North Carolina Newspapers

f-amous Passes ojM 7Me mam !T5MIOTfl mwm . Qiaeiei- Pari' - 'Jm LABIA Iased supply of beef . bv Department, of manas rient of Agriculture.) on, V- C.-"-ine exports ot hoef and boei prouucLa uae iii- 177 per cent during the last '1 nnd the probability or - f h,.of abroad will be ao re ia . - . f , rpKi tilSiv Oi UifCUUg 111C Itont has boon put upon the f the United States, says the cutrt department of agricul- L fUrofore recommends in Its Lpnt-irv 'program of production , nuni!or or ueei uunuuis ue inPd and in areas wuere it is the best range and farm prac-should-be increased. The fol estions are made for in-' Splendid Beef Types. In beef production in the settled area? of the .North and especially I South, and on the ranges : r . . i a If production can ue increasea,in rifled farm areas of the nation specially in the South. It can be iflsed everywhere by preventing tss of flesh by calves during their fainter and keeping calves growing J this period so that beef animals be marketed at earlier ages, there- .i . i quinn? tne maintenance oi larger ng herds; by using a larger pro- ion of bulls on the range to insure r calf crops; by using good bulls by reducing the tickinfested as rapidly as possible ; by elim- nc as far as possible the losses disease and predatory animals; jansferring- animals from regions carcitv of feed to those , "where is an abundance of feed; by pro- sf-a more ample supply of winter and better shelter, and by utiliz- all rnujrhage produced, either as er, hay, or silage, and supplement- these feeds with more nitrogenous entrates and less grain. IMS THE SHEEP INDUSTRY nerous Calls Made Upon Agricul- ural Extension Forces for Infor mation on Management. fepared bv the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) v 1017 the inrrensed interest of iiiers in the raising of sheep result- jin numerous calls upon the agricul- W extension forces and other edn- finnnl fluencies for information and Stance, in establishing and mnnag : farm flocks. In 12 states, sperial- : ir. shorn husbandry iwere engaged nssist county agents along this line, other states other agencies assisted the M-ftrk. There is still an ureent H or direction in this industry from ph so much is needed and which ti! .recently has been largely over bed liy the farmers and by the pub- ancultural institutions of many rites. Attention of state agricultural of- "I others interested in strengthening p ajmcultural position of the United ates for jjs mrt n tv,p war an(j for ? period t'Diiowins. is directed to 10 opportunities offered in the follow- i'l's nf fiction fnr dpvplonincr the industry: ! Securing improvement in state ffs to pn-vent the killing of sheep r floes Encouragement of the organiza "n 2nd maintenance of bovs' sheep I 0 T . - " 1 rovKimg greater facilities ior '''Jfatifiii in rolntinn tn sheen rnisinJT. schools, colleges, and particularly ptenMn vfork. 1 tiliiinrr Innrls! in nilllSPfl Tor- f'Uns of f;irms YiV m-nincf tTiom with Iheen - Sllowinc tbo snfetv nnfl need of a Sf)re liberal nttitnflo nn tho nnrt of r,untry bankers in lending money to lTrC'-. , . a ',u"ve sheep raisers. SHEEP ARE DESIRABLE xcl!ent Opportunity Afforded for reeding on Rough Lands, Weedy Lots and Corners. 'Prenr.rc.i u.. ...... j. ."-i uv me I'nuea states uepan ment of Agriculture.) ine continued hiVh rW mntton JJ'1 ,amh have made it desirable that J'T( ' s1uj'P be kept on the farms of the n't('(l States Tn montr i-.ni.fc! rf thp mritry there are large areas of rough f'0. , ' v-,lf,dy lots, and grown-up fence w which afford an excellent oppor for feeding sheep. jne sow should not be allowed U t On n n n .i . , m m rut ! "u AL-ess or iat oerore iarrow 105 time. THE WIND'S FRIENDS. "I think I shall take a walk and get aome of the flowers that always come out this ime of year," said a lit tle girl to her mother. "I want some violets and trailing arbutus flowers, and there will be some tiny ferns and perhaps some star flow ers. "Oh, there are always so many in the spring and each year I see old favorites I'd almost forsrotten all about." Mr. Wind Laujjhed. The day was- -clear and cool, though it was spring. A big sun was trying his best to keep things warm, for old Mr. North Wind was laughing so hard at some jokes his children, the breezes, were crack ing. And when Mr. North Wind laughs oh, how cold it is! His chuckles and smiles are chilly, but his laugh is verv cold indeed. He was happy, too, at being around at this time of the year. He had been giving the South Wind entirely too much of a good time. He hadn't been fair to himself. Now he would be, he vowed, as he blew cold air all about him. He hasn't a great deal of use for his cou sin, the South Wifld. nor for the South Wind's family, for they are entirely too gentle and mild to suit him. So Mr. Sun was having hard work on this day to keep it warm for the earth people and the children, and especially so for the little girl who went in search of the spring flowers. "They have been thinking lately that they were all through with the cold weather, Mr. North Wind," Mr. Sun said. Now Mr. North Wind was usually called Mr. Wind: He liked that bet ter, because it made it appear that there was only one wind at least only one wind of any real importance. "Well," said Mr. Wind, "it's about time they got used to me. They had me all winter, and instead of being glad whe-n I left on a visit they should have been very sad. They should be happy now that I'm back. "And I had tmch nice visitors this winter. I shared my visitors, too, like the good, old generous soul that I am. I have always stuck to my friends any way and blown them about so other folks could enjoy them. "I never could understand how crea tures could forever keep changing their friends. I like the same ones." "That's true," said Mr. Sun ; "you do like the same ones." "What joy it was," continued Mr. Wind,' ."when my friend, Prince Sleet, visited me. He did not stay all win ter, but now and again he came to see me. He loved coming at the same time that the King of the Clouds and the Army of Raindrops chose for giv ing their big party for King Blizzard aid King Snow." "Oh," sighed Mr. Sun, "I remember all your visitors. What work Idid have to do this winter! Oh, dear, oh, dear. I almost feel as if I couldn't shine any more, thinking of how tired I sometimes got." And Mr. Sun hid his face behind a cloud and two great tears fell to the earth. "Dear me," said the little girl, "I am afraid it is going to rain, and I won't be able to get my flowers. But, r never mind, I shall go anyway. I think that Mr. Sun- looks as if he had only gone behind a cloud for a min ute!" "That's the way to talk about me," said Mr. Sun beaming and shining again with all his might. "I do like to be appre ciated. That's what I like. To have the children glad to see me, and to have them feel badly when they think I have gone away." "Y o u mustn't get discouraged these Gays," said Mr. Wind. "Win ter is past, and all I can do is to talk about it. This is just a lit "I Am Afraid It Is Going to Rain." tle cold snap I am giving you to let you know that I'm still thinking about you!" Mr. Wind laughed one of his chilly laughs. "That's so," said Mr. Sun. "Sum mer is coming and spring is really here even if you have come back to have a little talk about your winter friends. I can't agree with you when you talk of your friends, Prince Sleet, King Blizzard and King of the Clouds, espe cially old Cloud King. We aren't friendly at all. It's not because we don't like each other. It's just because his ways aren't mine, and mine aren't his. He makes the rain and his chil dren are raindrops. And the sun and the rain don't hob-nob together except once in a great while when our dear friend the Rainbow-comes out to make peace. But I must pay attention to shining now for the dear little girl who li picking flowers and who loves the big sunny world !" And Mr. Wind took the hint and whistled a eood-bvt at A- Gunsight Lake and Going-to-the-Sun THERE are several passes of some celebrity connecting the east and west sides of Glacier National park across the Con tinental divide. All of them pass through scenery of much splendor. All of them command views on both sides which are among the great views of America. Three of these passes are in actual use ; trails will be built across others when the public demand war rants. The most celebrated of the passes in actual use is Gunsight pass. From the east it is reached directly from St. Mary lake, and, by way of Piegan pass, from Lake McDermott. From the west it is reached from Lake. Mc Donald, the trail passing the cele brated Sperry glacier. The' pass is a U-shaped notch in the divide hang ing like a child's swing between Gun sight mountain and Mount Jackson. Just west of it lies Lake Ellen Wilson, one of Glacier's greatest celebrities for beauty. Just east of it lies Gunsight lake, one of Glacier's greatest celebri ties for wildness. At the foot of Gunsight lake an easy trail of two miles leads to the Blackfeet glacier, the largest in the park, the west lobe of which is readily reached and pre sents, within less than a mile of ice, an admirable study of practically all the phenomena of living glaciers. Swiftcurrent pass crosses the Con tinental divide from Lake McDermott on the east; on the west side, one trail leads north to the Waterton lakes and Canada, another south to Lake Mc Donald. Four beautiful shelf glaciers may be seen from the east side of this pass, and from the crest of the pass, looking back east, a magnificent view Is had of the lake-studded Swiftcur rent valley. Glacier Peak chalet, which stands on a lofty shelf just west of the pass, lf5 cv Looking North From Summit of Swiftcurrent Pass. THE GRIZZLY PASSED ON After Viewing the Preparations of the Elk Herd, He Sought Dinner Elsewhere. "While we camped at 8,500 feet altitude near the head of Fawn creek in the Gallatin range of the north western part of the Yellowstone Na tional park," writes Vernon Bailey chief field naturalist of the United States biological survey in a book soon to be issued by the national park service, "I could make out with a field glass elk herds on the high ridges south, west, and north of the camp. By climbing cautiously, so as not to distrub the elk, up to 10,000 feet on Quadrant mountain south of camp I was soon in the midst of one of their choice summer ranges. "Small herds and scattered individ uals Were seen over the big, open slopes above timber-line; bunches of fold buUs with full-grown velvety horns 1ing on top of the ridges where the wind was strongest and insects less troublesome; calves and yearlings playing over great snow banks on the cold slopes; and cows peacefully lying in meadows of rich, short grass and clover. Little streams and pools of ice-cold water were everywhere and the elk were a pic ture of contentment and satisfaction with their ideal summer home. "After watching them for about an hour a large grizzly bear that had been digging mice on a neighboring slope was seen walking across to ward the elk. As he came in view their heads went up and the herds near me gathered into one dense Mountain From Gunsight Pass. is the principal objective for the thou sands who travel this trail from Lake McDermott. It commands a gorgeous view of the great central valley, bor dered with monster mountains, which leads north into Canada. From the chalet a horse trail now building will soon cross the divide back again through Logan pass. A foot trail leads from the chalet to the top of the Garden Wall directly overlooking the Swiftcurrent and Grinnell glaciers. Another foot trail, involving an hour's steady climb, leads to the summit of Swiftcurrent mountain, from which one looks upon a complete circle of su preme view, including all of Glacier National park and generous glimpses of the Canadian mountains on the north, the great plains on the east, and the Rocky mountains on the south and Vest. Brown Pass Will Be Popular. Brown pass, the trail over which has been little improved since the old game days because so few persons use it, is destined to become one of the most celebrated passes in America. From the east side the trail leads from Waterton lake up Olson valley, amid scenery as sensational as it is unusual, skirting lakes of individuality and un usual beauty even for Glacier National park, and enters, at the pass, the amazingly wild and beautiful cirques at the head of Bowman lake. Here is disclosed some of the wildest scen ery in the world. From the top of the pass, one trail drops down to Bowman lake, which it follows to its outlet and thence to a junction with the Flathead river road, over which the traveler reaches Lake McDonald. A second "take is planned to be built this summer to connect Brown pass, across sensational summits, with the wonderful cirques at the head of Kint la valley. mass of about 500, old and young, while the bear walked past close in front of them and on over the ridge, scarcely turning his head to notice them. The herd .was a beautiful sight, 25 or 30 old bulls with sets of large horns towering above the nu merous small sets, while the front ranks were mainly filled with anx ious cows ready to give battle for the protection of their young. When the bear had disappeared they quietly dispersed to their grazing aad seemed, very little concerned." Camping in the Rockies. The camp ground established at Bartholf park, Rocky Mountain Na tional park last year, will be accessi ble this season by the completion of the automobile road, and a second camping place located. The great parklike valleys lying east of the Snowy range are well .adapted for accommodating multitudes of recrea tion seekers not only in the numerous hotels and lodges but under their own canvas. In these days when motorists in rapidly increasing numbers are carry ing tents and camping outfits of their own into other national . parks, a de mand has shown itself for similar privileges here where nature has pro vided so excellent .an opportunity. With the accessibility of the Rocky Mountain National park to Denver and' greater centers of population be yond, it 4s predicted that many be sides motorists will pitch tents in the shadow of the Snowy range. Bartholf park is well on the way to some of the grandest scenery in the Rocky mountains. In the cause of friendship, I would brave all dangers. Dickens. If your friend has got a heart, There is something fine in him; Cast away his darker part, Cling to what's divine in him. LET US EAT POTATOES. Someone is originating a new way of serving potatoes almost every day. They are the stand- 1 & -, by for all occasions ! S S. J and for all meals, i this f. season. Be- ! cause of the boun- j tlful supply, patri- j otic women who I wish to save wheat j will be more gen- ! erous with the po tato. Because of the high cost and scarcity of animal fats, deep frying is not so popular as formerly, neither Is sauteing, for both methods take fat. Vegetable fats are still on the list of admissable fats and they make most satisfactory ones to use in various ways; they" are not very expensive and are common in the market. Corn oil, olive oil, and many of the cottonseed products are all good. Potato Patties. Select potatoes of uniform size, pare, cut off a slice then hollow out to make cups. Let stand in cold water till time to prepare, then wipe dry and fry in deep fat. The shell should cook tender in eight to ten minutes. Drain-on tissue paper In the oven door; sprinkle inside with salt. Use these shells to hold creamed peas, sweetbreads or any other desired creamed dish. Creamed fish or chick en are especially good and the shell is eaten with Its contents. Yellowstone Potatoes. Select large, smooth potatoes ; crub well and bake until done. Make two cuts in the form of a cross on the top of each ; take up with a towel and crush to loosen the potato and let out the steam. Set on a hot napkin on a hot plate. Place a generous piece of butter in the opening and fleck with . paprika. Oak Hill Potatoes. Cut five hard cooked eggs and five cooked potatoes into slices a quarter of an inch in thickness. Make a sauce of four ta blespoonfuls each of sweet fat and flour, half a teaspoonful of salt, a fourth of a teaspoonful of paprika, and two cupfuls of good milk. In the j bottom put a layer of potatoes and cov i er each layer until all are used with a I layer of the sauce. Cover the top with i the sauce and finish the top wTith a I cupful of buttered crumbs. Set in the oven to brown. Serve very hot. The summer hath so many songs That set my heart a singing, Such gladness to her reign belongs, For me joy-bells are ringing. When robins carol clear and gay, When brooklets dance along the way, It's good to live just live, I say. With summer over the land. Li. Mitchell. GOOD THINGS FOR THE FAMILY. A most satisfactory griddle cake may be prepared by using sour milk, soda, a beaten egg and corn flour to thick en. Add the soda, a half teaspoonful, to a cupful of sour milk, then add a beaten egg, a little salt and corn flour to make the batter of the consistency liked. A little baking powder sifted into the corn -flour will improve the cakes. - Buttermilk Drops. With a pint of buttermilk, add three eggs, a table spoonful of fat, a teaspoonful of salt, and corn flour enough to make a bat ter, sifting a teaspoonful of baking powder to each cup, adding a small amount of soda if the buttermilk is at all sour. Bake in a hot oven. Beet Piquante. Take two cupfuls of boiled beets cut into cubes; two table spoonfuls of butter, two of flour (bar ley) and one-half cupful of water in which the beets have been cooked, one fourth cupful of vinegar, one-fourth cupful of cream, one teaspoonful of sugar, a half teaspoonful of salt. Melt the butter, add the flour, and when well mixed add the beet liquor and cream. Then add the. vinegar slowly and cook until the flour tastes 'cooked. Add salt and pepper and then the beets. Serve hot. Baked Bananas Belgium Style. Re move the peel from six or eight small bananas, scrape each banana to re move all coarse fibers and lay them side by side in a baking dish suitable to serve them. Grate over them the rind of an orange and half a lemon; mix the juice of the half lemon, the orange and : three-fourths of a cupful of sugar, pour this over the bananas and bake in a quick oven until soft throughout. Serve from the, baking dish, one banana oeing a portion. This is a nice dish to serve with game or lamb, veal or fowl. Use Jcmket tablets for dessert. They are simple to use, make good, whole some desserts, especially for the little people." When topped with, sweetened whipped cream they are still more nu tritious. Foresight. "You don't seem deeply Interested In Investigation." I am interested, replied Senator Sorghum. "But I can't help regretting that the time and trouble used in the average Investigation could not have been applied to averting the trouble in the first place." ! MEAT SUPPLY FROM POULTRY Imperative That Productive Stock Be Rather Largely Increased During Current Year. j (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Meat can bef produced from poultry more quickly than from any other source. One of the necessities imposed upon the United States by its entrance into the world war is to produce more meat than It has ever produced be fore. This is essential not only to meet its own greater needs because of being on a war basis, but also to save the countries with which It co-operates in the war fromdefeat through lack of food. Meat is one of the most essential of food products. Of such meats as can be cured and kept in compact form, larger quantities than ever before must be sent to the armies overseas, and the proportion of these exports to. the to- -tal production in the United States Is likely to increase steadily and even rapidly, as larger armed forces from this country are sent to the fighting front in Europe. In order to leave available for the forces overseas as large a proportion as possible of the output of cured and compact meats, it is desirable thnt there be a decided increase in both the home .production and the home con sumption of white meats such as poul try. To that end it is imperative that the productive stock, on general farms" and in the back yards of the nation be rather largely increased during the current year. It has always been and will always be true that the great bulk of this country's poultry is produced not on specialized poultry farms but in the dooryards and farm lots of the diversified farms. Establishments de voting their attention exclusively to the production of poultry have been and will continue to be of rather large importance, but they can hardly be looked to or any very great part of an emergency Increase in production suf ficient to constitute a noticeable factor in feeding the world at war. That de mand upon the nation's potential pro duction capacity can be met, however, by the farmers and home makers of the country without any sort or strain and with compensation in poultry profits more than commensurate with the outlay of money and effort. KEEP BROODING COOP CLEAN Give Chick's Good Overhauling Once a Week Spray Thoroughly for Mites. (From the United States Department of Agriculture.) The brood coop should be cleaned at least once a week and kept free from mites. If mites are found in the coop, it should be thoroughly cleaned Make the Little Chick's First Home a Comfortable One. and sprayed with kerosene oil or crude petroleum. From 1 to 2 inches of sand or dry dirt or a thin layer of strav or fine hay should be spread on i the floor of the coop. Brood coops should be moved weekly to fresh ground, preferably where there is new grass. Shade is very essential In rearing chickens, especially during warm weather; therefore, the coops should be placed in the shade when ever possible. A cornfield makes fine range for young chickens, as they sep cure many bugs and worms and have fresh ground to run on most of the time, due to the cutlivation of the ground, and have abundant shade at the same time. 2 POULTRY RAISING IS A DUTY Farmers and People in Cities Should Keep Enough Hens to Supply Table With Eggs. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) If poultry is to play the part that it should play in feeding the nation and winning the war, not only will the de ficiency created during the past year have to be made good, but there will have to be added something to the average as it stood before the 1917 de pletion began. The duty and the op portunity falls upon general farmers and upon families in cities and towns who have enough back-yard space and that means much less space than may be ordinarily considered neces sary to keep enough hens to upplj heir own tables with eggs. Mortality Among Poults. The high mortality common in young poults usually is due to some of the following causes: Exposure to dampness and cold; improper feeding; close confinement ; lice ; predatory ani mals; weakness in the parent stock. Clean: Litter for Grain. ' Provide 4 $r 5 inches of good, cleaa litter on the floor of the poultry house in which to scatter the grain feed. The hens must exercise in or der to get the grain, and this r ro motes health and egg production. I ..-....... ..-..-... .:::-y.::'.-.::::::::v.:. -W.v.v - TvC&Mr-