Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
The Stranpile
w...r el... for Preserving Eaas.

Water Giass for Preserving Eggs.
The commercial water glass solution
for preserving eggs may be obtained
from any drug store at q cost Of about
IS cents a quart. Mix " quarts OF this
solution with Is quarts Of pure water.
Water which has been boiled Is prefer
able. Stir these until they are thor
oughly mixed Two eight-gallon Jars
are sufficient for thirty dozen eggs
using the amount Of solution as pre-
scribed After the water glass Is thor
oughiy mixed divide 1t into the diner
emit vessels to be used. Be sure that
the vessels are absolutely clean. Place
the eggs in the water glass. see that
the top ones are covered by at least
two inches OF the liquid and cover the
jars to prevent evaporation. Piace
them In a cool place where they VIII
be undisturbed during the year Pre-
serve only absolutely fresh eggs. stale
eggs will not keep in any preservative.
Have the preservative ready to put the
fresh eggs into as gathered. If In doubt
as to their freshness, candle them, or
see If they sink when placed In q dish
OF water. II an egg sinks 1t is reason
ably fresh. The Denver dealers are now
putting a good many eggs IN colo
storage which means that prices WIZ
rule high next winter TO AFFORD a pront
on their investment The ranch foik
can keep their eggs In a water glass
Denver Field and Farm.
FsrtiIixins With Forage Crops.
Farmers all over the country are
awakening to the Importance OF fer-
filing their land with manure and 1or-
age CROPS. Humus is said to be the
very life of soil, and this important
fertility can not be given worn soils
! unless organic matter OF some Klno IL
| worked into It. Few farms produce
enough stable manure to give all the
fields a good dressing Of organic mat
ter Other organic matter must De
s,,pplied. IL the land Is to receive
enough for substantial Improvement
Flowing under cover crops Is the mos'
economical way of fertilizing with or
I: ganic matter.
| MANY advocate and practice the
growing OF a cover crop and plowing II
all under without securing any otnei
| good from it. It is economical Ter
| tiIizing to plow under almost any iuA
crop on worn land. yet other good car
he derived from 1t with almost the
same fertiiizlng effect. All OF maturs
corn crop. for instance. might Of
| Moved under to enrich the lano u
! which II grew. However. at naturit.
this same corn field might be hogsee
down before blowing and many dollars
in swine growth secured. The drop
/, pinzs from the hogs would almost pal
/, ance the loss Of corn eaten. Plo"lhe
j under a full crop of corn would add
| scarcely more organic matter to I'M
soil than blowing under the same croi
after It had been eaten and trampee
] down by hogs. The vegetable mattel
would he In no better shape for decay
u pasturins the Orchard:
Pasturing Is often very good LOT TN
animals, but death 20 the fruit treea
On many farms the nome ofsH2fo !.
allowed to grow up to grass. Wnici
makes q luxuriant crop. The orcha''
i IL located close to the dwelling an
barn, hence there is temptation to VI
is as a handy pasture. Results are HI
, ways the samoan unsightly ana IN
, profitable orchard within rev YEAR,
, The only way to remedy the situation
is to plant more trees for the stock Z
!. to cat and tear to pieces.
n Cattle, Of all animals. are the hardes
: on fruit trees. They will not only ca
J the leaves, blossoms and fruit. but the
will sadly mutilate branches even
; comparatively large trees. Horses an
mules are almost ~ bad In this re
. spect. With young orchard trees up I
ten or twelve feet In height. COW
{ horse OF mute will rub, twist an
ihreak the tree TIL Il becomes worthless