Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-08-05
THE
FARMERS WIFE
BY GRACE LUEBKE
BY GRACE LUEBKE

thetic one at that. A lot of dairy
farmers, members of the North
western Cooperation Dairy Asso
citation, had gathered at the head
quarters In Toledo for meeting
There had been much discussion
pro and con (mostly COM on the
merits of using milking parlors
and bulk tank cooling systems.
One dairyman, who happened to
be very much in favor of these
devices, was going to prove once
and for all that that was the only
way to handle dairy herd. He
said that he had a milking parlor,
a pipeline system to the bulk cool
ing tank, and that his daughter
MIXED those 35 cows in just one
hour. On the for side of the room
a young man (probably one who
had labored long and diligently
at the business end of dairy
cow) suddenly jumped up and said
to the 35-cow owner, "Say, ! have
news for you. You're not going
to have that daughter long!"
The old saying goes Experience
is the best teacher" and / guess
we'll have to admit that it's true.
Maybe you've had this same situa-
ton happen on your farm. Last
year we had a certain wheat field
that Bill had seeded to red clover,
and after the wheat ws combined,
since we didn't need the straw for
bedding, he told Tom to go in the
field with the rotary chopper and
chop the straw and stubble so
that the seeding could come thru
alright. II so happened that when
he was almost finished, he had
Just an acre or two yet to chop,
il started to rain and Tom had to
quit chopping. When fall came,
there was quite a bit of hay in
the center of the field that had
been unfinished, so they cut it and
made stubble hay out of it. Well,
that was the wrong thing to do,
this spring when Bill cut the hay,
il was just about the best red
clover stand we'd ever had, so
lush and tall-except for that
center piece. You could tell ex-
actly where he'd cut the hay off
in the fall, there just wasn't hardly
anything there. don't suppose
that he'll ever make stubble hay
again in red clover field, in the
fall.
y Helpful Hints for Hsrassed
4 Housewives Dept.
|, Several ladies have told me
about this idea and it really works
good-the next time you buy a
picnic ham with the intention of
baking it, leave it right in the
cellophane wrapper when you put
II in the oven. Of course, it must
be one of these pre-cooked hams
that have this cellophane wrap
ping. The ham stays so moist and
Juicy, and slices beautifully when
you're ready to serve it. However,
you must take the cellophane off
before the ham gets cold, 1t doesn't
come off too good then.
Today's Bit Of Nonsense
z Little Linda, darling child with
golden curls and an irrestible
dimple, discovered suddenly that
she had stomach-ache in the mid
die of the pastors Sunday sermon.
Mummy" She whispered" 81
am terrible sick"
Control yourself until the SER
vice is over", urged her mother.
Linda did her best, but it was
strictly no soap.
"rm going to be sick all over
the pew in a minute" she promis-
ed. Her mother, now thoroughly
frightened said,
well. If you must, tiptoe out
of church and 60 round to the
bushes in the garden and then
come back when you feel better"
Linda was back in the pew in
less than a minute. Her triumpant
mother; whispered,
i Il knew it was just your .imagi-
nation. You couldn't have been
sick out in the garden and gotten
hack so quickly.
Il 81 didn't have to go to the gar
sden, Mummy" said little Linda.
az found a box right in the back
sof the church marked For the
sick -.
q Here's a simple but timely re-
.cipe for a cake that I'll bet you'll
make over and over again, once
you try it.
"Appiesaves Cake"
Sift together into bowl.
/ 2/3 c. flour, sifted
! 1/3 c. sugar
VI tsp. baking powder
Z ! tsp. soda
Y tsp. salt
" tsp. cinnamon
VI tsp. cloves
VI tsp. allspice
Add
ia G. shortening