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Show 1 i WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE If IS DOING BB1 wfm - nn?TMiKf.i mm pte K COWPHAK AX KXCr.l.M'.XT HAV H ii crop is phopi:rly cuitco ' Bg it cut at the rlKlit stage of growth BBJ and properly handled, cowpens ninko BBJ' o.-r lont lin of high feeding value. BBJ1 T)r It menu (r I'lant Industry of the BB ,': United States Department of Agrlcul- j I ture shows In Farmers BulleJIn 11G3 BB v lEimcd recently, thai Ihla liny Is as BB' i vnomble an thai finin other logumln- Hf ; ous Crops and Is lellshcd by all farm i anh i.iib. BBY i lnfoughuut tho southern stales BH cov.p, a hay has been extensively used BBY nml Is thu main dependence for liny BBY i, on t'o plantations. Well cured cow- BBY Y Pea hay has proved satisfactory for BBT I work stocl: and for beer or milk pro- BBY 'ductlon and has Riven good results BBY when fed to poultry, hogs, nnd sheep. BBY' ' ; It Is said to be better suited for feed BBY ; IrK cows than horses. Tartly on this B7 ' account nnd partly becauso of tlio dlf- BBTf ficulty often experienced In properly BBj , curing the lnrgo growth of succulont BB Jlnes and Its coarseness and uncven- BBY . ness In quality, cowpra hay has llttlo BBj standing tn the city markets. When BB A Jt becomes generally recognized that BBj I' this hay Is' a source of protein which BBj can bo raised on tlio farm, tho quan- B Xlty of high priced concentrated feeds Bi purchased for young animals or dairy1 H jtows will be very materially roducod. BBI I .As n rulo cawpens should not be BBKf rut for hay beforo tho pods begin to turn yellow. The best quality Is pro-'rtucid pro-'rtucid and the hay curctfjmost readily read-ily ir the vines are cut when most of iie pod1) are lull grdwn and a largo lumber of them aro mntuic. If cut lornro this stage tho vines are wat-") wat-") and (lllllcult to cure, whllo if left xi Into beroro ctutlng thcro will bo n unnecessary loss ot leaves In banting ban-ting and the stems will be tough nd woody. Copies or Farmers Bulletin 1153, containing Information as to the preparation pre-paration of cowpeas for various uses mny be had upon request of tho United Unit-ed States Department of Agriculture, Washington, O. C, I lIGIlTINn (IHAH.SHOI'l'l.ltK AND OTIIKIt IKST& IX UTAH J More than 1,000 bushels of grass-hoppers grass-hoppers were caught by tho so-called bnloon hopper In Pluto county, Utah, Mono last year. In tho other counties coun-ties in the state the bran mnsh nr- 'senlc bait was used and millions ot tlio hoppers were destroyed. Tho 'campaign against tho grasshopper covered 20,958 acros of Utah farm land nnd the estimated saving amounted am-ounted to $261,145. Tho English sparrow and the al-falfa al-falfa weevil, as well ds the grasshopper grass-hopper all of thorn factors which J reduce thu profits of ,fho farmer have been fighting a losing fight In Utah during the Inst two yenre. The. county ngonta and the farmers of this stato are aggressive. Tho English sparrow population In Utah was reduced re-duced In 1D20 by actual count 436, 16C whllo tho estimated saving from sparrow control during tho sum mer of 1920 amounted to $112,944. In this capalgn 10,062 pounds or pot-J son wheat wero used. I Tho alfaUa weevil has caused untold un-told losses to the alfalfa farmers In tho Utah Idaho district.. In sections where farmers novo used the spray advocntcd by the United States De-' partracnt of Agriculture for combating combat-ing the pest, the production of alfaUa has exceeded that of the unsprayed fields by an average of one-half ton to the acre. Tho weevil parasite Introduced In-troduced from Italy has helped also to lessen the ravages of tho wcevlL During tho last summer 10,113 nc-irs nc-irs of alfnlfa land were Involved In the demonstrations to combat the weevil and 18,980 pounds of polsoa wrro used In spraying. The saving effected from the control Is estimated estimat-ed to be $96,907. how to cook ax oi,d iiam vixhuait, huoah and ci.oviw Many farmers and farmers wives on farms where hogs are butcheied have their own Ideas obout how hams should be cooked to host please the appetite. Hero Is tho way specialists of tho United Stntes Department of Agriculture do it. These directions aro contained In Farmers Duleotln 1186 "Pork on the Farm Killing, .Curing and Canning" Just publlsh-'ed publlsh-'ed by the department. Soak sevqral hours, removo all, the mold and loose pieces and rlnso well i Cover with cold water, add two tablespoonfuls of vinegar, one, thnlf cup brown sugar, four .cloves and bno bay leaf and heat to boiling. :Tho . rlovcs and bay leaf ;hny bo Increased U desired, especially for largriKhama. I Heduce the hcat'.to a constanl8)m-mer constanl8)m-mer and allow to cook at this temperature tem-perature at the rate of 20mlnutea for I each pound hnm. I I Remove from fire but jleep the I ham In the liquor In wlch It wns ' ooked until cold; then remove from he1 container and allow:' to drain. Take,off tlio skin, score tho fat Iji inch blocks and cover' with a coatlnR i of brown sugnr and crumbs. Stlcli I with cloves ono inch apart. I Bako In a slow oven until nicely , I browned, basting at Intervals with ( I ono half cup of water and ono table- I spoonful of vinegar. I WOOIi OF OWX SHKI'.P (JIV1-S I ci.otii to i:asti:ux i-wiou'.iw I Starting with tho object of provld-1 provld-1 Ing Vice rresldont Coolldgo with1 1 wearing apparel of native vool, a 1 Massachusetts farm bureau now plans to havo the entire clip of wool 1 owned by the association manufac-j I tured Into cloth and sold locally. I I I After" the national election, the M farm bureau In Berkshire county, 1 which had pooled Its .wool clip and 1 had stored It with a cooperative as-1 as-1 Boclatlon, arranged with a local I "'oolen manufacturer, to have sorao I of tho selected wool woven Into cloth I A tailor In tho county made an ov- I crcoat for the vice president from It. II The Franklin county farm bureau 1 not to be outdone In a matter ot this I sort, arranged to hao made from H1 selected wool a piece of cloth which I was afterwards made into a suit of 1 clotes, and presented to Mr. Coolldgo I This bit ot enterprise on the part of II tho Franklin county people suggest-B suggest-B ed the Idea ot manufacturing all of 9 1 tho wool in their pool Into cloth and I selling it locally to farmers or otti-H otti-H crs who might be. Interested, which would result In all wool growers get-1 get-1 ting a fair price for tholr wool, and 1 tho local people having the satlsfac-Hitlon satlsfac-Hitlon of wearing clothing made from I virgin wool from tholr own sheep.1 f Farm bureau officials regard this as V a. pomlblo bolUtlon of handling a f least a part ot the wopl clip. held in the vniimiB -county and; stale; pools, H especially Irt Xow Hhgland. .-whsro. I the grtwer is so aocesslblc to tho woolen factories QUICK DEATU FOU TUB CUTWORM Cutworms are reported to ht Un ited States Department 'of Agriculture Agricul-ture as making a clean swoep of the wheat lots on tho eiperlment.il farm of tho departments' dry land agricultural agricul-tural project at Woodward, Okla. Tho cutworms aro of tho species known as tho granulated cutworm. Poisoned bran bait Is the specific remedy for cutworms. The accepted formula is wheat bran, SO pounds; Paris green or crude arsenic, 2 pounds; black strap molasses, 2 qts; water 2 to 4 qts or more as needed. Mix the bran and poison thoroughly In a dry stale, then add the diluted molasses and stir vigorously until thoroughly mixed. Distribute tho bran oter the Infested field broal-cast, broal-cast, taking care to sprinkle It spr.'-Ingly spr.'-Ingly aiound each hill. Middlings ot alfalfa meal may be substituted for 'bran m m |