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The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
A Move for Pure Milk.

Pasteurized milk in sealed bottles
prepared and inspected under the di
rection of the city health department
will be furnished during the summe,
in the congested districts of tht
Northwest side, Chicago. by tha
Northwestern University Settlement
Five stations in the Sixteenth and
Seventeenth wards will distribute thu
milk to fla and tenement dwellers a
a rate slightly exceeding the price
paid for ordinary milk. The first de
livery will be made within a week.
BY Offering cleansed and tested
milk to the residents of the crowded
Polish district the workers in the
university settlement hope to checl
the enormous death rate among chill
dren on the Northwest side during tht
the settlement, Noble and Augusts
streets, were found in the investiga
ton of the City Homes Association two
years ago to be among the most thick
ly settled in the city. and the death
rate is double the general Chicago
rate of mortality.
The milk will be pasteurized in spe
cially prepared quarters at the settle
ment, and will be sent out to all the
substations each day for distribution
The milk will be inspected twice {
week by the city health department
At first the milk will be sold only al
the stations.
The health conditions in the Polish
district have been such as to urge the
workers in the Northwestern Univer
sity settlement to immediate action
In the crowded -neighborhood of the
upper Seventeenth ward and the low.
er Sixteenth, the residents are far
from a park or public playground
Lincoln, Humboldt and Union Parks
are all blocks away from the district
None of the new breathing spots are
near the crowded quarters of the
Poles, and there are no available pub
lie baths. The children live in the
streets and alleys where grass spots
are few. The Northwestern Univer
sity settlement looks for no financial
reward in carrying out this plan, bu,
will furnish good milk, thoroughly
cleansed, at actual cost.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Absorbing Capacity Of Grains.

A number of experiments are on rec
ord that show the MISUNDERSTANDING
capacity of wheat and other grains.
The results obtained by Hilgard, OF
the California experiment station, are
perhaps the most striking. He sub
iected dried grains Of different cereals
to an atmosphere as nearly saturated
as it was possible to make it, the
temperature being kept at 64.4 F. Due
to the absorption of moisture, oats
and barley gained in weight 1913 and
oO.4 per cent respectively in Is days.
and wheat gained 1873 per cent in IA
days. Absorption progressed very
rapidly at first, nearly one-half the
total increase in weight taxing place
during the first "a hours. In another
experiment by this same investigator
perfectly dry grain, dried artihclally,
was exposed to saturated atmos-
phere at 64.4 degrees for Is days, with
the result that wheat gained 20 per
cent in weight, barley 2S.2 per cent
and oats 29.1 per cent. In third ex'
pertinent HilgarI kept wheat in an
atmosphere prepared to be about as
dry as the air at harvest time in the
interior valleys of California. The
results he obtained led to the belief
that wheat cured there in the field
at harvest time becomes nearly as dry
as it would in an absolutely dry air,
and on transporting to temperate
climate may possibly increase rs per
cent, ~,hile gain of from to Is per
cent may be looked for with almost
absolute certainty.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Spraying to Thin Fruit.

Trees sprayed at the time they are
in bloom will not set as much fruit as
those sprayed either before or after
blooming. The pollen that is struck
with any sprays of common strength
is doomed practically. 1t may put out
feeble effort toward termination.
When trees are sprayed in blossom
of course the pollen in a good many
flowers escape, for the reason that all
flowers DO not open at the same time
and many will not have opened sufl-
ciently to receive the spray. 1t has
been suggested that this is a good
way to thin the fruit on trees. The
suggestion has been entertained by
scientists, and if it is ever put into
practice it may result in the finding
CT an easy method of thinning. At
the present time thinning is not gen.
orally practiced on account Of the i'm
mense amount of work required and
because at the end Of the season the
added value of the apples is almost
Offset by the cost of thinning. Men
dislike to do work that gives them no
gain. In the case Of peaches, thin
ming pays even when men have to be
employed to do the thinning. There
= is one advantage in attempting to thin
by means of killing the pollen in some
Of the blossoms, and that is the ir.
regularity with which the fruit would
set. Hand work does the business in
the most approved fashion leaving
the fruit at regular intervals. No ex-
periments that we know of have at
tempted to prove the value of spray
as thinner of fruit.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Various Horse Feeds,

At the North Dakota Experiment
Station tests with various feeds for
horses led the experimenters to draw
the following conclusions:
/. Bronze hay gave as good results
when fed to work horses as did tim
othy hay.
2. Oat straw was satisfactorily
used for feeding horses which did
light work and for those which were
idle. One-fourth more grain was re-
Quired to support horses doing light
work when they were fed straw.
3. Barley was not equal to oats In
feeding value per pound, but was
nearly as good. Mules did not relish
barley.
T. Matted barley was not so valu-
able for work horses as oats and was
not equal in value to the dry barley
from which 1t came.
5. Corn fed in connection with oats
In the proportion Of 100 pounds of
corn to 1875 pounds of oats, had great
er value than oats; 77.5 pounds Of
corn equaled 100 pounds Of oats when
fed to work horses.
6. Whole wheat fed alone was an
unsatisfactory feed for horses. Wheat
ground and mixed with bran in the
proportion OF two parts Of wheat to
one part of bran by weight gave good
results.
Z. Bran and shorts mixed in equal
parts by weight, was equal to oats In
feeding value.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Fruit in Michigan.

According to reports, the Michigan
fruit crop is going to be good one,
taking all things together. Some
kinds will be short, but the aggregate
will be good. Peaches promise less
than any Of the other fruits. and are
estimated at two-thirds of a normal
crop. This in reality is q good crop.
for there are no years when all locali-
ties have normal crops. Cherries seem
to lead the list in promise OF yield.
Apples come next-and will without
doubt be very fine crop. condition
that will be welcomed both by the ap-
pie growers and by the multitudes of
consumers that have been going with.
out apples for several months. Pears
also promise well, as do plums and
small fruits.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Point. on Asparagus. Culture.

Points on Asparagus Culture.
When the asparagus plants come
up In the new bed they should be CIV
en- every opportunity to grow and
make leaf, for the leaves are what
must be depended on to develop root.
The fact that the roots depend on the
top should not be forgotten. Con-
stant pruning Of the top does not In
crease the roots, as some might sup
pose. All the material that goes to
the extension of the roots first goes
into the leaves and is elaborated, that
is, changed into form that can be
used in cell construction. The ground
must be kept free from weeds and
from hard crusts. Every encourage
,ment should be given for the forma-
ton of top, and this should be con-
tinued till the berries form and turn
red. Then the tops that have the red
berries should be cut off or the ber-
ries picked of. and thrown away. The
berries should not be permitted to
form seed, for that will take much
if the berries are permitted to stay
on the plants they will fall to the
ground when growth is done and the
next year multitudes of little plants
will start from them. This is the
cause of many a bed running out or
the stalks getting smaller. There
will, however, be q good many other
tops than those with berries and these
may be permitted to remain. The
should ho norHiffad tn
stand on the asparagus bed but
should be drained away 'front.', as
the asparagus plant is very suscepti-
BILE to rust and other fungous dis
eases,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
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Points on Ansoras.

A raiser of Angora goats says:
Goats have cattle diseases more than
sheep diseases. They never have in
l1ammation Of the mucous passages,
and seldom have foot rot. They never
have scab, but are frequently lousy
I have often read about putting few
goats with Q flock Of sheep as pro-
lection against dogs. Dogs kill goats
but not SO much as sheep. have
never had any old ones killed but
have had quite a number of kids
killed by dogs. Goats are somewhat
harder to fence than sheep, but not
SO hard as hogs. Goats do not jump,
but climb and creep. I have old
fashioned rail fences that turn goats
perfectly. II a rail fence is made
to lean from the goat he will climb
1t, no matter how high it may be,
but a well built rail fence three and q
half feet high, will keep goats per
lectly. A seven wire fence, properly
spaced, will turn them perfectly. Two
.eet of woven wire and two wires
lbove is perhaps the best. Goats bear
locking much better than sheep. In
The range countries they are generally
kept in flocks of from one thousand
to four thousand.
read often of the necessity of an
Infusion of new blood into our Amer
lean flocks by importing from Asia.
I have serious doubts if Asia has as
good Angoras as the United States.
The people of that country do not
select and breed with any care. l be-
lieve that we have already in this
country Angoras from which q most
superior animal may be produced by
American ingenuity in selecting and
mating, as has been done in the case
of the American Merino sheep and the
standard bred horse. While am not
averse to the Introduction OF new
blood, do not want it of an inferior
quality.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Corn Culture,

From Farmers Review: In q re-
cent issue of the Farmers Review 1
saw an article by DR.. L. M. Ayres. in
which he said that the farmer should
give his corn crop shallow culture in
q wet season and deep cultivation in
q dry season; but he does not give
the reason for it. will say: Give
deep culture in q wet season to let
the water down and warm the ground.
In a dry season. give shallow culture,
to hold the moisture that is in the
ground. That will create . dust
mulch, which will draw the water to
the surface. Blagden. Okla,
homA.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Tuberculosis . Grave Matter.


The storrs Experiment Station has
been carrying on for number OF
years some tests with COWS known to
be tuberculous. The results are CIV
en- in bulletin 23. which closes with
the following summary:
The development of tuberculosis In
the condemned COWS, although slow,
continued gradually. until at the end
of four years three of the four cows
were practically worthless. either for
milk production or for beef.
The results of experiments with
these tuberculous COWS and the use
of their milk for feeding calves coin
eide with the general results OF Eu-
ropean observations, and indicate that
sis through the milk of diseased ami
mails is not SO great as has often been
supposed. In the earlier stages OF the
disease, and when the udder is not
affected, the danger from the use of
the milk appears to be limited. But
when the udder is affected, or when
the disease is SO far advanced as to
be indicated by outward signs or
marked physical symptoms. the infec-
tiousness of the milk is increased, and
the danger in using it is greater.
It is not to be understood, however,
that the farmer may neglect any case
Of tuberculosis in his herd that hap
pens to be not in the advanced stages.
or II the udder of the COW Is not af-
fected. AS matter Of fact, it is prac-
tically impossible for him to tell when
any animal that reacts to tuberculin
may acquire tuberculosis of the I'D
der. There Is danger enough in the
fact that the COWS may acquire the
disease from one another at all, no
matter how likely or unlikely they
may be to do SO. Therefore, II the
farmers do not want their dairy in
dustry menaced and perhaps seriously
injured by the wider spread of tuber-
culosis among their herds, it is Of the
every effort to free his herd from the
disease.
Cows should be examined carefully
for physical symptoms Of the disease
and be tested with tuberculin, and
any that respond at all should be
looked upon with suspicion. What
ever disposition is finally made of
those that are diseased. they should
be kept at all times completely sepa-
rated from those that are not, and the
| non-affected animals should be care.
fully watched and be tested with
tuberculin at least once a year. Only
| In this way can new cases be discov'
cred in their earlier stages. Unless
the farmers can be brought individ'
ually to appreciate the gravity of the
matter to themselves and the menace
to their industry, and to take meas
ures for destroying the disease IN
their own herds, the history Of bovine
| tuberculosis in Europe, where in some
regions the greater portion of the
COWS are infected, may easily be re
| peated in this country.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26

Ventilation in the COW stable Is
necessity If the health of the animals
is to be conserved. Little IL knGwn
among the generality Of COW owners
as to the scientific principles of ven.
tilation. The subject is worthy Of
study, especially BY the men that are
to construct stables. The men that
have stables should investigate with
the object Of putting in perfect sys.
tenn of ventilation.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
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Place for the Incubator.

Place for the Incubator.
Under most circumstances small
building out Of doors is the best place
in which to locate the incubator dur
ing the time it is to be In operation.
This place is necessary as q safe
guard against fire. There might be
times when it would be more advan-
tageously located in the house were
it not for the danger from fire. The
objection to an outer building, how
ever, lies in the fact that the temper
ature is very changeable unless the
building is exceptionally well built.
Where a good many chicks are to be
raised or where several incubators
are to be kept in service for some
months at time building construct
ed partly below ground is best. We
have seen such houses that had been
constructed at a moderate cost. The
lower walls went five or six feet be-
consisted Of concrete to the thick
ness of foot or more. In such cases
the floor was of concrete and the Sec
ond floor of boards was only short
distance above the ground. The up
per portion of such building can be
used for the storage of food and the
like. The lower part, in which are
placed the incubators, can be kept at
q very even temperature. The cellar
of the residence is hardly the place
for incubators, on account OF the
dampness of the cellars as ordinarily
constructed, and the danger of fires
above mentioned.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26

The Crisis with Nursery rsses.
It is something Of science 70 trans.
plant trees that have been received
!. m . distant nursery and have them
live. It used to be thought that there
must always be large percentage Of
loss anyway-even under the best con-
ditions. Both the nurserymen ana the
planters have now learned that trees
Of all kinds can be handled In = way
to insure their living when placed IN
their new locations. A weil-packed
tree has its roots kept moist BY being
rolled in damp moss and tied up ID
bagging. The old scheme OF pulling
trees out Of the ground, exposing their
roots and sending them away without
any protection was the cause OF many
q tree proving q failure. When these
trees arrived 1t the distant station
they were thrown out on the platform
and left there exposed to tho heat OF
the sun and the drying effects OF the
wind. In the course Of time the pur-
chaser drove around and got his con-
signment, perhaps couple OF days
after their arrival. By that time their
roots were good and dry. He drove
home and set out his trees in any old
way. Even had he set them In the
best possible way 1t Is altogether Ike
ly that q good many trees would have
perished owing to the drying out OF
the roots. When large part OF MS
trees failed to grow of course the
nurseryman was to blame-so the buy
er said. He was right to some extent
in that the trees were sent away with
roots not properly protected. In send
ing trees long or short distances the
roots and their moisture supply fur-
nish the key to the situation. Proper
treatment Of the tree from the time 1t
comes out of the nursery row to the
time it goes into the place assigned to
it in the orchard will insure good
healthy tree. In setting hundred
of these there need be no failures.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Potato Culture.

It has been ascertained that on q
soil well supplied with humus the
moisture may be conserved even
through a severe drouth and Ialr
crop of potatoes produced. The great
importance of thorough tillage is rec
ognized, but it has been demonstrated
that intensive tillage alone is not sui
ficient to produce large yield OF po-
tatoes. Intensive tillase may be over
done. During drouth only so much
tillage is necessary as shall keep the
surface soil loose and thoroughly dry
The drier the surface layer OF SOIL
the more slowly will moisture be ap-
sorbed by it from the layers OF SUD-
surface soil Some farmers have
adopted the practice of narrowing po-
tato land before the plants appear
above the ground This practice
seems to be wise one and has gen.
orally given good results. One ex-
pertinent station reports that the use
of Bordeaux mixture on the potato
planss in nearly every case resulted In
an increased yield of potatoes, even
when blight was not present, and
thorough spraying with this material
is recommended as q practice to be
encouraged. A grower says: There
is no royal road to success with po-
tatoes. Methods of procedure that are
applicable at one season must be mod
ified to meet the requirements of an
other season. Treatment OF one soil
might be radically wrong when ap-
piled to another soil. Success will be
attained only by thorough famili-
arity with the plant and its habits
of growth, and then conditions must
be made to meet as completely as pos
sible the requirements of the plant.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Cornis,, Indian Game haw.

tain in accord with the standard, and
should be combination Of nut-brown
and green-black throughout. green
predominating. Along the breastbone
of both male and female the feathers
part and allow the skin to show just
at or above the upper part Of the keel
bone. This is distinctive feature IT
the breed, and shows from the time
the chicks shed the down.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26

Japanese Bantams were imported
from Japan, where they have evidently
bsen bred for . long time, as they
breed very true to type. Only after
long generations can type be thus
6xed. They ape easily acclimated and
hardy.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Turkeys with cramped Feet.

From Farmers Review: My young
turkeys have cramped feet. Can you
tell me the cause and remedy for
it?-A Subscriber. Doubt
less the cause is the cold and damp
weather we have been having. Per-
haps the poults have been permitted
to lie in damp places and have thus
become afflicted with something after
the nature of rheumatism. We have
had chicks affected that way by the
causes named. In case of chicks we
have found that taking them into the
house where it was warm and dry in
sured cure in few days. Doubtless
the same will be true of the poults.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
Cornish and Indian Games.

The Indian Game has many fine
qualities to recommend it to the breed
er, and for many years past has been
one Of the most popular Of fowls. In
pumage the male is green-black with
out penciling; the wings, chestnut.
with bay and metallic black wing bar;
the feathers of the neck hackle are
short and hard, green-black, with del
icate crimson-brown shafts. The plu-
mage of the hen is very difficult to OBJ
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26

Feed Mills and windmllIs.

Feed Mills and WtnomJtl0.
Prof. King Of the Wisconsin station
has made q study of the effectiveness
Of various feed mills found on the
market, when driven by windmills and
gas engines. and OF the cost Of grind
ing feed. With one Of the most effect
I've combinations Of windmill and feed
mill the rate Of grinding was about
Is bushels per hour with q wind We
locity of 31.S miles, the meal being .
little coarser than medium Corn
and oats were ground at the rate OF
41O.3 pounds per hour with the wind
at 26.48 miles. With wind velocity
of 1851 miles oats were ground at the
rate of about 6.5 bushels per hour, ana
rye at the rate of 1885 bushels with
the wind 25.S5 miles. The rye was
ground q little finer than medium
and the oats little coarser.
Under Wisconsin conditions there
are on the average from October l TO
May 1 of each year 1877 days when q
man could attend the mill and grind
ten hours with q wind velocity not
less than Is miles per hour. and much
o. the time higher than this. HE
should therefore be able to grind more
than 46 bushels per day and on the
average more than 100 bushels per
week. The 81 grinding days during
the seven months places the grinding
d.ys, on the average. more than Two
per week, and if 1t is supposed tnat
this is twice too high it would stlll
be possible on the average to take ad'
vantage of high winds during the
working hours and grind about 50
bushels Of corn or $500 pounds, per
week. Counting the mans time VINO
tends the mill 81 per day, the cost OF
grinding would be only about 31s
cents per hundredweight."
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26

A tablespoonful Of kerosene added 70
four or nve quarts of starc1 will make
the eolored starchsd clothes iroo
easier.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-26
FEEDING Chicks.

From Farmers Review: After
chicks are hatched do not feed them
anything for 36 hours nor do I give
them any water. After that I feed
and water them. feed and water
four times day while they are under
five and six weeks Of age. After that
I feed three times q day. I have used
this method for the last two years
and find it the best ever tried.-Mrs.
e. I. Reynolds, La Porte County. In
diana.