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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
COUNTY AGENT ADOPTS
ACCREDITED HERD PLAN

Pennsylvania now has 334 fully ac-
credited herd of cattle, according to a
report of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try, Pennsylvania Department of Agri-
culture. The State ranks fourth in the
United States with excellent prospects
of being a contender for first honors,
within the near future. Pennsylvania
has also established the unusual rec
ord of having kept every one of its
accredited herds intact.
The Officially Accredited Herd plan
of the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture in cooperation with the
Federal department, is rapidly win
ming favor in all sections of the State,
One of the leading county farm agents
of the State, who is also successful
breeder of purebred live stock, has
had his herd tested under this plan
and as a result the work has received
great impetus in that county.
That the Bureau of Animal Industry
is carryin on this work in thorough
manner, is indicated by the fact thai
during June and July, visible LESSONS
of tuberculosis were found in every
animal that reacted under the test ant
was slaughtered.
Breeders everywhere throughout the
State are beginning to realize that fol
Istock to be profitable they must bt
healthy and that it does not pay II
spend good, hard earned money an(
wears of devotion to careful selecting
and breeding, only to find out some
day that many of the best individual!
Iare diseased and must be sacrificed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15

staff of the bureau. DR.. Nelson will
spend from two to three months in
Alaska, while the other specialists will
be in Alaska under permanent ap-
ointment, acquiring information which
will be valuable in the administration
of new duties assigned to the Depart
ment of Agriculture by recent acts of
Congress, namely, the improvement of
reindeer herds as source of meat in
the Territory, fox farming and the pro-
lection of land fur-bearing annals.
One of the men accompanying DR..
Nelson-Dr. Seymour Hadwen-was
formerly connected with the health of
animals branch of the Canidan depart
ment of agriculture. He and new
member of the staff, formerly connect
ed with the Alaska Reindeer Service
of the Department of the Interior are
devoting their attention to diseases
among he reindeer. Two other men,
bers of the party, formerly grazing
examiners with the Forest Service,
are investigating the grazing areas of
Alaska to determine the regions best
suited to the reindeer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
NUMBER OF RABIES CASES
SHOW MARKED DECREASE

Due, it is believed to a more rigid
enforcement of the Dog Law, the num-
Der of cases of rabies in Pennsylvania
has shown a marked decrease during
the past summer. During the month
of August, the heads of fifteen dogs
were sent to the laboratories Of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, PennsyI-
vania Department of Agriculture, at
Philadelphia, and of this number only
five were found to be positive mega
tive results being obtained in the other
ten cases.
Not single quarantine against
rabies is in force in the State at the
present time.
The determination of the wandering.
homeless cur, it is believed, will re-
duce the number of cases of rabies in
the State to a minimum, as officials
of the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture have found that seldom is
rabies spread by the well cared for
dog that is kept in proper restraint as
provided by law.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
FARMERS MAY MARKET
THEIR CIDER VINEGAR

Harrisburg, Pa.-Arrange with the
grocers or dealers in your vicinity to
handle your product. Then make all
your surplus apples into cider vinegar
and assure yourself of a good profit
and at the same time escape all danger
of running afoul of the prohibition
rulings of the Federal authorities.
is the word sent out to the farmers
of Pennsylvania by Director James
Foust of the Bureau of Foods, Penn
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
who is endeavoring to counteract the
propa ganda that has been spread about
the State by the agents of large vine
gar manufacturing firms, many of
which are located outside of the State.
These representatives for some time
past have been going up and down
the State telling grocers and other
dealers that if they handle cider vine
gar made on the farm, they will like
| ly run afoul of the pure food laws of
the State, as the cider vinegar made
on the farm according to these agents,
does not conform to the pure food
statutes of Pennsylvania.
Cider vinegar made on the farm
from pure apple juice and containing
no added water, drugs or acid, may be
sold anywhere in the State. The law
specifically provides no standards as
to acidity and solids for cider vinegar.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15

All the farmer has to do is to mark on
the outside of the barrel or container,
Cider Vinegar" his name and adj
dress.
The agents for cider vinegar manu-
featuring plants outside the State,
knowing that there is an unusually
heavy crop of apples this fall, are en-
deavoring to drive off competition,
which the farmers would offer.
Pennsylvania imports vast amounts
of cider vinegar each year. The
farmer who uses his surplus apples to
make vinegar, will find ready mar
ket for the product at good price,
will use up the fruit that would other
wise go to waste and at the same time
will be in no danger of violatingf the
Federal prohibition rulings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
COUNTY AGENTS AID
"cooPn CONCERNS

Cooperative farmers associations
n Norther and Western States, whose
organization was promoted by county
agents last year effected a saving to
the members of S5,434,000, according
to reports made to the States Rela-
tons service, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The governing
principle in all activities on the part
of county agents sharing in co-opera-
tive movements has been not to act
as the direct business agent of the
farmer or an organized group, but to
assist farmers in determining what
form of local organization is desirable
and to secure expert assistance, when
available, in organization methods
The county agent also helps guard the
community against REORGANIZATION
and wherever practicable advocates
the use of existing agencies. The CO.
operative associations which the
county agents have helped form have
had to do both with production and
distribution, and include cooperative
grain elevators, creameries and live
stock associations.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
OHIO ADOPTS PENNSYLVANIA
METHOD OF FIGHTING DISEASES

The State of Ohio is studying and
will adopt the plan of the Pennsylva-
MIA Department of Agriculture for the
treatment of sterility and abortion in
cattle. Two veterinary specialists
from the Ohio department last week
placed themselves under the direction
of Director T. E. Munce of the Bureau
of Animal Industry, Pennsylvania De-
partment of Agriculture, and after
completion of their studies of the
Pennsylvania methods, the experts
will return to Columbus and will work
out the same course for the Buckeye
State.
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Animal
Industry for many months, has had
two experts, field man and labora-
tory man travelling about the State in
structing the practicing veterinarians
in the proper control methods of ster
iilty and abortion. The work has met
with such success that other States
have become interested and Ohio is
the first to take advantage of What
Pennsylvania has learned through
years of experimenting and expert
ence.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
The FurrOW an,
Ne7os and V1e7Us AbOut The Farm

riculture and 10 curb this menace it
is likely that drastic steps will have
to be taken within the next year.
While it is known that Peach Vel
lows were to be found in a number of
sections, officials of the Department
of Agriculture were astonished when
the survey reports showed the prevail
.ence of the disease everywhere.
According to Prof. ]. G. Sanders,
head of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
this condition has been brought about
by the fact that peach growers have
been unwilling to cut down the trees
suffering from the disease.
The disease brings about premature
ripening of the fruit and the tree will
bear rather heavy crops for several
seasons after the Fellows appear, al
though the fruit is without flavor and
of a poor quality.
In an effort to check the disease,
which threatens the destruction of the
peach growing industry in Pennsylva-
mia, officials Of the Pennsylvania De-
partment are considering the advisa-
bility of stopping the sale of all
peaches from trees afflicted with the
disease. This would remove the in
centive for growers to allow the trees
to remain in their orchards after the
disease first made its appearance.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
STYLE HINT WHISPERINGS
FROM THE SHOPS

We wonder if the American woman
will adopt the fashion of her french
sister, for little tales we are hearing
of the length of skirts being seven
teen inches from the ground.
i, In the young, slender underbud or
debutante we approve of this mode
but why will the matron OF hfty-odd
attempt such an absurd manner Oh
dressing? And yet, just watch, they
will, and no matter what the breadth
of the skirt may be. 1t does seem
a great pity for beautiful materials
to be literally ruined by style IN
which they are forced to conform to-
doubt if, generally, seventeen
inches will be permitted, for the ma
iority of women display excellent
taste and would not be slaves to what
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
BRASSIERES THAT CAN BE
MADE AT HOME

Most well-dressed women would as
soon think of going without stockings
as without brassiers nowadays. The
new corsets cut with little or nothing
above the waistline demand some sup
port even for the slimmest figure.
And hence the brassiere has come to
fill permanent need in the realm
of lingerie. 1t is no longer the strictly
practical and unbeautiful thing of
webbing the tape. Indeed, some of
these brassieres are as fascinatingly
constructed as an undergarment
Many women are now making their
own, using for pattern particularly
well fitting bought bandeau and cut
ting the finer ones from it. 1t is the
cut now that counts, not so much the
boning or elastic webbing Made in
this way from soft fabrics they are
worn next to the skin and take the
place of an undervest when a chemise
is also worn. Or again they are
trimmed to take the place of cam
isole with silk Knockers. Thus one
could cut the brassiere from heavy
wash satin top it with folds of Geor
gette crepe fagoted together, and in
troduce across the front tucked YES
tee, its oval outline edged with set-in
pointed edging of real filet lace. This,
like most of these trimmed bandeaux,
has ribbon shoulder straps or else
straps of colored silk elastic.
Made of Linen
Linen with inserts of filet is very
lovely for the bandeau and SO is the
fitted linen band with deep band of
filet or Venise insertion at the top
through which the ends of the ribbon
shoulder straps are drawn.
FiIet Crochet
Again there is no reason why
shaped bandeau cannot be made from
filet crochet done with very fine
thread. Anyone clever enough with
the crochet needle could use wide
insertion pattern and by narrowing
it toward the back and skipping
squares where the darts of the BAN
deau pattern occur get very we'll
fitting brassiere that would have the
additional merit of stretching like the
tricot cloth to give on the figure.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
APPLE GRADING REGULATIONS
TO BE GIVEN TRY-oUT

The apple grading and packing regu-
lations promulgated by the Bureau of
Markets, Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture will be thoroughly tested
out under actual working conditions
throughout the State, within the next
month The regulations, issued by the
bureau some time since, are not man.
datory and are entirely distinct from
the packing regulations regarding the
marking of containers, which are be-
ing strictly enforced.
About fifty commercial apple grow
ers of the State are trying out the new
grading regulations in teh packing of
their crops this year The Bureau of
Markets has arranged to have its ex-
perts visit these growers while the
packing season is on, to see that the
grading is carried out properly and to
lend what help the growers may need.
These visits are also giving an oppor-
tonity to compare the color of the
fruit grown in the various sections of
the State.
The success of the apple growers in
the west has been largely due to the
uniform packing regulations observed
and an effort will be made to put the
fruit grown in Pennsylvania on plane
where it can compete in all markets
of the country, with fruit grown in
other sections.
A majority of the commercial grow.
ers are keenly interested in the efforts
of the Pennsylvania department and
through their efforts this fall expect
to demonstrate that apple grading and
packing regulations for Pennsylvania
are entirely feasible.
Up until this time, no effort has
ever been made to have a uniform
grade for Pennsylvania apples fol-
lowed out and the growers themselves
believe that the results obtained will
more than justify the expenditure of
time and labor consumed in follow
ing out the regulations.
For further information on the
grading and packing of apples, write
to the Bureau of Markets. Pennsylva-
mia Department of Agriculture, Harris
burg, Pa.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
FIXING HOG PRICES IN BUSHELS

Measuring the prices of a hog in
bushels of corn, instead of in dollars,
is form of applied mathematics used
by the United States Department of
Agriculture in keeping tab on prices
of farm products. Theoretically 100
pounds of live hogs should be worth
about IS bushels of corn. The ratio
varies 1t is generally highest in the
corn belt and lowest in New England,
the far South and the far West. At
the present time the ratio is unusually
narrow--that is, 100 pounds of hogs is
not worth as many bushels of corn
as usual The department draws the
inference that during the next IL
months hogs will advance more than
corn or corn will decline more than
| hogs.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
STERILE cows MADE TO BREED

A leading breeder of registered Hol-
stein Fresian cattle in a northern tier
county of Pennsylvania, had seven
valuable registered cows which pre-
sistently refused to breed Hearing OF
the Albrechtsen (douche) treatment
sterility and abortion disease this
breeder decided to give it a trial, SO
called the veterinarian for that pur-
pose. Following careful application
of the treatment by the attending
veterinarian, six of the cows conceived
and delivered strong, thrifty calves.
One of the cows that responded to
treatment was valued at over 1000.
The seventh COW was found to be per-
manently sterile and was disposed of
for beef; the maintenance expense of
her was eliminated.
Many breeders have taken advan-
tage of this means of making their
herds more prolific In addition to
determining whether or not cows will
DiOSu, II AdS DteH ueLAOH9lIdJeu ludI
most COWS when properly treated will
not only produce better calves, but
will yield more milk than untreated
cows.
The Bureau Of Animal Industry,
Pennsylvania Department of Agricul-
ture demonstrates the Albrechtsen
treatment to practicing veterinarians
in the State and they in turn apply
the knowledge gained to their clients
cattle.
officials of the Bureau in discussing
cattle diseases are optimistic in regard
to this phase of their work and are
urging more breeders to take advan-
tage of the Albrechtsen treatment.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15

Last year the United States pro-
duced 1867, 600 worth of rubber
products.
Although century old, the rubber
industry made little progress for so
years-the greatest strides having
been made in the last two decades.
Some indication of how great an
increase has been made in consump
ton of raw material for rubber pro-
ducts may be seen from the fact that
in 1900 the worlds production of crude
rubber, both wild and cultivated, was
but $500 long tons, while in 1919, it
was 100000 long tons.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15

cording to the Bureau of Plant Indus
try, Pennsylvania Department of Agri-
culture, and the mushroom collector
will soon have plenty of materials for
his basket. Many people are afraid
to use mushrooms on account of the
danger of poisoning and each year
there are a few cases recorded where
mushroom eaters have fallen victims
of some poison-form, accidentally or
mistakenly collected for the edible
species.
Several old-fashioned rules have
been in use which are intended to en-
able one to tell the edible from teh
poisonous. Among these rules the
two referring to the peeling qualities
of the cap, and the discoloration of a
silver spoon, have been most quoted
Both are utterly unreliable since they
will apply equally well to several
species of both edible and poisonous
kinds In short there is no simple
rule by which to distinguish the poi
sonous from the harmless toadstools
and mushrooms, ana in order to eat
these fungi with safety one has to
make careful study of them from the
many books and pictures on the sub
ject, or else test each species very
cautiously
There are three lines along which
the would-be mushroom OF toadstool
collector might proceed. "a He may
study and identify each species care
fully from the text books and confine
his cooking to those he can identify
with certainty. (2) Or he may learn
to recognize at sight the comparative
" few poisonous forms and will then
feel safe to experiment among the
numerous remaining species, Of which
there are some six to eight hundred
described. 60 Or finally he may learn
to know the common mushroom and
confine himself to that alone.
This last is by far the safest plan
and since few of the toadstools have
such fine flavor as the ordinary mush-
room. their loss from his bill of fare
is not so great as their number would
indicate. Many of them are quite in
sipid, some are distinctly unpleasant
though harmless, and many others
are tough and woody Among the best
of the fungi outside of the ordinary
mushroom are the Shaggy Name, the
Oyster Fungus, the Honey Agaric, the
smooth Lepiota, the Puffball and the
Spring Morel.
For those who are timid about using
the common mushroom, the following !
threefold rule will enable them to de-
termine it with perfect safety ID |
It must have pink or iesh-colored gills. I
This point should be determined in a
fairly young stage as the gills may
turn to dark flesh color in age. (2) |
It must have a ring on the stem, which !
IS the remains of a "veir' or sheet |
If fibrous tissue expending in the early |
stages from the edge of the cap stem, I
and remaining on the stem as the cap /
90 1t should be collected |
rom open land such as pastures, and :
never from virgin soil or from the
woods. 1t is in the woods that our
most poisonous species grow, and
hey are rarely if ever found in cult
rated land.
In short one might put it thus:
The common edible mushroom is a
)ink-g illed fungus with ring on the
stem growing in open pastures" and I
t is only necessary to commit this
hreefold rule to memory and use it !
n collecting in order to avoid all pos
;ible danger of poisoning.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
COLOR INTRODUCED
IN WEDDING GOWNS

Bridal gowns of this spring are de-
parting from the conventional white
of other seasons. Fashionable mo-
distes are introducing bits of color,
either in flesh color yelling of chiffon
under some dainty fabric or pale col
ored flowers instead of orange bios
SONS.
Many of the gown are cut in EN-
pire style and feature white net COW
cred with beading in contrast with
tiny crystals.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
REQUIRE DRASTIC ACTION
TO CURB PEACH YELLOWS

The dreaded disease of the fruit
growers Peach Fellows, is present in
practically every peach orchard in the
State Of Pennsylvania. This fact has
been established by the survey con-
Quoted by the Bureau of Plant Indus
try, Pennsylvania Department of Ag-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
HOW TO TELL THE MUSHROOM

By Prof. Walter A. McCubbin, Deputy
Director, Bureau of Plant Industry
Pennsylvania Department of Agri-
culture.
The rains and cool weather of the
last few weeks have started the toad
stools and mushrooms growing in
great profusion in Pennsylvania, ac-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
PLANS MARKET
GARDENING SURVEY

| Harrisburg, Pa.-Plans for a marker
gardening survey in Pennsylvania
were announced last week by Secre-
! tary of Agriculture Fred Rasmussen.
/ The Survey, one of the most important
and far reaching steps as affect the
average household in the State, as
well as the farmer and truck grower
will be started shortly after the first
of November and will be concluded
about mid-winter
The survey will be conducted under
the direction of Secretary Rasmussen
who has secured the cooperation of
the experts in the Horticultural de-
partment at Pennsylvania State Col
lege and the field work, which will be
carried on in every section of the
State, will be done by the college in
vestigators.
The survey will extend not only to
the men who produce gardening truck
and vegetables in the State, but also
to distribution system for the time the
products leave the farm until they
reach the consumers table
Due to faulty marketing conditions
and improper transportation and dis
tribution facilities, the larger whole
sale markets in the State, for several
months each year, are glutted with
garden vegetables, tons of which be-
come unstable and have to be de-
stroyed. The wholesale prices for
these products drop to such levels
that farmers become discouraged and
do not harvest their full crops, while
at the same time, the retail price of
these products remain high
These are among the conditions that
will be carefully investigated in every
section of the State. The greenhouses
of the State will be carefully covered
and an accurate record made of their
activities. The investigators will be-
gin their work in the more sparsely
settled sections of the State about the
first week in November and will work
toward the larger centers of popula-
ton where the work will be carried on
during cold weather. In areas that
specialize in certain crops or products,
an accurate investigation of acreage
and methods will be made and special
reports will be made covering these
crops.
The aid of country agricultural
will be sought in the
various sections while school super
visors of agricuItuer will also assist.
Secretary Rasmussen has already
secured comprehensive surveys of the
apple and tobacco industries of the
State and the records of these sur
veys are now being tabulated and the
results will be published as soon as
possible.
'Inasmuch as every family in Penn
sylvania is a constant purchaser of
vegetables, Iregard this survey as one
of the most important steps we have
undertaken" said the Secretary.
when we know accurately the amount
of vegetables and garden products
grown each year, and know definitely
how these products are now marketed
and understand the conditions now
confronting not only the grower but
the man who markets the products,
we will be in a position to take up
and endeavor to solve a problem that
is rapidly assuming the proportions of
a Statewide menace"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
Rubber Industry
is 100 Years Old

Rubber as an article of commerce is
exactly 100 year old.
From humble beginnings, its pro-
duction in thousands of forms has be-
come so necessary to mankind that it
has become one of the greatest world
industries and seems destined to de-
velop even more as new uses for it
are discovered