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may be derived from the soil to keep 

 the trees going. 



There is do practicable way of get- 

 ting organic matter deeply into the soil 

 of an orchard except through roots that 

 grow down. Annuals — plants which 

 live one year and then die — have masses 

 of roots, some of which penetrate sev- 

 eral feet. The breaking up of the soil is 

 only the beginning of the process of 

 liberating unavailable food elements. 

 It must be followed by the penetration 

 of these roots, so that each succeeding 

 season, as a crop dies and another 

 comes, there will be more and more 

 vegetable matter accumulating and de- 

 caying. 



Even the best informed agriculturists 

 as yet understand too little about the 

 feeding of plants. It seems to be well 

 established, however, that the lack of 

 any one of the three important foods 

 will cause troubles, and that these trou- 

 bles may not take the form of simple 

 starvation or refusal of plants to grow. 

 Perhaps some day we may be applying 

 fertilizer and giving intensive tillage as 

 a partial substitute for spraying, just as 

 fresh air and exercise sometimes may 

 be substituted for medicine in the treat- 

 ment of a sick man. — Contributed. 



Breakfast Fillers — The Potato Leads 

 Count over your breakfast fdlers — 

 hominy, potatoes, apples. Cross off 

 hominy for the present. The new crop 

 of corn is not yet hominy, and when it 

 is, it will keep for winter and spring. 

 That leaves you apples or potatoes or 

 both. The big crop of potatoes calls for 

 the service of all housekeepers. The 

 growers stood by the flag, and now — 

 the housekeepers must stand by the 

 growers. That is their service. Fried 

 potatoes, hashed brown, creamed? 

 Cross off fried potatoes. Try some new 

 ways. Frying means fat, trouble, and 

 often a poor food product. And fats 

 must be conserved carefully. Hashed- 

 brown potatoes please everyone, and, 

 though they are usually regarded as a 

 hotel luxury, you can turn out a better 

 dish at home. 



Hashed-Brown Potatoes — Chop six 

 boiled potatoes and season with butter, 

 salt, and onion and parsley chopped 

 fine. Moisten with milk and mash 

 lightly. Place in a hot greased pan, 

 preferably an iron skillet. Spread po- 

 tatoes evenly over the pan. Cook until 

 golden brown. Fold over like an 

 omelet and serve. 



Savory Potato Loaf — Three cups hot 

 riced potatoes, half cup of sausage meat, 

 two tablespoons of milk, one teaspoon 

 chopped parsley, half teaspoon salt, 

 half teaspoon grated onion. Mix to- 

 gether all ingredients. Place in a bak- 

 ing dish, and bake half an hour. Serve 

 from dish. 



Red Cross. — The very generous sub- 

 scription to the Bed Cross fund is splen- 

 did evidence that our people are eager 

 in their desire to give our boys who 

 happen to be wounded or sick at the 

 front the very best care possible. 





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When made into apple butter, even 

 the ugly windfall has a glory of its own. 



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