Connecticut western news., 1907-12-05

who puts sand in his sugar and yends
shoddy goods for substantial and the
farmer who will knowingly palm off
eggs ol the grocer which he Knows to
be rotten or added. There be sinners
In both respects, and they deserve an
equal condemnation.
That man or company cam be put
down as knave or liar which makes
n promise of more than s per cent in
terest on money invested with them,
and 6 per cent Is a much safer cri-
terion to follow than 8 per cent IL a
fellow Isn't dead set ON going into
some blue sky venture.
Perhaps 1T is the result OF an In
stinctive purpose, but it lis noteworthy
that the scheduled time for the depar.
ture ef the chimney swallows to their
southern home is before the fires are
started In the heaters and furnaces in
the houses in whose ctimneys they
make their nests and rear their young.
The long headed fruit and vegetable
grower will not only aim to grow
products which are attractive in APP
pearance, but will also see to it that
they are put on the market I'm the most
attractive package possible. The two
things mentioned conspire to impress
the buyer favorably, which amounts
to more than half the sale.
If piles of apples are left in the or
chard after the marketable fruit has
been selected and shipped and they
IRE in such shape that they cannot be
used for making vinegar, 1t 1s well to
scatter them and sprinkle air slaked
lime over them. This will tend to
overcome any acid tendency that they
might give to the soil, which If not
corrected would be injurious to the
trees.
The intellectual superiority of the
American agriculturist over his Euro
pean cousin is in no way better shown
than i'm his ability to operate as well
as repair complicated farm machinery.
In many European countries the intro
duction of American labor saving ma
the inability of the average peasant Ia
borer TO operate it, let alone repair 1T
If lit gets out of whack.
1t IFS the consensus of opinion on the
part ,of those who have tried both
grass and clean cultivation in their
orchards that the latter method results
in q thriftier condition Of fruit and a
larger size, while with the grass meth
cd the fruit attains a better color, but
lis smaller and quite likely to be :sert'
DUSTY damaged by curculiO and some
fungous effects, which the growth OF
grass seems to be conducive to.
Many is the eastern farmer who
after the work connected with the Sc
curing of the seasons crops LIS COM
lpleted bushes himself In his shop dur
ing the winter months making barrels
which he uses himself or has ready
for sale, the conditions under which
be follows his agricultural occupation
making 1T necessary for him to make
the most Of his spare time and exer-
else thrift and economy In all ways
that he can.
In number of Instances we have
the past season noticed serious injury
done fine shade trees through the
starting Of bonfires so near to the
trees that the heat therefrom scorched
the lower limbs. 1t is well to remem-
Der that tender twigs and leaves are
even more susceptible to heat than the
hand and face and that de-
gree Of heat which one cannot bear
without discomfort will quite likely
result in damage to the tree near
which a fire is built.
There is little question that the west |
offers superior opportunities for get
ting ahead In a business way for the
young man or woman of push and en-
ergy. Things are done on larger
scale and with more push and enthu-
siasm, characterized also by a lib
crafty and generosity that are not to
be found in the older sections of the
country. The conservative eastern
business man hesitates longer over
parting with 10 cents than the west
erner does with a gold eagle.
Realizing that the more rigid inspec-
ton of packing house products by fed
eral meat inspectors at the big packing
houses of the country is resulting in
keeping a good many animals of ques-
tionable utility for food at home, for
which there had previously been some
disposal in the supplying of either the
cheaper home or foreign trade, some
state health officials have issued cir
culars strongly urging the wisdom of |
local meat inspection. which would
accomplish for the small towns that |
which is now done In the large pacn-
ing centers.
With the prices of most all farm |
products soaring skyward and likely to
continue In that direction every effort |
possible should be made to save the |