discovery of the disease, followed by prompt elimination of infected centers, is the only way to prevent the United States from becom- ing permanently infected"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Feed Cows Legume Hay

In cooperation with the extension de- partment of Purdue university the Uni ted States department of agriculture last year made an investigation of the cost of producing milk in 1s dairy herds in Por- ter county. Indiana In that study It was found that when other conditions were the same the dairymen who fed the largest quantity of clover alfalfa and other legume hays used 3S per cent less grain without lessening the produc- ton of their cows That is. the dairymen who fed legume hay obtained as much mill. from 62 pounds of grain as the others obtained from 100 pounds of grain.
 Such a saving is certainly worth while Patriotism demands increased produc- ton; the high cost Of living demands economical production; both those de- mands are met when all our good cowi are kepf and when their milk flow is maintained at low cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
PULLMAN COUNTY CAMPAIGN

that the ladies form poultry clubs, and ship eggs and chickens to the city mar
 <ets comparatively. showing that by do- ing this7the price secured for eggs might often be increased from 10 to 20 cents per dozen.
 In the hog part of this campaign Pref Templeton emphasized the point that to produce pork at the minimum cost much use must be made of grazing crops, both of the permanent and temporary kind. In Cullman county and surrounding ter ritory Prof. Templeton said that the grower of hogs should depend very large ly on peanuts soy beans and velvet beans to produce the cheapest pork. In addi- tion to these, rape, oats and rye, either alone or together should be sown this fall for winter grazing, said Prof. Tenn pleton.
 The campaign was ssecided success. the meetings being well attended, and the interest very decided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Loss of Food Animals

The annual loss of life among food animals in transit to Chicago alone is renorted to be as follows: Cattle, 1796,
 calves. 21ss; swine 93aO; sheep. 3lo0 That the greater part of this loss is due. more than to anything else, to the cruel and inconsiderate treatment of these poor creatures in loading and unloading and on the journey no one will question who knows anything about the evils connect has been said by representative of the derartment of agriculture in our hear ing. that enough money is lost through the death of our domestic animals by neglect, improper care and Feeding. and disease, a large part of this entirely preventable, to buiid a Panama canal every F months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Meat and Bread

Meat and bread farms mean moro to the states and the nation than ever be- fore in tho history of agriculture. It is true that the demand for food in the south during the war between the states was more serious than 1t Is now. But we must remember that the allies are very largely dependent upon us as the sacrifice of war has depleted their farms and called a large portion of their pro- ducers to the trenches.
 Let no individual farmer neglect his bread and meat supply. Even if rules and regulations of the food administra- tion are modified every farmer will still have the heavy responsibility of storing enough grain for bread and curing enough pork for meat for home use at least. Many will have a surplus for sale but this surplus should be for tho army and the allies or for city indus tries. not for farmers.
 well-filled store rooms, smoke-houses, corn cribs, grain bins, etc, will be an indication of thrift. They win be neces- sities for good living and efficient ser vice next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

A subscriber has asked for a recipe for putting down meat in brine, and also for making sausage. We give below the tin. In these days Of food conserva ton more farm homes should look out for their. own home meat supply. Many put down meat regularly each year.
 Preservatives-Salt, salt brine; brown sugar, which improves the flavor; salt peter, which gives a ffrmness and finer color to the meat; and baking soda. which keeps the brine cleaner and
 clearer.
 Preparation of Meat-Cool thoroughly.
 If not, the. salt shrinks the muscles and
 forms coating over the meat, and the gases are not allowed to escape. Frozen
 meat will not allow saH or brine to properly penetrate, and all uneven cure
 will result.
 Dry Curing. Mild Cure-For each 100 pounds of meat, pounds of salt. . pounds of granulated sugar. and ounces of saltpeter are used. Mix thoroughly and rub the meat once every three days with one-third of the mixture. Pack In a barrel or box, and after the last application of salt leave for week or ten days. Inen remove, wash Ciean III warm water, and smoke.
 Dry Salt Cure-Salt thoroughly. Take l care to rub we'll into the joints. Place in a cool, dry place for three weeks. Wash, dry and resalt, leaving for three weeks more. Wash, dry and hang up to smoke. Sugar Cured-Rub each piece with salt and drain over night. Pack in & bar rel, hams and shoulders on the bottom, with the side meat on top. Take s pounds of salt, ? pounds of brown su- gar. and ounces of saltpeter, and dis solve in 4 gallons of boiling water Al low to cool. then pour over meat. Keep the bacon in 4 to weeks and the hams 6 to 8 weeks. Remove, wash, clean and
 hang up to smoke.
 SOME SIDE LINES
 Sausage-To pounds of lean pork add | 1 pound of fat. Run through the cutter, then spread out thin on a table and sea- son. using ounce of fine salt. F ounce of ground black pepper. 1s ounce of leaf sage. to each pounds of meat. Sprin-
 kle over the meat and run through the cutter again to mix thoroughly It can
 then be stuffed in castings or packed in
 jars in order to keep 1t. If partially cooked before placing in the jars in will keep for several months.
 1edu Nuccec-Skln the neaO, TeIHofe the eyes and ears, cut into quarters ana remove most of the fat from the jowls. Cover with water and cook until the meat comes readily from the bone Re- move the meat and chop fine. Return
 to the kettle and ada enough of the
 former liquid to just cover the meat. Cook 15 to 90 minutes; season to suit.
 Place in pan, place a weight on top. and allow to cool. Slice and serve cold. Pigs Feet-Scrape these. remove the
 toes and soak in cold water over night. Cover with water and cook until soft.
 which will usually be about hours. Season to suit, remove from water. and split. Pack in an earthen jar and pour hot vinegar over them. If desired. spices may be added to the vinegar Smoking Meat<-Wash clean, then dry Eover night before smoking. Smoking closes the pores of the meat. and the creosote which is formed h objectionable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Clam Pie

One cup cold chopped beef, left over roast, steak, etc. one cup cold cooked oatmeal. two hard boiled eggs, one dozen clans (chopped)- Butter baking dish. Arrange ingredients in alternate layers in. order given above. Pour over clam liquor. heated. Season with pepper.
 Make biscuit dough for crust; one table spoon lard, one teaspoon salt. two tea spoons baking powder. two cups flour, milk enough to moisten- Place crust on done and brown. This dish serves aix generous helpingA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Prattville Sale Postponed

The sale of Hampshire sows at the PrattviIle Stock Farm, which was to have been held Saturday, October 10, has been postponed until some date in November, notice of which will be given in The Age-Herald. The epidemic of influenza is the main cause of the postponement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Around the Farm

Two ears of seed corn where there was one-or none-before.
 A few cigars gone without would mean War Savings Stamp.
 A corn crop goes the farthest when harvested and fed through a silo.
 Preventing waste is patriotic. A thresh CT who saves grain is good citizen.
 When landlord tries to skin his ten ant, the tenant is forced to skin thu land to get even
 The army that fights is made up of a few million picked men. The army that saves should be everybody else.
 Strawstacks were not made to burn, but to feed and use for bedding or for mulch. A waste of straw this year should not be countenanced.
 Cleaning up around the setting where threshing has been done should be care, fully looked after this fall. This petty wasting cannot be tolerated now. Ihere never was any excuse for 1t, but m times past when we did not know the value of food as we do now the seat terings were allowed to lie. How many million bushels have been lost no one can tell. With starvation and sunerins becoming a world problem, the waste of grain should cease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

It is announced that the New Zealand government has purchased 2.0Q0.0O0 bush- els of wheat at $1.36 per bushei in Aus-
 tralia to supply the shortage for the 1g17-1S harvest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

earthenware dish. Drain off the salt in the morning, and add sugar and enough vinegar to cover. Mix the vine gar with Is or A it's own measure of water, if the sharpness of a strong vim esar is objectionable. Cook the mixture from burning. If brown sugar is not procurable. initiate it's flavor by. using granulated sugar or corn sirup, and l teaspoon or more of caramel
 To make a caramel sirup which may be bottled and kept for future use: Brown l. cupful granulated sugar in a smooth iron skillet, stirring constantly until it begins to turn black. Add + cup boiling water, stir until all the sugar is dissolved and a smooth, dark, thin sirup is obtained, with a somewhat bit- ter taste.
 CHOWCHOW
 Two quarts chopped green tomatos, 3 pints chopped cabbage, l pint chopped (very fine) onions and green peppers, E teacup dry mustard, F teaeup white mustard seed. l cup grated horseradish, cup sugar and cup sirup, F cup celery seed.
 Add l cup of salt to each gallon of tomatoes and cabbage and let stand over night. In the morning squeeze dry, stir in all the other ingredients, and cover with cold vinegar One cup of olive or other oil may be added to 1 quart of chowchow if desired. Spices may be varied according to pleasure and com venience.
 Boiled Chowchow-M Make the chowchow according to the above recipe and boil for B minutes.
 Green Tomato and Artichoke Chow chow-Follow the above recipe using equal parts of tomatoes and Jerusalem artichoke tuBers mot cooked. cut into small diee.
 TOMATO RELISH
 Sweet Spiced Green Tomato Relish Three pounds green tomatoes, oranges. quart water, cup sugar and l cup sirup l1a cups vinegar, 1 lemon, E tea spoon tumeric, F teaspoon curry powder F teaspoon cinnamon 1ih teaspoons salt, Is teaspoon cloves (scanD. 1a teaspoon mustard (scanD, ? small Chilli peppers. 14 teaspoon black mustard seed, A tea- spoon white mustard seed, ls teaspoon cardamon seed, L teaspoon paprika.
 Cut tomatoes into small pieces, grind finely the orange peel, add quart of water and cook until tomatoes are ten der Add pulp of oranges, and finely shredded peel of l. orange, and other ingredients. Cook for about one hour. If desired, spices may be Naried-tumeric, curry powder and cardamon may be omitted and F teaspoon ginger used in stead, or a little grated horse -radish may be substituted. (Yield or recipe, Sls glasses, holding one-third pint each)
 Note-It is desirable to make tomato jelly and this relish on the same day. as the pulp left from the jelly may be used in the relish instead of buying ad- ditional tomatoes and orange peel. Par ticularly is this the case if the bag IS not squeezed much, in draining off the juice for jelly-m making; the pulp which rema ins should not be wasted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Pickles have their own peculiar place in the menu althoue h they possess lit tie food value. They stimulate the ap- petite and especially now, when Amer jeans are endeavoring to use and like the various meat substitute dishes in place of the steaks and roasts of other days, play an important part in making the meal an appetizing one.
 The following recipes are offered for the benefit of those who have an abun- dance Of green tomatoes from garden or market in the late fall when they must be saved from destruction by frost. In all cases an effort has been made to use corn sirups instead of sugar as far as possible in pickles. The darker and less expensive sirups may De liked equally well.
 GREEN TOMATO PICKLE
 One peck green tomatoes, 2 pounds onions, 4 to F pint salt, 3 quarts vine gar, pound sugar or F pound sugar and E pound sirup, tablespoons curry pow der. 2 tablespoons tumeric, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, l tablespoon ground allspice, 1 tablespoon mustard.
 Chop or slice the tomatoes and onions and sprinkle with the salt and let them stand overnight. In the morning drain off the liquid and put the tomatoes and onion in preserving kettle with quart of vinegar and quart of water. Let the mixture boil for five minutes ano then drain. To the drained tomatoes and onion add the spices, sugar and 2 quarts of vinegar and then boil for 15 minutes. counting from the time they begin to bubble. Put in jars which have been thoroughly scalded in hot water and seal.
 One peck of tomatoes should make be- tween three and four quarts of pickles If smaller amounts are desired use Z pounds tomatoes. 1 onion G4 pound, F ounce salt q tablespoon s4 pint vinegar, ounces (4 tablespoons sugar or sirup, 1s teaspoon curry powder. F teaspoon tumeric, teaspoon ground cinnamon, F teaspoon ground allspice, F teaspoon mustard.
 This should make one pint of pickle when cooked
 SPICES TO USE
 The spices used must be of good quail ity: buy only the best, especially with mustard and curry, for an inferior grade of either may easily cause the recipe to be pronounced worthless. Cardamon may be used instead of curry, for it is one of the common ingredients of curry. Corn sirup Is 8 fair substitute for sugar. Brown sugar is usually liked even bet ter than white. a
 Piccalilli or Green Tomato Relish--Two quarts green tomatos, 14 good sized cab bage, large or small onions red peppers, l green pepper, 3 large dill pickles or large cucumbers. A ounce white mustard seed, A ounce black mus tard see, k ounce celery seed, 14 ounce whole cloves, & teaspoon tumeric pow der, 4 cup salt, # cup sugar or sirup vinegar to cover.
 Chop the vegetables fine: add the cloves, tied in small piece of cloth. and other spices; cover with l4 cup salt and let stand over night in bowl or other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

The army that fights is made up of a few million picked men. The army that saves should be everybody else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

When landlord tries to skin his ten ant, the tenant is forced to skin thu land to get even.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Preventing waste is patriotic. A thresh CT who saves grain is a good citizen.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-24
NOTES FROM FISHING CAMP
Nineteen Thousand Pounds of
Mullet at One Haul

Editor Herald: - Seeing no
news from the fish camps down
the bay, and knowing you would
like to be posted when the mack
erel were coming your way, |
thought / would send you a line
to get your anglers in shape, for
the mackerel are Punta Gorda
bound. Also, mullet with fine
roe abounds at Matlasha. The
West Coast Company's colored
fishermen made a small catch Of
$4,000 pounds of mullet last
week at one strike.
We must say one word in re-
gard to the patriotic fishermen of
the West Coast Fish Co. While
| have not been posted in full |
believe four-ffths of the men en-
ployed by the West Coast Co.
have bought Liberty Bonds. John
Fort headed his crew by a pur-
chase of ($500) five hundred dol
lars worth of bonds and all his
men followed with 5000 apiece.
The Roberts Bros. and crew also
bought bonds.
| would give you few more
items, but Capt. Fred Bell, of the
yacht Teddy, is waiting for me to
finish so he can take my letter on
his boat. | will give you a little
piece of my poetry for finish.
Every one who is not a bum,
Buy a bond or get your gun.
If this duty you fail to do,
Wen know what dope you
have in you.
So buy one now and prove you're
true,
And all the banks will stand by
you.-OLD FISHERMAN.
Matlacha Fish Camp, Oct. II, 1918
NOTE.-It may interest readers
abroad to know that the name of
the above pass is pronounced as
if written Mat-la-shay, with the
accent on the last syllable.-ED.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-24

cretly and of it's own single choice
destroy the peace OF the world.
To this the Germans reply:
Hitherto the representation Of
the people in the German empire
has not been endowed with an in
fluence on the formation of the
government.
"The constitution did not pro-
vide for a concurrence of repre-
Isentation Of the people in decis-
ions of peace and war. These
conditions have just now under
gone a fundamental change.
A new government has been
formed in complete accordance
with the wishes (principle) of the
representation of the people, bas-
ed on equal, universal. secret, di-
rect franchise.
"The leaders of great parties
of the reichstag are members of
this government. In future no
government can take or continue
without holding the confidence of
majority of the reichstag.
Responsibility of the chancel-
lor of the empire to the represen-
tation of the people is being legal
lv developed and safeguarded
The first effort has been to lay be-
fore the reichstag a bill to alter
the constitution Of the empire so
The representation of the people
is required before decision can be
made on war and peace.
"The permanence Of the new
system is, however, guaranteed
not only by constitutional safe
guards, but also by the unshak-
able determination of the Ger
man people whose vast majority
stands behind these reforms and
demand their energetic continu-
ance.
"The question of the president
whom he and the govern
ments associated against Germany
are negotiating-are therefc,
answered in clear and uneouiy-
ocal answer, the statemenet that
request for peace and an armis-
tice has come from government
that is free from any arbitrary
and irresponsible influence, sup
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-24
PUNTA GORDA FOLK
PROVE PATRIOTISM
In Subscriptions to the Fourth
Liberty Loan
ENDED SATURDAY NIGHT
Over Subscription of More Than
Five Thousand ars.-Splen-
did Work Done by Our Women
Who Should Have all Praise.

The drive for the sale Of bonds
of the Fourth Liberty Loan did
not close until s o clock Saturday
night. The banks kept open un-
til that hour to receive subscrip-
tions. There was big rush at
the close and the employees Of the
banks had all that they could do
to handle it.
On footing up the subscriptions,
it was found that they amounted
to nearly $54,000.00, which was
more than $5,000.00 in excess of
Punta Gorda' s allotment.
The splendid result was due to
the persistent work of the men s
committee under Chairman E. w.
Rountree and the women's s COM
mittee under Chairman Mrs. j. N.
Skies. The committees and their
chairmen worked faithfully and
to them is due all praise for the
splendid results accomplished.
The following is the list of the
subscriptions received by the
banks since the last report in The
Herald:
Miss Mary Ellen Glover $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Il. Goodell
$50, Chas. w. Moore $50, William
Il. Bartholf 500, Fred S. Will
liams, sr., $50, j. L. Barrett $50.
Emily W. Crosland $100, Baptist
Orphanage $50, Raymon Reed$50,
Mary Agnes Crosland $50, Emily
E. Crosland $50, Laura Mildred
Crosland $50, Thos. Manson Cros-
land $50, Cecilia Crosland $50,
Lewis Hancock 500, Terry Pack
ing Co. 1000, John r. Hurton $50
Mrs. E. A. Low 800, Mrs. Norma
McClelland $50, Mrs. S. /. Huff
man $50, N. c. Hewitt $50, Mrs.
f. G. Williams $50, Mrs. P. 0.
Rickman, sr., $50, Mrs. Lille
O'Neal $50, Mildred May Alder
man $50, Eli j. Whidden $50, Dale
j. Meadows $50, Willie G. Goff
$50, Alexander B. Gillikin $50,
Martin r. Gillikin $50, Emmett
Adams $50, Mrs. Nancy L. Lin
quish $50, Tom Thomas $50, Matt
Weeks $50, Mrs. R. Richardi $50,
j. III. Berry $50, Allie Burnham
$50, Mayme Burnham $50, j. T.
Griggs $50, Isaac Hamilton $50,
Elva l.. Harvey $50, Elva L. Har-
yer $50, Roy G. Adams 800, Claus
A. Willin $100, Joel B. Harrison
$100, Luman G. Heusted $500,
Charles G. Bearce 800, David T.
Stanton 800, Jno D. Riggs 800,
Frank Alderman $50, S. A.
French 800, G. O. Brown $50,
N. T. Ragland $50, MrsN. T. Rag
land $50, Samuel A. Elwell 800,
Jno. r. Fisher $50, Stella M. Goff
$50, Frank M. Cooper $100, Prince
A. Barker $50, Stephen M. Kirton
$50, Jno. M. Nelson $50, Annie E.
Nelson $50, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z.
Goodell $500, Geo P. Ponder $50,
]. M. Mayes $50, j. w. Lancaster
$50, Elizabeth McEver 800, Elva
E. Lighthall $50, Mrs. F. L. Light
hall $50, Robert NJ. Lighthall $50,
Helen Huffman $50, Lucy Ingram
$50, Cora Francis Cox $50, Sam
$50, Mrs. Grace G.
Davis 500, j. P. Hooker $50, w.
&. Coster $100, T. P. Douglas 800
W. M. Whitten $500, Henry Qued-
lau 5000, Fred Quednau 500, E.
McEver 5000, Will Quednau 800,
mo. G. Lewis 800, Nealie Jones
800, j. T. Moore $50, Henry
$50, Andrew Slater $50,
Aneel Kessler $50, Pat Toner $50,
!. C. Baxter $50, Geo. Herman $50
charlie Jones $50, fW. B. Lanier
80, Neal G. Lanier $50, Joe Keene
80, Jno. Fl. Williams $50, Dexter
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