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The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
FeAdina Apples to Cows.

AT this time of the year. when the
small apples from the orchard are be-
ing sorted Nout and disposed of as by
products, IL is a practice for many
farmers to feed some of the wormier
apples and small apples to the cows.
A limited amount fed each day will
prove of great help to the animals, al
though there is no great amount OF
nutriment in the fruit The great
value comes from the presence OF
the fruit acid in apples; yet in the
feeding of apples srcat care is needed.
Large apples should not be given to
cows whole; in fact. it is better If all
apples of medium to large size are
cut in two before ueiHg fed. Many a
COW has been choled to death on large
apples. One boy, known to the writer,
started to feed hungry COW apples.
She was so eager for the fruit that
SIZE tried to swallow one whole to
make room for some more. An apple
of unusual size became fixed in her
throat. 1t was only by Wig sorous work
on the part of the owner of the COW
that she was saved He put both
hands on her throat and worked the
apple down whole. A gooA way to
feed apples is in the form Of pomace,
which is the remainder Of thu apples
after the cider has been presAed out
Of the ground mass. This pomaAe con-
tains small amount of nitrpsen, a
very small amount of potassium and
some phosphorus. The veeetAble
sugars are also present The Who's
phorus is to large extent lock@d\up
in the seeds, and is not likely td be
liberated unless the seeds with the
other pomace, Is mixed with hay
which will retain them in the large
stomachs and compel them to 20
through their usual modes of diges,
tion.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
The Deadly Chicken Mite.

Herewith We illustrate the deadly
chicken mite (magnified 25 diane
ters). The mite at its natural size
can be readily known and recognized
by means of the naked eye, but
magnifying glass will make him still
more apparent. These mites are very
destructive to poultry and kill more
young chicks than any other pest.
Their smallness makes them hard to
fight. They multiply with great ra-
pidity, and it is not unusual to find
all the crevices in poultry house
harboring these mites. Sometimes a
single crevice will hold ten thousand
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
international Forces Land.

Constantinople. via Sofia, Bulgaria.
-Detachments from the international
fleet landed at Mytilene Sunday after
noon, in accordance with the instruc-
tions of Rear Admiral Ritter Won Je-
dina, and occupied the customs and
postal buildings. The governor pro-
tested, but his representations were
not availing. During the Bairam festi-
val, beginning Tuesday and ending the
evening of November 30th, the feet
will take no further action, but if the
Sultan does not utilize the interval to
accede to the demands of the powers
the fleet will occupy the island of
Tenedos, off the cost of Asia Minor.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Consumption is Durable.

New York.-Consumption is durable,
according to Health Commissioner
Darlington, who spoke at the opening
of the American tuberculosis exhibi-
ton Monday. 1.-THE first thing" said
DR.. Darlington, "to do in combating
tuberculosis is to educate. Consump-
tion is durable. OF the cases which we
have taken in the last stages eight per
cent. recovered and sixty per cent
were able to return to work. OF school
children examined firty-eight per cent
had something the matter with them
and many are open to consumption
The Board of Health is trying to per.
suade the people not to buy and take
medicines. They are no good"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
T3AKq2Y1
Creamery Milk Supply.

No creamery should be established
where the milk from 400 or 500 cows
cannot be obtained. Fifteen years ago
it was believed that creamery could
be successfully run on the milk from
300 to $50 COWS. That may have been
so at that time, but at the present
time the expenses of running cream
cry are very much greater than they
were fifteen years ago. The wages OF
men have advanced very much and
creamery supplies have in some cases
doubled in price The commissions
for selling butter are larger than they
were, because it costs more to run
the establishments of the commission
men. 1t therefore requires a larger
volume of milk to produce the same
amount Of revenue. Investigations in
the State of Iowa show that large
number OF creameries supplied by less
than 500 cows have been compelled to
suspend operations, due to the fact
that they could not secure enough milk
to yield them profit on their busi-
ness. 1t is for the advantage OF the
farmer to have his creamery supplied
by as many cows as possible, for the
reason that the less the cost of max
ing pound of butter the greater will
be the price of milk received by the
farmer. Thus in the largest factories
1t costs only one cent per pound for
making butter. This is equal to four
cents per cwt. of milk. In some of the
smaller creameries it costs as much
as $.O25 for making pound of butter.
Every farmer should encourage his
neighbors to keep more COWS if they
are supplying milk to the creamery.
In some cases farmers that are promi-
nent in the production of milk seem
to have jealousy in relation to the
matter, they being prominent in that
line. But they should understand that
the more cows kept the better 1t is for
them. The other men are not COM
peting with them in the production OF
milk, but are cooperating with them;
what benefits one will benefit the
others. Large creameries seldom fail.
This is because they are able to sell
all their products to the greatest pos
sible advantage. They are able to dis
pose of their buttermilk at large prices
because they can send it in consider.
able quantities to distant markets,
where they can secure permanent cus-
toners. The small creamery is un.
able to handle such trade, and when
they try it they frequently lose it be-
cause there comes time when they
are unable to supply the quantity de-
handed.
The very foundation of successful
caeanery work is a large milk supply,
and every man interested in the
CREAMERY, whether he be the manager,
but tter-maker or patron, should labor
for the increase of the milk supply.
The limited milk supply is the danger
point. 1t is at this point that the
creamery is more likely to fail than at
any other, and If the amount of milk
be top limited to yield profit on the
RETURNS no kind of fine butter-making,
no am ONT of skill in selling, and no
measure Of cleanliness about the fac
tory raS prevent its being failure in
Fin. enA
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.
Another General Strike Threatened by
Workmen's Council.

st. Petersburg.-ihe Workmen's S
Council threatens the country with
another general strike to compel the
employers Of st. Petersburg who
locked out about 10000 men Monday
to reopen their doors. The men had
refused to return to work under the
old conditions. Delegates have been
dispatched to cities in the interior to
ascertain whether they will support
the movement.
Destitution is causing many work
men here to turn against the agita-
tors. During the last strike actual
starvation prevailed. The men had
neither money to buy food or bury the
dead. There were cases of workmen
remaining naked in bed at home, hav-
ing pawned every stitch Of clothing to
relieve the hunger of their families and
themselves.
Though the mutineers at SebastopOl
are still masters of the situation at
Admiralty Point and though armed
parties have apparently free access to
the town, notwithstanding the an
nouncement by the authorities that
the roads leading to it were blockaded,
dispatches received from Vice Admi-
raj Chouknin, commanding the Black
Sea fleet, present the situation in an
optimistic light. These dispatches.
which were read at an extraordinary
council of the admiralty, declare that
most of the mutineers have decided to
surrender with their arms though
such action involves trial for mutiny
before a court-martial.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Emperor williams Speech.

Berlin.-Emperor William opened
the Reichstag Monday at noon in the
white hall of the pclace, himself read
ing the speech from the throne. The
speech was occupied chiefly with do
mestic affairs. Turning, near the close
of the speech. to foreign affairs, the
emperor said: THE German empire
has with all powers correct, and with
most of them good and friendly rela-
tions. 1t filled me with high satisfac-
tion that l was able to support the
successful efforts of the President OF
the United States in bringing about
peace between his majesty, the En-
peror of Russia, and his majesty, the
Emperor of Japan"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Terrible Railway Collision.

Lincoln Mass,-The most disastrous
railroad wreck in this state for many
years occurred at 3:15 tonight at Ba-
ker's bridge station, mile and "a half
west of Lincoln. on the main line of
the Fitchburg division of the Boston &
Maine railroad. The regular Sunday
night express. which left Boston at
I:45 for Montreal via the Rutland sys-
TEN, crashed into the rear of a local
train which started from Boston at
7:l5 for points on the main line and
the. Marlboro, branch. At least fifteen
persons were killed outright. burned to
death or suffocated, and thirty or more
were seriously injured. Many passen.
gers received minor cuts, bruises and
burns.
The wreck was primarily due to
thick weather, which apparently oh.
scured signals set by the forward
train, which at the time of the dis.aste.
was standing in front of Bakers T.rt,L-o
station.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Give the Trees enouoh soo,,

Ii pays to give each tree all the
roe:n it needs. whether this tree be
fruit or shade tree. All the years
l have lived on a farm | have noticed
the great mistakes made by my neigh
bors in this regard once had a
neighbor who went into the raising
OF small fruit and also set out an
orchard. He did we'll with his small
fruit, but partly failed with his tree
1ruit. for the reason that he set the
trees too close together. He had only
few acres of land at most and want
ed to make the most of each acre.
80 he set the trees about rod apart.
They made splendid growth of wood
and foliage. When people would drive
past tAe house, they would Be heard
10 remark what finelooking orchard
1t was, the trees being very thrifty
and shading the ground But that was
Just the trouble: they were too thrifty.
The apple tree that takes on the char
acteristic Of the shade tree is of little
value for apples. 1t is too busy de.
veloping foliage.
This man was sorely disappointed
with his orchard, and in few years
after it should have been in bearing
got around to cutting out some of the
trees. But the trees were badly set
back by the early habits they had
formed. They were more set back by
the heavy trimming 1t was necessary
to give them before they would star,
to bearing. But they did start, in the
end, The wood that was produced by
the first trees was Just SO much lost
growth so far as apple production was
concerned.
l have observed that it is the uni
versal experience that it does not nav
to cramp trees. Give each tree all
the room 1t needs, if fruit is wanted.
Minnie Laclser. Brown Co., Ill.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

mites. They swarm on fowls when
they are at rest, and more than one
sitting hen has had her life blood
sucked out to such an extent that she
has died lowering her eggs. To fight
these minute creatures it is neces-
sary to have all parts of the poultry
house constructed of matched lumber
and the cracks filled up with some ad-
hesive liquid such as whitewash. The
roosts and all nests should be nova
BILE. Nest material must be frequent
ly changed If the mites are about.
The roosts can be washed with kero-
sepe or sprayed with kerosene emui
siOu.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Wounds on Fruit Trees.

An eastern fruit grower says:
Wounds of any considerable size
should be given a coating of paint or
some other durable substance, A suit
able dressing must possess two dis.
tinct properties. 1t must check the
weathering of the wound and prevent
the growth of bacteria and fungi and
It must be of such nature as not to
'injure the surrounding bark. The
dressing is of no value in the healing
of the wound, except as It prevents
decay. For general purposes, a white
lead paint is most satisfactory. It is
an. antiseptic. and 1t adheres closely
to the wood. Wax. shellac, tallow, ETC.,
are lacking in both respects. Bor-
deaux mixture would be an admirable
material for this purpose If it were
mors turable.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Brewers Grains VS.. pistiIlers' Grains

Brewers Grams VS.. Distilfers' Grains.
Both brewers grains and distillers'
grains are on our markets, and the
dairyman frequently asks himself
which he will find more profitable tn
feed. This is question that will pay
any dairyman to study, as the prices
vary SO greatly that he can sometimes
feed one to advantage and sometimes
the other. While distillers' grains con-
sist mostly of corn. brewers grain con-
sists largely of barley. Although bar
ley is higher in protein than corn, yet
after the brewing has been done, the
grain contains more carbohydrates,
that is, fat-forming material, than the
distillers' grains. For ordinary feed
ing, therefore, brewers grains are less
valuable than distillers' grains, but the
prices of those two are generally far
apart. When dried brewers grains
have been selling at 500 dried distil-
lers' grains have been selling as high
as $2s. The loss, therefore, is on the
side Of feeding distillers' grains at
those prices. 1t is evident, however,
that there should be some adjustm Ia
Of Ir' 8 in the market.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
HORTICULTURE.
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ooetorics Trees With Chemicals.

Ooetoring Trees With Chemicals.
More than year ago we called at
sentton to the fact that certain COM
sany o. men we're selling to the farm
refS process for dOctoring trees with
q chemical compound. says the Far
1ners' Review. The plan was to bore
q hole in the tree ana insert in 1t
some kind of a mysterious compound.
GENERALLY the loading agent Of the
company went to the orchard, bored
the hole in the trees himself and in
serted the compound. He claimed that
TINS would protect the trees from all
KINDS OF blights and all kinds of in
sects. He charged for his work SO
cents per tree. but literally allowed
the orchardist to pay half down and
the rest some mouths later. The alb
surdity of the thing should have pre-.
vented farmers from taking up with
the scheme. We published a warning
At the time these men entered the
field.
Soon we began to receive letters
from Michigan saying that the agents
were working there and that thou
sands OF trees were being treated by
them. In visit to southern Michi-
gah the editor of the farmers Review
discussed the matter with many
ofchardfsts and with the director of
the substation at South Haven. Mr..
Farrand as well as other experienced
orchardists warned the fruit dealers to
beware of the fraud, but the agent had
persuaded SO many of them| that many
= hundreds of orchardists Npurchased
the treatment from the agent In one
county alone 10000 trees were treated.
fnis represented $4,000, of which half
was paid down, the agent thus receiv-
ing $500.
: Later few trees were treated on
the experimental farm and the COM
pounds were actually taken out and
aaslyzed by the experiment station
men. The compound was found to con.
slst OF some very simple chemical
chemical which could in no way affect
the health OF the tree. The thing was
a swindle pure and simple 1t was re.
ported that the agent never returned
70 collect the other so per cent. 1t is
probable that he never will attempt
to collect 1t. and it is further probable
that he never intended to collect it.
proved mistake, however. to
allow trees to be treated on the ex-
perimentaT farm, as 1t gave these
agents an opportunity to say when
they went to the eastern states to be.
gin their work that the process had
been tried and approved at the Mich.
igan station.
We hope that this lesson, though
costly to the fruit growers of southern
Michigan. will prove Of some value to
other fruit growers that may have the
opportunity to waste their money
upon the same kind of treatment.
sThe idea Is not new one and has
been worked in various forms in diff
ferent parts of the country for great
many years. AS it has proved SO ex.
ceedingly valuable to the men who
claim to know the secret, it is certain
thar or others will continue to
work it from Time lime various
parts of the country.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

Calves that are to be raised should
not be left with the COW more than
twenty-four hours after birth. Feed
them for three weeks with warm,
sweet milk just from the COW, how
ever, then begin to drop off the new
milk and add gradually sweet
skinned milk. At three weeks of age
the calf will take some bright hay.
Place it ia a potato crate near enough
so that the calf can get at it and yet
not be apt to tip it over. 1t will pre-
vent bowel troubles and make the calf
grow nicely.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
poctorinq Fowls.

Ii does not pay to doctor a
fowl that is worth only 25 OF
80 cent". We are justified only
in doctoring those fowls that have
cost us great deal of money. Wheb
we speak of doctoring, we mean the
doctoring Of real diseases. There are
such complaints as indigestion, due to
bad feeding, which needs no other
remedy than change in methods
But We have seen some remedies pre-.
scribed where the medicine itself
would cost more than what the fow:
is worth, and the cured is seldom any
good except for killing and eating
Certainly we do not care to breed
from birds that have shown them,
selves nOn-resistant to disease.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
OIL TRUST FRAUD
USED FALSE GAUGES ON coMeET-
ING OIL.
FORMER MANAGERS STORY
Says Standard Oil Supplied Gauges to
Discredit Measure Of Other Com
panies-Designed to Show Shortage
of Four or Five Gallons to the


of Four or Five Gallons to the
Barrel.
St Louis.-Inquiry into methods, of
the Standard Republic and Waters
Pierce Oil companies in Missouri was
resumed Thursday before Special Com
missioner r. A. Anthony. This will be
the last hearing conducted in St. Louis
until after the Supreme Court has de-
cideu whether Attorney General Had
ley has the right to compel the oil
companies to produce their books or
make their officers testify.
William A. Morgan, former manager
of the Standard Oil Company at Seda-
liza, Missouri, testifying. said that the
Standard Oil Company issued orders
to its agents to undersell competitors
at all hazards. He asserted that upon
one occasion he was supplied with
false gauges to be used in the attempt
to drive the enemy from the field
Morgan's testimony created a sensa-
tion and the Standard Oil attorneys Of
fered frequent and vigorous objections.
Morgan testified that he went into
the employ of the Standard Oil Com
pany January 15 1898, as salesman.
Soon after he was made resident man
ager of the company, with headquar-
ters at Sedalia. In his jurisdiction was
included Randolph, Sheridan, Howard.
Cooper and Benton counties. He was
not permitted to sell oil outside of this
territory.
His reports were sent to G. w. Mayer
who had charge of the Standard Oil in
terests in Missouri.
When took charge of the Sedalia
Office" said the witness, the Stand
ard Oil Company controlled fifty or
sixty per cent. of the business in that
territory. Inside of short time had
taken the business away from competi-
tors and the Standard before l severed
my connection with it in 1901, con-
the Sedalia territory.
Il was told to go into the field of
our enemy and destroy our competi
tors" continued Morgan. Il was or
dered to sell all goods possible-to cut
prices wherever necessary. The Wa
ters-Pierce company sold within eight
lowed 70 go into their territory"
Mr.. Morgan was then asked to tell if
he knew OF other methods resorted to
by the Standard besides cutting prices
to get business or kill off competition.
He said that the company supplied him
with barrel gauges by which he was
enabled to show that a competitor
sold Short" barrels.
Did you use this gauge?"
II did not
"Why?"
We'll, didn't think it was proper to :
use them"
What were your instructions?"
Il was told by Mr.. Mayer to use the
gauges only in extreme cases-that Is.
where a competitor could not be driven
out by other methods or where other
arguments failed to induce the mer-
chants to buy from us
ITO what extent would these gauges
indicate a barrel of oil was short when
applied to a barrel sold by a competi-
tori"
From four to five sallons?"
"Why did You refuse to carry out in
structions sent to You in regard to
these gauges?"
Il had personal reasons"
What were they?"
We'll. because thought these
gauges were being used with fraudu-
lent intent. In the first place. good
salesman could show by sharp manipu-
latiOn that barrels were short"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

Scientific dairying requires close
study Of the feeds Of dairy cows.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

The fall is good time to construc,
poultry houses.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

Moldy hay should not be fed to
dairy COWS.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

A poultry house that is to be pei
manent should be we'll built.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
SPORTING NOTES.
Secure Seats Early.

\ girls team is practicing in the Re-
treat gymnasium. An exhibition between
two teams of girls would be a drawing
card at some of the regular games in
Festival hall.
Tonights game between the Inde-
pendents and the Holyoke interscholastic
champion team ought to be hot. Hoyoke
beat Brattleboro early in the season, but
the locals have improved much since
then.
The Home Culture basket ball team OF
Northampton will play the Independents
in Festival hail next Friday night Both
well. formerly with the Independents, Is
member of the Home Culture team.
Doran will play with Brattleboro.
Columbe, the Norwich university basket
ball player. is known as the original pea
nut man, and 1t is claimed that he sub
sists wholly on peanuts He is widely
known as a base ball pitcher, and last
year played i'm the Northern league and
with the Montreal club.
Archie Thompson and Den Henley
of Winchester will be tried out in fast
company the coming season. Thompson
will be on the twirling staff of the Con-
cord club and Henley will see what he
can do behind the bat for Manchester.
both clubs being in the New England
league.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
Births.

In Williamsville, Feb. II. a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Stratton.
In jamaica, Feb. Is, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Pierce.
In jamaica, Feb. IA, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. John X. White.
In Weston, Feb. II, a son to Mr. and
Mrs. Pearl Stoodley.
In Londonderry, Feb 10. a son to Mr.
and Mrs George Stone.
In Fast Jamaica, Feb. 8, a daughter to
Mr.. ana Mrs. villa Brown.
In Hinsdale, n. H., Feb. 15 a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs p. F. Mann.
In Vineland, n. j., Feb. 10, a daughter,
Bella Wright Leach, to Adam and
Margaret (WrighD Leach.
In Mamaroneck. n. Y, Feb is, a
daughter, Myrtle Elizabeth, to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Pegg.
In Springfield. Vt, Feb 16, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. c. +. Lamson, grandson
to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wells of Brat
tleboro.
In Saxtons River, Feb. 10. son to Mr..
and Mrs. Fay S. Fuller.
In Bernardston, Mass, Feb. Q, a daugh-
ter Reta Gertrude. to Edward and Gertie
Taylor Carson.
In Bernardston. Mass. Feb. II, daugh-
ter to Fred and Julia Hubert Dennison.
In West Hampton. n. Y, Feb. IA, a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Rice,
granddaughter to Mr. and Mrs Myron
Rice and great granddaughter to Mr.. and
Mrs e. l.. Rice of West Wardsboro.