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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
RANGE FOR TURKEYS.
Conditions Best Adapted For Their
Economical Raising.

Economical Raising.
One of the important economic fea-
lures of the business is the ability of
the turkeys to gather their food from
natures sources if surrounded by the
proper conditions, and to neglect this
provision is usually to curtail the prof
it's and sometimes to invite failure
where success may be assured, says H.
A. Nourse in Reliable Poultry Journal
A generous area is very desirable and
may advantageously comprise both
high land and low land, the former
providing open grass tracts and groves
of trees, the latter furnishing swamps
and the dense growth of vegetation
usually found at such places. The high
land is the damp weather range where
the turkeys pursue the toothsome
grasshopper and pluck the tender
blades of grass. Its well drained soil is
the brooding ground for the younger
poults, and its trees are a safe and
healthful roosting place for older ones.
On the low land and swamps they
can forage during the warm summer
days, protected from the hot monday
sun by the thick foliage of the trees
and bushes. No land produces so much
animal food suitable for the turkeys
use as does the wooded swamp. It's
cool, moist earth abounds in worms,
and the decaying wood contributes its
full quota of edible life, all of which is
eagerly deyoured by the searching
birds and used for growth and deyel-
opment
Additional nourishment is found in
the seeds and buds taken from the
bushes and low branches of trees and
in the tender roots unearthed when
scratching for worms. This is the food
intended by nature for the turkeys,
and nothing that man can furnish
equals it when sought and gained in
the natural way.
Pure water is beneficial on the range
as well as in the Enclosure. The envi-
ronment described frequently contains
a flowing stream to which the turks
will usually go, preferring its clear wa
ter to the murky liquid of the stagnant
pools, if such are present.
Turkeys are seldom seriously trou-
bled by lice when they enjoy full lib
erty. They are constantly busting in
the cool earth, and this, with the wash
ing of the heavy rains, keeps the skin
and feathers clean and comparatively
free from these irritating pests. At
once a bird becomes sick on the range
and fails to dust itself frequently the
lice multiply with startling rapidity,
and the bird must be treated for lice
as we'll as for the ailment
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
w. II. SITHENS,
A HOMEMADE FILTER.
Row to Make "a Cheap bat ReIiabI
One-TO Mend China.

Row to Make Cheap bat Reliable
One--To Mend China.
In our business we come to acquire
a knowledge of how to do many little
things that the housekeeper would
gladly welcome as additions to her
store of information" said a man in
the house furnishing trade to a repre-
sentative of the ST. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat recently.
Here is a piece of information that
may be valuable, and that is how to
make an inexpensive but entirely reli-
able filter. For this purpose one had
better take a stone jar, though for
that matter most any receptacle will
do. A hole sufficiently large for the
stream of water one desires to enter
the filter should be bored in the bot
tom, and after this is accomplished the
receptacle must be filled, first with a
layer Of sand several inches deep, then
q layer of bits of sponge, and on this,
to level even with the top of the jar,
plenty of small gravel or pebbles.
when the receptacle has been so
filed a piece of wire screen is to be
fastened over the top, made secure
with bands of wire The homemade
filter must then be inverted over an
other receptacle, into which the filtered
water is to drop, the oriice attached to
the hydrant by means of small hose,
and it is ready for business ready to
purify the water and render it as clear
as the proyerbial crystal Except for
the original cost of the jar and the
hose, which may be used indefinitely,
the entire cost of the thing will not be
more than a couple of cents, and the
fltering ingredients may be cleaned
each day with hot water without very
much trouble or new sand and gravel
used frequently, just as one may elect.
'NThere is another thing that occurs
to me which housekeepers might like
to know, and that is how to mend
china so that it will not be marred and
will stay mended. Take some quick
lime and powder it, then pour on tits
the white Of an egg. A whey Of vim
egar and milk in equal parts must
then be made and added to the lime
and egg, after which the whole must
be beaten well and slightly warmed.
The broken edges of whatever is to be
mended must then be exposed to heat
for a few seconds, after which the ce-
ment may be applied in only very
thin coat, the broken edges pressed
firmly together, and when the cement
has dried it will be more enduring
than the plate or cup itself"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
WIRING RAsPBERR1Es.


the matter of end posts. We have
used driven posts with braces, but find
them inadequate, as they quickly freeze
up or pull out of the ground. We are
now using seven foot half round cedar
fence posts sawed in half. These are
set two feet deep in the ground and
are transverse to the row. No braces
are used:
Fastening near the top of the post
at one end pass a No. II or 16 wire
down one side of the row. Unless the
row is several hundred feet long the
wire may be drawn sufficiently tight
by hand. Let it pass once around the
end post and down the other side to
the starting place. In the row, at in
! tervals Of twentyfour to thirty feet
drive stakes to stand eighteen inches
above the ground In the tops of
these drive a nail, leaving the head
projecting half an inch. Gather up the
wires SO as to include all the canes
and cross them at each stake, as shown
in illustration. This will hold up most
of the canes, but midway between the
stakes the wire will spread This is
prevented by connecting the wires one
or more times between successive
stakes with a wire link, as shown in
the figure
TO make these links rapidly. take the
same size wire used in the rows and
pass. it over a sharp angle of iron, as
the edge of an anvil; strike with a
hammer, cutting it in six inch lengths
Turn each end with pliers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
HOW to Pickle Herrings.

Procure a dozen small imported her
rings Cut off their heads and tails and
soak in cold water for two days, chang
ing the water several times during that
period. Drain. wipe dry and lay in a
stone jar. Put one quart of white wine
vinegar in saucepan over the fire, add
two tablespoonfuls of sugar, half cup
full of water, two onions sliced, two bay
leaves and two blades of mace. Cover
and simmer gently for half an hour.
Set to one side to cool. When quite
cold strain into the jar over the her
ring, adding one tablespoonful of mus
tard seed, six whole cloves, a table
spoonful each of whole peppers and
allspice and the bay leaves already
used. Cover the jar, and in three days
the herring will be ready for use.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22

Sweet skip nil. milk or milk of any
kind cannot be put to better use than
to be fed to the growing chicks. Never
feed the young or growing chicks Stops
or sloppy food Of any kind Nothing
Is more injurious. The young and
growing chicks must have grit of some
kind provided for them. Where there
is plenty of good, sharp sand, coarse
gravel and material of this kind spe-
cially prepared grit need not be given
to them. A little small charcoal broken
as fine as a grain of wheat is always
of advantage both for young and DID,
Country Gentleman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
Feeding Cows ON Pasture.

While the pasture is young and plen-
tiful as in the fore part of the season
it is hardly profitable to feed grain I'M
der ordinary conditions, says L. w.
Lightly in National Stockman. Just as
soon, however, as the grass gets hard
and ripe or is not so plentiful it pays
well to feed grain, and cottonseed meal
is the ideal feed with scant pasture
IF, however, we make fine butter for
q special market it is advisable to con-
tinue feeding cottonseed meal at all
times to cows giving fair flow of
milk
From two to four pounds of cotton
seed meal daily for cows on pasture,
though during the flush of pasture this
may not cause the cows to give more
milk-hardly will-but will make a de-
cidedly better butter; then when the
pasture gets low the cottonseed meal
will keep up the quantity and quality.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
no Cure se1f snoring cow.

A Minnesota correspondent of Rural
New Yorker recommends the following
method of treating a self sucking COW
Tie rope around her body just be-
hind her forelegs and another just be-
fore her udder, tying both medium
tight. Now put on halter, tie rope
inside ring and run to first rope around
body and tie, run the rope to second
rope around body and tie, run rope
around behind her and fasten same as
on other side. The side ropes can be
adjusted with slack enough from front
circling so that the COW can fight flies
and move her head back just far
enough to miss reaching teats.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
MAKING CLEAN MILK.
Dairy Cows, Should BE Frequently
Tested For Tuberculosis.

Dairy Cows Should BE Frequently
Tested For Tuberculosis.
Milk may be unelean from either in
ternal or external causes, because the
COW is diseased or because the sur
roundings and the methods are I'M
clearly, says Country Life In America.
Healthy cows are the first considera-
ton. The pure milk dairyman does not
purchase an animal until it has been
examined by veterinary, who gives a
certificate that it is free from tuber-
culosis and other serious disorders.
Once each month all animals are in
spected and perhaps tested and every
suspicious cow at once removed from
the milking herd This kind of super
vision is extended even to the men
who are employed on the place. A
tuberculosis person is not allowed on
the premises. At regular intervals a
physician examines the homes and
families of the workmen to guard
against the introduction into the milk
of typhoid, scarlet fever and other in
fectious diseases. How many epidem-
les of typhoid fever are traceable to
cases of the disease in the family or on
the premises of the milkman?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
WEST JERSEY & SEASHORE R. R.


For Phila. 5.55, $50, 7.15, 1882, 7.4s, $50 s29
9.l7, 1902, lily M 1.o2, LIZ, 205 Saturdays
only, 800, 404 Ais, 49, 49, SIS Sol, $685. 71o
1922 and 1l.03 p. M, weekdays. Sundays, AZ
500 SIS s.33 a. M; 3o3, $40, 600, 622 75s, SOC
and $50 p. m.
For Glassboro, 6s2, 6.5l, sos, $40, s4s 1904
IlS2 49, 103 Saturdays only zoe, Dc, BAT
500, 5.26, 5.43, 6.32, 7.02, 500 9.82, Zip p. M
1929 night weekdays. Sundays 7.5s, sos, s2s
a. M; 3d. 6.10, 6.1s, and 1922 p. m.
For Swedesboro 6.36, s.55, IL 35 a. M; 200, 434
6l2, 7.05 p. m. weekdays. Sundays S.53 a. En-
$50 p. m.
For vineland and Millville, 65l, and s.19 am;
1913, SAT, 543 7.o2 p. m. weekdays. Sundays,
7.5s, sos a. M. 6.l0 p. m.
For Maurice River and points the Maurice
River Branch, $40 a. M; 1888, 5.4S p. week
days. Sundays, 6.10 p.
For Sea Isle City and Ocean City 7.26.s. 10 am,
3.47, pm, week days. Sundays, sos a.
For Cape May, 7.26, $40 a. M; 3.47, p. M,
weekdays. Sundays, sos a.
For Atlantic City, sos a. M 3.47 p. ma, week
days Sundays sos a. IA. and $40 p.
For Salem (via Glassboro and Elmer) S.4S a.
M; 3.47 p. M, weekdays. Via Swedesboro, c.36,
s.55 1135 a. M; 2.o2 4.34, e.12 p. m. weekdays.
Sundays, S.53 a. M; 6.52 p. m.
For Bridgeton, 6.92, s.4s a. M; 1888, s47, SIG,
6S2 p. M weekdays. Sundays, S.29 a. M els
D. M
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
how to Make orange Mint Gun

Orange mint cup is a delicious and
refreshing dessert for a convalescent.
Miss Farmer, an authority on invalid
cooking. prepares the cup by removing
the pulp from a sour orange, sprinlding
it with three-quarters of a tablespoon
full of powdered sugar, a tablespoon
full of chopped mint and one teaspoon
full each of lemon juice and sherry
wine. Place the fruit in a champagne
glass, chill thoroughly and serve, with
a sprig of mint stuck in the top.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
Poultry Notes.

Late chickens sometimes do very well,
but they require more care than early
ones.
Don't forget to keep tab on the thrifty
pullets. They are to lay the high priced
eggs next winter.
Sell the young roosters in the best
market as fast as they come. There Is
much waste in keeping too many roost-
ers.
The poultry that is having the run OF
the orchard now is serving well their
day and generation
It is a pity SO many people don't know
how many chickens they raise.
Pick the geese and ducks regularly.
Somebody will want the feathers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
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LANDSCAPE GARDENING.
Trees, shrubs and Grass-FalI Plant
ing and Seeding.

ing and Seeding.
There is a time for everything. espe-
cially the transplanting of trees and
rience, all shade trees and shrubs can
be transplanted with good success
from the middle of October until
spring before growth starts. When ma
ture shows herself to be awakening it
is time to cease transplanting trees
shrubs and herbaceous plants.
For rhododendrons, azaleas, lex and
laurels specially prepare the earth in
advance of their reception by making
thorough mixtures of two-thirds good
top soil and one-third leaf mold. While
either fall or spring planting is safe, l
prefer planting in fall. A mulch of
from twelve to fifteen inches of leaves
should be placed about them that frost
may not penetrate too deeply and Sc
verely. Hybrid rhododendrons should
be protected on top during the first
two or three years until they have be-
come acclimated.
The evergreens are more restricted in
the time Of planting. While with de-
ciduous trees the running of the sap is
the sign that transplanting must stop,
eyergreens should be transplanted only
when the sap begins and not be CON
tinued after the new growth has made
about an inch. There is a second pc
riod in August and September if the
ground is not too dry and good ball
of earth about the roots can be re-
moved. The 18th of October, 1 should
say, is the latest date when evergreens
may be transplanted safely.
A hole sufficiently large to accommo-
date all the roots naturally is impor-
tant. 1t is quite as important to re-
move all damaged roots with a sharp
knife, with a clean cut facing to the
ground. Good top soil should then be
firmly tramped about the roots. After
the general planting has been conclud-
ed and the rush hours are over the
time is ready for placing the finishing
touches on the lawn.
The earth should be in a good phys
ical condition, not too wet nor too dry
and all Jumps reduced. Seed should be
sown by hand and cut or raked into
the soil half an inch deep with an iron
rake. The seed sown, the lawn should
be well rolled when the soil is in prop
er condition so it will not stick to the
roller. If the sowing has been made
late in the year covering of short,
well rotted manure is advisable viii
liam Kleinheinz, New Jersey.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
Trolley Time Table.

Sept. Is, 1903. First car leaves Camden FOL
First car leaves Woodbury. 5,45 a. m. Last ca
leaves Woodbury. 1890 a. N. Cars leave Wood
bury every Is minutes for Camden. Leave Cam
Leave Woodbury. for Mantua' A. NJ 5.45. Sis
$50, 500, 900, 9.45, 11.oo l1.3o. P NJ, l2.l5
LIS, 200, 800, AGO. 500. $50, GEO. $50, 73o $50
9.15, $780, 1905, Camden car
Leave Mantua, a. NJ, GOO, $40, 7.45, 8.15, 9I5
1918, Ills. 100 NJ P. H., 1915, 1So, 215, 3.l5
4.15. SIS, 5.45, 6.15, 6.45, 745 s.45, 945, 1o.45
1920 a. NJ
Leave Woodbury. for Almonessor, A. NJ, 6.55
$50 1919, P. NJ LOO, 2.80, $50, 40, mail; 700
$780, 900, 1000, l100.
Leave Almonesson for Woodbury., A. NJ, 2. Is
mail; S.45, 1915, P. NJ, 2.f5, MAIL AS us 1O15
First leaves Woodbury. on Sundays fol
Mantua at 7.5o a. M; leave Mantua at 7.45.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
how to Keep plate Polished.

Among the minor annoyances Of
housekeeping is the fact that, however
carefully plate may be cleaned before
putting it away, in the course of a
week or so it becomes dull and tarnish-
ed. This may be avoided by the fol
lowing simple means: After thorough
" cleansing the plate and polishing it
with whiting wrap up each piece in tin
foil, such as is used for wrapping up
chocolate, tea, ETC.; then put it in a
dry cupboard or drawer, and at the end
Of many years you will find your plate
as bright as on the first day it was
packed
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
Delaware River Branch.

Leave Pennsgrove for Philadelphia, 455, 6.S5
74o 1920 m; 1905, So5 500, 5.55 p. m. (satur,
days only. Sunday $50 a. m. 4.50, $50 p. M.
Leave Philadelphia for Pennsgrove, S.24, II .0C
q. M; 2 50, 4.o8 aud 500, 1l.5o, p. m. Sunday,
500 a., M, go, 1000 p. M.
Leave Woodbury. for Pennsgrove, sos, $50
I1.33, a. M; 3.25 4.35, 6.35, o. m. Sunday, r. o.
s.55 am: 6.54, 1924 p. m.
For time tables and further information apply
to ticket agent at the station
W. w. ATTFRBURY, j. r. WOOD
General Manager. General Passenger Aest
GEO. w. BOYD
General Passenger Agent,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22

To clean clock lay rag well sat
urated with kerosene oil in the bottom
sof it. The fumes will loosen the dirt,
and it will drop out. After few days
this should be removed and another
saturated rag placed in the clock, the
fumes of which will lubricate the
works.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
Autumn work am the Lawn.

There Is always work for the garden
er. As soon as autumn appears fallen
trees should be removed and a cover
ing Of short manure applied to banks
and hills and all exposed places on the
lawn to protect from killing frosts.
Bulbs must be set and half hardy
plants protected The winter work
consists in manuring and trimming
trees and vines.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
Profits From One Hen.

A man in south Missouri gave his
daughter a hen and agreed to feed it
two years. He had an elevated opinion
of the girls talent for business when
she told him at the end of the time
that the products of the hens industry
and that of her offspring in the two
years was $64 in the bank and 200
chickens that would soon be ready for
the skillet.-Kansas City Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
How to Glaze Collars.

To glaze collars and cuffs you need
proper polishing iron, one with a
rounded surface faced with steel. Iron
each collar till quite dry, lay on a
board covered with one thickness of
calico only. rub quickly over with a
clean rag squeezed out of cold water
and iron with your polishing iron,
pressing hard. The iron should be
moderately warm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
How to Freshen the Month.

Two drops of camphor on your tooth
brs,sh will give your mouth the fresh
ef& cIeanest feeling imaginable, will
make your gums rosy and absolutely
prevent anything like cold sores or af-
fections Of your tongue.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
How to clean silk Gloves.

10 clean silk and thread gloves put
them on the hands and wash them in
Dorax water or it very much soiled
with white CASTLE soap. Rinse by
pouring water over the hands and dry
with a towel. Keep the gloves on the
hands until nearly dry, then take off,
fold carefully and lay between clean
cloths under a weight
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
WIRING BERRY BUSHES.

A Convenient Arrangement For Hold
ing Up the Canes.
Sometimes a single wire is strung
along row of raspberries and the in
dividual bushes are tied to this. \
plan suggested as better than this, by
an American Agriculturalist CORE
spondent, is to use two wires as fol-
lows: First it is essential that the
row be straight; then, as it is to last
for number of years, do not stint in
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
FEEDING FOR MILK

Well cured alfalfa hay cut at the
right moment contains nearly u per
cent of digestible protein, about the
same as wheat bran, said H. A. Bere-
man before the Kansas board of agri-
culture. Alfalfa hay is nearly a bal
anced ration in itself, and there is no
apparent reason why it should not sup
plant all other dairy feeds if compare
tive prices warrant it. 1t furnishes in
one substance the necessary roughage
with the requisite proportions of digest
ible nutrients. -r,.----.--
Feeding For Profit.
The COW is naturally a forage eating
animal. Her internal economy is adapt
ed for converting bulky food into milk
Her stomach works while she sleeps,
and if economical and intelligent feed
ing means giving a COW all the high
grade protein roughage she will assim-
uate it looks too easy to be true. / be
lieve it is worthy Of trial, and if you
farmers of Kansas who have well es-
tablished fields of alfalfa will expert
ment in this respect with first class
dairy animals, bring your equipment
and method up to date and secure the
best market available for your output
I believe you will solve the problem Of
profitable dafrying. H. A. Bcreman
Before Kansas Board of Agriculture.
Home Grown Ration.
In test at the New JERSEY station
home grown ration made up of thir-
ty-six podnds of cowpea silage and ten
pounds of crimson clover hay, with six
pounds of corn and cob meal, costing
1857 cents. per COW per day. produced
as much milk and butter as a ration in
which two-thirds of the protein was
supplied by dried brewers grains and
cottonseed meal, costing 17.15 cents.
Profitable Feeding.
Profitable feeding consists in appor-
tioning the feed with specific refer
ence to the disposition each COW is
able to make of it. This implies, Of
course, that each cows milk should be
weighed at every milking and an ac-
curate record kept.-Hoard's Dairyman
The Advantage of Salt.
Cattle should be regularly supplied
with a certain amount of salt, says
American Cultivator. The addition of
a pinch of salt is found TO exercise q
beneficial influence not only upon the
digestion of the food, but upon the gem
eral health of the animals. This is
specially so in the case of dairy cows
whose milk yield is found to be very
appreciabfy influenced by the presence
or absence of salt in the food given
them
In some experiments carried out a
few years ago in Europe it was found
that the addition or Withholding of salt
from the food given to dairy cows
meant very considerable variation in
the quantity of milk produced by them.
In the case of such animals it is
thought that the salt not only exer-
cises a beneficial effect upon the diges-
ton of the food, but also acts as some
sort of a stimulant to the milk secret
ing organs and thus tends to encourage
freer and fuller flow
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
EDWARD B.. JR.

Y, for 5000. Edward B.. Jr.. scored
961a and sold for $500, and the four
hens sold for 500 each, making the
record price for White Plymouth
Rocks and setting the pace for this
variety. This is without doubt the
finest pen of White Rocks ever sold,
says American Poultry Journal, from
which the illustration is reproduced.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
RETURNING TRAINS.

8.24 S.S2, 932 I1.00 a. M. 1900 noon; 1890 (Sat-
urdays only, 1s0 $50, 1926, 40s 432 800, $50,
540 500, 628, 7.30, 900, 1910, 11.50 p. week
days. Sundays, 7S0 500 $50 a. M; 1890, 500,
$40, $50, go, $780, and 1000 p. m.
Leave Swedesboro for Woodbury., 5.28, 6.5s,
s.06, 9.34 a. M; 1929 4.46 $50 p. m. week-d avs
Su ndaYs, 7.12 q. M: SIC o. M.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
ates too often If fhe