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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
PICKING AND PACKING APPLES
Not a Little Is Lost in Improperly Preparing the
Apple Crop for the Market.

out the heads of barrels, as 1t prevents
loss in shipping and facilitates in the
examination and inspection of fruit in
storage,
II you have good fruit and it is worth
money in the market to warrant
you IN SO doing you should make two
grades; one a strictly No. or fancy
grade and another which will take
irult that is slightly defective but good
lor immediate use. commonly termed
NO. 2 in the market
Usually it will pay as well or better
TO sell this No. 2 fruit to the evapo-
rator or the cider mill instead Of put
ting 1t in expensive barrels, and to this
ada the cost of freight and commits
slons, getting no more and perhaps not
as much as you would have realized in
bulk.
Another advantage in selling to the
cider mill or evaporator is that you
take it out of the market of green
fruits and transfer it into another of
dried fruit, where it does not come into
competition with your good green fruit
Face the barrels with good. we'll
colored apples of even size. put in a
basketful Of another layer of similar
trult on top of the facers, then fill your
barrel with apples free from blemish
or worm holes of a size not smaller
IMAM two and one-half inches in diam
eter' for Ben Davis and Jonathan OF
two and one-quarter for Winesap.
Settle the fruit in the barrel as each
oasketful is emptied in by shaking the
BARREL
This is very important, as your fruit
will be tight in the barrel and REQUIRE
less pressing of the head and conse-
quently less bruising of the fruit
When No. fruit is packed it should be
faced with No. 2 fruit
After the barrel is full and the fruit
well shaken down, adjust the apples on
top SO that they are as nearly level as
possible
This will insure equal pressure
throughout the barrel, will prevent
your fruit being bruised unequally and
VIII present much better appearance
on being opened, and the fruit will
have less slack as a result of few
months in cold storage.
stencil or stamp name of the apple
on the face end of the barrel. No.
trult should also be stamped with your
own name. On your No. fruit leave
your name off. but stamp the name Of
the apple.
When shipping to commission
mouse they will furnish you with a
numbered stencil which will answer In
place OF your name for them to make
returns by.
In hauling barreled apples to the cal
and IN shipping lay the barrels on the
side, never stand them on end if you
wish the fruit to remain tight in the
barrels.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
BIG EGGS SELL BEST

United States consul at Copenhagen
says the leading authorities on the sub
ject of poultry raising in Denmark
maintain that breeds of hens having
good strain should be kept on the farm.
They do not advocate "blooded stock
The aim of all the central organiza-
tons, including the agricultural de-
partment of the government, is to in
duce the farmers to produce the great
est number of eggs possible of good
size. All authorities agree on this
point-that is, that the most profitable
hen for the farmer is the one which
will lay the greatest number of eggs
averaging 7.27 to the pound.
In the United States the question of
quality of poultry meat is important.
Here it is considered tn be of little or
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
ALFALFA IDEAL FEED FOR HOGS

Alfalfa alone is a good maintenance
ration for hogs, but combined with
corn nothing will equal it as a flesh
producer.
IL alfalfa cannot be had clover, rape,
rye, peas, oats and wheat should be
USED. Alfalfa chopped and ground with
corn In equal amount or three to one
produces excellent results.
Aifalfa meal under $40 ton is said
by some feeders to prove profitable.
AiIalfa pasture is great thing for
hogs and one of the most important
crops hog raiser can grow.
Ihe Nebraska station fed eight lots
on various feeds-corn and bran
corn and shorts, corn and alfalfa hay
ground and cut, corn and bran and
corn and shorts. Both the alfalfa meal
and the chopped hay We're prepared at
the station. the meal by running the
nay through a grinder and the chopped
material by cutting the hay into one
half inch lengths with silage cutter
Inc test was planned so that the
cornmeal with chopped alfalfa and
cornmeal with ground alfalfa hay were
compared with mixtures of corn and
bran and corn and shorts with. corn
meal alone.
Some of the mixed rations were
made up of three parts of corn to one
part of the other products, and the
other half and half.
For convenience ground corn was
used with the cut or ground alfalfa
hay, and the ration was moistened with
water before feeding. This prevented
the feed from being blown by the wind
and induced the pigs to eat UP the al
falfa better than they would otherwise
have done.
With the ration of corn and alfalfa
in equal amounts the reult was a gain
of five and one-half pounds in twelve
weeks. This was larger than any other
gain made on other corn combinations
and shows pretty conclusively that al
falfa is hard to beat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
HARVESTING EARLY POTATOES

Usually when the early potatoes are
ripe on the farm the season is so late
one cannot use the land for a second
crop. We manage in this way: AS
soon as they are cultivated for the last
time with our hand cultivator we make
drill and sow our navy beans for the
winters use. They may be cultivated
with the wheel cultivator by removing
all but the two front teeth, and as soon
as the potatoes are dug the horse Gull
tivator can be put to work
If the rows are four and one half feet
apart then late cabbage and caulifower
may be put in the place the potatoes
occupied, or even turnips sowed in a
drill.
In this way the land may be used to
produce three crops instead of one and
the land not allowed to run to weeds, as
is often the case after early potatoes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
INDIVIDUAL PEDIGREEs
Not Very Difficult to Obtain Ac.
curately and Are Valuable in
Building UP the Flock.
BY W. R. GILBERT.

The Importance of the lambing sea-
son to the stud sheep breeder cannot
be overestimated, for as year succeeds
year 1t is becoming more and more evil
dent that the full individual pedigrees
are being required in increasing num-
bers for sheep that are sold for breed
ing.
1t is said by many that it is almost
impossible to get the correct pedigree
of the lambs. This, however. has been
proved over and over again to be fal-
lacy, for their are many flocks scattered
throughout this country in which the
full individual pedigree of each sheep
is recorded
To say there is no trouble attached
to it would be wrong, but to say that
the trouble entailed Is insurmountable
is equally wrong. All that is necessary
is that proper arrangements should be
made for the work, and If these ar
rangements are made it will surprise
many to find how little time and trou-
BILE is necessary.
An hour or SO In the largest flocks
each morning will suffice to make the
necessary entries and to do The mark
ing of the lambs.
The return for this little trouble is
great, as 1t places upon record the
produce of each individual in the flock,
it gives a record of the result of mat
ing Of the different sires, it enables
the flock owner to trace out with GER
tainty the result of the making of diff
ferent strains of blood. and it shows
conclusively the value not only of the
different sires used, but also of the in
dividual ewes of the flock
In another manner it is valuable be-
cause it is a check upon the shepherd.
providing record of the number of
lambs produced and the number
reared.
1t enables many good eve to be
kept on as a breeder and records the
evidence as to whether ewes or strains
are twin breeders or single lamb
breeders.
The early lamb In the ram breeders
flock is extremely valuable, particular
ly in flocks where showing is largely
practiced and owing to the closer atten-
ton that has been given to the age of
lambs 1t is essential that all who are
exhibitors of lambs should be able to
place. without question, the actual date
of the birth of their lambs on the en-
try form.
All who are breeders of stud sheen
must be prepared to fulfill the REQUIRE
ments Of that trade. Some, perhaps,
may well say there is no other require
ment for this trade than that which
they can already give. but the day is
not far distant when the minimum re
quirements of pedigree in some. If not
all, of the importing countries will be
the sire, the dam and her sire.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
FIGHT FLIES AND SAVE MONEY!

Cows and horses that are kept busy
fighting flies require more food to keep
them in condition and indeed 1T is i'm
possible to keep them in proper condi-
ton.
Advantage should be taken of the
fact that flies constantly tend to seek
the light places. A stable need not be
absolutely dark in order to prevent an
annoyance from flies and in fact we
do not believe in keeping stables too
dark.
Gunny sacks nailed over the windows
of the stables will greatly reduce the
number of flies that will poster the ami
mails. These should not be nailed down
tight at the bottom or air will be ex-
cluded and the stable will become
warm and unhealthful. If the sacks
are partly loose at the bottom they will
shade the stable satisfactorily. and YET
at the same time viii admit air.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
HELPS FOR THE FARMERS WIFE

In mans workshop his tools or
books are within easy reach in order
that he may accomplish the greatest
amount of labor within the shortest
time and with the least exertion either
of mind or body.
So in woman's kitchen or sewing
room the utensils or materials should
be near at hand and always in the same
place, that no time or steps will be lost
in looking for them.
A shelf back of the kitchen table on
which to place cups, spoons and small
vessels that are used frequently, the
wash basin within reach of the roller
towel, drinking cup near the water
pail, all save needless exertion and time
that may be utilized for something else
or rest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
BY 3. B. RUSHING

The best method have ever tried is
picking into baskets. These baskets
should be about half-bushel round
baskets with drop handles.
The baskets should be smooth on the
inside-that Isl free from strips around
the inside or bottom. They should be
lined with burlap to prevent bruising,
and short iron hook should be at
tached to the handle to suspend the
basket from the limbs, so as to enable
the picker to use both hands.
The great advantage in using the
basket find lies largely in the fact
that if the apples are carefully. placed
in the same they are not bruised.
The worst objections have to the
baskets are that they are not so handy
as the sack and that sometimes care
less pickers are disposed to toss ap-
Piles into them as they set upon the
ground or hang upon limb few feet
away.
My experience is that apples packed
from the table and Immediately placed
in cold storage (if they are to be put
into cold storage) will give by far the
better results.
months to the keeping qualities of the
fruit.
You cannot afford to let your fruit
lie under the trees or in a building
for two or three weeks before you
barrel.
Every days delay in packing and
shipping will cost you money and quail
ity in your fruit, and if you are not the
loser the party who buys it is.
Fruit grown in warm latitude or
harvested during warm September or
October must be quickly handled. But
when properly handled at picking time,
as have suggested, there will not be
much room for complaint.
A good barrel is essential If you wish
to store your fruit, have it keep well
and sell well. We suffer from lack of
good cooperage.
A tight barrel is the best, and the
better it is made the better results you
will have. There will be less loss from
and other causes.
In my orchard 1 have eight pickers
and six sorters and barrelers in each
gang. good strong table, construct
ed Of light, strong material, is pro-
vided.
This table is set in the center of six
teen trees; sometimes, If the fruit is
scarce and the trees are very small,
the table is set in the center of twenty
four or thirtysix trees.
Four or six rows are carried forward
at once and the table is moved along
the center rows and set in the middle
of the square at each move
/ usually have one man that nails
the hoops, the head liners, and takes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21

ture of the soil and the size OF the sill,
to be built. The top of the wall should
be beveled outward, which permits the
water to flow away very quickly from
the base of the building.
Since the attachment of the blower
to the silage cutter it is not as essen
tial to have the foundation extend into
the ground six feet. for the blower car
easily elevated the green corn fifty feet
high If a chain carrier is used 1t Is
best to have the silo extend into
ground five or six feet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
NuBBINs OF FARM NEWS

Potato growing up in AroostooI
county, Maine, seems to be highly
profitable business. One paper tells Of
farmer In western Maine who sold
his farm for $4,000 the past year, moved
to Aroostook, bought farm there for
$4,000. From the profits of his last
years potato crop he paid off the mort-
gage of $4,000 in full
Last years crops, as finally figured
up by Uncle James Wilson, were
corkers, but the demand for everything
grown e Ga Ais that prices keep I'm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
A HANDY RACK
For hauling green corn.
DON'T STUFF THE HOG

A hog fattens more quickly by being
fed no more at any time than it will
eat. 1t should always clean up all in
the trough. When it is fed, clean out
the trough and do not feed again I'M
til the animal shows plainly that it
is hungry. If overfed so that it feeds
indifferently it will lose less weight to
permit it to go without food a day than
it would by continuing to feed beyond
it's appetite. Probably no other animal
is SO sensitive to injury from overfeed-
ing as a hog
Nearly s16,Ooo,0oo worth of forest
products are made up into barrels
every year. Some are used by the
farmer for his potatoes and apples,
some by the miller with his -four and
meal, and still others by the hardware
man with his nails
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21

no Importance. Laying qualities"
with particular attention to the size
of the eggs produced, is the subject
which has claimed the attention of
those who devote themselves to build
ing up the poultry business in Den
mark. The English market is the basis
upon which the whole egg production
of Denmark has been built.
The Danish people have discovered
that the Englishman wants an eaa
weighing a trifle over two ounces and
so the Danes furnish them of this size
to the extent of from 3O,0OO,ooo to 40 :
100000 dozens year, receiving for
them more per dozen than does anv
other country in the English marl.at
and S.3c more than the average paid
for eggs from other countries.
The American hog just drips money
as he wa lJ<s thesa dave
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
Approx
Number of animals

A silo should never be built over
twenty feet in diameter If it is neces-
sary to have more material to feed it
is better to build two smaller recepta-
cles than one larger than twenty feet
in diameter. 1t involves considerable
more labor to handle silage in very
large structure than in one of reason
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
SHOWING INSIDE CEILING.

The bottom OF the silo does not nee,
to be made water tight; the ground, q,
a rule, makes the best kind of q bottom
If 1t Is we'll drained. In somt
cases it is well to drain the bottom o,
tile pit with tiles. If rats and vermir
become troublesome it Is well then t.
cement the bottom
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21

BY PROFESSOR A. S. GLOVER,
Illinois Dairymen's Association.

1t is more than a quarter of cen
fury since the American farmer be-
gan to can some of his green crops in
a vessel, called silo. There has been
much written and a great deal of ex-
perimenting done to prove the FEAST
bility of preserving some of our green
food in this manner. There is no long
er any question that this method is one
OF the best as well as the cheapest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21

The following table gives the dimen-
sions the silo should be built for a
given number of animals and the num-
Der OF days that it will feed them: 1T
also gives the approximate capacity of
each size and the average number of
acres of corn it will take to fill the
silo:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21

r1'7HS a hfN1 slIa'D WITH a BLOWER.
ways we have of storing some of our
green crops.
In the beginning many ill-construct-
ed silos were built and extravagant
claims were made for their use. In
many instances the silage was very
poor in quality, which led many
thoughtful and conservative people to
condemn the silo.
Since we have learned how to fill
them properly the prejudice and sus-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21

The American hog just drips money
as he walks these days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
WOLCOTT.

Wolcott Camp, N. w A., 1T their an
nual meeting elected the following Off
GERS for the year: Consul. II. A. Reed
advisor. G. Il. Graves banker II. NJ.
Hubbell: clerk, II. b. Parker: escort. /.
f. Wheeler. Jr.: Waterman. Mark Psloe;
sentry, Forest Fisk; manager for three
years, w, s. Silloway-Mrs Amos Good
win is very i'll. Typhoid fever is feared.
Charles Luther is negotiating with Wal
ter Sabin for his property at the old
Guyer mill, He will trade his farm.
known as the John Humphrey plac- on
East hill.-Elias Richardson died at the
Tardwick hospital Monday, following an
illness of seven weeks with typhoid fever
He is survived by a wife, who Is Ill Of
the same disease. and ten children. The
funeral will be held Wednesday AT the
annual meeting OF George y. Foster W.
r. c.. No. a. held December O. the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President.
=. A. Gowen; s. V. r.. Georgia y. Morse:
j, V. T.. Edna Dawson; chaplain, Mary
W. Tillotson, treasurer. Hattie f. Hub
bell: conductor. Frances Kimball: guard.
Ellen A. Boyce.-Mrs james L. Peck is
very low from heart dsease,-A w. Eos
ter's new house IL completed and they
will soon occupy it,-A. A. Bicknelrs new
house Is waiting for the windows and
doors
Elbridge s. Luther and Miss Pearl
Esther BoardTan. both OF Wolcott, were
married in Hyde Park Tuesday by the
Rev. o. NJ. Boutwell,. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
FORESTDALE.

ME- ana Mrs. y. -. Estey left last
week for Norwalls. Ohio. where thew
Will pass the winter with their daueh-
ter Mrs. C. V. Malnede A dauehted
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rick
ert Dec. 9.--Mrs. D. f., Baird and son
VINO nave been passing several weeks
with Mrs. Bairds sister Mrs. f. ].
Brown returned to their home in
Cranberry, North Carolina. Saturday.
Mrs. John Robertson Of Watertown.
y. Y" is visiting relatives in th,u
place.--Mrs. Rebecca Tyler is critically
III with typhoid fever Frank Tyler,
who has been very i'll, is improving.-
Floyd Bump, who has been i'll with
typhoid fever is able to be out
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
ISLE LA NOTE.

L. r. Goodsell aged 70 years died at
his home Saturday Dec, 4 after an
illness of several months. The funeral
was held from his residence Monday
morning Rev. Mr.. Creasey OF Alburgil
officiating. 1t was Masonic funeral. sev-
eral Masons from Grand Isle, South Hero
North Hero and Alburgh being present.
Those left to mourn his loss are a wife
three sons, Bcrnell and Bert of this town
and Elisha OF Aibuig h, and one daughter.
Mrs I,o, sford. WHO is now living AT
home.
NJ. s. Thomas unloaded n car of lum-
Der at Alburgh last week.-Iieury Jar
Wis has moved to Mrs. Ella Rochester's
farm.-Josie La5ombard Is to move 10
n. w. Fisk's farm next weck.-W. r.
Connell is confined to the house with
the grip.-Mrs. \. VI. Lugfeld has re-
turned from visit to Plattsburgh.-Miss
Ross of Grand Isle was In town last
week. Miss Cornelia lin Is not as we'll
Henry Jarvis is quite ma. fl. Hill
is i'll with quinsy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16

and Mrs. w. G. Tnkham, IN 1,oston.--
AT tho meeting of Mansfield Mountain
grange Saturday afternoon, Mr.. and Mrs
George W. Adams we're elected delegates
TO the state grange meeting In Burling-
ton. The annual meeting and election of
OFFICERS will be on next Saturday instead
OF Dec pa teachers meeting at the
high school building was conducted by
Superintendent Frank *. Graves.-Mrs.
Newell Bgelow is recovering slowly from
illness.-Pfof j. l.. Hills of Burlington
gave an instructive address upon COM
mercial fertilizers at meeting of the
Cow Testing association Friday evening
AT a rough game of basketball Friday
evening between the high school and Peo-
pies academy teams the visitors carried
off the honors
A heavy snow storm Monday and Mon
day night has made good sleiRhing. not
withstanding n high wind which did
considerable damage among the
branches OF shade trees A large tree
was blown down near Dr.. II. w. Bar
rows residence on Main street--Com-
missioner Thomas is mailing application
blanks for fish throughout the state
All wishing supplies should apply at
once.--Leo J. Moody is passing the week
with relatives in Hardwick and Enfield,
n. H.--Mr. Morrill, of White River juno
tion is in stowe Miss Jennie Sanborn
has been at home this week on account
Of illness.-Rnlph the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Wrisley, is Ill with rheuma-
tic fever.-J. W. Wrsley wac In Mont
pelier Monday.
Although improving the Rev. Otto
Raspc will not be able to preach at Unity
Church Sunday afternoon.-The Bridge
street Monday club will hold n business
meeting with Mrs. G. NJ. Watts Friday
afternoon.--The Bay View Literary club
met with Mrs Il. y. Gates Monday after
noon.--Mrs. j. A. Luce has returned from
Waterbury. where she was called by the
Illness of her sister. Mrs Betsey Walker.
j. b. Ayers, Henry Sparks, n. F. Straw
and Mr.. and Mrs. ". B. Faunce were in
Hyde Park on probate business Tues
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
TYDE PARK.

A hearing was held in probate court
Thursday In tho case of Mrs. Marion
Emery, adjudged insane. It seems that
about a month ago this woman dropped
into the hotel at Johnson. When asked
to settle she said she had no MONEY She
was turned over to the overseer who IN
vestigated her case and found that she
formerly lived in Fairlee and that for
some time she had been working in df-
ferent places. She was laboring under a
deusion that She was a medium, that
spirits were in communication with her
and upon their advice she was fleeing
from parties who wanted her for murder
This and other strange doings. as well as
the statement of Or. Bone of the Water
bury asylum that she was insane caused
the court to have her committed to the
asylum and she was taken there Thurs
day afternoon, She is a rather prepos-
sessing woman of about 30 years and has
a daughter living somewhere in the
q