The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-15

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ever done II In
but II was thert
he got the sur
Peter EdsoM prise OF his life.
He had noticed of In one corner
q priest with head bowed, presunl
ably In meditation. But when the
priest saw the general, he walked
over TO him briskly, extended his
hand and said, my names Jones
Tn from Kansas
u. S. Department Of Agriculture,
which In peacetimes was the big
gest agency OF the government
though 1t now probably runs n poor
tenth, still has more specialists PCS
sessing more diversified knowledge
than any similar acreage In the
world, Walk into almost any Office
In the three main agriculture bluld-
ings and you'll find some character
who carries around In his head In
formation that not more than O
score OF other people ever heard Of
A Lend-Lease Administration
oficlal had occasion to put that to
q test recently when he called up
and wanted to know what could be
done about the worms In the North
African sheep. 1t seems there are
some millions Of sheep grazing the
hills Of that area. and they would
be valuable source Of meat and
will except for tho fact that what
with the war, disruption Of the
market, lack OF sheep dips and gen.
eral neglect, the herds had deterior-
ated and were infested with para
sites which made the wool Of an
exceptionally low grade and the
meat positively inediblc,
Well, the Lend-Leaser finally got
to tho right parasitologist In the
Bureau Of Animal Industry, and
within two hours there was OH Its
way back TO Africa q complete re.
port Oh what particular types Of
worms infested North African sheep
together with full information on
how TO kill the parasites and cure
the sheep.
The information had been gather
cred years before through an eX-
change OF information with the old
French colonial government minis.
try OF agriculture, and there 1t was,
waiting for somebody 70 come along
and ask for 1t.
RABBITS HOME GROWN
Rabbit raising threatens 10 gain
In popularity M q source OF home-
grown meat during Wartines. par
tICularly In urban areas where zon-
Ing laws prohibit the raising OF
chickens.
Big point In favor Of rabbits seems
TO be that the hares don't crow and
wake the 'neighbors. But 70 intrl-
cately Is your federal government
set up that II you want information
about raising rabbits. you don't 20
TO the Bureau OF Animal Industry
In the Department OF Agriculture,
the first place you'd think TO look,
Instead, you go 10 the Fish and
WildlIfe Service OF the Department
OF the Interior.
Rabbit raising was transferred
from Agriculture to Interior some
years ago, when. after @ big huddle,
IT was determined that the principal
reason hares were grown In the
United States was for fur, not meat.
Also, the wild Jack rabbits Of the
plains are considered predatory ami
mails, and us the Job OF the Depart.
ment OF Interior 10 look after both
fur-growing predatory beastics.
MARGARINE LAMENT
Mel Ryder, editor OF the Army
Times, Is a rnild-manered, quiet and
extremely patriotic citizen TO all
outward appearances, but the other
| day he started q revolt against one
OF the restrictions OF wartiines, and
his campaign may grow.
Every night when Ryder got home
he found waiting for him O Job
which his wife simply refused to do
and always saved for her helprnates
strong right arm. II was the job Of
working the yellow coloring matter
into the oleomargarine. which the
Ryder family had converted TO for
reasons OF patriotism, economy. and
necessity - no butter being avail
able. Extremely annoyed over this
! chore, Ryder finally was driven to
do something about It. So he sat
down and wrote song.
The chorus goes like this:
Please put the yellow IN the
margarine,
That's all ask and pray.
hate like heck TO mix 1t In
When I come home each day.
III do without coffee, sugar or
tea,
Whatever you ask, you can
count Oh me.
I'll always be happy, I'll never
be mean
II you'll only put the yellow IN
the margarine.