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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Stuffed Potatoes

Select medium-sized, smooth-skinnef. oval potatoes Bake in hot oven unui tender. beins careful not to overbroWn the skin Cut the potatoes in two lengthwise remove the potato pulp. oe- ing careful to leave shells unbroken' Mash the hot potato, add either milk or c-ea mas for mashed potato. Season as follows To each cup of potato add z saltspoon salt and IS saltspoon of pepper Jsill the shells with this mixture, rouni- .iag7 the surface so that it is the shape O fthe original potato. Bake for 10 ml1- utes in a hot oven. Variations: Fold into the cups of seasoned potato pulp me beaten white of an egg; pile lightly n the potato shells and bake Grated cheese, F cupful to cups of potato pun may be used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Neighborhood Clubs

In many villages there are neighbor7 hood or community clubs which include the churches and other organizations temperance or fraternal, neighborhood welfare. These clubs have been giving good deal of attention to food con servatiou, as their meeting regularly and considering all sorts of matters touching the programmes the past win ter show The result has been helpful, and it is noteworthy that where these neighborhood clubs have taken an active interest in the food and otEer patrloac questions there the pastors or the churches have paid attention to the matter from the pulpit. The neighbof- hood club speaks well for the enterprise and spirit ot the neighborhood. One CT these clubs that has had war kitchen reports an awakened. interest not only in regard to food conservation, but Tn everything connected with the vigorous prosecution of the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Excellent Mush Meal
By MRS. S. P. kEssLER.

I Take one peck of shelled yellow Indian corn. Put it into a wash boiler, add two and one-half gallons of hot water and boil for one-half hour. Drain off the water, then put the corn into hot oven. leaving the door open an inch. Stir the corn occasionally until it gets dry then shut off the heat and close the oven door and leave it so for five hours or over night, To save fuel this can be done after baking or on ironing day. Grind the corn with a hand mill by dropping constantly only a few grains at time on the roll You will find by so doing that it will grind easy. Ther, is positively no waste, no need of sift- ing. and the meal will not get musty or spoil in six months. Excellent mush can be made from this meal in few minutes.
 Three quarters of hot water to three cups of meal will make two quarts of mush, which is about what the average family makes at one time. One peck of corn makes 32 cups of meal If raw meal is used, it should be cooked at least three hours. At that rate it will take 321e hours to cook g cups of meal. Corn meal made this way takes less fuel. less time and more of it will be used as 1t tastes better and is always ready to get up quick neal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Record Jersey Price

William Ross Proctor of Barryville
 N Y, pushed the price of Jersey cows
 up another notch when. after few moments of spirited bidding, he offered
 S10.00O for the Jersey COW, Oxford's Briar Flower, at Edmond Buffers sale
 of imported Jerseys at Mount kisco, x.
 Y. May 2 The price leader is daugh- ter of the bull Oxford Majesty, made famous by achievements of his progeny in the show ring and the the milk pail This COW, Oxford's Briar Flower has many notable Island of Jersey records as a butter producer and show winner, In addition to being COW of good size, with large, deep body and strong con- stitution, she has the refinement of type that is characteristic of the Jersey. Her large and well-placed teats and her wonderful udder stamp her as one of the most valuable acquisitions to the Jersey breed in America.
 The sale ring was the scene of the widest excitement and the greatest outbursts of enthusiasm that ever pre- vailed at a Jersey gathering. The sale was held on the day following the ftf- teenth annual meeting of the American Jersey Cattle club. on which occasion the officers announced that the club had just ended the greatest year in it's history in spite of war conditions. Op- timiSm as to the future or the jersey breed was everywhere in evidence. There were a number of new faces in the ranks of the high bidders, and worthy animals were quickly run up to prices beyond anything yet received be- cause of the keep competition created by the fact that many prominent breed CTS wanted the same animals.
 ! The greatest price ever paid for Jersey COW previous to the Butler sale was paid at the time that Lady Viola sold at public auction for S700o in 1911. Oxford's Briar Flower was bid up to sS000 in the space of a few moments and MT Proctor, who also owns Golden Ferns Noble. the s25,o0o Jersey bull his hold on the bid by making it an even $10,000. An offer for the COW by a competitor bidded after sale was refused by the purchaser.
 The Butler importations, numb ering s5 head of Jerseys, were reduced some what by the sinking of ship by which s5 females were lost. Those arriving on this side brought the greatest average. price ever obtained at a public auction Sixty head were sold for $60,115, an av- craze of over 5000 per head. There were 1s animals sold at more than 5000 per head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

Matching Geese

Farmers are finding geese valua- ble addition to the farm flock. They should be fed ration to produce eggs during the late winter and early spring months so that the goslings are matched by the time there is good grass pasture. If one is just beginning and does not have any mature geese, the eggs can be set under hen. Even where there is a flock of geese on the place, the first eggs are generally set under a hen. while the last ones that the goose lays may be matched either under the hen or under the goose if she is broody It is a good plan to remove the eggs from the nest in which the goose is laying. as soon as they are produced since she will stop laying sooner if they are not taken away Some breeders prefer to raise all goslings under hen as geese are sometimes difficult to manage if al- lowed to hatch and rear their young
 The period of incubation for goose eggs is longer than that for the hen, varying from 2S to 30 days IL is advisable to add moisture to the eggs after the first week if set under hers or in the incubator. Where hens are used for brooking, only four to six esrs are set under her at once and IS to l6 under goose. The eggs will hatch more slowly under the hens than under the fowls of their own kind As soon as the youngsters appear, they are taken from the nest and put in warm place until the entire hatch is ccm- pleted.
 If the goslings are placed with an old goose they may be allowed to roam at will, but if they are with hen it is wise to confine the mother in coop and allow the goslings to range as they wish. They should not be allowed to go into water until they are several days old, especially if it is early in the season. If the weather is mild it will not be necessary for the hens to brood the goslings more than from to 10 days. After that time they can take care of themselves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
An Extra Horse Helps


 Sometimes simply hitching an extra horse to an implement will increase the amount of work performed in given length of time. Data presented in d bulletin of the United States depart ment of agriculture show that the ad- dition of horse to the 14-inch walk ing blow and two-horse team should increase the amount fo work done by 6 bout 25 per cent. The use of the eX- tra horse may apparently increase the cost of the blowing. but if the horse is on the farm and would be Idle, the additional acreage plowed is clear gain from the standpoint of the farm business as a wole. In bulletin 560 of the department of agriculture 1t IS pointed out that one of the best ways of keeping down the cost per day Of horse labor is to keep the horses busy on productive work. On many farms there are some horses idle every day. except during the comparatively short period when the ground is being pre- pared for planting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Hen-Feeding Costs

During March, 1918, the cost of feed- ing g60 hens of l5 breeds and varieties in the laying contest now in progress at Mountain Grove. Mo, averaged 2l cents hen, or ' of l cent per day. For the first five months of the contest, the total cost was s1o2 hen.
 The average receipts from the eggs laid and sold for each of the 2G0 hens was 62 conts in March and $2.45 for the first five months fthe contest. The eggs from the best ren of five hens sold for s1S.o6 for the fiSe-months period mentioned, which left Il return above the cost of feed of Slas6 for tkc five hens, or $2.5s hen.
 There We're 15 pens in the contest that laid S15 worth of eggs or over during the first five months of the present con test, or a gross average income of sl for eacl hen Of 5 pens for the five winter months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Careful When Threshing

Don't waste wheat while threshing, and before threshing while handling the bundles in the field and in hauling them to the thresher. Wheat is too precious now to throw away by care less handling. When every farmer who can raise wheat is doing his best in this direction don't undo the good work by scattering the precious grains over the ground and the straw sta y.s in stead of getting them in the sack.
 It is estimated that one bushel of grain in every 100 can be saved by hay ing your machine in such good shape that no grain goes into the straw stack and that none leaks out onto the ground during the threshing. Three-quarters of bushel in 100 can be saved by care- ful handling of the bundles while get ting them from the shocks to the thresher or while in the stack. Avoid careless handling, and. if you carry your bundles in wagons, arrange them to that all shattered gr~in will be caught and saved. With wheat at s2,20 little care is worth while, for the sake of your pocketbook as we'll as for the sake of the boys lover there.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Ten Reasons for Silo

l. The silo preserves the palatability and succulence of the green corn plant for winter feeding
 2. It helps to make use of the entire corn liant
 3 The silo increases the live stock capacity of the farm.
 1. silage IS good summer feed when pastures are short.
 5 Because of the small amount of ground space required by the sio, it is an economical means of storing forage
 G. The silo prevents waste of corn stalks, leaves and husks which contain aDout two-fifths of the feeding value of the corn plant
 z The silo located near the feed man. ger Is an assurance of having feed near at hand in stormy as we'll as fair weather.
 S The silo assists in reducing the cost of gains in fattening cattle and sheep.
 S;lage greatly increases the milk flow during the winter season and de- creases the cost of production.
 10 There are no stalks to bother in the manure when corn is put into the silo. Farm Life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

dance of turnips, rape, etc, to furnish green feed to balance the rations and keep the animals healthy when they are penned up at farrowing time. Att CT harvesting one of our best adapted s-peanuts-there will be enough left in the ground to feed as many hogs as the average farm should raise well into the winter.
 To cover the advantages the south affords for hog raising would fiji a hook. We should take advantage of these advantages and raise more pork Put some of the idle acres to work as we'll as plant hog feed in part of the crops now growing and help to raise meat for ourselves and our allies.
 For the men among us who discour- age hog and cattle production and en-. courage the importation of feedstuffs and meat. we have the most profound contempt. For those who are fore sighted and progressive enough to build some fence and raise, some feed and winter pasture, and have at least registered boar and raise pork to provide for home consumption and plenty to sell. we have the most pro- found appreciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Work on Him

An enemy-billions of him-is sucking the blood of the nation.
 Hidden in the grass of southern pas lures and ranges.
 Waiting to poison and kill southern cattle.
 Ready to sap the blood of cattle it can- not leave as carrion in the fields.
 The cattle tick. waster of precious meal spreader of tick fever.
 Dip that tick!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Spray the Cattle for Flies

Every farm should have as a part of its equipment sprayer of some sort as well as suitable fly dope" so that the flies may be kept in check so far as their tormenting the stock is concerned. Feed is used to make energy and to promote growth and the energy the horse loses in fighting flies cannot he used in doing the useful work, not to men tion in the least his bodily discomfort Cows that are continually fighting flies cannot be eating and other things being equal, the amount of food COW gets
 is some index of how useful she is Then, too, what is more discouraging than to attempt to milk a COW amid the thuds and banks of turbulent. fly tossed mass of burdock burs?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Another Soap Method
Ky MRS. W. DANIELS

Seeing an inquiry in your paper for soap making. will send in my recipe for mak- ing soap from any kind of waste grease. It is very easy and simple and never fails.
 Put three gallons of water into your soap kettle. Knock off the end of one can of lye, boil until the can is empty, then add four pounds of soap grease and boil for three hours. Then add one-half gallon of hot water and boil 40 minutes longer Then your soap is done. let it stand in the kettle until the next morn ing. then cut it up and put on a board to dry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Proof of Garden Foil

You can brag about your garden ah winter if you .have your canned eVi- dence on the dinner table
 Concentrate products, especially soup mixtures, so that each container Will hold as much canned food and as lit tie water as possible.
 Really there is nothing to canning fruit and vegetables except fresh prod : ucts. care, cleanliness, good jars, ana sufficient heat to sterilize products in the closed jars or cans and insure safe- ty in keeping them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Who Can Can?
Mother, of course, and big sister.

Mother of course, and big sister, too.
 Father. if he has time
 That little girl II or 12 years old The boy just finishing grammar school, or older.
 Grandmother will like to help.
 And even grandfather will not find smelling peas or stringing beans so dull when he is working with a family group for the good of the nation.
 Baron Yoshiro Sakatani, former mayor of Tokio, who is well known in the United States, has left for China to take up the post of the highest financial ad- wiser to the Chinese government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

is thrown away Cook whole when pos sible
 Tender spinach or lettuce leaves require no added water for cooking. If thorough y washed, enough water will cling to the leaves to prevent their burning.
 Delicately favored vegetables should be steamed or cooked slowly in small amount of boiling water until tender and the water boils away.
 Strong favored vegetables may be cooked uncovered in a large amount of rapidly boiling water, and the water changed several times during cooking.
 Starehy vegetables should be put on to cook in a sufficiently large amount of boi,ing water to cover them. Boil gently, and keep kettle covered.
 The time required for cooking vege- tables repends on the kind, size and age of the vegetable. You must use your own judgment in deciding when they are done but timetable may help you.
 TIME TABLE FOR COOKING
 Asparagus, 15-2O minutes.
 Beans Lima (green), &-1 hour.
 Beans, string, Is hours
 Beets, old, 3-4 hours.
 Beets, young, %1 hour.
 Cabbage, 20-30 minutes.
 Carrots, 30-60 minutes.
 Cauliflower, 20-30 minutes.
 Corn, green, 10-15 minutes.
 Onions, 20-3o minutes.
 Parsnips 30-45 minutes
 Peas, green, 20-30 minutes.
 Potatoes, S0-40 minutes.
 Spinach, 15-30 minutes.
 Squash, 20-30 minutes.
 Turnips. 30-45 minutes.
 Creamed Onions and Tops-Select small onions no larger than your finger in size. Cut off the uneven ends of the tops, leaving about three inches of the green part above the onion. Boil until tender in salted water anu serve with a simple white sauce on toast as asparagus is served.
 The tops are very good served alone, cut into pieces, boiled until tender and served with white sauce Young beets may be cooked with their tops and stems and all served together also Serve buttered or with vinegar as preferred.
 A GOOD PUDDING
 Green corn is delicious boiled on the cob and served buttered, or for dit- ferent way, try this baked dish. None of the sweetness of the corn is wasted when cooked this way:
 Green Corn Pudding-This is ie- licious way to serve either sweet corn or the tender field corn. A little sugar may be added to the field corn, If de- sired
 Husk and silk 12 good-sized ears Of corn. Slice off half the kernel with a sharp knife, and with the blunt edge of the knife scrape out the milky party that remains on the cob. Add table spoon of butter, salt and pepper, and three-foLrths cup of milk. Bake for 4o minutes, allowing it to brown on top. This makes a creamy dish, which is best served in the pan or baking dish in which it bakes.
 Buttered Carrots-Wash and scrape small carrots and cut in narrow strips. Cook three cups of the carrots in just enough water to cover When carrots are tender and only small amount of water remains, add a tablespoon of put ter. Cook slowly until almost all of the remaining water has evaporated. The carrots will have a delicious flavor cooked this way and none of the min erals will be wasted. String beans cut in halves lengthwise or parsnips cut in strips are also good served this way. Remember that vegetables have their own particular part to play Tn the diet, which neither meats nor cereals ncr fruits nor sweets can play
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Substitutes for Sugar

Satisfactory substitutes for sugar may be used 10 d much larger extent. These include sorghum, corn and cane syrup maple sugar and syrup, and honey. The maple syrup and sugar production can and should be increased in those areas in whic'l maple trees are growing Tn sufficient numbers to warrant the ex- penditure of the necessary time ana labor Maple syrup and sugar are pro duced- in 1e states. the annual output ex- ceeding If 00o,0o0 pounds of sugar and 100000 gallons of syrup. These figures can De increased. The production or sorghum syrup in 1917 exceeded that ID 1916 by nearly 100000 gallons. Sorghum syrup may be produced in nearly every state in the union. An increased produc- tion uf sorghum syrup will enable the public stiE further to conserve the sugar supply in the most available form for transportation to our soldiers.
 Paris has established a museum of the horse, presenting a complete history cf the animal from the earliest known pe- riod to the present. day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Picked Beets

Select half-grown beets and boil in slightly salted water until tender. Re- move the skins. but in order to retain the bright red color. do not place them in water while doing so, as is usually done. Place them in boiling vinegar to cover. allowing one pint of sugar to each quart of vinegar. and tablespoon full of mixed spices. Fill wide-mouthed bottles with the beets. pour over boiling vinegar and seal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Hoover Molasses Pie

This pie crust is good also for canned pumpkin. or for any custard mixture Use F cup molasses, Is cup sugar, Is cur milk, l egg and 1 tablespoon flour. small lump butter substitute and a few drops of lemon flavoring. Grease pie pan well and sift cornmeal over it, allow ing all that will to stick to the grease. Pour in the well-beaten molasses mixture. and bake in moderate oven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

An annual silk camp for the cultiva- ton of the silkworm. has been estab- lished by the Salvation Army in 10000 dia-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

More than 200 hogs were sold in a eos operative public sale held April p at Eufaula under the auspices of the south east Live Stock association. The best grade brought 16.25-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

DROPSY |::i..s ss:s ::s ss': ;:!!:s {
 breath soon gone. All distressing symptoms rapidly dis appear. Liver and kidneys act better General improvement is realized I send by mail trial treatment absolutely FREE. Try it. Never heard of anything Its equal for dropsy.
 Write to DIR. THOMAS E. GREEN Bank Bldg. Box %. Chnts,vorth. Ca.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
PERSONAL


 Tobacco is foolish inju- nous. expensive habit Quit any form of tobacco habit easily with nature s pleasant antidote. I'll gladly send necessary information. Just send ad- dress [. T. Stokes, Mohawk. Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS

matter if broken; we pay up to sl5 per set: also cash for old gold, silver and broken jewelry; check sent by return mail goods held 10 days for senders approval of our offer. Mazer's Tooth Speciality. FOOT s. 5th st.. Philadelphia. Pa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
ORDER FARM MACHINERY NOW

from the northwest, implement dealers
 have already felt the vital necessity for unlimited cooperation from the farmers in their communities in the matter of ordering very early this Year.f
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REL .THInn-

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hard 20 manage or to have mean
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could be taken on some sort of instp'
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or usefulness lies. # is the wrong way
m the sight Of heaven, and heaven is
The court Of last resort. II is safer, far
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for then you will be ready to enter up
on the right way hereafter. This thing
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countcrcd la thfwhoie course of NE
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picnic. II is the real JhiuE aud may
be made 10 Yield more happiness, OF
.. MORE misery. than anything else.