The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-04-05
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Determining Sex.

want to prove my theory before
begin by stating what every one in
this wide world knows, that there Is
no such thing as chance in nature.
Everything is governed by law. Take
the human family for an example.
There are many families that consist
OF all males. Others that are all fe-
males. claim such things are gov
erned by law. 1t is impossible to
produce male or female by chance or
by physical weakness. In fact the
weight or size cuts no figure in the
matter of gender whatever.
What has weight, size or strength to
do with the production of sex? Not
the least influence in the world. It
all remains for the female to do that
part of the business. 1t is the period
of pregnancy that determines the
sex. There is possibility that there
may be some correctness in this theory,
but my theory has proven true time
and again. 1t is simply the workings
of nature. No strength, no weight, no
physical inability in the sex line con-
trolls production.
My friend states that there are no
rules without exceptions. That is q
mistaken idea, or rather an old say.
ing. The rule or law by which male
and female are produced is unchange-
able as any other rule except the old
darkey's rule which works both ways.
That is, if twice two is four, twice
four must be two. The exception is
not the fault of the rule to work right
every time The rule or law, which |
choose to call it, is unchanged and als
ways remains the same. It is the
circumstances, the environment, that
changes the results. My friend is on
the right track, but he must dig deep
er, probe more and experiment more.
j. C. Mahoney. Kane Co., ILL.,, in
Farmers Review
Commercial Feeding Stuffs.
The man that has to buy bran and
other commercial feeding stuffs must
be always on his guard against the
numerous authorizations that are to be
found on some of the markets. There
are less of these in markets where the
inspection law is little enforced than
in the states where the state law
makes feed inspection vigorous. In
many of our states where inspection
laws have been vigorously enforced
some bad conditions are found. How
much worse must conditions be in
those states in which nothing is really
being done to protect the buyers OF
feed
The inspection law of the state of
Maine has been vigorously enforced,
yet G. D. Woods, the director Of the
experiment station, who has part OF
the task of enforcing this law, says:
"Gluten products continue to be the
most unsatisfactory of any feeds on
the market. This is partly because
different parts of the same brand diff
fer somewhat in composition, but Is
chiefly because certain companies per-
sist in putting guarantee upon their
goods that the goods do not come UP
to in any instance" In relation to
adulterated mixed feeds the author
says that there is so much profit in
selling ground corn cobs, broom corn
and other valueless materials at the
price of wheat bran that the con-
sumner must ever be on his watch
against this fraud. The safest thing
to do is to buy only well-known reli-
able brands of this class of goods. Ii
the consumers see to it that all of
this class of feeds they buy carries
the name of the miller, there will be
little likelihood of their being de-
frauded."