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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-04-25
Die neueite 9riegsmiin3e.

Wie bereits tura beri4tet, bat Der
8unbesrat elmer 8orlase iiber Die
prdsuns BON Ginpfennisitiden aus
aluminium suseitimmt. Die @uss
prdsung bon Ginpfennisftiiden aus
aluminium bat fid oesbal6 als nots
tpenbis ertpiefen neil bas porbanoene
aupfer sesenpdrtis fir pidtigere
3pede als bic prdsuns pon 8Ieins
miinaen erforberlid 1T. Die DiHens
faaft TT tpeit genus porsef9ritten,
Inn aus aluminium cine baltbare
Miinae gu fdaffen, beren @nfertis
sunsstoiten nidt sr0Ber fein iperben,
als iene fir aupferselo. Neueinri4s
tunsen gum Musprdsen Der neuen
ariessmiinae braudt Die t0nislide
Miinae nidt gu treffen.
gs tpsrben. obpobl senauere Be-
fimmunsen nod nidt s%etroffen iinb.
porausiidtlid Ole 9leiden Stan5en.
tpte fir bas ginpfennieftid Dertpen>
bet iperben, 70 oaB bas Bib Der neuen
Miinae has sleide bleiben pirb. Rur
ibr duberes @nieben pirb fia dnbern;
fie pirb cine filbsrdbnlide, peiblide
Sarbune auftpsifen. Mud BITE 3abl
Der gu p~rdgenpen Miinaen TT nod
nidt beitimmt, fie oiirfte aber mil
9iidii9t auf ben berrfdenben 3leins
geIomangel erOber fein als Die Der ses
senpdrtig i'm umlauf bsfinoIiden Gin
pfennietupfermiinsen. On 4luminis
UNI iinb in Oeutfdlanb eeniigenos
Mengen fir bieien 3ped porbonben.
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Attern.
efisse bnn 2enelntte Winfelb.

Die Siren Der beiben 8alfons
ftanben often. Man tonnte bonn Sang
Der grimes 8ldttergeranf fehen.
Muf benz re9ten Mltan bliibten 8lus
men, Mitern in berfdnen6ertf9er Sill
1e. sic nidten nit runoen, bunten
a0pfen iiber Ben Mrbeitstii9 bss
9ausberrn bin, neisten iia iiber Die
ti1enbelegttn @eTellebnen, uno Der
gnenbogen oes Nrbeitenben ifreifte
beim raf9en 8lattpenben bic feiten,
59lanten Stiele.
SEPT Bate er unperfebens cine Do1e,
rote 8lume getDpft. lnb beim 4ufs
fteben s~ertrut fem SUB Die gum Stern
pe%reinisten, unadblisen 8liitenbldtt9en
am 8oben.
gr bob bic porber nidt 8eadtete
auf. Sm Sirrabmen ftebeno. seiste
ibm Ser srobe Spiegel i'm Mittelaime
mer ben linten 8alfon nit Dem Orr
b.itsplaB feiner 5rau. ueppises
8latttperf am !9olagitter, bod nidt
cine 8liite, bic farbenfrob oas ftrense
Grim belebte.
Ddb ibm bas friiber ME aufgefalen
mar! Sbm pflanate fie Elm M~iternbeet
auf ben berbitliden Balfon, fie felbff
ging leer aus.
Mitern tuaren ietne 2ieblinssblumen
Rernis unb runb, INNER frif4 unb
Ieudten6 in Der Garbe, obne jebe BIZ
aarre Jorm, oauerbaft uno poblges
baut, idienen tie Tim bas Mbbilb for@
retter, friebli9 barmDnifder 9auss
badenbeit. Reine Meoe BON fhmads
TENDER 2eioenf4aft, bon fdmodenber
gmpfinbIidteit!
6errn @r0bens 8lide panberten
iiber ben f~pieselblanten 6ubboben, Die
ebenfo ben bliben6en, alien Mabagonis
m0bel ourh bic offene Grferftubentiir
ben Gang binauf.
Mu9 Die Riihentiir ftanb often unb
man fonnte Jrau @r0ben am peiben
Slid bantieren feben. I'm ibren aopf
fdlans Der Sonnenfdein, pelder in
breiter 8abn bic faubere Ri9e bur4s
flutete, goIbene 2i9tbdnoer, nnb bic
blonben NadenI0dden ipielten nit
biefen flirrenoen 8dnoern.
!9err gr0ben mubte plOBli9 oaran
benfen, bab es cine 3eit CAB, ba er nit
ben blonben 20dden feiner 8raut ses
fpielt unb ibr 8lumen in bic peiden
Jle9ten geftedt bate. War e nidt
Elm Mfterntran5, ben ie beim S4dfers
fpiel auf benz Sabrmarftsfeit trus9
lleber 10 altmooifde Spiele uno 4lua
men riimpfte mar beute Die Hafe. @ud
feline Grau liebte pobl 8lumen ni4t
mebr. Cont battle fe pobl bod ni9t
BLOB feinen 8alfon aaein gef9mudt.
9err @r0oen btobadtete - INNER
bic aerbriidte Miter in Der 9anb - bas
Tun feiner Jrau. Die Rube ibrer
8etpesunsen, bic i'm INNER ent5iidt.
bic tpeihen Gormen ibrer 9eitolt pas
rem unberdnbert seblieben.
Dom Worsen BIB gum Mbeno purbe
ibm ales St0renbe aus Dem Mese ses
rdumt. gr fanb cine INNER blibz
blanfe Mobnuns, obne bod bon Dem
Reinmaden etmas gu merfen. gr babte
bic nMorb" serdte, nit bentn man benz
Staub gu 2eibe sing.
Seine Grau ipubte es. Wann eis
sentlid puste fie ales 10 gldn5enb
fauberg = Wie vse0lt" lief bic Wirtz
fdaftsmafdine. 9err gr0ben fpiirte
nihts bonn Hattern unb &narren.
Sein fleiner 4ltan, Der pie elm
Sdnalbenneit am grfer flebte, mar
umtpebt bon tiefem 5rieoen. Orunten
n0lbten fi9 md6tige 8aumfronen, Die
ben Bid auf oas aanalpaHer bers
bedten. Der 8alton fdpamm slsid<
fam i'm Grim. @affenbe 8lide tonns
ten Jpn nidt erreihen.
e0Y~A~~a krr~ AZ .,~o 49, Tnf., 0{T{nv1
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0ptela.
w ALAMO

~, aton,o @lasa = biibid m0biIerte
seine 2immer. soc, 7ee, " PEE s NY,
~ 90 lalo anftpdrts per @one. S't umtss
sit 9 Betten $500 per gSone. @'psS
fsIephpn grodett 658.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sdelntenbabden,
0pn 8. 8raucr.


adfer in soloenem Rleioe,
Wolfen NIT rofisem @aum
9absn iid miioe g%eflosen,
2teser i6On lanse TN srarm.
@9elmbib9ens Musen mod laden 10
bell
@9lafe, mein 8ib4en, nun f9lafe mir
i9neu!
Rpmmft nod i'm 9emo9en eefpruns
gen,
Orebit bi9 in iubelnbem 9auf-
@ttQe, bl 11nbarb, unb nede
yli9t bic 8laubliimelein auf!
Sdelmbib6ens Qugen mod laden 70
bell
69lafe, mein 8ib6en, nun ialdfe mir
f6nen!
@ter1te nit sroben Mugen
Ollie ins Seniterlein febn:
Min benn bas 8ib9en ba unten
Simmer mod f9lafen ni4t sebn9
@9elmbibdens Mueen nod laden 10
bell
@9lafe, mein 8ibh.n, nun i9lafe mir
f9ne1!
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@oiln TITO Woral.
Trauenjagb butter Der fran5o=
iiiden Tront.
Sic sebniu@t Der solbaten mad
benz ,,emig Weibli9en."

Das Saebsebiet ltest binter bsr
frana0fif6en Gront, TIM e~tappensebset;
Die Sdger, bic bas ebelfte Milb iaser,
fino Sau1enbe BON 5elosenoarmen,
trGfttse @oloatsn, bic man eigentltd
muir borne an Der 6ront, i'm S9uben>
sraben, treffen foute. aber fie iinb
bon Der frana0fifaen 5eereslettuns an
ssitent. bier Susb ouf bic 5raue1 gu
MAIDEN. Georges 8ienaime, Der in
Der ,9ietoire" oaoon er5dblt, bebaup@
tst natiirlid, bieie Jrausn folgten
bS9it iittliden Srieben, fie tpolten ale
.tbren Mann, ibren @obn ooer ibren
8ruoer" pieberfeben, unb 70 brtdt er
fir Die berfolste I1ni9ulb etne 2an5e.
ST far1 nidt beereifen, tparum Die
Seeresleituns ben Mufentbalt Der
srauen In Dem militdrii6en 9ebiet
fir gefdbrlia bdlt. Dte Sasb besinrt
f9on auf ben 8~abnb0fen, BITE oretBtg
Rilpmeter unb mebr binter Der Sront
lieeen. Seoe Grau pirb bier BON 9is
tern bes MilitdrgefeBes sefrast: .Moe
BIN molten sic, men fuden Sie9" ST
Die Grau jung unb %unerfabren, 10 frast
man ie sleid: nSn tpel6em Resintert
bient SIR Mann?" 11no Die unidnlb
bonn 2anoe eradblt, bab fte pierunoe
apanaig @tunben Gifenbabnfabrt btns
ter fi9 Fat, bab ibr Mann etnige &ie
lometer bon bier als Solbat liest unb
baB fie Jpn felt anbertbalb Sabren ntdt
mebr umarmt bat. Das Spfer tpirb
fosleih unter Muffidt sefteat unb NIT
Dem nddften 3uee na9 riidpdrts OBJ
sefdoben. gtne Offisiersfrau psiB
fid better beruusaureoen, aber Der Mt@
l%itdrsenbarm unterfu9t turaerbano
ibr aeifesepdd unb finbet-eine 5las
fde Sett. SdlubfOlseruns: Die Grau
min ibren 9atten beiu4en. Mu9 tie
pirb pieoer auf ben 3us sefebt. uno
tporum tommen Die Srauen ale unter
grpBen Miiben unb gntbebrunsen gu
ibren Mdnnern in bic Militdraone?
Weil bic Mdnner ni4t gu ibnen foms
men. gs eibt gu ielten nrlaub. Die
c9ictoire" 19ittelt Dor Der 3eereslets
tuns Elm san3es JiGborn bon alasen
bariiber aus, baB one poilus feinen
nrlaub erbalten. Giniee tparen 10
srob, Dab bic .3enfur fie aussel0f9t
bat. 8ienaime eradblt bon einem bier
unofedaigidbrisen @eneral, Dem man
nabeleste, feinen Soloaten mebr llrs
Iaub gu seben. %.l1rlaub9," rief er.
sat Napoleon bel MufterliB unb an
Der Berelina urlaub seseben? Nebme
ih felbit l1rlaub2 Meine Grau fommt
monatelang nt9t einmal mid gu be-
fu9en." Gin 10 alter General tann
| .natiirlid" nidt mebr begreifen, bab
Die Solbaten Sehnfudt mad ibrer
Grau boben. Dennoh folte, meint
8ienaime, bic 9eeresleituns ii4 erin<
nern. baB Ser Rries nidt aaein nit
Ranonen uno @etpebren, fonbern bor
alien aud nit Der guten Stimmuns
lie moraD ber Soloaten sefiibrt piro.
Gs lit aber u pabrf4einlih, Dab Die
fran3Dfifde 9eeresleitung, penn ni9t
NIT benz Moral, 70 bod NIT Der Mo@
raj BET ibren Sruppen reAnet.
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Die Sd0nbeit bes 8unitpertes TT
nihts anberes als BITE @olsnbung, Der
Wert bes Sanger, nidt BLOB Der Seile.
fonbern ibr 8erbdltnis gum 9an3en.
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WeIcudfts>I alenoer
Ools mno 3obte.

Dir balten bic bette aobls un5 o pas
.,ite grsnnhoIs. grobiert uns. g ea
9sssS e Gpal Company. Grocer oooo'
R,ue1 5elepbon 1911.
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geiteut gua naieren freien sataloa
Fir Gameu> nnb GeflIgel : SorIaIe.
eater geeb e., 400 SIo<Slores Sfr.,
Gan Wntonio, Segns.
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THE EIGHTEEN HOTEL

wos beDertet rsbe Gisbtsen"? gas
,,ite SoteI fir bag meninite Sch IN saa
S11is 8imner SOC. alsaeaeisensts
nabIaeiteu Csc. Nieortge Spes1alrais..
nsr 8some. SAB frei. grpdett 6277: Sn
.@,ntrnIer Qeae. 302 SibzIlamo Sfr.
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Vim. Rlobo. PAUL RlObo.
OTTO RIEDt UNDERTAKING CO.
CetU<Absltattef /. einbaHamirtr.
Observation-Disclosures.
- Often GnB tsnD 4adJt. -
8etbe 3elethpme 341.
III North Sfrasse, Ecke Rusk,
San Antonio. Texas.
CROWN BOTTuNGc COMPANY,

Tbeo. Mneler. Geiddftsfibrer.
12f5s1225 3abs ct. Gan Gntonio. Ser.
@ Tabrifanten bon allen @rten Sos
batpafIer, MaineraltpniIer ln6 bor5iiglih
Dem ipolbefannten 2itbia SeIber.
Sci. Srapis 4f57. - Grete Gblieferung.
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sau1eu uno Weaaselfntter.

aerb. gtoffel, S19 DIT : gomn1srees
Str. 5eu, @etreihe, @artens hIaD Seip>
tomen. @efligelfutter, Sntubatoren.
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2aut Der italisnifdsn 3eituns
rSecolo" treffen ote 8eb0rben WaBs
nabnen, UNI Die Sequeftrierung uno
liquidation bes beutfhen gigentums
in Gan Remo burdaufiibren. 0ieiss
gisentum perbs ouf etpa feds nil
lionen Sire seihdbt. gs beftebe Dor
allem in Der @iaa Rpmica bes 5irften
9obenlobe, fir bic Die aDnigin@M utter
Dor brei Sabren einen 8aufpreis bon
Sipeiunbeinbalb Millionen anbot, fer
ner Der 0ina Sbiem nit tpertpoaen
0emdloen, Der Wina Rotemburg uno
benz 9otel 8ellebue Der oeutiden Rurs
baus= Gefelfdaft, Der 4bmiral 9irptb
als 9auptattipndr anssb0rs
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20

patch of weeds. tall grass or thick
brush and often wander half mile or
more from home before they find To-
cations that suit them. To find these
stolen nests often proves to be long
and tedious task. the usual method
being to follow each turkey hen as she
separates from the flock and starts
toward her nest, care being taken that
she does not know she is being fol-
lowed much easier and quicker
method than this is to confine the
hens early some morning soon after
they have come down from roost and
let them out late in the afternoon.
Those that are laying will then head
for their nests in order to lay the eggs
they have been holding.
If many turkeys are kept, the use
of breeding pen will be found a
great convenience. This pen should
cover sufficient area to allow the
turkeys some exercise, an acre for If
teen birds being rome too large. A
hog-tight wire fence three feet high
will hold most turkeys. and If any per-
sist in flying out, the fight feathers of
one wing should be clipped. Nests
should be scattered about the pen,
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nections so that the milk can be kept
cold by running water, or the tank
may be insulated and fitted with a lid
so that ice may be placed in the cool
ing water. The latter is not necessary
if there is a good supply of cold water
which will keep the milk at temper
ature below 500 Fahrenheit.
A hand separator may be installed
in case, Of the Necessity Of skimming
surplus milk.
Dairy House for Selling Cream or
Making Butter.
Selling cream necessitates the use Of
centrifugal separator and cooling
tank or refrigerator. Making butter
requires the additional equipment of
churn, and table upon which to print
and wrap the butter. The cooling tank
may be built of a size depending on
the amount of material to be kept
cool The cream should be cooled d.
rectly after skimming and kept cool
until it is delivered or ripened for
churning, as the case may be.
A gasoline engine may be installed
in the wash room to furnish power for
separating and churning. If such an
engine is used, the exhaust should be
piped through the roof of the building
in order to avoid the possibility of the
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gasoline flavor being absorbed by tn.
Dairy House for Bottling Milk.

Dairy House for Bottling Milk.
For bottling milk on the farm the
dairy house should be larger and con-
tain more equipme nt than is required
Tor the two above mentioned purposes.
a oouble compartment sink is conven-
lent FOR washing and rinsing bottles.
There should be sterilizer for steri.-
lzing all bottles before they are filed
This may be used also to sterilize <he
mix pals, cooler, and the bother. The
sterliizer may be constructed Of hollow
tile plastered with cement plaster, or
OF heavy galvanized sheet iron rein
forced with angle iron. A drain
should be placed in the floor of the
sterllizer and ventilator with tight
fitting damper in the ceiling. Shelves
may be arranged so that they will
hold the bottles in an inverted posi-
ton, or, if cases of the proper kind
are used, the bottles can be put into
the cases and the cases inverted. It is
necessary to allow the bottles to cool
before filling with the cold milk in
order to prevent breakage, as we'll as
to avoid warming the milk. A bot
Ting table or small bother may be
used in bottling the milk well-con-
structed refrigerator is necessary for
storing the bottled milk until it is de-
livered
In constructing a refrigerator, prop
er insulation is,extremely important in
order to maintain low temperature
and to use ice economically. Either
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they are washed It is desirable to
have draining racks for cans and pals,
and a closet in which to keep utensils.
Every dairy house should have Bah
cock milk testing outfit, which may be
either hand or steam driven. Further
equipment will depend upon which Of
the following purposes the dairy
house is to serve, namely: CD selling
whole milk in bulk; CD making butter
or selling cream; and 90 bottling
milk on the farm.
The Illustrations shown are designed
for da3ries with as many as twenty
five cows in the herd. For larger
herds it may be necessary to build a
dairy house having larger dimensions
than those submitted. If it is not in
tended to have the dairy house fitted
with boiler room and wash room,
it may be made smaller than suggested
by eliminating that part of the build
ing devoted to such rooms.
Dairy House for Selling Whole Milk
in Bulk.
The milk room should contain a coil
cooler for cooling the milk as quickly
as possible after it is drawn. The milk
may then be put into eight or ten
gallon cans and set in the cooling
tank, or the preliminary cooling may
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OK Marbles
Damage Cattle

The characteristic Jumps or swell
ings which may be found under the
skin on the backs OF many cattle from
January until April contain grubs. If
these grubs are allowed to remain.
they will complete their growth, drop
to the ground and transform to heel
flies which may reinfest the cattle
during the spring and summer, ac-
cording to T. J. Talberr OF the Uni
versity of Missouri College of Agricul-
ture. The grubs weaken the cattle,
cause them to fall off in flesh and
milk, and decrease the value of the
hide. The beef in the immediate
vicinity of a grub becomes Shiny and
of a greenish color, and is known to
the butcher as clicked beef" On an
average. the damage to the hides is
placed at one-third their value and the
loss Of beef to each infested animal
ranges from $500 to $500.
The grubs may be pressed out
through the opening at the top of the
swelling. "A sharp knife and pair
Of tweezers will often facilitate the
work of removing the grubs. Care
should be taken to crush all the grubs
removed, to prevent their further de-
and Transformation into
flies. 1t is advisable to examine the
cattle for Jumps or swellings over the
back every two or three weeks durins
late winter and early spring to detecr
the pest. Various oils are often used.
The lotion is either smeared over the
infested region, or applied to the
mouth of the breathing hole of the
grub. One or two applications will
be sufficient The objection to
this method is that the wounds do not
heal readily unless the grubs are re-
moved.
Some have claimed that the arseni-
cal and coal tar dips can be used in
the case Of large herds which can not
readily be treated by direct removal of
the grubs. 1t still remains to be de-
however. whether practical
means of eradication can be made by
the use of dips. Dips applied during
spring and summer will no doubt kill
many maggots. and eggs which are at
.ached to hairs on the animals bodies |
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HOW TO RAISE TURKEYS

For those who are favorably stu
ated for raising turkeys, more profit
able side line can hardly be found.
Given plenty of range where the tur-
keys can find grasshoppers and other
Insects, green vegetation, the seeds or
weeds and grasses, waste grain, acorns
and nuts of various kinds, the cost of
rai:ing them is very small and the
profits large. Grain and stock farms
are particularly we'll adapted to turkey
raising, and it is on such farms that
most Of the turkeys are found. Little
has ever been done in the way of rails
ing turkeys in confinement, and where
it has been tried tbesresults have been
discouraging. Plenty of range is es-
sential to success in turkey raising.
In selecting turkeys for breeding,
the most important factors to be con-
sidered are vigor, size, shape, bone,
early maturity and color of plumage.
The body should be deep and wide, the
back broad, and the breast round and
full. The head should be of good size
and Of a clean, healthy appearance. "A
strong, well-made skeleton is shown
by thick. sturdy shanks and straight,
strong toes 1t should be the aim of
every turkey raiser to have flock Of
pure-bre turkeys. even though they
are sold at market prices. The male
at the head Of the flock should by all
means be a pure-bred of the best type
obtainable. The male is half the
entire flock, and by continually select
ing the best females of similar type
and mating these with a pure-bred
male, one can soon have a flock Of
u nj or NIL large, arly-maturing.
strengthened long and deep bodied
turkeys of the same color.
Fifteen turkey hens can safely be
mated to vigorous tom. If 25 or 80
hens are kept, two toms should not be
allowed to run with them at the same
time, but one should be confined one
day and the other the next. When
two toms are allowed to run together
during the mating season, they fight
badly and the stronger does practical
ly all of the mating.
Turkey hens are wont to "stear'
their nests in hidden places. such as a
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GOVERNMENT HELP IN
AUSTRALIA.

Suitable farming land is provided
by the Australian government for
groups of men and their families that
will ultimately form village settle
ments, but they are not to be cooper
ative-each settler will stand or fall
on his own merits. Government over
seers will guide and instruct the, set
tiers for two years, and the house
erected for his use can be used as
public hall or school. Plain rations,
implements, a small stock OF cows,
pc ultry, etc, roofing material, water
tanks. etc, will be supplied for the
first year. This will be charged as a
loan and must be eventually refunded
to the State.
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The building should be so part1-
toned that the milk room, wash room,
and boiler room are separate. me
rooms should be well lighted by Win
dows, and ventilation should be sup
piled by an opening placed in the CELL
ing of each room. Each ventilator
should be fitted with some sort OF
damper to regulate it's action.
A solid and impervious floor is es-
sential. A cement floor meets these
requirements very we'll. A wooden
floor is very unsatisfactory because it
is not durable. does not dry quickly.
collects filth. and when wet is slippery
and hard to work on. The floors
should have good slope leading to
drains fitted with proper traps
Water Supply.-An abundance Of
clean, cold, running water is necessary.
If the location is such that water from
a municipal water system cannot be
supplied, it may be obtained from an
elevated tank or by means Of a COM
pressed air system.
Equpment-The dairy house equip
ment depends largely upon the pur-
pose for which the house is to be used.
A boiler is the most convenient means
Of furnishing steam and hot water for
washing and sterilzing cans and uten-
sils. An upright boiler of two to four
horsepower will serve the purpose.
The wash room should contain a
sink having a drain board The drain
board may be fitted with steam and
water connections so that the cans and
paths can be rinsed and steamed after
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
GROWING SUGAR BETS

| selecting a field for sugar beets it is
| advisable. therefore, to note the kim
| OF soil and its condition, especially
| with reference to drainage and humus,
the kind and quality of the preceding
crops, and the nature and location of
the subsoil.
The field selected should be reason
ably free from weeds since extreme
ffoulness of ground adds very material
ly to the cost of growing beets. The
beet field must be kept free from
weeds If one expects to obtain any
thing like satisfactory results. 1t is
sometimes claimed that beet crop is
of great advantage in freeing a field
from weeds. This is true if the ground
is properly handled, but one should
see to it that not too large a percent
age of the profits of the crop is con-
sumed in fighting the weeds, a condi-
ton which may be avoided by careful
attention to the preceding crops with
respect to weed growth.
An average temperature of about
100 F. during the growing season will
usually give the best results in sugar
content of the beets. Spring weather
has much to do with the success or
failure of a sugar-beet crop. A late
spring freeze following a favorable Pc
Rod for planting will frequently de-
stroy young plants. A well-drafned
soil rich in humus will tend to Offset
this 10 some extent.
Cool nights and moderately warm
days in the latter part of summer and
in the fall are most favorable for the
storage of sugar in the beets. The
great danger from extreme cold in the
tall is that the beets may be frozen in
the ground. This sometimes occurs
and causes considerable loss to the
grower. Every grower should aim to
get his beets out and, if necessary,
sliced before freezing weather sets in.
If the roots themselves freeze, no
great amount of damage will result,
provided they remain frozen until they
are worked through the mill. but if
they alternately freeze and thaw. they
will soon blacken. decay. and become
worthless for sugar making purposes.