The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-08

Conditions found on the average farm
are most favorable for egg production.
and the cost per dozen has been found
to be approximately s cents.
The champion wolfhound Of Ireland
a species almost extinct. was sold the
other day to 4 New York fancier for
$500 He was titled foreigner and
came high.
The fellow who comes along with a
proposition in which You are to make
a wad without working Is engaged In
this very game, and 1t j. safe to ct the
dog on him
While fifteen pound gobbler Of
Last springs hatch makes a fine cen
terpiece for the Thanksgiving table, il
Il hard to beat an eight or nine pound
hen turkey Of the same age.
Land irrigated by the several gov.
eminent projects produced last year
$20.000.OO0 worth of stuff. and 1t is
mat luc lACLOd6C LII AdAO
values due to this irrigation approx
mates $1O5. 100000.
The chances Of many a promising
calf are often greatly decreased
through lack OF just the right care
during the first few months Once let
a youngster get the skinny, pot belly
look and it, a hard matter to get rid
OF it
On American cattle markets "a prime
steer fetches the highest price. In
England prime heifer ID most sought
for local market consumption. the con
tention Of the island butcher being that
the flesh Of heifer Is finer grained
and that the carcass dresses with less
waste.
A good housewife that the dispatches
told Of the other day thought her flock
Of chickens were afflicted with blind
staggers, but a little investigation
made clear the fact that they were
drunk from eating some fermented
crab apple sauce which she had thrown
into the yard a short time before.
While rich land II necessary to the
production OF bumper crops OF corn.
another condition equally important H.
that The land shall produce perfect
stand On rich soils capable Of pro
ducing 100 bushels Of corn per acre an
average OF between three and four ker-
nels seems to give maximum yield.
DR. Evans Of Chicago. recognized as
one Of the best health authorities In
the United States. gives from 60 to 20
degrees +. as the tempera ture at which
the home should be kept during the
winter months. In too many cases
the thermometer stands above Is de-
grees most OF the time. condition that
greatly increases the likelihood Of tax
ing cold when the inmates Of the
house 20 outdoors.
"a great point In favor OF the Rural
New Yorker ~ r potato for late field
use II the remarkable trait II seems to
possess or developing crop I'm late
summer and early fall following De
RODS OF drought calculated to discour-
age every growing thing. In a num-
Der Of instances that have come under
the writer's attention practically the
entire growth OF rubers Of this variety
was made after the middle of August.
The remarkable radish stories that
have appeared frequently In many
country papers are understood when
it is known thai this giant radish is
not Of home origin. but was introduced
from Japan some four years ago. II
is called the Sakurijama radish and
sometimes attainS \ weight OF thirt!
or forty pounds and the size Of wa
ter bucket. IL II most edible when
about half grown. The laps often
boil It a. W az turnips OF cabbage
"A rather interesting discussion has
been started In some OF the dairy pa
pers OF the country on the relative in
AuCA1C vi thC hPOn
butter fat production Of their female
offspring. One writer contends that a
COW from a low test dam follows al
most invariably the low per cent ten
dency of her dam. If there is anything
in this claim 1t puts in rather ridicu-
lous light the claims that have been
made in the past as to the merit of
dairy sires in improving the butter ca
pacity Of their offspring.
Some idea Of the age or the old
world in which We live may b. gath
cred from The fact, now pretty gen
orally accepted BY those having any
knowledge OF geology. that 1n the y
ginning tho surface or the earth was
solid rock. What we now call soil I'D
u combination OF this decomposed
rock plus the decayed vegetable mat
Ter produced during thousands and
thousands Of years. In this interest
ing process OF soil formation glaciers.
frost. rain. sunshine and even the
wind have had an important part
Some experiments that have been
conducted by the biological survey at