The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 8, 1924 Page: 2 of 8
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THE CASS COUNTY SUN
Soy Beans Make
Very Good Feed
Experiments Prove Worth of
Valuable Crop for Increas-
ing Flow of Milk.
Change in Official
Grain Grades Made
No. 1 Hard Spring and Mixed
Durum Added to List.
In a number of tests made by sev-
eral experiment stations with soy
beans, the results showed this crop to
be a very valuable feed for dairy
cows, as the animals used In the test
showed good tains In llesh and milk
production.
The Tennessee agricultural expert
inent station conducted a feeding test
with milk cows, comparing soy bean
•DC* alfalfa hay In combination with
corn silage and corn and cttb meal.
ICach lot of cows consisted • of four
Jersey* and the test lasted through
three periods of :?0 days each. At the
conclusion of the tests, the results
showed that the lot fed soy beun hay
produced 24f> pounds more milk and
'J0.& pounds more butterfat than the
lut receiving alfalfa hay.
Average Hay Yield.
The soy bean will yield from one to
three tons of hay to the acre and oc-
casionally four tons, depending upon
the fertility of the soil and the season.
Under favorable conditions soy beans
should average two tons to the acre.
The soy bean also forms a valuable
supplement to corn for ensilage. Corn
In Itself makes rather a wide ration
nod should he supplemented with
feeds richer In protein to balance the
ration. The Maine agricultural ex-
periment station. In an experiment
with six cows, comparing soy beans
and corn silage with corn silage alone,
found the cows on soy bean and corn
•silage with one pouitd less grain did
practically as well as on corn silage.
In all feeding tests with soy beans
and corn silage, the animals showed
good gains In flesh and milk produc-
tion.
Fertilizing Value.
The fertilizing value of a crop of
soy beans compares favorably with
that of other legumes. The Kansas
agricultural experiment station re-
ports an increase of 14 bushels of
corn to the acre where corn followed
soy beans In alternate years as com
pared with corn grown continually
Soy beans niny be planted any time
sfter com planting time.
Not Necessary for Roof
on Cement Manure Pits
Where a manure pit is liuilt of
cement and no real opportunity for the
liquid manure to leach away, there
would be no real necessity of having a
roof on the pit. However, one of the
objects of a roof Is to have the manure
in a place where It Is not so ohjec-
tionnble and the ammonia does not
evaporate so rapidly if the pit is
closed In. However, this evaporation
can he prevented providing the manure
Is kept moistened.
Where a gre^it deal of liquid manure
Is obtained, which is usually the case
In up-to-date dairy barns, the .nanure
would not dry out. especially If there
was not too much bedding In It If
there vvn3 considerable bedding anil
not sufficient liquid manure going
with the manure from day to day into
the pit, it would be necessary to use
hose or some other means of wetting
down the pile, With horse manure,
which dries out very rapidly. It nearly
always Is accompanied by a large
amount of dry litter and It Is very os
scntial that the manure be packed and
dampened frequently. This would also
be true In dry times even though It
had no roof. Unless a very good nb
Horbent Is used for bedding, horse ma-
nure will go Into the pit somewhat dry
and consequently it needs a great deal
pt welting dowtl In order to prevent it
from heating to such an extent as to
,dry it out.—R. A. Moore, Wisconsin
^College of Agriculture.
(Prepared by the United Stmee Department
of Agriculture.)
Changes In the olHclal grain stand-
ards of the United States promulgated
by Secretary Wallace, Muy 17, Include
the establishment of a new'grade to
be known us No. 1 hard spring to be
added to the sub-cluss dark northern
spring of the grades for hard red
spring, and die addition of a new pro-
vision for grades for mixed durum.
The changes become effective August
15, 1024.
Number 1 hard spring Includes wheat
of the class hard red spring, consisting
of 85 per cent or more of dark, hard
and vitreous kernels; shall be cool and
sweet and shall have a test weight per
bushel of at least 00 pounds. TUe
grade may contain not more than 14
per cent of moisture; not more than
per cent of foreign material other
than dockage, which I per cent may
Include not more than '5-10 of 1 per
cent of matter other than cereal
grains; not more than 2 per cent of
damaged kernels, which may Include
not more than 1-10 of 1 per cent of
heat-damaged kernels; not more than
5 per cent of wheat other than hard
red spring, which 5 per cent may In-
clude not more than 2 per cent of
durum wheat and may eontuit) not
more than 5 per cent of wheat of the
variety humpback.
The new section providing grades for
mixed durum reads as follows:
Mixed durum ahull be mixed wheat,
consisting of 70 per cent or more of
durum wheat other than the variety
red durum and muy contain not more
than 5 per cent of soft red winter
and white wheat, singly or combined.
Mixed durum shall he graded accord-
ing to the requirements of the grades
for mixed wheat. The grade designa-
tion of mixed durum wheat shall *>e
mixed durum, preceded by the nun oer
of the grade, or the words "sample
grade," as the case may be.
Other changes in the new regulations
include changes in the definition of the
terms wheat and cereal grains, grades
for weevlly wheat, and a change In the
definition of western red wheat and
increase lu test weight of this sub-
class. Tlte special limitation ngainst
white wheat In wheat of other clashes
In grades Nos. 1 and 2 of all sub-
classes of hard red spring and hard
red winter wheat Is eliminated, an* a
change Is made In the grade deslena-
tion of mixed wheat. Some changes
are also made In the standards foi
corn, oats anil rye.
Calves for Baby Beef
• rmllnu calves for the Iwhy beef
m-t "Hr**-is f|i«> safest kind >f cattle
feeding unit n larger number of calve*
la belnff fed for the market this year
than ever before Feeders of this kind
of cattle too often send them to mar
ket before they have become fat
enough to command a price that will
insure the largest net return*. No
other class of cattle Is discriminated
against so severely ns a Imlf-fat bHby
beef. The fatter the baby beef the
more profit he makes.
Rolling Poultry Houses
Beneficial to Keepers
Poultry houses on wheels are not
popular In the United States, but It
muy be beneficial to some poultry
keepers to know a little more about
such houses On every farm are tracts |
of land where during certain periods i
of the year there Is much food for the
liens, hut which will be wasted an- !
less tiie flock Is moved out to the [
fields. I'ragging Isaises around on
runners Is not a popular Job but they I
are quite easily moved when mounted j
on wheels. A house on wheels can
be used as brooder house, laying house, j
or for special inatings, and is especial' j
ly adapted for hospital use as It can j
readily be moved away far enough to !
protect the healthy birds from infec- j
•tion. The construction is very simple
—all that Is needed Is just an axle « n l
a couple of wheels. Most every faint-
er has some old wheels around nls
place, which he may never use for any
other purpose and an old axle usually
can be found also. If the axle Is lo-
cated so that the house will he fairty
well balanced on It It enn readily be
handled on two wheels if not too
large.
VAST SUNKEN FOP.EST
BELTS ENGLISH CITY
Huge Trees, Ages Old, Sup*
ply Farmers With Fuel
Th« discovery of ancient humnn and
animal remulns In the fens around
Kly, England; serves to draw attention
to the Industry connected with this
vast sunken forest.
The forest extends In u circle round
Ely and runs without a break for
nearly forty tulles, and the mystifying
fact about It is that trees, some eighty
feet in length, all lie in an easterly
dl«;ctlon. Was it some terrific prlme-
vul whirlwind that laid them low, asks
"A Fen ran re" in the London Mull.
With the coining of every spring
scores of these great trees slowly
emerge from the ground, for each wind
that sweeps across the ever-drying
fens conveys more und more of the
dusty surface soil Into the dykes.
Instead of regarding the trees as a
nuisance, the fanner looks upon them
with a friendly eye, for half a dozen
fen oaks wtll supply him nnd Ids
employees with firewood for a year.
The farmers and small holders are
at present busy with eight-horse teams
dragging these giants out of the soli,
having previously trenched the trunks
nnd sawn them Into sections to facili-
tate carting. Neur Llttleport, it Is
computed, there are roughly, a thou-
sand of fen oitk trees lying Just undet
the surface of an elghteen-ncre field.
In some districts of the fen the work
of exhuming the trees Is known as
"oaking," which must always be done
when— * „ " •
"The winter's past, and corn *11
thrashed.
And safely In the bins: . .
Then yoke your teams, my merry laaa,
And get the (en oaka In."
Though the trees must be thousands
of years old, their wood Is as sound
now as It was on the day they crashed
to the ground. Pines of huge dimen-
sions have been exuding resin, when
sawn through, us if they had been re-
cently felled.
The oaks, too, are In no wny differ-
ent from modern seasoned timber, with
the except of a black species, not often
found, which resembles Irish bog oak.
The farmers know from age-long
experience how to deal with the trees.
They are sawn into sections and then
spilt with wedges. They will tel* you
that, although the trees sometimes
"upset the plowing n bit," they would
not like to be without them, tor fen
oak and pine make good firing are
cheaper than coal, and the supply Is
never affected by strikes—certainly Im-
portant considerations In these days.
At the present day the lanterrts of
Ely cathedral rest on four oak beams,
each three feet In thickness and nearly
forty feet In length. Are they brothers
of the monster oaks of this burled
forest of England's* fenland?
(<£), 1V24. Western Newnpapur Union.)
WEEKLY MENU
SUGGESTIONS
SUNDAY—Breakfast: Fresh straw
berries, oatmeal and cream. Dinned
'Roast of lamb, green peas. Suppert
Angel food, cocoa.
MONDAY — Breakfast: Oatmea
scrapple. Dinner: Fried potatoes. Sup
per: Milk toast.
TUESDAY — Breakfast: ' French
fried bread. Dinner: New carrots
Supper: Green onions.
WEDNESDAY—Breakfast: Stewed
prunes, Post toasties. Dinner: Spring,
time salad. Supper: Strawberry short-
cake, whipped cream.
THURSDAY — Breakfast: Plain
omelet. Dinner: Broiled steak, parsley
'butter. Supper: Sponge drops.
FRIDAY—Breakfast: Waffles and
maple sirup. Dinner: Scalloped maca-
roni and eggs. Supper: Lettuce salad
fwith green onions and radishes.
| SATURDAY—Breakfast: Cream ol
wheat, doughnuts. Dinner: Dandelion
greens, salt pork. Supper: Cinnamon
'buna.
Oatmeal Scrapple.
«'•• Cook n shank of beef in plenty o|
water and When tender chop the meal
and reserve the hrotli. Cook as mite#
oatmeal in the broth as It will fakq
making a mixture thick enough t«
mold. When the oatmeal* Is w.eli
cooked, add the chopped meat, stlt
until well mixed and put Into a brea<
pan rinsed in eolil water to mold. Sllct
and fry for breakfast or any meal.
Springtime Salad.
Arrange a chilled salad bowl whicj
has been rubbed with a clove of garllt
with well-washed and dried lettuce
sprinkle over It three or four tnblo
spoonfuls of finely minced greet
onions, stems nnd all. (larnlsh wlti
thinly sliced red radishes and servt
with well-seasoned French dressing
The blanched leaves of dandelion!
may be used in place of the lettuce
These may he found under leaves o!
lu sheltered spots away from the light
Scalloped Macaroni and Eggs.
Cook the macaroni, and the eggs It
the shell, until hard, put them in Iny
era, sliced, with the macaroni tint
white sauce. Cover with butteret
crumbs and buke until the crumbs art
brown.
tdakiitat
St .Joseph's
LIVER REGULATOR
ftz-BLOOD-UVER-KlDNEYS
One big aS< can
JUKt
Books' Great Value
Worthy hooks nre not companions
—they are solitudes: We lose our-
selves in them, and all our cares.—
Bailey.
MOTHER!
Clean Child's Bowels
"California Fig Syrup" is
Dependable Laxative for
Sick Children J
Fish Benefited by War
I Although war and famine have in re-
I cent years made n fair start at the
I extermination of the human race over
large areas, the races of fish have b. en
1 Immensely benefited, says Science
I Service War called many fishermen |
I away from their nets; famine and rev- |
i olution disorganized society and made j
j nets hard to get and markets timer- J
j tain. Fishing declined and the Hah j
I have multiplied. This is particularly j
j the case In southern Itusshi. along the j
! Black sea, where tish are reported to j
j be larger and more abundant than In I
many years. They are likely to con
tlnue so, for. owing to the economic
disorganization of the country, fishing
tackle Is hard to obtain and the fisher-
men nre neither so numerous nor so
efficient ns formerly.
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Farm lACTSfc
One Better
Mr. Bragg—I can trace my rncestors
back to the Reformation.
Mrs. Bluff—That's nothing I can
trace mine hack years anil y.*rs l>e-
fore they made any attempt to re-
form.—Philadelphia Bui let Id.
Seed for Hog Pasture
For a hog pasture sow about four
bushels of oats per acre, about five
M.unds of rape, irfwnt four pounds of
MMlnn grass and. If your land will grow
clover you should add some sw«*t
Hover'seed nnd some alslke clover, sev-
,.r„i pounds each. Yon may think this
is heavy seeding, but these plants are
to be kept pastured down from the
■ line the oats have made enough
growth, so they need to be thick if you
get much pasturage.
Most farmers do not know how easy
It Is to advertise and sell surplus prod-
ucts of good quality.
• * •
Some people Insist that the cornfield
is the best germination tester, hut It'#
likely to be pretty expensive.
In the shifts of crop production, the
wise plan usually is t > find out which
way the crowd Is headed and go the
other wny. , , .
Sudan grass has been gaining much
popularity as a summer hay crop. It
makes very K"°d hay anil horses do
well on It- « * «
Cultivate your garden throughout
the summer because, once you let the
garden go to weeds, you will become
discouraged and more apt *o neglect It.
Make succession plantln-.ts of rad
tshes, putting in the long tyj.es at this
time. Try Icicle, If you have never
met ibis handsome white rud'sh.
China Imports Rice
Chlnn Is a large Importer of
rice, although much of the country ap-
pears to he ono Immense paddy Held
A good portion of the Imported rice
passes through Hongkong, rice being
the principal trade staple of that city.
For a good many years Hongkong has
controlled the rice export trade of
French Indo-Odnn. Slam and Burma.
The rice Is shipped to that port and
regraded. mixed, resacked and then
sent to foreign markets.
Humorous
"Isn't a lawsuit Involving a patent
right about the dullest thing Imaglna
hie?" asked one court fan of another.
"Not always." was the reply. "I at
tended u case not lung ago that was
really funny. A tall lawyer mimed
Short was reading a 0,(HK>-word diicu
tnent he called a brlefj"
Trained in Rescue Work
Twelve thousand coal miners are
being trained annually by the United
States government in safety methods
of mining, rescue und tliat-ald work.
whistle a bit If the day Is
durk.
And the aky tie overcast;
If mute he the voice of the piping
lurk.
Whv pipe your own smalt blast.
REFRESHING ICES AND DRINKS
While the raspberries are In seasoi ]
look up'all the good ways of preserv j
ing that dellciou. |
berry. Here i: |
one that will la '
cherished w h e I J
once used;
R a spberrj
Shrub. — Tak«
twice us much
measure for mens
tire, of fresh raspberries as vinegar
Put over the beat in a granite ketth
anil cook until the fruit is mushy
Strain through a muslin cloth and it
each quart of this Juice add a pound
of sugar. Bring to the boiling point'
again and then bottle and seal. Whet
serving allow two tahlespoonfuisof tht
shrill) ti a glass of iced water. Cldei
vinegar of the best quality,should ht
used and If very acid may be dilutetj
with u little water.
Raspberry Lacto.—Take a pint ol
raspberry Juice or as much Juice at
may be pressed from a quart of rip*
berries; add a cupful of sugar and h
quart of good, rich, fresh buttermilk.
Freeze and serve In sherbet cups. This
Is a most refreshing frozen dish and
not so cloying to the taste as frozen
creams.
Raspberry and Pieplant. — Take
twice as much diced pie plant as her
rles; cook together, adding sugar tt
make a rich preserve.. Can as usual.
This combination can hardly be told
from the entire berry, as ttie rhtibnrk
Is wholly disguised by the flavor ol
the raspberry. Strawberries, plneappU
and other flavored fruits may be used
with good results. As pieplant ll
cheap, am. most berries rather expen-
sive, this makes quite a saving.
Coffee Jelly.—'Take one-fourth of a
box of gelatin; soak fifteen minute*
lu one-fourth cupful of water. Pour
over one ctlpful of boiling coffee anJ
three tahlespoonfuis of sugar Strain
and pour Into molds. When partly
cold add a tahlespooiifnl of finely-cut
nuts. Serve with whipped cream
slightly sweetened. finrnish with
halves of walnut meats.
An economical table pad may be
nnde of several thlcktu-ises of news-
papers sewed together *nd cut to fit
:he taule rop. Cover with an old sheet
np and bottom nnd a pad that cost!
lothlng but the tune of uiuking will
ie made. 1
I ]W
"Hurry, Mother! A teaspoonful of
"California Fig Syrup" now will sweet-
en the stomach and thoroughly clean
the little bowels and in a few hours
you have a well, playful child again.
Kven If cross, feverish, bilious, con-
stipated or full of cold, children love
its pleasant taste. It never cramps
or overacts. Contains no narcotics or
soothing drugs.
Tell your druggist you want only
trie genuine "California Fig Syrup"
which has directions for babies and
children of all ages printed on the bot-
tle. Mother, you must say "Cali-
fornia." Refuse any imitation.
Avom dropstn*
'* stronc d r u f • ' In
eyn lor* from Alktll
or other Irritation.
Thr old simple r«m <1y
that bring! comfortlnK roller
ll hMt. 25c. all druffoull
Hall a kfbl, Sow Tort City
Mitchell
Eye
Salve
For SORE EVES
PATENTS
Send mndel or drawing tore*,
emlnailon. IJlKliimt roforenoea.
Best reanlta. I'mmptni-Bii an-
cured. Watnoii K. Coleman,
Booklet rHHH. Peleatlawyer,SUHSt.,neekioftoo.D/C
HAIR BALSAM
BanoveaDanaraB-RtopoHatrraUtaf
R—tor— Color and
Beauty to Gray and Faded Hale
Me. and 11.00 at Prninrlrta.
Hieeol Chain. Will. Fatchoo uo.W.T.
H1NDERCORNS Onrna, Cat.
all pala, enaurea comfort to the
■looeea. eta., stop* all pall
twt. aaakee walk tor oaoy.
rtata. HUooa Chomlaal w
. tick by pell arjijn*
ark a, Pataheirae. N. T.
Try the New
Cuticura
Shaving Stick
Freely Lathering
cinal and Emollient
SHOW CASES
Soda Fountains Store Fixture*
liar Direct From Manufacturer
Southern Fountain and Fixture Mfg. Co.
Dallas. Texas
TRY A BOX OF THE
DR. A. H. McVAY SALVE
One of the best on oarth. Been on the
market for 30 yenrn. Has cured old,
chronic shin sores 1ft .veal* old; can fur-
riliih affidavit to that fan (Jood for
any kind of sores or fresh outn on man
or beaat. Try a !>o* and be convinced
T8o prepaid H. a. skippfih MAWV-
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