The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-03
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
News and Views of Interest In YarL
Gus Lines of Agriculture.

BY r L WOODS.
Washington. =. c. The American
Forestry association has arranged FOL
r congress at Washington Jan. 20
It is expected that President Roosevelt
VIII give an address and viii also re
/ ceive the delegates and that many per
sons Of ! -Jninence not only in forest
~. but in allied Industries, viii be
/ present numbering grazing. irriga-
ton and other things associated With
/ forest conditions will receive attention
New Winter Vegetable.
OyidiCs i new winter vegetable
lately introduced in France In the
fall the young plants are covered over
with earth about two meters deep
through which the blanched stalks
push their way the following March or
April one Of the advantages OF the
plant Is that it comes early il the sea
son. before asparagus. The decapitat-
ed plants form new shoots. which serve
for production the following year. Ger
miuayi0n Of the seed seems to be slow
and somewhat uncertain. and il is stat
81 as q popularity in the culture OF the
plant that the seeds must be left uu-
covered: otherwise they Will not ger
inmate at all.
Recent Animal Troubles.
According 10 Or. {. Y. Wilcox. among
the most noteworthy animal diseases
reported 10 the American Veterinary
Mel.cal association last year by the
different state secretaries were vermi-
nous bronchitis in calves in California,
glauders in Florida and Kansas. i1au-
erza in Kentucky, rabies In Michigan.
forage poisoning in Mississippi. cattle
mango in Nebraska and Texas fever in
Tennessee In Arizona the presence Of
swamp fever was noted in one valley
This disease : believed TO be identical
with that observed IN Minnesota and
Manitoba. In Montana q disease Of
sheep known as Crusta labiaIis has
been observed in various counties.
"Creeps." "a cattle disease. appears in
winter and early spring in certain parts
Of Texas. The first symptom Of the
disease Is laueneSs. Poor animals are
most often affected. The bones Of the
les and the ribs break easily. No sue
cessful treatment has been devised.
Better ratious are suggested as q pal.
liat.ve.
Cornstalk Sugar.
A demonstration al the worlds fair
IN 81 Louis which may prove 10 be Of
very great commercial value IS that
OF the production OF sugar from corn
STALKS Il IS claimeI that unrefued
co-nsralk sugar IS superior 10 beet sug-
ar in natural good favor and equals
cane sugar IN amount and quality.
Professor Stewart. the discorerer Of
the new source Of sugar. began his
work liz this line in 1s1S in Pennsylva--
MA. and manufacturing tests have
since been continued with corn grown
n different regions IF the country. It
IS familiar fact that the juice Of the
corn plant contains q small amount Of
sugar. Professor Stewards discovery
IS 20 the effect that Il the ears Of corn
be removed IL about the roasting ear
stage TIE plant VIII in is later growth
nearly double lis sugar content. rails
i7= IL . @ point where its manufacture
may be commercially profitable. TIE
profit III This mode 81 sugar making :
estimated 30 - per ton Of stalks f3r
the sugar products alone. Including sir
ups and u0iasses.
And beside these there stand on the
credit side tie ears Of corn for feed or
ensila-e ana tie various ce.lu-o>e
byp77lgcrS. among which the pulp is
said 10 be superior % wood pulp in pa
per making It is proposed a. put the
Stewart method q sugar making into
operation hy starting q number Of fac
to--es- beginning with one 81 Fort
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