The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-01-21

enterprises could be saved for the in
vestors If before letting loose OF their
money they would get an honest op1n-
ion as to the reliability OF such con-
Germs from a home banker. 1t would
mean a few cents tied up In postage.
but this would be a mighty cheap way
out.
In view Of the fatal freeze Of Oct. II
and 13, it will be necessary to set an
earlier date than Oct. Is as the limit
within which one should select his
seed corn. III Sept 20 were the time
chosen and every corn grower went
into his best field and secured the
soundest and earliest maturing ears
and had them hung up to dry by that
time and saw to IL that they were prop
erly stored during the winter months.
the seed corn problem would be re-
duced to a minimum through all the
northern part of the corn belt.
The housewife who Is on her feet SO
much Of the day throughout all months
Of the year should learn a lesson from
her husband, who not only rides when
moving. raking, reaplng and blowing.
but even takes 1t easy by rigging a rid
ing gear to follow his harrow. This
idea she may put to good account by
purchasing light fifty cent stool, two
feet high. and having 1t handy to sit
on when doing work at which she
would otherwise have to stand. In the
course Of long day good deal Of en-
ergy may be saved i'm this way.
The Arst prize in the students judging
contests at the international fat stock
show held at Chicago in December
went to, the team from the state col
lege at Ames, Ia. who had 1910 points
to its credit. The Ontario team won
second place with 4741 points. the 9TH
er college teams taking part ranking
i'm the following order: Ohio. 1922; Ne
braska, 1861; Missouri, 1922; Kansas,
1903; Texas, 4435. The Iowa team
won first on cattle and hogs. Missouri
first on horses and Ohio first on sheep.
Azoturia, disease of the horse fam
lily that yearly takes off thousands OF
valuable individuals. is directly due to
overlooking with heterogeneous foods,
like clover and alfalfa, and lack Of reg
ular exercise. The illness IL brought
on by an overlooking of the circulatory
system with unoxidized nitrogen drawn
from the liver. where it accumulates.
While there are cures for the disease,
1t IL easily prevented by reducing the
heterogeneous ration-the feeding of tim
othy and clean straw. instead Of clover
and alfalfa. and feeding II light mixed
ration of corn and oats. Another help
for the horse which does not have reg
ular work is the run Of u paddock.
where it will get exercise enough to
keep in good condition.
III would make the farmers of those
states where the rainfall was very
heavy during November and where the
country roads were rendered well nigh
impossible for weeks gasp LIE they
could see figured out i'm dollars and
cents the actual loss they sustained in
the single item Of increased expense in
hauling their produce to market. In
many localities it was impossible to
stir Mt all. while i'm others but small
jag could be moved. and four horses
were often required to do this. 1t
seems strange. with agricultural prod
ucts representing SO large value, that
rural dwellerS take no slight an inter-
est I'm question that in the aggregate
means loss OF millions Of dollars to
them annually.
As with child, the time for doing
most effective work in shaping the
character and type OF tree is at the
start. For this reason it Is better to
purchase fruit trees that are a year
old rather than two or three years.
The low head, which IL 80 highly priced
by most orchardists. is best secured by
cutting the young tree back to from
eighteen inches to two feet the same
season it IL set. This induces the
growth OF sturdy lateral branches and
gives the trunk a stocky character
that Is Of great value in succeeding
years. Whether the tree should be
given the vase shaped open top or the
round and more close growing tor
Will depend to great extent upon the
climatic conditions prevailing.
There came to the writer's attention
the other day the instance of a cream
cry patron who thought he would get
rich more quickly by mixing melted
tallow in the can Of cream from which
the drivers sample was taken, thereby
increasing the test or the cream nearly
100 per cent This went on until the
suspicious OF the buttermakers and d.
rectors were aroused by the presence
Of the cold. unmiXed tallow left In the
stralner at the creamery. One day "A
two quart sample or the doped cream
was turned over to the state pure food
inspector. who sent 1t to chemist for
analysis, when DO per cent Of the fat
IL contained was found to Dc plain beef
suet. amounting to pound and four
ounces. With this as a starter suit
was Instituted and d fine Of $50 and
costs levied. A little later the di-
rectors or the creamery compelled tine
offender to pay back $4OO. the amount
estimated that he had received Us q re-
suit Of the false tests. As 1t turned
out II proved to be high priced tallow,
and II II clear that the game was mot
worth the candle.