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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09

One reason why so many complain of
poor success with late Matched chick
ems Is that they do not take care to
keep down the pests of lice and mites
about the coops and yards and to
guard against filth accumulations.
Others fail to provide fresh water as
frequently as they should. and many
neglect the matter of shade entirely in
the hottest weather. All these faults
are bad enough in the early spring.
but are tenfold worse when the tenn
perature stands about the 80 degrees
point. Not only do lice breed much
more rapidly in hot weather, but they
seem to breed anywhere, outside of
the buildings as well as inside. Then
il much is fed it should be mixed fresh
at each feeding or there will be some
sour to cause scours or diarrhea. All
of these causes act to the disadvantage
of the summer Matched chicken. but all
of this can be guarded against If one
will but take trouble enough.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
WATER ON Demand.

Water is an absolute necessity at all
times for fowls Don't think for a mo-
ment that the fowls can do well or live
a great while without plenty of water,
and during hot weather this should
have special attention, for a clean,
cool drink is as grateful to them as to
ourselves. No one should neglect the
water supply for either the young or
the old stock. In fact. they could not
long grind their food or pass it through
the crop without plenty of water to
aid in the process, for by the aid of
the water is the food softened. diges-
ton aided and the system sustained.
1t is not much trouble to fill the water
pots twice day during hot weather,
and the fowls need it every hour.
Watch the little chicks run and take a
little at time, then run away to feed,
and soon they come back for little
more. This continual supply of mois-
ture aids them in grinding and digest
ing their food. and they must have it
all the time and plenty of it or they
will not thrive as they should.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09

SO that the dropping boards do not
come within six inches of the walls of
the house.
G G are sides or frame of roosts and
are hinged at B B to the studding.
d d D are the roosts.
| E e are the dropping boards. six
inches below roosts.
Eff F are strips of wood four inch
es wide and a half inch thick that hold
| the roosts and dropping boards to-
gether.
G is a pulley fastened to a rafter
overhead.
H II is a. rope (one-half inch) fas-
| tened to the roosts and passes through
pulley (G.
is a trough at back end of boards,
six inches deep and V shaped. There
| is also a lath nailed all around the
edge of boards to keep the droppings
| from falling to the floor.
Now to operate. In the morning
when 1 feed and after the birds are
all off the roost pull rope CID and lift
the roosts and platform altogether.
The droppings roll back and down into
trough o., from which they can be re-
moved in less than half the time by
the method of scraping.
The roosts are fastened up all day,
which induces the fowls to work and
not roost all day. Neither is there
anything in the way fastened to the
floor, and l use the entire house for
scratching shed in cold weather. By
untying the rope and unlocking at the
back all may be carried out of house to
be painted or burned for vermin.-L.
G. Householder in Poultry Keeper.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
The GoIdenrods.

There are at least two species of
goldenrod that are desirable to nat
uralize in the wild garden and that
may be trusted not to overrun choicer
plants. One of these is Solidago argu-
ia. the cut leaved goldenrod, which is
found in rich woods, which does not
spread much and which has a grace
full. refined appearance, with its bright
panicles of bloom. which are secund,
or on only one side of the stalk.
Another pretty goldenrod which 1t is
quite safe to introduce into ones gar
den is Solidago casia, slender spe-
cies with blossoms in graceful wands,
consisting of little aXillary and ter
minal clusters. A handsome species is
Solidago speciosa. the snowy. or noble,
goldenrod. 1t is fine marsh plant,
but great nuisance in the flower bed.
Cor. Gardening.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
Gloucester County Orphans Court.

On the application of
James w. Hughes Ad-
ministrator of the estate Order to Show
of Emeline Van Leer de- Cause.
ceased, for sale of lands to
pay debts.
James w. Hughes, Administrator of the estate
OF Emeline VanI1eer, deceased having exhibited
to this Court, under oath, just and true account
OF the personal estate and debts OF said deceased,
whereby it appears that the personal estate of
SAID Emeline VanLeer is insufficient to pay her
debts, and requested the aid of the Court in the
premises. 1t is this twenty-sixth day of
September A. D., nineteen hundred and two,
ordered that all persons interested in the lands,
tenements and real estate of said Emeline Van
Leer, deceased, appear before the Court at the
Court House, in the City of Woodbury., on Fri
day, the twenty-eighth day of November, next
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause
why so much of the said lands tenements,
hereditaments and real estate of the said Eme-
line VanLeer, deceased, should not be sold as
will be sufficient to pay her debts, the residue
thereof, as the case may require.
By the court. WILLARD F. DUBOIS,
l0l9O2. Surrogate.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
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FAULTS IN BUTTER.
= Practical Man Tells the Methods

4 Practical Man Tells the Methods
He Employs to Avoid Them.
Dan Blauer, in an address before the
Wisconsin Butter Makers association,
said:
Let us bear in mind, first, that milk
is naturally pure product, and if it
Is found to be unclean chances are that
It is not the fault of the COW. Some
person is to blame, either the one who
cares for the cow or the one who han
dies the milk. In order to make fine
favored butter the milk must be in
first class condition when taken into
the creamery. There are some, how
ever, who get good milk and then can
not make first class article of butter.
OF such it must be said the fault is not
in the milk, but in the man or his tools.
If the buttermaker has his creamery
disinfected with antiseptic, which is
applied muscle and brush, he can in
that way prevent the development of
foreign germ life. The cream should
be ripened by giving it the desired
amount of acid and no more. l churn
the cream at 80 C. c., at a temperature
of 81 to Sc degrees.
We have many complaints that the
butter comes soft at a temperature of
81 to Sc degrees. My experience with
different churns has been that in the
process Of churning the temperature
runs higher, varying from to 5 de-
grees. My way of testing the churn is
to put about the same amount of wa
ter as have cream to churn, take the
temperature and churn about as long
as / do the cream, then take the tenn
perature again, and this tells me the
temperature the cream should be when
put into the churn.
The sailing and working the butter
is another important matter. Many
butter makers hold to the theory that
the quicker it is sailed and worked so
much the better will be the quality of
the product This is a mistake. The
salt must have time to do its work.
Work the butter about minute, then
let 1t stand about fifteen; after this
take out q sample on ladle, examine
1t closely, and you will find drop Of
buttermilk and water hanging to each
kernel of salt. Work it again for an
other minute and let it stand another
fifteen; then take out chunk, and
you will find that the drop of butter
milk and water has increased in size.
Butter should be worked about five
minutes and not to exceed one minute
at any time. By this method the salt
has plenty of time to do its work and
take the most of the unnecessary but
termilk and water out of the butter.
In the matter of rancid butter my eX-
perience teaches me that the trouble
lies in the butter containing too much
buttermilk and being poorly packed.
The causes of notifies are many. They
may be caused by not properly strain
ing the cream. Another cause is wash
ing the butter with water which is not
of the same temperature as the butter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
TOULOUSE GEESE. Z 9
They Are Fine Birds, Though Not
Equal In Weight to the Embdens.

They Are Fine Birds, Though Not
Equal In Weight to the Embdens.
These are the pride of France. From
them comes the pate de foie gras, so
much enjoyed as delicacy by the gor-
mands of the world. They gain their
name from the city of the same name
in southern France, but like the Hou-
dan and other fowls of France the
Toulouse geese in their native land are
cultivated purely for market purposes.
The finish for exhibition-fne feathers
and increased size-has come under
the handling Of the English and Amer
lean fanciers. Mr.. Lewis Wright tells
us that the goose is the result of breed
ing and feeding up the graylag and
selecting the largest and darkest col
ored specimens.
Miss Carnpain of England writes as
follows: at is twenty years since
started breeding geese. For years
have been an exhibitor of Toulouse
and win my full share of prizes. /
started with a pair of the finest to be
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
SHERIEEeS SALE.
Monday, the TwAntiAth 1av Of October

By virtue of writ of tieri facias, to me di-
rected, issued out of the Chancery Court of the
state OF New Jersey, will be exposed at public
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
CHERIFF,s SALE.
Monday. the Twenty-seventh Day Of octobe

By virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me d.
rected, issued out of the Chancery Court of the
State of New Jersey, will be exposed at public
sale
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
GLOUCESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT cou RI

In the matter of the improvement of
the public road known as German
street, beginning at Broad street. in
the city of Woodbury., and extending NOTICE.
enthusiastically to Glassboro Ave
nue., or Knights Run Road, a dis
tance of $50 feet.
Notice is hereby given, that the Gloucester
County Circuit Court will sit at the Court House
in the city of Woodbury., on Friday, the Third
Day of October nineteen hundred and two at
two O'Clock in the afternoon, when and where
the said court will hear any objections that may
be made to the assessments made by the Com
missioners appointed for that purpose, of the
benefits conferred by the Improvement of the
above stated road upon the lands and real es-
tate fronting or bordering thereon, (which said
report of the said Commissioners is on file in
the Clerks office in said county, and may be in
spected by anyone desiring to examine it,
Dated Sept 9, 1902. FRANK B. RIDGWAY,
David o. Watkins, Attorney. Clerk
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
Poultry Manure.

AS is well known, poultry manure is
one of the best and strongest fertilizers
extant, says a writer in an exchange.
During the warm weather, however,
which is not too favorable for the
keeping of this manure, as it parts
very rapidly with its ammonia. it is
not advisable to keep it separate from
the other manures. 1t will be more
economical and serviceable either to
use it Immediately or to mix it with
the stable manure. The dropping from
growing animals or birds is not SO val
liable as that from matured stock, so
that the autumn or winter is better
time to store up the poultry droppings.
A very good way in summer to dispose
of 1t is by making it into a liquid ma
nure and watering fruit trees, flowers
and vegetables all into the roots.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09

We have a strong prejudice against
mating brothers and sisters in breed
ing Pekin ducks, says Poultry Keep
err. 1t is the worst kind of inbreeding
We should prefer to mate the father
to his daughters and a young drake to
the old ducks. If market ducks only
are desired, it would be better to Sc
cure new males each season, but in
doing so be sure they are from hardy.
rugged stock. AS bad results may be
obtained by crossing two strains hay-
ing the same characteristic weaknesses
as by close inbreeding. If you are
raising exhibition ducks. it may be nee
essary to inbred to a certain extent.
but for market birds. 1t is much easier
and better to acquire new males.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09

BY virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me di-
rected, issued out of the Chancery Court of the
State OF New Jersey, will be exposed at public
sale, on
Monday, the Twentieth Day Of October
next between the hours of IL and 5 o'clock, to-
wit at o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at
the Court House in the City of Woodbury.
County OF Gloucester, and State of New Jersey,
all the following described real estate, that is to
say:
All that certain tract or parcel of land and pre-
misses situate in the Township of Deptford, in
the County of Gloucester, and State of New
Jersey, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at point in the Easterly line of
East Avenue, distant Northerly two hundred
and eighty feet from the intersection of said
Easterly line of said East Avenue and the
Northerly line of West Avenue as delineated on
a map marked MAP of lands of ]. M. Plum, at
Westvllle N. j.; thence North one degree and
two minutes, West sixty feet to point; thence
from the beginning and last mentioned points
Easterly at right angles to said East Avenue to
lots numbered Is, Is and II on said map To-
gether and the free and common use of sale
East Avenue.
Being the same lands and premises that John
M. Plum and wife, by deed dated June 18th 1895
and recorded in the Clerks Office of Gloucester
County, in book No. Ill of Deeds Page 5S5&c..
granted and conveyed to said Theodore Krein
Seized as the property of The Arena Mutual
Athletic and Aquatic Association ct al Defend
ants, and taken in execution at the suit of The
German Centennial Building and Saving Fund
Association, OF Camden, New JERSEY coInnlain
ant and to be sold by
William J. Kraft, Sol'r, Sheriff.
Dated Sept. IL. 1902. Prs fee. SGD
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09

now TO MAKE French Ometet.
To secure the semiliquid delicacy of
the omelet served by French cooks,
great care is required. 1t should be
made in perfectly clean saucepan
one that is neither burned out nor de-
fective in any other way. Beat the
yolks of three fresh eggs until light
and creamy; add a tablespoonful OF
sugar and one of lemon juice. and,
lastly. the whites of three eggs, beaten
stiff. These should be folded in. not
stirred or beaten. Put the mixture in
the pan. in which a good lump Of best
butter has been melted. but not burned,
and cook slowly until done. Fold and
serve on hot platter. preferably on a
folded napkin. This omelet admits of
indefinite variation. Appetizing In
combination with it is fresh pineapple
Two full tablespoons of the fresh
fruit. grated or chopped. are sufficient.
Fold in just before serving and dust
the top with powdered sugar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
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81 - -,----@E

If we were to raise heifer calf to
make a dairy cow, the first thing would
be to select the calf from some COW
that was productive of milk or butter,
whichever we decided that we wished
to make our main product. We would
want the sire of the calf pure bred
animal from family that was produc-
tive in the same line. If we could have
the COW also pure bred, we should like
it better, and often men who have such
good cows, keeping them because they
like a good COW, and not caring to
raise up herd, are willing to sell the
calves at q nominal price or even to
give them away.
Probably the best Jersey COW that
ever stood in Massachusetts was given
away as a calf, as the party who
owned her mother did not want to
raise calf And the man who did
raise her refused $1,000 for her.
If We could be sure that the COW was
well nourished while she was carrying
the calf, but not kept too fat, it would
suit US all the better, for we believe
that the calf can be stunted by poor
nourishment before birth as well as
afterward.
We never want to see a paunchy or
pot bellied calf. We like the cow to
have a capacious body that she may
have plenty of room for her food, but it
is time enough to develop that when
she begins raising calves. If the calf
,nlI ff7frafy II
checks the growth. We want to build
up the framework first. then put on the
flesh and spread out the form.
We liked when we kept Jersey cows
to have them come fresh when from
eighteen toA twenty-one months old.
The Holstein and the beef breeds
might well be left a little longer,
though we would not return to the old
custom that prevailed when we were
young of not allowing heller to drop
her calf until three years old. 1t is
true that some of those three-year-olds
were not as large or as mature as the
heifers are now at half that age, but If
they CHANGED to have fairly good pas
ture they would put on fat, to the loss
Of milk production. They were kept
three years without yielding any prof
it, and many Of them did not in the
next three either. They were scarcely
good for ten quarts of milk q day or
$50 pounds of butter in year.-Amer-
lean Cultivator.
DON'T Sell Best Calves.
The high price for meat results in
the feeding of many calves for the
butcher. At such times it is quite O
profitable business, but it should be
properly pursued. Farmers should not
be induced to sell their most promising
heifer calves for this purpose even at
good prices, for they should be worth
much more on the farm for cows, or, II
not all are wanted, they would sell very
readily either as heifers or COWS TO
those who desire superior stock.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09

Sold in woodbury. by JOS W. Merritt Call
or free sample.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
A MENDMENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED BY
THE LEGISLATURE or 1900

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate 1.-THE House OF
Assembly concurring that the following
amendments to the constitution of this State
be, and the same are hereby proposed, and
when the same shall be agreed to by majority
OF members elected to the Senate and House OF
Assembly, the said amendments shall be entered
on their journals, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, and referred to the legislature next to
be chosen, and shall be published for three
months previous to the first Tuesday after the
first Monday OF November next (being the
fourth day of said month in at least one news
paper OF each county, il any be published there
in, the said newspapers to be designated by the
president OF the Senate, the speaker of the
House OF Assembly and the Secretary OF State
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
How to Use Cold Mea,

Suppose you have some pieces of
cold roast lamb on hand. The suppo-
sition is that your family is well tired
of the idea of stewing up these pieces
in the gravy for second days repast.
Therefore cut the meat into fine bits
and stew it till soft in milk Thicker
with flour to creamy consistency and
half fill the little gem pans that have
been lined with good pie crust. Cover
the tops with seasoned crumbs and
bake. These little meat pies should be
served warm. They may be made of
cold veal or pork just as we'll as of
lamb
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
Fruit and Flower Notes.

Vulcan and Gonzales plums promise
well. The latter Is of Texas origin.
The Senator Dunlap strawberry is
being talked of as better berry than
Warfield.
Swainsonia alba has good foliage
and works well into all kinds of bou-
quets.
The stevia is much grown for Christ
mas and makes an excellent decorator.
Among the new cottons Gloriosa and
LIE Comte head the list.
Pot up the Bermuda lily bulbs now
as soon as possible for Easter bloom
ing.
Begonia rex is handsome and popu-
lar house plant,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
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KUl 1NsSEIoWERS
S6aYggsSa e -
THE PEONY.
just How to Propagate and Grow 1t.
Effective For Fall Border.

Effective For Fail border.
There are three methods by which
peonies are propagated-by division Of
roots (the most PREVALENT. by grating
to rapidly increase rare sorts and by
seeds to obtain new varieties.
Division of roots is the easiest and
most satisfactory method. The roots
may be lifted and divided any time
from the middle of August until the
stalks appear again in the spring The
best time. however, is in the early fall
when the cut surfaces soon callus over
and new rootlets form before the frost
sets in.
Take large stool. cut off the leaves
and separate into as many divisions as
can be made with an eye to each tuber.
In digging care should be taken that
all of the tubers are dug up. for if not
they may remain dormant a season
and then produce shoot. giving rise to
many stray plants as frequently founc
in old beds.
Tubers divided without an eye should
also be planted. as they often act in a
lllduEeI anu ludhc a ShOn AL .
above ground in two years time.
Propagating by seed is somewhat te-
dious The seeds should be gathered
as soon as ripe and kept damp until
sown in November.
mulch during the first season will
keep the ground moist and prevent
weeds from growing.
Generally two years are required for
the seed to terminate and three more
before well developed bloom can be
expected.
Peonies grow in all kinds of SOIL but
do best in deep. rich. rather moist
loan. A clay subsoil, if well drained.
is very beneficial when blooms are de-
sired. but the tubers ramify more In
lighter soil if grown for propagating
purposes.
In preparing the bed it should be
thoroughly trenched two or more feet
deep, working in great quantity of
good, rich COW manure, as peonies are
gross feeders.
The crowns should be set two inches
below the surface.
In transplanting it is good plan to
remove all the old earth. SO as to start
fresh. unimpoverished soil next to the
roots.
The flowers produced on small divid-
ed plants are apt to be imperfect, but
when thoroughly established plant
will continue to bloom. if undisturbed,
for upward of twenty years.
During the period of blooming an in
conspicuous wire support is desirable.
as a heavy rain often beats down the
flowers.
Peonies grow from one to three feet
high and are therefore suitable for
planting in front of shrubbery, along
driveways. and are especially pleasing
when entering into distant vista.
When planted in border with fall
blooming perennials. such as phlox,
funkia, etc, the rich. glossy foliage is
very effective. - Cyclopedia Of Horti-
culture.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
Poultry at ST. Loufs.

J. A. Leland. Springfield, ILL.,; Henry
Steinmesch, st. Louis, Mo-; l. K. Felch,
Matte, Mass, and L. N. Cobbledick,
Oakland. Cal. are a committee on
poultry, pigeons and pet stock at the
St Louis fair in 1904. Sixty thousand
dollars has been allotted to this de-
partment, and the committee feels this
will enable it to make the largest
finest and best exhibit in this line
that has ever been seen in the world
The entry fee will be small and the
premiums large
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09

vigorous growth. exceeding all other
varieties planted at the same time for
comparison.
The President led all kinds in devel-
opment of fruits. every plant produc-
ing clusters similar to the one shown
In the figure. 1t seems inclined to per-
feet and bring to large size every ber-
ny. The color Is bright and clear, the
flesh firm and the seeds few and wide
ly separated. 1t ripens and comes in
with Gladstone, Candy and other late
varieties The quality is very fair. but
not high. the acidity being quite mild.
1t is considered altogether the most
promising strawberry yet tried from a
market standpoint,