Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-04-19

strong yield.
product extracted from kernels Of
corn is found to furnish a very accept
able substitute for the ordinary stick
ing on postage stamps.
With two wet seasons it would not
be strange If the present season should
be one when it will pay to see about
conserving moisture for the crops.
The record price for winter apples
covering period of a number of years
past was that of 81 per barrel paid for
Kings and Spies at New York on April
! for export shipment.
The Massachusetts, Fruit Growers
association at its last meeting passed
a resolution favoring the naming of
the third Tuesday in October in each
year as national apple day.
Where possible the flock of hens kept
in confinement should be provided with
an abundant supply Of milk and green
food, such as lawn cuttings, in addition
to the regular grain ration. This will
go a long way toward compensating
for lack of freedom.
Farmers bulletin No. 239 on the cor
rosion of iron wire states that the life
of a steel nail is six years, Of iron forty
years; that of iron wire twenty to
thirty years, while that of steel is six
to ten. On the basis Of these figures
iron products are more economical than
steel at twice the price.
The French astronomer, Camille
Flammarion, has recently made exten-
sive experiments with view to ascer-
taining the influence of lunar radiation
upon plants from seeds sown in diff
ferent phases of the moon. His find
ings were entirely inconclusive and go
a long way toward dissipating a super
stition that has obtained very strong
hold on the minds of good many peo-
pie,
The export trade Of butter has shown
a remarkable increase in the past two
years. In 1904 the total shipments
abroad were 13,SS0,2S7 pounds, during
the last half of 1905 they We're 1881
11e pounds, while for the first month of
1906 the export Of butter was 5,256,287
pounds. If the shipments for the rest
"a 4J,o r7oor aov,4in,,o ~, q oorrocno1ad-
ing scale the showing will be most
remarkable one.
Every flock of chickens kept in con
anement during either winter or sum-
mer should be provided with busting
box, which should be of ample size and
contain, besides dry dust or loose
earth, half a peck Of wood ashes and
couple of pounds of flour sulphur. This
will be found great assistance in
keeping the poultry free from vermin
and is an aid that they will be very
quick to take advantage of.
In view of the very general protest
which has been raised by farmers CO.
operative grain companies against the
general principle of rebates and dis
ordinations, it seems a little strange
to note the complaint Of some Of the
stockholders in a western company of
this character because they were not
allowed better price for selling 5000
bushels of grain than their fellow mem-
bers. who furnished but 500 bushels.
The little turkey is more sensitive
and tender and requires greater care
than the chick up to six weeks Of age,
but after this time the condition seems
to be reversed. During this early pc
riod the little turkeys should be pro
vided with clean, dry quarters and
plenty Of cooked food, which may be
of varied kinds. A close watch should
be kept for lice and mites, which are
among their worst enemies during the
six weeks period
A recent bulletin issued by the state
agricultural commissioner of New York
states that 10000 farms are for sale
in the state, while facilities exist for
the employment of $4,000 additional
agricultural laborers Most of the
farms mentioned are supplied with
good buildings and fencing, have wood
and water for farm purposes, have
fruit trees upon them and possess a
soil that can be made very productive
with proper cultivation.
While the clipping Of horses may be
done so early in the season as to amount
to practical cruelty, yet when done at
a somewhat later time it has its dis
tinct advantages. A large teaming
corporation in Chicago made a test
with 500 horses, of which number one
half were clipped and the other half
left to shed their winter coats in the
natural way. OF those that were clip.