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Vol. 47 No. 51
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1918
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE Large Stewart coal
stove for sale cheap. C. S. Stevens,
Orleans. 39tf
FOR SALE Four-foot dry wood,
also green" block wood. Stanley Pa
auette. Orleans. 49-51 --'
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FOR SALE Residence of late
Mrs. McQueen in Glover village. In
quire of M. W. Johnson. 38tf
FOR SALE One pair traverse
sleighs. N. - S. Dodge, Glover. Tel.
110-12. lwp
FOR SALE Eight young ewe
sheep. W. H. Colby, Barton. Tel.
Orleans 29-13. 50-52
FOR SALE 10 H. P. Woodpecker
gasoline engine, one H. P. Sampson
power, one hand derrick. . John Barn
ard, Barton. - . 31tf
FOR SALE Pair good two-horse,
three-beam, traverse sleds, 2 -inch
runner, 6-foot bunk with brake. Will
trade for light pung. Geo. E. Colby,
Greensboro. 50-51
WANTED .
WANTED Live poultry. Elrick,
Barton. 18tf
WANTED Sawyer for the win
ter, also a marker. Roy Bros., East
Barnet. lw
WANTED Will pay cash for sev
eral copies of November 27 issue of
Monitor and one copy of November
20. 51 tf
WANTED Dressed hogs and fresh
eggs next Tuesday at Orleans. Ex
press station. E. S. Kelley, Tel. 123
13, Orleans. 49tf
WANTED Men to solicit orders
for fruit and ornamental trees, roses,
shrubs, etc. Part or full time. Per
manent position. Pay weekly. Apply
C. W. Stuart & Co., Newark, New
York state. 43tf
WANTED Clean, energetic man,
to work in market, must be an exper
ienced butcher. C. E. Jenkins, Or
leans, 'Phone, 170. 51tf
WANTED Two-horse, two-beam
sled, medium weight, good condition.
State price, where located. Address
P. O. Box 153, Barton. 50-51
WANTED By a party living in
Springfield, Mass., a good cook with
experience as housekeeper. Must be
over 25, willing, reliable and fond of
children. Box 52 Coventry. 50-51
MISCELLANEOUS
VERMONT REGISTERS now on
sale at this office. Bigger and better
than ever. Price, 35 cents, by mail,
40 cents. Monitor Press.
TO EXCHANGE A good work
horse for a new milch cow or dry
block wood. H. L. Bassett, Orleans.
. . 47-50p
INSURANCE Best stock and mu
tual companies. Surety bonds. F.
W. Baldwin, Agent, Barton. 26tf
The J. W. Murkland Co., having se-
rruo3worker, will take orders for all
kinds of wood work, including pat
tern and cabinet work after January
1, 1919. J. W. Murkland Co., Barton.
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TO RENT
TO RENT Store in Willey block,
Orleans, Vt. Inquire of E. B. Willey,
W. Cornish, Vt. 50-51p
TO RENT Two small tenements.
Mrs. F. O. Leonard, School street,
Orleans. lw
TO RENT three tenements. One
house in Newport for sale or rent, al
so three sets of heavy sleds for sale.
Mrs. E. H. Kittredge, Orleans, 50-51
LOST
LOST White Angora male cat.
Reward if returned alive. Mrs.
Mathie, Glover. 51-52.
More County Casualties.
Wm. McNamara of Charleston is
among those given in recent casualty
lists as missing in action.
Stefon Bech of Orleans is also re
ported as missing in action.
Mansur O. Kerwin of Westmore is
reported as severely wounded.
CORRESPONDENTS AD
VERTISERS Next Wednesday being
Christmas "day, the Monitor will
be issued in the morning instead
of evening, and no copy will
therefore be accepted and used
on Wednesday. Copy for ad
vertisements should be in the
office not later than Monday
and correspondents should mail
copy a day earlier than usual.
Wallace H. Gilpin, Pub.
Bangs Gives,, Picture of .War.
John Kendrick Bangs gave a fair
sized audience a good picture of his
visit to France when he appeared as
the second number in the Barton Ly
ceum course in Beaver's hall Satur
day evening.
Mr. Bangs is a man of travel and
education and a student and author
of more than minor importance.. His
study of the work of America in
France, of the American soldier and
his characteristics, his morale and
the heart his coming gave to the
French and British, was a most; in
structive study of the war.
While not of the inspirational na
ture, the lecture was one of unusual
dignity and one that will not soon be
forgotten by those wno neara n.
In introducing Mr. Bangs Mr. Er
win announced that the next number
of the course, the Berkeley Sextette,
would appear in Barton January 22,
instead of January 20, as advertised.
'BARTON LOCAL NOTES .
J. F. Batehelder., is in..Bo.ston on
business.
E. E. Webster of Quebec was a re
cent visitor in town. .
Merritt Potter of Newport, R I.,
is home for a few weeks.
Miss Evelyn Merrill 'of Skowhegan,
Me., is visiting at the Lee farm.
A son was born last week to Mr.
and Mrs. Coolbeth of High street.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Gilmour Tuesday morning.
Mrs. W. B. Proctor was a business
visitor in St. Johnsbury Saturday.
N Alton Marsh has begun clerking
for AvR. Robinson in his grocery
store.
Mr. Ramsey of Bellows Falls is vis
iting his daughter, Mrs. M. A.
Turner.
Alden Owen returned last week
from Camp Devens and is again in
the bank.
The Afternoon Study club will
meet with Mrs. J. A. Pearson Thurs
day afternoon.
Schools close Friday night and will
reopen Tuesday, Dec. 31, keeping
New Year's day.
There will be a Christmas tree and
exercises by the Sunday school in
the M. E. church Tuesday evening.
Christmas dance and concert at
Orleans opera house Monday evening,
Dec. 23. Old and new dances, adv.
Shirt Hutchins. who is in Sunshine
sanitarium, recovering from an op
eration, is making splendid recovery
Mrs. Elvira Drown, who has been
in Groton several weeks visiting her
brother, has returned to her home
here.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the engagement of Miss
Portia McGill of East Barnet to Dean
P. McLellan. :-
Christmas exercises will be held at
the Riverside school Friday evening,
Dec. 20. Parents and friends cor
dially invited.
Elmer Nye, who has been spending
a few weeks with his mother, Mrs.
Abbie Nye, has returned to his home
in Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Fred Kinsey of West Hart
ford, Conn., is visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S.
Whitcher, for a time.
The regular meeting of Crystal
Lake Grange will be held Friday eve
ning. Roll call responded to by each
giving a Christmas wish.
Bernard Lee was homelast week,
having been released front - military
duty. He will return to his school
position at Mt. Vernon, N. H.
Report from F. W. Cutting, who
is in Brookline, Mass., hospital, re
covering from an operation, is to the
effect that he is gaining rapidly..
Rev. M. A. Turner goes to St.
Johnsbury Thursday to attend a
meeting of Methodist clergymen and
laymen of northeastern Vermont.
C. S. Webster was in Boston the
last of the week to attend a meeting
of bankers. He attended as secre
tary of the Vermont Bankers' associ
ation. . .
Barton merchants are making a
very - commendable showing of - holi
day goods. Many windows are
handsomely trimmed and the inside
displays are well made.
Rev. Wilmond Warner was in Shef
field Saturday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Eunice Simpson, and at Eden
Mills Wednesday to officiate at the
funeral of Col. Joseph Scott.
Enna Goss LaRoche, formerly a
teacher in the first grade here, re
cently died in the Canadian north
west as a result of an automobile ac
cident, her body being brought to
Coventry for burial.
This is a final reminder that Spug
dues of ten cents must be paid at
once if the needy children of the
community are to get any Christmas
cheer from the proceeds this year.
Hand to Mrs. Barrows. . .
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Twombly en
tertained several friends Wednesday
evening of last week in honor of Mr.
Twombly's 80th birthday. The eve
ning was pleasantly spent and re
freshments of cake . and coffee were
served. - x- ...
Vernon Degreenia returned home
Monday, having received his dis
charge from the navy. He is still
lame from a gunshot wound received
while on, shore leave in Rio de Jan
eiro, Brazil, some - months ago. He
has been in the hospital for 15 weeks.
The warm days of the last of the
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS PLANS
Public Exercises in. Seaver's Hall
Wednesday Evening.-' .
Plans are practically complete for
Barton's first community Christmas
exercises.
The program in Seaver's hall on
Christmas night will begin at 8
o'clock and will consist of the pres
entation of a community service flag,'
salutes to the United States and the
Christian flag in which our returned
boys in uniform will participate.
Christmas solos by Mrs. R. P. Web
ster and Miss Marion Redfield, mu
sic by the orchestra and an address
by Dr. G. A. Martin of St. Johns
bury, one of the finest speakers in
this part" of Vermont. Everyone is
cordially invited. Preceding the ex
ercises in the hall, carolers will visit
the homes of shut-ins "and elderly
people of the village and bring a bit
of cheer to them in song.
week, carried off the snow and many
farmers have gone back to wheels.
Sunday was a very mild day and
much of the weather for a week has
been like April, considerable rain
falling Saturday and Saturday night.
Ray Sheehan and Miss Viola Rol
lins of Newport were married there
Saturday, Dec. 7. Mrs. Sheehan was
an operator in the telehone office here
for several years and her many
friends here extend congratulations
and best wishes. Mr. and Mrs. Shee
han will make their home in New
port. Earl Lewis was accidentally shot
in the head Friday afternoon from
a revolver in tne nanas oi a
sphftolmate The bullet nenetrated
the scalp but fortunately did not in
jure the skull and was removed by a
nWsioisin. It armsars that several
boys have been in possession of re
volvers ' since Barton's neace demon
stration and some careless, promis-
cuous snooting has taken piace.
The Afternoon Study club met at
the home of Mrs. W. E. Hanson, ,pn
Dec. 5, with eighteen members pres
ent. Topic for the meeting was,
"Water in Nature." Very interest
ing papers were given on, "The Dis
tribution of Water on the Globe,"
Mrs. Ellen Miles; "The Ocean,"-Mrs.
Ida Cutler; "Lakes," Mrs. - Florence
Pierce; reading, . "Byron on the
Ocean," Mrs. Underwood.
Frances Nutting, daughter of
Clyde Nutting, died Saturday morn
nng at her home here of scarlet fev
er. She was born in Westmore eight
years ago last April. For the past
few months she has been in poor
health and succumbed to a severe
case of scarlet fever. Burial was in
the W. O. Brown cemetery Saturday,
Rev. M. A. Turner officiating.
Card We wish in this way to
thank the friends and neighbors who
assisted us in any way during the
sickness and death of our little j
daughter and granddaughter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Nutting,
D. G. Field.
H. A. Harding is at Roaring Brook
Park with a string of seven horses
belonging to F. A. Amidon of Wor
cester, Mass. Three of these. horses
are high-priced yearlings from Ken
tucky and all are sires of Peter, the
Great. Local horse men, who have
seen these horses are of tje unani
mous opinion that they are the finest
ever seen at the stables. Paul M.,
one of the horses Mr. Harding had
here last winter, is back, having
made one of the finest records in the
East, the past season. He started 14
times and was behind the money but
three times, those three races Vi2:n
the first three of the season. Local
horselovers will follow the progress
of these horses with much interest.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Literary club was held with) Mrs.
Batchelder Wednesday evening, Dec.
10, with 22 members and two visitors
present. Roll call, Quotation from a
favorite song. v The date of the next
meeting was changed from Dec. 25
to Jan. 1. The following delightful
program, was given: "America's
Folk-Song Writer," Carrie Jacobs
Bond" "Sketch or Her Life Mrs.
Blake; songs, Mrs. Batchelder, "A
Cottage in God's Garden," "I Love
You Truly;" Mrs. Blake, "The Per
fect Day," - "Just a Wearyin' for
You;" Mrs. Ruth Webster, "The Soul
of You," "A Little Bit o Honey."
Piano selections, "Reverie," "Betty's
Music Box," Mrs. Pillsbury. A social
hour followed the meeting.
The ladies of the Congregational
church are to serve a Christmas sup
per in the church vestry Tuesday eve
ning "to all members of the church
and parish. Every family consid
ering themselves members of the
parish by virtue of membership in
the church, support of the church or
attendance at services, is cordially in
vited. The first tables will be ready
at 5.30 o'clock. The children of the
junior Sunday school only will have a
tree during the evening and it is
hoped they may be served at the first
table. It is understood the stores in
town will keep open all the remain
ing evenings this week and Tuesday
evening of next week, but will close
Wednesday evening for the communi
ty Christmas exercises in Seaver's
hall.
ALBANY
R. C. Head is in Boston for a few
days.
Gayland Sweet was quite sick the
first of the week. .
Carroll Whitcher of Hardwick was
a business visitor in town Friday
Joe Fisher, who has been in the
service, has received his discharge
and returned hotne.
County ' $200,000 Behind 1 Quota.
The latest official report of' the
state director of War Savings stamp
sales, on November 30, shows that
Orleans county is $227,733 behind, its
quota in the actual purchase of
stamps to that date. ... Glover holds
the banner for ,the county, having
gone well over the quota. The de
tails are as follows:
- Total
Sales
Maturity
'Sales
, Necessary
to Complete
Quota
$16,228.00
Qoota
$18,400.00
66.920.00
Value
$2,172.00
50.616.00
591.00
3,914.00
3,356.00
13.782.00
32,655.00
19,296.00
7297.00
10.049.00
9,412.00
1,233.00
66,492.00
15,947.00
1.112.00
1,083.00
Albany
Barton
16.304.00
14,609.00
15,946.00
8,964.00
8.598.00
17.945.00
656.00
11,323.00
14,440.00
9,611.00
10.260.00
12.308.00
8,027.00
29,368.00
17.773.00
11.148.00
5.537.00
Browningrton
Charleston
Coventry
Craftsbury
Derby
GLOVER
Greensboro
Xlolland .
Irasburg
Jay
Lowell
Morgan
Newport
Troy
Westefild
Westmore
15,200.00
19.S60.00
12.320.00
22.380.00
50.600.00
18,640.09
18,620.00
14.440.00
19,660.00
10.260.00
21,720.00
9,260.00
95,860.00
33,720.00
12.260.00
6,620.00
Total $466740.00 $239,007.00 $227,733.00
fOver quota.
There will be a Christmas tree
with exercises by the children and the
choir in the M. E. church, Tuesday
evening, Dec. 24th. '
" Mrs. Elwin Annis has an orange
tree which is bearing fruit for the
thTrd tine. It now has blossoms,
three green and four ripe oranges.
" The many friends here of Dr. and
Mrs. A. M. Goddard, who recently
moved from this place to Morrisville,
presented them with a silver loving
cup, appropriately engraved, as a
token of the esteem in which they
were held.
BROWN INGTON
Maynard Dutton has gone to Hart
ford to work. -
Mrs. Grace Gross of Orleans spent
the week-end with Mrs. Roscoe Dut
ton, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Marsh were in
Albany to visit friends Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Young is at home
from Burlington for the Christmas
vacation. '
About 70 people attended the La
dies' Aid society meeting Thursday
and almost $12 was received.
Dr. Eley of Island Pond was in
town Sunday in consultation with Dr.
Cleasby-on the case of Victor Swan
son. Mr. Swansorfseems to be im
proving. The schoolmates and other young
friends, 18 in all visited Miss Doris
Dutton one evening last week. It
was a genuine surprise.to Miss. Doris
and a pleasant evening was spent
playing games and eating refresh
ments. Several presents were re
ceived.
WESTFIELD
Moses Duffee of : Montgomery was
a recent caller at Frank Martin's.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. Berthiaume Friday, Dec.
13th.
Louis Bell has been discharged
and returned from S. A. T. C, Bur
lington, Sunday night.
Chester LaPlant and son of Mont
gomery visited his father, Will La
Plant, Saturday, returning Monday,
Mr. and Mrs. George Besaw went
to Barton Sunday and their daugh
ter, Miss Elsie, returned with them.
Ralph Willis has received his hon
orable discharge from the army and
returned from Camp Devens Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. James B. Martin was very
fisick a few days last week, being
threatened with pneumonia, but is
now on the gain. j
Elmer Stetson was in Newport
last week. He has been appointed
administrator of the - estate of his
brother, the late A. H. Stetson.
The thaw last week and rain of
Saturday, took off air the snow and
Sunday morning the lawns looked as
green as in summer. The mild
weather is greatly appreciated.
Mrs. Albert' Sherbert received a
letter from her husband overseas last
week, saying he was feeling fine but
they need not expect him home until
next spring as there is so much work
to be done over there.
Sunday, Elmer Webster of the cus
toms force at Quebec, Mr. and Mrs.
Cleon Seaver of North Troy, and Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Kendall of New
port, visited at the home of their
uncle, W.' O. Wright, as did Mr. and
Mrs. O. P. Wright of this place, mak
ing quite a family reunion.
Luther Smithy a long-time resi
dent of Troy, died Thursday at Hom
er Foster's, where he has been living
this fall. He had been very ill with
dropsy for some time. The funeral
was held . at Mr. Foster's Saturday,
Kev. w. G. Macfarlane officiating, in
terment at.Troyk Mr. Smith was al
ways very fond of music and many
will remember him as playing, the
violin at balls for many years.
A serious , accident occurred about
11.30 Monday forenoon while- Clar
ence Parker of Lowell was driving
toward Lowell and reached the foot
of the hill beyond Erwin Clark's. A
member of-the family says he was
driving at about 15 miles an hour
when he struck some ice and the car
skidded and went into the ditch at
the end of the culvert, but Mr. Park
er succeeded in turning the car back
into the road when it collapsed di-
Grand Jury Together for Kelsey Case
The grand jury of Orleans county
are in session at Newport to hear
witnesses against Bert Kelsey, who
confessed to the brutal murder of ag
ed James H. Allen of , Orleans.
Kelsey will undoubtedly be indicted
for murder in the first degree.
Judge Stanley C. Wilson of Chel
sea is presiding over the delibera
tions. - -
Kelsey, who before his complete
confession was in bad shape physical
ly and mentally, has apparently re
gained his spirits.
Congregational Church Notes.
Rev. W. A. Warner, Pastor.
Sunday, Dec. 22d
10.45, Morning service.
12.00, Sunday school.
6.00, Christian Endeavor meeting.
7.00, Preaching service.
The regular mid-week prayer meet
ing on Thursday evening at 7.30.
Mr. Warner, will preach an extern
poraneous Christmas sermon Sunday
morning and the. choir will sing
Christmas hymns and a Christmas
anthem. Mrs; Webster will sing an
appropriate offertory.
Mr. Warner gave the first of a se
ries of sermons Sunday evening and
the vestry was well filled. He spoke on
"The Betrayed and the Betrayer" and
announced that next Sunday evening
he would speak on "The Denied and
the Denier."
. The Christian Endeavor society re
organized Sunday evening by elect
ing the following officers for the com
ing six months: President, Miss
Doris Whitcher: vice president, Miss
Eva Gilpin; recording secretary, Miss
Hala Shedd; treasurer, Miss Marjorie
Nelson; pianist, Miss Ida Whitcher;
assistant, Miss Frances Willard. The
usual committees were also elected.
Two new names were proposed for
membership.
rectly across the road. Mr. Parker
clung to the car and thought at first
that he was not injured but exam
ination proved thatie has serious in
ternal injuries. Clarence Coolbeth,
who was riding on the front seat, re
ceived bad scalp wounds and remain
ed unconscious for thee hours, but it
was thought Tuesday that his in
juries are not serious. Mr. Parker's
son said that the truck was heavily
loaded. .
COVENTRY
There will be a Christmas tree and
exercises at the village school build
ing Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, to
which the public is invited.
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C0AL0GRAMS.
If you waste coal, 'some one
else will have to do without
Save anthracite.
.
General Influenza's forces de- A
feated the anthracite coal miners
in their battle for big production.
Save what anthracite you have.
The more wood you burn, the
less coal you need. Saw wood
it and save anthracite.
Domestic sizes of anthracite are ex
tremely short because of the cut In
pioducliou 'caused by the Influenza
epidemic. There is, however, plenty
of buckwheat size anthracite. Every
householder should use' 25 per cent,
buckwheat, which costs him less than
stove sizes.
Soot spoils your draft and makes for
wasted coal. Keep your flues clean
and save anthracite, , a j
Barton -Honor Roll
The following honor roll is a copy of the records from the office
of the adjutant general of Vermont, with, such corrections and ad
ditions as have been made known to this paper. It is the aim of this
paper to complete an honor roll for this town and it is greatly de
sired, that every reader appoint himself a committee to inform the
office of any additions or corrections that should be made in the list,
and in every case, the reason for such change should be given. Men
who were discharged from the camps to which they were called, be
fore they were given a uniform, for physical inability or for any
other reason should be taken from the list. Let us work together
to get a complete and accurate honor roll.
Barrows, Wm. P.
Barton, Geo C
Barton, Walter
Bona, Angelo
Brooks, Charles J
Buckley, Walter W
Buck, Malcolm. I
Buskey, Albert J
Carrick, John L
Cheney, Roy
Colby, Wesley C
Cross, Earl
Daniels, Carroll W
Degrenia, Albert O
Hemmings, Roy A
Howland, Walter F
Jones, Edward S
Kerwin, Clarence M
King, Ralph E
Lee, Bernard J
'Maloney.
MartelL
McLellan, Dean
McLellan, Hiram
Miles, Ralph A
Morin, Bert
Owen, Alden G
liegreema Freeman
Owen, Harry
Degreenia, Preston M wen
Dow, Howard R
Potter, Albert
-Dutton, Howard J
Edwards, Archie F
Edwards, Harry E
Elliott, Herbert A
Griffin, Theodore J
Hamblet, Carl C
Hatch, Ralph W
Died in the service.
RamsdelL Harold G
Rash, Elwood F
Revoir, Arthur
Robinson, Charles F
Rowen, James P -Ryan,
Bernard'
Scott, Robert D
s - - Paige-Carter.
Harland E. Paige, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Paige, of Park street, and
Miss Helen M. Carter, daughter of
Mrs. HI W. Carter of Church street,
were married Saturday at Ludlow,
where Mrs. Paige's older sister, Mar
ion, is teaching.
Both young people are graduates
of Barton academy and among our
most popular young folks, and the
very best wishes of a large circle of
friends go with them.
Mr. Paige has been an instructor
in the mechanical school at the Uni
versity of Vermont, Burlington,
since last spring, when he graduated
from the university.
Local Public Service Reserve Agents.
As a part of the federal employ
ment service, local reserve agents
have been appointed in the towns of
Orleans county, of which F. D.
Thompson of Barton is chairman.
These men are:
RoscOe M. Cowles, Albany.
John G. Martin, South Albany.
Franz M. Hunt, Barton.
B. O. Smith, Orleans.
George H. Hunt, Orleans.
C. N. Moulton, East Charleston.
Irving O. Weymouth, W. Charles
ton. M. S. Sawyer, Craftsbury.
A. B. Pike, North Craftsbury.
G. O. Burton, Derby Center.
H. A. Cullins, Derby Line.
Roy E. Davis, Glover.
E. R. Collins, Greensboro Bend.
B. M. Willey, Greensboro.
E. M. Gray, Holland.
D. A. Brahana, Irasburg.
B. H. Colburn, Jay.
G. E. Curtis, Lowell.
B. E. Lewis, Morgan.
P. C. Blanchard, Newport.
H. A. Bartlett, Newport Center.
E. B. Hammond, North Troy.
F. E. Taylor, Troy.
H. D. Miller, Westfield.
E. J. Wheeler, Westmore.
Feed or Meal? Which?
The following is taken f rom the
last number of the Orleans County
Farm Bureau News.
There is a big difference between
cottonseed feed and cottonseed meal.
Both are sold in Orleans county and
the difference in cost is very slight
compared with feeding value. Here
is what one farmer had when he got
home from the feed store when he
supposed he was buying cottonseed
meal.
COTTONSEED FEED
. Analysis .
Protein . 20 per cent
Fat 4 per cent
Fibre 25 per cent
The cottonseed meal he bought a
short time before analyzed as follows
Protein ' 36 per cent
Pat 5.5 per cent
Fibre 14 per cent "
In other words the cottonseed feed
cost him from $5 to $7 per ton less!
than the meal and was worth about
one-half as much. Cottonseed feed
is made by grinding together hulls,
and meal, half and half. Hence, the
feed is not nearly as digestible as the
meal to say nothing of being of an
inferior analysis.
Price and quality go together a
cheap price usually means a cheap
quality. When buying feed, buy by
the analysis on the bag. You can't
afford to do otherwise.
MORGAN CENTER
Leon Bemis of Jsland Pond is the
guest of relatives here. .
Lee Kelley has moved to D. A. El
liott's house near the Center.
Mrs. Grace Caswell has cone to
work at Gilmour's Inn at Rock
Island.
Mrs. Ethel Danforth and daughter.
Beatrice, have been guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ewens, the
past week. From here Mrs. Dan
forth goes" to New Hampshire to join
Mr. Danforth.
Seaver, Amory D
Stephens, Frank
Taylor, Eiljah W
Thompson, Frank! G
Underwood, N Ray
Valley, Leander, W
Elbridge W Wilson, Clayton H
Edgar
Wilson, Howard R
Woodbury, Howard O
Navy
Buck, Malcolm I
Clark, Simeon
Comstock, Glen R
Degreenia, George W
Fisk, Earl W
Gray, Millard A
Lang, Clarence A
Lee, Edward H
Wheeler, Claude
Willey, Clarence E
Canadian Service
Hastings, Dr F R
Pillsbury, Fred -H
scar O
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Home Demonstration Agent, A.
Clemma Seaver; County Agent,
H. F. Johnson.
To date the Farm Bureau has 421
members, 369 men and 52 women.
The membership has increased con
siderably lately but for a good live
agricultural county of this size, the
Orleans County Farm Bureau ought
to have double its present member
ship. One of the projects of the Farm
Bureau during the coming year is to
assist in the improvement of the dai
ries of this county. One of the quick
est and surest ways of improvement
is by the use of a purebred bull with
a good backing. "Purebred" means
nothing if an animal has no backing
in production. If the pedigree gives
no indication of the production behind
an animal, that animal is an uncer
tain proposition. Too much care can
not be taken in selecting the head of
a herd. His influence is carried to
every animal sired by him. A poor
sire will in a majority of cases cause
hundreds of dollars loss in a short
time in even an average size herd.
This sire may be a pure bred but
records are what count. A pure bred
sire will throw the characteristics of
the breed to his offspring but if he
is well bred he will also transmit -high
production as well. If he is
poorly bred, low production will be
transmitted. Pure bred bulls with
high producing ancestry back of
them are what the Farm Bureau is
working for in this county. Assis
tance will gladly be given any one in
looking up purebred bulls of) any
breed and making sure that these
animals have the proper backing. .
. What about using some of that
Minnesota 13 for ensilage next year?
It led in the variety tests by a big
margin over the varieties commonly
grown in this county. It showed a
value per acre of at least $12 more
than Early Yellow Dent and San
ford. On a ten acre field this differ
ence would run up to over $100.
Something to think about when all
the difference is due to the use of a
good variety of seed. The Farm Bu
reau and Exchange will be glad to
assist in procuring seed for all farm
ers who wish to use this variety an
other year. ....
Encouraging Poultry Production, j
Poultry production in Orleans
county can be made profitable ac
cording to the views expressed by
Prof. A. L. Smith, Poultry Special
ist of the Extension Service, when in
this county recently. One of the
things most necessary to make poul
try raising productive is to cull out
the drones. Prof. Smith has culled
45 flocks personally at demonstra
tions in which there was a total of
1836 hens. Seven-hundred, ninety
one birds were culted out as unpro
ductive which means more than 40
per cent. At nresent it costs 2fif a
month to feed .a hen. If these slack
er hens had been kept over, it would
mean a loss to their owners approxi
mating $200 a month. Anyone can
easily learn to cull their flocks. Write
or call the Farm Bureau office for in
formation. This is the season when the women
on the farms are interested in tak
ing care of meat in large quantities
for future use. By planning right
the meat butchered now can be pre
served to last during the entire sum
mer. The following directions are
those that have been used for years
on a Vermont farm and have been
tested by food specialists as well and
have been found satisfactory.
Many housewives have preserved
meats for years and have recipes and
methods that would be of invaluable
assistance to those who are not as
familiar with the process. If you are
one of these women, send in direc
tions to the Farm Bureau office that
we may pass them on to others.
It is a duty to those who are starv
ing in Europe to utilize every bit of
meat and its by-products in the most
efficient way. Several towns are ar
ranging for demonstrations of meat
canning, etc., in the near future. If
you want . one in your town let us
know.
Preservation of Meats on the Farm.
m The farm home may be practically
independent in its meat supply for
the whole year. The preservation of
meats by canning now makes it pos
sible for the farmer to have fresh
as well as salted meat during the
summer months. If one has - never
preserved meats, a small quantity
may be cared for at first in order to
avoid waste.
Care of Fresh Meats.
All meat should be thoroughly
cooled in a clean, cool, dark, dry
place. Unless this is done, it can
not be kept fresh for any length of
time. Meat, properly cooled, may be
kept several weeks if the tempera
ture is below 40" Fahrenheit. If the
temperature varies considerably from
day to day, the meat will not keep
long. Frozen meat will keep indefi
nitely; but should not be used for
curing because it does not absorb the
brine freely and evenly. Cleanliness
is also an important factor in caring
for meats.
Canning Meats.
Any kind of sound, fresh meat,
which has been properly cooled may
be preserved by canning. The pro
cess is similar to the cold-pack meth
od used for vegetables. If one has
canned such vegetables as peas, "etc.,
successfully, there should be no dif
ficulty in canning meats. The pur
pose is to kill the germs in the meats,
water and air in the jars by steriliza-
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