The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-24

gwen CNdHCe TO TESTIFY Tor Jn6u
selves through the milk scales an
the Babcock tester.
Some Essentials in silO COnstruc-
ton
One of the fundamental principle
i in silo construction is imperviousnes
of wall, Non-porous walls are esser
tial that moisture be retained in tn
silage and that air be excluded B
even, smooth, non-porous walls mois
ture must be prevented from escar
ing and air from passing in, Thi
information has just been prepare
for Upton county farmers.
Another essential is strength an
smoothness of walls. To prevent al
pockets and free settling of silage
the walls should be smooth inside
and without shoulders. The silag
has bursting pressure which act
outward as the silage settles; tn
walls must be sufficiently strong t,
resist this outward pressure.
One Of the most desirable feature.
to be secured in silo construction i.
durability. To be durable the ma
terial used must resist the actor
of weather.
For its upkeep the silo should re-
quire the least minimum expenditure
In the way of labor and material
All parts should be equally durable
and lasting. Parts which are short.
lived must be substituted by new
pieces, thereby adding materially to
the cost Of upkeep.
1t is difficult to secure material
for silo constructing which is frost
resistant. The silo which has a dou-
BILE wall and which has the least ma
terial between the two surfaces so
that air may be prevented from cir
culation no doubt is the warmest,
The warm non-conducting wall is
necessary to cause silage to pass
through the fermentation process to
insure its preservation.
Candle Eggs or Get Punched
Candle your eggs before selling
them, or you may get pinched.
The mighty law of the great state
of Tennessee is speaking; listen:
Eggs being offered for sale, exposed
for sale, or having been sold to the
consumer shall be considered adulter-
ated within the meaning of the food
and drug laws of this state, if upon
examination the department finds
more than 5 per cent of a lot exam
ined is unfit for food"
This information is furnished BY
Harry L. Eskew, through R. N.
Crane, poultry specialist Of the d.
vision of extension.
Mr.. Eskew says further: eggs
must not be sold to the consumer
without first being candled. Eggs
must not be sold to merchants or
produce dealers without first having
been candled and guaranteed as cam
died eggs, or sold to merchants or
produce dealers with the distinct
understanding that they be candled,
and the seller receive pay only for
good eggs. Eggs must Be sold as
Straight count or case count, but
only on the loss off basis"
Because Of the fact that careless
or inscriptions dealers have told
many persons it was unnecessary
to candle eggs this year, a corps Of
inspectors in each grand division of
the state has been placed by Mr..
Eskew. They began work June 1.
All persons selling uncandled eggs
will be prosecuted when sufficient
evidence Of guilt is found.
If the Dog Looks Mad, Shoot Him
Tennessee needs a dog-killing cam
paign, and sheep-raising drive.
The dog-killing campaign also is
needed to protect the people of the
state from the bites of mad CANNES.
This was emphasized Monday Of
this week when County Agent Frank
R. Hines, of Granger county was
bitten by a mad dog. Mr.. Hines was
brought to Knoxville, where he was
given the Pasteur treatment, Latest
information was to the effect that he
would suffer no bad effects from the
ibte, although three weeks must
elapse before he can be certain of
Even following that time
there is remote possibility that he
may become afflicted.
The animal bit the county agent
on the left knee while the man was
giving attention to the dog, which
was suspected of hydrophobia.
To Drain a Swamp and Reclaim
20 Acres