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POLK COUNTY NEWS. TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA f The KITCAm He that has character need have no fear of his condition. Character will draw condition after it. THE ODORIFEROUS BULB. SMUTS ARE MOST DESTRUCTIVE TO CEREAL CROPS IN ALL GRAIN-GROWING SECTIONS s PAYS IW POULTRY DING I Three Flocks of Leghorns tl!l soecifically Value of ; purebred Males. 1 kv ni tht, United States Depart ed of Agriculture.) the value or pureurcu umies , nuu-li in poultry raising as U throe Iiociv. ui ib'w'oi f"- Urates department of agricul- Una oTnoHmAnf Flock i..ine iiiuuutuuu ,h ( included in these records, L,l of common hens : flock 2 was vUx V 1 v ' ft eared White Leghorn Cockerel. ml by breeding these hens to" on males; flock 3 was produced Mine flock 1 to a rooster from ji-producing hen. The following the original flock laid 89 eggs a Iflock 2 laid an average of S3 eggs ; and flock 3 laid an average of fas a hen. This, increase of 54 nt 'n one year tells very specifl- he benefits of using a purebred Rot the percentages alone do 11 the whole story, for a big pro- nof the increase came at a sea- May and Juner-when the produc- ot flocks 1 and 2 was relatively hi the prices were good. For a meat substitute, if your fam lly ls fond of onions, try these': -Stuffed Onions With Ham. Parboil as many onions as will be need ed; remove the centers and fill with one-half cupful of bread crumbs and the same of. chopped ham and tongue, or either alone. Place the stuffed onions in a nan with onei cupful of stock or butter and water, half a teaspoonful of salt and a rew dashes of pepper. Bake until soft. fcerve with a sauce made from the gravy In the pan, adding flour and butter and the yolk of an egg just be- iore serving. Stuffed Onions and Chestnuts. Pnr. boil ten onions until ton Hot.. y VUt Uli the tops and scoop out the centers. Chop these fine, seasoning with salt and pepper and chopped parsley; mix with half a cupful of bread crumbs and one-quarter gupful of melted but ter. Put in a spoonful of the mixture and three or four blanched chestnuts. tnen another spoonful. Bake slowly, basting with butter and hot water. Baked , Onions and Cheese. Parboil a half dozen even-sized onions, drain and put a layer into a baking dish. then cover with a layer of rich white sauce and three or four tablespoonfuls of cheese, grated or minced ; repeat with another layer of onions, season ing well with salt and paprika; cover with the white sauce and cheese and finish with a thick covering of but tered crumbs. Bake until the crumbs are brown. vmon aaiaa. unop one or more Southern onions, mix with minced parsley and French dressing, highly seasoned with salt and cayenne. Serve on head lettuce. Onion Sandwich. Chop a mild onion very fine; add vinegar, a little oil, salt and pepper to taste. Spread on but tered bread and serve as a Sunday night lunch, after church. Onion Soup. Take one cupful of onion puree, that is cooked onion put through a sieve. Mix one tablespoon- ful of butter and flour together, add three cupfuls of milk and when scald ing hot stir In the puree. Cook for a few minutes to cook the flour, add a well beaten egg mixed with half a cupful of cold milk and when hot. not boiling, serve. im CULLING PAYS WELL 14 DADW EVENING FAMlLE mm. AUTHOR. PRINCE SLEET'S GREETINGS. old King Snow, what's the winter." said old King long as you and I are Stinking Smut of Wheat Grain From Treated and Untreated Seed. ne Demonstration In Iowa County p Hens Out of Flock of 1,54fi Were Discarded. poultry culling demonstiations on the farms of the farm bureau ers in Emmet county, Iowa, rec- kept for eleven flocks showed lens were-culleti out of a total of in the flocks, according to the h States department of agricr.l- Tfctt average number of eggs day by the entire flocks before was 401.5, and the average p of eggs laid a day by the 939 left after culling was 346.6. . The pge number of eggs for ten hens J before culling was 2.6; after VZ, 3.5. The average number of laid a day by 3G3 of the culled which were not Immediately sold 114. . True happiness To be ' truly happy Is a question of how we begin and not how we end, of what we want and not of what we have. Stevenson. GOOD THINGS FOR OCCASIONS. 5HING WILL INJURE EGGS inous Film of Shell That Keep it Air and Germs Is Removed- Keep Nests Clean. For a pretty and satisfying dessert to be served on special occasions, try Rice and Almond Cream Blanch one-half cupful of almonds, cut in thin strips, put in a double boiler with three cup fuls of milk, one- fourth cupful of sugar and one-half teaspoonful of salt ; when hot add one cupful of well washed rice. Cook until the rice Is tender: when ready to serve, fill sherbet cups half full, put on a tea spoonful of apple jelly, then fill with whipped sweetened cream with an other bit of jelly on top. Prince of Wales Cake. Dark part- Creara one half cupful of butter, add one cupful of molasses, one-half cup ful of strong coffee, sift one teaspoon ful each of soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, with two cupfulsbf flour. Add three well beaten egg yolks and one cupful of raisins. Light part Cream one-half , cup of butter, add one cupful of sugar gradu ally. Mix and sift together one cupful of flour with one-half cupful of corn- (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.! Smuts caused an estimated loss in 1918 of 25,000,000 bushels of wheat, 110,000,000 bushels of oats, and 6,000, 000 bushels of barley in the United States. These diseases, which are among the most destructive that at tack cereaj crops, occur to a greater or less extent in all the grain-growing sections of the country. There are two knds of wheat smut. the loose smut and the covered smut; the latter is also called bunt or stink ing smut. Loose smut is found In practically every wheat field. It is most serious in the southern winter wheat section southern Missouri, southern Illinois, southern Indiana, southern Ohio, southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir ginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Throughout this general area the an nual losses range from 3 to 5 per cent. In many individual fields losses of 15 to 20 per cent are known. Outside of this general region the damage due to loose smut ranges from about 1 to 2 per cent. Bunt, or stinking smut, also Is found in the different wheat-growing areas of the country. Commonly, the dam age done by this smut is from 1 to 5 per cent of the crop. Frequently, however, fields show losses which range from from 20 to 40 per cent. Several fields have been destroyed in which the damage-amounted to 50 or even 80 per cent. How to Distinguish Smuts. Loose smut shows up most strikingly at the time when the wheat comes into head. The diseased plant is found to have the kernels and chaff replaced by "Well, news?" "It's still Snow, "as v uu it H "Don't you sometimes appear in the spring and in the fall?" asked Prince Sleet . "Oh, yes, but even then it is wintry. wnicn is almost the same thing. And the fact that you are here too makes it most assuredly winter." MHow fine you talk," said Prince Sleet, "with your great words! You must have been to school since I last saw you." , "Ah, no," said old King Snow. "I haven't been to school, but I've seen so much of the children this year. They've had a fine winter. "They really like me, Prince Sleet, and it flatters me. I must admit it, it flatters me." "Why, there's old King of the Clouds, and I do believe there comes old Mr. and Mrs. Hail and the Hail children. They're such a fine family wntovtD uinroxM ranmTioicja ' Lesson wheat Is docked more or less by tha miller. When smutty seed Is sown in the soil the stinking smut spores germi nate simultaneously with tlie wheat kernels, and the smut fungus pene trates the young wheat plant. It con tinues to grow Within the tissues of the wheat plant and forms its spores in the place where the healthy kernels should be developed. Control of Loose Smut. Loose smut ls very difficult to con trol because the fungus fs inside of the seed .which Is sown and hence can not be reached by ordinary chemicals with out killing the wheat embryo. The disease, however, can be controlled by the so-called hot-water treatment. The method Involves soaking the seed grain in cold water for 4 to 6 hours. It is then dipped in hot water at a tempera ture of 129 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes; the seed should then be spread out to dry. It Is very important that the water be kept at the exact temperature and the seed immersed for just the cor rect period of time. If the water is allowed to get one or two degrees , J "How Fine You Talk." . relatives, you know, of the old Hail family who've lived on this earth for years and years and years. "And there comes my good friend Mr. Wind. Well, well, well! This is nice!" And Prince Sleet looked happy Indeed. "Sure as I'm born," he continued, "there is Prince Icicle and his beautl- above the temperature indicated, or ;ul bride. Well, friends, Tm glad to the time prolonged beyond the 10 min-f gee you all." utes, considerable Injury to the grain will result. The hot-water treatment, on account of its . difficulties, ls not practicable on i giad to .see you." j "We heard you were coming," said the King of the- Clouds, -and we j thought we'd like to tell you we're the average farm. One must have an accurate thermometer and facilities for keeping the temperature of the wa ter constant. This can be done quite easily where steam is available. The Control of Bunt. Bunt, or stinking smut, Is readily "Well, now, that Is so nice, so ex tremely nice I And I am so glad to see all of my grood friends. How about a little jollification? A little; party, eh? Just the thing, Prince Sleet," said the Hail family. "We remember dear old Granny Hail dd your great controlled by the use of formaldehyde, grandfather used to give the most glo- Is? and hasten its spoiling. Exten Division, North Dakota Agricul Uliege. t S8 should not be washed as this les the gelatinous film of the shell tops out air and eerms. The should be kept clean so that the "111 have nn fhnr tn hommt id as removing dirt by washing starch and two teaspoonfuls of baking ttllw molds and trerms to enter Powder; aaa tne ary ingredients ai- ternateiy witn one-nan cuprui oi miiK. Cut and fold in the whites of three eggs beaten stiff. Bake in layers. Al- I ' ternate a dark with white layer when P1 " I mittinc tnerether. ---"-r Luncheon Dessert. Pour lemon jelly over orange sections, banana, pineap-i pie and grapefruit. When molded serve with cream. Fig or Date Pudding. Beat one egg, separating tlie yolk and white, one- ' makes nn th hniir f ft half curjful of milk, six tablespoonfuls .eeese, it is doubtful whether It of Ice water, one-third of a cup of but I w raiSe them unless good grass ter, one cupful of flour, one and one- ttVHl nh n J i 1 1 1 nnrvnnnfnla T nnin? IMlWIlPr. -"""c uuriiiic me summer, i uuii. one-half pound of flgs or aates, two A simple procedure Is to place 1 pint or 1 pound of commercial formalde hyde In 40 gallons of water. The seed to be treated should be freed as much as possible from smut balls and other foreign matter, and should then be dip ped In the folmaldehyde solution and rious storm parties anywhere around, and so that folks wouldn't feel jealous or hurt he'd go around and around to many, many parts. You take right after him." Prince Sleet smiled a snowy, wet Icy smile, which they all thought was kept there about 10 minutes. During, very sweet and nice, and then he made this period the sack shbuld be raised a lov bow. 10EM' e that has free to P to In summer finds range on a th oca on mo and thnf i . 1 farm reason wny neg- ven, fiooks lay wel1 summer 17 orl.v at other times. . found - bv ernerimpnt Prove rtm t : ffltQlreers that tn1lr birds are breedY COrnparlson with sme renlt tablespoonfuls of molasses. Cream the butter, which may be a butter substl tute: add the egg yolk, molasses, part of the flour, ice water, remainder of flour with the baking powder, well sifted. Add the ngs or dates -wmcu have been cut in bits and rolled In flour; lastly the white of egg beaten stiff with a pinch of salt. Beat one egg, add one-half cup of sugar and half-cup of hot milk witn flnvnrlne. Serve at once. Cranberry JellVw Place three pints of ripe cranberries In a granite sauce- d - one-half ' Dints of pan, uuu .... . . cold water. Bring to the boiling point &oo( lot . .. . r1 Suited r 'urea pmiets h. ... :r oarly ns are on tons all L thy are nealthy anl N ... r '? Quired to obtain msh the berries with a fl Swl 18 tne right kind of "" Add two cupfuls of granulated sugar (one pound), and boll together for one minute Strain i. ooA sfrnlner into a bowl tnrougn a tyoiBv M1 rinsed In cold water. Set aside until Jellied. and feea fhflA lrl J M ... WH1 fiiM,7T MU OI ram tnaI W Thh 811 the different ly of paired to maintain al8 Ornish k 8003 condItIon, We niad material oi wmcu Healthy Wheat Head and Smut Laden Head. black, sooty mass of dustlike par ticles. These dust-like particles, tne spores of the smut fungus, begin to blow from the diseased head soon af ter the latter emerges from the boot These spores are carried by the wind to neighboring sound heads which are in bloom at the time; they lodge be tween the glumes or chaff, where they start growth immediately and pene trate the newly forming kernels. When these Infected kernels are ripe they can .not be distinguished from sound and lowered so as to stir up the grain and get it thoroughly in contact with the solution. After treatment the grain should be. spread out to dry and then sown as soon as possible. One pint of formaldehyde solution, dis solved in 40 gallons of water, is suffi cient to treat about 40 bushels of seed grain. Another method of applying the solution is to spread the grain to be treated on a clean floor, and by means of a sprinkling can sprinkle the solu tion over the grain. The grain should be shoveled over In order to get the solution well in contact with the grain. The solution should be applied at the rate of about one gallon to one bush el nf spat) era In. Thi crrnin should be niiort nn and covered with sacks or way and that, to aasn against win canvas and left for two or three hours, dow panes and into people's faces as Tt Bhnnid then he snread out to drv they tried to catch eacn otner. iney hid under a person s cnin or xney "Well, old Wind, what do you say to a jollification?" The wind cave a lone whistle, "I should say I'd like it," he answered So Prince Sleet led a chorus and this ls what they sang: Oh the winter snow, the winter snow. Is fine, is fine Indeed. And when the wind doth blow, the wind doth blow. Let us all follow his lead. And we'll storm and we'll rave. And we'll rush and we'll run. And ourselves will not spare. For we think It ls fun To dash through the air. The air so keen and cold We love It more than gold." After they had sung this song they all started to play games, to rush this IF 4 r and sown as soon as possible. After treating the grain, great care must be taken not to place It on a floor or in sacks which are contami nated with the bunt spores, or to sow It In a drill which Is contaminated. Bunt Problem of the Pacific Northwest in tuc iavi . . f,,nf stlnklne smut presents a very serloui " 1 7?' or would play tag. Oh, such games as they played, such scrambling and such tearing along and such racing and. such flying. And through it all the wind nowiea and Prince Sleet howled and they sang and roared too, "Keep It up, keep It kernels, but they nevertheless contain I problem because of soil Infestation in the smut fungus. Whin an infected seed is planted and germinates the smut plant within It also begins to crow and develops within the growing plant; when the plant begins to form the head the developing tissues of the grain and chaff are destroyed and the smut fungus produces its spores, Wheat heads infected with bunt are readily distinguished a short time be fore the wheat is ripe, although the trained observer can detect the pres ence of the disease several days be fore. The heads of smutted plants that region. During the thrashing of a smutted crop the smut spores are blown long distances over the fallowed land, as summer fallowing for wheat Is a, common practice. When the fall rains occur, along about seeding time, these spores In the soil germinate and infect the young wheat plants as they develop. On this account seed treat- And when at last they were all tired out everyone gave Vrlnce Sleet a vote of thanks for coming to cheer them up all but the earth people who said: "Well, we're thankful that storm seems to be over!" Testing Time. The test of a resolution Is how It will stand adversity. Some girls re- ment is not entiely effective; but. as solve to be cheerful and they keeP 0"oi mio ' frh (v,nnpr Riiinhnta that resolution uii uiey treatment gives much better results than the formaldehyde. The coDDer sulphate or bluestone stand more erect 'on account of their -treatment consists in dipping the seed lighter weight The chaff IS spread in a solution of copper sulphate, 1 jmart bv the swelling of the - enlarged pound of copper sulphate being dis uAmAia t- cmnt halls, which sivG I solved in 5" eallons of water. After Xixiotj ClUCW V. T - o I , - the heads ft dark color. These smut I Immersion the seed ls dried or sown balls contain a greasy, ; Ill-smelling I immediately. This Solution may 'cause mass of smut spores." - considerable injury to the grain. Thl? Tn thrashtnir Derations these smut J damage can be lessened greatly bj balls are knocked out and' the head 1 dipping the seed, after removal fron: r ieS hroken anarf and the the copper sulphate solution, in a solu- I tun a- 1 nnnnri- of nnirklime to 10 I rise? cm tit SDores scaueiwmw mc duuuu v. - - . .n w kernels- such grain has a darker color gallons of water. The lime prevent. Butcher-Oh. yes; I want Twrtote .BVdltirSl:.oor.due.toitlie. the continued Injurious. action, of thl here at four erery morntni.-Ainrl- .on nt thA mmnt scores, smutty i copper suiyuuie. . i are disap- nointed. Others resolve to oe nna, and they live up to that resolution till cAmothtnir occurs to Irritate them. OVUVbMg When everything Is favorable a reso lution may be said to keep itself. The test comes when things go wrong. Girls Companion. - -A Chance to Rise. Bntcher I am in need of a boy about your size. I would payyou $5 a week. Applicant Will I have a chance to wj tttiv. f. B. HTZWATKR, D. Teacher of English Bible In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) fCopvrtght. m. Wftm Newipipw CbIob) LESSON FOR MARCH 7 JOHN. WRITES ABOUT CHRISTIAN LOVE. LESSON TEXT-I John 4:7-21. GOLDEN TEXT Beloved, if God so loved us. we ought also to love one an other. I John 4:1L ADDITIONAL, MATERIAL I John II John, III John. PRIMARY TOPIC-Lovlng One Another JUNIOR TOPIC-Loving God andOur Neighbors. J.1NT.L.KMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC How to Show Love for God and Ills People. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC Christian Love Upon Society. I. The Origin of Love (vv. 7, 8). Love is of God, for God Is love. God not merely loves, but he is the foun tainhead of. love. Love of country; love of humanity, filial and parental love, every particle of love everywhere has been derived from God ; his love Is infinite, eternal and unchangeable. Since love ls of God, everyone who loves is born of God and knoweth God. The Christian, by his life of love, In terprets God to the world. It ls not' enough that the world should be tola that God is good and kind, it should, see his nature expressed in the life and love of the dNeij.'e. The Chris-i tian's life Is the world's Bible. Where love is wanting, knowledge of God Is wanting. II. God's Manifestation of Love (tt. 9, 10). God's method of making known his ove is through the incarnation the sending of his only. begotten Son Into the world to be the propitiation for our sins (John 3:1?). The coming of Jesus Christ Into the world and his taking on human nature makes possi ble life for those who receive him. If we would know God's love, let ua look at Jesus Christ Those who gaze upon him in reverent contemplation cannot doubt God's love. III. The Supreme Motive of Love (v. 11). God's love Is the grand Incentive prompting his children to love. IV. Love the Proof That God Dwells With Us (vv. 12-16). 1. No man hath seen God at any time (v. 12), but there is abundant proof of his being. The one unmistak able proof of his being Is love In the -heart of man. Love is not native to the human heart for the. heart U de ceitful above all things and desperate ly wicked (Jer. 17:9). Out of the heart proceeds murder (Matt 15:19). Love in the heart is proof that. God dwells within. p ; 2. Love proves that God's Spirit la withinus (vv. 13-16). The fruit of the Spirit is love (GaL 5:22). God's Spirit dwells within his children. Xhe in dwelling Spirit shows us Christ and makes us believe in him as God's Son, the Savior of the world. Those In whom God dwells will always make this confession. Those who deny the Deity of Chklst have no fellowship with God, and those who have fellow ship with God will confess Christ as his Divine Son. V. Love's Relation to the Judgment (w. 17, 18). It casts out fear. A Judgment day Is coming, for God hath appointed a day In which he will Judge the world In righteousness by tttat man whom he hath ordained (Acts 17:31). It will be a terrible thing for those unprepared to meet God at that time, but fox those who are indwelt by the living God there will be a Joyful meeting. He that dwelleth in God and God in him will realize the perfection of love In a. V .A a. -a m m . a Doianess in oa oz judgment, De cause as he is so are we in this world (w. 16, 17). The way to get rid' of the fear of meeting God in the judg ment ls to be living with God now. VI. God's Love the Ground of Alt Love (v. 19). The reason we love ls that our Uvea have come into touch with the great fountalnhead of love. JThe incoming of God's being and nature becomes the animating and controlling principle of our lives. The one In whom love Is not the master principle does not know God. ' VII. The Child of God Possesses Dual Love (v. 20). The proof that one loves the unseen God is that he loves the person visible who bears the likeness and Image of God, and has become a member of the same family through the redemption In Christ Jesus. Love to God and man ls united in the one breast of the Christian. The one who hates his brother while pretending to love God is a liar. VIII. The Solemn Command From God (v. 21). , . God commands that those who love him should love their brethren Obe dience to this command will eliminate all war and contentions. ... Life. Life is made up, not of great sacrl-. flees or duties, but of little things. In which . smiles and kindness, the small, obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure com-. fort Sir LL Davy. Our Great Blessing. There is nothing that makes mora for human happlaess than the simple fact that some one needs us, that some task Is holding us fast We may ignorantly think of it as a burden, bet It la our great blessing.