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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
CORRECTNESS OF SEPARATOR
Losing 1854 Pounds Of Butterfat
Every 80 Days.

Defects In the separator will, In the
course Of time, make heavy inroads on
the dairyman's receipts from butterfat.
For instance. the testing of skim milk
to ascertain how the separator is
working is not regarded important by
some dairymen. But In the case of
one herd of 35 cows in Minnesota,
which produced 1000 pounds of but
terfat last June. the skim milk was
tested and found to be carrying off
1854 pounds of real hutterfat every 30
days. This is vouched for by L. v.
Wilson, agent in dairying for the Uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture
with headquarters at University Farm.
"This farmer" says Mr.. Wilson, "pur-
chased a new separator the next day
after the skim milk was tested. This
incident ought to be sufficient lesson
for prompting many others to deter
mine the accuracy of their separators."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
AUTUMN TROUBLES IN FLOCK
Roup Is One of Most Common Dis
eases and Is Most Often Con-
tracted by Weak Fowls.

One of the most common diseases
pi the farm poultry flock during the
autumn is roup. This disease is fire.
luently found in damp, poorly venti-
lated houses and is most often con-
tracted by birds that are poorly de-
veioped and of low vitality. Fowls Of
his type frequently get roup and are
the means of spreading 1t through
out the flock. Obviously, prevention
should consist of eliminating the
weaklings from the flock and provid-
ing a house that will be dry and free
from drafts, but well ventilated, says
the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
An additional prevention against
tlis disease is the following: Add
as much potassium permanganate as
will remain on the surface of a dime
to each gallon of drinking water and
keep before the fowls. This acts as
hn antiseptic and will help TO keep
the birds in good condition. An at
tempt to cure the individual of roup
1t not advisable, for, although in the
majority of cases. there may he an
apparent cure, the danger of reinfec-
ton is great, and frequently such
birds cause the disease to spread
throughout the flock. The safest
policy is Immediately TO remove such
birds from the flock and kill them as
soon as they show the first symptoms,
recognized by a watery discharge
from the nostrils or eyes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
DAIRY
HINTS
LARGER IMPORTS OF BUTTER
For First Seven Months Of This Year
22,s55,oeo Pounds Shipped to
United States

The record for butter imports es-
tablished in 1919, when 9,519.368
pounds of butter and butter substi-
tutes were brought into the United
States, was short lived. Following the
recent announcement of these impor-
tant figures by the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture the depart
ment has compiled reports for the
first seven months of this year which
show that the United States during
that period imported 22,855, 900 pounds
of foreign butter, WHICH is more
than ever before.
This remarkable increase Is at
tributed by foreign marketing experts
of the departments bureau of markets
largely 10 the foreign exchange stu
alton. With American dollars COM
handing a premium throughout the
world 1t is obviously good business for
foreign butter manufacturers to sell
their product In the United States. For
eign manufacturers also have the ad-
vantage Of low cargo rates. Another
reason for the increased imports Is
that whereas England was formerly
Denmark's principal butter outlet,
England can now purchase butter more
cheaply from Australia and Argen-
tina. Ireland also is producing but
ter on q larger scale,
The effect of the exchange situa-
ton is also reflected in decrease of
American butter exports. Thus, 49,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
paint, particularly on the wooden
parts, should be renewed frequently.
Get Mower Under Shelter.

paint, particularly on the wooden
parts, should be renewed frequently.
Get Mower Under Shelter.
Mowers, more generally than plows
and harrows, are put under shelter, but
many of them spend the winter at the
edge of the meadow where the last
cutting of hay was made, and In most
cases they are not properly creased,
even when sheltered. Get the mower
under shelter if possible. In any case,
clean the knife bar, wipe it with
greasy rag, and store in dry place.
Place block of wood or other sup
port under the mid-point of the tongue.
so that 1t will not acquire permanent
sag. If the mower is stored with the
cutter bar in vertical position, place
a block of wood under the shoe, to
take the weight off the frame ALI
accumulations of vegetable matter and
dEt should be removed and all bear
ings and other bright parts of the ma
chine oiled or creased. Much the
same rules apply to reapers and bind.
ers.
The time to care for each nipple
Pressure of other work, however, fire.
quently makes this incouvenient, but
nothing should be allowed to interfere
with getting all machinery creased
and, If possible, under cover, before
the beginning of winter. Then, as
early in the winter as you can find
time for it, go over every piece and
see what repairs are needed. If new
parts have to be ordered, order them
at once. A great deal of valuable time
Is lost every spring waiting for repair
parts to arrive from the city.
Use Paint and Grease.
The best possible use should be made
of such housing space as is available,
and grease and paint should be used
without stint. Any farm imD'ement
with bearings and bright parts well
protected with heavy grease is better
off out in the weather than standing
in a shed without any protection by
grease or oil.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has two bulletins-Farm-
ers' Bulletin 946 and Farmers Bull
letin 947-devoted to the repair and
adjustment of farm implements. With
all implements safely sheltered for
the winter. you have time to write for
these bulletins and to use the infor-
nation they contain in putting your
implements and machines in the best
possible condition for next season.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
KEEP DUCKS AND GEESE BUSY
Feed Enough to Keep Them in condl-
tion and Leave Them Eager for
Something More.

After the birds are mated, prefer
ably not later than December 1, keep
them active. Their ration should be
bulky, using about one-flfth of green
stuff. They should not be fed all they
can eat, but enough to keep them in
condition and leave them eager for
food.
They do better on cracked corn
than on ration of cornmeal only. If
ducks and geese are wintered in good
condition, and mated early, there
should be no difficulty in getting fer
tile eggs. Too early eggs are not de-
sirable. Ducks especially lay very
early in the morning, and the very
early eggs are apt to freeze.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10

In this day Of complicated machin-
cry most farmers probably give little
thought to the care of so simple an
implement as pillow. But more effort
has been expended In the slow process
Of developing this seemingly simple
tool than in that of any other imple-
ment on the farm. 1t is the basic TIL
ment, and 1t is richly entitled to be
properly cared for when not in use.
Store in Dry Place.
When laid by, say the implement ex-
perts, the pillow should, if possible, be
stored in dry place, away from con-
tact with the ground. In any case, the
bright parts should always be coated
with grease to prevent rust. Once the
mold board and share have become
pitted with rust, an efficient job of
blowing cannot be done until the cor
roded parts again have acquired pol
ish by use.
The United States Department of
Agriculture, of course, does not stop
with the pillow in its admonition in this
regard. Harrows, also relatively sim
pie but tremendously important i'm
plements, are, next to plows, most gen.
orally neglected. Many farmers who
would not neglect an expensive har-
vesting machine, say the experts, are
careless as to harrows and other i'm
piements of this type. But these also
represent capital invested, and larg-
er return is possible if they are prop
erly cared for at the end Of the season.
If harrows are stored under shed
the teeth should be supported by
blocks or boards, so that they will not
become embedded in the ground. All
accumulations of earth and trash
should be removed. This is especially
applicable to wooden-frame harrows.
The earthly accumulations retain mois-
ture and accelerate decay. When the
wooden parts have dried out suffi-
GENTLY they should be painted, to pre-
vent season checking and splitting. AS
the harrow works in wet earth and
close to the ground, deterioration is
rapid once checking has started.
If the disk harrow is stored in
shed or other floorless building, the
disk gangs should be run upon boards,
so the disks will not become embed
ded in the ground. Whether housed or
not, the implement should be carefully
cleaned of all accommodations of soil,
and the disks should be creased with
heavy grease to prevent rust. The
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
LESPEDEzA OF GREAT VALUE
One of the Most Valuable FORAGE
Crops for Southeastern Part of
the United States.

Lespedeza, also commonly known as
Japan clover, is one of the most valu-
able forage crops for the southeastern
part of the United States. Except on
alluvial bottom lands, it rarely makes
sufficient growth to Justify being cut
for hay; nevertheless its widespread
adaptation TO grazing conditions gives
it value that is difficult TO estimate
Being legume, it is valuable for soil
Improvement, and also it is relished
by all classes of live stock. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture has a new Farmers Bulletin, No.
1143, on lespedeza as forage crop.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
LAND PLASTER VERY USEFUL
Tends to Preserve Nitrogen of Manure
Rather Than Expel it-Good
Stable Deodorant.

Land plaster, gypsum, or calcium
sulphate should not be confused with
lime, though 1t is similar in the re-
spect that it carries the element cal
cium. Unlike lime, gypsum will not
correct acidity, but it has the advan-
age of changing ammonium carbonate,
which is volatile, into the stable form
If ammonium sulphate. For this rea-
son it is exceptionally useful as a
leodorant and absorbent in stables. 1t
ends TO preserve the nitrogen of ma
nre rather than to expel it, as do
,urned and hydrated lime, and there
ore it is quite generally recommended
rs a preservative for poultry manure
rs well as other sorts.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
PLAN TO REPAIR
CRACKED JACKET
Unexpected Cold Snap and Slight
Freeze May Result in Seri-
GUS Injury.
USE PLUGS MADE OF COPPER
Making Rust Joint Is Another Excel
lent Way to Close UP Fissure-
Often Cheaper to Buy Cement
Than to Try to Make 1t.

AS result of an unexpected cold
snap a water jacket may crack, due to
a very slight freeze. If the crack is of
SOME length it may be repaired by the
following method, according to the
technical editor of American Motor
ist:
On the line of the fracture, drill and
tap for a three-eighth-inch threaded
copper rod. This rod is screwed in
firmly to a depth about equal to the
thickness of the metal of the water
Jacket Cut off the copper rod with
hacksaw, allowing 1t to project about
1872 inch; then drill succeeding holes,
each hole being drilled partly into the
previously inserted copper plug, so
that when all of the plugs are placed
in the cylinder casting they form
continuous band of copper along the
line Of fracture The copper plugs
should now be peened down and
trimmed off flush. The only possible
chance for leakage. after having re-
paired the crack In this manner. is for
the water to follow the joint between
the metal of the jacket and the cop
per plugs but as the copper rods are
threaded into the castings, it is not
likely to occur. Should leakage take
place, a little extra peening will suf-
fee to prevent it.
Fusing Copper Filings.
Still another method involves fusing
copper filings or graduated brass spell
ter into the crack. This has the adj
vantage of not requiring the removal
of the part to be repaired. Drill and
tap small hole at each end OF the
crack to prevent further extension of
the weakness, and screw in an iron
stud. Next clean the outside and in
side of the fracture very thoroughly,
using a scraper and gasoline. File up
some soft copper or brass spelter and
fill the crack, heaping the filings over
It. Then take powerful blow lamp
or a torch and direct the flame on the
copper. BY this method fair amount
of metal can be worked into the open
ing. After cooling, the studs are cut
off flush and the COPPER filed smooth.
Make a Rust Joint.
In many cases the crack may be
closed by making rust joint. The
first step is to drill very small hole
at each end of the crack to prevent 1t
from spreading, and to drive in or
screw In a metal plug in each hole.
The crack is then filled up with
paste made of &c per cent iron filings
or iron dust and SO per cent salammo-
MAC in the pulverized form, with just
enough water to make a mixture OF
proper consistency to be forced into
the crack easily. The action of the
salammoniac is to rapidly oxidize the
fine iron filings. producing rust which
joins the various iron particles to-
gether and effectively seals the open
ing when it has properly hardened. AS
a number of prepared cements for use
when cast iron breaks may be pur-
chased at low cost, 1t Is often cheaper
to buy the cement than to attempt to
make it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
AUTOMOBILE DON'TS

Don't let oil, grease or gasoline
remain on your tires. They all
destroy rubber. Wash only with
pure cold water and little soap.
Don't keep a spare tire out of
use too long. Change over occa-
sionally. A tire lasts better in
use than exposed to the sun and
rain on the running-board or sus-
pended at the rear.
Don't let your rims get rusty.
Common stove polish will keep
them in good condition.
Don't let the weight rest on a
Debated tire. Jack up the wheel
or remove the tire.
Don't let your axles or rims
become bent. If your wheel
doesn't turn free and true, your
tires will suffer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
AUTOMOBILE
MemF1IN'TSMgA

In Germany, automobile tires cost
as much as $4,000 marks.
No other factor in connection with
the operation of car has advanced
as much as gasoline.
1t is estimated that so per cent of
the cost of motorcar operation these
days is gasoline expense.
Motors are much like men-the less
character they possess the more noise
they make.-American Motorist.
Never forget that cooling with
water bronze bearing that has been
running hot is the last thing to do.
Often a little attention to the tire
pump will make 1t more effective when
the time comes for tire to be in
fiated.
Difficult grades can be made with
greater speed and less fuel in inter-
mediate than if the engine is permit
ted to labor in high to the point of
stalling.
The man who wants to sell a used
car should remember that appearance
is a great part of the battle.
A motor tractor was recently en-
ployed to break ground for the first of
10000 school gardens in Chicago.
Eighty-five different trade names are
shown on American made passenger
automobiles.
When someone to your rear wishes
to pass you, turn to your right and al
low him to pass you on left.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
PUNcTUALlTY is ESSENTIAL
Dalryman Should Be Regular About
His Work With His Herd-Feed
Grain While Milking.

The dairyman should be punctual
and regular about his work, for not
only does the work itself depend on
It. but the amount Of milk the COW
will give as well. In feeding, the
grain should be fed first and while 1t
is being consumed milking should be
done. Hay should be fed after milk
ing, for 1t fills the air with dust
which carries immense quantities of
mold and bacteria that will hasten
the spelling Of the milk If permitted
to enter 1t.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
BIG SAVING OF TEAM POWER
Pays to Garry Along Weli-Tempered
File and Keep Pillow Edge in
Cutting Condition.

If the plowshare is bit soft it will
pay well, in the saving of team power,
to carry along well-tempered file,
and keep the edge in cutting condi-
tion. It's surprising how rounded
edge on the share makes the team lay
nto the collar, and, considering the
,rtce of oats and hay, such use of
orsaGesh is bit too expensive.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10

627, 271 pounds Of American butter
were exported during the first seven
months Of 1920, whereas 22,9S6, 294
pounds were sent out of the country
during the corresponding period of
1919.
Imports of butter from Denmark
are being curtailed at present because
the prices asked by the holders Of Dan
lsh butter in storage here are higher
than the wholesale prices for the
American product, and some difficulty
is being experienced in moving the
Danish stock.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
POULTRY
FLOCKS
POULTRY FLOCK IN BACKYARD
Will Convert Table Scraps and Kitch-
en- Waste into Wholesome and
Nutritious Food.

In every household, no matter how
economical the housewife, there is a
certain amount of table raps and
Kitchen waste which has feeding value,
but which, if not fed. finds its way
into the garbage pail.
Poultry is the only class of domes-
tic animals suitable for converting
this waste material, right where it is
produced in the city, into wholesome
and nutritious food in the form of
eggs and poultry meat.
Each hen in her pullet year should
produce 10 dozen eggs. poultry spe-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
MEXICO REJECTS INCOME TAX.
Protests Force Government to With
draw BILL

Washington.-Proposals TO establish
an income tax in Mexico as a meth
cd for raising revenue by the new gov
eminent met with such disfavor that
the proposed Mexican budget for 1921,
recently published, had to be with
drawn inside of twenty-four hours
from the time the revenue bill and
budget were presented to the Depart.
ment Of Gobernacion for transmission
o Congress.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
RIGHT ROOST FOR CHICKENS
Keep Them Out of Their Own Litter
and Prevent Crowdng Which
Comes During Fall.

Chickens should be given a wide,
low roost early to keep them out of
their own litter and to prevent the
crowding which comes ON cool nights
when they are huddled on the floor,
but the roost should be really mar
row platform rather than a rail.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
SECURE STOCK FOR BREEDING
Fowls Should Be Accustomed to New
Quarters Before Season Opens
In Spring.

Unless 1t has already been done,
S .ock needed for breeding this sea-
son should be bought Immediately
because the supply is rapidly growing
less and also for the reason that the
birds should be changed and accus-
toned TO their new quarters before
actual breeding begins.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10

cialists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture say. The average
size of the backyard flock should be
at least 10 hens. Thus, each flock
would produce in year 100 dozen of
eggs. which at the conservative value
of 35 cents a dozen, would be worth
S35.
By keeping a backyard poultry flock
the family would not only help in re-
ducing the cost of living but would
lave eggs of a quality and freshness
.ften difficult to obtain.
Remember that eggs produced by
he backyard flock cost very little, as
he fowls are fed largely upon waste
materials.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
POOR SIRE DOES MUCH HARM
Thousands Pounds of Milk Per Year
Is Estimated Improvement Cred
tied to Purebred.

"a few poor cows may do little per-
manent harm to a dairy herd but
poor sire will do untold damage. One
thousand pounds of milk per year is
conservative estimate of the improve
ment of the daughters production to
credit of a good sire. PROF. w. ].
Frazer. University of Illinois.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
Missing at Plugs.

When the porcelain of spark plug
gets covered with grease and dirt,
often metallic in character, the cur
rent is likely to jump across this
bridge from the terminal to the metal
of the engine, and the result is a case
of missing that is frequently difficult
to trace Keep the plugs clean.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
Mounting the Governor.

In mounting the flexible driveshaft
of the governor care must be taken
that there are no bends in the shaft
within two inches of either end. The
shaft must never be bent into circle
of less than ten inches in diameter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
Protection for chloks

Even when the chicks range is an
orchard they should be provided with
additional protection from the sudden
heavy storms that occur throughout
he summer.
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Mcclure Yonke
automobile
which Of
limit of
different limousine
with victoria and runaout
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
Selecting the Breed.

Select the breed hes. suited to your
arket or the purposes ior which you
wish to raise poultry. The farmer
will usually wish a general purpose
fowl that is vigorous and a good
layer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
Keep Battery Tiqht.

If the storage battery is not secured
tightly in it's place the vibration and
jolts of ordinary travel may very pos
sibly break some of the jars.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
Rsnefits Of pehornIna.

II the cows are dehorned they are
more docile and easier to control.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
Profitable Cow.

The profitable mixer is ordinarily
the profitable COW.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
STAPLE DEVICE FOR
TOWING AUTOMOBILE
Contraption Shown in Illustration
Easily Made.
Comes In Mighty Handy In Disabled
Car to Prevent Dumping Together,
Especially If Brakes Have
Been Disabled.

the country, the homemade towing de-
vice illustrated will prove very con-
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One Good Cow Best.
s..r+,aI 20 Sanitation

One good COW is worth more than
two poor ones.
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venient in keeping the towed car from
running into the one in front, espe-
cially if the brakes have been put out
of commission, which is very often
the case.
The device consists Of a one-inch
pipe, ten feet long, and 14-foot chain
small enough to go through the pipe.
Put two heavy snaps on the ends Of
the chain and cover the sections be-
tween the pipe and the ends with old
pieces Of rubber hose to prevent mar
ring car when it is attached.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10

Essential to Sanitation.
Concrete floors In the dairy barn are
essential to sanitation
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Live STOCK

Beeves.-Shipping steers. s13.00aI4.0 90;
butcher grades, sS0o6l2 90; heifers. Sc. OS
az so; cows, s2.O0QS.75; bulls. s5.50@S.5O;
feeders. s6.o0@S,5o; mich cows and
springers. $50. 0od125. 90.
Calves-Cun TO choice S4.006I7.00
Sheep and Lambs-Choice lambs, 81. 25
CLIO Gull to fair, ST.50d11. 90; yeariings
81 50as.50; sheep, s2.50@7.00
Hogs.-Yorkers. s12.50: pigs, $500:
mixed. $3.50: heavy, s12.50; roughs, SIO.50
Q11.00; stays, S7.004S.50.
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When someone to your rear wishes
to pass you, turn to your right and al
low him to pass you on left.