Cheap Feed Shpuld Be Fed To Breed
irg Herd, and Higher Priced Feed*
To Calves and Yearlings.
By Louis Sawyer, Livestock Special
ist, Extension Division, U. of A.
What and how to feed most econom
ically are the questions confronting
owner of livestock in Arkansas
now. In answering these ques
tions it may be said that straw, corn
stover, corn silage and other rough
feeds should make up the bulk oi the
winter ration for tho grade breeding |
herd. The heap feeds should be fed j
to the breeding herd and the higher i
priced f eds used for growing the I
calves and yeariings or finishing cat- j
fie.
Corn silage, corn stover, rice, rye,
oat, wheat or barb v straw and cane
with about one pound of rollon seed
cake per head per day will maintain
ihe breeding herd through tiie winter
and will furnish nu'.ri-nt to develop
the premature calf. The feeding of
part corn stover or corn silage and
part straw with the cotton seed cake t
is superior (o (he use of a single
roughage.
Straws: According to the present
value of feeds the feeding value of
•Trews per ton is ranked as follows:
Rice, oat. barley, wheat, rye. Rice
straw with its large amount of leave*
end soft stem has about an tqual feed
ig value to timothy or prairie hay.
Oat straw has a soft stem but a lower
percentage of leaves. Barley straw
ranks next to oat straw with its low
I ireentage of leaves and rath* r
coarse stem. Wheat and rye straw
i. e coarse and stiff and not as well
( iten by cattle.
Corn Stalks: Corn stalks are f< d
i > four ways: Corn silage, shod,
mover, shredded stover and stalk
f, -Ids. The greatest value received
1 om the corn stalks is by making
ensilage of them. They are thus kept
in a succulent form, are more easily
digested and are very palatable.
The shredded corn stover Is the
most valuable of the dry stover. It
<. n be cut and blown into the barn.
Tn this form it is easily handled.
There is less waste and it is more di
gestible than the uncut stalk.
The shock stover is the form in
which the dry c-orn stalks are most
satisfactorily handled and fed. It re
q res less labor and prevents jiuu h
waste. The stalks and leaves are j
AV'fl cured when cut and shocked, j
while in the field many of the leaves |
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VS-*
arc damaged and blown away and ilv»
entire stalk is in a dry and unpalata
ble form. About 45 per cent of the
com stover in the United St ites is
wasted mainly itt the stalk field.
Dry corn stover is a little superior
in value to oat straw, the leaves are .
I superior in value while the stalks'
make up the big waste.
The feeding of all the corn stover
that will be cleaned tip, and all the
straw that will be cleaned up and
one pound of cotton seed cake or five
or six pounds of legume hay per hen*
per day make a very satisfactory win
tering ration. Much greater value is
received from the' corn stover when
it is fed with another roughage as
straw.
Protein Supplement: Ttie Velvet
Bean is one of the best protein sup
plements in the stalk field. In the
northern sections of the state the le
gume hays as clover, alfalfa, or poa
hay can more easily be obtained to
make up the protein supplement. It
will require five or six pounds per
head pi r day of the bays to supply
sufficient protein. In the balance of .
tlie state the protein supplements j
easiest to obtain are cotton seed
cake or pea vines. It will require one !
pound of tlie cake or five or six pounds ;
of the pea vine per head per day.
For growing young stock one and
onehalf to two pounds of eotion seed
cake or six to ten pounds of alfalfa,
clover or pea hay should be fed with
the roughage. The larger amount of 1
protein supplement is required with
growing cattle as the rough feeds fur
nish only heat and energy and the
protein feeds are essential for the
animals to make a gain.
Thus, do not say straw, corn fodder
and cane are worthless feeds because
you do not get satisfactory results
when you feed only one of them. Feed
at least two of them, as a corn stalk
pasture or corn stover during tlie day
and straw or cane in the morning or
evening, when yait also feed the rot
ton seed cake or legume hay. It
takes the combination and protein
supplement for the breeding herd to
hold its weight and produce large
strong offspring.
LIVE STOCK SPECIALISTS GLAD
TO HELP YOU.
Live stock specialists whose busi
ness Is to give you their expert advice
concerning the proper care and feed
ing of all kinds of livestock and to
assist in bringing better animals into
the state are connected with tlie Ex
tension Division of the University of
Arkansas. If you have live stock
problems do not hesitate to write to
these men at Fayttteville.
Why not organize a home econom
ics club in your community ? The Ex
tension Division of the University of
Arkansas will assign one of its home
economics specialists to outline the
work and give advice upon request. I
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War Adventures “Over There”
By RichaiJ Bocckel
"Where did I get the limp?” Lien
tenant -of the Itoyal Flying corps,
repeated my question. “It’s rather an
'nteresting story. I got it back of the
Herman lines.
“I was out canoeing on the lake
near Chicago when I got the impulse
to go over. Without telling iny par
ents I crossed over to Canada and en
listed in the flying corps. There were
three months of training and then I
was sent to London. From London I
cabled back to Chicago, telling ray
parents where I was. Some pretty hot
replies came back, but they didn't
reach me in London.^ It was hotter
where I was when the messages ar
rived. so they didn’t have much ef
fect.
“Early one morning we were ordered
up in the air to get an ammunition
dm ip some sis mile s behind the Ger
man lines. We were up ns soon as It
was daylight ami headed with two oth
er machines for the place we were to
bomb. One of the machines got into
trouble before it crossed our lines and
had to descend. We saw there was
no damage. The airplane volplaned
gently to earth. Just a case of en
gine trouble, so we went ahead. We
were subjected to a pretty hot fire
when we crossed over the German
trenches, hut we got across safely and
were oif to our ammunition dump.
“We dropped two or three bombs
on the place and saw it go up in
smoke. Then we were ready to re
turn. Just before we crossed the Ger
man lines on our return trip Fritz
opened up on us with his ‘archibalds.’
The 'archibalds’ are called antlair
| craft guns by civilians.
“I felt my machine jerk and knew
I had been hit. A piece of shell had
.■zone through my petrol tank. My en
i gine stopped and my pilot was forced
' to drop down behind the German
trenches. The pilot of my companion
nachine saw I was in trouble and
dropped down alongside of me. We
always figure that it is better for two
machines to go down together, for
often it is possible to make quick re
pairs and get aloft again before the
Germans get to us.
‘‘If the machine was gone beyond
(‘pair we would have touched it off
to prevent its falling into the hands
of the Germans and all four of us
woifld have got Into the good machine
for our trip back.
“The holes through our petrol tank
were just as clean as you could wish
for. We were patching them up with
a couple pieces of wood when some
Germans came upon them. Both ma
chines turned their machine guns on
tlie Germans and sprayed them while
we • were completing the repairs and
exchanging gasoline.
“The Germans replied with a volley
from their rifles and I felt a sharp
sting in my leg. We got into the ma
chines again and safely up aloft be
fore the Germans got to us. When we
landed back of our own lines I felt
faint aqd had to be carried from my
car. The floor of the ear was cov
ered with blood. I had stopped two
German balls with my leg.”
Animal Resources of the
Arctics May Relieve Meat
Shortage in United States
As war's drillu on food resources
continues to prow more acute new res
ervoirs have to be tapped. Already
reindeer meat from Alaska is replac
ing beef on the Pacific coast, and
Christian Eeden, the missionary-ex
plorer of Greenland and Hudson Bay,
sponsors a plan for mobilizing the food
resources of the Arctics, the Boston
Globe says.
It appears that; the Eskimo, believ
ing animals are sent by the great spir
it to be killed for food, conceives it to
he his duty to kill all he sees. Enor
mous quantities of most valuable meat
are thus wasted—meat which the
Northern' tribes could. Mr. Lerten
thinks, easily be induced to save and
sell to the people of the lower alti- 1
tudes.
The German army, from the very
start of the war, 1ms been fed largely
on dried meat. One pound of dry
meat is equal to five pounds of fresh
meat, and it is. in addition, fur easier
to transport. The Eskimos are espe
cially skillful in drying their game,
which would make a resort to this
source of food supply all the more
feasible.
The Arctics are far richer in animal
resources than we of the temperate
zone suppose. Caribou, walrus, sal
mon—all are prolific of foodstuffs, not
to mention the by-products of leather,
furs and oil. It is the explorer’s com
putation that tlie Arctics, even moder
ately exploited, would yield enough
meat to feed 70.0<X> men for a year.
He assures us that caribou makes the
best venison, and -that the walrus, be
ing himself fond of oysters, makes
good food.
A
USE OF CUFF PINS REVIVED
Well-Dressed Woman Takes Pains to
Keep the Sleeves of Her Frocks
Neat at the Wrists.
Now that long sleeves are In fashion
the fastidiously'dressed woman linds it
necessary to take pains to keep the
sleeves of her frocks neat at the
wrists. In light frocks this shows the
soil more quickly than any other part.
With the coining fashion for separate
cuffs of washable material, the problem
really solves itself so far as dark
frocks are concerned. With a wash
frock, of course, the only thing to do
is to consign the whole frock to the
tub when the cuffs look soiled or
mussed up, unless they can be washed
and pressed without disturbing the
rest of the frock.
When separate cuffs are worn with a
dark frock, pins to keep them in place
are quite permissible. Sometimes cuffs
are made with buttons that insure their
neat appearance. But more often
either pins or basting is depended on to
keep them in place. All sorts of little
pins at any price one wishes to pay
are sold for cuffs. Small enamelled
pins in colors harmonizing with your
frocks are always a good choice, and
the vnriotts kinds of silver and gold
pins are also always worth while. For
such a purely useful purpose as keep
ing the cuffs neat the more elaborate
jeweled pins are not especial'y suit
able.
Vary the Potato Dishes.
When potatoes arc plentiful
and cheap, vary the form in
v. hicli they are served, says the
United States department of ag
riculture, and so bring about
the eating of more of the tubers.
This will furnish starchy food
in a good wholesome form and
at the same time reduce the
drain on wheat. Try preparing
your left-over potatoes in the
following way:
Potatoes With Cheese Sauce.
Season two cupfuls of cold
diced potatoes with one-half tea
spoonful salt, and one-quarter
teaspoonful pepper. Iteheat In a
double boiler. Prepare a cheese
sauce In the following manner:
Mix two tnblespQonfuls of flour,
three-quarters teaspoonful of
salt and one-quarter teaspoonful
of pepper to a smooth paste with
three tablespoonfuls ot cold
milk. Add this and one-quarter
cupful of grated cheese to one
cupful of boUing milk, stirring
constantly to prevent lumping.
Place the reheated potatoes In a
serving dish and pour over them
the 'cream sauce.
RAILROAD UMt TABIE.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &. Southern
LITTLE ROCK * NONROE RY. ,
South North
7:45 a. m . .... Huttig.3:59 p. m
9:60 a. m ..... Monroe. .2:0? p. m
local. *
Leaves Arrives
11:25 a. m.Huttig 12:30 p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMEKVILLE & SOUTHERN RY.
North South
5:22 a. m. Huttig 2:32 p. m
?:21 a. m. Farmerville 5:45 p. m
local, t
10:10 a.m. Huttig 2:22 p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farrner
viile.
''Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o'clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
T. B. W’eaver, W. M.
W. P. Reasons. Sec'y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
J. M. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDELTAH, COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
S. M. Meets* every found Wednesday
night of each month.. Visiting compan
ions welcome T. B. Wfaver, T. I. M.
R. N. Benson, Recorder.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320. Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J, A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 1. 0. O. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All bretnern cordially invited.
H. C. Bedford. N. G.
Harlan Sehon. Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs Wilkie Frost N. G.
Mrs Murray Maroney. Sec"
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 4i 1 ,v o W.
meets ev* rv fv -.t and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
Lester Malone, C. C,
J. C. Bridges. Clerk. t
Sweet Bay Circle No. 146. W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially /nvited.
Mrs. E S Etheridge, Guardain.
Mrs. J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
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For School Days
Now that the children are again in school
it is time to be thinking of preparing them for
the winter months. We are especially prepared
to take care of all the clildren's wants as regards
their personal supplies.
Boys* School Suits
Our line of Boys' School Suits will meet
any demand. Growing, healthy boys need
strong, durable clothing, and our suits are nota
bly of the most durable material to be obtained.
Dress Goods for the Girls
Sensible, durable fabrics that will stand
the wear and tear of school life, while still
} making up into handsome, presentable garments.
| Gombining common sense with correctness of
style.
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FOOD CONTROL
The Food Control bill will probably
do much good in establishing a fair
and just price for food stuffs. But
the price is not all. There is also the
QUALITY
If this is not up to the mark, price cuts a small
figure. Quality is up to your grocer.
We wish to state to every customer that
we stand behind the quality of every article that
leaves our store. Any customer who at any
time makes a purchase from us that is not sat
isfactory in every particular, is urged to return
same to us promptly and receive the purchase
price. Gan anything be fairer?
Nothing but perfect confidence in our
goods could justify us in making this remarkable
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