University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-06

alfalfa adulterant.
Usage orange sold 1T fancy prices
Is Russian Holly" for hedges.
/ Faxed photographs oi plants.
Dust mixed into insecticides.
Il Partly fcrmrntrd corn dyed vel
low To make it >aable.
with divertimg detail. told of the vir
tues of cherry brandy and cherry pee
,oraI a- well a> ,.hrrrir> fresh or can
ned They told oi the ease of >prayln;
anv dwarf tree for insects. Nay more
they told of the safety of dwarf tree
for children No child could climb int
such a dwarf tree u this. and. there
fore. parents need fear no broken child
iiSh legs nor ncckS, Each tree. set at
'tractivcly in little red tub. was but /
foot high. and its head was the size o
bllshel basket. Many Il city MAJ
paid five dollars a tree for IA half d"zer
or 81. and many countrvman al>'
invested
of his life in Nichi.an was approached
lie looked at the trees long and care
! fully How do these trees differ from
the Sandhil cherries of Lake Michi
"an:" he asked.
And that WAS what they We're. The
Sand-hill cherry being a valuable sand
binder. CROWN" almost level along the
sandy shores and roofing along the
PROSTATE trunk. the dealer had merely
learned that by growing the trees in
a strong soil they would grow upright
and symmetrical
No single thing is so widely used to
scduce the farmers dollars from his
pocket as the actual photograph" of
plants. showing them to he aS mon
strouS in size as the grapes from the
Promised Land.
Deceptive Photographs.
Any doubtcr "f >tupcndous growth-
is ~ilerccd by the inli "nant: Sir. You
see that is Il real photograph" Many
photographs. of course are honest: but
the dishonest are easily obtained by
having Il wash drawin" made. shown"
the desired eya""cration. and then pho
tographin% that drawing And this
shows. again. how important is COM
mon >en>e On the part of the buyer:
it i, more important than Governmcn,
protection.
Stock I","i does not escape the sharp
'r. and common method is to sell for
twenty times IL value a food that j.
worth but small price The farmer
could often sav" money by buying
stock ingredients and doing his
'wn mixing. He should mix his stock
food with his head.
n clever way of making a showing
With stock foods is to direct that they
'c given with certain quantities of
ran and oats.
haff and screenings naturally 90 in
F" stock food: Sawdu>t is not unknown.
mi large percentage of bran or mid
lin"> l. not unc"mmonly the hmll> of
l". peanuts. oats and cotton>ecd. |
r"nnd fine for mixing Nor am !
PeaklnG of little swindlcs. for rice |
ull> alone are sent to certain mills bv /
h" carload to br ground and mixed.
sold as ricc-hull> it would br an
thcr matter
Corn. whI'h ha> partly fcrmentrl. i
i"re ar less unfit for food. and 50 n
'v"r'te trick Is to dry it and dye j,
elbow. that color bcin. chosen because
the popularity OF Very yellow corn
trough the notion apparently base
- "ne' that the yrlower the corn
ne more nutritious it is.
False corn?-No, Dyed. I
Tracked corn. intended for poultry
'"d. not inf:cqurntlv begins to fer. +,
cn'. especially if it chances to have, ,
'cn wet, and then the corn will @, ON 3
Mess checked. t" blackmr>- and los.
ut many Il dealer does not look with /
Iidnlmiir upon the imminent loss !
I" therefore dyes the corn and sell. 7
a> first grade. d.
\"' l. II ONLY i'm >uch way. that 4
'll'ry suffer. Their. i, a cr.kIc n
hIch Grows commonly i'm wheat field L
III l. poisonous for chickens. Its seed l.
thr""-c"rncr"d. black. and two t
irdN the size "f what seed. Chick I
: Will no: touch il when mixed with n
i"at grains or with screenings: In,
'en 1t Is ground with screenings and a
III as legitimate food. and "nes To ,h, W
l"ken- IN mash. they have no in
net which can tell them of il, dancer :.
whole poultry yard has been known f:
die from this cause. and MANY q SIM K
sedly malicious poisoning. bv some P
envy or neishbor. was probably