Research Produces New Kind Oi Grass And Legume Silage Mooeeheart, 111. ? A new ir jthod of treating grass and liguroe silage la being ottered to help solve many soil and fi ? * problems. More livestock fed at less cost, increased butterfat production for dairy cattle, and heavier weight !;>int for beef cattle are claimed or the method after lengthy tests in actual herd use. Fred Fech, chief chemist for! A ready Farm* Milling Co., a pro ducer of livestock feeds, led the. company's laboratory research toj produce the new type of silage. "Farm exerts have worried (or decades about soil erosion and depletion," Rech said.. "Now , farmers are faced with severe, ood crop surpluses. And many agreef there is not enough meat being produced for the growing United States population. These are major farm problems today. Could fare So\l "On the other hand, many farm people realize more production at grass and legumes, such as al falfa, clover and cowpeas, would save soil. It also could cut down surplus crop acreages and permit increased production of livestock. "But the question has been QC Complete VU with fittings Qm ktto work-saving feetervs ? Hbmi .Hill COME IN TODAY... stt fo* Younsnri BT MUlXIlfS Use Our Budget Plan and Make Your Own Terms BOONE TIRE & BARGAIN STORE FURNITURE and APPLIANCES BOONE, N. C. - , NEWLAND. N. C. To% tai rtuuj pootectuwu Most important Paint Advancement in 25 years New Fume-Proof, Sun-Proof House Paint produces a film of unusual whiteness. It will not discolor or darken from coal smoke or industrial gases. It's Mlf-c leaning, too ? removes surface dirt. Years of extensive exposure tests under many types of climate I conditions, from strong sunlight and fait air to heavy industrial , fume areas, have proved the superiority of this new formula over | ordinary house paint. ^ Come in and ask us about new Fume-Proof, (C CO Sun-Proof House Paint GALLON ' ' fi Farmers Hardware & Supply Co., Inc. boonk. n. c. V what to do with the pw and legumes after they are produced." Durinf warm months, the che mist ? said, livestock can ? forage an the fields and pasture*, but not during the winter In north ern states. Making dry hay "from these crops, he added, has resulted in losses in Vitamin A reaching as high as <0 to 70 person t, a poor investment (or dairy herds where the vitamin content of butter and milk is of prime importance. HbI?ms Baa? Prnmillw "It has been proved molasses is perhaps the best preservative fqr grass and legume silage," Rech said, "but in Its liquid form it is inconvenient to use and has re auired supplemental proteins in le total cattle diet. "That is why we wanted to find some way of making a mix which could, be used dry with grass and legumes, and would carry both vitamins and proteins in the silage to the livestock." The new dry mix contains 49 per cent pure cane molasses and 9 per cent balanced protein. It is added as the silage is made. Vitamin A loss in this method amounts to about 10 to 30 per cent, Rech estimated. Testing of the silage took place at the 950-acre farm of Moose heart, 111., the children's home owned and operated by the Loyal Order of Moose. Milk dutpul Increased Merle Howard, the farm'* dairy superintendent, said its herd of 150 dairy cattle increased its milk production an average of one naif to one pound of milk a day using the new silage. The herd of 75 beef cattle av eraged weight gains of 2.15 pounds a day on grass silage. On corn silage the gain averaged T18 pounds daily. The grass silage cost 19 per cent less than the com kind, Howard declared. The grass silage with mix re sulted m about two and a half times as much digestible protein feed an acre as corn silage, he added. An acre of ensiled corn produced 192 pounds of digestible protein, while an acre of alfalfa silage in three crops gave 477 pounds. Savings amounted to about a bag of grain a head of cattle each year <, it was noted. Would Cut Grain Us* "With some 26,000,000 dairy cattle in the country," Howard said, "the national savings would cut grain consumption so the ex cess corn land could go into grass. This would oonserve soil and at the same tin\e increase beef and dairy production." He cited estimates that meat and dairy products- could be in creased by more than 9 per cent I if excess acres now producing corn, wheat ?'and cotton could be turned into pasture and into grass and legume silage. This also would reduce government sup port of farm surpluses in corn, wheat and cotton, Howard added. "Easy Does It" When baking pies and cakes at the same time, scatter them so oven heat will circulate freely, thus speeding baking time Slid reducing the amount of heat necessary. When cooking on top of the stove, use pans made with straight sides as they utilize heat more efficiently than those with rounded or bulging sides. Dull-finish baking pans and caseroles are more efficient to use in the oven than the shiny ones. Pojished surfaces, as found on shiny pans, reflect heat, thus wasting it. When you are baking, avoid peeking into the oven "to see how things are coming along." Everytime you open the door, youH let heat escape. RECIPE Or THE WEEK ProMn Fruit Salad (Serves 4-6) 2 cups orange sections 1-2 cup white corn syrup 1 tablespoon flour 1-3 cup lemon juice 2 egg yolks beaten 1-2 cup heavy cream, whipped Place syrup in double boiler, add flour gradually, stirring to blend. Cook for 10 minutes, stir ring constantly. Gradually add lemon juice and beaten egg yolks and cook five minutes longer, stirring constantly. Remove from range, cool and add orange sec tions. Fold in whipped cream and; place in freezing tray of refri-l gqrator. Freeze until firm. Slice or cut into squares and serve oni salad greens. Clean ove^is are efficient ones. When food spills, cover with soap, let dry and' then scrape off. W&h with soap and water and steel wool; if ' necessary. Broiled foods give variety to the menu and provide nourish- 1 ing food values, Plan to broil' potatoes, fruit and meat at the same time for the sake of eco nomy. Cast iron burners are best cleaned with soap, water and' an abrasive. "Be certain they are thoroughly rinsed and dried so they will not rust. Ranges with porcelain enamel ed surfaces should be allowed to cool before cleaning so they will not crack or craze. DONT COUGH Your Head Off! Ask for ( Mentho-Mulsion It it faila to stop y4ur cough duo to colds, ask for your money back. BOONE DRUG CO. Tta* REXALL Store LIKES OEUUNT . . . J Ma Goeta. fratn Germany by U.S. officiate far Ulecal vlalt to ' Sartot mm, aaya aba will re nounce bar American ctttaenablp. If neceaaary, to return to Ger many. She la eoaala at Gea. Hodgea wba ordered her aent tram Germany. Dried Foods Ar? Offered Free by U. S. Government-held stocks of two more commodities ? dried eggs and non-fat dry milk solids ? are new available free to North Car olina school lunchrooms, welfare agencies and elleemoaynary in stitutions thAt will pay transpor tation charges from the point of storage, it has been announced. In announcing the offer. G. T. Scott, chairman of the State Pro duction and Marketing Admini stration committee, said the dried eggs and dry milk, now held by the Commodity Credit Corpora tion, were bought by the U. S. Department of Agriculture as a price supporting measure. Pre sent available stocks include about 73 million pounds of dried eggs and 169 million pounds of non-fat dry milk. Considerable quantities of the dry milk, he said, are stored in nearby states. Local welfare agencies, ! Scott said, should direct requests for these commodities to their own state welfare agency. Actual dis tribution will be handled by Jay P. Davis of the State Depart ment of Agriculture. STRIKES Strikes, involving 280,000 work ers, cost the country 2,600,000 man-days of production in Jan uary, a sharp increase over De cember, according to the Depart ment of Labor. The Chrysler strike -and sporadic stoppages in the soit-coal fields accounted for two-thirds of the workers in volved in the 225 shutdowns. IN A CIRCLE Buffalo, N. Y. ? Workers built a fire under a gondola, full of coal, to thaw the frozen shipment of coal so they could unload it. The fire ignited the coal and the workers threw water on the burning c<*l to put out the fire. The water re-froze the coal. Dorton To Head State Fair Again This Year Raleigh. ? The Board of Agri culture last week reemployed Dr. J. S. Dorton as manager of the State Fair for another year. Dor ton haa directed the spectacle since 1037. Last year's fair, the board was told, earned a record-breaking profit of $93,161.18 and had an attendance of 400,000. A report prepared by the state auditor s office and submitted by Dorton showed operating rev enues last year of $233,523.22, in cluding $80,729.59 for general ad missions and $42,S11.M for the grandstand box office. Expenses were listed at $170. 362.04, of which the largest items were premiums, $28,550' Federal admission taxes, $25,987.15; and maintenance and improvement of grounds, $25,635.77. The 1949 profit figure compar ed with $38,778.13 in 1948 and $22,421.13 in 1947. Simple Rules Prevent All Wasteful Fift$ 1. Crush out cigarettes and put out matches before discarding them. 2. Secure a burning permits be fore setting fire to any material within 500 feet of woodlands and be guided by the instructions on the back ol the permit. 3. Do your burning in the late afternoon and when the wind is not blowing ? preferably just aft er a general rain. 4. When building a camp fire or warming fire remove all com bustible material down to the mineral soil for a five-foot rad ius of the fire area and be sure the fire is "dead out" before leaving it. 5. Do not "smoke" game ani mal* out of hollow trees. This destroys their home and often sets fire to the woods. 6. Do not allow your children to play with matches and fire Numberous fires are started! every season by this cause. FEDERAL JOBS _ Federal employment has drop- 1 Ed to the lowest point since ear in World War 11, according to e Civil Service Commlsaslrm. rhe 1,948,900 persons working lor the Goveramant's executive branch here and abroad at the be ginning of February was 50,600 below the January 1, 1960 figure and the lowest since March, 1942. Bummra cowtjiacts Engineering construction ooo tracr awards for the first weeks of 1990 totaled ?l,7M,l+4, 000. or 59 per cent ahead of the like period of 1940. SURPRISED HSR Sydney, Australia ? 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