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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Banishing Diseases

Victory over most of the destructive
 diseases in animals is in sight, and ID
 number of cases eradication is nearly
 complete. This statement is niade m
 the annual report of the chief Of the
 Buread of animal industry. United states
 department of agriculture.
 Cattle scabies, which in 1906 pas prev :
 a,ant in nearly half of the United
 states now appears only as outnreaRs II lirited areas These outbreaks are pe- ing suppressed - r., , Tradication of sheep scabies. which III
 l90G existed in more than one-haf or the land area of this country, is now about
 nine-tenths complete.
 The cattle tick. which causes splenetit
 fever among cattle, and which has been the greatest obstacle 10 the development of the live stock industry in the South has had it's domain reduced from more than 7OC GOO square miles in lsG 10 2l9,oSi square miles on December ]. l9l9 Fro eress has been continuous year after
 year, and the tick should be extinct m thf country in lS-4
 Eradica ton of animal tuberculosis has progressed as fast as the work could be handled by the veterinarian force em- ployed. in fact, there has been waiting list of herds to be tested. Animal TIE probably will not be banished from the United States in the life of this genera ton. but it has heen rlroved that the dis ca se can be eradieated from small areas and there is little doubt that eventually 1t will disappear from this country. Meanwhile the lnireau cf animal in- dustry continues it's vigilance to prevent the introduction from foreign countries l of such dangerous animal scourges as l foot and mouth disease surra, rinder- pest, and other maladies slightly known I or unknown to the farmers of the United 1 tas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

Have you any idea how much stable manure-probably the best fertilizer in the worlds wasted in the United States ev cry wear?
 Figuring on the basis of commercial fertilizer values. each horse or mule pro duces each year s27 worth of manure: each head of cattle $20 worth each hog sS worth, and each sheep B. Going back 10 years and taking the ffures of the 1a3l0 census, this would figure out about S2 461 .O0O, ,O0o Estimates by the depart ment of agriculture indivate that probably about fourth of this is wasted
 Farmers are constantly confronted with
 the problem of maintaining soil fertilWy. At this time, following the war period , when an unusual strain was placed on American farms, the problem is more acute than usual and the waste of ma
 nure assumes a more serious aspect. Of course, all the manure cannot be saved Some of it, at the best, must be lost But millions of dollars worth of It couid be saved with practically no added | expense and with comparatively little out | lay of time and effort.
 1 The cheapest and best way to handle manure, where convenient, is to haul i it to the field and spread 1t daily, or al | least every two or three days. In this way if plenty of bedding be used, prac- | tically all the valuable constituents of i the manure are saved, since teaching after the manure is on arable land merely
 serves to put the fertilizing materials where they ought to be, In this way, too loss through heating, or "fire-fanging, | is avoided
 Many farmers, however, are not so slt- uated as to make it profitable Tor then | 10 handle manure in this way For such farnyers the concrete manure, pit offers
 an ideal way of saving manure. Such 2 pit need not entail great expense. A
 pit 3 feet deep, 12 feet long and tee'
 wide, with walls and floors inches thick
 will serve the needs of the average farm In ground that does not cave In, oniS
 an inside form will be needed for such
 nit. except where the concrete sxtenu' a few inches above the ground to pre- vent flooding by surface water. Ih' floor should be reinforced with woven wire fencing, put in after about tw' inches of cement has been laid. the se"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Rabbits for Market

The attractive, not to say startling, mathematical calculations which are sometimes made in estimating breeding possibilities of rabbits not infrequently have led persons to engage in rabbit raising without proper study of the prob- lem. Before starting on this enterprise it is advisable also for one to consider we'll how such rabbits as can be raised may he disposed of. In the vicinity Of towrs where there are restaurants, ho- tels, and boarding houses, arrangements can usually be made to furnish market men or landlords regular number oi rabbits weekly. But one should not De- gin raising rabbits on a large scale m q locality where people are unaccustomeh to eating. them No breeder can expee, to make a profit until he has developed a market He can demonstrate the de- sirablity of the meat of young rabbits to his reighbors and sometimes to other agencies If breeder is not able to carry out an educational campaign slhgly, he nhould endeavor to organize with oth- CTS ii such an undertaking. By compH
 ing they can save cost in advertising ana stabilize their output.
 Rabnits of recognized breeds conforin- ing in size. build and color to accepted standards are always in demand TOT breeding stock Those born of registered parents are preferred and are spoken Q. as '.pedigreed. They can be regis,ered if tho owner so desires. The cost Of keep ing pedigreed or registered stock IS no more than that of keeping ordinary stock and the returns are considerably greater Such stock can usually be disposed Of nY advertising in poultry and pet journais if there is not sufficient home demand Rabbits for meat are sold at greates' profis when from two to four months oi age Ordinarily they are shipped to mar ket alive in crates like poultry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Use for Wasted Whey

Development of method of utilizing whey as a human food is the object or work now in progress in the bureau or animal industry. 1t is thought probably that whey represents greater actuai loss of food than skim milk-which now has become an important by-product in the dairy industry-because its feeding value is not generally recognized- Cheeses have been made from whey. but the demand for them has been limited The use of these cheeses might be ex- tended if their value for cooking could be brought to the attention of the house. keepers. investigations of the use or wrey solids as poultry feed also have been begun
 Considerable work has been done on the development of casein for use Tn waterproof glue. and casein or low aSn and acid has already been produced A method of producing casein from put tel milk is also being worked out. By use of a solvent to extract the fat from the buttermilk small lots of. casein have been made and this product was round to be of general good quality and low in fat and ash. but it had the objection of dissolving slowly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Jap Forage Introduced

Kudzu a native forage crop of Japan has been successfully introduced into tho United States. and according to special ists of the department of agriculture 1t is a forage which merits extensive use on the heavy clay hillsides and other wise neglected land of the southern states. Kudzu prospers in the eastern part of the United States, particularly southward, attaining luxurious growth where the summers are warm and moist It is largely used for ornamental pni- poses in most of the southern states. the decorative vines often climbing to a height of 60 feet or more.
 The Japanese utilize kudzu on rough rocky hillsides which are too steep to he cultivated. the fiber of the stems being used to make grass cloth an artlcie of commerce. while portmanteaus are also manufactured from this fiber. The l,,idzu roots are rich in starch. which is used extensively in making cakes ana noodles They also make hay from the l;udzu vine it being a great deIicacy TOT sick horses as they will eat it readily when they refuse other feed.
 Fields in northern Florida when weii established, have yielded three cuttings of hay season and as high as 10 tons an acre Under favorable conditions l.udzu is a profitable crop, notwithstanu- ing the fact that it's perennial nature does not permit of it's being used in TO- tation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

son with onion juice, if desired. and chopped parsley. Beat the whites until stiff and fold into the potato mixture. Put into a well-greased frying pan and bake in oven until brown. Then turn and fold on hot platter. Serve at once.
 Potato and Cheese Molds-Two cups mashed potatoes, four tablespoons grated cheese, two tablespoons fat, one-quarter cup milk, one teaspoon salt
 Melt fat in saucepan. add potatoes and mix well; then add the milk and half the cheese and seasoning. Put Into a greased baking dish, small ramekns or baking cups, sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top and bake in fairly quick oven about 10 minutes
 Potato and Egg Mold-Two cups mashed potatoes, one cup egg sauce.
 Mix the potatoes with the egg sauce and season Put in baking dish or bak- ing cups and make until lightly Drowned. The egg sauce is made as follows: Egg Sauce-One cup milk. one-haif tablespoon potato starch. one tablespoon fat, salt. pepper, one hard-boiled egg. Make a cream sauce by mixing the po- tato starch with the melted fat combn- ing with the milk, and cooking until thickened Add the finely chopped egg. If potato starch is not available, corn starch may be used instead.
 Potato Thistle-Line a dish around the
 sides with mashed potatoes, prepared as for the table, then fill with minced laml or veal or other leftover meat, well seasoned; cover over top with mashed po- tatoes and criss-cross with q knife. Pu' in oven and brown Leftover meat anc potatoes can be used
 Potato and Nut Sausage-Two cups oi mashed potatoes one-half pound nuts ol
 any kind, one egg well beaten. one and
 one-half teaspoons salt, one-eighth tea spoon pepper, few grains cayenne, pincf .celery seed, one-half cup milk tapproxi
 matey), one-eighth pound salt pork. | To the mashed potatoes add enough milF
 to bind them. Put nuts in boiling water
 to loosen skins. remove skins and pu
 nuts through meat grinder. Mix nut
 and potatoes thoroughly and season well l Add weIl-beaten eggs to potato mixture Form into sausages, flour them well, pu
 into greased pan, and put small piec' of salt pork on top of each sausage
 Bake in a fairly hot oven until browi
 (about 45 minutes). Serve with tomato ] sauce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Artist of the Brownings

From The Field of Art in Scribners
 If vas in lS59 when the Brownings were
 staviug in Rome. and when. alas. that
 idvllic love story of the two poets was
 drawing all too soon to it's close, that the
 vignette heads-the best known and liked
 Of all the Browning portraits-were
 drawn bv Field Talfourd. Even in na-
 tional biography. that colossal compila- tion of the lives of English celebrities. his
 name does not appear although that of his better known elder brother. Sir Thomas Noone Talfourd. is there. so be- fore ne disappears too far down the ba@is entry of Time" {. sketch of the life of this almost forgotten artist may be found Interesting.
 ue teean life ir d civil engineers office in 1s23 but shortly afterward left it and came with an elder brother and some other friends to what was then known as Can,1a West. now the Province of On- tario. The only way of getting to that mart of the country was via the Erie rana1 and having started from England n early February. their progress was limpeded by finding that celebrated wz.ter- way frozen over. Having. however, after some difficulty. reached their destination, , he lived in what was practically the hack woods. enduring all the hardships of the ], nionaery but apparently never repudl- atine 1T casting behind him the require , nenfs of his early life and training. m ,tbe rer,crt of the Woman.s Historical so- eiety ;n Torono. Canada. in 1913-1914 par {, of inc diary of British naval sea cap- ] tain William Wright. one of the old se.- {, tiers IL that part of the country. was [ nublished. and under the date of August ] ts ,esJ we find this entry: .sDr. Foste. land Fieid Talfourd Called and dlned with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
BIois Returns to France

Blois. that picturesque chateau-city of France, familiar to thousands of Amer ican soldiers during the war as the first stop after vacation in q hospffaI. Is once more a part of the French republic. It has lost all traces of tie American in- yasion that made lonely doughooy all most believe he was back in the United States. according to Hudson Hawley. European correspondent of the Home Sector. the ex-soldiers' nagazine conduct ed by the former editorial council of The Stars and Sf~ipes
 Hawley gives this description of d tour about Blois year after it was en- poyin2 it's greatest tourist season in his- tory: You wouldn't know now. just look ling It it casJaly (as most of the A. iE F. did), that Blos had ever had a Yank in it at all The drowsy little town on the bank of the Loire, after It's hectic year of footing sergeantsT whistles, honk- | ing truck horns, arrn-~aving M ?. g and blarng Tank bands. has gone back again to it's long sleep, to dream of the treat kings and eourtiers who once
 throaged it's speinid chateau You can
 walk into any cafe YOU like and er.fer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Boil Weevil Prospects

The crop of boil weevils last year was exceedingly large. They went into win ter quarters late and in good condition. Thus far-January 1.-the winter has not been severe enough to put many of them into their last. long sleep.
 Unless the weather can refrigerate tho weevil for good, between now and cotton time. there will be plenty of these nefar- ious insects on hand.
 But there is nothing to get excited about even if the weevils are numerous. They can be controlled. Enough of them can be killed with poison and by other approved methods to make a good cotton crop.
 What we are driving at is that fertiIi- gers in the hands of men who will use approved methods of fighting the boil weevil is a safe investment. but in the hands of man who will not fight, or who will not use approved methods of fighting, then fertilizers are likely to De poor investment. Hence, it Is i'm portant for the fertilizer dealers to re- quire that the farmer fight the weeyil rlght or get no credit on fertilizers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

The explorer, whoever he was, who in-
 troduced the potato to the civilized
 world, deserves even at this late date | rising vote of thanks from all those who are trying to serve three square meals Ia day to their families and not go barTis- rupt. Potatoes are high, in comparison with other days, but not as high as meat. The potato is not substitute for meat because starch and not protein is it's main food substance. yet it is food which possesses much nourishment and is pa1a- table. wholesome and filling Where economy or health makes it necessary to reduce the amount of meat eaten, pota- toes can well be used to form the Jase of the main dish served at meal. In the following recipes, which have been tried out in the home e-economics kitchen of the United tSates department of agriculture, potatoes either help to make little meat go long way or erse form the base of a palatabls dish which contains no meat.
 Potatoes With Cheese and Green Pep per-Two cups diced cooked potatoes, one tablespoon flour, one tablespoon fat, one half cup milk one teaspoon salt. one quarter teaspoon pepper, one green pep per cooked and chopped, one-half cup grated American cheese. one-half cur bread crumbs.
 Make the sauce. using the fat flour,
 
 the green pepper with the white sauce and cheese. Put in baking dish asI cover with the bread crumbs and brown 1 in q hot oven.
 1 Canned red pepper or pimento can he used in place of the green pepper. 1 Potato Souffle-Three tablespoons fat | two tablespoons potato starch or flour {, two-thirds cup milk or potota water, one cup riced potatoes, one teaspoon salt oNe-eighth teaspoon pepper, one-eightf teaspoon celery salt, one-eighth teaspoon 1 onion juice, three egg whites, beaten stiff I three egg yolks, well beaten. 1 Mix ingredients in order given and bake until firm in greased. covered baking i dish in slow oven This quantity serves l five persons.
 1 Potato Omeet-One cup mashed pota 1 toes, one-quarter teaspoon pepper, thre'
 eggs, three tablespoons cream or milk i one teaspoon salt.
 Wash eggs, and separate the white ant yolks Add the yolks to the potatoes and beat until there are no Jumps. Sea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Southern Turpentine

The long-leaf pine forests of the south are becoming so rapidly de- pieted by heavy cuttings of timber and destructive methods of turpentin- ing that many turpentine operators who have depended on this species for naval stores are now turning their attention to the west as a possible source of such stores when their pres ent stands of timber are no longer productive. It is quite possible that method of turpentining similar to that carried on in the Florida national forest under the supervision of the forest service. can readily be used in the west. According to this practice, the largest flow possible without in- jury to the trees is obtained by fol- lowing a number of slashings with several seasons of rest. The cutting Is done in such a way as not to inn pair the timber value of the trees.
 The promising results obtained by the forest service in applying these conservation methods to long leaf pine in Florida led it. as early as 1911. to investigate the extent to which west ern yellow pine. so abundant in the United States. could be utilized in meeting possible future needs. Tests show that these trees can be turpen- tined successfully and that satis- factory product can be obtained. How ever. certain circumstances. such as the shortage of labor and remoteness of shipping facilities and markets, raise some question as to whether turpentining can be undertaken on commercial basis. With a view to in- vestigating the problem thoroughly. district representatives of the forest service will be glad to cooperate with any private concerns desiring to ln- vestigate the problem thoroughly.
 In the south much of the work of slashing the trees and gathering the resin is undertaken by workers espe- cially adapt at this sort of task. Slash ing consists in making V-shsped cuts in the side of the trunk. from which the gum flows into cup hung be- heath. The contents of the cups are gathered from time to eime and dis titled. To undertake turpentining in the west will involve the importation of a large number of skilled laborers. or the training of men living in the region.
 A question yet to be exactly deter mined is the extent that western yell low pine can be turpentined without reducing the yield of timber. Since this is the first consideration of the forest service. any inquiry undertaken by the forest service representatives and private interests would give care- full consideration to this point
 Whether or not western stands of timber particularly in the high alti- tudes where the warm season is short and the flow of resin necessarily limited, will yield enough resin. with out excessive slashing. to make tur- pentining worth while.S is yet to be determined. It is certain that the for> est service will advise no practice ap- proxima ting the extravagant tapping of the trees year after year that ob- tains on private land in the south. This method not only iniures the. tree for timber purposes but causes their premature death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Scrub Sires Located


 The first county agent in Tennessee to report a successful raid on scrub sires says that his initial maneuver was to locate the enemy. A census, which he has just completed. shows that 45.54 per cent of all the sires in use in his county were grades or scrubs. Taken by classes. 48.S0 per cent of the bulls. S1.25 per cent of the rams. 6S.S2 per cent of the jacks and 37.14 per cent of the boars were grades or scrubs.
 This condition was surprising in one of the states best livestock coun- ties. By use of a circular letter and return post card he was able to ob- tain definite information with little difficulty. He now has practically every grade or scrub sire in his county located, so that he is ready for a united systematic effort to secure it's elimination or replacement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Activity in Road Work

Aside from money to be used co-opeTa- lively under the federal aid road act, ag- gregating neariy s6soooo,oO0. some stafes will expend large sums, and their several subdivisions will provide large additional amounts.
 "It is interesting to note that up to July l. 19l9.', says the Secretary of Agri- culture in his annual report state bond issues aggreaating 24so0.0o0 had been authorized and approved by popular vote and that provision has been made for voting next year on proposals for the ts- suance of additional state road bonds 10 the extent of approximately $Sl4. ooO. During the present and the next fiscal year there will be made available for road improvement at least s1,0o00O0,oOo Ger tainiy few laws, if any. have produced greater results, either in terms of ex- penditnres for good purpose or in terhls Of helpful legislation and machinery. than the federal aid road act It seems clear. in the circumstances. that the principal limiting factors in the 1920 programme will be those of rail transportation tor, and production of suitable road mate rials .be contractors organizations avail able, and the labor supply
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Fewer Onions Grown

Onion production in 1919 is about fwo-thirds of the crop of lslS Ine acreage is 27 per cent below that of the preceding year, and the decline in yield per acre is 10 per cent. Caii- fornia leads in the production or 1913. with 5461 carloads, following in orosr by 3s5S carlots in New York, by 3fSz carlots in Texas. mostly early onions, Inv 2seO carlots in Massachusetts. by o65o carlots in Ohio. by 1880 carlots in Indiana, and by 1000 carlots in New Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Detachable Leather Shields

From Popular Mechanics Magazine
 Leather covers to protect the front lenders of motor car while repairs
 are being made to the mechanism under the hood are new devices in- |tended to be used in garages. The shields can be quickly attached or re- moved. and are lined with a soft ma |terial which prevents scratches on the highly polished surface
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

ouebracho bark. one of the chief ex- ports of the Argentine. will tan leather af least three times fast as the bark of the oak or the hemlock. and in less than 10 years fortunes have been made by investing in quebracho lends. Nearly i,0Gc.0o0 tons of the wood or the dry extract. are sent to he United states and Europe annual ly. The growth of the tree is of the slowest and it is estimated that 1000 years is required for it fo reach ma frr--~-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

Before the war little American coal had been introduced into the Chilean
 market, but during the war Chile turned to the United States to supply 1.-the fuel, which could not be obtained |from England. American coal and oil
 Iwere successfully substituted for Brit
 l ish coal, and a demand was estab- |lished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

anything you want at any hour, and no one says you nay. You can search all day long for service stripes or, divisional insignia in the tailor shops and come away emptv-handed You wander up to the caserne with pack on your hack and ask as loudly as you please for the commanding officer of the recias- shcation camp, but all you will get for your pains will be a polite and smiling no compree' from the poilu sentry at the big gate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

The last award of the Albert medal ot |the Royal Society of Arts was made to |Sir Oliver Lodge in recognition of his |xork as the pioneer of wireless teleg-
 Aphy.