Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06


Poultry will do best under the same
conditions which are best for the hui
man species when they have COM
Portable quarters and have to ratch
for a living.
While d good many more folks are
operated on now for appendicitis than
in days gone BY, 1t is worthy Of note
that one almost never hears Of a case
Of Inflammation Of the bowels.
From the standpoint of the public
veal farmers trust Is just as OBJ
jectionable as the beef trust, coal trust
or harvester trust The underlying
principle is the same In all IA holdup
agreement.
Indiana has succeeded in arousing
an interest in good roads through the
imposition of fine of from 81 to $25
for every day a piece of road is left
in bad condition after notice has been
given for it to be put in shape.
From the sanitary point of view Jap
anese mating is far preferable to or.
binary carpeting for covering the
floors of bedrooms in that it not only
catches less dust, but is not so con-
yenient to harbor disease germs.
An unprecedented drought or a finan-
cial panic, followed by business pros
tration, are about the only conditions
that prevent a recurrence of the con-
gested traffic conditions which prevail
ed so generally last fall ana winter.
While the planting Of small potatoes
two or three successive seasons will
not result in greatly diminishing their
average size, yet it will do this II per
sisted in during term of years For
seed the potato of medium size, uni
form shape and free from scab is con-
sidered best.
From the standpoint Of scientific
agriculture it is just as serious an Of
tense to handle land in such way
that it will produce but half crop as
it is to try to get 1t to produce more
than full crop. The careful tiller
Of the soil viii do his best to avoid
both extremes.
Ptomaine poisons are the result Of n
process of putrefaction in vegetable
and animal matter. The development
of the poisonous principle seems to be
greatly accelerated by leaving meat or
vegetable in the tin can in which it is
bought. Immediately upon opening
the can such products should be put
in glass or earthen dishes.
4 case noted the ether day In which
farmer of bibulous propensities
while on his way home from town
drunk fell out of his wagon over the
railing of a bridge into a creek and
drowned is a somewhat extreme but
very good Illustration of the kind of a
finish a man can have If he only takes
the right methods to bring it about.
The garden patch devoted to the
growing of early potatoes may just as
well be made to grow a second crop as
allowed to grow up to weeds. Go
through the patch the first week in
June and plant hills of navy beans be-
tween each hill of potatoes. This will
not only serve to keep the late weeds
in check, but will give you three or
four times as many beans as the fam
| lily will need next winter.
While the farmer who takes half a
day off and cleans out his fence rows
every spring, and especially those
along the highway, may not make
many dollars out Of the job, he is GER
tainly entitled to and receives the 81
lent thanks and appreciation Of all
passersby. In so far as the burning Of
the trash and weeds prevents fouling
of his fields adjoining he himself Is
also a beneficiary of his work.
For any orchardist or gardener who
| is planning to dc considerable spray
| ing the coming season it is well to
have at hand a copy Of the spraying
calendar which is put out by many of
| The state experiment stations These
not only give directions as to the kind
of spraying solution to use on the diff
ferent crops, but give in detail best
ways to make them. A postal sent to
| the director Of the station will be all
that is necessary to secure q copy Of
the calendar.
Where the orchard trees have grown
! SO large that corn does not do well
| planted among them and 1t is still de-
sired to till the soil, there Is nothing
better than field or navy beans. In
/ order to escape the Weevil, which Is