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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1918)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH NEBRASKA. The Housewife and theWar 1 n M W ' Helping the Meat and Milk Supply (Special Information Service, United PROTECT HOGS An A-Type Movable Hog House. One Be Put to Profitable Use on Nearly PROP ER HOUSING URING WINTE Increase Pork Production by Waking Pigs Comfortable in Cold Weather. HOG RAISING IS PROFITABLE Little Pig to Thrive Must Be Kept I Dry, Warm, Away From Drafts and Provided With Fresh Air Sunshine Also Needed.. The corn belt hogs furnish one of the most important means of market ing the com crop. With tho exception , of chickens, they are the most numer- i ous of nil f nrm animals, and arc grown , for market on more rarms mnn any , other stock. Ho raising has probably made more clear money ror tne corn- belt formers than any other enterprise, i In view of this one might expect to j find hogs tlio best Housed 01 any am- mals on the feirm, but the opposite Is . tho case. It Is still hard for many farmers to got rid or tne notion tnnt anything is good enough ror a nog. 1 Yet there is no nnlmnl on the farm wtilcn requires better protection irom cold than tne nog; none lor wnicn a good bed is moro necessnry, and none so much in need of sunshine ns the little pig. The horse and the cow have good coats of hair even n calf or a colt when left in the cold Is provided with a good fur cont ; the lien's feath ers nre the best of protection against cold; but the hog has almost nothing between his skin nnd tho weather. One of the first requisites for suc cess with hogs is a shelter where young pigs can be kept warm and well supplied with sunshine and fresh nlr. A little pig takes cold very easily and recovers slowly If at nil. To prevent taking cold ho must be kept dry, wnrm, nwny from drafts, nnd provided with fresh air; Most good hog raisers who have warm buildings try to have their sows commence fnrrowing nbout March 1, but without good bouses this is im practicable. Breeders find It necessnry to have their pigs come nbout this time in order to have them large enough for tho fall demand, nnd producers of market hogs find the practice profit able. Early pigs have several mnrked ndvnntnges. Without n good house two litters a year cannot be raised to ad vantage, because tho spring pigs must bo put off until so Into thnt the fall litters do not get well started before cold weather, hut with a good house two litters can well be raised. Most farmers do not feel thnt they enn keep nn old sow for one litter, but with two litters It becomes a different proposi tion. It Is universally conceded thnt old bows raise better pigs than young ones, and tho keeping of old sows en nbles'one to select and keep only the best producers. Types of Large Houses. The variety of hog houses Is nlmost ns grent as tho variety of Individuals using them. It Is rare, Indeed, to find even u semblance of uniformity pre vnlllng in a community. There nre, however, only two or three general lypcs which commend themselves to the careful hog man. Of the two styles of large houses, the larger hns two rows of pens, nn alley through the middle, and n Jog In the roof for win dows to light the north pens, while tho smaller hns but one row of pens, with nn alley nnd a row of windows on the south side. The doublo house Is much cheaper per pen, nnd for thnt renson Is to be preferred. Less work Is also required to care for tho hogs than whore a slnglo row of pens Is used. Probably the cheapest houso possible Is n low building with a single row of pens and no nlley, but such a houso Is much less convenient, especlnlly in stormy weather. In tho majority of lnrgo hog houses ihc upper windows nro not so placed that sunshino will strike the floor States Department of Agriculture.) THIS WINTER or More of These Colony Houses Can Every Hog-Producing Farm. when It is moat needed there. Indeed, u hog house with the windows in the nroner nosltion is rarely seen. Direct sunshine should strike the floor in every pen for ns ninny hours in day as possible at the time when the pigs lire farrowed. Nearly everyone realizes this is n matter of the great est Importance, but too often the build er docs not take the trouble to find out whether he Is getting it or not. Or dinarily the farmer has no means of ascertaining where to put tho windows so as to get the maximum nmount of sunshino ut the time he wants it un less ho happens to bo building just at that time, which Is very unusual. Tho country Is dotted with hog houses in which the owner thought he was put ting the windows where ho wanted them, but found Inter they were In tho wrong place. In doublo houses the windows for lighting the south pons must bo as tight ns possible 1n order to get them awny from the hogs. Advantages of Colony House. Whether the large house with Indl vidual pens is better than the Individ iml cot or coiony i,ouse is nn open questioni perhaps largely n matter oi individual preference. Ench has its distinct- advantages which cannot be secured in the other. Many of the best hn rnisprs nrc now nrovldlna them- soivt!B w(th both types of houses, and thjg seemg to be the most satisfactory method. It Is no more expensive In tMe long ruU( for nn ti,e buildings can be kept in use the year round. In such caseg tne iarg0 h0USes ftro used for farrowing quarters, and ns soon ns the pigs nro a week or two old, or ns soon as tho weather permits, tho sows nnd litters are removed to tho lndlvldua. cots. During tho remainder of the yenr the large houses aro utilized foi sleeping quarters. The movnble or colony hog houset nro especlnlly suited to the needs ol the fnrmer just sturtlng In tho hog business, nnd nlso for pig-club mem bers. These houses can be moved from field to Held as the pigs nro changed from one grazing crop to nnother. Their use makes it easier to keep the hogs healthy, ns the house may be moved as soon ns one place becomes insanitary or unclean. There nre two common types of col ony houses the box shnped and A' type house. The box-shnped house 18 the most desirable of the two, espe clnlly for those who hnvo n sow nnd litter to care for. This hoUsc hns nn ndvnntage over the A-typo houso In that It Is cooler In summer, for the roof Is not so near the floor, thus glv lng moro nlr space. It Is easier to clean, easier to work In, gives better ventilation nnd admits more sunlight Tho box house is usually built eight feet square by six feet high. Tho front of the house Is In two sections, each containing a window, nnd both of which nre, hinged at the top und may be lifted In warm wenther. The buck way is also provided with hinges at the top, nnd when raised serves as n shed. The A-typo house usually hns n floor spnee of eight feet by six feet, and the boards used for tho side walln are eight feet long. Under favorable weather conditions the front of tho houso muy he removed to ndmlt Bun light nnd nlr. Both of these types of houses nro built on runners, so thnt they can be moved nbout easily, DEMAND FOR MORE PORK The. serious decrense In hog marketings during 1017 has brought forth a demand that farmers nnd pig-club members mnterlnlly Increnso their swine production to meet the needs of our soldiers and our allies for pork and pork products. Prop er housing will he nn Important factor In such Increased produc tion, as It will reduce the amount of feed consumed nnd will prevent losses from expos ure during winter, especlnlly. In some sections of tho country tho farmers build larger and more expensive houses than nre neces sary, but In a great many pluees too little attention Is given to proper houses for swine. ..f..f.pp.H--I-'F'f-f--li--i.-j-p!f j r COMMANDS OUR TROOPS IN ENGLAND MnJ. Gen. John Kiddle, commnndor of nil Amcrlcnn troops In England, Is one of the most modest and unpreten tious persons Imaginable, nnd one of tho most populnr ofllcers In the nrmy. lie is not only n loynl friend, n polished gentlcmnn nnd u good fellow In the best sense of thnt term, but ho Is noted for his tnct. General Btddlo when n boy spent three yenrs nt the school In Geneva (where French was everybody's lnn- gunge) nnd then was sent to the Uni versity of Heidelberg. From Hei delberg, nt eighteen, he was brought bnck to this country, nnd In 1S77 en tered the West Point Military Academy. lie was graduated second In his cjass, and wns appointed n second lieutenant In 18S1 nud assigned to the engineers. A few yenrs ago he was nppolnted nn Instructor in practical military en gineering nt West Point. In tho Spnnlsh ber, ISO!), ho was sent to Manila, nnd not lmg afterward to Guam to survoj that Island. He was made engineer commissioner of the District of Columbia In 1001. nnd hold thnt Jolt six years. Then lie was put In charge of Important work In California, to be Inter attached to the general staff at Washington and sent (In November, 101-1) to Austria So virulent was tho feeling against trlnn camps that our military observers empires were nt length withdrawn. Colonel Ulddle, on his return, wns mud( superintendent of the West Point academy. CHIEF RAILROAD DETECTIVE living, nnd his appointment as head of assures competent protection of transportation at a time when nil precious transportation records in this country Mr. Flynn's knowledge of Italian unusual protection to tho reputable activities In that branch of the service of the New York department in which In tho possession of kidnapers. Tho boys, who were stolen from Brooklyn WOMAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY The arrival In tills country not long ngo of Mrs. Adolphus Busch, the multimillionaire widow of St. Louis who had been living In Germany for several years, brought to light an in teresting situation which, so fnr ns there is any record, hns never before actually existed In history. Although Mrs. Busch, whose husbnnd was tho famous brewer, Adolphus Busch, nnd who Is herself the "Anhcuser" of the widely known "Anheuser-Busch," Is really the richest widow In the world, with more than $00,000,000 In money and properties, yet her return to the United States has revealed her as lit erally a "woman without a country." Technically, Mrs. Busch Is n citi zen of the United States. But part of her vast estate, though, is In Germany. She owns castles, villas, stocks and bonds and even part of a great ammu nition plant In Prussia. So, when the United States declared war upon Ger many the Prussian government promptl) declnred Mrs. Busch, who was llv Ing In the great Villa Lilly, near presented her by her husband as a golden wedding gift, to be nn alien enemy of her husband's fatherland. All her fortune In Germany was seized by the German government, which classed her RISING STATESMAN OF URUGUAY ing hung out his shingle In Salto, when ho at once became active and con spicuous In local polities. In lOl.'l li .'tor Brum, barely thirty, received u cabinet jxirtfollo, though he had to wait a little until his birthday was passed In order to qualify. He became mlnlHt. r of public Instruction and Justice and continued In that post until February, ot ,,K' interior, acting minister of finnm fvipupr Union, war ho served In Cuba. In Novcin ns a "war observer." Americans In tho Gcrmnn nnd Aus assigned to the armies of tho centra' William J. Flynn, for more than 2( years In the United States secret serv ice until his retirement ns its chief n tho beginning of this yenr, hns been nppolnted by Wllllnin G. McAdoo to be head of tho railroad administration detective force, having jurisdiction, over nil the railroads' in tho nation. Except for six months In 1010-1011, when Mr. Flynn reorganized tho de tective bureau of tho Now York police department with tho rank of second deputy police commissioner, his connec tion with tho secret service hnd been continuous from 1807 until last Jan uary. He was appointed chief of the service In 1012, which position ho re signed because of friction between his department und tho department of Jus tice. Mr. Flynn has a reputation as a detector of crlmo which Is mor& spec iacular and Involves more Important work thnn thnt of any other dctectlvo the merged railway detective agencies uro being dwarfed. criminals and their methods brought citizens of the Italian quarters nnd his led to the only Instance In tho annals n kldnnpcd child wns actually caught case was that of tho Longe and IMzzIo In 1010. Berlin, an estate named after her nnd an American citizen. Dr. Baltasar Brum, the Uruguayan nitnister of foreign affairs, who headed tho Uruguayan special commercial mis Mon to this country thus sufficiently .l-monstratlng bis Importance in the public Hfo of his own nation wns thirty-live years old on Juno 18. Ho Is nt tho present tlmo u candidate for tho Vi'uguuyun presidency. Few statesmen of his age have gone as fnr. He was bom In tho department of Artlgas, Uruguay, on tho frontier of Brazil. His father, a wealthy planter, Mill occupies tho homestead. Tho boy n celved his education In tho Polytech nic Institute of Salto and tho Universi ty of Montevideo, where ho took the degree of Doctor of Laws In 1008. While an undergradimto he was sec letary of tho committee which organ ized the first congress of American -indents. Upon his -graduation he made an 'xtenslvo tour of Europe, and return VMS. Since then he has been mlulster and minister of foreign affairs. '.VWKia' Wolrrn N (Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.) COCONUT FOR Y0U-MASKS FOR SOLDIERS The Housewife la an Allied Soldier of the Cause. COCONUT IS MO ELICACY Carbon From Shells Is Used in Making Gas Masks for American Soldiers. BUY THE PREPARED PRODUCT Contains High Percentage of Fat and Soma Protein, Both of Which Have High Food Value Some Nourishing Dishes. When you buy coconut think of tho American eoldler whoso gas mask is supplied with enrbon from the shell thnt once Burroundod thnt coconut. The coconut meat Is used in various ways nnd tho shells removed, nomo of the ment being dried and offered for snlo In this form. Buying the prepnred rather than tho fresh product, there fore, saves a war materlul. Coconut Is moro thnn n delicacy. It Is a renl food, for It contains a high percentage of fnt nnd some protein, both of which hnvo a high food valuo. And when you Includo coconut dishes in your menus you nro helping to pro vide mnsks for soldiers at tho front. Hero uro a few good recipes for tho uso of coconut : Coconut Rusks S0-S0. 1 quart inlllc cupful lukewarm cupful Blrup water 1 tablcBpoonful Bait cupful fat 2 cakes yntiHt 2 pounds wheat flour 2 cupfula shredded 2 pounds rlco flour coconut 2 obit whites Scald milk, sugnr nnd salt together; cool to 00 degrees F. nnd add yenst, dissolve In one-hnlf cupful lukewarm water, then add shortening, then nil tho flour, which has been previously sift ed together. This makes n very BtUt dough. Cover und let rise In n wnrm plnco until doublo in bulk. Beat tho white of two eggs not too stiff, cut down tho dough, and work In tho egg whites. Work until a smooth, elastic mass results. Cover nnd set to rlBe, Let dough rise until very light, then roll out to one-fourth-Inch thickness, After the addition of the egg the dough Is very soft. Brush over with Hlrup, sprlnklo with coconut, roll up nnd cut in pieces one-hnlf-lneh thick. -Plnco in pan flnt side up. Lot rise. Buko In a moderate oven 30 minutes. Coconut Corn Muffins. cupful flour tcanpoonfula halt 1 tublcHpoonful fat InB powder 1 cupful cornmeal 1 ogg teaspoonful Halt i cupful clioppwl cupful milk coconut Sift dry Ingredients, ndd to beaten egg, melted fnt, milk nnd coconut. Bake In muflln tins. Coconut Snow. 3 tablcspoonfuls Pinch nail gelatine 1 cupful corn xlmp 2 tablospoonfulB cold VI cupful lemon water Julco 1 cupful boiling wa- 3 e&ff whiten ter l cupruj coconut Dissolve celntlne In cold water. Lot stand ten minutes. Add boiling water, cool, nnd ndd coconut. Let stand In Ico water until It begins to congeal Mix Into the gelatine the well-beaten egg whites, to which tho sirup hns been ndded. Let fitnnd until nrm. Coconut Pruno Whip. 1 cupful Blfted prima 0 tableBpoonfuls pulp sirup S cbb whlteH beaten 2 teaapoonfulB lotn- touBpoonfnl Bnlt on Juloo 1 cupful coconut Wiish tho prunes nnd allow to soak until they rogaln their plumpness. Sim mer until tender. Hub through sieve. THAN Add snlt to egg whites nnd beat un til very stiff. Fold In tho fruit pulp, lemon Juice and sirup. Add tho coco nut. Put In greased ramekins and bake surrounded by wnter In moderate oven. Serve hot or cold with cream. . Coconut War Cake. 2-3 cupful Hlrup 2 tablospoonfulB Hliortcnltiir 1 OBB Mt cupful milk Yl teaupoonful salt cupful white flour V& cuptuls barley flour 4 tcaspoonfuls foalt- lnij powder 1 teaspoon ful anllla 1 cupful chopped coconut Orcam fat und sirup together. Add well-beaten egg. Sift dry Ingredients nnd ndd alternately with milk o tho mixture. Bent In coconut. Bnko In n slow oven ns n loaf or layer. Coconut Cornflake Macaroons. 'A cupful sugar, r Vi cupful sirup or 3 egg whites U cupful sugar 3 cupfula cornflakes and 1 cupful coconut Beat egg until light, ndd sugar, fold In coconut and cornflakes. Drop on buttered eheet nnd bnko ton minutes. HELP WIN THE WAR Tnss tho meat to tho boys I "over there." Pnss tho potatoes to the fam ily over hero. Pnss over tho flour, it's the best shipping food. Consume tho cornmeal, tho bread's Just ns good. When you hour tho cnll for help hold tho line. Women Help Food Campaign. Tho county home-demonstrntlon agent of Monroo county, Now York, bus converted her email enr into n "Victory Special." Demonstrations nro given from the car, nnd equipment Is carried for exhibits of lubor-snvlng de vices. In July tho "Victory Speclul" mado 1M visits to community meetings, nnd the ugent's messngo reached .1,04(1 persons. In one city in Iowa tho women con nected with home-demonstrntlon work huvo Issued u stntement of wartime etiquette culled table manners for pa triots. In Bristol county, Massachusetts, which contains ninny manufacturing towns, u food-demonstration truck hos been very successful. Demonstrations out of doors In various villages huvo been well attended, the truck being used In tho afternoon nnd early eve ning. A spoclnl effort was mado to reach tho Portuguese, French und Itnl lan people. These people would not come to nn Indoor meeting, but engor ly collected on tho sldewulk to watch tho demonstration. They were glad to receive literature written In their own language. In various towns of Windham coun ty, Connecticut, the canning enmpaign cnrrled on by home-demonstration ugents wns furthered by the use of nn outdoor atereopticon which threw views on a screen over a store window. This attracted good audiences, nnd nine demonstrations wero given, two of these being to foreigners with the aid of nn interpreter. Green Tomato Pie. A green tomato pie niny be mndo ns follows: Lino a pie pan with plo crust, plnce In It u layer of thinly sliced green tomatoes, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, und n little flour, re penting until the pan Is full. Spread a crust over the top, mako a few steam holes In it, and hake In u moderate oven until the tomatoes are well done, or about thlrty-tlvo minutes. A tea spoonful of butter or other fat dotted over tho pto before tho top crust is added makes the plo richer.
