Evening journal., 1915-08-25
snra, Celery Carefnllr.

out Cost.
Spray Celery Carefully.
In. order 10 get celery in proper
condition to market, 1t Is necessary
for the grower at certain times to
spray the plants with Bordeaux mix
ture, to prevent the destruction of
the crop by blight This mixture
contains copper sulphate and II Il
is used carelessly in spraying the
celery plants tho mixture may dry
on the plants or run down between
the stalks and leave copper sulphate
on the stalks used for eating. This
deposit Of copper may be so large
as to be injurious to health and the
food and drugs regulations are very
strict about the use OF salts OF cop
per in foods II, therefore, behooves
growers to spray their celery in such
way that the mixture will go on as
fine spray or mist rather than in
streams. This excessive application
OF copper sulphate does not occur
with efficient apparatus working un-
der high pressure-l50 pounds or
more. Spraying, even with such ap-
lparatus. should be stopped however,
| " covered with the mist or fog. The
leaves of celery should not be eaten
under any circumstances and depos-
its of copper on them can be disre-
garded. AT any rate, the housewife,
before serving celery, should break
up the punches and thoroughly scrub
the stalks This will remove prac-
tically all of the copper that may
be deposited by the Bordeaux mixture
spray and will eliminate danger of
bad effects to the consumer.
Produce InfertiIe Eggs.
Farmers are being urged by the
poultry specialists OF the Department
OF Agriculture and also by the vari
Gus State agricultural colleges to
produce infertile eggs by removing
roosters from their flocks Of hens as
soon as the eggs for Matching have
been secured This suggestion also
might well be followed by amateurs
or others who raise poultry on
small scale TO supply their own house
hold with eggs. II is particularly
useful for owners Of small chicken
yards who follow the practice Of put
winter consumption.
The chief reason for producing In
fertile eggs is the fact that an in
/ fertile egg keeps good very much
longer than one which has in II a
! germ ftreilized by the male bird. 10
/ is estimated that one4third Of the
loss in eggs in this country. which
amounts annually to millions Of dol
lars. is due to the fact that the eggs
have been fertllized. In the case OF
a fertile egg, very little heat will
start the germ TO develop much as
II begins to hatch out under the hen
In uneven summer heat the germ
may start to hatch and then when the
temperature fails may die. and this
makes the red spot or blood ring in
an egg II a fertile egg is kept al
| lOS degrees Fahrenheit. at the end
Iof "a hours the germ will begin Il
develop. and after days the blood
vessels OF the embryo chick will be
clearly distinguished in the yolk. Or
the other hand. an inferthe egg un.
der the same temperature will show
merely a slight change and continue
to be good food. AT the same time
any egg fertile. or infertile. should
be kept as cool as possible, as heai
will cause any perishable food "a
deteriorate rapidly Removing tn,
rooster from the flock has no effec
whatever on the laying habits Of tn,
: hens, although there is still a popu
lar belief that a rooster is an essen
tial in the flock
The department has suggested tn
following rules for handling eggs oi
j. the farm and these can be followel
profitably by any egg raiser.
Heat is the great enemy OF eggs
both fertile and infertile. Farmeri
L are urged TO follow these simple
n rules, which cost nothing but tim
g and thought and will add dollars I
the poultry yard returns.
g l. Keep the nests clean; provid
s. one nest for every four hens.
2. Gather the eggs twice daily.
ael 3. Keep the eggs in a cool. DR.
n room or cellar.
4 Market the eggs at least twic
ge a week
in 5. Sell. kill, or conhne all NAL
IS birds as soon as the Matching ses
son is over.
n- PRIESTS IN RETREAT
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