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Zurich Herald, 1953-01-08, Page 2High - quality roughage and plenty of it -20,530 lbs, per cow krone fall to spring—is the basic eed for an Iowa Holstein dairy' :herd that averaged 510.5 lbs. dof butterfat and 13,538 lbs. of milk per animal last year. That's 'about 3 times as much roughage as the average cow on ;DHIA test in Iowa eats, and 50% more milk production too. The ItDI<IIA. average there last year was around 9,000 lbs. of milk, Zara lbs. of butterfat. The herd las been above the 500 -ib. but- terfat mark for the past 3 years according to an article by Dean C. Wolf in "Country Gentleman." x ,x The big roughage ration was /ed by George Slater and Son. i was 10,956 lbs. of hay silage, 7749 lbs. of corn silage, and 2825 lbs. of dry hay.' Some .sf the 34 registered Holsteins ate 150 lbs. et silage a day; the 'tverage was aabove 100 lbs. G +k The Slaters say the more good :roughage you feed, the less grain ;you need. They feed 1 lb. of concentrate for 6 tr 7 lbs. of milk instead of the traditional 1 -to -4 Holstein ratio. One cow produc- ing 80 lbs. of milk a day, got 12 lbs. of concentrate a day last winter. Before the herd went on :high roughage, that cow was getting 18 to 2a lbs. of concen- tate every day and she wasn't .producing as much milk. 0 a ex Making milk costs less with roughage than with concentrate. Last year the Slaters produced 1 of butterfat with 260 worth sof feed and 100 lbs. of milk from 317¢ worth of teed. All herds on DHIA test in Iowa averaged 1 lb. of fat from 360 wort'a of feed and 100 lbs. of milk from $1.43 worth of feed. The Slaters made $3.51 per $1 worth of feed com- pared with the DHIA average of $2.38. Their concentrate is 10% pro- tein, lower than most dairymen feed. The Slaters think it's ade- quate because high-quality grass and legume silage and hay sup- ply the difference. Their mix- ture is 2400 lbs, corn -and -cob meal, 1800 lbs. ground oats, and 400 lbs. of a protein supplement made of 1 parr linseed meal, 2 yiarts soybean meal, 1 part cot- tonseed meal. grain, less roughage. They push roughage to their cows all the time, say you can't throw a cow off feed with roughage but you can with too much grain. W ,, ,h Less udder trouble has devel- oped in the Slater herd since they began using lots of roughage to push production up to the bred - in capacity. r• Good roughage beats grain as xu milk maker, say the Slaters. Cows are producing better now than when the Slaters fed more Dolly and Outfit 'Good roughage" rather Alien just "roughage" is a point the Slaters, stress. Every year their first hay cutting goes in the' silo, whether or not it gets rained on. They put it in the silo because it makes good' silage; they use it to. replace hay, not corn- silage. Their 2nd and 3rd hay cuttings are chopped, and dried artifi- cially. Secret of high roughage con- sumption has 3 angles: (1) The Slaters feed 5 times a day so the cows always have fresh feed, (2) they alternate feeding of grass silage, corn silage and dry hay, and (3) they feed silage and grain together. Appetites are sharpened, feed doesn't have. •a chance to get stale. ,x Corn silage is fed once a day, grass silage twice and dry hay twice. Cows get grass in clean bunks early in the morning. Later they get corn silage. At noon they get dry hay. Early in the evening bunks are cleaned out and refilled with grass sil- age spread over concentrate. The last feed of the day is hay. It's more work, but it makes milk. x * Ability to use roughage as well as ability to give milk are tests in the 'Slater herd -improvement plan. The Slaters think capa- city to utilize roughage is inheri- ted to some extent and that it has to be developed slowly in both the herd and the individual. "The producing cow is thee hungry cow," they say. never seen an easy keeper."' They want a cow that can use that roughage and then, come spring, go out on grass -legume pastures and keep on doing well. In season the cows always get • lush tender growth because 'the Slaters let them at only 10 acres at a time. *Every week or 10 days the cows are moved to a new strip. If the grass gets rank, it's mowed. The Slaters think their grazing system is worth 40 or 50 lbs. of butterfat per cow every year. „ s All the figures and prices men- tioned refer, of course, to the United States, particularly Iowa. But for all that I think some of my readers here in Canada may find food for thought in the idea, acetates VVhaL0204,- wuanzi r.7. - x vvrrmagwwuONiaaaaeeumnx raw>zrammZIKORWarittMn IMENvww7nane Nal ...uormaammetIVIMMINEW wheels of them, Either way, they're. wonderful rich -tasting Touch System—Seeing with their fingers;' three sightless women learn the secrets of good cooking under the sharp-eyed tutoring of pretty instructor Clare De Crane. Seen above, from left: Miss Mary Ii,estick, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Miss Shirley Gostick and Miss De Crane. ow Can , The home-made candy season is here, and the stollowing are recipes for some that are simple to make, yet thoroughly different and delightful. QUICK FRENCH CREAMS semi- sweet squares (1 package) sweet candy. -making chocolate 1 cup sifted icing sugar 1 tablespoon, milk 1 egg, well beaten. Heat chocolate over boiling water in double boiler until part- ly melted. Remove from boiling water and stir rapidly until en- tirely melted. Add sugar, milk and egg; beat only enough to blend. Chill until mixture can be shaped into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in plain or tinted shredded coconut, chopped nuts, or decor- ate with whole nut meats. Makes about 5 dozen balls. QUICK AND SIMPLE 'fPO'UR-ON-BAILS„ 'Andy .what could be simpler? To melt chocolate, heat in double ahoiler until partly melted, then remove from boiling water and stir rapidly until entirely melted. 1 cu halved salted cashew CRINCITY NUT BARS nuts, roasted peanuts or toasted almonds 8. squares (1 package) semi- sweet candy -snaking chocolate Place nuts in 9 x 4 x 3 -inch pan pried with waxed paper and cover with chocolate melted as directed' above. Additional nut meats may be arranged on top, if desired Cool and cut. •t; * •t. +a FAVORITE NUT ROLL Decorative in elegantly thin slices', Or throw discretion to the „;finds and cut great chunky treats. 8 squares .l1 package) semi- sweet candy malting chocolate u.as cup sifted icing sugar Dash of Salt Z tablespoons milk 1 egg, well beaten. 1 cup broken walnut meats Heat chocolate over boiling water until partly melted; then remove from boiling water and stir rapidly until • entirely melt- ed. Add sugar, salt, milk, and egg and beat only enough to blend. Add nuts and mix well. Shape in 3 rolls, 1 inch in dia- meter, on waxed paper, Let stand to harden, then- slice. COCONUT TWIGS it's open •season for all the "sweet tooths" .. so be prepared with lots of these fancy -looking but easy to make coconut -and - chocolate candies. 8 squares (1 package) set3l- sweet candy -making chocolate 1 cup shredded coconut, toasted Heat chocolate over boiling water in double boiler until part- ly melted. Remove from boiling water and stir rapidly until melt- ed, Add toasted coconut and mix well. Drop from teaspoon on waxed paper. Cool until firm. Makes 18 ;pieces. COCONUT BARS Using the recipe for Crunchy Nut Bars, substitute 11/2 cups shredded coconut for the nut meats. RAISIN NUT BARS Using the recipe for Crunchy Nut Bars, substitute 2/s cup seed- less raisins and ?a cup broken walnut meats for the F1 cup nuts. ANIMAL �CRAC1 ER PLACE CARDS 8 squares (1 package- semi- sweet candy -making chocolate 14 animal crackers Melt the chocolate as directed. Pour into waxed -paper -lined 9 x 4 x 3 -inch pan. When partly firm, stand animal crackers upright in the chocolate. Coo], then cut a eseeseseasseatareefuesceeesersatissaesawes square of chocolate around eaclx cracker. Use as favors or ehil•- dren's place cards, d e u ALMOND BUTTER CRUNCH Plenty of butter, as you see, but worth every bit of it: These candies are real fascinating lux- uries u-uries for the family .. . or make them up in gift packages to be proud of. 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar lea cup finely chopped blanched almonds, lightly toasted 4 squares senri-sweet candy - making chocolate Add butter to sugar in sauce- pan. Place over low heat and stir constantly until sugar is dis- solved. Cook' until a small am- ount of mixture becomes very brittle in cold water, stirring occasionally to prevent scorch- ing. Add r/a, cup nuts. Pour light- ly buttered 8 x 8 x 2 -inch pan. Cool. Melt 2 squares of chocolate as directed for bars. 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Choose your patterns from our gaily illustrated toys, dolls, household and personal acces- sories, A pattern for a handbag le printed right i» the book, WITCH DOCTORS THE,ST WEAPON AGAINST MSU MAT' RRORISTS ;LEX A 13A1 I INS the lett au uric"'" "�1' `stale on kuyu tribe, the Thenge Stone, a Nairobi, Kenya — I saw the t elephantgenerations-old that wandered vertebraeerin the oath against the Mau Mau. 1 am one of the few Eu: ()peens African bushland nearly 200 privileged to have seer such a years ago. ceremony. Even though the ira- The ceremony is begun mildly tive witch. doctors now have enough by one of the tribunal government blessing as a weapon • elders, often an educated man in against the dread terrorists, they European -style clothes, who ex - still jealously guard the secret plains what is going to take of their ancient art. place. Scowling natives in dirty They are a mere handful of blankets or ragged shirts ring wizened old men, loyal to Eliza- the arena. Some may be Mau beth, their Great White Queen Mau, some just curious. The Over the Water, who conjure up eerie African quiet is in the air. the spirits of the deaddo wipe out But when the tribunal elder the dread oath of the Mau Mau. stands down, thelast vesigeof tlof For months, British infantry, Europe disappears. local police and the Beitish set- Africa of the primitive, where tiers themselves have been bat- the good witch doctor pits the tling the Mau Maus, a fanatical skill against the bad, p secret society of natives sworn to power of the Thenge Stone—the oust the Europeans. But the stone of death—against the oath greatest success against the Mau of the Mau. Mau. Mau oath—an oath of blood Then into 'the arena comes the sworn on the entrails of a sheep, witch doctor and his assistant, a confirmed by seven sips of ani- giant Caliban of a man with mon- real or even human blood—is strous biceps and a fist that could . being scored by the witch doc- fell an ox. One half of him is tors, black, the other smeared white with chalk frown the bed of. a Thein oath which wipes out sacred river. By DUDLEY NEA Special Correspondent the most sacred relic of the Ki - A. By first .soaking them over night in water containing borax — about 1/4 cup to 1 gallon of water. If the result is not satis- factory, let them freeze in cold weather. This will whiten them wonderfully. Q. How can 1 obtain the juice from onions? A. By pressing a spoon against the cut side of an onion, or pressing the onion against a grater and allowing the juice to drip through. Q. flow can. 1 sew on a but- ton again if the fabric has been torn out? A. Remove a button from an old garment with enough cloth attache, squared or rounded, and larger than the torn -out spot to be repaired. Push the button through this torn -out spot from the back. The added cloth on the button will make a good patch, which van be worked out very neatly, %'`��4.'r�.�s.,:>:;. �' t .,� ,��"�st,�iv ��i.�us��' <;•� .�fia. :�xvi3.a Arrow of Death, symbolized by twigs, is held by witch doctor before he passes it through "Stone of Death"in ceremony to cleanse Kenya tribesmen of the oath of the terrorist Mau Mai. 4 1 Stone of Death, the vertebrae of an ancient elephant, is held by its keeper, the witch doctor's assistant. For anyone else to touch the sacred stone means death. Like witch doctor, keeper is painted half white with chalk from the bed of a sacred river. Passing the stick through the stone signifies an arrow set in flight, an arrow the Kikuyu bei lieve will keep soaring in search of the heart of any man who dis- obeys—wherever he may be, to- day, tomorrow, or m .20 years. Seven is the Kikuyu sacred number, and seven times the oath is repeated. Seven times the witch doctor's shriek ochoes over the jungle where elephants browsed and leopards stirred from their siesta. Their are oaths to prevent the telling of lies, against attacking police, and finally against con- tact with. Mau Mau, "the evil animal in our midst." Now the giant Caliban takes up the shout: "May Mau. Mau fall to the ground like this from this curse." And lie dashes the sticks away from him in a scat- tering confusion. That longs aicecece, aieceeee, aieeeee" rises from the crowd again, and then silence. The oath is over. On this afternoon, the Mau Mau has been expunged from the hearts of 300 Africans. There are 300 more now willing to help sway the battle a little on the side of law and order. But there are also 300 uneasy minds who know •the M au M will seek revenge, striking in the night with razor-sharp pangas, and that at least six will meet death in the next few weeks as a "If any man disobeys this oath, lesson to others who may. face then let him. fall to the ground the then Maine Stone to defy the and dieeeeceeeel" In his hand he clutches an ordinary -looking basket o f woven grass, and at the sight of it the crowd gasps a long "aieee- ee, aieeeee." It is a gasp of hor- ror and expectation, for in the bag is the Thenge Stone. Only one man in the tribe can touch that stone and live. He is the man who carries it. His father was keeper of the stone before him, and his father before that. Squatting on his haunches, the keeper fixes the stone in a frame- work of twigs, and the witch •doctor screams: "Now we will start, and all. of you, with Mau Mau deep in yor hearts will suffer!" In the back rows of the crowd.' a group of men and boys break away, running for the shelter of the forest. The braver ones stay, although there may be Man Mau spies in the throng. !fold.ing ,seven thin toa.ncis of wood in his hand, the witch doc- tor shrieks the first oath. It is a curse on men who disobey their parents, for the Mau Mau de- mands obedience only to its lead- ers. Even the monkeys chattering in the tall rovuli trees are sil- enced by the witch doctor's high-pitched scream as he passes a stick through the hole in the stone and cries'