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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.

Profitable DistributfOn TO Markets IL
the Problem of Today.
There is always something just ahead
for the fruit grower. He can never
"know it ALL" In approaching the fruit
industry from the standpoint of bust
ness success, we must consider produc-
ton and selling. the one being quite
as important as the other 1t has been
asserted that in our sessions we have
given more attention to the former
than the latter, and there is still call
for greater effort to be put forth in
working up the markets. Production.
great as it now is, has but just begun.
The people want fruit. How shall we
get it to them SO that the cost to them
viii not be greater than the demand
viii bear and at the same time the
compensation of the grower be such as
to stimulate production? These. not
production. are the great problems of
our fruit industry today. question
whether it is possible to get any nearer
solution of them than we are.
People are using enormous quantities
Of fruit. Rarely is there any equally
full crop in every locality. There will
almost always be some section where
the crop is failure; hence an unlocked
for draft This year the crop in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts is light
The latter is a heavy consuming state.
This condition opens liberal market
for our fruit, clears away the glut of
perishable fruit and leaves the trade in
the later keeping sorts open. Again.
there is a shortage of fruit in Euro
pean markets. and never has there
been so clean a market abroad at fairly
paying prices.
Distribution of fruit is the greater
problem at present Production is in
its infancy. and consumption is enor-
nous. We face the problem of produc-
ton and distribution with profit to the
producer and must never overlook the
fact that home consumption is a great
err factor than foreign trade President
Gilbert Before Maine Pathological So
ciety.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

Crimson Rambler is among the best
Of forcing roses.
Packing in dry sand in cellar. with
temperature of from SO to ~ degrees.
is said to be the best storage for dahlia
roots
An easy way to protect plants is to
place over them a barrel with the head
knocked out and fill in with straw.
Pips of lily of the valley should be
thoroughly frozen before being ported
fer forcing.
Propagation of the Easter lilF from
the seed instead Of bulb is recommend
ed as a method of avoiding troublesome
disease.
Auratum. speciosum and longifo
lily bulbs grown in pots make excellent
plants.
Cool weather suits mignonette4 40 to
10 degrees at night is best.
The new pink chrysanthemum. will
liam Duckham. won the special prize
of the Chrysanthemum Society OF
America at the last exhibition. and it
already had the Edinburgh silver
medal
White Pearl is a new variety Of
mignonette flowers white. plant COM
pact and vigorous. 1t IS said to be good
for forcing.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28
DEAD IN THE SHELL.



BILE and Unhntchable Eggs.
Chicks dying is the only thing that
prevents 100 per cent matches can
remember back to forty years ago,
when hens made about the same aver
age as they do now can remember a
certain gatepost that had for a mark
when disposing of the eggs that the
hens failed to hatch. Breaking the
eggs to see what was in them was new
er thought of then and is not YET but
when it comes TO running incubators II
is a different thing.
have seen people hatch so per cent
and 80 per cent Of the fertile eggs and
worry over 10 or 20 per cent dying in
the shell. vet the same people would
perhaps innocently admit that the in
cubator did better average work on all
the eggs than the hens.
There is just this about it, When so
per cent of the fertile eggs hatch and
90 per cent do not hatch It Is evidence
in itself that something is wrong with
the 20 per cent or they would have
Matched also. Why not mix in a little
cool reasoning in comparing incubators
with hens and do away with the unjus-
tilted prejudices? Good incubators equal
good hens. but neither can hatch I'M
hatchable eggs. If all fertile eggs were
hatchabIe. then we would simply waste
time in selecting strong. vigorous cock
erels and hens. There would be no use
or sense in selecting fresh eggs; neither
would freezing or overheatihg them be-
fore they were put in the machine af-
feet them.
These are stubborn, serious facts, and
not a single reader of this paper will
dispute them. yet many will continue
to throw the eggs that the hens can't
hatch at the gatepost and make post
norton examination of the eggs that
are left in the incubator. and, still
more. they may unconsciously select
eggs for the hens and fill the incubator
with most any kind to make up the
numbers. Commercial Poultry
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

of salmon and apricot are equally valu-
able in the conservatory. the cool green
house or the garden (for it is hardy.
but their time of blooming depends
upon the amount of moist warmth they
receive.
1t is great mistake to place any of
the azaleas. whether of the Indian or
Japanese group, over the hot water
pipes with view to hasten their flow
ering. They must always stand on a
cool. moist floor. as otherwise failure to
open their buds will probably ensue.
but the temperature of the forcing
house should be gradually increased as
the buds swell, and the atmosphere
should be kept decidedly moist for
them at all times teven when they
stand in the open air in summer) by
Swinging daily.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28
Grit.

1t is necessary for all chickens young
and old, fowls. turkeys, ducks and
geese to have plenty of grit. Always
have plenty of it where they can help
themselves. 1t is not good plan to
mix it in the mash food excepting for
young ducks. and for them use quanti-
ties of coarse sand. But this is only
made use of where they. are growing
broiler ducks and they stuff and feed
them SO hard to make them grow fast
that it is necessary to mix this kind of
grit with their feed to enable them to
consume enough to grow to unusual
size in very short time. In dry chick
food or in dry scratching food or with
grain foods of all kinds no harm or in
jury will come of mixing some grit
among 1t, for the chickens will pick
out the grain from among the grit and
only take what grit they need or wish
to have. Grit is the only teeth that
poultry have. They grind all their food
with the grit and cannot exist for any
length of time without it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28
TESTS AT THE CREAMERY.
A Buttermaker. Names Some of the
Caus Is OF Varying Tests.

A HutfermAker Names Some OF the
caue Is Of Varying Tests.
There is and there always will be,
more or less disappointment and COM
plant possible from patrons about the
test of their milk at the creamery or
cheese factory. Sometimes there may
be abundant cause for complaint, for
buttermakers and cheesemakers. even
with the best Intentions may some
times make mistakes and we regret to
say that there may be buttermakers
and cheesemalzers who do not always
have the best intentions.
But even under the most favorable
conditions tests will vary, and more
often than otherwise. perhaps. no suffi-
Gent explanation can be given for this
variation. A Minnesota buttermaker,
MIR. B. B. Scripture Of the Pleasant
Valley creamery. writes TO the Dairy
Record on this subject as follows:
Eat the end of each month we are
asked many times: What is the matter
with my test? It is several points
lower than last month";
''They should ask themselves this
question: What have done to lower
my test?
Il will mention a few of the things
that will make the test vary.
Sometimes the whole herd is excited
by some unusual noise, or possibly the
dog was sent after them at milking
time, or it may be they came in con
tact with the hard side of the milking
stool. These things will lower your
test every time.
''Treat your cows kindly and induce
them to come up at milking time of
their own free will. It is a g d plan
to give them a handful of feed each
time they come in the barn. They will
soon learn that you are their frien
and they will pay you well for your
extra trouble.
Sometimes we forget when we are in
hurry that the last part of the milk
is the richest in butter fat. 1t also has
a tendency to dry your cows up when
not MIXED dry. Milk regularly, feed
and water as near the same time each
day as possible, keep your cows COM
Portable every day in the year. All
these things will increase the flow of
milk and have tendency to raise your
test.
Sometimes we haul milk to the fac
tory in large cans. and to prevent the
milk from stopping out cloth is used
between the cans and milk, and by
the time it reaches the factory the
cloth is saturated with creams
During warm weather and when
the roads are rough the cans that are
not full are so badly churned when
they reach the factory it is impossible
to get fair sample Of the milk. Al
ways fill your cans full. In the win
ter some of us forget to cover our cans
and find when we reach the factory
that the cream is frozen into the bot
toms of the covers We pour in the
remainder of the milk and then ask
the buttermaker. What makes my test
drop off so suddenly?''
'sThe last point that / will mention,
but not least, and possibly some of us
never thought about it, is part of the
year we may be milking cows that are
very poor testers, and the rest of the
year the majority of them may be ex-
ira good cows and still give good
flow of milk"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

]. @. McClymonds of Portersville,
Pa, furnishes the Jersey Bulletin with
the following test record of his Jersey
herd for fourteen months. The record
is copied from the creamery books:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

The flesh of guineas is generally dark
colored, tender, juicy and In flavor
equal to the ringneck English pleas
ant. Many think It more palatable,
for the favor is not SO pronounced and
there IS considerably more Of it The
flesh Of the white guinea IS light in
color. and If it is crossed with the
Pearl variety the meat Of the latter
win become nearly as light.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28
Typical Bronze Turkey Cock.

The above splendid specimen OF
Bronze turkey was second gobbler at
Madison Square Garden poultry show.
New York, last winter. exhibited by
Mr.. George w. Salisbury. Forty pound
Bronze males are not rare at the lead
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

SeweIl Nursesies
SEWELL, N. j.
JOHN MCCLEARY, PrOp'r.

This is the season when owners OF land think
most of putting out fruit, shade and other trees,
and we want them to know how well we can
ness about 80 years. Is years of that period at
Sewel, and are quite sure that we know our
usiness One pr the speakers at the late Farm
ers to buy their trees of home nursery men This
we know is good advise, because If sell diseas
ed or inferior stock there is immediate redress,
reach.
My trees are all healthy and thoroughly tumi-
gated before being shipped
/ have all kinds OF nursery stock-apples,
pears. peaches, plums ounces, cherries Sugar
and Norway naples and Sycamores. Cali fornia
privit speciality; also, all kinds of plants rs
strawberry, raspberry. blackberry. I have 200s
600 two years old Palmetto Asparagus plants.
Your order solicitor.
JOHN McCLEARy
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

The cows were registered Jerseys,
with only ordinary farm care
Dairymen who de.4 with crealneries
viii recognize the fact that the above
record is very rare one. says Hoard's
Dairyman. There is only one way such
quality can be put into cows and that
Is by breeding it in. Here is rigbf
where the work Of the slSillful breeder
comes in
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28
TIE AZALEAs.

Very Popular Easter PIants-Hovv to
Manage Them In Forcing.
No plant has increased more rapidly
in popularity during few years past
than the azalea. At Easter azaleas are
seen in every church and in the win
dows of the finest residences through
out the country.
Azalea mollis is one of the finest of
winter Towering shrubs. coming from
Japan in the first instance, although
there are now endless varieties of this
plant as well as hybrids. The mass of
flowers it produces in exquisite shades
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28
Records ef Dairy Cows

Superintendent uoxie reports the Off
cial records of Holstein-Friesian cows
from Nov. II to Dec. 8. 1903. and states
that during this period the records of
forty -one cows have been received.
Fourteen full age cows averaged, age
years months s days. days from
calving IS: Milk, 1854 pounds; butter
fat, 1880 pounds; equivalent butter,
II pounds 43 ounces; per cent fat
shown in the milk. 3.52 Twelve four
year-olds averaged, age years
months ! day, days from calving 10:
Milk, 1929 pounds; butter fat. 1882
pounds; equivalent butter. Is pounds
81 ounces: per cent of fat shown in
the milk. $50. Six three year-olds av-
eraged. age years months 20 days,
days from calving IS: Milk, 34S.6
pounds; butter fat, 12.142 pounds:
equivalent butter, IA pounds 90 ounces;
per cent of fat shown in the milk, 3.47.
Nine two-year-olds averaged, age
years months 4 days. days from calv-
ing 68: Milk, 2S2.1 pounds; butter fat,
9.317 pounds; equivalent butter, II
pounds To ounces; per cent of fat
shown in the milk, 3.51.
1t must be borne in mind that these
records are made under the careful su-
pervision of agricultural experiment
stations and that S5.7 per cent Of fat
found in the milk is equivalent to a
pound of butter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15

Miss Mabel Mckinley is the undisputed
stellar attraction at Chase's this week and
her popularity was fully attested by the
immense audience which greeted her ap
pearance last night. She has a soprano
voice of considerable range and sings with
much expression. Last night she responded
to several encores and again substantiated
her claim to a firm hold on Washingtons
music-loving public. A strong card in the
varied program was the juggling work by
Prince Kokin, a Japanese, which compared
most favorably with the best in that line
ever seen here. Charles E. Colby and AL
lie c. Way presented a clever ventrilo-
quistic and mechanical doll speciality, and
Clifton and Burke. in black face, contrib
uted some funny talk and grotesque dane
ing. Eva Williams and JAG Tucker pre-
sented their sketch. 'Skinnys Finish"
which affords Miss Williams opportun ty for
odd slang expressions and some really
good acting. Walno and Marinette offer
ed some unique carcatures of European
dances and Lillian Shaw gave some char
acter songs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15

Auxiliary. No 80, Ladies' Union Vet
eran Legion, gave a social and box party
last Friday evening after the transa ction
of the business of the regular meeting.
The affair was well attended, there being
a large representation of Encampments
Nos. 60 and Ill, Union Veteran Legion.
and of the various posts of the G. A. R.,
with many from other patriotic societies
of the city.
After the singing of America" by the
audience the following program was an
nounced by the president, Mrs. Ada L.
Weiss: Speech, Gen. Estes; song, Miss
Beatrice Cosgrove; solo. Miss Grace Allen;
speech, Mr.. Hill of the U. s. navy; piano
solo, Mrs. Hilton; speech, Col Wilder col
onel of Encampment No. ILL., u " L.: solo.
Mrs. Flora A. Lewis; piano duet, Miss
Mable Cosgrove and Miss Lisette Gasch.
In his remarks Mr.. Hill referred to his
service of thirty-one years in the navy
and gave a history of Panama, describing
the conditions now prevailing on the 18TH
mus, and telling of some of the difficulties
to be overcome in building the Panama
canal.
Mr.. Hof1eger. adjutant of the u v. L.,
acted as the auctioneer for the auxiliary
in the sale of the boxes brought by the
ladies', some of which were beautifully
decorated. Coffee was served by the ladies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15
Lafayette Opera House.

Inc Lafayette Theater program this
week truthfully announces that Mr.. George
Sidney appears in the musical entertain
ment' called Busy Izzy" The produc-
ton is a musical entertainment. pure and
simple, but withal a satisfactory and en-
poyaDle connection. An idea of the plot
and of the general character of the en-
tertainment may be derived from the ex-
planatory statement that BUSY Izzy' was
written by lingo, with some songs by
U Dea and Adams-some by Me and some
by Him. Mr. Sidney is by no means a
stranger to Washington theater-g oers He
has been introduced here before in the
same play, If it is a play. But this season
IT is presented in up-to-date attire with
new songs and specialtes. Izzy Mark the
proprietor of a paying store, is induced to
exchange the same for a hotel. Conduct
ing the hotel and looking after the excep-
uonally lively guests keeps him busy
That is the story, complete, of BUSY
lzZy.' 1t is a vehicle, however, for vaude-
Vile features almost without limit. Songs
dances and character work crowd one an
other so closely that 1t is only with diff
Guilty that words sufficient to keep con-
nected the links of the so-called plot are
worked in. Specialties are introduced by
VIII Hagan. Carrie Webber. Fred Wyk-
off, Maud Campbell, Charles Lomier, Ed
Gilmore and Edward Clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15
Executrix Files Answer

In the suit instituted by Henry j. Rup-
pert and others against the late John W.
Schaefer seeking an accounting, Mary G.
Schaefer, executrix of the defendant, has
filed an answer denying in detail the allie
cations of the bill. The answer sets forth
that Henry ]. Rupert and Mathew Rup-
pert were from 1893 to 1898 active cotrus-
tees with the defendant, John w. Schaefer,
in the management of real estate involved
that they actively participated in the ad-
ministration of the trust concerned, and
were as fully acquainted with its details
as the defendant, and in July, 1885, Henry
j. Rupert became purchaser of the prop
erty in trust and thereafter acted as sole
trustee in it's management, having full con-
troll thereof, making sale of the property
and disbursing the proceeds, and that he
as trustee, Is responsible to the benefic. ar
les interested in the real estate
The answer is filed by Attorney Leon To-
briner. representing the executrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15
Anacostia and Vicinity.

The serious illness Of Mr.. William J.
Latimer ST.. is reported from his country
home at Mellwood, Prince Georges county,
Md. His condition is regarded as critical.
Mr.. Latimer has been a resident OF this
section of the District for a number OF
years and has done most of the surveying
in the same section during the time OF his
residence here. His official records and
maps have been recognized from time TO
time by the District authorities, who finally
recommended that Congress appropriate
funds with which to obtain the plats of
Anacostia and vicinity for the D1strlc1
archives.
Mrs. Annie s. Robey, wife of Judge Robey
of Belle Alton, Charles county. Md, is the
guest of friends in Anacostia, where she
formerly resided.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Padgett of Rose
Croft. Prince Georges county, Nd, ceie-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage a few evenings since at their
home. A number of friends from Anacos-
tia assembled with other guests to offer
CONGRATULATIONS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15
PUBLISHERS TO ENTERTAIN.
Dinner to Be Given by the Periodical
Association in Washington.

Arrangements have been made by the
Periodical Publishers Association for a
banquet at the New Willard the evening OF
April Z, when statesmen, jurists. editors
publishers. artists and authors will be
brought together from all sections Of the
United States. President Roosevelt has ac-
cepted an invitation and will deliver an ad-
dress. Among others who are expected to
attend are the Russian ambassador, the
German ambassador, the Japanese min
lister, the Secretary of State. the Secretary
OF War, Supreme justices, United States
senators, Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Potter,
Andrew Carnegie. Joseph jefferson. Will
lam Jennings Bryan, Henry Watterson,
Thomas A. Edison, Gov. Odell, ex-Goy.
Black. F. Hopkinson Smith, DR.. Henry Van
Dyke, Albert Shaw, Bliss Perry, Cyrus Cur
It's, Franklin Doubleday. Ellery Sedgwick.
s. s. Mcclure, George H. Lorimer, William
Dean Howells.
Those having the arrangements in hand
are William B. Rowland, Outlook, chair
man; Frank N. Doubleday Worlds Work
Oscar w. Brady, McClures Magazine; Cy-
rus Curtis, Saturday Evening Post, and
F. ederic L. Colver. Leslie's Maya zine, sec
rotary. Mr.. Colver is now in Washington
completing arrangements for the dinner.
Mr.. Hamilton W. Mabie of the Outlook
Will be the POSTMASTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15
Columbia Theater,

Mrs. Langtry found friendly audience
awaiting her at the Columbia Theater
last evening when she presented Mrs.
behring's Divorce" Mrs. Langtry is
fortunate in having large number of
admirers among the playgoers of the
country, for she is thus assured of
hearty reception wherever she may go
and despite handicaps which might seri
ously interfere with the successful course
of any other star before the public. She
has not had a really good play for long
while, but this fact does not seem to de-
ter her friends in the least. Each year
they warmly welcome her and seem thor
oughly plea sed and satisfied with what
vorce" is not by any means a sparkling
comedy, nor is it coherent or ingenious
in plot. 1t is a play of much talk and few
situations. However. the technicalities of
play construction, the absence of wit in
the dialogue and the trite foundation for
1T all did not concern Mrs. Langtry's
friends at all. They were interested in
the gowns she wore and the fact that
she looked as pretty in them as at~any
time during her stage career. They were
also gratified that the lines allotted to
her and the situations in which she was
placed were handled as gracefully as
possible under the circumstances. In ad-
vance of Mrs. behring's Divorce" there
had been much talk of a disrobing scene
in the last act, where the heroine is be-
ing fitted at the tailor's. The scene de-
veloped as one entirely unnecessary for
comedy purposes and not interesting
Mrs Langtry's supporting company is
nearer to capability than any she has
brought with her for several seasons As
Capt. Deering. the Washington audience
was quick to recognize and applaud
Frederick Truesdell, who handled himself
exceedingly well before his home folks
Mr.. Truesdell is conspicuous among the
successful Washington people upon the
stage He showed last evening a keen
sense OF humor, and his work throughout
was source of much qualification to his
admirers. Katherine Stewart as the aus
eele Lazy Granp1er mastered a difficult
part and displayed marked cIeverness as
a character actress. Stephen French as
Lord Granpier and Harold Mead as Jimmy
roster soon found favor with the audi
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15
Arrested on Charge of Theft.

A young man named Charles Sigmund
was the first patron of the photographer at
police headquarters this morning. After an
excellent likeness had been obtained of him
he was taken to the adjoining room and
put through the Bertillon system of meas
uring persons under arrest. The ordeal was
something new to Sigmund, but he entered
no protest, but did enter protest against
the charge that was filed against him. 1t
was alleged that ne stole an Overcoat worth
$50 from the residence of Patrick ]. Foley,
SOB 18th street northwest, In November last.
Detectives McNamee and Father arrested
him last night and locked him up. Sig
mund admitted that he had sold coat, and
said he had bought it from a man. whose
name he gave. He says his home is in
Pittsburg, and that he has been in this city
about five months.