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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30

Pumpkins are a food for both man and animal It is needless to say that pumpkin pie is relished by almost eV- cry person, but do we all appreciate the value of pumpkins as cattle and hog feed?
 That was the question which pug zled J. E. Hinshaw early in l9lS, when the Peoples Loan and Trust company of Winchester, Indu thought of staging a pumpkin contest for that year. He consulted the county agent and wrote to Perdue university eX- perts It was found that 2ls tons of pumpkins are equal to about one ton of corn silage that Professor French of the oregon station had found that 200-lb. hogs when consuming 26 lbs. of cooked pumpkin and small amount of shorts per day had gained Is pounds daily; that 273 pounds of grain and S76 pounds of raW pump kins produced 100 pounds of pork; and that cooking is of no advantage with pumpkins, as is found in Henry and Morrison's Feeds and Feeding.
 DIFFERENT CONTESTS For the past six years the trust company. with Gov. J. P. Goodrich as president, has staged a different kind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Organized Canning

As result of well organized cam paigns carried on in several of the north ern and western states last year to con- serve food by canning and preserving, the county agents arranged for Ie5l canning demonstrations for women asid from club work, and more than 4,5OOV" additional kuarts of fruits and vegeta- bles were canned. Assistance in home gardening was given to ol63 persons. while &. .44 farmers were given informa- toin in regard to the best methods or storing fruits and vegetables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Marines ForestaIled Huns

From "Fighting in France with the Ma
 rines," by Lieut. Newton Jenkins, h.
 fantry. '. s. A.. in the Scribner.
 Their moppingup party started down through it, throwing dozens of their po- tato-masher grenades. But there was mo- body in the trench to kill. An automatic rifle team was stationed at c, with a field of fire covering the three direc- ttons indicated. When he heard all the commotion in the Balzac trench. the gun ner moved his rifle so as to fire into that trench to meet the advancing Germans He kept the stream of fire on them as he would a hose. They could not face the music The leader of the party had hundred holes in him. That party did not reach it's objective.
 The other party led by the two lieu tenants had desperate bit of bUsiness to get done. Each lieutenant carried q high-explosive internal machine, made by arranging 20 sticks of powerful ex-
 plosive. like dynamite, into a bundle wrapped securely in burlap. Inserted Tn the charge was detonator with fuse attached The lieutenants. surrounded by their men, weresto crush their way to the tops of the dugouts. With wires fastened to the bundle, they were to hang them from above, down into the dugouts and set them off. It was a piece of high-class stuff and required an officer to carry it out It IS only by the use of some such powerful explosive that dugout can be destroyed and everybody killed A grenade will not do it. It will not destroy the dugout. and some of the occupants may survive. The dugouts were not full of men, as the enemy anticipated. There was one man in one of them. The others were all out 1 in the melee that was now growing des- perate That one man was getting ready 1 IS fast as he could to get out. The Ger man first lieutenant stood on the tor | of the dugout. He was peehng off hi; | silk gloves, ready to dangle that fright
 full piece of mechanism in front of ths
 door of the dugout into the hands oi the German corporal, who was at hi. appointed place to carry it inside. Int | American inside saw the German in thu doorway. With .45 he scored perfec | hit. hole the size of a quarter wa: put into the front of the helmet and 2
 similar one behind. Some one from some
 where saw the two lieutenants. Ther' , was one lying on top Of each dugout This ended the party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Food Crops Grow 43 P. c.

As result of the food production cam paign carried on by the experiment sta. ton and cooperating agencies in Porte Rico, it is reported that the area de- voted to food crops was increased 43 per cent during the fiscal year 1918. Large areas usually devoted to d second to- bacco crop were planted to corn ana beans. During the year Porto Rico be- came an exporter of beans instead of heavy importer It is estimated that more than 25,Ooo domestic gardens were planted during the year. Cooperative work in rice growing was begun in dif- ferent parts of the island to determine the possibility of developing this indus try. Porto Rico imports about $o'000,Wo worth of rice annually, and it is be- leved that at least half of this amount could be produced at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Farmers Order Lime

The Licking county (Ohio) farm bureau ordered r carloads of lime this year and lined 400 acres of land. Six new lime spreaders were placed in communities which had never had them. Sixty men, a large majority of whom had never used lime, secured lime through the bu- reau. The county agent in August made Al tests in differert parts of the county, g of which showed the need of lime Immediate steps were taken to hold meetings to inform the farmers as to lime needs, where 1t could be secured, price and how and when to apply it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Merchants Study Farming

Retail merchants. by getting in close touch with the farmer and studying his problems, can help themselves as well as the former. This belief was acted on by the Wisconsin Retail Lumber dealers association in a recent conference with Wisconsin agricultural extension work CTS. as feature of which members Of the association heard talks and saw dem onstratons of better farming methods. The decision of the association to give informed service as well as to sell lum- Der to farmers is said to have been the first united step ever taken in the, direc- tion of bringing retailers and farmers together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
The Ford in Mexico

Maiorie Barstow, in the Yale Review There is nothing on earth which the
 Mexican cannot surround with caress-
 ing grace and romantic uncertainty not even a Ford. Fords are popular 2 in Mexico. Since the duty has been { taken off. automobiles, there are snin- :. ,e;ng rows of them on the streets of the metropolis, and they bid fair to rival the topheavy coach drawn ny
 donkeys, which is the genuine native
 taxi But F'ords in Mexico acquire
 some of the characteristics of that astonishing country. Driven by som < brero Indian. who always takes sec yyond Indian along to protect him, ano who in soft persuasive tones denepl mates his machine a tForsito.' dear Ssiittle Ford" the vehicle promptly loses
 the atmosphere which it brought from
 MfeAikan. and riding in it becomes a
 somewhat perilous adventure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Utilize Rough Feed

Every ton of straw, every ton of corn hay produced on the farms should pass through the cattle or to be used as bedding after having been offered to them. Beef cattle, especially steers and dry cows that are being wintered, may be given cheaper feeds than grain, such as we'll cured corn stover, straw and hay, with one or two pounds of cotton seed meal. They should be given all of such rcughages, however, that they will con- sume witr a relish Breeding cows and young growing animals should be given sufficient feed to enable them to make satisfactory growth. Most of the feed is wasted when given to a young animal that does not make some growth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Save Manure

There has never been time when the making saving and utilizing of all sorts of farm manure was so essential All fertilizing material is high in price, and some kinds can not be had in sufficient quantities at all Farm manure may be used for number of purposes to much greater advantage than commercial fertilizers. The total quantity of manure can be greatly increased by keeping live stock sheds and stables well bedded with straw, leaves and other refuse about the farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Home Work for Girls

How much work in the home should girl from 10 to IS do? The home demonstration agent in Hampden county. Mass, has been asked to plan course of home training for the school girls to do outside of school This will appeai to the mothers for but few of them do not realize the importance to a girl or this kind of training. The difficulty has been to decide just how much should be expected from a girl in school, and in many homes, it is believed not enough has been required because the mothe- preferred to err by being too lenienf rather than too severe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Result of Seed Treatment

More than 5000 farmers co-operated with the agricultural county agents last year in the B northern and western states in treating seed oats for smut Their efforts resulted in more than l, 600 600 additional acres of oats being sown with treated seed. Based on re- ports made the previous year the results of this work increased the yield an aver age of about four bushels an acre. and this increase was brought about in most cases at cost of less than 10 cents Il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Blackleg Vaccine

As a result of continued demand for vaccine for immuniZing cattle against backleg, the bureau or animal industry is enlarging it's facilities for making this important preparation so as to meet all demands promptly. During the last year more than 4G0O GOO doses of blackleg vac cine were distributed free to stock own CTS of the United States. The bureau IS prepared to assist stockmen in preventing blacklek in their herds. both through printed informa ton and through vaccine for properly minimizing cattle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
High Bushel Weights

Investigation by the bureau of crop estimates indicates an average weight of 5S.S pounds per bushel for the wheas : crop of this country in 1918. The aver age for 1917 was 5S.5 pounds, and the 10-year average ending with 1917 was 5S1 pounds The oats crop of the United States in 1918 had an average weight of 33.2 pounds per bushel and for the preceding 10 years 32 pounds. An average weight of 46.9 pounds per bushel is, reported for the 1918 barley crop, compared to 46,4 pounds for the previous eight crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
More Meat Inspected

Additional tasks performed under war conditions by the meat inspection service of the United States department of agri- culture are indicated by increases in the number of animals slaughtered under federal supervision In October. l9ls' the cattle, calves, sheep. goats and swine thus inspected numbered 5,7S7, POP, m comparison with 4,5s7,5A in October, l9l'. The number for the 10 months ending October 1918, was 50.760,507, and for the 10 months ending October, 1917. it was 45 936 SS3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Potato Rolls Delicious

l have never served these rools that they have not been praised. and many persons have asked for the recipe. The ingredients are 2 eggs. beaten light
 + cup shortening. i cup mashed potato, 1 cake yeast, 1 cup sweet milk and 112 cups flour. Let the dough rise until light. then add enough flour to handle nicely and i teaspoon salt and l table spoon sugar Then roll out the dough, cut it with the biscuit cutter let rise again and bake in hot oven. Use dough aa soft as possibe-Mrs. A. l.. Nichols.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Farming in Canada

Canadian farmers increased their oats o,s
 nro.l,,ction to 457OOO,00o bushels in lslS from 70, ,e,oO 900 bushels in 1917; barley a 10 sEas oo GOO from 5 Ooo, GOO bushels; rye. to lo'- '.4oo. GOO from 100000 bushels; field peas' 10 44oo. GOO from 100000 bushels; beans to 4,6O0, ,0OO from 1,SO0.o0O bushels puSh" s,a., sseed to 100000, from 5,9Oo,ooo bushels and corn for husking.. to 6,soo'ooo rom 78OO. GOO bushels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Alfalfa Seed Prices

Producers of alfalfa seed in the United States received sS.30 a bushel November l5, 1916, s9.43 a year later, and $9.$ Mo- vomber 15. 1918 After the harvest of 19l6 the price considerably declined, but an upward movement followed February. 1917, when the price received by pro- ducers was as low as s7.75 and by March. 1918. 1t reached the high price of $1O a bushel. In Kansas, the November, 1918. price was $90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
How Crop Varied

The composite condition of all crops
 reached 1929 per cent of normal pro
 sduction June 1, 1918. higher pom. than was reached at that date durins the preceding seven years, put con ntinuous declines followed to 94.l per cent for September l, after which oa'o thare was improvement to 97.6 per cent flor November 1, and this composite 2 condition was exceeded in five or the preceding eight years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30

Every farm should have at least one dairy COW. More may be kept if it is desirable or profitable, 4pt there should be at least one COW. The farm family richly deserves the best of food and from the standpoint of economy it should have inexpensive food. Milk pro- duced by the farm COW is not expen- sive. What other animal can so well utilize the grass plots around the house and barn throughout the summer? In the winter it will be necessary to give her some commercial feed but the cost on any farm will not be great. Even with this the COW Is profitable, for she produces milk that furnishes plenty of bone and muscle-building material for the young people, and gives strength to the older members of the family. Dairy dishes in any form add variety to the meal. Milk can take the place of many purchased foods also at a great saving in cash and health. Maybe there should be more, but surely one COW to the farm. A
 One good dairy COW properly fed will supply all the milk that is needed by the average family. A COW producing on the average of two gallons of milk each day will supply family of five with one gallon of whole milk, which 1 is about three glasses for each person, and there will be enough milk left to
 
 sufficient for the family. Such family COW will also furnish approximately | three quarters of a pound of cottage cheese. which is a most palatable meat ! substitute when it is properly made. As a meat and muscle buildeF it is 1 fully equal in the human diet to meat, pound to pound. Then there will be about three quarts of buttermilk and whey which can be used for bread making.
 PERMANENT PASTURE
 The feeding of dairy COW should be governed by the cows capacity to produce milk. Owners of dairy herds, II who have kept a daily record of each cows production, have found that some cows respond to an increased allow ance of feed and return a good profit on it, while others are limited in milk capacity and overlooking them is un- profitable. Profitable feeding requires a knowledge of the COW as well as oi the values of feeds.
 PROPERLY FED
 A permanent pasture of from one
 to two acres of the best grass available should be provided for the family COW Tiff possible. Some shade and fresh. clear water are always desirable in the pas
 ture. For winter feeding the United States department of agriculture gives
 the following general rules:
 1. Under most circumstances the COW
 should be fed all the roughage that sht
 will eat up clean, adjusting the grair
 ration to the milk production. Only when the COW tends to become over
 fat should the quantity of roughage bt
 restricted.
 ?. A grain mixture should be fed in tht proportion of 1 pound to each piints ol bounds of milk produced daily by tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30

It takes a powerful locomotive drawing a train of 10 passenger carriages dis tance of five miles to reach a speed of @ miles an hour on straight and leve' track The brakes will stop the train Tn 700 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30

The British government has recog- nized the national union of police and prison officers as federation, but not as q trade union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30

Value of food products manufactured in Canada during 1917 almost doubled that of 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
COMPOUNDING A MIXTURE

A few simple rules for making up grain mixture are given briefly below:
 l. Make up the mixture to fit the rough age available. With roughage entirely of the low protein class the grain should contain approximately from IS to 2 per cent of protein, while with exclusively high protein roughage the grain ration need contain only about E to 16 per cent.
 ?. Select grains that will furnish the various constituents, especially protein, at the least cost, using homegrown grains if possible.
 B. Be sure that the mixture is light and bulky.
 4The mixture should be palatable.
 D. See that the grain has the proper physiological effect upon the COW.
 The family COW should be provided with a dry, well-lighted stall which should be cleaned daily. Every two or three weeks it is good practice to scatter slaked lime about thefloor of the stall, which will aid in keeping the place dry and prevent the growth of harmful germs The stall should be kept well bedded with straw saw dust or other such material that will absorb the moisture and make the COW comfortable. The cows comfort should always be kept foremost in the mind of the owner, as 1t is an aid to increased milk yields.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
YOUR OWN DAIRY-KEEPA COW

COW, except in the case of a COW produc- ing flow of 40 pounds or more. when the ration can be l pound to each 319 or pounds of milk. An even better rule is l pound of grain each day for every pound of butter fat produced by the COW during the week.
 3. Feed all the COW will respond to in milk production. When she begins to put on flesh cut down the grain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
FEED BALANCED NATIONS

For the profitable milk production the COW must be fed a balanced ration at the cheapest price such ration can be pro vided By balanced ration is meant the combination of such proportion of nu- trients and in such quantities as the COW requires to maintain her bodily functions and as she can utilize in the production of milk. These nutrients are classified as protein, carbohydrates. and fats. Pro tein is one of the principal constituents of milk: fats and carbohydrates perform much of the same functions. that is. pro duce energy and heat, and in the bal ancing ot a ration are usually claSsed together. If the COW is given ration containing an excess of either element, the excess is liable to be wasted: hence the economical importance of balanced ration.
 Corn slage, corn stover. timothy hay
 millet hay, prairie hay, hays from the common grasses, straws of the various cereals, and cottonseed hulls may all be classed as low in protein content, while legume hays, such as alfalfa, the clovers, cowpeas, soy beans, and oat and pea, are classed as roughage high in protein. Grain and concentrated feeds are the chief sources of protein, and the mixture should be made to fit the class in which | the roughage belongs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30

Nitrogen through rainfall and otnef bacteria than that associated with le gumes, has never been found to oe VI any material consequence, at leas, newt proven so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30

For the past six years the trust with Gov. J. r. Goodrich as president has staged a different kind
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
The Constitutionully Weak Child
Copyright 1918. ny National Newspaper serr' e'

S5 ana ii tho eSS Tas % '
bollyband has but one proper purpose--to hold
n e s AZ II a a
belly should be omitted.
medical mission work in the Orient visited an
A a, resort last summer. He fetched
ing that boss took the good luck out to the
lax LAKE for nice cold bath Good luck croTed
And the water cold too. But the doctor
eona ua and his b1fs ddn mind and the
',, lot Of Safeguarding about the hotel every
have enc no use Tor eed for oa ANN a
any oftener than necessary except air baths
baby d they are as ina"
There is a period in every child's life when
Fr or she exhibits pronounced disnelinason
accompanies or follows period of rapid growth:
Parents are too prone to assume that tho child
indulge in active exercise. This pleases the
child Immensely. and the final result is a more
poor digestion and faulty assimilation various
functional difficulties and poor general develop
chds delnqucncy If instead OF accepting the
hasty conclusion that the child has delicate
the child is given proper physical training and
such such hXEenic attention as tho family doctor
very different.
Among laymen and some physicians there is
heart or valvular disease. for instance cannot
safely safely take any exercise This is far from the
often accomplish the greatest good for weak
heart.
= certain amount of daily exercise. beginning
carried out while the subject rests In bed and
EEriidmaiiy inereasinE as conditions warrant. is
every child not really dIsa bled by disease Some
eRd in to time w the
cencc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
Keeping Faith

n RGANIZED labor has suffered more in
~ public esteem during recent months
from deliberate violation Of contract than
from all other facts or faults which have
been alleged against the workingman. The
great body of unionized wage earners on the
whole may be willing and determined to keep
faith but it is nevertheless true that recent
and repeated experience of the country has
cost the unions that confidence on the part
OF the people generally which they cannot
afford to sacrifice.
Contract violation did not become a COM
mon matter until after the signing Of the
armistice. Occasionally small body Of men
would break faith with their employers and
find some pretext for ignoring solemn con-
tractual obligation, but these isolated in
stances were frowned upon to such an extent
by the more honorable unions that they
brought little reproach upon the mass Of
laboring men in this country. But again
and again within the past few months the
country has been astonished to find great
bodies of workngmen unblushingly tearing
contracts with their employers to pieces.
going on strikes contrary to the orders and
opportunities Of their leaders. and giving the
world bald exhibition OF responsibility
that Is bringing the labor movement as a
whole into dsrepute. The railway shopmen
was the first large body Of men to 70 on a
strike contrary to the instructions of their
official spokesman. Then came more than
had agreed to abide by the award OF an
arbitration board, but who disregarded that
agreement. The printers strike in New York
is another case Of violated contract, and now
comes the United Mine Workers. who are
bound in writing to accept their present
wage scale until peace has come or until
1920 but who have declared their purpose
TO strike on November l. il their new de-
mands are not granted.
The one hopeful phase OF this situation is
the stand which the conservative labor
leaders of the country have taken In no
case have the responsible leaders of union
countenanced the violation OF contract In
no case have they failed to use such influence
as they might have in the interest of mod
Grafton. The heads Of the United Mine
Workers seem to be wavering as this moment
between policy Of good faith and the
pressure from their following, but with this
single exception the men to whom the en-
ployers and the public have learned to turn
with confidence, have met the test
The radical element among the recalci-
trant labor unions must be held accountable
for the contract breaking which is now
gravely injuring the cause OF the working
men, and it is no secret that there is a sharp
contest now between the conservatives
and the radicals in these organizations. a
contest which the public generally will watch
with intense interest And the public can
not hesitate as to the side to which it will
throw its sympathy and support