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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
Home Town
Itl9lp s Z
NEW YORKER IS INDIGNANT
,,.,vsver. Not Many Public Parks Are
NV ~ as Bad Condition as the One
He Describes.

=, the latest bulletin of the Munich
" Art society, G. w. S. is justifably
pa .4,nr IN his comment on the waste of
O,s nortunity in the so-called city parks
orl Now York. "When is city park
u nark?" he asks, and answers /:
NV ,,ho, if ceases to offer either grass,
o,mors or the shade of trees; when,
nv instance. it has large granite ba-
~ or fountain without water, which
-" rroduany broken up and carried
when, at one end it harbOrs
ahn and at the other bombproof
,;rn for explosives; when one-third
- is roughly fenced off for a few
,rs while the subway burrows it's
,a,, course within yard Of the grass
-,,rfocp, destroying for the time the
Sanitation and preventing for all time
tbo Growth of shade trees over it, and
z.h,n this subway seizes more of it's
,.noiorS space for entrances; when
tho few surviving trees, uncared for
- rocent wears, are left ito die limb
b., limb and break down gradually,
am their place is filled by no new
shode trees: and when, in consequence,
crch q forlOrn patch of barren ground
and concrete rs this has become stands
vpa- after year through the hot sum-
mprs neglected, dusty, and shadeless;
IN word, when it's name is Union
souare. The nursemaid in Punch be-
ing asked by the little boy at the sta
ton: what is a Junction. replies: "A
two fro nj ~ NC ia
With equal truth this square is to US
a place where our idea of a park and
its reality separate"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
Useful Trees Needed.

L., ID many countries of Europe the
highways are lined with fruit trees,
Gluned each year by the government.
thlS country our highways are dec
UI"Ied with hedges, a few tame shade
ices willows, catalpas, elmS cotton
o %Vou' poplar, soft maple, box elder
wi useless trees. We need black wal
~ 0utternut, hickory, oak, hard ma
Wv we Tor sugar and various fruit trees.
~ We need spruce for airplanes and pine
neeS Tor lumber. Thorn hedges are q
h Snce. We need haZelnuts, null
b bErrleS, cherries, currants, raspberries'
nn,""chAoerries, apples, plums, crabs
m pears, grapes. Where is a
r"ore suitable place than Our highways
"nd Streets?
n "a public landscape gardener would
oda than earn his keep and be an
Mi blessing to the people each year
thus S funcConary could be given ,au'
Moity to root out such Obnoxixouf
JUS as the barberry bush.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
GIVE YOUNG PIGS ATTENTION
Care Given at narrowing Time Has
important Bearing on Food Sup
ply Of Nation.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
The narrowing house or pen should
be comfortably warm, we'll ventilated,
! and we'll lighted. Above all else, it
should be we'll bedded. Do not allow
any circulation of air under the floor.
Too many hog growers make the mis-
take of bedding too lightly. Heavy
bedding naturally makes the SOW COM
Portable and warm-conditions neces-
sary if she is to be quiet. Use wheat
or rye straw. Wild hay is good, as is
millet. Do not use oat straw unless
there is absolutely nothing else at
hand.
Do not cOnfine the SOW in her far
rowing pen more than 48 hours before
narrowing time If it is possible to avoid
doing SO. Reduce the heavy feed to
some extent probably about half, for
that length of time.
Under no circumstances should the
SOW have any feed whatever for "a
hours after narrowing. She must, how
ever, have plenty of water at frequent
intervals. This water must not be icy
cOld-that drawn directly from the
wen is ABOUT the r1gnC temperature.
Commence after "a hours feeding light
ly, increasing the feed gradually for
probably week or ten days, when she
may be gotten onto full feed, condi-
toned on the size of the litter and the
milking qualities of the SOW.
A good herdsman, for the first week
at least after narrowing, will look the
pigs over carefully before each feed
ing. If any indications of scours ap-
pear, the sow's feed should be reduced
Immediately or possibly cut out entire
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
FORMULA FOR GRATING WAX
Resin and Beeswsx Should Be Broken
Up Fine and Melted Together
With TaIIoW.'

Prepared by the USited States Depart
nent of Ag7iculture.)
A good grating wax may be made
of the following ingredients: Resin.
parts; beeswax, 2 parts; taliow ar
linseed Oil, 1 nart-by weight. If n
harder wax is needed, parts OF
resin and 31a Of beeswax may be used
with 1 part of tallOw.
The resin and beeswax should be
broken up ne and melted together
with the taliOw. When thoroughly
melted the liquid should be poured info
a vessel Of cold water. AS soon as 1t
becomes hard enough to handle it
should be taken out and pulled and
worked until it becomes tough and has
the color of very light-colored manila
paper. If the wax is applied by hand
the hands should be well creased, tai
low being the best material for 1Ais
purpose. The wax may be applied hot
with a brush, but care is necessary In
order to avoid injury.
The wax should be spread carefully
over all cut or exposed surfaces and
pressed closely, SO that upon cooling
it will form a sleek coating tmpenet1a-
BILE to air and moisture.
Waxed string may be prepared bT
putting a ball of No. Is knitting cotton
into a kettle of melted grating wax
In FIVE minutes it will be thoroughly
saturated, after which it will remain
in condition for use indefinitely
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12

box in the Payette and other valleys
where studies were made, and that the
cost of maintaining an orchard renaIHs
practically the same per acre whether
the yields are high or low. Other fac
tors affecting the cost per box are the
size of the orchard, the system of
orchard management which is prac-
ticed and the amount of credit derived
from wood and Gull apples from the
orchard. The study in the Payetfe val
ley brought out the fact that divexSi-
fed farming in combination with fruit
growing gives stability to agriculture
Although specialized fruit growing may
be more successful in that section Inn
some seasons, says the bulletin, the
general and more diversified farms are
the more successful on the average OF
series of years.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
Horticultural.
Advice 4
GROW APPLES IN NORTHWEST
Cost of Production and Orchard Man
agemeht Studied by Department
of Agriculture.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The current cost of producing APP
pies in the Payette valley, in western
Idaho, averaged II cents per bushe1
box under the normal prices of farm
labor and material which existed i'm
1915, when farm management special
lists Of the United States department
of agriculture conducted a study in the
district. The report of their study has
been published in bulletin $50, and is
one Of series of publications covering
the studies in intensive commercial ap-
ple-growing districts in the Northwest
1t was found that yield was the priH-
cipal factor which affects the cost per
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
SILAGE FOR DAIRY ANIMALS
Almost Ideal Substitute for Natural
Summer Stock Feeds, Especially
in Winter.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.) .
The demands of the live stock for
the coming winter need to be antici-
pated in many parts of the country.
The silo provides safe storage for for
age that cannot be as effectively stored
in any other way. In addition, the
material stored in the silo is a more
acceptable feed, especially for dairy
animals, than the same feed prepared
in any other way Silage is an almost
ideal substitute for the natural sum-
mer stock feeds. and is especially val
liable in the fall and winter because of
it's succulence and consequent health
fitness.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Cut corn for silage when the kernels
have passed the milk stage and are be-
ginning to dent. At this period the
greatest amount of food material can
be obtained and the best quality of
silage made.
The cutter should be adjusted to cut
the corn in short LEM ths, with three
fOurthS of an inch as the maximum
length. In general the finer the fod-
der is cut the more easily and more
cOmpactly it can be packed and in
consequence the better the quality of
the silage.
Thorough Packing Necessary.
Too much stress cannot he laid upon
the necessity of thoroughly packing
the fodder in the silo SO as to exclude
the air as much as possible. 1t is
upon this one thing that the keeping
of silage largely depends. A device
consisting of jointed pipe. or some
variation of 1t, attached to the top
of the blower pipe is at present in
use for distributing the cut corn fOd-
der in the silo. BY the use of this
distributor it is possible for one man
to scatter the cut corn evenly and at
the same time to tramp it. Without
the use of this device it is necessary
10 have at least one extra man in the
SilO to fork the material over so that
1t is evenly packed. Besides the saw
ing of one mans labor, the distributor
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
nAIRVYNUIES

Milk and milk products are the best
human foods known.
Cows must have shade during the
heat of the day in summer.
A good dairyman does, not. keep
cows; he makes his cows keep him.
Diarrhea is the most common form
of calf troubles met with in hand-raised
calves.
All good dairy cows should be given
name and every COW should know
her name.
The pals used in feeding calves
must be kept strictly clean and used
for no other purpose.
Milk and milk products should be
more widely used on all our farms
during this period of our nations food
shortage.
Nearly all calf disorders are caused
either directly or indirectly by lack of
cleanliness. and clean conditions con-
stitute the best preventive of disease
in the calf herd.
Cream spOils when it gets warm.
Market or ship cream three times q
week in hot weather and twice a week
in winter.
Much skim milk which formerly
went to the feeding of calves, pigs and
chickens must now be utilized for hui
man food.
Constant vigilance is the price of
healthy calves, and the feeder must al
ways be on the lookout for conditions
of securing.
Where one has a number of cows
and considerable dairy products to
market some kind of refrigeration will
be Indispensable.
1t is not reasonable to expect profit
able returns from COWS in warm wealth
er when they must stand in the hot sun
and fight flies all day.
The most critical periods in the life
of fhe young calf are at the age of
four to six weeks, when the feed is
changed from whole TO skim milk, and
six to ten weeks, when the calf is be-
ginning to eat grain and hay.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
narrowing Pen With Tenders Will
Save Many Little Porkers From Be-
ing Crushed.

ly. A heavy feed of rich slop given
when scours begin to show up posi-
bly, may kill the entire litter. A little
extra care for these few days is abso-
lutely necessary.
When the pigs are from four or five
to ten days old, be On the lookout for
thumps. The best-looking fat little
pig is the one to go first every time.
An almost certain indication is little
roll of fat around the neck. While
there is no known cure for thumps, the
trouble is quite easily prevented.
Plenty of exercise for the pigs is the
answer. In cold, stormy weather out
Of-dOOr exercise is impossible, but If a
central narrowing house with an alley
way, is used, ST. the little fat fellows
into the alley and put in about ten or
fifteen minutes three or four times a
day chasing them with a buggy whip,
until they are pretty well tired out. If
this is impossible, try one or two Of
the little pigs at time in large bar
rel or hogshead, placed by the farrow-
ing pen. The pigs viii hear the old
SOW making a fuss aud in running
around the barrel hunting for a corner
to climb out, generally will take the ex-
erc1se necessary to ward off thumps. A
considerable part of the battle is won
Ii the litter gets past the first ten days
or so with good start.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12

does away with the nuisance Of having
the loose material flying around, thus
annoying the man in the silO, and also
lessons the danger of being struck by
some foreign object that may have
passed through the blower.
Add Water at Cutting Time.
Oftentimes the corn fodder is so
dry when it is cut that it is necessary
TO add water to make up for the de-
ticiency in moisture and provide for
the proper packing of the silo. This
water is most easily added to the
blower when the corn is being cut, and
it is also more thoroughly mixed with
the cut material in this way.
For the top layer Of the silO it is
good practice to use heavy green stalks
from which the ears have been re-
moved. This forms a heavy layer that
packs we'll and at the same time con-
Tins a smaller amount of food mate
rial so that the minimum loss is Sus
tanned if it spoils. Various methods
and materials have been used for COW
ering the top of the siIage to prevent
its spelling. None has given complete
satisfaction, but the one mentioned
above has given as good results as
any, especially when the top layer
was thoroughly wet down and packed
firmly by tramping. The best prac
tice is to commence feeding as soon
as the silo is filled, in which case
there will be no loss of silage through
decay.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
Samples Of Suitable Parcel Poet Pack
ages.

the SureSt way to establish q depend
able, continuing, and increasing Lusi-
ness is to forward nothing but strictly
/ reliable and satisfactory produce.
The average producer, as a rule, does
not realize the Importance of appear
ance as q factor in selling goods and
frequently is careless and Indifferent
! in preparing produce for market. The
consumer, on the other hand, relies
very largely upon appearance in, select,
ing food supplies, and unattractive ar
ticles are passed by promptly. Prod
uce should be of high quality, clean
and attractive, carefully and neatly
prepared and packed, Of one variety,
and, as far as practicable, uniform in
size, shape, color and quality; and
last, but not least, carefully packed to
insure its arrival in q satisfactory con-
dition.
All successful cooperative market
ing organizations of growers and pri-
vate marketing organizations have an
ironclad rule that no fruit of any kind
which has fallen on the ground shall
be picked up and shipped. 1t is even
more important that this rule should
be observed in parcel post marketing.
Producers should at all times strive for
uniformity in, the products shipped
uniformity of size especially, and also
of color and quality.
It may be stated that as usual
DrODOsitiOn it is feasible to ship Orgy
the produce that is of high value in
COMPARISON with its weight. In any
case. the net returns will be the deter
uining factor; only general facts can
he stated in this connection. In fam
iiv baskets or containers, or in assorted
lots of vegetables and of fruits, there
is likely to be demand for the 1nclu-
sion of many of the heavier articles
such as potatoes, cantalOupes, cabbage
and onions, the shipment or which
alone might not be justified.
A personal acquaintance should pc
established between producer ana con-
sumer, if it does not exist, when they
come into business contact. This VII!
helm q great deal in furthering parcel
most marketing, and also will eliminate
many of the MISUNDERSTANDING when
nav occur from time to time. A definite
understanding should exist as to the
duties of each in regard to rem1ttanceS'
claims for damaged or spoiled produce
and the preservation and return OF con-
fainers. Monthly remittances by the
consumer probably would be satisfac-
+orv More frequent payments prob
eb1v would be Objectionable to the pur-
chaser, while the producer in most
coses would not be satisfied with less
froonent settlements. Consumers
should remember that farmers are US
,,o11x busv and not inclined to need
less correspondence. Farmers shouiu
be prompt in attending to correspono-
once if they desire to do business
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
DAIRY
PACKAGES FOR PARCEL POST
GOOD Quality and Attractive Appear
anee Make Ready SaIes-Strive
for Uniformity.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
1t is probable that the point which
Will make the strongest appeal to the
average consumer is that he can Sc
cure by parcel post fresher, brighter,
more attractive, and thus possibly a
better product than he can obtain 9TH
erwise. Producers should remember
always that the appearance of fruit
and produce is one of the strongest
factors in making a sale; it will not
pay to market anything but standard
and fancy produce by parcel post: and
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
RECORDS SHOW ALL LoAFERS
system Will Disclose Some starving
Facts Concerning Production
If Individuals.

The 1oafers in the dairy ferd can
NOT be detected without some syste"
~ records. The cow testing assocla-
tton enables the dairyman to eaicu-
,ata the amount Of milk aud butt arfa5
which each cow returns for the Eeeo
WV 49, consumes. A system Of records
a S d;rclose some eye-Orening facts
c ". the production of indiVl'"
mails Of the herd
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
SUPPLY OF SEED CORN

fPrepared by the United States De-
partment Of gricultureD
When corn ripens drop all 9TH
or business and select an abund-
ant supply of seed corn from
the standing stalks. The proc
ess is too important to be con-
Quoted incidentally while. huSk-
ing. When selecting seed corn
give the process your entire at
tention. Get the very best, that
is to be had and preserve it
well, and your increased yields
will return you more profit than
.,uv other work you can do Oh
your farm.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12

The Skeleton Of the Windmill Has a
Dress That Eve Might Have EnVied.
Science Monthly. The photograph
tells the story. The windmill was
quickly turned from a bare frame
work suggesting in it's ugliness the in
artlstic but highly useful framework
VI skyscraper, to a bower of beauty.
AS matter of fact, the farmer used
Doth the wild grape and the ivy (not
Tue Kind that poisons), and in two
years had the framework we'll covered.
And' as the owner said: cit didn't
cost much" Moreover, the vine-clad
windmill is a thing Of beauty if not a
Joy forever.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
ADVANTAGES Of Chickens.

Chickens are great destroyers of in
se.ts, including many injurious forms.
in yard, pasture and orchard. They
utilize. also. many grasses and weeds.
and seeds from the same, that would
otherwise be of no use.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
PUTTING IVY TO GOOD USE
How the Plant Was cleVerly Trained
to Hide the Naked Ugliness
of a Windmill.

The highly decorative effect Of ivy
growing against the walls of castles
and other buildings was discovered
some centuries ago, but it remained
for very modern farmer to turn the
climbing habit of the wild grape to
good account, remarks the Popular
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
Clean Up the Roadside,

why not NOW the weeds along. the
IOadslde? How much prettier the
road will look. 1t only takes a few
MINUTES. The knowledge that you
nave beautified the world bit is pay.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12

The need of this country is not so
much more COWS as it is better cows.
more properly fed and cared Tor.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
Block Floors for Barns.

Creosoted wood block fioorings are
among the effective modern improve
mants in. sanitary feed and dairy
harms. stables and hog houses.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
Important War Factors.

Two very important factors in war
time farming are live stock and le-
gumes.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-12
Best Of Dairy Feed,

White clover is highly esteemed and
makes the hest Of dairy feed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
CAPITAL AND LABOR
 BEGIN CONFERENCES.
Organized and Heard Secretary Wilson Outline the Purposes.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Meeting at the call of the government, representa- tiyes of capital and labor began con- ferences here today to reach an agree ment designed to prevent strikes and to assure maximum production dur ing the war of materials necessary to maintain the American armies in France.
 At the first meeting today the com mittee organized and heard Secretary Wilson outline the purposes of the conferences. The conferees will meet daily hereafter and probably for sev- eral weeks.
 On the basis of an agreement to be reached, the government will lay down a national labor policy for the dura- ton of the war and will, if necessary to enforce it, seek legislation giving proper authority.
 No sort of an agreement, even if it were backed by legal authority, can prevent entirely labor unrest and some strikes, in the opinion of Secretary Wilson. Local strikes, he said today, would continue, whatever might be the attitude of labor leaders, A method even better than 1egisla- ton, Secretary Wilson said, would be to write the terms of the agreement when made into all contracts let by the government, making it binding on both sides.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26

New York.
 q had luncheon with him today" was a line in Wilson's telegram.
 MT. Heney read a memorandum from Louis r. Swift to N. A. Chapin, dated October [, 1917. directing that his yard automobile" to go to Chicago club and get lfr. Cotton and take him to the directors room at Swift and Company. for 9 private conference. This was four days before announce ment of Cottoa's appointment was made public.
 ''The next batch of letters" said MT. Heney, relates to the food ad- aainistFatien, particularly to Edward Chambers and F. s. Brooks. Mf. Brooks is an employ of Swift and Company. who is now acting on the food administration for a dollar a year from the government, but Whoss sal- ary continues all the time with Swift and Company. as. do those of others whom I will mention later" | Heney then read a letter to w.. B Traynor, one of the Swift attorneys. 1 from Mir. Brooks, telling of the yap- pointment of MT. Chambers. who is 1 vice president Of tho Santa Fe Rail | road, to serve with Mir. Hoover as di- rector of transportation. In part the I letter read:
 "Mr. Chambers in this capacity will be one of the most powerful railway men in the United States and it is pe l euliarly ra.fying to say that he Is
 probably the best friend have among
 my friends"
 A telegram from Mr. Hoover to Swift and Company, was then introduced, reading as foilowS:
 1 T will appreciate very much your contributing the services of your M. F. s. Brooks to the United States food administration to assist Mr. Chambers 1 in handling transportation matters Attorney Heney attempted to show duplicity on the part of the packers to the government food regulations.
 Public statements by Louis E. Swift
 were read containing his approval Of
 the governments plan to establish maximum prices on food conlmodi-
 ties, and then his private correspond ence was read to show him apparently opposed to the plan.
 "Seme of this is gallery play when we say we are in favor of maximum l prices" wrote Louis F Swift to his brother, Charles H. Swift. in Waxh = ingten, but I repeat it is the only proper thing to do. I believe it Is possible to follow it out if the gov ernment wants to. I am well gatis- fed that the government does not 1 want to and is not going to. At the
 same time it does not make any dH-
 ference-I mean our public announce Imeflt."
 Mir Heney further charged that 1 while the packers were publicly op- posed to the practice of re-seliing food :
 stuffs, they themselves violated the rule.
 T shall show that this rule has been
 grossly violated by some of the big packers" Heney said. They sold l and re-sold even to their own depart
 ments z these departments being
 handled under a different name than
 the name under which the big packer
 does business eneraiiy-contrary to
 the rules issued by the food adminis- tration.'