Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-25

! States auxiliary ship Caesar is due to
arrive in San Francisco about the Goth
of January with strange cargo. 1t
Will have on beard a miniature siaugh-
ter. house with the latest appliances
for killing live stock in a sanitary and
! economical manner: a fuil-sized look
out tower such as used by foresters in
protecting the National forests: a
miniature Yosemite Valley with reads,
waterfalls, and other scenic features
reproduced complete. There will also
| be groups of stuffed animals such as
! the American elk aad prairie dog and
a collection Of the instruments that
I Uncle Sans weather man uses to
! forecast weather conditions.
| The Caesar received its cargo from
! the United States Department Of Agri
culture Of Washington, D. c., and
! started about month ago on its voy
age to the Pacific Coast via the Canal
The exhibits are intended for the Pan
ama-Pacific International Exposition
! and will soon be installed in the splen-
did quarters which have been assign
ed for the exhibits of the department.
! Seventeen thousand square feet of
! floor space is TO be occupied by the
department of Agriculture, most of
it being in what is known as the Pal
ace of agriculture. The Office Of Pub
lie Roads exhibit will be found in the
Palace of Machinery. Many of the
features have been especially prerar-
ed for the new fair and the whole eN-
hibit aims to give. as far as possible,
comprehensive idea of some of the
important things which the Depart
ment is trying TO do for the farmer.
That part of the Caesars cargo con-
tributed by toe Departments Bureau
of Plant Industry will be of particular
interest to the grower of crops and
fruits. The man who owns an orchard
may learn something about how the
Department fights fruit diseases and
also how fruit may be shipped to in
sure satisfactory delivery. Whether
the farmer grows cotton. tobacco, corn
or cereals he will find something prac-
teal bearing on MS work. Lessons
may also be learned in grain stand
ardiZation and the study of fibers.
Model Of s22,5co-siau9hter House
for Small City.
Small cities or private companies
considering the erection of a slaugh-
ter house may get many pointers
from the model which has just made
the journey through the canal. The
complete plant constructed on a scale
Of one to 16 has been planned by the
, best specialists available with special
reference to sanitary and economic
features The estimated cost of such
an abattoir is So 500 if constructed
of frame: S33 800 if made of cement, as
is the model.
The individual farmer who slaugh-
tiers his own meat often does not con-
slider the loss which he incurs by
not being able to make the best use
Of the blood and other by-productS
such as bones and hides. Sometimes
he loses the entire value of these
relatively unimportant parts Of his
live stock. However, the saving effect
ed in the case CT q hundred farmers
would not be so inconsiderable if all
were able to have their stock slaugh-
tered in g plant where every by-pro-
duct could be saved and used to the
best advantage. Eventually the saw
ing would be so great that the initia.
cost of the building would seem in
cidental This is the lesson 1t is hoped
the model may be able to teach the
municipalities looking for solution
of this problem.
AM municipality or company in
terested in this particular work may
apply to tho Departments represen-
tatives at the Fair for information
relative to the plant. or, they may
| apply to the United States Department
| of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.
They will then receive the result Of
the work Of specialists along this line
| as well as architectural drawings and
| specifications. Many small cities in
the South in particular will undoubt-
eddy be able to profit by building
slaughter houses according to these
| specifications.