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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-07

I5xo5 and 2oxlo. Nearest r. r. sta
ton. Thompson, Del.
I-2 acres, Ia mile from Hockessin,
liz nile from Kenneth 4 Wilmington
trolley. Mushroom plant one house
24x72, one I2xoo, one e4x6o, besides
greenhouse, 2ox6o. 7-room frame
house, stable, fruit, etc.
Penn Township
5o-acre near Jcnne-sville, Groom
brick iiouse. Large barn aud other ne
cessary outbuildings.
20 acres, one mile west of West
Grove--4 acres fine meadow 7-roonn
(and garrett frame house. Hydraulic
ram furnishes water to house and barn,
which is ,ox4o for head OF stock. All
kinds Of fruit, etc.
a good productive farm OF 1903 acres
near kelton o nthe stoned road Good
stone and frame house. barn that will
stable IS head. Good spring house and
neverfailing water. Fruit Of all kinds.
1912 acres near West Grove; "A
acres meadow and 10 of timber; fruit
trees I4-room brick house, slate roof
Barn, 4oxoo with straw she'd for rs
head. All necessary outbuildings.
ST acres IA niles from Chatham; 2
north OF West Grove. acres of good
meadow: fruit OF all kinds. Barn 45xoo
for IS head. All necessary outbuild-
inpS
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-07

FL acres near Broad Run (on B. &
o. and Hockessin. 7 acres meadow,
orchard, 1000 strawberry vines. 10
room frame house. Barn -.ox4o for 9
head, with wagon house attached. Silo
Iox26.
20 acres near Landenberg, acres
timber, all kinds small fruit 7-room
frame house. Barn, 22x25, for head.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-07
THE KNIFE.

when you buy it, see to it that the
&grinder has not sacrificed the strength
| of the blade Tor good point. Put on
"a wcden handle five inches long and
|big enough to give a firm hand-ho.d.
#This makes the work easier and is a
necessity when it comes to killing ca
pons, which weigh ten pounds or over,
{for without the handle it is extremely
difficult to give the blade its half turn
the skull bones are SO hard. Keep
the knife is sharp.
In killing it is advisable to suspend
the bird by the feet. Any close woven
stout rope will answer, but we prefer
and use an individual revolving gal
lows made OF metal which spreads the
legs and allows the pickers to get at
all parts of the fowls body without
hindranee. Never sit down and try
to do the dressing" with the chicken
i'll your lap; the blood can't half drain
and you can't half work
BLEEDING.
The fowl to be killed is taken from
pen and hung on the gallows. Inc
operator takes the birds head in the
hollow OF his left hand holding the
lower part o. the bill uppermost. The
knife is inserted and one clear, clean
cut sewers the great artery Don't
think for one minute that a scratch or
two across the ronf OF the mpnth Is
going to properly bleed a fowl The
blood must flow in a strong, steady,
unbroken stream. Some times we
have three such streams. and to pro-
duce this effect the knife must cut
across the neck on one SIDE or the
other just back OF where the head
joins An improperly b ed low. VIII
neither keep well nor sell we'll and
the condition is indicated by {: re-
neck and red necks viii hurt yotr sales
in any OF our great Eastern mai kets.
Don't kill the bird until you are sure
the main artery has been severed. In
practice it takes but one stroke OF the
knife to start the blood, then the kill
er brains. And in the Draining lies the
art. /. rightly done the feathers will
come off in hands full either with OF
against the grain Il poorly done the
,ca.',ers on the seams must be drawn
with tie s,:ain, the others against X
and even then the flesh will tear.
HOW TO KILL.
As soon as the blood stream is as
sured the knife point is arted into
the slit in the roof OF he chickens
mouth Always run The blade on a
line with the eyes and di Getty between
them you will strike pocSet: don't
turn the knife yet but push on into
another pocket; you will feel the knife
~. 4 |,
turn. The knife must be kept on the
line o, the eye and must pierce the
second pocket. Remember 1t. When
rightly killed the birds spread their
tail feathers into a perfect ian. When
we see the sign we know we can VIDE
into the feathers and strip them OH
regardless OF the grain.
By hanging weight through the
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-07
AvondaIe Porouuh

Il-room frame house 200 Chatham
STD and lot 5oxI75.
Double brick house OF 8 rooms each
on Chatham street. New roof. Lot
5oNI75.
Two and half story brick house on
Penna. Avenue, rooms Lot 5ox2oo
Two story shop, good stable and car
riage house Good garden and fruit
Desirable home on trolley line.
a desirable brick General Merchan-
disc Store and dwelling, combined with
stock OF goods usually found in first
class store. Drug department includ-
ed, Main room 22x55 with storage
room back 22xI5, open stairway to
second floor 22xI5. Main store has
large plate glass windows and doors,
wide porch. No better lighted store
in the county. S-room dwelling part
with all modern convcniences on a
corner lot 75x2oo.
4-rOOm house and lot
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-07
Upper Oxford Township

4 acres and store in Russellville, 3
miles from Elkview. 7-room brick
3oX35 and shoe room I2xI2; heater i'll
cellar; barn and outbuildings.
10 acres, miles from Elkview, O.
necessary outbuildings Young apple
orchard in good bearing condition.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-07
West Marlboro
kennett BOROUGH
New Garden Township

groom frame house, cor. Birch and
Walnut streets. Fruit trees.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-07
Our Poultry Nk
Department -
Conducted by w. q. ANTHONY,
Smyrna. Del.
Bleeding And Killing

Before going into the details Of
bleeding and killing OF poultry for
market, the writer would nike TO con-
slider briefly the room where this work
is to be done, together with some OF
the appointments. For neither the
room, ITS contents nor the arrange
ment is without its significance
An abundance OF light and a means
or ventilation are necessary Reasons
in the first case are obvious. As for
the second, dead, stale air impregnated
with steam from fresh droppings, to-
gether with the odor OF hos blood and
wet feathers, will interfere with the
good or rapid work OF the pickers,
even il such combination fails to
sicken them outright A dresser to do
good work, must be comfortable. Cold
fingers or cold feet are an objection
and ii it is necessary to use stove to
insure conhort it becomes doub;y ne
cessary to have ventilation to insure
good air. Most Of all must the killer,
proper, have sufficient warmth and an
abundance of good pure air His SEN
sibilities must not be dulled, for upon
his skill depends the success of the
hIIillS loollls dl1tl olly WlCIl NluS
awake and timber fingered is his skill
available or malntainabe.
Have needle and thread handy Run
large headed nail through the hole
Of spool OF 40 cotton and drive it
firmly into side OF the room This
will allow the spool to revove, but
will keep it in place. Fasten up a
medium sized cork near the thread and
after the needle has been used see to
it that it is stuck back into the cork
This will save needles; not only that
it is good training. II a chicken is
torn i'll dressing have it sewn up as
neatly as possible and do it while the
body is still warm
As soon as bird is dressed (unless
it be capon) put it in cold water
an diet it stay there until its feet are
clean. Two or three hours is long
enough usually. Running water is best
but ii barrels are used renew the
water often enough to keep it clean
and cold.
Have room enough i'll the killing
room SO that the workers may WORK
without interfering with each other
Cover the floor with an inch or tow
OF sawdust
Have q place for feathers and let
al except the quilts be thrown into it..
Arrange the cooling rack in such a
way that the chickens won't touch each
other as they hang.
Supply pens in which to place the
chickens to be killed. These pens
should hold over six birds and should
be arranged one above the other near
the head-killers stand They should
have small door in the front it it,
A room T4x2S feet is large enough
Ato accommodate two killers, eight
stubbers, pens for IA chickens weigh
ing pounds each, and cooling rack
&holdng oSo -z--.--,
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-07

in running order and has made thous-
ands Of dollars. IL acres fine meadow
Io-room stone and brick house; barn
4oN5o for 20 head; all other outbuild-
lngs, 5-ton wagon scales. Large scope
OF country supplies good patronage
Capacity 40 barrels flour. Mill dry and
i'll good condition
"A acres near Yeatman Station, IL
acres meadow, 10 of timber; fruit trees
and grapes aplenty; Groom stone and
frame house. Pump at both house and
barn, also running stream. Barn, 4ox-
10 for 20 head. Good hog and wagon
house; granary and wood shed com
bined
New London Township
A hrst-class dairy farm. ISo acres,
situated in Franklin and New London
Townships, known as the Harmony
Hill Farm Fine meadows, good
buildings suitable for 80 head. Sold
cheap or on easy terms, for non-resi-
dent owner
Is acres near Kelton and Elkvew,
near New London Presbyterian
Church. A farm to be proud of, I2-
room brick cemented house, with mod
ern convenlences. Plenty OF fruit.
Windmill and pump, ice house, mach
inc shop, hog, chicken and wagon
house. Barn, 5ox5o, for IS to 20 head.
345 acres near Lincoln University,
10 to As acres meadow and 40 of tim
Der a farm that is farm. I6-room
brick house, metal roof Windmill
and hydraulic ram supplies water. Very
large barn, for s. head OF stock Corn
cribs, new and old holding 25oo bush
els. Fineonew wagon house,
West Marlboro
1873 I-2 acres, 7 T-2 miles from Clon-
NELL acres meadow. 10 timber be-
sides truit. Groom stone house. wind
mill and pump, stone barn for p head
with necessary outbuldings.
Kenneth ROrOuuh
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

OF that disease In such a way as to be
dangerous to consumers of their milk
Drs. John r. Mohler and Henry J.
| Washburn of the pathological division
have a paper dealing with the causa.
ton ard character of animal tubercu-
losis aid federal measures for its re.
preston.
The bureaus field experiments with
serum for the prevention of hog
cholera are described In a paper by
DR.. w. B. Niles. Doctor Melvin In an
other paper presents a plan for the
control Of hog cholera by the sys-
tematic use of serum.
Three diseases of live stock about
which little has heretofore been known
namely, infectious anemia or swamp
fever OF horses. and chronic bacterial
dysentery of cattle-are described in
an article by DR.. John r. Mohler. An
article by DR.. r. ]. Formal presents
the results Of an investigation as to
the damage caused to- the livestock
industry by smelter fumes In the Deer
Lodge valley of Montana. DR.. B. H.
Ransom describes methods of prevent
ing losses from stomach worms in
sheep. The results of experiments to
determine the length of time that ty-
phcid bacilli will remain alive in milk
and butter are given in an article BY
DR.. Henry ]. Washburn.,
George M. Rommel, in Notes ON the
Animal Industry Of Argentina" gives
information about that country, which
is growing competitor with the Uni
ted States for the English meat trade.
In paper on Improved Methods
for the Production of Market Milk BY
Ordinary Dairies." Messrs. C. B. Lane
and Karl E. Parks describe simple and
inexpensive methods within the reach
OF the average dairyman by which
clean and wholesome milk may be pro
duced.
The outbreak of foot-and-mouth dis
ease which appeared in November and
December, 1908. among livestock in
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania
and Maryland, is described in a paper
by DR.. A. d. Melvin. After a few
months of vigorous work by federal
and state officers the disease was
eradicated at an expense of over $780,
600 to the department Of agriculture
and about $4,000 to the states.
The history of an importation of
Maltese goats by the department of |
agriculture a few years ago, and a de-
scription Of Malta fever are presented
In an article by Drs. John J. MohIer |
and George II. Hart The goats. which |
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF
LIVE STOCK EXPLAINED
TwentyFifh Report Industry
of Agricultural Department Contains Articles
Tuberculosis and Many Other MaIadies.

were imported with a view to building
up mich goat industry In this coun
try. were found to be affected by Malta
fever, disease which prevails to con
siderable extent among people, as well
as goats, on the island of Malta and
other places on the Mediterranean
After keeping the goats under strict
quarantine for some time it was final
ly considered necessary to destroy
them all.
Other articles contained in the re.
port are as follows: The Need of State
and Municipal Meat Inspection to Sup
plement Federal Inspection" by Dr. A.
M. Harrington; State Legislation
Regulating the Standing of Stations
and Jacks for Public Service" by Roy
A. Cave; The Development of Live
stock Shows and Their influence on
Cattle Breeding and Feeding" by E. G..
Ritzman: The Value of the Poultry
Show" by Rob R. Slocum The volume
also contains statistics bf the live
stock markets and meat inspection and
other miscellaneous information re-
garding the livestock industry.
Some of the articles in the report
have been issued separately in pam
phlet form and can be obtained in this
form on application to the department
of agriculture.
The illustration shows a tubercu.
losis post-mortem demonstration be.
fore 1000 farmers at the farmers
course recently held at the University
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21
IMPORTANCE OF
SEED BREEDING


One Of the most important things
which the division of agriculture OF
the Minnesota experiment station has
done for the benefit of the farmers 10
the breeding Of pedigreed seeds.
1t has been known for a long time
that animals could be bred for efe.
cheney along certain desired lines. but
the knowledge is of comparatively re-
cent date that seeds-those wonder.
Jul storehouses Of energy. beauty and
utility-could be similarly bred. and
thus Induced to produce a greater
amount or better quality or both Of
grain. That this is pre-eminently
true. however, has been ably demon.
strated by the agricultural division.
which has produced several varieties
OF improved grains. including corn
barley. oats. fax and wheat. which are
much more prolific than the grains
commonly grown and which have. in
their increased yield. netted the
farmers of the state many thousands
of dollars. These seeds NAV he oh.
tanned from the station or from CO.
operating seed growers, at reasonable
prices and with each purchase a Ger.
tificate of pedigree and purity of seed
is issued to the purchaser.
Prof. Andrew Boss. chief of this
division. states that something over
$4,000 bushels Of pedigreed seeds
have been distributed at first hand to
3.24S cooperating seed growers and
that these men have in turn supplied
so many farmers that 1t is estimated
that from one-fourth to one-third of
the grain growing area OF Minnesota
is now seeded annually to improved
seeds developed at the experiment
station.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21
RESTORING A LOST EMPIRE.

me possible realization of the pro-
ject for reopening the old empire Of
Nebuchadnezzar to civilization. a pro-
ject which only yesterday was only
dream. is foreshadowed by the ef-
forts of the Turkish government to
reclaim 12.500.000 acres of waste land
In Northern Mesopotamia through ir-
rigation, says New York World.
Given the success of the experiment.
the ancient realm of Assyrian and
Babylonian monarchs may then be re-
fortified and repeopled with an in
dustrious race and the worlds old
granary restored after centuries OF
desolation. Mesopotamia's greatness
was due to system of irrigation
canals in connection with the Tigris
and Euphrates. 1t was by their neg
lect that it declined and was trans
formed into a sandy plain. the haunt
of nomad races. Within recent times
the engineer and the archeologist
have invaded 1t. the former plotting
the route Of the Bagdad railway
which is to unite 1t with the Western
world and the latter delving in the
dust heap which have disclosed in
turn the site of Nebuchadnezzar's pal
ace. the hall In which Belshazzar gave
his feast and the very site of Babel.
To reclaim It to cultivation will cost
$200,0OO,00o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

The twenty-fifth annual report of
the bureau of animal industry of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. Just published, is an illustrated
cloth-bound volume of 502 pages con-
tanning, special articles and informa-
ton of both popular and scientific in-
terest. This report is issuet as a
congressional publication, and limit
ed number of copies are assigned to
each senator. representative and dele
gate in congress for distributing
among his constituents. The depart
ment has no copies for general dis
tribution, its quota being required for
its employees and such outsiders as
cooperate in it's work The book is
on sale to the public by the superin-
tendent of documents, government
printing office. Washington, d. C.
tuberculosis in it's various aspects
is the subject of three articles. DR.. A.
d., Melvin, the chief of the bureau. In
considering the economic Importance
of this disease among the food-pro-
ducing animals, estimates that the
financial loss from this cause is at
least $24.000,000 annually. DR.. E. C.
Schroeder, superintendent of the bu-
reau's experiment station. points out
the danger from the tuberculous COW
to human health. His paper is accom-
panied by number of striking Illus
trations showing cows of fine appear
ance which are really affected with
tuberculosis and giving OF the germs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21
Getting
Most
Out of
Holiday
By ANNA WOODWARD

Certain concessions attachment civilization
Thus If out send advance
chief stopping place another DAYS of tramp
ing with knapsack find yourself hotel sur
rounded by your usual belongings
SO long at city, village where
obtain lodging by nigha you have before
YOU Since have packing do with
start those wonderful hours of the the air has
freshness and the fields and woods have known
those who do go high in the heavens
When under the shade tree rock
will provide table for the lunch carry YOU and at the
springs which encounter make the
leaves of hickory night YOU arrive at
destination your appetite is like that of who starving
Almost before the meal done sleep overpowers YOU and Won 90 to
bed ana ENJOY nch rest as only those know who have walked all
have pat of to knapsack place shoulders
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

This is the age Of the automobile.
Yet the horse is not wholly a negli-
gfble quantity. and coaching. that
sport so popular with lovers of the
equine, still flourishes. A notable
record was made by a four-in-hand
from New York to Atlantic City. OF
course the automobile will continue
Its triumphs. But there is a great
deal that is inspiring in "A drive
though the country behind Spirited
and speedy horses.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21
Killing
Farmers
Little
Allies

number of insects that the little will day
Does think the countless number and cr
that the robins consume? If he will be convinced that friends
valuable to him than hired human help destruction
of injurious insects.
The dong deal to help the teaching
him how cultivate the soil scientifically Now let lawgvers go
farther in the good work and law protect
frends-lie nsect,oruus birds.
In the of 1908 while visiting the great apple country of
Nova Scotia the Annapolis valley surprised the
life the place and further noticed that the infested
with the cankr Talking of this of the
hat only and that the people had been destroying
rd for time past They had used other poison
kill the insects and the Birds eating the poisoned insects
destroyed -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

The Duke of Orleans, the French
pretender. again offers himself at this
crisis te save the ship of state. deciar-
ing that republican institutions are
responsible for corruption. But n is
not the use OF republican institutions
which is at fault; 1t is merely their
abuse. and the obliging Duke will
probably be politely SO informed. and
hiS help as politely refused.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21
up 70 papa.

"John. / think you would better give
Edgar good whipping
"What has he been DOING!
"He wont study his lessons or 90
any chores about the house,
"What reason does he give!
mo reason that amounts to any
thing. / tell him that / want him 10
study and work in order that he may
become great and successful man,
and he just says he would rather De
like you"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

Another little row has generated
among those touchy South American
nations. Peru has become huffy at
Chile. and has withdrawn the legation
to the latter country. What seems to
be almost as much needed as a Hague
tribunal Is an arbitration court that
VIII smooth over those Latin-Ameri-
can squabbles.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

Two Chicago bandits distinguished
themselves by going into a restaurant
robbing 1t and getting out without
tipping single waiter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

1t has been said that an American never
walks when he can ride. There is a good
deal of truth in this. 1t is sufficiently true,
as the doctors will tell you, to account for
good deal of the national tendency to
dyspepsia.
If men would only walk to their offices
and women TO the shopsi
Now that winter is behind us and it is
not unreasonable to talk in pleasant antici-
patton of summer holidays, word may be
said before it is too late on the advantages
of walking tours. The important thing is
the sense of freedom to feel the Joy of the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

Evil Is 10 De OVERCOME WITH good. It takes good
ness to make goodness. and the science of goodness
not of crime, TO produce good citizens
When goodness is understood, its beauty, charm,
bsses, blessings preachers will be required to laud
1t, TO press its claims Everybody will seek it of his
own accord. For to be good verify is to be happy.
Nor will anyone need to mention evil to denounce it.
to depore it. or picture its miseries Evil and its
offspring will disappear.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

A wireless motor car is going to be
. part Of the Glidden tour this year
Or. pshaw! They'll make those things
SO comfortable after awhile there will
be no fun going on them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

1t rs not only this winter nor the last
that this destruction has been going on, but
Tor wears past accounts have come in from
Florida and many other sections of the
south telling of the wanton destruction of
those faithful little allies of the farmer.
If the farmers of the north, east and
west were only to realize the value of these
birds to their farms congress would soon
be pctitioned to pass national law making
it criminal offense to destroy not only the
robin but all other insectvorous birds.
Does the farmer, or in fact anyone who
owns a tree-planted garden. reflect ON the