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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26

gists who have studied the subject
thoroughly:
Water-tight floors in stables, of con-
crete or masonry, prevent egg devel-
Opment.
Horse manure should be kept in fly
tight pits or bins, equipped wherever
possible with flytraps. Manure should
be removed frequently, not less fire.
quently than twice a week during the
summer months.
In rural and suburban districts sta
BILE manure should be removed every
morning and hauled out at once and
spread rather thinly on the fields, not
only to prevent development of fly
eggs, but to get the maximum fertiliz-
ing value.
Treatment of manure with chemical
substances to kill the eggs and mag
COTS of the house fly has been found
effective in experiments by the de-
partment of agriculture, which has
publications for free distribution de-
scribing in detail this and other meth
DDS of destroying flies, their eggs and
maggots.
Not only horse stables but chicken
yards, piggeries and garbage recepta-
cles as well must be guarded. In
cities, with better methods of garbage
disposal and with the lessening of the
number of horses and stables with the
increase of street railways and auto
mobiles the time may not be far
away, according to department special
lists, when window screens may be dis
carded.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26

1t is the low prices at which land
can be obtained in Western Canada
which Is rendering this country such
an important factor in the production
of foodstuffs at the present time. II
is enabling men who have been farm
ing small areas In older districts to
take up and farm with the same capt.
tai areas not only many times as great.
but which are also capable of produc-
ing considerably larger crops to the
observation-disclosures
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26

No. 5.-Work up to the thighs, TAX
ing large fistfuls of feathers and be-
ing sure to pull upward and twist the
forearm outward. It's the twist that
turns the trick and prevents torn skins.
Do one side first. then the other.
Working on Legs.
No. 6.-The legs come next. Clasp
the leg firmly at its base. Keep the
thumb downward. Move the closed
hand along the leg, pressing hard
enough to strip the feathers. Be sure
to work in the direction of the feather
setting, and strip only once. Feathers
left must be pulled.
No. 7.-As the shackle holds the legs
apart, it's easy to slip the. hand be-
tween them to pull the soft body feath-
ers. Pull up, and toward the body Of
the picker.
No. S.-The trick in removing the
back and hip feathers Is to grasp the
outward, and then rotate the forearm
inward. This makes sort of scraping
motion, and out come the feathers.
No. 9.-In the picture is hand in
the act OF scraping. Do you see the
way the forearm is turned inward?
Pull out the little feathers between
the shoulders with thumb and fore
finger.
No. 1O.-Now is the time to strip the
neck. Clasp the neck, thumb upward,
around the base. Strip by sweeping
downward. Sometimes two sweeps
are needed-one on the upper, the
other on the lower half of the neck.
Any feathers left must be picked out.
No. 11.-Great care must be taken
with the small wing feathers, espe-
cially near the body. Stretch the wing
as shown. Pick the medium-sized
soft feathers on the broad surfaces
in small punches with the thumb and
foretinger. If the punches are too
large the skin will be torn.
No. 12.-Hold the wing In a vertical
position with the thumb and forefin-
ger pinching the second joint from the
body. With thumb and forefinger NOV
ing downward against the feather set
ting remove the small feathers on
edges and web. The stiff feathers and
fans are pulled one at time by bend
ing sharply downward and jerking
quickly.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
Eight-Year-oId Peach Tree Pruned
With View Of Developing Strong,
Stocky Branches and an Open Top.

is good supply of moisture in the
soil at the time of seeding. Cowpeas
are very widely used for this purpose
in middle and southern ATTITUDES.
Probably rye is the most widely
used nonleguminous plant. 1t can be
sowed late in the season, and it lives
over winter and starts into growth
early the next spring. All of these
points are important considerations in
many instances. But oats in COM
bination with vetch have been espe-
cially satisfactory in some cases, and
German millet has been shown to be
almost an ideal nonleguminous cover
crop under some Of the conditions
that prevail in Nebraska.
When cover crop Is used In
peach orchard 1t should be plowed
under as early in the spring as prac-
ticable, unless the growth that Is on
the ground can be worked into the soil
effectively and more conveniently by
the use of n disk or cutaway harrow.
However, If there is an abundance Of
moisture in the soil, the turning un-
der of the cover crop is delayed in
many cases until after 1t has made
considerable growth in the spring, in
order to obtain as large a quantity of
vegetable matter to be worked into
the soil as is possible.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
PROPER PICKING
VERY IMPORTANT
Poorly Dressed Fowls Cause of
Loss to Packer and Can
Be Prevented.
DRAINING IS Big ESSENTIAL
Dark Skins, Burnt" Wings and Legs,
Discolored Necks and Other Evils
Can BE Obviated-Pictures
Explain Fully.

Badly picked chickens cause money
losses to packers, and the Importance
of proper picking is comparatively as
great to the owner of a small flock
whose picking is done only for the
family table.
Torn skins, "burnt" wings and legs
due to continued and rough strip
ping" pin feathers that show discol-
ored necks because the neck feathers
were pulled first instead of last-these
things can be prevented by proper
picking.
Much loss results from "roughing''
when the quilts and most of the soft
feathers are removed. The few feath-
ers, pins and down remaining should
be removed by the "tipper" or pin
ner." Proper Draining is essential to
easy dry picking-it makes dry pick
ing as easy as 'scalding."
Steps in Picking.
The following paragraphs explaining
the steps in picking are numbered to
correspond with the sketches in the
picture, reading from left to right.
No. 1.-The picking shackle. made
of galvanized wire one-eighth inch in
diameter. is suspended by cord. With
the feet in the shackle the wings of
the bird should be level with your
elbows.
No. 2.-As soon as the throat vein
is cut and the brain punctured. grasp
the wings in the left hand being sure
not to clasp the neck. Grasp the tail
with the right hand-thumb down
then turn the wrist and twist out the
feathers as the first turns upward.
No. 3.-Pull the large wing feathers
next. Hold the hand with the thumb
upward. Grasp as many feathers as
you can in one hand. Jerk them out
with sharp, quick downward move
ment. One grab for small birds-two
for large.
No. Now for the breast and
sides. Begin at the wishbone. Take
large handfuls. Seize the feathers with
the whole fist. thumb upward. Pull up
and out twisting the forearm out
ward.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
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Protein and Its Value.

Every farmer knows that nitrogen is
one Of the chemical elements which
neither his crops nor his stock can do
without. The same Is true of nitrogen
in human food. 1t Is absolutely nee
essary for the building and repair Of
body tissues and can be obtained only
from the food substance or nutrient
known as protein.
The foods usually classed as rich in
protein are milk, cheese, eggs, meat,
poultry and fish; dried legumes, such
as peas, beans, cowpeas, soy beans
and peanuts. Wheat, oats and some
other cereals also furnish considerable
protein.
A man at moderate muscular work
Is believed to need about three and
one-half ounces Of protein a Gay, and
a family consisting Of father, mother
and three small children needs about
twelve ounces day. Real economy
In the use of protein foods lies not in
leaving them out Of the diet. but in
choosing and combining kinds which
will supply the total amount needed
as cheaply as circumstances permit.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
COSTLY FOODS ARE
NOT ALWAYS BEST

The nutritive value Of an ar
ticle Of food and it's price sell
dom have any relation to each
other. An expensive cut Of beef
is not necessarily any more sus-
tanning than a cheap one. 1t
usually tastes better or can be
cooked by easier methods. But
care in cooking and seasoning
will make inexpensive meats at
tractive and much better than
costly ones poorly prepared.
With fruits and vegetables
the price Is often determined
by the season. A vegetable out
of season is much more expen-
sive than one in season, but 1t
is no more nutritive.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
NEGLECT OF CIDER VINEGAR
Bushel Of Apples VIII Make Four Gall
Ions and No other Is as Good
for Family Use.

Cider vinegar is being neglected. A
bushel of apples will make four gal
Ions of cider or vinegar. No other
type of vinegar is so good for family
use. 1t brings II to Is cents per gal
lon wholesale. 1t Is not difficult to
make IL one learns what to do and
when to do IL.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
No Harm Done.

Dear Start see by the papers that
the German aviators have been drop
ping letters in No Mans Land telling
awful lies about the conditions in
America. Do you think this will do
any harm?
Answer-Naw. all our boys have
sense enough to read between the
lines."-Indianapolls Star.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
HENS AND LIBERTY

Hens like freedom, but good
feed and care reconcile them to
confinement. Mature. rugged
birds often lay more eggs in
close confinement than when
at liberty.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
How to Attract Birds.
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Birds may be attracted about homes
by planting trees, herbs and shrubs
which provide seeds and fruits rel
ished by the birds, and by exposing
food In artificial devices.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-26
Barley Saves Wheat.

Not many years ago barley was used
more extensively than wheat for bread
making In many European countries.
Now 1t is coming into American favor
as a wheat substitute.
Barley flour is very satisfactory for
hot breads. Try this recipe, tested
by government specialists, for barley
drop biscuits:
cupfuls barley cupful of milk.
aour tablespoonfuls fat.
IL teaspoonfuls Of 6 teaspoonfuls bak-
saIt Ing powder.
Baked in sheet this makes good
shortcake.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10
FAVORS SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS

In a statement urging the creation
of community councils" the Council
of National Defense cites these ad-
vantages of the school district as a
unit of community organization:
The school district is small enough
to permit individual contacts, and is
non-political
The school house supplies a meeting
place in each district. and in many
schools includes domestic science,
manual training and other facilities.
The school district reaches children
and parents alike, and in the cities
the school is, to a large extent, al
ready in touch with the alien pOpula-
ton.
The school is an established center
of information and education.
The school principal or faculty pro-
vides a tried agency through whose
assistance community organization
can be quickly effected.
The school district, with the school
house as its center, is already a social
community. especially in farm dis
tricts.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10
Big CROPS IN kent.

Kent County is destined to go over the
top in the production Of corn and po-
tatoes this year as we'll as in the Liberty
Loan subscriptions. Reports received
from rural sections in ali parts Of the
county indicate that larger acreage Of
corn and potatoes, especially the grain.
viii be planted this season than ever be-
fore in the history of Kent county. While
the special prizes for corn TO be awarded
by the State Board Of Agriculture this
year have been an incentive for corn
growers, yet it is the knowledge that by
raising the golden grain they VIII add
greatly to the nations food supply that
has caused the farmers of central Della
ware to enter enthusiastically into the
movement to raise bumper corn crop
in 1918.
Kent County Agent Z'mmerley has been
kept busy testing seed corn for various
growers, owing TO the fact that the wea-
ther last fall was injurious to the grain.
and much Of it was rendered useless for
seed purposes Corn that is apparently
IN first -ciass condition, to outward an
peaance, when tested has been found TO
be almost worthless for seed purposes
as II lacked the termination qualities
necessary to make a productive crop.
Hundreds Of Kent county fields that have
formerly been kept as pasture lands. will
this year produce crops Of the yellow
grain.
Many farmers viii also plant an un-
usually large acreage in beans this wear
for the Government demand for beans
Of all kinds, for army rations. is con-
stantly growing, and a big crou ,,yiu t
needed this year to supply the demand
The onion crop will also be Increased.
as will also peas and tomatoes for can
ming purposes Practically all war gar
dens will also include many tomato vines
this year, and thousands Of Jars OF home
packed tomatoes will be stored away in
the pantry for next winters use. Real
izing that the food situation next winter
may be serious. all thrifty housewives
in this county have joined in the move
ment to can and preserve all vegetables
and fruits that can be put up for winter
use.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10

THE LABOR situation is growing
more tense as the government work
draws each month upon the supply.
n is useless for private enterprises
20 attempt to compete with the trans
cient work OF these great building en-
terprises, which are operated upon a
bonus system. There will be one
certain result to follow the present
conditions of labor, and that will be
curtailment of business generally. This
will result in less demand for manu-
featured articles which go into the
supply of business enterprises. and
finally bring about a great panic. This
condition has followed the imitation
of business and the high prices for
labor in former world upheaval per-
iods. and this will be no exception.
The wise men will look we'll 10 the fu-
ture before expanding business op-
erations.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10

TOO LONG public school education
has been the foot ball of persons who
have no actual knowledge of the needs
of the schools. or methods OF educa-
ton, and the people Of Delaware are
awakened to the fact, that they have
been paying money to maintain schools
which are not effective in educating
their children-therefore their money
is wasted to a large per centage. Each
section of the state has different en-
vironments, which TO the local indi-
vidual, without wide view or exper-
ience, believes them TO be vital points
TO the people of that district; but, in
almost every case when investigated,
it is clearly shown that these condi-
tions do not assume an important part
of the question. In the matter of
opening the schools in September,
there has been, and will be, opinions
advanced why one section should be
deferred because of some local con-
ditions of labor, or convenience This
should not be permitted The schools
car be opened at one and the same
date all over Delaware. and no incon-
venience be experienced. The child
of school age does not form an i'm
portant part of the labor supply, and
for that reason that reason fails. Open
the schools at fixed date. compel the
parents to have the children in the
schools under a real compulsory at
tendance law effective for the full
seven months of the school year. and
the people will be the best served in
education.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10

patton not emitting them to such clas-
sifcation. Several young men who
nave been given deferred classification
as farmers or farm laborers later left
the farm and secured positions in
manufacturing plants. In such cases
the deferred classification has been
cancelled and they have been placed
in the first class and are ready for
immediate draft. This is a very i'm
portant ruling for the farmers and a
very fair and proper one. While many
young men who are real farmers have
properly secured deferred classifca-
ton. some who are not real farmers
and do not want to be. but are slack
ers. have escaped the draft by claim
ing to be farmers. Those who change
their occupation can be dealt with
but there is another class that has yet
TO be detected and dealt with: That
is the class who pretend to farm but
really are not needed where they are
or are pretending to farm on small
piece of land where they cannot grow
more than enough TO keep themselves
and their teams. Such should be re-
Iuired to get employment on farm
where they are needed and where their
abor would produce food for the Al
los and our armiac
THE District Board has made an ex
,ellent start in furnishing the dodgers
,ut is should not stop there. 1t should |
ecall every man in the deferred clas
ifications as TO whom it has the sus-
licion that he is not actually engaged
n an important agricultural enter
rise This, however. is not altogether
ID to the District Board but it is the
uty of any citizen who knows of such
ases to send the names to the Board.
'armers who know of such instances
nd fail to report them should not kick
bout the lack of labor. There is much
lbor in our midst if we go after it,"
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10
FATHER AT WAR,
TRAGEDY AT HOME
Just What Home Service Means
to a Soldier.

The father kisses his wife and kid
dies goodby, shoulders his gun and
marches away to war.
For a time the current of life flows
smoothly for the soldiers little fami.
IL. Then comes the tragedy. Mother
is taken in. The little brood Of broth
ers and sisters is helpless. No father
10 turn to. A helpless mother
To whom can the American soldiers
family look at this critical periodf
Must a brave mans loyalty 10 his
country mean desOlatiOn and suffering
70 those nearest and dearest TO himi
MOI Emphatically no! The Amrri
can people will not permit the fami-
lies Of their soldiers and sailors to
suffer because their breadwlnners are
fighting for their country. And so the
Red Cross Department of Civilian Re
lief has created a nationwide organ
izatiQn for home service for the fami'
lies of soldiers and sailors.
Under the banner of Home Serv-
ice" patriotic men and women have
enrolled and are devOting themselves
10 the noble task of helping soldiers
families to meet and adjust the prob
lens Of everyday life and aiding them
TO maintain the standards Of health,
education and industry.
Home serVice-True Service.
Home service means keeping the sol
dier's children well and in school. Il
means tiding the family over financial
troubles, arranging the household
budget, meeting insurance premiums.
adjusting a mortgage, bringing med.
ical aid and legal advice to bear at the
right moment In short Home Serv.
ice" is true service, in that it provides
the warm handclasp of friendship
rather than the humiliation of charity.
It calls for sympathetic understanding
and intelligent consideration of the
most vital needs Of the soldiers family.
The Red Cross Is pledged 70 Home
Service" wherever needed In the Unit
ed States In each chapter of the Red
Cross there will be a home service
section, under competent hands, whose
mission will be TO protect the welfare
of the soldiers and sailors homes and
to safeguard the normal development
of their families in employment and IN
ideals Of self help and self reliance.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10

WE SUGGEST to the District EN-
emption Board that men who have
secured deferred classification because
they are engaged in agriculture be
required not only to report that they
are still engaged in that occupation,
but what sort OF agricultural occu-
patton they are engaged in and if they
claim to be farming for themselves
what crops they are growing. If they
claim to be working for farmers what
work they are doing, what crops are
grown, and the number of hours pei
week they work. If man is engaged
in farming in a way that does not
produce an important surplus over
his own consumption and that of his
teams, he had better be required to
work for some farmer al a real farm
ing Job. If farm hand is not work
ing every day that he is able to work
he should lose his deferred classif-
cation. Deferred classification should
be accorded those only who are really
earning it by producing crops to the
full extent of their ability. We are
informed that there are a lot of slack
ers in the agriculture deferred class
jD Kent COunty.-Dover Index.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10
ovERBRooK.

Next Sunday morning there win be a
rally at whites Chapel at which Rev.
Gardner will preach.
Miss Nellie Dodd and Miss Virgie
Lynch Of Rehoboth were weekend guests
of Robert FOskey.
James Lowe from Camp Dix was home
last Sunday.
Edward Grooner and son were week
end visitors with his grandparents in
Phime Hook.
Miss Mary Smith Of Prime Hook is
passing the week with her cousin, Miss
Fannie Smith.
few people from here went on the
excursion to Baltimore last Sunday and
had fine time.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10
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EARNS IA CENTS A DAY;
HAS WIFE AND BABY
And Yet This True Story Has a
Happy Ending.

Even a Frenchman sometimes loses,
for awhile at least, his "unfailing"
sense of humor.
Take, for instance, the case of a
man from Lille, soldier. Waetele by
name and only twenty-three. He had
done pretty well, for the youngster had
already his own printing shop in that
northern French town. which is still in
side the German lines. In the trenches
Waeltele developed tuberculosis, and
he was sent to a hospital at GrenOble.
There he was considered incurable,
anG after the usual three months of
treatment he was granted his IA cents
& day pension. Said his fatherly army
doctor. My son, you can perhaps cure
yourself If you will live in the noun
tains. if you will eat plenty of nOur-
ishing food and, above all, if you don't
worry"
Waeltele should have smiled, but he
didn't He was thinking Of his baby
and his wife-snd his "a cents. Don't
worry!" The humor Of it entirely es-
capped him.
Then the Red Cross stepped in. he
was found by an American woman
with some American Red Cross money
for just such cases. and within a few
hours he no longer had need TO worry.
He was sent TO the mountains at La
mure In the French Alps, happy in
the knowledge that his family was be-
Ing cared for by these amazingly kind
And now the army doctors words
are coming true. Waelteles lung is
healing fast. and he is dreaming of I.
another printing shop and Of living I
again some day with that little family /
There have been over 100000 new .
,ases Of tuberculosis in France since .
he war started, and to care for these .
.ases and check the White Plaques
spread is merely one of the big jobs
he American Red Cross has set out to
accomplish.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10

IN SEVERAL places and of recent
date. reports have reached us that
several young men who have been
classified in grades which will prac-
tically prevent them from being called
by draft into the military service Of
the United States. have engaged in
other business than that for which
they were exempted. How much truth
there may be in such reports. only an
investigation will prove. but every
known case should be reported, and
the men be forced to do the work in
tended for them to perform. The
Index" very well has said that the
Exemption Board intends to.
The District Exemption Board has
made highly important ruling as to
persons given deferred classification
and later engage in some other occu-