West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-01

Last year there were produced In the
United States 2S,S22. O62 barrels OF salt,
weighing $50 pounds each and valued
Mt $685. 32.
Eight glasses OF water taken just be-
fore retiring Is said to be the boss
method for curing n cold. The writer
has not tried this, but has heard it
recommended as cheap and perfectly
harmless.
n characteristic which seems to dis
tlnguish the tiller OF the soil from
those engaged I'm many other pursuits
Is his willingness and even eagerness
to share good things which he dlscov-
ers with his fellows.
The prevailing price OF milk I'm Eng
land IL 3 cents quart, the English
quart being one and n quarter times
the size of our measure. on the basis
or the difference IN tho value OF a
penny In the two countries the price
for nm American quart In terms OF our
money would be about 10 cents.
The world standing OF n 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 it's
life. 1t Is because OF this that n coun-
try like France is moro powerful than
India or the United States than Rus
sla.
Analysis shows that n quart OF milk
contains as much nourlshment as n
pound OF veal or beef chuck, nine
ounces OF round steak, two pounds OF
Goldfish or two pounds and FIVE ounces
or 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
arc consumed yearly in Boston. the
growth In tho business being accompa-
MED by considerable falling Off in the
consumption OF natural milk. What.
ever may be said OF the powdered milk
having been kept too near tho pump or
diluted at the creek on the way to the
creamery.
One OF the recent introductions OF
new varieties OF plant life by the de-
partment OF agriculture has been n
shipment OF 40 tons Of bamboo plants
from Japan, which have been set out
Mt the federal plant experiment station
at Chico, Cal. They are to be cult
waited hero and later distributed TO
other sections where conditions seem
to 10 favorable for their growth.
Buttermaking IS TO be recommended
In preference 20 cheesemaking as n
special phase OF dairying in that when
butter Is sold only the fats and no
protein elements are removed from the
rarm, the skimmillk, containing the lat
ter, being kept and fed to the farm nm
finals. In the manufacture OF cheese
the reverse is the case and this is true
whether 1t be full cream or skimmilk
product.
a breeder OF blooded cattle whom
Ing description OF bunch of young
bulls which he had for sale said that
with the pedigree OF each animal Will
be given a certificate OF health, signed
by veterinarian, stating that the ami
NAL is free from tuberculosis infection.
This Is n sensible plan and one that
should be universally adopted by
breeders of full blooded stock, as they
more than the scrubs seem to be sub
Ject to the disease.
The most effective blow can be denlt
Canada thistles that may be on the
place II they are allowed to grow and
get well into blossom, but moved
down before any seeds develop. This |
takes them off guard, as It were, the |
plant being engaged in n supreme ef.
fort TO reproduce itself and the root
systems being taxed to furnish the |
necessary plant food for the process. |
Any shoots appearing after the patch |
Is moved should be dug out root and |
branch and burned.
Kansas has recently organized n |
state Audubon society, her residents,
farmers and others having come to |
realization OF the value in dollars and /
cents Of bird life to horticulture and !
agriculture and an appreciation Of the
need Of protecting them from destruc- |
ton in every way possible. Kansas
is the thlrty-seyenth state to organize |
Audubon societies. while there are |
thirty-hve which have adopted the |
model bird law recommended by tho
federal department OF agriculture.
In some sections OF the western and
northwestern states where motor pow
er for harvesting is furnished by gaso- /
line tractors It has been found feasible
to plow at the same time, the strip
from which the grain is cut being
turned over by the gang OF six or
eight plows attached behind, the bun
dies Of grain being delivered on the
plowed burrows outside the range OF |
operations. The advantages OF this
plan are economy in operation. the kill
Ing OF inciplent weeds and a conserv-
Ing Of moisture, which I'm sections OF |
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