DECEMBER 2,1918.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Walnut Shortage Impends Unless More Walnut Nuts Are Planted, Says Prof
Kansans Formerly Used Highly Valuable Wood as
Squirrels Good Reforesters
Government Points Out Need of More Frequent Arbor Day Efforts
The government is urging the planting of black walnut, red oak and other trees in a forehanded movement to replenish the vanishing hardwood supply. While there is no real pressing necessity of replenishing the forests, says Prof. W. C. Stevens, chattahoochee attorney of all those who know anything about this subject realize that there is a coming need.
The walnut tree is of particular importance at this time. It's texture, graining and general characteristics make it the best wood for gun stocks. It also is perhaps the best wood for furniture making.
"When the early settlers came to Kansas they found great groves of splendid walnut trees in this part of the state," said Professor Stevens. "But they were not aware of the great tree that produced walnuts, as fuel and thus greatly wasted the same trees that now are so valuable and scarce.
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"In planting these trees the walnuts should be planted in the places where the trees are wanted; that is, they should not be started in nurseries and then transplanted, since the best results cannot be obtained in this way. In the early 80's a report was made at a horticulture meeting emphasizing the fact that after years of experience it had been proved that it was almost uneasy to transplant the walnut tree because the plant was planted by the squirrels. They bury the nuts in the fall of the year for future supply, then forget where they are buried and thus in time new trees are found in these places.
"Walnut trees start out as do the oaks, with long tap roots instead of fibrous roots, as do a great many trees. A walnut tree does not do well in dry climates. It needs a good supply of moisture. This accounts for the fact that these trees do not thrive in these extremes and there are generally dwarfed. The walnut trees are abundantly distributed from the Atlantic to the Mississippi Valley, and some are found far south as the Gulf, and north as Ontario."
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There is a vast difference in the size of these trees in different localities, owing to the variety of conditions under which they grow. No definite are can be given as the time when a tree is best for use as lumber or Steven says, but his argument is that is must at least 100 years old or more than that. All walnut trees should be cut down in their prime so as to give room for younger trees, and he feels that they have not reached this stage of life until 100 years old or more.
The walnut trees in Marvin Grove on the Hill are more than 30 years old, according to Mr. Stevens, and they are not large nor nearly ready to be cut down and used as lumber. A walnut tree must be about 15 years old before it bears nuts.
Walnut wood is one of the very best of cabinet woods. It is in the class with the white oak, red gum, birch, chestnut and sycamore. The mahogany is a particularly fine wood but is a tropical tree. For other structural purposes the ash is greatly improved and cheaper furnishing of the wood for the amount of ash and walnut wood was used in the building of Fraser Hall.
In obtaining wood from most kind of trees lumbermen will take entire groves, using young and old trees alike and not discriminating because of age. But in the lumbering of walnut trees the ones that are older and thus more desirable are selected and cut down while the younger trees are left to grow until they too have trees reached their prime. The larger trees are free from the wood, which much more desirable for cabinet wood. Of course, if the wood is simply wanted for firewood, the small as well as the large trees are utilized.
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Imogene Gillespie, c'19, spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Kansas City.
By The Way
Media McChesney, c'19, spent the week-end at her home in Clay Center.
Violet Matthews, c'29, Roe Rahn,
c'22, and Thela Huston, c'22, were
in Topeka, Saturday and Sunday.
Lieut. Austin Bailey is on a ten days leave visiting his father, Professor E. H. S. Bailey of the department of chemistry. Lieutenant Bailey is a member of the Signal Corps of the U. S. army. At present he is doing research work in the Radio department at Camp Alfred Vall. N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Matthews of Washington, spent Thanksgiving with their daughter, Margaret, c22.
Newton Benscheidt and Paul Snyder, the naval section, were in Topeka, Thursday.
Misse Lola May Zoeller, Helen Lawrence, and Jamie Cameron of Manhat tan spent Thanksgiving at the Alpha Delta Pi house.
Miss Katherine Bell of Cottonwood Falls spent week-end with Kathleen Doering at 114% Tennessee Street.
Miss Corine Holmberg, c21, spirit Saturday and Sunday in Manhattan.
Kappa Kappa Gamma will entertain for their chaperon, Mrs. Lizzie Edwards, with a tea Monday after 6 to 10 o'clock at the chapel house.
Katrina Baldwin, c'19, and Ella Mae Gerhold, c'20, visited at Miss Baldwin's home in Kansas City Saturday and Sunday.
Alba Omirion Pl announces the bidding of Harriet Penney, c'23 Margaret Matthews) c'22, both of Washington and Blanche Coventry, c'21, of Rochester, N. V.
Florence Klapmeyer, c20, and Orva Solt, c19, are confined to the University Hospital with mild cases of influenza.
Kenn, B. Ulls, medical barricks of Rosedale visited his wife at the Alpha Omicron Pi house Sunday.
Doris Koehler, c*23, and Ben Cook,
sp. Ed'18, visited in Topela Sunday.
Cyrus Sweet, c*20, spent the week-
end at her home in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. T. E. Klinne entertained the members of the Klinne club with a Thanksgiving dinner Thursday. Covers were laid for twenty guests and the table was decorated with candles and chrysanthemums.
Walter A Raymond, A. B. '18, visited in Lawrence Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Raymond is returning to his home at Rage from Ft. Monroe, Va., where he has been attending the aviation school of fire. He was to have received a commission in the aerial service but the government has ceased granting commission in this branch.
Helen Glaze, c'21, returned Monday from Fort Scott, where she has been for the past week on the account of the illness of her mother.
More Tran 100 Try Out For K.U. Dramatic Club
Company A entertained with a dance at F. A. U. hall Saturday night.
"More interest in dramatics in the University is being shown this year than ever before," said Prof. Arthur MacMurray, head of the department of public speaking. There are more than 100 applicants for try-outs for the Dramatic Club. Fifty applicants were assigned parts in plays last week, and others will be given parts tonight. The first play will be given before the Dramatic Club, Tuesday, December 10, and the players will be voted upon for membership in the club.
Hostess House Stays for Time What will be done with the Hostess house, when the S. A. T. C. will not be here to use it has not been determined, but it will continue to perform its service to the men until they are ready to leave. When you do away with it even then, it is filling a long felt need among the men of the University, the opinion of Mrs. Belle Willmot now in charge.
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Bean Soup From Japan May Solve Food Problem In U.S., Says Professor
Dr. E. H. S. Bailey Believes Fat East Can Help Cut H. C. of L.
the department of chemistry has received from a former student, Professor Takaki, a copy of the "Japan Magazine," printed in English, in which appears an instructive article on Canned Food Exports. Professor Takaki was born Harvard, came to the University of Kansas to take special work in food chemistry under Dr. E. H. S. Bailley. In his magazine article he says:—
"The slogan of America's food commissioner, Mr. Hoover, that 'Food Will Win,' has taken hold upon the public mind and the demand for preserved food of all kinds is now immense. This has created a situation that the Japanese tinned food industry exactly needed, and of which it is taking full advantage. In the production of processed foods we help the Allies more than she can in many other ways. She has the capacity to produce cheap food beyond all her rivals, and if she pushes her advantage in this respect to its fullest limit she will place her canning industries on a permanent basis."
"Since there is still a demand for meat products in this country,"国家保护Bailey said, "and the prices are high, we shall look to the far East for additional supplies now that our ships are free to move to foreign ports. In Chinna, Koren, and Japun, there is no great demand for meat, as the natives do not use it to the extent that we do. It is suggested that the meat be exported from Japan in tins and that it be inspected at the packing houses by American inspectors. Our food has fats and portions as a basis, while that of the Aisatis has starch as a basis.
"Japan depends largely for food supply on fish and vegetables. She has an abundance of the very best varities of fish, and this can be readily canned and exported to the United States. There is already a large demand here for canned salmon and crab meat. Japanese beans and peas have as good flavor and as high food value as any on the market. The emphasis on the importation of California has been advocating the importation and use of a Japanese bean soup known as Missoshiru, and sait it better than milk.
"This is the daily food for millions of Japanese. They also put up a pork and beans, using the soya beans which are chee in Japan. Canned
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oysters and shell fish are also very common. The market price of oysters is thirty times higher in America than in Japan, so there should be a sufficient margin to make the exportation profitable. It is proposed to have three different visions of the Japanese Higher Agricultural School "and Fishing School," so that the quality of the product should be the best obtainable."
War Bread and Other Substitutes Wanining
Did you know that war bread was a thing of the past? Did you think that you were still eating your daily portion of wheat substitutes?
Well, you maybe but the chances are five to one that you are eating straight white flour pre-war bread and because of the flurry of the flu and the excitement of armistice you probably never knew the difference.
The ban on all wheat bread was lifted more than a week ago, and bakers are not compelled to use any substitutes in their breads. Some few, however, who have substitutes on hand are using them in small quantities and there are still restrictions on use of shortenings and sugar by the bakers, but even these are to be lifted in one or two months.
But what about the people who have formed a war bread preference? The doctors told us that the coarser breads were better for us, and Hoover told us that the mixture breads were the only kind for us so we patriotically ate it until some of us find that we like it far better.
Well, if you are one of these you will need not be denied because the bakers will still continue to bake different mixture breads. But it will probably not be long before we will grow away from them and be on a straight white bread diet, forgetting our bread along with sautéed coffee.
The cafeteria at the hostess house which at present is using baker's bread will soon be serving a variety of breads made by the students in the department of home economics.
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