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July  22,  1916. 
perhaps  do  not  exist  except  in  the  un¬ 
written  law  of  country  banking.  His 
marks  mean  high  rates  for  money  loaned 
on  mortgage  or  note,  and  perhaps  pay¬ 
ment  at.  the  end  of  the  short  life  of  the 
contract  which  is  almost  always  a  mere 
fraction  of  the  time  required  for  the  far- 
mei\  work  lie  ever  so  hard,  to  save  enough 
to  pay  his  indebtedness ;  or  an  exten¬ 
sion  at  a  premium  over  his  already  bur¬ 
densome  interest  rate. 
The  cattle  buyer  also  has  his  mark,  for 
when  he  goes  to  buy  a  cow  he  often 
knows  that  Farmer  Jones  is  pinched  and 
must  sell  stock  to  pay  liis  bill  for  grain, 
or  fertilizer,  or  for  the  new  reaper,  which 
are  pressing  for  payment. 
The  politician  has  his  marks,  too,  hut 
of  late  he  has  found  it  necessary  to 
change  some  of  them,  and  the  banks  also 
add  two  tablespoonfuls  of  cocoa  melted  in 
a  little  hot  milk.  The  children  often  do 
the  whole  thing  and  thus  dessert  is  pro¬ 
vided  for  at  least  three  days  in  a  very 
short  time.  Oatmeal  and  the  other  cereals 
taste  So  much  better  if  a  little  cream  is 
added  to  the  milk  used,  and  as  a  dressing 
for  vegetables,  cream  is  unequalled.  The 
skim-milk  is  used  mostly  for  raising  pure¬ 
bred  calves,  but.  occasionally  we  mauageto 
reserve  some  for  sweet  curds  made  with 
junket  tablets  or  for  cottage  cheese.  We 
should  like  to  hear  from  others  on  provid¬ 
ing  for  the  cream  supply. 
f  MRS.  A.  G.  DOREN’. 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Farm  Women’s  Experience  Club 
Short  Notes  by  Farm  Housewives 
auer  experimeniing.  nave  nsert  lor  near-  many  pmi 
ly  12  years  the  following  recipe,  which  your  advi 
makes  six  good-sized  loaves.  In  the  y,°'-v  g.oor* 
evening,  put  a  cake  of  dry  yeast  to  soak  JocaViiape 
in  a  half  cup  of  lukewarm  water.  Also  It  is  alvvt 
put  four  or  five  cups  of  milk  and  three  the  money 
heaping  tablespoons  of  sugar  into  a  you  r',IMOS 
saucepan  to  scald  (the  sugar  keeps  the  hho  /f  it  i 
milk  from  scorching).  Clamp  the  bread  chilly  in  t 
mixer  to  the  table  or  shelf  and  put  into  the  satisf; 
it  a  rounded  tablespoon  of  salt.  Next,  on.  the  sq 
weigh  out  seven  pounds  of  sifted  bread  ?,)!K'C:VU<: 
flour  in  a  pan  or  pail.  TV  hen  the  milk  could  mee 
begins  to  boil  up.  measure  it  carefully  old  pullets 
by  cupfuls  into  the  bread  mixer.  Add  "f'.\ 
water  until  there  are  just  seven  cupfuls  -’s  ^ 
of  the  milk  and  water.  When  it  is  hike-  they  are  v 
warm,  mash  the  softened  yeast  cake,  fill  While  yon 
the  yeast  cup  with  warm  water  and  add  ”ig  the  Su 
to  the  other  mixture.  Empty  in  the  flour,  to* get' 
adjust  the  kneading  rod  and  cover  and  out  the  cu 
turn  the  handle  until  the  dough  forms  a  your  own 
ball.  Put  a  clean  cloth  over  the  bread  ^ie  -T,ni 
mixer  but  under  the.  cover,  which  should  nrilJn^ 
fit  clown  closely.  This  keeps  a  crust  from  pock  so  as 
forming  on  the  dough.  Wrap  the  mixer  Oawdy 
in  something  thick  and  warm  and  set  candy  tlier 
in  a  moderately  warm  plate.  In  the  ,H,t  much 
morning  as  soon  as  the  dough  has  dou-  !,n''n  Up'])! ' 
bled  in  bulk,  turn  the  handle  uutil  the  frosting,  et 
dough  is  in  a  ball.  Repeat  as  soon  as  \  Ltttt 
light  again.  The  next,  time,  form  into  little  kite! 
loaves,  raise  and  hake  as  usual.  A  girl  hist  year, 
of  12  can  do  the  whole  thing  except  per-  ^msene  s 
haps  to  regulate  the  heat  of  the  oven.  jng  a 
One  12-year-old  won  first  prize  at  the  the  burner, 
fair  with  this  recipe.  When  transferring  verts  the  I 
the  dough  from  the  mixer  to  the  bread  ^'so  snmll* 
board,  scrape  it  out  carefully  with  a  ;ng  table  ( 
dull  case-knife,  keeping  the  knife  fiat  table  wber 
against  the  mixer,  so  as  not  to  scratch  If  .v°u  are 
the  tin.  Put  a  little  warm  water  in 
the  mixer,  cover  with  a  cloth,  and  the  £ne  fnr  jq, 
dough  will  come  off  easily  as  soon  as  burns  just 
the  loaves  are  set  to  rise.  Pry  the  bread  wind,  if  yn 
mixer  carefully  after  scalding,  as  care  ^ t '  n^tl 
will  keep  it  in  good  condition  for  years.  jno.  jun 
Frtit  From  The  Grower. — A  few  the  tents  o 
years  ago.  we  heard  of  a  family  in  the  |j 
peach  belt  who  could  supply  us  with  jjot  ^e‘ 
peaches  and  plums.  Since  then,  we  have  a  meal  in  a 
had  the  finest  fruit  at  a  very  reasonable  it  is  much 
cost  direct  from  the  grower.  Perhaps  s^ove' 
other  farmers’  wives  supply  each  other  Phenixo 
in  that  wav.  TTp  here  in  the  north  conn-  dron  wuntei 
try.  we  sometimes  hear  of  fruit  rotting  jvu0  tiie  p, 
on  the  ground  down  in  the  fruit  belt,  provided  th 
while  we  can  hardly  afford  to  buy  it  on  shape,  clear 
the  local  markets.  Huckleberries  and  "°od  care  i 
blackcaps  cost  us  15  or  1G  cents  a  quart,  j V,',’ ; j!  v'.0p(jM 
and  red  raspberries  about  22  cents.  Good  proved.  W 
peaches  cost  GO  cents  to  $1  per  nine-  on  pruning, 
quart  basket;  plums,  25  or  30  cents  per  I,ow  f°  > 
four-quart  basket:  and  cherries  10  cents  A  I.ttti 
a  quart.  Do  you  growers  get  more  than  would  seem 
the  35-cent  dollar  out  of  that?  We  hope 
Marking  the  Gatepost. 
arc  beginning  to  find  that  the  old  marks 
will  not  answer  much  longer. 
The  commission  dealers  have  been 
pretty  liberal  with  their  marks  in  the 
past.  Almost  every  farm  had  an  “easy 
mark.”  But  some  of  the  marks  and 
those  most  disastrous  to  the  welfare  of 
farmers  aro  not  made  by  outsiders. 
When  a  farmer  says :  “I  have  always 
worked  hard,  and  I  want  my  boys  to  be 
something  better  than  fanners,”  he  is 
putting  on  the  fumi  doorpost  a  mark 
that  will  stand  against  him  longer  than 
he  will  live.  When  a  hard-working  farm 
wife  says;  “I  don't  want  my  girls  to 
marry  poor  farmers  and  be  drudges  all 
their  lives  as  I  have  been,”  she  is  placing 
a  mark  on  her  doorway  that  will  stand 
against  her,  her  daughters,  and  her 
grandchildren. 
Cooperation  of  farmers  arid  parcel  post 
are  now  helping  to  obliterate  some  of 
these  marks.  The  “  back- to-the-1  and” 
movement,  and  the  stny-on-the-land  idea 
are  helping  in  a  small  way.  The  agita¬ 
tion  for  more  than  a  35-cent  dollar,  and 
many  minor  efforts  are  having  their 
effect.  Is  it  too  much  to  hope  that  ore 
long  the  farmer’s  doorway  will  lie  quite 
free  from  these  marks  which  curse  I  lie 
best  homos  of  this  great  country? 
FOSTER  MARSH- 
Father  Smells  of  the  Barn ! 
based  on  common  sense,  and  common 
sense  sa.vs:  “Make  the  best  of  your  life, 
not  the  worst  wherever  it  is  cast.” 
Men  have  a  high  respect  for  women 
who  always  do  the  best  they  can.  who 
are  kind,  affectionate,  and  helpful  to 
those  about  them.  Any  system  of  educa¬ 
tion  which  unfits  us  for  the  life  we  are 
obliged  to  live  is  a  humbug  and  a  nui¬ 
sance.  But  \vo  would  suggest  to  our  old 
friend  that  very  likely  he  could  make 
some  concessions  to  the  sensitiveness  of 
his  "women  folks.”  that  would  lie  good 
sense  on  his  part.  Provide  an  outer 
room  in  which  to  hang  the  working  and 
stable  clothes  and  keep  the  stable  well 
ventilated  and  disinfected.  It  will  cost  a 
little  to  do  this  but  the  cows  as  well  as 
the  women  will  appreciate  any  effort  at 
neatness  and  cleanliness.  But  give  those 
daughters  a  good,  straight  talking  to  <>n 
their  false  notions  of  farm  life  and  their 
duty  to  their  home.  They  evidently  need 
Some  More  Samples 
As  soon  as  she  read  the  Farm  Women’s 
Experience  Club  Sister  said  :  “Why  can’t 
more  women  write  about  their  homes  like 
that  article  on  ‘A  Homestead  in  Idaho.'  ” 
As  to  farm  sanitation,  a  pail  of  sifted 
coal  ashes  helps  keep  down  any  odor  in 
the  toilet,  and  in  the  end  does  our  soil  no 
harm.  In  the  South  some  friends  of 
mine  use  slaked  lime  for  the  same  pur¬ 
pose. 
The  little  backward  lad  I  have  been 
teaching  through  the  school  year  went 
home  yesterday  with  his  book  under  bis 
arm.  Ilis  mother  means  to  hear  him 
read  every  day  during  the  Summer  ;  she 
says;  “I  don’t  want  him  to  have  to  start 
all  over  again  in  the  Fall.”  She  is  a 
busy  woman  hut  she  will  find  time  for 
this.  Some  teachers  say  they  have  to 
spend  two  or  three  months  in  the  Fall 
to  revive  what  the  children  forget 
through  the  Summer.  Do  your  children 
forget  that  way  ? 
Is  anybody  else  interested  in  birds?  I 
have  seen  two  rare  ones,  the  Bay-breasted 
warbler  and  the  Blue  grosbeak  this 
Spring. 
Sewing  in  the  schools  does  pay,  I  have 
taught  it.  One  emigrant  girl  of  1!  did 
all  the  sewing  for  the  family,  she  learned 
in  the  grammar  grades  of  a  large  school. 
But  that,  like,  cooking,  amounts  to  little 
unless  the  child  can  practise  what  she 
learns  at  home.  E.  s.  KNAPP. 
Massachusetts. 
The  Mark  on  the  Doorway 
In  the  frontispiece  of  The  R.  N.-Y., 
June  10,  entitled,  “No  use  crying  over 
spilt  milk.”  I  notice  a  cross  marked  on 
the  door  frame,  and  it  reminds  one  of  the 
hieroglyphic  language  of  the  traveling 
brotherhood  or  knights  of  the  dusty  high¬ 
way.  We  all  know  how  those  gentry 
mark  each  farmstead  in  such  a  manner 
as  will  indicate  to  their  brother  sojourn¬ 
ers  the  prospect  of  a  free  lunch  or  the 
dangers  attendant  to  soliciting  the 
bounty.  These  marks  are  often  never 
noticed  by  the  farmer  folks,  who  are 
wholly  unaware  that,  each  beggar  has 
some  clue  as  to  the  treatment  he  will 
likely  receive  and,  unless  the  code  is  un¬ 
derstood,  the  marks  mean  little  or  noth¬ 
ing,  even  if  observed. 
These  marks  are  not  the  only  nor  the 
most  important  ones  set  against  the  far¬ 
mer.  The  bunker  has  his  marks,  which, 
