The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-22

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four-foot wire fence when tho run was
large do SO when the run was restrict
ed to a few feet in each direction. OF
course this applies to the light bodied
hens like the Leghorns.
Meat Inspection In Germany.
Henry w. Diederich, United States
report:
The new meat inspection law, which
was passed about year ago by the
German government, which absolutely
prohibits the Importation of American
corned beef, sausages, etc., has had
years trial, but has made no friends.
In a recent convention of physicians
DR.. Karl Frankel, professor of hygiene
in the University of Halle, an authori-
ty on all questions bearing on public
health, gave utterance to very severe
criticisms of the new law. He even
went so far as to say that the law was
nothing more than cloak faded and
worn, hung over the agrarian idol. He
asserted that he spoke in the interests
while the government had declared that
the passage of the law was required in
the interest Of public health, nothing
suffered more from the passage of said
law than did the public health of the
nation, for the prevailing high prices Of
meat necessarily lessened its consump-
ton, while the health of the nation de.
manded an increase.
That the price of meat has risen ma
terially in Germany since the passage
of the law is known to everybody who
uses meat. have before me report
of one of the largest factories of tex
tiles in Silesia. This actory employs
from 1900 to 1000 men. Like many
other Industrial establishments it has
store of it's own, where the working
men may get all their groceries and
other food supplies at almost cost price.
Formerly the leading kind of meat sup
piled to the people was American
corned beef, and every family figured
on using about a pound of it a day, the
cost being IA cents per pound. Now
there is no more American corned beef
to be had, and fresh meat of home pro-
duction has taken its place. The man
ager of the factory has investigated the
increase of expense to the people for
meat since the passage of the new
| law, and he has come to the conclusion
| that every consumer at his factory
must pay 20 per cent more than he
formerly did, as every buyer Of fresh
meat must take a certain proportion
of meat and fat and bone, thereby much
lessening the amount of solid meat. Ac-
cording to his estimate. 3 cents has
been added to each pound Of meat sofa<
at the factory. To men with scant earn
ings. an increase of over 81 cents In
their weekly household expenses for
meat alone y no small item,
To utilizel all kinds of plant food
ct ones disposal is an important item
in farm economy. -
Inaccurate Test Bottles.
The test and its alleged inaccuracy
or unfairness is the basis of nine
tenths of the friction that arises be-
| tween the operator and the patrons,
4 u,
no widespread attempt on the part of
creamery operators to make the pat
rons understand that they were getting
a fair deal in the testing of their milk.
Instead of using the certified test bot
ties and pipettes sent out from the
dairy commissioners Office in the man
ner specified by the law, the most of
the operators have kept them laid away
with care, as a sort of mysterious
something too little understood to be
used or to see the light of day, ex-
cept to overawe some unsatisfied pat
ron. 1t is believed that but small
number of the creameries of the state
could go into any court and establish
1.-THE use of reliable tests and the re-
suits therefrom" as they may be re-
| quired to do in any action arising be-
tween patrons and the creamery man.
agement. 1t does not follow that a
great number are using inaccurate
tests, but it is true that few have COM
piled with the law to such an extent
that they could prove the accuracy of
the apparatus and the results from the
use of it.
The greatest humbug in the testing
matter is the guaranteed" bottles sold
on the markets Numerous creameries
have refused to comply with the plain
provisions of the law for the reason
that they buy only guaranteed" bot
ties. Well, everybody buys guaranteed
bottles, for none other are on the mar
ket; but the guarante is of mighty lit
tie comfort to the farmer whose milk
is tested in a bottle that is inaccurate.
The makers of test bottles only guar
antee approximate accuracy at the
best, and they will replace all bottles
not accurately calibrated; but If the
creamery operator doeh not investigate
for himself he will never know the
good bottles from the bad ones, and
his patrons are the losers. This Of
fee has never yet succeeded In getting
a lot of bottles that were all perfectly
calibrated. From to is per cent Of
I the bottles bought by this Office are
found to be more or less inaccurate.
some of them extremely so.-Iowa
State Dairy Commissioners Report.
4 Peafowls.
Peafowls are not only ornamental
but excellent for the table. They are