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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-01-20, Page 6PACE 6 Feeding' Program for Dairy herd Should Be Balanced A well-balanced feeding prograna for a dairy, herd' should comprise about one-third hay or silage, one- third pasture and one-third coneen- trates,:according to some dairy spe- cialists. A Jersey cow weighing about 1,000 pounds will eat about 20 pounds of dry matter in roughages daily. If this is obtained from tender green grass containing 85 per cent of wa- ter, the cow would have to eat 134 pounds of grass. If gotten from silage she would have to eat 60 pounds. daily. The sum of this is that one pound of hay is equivalent to three pounds of silage, and about six pounds of green grass based on the dry matter contained. • Hay should be fed the year round, specialists advise, even when cows are on good pasture. In that case they will not eat much hay, but ,the moment the pasture begins to fail they start eating more, if the hay is before them. Experiments show • that production of milk was Main- tained more evenly where cows had access to hay at all times. Good green grass is the best and cheapest feed for a dairy cow. But a high producing cow cannot hold enough grass to entirely meet her requirements. Accordingly, it is nec- essary to feed some dry roughage and concentrate feeds additionally. Since a pound of digestible nutrients from roughages is as valuable as a corresponding amount of concen- trates, and usually much cheaper, as much as possible of the feed re- quirements should be sought from roughages, Budding Scientists Find This Nutt Tough to Crack Forty finalists in the nation-wide Science Talent Search, all senior high school boy and girls, recently completed one' of the stiffest, aptitude examinations leading psychologists could devise. An examination consisted of a set of 17 separate statements about.va- rious scientific subjects. Here; is a sample statement—read it carefully, then answer the questions that fol- low it: About 3,000 stars are visible with the naked eye under the most favor- able conditions. To a first approxi- mation the stars appear.to be fixed relative to one another on a celestial sphere which makes` one revolution around the pole star in 23 hours, 56 - minutes and three seconds. On the sphere appear also the sun, moon, and planets. These continually change their positions with respect to the stars. The moon moves east- ward on the celestial sphere about 12 degrees per day, thesun moves east- ward about 1 degree per day, and the planets move mostly eastward but sometimes westward at varying rates. 'Now find the correct answers to the following questions: A. A clock which keeps star time would have to 1: run more slowly than our ordinary clocks; 2: run at the same rate as our ordinary clocks; 3: Run faster than our or- dinary clocks; 4: have a different type of, construction than our ordi- nary clocks. B. For the sun to return to the same position in the celestial sphere (relative to an observer on the earth), it will take •1: more than one clock year; 2: less than one clock year; 3: slightly more than one clock day; 4: one clock day. C. To an observer on the earth, the celestial body which retains its absolute position is 1: the sun; 2: the moon; 3: Mars; 4: the pole star. The correct answers are: A, 3; B, 2; C, 4. Set Up Signal Corps in 1863; Developed Telegraph An act of congress of March 3, 1863, created the signal corps. It originally was authorized a chief sig- nal officer, with the rank of colonel; one lieutenant colonel„ two majors, and the necessary number of cap- tains and lieutenants. Today, the supply service of the signal corps handles the procure- ment of radio, telephone, telegraph, and all other signal equipment not only for the use of signal troops but also for the air forces, the infantry, coast artillery, and other branches of the army. This means the stand• ardization, purchase, inspection, and distribution of billions of dollars worth of communications equip- ment. Pioneering originally in the mill• tary application of the newly •invent• ed telegraph, the signal corps has been responsible for many advances in the science of communication. Ii was the first federal agency to col. lect meteorological data by tele. graph. The first U. S. army planes were purchased and flown by the avi• ation section of the signal corps, and the first ground -to -plane radio coin• munication was the culmination of its experiments. Settle Boundary Dispute A century of litigation and dispute over location of a portion of the Indiana - Kentucky state boundary line has ended with signing of a bill by the Indiana governor following its passage recently by the state legislature. All that is necessary to write finis to one of the few remain- ing state boundary disputes is ap- proval of the Indiana - Kentucky agreement by congress, which has the matter under consideration. THE CLINTON' NEWS'BECORD Store and Cook Properly to Retain Vegetable Values Probably no class of foods suffers greater loss" "of . nutritive values through preparation than fresh; vegetables. Home storage and cookingmeth- ods eth o - s `must- be considered for!' it is a here: that much of the waste occurs. In general vegetables should be stored in a' cool place in order to retain ail' of the food value possible. The leafy ones keep best when piled loosely in a covered vegetable pan or waterproof bag -preferably after washing and draining—and stored in the refrigerator away from the freez- ing. unit. `• Cooking affects the color, flavor and food value of all vegetables. Serve them raw whenever possible and when necessary to cook check the time carefully and cook only un- til basely tender. Overcooking is the most common fault. Prepare vegetables just before they are cooked or used. Place them in boiling salted water to reduce the cooking time and use as little water as required to prevent burn- ing. The color of green vegetables will be brighter and the flavor of the strong -flavored ones more deli- cate, however, if more water is used in cooking them. Start frozen vegetables to cook before thawing. Place them in a pan immediately upon removal from the container and add only enough water to last during the short>cook- ing period. The blanching and freezing processes break down the tissues so that less time is required for cooking frozen vegetables than the fresh ones. in about 41/2 hours. O F din I S of Scours in Newborn Calves' Marching Armies of Histor But Accident Toll Drops Y Railroads,, erormed 34 per cent, P f . more freight service and 82 per cent More passenger service,; as meas- ured" by ton -miles and passenger, miles,. in 1942 than in- the preceding.. year. This greatly expanded serv- ice was performed.with an increase of only 3.2 per cent in'the number of fatalities to persons and a rise of only 27.1 per. cent in the number of non-fatal injuries. The 1942 accident record should be compared with years of similar traffic and operating conditions in order properly to measure the de- gree of progress in safety work. The year 1929 offers one good basis of comparison, because that year rep- resented the peak traffic year prior to the current war period. The year 1918 is another good year for corn'- parison with 1942 because it was a year of wartime operations, involv- ing heavy troop and war commodity movements. • Both 1929 and 1918 fall considerably short of 1942 in respect of both freight and passenger traffic volume. However, the pressure of capacity operations was somewhat similar in all three years. Comparing 1942 with 1929, ton - miles increased 42 per cent; pas- senger -miles increased 72 per cent; fatalities decreased 20 per cent; non- fatal injuries decreased 38 per cent. The 1942 accident record is even more striking when compared with 1918. Ton -miles increased 57 per cent; passenger -miles increased, 24 per cent; fatalities decreased 42 per cent. THURS., JAW., 20th, 1944', Coal, A Storehouse of Vital h C ernical�l Imown to most of us as fuel, coal is scarcely appropviated,except by a few, as an almost inexhaustible store- house of chemicals from which are synthesized many materials essential both in peace and war, according to, an article entitled "Coal Black. Magic" in C—I-L Oval for Dec. Coal one of Native's most common raw materials, is potentially richer in rubber than all of the islands of the East; more bountiful in fibres: than all the Japanese 'silkworms; wealthier in colours than the rainbow; and a-. hounding in curative medicinals. In ordinary bituminous coal there are constituents of explosives for bombs,. shells. and torpedoes, plastics of many - types including those of crystal clar-. ity, solvents, food preservatives, hi, secticides, fertilizers, lacquers and hundreds• of other products, ver . ee ing s, ounce Brenner Pass Echoes From- Railroads Increase Traffic, Resembles Lincoln; Is Best War Stamp Seller in State An employee of the Pennsylvania State college whose given name is actually `Abraham Lincoln" and whose resemblance to the Civil war President is remarkable, has won the reputation of being the best war stamp salesman in this section of the state. He is Abraham Lincoln Hite, em- ployed as a mason • in the college department of grounds and build- ings. He asked his boss, Superin- tendent George Ebert, for time off prior to Lincoln's birthday in order to sell war stamps in local public schools. His request was granted. With a costume which greatly en- hanced his likeness to President Lin - coin, and with his face made up by students in the division of dramatics, Hite toured nearby schools and sold several hundred dollars worth of stamps. Now the Lincoln impersonator can get time off whenever he wants it for this patriotic service. During the month of February he sold $2,657.25 worth of stamps in Centre county schools and service 'clubs. He plans to continue his tours for the duration. The dispute itself has been going on since a shift in the Ohio river channel more than a century ago left a tract of Kentucky land some five miles long and a mile wide on the north side of the river adjacent to Evansville, Ind. Meantime, Evansville had located its water- works on a portion of the territory. The dispute was brought to a head during recent years after numerous roadhouses were built on the strip of bottom land. Despite protests by Evansville of insufficient policing, Kentucky peace officers were reluc- tant to patrol the tract separated from their mainland ,by the river while Indiana officers had no au- thority within the area. Consequent- ly, the area became a haven for lawless elements. The bill has been drawn in such a manner as to leave the Evansville waterworks in Indi- ana. Kentucky's legislature adopts ed the legislation last year. John's Grasshopper Pods The kind of locusts eaten by John the Baptist while, dressed in camel's ,hair at the River Jordan were not grasshoppers or even the gentle nomadic species, but were simply pods of the carob tree. One odd thing about them is that the blos- soms grow out through the bark on branches instead of on twigs or ter minally. The 30 per cent' protein and sugar in the pods give an eco- nomic value to this member of the bean family. Sub -tropical, it en- dures less cold than the orange tree, d other k'utare Mill lee of milk an The rumble of'German armored dairy products can. be safeguarded s i ff dam men take steps to control divisions pqur ng through s the Bren- rY p the re- ner pass to stiffen Italy's backbone seours in newborn calves by , P is :familiar martial music in the,Al- vention of overfeeding, according to,, pinegash cuttingthe.. international the department of animal pathology and hygiene at the University of frontier, says the National Geo - Illinois. The.common practice,of graphic society. the cow con Meeting ground of Hitler and Mus- leavmns the calf with solmni for mo ontous conferences tenuously for 12 to 24 hours or longer - after birth is likelyto result in over- Brenner pass has been making h4s- h tory for more than two thousand feeding, years. Less than a mile above sea} A safer' practice is to' allow the.level, the pass is the lowest corridor calf to nurse three to five minutes piercing the main range of the Alps. and then to separate it from the cow. it has been aspath of armies and a A panel placed across one corner channel of trade. Through it swept of the box stall provides a suitable the hordes of'northern invaders arrangement. The calf is permitted bound for Mediterranean lands. to nurse approximately five minutes Called the "Thermopylae of the Ty - at intervals of five to six hours, or rol" the pass became a battlefield an average of four times in 24 hours. when Germanic warriors fought Ro- This plan is continued for three to man legions, five days, whenbucket-feeding is be- gun. Muzzling the calf between Italy got a grip on the pass as part nursings is also a satisfactory meth- of its northern boundary through od of preventing overfeeding if the World war settlements in 1919. At Austro - calf is left with the cow. the expense of the old The amount of mills that is bucket- Hungarian 'empire, Italian frontiers fed daily the first week is about 6 were pushed northward more than per cent of the body weight of the 200 miles. With the new territory calf and is preferably divided into Italyg took on the problem of the two or three feedings. A pint of large Teutonic populdtionGermans Of the lime water (prepared by placing latSouth Tyrol. Thesechoose weren several ounds of unslaked l me in Italianlr required eto mbetween P allegiance and moving back a burlap sack and suspending it in under Reich jurisdiction. ,. Italy's a crock filled with water) may be "Maginot Line," perched on the added to each feeding. Tempera- shoulders of the Alps, is strongly ture of the milk and lime water fortified at the Brenner pass. should be about 100 degrees Faliren- A railroad through the pass links heit. After the first week, the daily‘ lines from Innsbruck, German ter - milk allowance may be increased to minus, and Bolzano, Italian city at 8 or 12 per cent of the body weight. its southern end. The 81 -mile trip If scours develop, all milk should be from one city to the other is made withheld for 24 hours, or longer if necessary. Four or five ounces of Strip Crops Check Erosion, Retain Moisture in Ground Strip cropping is an important practice on sloping fields. The rea- son commonly considered first is that strip cropping slows down or pre- vents erosion. Productivity cannot be maintained if the top soil is car- ried away by running water. There are two great benefits from slowing down the rate of speed of surface water. First, the rate of erosion becomes much greater as the speed increases, and, second, the amount of water lost from the field also is much greater. Conservationists point out that, no matter how fertile any soil is, crops cannot be grown on it successfully without a good supply of soil mois- ture. It is estimated that 400 pounds of water are required to produce each pound of dry matter in a corn crop, so a 100 -bushel yield per acre will take 5,000,000 pounds of water. There are frequent periods during the summer• when the rainfall is too short to keep the corn jumping; and, unless there is abundant soil moisture, growth slows down or stops during dry periods. Strip crop- ping slows down the runoff of rain- fall, so considerably more water soaks into the ground. This supply is available in subsequent dry weather. American Face Forms The faces and head structures of American citizens fall into seven principal categories, according to a survey conducted by the air surgeon to determine measurements to in- sure the perfect fit of oxygen masks, essential in high altitude flying, and other head equipment for fliers. Conducted ° among 1,454 aviation cadets of all types, racial strains and national extractions, the . survey showed that any shapes and sizes of faces which might be found in the army air forces could be fitted with one of four sizes of oxygen masks. On the measurements obtained, models of the seven types of heads were made and the new masks were designed and constructed. These masks provide the absolute snugness necessary to prevent inhalation of oxygen -thin air encountered Vitamin C Necessary Vitamin C mutt be provided every day because it cannot be stored in the, body, It is needed to build strong bones and teeth and to keep the . mouth in a healthy condition. Lack of this important vitamin re- sults in bleeding gums, swelling and pains in the joints, and general lack of pep. A cup of canned tomatoes or tomato juice; a half cup of or- ange or'grapefruit juice; an orange; or a half grapefruit provides the vitamin C each person needs for one. !lay. • Soldiers Catch Rabbit State Controls Liquor State monopoly of liquor selling brings in more revenue per capita from alcoholic beverages than open license systems and is considered advantageous as a means of social control by liquor administrators in the 17 states which control sale of liquor through state liquor stores. The six states ranking highest in per capita revenue from liquor sales in 1940 were monopoly states, which reported per capita receipts of $4.09 to $5.49. The states were Maine, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Pennsyl- vania and Washington: Only five monopoly states ranked below the typical state in per capita revenues. Two of the five, Alabama and North Carolina, have half to three-fourths of their populations under local pro- hibition, the federation said. The revenue average for monop- oly states over the four-year period was about 50 per cent higher than the revenue average for all "wet" states. Average proportionate in- crease in revenues during the period was more pronounced, also, in monopoly states, which obtain about 40 per cent of total state and liquor revenues from liquor stores, The cocky little cottontail whose Garden Factors Factors to be considered in select- ing a garden site are sunshine and soil. Sunshine is essential in grow- ing a good garden because seeds need warmth for germination and the plants require sunlight to manu- facture food. Soil is the most important factor affecting; plant growth. If subsoil from excavation has been placed on the surface, the soil will require con- ditioning before a good garden can be grown. Well rotted manure, leaf mold, rotted plant residues, peat moss, or muck should be spaded into the soil to provide organic mat- ter and to allow air to enter. Sifted ashes or sand will lighten heavy soils. Gardens on sandy soils may require watering. daily capers on the recreation field used to be mocking gestures for the soldiers hardbent at calisthenics in their early stages of physical train- ing at the Enid, Okla., camp has lost its cockiness. His favorite sport was to tempt them into a chase. Now he is sorry for his earlier antics. Hardened by their months of train- ing, members of the 80th base head- quarters and air base squadron, gave chase to the rabbit—and caught him. The early morning class drew first blood and then released the bunny to give the afternoon class a chance. Again he was caught and released. Shell Explodes Late Crew members of a B-17 Flying Fortress were mystified recently while flying over 'a quiet sector in England when a 20 mm. shell ex- ploded in the left horizontal 'stabil- izer of the plane. There wasn't an enemy in sight. An engineering of- ficer investigated when the plane landed and reported that the For- tress had been hauling the shell around since it had attacked Ger- man installations over France .three weeks previously. During that at- tack, the shell pierced the stabil- izer without exploding. , The hole which it made subsequently was re- paired. syrup diluted with water several raw eggs and one or two ounces of Dynamite Blasts Path for castocastor oil or three ounces of mineral oil r be given daily. Intestinal Big Oil Pipe Line to East astringents, blood transfusions and "Big Inch," the longest and larg- other medication should be given un- est pipe line ever constructed for der the direction of a veterinarian. the purpose of oil .transmission, is Native Drivers Submerge for Pearl Catches Off Venezuela Hundreds of small boats in the pearl -fishing fleet off Venezuela's Margarita island are reported mak- ing a record-breaking catch since the signal -gun opened the season, the second week in January, after a closed season of more than two years. Pearling has been outlawed for a year at a time, but this restriction proved inadequate to preserve the oyster supply. Fishing is now per- mitted for five or six months of ev- ery third year. Forty years ago Venezuelan pearls brought well over a half million dol- lars in the Paris market. Values gradually declined until 1912 when $25,000 worth was exported. From 1912 to 1917 values increased more than tenfold. France normally bought most of the best pearls. Fishing from small boats—pira- guas—divers can descend nearly 50 feet by means of stone "sinkers." In diver's gear they work oyster beds 85 feet below the surface. !soil Conservation Unfortunately, control of soil ero- sion on most farms is not so simple that one practice, such as contour farming, will do the job. It is just one of many that should be included in a control program. Good crop rotation should not be overlooked' as another aid. Since no cut and dried plans are worked out to suit all farms or all conditions, each farmer should work out the plan that seems most suitable for those on his par- ticular farm, then stay with it and improve it wherever possible. O being hustled on its way from the Midwest to the eastern seaboard by approximately 750,000 pounds of dynamite. It will cross 13 large rivers, go over mountain ranges, and through valleys. About 1,000 pounds of ex- plosives will be used for every mile where the rock and stone prevent shovels from scooping out the earth. Blasting ditches in the bottom of rivers is one of the time -saving and expert techniques developed by ex- plosives specialists. With the help of boats, barges, drills, dredges and other paraphernalia, holes are drilled in the right of way across the stream. Gelatin dynamite which works ef- ficiently under water is employed to load the holes. When every detail of the preliminary work is complet- ed, the shots are connected to lead- ing wires, equipment moved out of danger and the blast fired. The pipe is ready to be lowered as soon as the curtain of water and the debris which has been hurled in the air have stopped. Section by section the river is thus crossed in a frac- tion of the time possible by any other methods known to man. Advise Troops in India A Pocket Guide to India is the latest in the series of booklets is- sued for the benefit of our armed forces in foreign lands, the war de- partment has announced. The inhabitants of India are the real Indians, and our troops should call them that, disregarding that mistake Columbus made, the guide advises. It offends them to be spo- ken of as natives, a term they con- sider as connoting inferiority. While shy and reserved toward foreigners, Indians are responsive to friendly treatment. In this ancient land, more than half as large as the United States but with three times as many people, our troops must be careful to respect the customs,,the guide warns. There is nothing funny about the term, "sacred cow," in India. Cows and bulls are sacred to Hindus, and no. Hindu would kill one. Also sacred are monkeys and peacocks, and the turban worn by the Indian; Ameri- cans must avoid touching a turban. Harvesting Oats To harvest the oats for grain or hay, or let the dairy cows harvest it, is a question which many farmers debate. There is a slightly larger margin of profit in harvesting it for hay, provided conditions are favorable, experts say. On the other hand no harvesting expense or manual la- bor are involved when the cows do it. Moreover, feed often lost during bad weather at harvest time is saved. It will pay farmers who have an ample supply of good per- manent pasture and sufficient labor to harvest their oats. But if suf- ficient permanent pasture is lacking it would be profitable to give the pasture a rest and let the cows har- vest the oats, experts say. Uses for Nail Polish Press your colorless nail polish into service on your conservation program! Here are some wartime uses for colorless polish: Cover silver candlesticks, metal ash trays, etc., to prevent tarnish. Stop stocking runs. Prevent scratches on precious metal com- pacts, clips, metal fasteners on bags. Protect first aid bandages (on fin- ger, etc.) from grime and ravelling. Protect costume jewelry and ear- rings and keep metal bracelets and rings from marking the skin. Cover edges of the desks to keep splinters from catching stockings. Protect switch plates, doorknobs and knock- ers from finger marks. Cover the dark part of bi-colored shoes before cleaning white part (to keep whiten- er from getting into grain of the leather). Paint over automobile stamps before washing car window. Polish soldiers' and sailors' metal buttons and insignia. Right Names, Different People To give one an idea of how fast the 'army works, it took Hollywood, with all its glamour and extravagan- za,several years to "discover" such names as Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Ronald Coleman and Rob- ert Taylor. In one week, Keesler Field's B-24 Liberator Bomber school turned up a Charlie Chap- lin, Joe E. Brown, Charlie McCar- thy, Bob Burns, two Ronald Cole - mans, three Robert Taylors, three William Powells and a half dozen Charles Boyers—all airplane me- chanics students no movie stars Milkmaid Gives Clue for Vaccine Against Smallpox During a smallpox epidemic of the late 1780s, when most people stayed indoors, Gloucestershire Physician, Ornithologist and Poet Edward Jen- ner one day met a little milkmaid walking about the nearly deserted streets and caution ;d her to go home quickly for fear of infection. She paused only long enough to say: "Oh, I can't get it. I've had cow- pox." The words aroused Dr. Jen- ner's interest and launched him on an inquiry which lasted several years, All over the countryside he visited farms and spoke to dairy hands. Invariably they repeated the girl's assertion: Those who had had cowpox went free of "fever." "Made from coal" really menus that one of several intermediates used. in making a product i.s in turn made from one of the several derivatives of coal. Coal is chemically utilized to make neoprene, a material con- taining most of rubber's desirable qualities find, in addition, having superior properties of its own. Nylon is another versatile member of coal's family, The pharmaceultical induas try is to a large degree predicated, upon coal -tar chemicals; the new sul- pha drugs are an outstanding exampe° le but perhaps the commonest of coal -derived medicinals is "aspirin", acetylsalicyclic acid, Goal -derived plastics are replacing tons of precious crude rubber; for example, for coat- ing Army raincoats, hospital sheet-. ing, electric wiring insulation, for hand grenades, gunstocks and radio antennae on aircraft. The list of products partially or wholly derivable from coal, and essen, tial in our daily life, includes anti- freeze, lacquers and synthetic enams els, water-repellent textile finishes, flame -proofing agents for the treat- ment of work clothing, fluids for. hydraulic brakes and many other diversified materials. In 1796 Jenner was prepared to put this rural belief and his theory to a test. From the hands of a dairymaid he obtained cowpox virus, scratched it into the skin of eight- year-old James Phipps, watched him sicken slightly and then recover. Nineteen days later young Phipps was inoculated with smallpox virus, barely reacted. Almost seven years elapsed before Dr. Jenner's discovery was accept- ed. During that time he campaigned alone, inoculated gratis as many as 300 poor Londoners a day. Finally the medical world conceded that vaccination meant immunity, and for the next, 140 years it worked on the extermination of smallpox, now a textbook disease to most medical students. Devilfish's Mouth Unlike that, of the other rays, the mouth of the devil fish is broad, extending across the front of the head. The teeth, minute tubercles, number in the thousands and are arranged in rows over the lower jaw only. When the nature of the food is considered, this reduction in size of teeth is easily understood. Devil fishes feed on the small crus- taceans, fishes, and other plankton found drifting at the surface of the sea. To obtain this food the devil fish simply opens its mouth and swims along, removing the nutri-1 tious organisms as the sea water is sucked into the mouth and strained out through the gills. There is a special sieving apparatus located just in front of the gills which is found in no other fish: This con- sists of rows of elongated plates the appearance of which has been likened to the stems of ferns with tiny leaflets turned backwards. • Gain in Milk Production The department of agriculture re- ports a production -average of 12.43 pounds of milk per cow throughout the United States with an average of 4.9 pounds of "grain" fed daily per milk cow. New Jersey dairy cows made the greatest average con- tribution to the "Food for Freedom" program by turning oat 17,8 pounds of milk per cow each day, closely followed by the cows of Massachu- setts which produced on an average, 7 P 1 .3. oundl of milk 'py. er da Cheek Casualties Carefully The prompt, accurate, and sym- pathetic dispatch of information to the families of army personnel re- ported as wounded; missing or dead is the function of the casualty branch of the adjutant general's de- partment. Organized in October, 1942, the casualty branch took over all duties connected with receiving, editing, and dispatching casualty in- formation. When a casualty report is received, usually by radio or ca- ble, it contains the serial number of the individual, as well as his name and grade. These data are imme- diately checked with the "emer- gency addressee card" which is on file for every member of the army serving overseas,' giving his full name, serial number, and the name, address and relationship of the person to be notified in case of emergency. Intensive precautions are taken to guard against the pos- sibility of mechanical errors in transmission. Cases of identical names, and sometimes almost iden- tical serial numbers, mean that at times the records of numerous oth- V Agricultural Urgauizationg Plan Meetings - During the month of February the city of Toronto will be the mecca for thousands of farmers from all over the Province. Throughout the month the majority of the agricultural as, sociations and societies will ix hold.. ing their annual meetings and con.. ventions and , with serious problems of wartime production confronting- the whole agricultural industry, these sessions are expected to be of more than usual interest. In addition to the meetings and conventions the Ontario Department of Agriculture is to conduct exhibitions of labour- saving devices for the farms at the Royal York Hotel from February 1 to 5 and at the King Edward Toter from February 7 to 11. The Ontario Crop Imnprovement Association is to hold a seed display from February 7 to 11. The list of meetings and the dates, scheduled for February, is as follows: Ontario Vegetable Grower's Associa- tion, annual meeting, February 2, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable growers' Assoc„ joint convention, Feb. 3, Ontario Fruit Growers' Association,. annual meeting, Feb. 4° Ontario Plowmen's Association, annual meet- ing, Feb. 8. Ont, Crop. Iinprovement. Assoc,; potato growers special meet.. ing Feb. 7; business meeting, Feb, 8,,, annual meeting, Feb. 9. Class "13" Fairs Assoeiation, annual meeting, Feb. 9. Ontario Association of Agri-. cultural Societies, annual convention, Feb, 10 and 11. Ontario Horticultural Association, annual convention, February 24 and er agencies of the war department 25. must be consulted, Details of the programme for these meetings and conventions are new - being arranged and will be made available to members in the near furs. ure. Must Force Oil Up In Pennsylvania nature gives only about one-third of the oil in the ground, geologists say. Then it must be taken by forced methods. About a third more can usually be ob- tained in this way, but a third still remains in the ground, and must be extracted by still more efficient means than those commonly used now. The usual method of "second- ary recovery" is water -flooding' the fields by input wells. Three, four, six, or eight input water wells are grouped around one output oil well. All of the oil produced in Pennsyl- vania comes from reviving fields which once were considered finished for all practical purposes. Manure Good Fertilizer Manure has no substitutes as a general garden fertilizer. It not only furnishes plant nutrients but also •supplies organic matter to help keep the soil in good physical con- dition. On soils of average fertility, well rotted manure should be broad. cast at the rate of about 10 two - horse wagon loads per acre. When applied at this rate, one load will cover a 'space. approximately 50 by 100 feet. LOVE AND SERVICE If I could feed one hungry mouth, Give drink when parched and dry. If I could clothe one tiny child, Or still an anguished cry, If I could cool one fevered. brow, Or soothe an aching heart I'd know that in Life's drama here I'd play some little part! If I could help the homeless ones; Give them a shelter, too; If I could take each jobless man, Find him some work to do; If I could give a holiday To mothers tired and worn, I'd' feel I had not Lived hi vain, And thank God every morn. But man cannot accomplish much; By thought. 'Tis :more one needs So let us all unite° and try To, turn; our thoughts to deeds.,