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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-21
SITTING FURNACE,
STOVE, CRATE Ash
SAVES MUCH FUEL
u. S. Fuel Administration UrceS
Reclamation of All Waste
to Aid Fuel Situation.

Thousands of tons of coal can he
reclaimed and proportionate dollars
saved in fuel bills if the house
holders of the nation will adopt the
simple, homely method of Sitting
their ashes. About five bucket
fuls of coal are thrown away in the
ashes each week by the wasteful
householder. Each bucketful weighs
about nineteen pounds, and fresh nut
coal sold by the bucketful costs about
Is cents each. If this coal is reclaimed
by sitting the ashes, it would repre-
sent a saving of so cents a week and
conserve just so much coal for the
dealer to supply other householders.
The United States Fuel Administra-
ton gives the following directions for
reclaiming coal from ashes:
How to Sift Ashes.
Shake the sitter until all the dust.
like particles fall through. You will
then have left in our sitter a mix
ture of black and white-covered pieces
of coal and probably a few clinkers
and pieces of stone.
Pick out and throw away all stone.
Do not throw away clinkers unless
they are thoroughly burned. Coal
will often fuse in such a amer that
the part in the center is not burned.
Break clinkers apart, and If there is
any black substance in them it is
carbon, and they can be burned over
again.
White chunks generally contain a
large amount of carbon, though their
covering might be soft and have the
appearance Of ashes. Do not throw
them away.
Coal thus recovered should be
spread on the ground and sprinkled
with water. This will open the seams
in the coal, and when 1t is placed in
the heater the fire will reach and ig-
mite the unused carbon.
1t is better not to mix the coal thus
reclaimed with fresh coal. Keep 1t in
a separate pile.
Reclaimed coal should generally be
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-21

The Geezer you Say it To passes
it Along. He says:
81 hear Jimmy Whoziss is run
ing Out of Line"
The next Customer says:
What do you Know about Old
Jim? l get it he's Ducking the
Bulls"
And by the time This Stuff gets
Around the Block, they'll have jim
Whoziss reported up at Sing Sing,
Facing the Chair. And the Guy
that's responsible is YOU. How do
you Feel about It?
Why not put the old Reverse Eng
lish on your Chat-Spiller. if you
must Say Something? 1t will Work
Out with just as much Speed and
Power, but the Other Way. If you
Pass it Out that Jim's All Right,
the First Listener will Shoot it
Along that Jim's a Bear-Cat, and
would Give a Man his Shirt. Num-
Der Three will Slip the Dope Along
that James is a Prince-and the
first thing you know, they'll be Put
ting him Up for the Primary Elec-
tions. And won't you Feel a Lot
Better?
The Hammer is a fine instrument
in the Hands of a Blacksmith.
But the Ordinary Citizen ought not
to Weld 1t, especially against the
Fellow who is Out of the same Cast.
The Horn is a Lot Better. My
only objection to the Horn is that
Most People confine its use to New
Years Eve, and don't Blow it
Every Day in honor of the Chap
Newt Do0r. (SN
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-21

this is a very small waste indeed, but
it is a much more serious matter where
hot water is concerned, the United
States Fuel Administrator points out.
A leaky tap on a hot water pipe will
waste several gallons of water-and
several pounds of coal-in an hour.
SEE THAT ALL YOUR WATER
PIPES AND FAUCETS ARE WITH
OUT LEAKS.
A little careful supervision In the
kitchen will often cut in half the
quantity of hot water used, with an
obvious saving in coal.
Likewise, many of us are spend
thrifts when we get into a bathtub
and use two or three times as much
water as necessary for a perfectly
good bath.
Don't let the water run after you
have enough in the tub for a bath.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-21
NJ all the Writing Ginks that

~ all the Writing Ginks that
u ever Pulled Bright Lines.
the most In~candescent, prob
ably, was Big Bill Shakespeare.
You can take Pretty Nearly Any
thing that William ever Tore Off
on his Trusty old Single Keyboard,
then Size Up a few words from a
Sentence, and you'll have to admit
that Bill SAID 1T.
l was Crashing Through some of
the Highbrow Stuff that our Old
Pal dashed off, the Other Day, and
in that Sketch called LAS You Like
It," which used to Play the Big
Time before the Shuberts and K. &
E. were Ever Heard Of, l ran
across an expression of Bills which
said there were Sermons in
Stones
So there Are. There's one Big
Sermon in Every Stone. Here it Is.
Don't Throw the Stone!"
Do you Make Me?
1 mean, DON'T KNOCK.
In my opinion, any Guy that
losses a pebble at another fellows
Reputation. ought to have the Wool
worth Building dropped on Top of
his Own Bean.
It's an Awful Game, this Knock
ing. What you Start in a Whisper
against the Other Bird, may wind
up as a Big Holler through a Mega
phone, that will put him Out of the
Battle for Keeps. And, you know,
you may be All Wrong. And, once
you've Started the BAN Rolling,
it's going to Travel Some. You may
say:
81 don't like the Cut of that
Guys Jib."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-21
WASTED HOT WATER
IS so MUCH COAL
THROWN OUTDOORS

Almost without exception domestic
water is provided In the cities of the
east by pumping plants which burn
coal.
Therefore, any of the hundred ways
in which we habitually and commonly
waste water is a direct waste of coal.
So far as cold water is concerned,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-21

Used on a red hot fire, although it can
also be used in banking a fire at night.
u. S. Fuel Administration.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-21
THE PLEASANTVILLE PRESS
Don't Chuck that Brick
By BILLY SUNDAY
Famous Evangelist

Copyright. 1917, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Housewives League.

The Housewives League will
meet in regular session at 4:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the
rest room at the courthouse. The
publicity committee is sending out
an urgent appeal to the women of
Ardmore to Join this organization,
the purpose of which is to assist in
intelligently carrying out .he plans
of the government in food conser-
vation. Every woman should feel
that she is answering the cyll of her
country equally as much as the
men, when she answers tbs call OF
the government, which is said to
be one of the most important fac
tors il the war. 1t is hoped tha
every housekeeper will feel her
duty to attend the meeting Tues
day, to join the organization and
assist in the work outlined for the
year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Values of Small Economies.

Leslies: One OF the most i'm.
portant elements of successful mer-
chandising is that of knowing
whether the business craft is sail
ing in free waters, and the test is the
inventory. The inventory should be
faithful and accurate picture OF
the business enterprise To over
draw IT, to neglect charging proper
depreciation to overestimate mer-
chandise or receivables, are merely
getting together the elements OF a
storm that may submrge the enter
prise and put it out of the business
running. Economy is most import
ant in this most important feature
of business affairs, and where we
recommend the exercise of the
greatest skill. prudence and consci-
ence. Dispensable systems in office
administration such as the filing OF
all letters whether or not they are
important. very intricate filing and
other forms and devises which have
tended to make the office a show
place. should be eliminated during the
term Of the war if we are to con
serve the man power of the nation
and be able to release il for the
line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
RENCH CLASSES.
(225 Stanley Bouleyard)

Mrs. Marshall Mccullough wishes
all who are interested in studying
French at this time to report 10
her in the next few days.
Prepare yourself to be able 20
talk with that French friend, sister
or daughter when she comes to
America with her soldier husband.
And to talk with your boy or broth
er or maybe your husband in the
language that henceforth will be
dear to him.
Conditions are going to be very
different i'll American homes
"apres la guerre.' Little doubt
there is that the servant question
vii lbe solved by the immigration
to America of French-speaking
women. But they will be of the
minimum service to the bousekeep-
er who cannot use their language.
The whole commercial and indus
trial world is preparing for the
changed conditions after The war"
For example, Swift < Co. is now
paying University of Chicago pro-
tessor to instruct fifty of its office
men in usable French. The whole
business world is preparing for the
new relationships. Our boys and
girls must be prepared t. fit into
this new industrial scheme. To be
able to do this many OF item must
be given practical knowledge of
French.
The ideal way to study modern
language is to begin it as a child,
then you are sure to speak it with
out an accent. Mrs. Mccullough
will take children under high school
age in class lessons for $500.
Telephone 975.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Dance at Electric Park.

A group of the younger set gave
dance at Electric Park Thurs
day night. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w.
Burrow, Mrs. c. b. Goddard and
Mrs. William Baker OF Shawnee
chaperoned the party, in which were
Misses Hattie Burnitt, Margaret
Lake White, Hettie Lee Davenport,
Maybelle Goddard, Pala Hyden,
Florence Gait, Margaretta Graham
and Marjorie Walcott; Frank
rhyng, Louis Turman, Melvin
Coleman, Vernon Collins, Hershell
Scivally. Russell Weeks, Don Al
len, Bloomer Sullivan, Robert Har-
rison, Walter Colbert, William Pot
ter and Joseph Brown. The same
Young people comprised a dancing
party at the park Monday night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Surprise Picnic.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Crittenden
were given a surprise picnic party
Monday night at their home, south
west of the city, The guests took
well-laden baskets and supper was
served, in picnic style, on the lawn.
In the party were Rev. arl Mrs. +.
w. Golden-Howes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter S. Gilbert, Mr.. All Mrs. y.
II. Kinard, Mr.. and Mrs. d. ~.
Walker, Mrs. Shannon Boulton.
Miss Genieye Nivoche, Miss Kath-
crime Gilbert, Miss Frances Jones,
Miss Claudine Bethune, Miss Coo
gan OF Pittsburgh, Pa, md Miss
Ann Alicia Crittenden; Kelsey \.
Polk, Dawson Walker, +. G.. Gil.
mer, Thomas Norman and John J..
{ Crittendcn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
s O c | E 7 Y

Each woman received a Fed Cross
dietetic diploma. They are: Miss
Foy Whitchurst, Mrs. William Fort
Mrs. +. +. Guillot, Miss Haze
Johnson, Mrs. II. II. Sayre, Mrs
A. c. Straehley, Mrs. c. G. Squires
Miss Ianette Moore, Mss Joy
Moore, Mrs. w. S. Gilbert, Miss
kathlin Katherine Gilbert, Mrs. f.
W. Golden-HoweS, Mrs. George W.
Cline, Mrs. Rufus S. Hendon and
Miss Sallie Mayes Mccoy.
Another class in dietetics will be
begun Tuesday afternoon at I
o'clock in the high school auditori-
um. All who wish to join this class
must be at the domestic science
laboratory in the high school build
ing at that hour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
ANCIENT. BATTLES
WERE MORE DEADLY

New York World. In the davs
of hand-to-hand fighting, wher
missile weapons were used by a com
paratively small portion of the com
batants, the vanquished were often
almost annihilated, and the victor.
suffered enormously.
AT Cannae 10000 Romans out of
10000 were killed; at Hastings the
NormanS, though the victors, lost
10000 out of 10000; and at Cressv
$1,000 Frenchmen out OF 100000
were, it is asserted killed. without
reckoning the wounded.
When the flint-lock reigned. the
average proportion OF the killed and
wounded in ten battles. beginning
with Zorndorff in E58 and ending
with Waterloo was from one-fourth
to one-fifth OF the troops present
on both sides The heaviest loss was
at Zorndorff, where 32,9l6 out of
$1,000 were killed or wounded. 1t
was also very heavy at Eylau, being
$4,000 out of the 100000 men en-
gagged.
In the campaign in Italy in 1880
rifles were used on both sides, and
the proportion of casualties TO com
batants was at Magenta and Sol
ferino one-eleventh. In the Franco
Prussian War, when both sides were
armed with breech-loading rifles. the
average proportion of killed and
wounded at Worth, Suicheren, Mars
la Tour, Gravelotte and Sedan was
one-ninth, the heaviest loss being at
Mars Ia Tour, where it was one
sixth, and the smallest at Sedan.
where it was one-twelfth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
In Honor of Mrs. Helbach.

Mrs. NJ. r. F~ker entertained az
a o'clock luncheon Tuesday, at
her home, 6lS Norh Washington
street, in honor of Mrs. Rudolph
Helbach, who lei. Thursday for
Ranger, Texas, to make her home.
Covers were laid for Mrs. Felker,
Mrs. Helbach. Mrs. c. w. White
more of Bartlesville, Mrs. p. r..
Tarver, Mrs. c. w. Rollins, Mrs.
B. T. Musgraves and Mr. and Mrs.
". W. Taliaferro.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21

Miss Anna Ruth Stewart enter
tained the Young Peoples Mission
airy Society OF Broadway Methodist
Church at her home. ll05 + stree,,
northwest, Friday night. The de-
votional was led by Miss Mabel
Warren and vocal numbers were
given by Miss Lorene Pouter. Miss
Margaret Cherry gave IN interest
ing report of her trip to he y. w.
G. A. encampment at HOLSTER, Mo,
in the Ozark mountains. After the
business meeting iced watermelon
was served to twenty-four girls, in
cluding eight new members OF the
society. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Miss Lucille
Griffin, III { street, southwest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Red Cross Luncheon Club.

Mrs. Walter 5. Thompson was
hostess to the members OF the Red
Cross Luncheon Club at Chicka-
saw Lake Club Friday. There were
present Mrs. William Simpson of
Gainesville, Texas, Mrs. Monte Dill
lingham, Miss Ellen Dickson, Miss
Elsie Potterf, Miss Mary Jarrett,
Mrs Frank Porter, Miss Rosamond
Wyatt OF Chattanooga, Tenn, Mrs,
Edward Gait and Love Porter and
Elizabeth Thompson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Informal Dancing Party.

Miss Cecile Jones entertained i
group of friends at an Informal
dancing party last night at her
home On G. street, southwest. Dur
ing the evening refreshments were
served. There We're present Francis
Graham, Dorothy Downward, Clara
b. Waltrip, Wilma Lois Roberts,
Florence Wall; Chester Franklin,
Richard Patterson Jr., Ernest Ly-
kins, Philip McNees, Granville Gra-
ham and Clint Eddleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Country Club Dinner Dance

Bowden Lacy had as Ms dinner
guests at Dornick Hills Country
Club Friday night Miss Alto Nc
Ghee, Miss Cora Dyer, Miss Flor
ence Gait, Miss Margaretta Gra-
ham, Miss Pala Hyden; William
Potter, Louis Turman ani Robert
Harrison,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Slumber Party.

Miss Helen Won Keller gave a
slumber party last night at her
home, zoos Twelfth Avenue, north
west. Her guests were the Misses
Ernestine and Gladys Gu,llot, Hat
tie Burnitt, Euna Mae Roberts,
lnez lrby, Gertrude Thyng, Edna
Brown and LaNadis Lykins.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21

children are spending the weekend
at Chickasaw Lake Club
Miss Rosamond Wyatt. who has
been tie guest of Mrs. Frank Por-
ter for several days, will leave to-
morrow for her home IN Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Lieut.. ID. b. Gish, of the air serv-
ice, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Gait at Gait Manor. Lieu
tenant Smith. who accompanied
him here, HIS returned to Barron
field, Fort Worth, Texas. Lieuten-
ant Gish will speud several days
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Aid Society to Meet.

Mrs. +. +. Stong viii entertain
the Young Ladies Aid Society Of
the First Christian church at 5
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. r. A. Fox, 40l O
street. southwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Conversation Course Closes.

The food conservation classes,
conducted by Miss Leona Aber-
crombie, assistant home demonstra-
tor. have concluded the course
which consisted OF the baking OF
quick breads, yeast breads and
cakes and the use of substitute
ilours, canning of fruits a1d vege-
tables, drying OF fruits and vege-
tables and the making OF jellies,
marmalades and preserves. Those
who completed the course are:
Mrs. NJ. T. Craig. Mrs. II. H. Sayre,
Mrs. {. q. Squ:res. Mrs. Ella NJ.
iardie. Mrs. N>sie Green, Mrs.
ID. J. Thomas, Mrs. Charles Hew-
lit. Mrs. II. q. Archibald, Miss Mae
Johnson. Mrs. L. B. Tdrver. Mrs.
VI. +. Fcklcr. Mrs. Charles W. Rol-
lins. Mrs. {. Stubblefield. Mrs. \.
II. Riddle and srs. g. l.. McCul-
lar.
A class in Red Cross lietetics
ha salso completed the course pre-
,cribed by the government officials.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Notes of Society

Miss Bethune Wolvertor return
ed home yesterday afternoon after
spending a few days with Miss Ann
Alicia Crittendon at her country
home, southeast of Ard'eore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Not Exactly.

Baltimore American: Il wonder
one thing mamma"
What is it child :"
DO the mermaids make up the
oyster beds with sheets OF water :"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Eastern Star Meeting.

a regular meeting and initiation
of Ardmort Chapter No. 20 Eastern
Star will be held at $50 o'clock to-
morrow night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Meets With Mrs. Young.

Division Number One Of Broad
way Baptist Ladies' 'Aid Society
will meet at o'clock Tuesday aft
ernoon with Mrs. G. w. Young.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Doubtful.

Boston Transcrip: ~How's YOUR
war garden. old man ;"
There's a cut-worm drive on at
present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21


to visit Miss Mabel Williams.
Miss Anne Anderson. who has
been attending house party at
Corps Christi, Texas, IS expected
home today She will spend 4 few
days with her uncle and amt. Mr..
and Mrs. Z. V Morton. and will
then go to Colorado Springs. Col,
to join her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
!. /. Cox.
The Misses Juanita and Valita
Tidmore OF Wilson and Miss Bes-
sic Mayfield of Waco. Texas. are
guests OF Miss Jewel Mu. graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Dickson have
as their guests today Mrs Joseph
Loftin of Idabel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rule Suggs OF Oklahoma City, Mr..
and Mrs. J, !. Bond of Waco, Tex,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ?ruiet of
Pauls Valley.
Miss Nellie Pittman OF Quitman,
Texas. came yesterday to visit Mr..
and Mrs. G.. c. Henson. Ola b
street, northwest
Mrs. Hattie Noble has returned
after a several weeks stay in Glen
Rose, Texas.
Mrs. Eugh Thompson and moth
er, Mrs. W. ID. Green, have returned |
after a month, stay in Hot Springs, |
Ark.
The Rev. AMI Mrs. F. w. Golden
Howes. Mrs. Shannon Boulton.
Miss Maye Speake of Dallas. Texas.
and ID. G.. Gilmer comprised a pic
mic party to Oil Springs yesterday .
Afternoon. They returned last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. O.car NIn Noy and
their guest, Mrs. Cresson Given of
ID. G, and Miss Grace
have returned from Bur
NEVILLE where they attended a
house party given by Mr.. and Mrs
Doc Culwell. Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Nov and Mrs. Given will go to
tomorrow to viist Mr.
md Mrs. X. l.. Reams at thei;
country home. Mrs. Given will
cave Wednesday night for her
lomc.
Louis Turman attended a dance
II Ma,sl Thursday nigh
MIR. and Mrs. ~ Shores and 7
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Pythian Sisters.

The Pythian Sisters will meet in
regular session at $50 o'clock
Tuesday night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21

Miss Clara b. Waltrip has re-
turned from Ada where sue visited
her aunt Mrs. w. w. S,edge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Gates and
daughter Muffet, are spending to-
day in Sulphur.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21

Miss Irene Montgomery OF Wich-
ita Falls, Texas, came this noon
to visit Miss Mabel Williams.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21

Louis Turman attended a dance
at Maosl Thursday nigh
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21

MIR. and Mrs. gy Shores and
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-05
SAVE 100000 BUSHELS
OF WHEAT THAT FORMERLY
WAS LOST IN THRESHING
Farmers, Urged by Food AdmInistra.
tion, Provide Seven Extra Loaves
Of Bread for Every American.

BY adopting cleaner threshing meth
DDS and by literally combing harvest
fields to gather grain formerly vast.
ed, threshermen and farmers OF the
United States this year saved fully
100000 bushels of wheat, estimated
as equivalent to about seven one-pound
loaves of bread for every person in
the country. This result, accompanied
by corresponding savings of barley,
oats, rye and other grains, is shown by
reports from 33 grain states to the Z.
s. Food Administration. Other states,
although not prepared to furnish def
mite figures of conservation in the
grain fields, report greatly reduced
harvest losses.
This rural food saving achievement,
accomplished in scarcely six months
time, was in direct response to re-
quests by the Food Administration,
which asked farmers and threshermen
to reduce harvest losses from about
81 per cent.-the estimated average
in normal times-to the lowest possi-
BILE minimum. Country grain thresh-
Ing committees carried into every
grain growing community the official
recommendations for accomplishing
the results desired.
In numerous instances drivers of
racks with leaky bottoms were sent
from the fields to repair their equip
, ment and frequently bad order thresh-
ing machines were stopped until the
cause Of waste was removed. But In
proportion to the number Of persons
engaged in gathering the nations grain
crop, cases of compulsion were COM
paratively rare. The Food Admins
tration freely attributes the success of
the grain threshing campaign to pa
triotic service by farmers, thresher-
men and their crews Incidentally
grain growers of the United States are
many millions of dollars "in pocket"
as a result of the grain saved.