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CATFISH

tertiary rocks Of the Omitted States.
They are truly Americans. The father,
it Is said, takes care Of the very large
family Of little kitten catfish. The
mother lays the eggs In Q nest she
makes under q log or IN mud bank.
The eggs. are In danger Of being buried
the father takes over the nursing Of the
eggs by remaining close to them and
tanning the water over them. II he
feels confident they are IN danger, he
takes them in his mouth, letting the
water run over them, and then washed
free. they are gently placed In the
nest again.
There are many fish fathers that
make remarkable mothers. When the
young are Matched they follow their
father about like little black tadpoles.
At the least sign Of danger he seems to
warn them with q fiirt Of his tail and
the little "kitties" make for the tiny
holes In the banks or dive into the
water.
The catfish does not have scales, and
though his skin Is slippery and looks
like rubber, the lamprey, . sucker Of
note. can fasten her rasp-nke mouth
against the side Of the catfish and hang
there sucking her blood as long As she
desires.
The flesh Of catfish Is white and
tender. They are bottom feeders and
devour their prey in great gulps. They
vary greatly In size. All are regarded
as food fishes. Few species enter the
sea. There are some 1900 species and
they are from inches long to feet
They are game, and when caught
can erect q stout spine which wounds
painfully. Many have claimed that they
were poisoned by . spine jab. II Is
the irregular cut and the slime from
the spine which irritates the flesh and
not poison. But Mad-Tom does carry
a little pocket Of poison at the base
Of his pectoral spine, and while the
sting Is not dangerous it is long re-
membered
The channel cats with their forked
tails are the largest in size and are
especially valued as food. They are
famous for biting vigorously at any
sort Of bait offered them.
The catfish Is about Is inches long
and l. or pounds In weight, the COM
mon cat being dark, reddish brown or
black.
(Copyrisht, 1e33)
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ended, and not one bit of difference
will 1t make to her flock. The dish
that Is disltked may be an excellent
food, dietetically speaking; but It viii
not nourish the family II they do not
like 1t, so it's both cruel and wasteful
to serve 1t.
The comforting point about It all lies
In Our ability to get foods In such un-
ending variety that there really Il no
need for serving that which isn't
wanted. With the exception Of milk
for which there is no substitute, we
need not pick upon any one food as
necessary in the economy program on
the dietary list. For the turnips, which
some families may not ind entirely to
their taste, we may use any one Of q
half dozen other vegetables which are
within the same price range.
For the spinach, which It is SO hard
to coax some people to make friends
with, we may substitute broccoli tops,
cooked chicory, lettuce or Swiss chard,
and Q little later on fresh beet tops,
mustard or turnip green's. These are
seasoned with butter IN which o little
minced onion has been cooked until
soft, but not brown.
There should never be q bean night"
or hash night" IN families where
several persons do not care for these
foods. > Nor New. England dinner II
all are not In favor Of the combination
used IN making that very wholesome
dish. Find out whether it is the corned
beef or the cabbage, the turnips, car
rots or onions which make the recipe
distasteful, and eliminate the offend
ing member. Or make q different kind
Of stew. There are plenty Of boiled
dinners which are Just as economical
and as nourishing as that bearing the
label Of New England. Seek them and
use them. and the family win be beau
tifully satisfied.
Often where plain baked beans evoke
protests from one wing Of the house.
hold, the ban can be lifted by giving
the beans q different flavor, or BY US
ing dried limas or kidney beans in
stead Of naNeS. Baked nmas favored
with bacon and minced pimiento are
different enough to arouse interest, and
they are also very hearty, economical
food.
Those who do not care for meat
patties may be quite enthusiastic about
a meat-sausage loaf which has for
flavoring some chopped onions, parsley,
celery, green pepper, and the piquant
tang OF well-seasoned sausage. The
same ground meat forms the basis Of
the recipe, but its loaf-shape and spe-
cial seasoning give It an entirely differ
ent appeal And good gravy also goes
with this dish.
It ts 30 much easier 10 please the
appetite than to convert it. And home
cooks would save themselves hours of
irritation and wasted food II they would
recognize this point. Whether It is
truer economy to select something that
goes over without an argument and
satisfies every one, or to save Q cent or
two at the expense Of nagging and a
disappointed appetite, Is q thrift point
which many have to consider, but
which it Is not at all difficult to solve.
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used for soup In plates. II you have no
tablespoons, you should not serve soup
IN plates. Nothing is more annoying
tnan slipping" whole plate Of soup
from little spoon.
My Dear Mrs. Post: 7 have waited q
long time to find something In your
columns about the marking of silver.
Please include this soon"
-, Answer: If you have a crest, this is
the occasion to use 1t. Otherwise, choose
monogram, or initials or single let
ter. Marking is put on upper side at
top OF handle Of each piece Of fiat sill
yer. on the rim Of plate and on the
outside Of hollow ware" Any silver
smith will advise you and show you
samples OF marking to choose from.
MY Dear Mrs. Post: In your article
on formal dinners you do not mention
the seating. thought knew that the
guests Of honor, woman and man, sit,
respectively. on the right Of the host and
hostess. But my daughter Is Just home
from abroad and insists that the hostess
has her dinner partner on her left. Is
this Q European custom or have al
ways been wrong In my belief?"
Answer: The hostess always sits on
the right Of royalty; that Is, she gives
up her place to royalty. Otherwise,
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the excuse I shall make for them. II
you are unconventional enough to try
them. their piquant goodness Will re-
ward you.
Have you ever prepared oreilles-
which Is to say. the ears OF veal or
pork? A tidbit as delicate as that very
sweet meat found about the calf's head
and the feet Of veal or pork. Here Il
one recipe to tempt you: Blanch the
veal ears, braise them, cut In half
lengthwise, spread with mustard, but
ter and crumbs and grill until done
and light brown. Serve with tomato
sauce or, as the chef would prefer. with
q devil sauce.
All are familiar with that delicacy
known as ox-tail soup, and sometimes
upon the American hotel menus there
will be found braised ox-tail with vege-
tables. Queue de boeuf, tho ox-tail Is
called In French cuisine; and the dish
last named Is q casserole recipe pre-
pared as follows: Cut the queue In
pieces and partly fry it with diced salt
pork and a little diced raw ham.
Sprinkle with little flour, moisten
with white stock and simmer gently.
When nearly done remove the pieces to
q casserole dish, add diced carrots,
tUlulEo aklu 01Iidll OtllOIS WHICH, lldVc
been fried In butter; also diced po-
tatoes. Strain the stock over all and
finish cooking In the casserole.
Qfblet pie will be the next coptribu-
ton. Fry giblets in butter, place them
In Q pie dish, moisten with white stock
or oonsomme. cover with puff paste and
cook In the oven.
drilled kidneys-beloved by the epi-
cures-mAy be elaborated In q way
that Is especially tempting. For each
person grill two lamb kidneys; fill one
with dice Of tomatoes, fill the other
with the fried yolk Of an egg Garnish
with straw potatoes and watercress.
When you have tired of serving sau-
sages with waffles, pancakes or in nests
Of mashed potatoes, prepare them this
way: Wrap each link in an oval layer
Of puff paste, brush them with beaten
egg and bake for 20 minutes.
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GOOD TASTE TODAY /.
BY EMILY POST.
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

think that the seating OF the pruaAtnent
man guest on the left Of the hostess e a
seating OF convenience. occasionally fol-
loWed over mere. and. according to your
Gaugnter, followed sometimes abroad
on your right, which (exceut When :
man OF royal rank Is present, "a ths
most important place at table. yo,I hsvs
to use cross-table naneuypr' sendins
one man into dinner with q iady Win
does not sit next to him at table in
order to counterbalance the lady on thu
right OF the host and the gentleman ~,
the right Of the hostess. As this IA =
very mconvenient maneuver, the hostess'
partner at a formal dinner reouirino a
two by two procession Is often seated on
her left. va
(copyrisht. 1880
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Essence Of Mental Life.

Ones mind Is sort Of closed cor
poration. Two big partners IN the
firm: Intelligence and emotions. These
two officers are usually at odds with
each other on the major problems Of
everyday life.
The emotions reprssent the senior
member Of the frm, but intelligence
usually gets the credit for running the
business. In order 10 get down TO
the fundamentals Of mental life, you
should understand that the emotions
usually cast the deciding vote.
Perhaps you have sometimes found
yourself at q loss to know how to take
another person. The reason for this
Misunderstanding Is that your intelli-
gence becomes involved In q psychologi-
cal duel with the other fellows emo
tions. Or the situation may be Just
the reverse. But however it Is, you
always think you are using your intel
ngence. The net result Is lot Of par
rying and dodging. You both quit the
scene Of activities In what amounts to
Evening star., 1933-02-17

white and yellow turnips and the ruta-
bagas, which are both yellow and white.
In answering the question I told this
mother to serve turnips raw and cooked
to the entire family. They are CHEAP.
. good source Of vitamin G, contain a
fair amount Of vitamin B, and the yell
low turntp has some vitamin A.
Turnips should therefore have q defi-
mite place In menu building; they are
cheap, furnish certain amount Of
roughage. and. as stated, are fair In
vitamin content. My Southern readers
are particularly fortunate In that they
can have turnip greens practically ali
the year. These green's are among the
richest Of all vegetables In vitamins A,
B and G. and in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Iron. And how good they are when
cooked with piece Of salt porkl
Include the turnip in the salad group
serving 1t raw, 20 none Of It's food value
will be lost. Crate the turnip, heap in
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Pear Pudding.

Drain the sirup from a can Of pears
and reserve It for the pudding sauce.
Pour one cupful Of boiling water over
two tablespoonfuls OF .cornstarch that
mas oeen moistened with q little cold
water. Cook 1t until IL "a transnarent
add two tablespoonfuls Of sugar. and
fold In the beaten whites Of three eggs.
Spread the custard in q pudding mold.
place the pears cut into slices in the
center, and cover with the remaining
portion OF the custard. Set on ice. TO
make the sauce, add to the sir,lp
full Of lemon juice, one teaspoonful of
sirup from preserved ginger, and one
fourth cupful of cream. Place the mix
ture over the fire, and when It Is hot
add the beaten yolks Of two eggs. When
the sauce coats the spoon. remove from
the FIRE and cool. Garnish with whip
ped cream.
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may not be acceptable to every one.
It Is 80 much easier to avoid excess
weight than to be lid Of It once It's here.
I never recommend starvation diets for
the sake Of remaining slim. But neither
do encourage overdoses Of the very
foods which SO soon make little rolls
beneath chins and telltale bulges on
the upper arm
have In mind two non-fattening
recipes which I wish you would try
this year. They are as good for the
party menu Is for the family dinner
at home.
Pineapple Squares-Mix crushed can
ned pineapple with powdered sugar and
let stand until the sugar u dissolved.
Turn into the trays Of your automatic
refrigerator. Decorate center Of each
square with half strawberry pressed
the tray as for molding ice cubes. Insert
a pan under the ice chamber and let
stand until frozen hard. When ready
to serve unmold carefully, 50 the clean
cut edges Of the squares will be pre-
served.
Decorative Heart Dessert.-Use two
colors Of fruit-fiavored gelatin (ono
package Of red IN raspberry, strawberry
or cherry flavor, and one Of lemon, pale
greenish-gold). Mold in three smooth
layers in heart-shaped molds. which
may be individual ones, or larger. Have
the red gelatin on the bottom, then a
layer Of lemon Jelly and . layer of the
red on top. II you are using individual
molds, make half Of them in this order,
and half in the reverse, with lemon
Jelly on top and bottom and the red
in between. When ready to serve, un-
mold, and garnish with large red
cherries.
If you have more gelatin than you
need for the desserts required, save 1t
and make q delicious salad relish for
dinner the next day. Remove seeds
and pulp from q large green pepper,
insert a hard-boiled egg and I'LL In
around the egg with the Rmon-fiavored
gelatin mixed with red pepper hash.
When this Il firmly set, cut the pepper
in slices, using . very sharp knife.
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N A T u r E. S
C. HI IL d r E N
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Catfish.
~ ATFTSH are found In all the
rivers Of North America east
Of the Rocky Mountains.
~ There are many varieties, but
their habits are the same. Lo-
cation gives them different names and
their coloration. They are easily rec
ognized by the long. slender body, small
eyes. large mouth, protruding lower jaw
and flowing whiskers. They are related
to "Mad-Tom" and the small stone
cats"
The catfish can trace his ancestry
back to the Stone Age. Fossil remains
of specimens have bean found In the
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has almost disap-
peared since mod
ern cooks give
more thought TO
sensible m emu s
that may be eaten
BY stout and lean
alike. ss
I am therefore E
hoping that every
hostess viii re-
member this point
Of uptodateness,
and not Z overload
her ia Bile with
sweets and heavy
:, q . \ sS vx1,fAk
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than that little
streak Of economy
which tenpts her
to put on the ia
bic som food
which she knows
very well the fam
tly doem't care
for.
you must eat
It," she will tell
the children and
the hungry hus-
band, because it's
good and nourish-
ing" But she may
%Avt - 2>1>s~ :
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EVERYDAY PSYCHOLOGY
BY DR.. JESSE ". sPROWLs.

Q draw. The vast majority of us &c
through life with only partial under
standing Of our friends. The only per-
sons we really understand are those
who become our enemies.
Did you ever realize that you some
times ind 1t hard to understand your
self? That's where the real mental
battles begin. In every case you are
obliged to fight 1t out with yourself.
Some people take these internal strug-
giles SO seriously that they develop two
personalities,
(Copyrisht, 1o38.)
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which Americans
give little thought
when plann in z
menus.
II I were speak
ing to q group Of
epicures, the fol-
lowing recipes 6
would be sure Of q
rousing welcome,
for each m e a t
mentioned Is re-
Parded as y r-eot
delicacy by those
who are aQvSn-
turers in gastron-
OYnv That is all
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Answer: Tne QeS-
sert spoon, which
Is midway In six
between the tabls
and tea spoon. Is
used for everything
almost tha t is
eaten" with q
spoon, such as des-
sert, fruit, cereal,
soup In bowls, or In
cups which are
very wide. For
small cups Of bou-
illon, use teaspoons
(or round . bowled
bouillon spoons, II
you like tlaem)
Neither bouillon
spoon nor dessert
spoOn shralld hf
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Savory Toast.

Use any good potted meat and mix
it with q little cream or tasty sauce
Spread this on fingers Of crisp toast,
smooth the surface. and sprinkle II
with fine bread crumbs or chopped
nuts. Place these in a hot oven, or
under the grill Of gas cooker, until
they are brown and thoroughly hot
Then serve at once, garnished with q
little parsley.
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moment 7 hesitat-
ed to answer, for
somehow In my
studies Of foods for
children, I had
overlooked the food
value Of the turnip
family. And an IN
teresting group it
is, for it Is a close
relative Of the cab
bage, also the rad
tsh, and itself has
many varieties and
color&. There are
black, green, pur-
Die the we'll knouyn
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FOOD AND THRIFT IN THE HOME
The Chef Suggests
BY JOSEPH BoGGIA.

T DO not know that you viii appre-
ciate my selections for today as the
French cook or the chef-whatever his
nataonaltty-knows them. They have
to do with the secondary meats to
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Silver and Seating.

~ EAR MRS. POST: Please tell
- me the correct spoon to use
with cream soup cups. Soup
- spoons seem too large and
bouillon spoons too small.
Are cream soup cups suitable to use for
any kind of soup?"
Evening star., 1933-02-17
At the Children's Table
BY MARY HOPE NORRIS
FOUNDER, MOTHERS RADIO ROUND TABLE

p ECENTLY, at Q mothers meeting
~ where I was the guest speaker, q
young mother asked me II turnips were
good for the rJlnabout child For a
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Foods Favorable
to Beauty
By KATHLEEN MARY oUyNLAN.

THAT unpleasant person who not 20
long ago spoiled every party BY
declaring she was a-dieting and could
eat none Of the good things offered,
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Saving Without Scrimping
BY ALMA ZAISS,

or all the ways Of the woman who
Is budgeting, none is more agra
waiting or more puzzlin1 TO her family
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content and vitamins A, B and @ from
the beginning Of the meal until it's
Evening star., 1933-02-17

Japan may reduce interest rates On
postal savings.
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its standards Of service when times
get bad-it cannot close down plants
as can non-service industries, It may
lose half its business but 1t must con-
tinue at full efficiency to serve the
remaining half
1t is not true that utilities are max
ing large profits. Public regulation
prevents that. Many companies are
making no profit at all, although
maintaining maximum service, They
are all paying constantly mounting tax
bills from diminished revenues-tax
bills that threaten to eliminate the
investors return entirely. II the pub
lie is misled by vote-seeking political
criticism OF the utilities it will suffer
In the long run because OF crippled
electric expansion and increased taxes.
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panied home by her cousin Frederick
Maloney of Puyallup,

panied home by her cousin Frederick,
Maloney OF Puyallup.
Mr.. aud Mrs. shattuck and Patsy
have been away on their annual trip
to Yakima, Enroute they visited re-
latiyes at Enumclaw.
Miss June Beaumont and Mrs. Ruth
Miller and son, Wayne visited relatives
in Tacoma last week.
Mr., and Mrs, Walter Coleman and
daughter, Jean, of Seattle, spent the
weekend with the Ray Seelyes at
the beach.
Miss Mary Lawrence who will teach
in our school this year, 'and Miss
Eunice Quesenberry. both of Seattle,
were guests at the Graham Maloney
home on Sunday.
Mrs Gardner visited at the Pat
Beaumont home over the weekend.
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THE PUZZLE HAS US ALL PUZZLED

with the resumption of standard
time at the South End of the Island,
while the north end is still struggling
along with daylight saving time con-
fusion is becoming confounded.
Ferries at the North End are oper-
ating on daylight saving time and
those who patronize them must do
likewise. Since its daily run starts in
Tacoma the West Side boat has re-
sumed standard time necessitating the
adoption of standard time in the Is
land post offices.
1t is almost pitiful to see patrons of
the various post offices wander in at
the usual time, and to witness their
blank expressions when they see no
evidence of the expected morning or
evening mail.
At the Vashon post office on Mon
day morning more than a few who
had forgotten, or had failed to note
the change in mail time felt sure that
something tragic had befallen our
faithful Mrs. Bowling when at 800
o'clock the door was still locked.
There is little doubt that the ma
jority will be glad when Seattle again
falls back into step with the rest of
the nation and we are again on stand
ard time.
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DISHONEST CRITICISM.

1T is asserted that the rates OF
many electric utility companies are
complicated and difficult to under
stand" said Frank A. Newton recently
Much of this criticism is not homes;
criticism. 1t comes, to very large
degree, from those who can find MOTH
ing good in anything done by a
privately owned utility"
A very sizeable share of political
comment on the electric industry has
deliberately sought to confuse the pub
lie mind. 1t has falsified the prob
lens and the principles of rate-mak-
ing: 1t has stated that the utilities
have been growing fat during the de-
preston by charging the same rates
as were charged when other costs were
much higher; 1t has attempted, by
these means, to forward the cause Of
government ownership and competi-
ton in business with private citizens.
AS matter of fact, utility rate
making is not complicated. The rate
charged amounts to the cost of pro.
viding power facilities for the customer
through which he may obtain service,
whether he uses it or not, plus the
cost of the actual power used, plus
a reasonable profit limited by law
The cost of producing and distributing
power does not change rapidly be-
cause capital turnover in the utility
industry is very small-about once in
five years, where manufacturing in
dustries turn capital over once, twice
and sometimes oftener each year.
The utility is not allowed to lower
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Lutheran Free Church.


Sunday School and Bible class every
Sunday at 10 o'clock. Services every
other Sunday at IL a. m. and D. M.
Prayer meeting every Thursday eve
ming. Ladies' Aid meets 3rd Thursday
Of every month at 2 p. m.
o. I. Raaua, Pastor.
Christ Episcopal Church, Portage.
II a. M, Morning prayer and SER
mon.
st. Patrlck's Church.
Mass every Sunday at $3.50 a. m.
Father Benn,
Cove Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Martin 7. Larson, Min
lister, phone Red 1908.
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Divine service, IL a. nj.
Young Peoples Meeting, 7 p. m.
Evangelical Free Church.
Bible class and Sunday school at 10
a. m. and service at IL u. m. every
Sunday.
Ladies' Aid meets every second Fri
day Of the month, at 2 p. m.
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school at 1000 a. m.
Morning worship, 1900.
Subject, Studies on Christian Ex-
perience from Joshua"
6:45 p. M, c. E. meeting.
This church will unite with the
other churches of the Island in the
union services conducted by the
Young Peoples Union.
-
Christian Science Society.
Branch of The Mother Church, The
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Of
Boston, Mass.
Services at Center, IL a. m.
Sunday school, s:45 a. m.
Full Gospel Mission
Full Gospel Services are being held
on Sunday evenings. and Bible study
and prayer meeting on Thursday
evening at p. m, vashon Community
Hall. T. c. Evetts in charge.
Burton Community Church.
Services next Sunday will be held
at Pacific Standard Time as follows.
10 a. NJ, Bible school. Roswell
Johns, superintendent.
II a. M, Theme to be announced.
All are welcome.
T. S. Fretz, minister.
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AT The ISLAND CHURCHES

vashon Methodist Church.
Edwin M. Randall, pastor, residence,
Sylvan Beach, phone Red 924.
10 a. M, Sunday school,
II a. M, Morning worship.
Z p. m. Epworth League.
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WANTED--Fresh eggs. pay cash.
vashon Garden Co, Blk 722. ACC
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LISABEULA ITEMS
BY Mrs. Graham Maloney

Marion Maloney is home again after
spending a delightful vacation with
friends In Tacoma. She was accom-
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WANTED = Carpenter work. shing-
ling. Deb Harrington, Vashon Hts
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WANTED

WANTED to buy dry COW for beef.
Good WIN Farm, Red 1918. 43tfE