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rOUTIiAXD, Fob. 4. On Decem
ber 6, 1917, a special Inquiry was
mailed to a selected list of stockmen
in all parts of the state, asking (or
numbers ot the various kinds of farm
animals on hand December 1, 1916,
and December 1, 1917. About 400
replies were received, tho tabulation
of which showed no material decrease
in any class of farm animals except
Boats. Tho 400 replies reported ex
actly tho samo number of milk cows
tfor tho two dates, viz., 3554. Tho
number of "other cattle" and horses
showed a material Increase in 1917.
A somowhat larger number of sheep
was reported for 1917, and the num
ber ot swlno reported was less by a
very small margin.
During tho month ot January,
191S, a special food surrey was made.
The schedules asked for tho number
ot tho various kinds of live stock on
hand on December 31, 1916, and De
comber 31, 1917. About 600 replies
-were- received, tho tabulation ot
which gave results agreeing very
closely with those ot tho spoclal live
stock Inquiry of December 1. A study
ot tho results of these two separate
inquiries seems to warrant the follow
ing conclusions:
A rather limited shipping demand
for this class of stock during tho past
year has had a tendency to Increase
numbers on hand, oven in the faca of
n considerable Increase In tho use ot
tho farm tractor, and a largo Increase
in tho cost per head of keeping.
Reports Xot True.
During recent months there have
been frequent reports ot a very con
siderable decrease In the number ot
milking cows. Dut tho results ot tho
two Inquiries do not show such to bo
tho case. The total number of milk
cows as reported on the farms of tho
1000 persons returning schedules Is
7657 for December, 1917, and 75S6
for December, 1916, showing a slight
increase for 1917.
Portland stock yard receipts do not
indlcato much movement of dairy
cows for slaughter. Occasionally
good dairy cows como to the yards.
ibut they are very generally purchased
by parties who put them Into dairy
service again. There Is of course
some slaughter of inferior animals,
but this is only natural as there Is
much testing of dairy herds with con
sequent disposal of the "boarders."
And it should be borne in mind that
young dairy animals are coming on
each year.
While feed prices aro high, the
Trice Of milk and milk products aro
alio material! nilVPnceii, Tjje war
demand for condensed milk has been
a very considerable factor in deter
mining tho present prices ot dairy
products. Still a careful study of tho
question will show that the advance
in cost to tho consumer ot milk and
milk products has not been as great
as the advance in most other food
stuffs.
Hay Prices Lou rr.
All reports Indicate that tho pres
ent supply of stock cattle Is In excess
of the number on hand a year ago.
An unusually open fall and winter
lias made it practical for cattlemen
to retain considerable numbers of
stock cattlo that otherwise must have
been sold owing to scarcity of hay.
Hay prices aro now reported as being
materially lower than several weeks
ago.
Tho various sources of Information
relative to numbers ot sheep agree
very closely, and Indicate that num
bers on hand aro practically the samo
as a year ago. Dut the condition of
tho flocks Is materially better than
at this tlmo last year. The samo may
bo said of cattlo In general.
County assessors' reports for 1917
showed a largo decrease In numbers
of swlno as compared with a year ago.
This is verified by the Portland stock
yards receipts for 1917, which show
that tho receipts of hogs of Oregon
origin In 1917 wero only about 75
per cent pf tho receipts of 1910. High
prices prevailing for all grain and
mill feeds aro rather discouraging to
tho hog raiser. However the reports
COUNTY CIIAIKMAX C. H. HUDSON
AXXOUNCKS PKKM.MlNMUliS
l-'OU l.lltKHTY LOAN STATU
TOTAli IX) UK KII-TY Mll,UON.
(From Friday's Dally.)
Hcturnlng from tho Portland con
ference to dlscucs organization for
the coming Liberty Loan drive, C. 8.
Hudson, Deschutes county chairman,
announced this morning that prepara
tion for tho drive would begin In tho
county, as clsowhoro In tho state, nt
once.
"The slzo ot tho next loan has not
yet beon determined," Mr. Hudson
said, "but It Is expected to bo from
six to eight billion dollars, which will
make Oregon's snare aoout fifty mil
lions. This means that It only those
subscribe who took bonds on the last
loan, when there wero 50,000 sub
scribers, each ono this tlmo must tnko
a thousand dollars' worth. Hut many
more must subscribe this tlmo," Mr.
Hudson continued, "and to sco that
ovcry Individual In tho county Is
rcachod tho organlzaztlon must bo
perfected so that wo have a captain
over cv'ory 10 mon."
According to tho plan as outlined
by Hudson, headquarters for tho
drive are to bo opened In lie ml and
maintained with a regular office
force. Every person In tho county
Is to bo listed on a card Index and
an estimate mado ot his ability to
subscribe. Organization by school
districts and precincts will be carried
out and every agency avallablo used
In the publicity and sales campaign.
"Ilcmombor Antl-llronkfaRt Hlynn,"
Quoth aim. "That stuff's an high
ns sin."
"Farewell to breakfast, thon," I
sighed,
"Nxeopt n bit of toast,
Hut still my Joyous spirits rlso
Llko Mr. Hiuhiiid'h ghost.
For It doth thrill mo chilly nights
To find n wafflo Plsa'a tower
With Imttor thick yum, yum."
"Huttorl" alio shuddered. "What,
these days?
You talk as If you'd got a raise!"
Leo ahlppoy In K. C. Star.
Lost Wo Korirt't to Do Our Part.
"They say, who have eonio back
from 'over there,' thnt nt night tho
troublod onrth betwuen tho linos Is
carpeted with pain. They say that
Death -rides whistling In every wind
and thnt tho very mists aro charged
with awful torment. They any that
of all things spent and souandorod
there young human life Is held least
dear. Hut. pleaso Cod, our
love ot llto Is not so prized an lovo
of right. In this renaissance ot or
country's valor, wo who will edge the
wedge of her assault muko calm ac
ceptance ot Its hazards. For us, tho
steel-swopt trench, tho stiffening
cold weariness, hardship, worse.
For you. for whom wo go, you mill
ions safo nt homo what for you?
Wo shall need food. Wo
shall need caro. Wo shall need
clothes for our bodies and weapons
for our hands. Wo shall need ter
ribly and without falluro supplies
and equipment In n stream that Is
constant and never-ending. From
you, who aro our rcsourco and re
liance, who are the heart and hope of
that humanity for which wo smite
and strive, must come there things. "
(Signed) CITIZEN SOLDIEH 258.
of December, but with much less pre
cipitation. A cold wave with consid
erable snow was quito general over
tho state tho last two days of Jan
uary, but temperatures are higher at
present. Itango stock have been able
to find considerable grazing all win
ter, which combined with tho prevail
ing mild temperature, has lessened
the requirements for hay. Tho con
dition of fall sown crops Is also very
favorable.
Flgurtw Complltil.
The following resume of tho report
made by F. L. Kent, field agent ot
tho Department of Agriculture, shows
the number of stock on January 1,
191S, as compared with numbers on
January 1, 1917:
Oregon Horses, Increase 3 per
cent: mules, no change; milk cows,
Increase 1 per cent; other cattle, In
crease 12 per cent; sheep, Increase
2 per cent; swlno, decrease 2 per
cent. "
United Statos Horses, Increase 1,2
per cont; mules, Increase 2.1 per
cent; milk cows, Incroaso 4 por cent;
other cattlo, IncreflSQ 4.4 per cent J
sheep, Increase, 2.7 percent; swlno,
Increase 5.7 per cent.
Prices Tho figure given first Is
for January 1, 1918, and the second
for January 1, 1917.
Oregon Horses, $9S and $98;
mules, $103 and $102; milk cows,
$60 and $55; other cattlo $39.60 and
$37.30; sheep, $12.10 and $8.10;
hogs, $17.50 and $10.
United States Horsos, $104.28
and $102.89; mules. $128.74 and
$118.15; milk cows, $70.69 and
$59.63; other cattle, $40.88 nnd
$35.92; sheep. $11.82 and $7.13;
hogs, $19.51 and $11.75.
Highest cash prlco paid
kinds of hides, pelts, wool,
UrJggs' Second Hand Store.
for all
furs, at
37tfc
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ospjOApv 0B O) 3Utr)9U10S
WAR EXCHANGE
WhratltM dy ar Munday and Wcdnetdar.
Meatleaa day It Turtdajr.
I'orkltu day la Saturday.
One meatleu and una nheatleaa meal tath
day.
At all tlmca tare aa much aurar, wheal,
meat at.J fat aa poaaltlr.
(As Deleted oy Censor.)
CJood wlfo," I cried, " 'tis autumn
time,
of tho special food survey Inquiry In-y . A"a, Ke,on winus-aro aolow
,,i. .. !,. , i.-... on' .I And cheeks and oyes and hearts and
Duck Kgjr For Cooking.
(Hy Mrs. F. Montgomery.)
A common Idea with most pcoplo,
whoro thoy havo not been educated
to tho contrary. Is that duck eggs
aro not good for eating. I bellevn
most ot us nro quick to bellova any
thing seen In print ns perfectly true,
and I am sorry to say that much ot
tho stuff said and written about duck
eggs Is pure theory or Imagination
and not tho result ot real Investigation.
Ot course, somo of us aro cranks
about finding out for oursolvcs and
aro willing to try most anything
once. Thcroforo tho only wnyfor
mo to know what I know, wns to
test out for myself. Many know
somo of our most famous chefs uso
nothing but duck eggs for cooking.
To fry or poach duck eggs they
must be thoroughly opaque, other
wise thoy havo a bluish cast and aro
not Just right; to scramble, thoy aro
Just as fine as a largo lion's egg.
When used In cakes, you will find
the cako much richer and much ulcer
than when hen's oggs aro used.
Somo claim they will not whip
well, which I find to bo untrue. Tho
whites will whip until they stand up
In a ported point. Tho yolk, It Is
true, doos not whip up as light as
hen eggs, duo no doubt, to the oxtra
rlchnoss, a vory good fault, I think
you will admit.
For making custards duck oggs aro
Ideal. As tlno a custard as anyone
over nte, I mado from geeso eggs.
,nd when usod for mayonnaise, that
Is whore thoy shine.
Last, hut not loast, and I suppose
tho most Important thing In tholr
fnvor, they aro so much larger than
tho averago lion egg that ono dozen
duck oggs nro equal to 10 lion eggs,
which makes us think thoy nro tho
orws to uso, now thnt wo havo to
economize to bo a No. 1 American.
P. S.-rDon't bellovo nil I toll you,
got some duuk oggs and try for your-sslf.
5. Hy using substitutes such as
choose, oggs, fish, game, poultry,
dried bonus and pean,
SI HAT KXTIJNDKHM.
Tiiiuiito Ple( Hcm'N tl).
2 cups ciiriiuiunl,
2 x teaspoons salt,
fi ciipn boiling watur,
1 onion,
1 tablespoon fat,
1 pound hnuihiingor atonic,
2 cups toiuatnoH,
M teaspoon Cayenne pepper, or
1 small chopped sweet poppor,
1 teaspoon salt.
iSInlto a mush by stirring tho corn
uuial and 1 M teaspoon's salt Into boil
ing water, Cook In a dnublu boiler
or over water for 45 minutes. Hrown
tho onion In tho rut, add tho Hutu
burger Rtoak mid stir until tho tod
color disappears. Add tho tomato,
pepper and salt. Oreano a baking-
dish, put In a layer of i-orniucat mush,
add the seasoned meat, and cover
with niuslt. Hnke 30 minutes,
HH'f Stew.
1 pound hoof,
4 potatoes, cut In quarters,
U peck green peas or 1 can,
1 cup carrots, cup up small,
1 teaspoon salt.
Cut In small pieces and brown In
the fat from the moat, HI minor In 2
quarts of water for 1 hour. Add tho
peas and carrots mid cook for one
half hour, thou add tho potatoes.
If canned peas aro used, add thoiu 10
minutes before serving. Servo when
potntoes nro done.
Variations.
1. Tho Meat. This may bo any
kind nnd moro or less thnn n pound
may bu used. Use the cheap cuts, tho
flank, rump, neck, or lirlsket. The
long, slow cooking makes them ten
der. Game and poultry nro good.
2. Potatooi and oarlcy may bo used
or barley nlono, or rice, hominy, or
macaroni.
3. Vegetables. Carrots, turnips,
onions, peas, beans, cabbage, toma
toes nro good, canned or fresh. Uso
0110 or mora of those, ns you wish.
4. Parsley, celery tops, onion tops.
seasoning horbs, or chopped sweet
poppers add to tho flavor.
5. Many left-overs may bo used
not only moat and vegetables, but rlco
or hominy.
THY A XKW WAY.
It !i claimed that thero are mora
than 100 ways to cook potatoes, from
tho primitive (and stilt probably the
best) methods of boiling nnd baking
with tho skins on, to tho most com
plex nnd seasoned dishes. Hero are
somo of tho ways known to tho U,
S. Dopartmont ot Agriculture Have
you tried thorn all, or do you know
about as many more?
In mcat-plo crust. Mashed
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MEAT SAVING.
Moat saving Is to bo accomplished
In various ways:
1. Hy doing without
Beof.'Pork, Mutton,
2. Hy using moat loss frequently
In "Moatloss Days."
3. Uy serving smaller portions.
4. lly using meat extenders, hucJi
as u dish of rlco, tomatoes and u llt
tlo meat.
Soups In chowders
In stews Stuffed
Plain fried In fish cakes
Oauffro In light bread
Soutflo Salad
Iltcod Dolled
In hash Pan Drowned
Hlscults Chips
Sauto Lyonnnlso
Creamed Hushed hrowr.
Croquottos Mashed fried
Au grotln Shoestrings
French fried Uakl
MEAT SUHSTITCTES.
KJIi CluiMiIor.
A 3-lb. fish,
1 quart sliced potatoes,
1 medium onion, chopped flno,
4 tablespoons drippings,
3 rups hot milk.
Skin and bono tho fish, and rut
Into Inch cubes. Cover tho bono and
trimmings with cold water and let
simmer for one-half hour. Cook tho
onion In tho fat for 5 minutes, then
pour Into n stow pan.
Purboll tho sliced potatoes for 6
mlnutos, then drain nnd. udd layers
of fish uud potatoes to tho fat uud
onion In the stuw pun. Season ouch
layor with salt and popper.
Strain tho liquor In which tho fish
bones havo boon cooking ovor all, uud
cook about 20 mlnutos until fish nnd
potatooi nro tender. Thou add tho
scalded milk. If doHlrod thicker,
sprinkle n littlu corn meal between
inch layer of fish and potatoes,
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tiicato an increaso of about 30 por
cent in tho number of hogs under six
months of age, on December 31, 1917,
as compared with the number on
hand on December 31, 1916.
Weather Favorable.
As already indicated, tho present
winter conditions havo been very fa
vorable for llvo stock In general. Tho
month ot December, 1917, is reported
by the local weather bureau as bolng
the warmest on record for tho past
17 years, and conditions during Jan
uary, 1918, wore very similar fo thoso
trees
Are overywhero aglow;
Tho red leaves and tho yellow raco
Across tho lawns In glee,
And thoreforo It Is sausago tlmo,
As sure as It can bo."
Hut dolefully sho shook her head:
"It's 50 cents a pound," alio said,
"Tho frost Is on tho pumpkin now,
And on tho tin roofs, too,
And evory morn tho rising sun
A silver hazo looks through;
So start mo out with pop and vim
To earn my dally .pay,
With flvo or six nlco bacon slaoa
For breakfast ovory day."
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Hnknt Suit Pish.
2 cups salt fish (finked),
2 cups cold mashed potatoes,
1 pint milk,
2 eggs.
2 to 3 tablespoons of drippings.
Soak tho flaked fish In rotd water
over night or freshen the fish by boil
ing up several times In fresh water
(usually 3 times In sufficient). Thnn
simmer until lender. Drain off the
water. Mix the potatoes with tho
milk, eggs, fat and seasoning. Add
thn fish, turn Into a greased Imklug
dish ami bake one-half hour.
Hnilliil Suit .MnrliiTfl.
Freshen the fish by siMklug 10 to
12 hours with tho skin sldi up.
Chango tho water several times. Sim
mer until tender (15 to 20 minutes)
In water to which 1 teaspoon of vin
egar, a bay leaf, one slice of onion
nnd a sprig of pnrsley havo been
little salt and tiinrKerlim or other
fut Urease the hot broiler and lay
thn fish on It, Drown oil both sld
iiilckly Onrnlsh with slices ot
lemon and parsley.
JHIIimI I'Mi.
1 M cups cold flaked fish, g
2 tablespoons chopped capers,
1 tablespoon granulated gnlntltt,
1 cup bolting water,
t rtlili.M ntliwt Intuitu fillrit '
'i t nan poo ri salt,
2 tablespoons cold water,
Mix thn fish and caper. Arrongi
In a mold. Soak thu gelatin In tm
tablespoons of cold water. Add tin
boiling water nnd stir until thn Ki'ln
tin dissolve then add thn Initinn Julre
nud salt. Pour this Jelly carefully
over tho fish and set In a cool plan
to harden Cut Into portions and
serve on Inttucu with salad dressing. ,
It dixilred celery or hard-bollml njgs
added Drain, rub (ho fish with a 'cut In slices tuny ho added to thn fish,
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