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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
Jealous of the Farm

w. Livingston Larned, in Hoard's Dairy man.
 The big cars rumble past our place, With fancy trimmings and the like, And on again, at city pace,
 Upon a pleasure-loving hike. But, honest, I can see them look From out the frummery and fuss. Upon the old barn and the brook As if they truly envied us. That's pretty we can hear lem say' 'It's peaceful there beneath the trees, And it's the plaintive. earnest way They talk, that somehow seems to
 please. For one brief moment as they pass, Deep in their hearts, they'd like to
 bide.
 Here. with the fields of dew-wet grass, And lowing herds, on every side. The city! Oh. it's good enough. If that's the only thing you know But when a mans hands brown and
 rough
 His heart by toll is softened so. He crows to love the humble earth, And all the bouny of it's range. You keep the town for what's its worth I wouldn't change-I wouldn't change
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
Increase Man Power

The advantage of the tractor, l'ke that of most other improved farm ma chinery, lies not so much in the reduc- tion of the cost of performing unit of work as in the fact that it permits one man to do considerably more work in a given time, according to farmers bulletin 963 of the United States de- partment of agriculture, which is report of the experiences of over 600 farm-tractor owners on representative corn belt farms in Illinois collected during 1917 and the spring of 1918. This has been true of practically all improved farm machines, the bulletin explains. Even the grain binder, gen orally considered as one of the great est agricultural inventions of the cen tury. which has increased about eight
 fold the acreage one man could handle. has not resulted in decreasing mate rially the cost of producing grain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
More Milk at Less Cost

If dairying is to provids either pleas of agriculture specialists point out, the unprofitable COW must be disposed of The well-bred high producer that takes her place must be properly and economic ally fed and cared for. Cow-testing as- sociations have demonstrated that the feed of the dairy herd can be selected and balanced in such way as to de- crease feed costs one-third and at the some time increase milk production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
 dle, vegetable mix lures; bottom

stand over night. Put peppers into 45 per cent brine over night Next morn ing drain vegetables and freshen for one to two hours in clear water.
 Put all whole spices into cheesecloth bag except the celery seed and mustard seed, which are put in loose. Add spices
 the vinegar and boil for five minutel Drain the vegetables well and pour the hot spiced vinegar over them. Let stand A hours. Pack, distributing the pepper well and flattening some of the cucumber slices against the face of each jar Fill iars with same vinegar and paddle well to remove all bubbles. Garnish with strips of red pepper or pieces of spice. Boil (process, 12-ounce or pint jars for Is minutes at 1S0 degrees F.
 PICKLED ONIONS
 Select small white onions and sort into two sizes. one-half inch diameter in one and three fourths inch in other. Peel cover with fresh water and let stand for two days, changing the water on sec ond day. Wash well and put into 4a per cent brine for four days, changing the brine at end of second day. Take out of brine and put into boiling water Let stand for 10 minutes then put into cold water for two hours. Drain, and pack into jars, putting in a few small red peppers, and garnishing with sprigs l OI mace. III JdTS to ONeTliOWLlS Wilii | spiced vinegar, made previously and al- | lowed to stand for a few days with spice | bags left in it. Process as for pickles. GREEN TOMATO PICKLE
 | One gallon green tomatoes, one-half dozen large onions, three cups brown sugar, one-half lemon, three pods of red | pepper, three cups vinegar, one table, spoon whole black pepper, one tablespoon whole cloves, one tablespoon whole all- spice. one tablespoon celery seed /, (crushed). one tablespoon mustard seed, one tablespoon ground mustard
 | Slice the tomatoes and onions thin. | Sprinkle over them one-half cup of salt 1 and let stand over night in a crock or enameed essel. Tie the pepper, cloves.
 allspace, and celery seed in a cheese cloth bag. Slice the lemon and chop two | pepper pods very fine. Drain the toma-
 to and onion well. Add all seasoning except one pepper pod to the vinegar. then add the tomato and onion. Cook for one-half hour, stirring gently at in
 tervals to prevent burning. Remove spice bag to prevent darkening product. Pack 1 in 0-ounce jar and garnish with slender strips of the red pepper, placing them vertically on the opposite side Of each l jar. Boil (process) for 15 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
Wheat Acreage Increased

That Alabama farmers intend to put in considerable acreage to wheat is clearly indicated by reports of the coun- ty agents coming to the extension serv- ice at Auburn. Agent C. F. Striplin of Madison county says that the campaign for wheat on every farm" is progress ing well. The report also comes from this county that a large number of peo- pie that have never done so before are planning to put in cover crops this fall. Most of the wheat sown in this county will be planted after COW peas and beans and there is the largest acreage to these legumes that has ever been grown In tEat county.
 Mir. Stewart, famrer of Blount county who is doing considerable custom thresh- ing. has agreed to keep separate all the wheat that he secures for toll where the yield was good enough to make 1t de- sirable for seed purposes, says County Agent Emmet Sizemore. He has agreed to hold all this wheat and sell to farm CTS of his section at the unusually low price of g per bushel
 County Agent c. L. HoIlingsworth of Lauderdale reports that the campaign for more wheat in his county is coming along nicely, and that practically every farmer with whom he has come in con- tact has said he will plant some wheat this fall Little wheat harvesting ma chinery is in this community, but thls handicap will be overcome before har- vesting season, 1t is expected.
 In Baldwin county, in southern Ala bama, considerable wheat has been grown, says Agen Stelzenmuller, and in dications are that several hundred acres will be planted this fall. Although tests made by the Alabama experiment station show most of the soils of Baldwin are acid, yet wheat was produced last sea : son without the use of lime in most cases It seems certain, however, that lime would increase the yield. and a number of farmers will use it this fall. Alabama Blue Stem is the variety most largely planted, although some farmers had a good yield from the Miracle va riety,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
Cattle Dipping Record

Reports to the bureau of animal indus try disclose that May set a new record in the work of eradicating the cattle fever tick In that month the number of cattle dipped was 5,46S,6oO, the larg est number reported in any one month since the campaign began actively in 1906. The big figures are believed to indicate the unanimity with which southern live stock raisers have joined in the fight to free the south from the tick by 1921. The number of dipping vats available in May was 25.9lt and 33S federal inspec- tors, 2S4 state inspectors, and 1426 coun- ty inspectors supervised the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
sPICED CUCUMBER SALAD

Control of the cotton boil weevl seems to be in fair way of accomplishment by the work of the entomologist of the United States department of agricul- ture
 When that insidious pest, which has been taking heavy toll of the cotton crop and annually extending his feed- ing grounds, stops his work of punctur- ing cotton squares and bolls, and ann bles forth to quench his thirst from q dewdrop or raindrop on the cotton plant, he is likely in the future to imbibe a poisoned draught which will be as effective as a knockout drop. What this means to the cotton growers of the south and the industry as a whole can hardly be estimated in dollars and cents, but the curtailment of the weevils activities. even in small part, is so important as to make the discovery by the department of agriculture of the fact that arsenicals may be used as powder spray in con trolling this pest one of it's most strik- ing and valuable contributions to the agricultural industry.
 POISON WATER
 B. R. Coad of the bureau of ento- mology, while working on some biological investigations of the boil weevil, found that although the weevils are not hard QrlnEerS, they uTiHk IeSuldfly llOil tho rain or dew collected in droplets on the leaves of the cotton plants. Having been on the trail of the cotton boil weevi for sometime, his logical inquiry was, "Why not poison the water which tha weevils drink?" Since 1913 MT. Coad with corps of entomologists with head quarters at Tallulah, La, has been ex' perimenting with various posons applied in different ways, all with the purpose of administering a dose which would be fatal to these insects which have in- vaded such a large part of the cotton producing territory of the south.
 These entomologists have not finished their work, but they have proved by a series of experiments that boil weevils can be poisoned under field conditions and that poisoning is a practicable meth cd of controlling the pests, The usual check plats have been used in these ex- periments, and the results have shown that yields of from 250 to 1000 pounds more of seed cotton per acre can bs raised on sprayed areas than on the un- sprayed plats The experiments have been conducted under many conditions and for several years, so as to give the method a complete trial before making the results known to the growers The details are now being published in de- partment bulletin entitled Recent FIX perimental Work in Poisoning Cooon Boil Weevils."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01

Speaking O.. the cotton situation before the Farmers Congress at College Station, Tex, this week, Clarence Ousley, Assis-- ant Secretary of Agriculture, said that as he seas the situation mo calamity in1- bends f we do not lose our heads,' and that he is "more concerned about the gathering of the crop than about dispos- ing of it.
 He offered a solution, even if there is surplus of from 3,0o0,0D0 to 4,oO0, GOO bales, and says:
 If every farmer who raises 10 bales of cotton will put two in the warehouse and sell u e remainder by installments from month to month throughout the winter and spring instead of forcing it all on the market at one time, the difficulty in even It's worst aspects will disappear"
 He thinks that if there is surplus of cotton this year it must be absorbed by reduced production next year. Further more, he points out that the government did not ask for so large crop, and that in all fairness this fact must be recognized the crop having been produced because the southern growers refused to heed the warning of agricultural leaders and apnpnpoictc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
Sip a Sup and See
RoY,s Lifa

 lows are kicking about. This soup tastes all right to me.
 Second Class Scout-It would be all right if the cook would admit it is soup He insists 1t Is coffee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
DETAILS WORKED OUT

When the experiments were started again last year it was recognized that the former work had merely demonstrate
 ed the possibility of poisoning weevils successfully and that many phases of tha economncal use of the poison still re- mained to be worked out. A very elab-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
Plan Gas Attack on Weevil

Bean and pea weevils-which an- nually destroy millions of dollars
 worth of valuable food and feed in the form of beans. peas and cowpeas in storage-have not yet discovered the advantages of gas masks. Those who expect trouble from weevils can suc- cessfully kill them, says the United States department of agriculture, by q gas attack immediately after the crops are harvested. Carbon disulphid should be used. Place the seed in an air-tight container, such as tin can barrel or bin, aI,I over the top pour a small amount of the chemical (two to four founds to every 300 cubic feet of space to be fumigated), cover the seed with burlap or old blankets and fumigate e rom "A to 4S hours. The seed should then remain in alright containers, and should be inspected frequently to see that the weevls do not reappear. Tn case 1t does, repeat the gas treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01

Every food that gives spice" to the menu will be a welcome guest at the family table next winter. A good supply of pickles put up now will be the saliva come later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
BOIL WEEVIL MAY BEPOISONED

crate series for that season was planned and about 75 tests were started in the neighborhood of Tallula.h. each one in. tended to determine some particular point of importance. The earlier studies had shown that under certain conditions poisoning was profitable, but it was known that any change in these condi- tions might easily result in a much low CT gain if not an actual loss, and 1t was essential to determine thoroughly the possibilities and limitations of boil weevil poisoning before the information would be of value to the public. A pe- cular combination of seasonal condi- tions, however, resulted in an almost complete absence of weevil damage in all of the cotton in which tests had been planned. The experiments, therefore, could not be conducted under the de. sired condition of heavy weevil infesta- tion. Nevertheless, the results con- frmed those of the preceding two years hut still left many gaps in the in- formation essential to outlining gen. eral procedure for weevl poisoning. On one of the heavy infested areas a gain was made of 50 per cent in the sprayed cotton over that grown on the unsprayed area.
 The time of applying the poison, Of course varies under different conditions. It has proved most effective when ap- piled just as the cotton obviously slack ems in blooming, but further work along this line is still to be done. It seems probable that the effective interval be- tween applications is about one week. It is well known that much more ef- fective poisoning with dry dust can be done while the dew is on the plant, as the poison not only clings to the plant better but has much less tendency to drift from the cotton. The most efec- tive time for application, therefore, usu- ally is between p. m. and a. m. Several machines are on the market TOT dust spraying. In the early experi- ments hand dust gun was used with which it was possible to cover four to five acres a day In order to cover larg- CT areas, however, a special power ma chine was developed which will cover nearly 200 acres day. The department now expects to develop an intermediate tyne which can be sold cheaply and which will cover 20 to 30 acres day.
 AMOUNT OF POISON NEEDED
 The amount of poison required for ap- n,ication so far has depended more upon the requirements of the machinery used than on the amount necessary TOT thor oughly dusting the cotton. In general. about five pounds an acre have been ap- piled, but this is excessive and with rur- ther improvement in the machinery and the use of the poison with mixtures, such as lime, smaller amounts will be effective. In most of the experiments from three to five applications were made. but the effectiveness of these was considerably reduced by the fact that trey were on such small plats. In the large scale experiment the effect of a single application was as great as was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
MUSTARD PICKLE

lA61EC.
 One pint whole small cucumbers, one pint sliced cucumbers. one pint small whole onions, one cup beans. three green sweet peppers, three red sweet peppers, one pint green fig tomatoes, or one pint cauliflower.
 DRESSING
 One quart vinegar, four tablespoons flour, one cup sugar. three tablespoons powdered mustard, one-half tablespoon turmeric, one tablespoon celery seed. Cut the vegetables before measuring tomatoes into halves, cucumbers into slices, string beans into one and one half-inch lengths, diagonally or on the bias, and chop peppers. All vegetables should be tender, and the whole cucum- bers not longer than two and one-haif inches.
 Put all vegetables into a 45 per cent brine (one cup salt to one gallon water) over night, then freshen in clear water for two hours. Let these vegetables stand in liquor of one-half vinegar and one-half water for 15 minutes, then scald in same liquor.
 To make mustard dressing. rub all the dry ingredients together until smooth, then add the hot vinegar slowly, stirring to make smooth paste, cook over pan of water, stirring carefully, until the sauce thckens. Then drain the vegetables thoroughly and pour the mustard dress ing over them while hot. Mix well and pack in sterilized jars. Boil (process) 1O- ounce jars for 20 minutes at 1S0 de- grAes F. (snmering)
 SPICED CUCUMBER SALAD
 VEGETABLES.
 Five pounds sliced cucumbers (about two dozen); one-half cup chopped onion two cups chopped sweet red pepper, one cup chopped sweet green pepper.
 SPICED VINEGAR.
 One quart vinegar. one-half cup sugar, one tablespoon each salt, powdered gin- ger and mustard seed; two tablespoons celery seed (crushedD, one tablespoon each of whole pepper, cloves, cinnamon and allspice
 Mix the cucumber and onion and sprinkle alternate layers with salt, us ing three-fourths cup for whole. Let
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-04
CONSERVING CLUBS WIN
HONORS At STATE FAIR

The State Fair at Boise was very
successful and probably the most
successful exhibit was that OF the
Boys and Girls cinbs Many entries
were made from each kind OF club,
and many honors were carried Oh BY
the young folks A very nice exhibit
OF canned fruit and vegetables was
sent by several clubs OF Bear Lake
county. Six Jars were sent by each OF
seven clubs. In each case three OF
fruit and three OF vegetables. The
clubs exhibiting were GEORGETOWN,
Ovid, Liberty. ST. Charles. Blooming
ton and the Glover and Goldenrod
clubs Of Paris. Jennie Alfred OF 81.
Charles and Viola Patterson OF
Bloomington. each sent a standard
exhibit OF six varieties of fruit and
vegetables. A great deal OF interest
Is being shown In the local exhibits
which will be held shortly In each
town where the club work has been
carried cut during the summer. The
prize winners In each locality will
again compete for the county cham
pionship in the Achievement Day ex-
hibit 10 be held probably late In No
vember. These county champions
will very likely be sent TO the club
week exhibit At Twin Falls, u they
fulhll the other necessary require
ments.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-04
FOR RENT. ron SALE, ETo.

WANTED.--Agirl for general house
work. the best OF wages paid: call
on or phone Mrs. Nose Lewis.
WANTED.-Hides and pelts, for
which I will pay the highest market
price; Sam l.. Lewis, at the Fair
Store.
WANTED.--0irl TO do homework in
family Of three: phone 1913 or t29
FOR SALE.-FIne six weeks old
heifer calf from 3 record-breaklng
mother. Vi. Cummings, phone
2I0.
LosT.-Pair Of glasses on Lincoln
school grounds; finder return 70
Fred TueIler and receive reward.
FOR sALE.-six cylinder StudebakeT
car in good condition; Will sell rea-
sOnable: call on Mrs. Fred Hughes
at the shining parlor. Montpelier.
FOR SALE.-Five-room house On
South eth street; for price and
terms write TO Thos. Rowe, Mont-
pelieF.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-04

Mrs. Henry Humphreys Of Paris.
died in this city last Monday from this
effects Of operation She Was u years
OF age and q native Of this county.
being the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Lindsay Of Dingle. Besides
her parents. she IL survived BY her
husband, q daughter i've years old, a
son two years old. four sisters and
thres brothers. Her remains we're
taken 20 Paris Monday afternoon. and
the funeral services conducted there
wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-04

4 Ticket Agent r. N. Regner will
take a brief vacation as soon as a re-
lief man can be sent here to take his
place. and at the end OF the vacation
be will EomoYe hiA family 10 PaRraml
where, Mrs. Regner VIII take an the
work as telegraph operator after Mr..
Regner Is called to the coIorB. Mont
pelier people are in one accord In re-
grets that this estimable family are
so soon 70 leave as.
From an Aberdeen, Wash, paper
we learn that Mrs. George Davis n In
the race for sponsor for the speed
ship Aberdeen, which IN now under
construction at the ship yards at that
place. There are three other ladies
In the race for the honor and the pa
per states that the contest promises to
be lively one. Mrs. Davis has been
employed in the ship yards there for
some time.
Those who heard the address OF Or.
]. II. Barton at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday evening were OF
one accord In pronouncing him the
right kind OF patriot. His text was
Give unto Caesar that which 10 Cea-
sar's, and unto God that which IL
Gods" emphasizing that the war in
which America Ia engaged with the al
lies is being fought By them for the
gloriheation OF God. He said that ev-
cry person is in duty bound to purch.
ase a bond In the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive because the money belongs
\ to the government. inasmueh as the
lgovernment provides for and protects
1.-THE people. And In this he didn't
loverstate facts. either We are either
Dpatriots or slackers. and woe 10 the
4 Stacker when peace In restored.
No preaching services will be held
next Sunday at either the Presbyte-
rian or Methodist churches. but on
the following Sunday. Oct. 20. Rev
+. K. Springer, who IL professor 81
philosophy and history In the college
Of Idaho at Caldwell. will preach Al
the Presbyterian church morning and
evening, and thereafter regular Sun,
/ day services viii be held In thai
church
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-04

Mrs. F. A. Dimick received a card
last Tuesday announcing that her
son, Donald, had arrived safely over
'aeas. He left Montpelier on Jaly Z
County Supt Spencer arrived yes.
terday morning from Camp Lewis.
where he was called a month ago to
report for limited service duty. We
understand that he has been tempo
rarily relieved from duty. but for
how long he does not know.
II you are contemplating buying a
range this fall don't overlook the
Great Majestic-the best range on
earth. Sold by the Nielsen Furniture
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-04
BUTCHERS WANTED.

We have . large contract for beef
for the army We need 30 men - ths
Killing and ofial departments. Apply
IN person or write. Ogden PaekinG A
Provision Co, Ogden. Utah.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-04
RAMS POg sAIE.

Pure bred Shropshire rams for
sale at reasonable prices ~ =. w
Matthews, Liberty. Idaho.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-04

The Examiner il only Sc = year
out every Friday morning.