Show i 1 I 1 TIMELY HINTS FROM THE V S DEPT OF agriculture 1 1 hot gingerbread split and fillek with a mixture of cream cheese dates and chopped nuts is an excellent dessert in roasting meat sear it first in a very hot oven then reduce the temperature and finish more slowly meat cooked in this way shrinks less than when it is roasted from start to finish at a high temperature from the standpoint of nutrition the egg is really two foods rather than one the white part Is almost a pure watery solution ot of certain proteins protein 4 of high quality tor for body building and maintenance the yolk fur furnishes bishes not only tat fat and protein of high quality but has an unusually rich store of minerals and vl vi tamins camins necessary tor for growth and development children need an egg a dai da le it possible daffodils can be grown singly in a vase of 0 water when putting the bulbs away to root the water in the vase should barely touch them base of the bulb or rot may set in it the bulb tits fits tightly in the neck ot of the vase rooting will occur readily even it if there is a space between betwee its base arid and the water change water once a week IC Is to keep a lump 1 or two of charcoal in the vase ier treatment adment tor for flower seeds with mercuric chloride in a I 1 to 1000 go solution lution will destroy desi boy many seed borne parasites and so help to prevent the common diseases of garden lowers flowers says the U S department of agriculture host flower seeds bill at stand and soaking oakl ng in this solution for one halt half hour without injury shake or stir the solution containing the seeds frequently to keep air bubbles from preventing eo intact between the solution and the seeds rinse the seeds in clean water ater after treatment use only wooden glass or earthenware vessels for the mercuric chloride solution the seed should be planted immediately after treat treatment men or it ft may begin to swell it if prompt planting is not possible the seed should shoula be spread out thin at once and dried thoo thoroughly cows will eat an ai unpalatable grain or low grade hay bay more readily it flavored with molasses before adding the molasses mix it with enough water to make it flow readily excessive quantities of molasses make the ration too laxative dont give more than 3 pounds a cay to each cow select female breeders bleeders bre eders from the poultry flock that conform to the y d qualifications tor ifor their breed end and variety says the U S department part ment of agriculture dont pick out gilt birds that show eions such as s side ide sprigs in single singla combed varieties stubs in clean legged fowls and foreign color markings choose females that have bright full eyes combs and wattles of good texture tex tuie wide backs and fairly deep bodies and that are well w M fleshed many farmers are prejudiced a galust the use of seed beed potatoes grown under irrigation believing that the Ar irrigation water injures the igor and vitality of the seed but experiments by the U S department of agriculture show that irrigation water has little or no effect on the seed seed SL ed grown tor for 15 years under irrigation produced yields comparable with those from non irrigated seed provided it boj poj possesses the same freedom from disease |