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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
A Dress For summer.

A summer dress for walking and Wis
iting is of delicate pale blue in sort
of crash made of coarse linen and cot
ton. 1t looks more like monte cloth
really than what we have always call
ed crash, but it makes up into really
handsome gowns. This particular one
was made in regular tailor style, with
an arrangement of braid around the
bottom in darker shade of blue with
white satin dots over the surface. TIE
waist was in the form of position at
the back, while in front it was kind
of pointed jacket trimmed with the
same braid and having notched edges,
each held by rounded mother of pearl
buttons. Straps are put around the
sleeves, carrying the same general
style of trimming, and lace finishes the
whole. The sleeves are like nearly all
the sleeves now-wide and gathered at
the wrist and close at the top.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
ronnressine Haxfields.

After the hay crop has been gathered
comes the best season of the year on
many farms for drawing out manure
md spreading it on the hayfields for
top dressing. After securing the hay
crop there is less pressure of work than
at many other seasons, and the ground
is hard and is not injured by the wagon
wheels. Then, too, the manure will be
applied in season to be soaked into the
soil by the fall rains later. This will
start up the grass to give the roots a
protecting coat fol- winter. Where the
soil is sandy or gravelly fertilizing
would not be profitable, as some of the
fertilizer would leach down below the
reach of the roots and so be lost. Nei-
ther is such top dressing practicable on
slopes that wash badly, but almost ev-
cry farm has some field land that may
be profitably top dressed during the
month of August, says New England
| farmer
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
A swindIe Detected.

Speaking of sharp practice, / heard
party telling of trick played upon
them by a large poultry company of
excellent repute." They purchased
300 duck eggs and before placing in
the incubator tested them. The result
was startling, to say the least. Over
100 Of the eggs had dead ducklings in
them! The seller did not calculate on
the eggs being tested beforehand and
placed odd incubator eggs in with the
good ones. Had the party buying
placed the eggs in machine and then
tested on the eighth or tenth day he
would have anticipated a good hatch
on the strength of the dead ducklings,
or, If experienced enough to see that
they were dead, would have thought
the eggs fertile, but possibly germs
weak. This is clever trick and may
be has been used to considerable ex-
tent.
MoraL.-Test all eggs bought before
setting.-Zip in Poultry Monthly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
FIELD BEANS.
A Paying Crop and the Latest Meth
DDS of Growing 1t For Market.

Paying Crop and the Latest Meth
DDS of Growing 1t For Market.
In parts of Michigan and New York
the bean crop is a paying one The
prices this year are unusually high,
and this is stimulating slightly in
creased acreage. In some places seed is
being planted in rows eight inches
apart and no cultivation given. Last
year this method was promising.
The beans should never be planted
until all danger from frost is past.
Those planted when the ground is thor
oughly warmed and when frosts have
left for good get ahead of the ones
planted too early. AS rule choice
dwarf varieties are best, as they stand
I'D better, are more easily and cheaply
cared for.
If the soil is to be fortified, be sure
that the manure is thoroughly rotted.
Cultivate as soon after a rain as posi-
bic to break up the crust, which will
form on every field, but carefully avoid
going into a patch of beans when it is
wet, as the leaves are apt to be serious
ly injured. Shallow and frequent cul-
ture is desirable They should have at
least four civilizations and more if the
season turns out to be a dry one. Fol
lowing is brief paragraph written by
successful grower in Michigan to the
Orange Judd Farmer, which is author
ity for the foregoing:
Farmers always use their best land
for beans, blowing ground early and
narrowing well until June. When the
ground is thoroughly warmed, which
may not be until the middle of the
month OF even the Goth, plant in drills
thirty inches apart Cultivate twice,
which will usually carry the crop
through The harvesting is done with
the common bean puller.
Last year some few tried new plan.
They plowed the ground early and cul-
tivated we'll until the time of planting.
The seed was then sown in rows six
| inches apart. OF course it was not pos
Bible to cultivate at all, but the ground
| was rolled directly after seeding. The
| beans were cut with a moving ma
hay rake. AS result the crop yielded
| twenty-five bushels per acre, which
was double that secured from the ordi-
nary methods of culture. 1t must be
remembered, however, that the ground
was in fine condition, being free from
weeds and anything that would hinder
| the growth of the bean crop.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
Charcoal For Fowls.

The value Of charcoal must not be
underestimate. 1t is of much help
in keeping fowls in health and pre-
venting looseness. Feed it powdered
in the food two or three times a week.
Chickens for market will fatten faster
IL fed charcoal, it has been found.
Charcoal Is not medicine, strictly
speaking. 1t is an absorbent and as
such takes up the poisonous gases in
the system and carries them off. 1t is
practically harmless in any amount.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19


raise the front end of the hive with
corner blocks Id made of inch stuff
21b inches wide ard inches long
sawed diagonally from one corner to
another. These blocks are also used
for contracting the entrance when
needed. We then slip the small end Of
the extension board (b) under the bot
tom board of the hive, and the two lit
tie pieces of iron hold it firmly in place.
This makes a platform on which to
dump the cluster of bees, when they
will quickly run into the hive instead
of running all over the ground. Next
put the shade board (c) on top of the
hive, and the bees are about as COM
Portable as they can be made and are
almost always sure to stay and make
it their new home. If the evening
proves to be little cool. remove the
corner blocks after shutdown, but leave
the shade board on for few days at
least
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

NWA He pageant of the browning of
81 kings and queens is one that
M may not henceforth often be
repeated. 1t is worth while,
therefore, to note what the coronation
of Edward and Alexandra is like. For
forty years the role of Alexandra has
been to walk, a graceful puppet, through
ceremonial British shows and will be
to the end. Whatever the part, she
plays it to perfection.
This is her part in the coronation:
Picture to yourself Westminster alb
hey, gray with coal smoke and weather
stain on the outside, dingy with dust
and cobwebs on the inside; but this
very smouchiness itself is regarded
with holy awe by the British nation.
Up the central aisle is platform walk.
slightly raised lest the feet of royalty
tread where those of common folk step.
The walk is covered first with mats.
then with crimson cloth. Immediately
underneath the central tower of the
abbey is an open square, called for
this occasion only the ''theater." A
platform five steps high has been raised
upon this square. All about here is
gorgeous red or purple cloth bordered
with gold, except the top of the plat
form and the top step leading to it.
and these are covered with the richest
and costliest cloth of gold that man
can devise. If there could be devised
anything more expensive than cloth
of gold-say cloth of diamonds the
platform would be covered with that.
At 10 o'clock in the morning of the
great day Queen Consort Alexandra
enters the state coach at Buckingham
palace and sits beside King Edward
and is driven through the streets of
London to Westminster abbey. She
does not wear her coronation mantle
in the coach, but just ordinary robes of
state, in which she stands beside the
king on such occasions as the opening
of parliament. After she enters West
minister abbey the mantle of state is
removed by her ladies, and the gor-
geous coronation robe of purple velvet
turned up with ermine and having a
court train four yards long is put upon
her. The court train falls from the
shoulders. We may he very sure that
this ceremony of undressing and dress
ing before all the folk in Westminster
abbey will be undergone with con-
summate grace, like every other role in
which the beautiful Dane appears.
Alexandra, automatic accompanied
of Edward. walks up the crimson Gov
cred aisle with him. Edward, not Alex
andra, is ''it'' on this occasion. Two
chairs apiece are necessary for the
browning of the king and queen. The
first two are upon the cloth of gold
covered platform and in them the royal
couple sit while the archbishop of Can
terbury tells the people that this man
| sitting in that chair upon the cloth of
i gold platform is their king and asks
them if they are willing to serve him;
whereupon they all do as they have
been told to beforehand and shout
aloud, "God save King Edwardw
1t is now II O'Clock. The queen has
nothing to do but sit still and look
pretty during the next two or three
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

Education is still needed among farm
ers to tone up their ideas in methods of
producing pure milk, said the late L. T.
Abbott of Maine. The thought with
many people is that milk is contami-
mated only by the Introduction of for
eign bodies directly into the milk. 1t
is true that this is prolific source of
bad favored butter and cheese, but not
the only one. 1t does not occur to these
farmers that taints may be introduced
10 these products through the organism
of the COW by her breathing an impure
and tainted atmosphere. Well anthem
ticated instances are on record where
cows at pasture, breathing air polluted
by carrion, carried the faint to their
milk and seriously affected the whole
product of the factories to which the
milk was sent.
The modern barn, with close tieup
and cellar used as q depository for the
accumulation of manure through the
winter, is more suggestive of faint
ed milk when COWS are confined in such
quarters. The old, lax notions of allow
ing cows to stand and to lie down in
their ordure six months of the year, ac-
cepting the conditions of filthiness the
cows take on in consequence as mat
ter of course, are not yet all obsolete.
And yet these farmers think they are
targets for persecution if the factory
management insists upon a reform in
their practice on penalty of exclusion
from the factory.
Neck of Good Dairy Cow.
The general appearance of the head
end neck of good type of dairy COW
as seen from the front while looking
down is brought out very nicely in the
illustration reproduced from farmers
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
(,:l||IN I FH|
2V7DAIIBY|

In speaking of profits in dairying a
writer in Practical Farmer says:
A fairly good dairy COW will produce
5000 pounds of milk per year, which,
sold at cents per pound, the prevail
ing price, makes $3.50 per year. From
a given ration she will consume-and
we will charge the COW for full ration
for 365 days-2 1-3 tons of cowpea hay,
valued at $2S; five tons of ensilage, at
$40; two tons of corn stOyer, valued at
$40, and one-third ton cottonseed meal,
valued at So, a grand total of S56 for
cost of food for one COW that produces
$3.50 worth of milk. Besides this you
have cowpea hay, which you have sold
for $12 per ton, corn ensilage at So and
corn slower at S. ton in form of milk.
And then the manurei All of it but
$500 returned to your soil. If dairying
does not pay now, it is because the ma
chimes are worthless-that is, the cow
which takes the raw material las corn
slower, cowpea hay, etc. to make into
finished products, as milk and butter,
is worthless Use a good bull, then, to
breed up to dairy stock, and as soon as
this is done dairy stock will improve
and dairying will become the most
profitable industry in the middle south,
more profitable than cotton growing or
cotton manufacturing.
Head of the Herd at Pan-American.
Mary Marshall stood at the head of
hord of tho paF1- A mort.
can test, producing during the six
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

The cost of pingpong may be mini
mized by an ingenious method of re-
storing damaged balls which an en-
thusiast in the game has discovered
and made public property. The cellu-
loid balls commonly used are often
bulged in and then thrown away as
useless. Instead of throwing them
away they should be dipped into hot
water, when the bulge will immediate
~ disappear, and the ball can be re-
turned to play as good as ever. 1t is
not necessary to immense the whole
ball. 1t is sufficient if the bulged part
be dipped, and this can be done with
out scalding the fingers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

ALEXANDRA IN CORONATION ROBES.
hours while the ancient pageant OF
making a dead sure king of her august
husband proceeds. 1t is most ex
hausting ceremony. After it is ovel
Alexandra goes through her part. which
is not much and does not take her long
No oath is required of her. since she
has no part in the government OF Eng
land. She has, however, a crown an(
throne chair Of her own. Their majes
ties do not take their places in thu
throne chairs till the browning. The
throne chair in which Queen Alexandrs
will sit after leaving the one upon thu
platform was made for the coronation
of William and Mary III 1859. Mary
was crowned sovereign Jointly will
William, and this chair was for her. L
was not used again till 1881, wheI
Queen Adelaide, wife of William ".
sat in it when she was crowned.
The queens crown is historic. too
though alterations have been made II
It for her USE For one thing, it will con-
tain the great Kohinoor diamond, which
never before has shone at a British
coronation. Until the queen is anointed
she will wear only her diadem, a sim
pie decorated gold band or fillet, and
she will be crowned not by the arch
bishop of Canterbury, like her hus-
band, but by the archbishop of York.
Her special crown was made originally
for Mary of Modena, wife of the hap
less King James II. 1t was named,
however, the crown of st. Editha, for
Queen Edith, wife of Edward the Con-
fessor.
The ceremony in the abbey lasts
about six hours. After it is over the
king and queen, wearing their heavy
crowns and state robes, must ride in
state through London streets again,
showing themselves to their people.
And when all is done and the royal
pair are back home at Buckingham
palace and have a chance to snatch a
cold bite we can well imagine the beau
tiful queen throwing off the monstrous
weight of cloth and metal and stone,
stretching up her lovely arms and even
yawning in the kings face and ex-
claiming:
''Thank goodness, it's overr'
ALEXANDRA COSMO.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

The early tomatoes are particularly
good broiled. as they are not apt to be
as ripe and luscious as later. Cut in
thick slices, drain and dry on towel
dip first into slightly beaten egg. to
which tablespoonful of water has
been added, then into fine breadcrumbs
and broil quickly over a hot fire. Serve
on squares Of toast garnished with
watercress and send round a cream
sauce with the dish.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
Care of the PouIts.

Little turkeys, having rather wild
natures, do not take very kindly to
meal and buildings. Cheese, meat and
eggs should be REINFORCED by onion
tops and lettuce. Little turkeys are
susceptible to dampness. so for the
first two or three weeks of their lives
they should be carefully protected dur
ing dew and showers. 1t is difficult to
raise them and chicks together because
at this early stage the latter develop
faster and rob the little turkeys, while
later the poults become the quicker
and the harder and domineer-C. L..
Edwards in Farm and Home.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
HlvING A SWARM.

10 Prevent Bees From Ascending
From Their New Home.
Many swarms abscond after being
hived q few hours. This is because
their new home is not comfortable, and
it is probably too hot, says f. G. Her
man in American Agriculturist. A
swarm of bees needs plenty of air. Aft
err a few days when there are eggs and
brood in the new hive they will rarely
desert it. When hiving a swarm, we
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
The cata1pa For Prairie Planting.

The Cata1pa For Prairie Planting.
At the recent Illinois state horticul-
tural meeting I was especially inter-
ested in hearing my favorite tree (Ca-
ta1pa speciosa) recommended as one of
| the very best for general planting. !
wish all farmers living on the prairies
could know the value of this tree and
how easily it can be raised from seed.
Twelve years ago l bought one ounce
Of catalpa seed, planted 1t in bed in
the garden, and before long l had all
the trees l could use. Many of these
were transplanted to various parts of
the farm, and 1 find that there is moth
| ing bette. for shade or for producing
poles and posts. When not crowded,
they make beautiful trees, spreading
about as much as an oak or u maple,
says an Orange Judd Farmer CORE
spondent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
After the Hay Crop Is on.


Flowing after the hay crop is OF and
sowing millet or Hungarian grass is q
favorite plan with many. but they need
rather strong land, and we think ever
then they are uncertain crops and diff
cult to cure propeNy If the crop is
heavy and weather not very favorable
at the time they should be cut. we pre-
fer to drill in an early variety of corn
even as late as July and, while 1t may
not be fully mature iii October every
year, it makes good green fodder If the
pastures suffer from fall drought or 1t
can be cured for winter fodder. 1t will
grow on land where there would be
small chance of a good millet crop and
is not as exhaustive to the soil, ad-
vises a Massachusetts authority.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

bulletin No. 143 issued by the United
States department of agriculture. The
thinness of the neck on top and the
fatness on the side characteristic of
the type are very well shown. The fine
ness of the neck where it blends with
the head and the freedom from dewlap
show breeding and quality. The spare
ness of flesh desired in the dairy type
and the fairness of the neck where it
Joins the shoulder make the neck vein
very marked in this class of animals
so much so, in fact, that the shoulder
seems to be abnormally developed
when compared with the beef type.
Don't Keep Milk Too Long.
One of the most common mistakes in
making butter ON the farm, particular
ly during the winter, is in keeping the
milk too long. a low temperature of
the cream prevents, or, rather, retards,
fermentation or souring, and it is often
the case that the cream is kept until it
is bitter in order to secure a proper
acidity, and it is impossible to make Il
good quality of butter from bitter
cream.
Sources of Acid Organisms.
Mr.. r. n. Burr of the Storrs Comm
agricultural experiment station de-
scribes some investigations on the
sources of the acid organisms concern
ed in the souring of milk. He drew
milk from cows in such ways that part
of the milk was not exposed to exter-
nal contamination. while the rest was
freely exposed during the milking and
after. The former contained no acid
organisms and remained sweet. while
the latter did contain the organisms
and became sour and curdled in the
usual manner. Furthermore, i'll post
mertem meteorological examinations
of the udders of COWS he found no
acid organisms present. He thus shows
that these bacteria get into the milk
after it is drawn. He also shows that
they come from the dust and dirt from
the air, the stable and the COW. The
Importance of knowledge of these
facts to dairymen is pointed out.
A Well Deserved Compliment.
Referring to the butter contests
which have been carried on in Mime
sofa for the past twelve months, the
Dairy Record, published in st. Paul,
MINI, says: Professor Hacker is en-
titled to good share of the credit, as
he was the originator of the monthly
contests and helped institute them and
has done all he could to make sue
Fess of them. The professor is ever
ready to help in any project which will
ndvance the dairy industry. and he is
In a position where he may be and has
been of great help to the dairymen and
butter makers in general. and there is
no man in the state who has worked so
hard and accomplished as much which
has helped in the upbuilding of dairy
sng as Professor Hacker"
The KnovaI1s.
/ Now and then we run against people
who can be taught nothing more in re
gard to dairying. These are invariably
The ones who are not making more
than two-thirds possible profits out OF
the business.-Dairy and Creamery.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
silks For the Season.

Crepe de chine is among the silks
for the season. and it is offered in ev-
cry color and tint Liberty silks are
thown in an overwhelming variety, but
among the designs the dark blue and
white scroll patterns seem to be rather
the best liked There is no end to the
number OF designs, all different, and
she who has any difficulty in choosing
something to her taste will find it in
the immense number, each pattern be-
ing prettier than the last seen. The
polka dot still retains it's favor with
Womankind
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

Any cultivation which merely breaks
up the root stocks and leaves them in
the ground, especially during wet
weather, aids in their distribution and
multiplication and is worse than use
less unless the cultivation is continued
so as to prevent any growth above
ground. Flowing and fitting corn
ground in April and May and cultivat-
ing at intervals until the last of June,
then leaving the land uncultivated dur
ing the remainder of the season, is one
of the best methods that could be pur-
sued to encourage the growth of conch
grass, Johnson grass and many other
perennial weeds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
whffA-u~v

Whitewash is the cheapest disinfect-
ant we know of. A coat of whitewash
in poultry house sweetens it up won
derfully. 1t is not necessary to try to
do an artistic job. Any brush or even
an old broom may be used to apply the
wash. A spray pump can be bought
cheaply and will save time in white
washing. Whatever is used, don't for
get to whitewash.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19
How to wash shirt Waists.

Great care should be used in wash
ing delicately tinted shirt waists OF
summer gowns to prevent fading. Alum
used in the rinsing water will prevent
green from fading. a handful of salt
thrown into the rinse water should be
used to set blue. Oxgall is good to use
for gray and brown. Hay water, made
by pouring boiling water over hay, is
excellent for washing tan or brown
linen. When this is not used, the gar.
ments will soon look faded and bleach
ed. -