THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRA8KA.
The Housewife and the War
Helping the Meat and Milk Supply
(Special Information Sorvlce, United Htntos Department ot Agriculture.)
ACCOUNTS FOR THE FARM HOME. '
(Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.)
. GOOD FOR YOUNG 'AND OLD .
SPENDING MILLION A WEEK
Dairy Products Essential for Growth
DAIRY PRODUCTS
K VERY ESSENTIAL
America Depended Upon to Meet
the Needs of All Allied and
Neutral Countries.
COW IS EFFICIENT PRODUCER
Great Law of Food Conservation Ib to
Turn Inedible Feeds Into Edible
Foods In Cheapest Manner Pos
sible Cleanliness Urged.
Dairying one of the largest of the
agricultural enterprises of this coun
try has a big war job. Dairy prod
ucts are essential to the well-being of
the nation, nnd It has been urged by
the United States department of agri
culture that every effort be made to
maintain the supply in this country,
nnd so far as possible, to meet the in
creasing demands of the allies.
Before the war the United States
received dairy products from 24 for
eign countries, Now these supplies
have been largely stopped and it has
become necessary not only to replace
them at home but to export large
quantities.
Turns Feed Into Food.
Two facts stand out prominently as
reasons for tlio Increased production
nnd use of milk. The first Is that milk
ns purchased on the market usually
supplies food material together with
the growth-producing elements, more
economically than cither meat or eggs.
The second reason Is that the dairy
cow Is the most economical producer
of animal food. One great law of
food conservation Is to turn inedible
feeds Into edible foods In the cheapest
possible manner. Th dairy cow will
utilize coarse materials, inedible by
humans, such as grass, cornstalks, hay,
etc., and will turn them Into milk,
which Is suitable for human food.
Other farm animals also are convert
ers of coarse roughage Into edible food,
but are not so efficient as the dulry
cow1.
So much for the war duty of the
producer. To get the full benefit of
the milk, care and attention ou the
part of the consumer Is necessary.
Consumer Must Be Careful.
If the milk producer and the milk
dealer have done their duty there Is
left dally at the consumer's door a
bottle of clean, cold, unadulterated
milk. By improper treatment In the
home the milk then may become unlit
for food, especially for babies. This
bad treatment may consist of placing
it in unclean vessels, exposing It un
necessarily to the air; falling to keep
It cool up to the time of using It; or
exposing It to flies.
Milk absorbs impurities collects
bacteria whenever It Is exposed to
the air or placed In unclean vessels.
Some of these may be the buctcrla of
certain contagious diseases; others
may cause digestive troubles which in
the case of infanta may provo fatal.
Cleanliness and cold are imperative
for good milk.
Here are some suggestions from
specialists of the United States de
partment of agriculture:
Avoid milk kept in a can, open
much of the time nnd possibly without
refrigeration, at the bakery or grocery
ptore.
The best way of buying milk is in
bottles. Dipping It from large cans
nnd drawing It from the faucet of a
retailer's can aro bad practices.
Take the milk into the houso as soon
as possible after delivery, especially
In hot weather.
Keep milk In the original bottle un
til needed for immediate consumption.
Keep the refrigerator cool and sweet.
A single drop of spilled milk or a
email par(iel of neglected food may
of Children and Health of Adults,
contaminate a refrigerator lo a few
duys.
All utensils with which milk comes
In contact should bo rinsed, washed
and scalded every time they are used,
When a baby is bottle-fed, every
time the feeding bottle and nipple are
used they should bo rinsed In lukei
warm water, washed In hot water td
which a small amount of warhlug
soda has been added, and then scalded,
Never use a rubber tube between bot
tie and nipple, or n bottle with cor
ners.
If a case of typhoid fever, scarlet
fever, diphtheria or other contagious
disease breaks out on the family, do
not return any bottles to the milkman
except with the knowledge of the nt
tending physician nnd under condl
tlons prescribed by him.
While efficient pasteurization de
stroys germs nnd affords a safeguard
against certain dangers, It should nol
be regarded as an Insurance against
future contamination of milk, and the
foregoing suggestions should bo ob
served in the case of pastucrlzed milk
as well as with ordinary milk. Do not
keen milk over 24 hours, even If it
seems to be sweer, as milk may be
come unfit for human food before it
sours.
MILK GOOD FOR ALL :
Drink milk. Drink more milk. !
Pure, fresh rich milk is n food ;
fit for the gods. Babies cannot 1
live without milk; and growing ;
children grow the faster for It.
It gives vitality to youth, pow- ;
er to middle life, and to old age
It brings a goodly portion of the
health and strength of former
years. It should be used moro
largely by people of all ages,
classes and conditions. Milk
steadies the nerves nnd adds to
the health, physical strength
and mental energy of those who
use It. It excels coffee, and
with It tea is not to bo com
pared. Wo may drink it at
meals and between meals. It
Is delicious, refreshing, invigor
ating. It Is one of nature's best
gifts to man. Gome, let us have
another glass of milk.
Bread and Milk.
What sunburned child, when hours
of play have made him tired nnd hun
gry, does not delight In n bowl of
bread and milk? What student, whose
brain is weary from long hours of con
Htant sttudy, does not desire a lunch
of bread nnd milk? The overburdened
housewife, tired from her dally tasks.
can quickly regain her strength by
eating bread und milk. The man who
labors with his hands, who works
from early morn till night, can find
no better food for his tired body than
a supper of bread and milk. After
hours of mental strain In a downtown
office, the man of business mny renew
his strength nnd vitality by a single
meal of bread nnd milk. All who are
weary and over-burdened with work
or worry mny find life and strength
nnd pleasure in a good old-fashioned
bowl of bread and milk.
Silage Valuable for Sheep.
A good quality of silage Is extremely
palatable and can be fed to all classes
of sheep with good results. It must be
remembered, however, that silage
which Is cither very sour, moldy or
frozen should not be fed.
Use of this succulent feed for sheep
hns attracted the attention of most
farmers only during the past few
yenrs; Much has been said of Its bad
effects upon sheep, but these have been
due cither to an inferior qunllty of
silage or carelessness of the feeder
nnd Improper feeding.
Late summer and early fall Is trying
on sows and late-farrowed pigs. Un
less there Is green food It Is likely to
cost the feeder considerably.
Think of having the job of raising
$50,000,000 nnd, on top of that, the job
of spending that $50,000,000 at tho rate
of about a million n wcckl
William J. Mulligan has such a
job, and ho is making good nt it.
William J. Mulligan Is tho chair-
man of the Knights of Columbus com
mlttce on war activities, which has
charge of the supply of comforts nnd
attentions for the spiritual, physical
nnd mental needs of the million nnd
moro American soldiers In this coun
try nnd overseas.
Mr. Mulligan Is a lawyer, and be
fore he devoted his tlmo exclusively
to K. of O. war relief work practiced
his profession in Hartford, Conn.; he
resides In Thompsonvllle, Conn. Ho is a
graduato of Yale law school. Among
tho many Btrong features that enter
Mr. Mulligan's makeup, the predomi
nating one is perhaps the power of
organization. Ills ability In this di
rection has been proved by tho accomplishments credited to him ns a result
of his tour abroad. In France it only required GO dnys for Mr. Mulligan to
put tho entire K. of C. overseas organization in smooth working order. Be
sides contracting for n grcnt number of K. of O. huts, ho ordered that there
be constructed 50 barracks, and In addition purchased a great quantity of
tents which K. of C. secretaries and their attaches nro using.
DEAN OF WAR
then we wero 'up in the nlr.' Wo felt hero was a now thing and n bigger
thing than we had ever tackled and we weren't Just euro of ourselves, but
we know what we ore up against now,
It Is merely a question of rounding up
"It will be done in the nlr, I am sure. For years I have predicted that
this war would be settled In the air, nnd today I am surer of it than ever.
Why they don't send ah Immense fleet of battleplanes over Berlin I can't
understand. Three days' unlimited slaughter there, sparing only cats and
dogs (I like tho German cn.ts and dogs, for they, aro friendly animals), would
settlo tho matter."
QUICK IN NAME AND ACTION
Quick In name, thought nnd ac
tion, Sergt. Maj. John Henry Quick of
the United States marines is one of
that noted organization who, after be
ing cited for bravery on the battlefield
years ago, again comes to tho front by
performing vnlorous deeds In France
and ngnln being cited for bravery.
He was awarded tho congressional
medal of honor for his conduct In
fighting ut Cuzco, Cuba, in 1898. Tho
nemy was hiding in ambush and ho
volunteered to stund against tho sky
on a high crest and slgnnl firing direc
tions to the U. S. S. Dolphin. He stood
with his back to tho enemy and, al
though bullets were cutting all about
him, sent the signals ns nonchalantly
us If he were In camp.
On June 0, 1018, he volunteered
and assisted In taking u truck load of
ammunition and material Into the
town of Bouresches, France, over a
road swept by artillery and machine
gun fire, thereby relieving a critical situation.
commended and cited by General Pershing.
NEW CORPS
was declared in 1017 Bundy was malic a brigadier general and ordered to
France.
A quiet man is Bundy, but sociable, no is a' student f military subjects
und was for u time un Instructor In the Infantry schoel ot the lino at Fort
Leavenworth.
.nssMtff HEvisiiflisiiiiiiK
REPORTERS
Tho king of Bulgaria, on tho bnt
tlcfleld of Mustapha Pasha, beforo
Adrlanoplo in 1012, said to his chief
of staff as his troops wero going into
action: "Observo that Englishman
passing up with tho artillery. Ho has
seen mora fighting that any soldier
alive."
Ho meant Frederic Vllllcrs, nrtlBt
and correspondent for tho Illustrated
London News, who, from 1871 to 1018,
has seen all tho world has had to
offer in the way of warfare Ho ve-
cently turned up In Now York, after
two nnd a half years on the western
front and a trip around tho world that
led him to the frontiers of India.
"Tho end Is quite a bit off, yet,"
said Villlers. "now can It bo other
wise when the German still thinks he
Is 'top dog'? It may last several years.
"Since tho Alsno I havo had no
doubt of tho ultimate end. Tommy,
took Fritz's measure there. Until
nnd there Is nothing moro to rear.
tho Germans.
For this deed he wus highly
COMMANDER
Brig. Gen. Oman Bundy, who hus
been placed in command of tho Fifth
American army corps In France, was
born at Newcastle, Ind and was n
student at Do Pauw until ho entered
West Point in 1878. He first won dis
tinction ns a fighter In the Philip
pines at the battlo of Bud-Dajo
Mount Dajo when as a mujor he led
a column of men, up the sldo of nn
extinct volcano to attack 1,000 Moros
In' the crater. Fifty-two per cent of
his men in one company fell, 50 in an
other; still the line kept moving for
ward, held to its courso by the com
mander, and cleaned out tho enemy.
In 1015 Colonel Bundy was de
tailed as adjutant genfral at San An
tonio, Tex. In connection with Per
shing's expedition Into Mexico unusual
administrative responsibility fell on
him, and the manner in which he dis
charged this no doubt mudo a furthei
impression on Pershing. After war
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Records May Be Classified When
FARM HOUSEHOLD
ACCOUNTS URGED
Two Simple Methods of Making
and Classifying Records of
Expenditures.
USE ORDINARY BLANK BOOK
Details Encourage Economy and Show
Relation of Home Expenses to
Farm Business Ten Divi
sions Satisfactory.
Tho modern farmer's wlfo Is no
longer satisfied with tho old accepted
Idea that "the farm gives us a liv
ing." but sho gets out her pencil nnd
paper nnd asks "now much of a Ilv- (
lng does It give us7"
Generations ago neither tho farm I
nor the farm household had any but
minor dealings with the outsldo world.
Under such conditions tho need for
accounts was Blight. But those con
ditions no longer exist The farm
household, though still in many cases
receiving Its major support In farm
products consumed ut homo, purchases
far more extensively than over be
fore from, outsldo sources. Farm house
hold accounts hnvo becomo essential
to economy.
Household expenses on the farm are
very Intimately associated with the
business of the farm Itself. The fnrm
normally Ruppllcs much material
wnlch otherwise would becomo n
household expense. The household, In
turn, very often furnishes bonrd for
farm labor, which would otherwise bo
n farm expense. Merely from the
standpoint of keeping track of house
hold expenses ns related to the farm
business, household nccounts are de
sirable and should servo to supplement
and round out farm accounts.
Ways of Keeping Records.
There are two methods of keeping
n record of household expenditures.
One Is to record tho purchases or
money paid out without classifying
tlio expenditures. Tho other Is to clas
sify when the record Is made.
Tlio first method Is "very simple, re
quires no special form, and gives all
necessary Information regarding ex
penditures. At tho end of tho month
or nt tho end of tho year the total
expenditures rendlly may bo deter
mined. In order, however, to know
tho totals for each kind or class It will
bo necessary to mnko up a monthly
summary, In which tho Items will be
distributed in different columns, by
classes. This extra work at the end of
each month (or nt tho end of the yenr)
may cause discouragement and neglect
of classification, with the result thnt
the greatest good that could he derived
from tho records Is not realized.
Under the second method, In addi
tion to being entered all together In
one column, tho items are classified In
separate columns. This method has
the samo advantages us the first meth
od nnd tho nddltlonnl advantage of al
lowing for the distribution of the Items
of expenditure to tho proper classes
without tho Inconvenience of turning
to Borne other pngrf. The distribution
mny bo left to moments of leisure If
tho farmer is busy'nt tho time the
entry Is made. When the page Is
filled tho next page is begun, the top
lino next to tho heading being reserved
for the total carried forward from
preceding pnge. The Items may be
totaled at the end of the month and
these totals carried (o tho nummary
page nt the end of the book.
Book Not Important.
Tlio kind of book to use Is not Im
portant. An ordinary blank day-hook
or ledger book with a stiff cover may
Mado or at tho End of Each Month.
bo bought ut a rcaBonnblo price. If
tho vertical rulings in 'the book do
not servo tho purpose others may bo
Inserted with a pen or pencil. Ac
counts aro sometimes kept In a book
having small pages. A smnll page,
however, is soon filled, Is often
crowded, and tho Information is scat
tered over too many pages for conven
ience in recording nnd studying tho
expenditures.
In order to simplify accounts it In
well to group expenditures. If all in
dividual Items wero llBted In separate
columns, It would requlro n great
amount of detail work. Tho distribu
tion of tho different household expen
ditures Into groups Is largely a matter
of Individual viewpoints. Tho follow
ing ten divisions should bo satisfac
tory for tho nvcrago farm family : An
imal food, fruits nnd vegetables, cercol
products, other groceries, clothing,
household furnishings, running expen
ses, advancement, incidentals nnd sav
ings. BE THRIFTY
Accounts will show you how.
T Know whero every dollar
comes irom anu wucro it goes.
Study your record book nnd
plan nhend.
Buy carefully today and give
to Undo Sam tomorrow.
Save food, fuel nnd clothing.
Peppers and Celery In Brine.
Green peppers and celery can bo
preserved for futuro uso by brining.
If properly dono peppers so prepared
can be used as substitute for fresh
peppers In pickles or salads, or after
freshening In water can bo used for
stuffed pepper. Properly prepared
they can hardly bo told from fresh
poppers. Tho method of brining Is ns
follows :
Itcmovo tho stems and seed and
pack nose down Into n water-tight,
non-metallic receptacle, such as a keg,
barrel, crock or glass fruit jnr. Cover
with n brlno mndo by adding two
pounds of snlt to each gallon of water.
If u keg, barrel or crock Is used, sus
pend n wooden cover In tho brine so
that It will keep tho peppers well below
the surface. If tho cover Is placed on
tho peppers and weighted without sus
pension, It will crush the peppers and
mako them loso their shape. Add
moro salt to tho cover until no more
will dissolve. If put in fruit Jars or
other containers thnt can be sealed, no
moro Bait need bo added. In this case,
allow to stand for three or fonr days
to allow gas to escape, then fill per
fectly full with brlno and seal tight.
Kegs or barrels that havo a good head
can bo filled full with peppers and
brlno and headed up. Fresh peppers
can bo added from tlmo to tlmo or
they mature. Beforo uso, freshen In
water to remove salt and then uso like
fresh peppers.
Celery can bo preserved In the same
manner, and after freshening Is ex
cellent for soups, creamed celery nnd
for flavoring purposes.
I
Save Sugar.
Use "ono tcaspoonful to the cupful."
Servo moro fruits for dessert
Mnko fruit Juices and sirups.
Use sirups In general cooking.
Can without sugar.
Dry your fruits nnd vegetables.
Tlavo less cako and frosting.
Eat less candy.
Increase In Corn Flour.
It Is estimated that during the last
18 months the output of corn flour has
Increased 500 per cent. Thcro Is now
enough comment being turned out to
care for nil demands In tho United
States. The rcmarkablo Increase in
output, which Is certain to become
greater ench succeeding month, Is due
in considerable part to tho conversion
of much wheat-milling machinery Into
corn-milling mnchlnerv.
