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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
A CARCASS CUTTER.

when Fed With Carcass 1t Turns
Out Joints Ready For the Fire.
A salesman in the Metropolitan meat
market has done a clever thing He
saw what was necessary in the devel-
opment of the frozen meat trade to
give people exactly what they wanted
If a trader requires lot of legs or
lot of shoulders he can now get them
without having to buy a large number
Of whole carcasses and getting lot of
things he does not want This man
has invented two machines which
when fed" with carcasses almost i'm
mediately disgorge them again, cut up
into joints, all ready for metropolitan,
suburban and provincial kitchen stoves
or gas cookers. One of the machines
only cuts legs, but the other, larger
and more elaborate affair, cuts shout
ders, saddle, or splits the ribs separate
", or, if desired, does all at one opera
ton.
The harder the carcasses the better
the wonderful work is accomplished.
Shoulder knives lop off the shoulders.
cured along the center and comes into
operation when the table raises the
carcass against this fixed blade, and a
horizontal ram at the back of the ma
chine operates the loin knife through a
crossbar and side levers attached. Va
rious adjustments for the position of
loin and shoulder knives have been
provided, the latter being caused to
move farther back or forward depend
ing on the length of Sheep, to be
opened or closed at their front or back
ends and to be brought together or eX-
tended TAT the predetermined angle 81
simultaneously by means of a right and
left handed screw operated by hand
wheel on the entablature at the right
front of the machine.
The starting valve for the loin knife
Is operated from the front end by a
foot lever, tappet rod at the back of
the machine moving another valve,
causing the table to rise, while hand
lever gives an accelerated and con-
trolling motion to the table, as desired.
Counterbalance weights cause the
shoulder knives to return to the top of
the curved links, their original position,
when the table descends. An automat-
ic arrangement reverses the position of
the accelerating lever when the table
has Travelled the necessary height, open
ing an exhaust valve and thereby low
ering the table, while an automatic
locking arrangement allows the loin
knife to return to its original position
as soon as the table ram has reached
its lowest position, ready forsthe next
sheep. - London Cor. Country Gentle
man.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
Feeding the Chicks

Don't neglect the young chick from
the day 1t comes from the nest till fin
ished or full grown. They must be
well fed, regularly fed, plentifully fed,
but not overfed. on strong, rich foods.
Give them plenty; feed them often, but
not too much, is good rule. Some fol-
low the plan Of hopper feeding as soon
as the chicks are q few weeks old. In
this way of feeding hoppers full of
grain are placed about so the growing
chicks can help themselves at will.
This is good plan, for they soon learn,
like the bird in the cage, to help them
selves when hungry. In this way no
harm is done, but when we feed them
just as it strikes us, either once, twice
or five times per day as best suits our
fancy, they are hungry at times and
when the food comes they overeat, as
If to store away a lot for future use.
In this way they gorge themselves,
then drink lot of water, and the food
swells and often kills them, with the
crops full Regularity In feeding means
a lot to the growing chicks; on this de-
ponds their quick, strong growth and
this brings early maturity and vigor,
features of vast value to all poultry.
If poorly or carelessly fed it stunts
them and spoils them for all time to
come. Be regular in caring for their
wants If you wish them to do we'll.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
Cleaning Dairy Tanware.

A good method to be followed in
cleaning the dairy tinware would be as
follows Wash first with water at
about 80 to 100 degrees with stiff
brush (never use a cloth for washing
tinware of this sort. The brush will
get into all corners, and when there are
any dried particles of milk sticking to
the sides it will scratch them loose. One
precaution always to be observed is
never to pour hot water into can till
it has been washed with warm water,
as the hot water cooks the milk to the
side of the vessel and makes the wash
ing more difficult. After washing thor
oughly with warm water rinse thor
oughly with warm or hot water in
which washing powder has been dis
solved at the rate of one pound to fif-
teen gallons of water. After the yes
sells have been treated in this way they
should be rinsed out with a little cold
water to free them of the washing
powder solution. This treatment is
much easier than it reads. In fact, 1t
requires but very little more work than
when the steam Jet is used and is near
~ as efficient.-Charles P. Doane.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15

As advanced ideas of farming con-
tinue to spread and better grades of
stock and poultry are kept, the raising
Of geese continues to be more popular,
and as the demand increases the bust
ness becomes more profitable. The old
time goose that weighed four or five
pounds has now almost entirely disap
peared, and in it's place we have the
Toulouse and Embden, both grand
fowls that will weigh from twelve to
fifteen pounds each. They require no
expensive houses, but will need dry,
warm shed during the cold months.
They should never be kept in the horse
or cow lot, as they invariably get Grip
pied by being trampled under the feet
Of the animals. When being prepared
for market they fatten very rapidly on
corn or corn meal and are ready to be
dressed within two weeks after having
been put on full feed. Geese are profit
able and are always in demand, and the
little attention required to raise them
will justify the outlay in starting
Home and Farm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
CITY Trees.

For city trees the Hartford Garden
ers and Florists club makes the fol-
lowing recommendations: The best
tree for city life is the ailanthus. It is
capable Of withstanding almost any
possible conditions, such as smoke, dry
soil and scanty nourishment, and 1t is
free from insects. Other trees SINH
larly constituted are the cottonwood,
white poplar and some form of willow.
Then come the European linden and
the English elm, both of which are
tougher than the American species.
For the suburban and the semi
urban parts of a city the best all
around tree is the American elm. 1t
gives high and not too dense shade, and
it grows rapidly and makes beautiful
leafy arch over street. But it has the
disadvantage of putting out its leaves
very late, shedding them continually,
and, like the European elm. it has a
persistent and dangerous enemy In the
elm tree beetle.
For the most open parts of city the
red, scarlet, black and pin oaks, the
horse chestnuts, blackberry, silver and
red naples and black walnut are avail
able The rock maple doesn't get along
at all. 1t is the first to succumb to
city conditions
Set out trees which will attain large
size if left to grow, but keep them in
bounds by severe pruning. American
Gardening.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
News and Notes.

The condition of timothy hay on Aug.
1 was 922 as compared with 80 on
Aug. /, 1902, S41 at the corresponding
date in 1901 and nine year average OF
BAT.
Reports indicate nearly full crop Of
clover of medium to high grade.
The preliminary estimate of the de-
partment of agriculture is for winter
wheat crop of about 410000,0o0 bush
els, or an average Of 12.4 bushels per
acre as compared with 1873 bushels last
year.
1t is probable that if American celery
seed growers were as careful in their
work as the French growers are their
seed would be as good.
The wheat crop Of India is reported
unusually good.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
NEAT QUALITY or POULTRY
1t Has Been Sacrificed by Breeders
In the Race For Color.

1t Has Been Sacrificed by Breeders
In the Race For Color.
There is just as much need Of good
Judgment in selecting for superior meat
quality in birds used for breeding pur~
poses as there is of selection for laying
quality or for points. For some years
to come we believe it would be more
benefit to poultry culture on the whole
to have poultry breeders working sys-
tematically to produce strains of good
table quality than in any other way
Improvement in form is needed as well
as improvement in quality. While it is
true that typical specimens of our
American and Asiatic breeds, speci-
mems filing the standard descriptions
as to form, cannot be seriously lacking
in table shape, such typical specimens
are today in most breeds comparative
" rare. In breast, the most important
section in a table fowl, really good de-
velopment is so rare at present that
very moderate excellence in that sec
ton is apt TO pass as very good, and
whatever is not absolutely bad is likely
to be called passable Lack of good
breast development is conspicuous both
in most strains of exhibition birds and
in most lots of poultry sent to market.
Neither fanciers nor market poulter-
ers can escape blame for this condition.
Too many fanciers have utterly neg
lected shape in developing color and
other superficial points. Too many
market men who buy breeding birds
from fanciers have failed to insist on
birds of good shape for their purpose.
When they ask for 1t and do not get it.
because the fancier hasn't what they
want. they growl little, but go ahead
and use it anyway.
The average practical poultry
grower still, as for several generations
past, depends too much on the fancier,
nature and chance to make selection Of
stock for him. He does not study his
stock; he does not see the stock Of
others. He seems to fail to apprehend
the advantage, amounting to necessity,
of making himself familiar with the
markets and of association with others
engaged in his line.
All this is bound to be changed. If
things are left to themselves the
change will come about slowly. If a
few energetic men take up the work
the change can be made quickly. How
ever it shall come, the time must and
will come when practical poultry grow
ers will have efficient organizations I'M
der which shows are held either indie
pendently or in connection with fan
ciers' shows. Such shows would be for
the market poultry man what the shows
of today have been for the fancier-
places where they meet to compare
products and learn to judge quality.
When it becomes the custom for our
market poultry men to exhibit in COM
petition, it will not be long until there
are in nearly every community several
good judges of table poultry, and we
shall soon see such improvement OF
table quality everywhere as we now
see in a few localities.-Farm Poultry.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15

Another unique invention is that to
control scratching chickens. It con-
sists Of a small band or collar to go
around his roostership's leg. From this
a small stick is run back in such way
as to rest on the ground at the opposite
end from the chickens leg. One of these
goes on each leg. When Sir Rooster
goes to scratch in any lady's garden he
raises his foot, but cannot put it down
without taking a step forward. If he
persists in his effort to scratch he will
soon discover that the antiscratcher has
walked him step by step clear out OF
the garden.--Wa Washington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
GRAPE JUICE.
Any one Familiar with Fruit cam

Amy One Familiar with Fruit Cam
ming Can Pit u. Grape Juice.
In the manufacture of unfermented
grape juice use only clean, sound, well
ripened but not overripe grapes. II
an ordinary cider mill is at hand it
may be used for crushing and press
ing or the grapes may be crushed and
pressed with the hands. If light col
ored juice is desired, put the crushed
grapes in Clearly washed cloth sack
and tie up. Then either hang up Sc
curely and twist it or let two persons
take hold, one on each end of the sack
Gig. u, and twist until the greater
part of the juice is expressed. Then
gradually heat the juice in double
boiler or a large stone Jar in pan Of
hot water, so that the juice does not
come in direct contact with the fire, at
a temperature of $50 degrees r. to 200
degrees f., never above 200 degrees
F. 1t is best to use thermometer,
but If there be none at hand heat the
juice until it steams, but do not allow
it to boil. Put it in a glass or enameled
vessel to settle for twenty hours,
carefully drain the juice from the sedi-
ment and run it through several thick
nesses of clean flannel, or comic filter
made from wooden cloth, or felt may
be used. This filter is fixed to a hoop
Of iron, which can be suspended wher-
ever necessary Gig. p. After this fiji
into clean bottles. Do not fill entirely,
but leave room for the liquid to expand
when again heated. Fit a thin board
over the bottom of an ordinary wash
boiler, set the filed bottles Ordinary
glass fruit jars are just as good in it,
fill in with water around the bottles to
within about an inch of the tops and
gradually heat until it is about to sim
mer. Then take the bottles out and
cork or seal Immediately. 1t is good
idea to take the further precaution of
sealing the corks over with sealing
wax or parafiin to prevent mold germs
from entering through the corks.
Should it be desired to make red
Juice heat the crushed grapes to not
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15

Geranium slips root readily If we
only prepare them properly. Select a
thrifty shoot about three to five inches
long. Cut off clean and smooth with a
sharp knife; then remove the lower
pair Of leaves with close cut and trim
the leaves left. 1t is now ready for in
sertion in the propagating bed or in a
pot or box of sand. Sandy soil will do
in the absence of clean sand. Fuchsia
and other cuttings are prepared in the
same way.
If you have no specially prepared ge-
ranium plants, then select suitable
plants this month. Cut them back one
fourth and set in shady, then a sun
ny, place for a few weeks, sprinkling
the foliage lightly several times daily.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
HARVESTING MusKMELoNs.
How to Picl-CarefuI HandIing-At
the Packing Shed.


the Packing Shed.
One hundred and fifty crates of mel
ons an acre is fair yield. find there
is some difference of opinion about
picking, and it is really necessary to
pick them greener when they are to be
several days in transit, but I will give
you my way Of doing it. The first half
Of the season / pick them as soon as
the stems can be forced with the thumb
to part from the fruit without breaking
out piece Of the melon with it-that
is ttamust come OFF smooth and not tear
or break In the flesh. This condition
should prevail before the cantaloupe
has begun to turn yellow, but canta-
loupe that Is in this condition and just
right to ship today will be quite yellow
and unfit for transportation the next
day.
After the season is one-haif or two
thirds gone and the weather is very
hot, as is usually the case, find it safe
to cut them off with stems after they
are full grown and have become dense
ly netted. 1t requires careful help to
pick crop of cantaloupes without con-
siderable losses from picking too green
or too ripe. In either case those too
ripe or too green should not go in the
package An expert should follow just
behind every fifteen or twenty pickers
to see that they are doing their work
properly. Wagons should be ready to
take the cantaloupes to the packing
shed soon after they are brought out to
the end of the rows.
All handling must be carefully done
to prevent bruising and bursting. When
they arrive at the packing shed the
packers, mostly women, hurry them in
the crates, which hold forty-five canta-
loupes each. No overripe, too green,
very small, very large or immature
cantaloupes are allowed to go in. 1t is
important that every cantaloupe should
be perfect. One crate well packed,
carefully culled and in perfect order is
worth three that may be packed out of
the same pile by a careless packer who
will put In Gull or two and perhaps
pack them loose so the cantaloupes can
roll about - A Maryland Grower in
American Cultivator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
Fruit Notes.

Every farm is incomplete without a
family orchard" and fruit garden.
Spraying, fertilization, pruning and
tialage will often bring up old, neglect
Ell moss grown orchards to asathrdfty
and profitable condition. Ta
Unfermented grape juice is food and
drink, refreshment and nourishment,
all in one.
The wild vines of the Mississippi
states have evolved in company with
the phylloxera, and it is among these
that the most resistant forms are found.
Each year makes me a greater admir-
er of the Columbian raspberry, says
the editor of the Rural New Yorker
The Anjou is the greatest bearer of
any pear on the farm, rarely missing a
year, says a New York farmer.
A new disease of raspberries, cane
blight, has appeared within a few years
in New York and is prevalent in Ohio
Wisconsin and Connecticut.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15


our former trials that Compton is the
best all around berry that we have yet
tried, and we have tried it in almost
every way in competition with nearly a
hundred varieties. It is quite as early
as any of this years list and is also
about as late as any.
In our first trial of this seeding we
said it was q wonder as well as a
berry to excite much curiosity, as it is
so different from the many in its shape
and other general characteristics. In
other words, while it is long necked
berry, yet there is great diversity in
it's shape Last season we seemed to
be impressed that it did not prove to
be as good as we had expected from
the former years trial, but this season
on it's third severe test in three differ
ent places land each treated differently
in the matter of fertilization and style
of planting) we are firmly convinced it
is one of the best berries, if not the
best all around berry, we have yet
grown. In fact, it was as early as any
and as late and very prolific.
It is also a rank grower, having ex-
ceedingly large and healthy foliage
which is well carried, both leaf and
fruit high from the ground. Its fruit
is rich crimson and is inclined to be
elongated, very much like Royal Sow
ereign.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15

The many people who are interested
to know just how fast horse can 60
will be pleased to learn that recently at
Readville, Mass, Lou Dillon broke the
worlds record by going mile in ex-
actly two minutes. The last quarter
was gone in 0:29 The previous record
was 2:0214, made by Creseeus last sea
son at Columbus, O. 1t is now claimed
that Lou Dillon will be able to lower
the record to 1:59.-Kansas Farmer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
Van norman For St. Louis.
Cause of white specks.

White specks in butter are caused
either by the cream drying on the sur
face and thus causing small lump of
casein that cannot be broken up by the
churn or by allowing the cream to be-
come sour, thus causing the coagula-
ton of the casein in Jumps, with the
same result as first mentioned. Cream
that is properly ripened and not al
lowed to dry on the surface will not
leave specks in the butter.
Large Creameries Have Advantage.
The large creameries which churn
large quantity OF cream at time have
considerable advantage over those
which churn a small quantity. It has
been found by experiment that the
larger the amount of butter at single
churning the greater will be the over
run. Smaller amounts Of butter do not
absorb as much water proportionally
as do the larger.
Planning For Winter Dairying.
While under average conditions win
ter dairying pays best for the reason
that there is more demand for dairy
products, and prices usually rule high
er, to make winter dairying a sue
cess some planning and work in adj
vance must be done, particularly as re-
CARDS feed. Winter dairying requires
more feed of a suitable kind. warm
quarters, more work and, to some ex-
tent at least, cows that come fresh in
the fall. If this is done some planning
and work must be done in advance.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
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GdoNFRS'
AN ALL AROUND BERRY.

a Seeding Strawberry, Pronounced
ga wonder" In Recent Trials.
Reporting under tests with strawber-
ries on its trial grounds, American
Gardening says:
The Compton gave US much the best
result in the matted row. We find in
this years test in combination with
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15

OR FELT FILTER; FIG. 8, DRIP BAG.
above 200 degrees F., strain through
clean cloth or drip bag, as shown in
Fig. (no pressure should be used,
set away to cool and settle and proceed
the same as with light colored juice.
Many people do not even go to the
trouble Of letting the juice settle after
straining it, but reheat and seal it up
Immediately, simply setting the vessels
away in cool place in an upright posi-
ton, where they will be undisturbed.
The juice is thus allowed to settle, and
when wanted for use the clear juice is
simply taken off the sediment. George
G. Husmann.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10
BROTHER GARDNER.
He Lectures on spooxs, Dreams and
Things.


My frens," said Brother Gardner to
the members of the Lime kiln club
after the windows had been opened to
let the smoke out. L has bin told dat
Samuel Shin am not heah tonight be-
kase he met up wild a spook two eaven-
ms ago an de ghost mighty neah broke
his back
Il has also bin told dat Cartwheel
johnson was afeared to leave his house
bekase of a dream he had, an dat
Brer Jones am keepin' mighty quiet
days bekase he has seen a sign
in de heavens dat he am not long fur
dis world
In my time I has had heap O. ex-
perience wild sich things, an I am
gWine to say a few words to yo'. In
de fust place, am dar SIGH a thing as
a spook2 I answer dat OAR is. I hev
seen as many as fo'rteea of dem in de
last fo'ty years
"A spook am a thing all kivered- w
in a white sheet an floatin' around in
de darkness. a spook allus carries a
club an srits its teeth. If 20 has bin
down town shootin craps till midnight.
an has lost de two dollars de old wo-
man wanted fur a pair of shoes, keep
yor eye out for spooks as yO' open de
gate. Look to de right an de left as
yO tip-toe along. Yo' hope de old wo-
man am in bed an sound asleep. an
dat de spooks hev all gone off to a
eakewalk, but a surprise party awaits
yo Bout de time yo' put yo'r hand
rises UP from behind an ash-barl an
swings a club agin de back O yo'r neck,
an de next half hour am all dream to
yO'