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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-27

separately as check against the
others.
To prevent total for any of the
so-called speculative crops, such as
corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye and cot
ton, from becoming known to any per-
son prior to the time fixed In advance,
even the tabulators and computers
who make up the totals do not know
the states to which they pertain. The
final telegraphic reports and comments
of the field agents relating to the spec
ulative crops are kept locked In the
Office of the secretary Of agriculture
until crop reporting day, when they
are turned over to the crop reporting
board and the entire board is inn
mediately locked In until the minute
that the report Is issued, guards being
stationed at the doors and all tele-
phones disconnected.
Each member of the crop reporting
board prepares his own individual and
independent estimate for each crop
and state. These are compared, dis
crepancies are discussed and ex-
planned and final figure is adopted
by the board.
Data Complete.
The crop reporting board has be-
fore it more complete, detailed and
accurate data than any other crop
estimating agency in the world. Mem
bers of the board and all other depart
ment employees concerned with crop
estimates are prohibited by law under
severe penalties from specializing IN
any product "of the SOIL" from giving
out advance information and from
knowingly compiling or issuing false
statistics.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-27
ACCURACY IS aim
IN CROP REPORTS
Department of Agriculture Gath
ers Information on Ameri-
can Food Production.
STRICT SECRECY MAINTAINED
Forecasts Reflect Efforts of Farmers
for Maximum Yields and Have I'M
mediate and Marked Effect
on Various Markets.

Dependence of a large part of the
world upon American farm production
has focused public attention upon the
crop reports of the United States de-.
partment of agriculture-repOrts which
the United States government spon-
sors and protects from illegal use to
the ultimate degree.
Just now the crop reports are re-
flecting the efforts of American farm
ers for maximum production. When
small crops are reported the news
serves to prepare the country and en-
able necessary adjustments.
Strict Secrecy Rules.
The crop reports, too, have an i'm
mediate and marked effect upon the
markets. Their great Importance in
this field has made necessary thorough
safeguards against premature publica-
ton and unauthorized use. Every
avenue through which information
might be filtered from the locked
rooms where the reports are finally
prepared is closed and remains closed
until the second, when, as shown in
the picture, the signal for release is
given.
On "crop reporting day" at an hour
set months in advance, newspaper and
press association representatives gath
er in the main building Of the depart
ment Of agriculture. Each has near
at hand a telephone already connected
with his Office and at the other end of
the line Is man equipped with a
blank crop reporting form. Shortly
before the moment set copies of the
completed crop reports are placed on
a table, face down, and each news
paper man gets his hand on one. At
the signal, given by a high official Of
the department, the newspaper men
get to their telephones and In very
few minutes more the coveted infor-
nation is being read In every large
market In the United States and the
next day, at the latest, 1t is available
In every community of the United
States and in the larger markets of
foreign countries.
Big Organization Works.
The release" of the crop reports
follows work in which tens Of thou
sands and sometimes hundreds Of thou
sands of persons all over the country
have participated.
Distributed over the country are az
salaried field agents. one in each state
or group Of small states. The bureau
also employs ten crop specialists, one
each for cotton, rice and tobacco, who
travel through the regions in which
their special crops are grown. In
addition there are approximately 49,
600 voluntary crop reporters, includ-
ing county and township reporters and
producers, buyers and handlers OF
grain and live stock.
TsbuIation Of Crop Information.
The returns from each class Of re-
porters are tabulated and averaged
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-27

The revolving breakfast tray is a
comfort which Anne, lean women would
do well to borrow from their English
cousins. IT makes 1t possible to do
with less service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY u, 1918.
EPIDEMIC OF UNREST.

MrS. ililda NJ. Richards. the chief of
the newly formed woman 5 division OF
the United States department Of labor,
gives needed warning of trouble. She
says that the department is being
swamped with demands from women
all over the country for a change Of
work. ~ Everybody wants to>give UP
her present position, - added Mrs. Rich
ards emo matter how excellent it NAV
he, and do war work. An epidemic of
unrest is sweeping over the country.
just at this time when it is specially
necessary to keep 1 well balanced at
mosphere. "
Such a general unrest must be rec
ognized as dangerous and fruitless in
good works; change for change s sake
IS worse than useless; it is very mis-
chievous The unsettlcmcnt of the
whole humdrum life and jog-trot state
of mind throughout the country caused
by our entry into the war and its per
draft. the food and fuel conservation
and the campaigns for bond issues, is
inevitable, in the circumstances; but
every sensible woman, as well as man.
should bear i'll mind the duty of keep
ing cool head and refrafning from
rocking the boat. So great a stir and
shifting Of the male population is
bound to have its correlative amono
women, and the broadening of the geo.
graphical area in which women now
mold the suffrage is an added influence
powerful to msettle and likely to i'm
pair the general duty. And the rea-
ular day S wor! is of vital interest 70
the whole country as well as to the in.
dividual.
The eases win be found exceptional
IN which a complete change from the
routine work Of women would he ad.
rantageou@ Instead of change, de.
velopment, to the fullest possible ex-
tent, along the lines of present useful.
ness, will usually turn out to he of
gyeateat value to the cause for which
everybody wishes to work. The etimu-
lation Of change and of active service
IN uniform is a boon which many good
and brave soldiers long for, but which
they are forced to set aside and stick
TO their homely woodpile of day 5 work
at the desk, or the lathe, or the bench.
or the plough. And the ardent earnest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

IN way to force them to suceumb TO
German submarine warfare.
II Is now no secret that when the
American troops went TO France the
french courage and morale were at On
low ebb as result of three years Of
suffering and sacrifice such as the world
mad never previously known that the
French people would have demanded
peace al any price within short time
Lack OF fuel and incidental sufferinsr
were among the chief coptribnt;ne,
causes ~ bringing about this Situation
Many other materials must also be
saved TO help win this war. The host
OF good women Of Burlington who are
engaged IN providing Red Cross SIM
lhea, with their headquarters at the
corner OF Main and Union streets. could
use more wool IN providing sweaters
ana helmets for our soldier BOYS. Tbev
are oqulPping the soldier bows who on
out from Burlington, in addition to pro-
YIdlng large quantity Of supplies FOR
Shipment abroad, and similar work i
being carried on all over the country
People can save wool and thereby
and IN the work Of keeping orr hovs IL
KHAKI provided with one of the essen
tIals in the soaked and freezing
trenches You read in our news al.
umns Yesterday that IL per cent Of the
capacltv Of the mills has been taken bv
the production Of goods for American
TROOPS, and the rest of US must patriot
lcall. do with the balance. This means
that we must all save on wool. host
81 people are working over old ma
teflals and thus avoiding the necessity
OF reducing the stock OF new woolen
materials Indeed we must learn TO s,b.
Sutute other materials for wool in "a
nous ways, and thus help keep our sol
der boys provided with necessities for
trench warfare.
moreover, we must save money itself
In order to help provide the sinews of
war. II IS not fair to patriotic Ameri-
can boys TO ask them to fight for -.
ana to allow them to go unprovided
Wlth every aid that can possibly he
furnished them. If they wage orr ba+.
lies Tor Us, we ought TO be willing n
90 our bit. at least to the extent of
ioanlng Uncle sam the small sums of
money We can spare from time 10 time
through the purchase of thrift stamps.
The sinking OF the Tuscania has served
70 b1lng home this war to us as baS
no other single event. The sacrifice
made by the American bows who lost.
their lives while trying to reach the
Held CT struggle. viii have been mad
III VAN If Americans let the occasion
pass without radedicatinp tbemsal,,ne
~ the task IF doing everything in their
Wy % help win this war for the rescue
OF the world from Hun frightfulness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
k1| DAD(Y'S Gy[N|N1
Ill FAIRY TALL
M 81 MACY GRAHAM BONNER
THE STILL CRANES.

Il have heard" said Mrs. Crane,
that we puzzle people as we'll as chill
dren."
It's true my dear, we do. That's be-
cause we are so very clever" said Mr..
Crane.
I'VE don't mind admitting it, do
we?' asked Mrs Crane.
Better TO admit it than TO boast
about ii" said Mr. Crane. although
when l stop to think about il, / don't
see that il makes much difference
whether we boast about being clever or
admit it. 1t all amounts to the same
thing in the end.'
We'll, as it amounts to the same
thing in the end and as it is a LITTLE
kinder to ourselves to say that we ad-
nit il rather than boast about it-let'S
always say in the future that we admit
we are clever. That would be the SEN
slble thing to do Mrs Crane con-
tinued. sWe would appear modest and
shy and say, We'll. if you say we are
clever we must be,'"
suppose no one does say we are
clever" suggested Mr.. Crane.
Dear, dear me-" said Mrs. Crane
Don't think of such horrible things.
The very thought of such a possibility
makes me very sad indeed"
Sorry TO have upset YOU" said Mr.
Crane. I'VE had better say in the fu-
ture that some great friends of ours
have called Us clever and as we hate
TO doubt their word we have to agree"
"tinei Fine!" shrieked Mrs. Crane.
You are clever, my love, and this is
the proof. You can give some reason
for making folks say so. But tell me.
as secret, for as am crane myself.
L Will never give you away. how did
you ever hear, or guess. or think. in
the first place that we We're a clever
family?"
THAT most certainly can tell you.v
said Mr. Crane.
And you will, will you not?" asked
Mrs. Crane.
Indeed I will, at once.s So Mr.
crane stood with one leg curled up by
MS side and looked at Mrs. Crane as
he began to talk.
MY dear" he said, II heard the
keeper talking only the other day and
this is what he said:
Those cranes are the smartest birds
they can keep so still no one knows
whether they're alive or not. They
look like StatueS'''
What are statuesy' shrieked Mrs.
Crane.
No wonder you ask, my dear" said
Mr.. Crane. Il didn't know until |
heard them talking same more. And
found out that statues were images of
real people and animals made out of
some material which had no life to it
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

Retail merchants i'll all towns of > 800
population or more will be asked in
the next few weeks to adopt the on
tire retail delivery program of the com
merclal economy board, council of ma
tlonal defense. This program includes
the maximum of one delivery a day.
the elimination of special deliveries. re-
strlctions on returned goods, c. O. d.
privileges, and the establishment of
cooperative delivery systems in small
and medium sized communities. This
action was decided upon at a confer
ence held by the commercial economy
board at which were present Herbert
{. Hoover, United States food admins
traitor; W. c. RedfeId, secretary of com
merce, and representatives Of state
councils of defense from Connecticut
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey. New
York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
Vermont, Virginia, and West yiroipia
\ smaller conference is soon to be held
for the western states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

sense to them after all. 1 just feel
sorry for them though"
wen, | did at first" said Mrs.
Crane. "but now that l think about il 7
really wouldn't feel sorry for them. for
they don't even know they're statues,
so they are not unhappy. And / never
believe in being unhappy about some
thing no one else is. In fact it's a mis-
take TO be unhappy at all--it only
makes one-well-unhappy," she end
ed in loud voice.
True" said Mr.. Crane. "But YOU
see 1t is clever of us 10 look like some
thing we are not. And TO be able to
keep so still that no one knows wheth-
er were real or not. We can keep 50
quiet that no one even sees us culver
or move muscle. And after I had
heard the keeper talking about US /
remembered the time when I made a
bird think was not alive.
He was flying into nv house from
the ram and was standing in the door
way. he thought l was new kind of
door until suddenly / jumped at him.
de Just got out in time and ESCAPED
with his life. But he must have thought
was clever TO have kept so STILL"
Its nice to be considered clever"
Mrs. Crane said. and it's most ex-
tremely useful for US. We can foo:
others, but no one can fool US, for we
can move so very quickly"
And" continued Mr.. Crane. folks
eyes get blurred looking at US often
when we stay so still. and they have to
look away at something else before
they can gaze at us again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

The Coal Trade journal. like the
Coal Age, places the primary respon-
slbiiity on the railroads and there are.
Of course, the statistics Of increased
coal production in 1917 to bear out
the claims made. No official figures by
the government for the whole calendar
year have yet been published. but both
the government and the coal trade est
mates fix the year 5 total bituminous
production at about 100000 tons in
excess of the 1916 figures. while an
thraeite production rose about 10000
600 tons. Exports of coal did not in,
crease very materially during the wear.
although there were increased ship
ments. The fact that there were some
3o,oo0,00o tons more coal, hard and soft,
mined in 1917 than in 1916 makes very
difficult TO maintain the charge that
government price-fXing last summer
was substantial cause of the fuel
scarcity this winter. There has been
an increased consumption by the indus
tries and the railroads themselves con
sumed l5,000,000 tons more bituminous
IN 1917 than in 1916, but the winter
would have passed without this fam
inc in coal if transportation facilities
had been adequate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
Spare the Shade Trees.
{ laremont Ia Gle J

i'4'ilAViit l-dSlt-}
That monentary hope Of the disap-
pearance of the Monday HOLIDAYS has
been again deferred. The Garfield DAYS
are to stay on for while longer How
long they will continue depends on tho
freight man, the coal man and the
weather man, especially tho weather
man.
"hlie these unaccustomcd HOLIDAYS
continue, an increasing number OF men
VIII utilize them in the most suitable
way that can be ina gined, namely bv
cutting wood for fuel. Many axes and
hucksaws are busy each Monday that
had been idle for years. Some of the
trees that have added charm and attrac-
tlNehesS to certain sections of our town
nave been cut down. and the temptl-
non 10 cut down others that shade and
beautlfE our dwellings will be strong
lheSe trees are near at hand Some of
them keep portion of the snow from
netting In the early spring. They make
our houses damp. SO down they must
come when the call for fuel brings their
disadvantages to mind.
One needs to remember that the trees
that fringe our streets and our homes
are source of comfort in summer and
OF restfulness and delight to the ewes
at all times They cannot be replaced
on short notice. They should be spared
There are plenty of other trees to be
had. They are farther off 1t requires
littie searching and perhaps some
bargaining to find the available trees
for hewing down. y municipal wood
lot would be good thing, but there
ism I any. 50 the man who cares Will
have to make an effort if he is to cut
has wood and at the same time con
serve our shade trees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

was eating peenuts in the kitchin
and throwing the empty shells in the
coal s,uttle, and our eat was setting
on the kitehin table, witch his name
Is Fluffy and he always sets there till
he gets chased down, and | thawt. G.
l wonder II YOU Good hipmotize cat.
And | went over and looked rite in
his eyes and wiggled my hands in frunt
OF his face like hipmotist. saving.
Fluffy, you're 2 elefunt. do YOU heer.
you're a elephunt, you got a trunk and
everything, heers a peenut.
And | put a peenut up to his mouth.
but he jest kepp on setting there look
ing at me rs if he thawt he was hin
nothing me insted of me hipmotizine
him, and | wiggled my hands in frunt
of his face agen, saying. You're ele-
funt. you're a elephunt, don't YOU know
wen you're 2 elefunt! Wich he dident
look as if he did and thawt | know
wat, LII make him bleevc hes a tioar
and I'm Kernel Roozyelt after him.
Wich started to do. wiggline nv
hands IN frunt Of his face like eny-
thing and saying. Presto changeo. youre
tiger i'll the .iungils and I'm Kernel
koozvelt with a gun and pistol and
club.
Fluffy jest keeping on looking as if
ne was thinking OF sumthing cltS. and
yelled, You're q tiger, darn You, you're
tiger, Wich Fluffy looked as if he
aident think so, and yelled, You're
hlpmotIzed tiger, bang, bang.
And ! quick poked him twice in tho
end of the nose with my finger. and wat
dld he do but lift VI his paws aud slap
me rte across the hand, making a big
red scratch, and | thawt. Gosh. darn
II ! dldent do it, | hipmotized him.
Ony | dldent try it agen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
Formulas for Rolled Oats
Bread
NO. WITHOUT SUGAR AND
SHORTENING.

No. $50 lbs. -four, 20 lbs. oats, 13l
lbs. salt, Ia lbs. yeast, So TO 65 lbs. wa
ter.
Soak oats in warm water about As
minutes, - per cent of total water. Al
low 20 cool 20 80 degrees, or use boiling
hot water and allow to cool Make
dough not too slack, temperature - de.
grccs. Give first punch two hours and
tofiyiivr minutes. Second punch for
ty.ivc minutes. Let stand onc-half
hour then mold up. Let proof from
forty 20 sixty minutes, according to tenn
pcrature Of room. Proof slightly less
than white bread, and bake same ms
white bread. Extreme care should be
exercised not 90 let fermentation pro.
eced too far, especially So when oats are
scaIdcd and the starch cells thus broken
down.
Except the soaking of the oats. the
process is no different from the manu-.
fagturc of white bread.
Due to the great nutritivc value Of
oais-fa content from seven to EIGHT
tunes as great as i'm white daur-thc
shortening I'M oatmeal bread is unucccs-
sasy. Even without sugar q very mtri-
tous, wholesome. and pulatable loaf is
produced.
When the sponge method is used the
onts are Incorporated in the sponge, to-
grthrr with part of flour, yeast and
enough Of the water 10 make q firm
sponge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers of
the late receipt of copies of
The Reformer sent through
the United States mails.
After we deliver papers to
the postof1ce we have no con-
troll over them, but as an inn
portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be inn
mediately reported to the local
postmaster and to the Post
office Department, Washing
ton, D. c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
when Germany Declared War.


The United States declared war on
Hefmany approximately 10 months ago,
put evidence which has come to light
SHOWS that the German government se
cfetly declared war on the United
states as long ago as Jan. Is, 1915, on
when date letter of instruction was
dispatched to German military agents
~ the United States, directing them
70 destroy property i'll this country by
iires and explosions Agents to ear
~ on destructive work, the latter
Sald, can be recruited among the
workingmen s unions which have an
afchlstlc tendencies So far as is
Known the |. ". v. was the only organ
l2atlon supporting to be working
men union which lent itself to the
herman plan of terrorism. The genuine
Iabof unions resisted the attempts of
the halser 5 agents to debauch them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
srattleboro, Brattleboro News Co. c.
W. CIeaNehnd, 5. l.. Purinton (Estey-
NlHe), Brooks House Pharmacy, Allen s
Depot Newsstand, Mrs. ID. F. DOYLE,
South Main Street
West srattleboro, j L. Stockweu.
sast Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown
Putney, NJ G Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler
West Townshend, c. II. Grout
Jamaica, r. j. Daggett
South Londonderry, +. II Tyler
South Vernon, T. b. Bufum
Northteld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
west Chesterfield, N. II, Mrs. W
Streeter.
Hnsdale, NJ. H., w H. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant.
windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

Transportation problems will receive
lot of attention the coming year.
Something is wrong when million
bushels of onions are in danger of rot
ting IN Connecticut valley storehouses,
the Maine potato crop is still unmoved,
and the enormous corn crop of the mid
die western states is in danger Of be
coming spoiled in storage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

We are all ready to believe that the
report Of the Massachusetts agricultur-
al college is true when it states that
December of the present winter was
the coolest December on record. and
that the following month was the cold
est January since 1886.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
Rolled Oats Bread

We shall publish a series Of recipes
Tor Family and Bakers use. 1t is safe
20 say that any housewife may use one
NTH Rolled Oats or Oatmeal in making
q batch Of bread, and it docs not require
any real change Of method except
Rolled Oats should be scalded thorough.
~ and allowed to cool to the regular
degree Of temperature that the house
wife would use in making a batch Of
bread
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
Saving to Win the War
burlington Free Press

~ TINS particular time chief empha
<is - beng laid upon the saving of
ood and fuei IN the purchase of war
HVlngS stamps as means OF SAVING To
he IN win the war against German fright
-ulnes5 Coal and food products are of
curse the first essentials to actual cx-
lstenee, and We must see t. il that our
llilea are not cut off from these Supplies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

women will learn the same lessons Of
self control and of vicarious sacrifice
~ this war time, as the men have
learned. The women, indeed, have
long ago learned that lesson, but its
new application may seem even more
difficult.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
The Higher Mathematics.

Tommy-Half of EN- we got with
machine gun fire, half of EN- with the
rife, then we fixed bayonets and killed
another half Of EN-,
Funny man-And what happened to
Iommy-Oh, we took them prisoners
London Opinion.