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Show rTKe KITCHEN CABINET iiA 12J. We.ters Nwi.papr Union.) Let' pretend, Just for today. That our hearts are free from woe: That the wind blows Just the way We would like to have It blow. strong. WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY It Is the unexpected which draws on our resources. To be ready for an Is being well equipped. To aid the housewife to care for common injuries cidents, should and ac- there be In every home, posted In a conspicuous place, a list of remedies for accidents of various kinds. Time means life in many cases Lives are being lost daily because of lack of knowing what to do and not feeing able to think and act quickly A woman who has such a list on hei medicine closet door will be much more apt to keep her head because she will know that she can do the right thing. Wisdom Is knowing what to d ext. skill is knowing how to do it and virtue is doing it says DaU Starr Jordan. , person poisoned with poison ivy if treated with bruised fresh leaves oi catnip will be relieved from much suffering. Catnip grows so commonly all over the country that one need not look far for plenty. For fainting lay the person on his , feack with the head lowered, allow plenty of fresh air to circulate freely and sprinkle with cold water. Do not administer water or any stimulant to ,an unconscious person, as the muscles of swallowing are inactive and stran guiation might result. A patient who is struck by lightning should be treated to cold applications on the head and artificial respiration, the same as one gives to a drowning person. The lungs must be filled with air to get them back to breathing. In case of fire in ones clothing, do ot run; lie down and roll over In a rug or carpet, keeping the fire from A the face;' ; ; For sunstroke. loosen the clothing, lay the patient in a cool shady place and apply ice water to the head. Keep . the head elevated. .. ... Suffocation from gas.' get the patient Into the open air as quickly as possible Aromatic spirits of ammonia and dux vomica are both good stimulants to give to stimulate the heart. To stop bleeding, bind a handful of flour on the cut. For poison from acid, give milk and eoda. Send for the doctor at once. Vinegar should be given for lye poisoning. Mustard and water will cause ' vomiting. The Luscious Field Mushroom. With a reliable book and a little field work with an expert, one may feel perfectly safe to gather the field mushroom. It is best to confine oneself to a few varieties which are easily recognized, when not proficient In mycology. All fungi s h o n d be avoided when overripe or attacked by slugs During the hot months the fungus is apt to be wormy. Authorities differ as to the digestibility of the mushroom, but all agree that tlieir chief attraction lies In their flavor, and so . . 1 they will always be held in high es- teem, Mushrooms may be prepared in many inviting forms as dishes and in combination with other foods mak Ing most tempting dishes. Cream of Mushroom Soup. Chop half a pound of fresh mushrooms, add four cupfuls of chicken stock with a slice of onion. Cook twenty minutes and then rub through a sieve. bind with a tablespoonful eacn of flour and butter cooked together and just before serving add two of orange juice. Buttered Mushrooms. Cut off the bottom of the stalks of half a pound Place them upside of mushrooms. down In a buttered baking dish. Put a piece of butter in each- cup, sprinkle with salt and pepper,- cover closely and bake twenty minutes. Serve with lettuce sandwiches. Green Peppers and Mushrooms. small Wipe carefully and break into slightly fry fresh mushrooms, pieces in a tablespoonful of butter. There should be a cupful when cooked Add one-hacupful of cream, three table one spoonfuls of soft bread crumbs, salt clams, of chopped half cupful and pepper to taste and one beaten which egg yolk. Fill green peppers have been prepared by parboiling it salted water, after seeds and fibei have been removed. Place In a bakand wa ing pan and baste with butter minutes ter while cooking twenty Place the Mushrooms. Broiled wire broiler, bea fine on .peeled caps or bteak crush to not careful ing then side, on the gill first Droll them turn and broil on the top. Serve on buttered toast with a bit of butter in each cap Listed for Farmer ways for a man to go roke farming have been suggested by the agricultural college at the University of Tennessee. Here they are; L Grow only one crop. 2. Keep no live stock. 3. Regard chickens and a garden as nuisances. 4. Take everything from the soil and return nothing. 5. Dont stop gullies or grow cover crops let the topsoil wash away, hen you will hare "bottom" land. 6. Dont plan your farm Its hard work operations. thinking trust to luck. 7. Regard your woodland as you would a coal mine: cut every tree, sell the timber, and wear the cleared land out cultivating It in corn. 8. Hold fast to the idea that the methods of farming employed by your grandfather are good enough for you. 9. Be Independent dont Join with your neighbors in any form of 10. Mortgage your farm for every dollar It will stand to buy things you would have cash to buy if you followed a good system of farming. Cost of Harvesting Reduced One-thir- d by Combined -Losses of soy bean, seed at harvest time are greatly reduced and the cost of harvesting the crop is lowered d about a bushel from what It is with ordinary methods, when a eombined harvester-threshe- r is used to gather the beans, according to tests made by the farm mechanics department, college of agriculture, University of Illinois. Use of the combined harvester-thresher Is the most recent method of harvesting the n seed crop. To date the job of harvesting soy beans for seed oh commercial purposes has been the biggest problem n that the grower has had to meet In fact, the grief encountered in harvesting the seed crop has prevented a more rapid Increase in the acreage of this legume, according to L P. Blauser of the college farm mechanics department. The harvesting problem will become more important as the commercial possibilities of the soy bean are developed.' Methods of Harvesting. . A survey made In Illinois gave the following methods which were used to harvest the 1!)24 seed crop: Hinder, 61 per cent ; mower, 32 per cent; pickers, 3 per cent self-rak- e reaper. 3 per cent, and pullers, 1 per cent. TIip same year 80 per cent used erain separators. 13.5 per cent used special bean threshers, and .5 per cent usd combined harvester-thresherTlie first combine in Illinois was used by Garwood Brothers of Stoning-ton- , in October, 1924, to harvest 212 acres of soy beans. That the machine made a successful demonstration is evident from the fact that seven combines were sold in Illinois by July, 1925, and twelve by October, 1925. Tests have been made of the different methods of harvesting soy beans, and losses in some cases were found to be as high as 45 per cent Tests of the combined harvester-threshe- r have given a loss of from 4 per cent to 10 per cent this past season even though the weather conditions were extremely bad. Beans harvested with the combine gave a much lower moisture percentage, and also were of much better quality. The combine can work from two to five days sooner than the threshing machine because the beans dry out much more rapidly standing than in shocks. There are still some fields of beans in shock waiting to be threshed. Work of Illinois Machines. Each combine in Illinois has harvested from 200 to 350 acres of soy beahs,thls past season. Twenty to 30 acres of soy beans can be harvested a day with two men, one to drive the tractor to pull the machine, and one tq operate the combine. Two to three men and teams are needed to take care of the threshed beans. A combine should cut from 250 to 800 acres of grain each year to keep the overhead charges an acre as low as possible. There are a limited number of farms that have that many acres of poy beans to harvest each However, the same machine year. was used quite successfully in Illinois to harvest wheat, oats, sweet clover, red clover and timothy. Even then, if the combined acreage is too small to Justify the purchase of a combine, several farmers can go together and purchase one. The combine user in Illinois avers that he cannot get along without It In harvesting soy beans. soy-bea- soy-bea- so.v-hea- Using Ground Limestone to Assist Clover Crop The use of ground limestone where clovers do not grow successfully, the practice of a good farm rotation which includes a clover crop, sufficient natural or artificial drainage and the thorough working of the soil to control weeds are essential to profitable crop production. The response in crop yields which will attend the Judicious application of manure and commert ial fertilizers will depend to a large extent upon the attention that is given to those other essential factors which are also largely under control of the fanner. Notes Agricultural ono-o-o-o-- o;; Destroy all breeding places of files. s Cultivate the field crops carefully after showers. Watch all water supplies. Impure water means possible disease. s s Make another planting of sweet corn, snap beans, and lima beans. s lf 0 Chapel for American Cemetery at Thiaucourt . Ten one-thir- Maybe after w have tried We can do It right along. . Ways to Go Broke Harvester-Thresher. Lets pretend that what we do Is tbs work we like the best: Let's pretend were satisfied. Lets pretend wer brave and emergency Avoid Loss of Soy Bean Seed Stinking smut which grows wheat, brings a loss tnt means In de-M- s t Sunlight is the cheapest disinfectant available around the average farm. s garden has In it those vegetables tiiat are best for us, and not tuereh those that we like best. A good Font or five years supply of acid phosphate may be applied at one time for it does not leach from the soil. Repeated plantings of snap beans and com for roasting ears should be made to have a continuous supply. This Is the design for the memorial chapel to be erected In the American cemetery at Thiaucourt France where many doughboys lie buried. The design la by Thomas H. Elliott City of St. Paul, Minn., and Its New Air Port Cooperatives Have Made Rapid Progress Here is an air view of the city of St Paul, Minn., showing the new air port which is located within 1.4 miles of the heart of the city. Associations Located Mostly in Central States. (Prepared by the United States ment of Agriculture.) Depart- marketing has Increased rapidly in the United States in the last five years. There was little development In this direction until 1913, although the Bret livestock shipping association of which there is a record was started as long ago as 1877. In 1920, however, more than 1,000 such associations were operating. By the end of 1925 the number had increased to 1,770. k These shipping associations are located principally in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. There are only a few associations in the western states and southern states and almost none in the North Atlantic region. Besides the development of local shipping associations there have been attempts at times to organize central selling agencies. The first central selling agency, known as the American Live Stock Commission company, was Incorporated in 1S89 and was to operate on the Chicago market Its business was quite successful, but the association was expelled from the Chicago yards by the Live Stock Exchange, which succeeded In obtaining court action on the allegation that the association was a dangerous monopoly. In recent years attempts have again been made to organize commission companies. Twenty-seve- n such organizations have been established since 1917 at the Important k markets of the country. The volume of business handled by these associations in 1925 amounted to more than $280,000,000. Most of this business was contributed by the local shipping associations above mentioned, live-stoc- k live-stoc- A BOBS ON THE JOB Starting a New Air Mail Service live-stoc- Rat Killing Week Is Suggested by Specialist So far as known no one has yet suggested a Rat Killing week, although it is common knowledge that the rats of this country destroy foodstuffs worth many millions every year. Rat colonies in barnyard refuse, around straw slacks and under and adjacent to small buildings can be quickly cleaned out by pumping cyanide dust into their burrows, says M. S. Johnson, associate professor of zoo'ogy, University of Minnesota. Soon after fumigating a rat colony on a farm in Cottonwood county, Mr. Johnson and the farmer collected 21 dead rats which were near enough to the surface to be easily found. The rodents had succumbed to the cyanide gas. This demonstration by the university man was witnessed by many farmers and made a very favorable impression. But the most generally useful method of getting rid of rats, especially when they are not held in narrow confines, is to poison their food with barium carbonate. This should be used In the proportion of one part to four parts of any food that is not otherwise available to the rodents. Barium carbonate is a deadly poison and must be handled carefully. Bob, Son of Battle, is a regular soldier, who might act as official guide to the Coolidge collies over the Black Hills. He is the mascot of Troop C, Fourth United States cavalry, the Presidents guard troop at the summer White House. v HAS LATIMERS JOB cal-siu- Repainting Farm Tools Greatly. Increases Life The life and value of farm implements can be greatly increased If they be kept well painted. First clean them well, using a scraper and wir brush to remove rust. If dirty, wash with water and, after drying, clean alj metal parts with gasoline to remove grease. Use any good metal paint, which the local hardware man can supply, for metal parts, and a special prepared paint for the wood surfaces. If one coat Isnt enough, apply two, letting 24 hours elapse between coats. Wagons, racks, plows, disks and similar implements profit by sact treatment the real stuff, too being poured over the of the great Boeing mail plane, formally inaugurating the new air mail service between San Francisco and Chicago. The christening service took place at Crlssy field, San Francisco, and Mrs. W. A. Boeing of Chicago wielded A bottle of champagne pro-pell- e. the bode. Watch Two Big Guns of Yankees David F. Sellers was sent to Central American waters as commander of the special service squadron, to succeed Rear Admiral Julian L. Latimer, and was promoted from captain to rear admiral. He is a native of Austin, Texas. Use State Highwayt Most of the travel on state highways consists of cars which are owned in cities, according to studies which have been made by the United States bureau of public roads. In a check of Ohio traffic more than 87 per cent of the state highway travel was urban. More than 89 per cent of cars tiaveling the highways of Vermont are ciiy owned. The percentage :'n New Hampshire is 94 per cent and in Pennsylvania 94 per cent. The baseball world is uow watching with great interest the battle for home run honors between Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, master and pupil, of the New York Yankees. Sports experts are unanimous in their opinion e that Gehrig stands a fair chance of becoming the greatest batter in the history of baseball long-distanc- 0 k t S. ' |