The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26

| They ShOulQ also De clean, Out not
washed, as washing makes them por-
GUS, allowing the solution to enter. The
most successful and cheapest method
of preserving is in water glass (sodi-
UNI silicate). One galoln of water
glass, about SOC worth, will when add
| ed to about Is times as much water,
which has been boiled and cooled, he
enough to preserve so dozen eggs. The
solution should be prepared and put
in the vessels in cool place, rnen the
eggs added as they are gathered.
There should be at least two inches of
solution covering the eggs.
Damp Home Means Death to Chickens
Great care must be taken to keep
dampness out Of the chicken houses
of Minnesota this spring, says N. E.
Chapman, University Farm.
Waterways should be dug around
chicken houses so that the water may
run away from the foundation. If the
walls are high and the floor of the
house is foot or more above the level
of the ground, the capillary movement
of the water being cut off by coarse
gravel or cinders beneath it, mini
mum of labor will be needed to keep
the floors dry and comfortable, for the
flock. If, however, the walls of the
foundation are very low and the house
is on the level ground there must be
constant watching or the water will
seep in from beneath or run over the
walls and dampen the litter. Such con-
ditions bring colds, bronchitis, and
roup. A temporary floor of boards
on top of cement floors will prevent
the dampness that results from the
seepage of water.
The litter should be removed very
often or it will become damp and foul
resulting in disease and death. Corn
stalks left in the manger if cut up in
short lengths make fine litter for
spring time-one of the best of all
materials on the farm for the poultry
house litter for damp seasons.
Sneezing and rapid breathing in the
flick show that the hens are catching
cold. Soon there is watery discharge
from eyes and nostrils. Give purga-
tive of EPSON salts, one tablespoon
to one gallon of water. Get the fol-
lowing prescription filled at the drug
store: Magnesium sulphate, 10 ounces;
magnesium oxide, 1 ounce; suplhate
OF iron, 2 ounces; ground ginger,
ounces; flour of sulphur, ounces;
red pepper, II ounce. Mix it thorough
ly and feed in mash at the rate of one
tablespoon to Is hens. Wash eyes and
nostrils with per cent solution of
boracic acid when watery discharge is
seen. Separate those seriously affect
ed from the rest of the flock.
My Trip to Morris
The following is an account of the
short course given at Morris recently
in which two Sank Centre boys, Har-
old Brown and Virgil Galbraith parti-
cipated. Their four days instruction
was free of charge as a reward fol-
the best showing in the pig raising
test of last year:
"We arrived in Morris about seven
p. m. We were met at the station by
Mr.. Sevigard. There were several
other boys and girls there also. We
had to walk about mile to the Uni
versity farm and he Immediately took
us to the dining hall for supper. After
supper we were taken to our rooms
in the dormitory. At o'clock we had
a pop corn contest. We popped corn
and played games until half past nine
and then we went to bed. Every morn
ing we were awakened by bell which
rung at half-past six. At Z o'clock a
whistle blew which called everybody
to breakfast.
At a. m. were were ready for our
days work, which started with seed
testing. We tested seeds to find the
termination. The way to test small
grains: First, count out hundred
kernels of grain; then take a plate.
put a wet blotter on the plate and
put the hundred grains on the blot
ter. Second, take another wet blotter
and lay it on top of the hundred
grains. Then take plate and lay it
on top of the blotter. Keep this in a
kitchen or warm place for three days,
then take off the plate and blotter anu
count all the good grains. We do this
to find the termination. We had seed
testing every day for one hour.
After seed testing we had milk
testing which lasted an hour. The
reason we test cows is to find out
whether we are boarding the cows OF
the cows are boarding US.
We had carpentry after milk test
ing. We made nail brox and book
rack. After carpentry we went over
to the chapel for half an hour. There
we were entertained by music and
singing. Then we had dinner. At
ter dinner we did not have to do any
thing. At 1:30 we had blacksmith
ing. Blacksmithing Taste two hours
which wish lasted one-third the time
Most of the boys wished the same