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F0OD VALUE OF MILK r -"? Fara Bureau New: 1 v te !3t issue of the Orleans ,..-v because milk is a liquid, t'r'e have not considered it a .-virv arr.cie in me uiei, axiu nave ,e:T.Vv.-P or purchased it rather "VTevr, when its real food value .. ' -r.vr. ':: is looked upon as the Jr-'wrishing: of all foods. It is a UUW'e rood, containing all the food f1T?--vs necessary for body activi iC" its rrctein is of exceptional f.!.?'-v"ar.i the fat in milk contains v '-"--covered substance, essen- "is "the - t, called Fat Soluble A. j?T.'U; ctar.ee has been found to be vT's-VViaele to health, and no child develop witnout it. nrere, this substance is the r.iult in promoting ea. V3-- 1 r.r.l health-promoting lent in the diet of one :ree children, who are to suffer in various hiidren even develop ..kets and other com ;c.r.ces when they do :cient amounts of this ; : A is found most abun ilk, butter, cheese and .r-;. the tat of the egg contains k, :.? ak; do the leafy portions of vested.-" os to seme extent. Milk and cilrv rroducts. however, are the prin- Sr.cr:r.r.n of Columbia universi ty tdat the average American diet k.:uli consist of at least twice is nueh Milk, Batter and Cheese as st preiert. Dr. McCo'lum of Johns Hopkins diversity, the foremost authority on nutrition says that there are no sub stiutes for milk and dairy producs as food. ihey are essential to the gr;th of the child and to the health cf tie adult. L ere "Tut for a moment considered cilk or. the basis of its protein, fat a-i suear content, and overlooked its gr?tr. end health promoting sub staroos art its ideal mineral matter, it rouid be found that milk is a cheap food evor. then, when compared with roost other staple articles of diet. For exantrle veal costs about twice as ntuoh a? butter for the same food valuo: pork chops, ham and shoulder are :re expensive than four per cent nt lk. while chicken at 27 cents a pcurd is more than SOfc more ex pensive, and broilers at 30c a pound ar almost f.ve times as expensive. Ezrs at 45 cents a dozen are two and ore-half times as costly as four per cert milk. Fresh hsh, such as salmon, hali but ari white fish, cost about two &zi ore-half times as much. Of the fruits, only those that are dried are as cheap as milk. The same is generally true with re ipect to the vegetables, except pota toes. For instance, canned peas,, at JO cents a pound are about three and one-half times as expensive as four per cent milk, or in other words when they are 20 cents a pound it requires THE MONITOR, DECEMBER 17, 1919 52.58 cents worth of v one quart of four per cent milk which 13 F?infZally Purchased for 15 cents. AH these figures show that milk is an economical and nourishing food, even at 15 or 20 cents a quart. AMs ,fact cupled with the fact i, i11 contains certain substances called vitamines, which are necessary for growth and health, and mineral matter of splendid quality, should make everybody realize keenly that milk should be used freely in every American home and in every human dietary. PAGE FIVE PRECIOUS MOMENTS WASTED. Mrs. Siumm They're not going to have the Christmas tree at the church I tonight. Not Oil next Friday night, j Jiuimie! j Jimmie Gosh! Will I have to wash ' me hands agin nex week, too? BETHLEHEM Cold was tte earth and all the star. But Mary Mother smiliJ Where in the manger of an Ina Lay warm the Holy Child. Tte ox was host upon that night Unto the Kins of all: He gave for Incense meadowy breath, For shelter his rude stalL 0 Not an the cold of earth and man Can pierce the heaven niind. Where warm araint ter leaping heart A Mother clasps Her Cfclid. O miracle of utmost love, How God grew greater when He stooped to be a helpless babe Beside the hearts of men. Long ages since and still in joy. In loneliness and tears. We kneel unto a Little Boy Who smiles down through th years. "Wilbur Underwood In Reedy Mirror. WHAT DOES IT COST TO PRO DUCE MILK? fwSm he las issue of the Oceans County Farm Bureau New: How many farmers in Orleans county know what it costs them to produce milk? It is safe to say this number could be counted on the fin gers of one hand. A number of men are keeping farm accounts which, if summarized at the end of the year, will show how profitable the farm has or has not been during the year. But any business to succeed must go a step farther it must know how the profit was made as well as know how much was made. If farmers do not know how their profit was made, the chances are they will not increase their profits the next year. This brings us down to a consider ation of the biggest department of our farm business. Isn't it a busi ness proposition to know how much it costs to produce milk? Haven't we, as farmers, ammunition to fisht with if we have figures showing that it costs one, two, or three cents more a quart to troduce milk than we are at present receiving from the dealers? How is the N. E. M. P. A. to justify their demands for an increased price for .milk unless members of this or ganization furnish figures for ammu nition ? The Farm Bureau is tackling this problem in several communities where there is interest this year. The following men are in charge of Farm Account work in the communities which have held committee meetings: West Glover, B. R. Buchanan. Glover, G. T.' Cook. Brownington, E. S. Kelley. Morgan. Geo. W. Gray. South Albany, A. J. Anderson. Most of these committeemen plan to find from three to five men in each of their communities, who will keep a single cost account of their milk production. Blank forms to be filled out will be sent out once a month from the Farm Bureau office. These forms are so arranged that the cooperator fills in each Monday the amount of feed used that day, miik produced, and labor expended. in the tuonth from which the cost of milk production will 1e figured. All that is asked of each cooperator is that he keep the figures once a week and send in the blank at the end of the month. From his figures the cost of milk production will be determined at the Farm Bureau office. Averag es for the county will be sent each co operator after the returns are in so that he may see how his herd com pares with the average. One more word might be added concerning these figures. It is es sential to know how much grain, hay and other feeds a cow consumes each month, so that yearly averages may be made up. Recently the prices ne gotiated by the N. E. M. P. A. with the milk dealers were held up by a commission appointed by the gover nor of Massachusetts. This commis sion would not accept figures procur ed in 1917 from a survey of a larger number of farms as to the amount'of feed a cow consumed in a rear. It was found in this survey of two years ago that the average cow in Ver-ifa mont ate 1240 pounds of grain in a year, 5440 pounds of silage, and 3500 pounds of hay. In other words, this : commission believed that the averae-e.fe cow of today was eating less to pro- 1 ,1. v i. r , , i El liutc me same auiuuui oi HulK man she did two years ago! A large num ber of figures were produced by Dairy Extension specialists ana County Agents throughout New En gland to substantiate the figures of two years ago and for Vermont the quantity figures for feed consumed per cow per year checked very close lj with those of two years ago. Thus we find that our cows are just as will ing to eat $75 grain and S25 hav a they were to eat $50 grain and $13 hay two years ago. And these same cows don't seem inclined to increase their yield even though the price of grain has incrased a. half and ha has about doubled! As farmers, we need figures to meet just such place" as this. If some farmers had not kept firures. the commiss'on coiV have had things their own way. Any one who wishes to cooperate in th" work should notify their communit" committeeman, who is in charge of this work or m case there is none in No Excuse Accepted. The evangelist was entreating his hearers to flee from the wrath to come. "I warn you," he said, "there will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth." At this point an old lady in the gal lery stood up. Sir," she interrupted, "I have no teeth." "Madam," said the evangelist sternly, "teeth will be provided." How to Tell Sapphires. A really good sapphire should appear blue by artiiicial light as well as day light; some stones have a trace of black, and sonic red. the latter making them resemble amethyst, especially by lamplight, or ras'i'At. FIFTY YEARS A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER Charlie Tarlton Has Remarkable Ca reer at Continuous Service in Railroading. The subject of this sketch, Charlie Tarlton, celebrated on Tuesday, Dec. 9, the 50th anniversary of his advent into the mechanical department of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers railroad as a fireman. About three years later he was promoted and took charge of an engine as a full-fledged locomotive engineer, which occupation he is still engaged in. About ten years of his half century of service was in an official capacity when he resided with his family in Springfield, Mass., His official busi ness activities, however, wr always in connection with the handling of locomotives on the various divisions of the Boston .& Maine railway. It will be admitted, of course, that 50 years of life on locomotives musf have developed a variety of thrills which time and space will not permit writing about in this item. His rec ord as a railway man is a clean one. As a family man there are none bet ter, and as a valued member of th community he has no peers. As eack December ninth rolls around we hop to meet and greet Charles and find him enjoying a generous measure of health and prosperity for many years to come. Very True. That n man may be "down" and not mit is nlso true of the match player in -olf. "P.ictnn Transcript. 41 With four Mondays in each month, ! their communitv, notify their dairy i this will give the figures for four days committeeman. PRESENT DAY COSTS TO PRODUCE MILK IN ORLEANS COUNTY The quantity figures used are those secured in 1917 with which pres ent day prices are used. Grain, 1240 lbs. at $75.00 Silage, 5440 lbs. at 8.00 Other succulent, 400 lbs. at 6.00 Hay, 3500 lbs. at 20.00 Other dry forage Pasturage, 5s months at 2.00 Man labor, 158 hours at .S3 Horse labor, 8 hrs. at .25 6ft on 125.00 WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS But we have a lot of things that would make Very Acceptable Presents Electric Flat Irons -. . . $4.50 and $5.00 Electric Stoves $3.95 and $7.00 Vacuum Bottles $1.00 and $2.25 Electric Vacuum Cleaners $32.00 Thermometers. . 50c to $2.00 Food Choppers $2.25 and $2.50 Bread Makers - $3.00 Pyrex Ware, all the pieces Shears . and Scissors Aluminum Ware Skates, Skis Snowshoes Ski Bobs Electric Sewing Machines Mocassins Pocket Knives Razors - Air Rifles Flash Lights Carvers Boys' Wood Saws, and Bucks Boyf Axes Child's Brooms, Dustpans H. T. SEAVER The Hardware Man BARTON, :: VERMONT Depreciation on cow, 12vo of -125.00 Interest on cow, Bedding Use of building Use of equipment Bull service Interest on feed inventory Miscellaneous costs lOSc managerial ability Manure, 6 tons at Calf Feed tags, 12 at $2.00 .10 Hauling milk at 25c per 100 lbs., 5328 lbs. Cost per 1000 lbs. at R. R. station Cost per qt. at R. R. station $46.50 21.76 1.20 35.00 .55 11.00 $116.01 $52.14 2.00 $54.14 - $15.00 -, 7.50 1.86 8.25 1.29 2.13 2.79 5.57 $44.39 t $214.54 $21.45 $235.99 $12.00 7.50 1.20 $20.70 $215.29 13.32 MTE From January 1, 1920 will be paid until further notice on all deposits in The Lamoille County Savings Bank & Trust Co. CARROLL S. PAGE, President Hyde Park, Vermont CAPITAL and SURPLUS $250,000 rexii3le as fclhe S-iiasraasi Sil 1 n l a' 1 The UNIVERSAL MILKING MA CHINE differs from all others m that- the inner lining ol the .teat cup (pure, seam less rubber) expands and contracts with each stroke of the pulsator. squeezing and massaging TWO TEATS ALTER NATELY, exactly like hand milking This massage is always from the bottom of the teat up. precisely like the action oj a calf's tongue when it stops sucking to swallow The action of AO. RA.DC MARK .Jgy BEGISTER6D Is o natural and so genile that there Is "O possibility of injury. You owe it to yourself to write (or our literature. The UNIVERSAL MUking Machine Co. 216 WEST MOUND ST, COLUMBUS, O. -l II I ll Milking $228.61 $4.29 ,092c airtoim Ana to Exdfoainige Barton, Vermont BENEATH MISTLETOE Kissing Custom So Old No One Knows When It Started. Branch With Greatest Number ol Berries Favored, as Kiss Must Bo Given for Each Berry Plucked. 0 v-cs a Christmas Shopping Is Made Easier when payment is made by check, the safe, convenient and economical medium. A good suggestion start a checking account with the Central Savings Bank & Trust Company. Central Savings Bank AND Trust Company ORLEANS.VT. lfjlli Aeeordlnr to ScandlnaYian mytbol- ntrr. IokL tb cod of eTil. was the sworn enemy of Baldur, the god of light, and tried by eyery means in his Tower to kill him. but failed be cause he was inrulnerable to crery- ttJng that came from the earth, air. fire or water. - Loti at last concelyed the Idea that the mistletoe, springing from neither. would serve his purpose and. Having an arrow made from the wood ne l.-lrd TTodi. the blind god of dark ness, to aim It. and Baldur ten aeao ,hot throush the heart. All the eods and goddesses prayed for his restoration to life, and wnen thi r raver was granted It was de creed that the mistletoe should never more have power to do harm unless It rnrtched the earth, and the goddess ot Iove'wa3 appointed to guard it- Some legends claim that tne god dess kissed all who passed under the plant as a token that it was no longer a weapon of death, but a symbol of love, while others assert that she ex tra cted a kiss from each as a propitia tion, or the bough should be allowed to vork harm. - Another reason for the kissing priv ilege conferred by the plant Is said to he that a lovely maiden preferred death to the kisses of an amorous old "monk who, pursued her, and her prayers for deliverance "were answer ed by transforming her Into a mistle toe branch and placing her In a tree. Kiss For Each Berry. The custom of "kissing beneath the mistletoe Is so old that no one knows vthen It originated: but when young people are found selecting the branches that have the berries on. It Is fair to suppose that they know a Ids must he"eTven for each "berry plucked and that the ceremony- is never complete until every berry Is off the brancn. There was once a common, thougn mistaken- belief that the mistletoe grew on oak tree3 only, but that was so far from true that the Druids, who held the oak as absolutely sacred because they believed It to represent the One Snnrsms God. deemed the mistletoe douhlT sacred If found on one, and carefully guarded It until the sixth day after the first new moon of each year. When this time arrived, priests robed In spotless white, surrounded the tree and held solemn ceremonies. mong which was the sacrifice of two white bulls. After the ceremonies a priest robed in jmotless white ascended the tree, and with a golden knife cut the mis- titoA and let It fall onto a white Hoth held by other priests. The branches were then formally blessed and divided among the people. who believed the sprays given them to have miraculous power. . Called "All-Hear Plant. The common belief In the efficacy nf the olant was such that it was call ed "all-heal but according to an old legend, a certain lover searched many days for a specimen growing on an rat tree, that he might secure Its tranches for the cure of his betrothed, who was sick unto death, but when hA f nnnd It he touched the sap, while mttine the branches,' and fell dead near the tree, indicating that the sap deadly poison. Another" legend accounts for the fact that the plant Is a parasite by the story that the mistletoe, originally rrew-'as a tree, and that the cross on which Christ was crucified was made from mistletoe wood, after which It was accursed and condemned to never more grow as a tree but to exist as a parasite, killing every living thing to which It became attached. The plant thrives In America from New Jersey southward and wstward ana those who know It only as a part of Christmas decorations can hav little Idea of how it overruns trees to the extent of being a nuisance. - 0 it Renew yoar Subscription promptly. Renew your Subscription promptly. " A USEFUL GIFT - i . ' -. 1 1 . . mi : The portable Perfection Oil Heater lit, and actually radiant with its message of warmth and cheer what a Christmas greeting! Give mother and the children a Perfection with its touch of extra warmth to make cold corners snug. Give yourself one for use in the bathroom when shaving. 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