The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-23

Miss Edith Mercer, living on farm
near Fountain City, is to be congratu-
lated on her success with turkeys TINS
year. Miss Mercer owns three Bour-
bon Red turkey hens that raised 90
poults to Thanksgiving maturity this
season, a rather remarkable record 10
begin with. She has sold AZ of these
birds for the net sum of S207.60, thus
far A few of them were sold for
breeding but the most of them are now
in Richmond. in preparation for
Thursday feasts. The grocer buying
this bunch told Miss Mercer that they
were the best lot of turkeys taken In
this season. as we are told.
Preble county sent Is of its club win
ners to Columbus, Ohio, last week.
The youngsters returned last Saturday
night. "a tired but happy lot" as the
county agent says. Nearly 500 club
winners from all parts of the state
attended the meeting at the university
! last week. were royalty entertained
and had an immensely good time.
| Capper-Tincher Law Test.
| The suit to test the cOnstitutionality
: Vi the NdBDtI- lnCllSI AT dltltlli =
/ grain exchanges will come up in the
! United States Supreme court at Wash
/ ington, in the week beginning January
3. This case was taken from the fed
eral courts in Illinois, where certain
members of the Board of Trade tried
! to prevent the Chicago exchange from
| becoming a contract market under
! the Capper-Tincher act.
/ h. y ;r,,, ~S,I hH-
/ the United States District court at
/ Chicago, but a temporary restraining
order was issued to maintain the stat
US quo until the United States Su.
preme court could pass upon the case
Co-OperatiVes Interested.
This action was not taken by the
Board of Trade lin its own official ca
pacity, but by dissatisfactied members
who sought to prevent the Board from
amending its rules and bylaws to per
NIT cooperative bodies to membership
pending the testing of the constitution
atty of the law. If the law does not
hold good. in the opinion of the Su
preme court. it is doubtful if co-opera
tiyes will be allowed to trade on the
floor, or be admitted to any form OF
membership.
In Hoe-KiIling Time.
The first clear dry, cold weather
will usher in hog-killing days on the
farm. This butchering of the winter
pork supply is an annual event o.
great interest to farmers If butcher
ing days are busy days, the next day
or two are still buster, for then the
D.. whole family takes part in the pro
ceedings.
NTn nf I'll,
ming, rendering the lard and turning
the sasage grinder, but we never tire
Of the buckwheat cakes and sausage
the crisp bacon, the savOry ham anC
+ the tender pork chops and brown
gravy, to say nothing of the spare
ribs and sauer kraut. the head cheese
the roast pork and the pork and bean!
which follow hog-killing day on thu
> farm.
Nor are farmers and their families
alone interested in the results o
} butchering days on the farm. TO
p there are others. Numerous tow
l relatives, it may be, with now and theI
a county agent, of course. Among tn,
: latter we may mention Roscoe Fields
; of Winchester, who has been mailin,
= out few formulas which have prov
/ en- to be excellent in the curing O
pork" as he states.
The Brine Cure.
For each 100 pounds of meat use
eight pounds of salt pounds of warn
| syrup, two ounces saltpetre, thre
ounces black pepper, two ounces re,
pepper. Mix well and rub each piec
. thoroughly and pack the meat in bull
b, on a table or in box. In 10 days ru
2 gain and repack. 1t will require fiv
+ or six weeks to effect a perfect cure.
D Smoking Hams and Bacon.
+ Wash the meat when it is removt
Y from the cure and allow to hang free
ly in smokehouse "a hours befor
smoking. Do not use hot fire. Mea
kept at 1902 F. in the smokehous
: should be smoked at least 4S hour:
5 If the temperature is below that
k will require longer smoke"
e Choice Pork Sausage.
V use three parts of fresh, lean mea
); to one Of fat, and add to each 10
pounds of ground meat, two pounds {
salt. two ounces powdered sage, on