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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
FOR GOOD BUTTER MAKING

An overloaded churn is sometimes
the cause of slow coming of tho but
ter. II the amount Of cream Is too
large Tor the size Of the churn. turn
ing 1T over and over viii not aeitate
the cream sufficiently. The churn
should he less than half full, and should
not be turned too fast To allow the
cream To drop from Side 10 side OF the
churu.
Stop churn!ng when the butter gran
ulatcs If YOU want to wash out all the
buttermllk
When the conditions for tho cream
rising arc untayorable put less min,
into the pans or cans. the cream will
rise quicker To the top
Thin cream may bc churned al q
higher temperature than thick cream
and sweet cream at Il slightly higher
one than sour cream.
Fine butter has clear. nutty flavor
a nice color mot too hIgh), firm
waXy texture. free from moisture and
a grain which. when broken. shows like
cast steel.
Do not allow smoking near the dairy.
pothing absorbs tobacco smoke marc
quickly than milk, and butter taintod
with tobacco smoke is an abomina-
tion.
Butter washed with water that has
been boiled and cooled Keeps much bet
ter than that washed with unboile0
water.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
MUST KEEP THE. ROADS DRY

The most important thing i'm the
building OF roads is tc prevent or less
en- the rayagcs of water; vet no feature
of the work is so neglected as this
Many local road supervisors seem TO
give no consideration 10 the question
OF the drainage and the result is
regular mud blockade during several
weeks or months OF the year.
There are a few simple rules the
following OF which would go far toward
bcttering the roads OF this country
The road should be so located and
constructed as to avoid steep grades
down which the water ruShcS during
heavy rains, tearing up and washing
away the road material
The foundation OF the road should be
thoroughly drained by open side
bitches which viii carry of the water
and where necessary tile drains should
be laid In the foundation itself Tho
surface Of the road should be hard and
smooth and have sufficient slope toward
the sides TO shed the surface water,
Ruts and holes on the surface Of the
finished road should be filled as fast as
made.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
A VERY WELL-KEPT DAIRY
WHICH SERVE AS MODEL AND AN INSPIRATION THOSE WHO
WOULD HAVE PURE MIX

sells at no fabulous price. although II
brings n llttlc more than does ordinary
milk on account OF Its reputation, FL
lcrslie milk sells for AZ cents a quart
as n minimum, and at times the price
reaches cents
Many men who eat an Inexpensive
quick lunch I'm dairy restaurants in
New York may enjoy the luxury OF a
glass of pure Ellcrslle milk at Il mod
crate cost
The milk is shipped direct from Mr..
Morton's farm To a lunch company
which makes a special attraction OF
good quality OF milk.
Milking time begins carly at Ellers
lie. long before sunrise. but electric
lights make the great barn as light as
day
The second milking comes at half
past 3 in the afternoon. Clean white
garments are daily provided for the
mixers. and cleanliness Is insisted
upon.
As soon as the milk comes from the
cow IL is taken to the dairy. which is
near by but does not join the barn.
Here it is at once cooled by being
poured over iced tubes.
Part Of il Is then bottled by ma
chincry and is ready for shipment. The
remainder is put into cans, which have
been carefully sterIllzed, as have the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
ORCHARD SUGGESTIONS

Young apple trees may be protected
against the ravaGes OF destructive AMI
NAL pests by wire netting.
In the warmer climates every ono
who wishes a beautiful shade tree
should plant the pecan. II Will not
only give delightful shade. but de-
liCious nuts raised may easily be made
q source of profit
Cultivate cow peas and rcd clover
In your young orchard. This Will ben
eft the trees and at the same time give
you an income
Cultivate around your trees with \
hoe several times during the year and
keep a mulch OF grass over the cult
waited space.
When trees commence to bear use a
fertilizer rich in potash. Wood ashes
can be used TO advantage at that
time
The value of the fruit crop in Wash
ington. Oregon and Idaho last year
was almost S20O0o00O.
II spraying is done late and the fruit
has formed, never use paris green in
the spray.
White helleborc is a substitute for
paris green 1T may be applied 10 the
bushes dry mixed with three times its
weight OF flour
The national plant introduction gar
den at Chico. Cal. is experimenting
with the raising of the cork oak. which
has not yet been grown commercially
I'm the United States The cork oak
thrivcs in Spain, where it Is the basis
OF an important industry.
There are now 10000 acres of plant
cd trees in central Kansas, where at
one time it WAS thought trees could not
be grown.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
MOST FAMOUS BEAR IN THE WEST

What is perhaps the most famous
bear in the west to-day. and the ono
seen by more people probably than
any other is the famous Hearst grizzly
Of the Golden Cate park, at San Fran
cisco, Cal This bear Is set in a pit
with two others; those, however, are
not grizzlies
Old Monarch, as he is known. Is saiI
to tip the scale at ] 400 pounds Thu
San Francisco Examiner is responsibI,
for his capture, which was effected
about sixteen miles from Santa Paula
Cal. on Pine mountain.
Some two years before tho midwintc'
fair OF 1872 the bear was taken, bu
he does not seem TO have suffered b.
his captivity in the least. Ii anything
he has prosBoTod
During the winter his bcarship cat
but littlc-twcIve to fourteen loaVcS o
bread VIII do for the three bears I'm tn
cage, although In the summer thirty
five arc needed. This Is despite the
fact that he does not hibernate Gras
and weeds. too. arc given him at hi
hungrier season.
Captivity has not sottcncd his criZ
Zly heart. and he Will moreover, attucI
his keeper, il given a chance. So tn,
keeper takes good care that the bea
never gets him in a corner. In fact n,
only enters the cage when he absolute.
ly must
-Four cubs have been bred from tht
grizzly; two OF these, however. wor,
killed by their mother because she hac
no place to hide them
At the same time this full-brcd old
grizzly. whose age is estimated at about
80 years. plays about with the other
bears in the water as gently, II seems
as a lap dog.
old Monarch was taken fifteen years
ago as result of the attempt to cap
ture another famous grizzly. known a.
"Old Club Foot" that had been at
tacking the sheep about Pine noun
tain.
Instead OF "Old Club Foot Mon
arch was caught in the old log trap
and after being rcpcd into a sled was
chained down and then drawn out
eight miles through the wids into j
cage, within which he was shipped 10
summer garden near Frisco.
He was later shipped to Golden Cate
] parks. J. Koch.
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bottles. a separate room is devoted
to the stcrilizing process
While large quantity of milk is sold
to New York city the Morton house
hold and all who live upon the cS-
tate are literally supplied with milk.
as is Holiday House. a nearby insti-
tuition supported by the MortonS. where
convaleScent children arc sent from
New York hospitals and are helped back
to health by the excellent milk and
other food and fresh air which they
enjoy there.
No butter Is made at ElIerslic for
the market but butter Is made for
Holiday House and the Morton family
Every pot being marked with an "E.'
this letter might we'll stand for excel
lcncc, but does. in fact. stand for Ell
Ierslc.
The COWS OF EncrSlic herd arc
housed in a barn 296 feet long, and it is
a splendid building for tho purpose.
Ventilation and light arc amply pro-
Vidod for by numerous windows
The floor Is OF concrete and the best
equipment for feeding the cows has
been installed.
MIR. Barnes believes thoroughly i'm
outdoor pasturinG for dairy cows. con-
trary to the opinion of many duiry-
men. largely because OF the effect upon
the calves.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16

Levi p. Morton, whose thousand acre
estate. EllcrSllc Is one OF the splen-
did show places on the banks OF
the Hudson, was one of the first
OF Americas wealthy men to mcorpo-
rate a dairy as a conspicuous feature OF
his country place,
There is no attempt 10 produce Ger
tilted milk or to Introduce any cN-
traordinary or fancy elements in the
dairy at Ellcrslie,
IL Is a herd OF Guernsey cows, intel
lIgcntly selected. we'll housed and fed
and MIXED with due regard TO clean
lincSs
ANY one who has an honest desire to
produce good milk can follow the eN-
annie set here with equal success. In
some respects it Is moro of an in
spiration 10 the ordinary farmer and
dairymnn than arc some OF the more
pretentious dairics. with their exceed
ingly high ideals.
In buying cattle for this farm Mr.
Barnes. the superintendent. has an eye
constantly on the future of the herd
as we'll AS the present supply of milk to
be obtained About $50 cows consti-
tuto the herd. between so and 30 of
which are being mllked at present.
More than 600 quarts OF milk Is
shipped daily 10 New York. The milk
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
POULTRY HOUSE FLOORS
Those Made of Boards Are Deemed the 6est de
spite the Cost-Cement Floors Good.

dry rot will not attack the wood b,r
Is there any reason why the outside
should not be made tight and the omen
inGs Tor acrltion he made in the floor
thus letting tho air from the poultry
housc pass into the space instead u(
the friGid air from out OF dOors2 I.
Earth floors are becoming quite corn
mon. but they arc difficult to keen
clean. Sometimes they arc too wet and
sometimes too dry, and If the location
OF the poultry house is low they be
come damp. which Is very detrimental,
To the health OF poultry.
An earth floor, TO be kept in good
shape. would have to be kept covered
with a litter OF coal ashes rs 4
matter oil fact. the ordinary farmer
seldom docs this, ideal conditions for
fowls arc usually found only in tho
institution that Is devoted entirely To
the raising Of poultry.
Ideal care cannot then be depended
on to give us results. and the dirt Moor
will thus usually be found in a very un.
tidy condition.
Sometimes In winter 1t freezes hard
and Is a poor substitute Tor a wooden
floor.
Tho cement floor IS coming to be quite
popular in some localities, but has the
disadvantage of being cold Also 1t win
not entirely prevent the entrance OF
moisture.
\ cement floor llko an earth floor
has TO be kept covered with something
in the winter time. 1t Is. however. san
itary and easy TO clean when II has
become dirty.
Water can be used upon It without
any injurious results. 1t will not become
the harboring place for lice and ro-
dents do not try to Gnaw through it,
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With the constant increase in Inc
price OF lumber there is growing
tendency to use something clsc than
boards In the construction OF floors oil
poultry houses. There arc many peo-
pie who consider the board floor the
best. II must be agreed, however. t32t
there is point in the advancing cost oil
lumber at which the use OF boards Wih
have TO be dispensed with
Most people that construct poultry
houses are not so rich that they can
afford 70 pay out large sums of money
for any part OF the structures.
The board floor is without doubt the
warmcst kind Of floor. and that IS why
the writer favors it, The Ideal way OF
building such floor Is to use matched
lumber for the top and rough boards
Tor the bottom. with tarred paper be-
tween.
The thick, heavy tarred paper Is the
Kind thIt should bc used. Much of the
tarred paper being used In house con-
struction is of very little value.
1t simply answers 10 fulfill the prom
isc OF the contractor to put trred pa
per In the walls. Tho heavy paper
costs more. but ii is worth more than
II costs.
\ floor that is thoroughly well put
together VIII be quite warm. provided
that the space under 1t is kept tight
a floor of wood should stand II foot or
so above the ground, so that rats can
not get chance to Gnaw 1t.
The trouble about the space under
the floor Is that il is quite commonly
LEFT open TO the weather. and the floor
above the space becomes very cold In
the winter time.
Some builders say that this space
should be left open to the air. so that
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
SPRING WORKING NOTES

II the floor i'm the cellar is earth give
il good scraping and then sprinkle
II with a solution made of a half tea
spoonful of copperas in pail OF water.
This is great germ killer any place.
Go over every tree that comes from
the nursery and look sharp for insects
or their eggs. They must be destroyed
or trouble will surely follow. So
cent maGniGyIne glass will help To find
the pests
Examine every tree and shrub on the
place, as well as go after everything
I'm sight with the spraycr and knife.
Havo some paris green ready for the
potato bugs and give it TO them the
moment they show their heads. 4 lit
tie lime makes the solution stick to tho
plants.
Troubled with worms in the radsh
bed last Year? Spade deeply and mix
some clean wood ashes in the soil, This
Will fix them
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
pT II w. SAVAGE.

During tho past few months l have
noticed the various comments printed
about Dan Patch and his 1908 perform
anccs. Some OF these have been writ
ten in all fairness to the fastest horse
that has ever lived, and have beeh
based on facts. Others seem to have
been written under pressure OF preJu-
dice or based on absolute ignorance
We have many truly great and faSt
horses in this country, and now ones
will develop from time 10 time. AS a
horse breeder l certainly believe This
or | would not continue I'm the business,
do not wish to appear as trying TO
dotract from tho greatness OF any
horse, but simply to state facts about
Dan Patch.
Early in the summer I stated that
Dan Patch was faster than ever, and
that, although he was II years old he
would pace the fastest mile In his life.
Dams first fast mile last year was
the last week OF August. when he paced
q milo in 200, with every eighth in
10 seconds
AT that time I told Hersey that his
first milo proved my statement and
that 1t was the easiest and best mile
ever saw Dan pace, and l saw his
miles in 55h and 1:55.
Dams second performance was mile
In 1:5S%. finished where a tremendous
crowd had taken possession of the
track with just room enough for Dan
TO pass between the crowding people.
His third mile was in 1:5S and his
fourth mile was paced In 1;57A.
on oct II. at Lexington, Dan paced
the first quarter In 30 seconds and the
second quarter I'm 27h seconds. a l;50
clip, He was ut half in 56Ia seconds, a
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
WORLDS GREATEST PAGER
Marvel Of Speed at Twelve Years of Age in ] COS
Expected to Lower His Own Record This Year.

1853 clip, and at the thrcc-quarterS IN
1:2514
At the seven eighths the pacemakcr.
driven by Scot Hudson. broke blood
vessel and Slackened down enough to
shorten Dams tremendous stride OF
twenty two 1eet. and yet Dan Patch
finished that mile in 1;56k, which all
fair minded men must acknowledge
was by far the fastest and greatest mile
in the life OF the fastest harness horse
in the world
Hersey states that when this hap
pcned Dan was going easy and was not
firing. and that barring the accident
10 tho paccmokcr, Dan would nave
surely beaten 1 So.
In no other year has Dan ever start
ed out with mile in zoo and then re-
6uccd it at every performance. HIS
last mile is absolute proof that Dan
Patch in his twelfth year was faster
than ever, which is doubly remarkable
from the fact that Dan has been per-
forming these world famous miles for
six years.
From some OF the comments / have
seen printed the readers would be led
to believe that il was a very ordinary
event for horse to pace faster miles
at l. years of age than any other PAGER
has approached at any age.
l am sure that the facts carry me
out in my statement that Dams per-
formanccs in 1908 were the most re-
markablc in his entire life, and indis
putablc proof that he was faster than
ever
l have no doubt but what he Will be
able to give a good account of himself
In speed performances during 1909, to
the qualification OF his millions oil warm
friends.
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something like the plumaGc Of n bird.
ON each front wing is a large dark
brown spot marked with streaks OF
bronze or gold
The moths begin To lay their eggs
at once. The egg upon a leaf OF fruit
looks like a small white blister about
the size OF d pinhcad, They hatch in
about five to ten days. As soon as the
young worm cr1wls from the ogE il
begins 10 feed upon the foliage or the
young apples. Upon reaching the near
est apples about rcc-fourths OF the
worms enter them At the blossom end.
The rest OF the worms enter the fruit
through the side. The worms often
hollow out the seeds. their work being
Indicated by the well known cxCrcta
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16

The bathroom may be entered from the porch,
a feature which will be appreciated by men folks
AS the material entering into the construction of
building also the same will be governed entirely
by local conditions 1t would be simply space
To describe the here.
The house is the usual balloon frame feet to the
and the roof half pitch lap siding is for
The outer walls and built in OF the colder states
the inner walls should be lined with ship lap this
I'm turn stripped each Studding with lath the la
for the plusterng then nailed strips. which
leaves hafinch space between the lath sheathIng
Tor mortar.
This makes solid Job OF plaStcrng and a
house While it is not possible FOR to give
intelligent estimate of building without being
the ground and being familiar with the prices
this house has been built times prices ranging
from $1.60O to S24OJ bath included
j. T. BridcE-,an. Lamar. Mo
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width and depth. l foot deep and >
feet wide. The partition between them
sets OFF feet from the end, which
makes the feed box 2N2X1 feet. There
is a door TO the feed box through
which all feed may be given, thus pre-
venting any accident likely to happen
by going into the stall with feed or
lantern.
l prefer concrete floors. but for those
who prefer plank the floor should be
about 3 inches lower at the horseS
heels. with the plank running as shown
In the cut This makes the stall easy
to sweep and to keep clcan.-J. Wes-
ley Griffin.
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writer is also old contractor has planned
bu the illustration here
with, several times with slight changes This particu
plan seems we'll adapted TO the farm. will be
by the floor plan.
The floor has four rooms bath, pantry and large
closet: large three small bcdchambers may be
finished on he second floor. also several closets
The large dining and living features
appreciated by any housewife a living room
many purposes. and should be large well lighted
ample ventilation
The large porch, when screened in, viii serve
Is q summer dining room cool place in which to do
the weekly wash and ironing. and putting up the
winters fruit and canned vegetables.
The pantry will protect the housewife from tho heat
the kitchen the sink and hotwatcr tank will
many steps
cellar may be entered from the Kitchen the steps
being located under main stairway
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
AN APPLE RAILnoApEp.

thrown out at the caIyX. showing the
wormineSs of the apple
In about month II eats It's way
out through the side Of the apple and
seeks place In which To form a CO.
coon.
The way TO Kill the apple worm Is TO
spray with arscnatc OF lead. paris
green and bordeaux miNturc Just after
tho blossoms drop. and again a week
luter
Woodpeckers and nuthstchcs destroy
millions of the appleworms by digging
them out from under the bark of the
trees In winter Thoroughly scrap
ing the bark with a sharp hoe so as 10
destroy the orva is great aid In
keeping this insect under control.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
FENCE THE FARM PROPERLY
THE FIRST COST Sc GREA1ER BUT THE MEANS


An fence posts should be set per
iectly perpendicular and the braces
htted in closely and tightly.
Pieces of timber put in the ground
between the posts prevent their lean
Ing toward each other, and also pre-
vent hole being worn under the gate
through which the shotes may go into
the corn field
Short braces or blocks set on this
piece of timber and leaning against
the posts viii keep the wheels from
running too near the posts
A nat stone should form the foot
of the underground brace. The earth
should be well tramped around the
braces and the posts.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
A LITTLE DAIRY WISDOM

An ovcrfat COW is never a profitable
ono TO the dairyman.
A scrub COW will eat as much as a
pure-b bred one. but there viii be
great difference i'm the size OF the milk
pail you will have To buy.
Keep the best heifcr calves for your
own use.
Whether the profits in the dairy
business are to be large or small de-
pends more upon the man handling the
COW than upon the price of butter fat
Plenty of the right kind of pasture Is
essential to the cows on the farm
Narrowing the pasture land In the
sprinG and fall win help out wonder
fully.
The demand for animals of good
dairy breeding Is greater than the sup
ply.
Before testing your cream stir wcll
so il VIII be OF uniform richness.
The number OF COWS MIXED daily
i'm the United States is estimated at
u ,00O. 600
At the National Dairy exhibition at
Chicago last winter i6S pounds Of but
ter was made during demonstrations In
the nine days,
Three thousand pounds Of milk WAS
converted into cheese at the same cN-
hibition The product was distributed
among the visitors
The advice To permit mold TO ac-
cumulatc I'm the dark, damp corners OF
the cow barn Is pretty good. but better
advice is to have no dark. damp cor
,,rg I, rho COW barn.
BE sure that the dairy COWS get AS
much water as they need They require
a good deal
Vigilance and common sense arc what
we need I'm the dairy, whether tho
product is sold to tho city trade. made
into butter on tho farm. OF used In
the home kitchen.
Cleanliness first, last and all the
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SY J. W. GRIFFIN.

A great dcnl OF unnecessary fencing
is being put on many of our farms. II
n more careful planning and mapping
out of the fields was done there would
be Il great deal of expense cut Oft
The end posts are the lie of the
fence and should be put in good and
deep. we'll tampcd and braced.
Care in the selection OF the posts.
especially the corner and end posts. Is
very essential Tho end or bra ced
posts should be large and perfectly
sound.
II possible tho posts should DC sea-
sonod. as a green pleco of wood, when
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UP-TO-OATE HORSE STALL

The features OF the horse stall shown
in the pen sketch are the hay chute,
feed box and door at tho rear
of the feed box The hay chute is
built outside of the stall and connects
with the upper floor. II also has a
door near the top on the outside of the
stall by which hay may he fed from
the lower floor The chute is 5 feet
wide and feet deep. The upright
bars are inches apart, The bottom
OF the chute is made slanting to the
front, so with much or little hay In it
all viii he i'm reach of the horse, The
manger and feed box are the same