The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-08

When the COW seems greedy for dirt
or paint or wants to gnaw old bones il
| il fair to assume That there il lackin.:
| she ought to have, and this is quite
| likely to he bone forming matter. The
| difficulty may be righted by feedin::
wheat bran or giving bOnemeal in th,'
ground feed occasionally and seeing
that the COW has plenty Of salt.
1t will be well for gardeners Of a
competitive turn of mind who live
north of the latitude of Tennessee ="
| pass up trying to win the $1,000 prize
| offered by a well known seed house
| for bush lima bean stalk bearing 600
| pods. The lima bean Is to all intentS
and purposes a tropical plant and re
quires a degree Of heat for its best
development. found only in the south
ernmOSt states.
Whatever may be the net result of
the congressional investigation into
the Ballinger- Pinchot affair so far as
either man or the public welfare is
concerned. it is nevertheless fact
that a good deal of information is be-
ing made public which il not only in
teresting but highly entertaining to
the public and of Il type. by the way.
which certain interested mining. rail-
way and timber syndicates would quite
likely a great deal rather have kept
i'm the dark
Whether in the case Of neighbors OF
members of the same household, it
holds that when two people set out to
see how mean they can be they seem
to succeed, each surprising the other
by a good lap every turn in the game,
to the increasing wrath and diScOm-
future of both parties concerned. On
the other hand, if the contest is one
in which there is an effort to Guido
one another in consideration and kind
being edifying rather than destructive
and contributing substantially to the
cause of human happiness and decent
living.
Where the pruning of the orchard
has been neglected and the putting OF
the tree i'm proper shape would neceS
state very heavy cutting of surplus
branches it is well to do part of the
work one season and complete it tn.
next instead of doing it all up at on,'
time, as ones natural inclination often
is. Spreading the job out over two
or even three seasons relieves the ire"
of a shock that often results i'm per
manent injury. Of course this refers
chiefly to pears and apples, for the
peach stands far heavier pruning than
either without injury.
If moss luXuriates On the shingles
and snails are now and then seer
clinging to the clapboards and door
knobs it is presumptive evidence, IN
less one lives in a section where ii
rains all the time. that there is too
much shade about the house. III such
Is the case some Of it should be re-
moved, whether through the removal
of whole trees or the trimming up
and thinning of the branches. Sun
shine is recognized by all health au-
thorties as one of the most effective
germ deStrnyprS known, and unless il
good supply OF ii plays OH the house
and the ground Immediately surround
ing things are too wet and a decidedly
unhealthfuI condition prevails which
ought to be righted.
The Crop Reporter for February. is
sued under the supervision of the de-
partment Of agriculture ut Washing
ton. contains some interesting statis-
tics relative to the number and value
of farm animals in the country Jan.
|, 1910. us compared with the show
ing Of year prior. The number OF
horses shown on Jan. /. 1910, Is 21.O4O.-
OCO, their value being placed at S.
276333, 900. or I'm average of $lOS.l!
per head This is an increase in num-
Der of 100000. while the average value
per head shows an increase OF about
$3.50 for the period. The total num-
Der Of mules at the last report was
4,123.O0O, an increase Of 10000 durinE;
the year and an increase in value per
animal of S12. Although swine show
a decrease in numbers of 6,365,00O in
q total of 4T.IS2 GOO, the increase in
total value l. $S1, 100000, or $3.50 per
head during the year. The number Of
sheep is placed at 5T.21G,000. This is
an increase during the year of 1,132-
600, the total increase in value being
S41 ,O32 900. or 81 cents per head.
Apparently seed<men the country
over don't relish being advertised as
vendors Of adulterated grass seeds. for
the number who have been found
guilty of the practice in seed invest-
cations made by the federal seed test
ing departments in different parts of
the country are far fewer than the
number reported the preceding year.
OF $50 samples of red clover seed test
ed by the department last season but
fifty-four, or less than 10 per cent, were
found adulterated as compared with
over 30 per cent adulterated in the
samples Of seed examined in 1908. The
seed examined is bought on the open
market and if found to contain impu-
rites or authorizations the per cent OF
such admiXtures, together with the
names of the firms selling, Is printed
and given wide circulation In pam
phlets issued by the department. III
one has grass seed which he suspects