The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-18

ter on the work of the serum plant at
treatment of hog cholera and the lat
the agricultural college.
"No place in America and probably
nowhere else in the world" declared
DR.. Reynolds, "can man buy cattle
with greater safety than in Minnesota.
Cattle in this state are extremely free
from tuberculosis and other diseases,
and the risk on that score is the mini
mum for the world" He gave sta
tistics on hog cholera showing success
in more than 80 per cent of cases.
H. M. Bush discussed the advantages
to be derived through organization of
farmers clubs. The club and coop
GRAFTON ideas, fruit marketing and other
similar topics were on the final pro-
gram.
Water Supplies Discussed
Farm water supply, farm sewage dis
posal and farm forestry were discussed
at the session of the county agents
late Wednesday. Dean Albert F.
Woods told how water supplies are pol
luted and how to prevent pollution.
The principal points made by Dean
Woods may be summed up as follows:
The movement of bacteria through
close clay soil is slow. A shallow
we'll &c xox,a,. co 20 ,,y,Iase ~ 20 -, oloc,
clay soil. Care should be taken in
curbing well to see that the drain
age is away from the well and that
the well is high enough so that surface
water will not get into it. Springs
and wells are frequently affected with
typhoid germs by persons washing in
the water and then allowing it to drain
back into the well. The covering of
well should be absolutely tight. Ty-
phoid germs and cholera germs and
mosquitoes may be killed in ponds by
treatment of copper sulphate or
chloride of lime, using one part to
million parts of water by weight.
Dean Woods said extensive expert
ments had been carried on by the gova
eminent with sulphate and hyperchlor-
ide and he referred his auditors to the
government bulletins explaining the
results.
1--WE should have a meteorological
laboratory here" said Dean Woods,
ito make tests and examinations of
farm water supplies. 1t is the only
safe way. A chemical analysis of
water does not count for anything in
determining the typhoid germs that
may be in the water We need the
meteorological laboratory and ! trust
we will have it before long"
Sewage Dangers Shown
The danger of allowing sewage to be
drained into the ground where it might
get into water supply was emphasized
by ]. T. Stewart of the engineering de-
partment. He explained the use of
the septic tank and said that at its
worst the septic tank is better than the
cespool.
That windbreaks are valuable not
only for the protection of a house in
winter, but for crops when hot winds
blow in the summer was the message
of Professor E. G. Cheyney of the for
estry college. Professor Cheyney said
that experiments are to be conducted
at Morris to study the effect of wind
breaks on crops.
I'm few years." said Professor
Cheyney, 1--WE hope to be able to have
figures that will show the effect of
windbreaks on farm crops in dollars
and cents"
4 He said there is general opinion
prevalent among farmers that the land
4 planted in windbreaks is practically
waste so far as getting money out of
it is concerned. 'sThis is mistaken
impression" said Professor Cheyney.
The wood in the windbreaks used for
1 posts and put to other uses on the
I farm viii be worth as much to the
farmer as the crops he would get off
of the land"