More Meats Are Lost By Improper
Chilling Than From Any
Other Cause.
By Lawrence Foot, Mont Curing Spe
cialist, Extension I>iv„ U. of A.,
and U. S. Dept, of Agriculture.
In order to have the best quality of
pork products, for the twelve months’
home needs and a surplus for the
market, hogs should be hard finished.
Before killing, they should be put in
a pen or lot where they will be kept
quiet and fed on water alone for 24
hours. A barrel to scald the hog in
Is good. A shovel of wood atthes or
some soft soap or a tablespoonful of
lye should be put in the scalding wa
ter to help remove the scurf. Hogs
should he killed in cool, but not
freezing weather; frozen meat will
not cure. The carcass must be well
chilled, not only to the bone, but.
through it; more meats are lost by
not being so chilled than from any
other cause. These are some of the
suggestions made by Major Foot in
hfs recent bulletin on the “Home Cub
ing of Meats.” This bulletin can be
secured by any resident of the state
by writing to the Extension Division
of the University of Arkansas, at Fay
etteville. Major Foot says further,
on the curing of meats;
Curing Meat.
The pickle should consist of pure
water, ordinary good salt (do not use
salt that will not make a clear brine),
and sugar (granulated cane sugar is
best). To every five gallons of cold
water add ten and one-half pounds of
salt and two and one-half pounds of
sugar (no saltpeter); mix well. The
brine should be boiled, skimmed,
strained and chilled before putting it
on the meats whenever the salt or
water contains impurities, but If the
water Is pure and the salt will make a
clear brine, boiling is unnecessary.
Five gallons will cover and cure 100
pounds of meat. Then in a barrel or
other vessel, which has been well
cleaned with hot water (and only use
those barrels that are new or have
held only vinegar, molasses, cotto
lene or lard), place your hams, pic
nics (or shoulders) and sides with the
skin side down, except the top layer,
which should be skin side up. Ter i
haps it may be more convenient for
you to put the hams anti shoulders j
In one vessel or barrel and the sides
in another. When all through, place
over the meat two or three strips ot
plank , (free of. nails), and not of ptne
or codar, as they are apt to spoil the
flavor of the meat; then weight
down with six to eight burned bricks
or stone. Use no iron weight, as the
action of the iron and salt will ruin
the pickle. Stir the pickle well and
pour same on meat until it is three
to four inches above the meat, this
will allow for loss. Endeavor always
to have the temperature of the meat
and brine the same when packed. 1 »if
ferent curing periods are necessary
for different weights of meat, for you
can readily see that the proper period
to cure a 20-pound ham, if used to
cure a ten-pound ham, will make the
latter too salty. The seme rule holds
good for a seven-pound piece of bacon
anil a four-pound piece. Therefore,
the writer gives you the following ta
ble:
For breakfast, bacon, 4 to 5 pounds,
when cut 6 to 8 inches wide and
15 to 18 inches long.12 days
For breakfast bacon, 5 to 0 pounds,
when cut 6 to 8 inches wide and
15 to 18 inches long. 15 days
For breakfast bacon. 6 to 7 pounds,
when cut 6 to 8 inches wide and
15 to 18 inches long 18 days
For medium bacon. 10 to 12 pounds,
when cut 6 to 8 inches wide and
15 to 18 inches long 2.1 days
For medium bacon, 12 to 15 pounds,
when cut f> to 8 inches wide and
15 to 18 inches long 25 days
For hams and picnics, 5 to 7 pounds,
.20 days
For hams and picnics, 8 to 10 pounds,
..25 days
For hams and picnics, 10 to 14 pounds,
.35 days
For hams, 15 to 18 pounds.45 days
For hams, 18 to 20 pounds.. 55 days
For hams, 22 pounds and over.
.70 days
For jowls, according to size.
.15 to 20 clays
This table holds good for the meats
that will be used in the spring. If
desired to keep later in the summer
or fall they should be kept in the
pickle 20 per cent more days than
the table calls for, and handled a lit
tle differently. Instructions will be
given on request. The curing period
table, as given, is based on the
weather being about forty degrees.
If the average weather is above to
degrees, lessen the curing days,
as the meats will take more salt
in warm weather than in cold weath
er; or, if the weather Is less than 40
degrees, then use more days in cur
ing, as the colder the weather, the
less salt it will take. It is impossible
to give a fixed rule for curing periods
when the weather is variable; you
must use your own judgment in this
matter.
Hog Cholera Serum Same Price
Rumors ’hat the State Serum plant
it Little Rock would increase pricett
kilut
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GARlIESiKEMBUT
LOUIS LaBEAUME, ST LOUISAN.
HELPS PUT OVER GREAT
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN.
HE THANKS NEWSPAPER MEN
Declares This Publication and Other
Influential Papers in South
west Made Success
Possible.
The man behind the publicity be
hind the solicitors who got 3,250,000
new members for the Ked Cross in
the Southwestern division, comprising
the (dates of Missouri, Arkansas, Ok
lahoma. Kansas and Texas, is an
architect, which is intended two ways.
He is Louis LaBeaume of St. Louts,
architect by profession, architect of
the fortunes of the Red Cross in the
Southwestern division and one of the
most earnest and most capable of Un
cle Sam's talented $l-a-year army.
When it became apparent that the
United States government had need
for men of affairs to direct the vari
ous activities of the Red Cross Mr.
LaBeaume volunteered his services.
George \V. Simmons, manager of
the Southwestern division of the Red
Cross, complimented Mr. LaBeaume
highly upon the fact that he was a po
tent factor in the tremendous success;
of the membership campaign of the
Southwestern division. Mr. LaBeaume
says:
"The remarkable results achieved
in the Southwestern division during
the Christmas membership campaign I
are due in no small measure to the
loyal support of the press. Newspa- I
per proprietors and editors through- I
out the division have given generous- j
ly of their space. The results show j
that chapter publicity directors
been on th«*jump and have kept Rad
Cross enthusiasm at fever heat. Every
man, woman and child who took part
in this campaign must feel a glow Of i
satisfaction and pride in the con
sciousness of work well done. It Is ;
the continuation of this spirit whlcto
will bring victory to the cause for
which we are fighting. Even thou^i
the campaign Is technically over, we
urge you to keep up the good work.”
POWER OF THE PRESS.
The power of the press largely was
responsible for the splendid showing
made by the Southwestern division *f
the Red Cross in the big Christina*
membership campaign. The South
west was given the task of getting
1,162,000 new member* As a result
of the splendid publicity campaign di
rected by Lout* LaBeaume of 8L
Ixtuls and the businesslike organisa
tion effected by John L. Johnston and
George W. Simmons, chairman of th*
campaign and Southwestern manager
of the Red Cross, respectively, this
district got nearly three times It*
quota of members, leading all the oth
er 12 divisions of the Red Cross in tha
United* States.
Mr. LaBeaume very properly give*
proper credit to this newspaper and
other newspapers of the Southwest for
the splendid results obtained in the
campaign.
In these times, when self-abnega
tion is absolutely necessary in every
walk of life, it is a pleasure to record
that the newspapers of the Southwest
are doing their share to help win the
war. In the campaign Inst closed the
newspapers contributed their valuable
[ space to the cause, while Mr. Sim
mons, Mr. Johnston and Mr. La
Beaume contributed their services
and their time.
Employers Build Homes for Workers.
Coincident with the change of the
building trend toward manufacturing
work, there is a tendency for corpora
tions to build moderate priced houses
for their employees. The obvious ne
cessity of keeping labor stable and
halting the roving tendency of employ
ees at the present time undoubtedly
has much to do with this movement.
It is probable that the Idea will be
adopted more widely as the war pro- j
grosses and labor stringency Increases. |
GOD SPEED YOU, SOLDIER
BOY!
By CHARLES A. SNYDER.
Tile nation to arms has called you,
Bravely Boy, you have answered the
call.
And no matter whate'er may befall you, I
We’re with you a hundred million all.
God speed you. Soldier Boy; keep you day \
by day,
And bring you back to us unharmed
At the closing of the fray.
Mothers, dads and sweethearts tnje, the
friends you've left behind
Are praying that you, on the battle
ground, .
Might hear this prayer of cheer.
May God speed you. Soldier Boy, to all
of us most dear.
So let’s pray that ’twill all soon be endpd
And back home once again you’ll re
turn, % \
With Old Glory and Victory blended
To your loved ones who night and day
will yearji.
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■ HELPS •
LOVE OF GARDEN DEMOCRATIC
Joy of Creating Beauty Spot May Ex
ist Alike in the Millionaire and
the Day Laborer.
Francos Duncan in her book on "Tee
Joyous Art of Gardening,” says:
No passion is more democratic than
that of love for a garden. The love of
literature, of art, of music can, it is
true, occupy mind and heart with
equal completeness, but in all of
these the joy of creation is limited in
i evltahly to the gifted few* The pas
sion for a garden, however, and the
joy of making one may exist alike in
millionaire and washer-woman; the
j day laborer, returning from his work,
_
A Portable Porch Screen of Lattice- |
Work. Good Dimensions Are These: |
Box, 4 Feet by 1 Foot by 1 Foot; 1
Lattice, 4 Feet Square.
betakes himself to tending his rose
bush, ami so, perhaps, does the bunk
er. . . . Those to whom the garden
Is a source of vivid pleasure do a part
or most of the work of it themselves.
. . . For real enjoyment the gar
den must be considered ns a work of
art, not as a “chore,” and one’s plants [
as friends and intimates, not em
ployees . . . Chiefest ... of its
“100 delights” is that Its charm is
wholly unrelated to the amount of
money spent upon it. The simplest of ;
little gardens may have more of this '
lovely and endearing quality of charm
than the most pretentious of estates.
Sharpening Shear*.
When scissors get blunt, sharpen
them by opening and moving backward
and forward on a piece of glass.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
South North
8:44 a. m . ... Huttig. 2:56 p. m
10:40 a. m Monroe 1:00 p. rr.
local. *
Leaves Arrives
11:25 a. m. Huttig 12:30 p.m.
! North South
I 8:1 7 a. m. Huttig 3:24 p. m
7:00 a.m. . Farmerville 4:40 p. m
local, t
12:20 p.m. Huttig 1:45 p.m.
| * Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
■ day from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
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.
J. G Bridges, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec'y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122, R. A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
C. T. Thompson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDELIAH. COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
S. M. Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome.
C. T. Thompson, T. 1. M.
C. A. Berry, Recoider.
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. R. E. Ebbs. W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. 0. 0. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited.
A. V. Frost, 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, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMPNo.41 1 W.O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145. W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o'clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. L. M. Despain. Guardain.
Mrs. J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
SAVING STAMPS
United States Government Baby Bonds
I
WHAT ARE THEY?
They are War Saving Stamps.
They are of two kinds—United States Thrift
Stamps (25c each) United States War
Saving Stamps ($4.1 2 each)
Sixteen U. S. Thrift Stamps plus 12 cents in
cash up to February 1, 1918, will buy a
War Saving Stamp, which when attached
to a War Saving Certificate is guaranteed
by the government to be redeemable on
January 1, 1 923 for $5.00 which is 4 per
cent, compounded quarterly.
The U. S. Thrift Gard is a pocket-sized card
given free to Thrift Stamp purchasers.
The War Saving Certificate is a pocket-sized
folder given free to War Savings Stamp
purchasers.
War Savings Stamps are as safe as the U. S.
When Shall I Buy Them?
Buy them now, because the cost increases one
cent every month after January 31st.
The sooner you buy the less they cost.
The price of War Savings Stamps is $4.12 to
January 31st and increases one cent a
month until Dec. when price is $4.23.
BUY
War Stamps
NOW
It is the patriotic duty
of all who do not fight
to help sustain those
who do. Don’t be a
slacker. Do your bit.
This adverisement is donated to the War Sav
ings Stamp Gommittee by the Mercantile Department
of the Union Saw Mill Gorrpany.
HOW TO BOY!
As simple as buying postage stamps.
This is the simplest security ever offered by a
government. Any man, woman, or child
who can save 25 cents can obtain at any
Postoffice or Bank a U. S. Thrift Stamp
and a Gard. This starts you as an inves
tor and puts you behind the government.
No commissions are charged to you or paid to
any for making sales.
Our soldiers and sailors may give their lives;
your are asked only to lend your money.
Every stamp helps save a life.
Every stamp helps end the war.
WHY Should I Buy Them?
Because—We are at war. Because The
more we save, the more labor and mater
ial will be available for support of army.
Because—We must have dollars as well as
men in the fight for freedom.
Because—They establish the basis of saving,
which is the key to individual success.
Because—There is no safer investment.
Because—They increase each month in value.
8 On Sale at First National Bank and at Postoffice |
^ There Should be 1000 Baby Bonds in and Around Huttig . ^
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