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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-10
RECOMMENDATIONS

Having given the problem thorough
and careful study, both on the ground
and in its various relations. 1 cannot
report favorably on the proposition to
lumber this tract. My principal rea-
sons for this decision are three in
number.
First: I believe the greatest value
of the forest on Piihonua TO be in the
influence which il has on the drainage
of the wailuku River and its branches,
/. e.. on the affect the forest exerts
ON the water after it reaches the sur
face. by equalizing the flow and pre-
venting excessive run OFF. In view OF
its present use and possible further
development for water power, frriga-
tion and even for domestic supply-es-
neciallv in connection with the growth
Of Hilo town. regard the Wailuku as
one of. IL not, the most important
streams protected by forest reserve
in the Territory.
II might be possible, if the work
-vere done under careful restrictions TO
,e,,,ove some of the mature trees from
4be Piihonua forest without detriment
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
Conducted by S. 6. Hull

this sour milk In the cream goes into the
butter milk. the rest remains in the butter
and besides hurting its looks, 1t Is bad for
the keeping OF the butter. The only way
20 prevent this is by careful Swimming. The
separator does the work perfectly but hand
Swimming may also be done successfully
before the milk is clabbered. This careful
Swimming entails a little extra trouble per-
haps. but the trouble is made up for when
1t comes to churning. tor such cream turns
TO- butter with less labor than that mixed
with milk.
The streaks in butter are due to i'm
perfect sailing. Salt darkens or makes rich
er the hue of butter, the unsalted remaining
as when churned. II the salt is added while
the butter is still In a graduated form
1t will penetrate to all parts alike and q
uniform and pleasing appearance is the
result.
The color may be %deepened II desired by
a judicious use OF coloring matter but use
nothing unless convinced beyond doubt that
It contains nothing deleterious to the health
Of the consumer.
Many still use the old fashioned dasher
churn and think they must gather the
butter before sailing. This Is not necessary.
II the churn IL a wooden one a hole may
be bored near the bottom with a good sized
auger and a cork or wooden plug can be
used for stopping this hole.
As the granules OF butter rise 10 the top,
buttermilk may be drawn OFF and water
poured in to wash the butter. This in turn
In drawn off and the operation Is repeated
until the water is clear and the butter is
then ready for sailing.
II the churn IL an earthen one. then the
granulated butter and buttermilk may be
poured into a sieve which will hold the
butter and let the liquid escape, and the
water may be poured through again and
again, till all traces OF buttermilk are re-
moved.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14

in two months. Ten hogs will eat about
one-third OF an. acre In two months. The
heaviest yield Of rape cut from a given area
was secured when the crop was cut three
times In succession about four inches from
the ground. The yield was at the rate Of
thirty-six tons per acre.
In sowing the rape crop the ground
should be we'll pulverized and in suitable
condition for the termination OF the small
seed. In this country fat culture Is pre-
ferred to growing the crop on ridges. which
has been extensively practiced with this
crop in Europe. Sowing the crop on ridges
may have the advantage OF giving better
drainage, and this may be considered the
main object In using this culture. The
crops may be sown In drills 80 inches apart
or sown broadcast.
BY sowing II in drills II may be pastured
without destroying as much as stock natur-
ally would in having to trample over 1t
where 1t Is sown broadcast. The amount
of seed required will vary slightly accord
ing to the condition Of the soil and the
method of sowing 1t. When sowing In
drills from two to two and one-half pounds
OF seed will give the best results.
When sown broadcast three pounds of
seed Is necessary. Large and plump seed
sown on rich soil may be sown lighter than
where the soil Is not In good condition, and
the seed Is of poor quality.
Where too much seed Is used and the
crop is sown broadcast. the plants will often
come up and turn u reddish yellow and
brown, which Is an indication that a poor
crop must necessarily follow.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
DUCK RAISING PAYS WELL
BY Miller Purvis.

7 KEPT a considerable number of ducks
at one time. but dropped them more
4 because Of lack Of room than for any
other reason, for / was under the i'm
preston that it paid to keep them for their
eggs alone.
greatest duck farms In this country. On
one Of these farms more than 10000 ducks
were Matched for the New York market.
and sold at about ten weeks old.
Another farm Matched and sold 20, 900,
these being sold at ten weeks, largely TO
summer resort hotels and in Buffalo. and
Other small cities.
farms and asked a good many questions.
I discovered that it costs about 80 cents
to raise. dress and market a ten-weeks-old
duckling, and that about 81 is the price
received for 1t. This Is very profitable
when ducks are Matched in large numbers
/ also discovered that 1t costs about 10
cents a month to keep full grown ducks,
which makes the profit, Of keeping them for
eggs too small. Ducks do not begin to
lay regularly until spring opens. and they
sometimes lay as many as l2O eggs each.
As these eggs are produced at a time
when eggs are declining In price there IL
not much room for profit, after paying the
expense of keeping them a year before
= Say they cost 81. 20 by the time they
begin to lay. It will take them at least
nve months 20 produce ten dozen eggs,
even II they lay well. This adds 90 cents
TO the feed cost, not counting labor, and
we have paid out S1.7O to get eggs that
are not worth more than So.
Where there Is a demand for them at a
good price the growing OF young ducks Is
profitable. but for reproduction they 90
not compare with hens in making money
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
WORK AMONG STRAW
BERRIES

A MONG small fruits there is nothing
~ the equal OF the strawberry as a
money getter. Results in yields that
would seem to the uninitiated visionary, are
possible where conditions are all favorable.
1t is none the less true, also. that yields
from strawberry culture viii vary with the
seasons in greater extremes than any or
favorable weather during the blooming pc
Rod. or an extremely drOughty fruiting
season may play havoc with our expecta-
tons.
There Is not so much money to be made
from the bush fruits as from the straw
berry but II given proper culture these
fruits will return satisfactory dividends.
While the returns are not so great. the
fruiting season is heightened, furnishing
OF time.
Then, too. it Il not best to have all OF
ones eggs In a single basket, lest a failure
In one crop leaves Us with but little or no
returns for our labor.
Another advantage in having several
fruits under culture Is that we furnish a
longer term OF employment for our pickers.
results In securing better help and service.
II is not every variety Of strawberry that
is equally at home on all soils and under
every condition. The variety that Is best
adapted to the soil OF my farm may not be
the best variety for my neighbor's farm.
In this respect the strawberry is a par
ticular sort OF plant.
The bush fruits do not show the pecu-
liarity to the extent that the strawberry
plant does. Any good soil will grow bush
fruits. Any good soil, too. will grow straw
berries, but we may need to experiment
with different varieties to get the best re-
suits possible from our particular soil,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
DAIRY WORK IN WINTER
TIME
Some Suggestions for Women on the Farm
Who Make Butter
G.. s. Carnman, Missouri.

"HE pale colored, streaked compound
sometimes sptcked with cheesy parti-
cles is not very pleasing 70 the eye.
and It's taste not very agreeable to the
palate, for usually the flavor is a combina-
ton OF the Odors OF the kitchen and the
taste of overripe cream or old milk,
This Is especially true II the milk is
limited In quantity and the setting In open
vessels Is practiced. Where the milk from
lack OF better room must be kept in the
kitchen or pantry II should be strained and
heated so hot that the hand could COM
fOrtably bear the temperature and then re-
moved to cool as rapidly as possible.
This heating hastens the rising OF the
cream and also makes the coming Of the
butter an easy task. When perfectly cold
the milk should be removed to a tight cup
board from which all food is excluded, and
Is In progress, there to remain until the
cream has risen.
The bitter, old taste Of butter can be
prevented by skimming before the milk
'clabbers,' using a perforated skinner SO
that all the milk may be rejected and set
ting the cream Jar tightly covered In a
moderately warm place where 1t may sour
or ripen quickly.
This ripening process should be fastened
by the addition OF a little cream kept back
from the previous churning and much or
little-the cream should be churned twice
a week at least.
There IL often a temptation when the
quantity OF cream is small, To save 1t till
a fair sized churning Is secured. thus avoid
ing a little extra work. In doing this one
Is sure to sacrifice quality In the butter.
The cheesy particles which are so obiec.
tionabie In butter will not be present II
there is no milk in the cream. for they are
what they look to be-particles Of hardened
cheese from the sour milk. The whey from
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
BUY BEST BREEDS OF SHEEP

UGH Is often said about the quality
VI Of the mutton that sells best In the
A'A market. The demand seems to be
for certain qualities that are not usually
at a premium.
Breeders often ponder on the matter to
determine what they shall do. 1t Is with
them just to breed and then to feed, When
sheep OF low grade are placed upon the
market, the buyers scold because they are
not furnished with something better. When
something better Is sent them, they scold
because II Is too good.
A butcher In London, England. declared
he dared not sell prime Southdown mutton
for fear he could not always supply II,
and then he would be practically ruined.
The starting point in obtaining quality,
il the sheep itself. The idea that a sheep
is a sheep has long prevailed. and some
breeders failing to get any farther than
this idea. have failed as a schoolboy fails
In following his copy In his copy book.
The copy set him seems almost perfect
He attempts to copy as best he can. but
misses 1t. The next line is a little worse
than the first. and when he reaches the
bottom of the page, he has produced some
to the original copy.
No breeder should be content with the
last EFFORT as a standard. He should aim
high, and always keep In mind his IDEAL
or copy. and not some subsequent. but DIS
tant approach to II. In securing quality
the FIRST step is the breed. and then the
feed, and these two 90 hand In hand IN
producing good mutton.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
SAYS RAPE IS GOOD FOR
SHEEP

n APE is a luxuriant plant and requires
rich soil for its best growth. 1t will
~ thrive upon clayey soils, too and does
better than mangels or turnips. Light soils
are not rich enough for 1t and the crop
is usually light when an attempt IL made
to grow II on such soils.
Newly cleared land and old pastures,
plowed In the fall and worked early In the
spring by cross disking and pulverizing. are
especially adapted for producing a success
full crop.
There are several varieties of rape, some
Of which are grown for fodder and others
for seed. The seed varieties are ANIMALS
and are worthless for fodder. The one
variety that Is to be recommended In this
country for fodder is the war Essex. a
biennial, which seems to show a great
adaptability to different soils and climatic
conditions and to yield a wonderful crop
Of luxuriant leaves. valuable for use as a
fodder.
The poorest rape grown at the Minnesota
station on seven-tenths Of an acre OF ground
maintained sixteen lambs for twenty-five
days. In another season one-half acre was
eaten by twenty-one wethers In ten weeks
with an additional one pound Of grain per
head daily.
An estimate has been made that one acre
Of rape with grain will fatten 20 wethers
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
SPRING WORK WITH
CHICKENS
3. c. wainwright, Illinois.

VXIHY do you eat beef at 80 cents per
w pound. when you can eat ducks.
served in ali kinds Of style for much less
The spring time is here the little chicks
trouble is had with them. =.
Inc pure breeds always pay best and
f GhaS r cost a rev T dollars to begin WITH but
cents on each dollar invested.
When cleaning your heneries, be sure 10
place plenty OF lime on the walls and asheS
am often surprised at the space taken>
up In some poultry journals for cats. mice
poultry journal but poultry lectures, goose
culture. turkey, quail and Belgian hare
Cats and rats should fight their way in
this country as the poultry industry did.
1t is best not to feed fowl too much. AL
ways keep them busy as work helps prod
Lime should never be fed to fowls. They
can secure a sufficient AMOUNT Of such
SS!9sf' are "s %si! s Satf'F iay, Say a. large s"s' n ,Hna.
hard and the other half soft. ''e
The cause Of this trouble is that the
organs that help form the shells are out
grains and the trouble will stop.
On many farms there can be found a
large number of birds that have been prize
the various fanciers today? The answer
Is. they are too old.
A few years ago l had a Barred Ply
a show held at New York in 1894. She
was kept on my plant as a breeder until
1903. when I entered her at n show held at
philadelphia, where she came in second.
What about this? Is she too old also?
II the blood is there it will stay until
death comes.
One of the main reasons, for which all
poultry men engage In the business is, the
egg production. The egg market is the
only object for che eastern fanciers say.
eggs are used when the cash can't be Sc
cured.
The worlds egg record layers were fed
the amount, but 1t was mixed as follows /:
Five parts wheat. Ave parts oatmeal, three
parts millet seed, one part beef scraps.
three parts cracked corn. Try your fowls
on the above and see II your egg basket
does not grow larger.
This Is very well but the cost is very
high at the present prices Of such feed. II
they will feed about one-fourth grain and
the other roots, the expenses will be re-
duced and more eggs will be had
1t will always be found impossible to
have a flock in a good laying conditions
being fed on grain. The following roots
are highly recommended as an egg prod4
ucer: Cooked and mashed turnips, carrots
and potatoes.
April is the first month of the beginning
OF lice and vermin. W~hite-washing is a
very good thing to do at this season or
should have been done before now, brs 1t
is never too late to have u done for II
business, to have the houses clean and
sweet at all times. A small amount of
carbolic acid should be put into the pail
of white-wash used.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
WAY TO PLOW CORN

YVOw have you been blowing your corn?
Throwing the dirt away from the
roots at the last blowing? Better
change your method and stop cutting off
the roots.
A Maryland farmer says that blowing
corn. throwing the dirt away from the roots
is nothing short OF plant murder. And he
is right. In Illinois, and in fact in all the
corn states, 1t was the general practice
twenty years ago TO pillow corn the last
time very deep. thus cutting off the roots
and Gripping the plant. Many farmers still
continue this practice although 1t has long
been abandoned by all good farmers.
A good farmer In the South says he mas
taken out corn 20 days after planting that
was IA inches high with roots 80 inches
long. No implement other than the i'm
proved quadruple cultivatOr or weeder was
used on this ground from the time the corn
was put in until II was laid by.
A cultivator Of this kind not only destroys
weeds, but keeps the ground in most ex-
cellent condition. It does not ridge 1t, and
Is set SO 1t cannot inJure the roots.
Many corn growers set the pillow deep and
go ripping along between the rows and the
breaking and tearing Of the corn roots can
be plainly heard. Then when the corn does
not MI out and yield as big a crop as their
neighbors' they wonder what is the matter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
LITTLE NUBBINS OF FARM
NEWS

At the Iowa Experiment farm 10 bush
els of corn per acre was produced on ten
plots. not less than IS bushels per acre
was harvested.
A negro agricultural fair was lately held
at Cane Fisher. Okla. About 200 Indians
all parts OF the country from within q dis
lance OF 200 miles.
There are 5000, 900 Irish emigrants fs
the United States, to say nothing Of their
children. One fourth of these are In the
IL principle agricultural states and one
half OF them are farmers.
The immense corn crop has made a lively
demand for huskers. There Is no doubt that
the scarcity of farm labor will stimulate
inventive genius to produce a machine to
take the place Of man In this work.
Many farmers in Ohio who cut their
corn too green find that much Of It is
mouldy and unfit for use.
Pcach blight has gained n stronghold in
California and the state agricultural sta
ton has taken hold Of the matter. Ex-
perts will aid the farmer in combating
this disease.
Michigan celery growers have formed a
will establish a 500 acre farm near Min
neapolis. Mimi, in competition.
The friends of william Osborne, a farm
er OF keota, Iowa, who was stricken with
paralysis swooped down upon his farm one
afternoon had husked and cribbed 1000
bushels Of corn. N Is the greatest husk-
Ing bee the West has ever seen. The
Davenport Democrat is responsible for this
story.
One hundred million pounds of prunes
are grown in the United States every year
and they are nearly all eaten In this coun-
try.
One Of the best decorative and at the same
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
KEEP PURE WATER FOR
COWS

n ROM my own tests in a dairy that was
4 producing one hundred and sixteen gal
Ions a day, stopping the water in the
automatic basins by the side OF the cows,
reduced the amount of production eleven
gallons q day in less than one week.
This test was made on the same feed
and the cows were watercd twice a day from
the yard tank.
The decrease OF eleven gallons per day
Of fourteen cent milk amounted TO more
than forty-iive dollar, a month during the
winter months.
The basins at the top OF the pipe are
fastened at the side OF the stall or stanchion
and have covers that the COW lifts with
her nose when drinking, The water comes
In as fast as 1t is taken out.
The covers keep out all dust and litter
and the pipes are securely fastened 10 the
bottom OF the manger and are out OF the
way.
Various makes OF automatic basins are
adapted to different sizes of pipe and all
have some good points in their favor,
ANY man who has noticed a COW go from
n warm stable and drink a few pals Of
Ice water from a yard tank and return TO
her stall and shake for an hour or more.
should be ready to introduce a better plan
Oi watering In his stable. u. NJ. Kelley.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14

One Of the best decorative and at the same
time useful plants Is the Trellis Tomato. Sec
advertisement, page 10.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14

onsny o0sr -FSr~ Monday In fsSrusry. Ssy.
AugnA saA uovsmber.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-12
CASE OF TOTAL DEPRAvITY
Alleged Attempt of Two Lowell, Mass
Men to BIackmail the Saliva
tion Army.

Bosron, Mass, July 12.-What the
government officials allege was a Ilan
to extort $4,000 from the Salvation
Army has been made public. Solo
mon Robitcheck, dealer in second
hand clothing, of Lowell. and Bennett
Silverblatt, a Lowell attorney, We're
brought before United States Commits
sioner Hayes and held in bonds of
$1,000 each on the charge of using
the mails in an attempt to defraud.
According to the officials RCDtcheck
either wrote or secured possession Of
a poem casting grave reflections on
the motives and practices Of the mem
bers of the Salvation Army.
1t is alleged that a copy of the
verses was sent to General VIM. Booth,
commander Of the army, and was adj
dressed to Salvation Army headquar-
tiers in New York. General Booth be-
ing in London the letter was opened
by Ransom Cargiu. treasurer of the
army. Enclosed with the verses was
a letter in which it is alleged the
threat was made to publish the verses
and sell them at > cents q copy uni s.
the army paid $4,000 to the sender.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-12
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

Judge Mcpherson, of the fede-d
court, denied the application Of two
stockholders of the Iowa Central and
the Minneapolis and st. Louis rail
roads for an Injunction against The
road putting into effect the 2-cent fare
law
Ex-Judge Martin ]. Severance is
dead at Mankato. Mimi. as the result
of an operation. He was 81 years old.
Representative ". P Hepburn. Of
Iowa. was lunch guest of President
Roosevelt.
Eight Italians were killed by gases
in an abandoned slope of the Lehigh
and Wilkes Barre Coal company al
Hazleton. Pa.
The telegraphers' strike is IN sus-
pension pending the efforts for peace
OF Labor Commissioner NeilL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-12
AS PUT BY HARTMAN
His Proposition to Hire Foreign Ships
to Garry Coal in United States
Coastwise Trade.

New York, July 12.-Edward H,
Hartman in an interview has some
thing additional to say about the pro-
posal to carry coal from the Atlantic
seaboard to San Francisco in foreign
bottoms, which was advanced in his
behalf by J. w. Jungen, his represent
alive at the inspection of the Morgan
liner Creole. Il had no idea the state
ment would be spread so far and wide
as it has been" said Hartman. How
ever. my point is this: Why should L
not send coal around Cape Horn III
rorelgn SHIPS when the government III
tends to do the same thing?
Consider the matter fairly. Here is
the United States government with n
steamship line thoroughly American
meaning my own-available for coal
carrying, but instead of patronizing
this American line the government
goes ahead in opposition and engages
foreign bottoms. Isn't that a peculiar
situation? Why should I not make a
test case of the matter? 1 think that
perhaps I shall"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-12
N.E.A. NATIONAL COUNCIL
Important Matters They Have Taken
Action Upon-Black Eye for
SimpIified.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 12.-Among
the important things upon which the
national council of the National Edu-
cational association took action was
the authorizing Of the appointment of
committee Of five, with William T.
Harris, of Washington, as its char
man. to work for an international as
ISOLATION Of educational workers to
promote education and consider the
problems confronting it: the appropri-
alton Of money for the use of COM
mittees in investigating the shortage
Of teachers, and for the establishment
Of q national federal university at
Washington. and the ascertaining Of
the best way OF teaching morals in
the public schools.
The board Of directors gave simpli-
fed spelling a black eye by voting
to resume the spelling Of the words
through. though and thorough in the
standard style. 1t also reelected H.
B. Brown, president OF Valparaiso
university, Valparaiso. Ind, a mem
Der of the board Of trustees.