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Show u EATING CORN. The report of condition in the winter wheat crop is depressing, and there is sure to be a shortage, even if the spring wheat returns are good. But no disaster is necessary. Every acre can still be replanted to corn. In the end it will be an economic benefit, in spreading the corn using habit more widely. For some unexplained reasons the peoples of Europe have always had a prejudice against corn. While less than half of the world's wheat is produced in the United States, our country grows practically all the corn. Yet the experiment stations say that animals fed on corn alone thrive better than those fed on any one grain. It has all the elements of nutriment. In the old days fine white wheat flour was considered the only dainty luxury worthy of a gentleman's table. Of late years the preference for whole wheat bread has been growing. It does not look quite so pleasing to the eyes as fine white bread. But it is valued for superior nutrition and a richer taste of the grain. Many bakers find that they are constantly underestimating underesti-mating the demand for the whole wheat product. All they make seems to go as by magic, while the white bread is taken as a second choice. Similarly corn looks to the eye like a coarser food. But people will learn to like it just as they learn to like the whole wheat flour that is .now so popular. I The South has always known its virtues, with corn bread and cake made in the most luscious forms. Hasty pudding was the cherished dish in a great many old-time families. A big corn crop this year will feed the hogs, will make poultry raising practical, and will be a long step toward winning the war. |