The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-26
OF Interest to the Farmers

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the mixture even duflng wet seasons |
being effective traps for q period OF
three months. The band not only traps
the worms which hatch In the tree
and descend the trunk in search Of
nesting places. but 1t catches q ma
1ority Of those which emerge from ap-
Piles on the ground and seek food O.
nesting places In the tree.
Last year there We're produced In the
United States 1882. O62 barrels Of salt.
weighing go pounds each and valued
at $7,553, 632.
Eight glasses Of water taken just be-
fore retiring is said to be the boss
method for curing a cold. The writer
has not tried this, but has heard 1t
recommended as cheap and perfectly
harmless.
A characteristic which seems to dis
those engaged in many other pursuits
is his willingness and even eagerness
to share good things which he discov-
ers with his fellows.
The prevailing price Of milk IN Eng
land Is cents a quart. the English
quart being one and a quarter tins
Of the difference in the value Of
penny In the two countries the price
for an American quart in terms Of our
money would be about Is cents.
The world standing Of a nation Is
quite accurately measured by the eco
nomic status of its rural population
the class which tills its fields and
raises the products which sustain its
life. It is because Of this that a coun-
try like France Is more powerful than
India or the United States than Rus
STA.
Analysis shows that quart OF milk
contains as much nourishment as a
pound Of veal or beef chuck. nine
ounces Of round steak, two pounds Of
Goldfish or two pounds and Eve ounces
Of solid oysters. This would seem to
show that the milk drinkers have
some pretty good arguments to justify
their practice.
Thousands Of tons Of powdered milk
are consumed yearly in Boston, the
growth In the business being accompa-
MED by considerable falling OF in the
! consumption Of natural milk. What
ever may be said Of the powdered milk
,, product, It cannot be upbraided with
having been kept too near the pump or
creamery.
One Of the recent introductions of
new varieties Of plant life by the de-
! partment OF agriculture has been q
| shipment Of 40 tons Of bamboo plants
! from Japan, which have been set out
at the federal plant experiment station
| at Chico. Cal. They are to be cult
waited here and later distributed to
! other sections where conditions seem
| to be favorable for their growth.
Buttermaking is to be recommended
/
special phase OF dairying in that when
butter IL sold only the fats and nc
protein elements are removed from the
farm, the skimmilk, containing the lat
| ter, being kept and fed to the farm an.
finals. In the manufacture OF cheese
| the reverse IL the case, and this 10 true
/ whether 1t be q full cream or skimmill
product.
A breeder Of blooded cattle whom
we came across the other day in Civ
ing a description Of q bunch Of young
bulls which he had for sale said tina
with tho pedigree Of each animal vii
be given certificate Of health. signe(
by q veterinarian. stating that the ami
NAL IL free from tuberculosis Infection
This Is q sensible plan and one tina
should be universally adopted b,
breeders Of full biooded stock. rs the,
more than the scrubs seem to be sub
jet to the disease.
The most elective blow can be deal
Canada thistles that may be on tn
place II they are allowed to grow an
get well into blossom. but mowe'
down before any seeds develop. Ihi
takes them Oh guard, a. It were. tn
plant being engaged in q supreme Il
fort to reproduce itself and the roo
systems being taxed to furnish II
necessary plant food for the process
Any shoots appearing after the patel
II moved should be dug out root an
branch and burned.
He On1e rejectedel shan neve
marty now. ehe-Foolish man. VIII,
mott He-If you won't have - ~
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