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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
SPREAD OF CORN ROT
CAUSED BIG DAMAGE
Loss in 1919 Is Estimated at
125,175,00O Bushels.
Diseases Can Be Controlled ACCORDING
to Bulletin Issued by Department
of A9ricuture-carefuIIy Sc
lect Seed Ears.

Corn root, stalk, and ear rots are
widely distributed in this country
wherever corn is grown, and have
caused heavy losses. The 1919 loss
is estimated at 125175,0O0 bushels, or
per cent of the total crop. Proven
tive measures are recommended in n
recent bulletin of the United States
Department of griculture-Farmer
Bulletin 1176. These diseases are
caused by several organisms and prob
ably by some other contributing fac
tors.
Investigations now in progress clear
ly indicate that these corn rots can
be controlled. Farmers are advised
to select well-matured seed from
healthy plants. Avoid all leaning or
broken plants and all broken ear
shanks, even though the ears look
healthy. Select about five times as
many ears as are necessary to allow
for discarding later all those ears
found to be diseased. Cure and store
the ears in a dry, well-ventilated place.
After the ears are thoroughly dry,
discard all that have too rough dent
ing or that show discolored, pink,
cracked, or shredded shank attach
ments, or with moldy, discolored, or
starchy kernels.
Make germinator tests of ten repre-.
sentative kernels from each seed ear
selected. Keep for seed only those
ears represented in the germinator by
ten healthy seedlings, cutting open the
ten kernels to make sure they are not
rotted, even if the sprout appears to
be healthy. Discard butt and tip kerr
nels. Then shell each ear separately
by hand. In Smelling discard any
ears with kernels that are starchy,
moldy, or dull in color.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14

ell over the same route time after time.
The farmer learns to recognize them.
Children especially nowadays learn to
know makes of automobiles at sight
and can pick out those which fire.
quently pass. One effective way Of
catching the motor trade is to note tina
license numbers, look them up at the
city hall or police station on some trip
to town, and then drop them postal
cards calling attention to the advan-
tage of carrying home bushel OF
this and that product on their next
trip. This form of appeal is more
effective if the farm has a distinctive
name, as a constantly increasing num-
Der of farms have. One thing essen
tial to building up even a transient
trade in farm products is that the
prices shall be reasonable, preferably
a shade below city market prices,
and that the goods shall be of honest
quality. Too much emphasis cannot
be placed on the latter feature. There
is, of course a temptation to reason
that the same customer will not come
DttCh uSdIll, Dul llilo 10 AihNiJ hOt ~
be so, and even if it is, there is a
broad freemasonry among motorists,
and the word quickly spreads that one
of the number has been cheated,
whether it be by garage, repair man.
hotel or dealer city or country.
Fair Dealing Pays Best.
The farmer has to market his prod
uce somewhere. If he takes it to
the city, it will be carefully inspected
for quality and the price will be regu-
lated by supply and demand. If he
will place his product in such posi-
ton as to attract and arrest the pass
ing motorist and then make the price
and quality such that the motorist
wants to come that way again or tells
his friends to stop, he is on his way
to business that may be made sea-
son long and highly profitable. If
the farmer keeps on hand q supply of
suitable bags or packages in which to
handle his products, it will mean many
a sale which otherwise would be lost
because the autoist would often not
be prepared to handle the things he
would like to buy This idea is capa-
BILE of adaptations that will suggest
themselves
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
DAIRY
FACTS
HIGH COST OF PRODUCTION
Illinois Experiment Station Secured
Reliable Figures From $50
Dairy Farms.

There are various estimates on milk
production costs and they are likely
to be different under different circum-
stances. Moreover, there is consider
able variation in milk quality, also, as
1t ranges from barely three per cent
butterfat test to nearly five per cent.
However, none of the figures available
show that the producer Of milk Is
'profiteering.
In Illinois the state experiment sta
ton secured accurate figures on milk
production costs from $50 dairy farms
with total of 1902 cows. Those fig
ures showed the cost of all items en-
tering into the production of 1oo
pounds of milk as follows:
Grain, A pounds at $50 per ton. .$1.21
Silage, 1873 pounds at Sc per ton. SO
Hay, so pounds at $50 per ton.... 10
Other roughage, 80 pounds, at $40
per ton .................. ~
Labor, 21a hours at 80 cents per
hours ................... 10
Total cost per 100 pounds. 3.46
The cost is 3.46 cents per pound or,
taking 2.15 pounds per quart, IA
cents per quart.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
.NOllIN
n II @2
MITES CAUSE OF SCALY LEG
Application of Crude Petroleum to
Legs With Brush or Dipping Is
Best Treatment.

Two species of itch mites attack
fowls, one of which is the cause OF
scaly leg. While this mite commonly
remains on the feet, burrowlng
through the scales and causing their
enlargement, it also attacks the COMP
and the neck. A crust of loose tissue
is formed above the burrows, and IN
tense itching results from this mining
habit. When scaly leg is left untreat-
ed the feet of the birds often become
badly distorted, and in some cases
the fowl can scarcely walk or get to
the perch. Sometimes terminal joints
of the toes are lost.
As the mites are transferred from
one bird to another, scaly-leg fowls
should be treated promptly and should
not be introduced among clean birds.
Investigations made under the SUPER
vision of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture show that car
bolineum or crude petroleum used on
the roosts doubtless will aid in pre-
venting the spread of the scaly-leg
mite from one fowl to another. APP
plying crude petroleum to the legs
with a brush or dipping the legs into
this oil is very effective. One appll-
cation usually is sufficient, but if the
scales are not largely shed off after
a lapse of 30 days the treatment should
be repeated. Kerosene oil is applied
by some farmers in the same way, but
Is less effective than crude oil. In
using either, care should be taken not
to get the oil on the upper part OF
the leg or on the feathers. A less Sc
we're but more laborious treatment con-
sists of soaking the feet in warm soap
suds until the scales are loosened and
then greasing the feet and legs with
sulphur and lard, or lard containing
6 per cent crude carbolic acid.
The other itch mite, commonly called
the depluming mite, is a very small
creature which burrows into the skin
near the base of the feathers. The
intense itching sometimes causes the
fowls to pull their feathers until they
are almost naked. Dipping of all
fowls of an infested flock in a tub of
water containing about two ounces
of flowers of sulphur and one-half
ounce of laundry soap to each gallon
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
BEGIN WITH POPULAR BREED
Not Wise for Beginner to Experiment
With So-caled New or Untried
Kind of Fowls.

Unless imbued with the true fan
cier spirit, beginners in poultry cul-
ture had better not enter their nOvi-
ate with a so-called new" or non-pop-
ular breed. AS a general rule sales
of stock in this class are always linn
tied, hence to build up a trade is at
best slow process. There will also
be lacking fellowship between neigh
bors breeding the kind of poultry, as
there will be less interest manifested.
Better begin with a popular breed for
which there is an established demand,
and one that possesses commercial
Importance, either for eggs or meat,
or both.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
CRUSHED GRAIN is FAVORED
Any Aid Given Cow in Digestion Of
Food Will Show in Increased
Flow of Milk.

There is no animal harder worked
than the dairy COW giving large flow
of milk, and any aid given her in d.
gestion will show decided increase IN
milk and in her condition. Some
grains are easy of mastication and d.
gestion, but the usual ration of the
corn belt is comprised mainly of wheat,
corn, oats, rye and barley. All of
these grains will show up in the feces
If fed whole and unless the cattle are
followed by hogs it is entirely lost.
Crushing grain is better than grind
ing it fine. for the digestibility may be
decreased due to failure to mix prop
erly with the saliva. Beware of dairy
feeds too finely ground, for they may
contain filler and cannot be properly
digeSted,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
EYE TEST FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Used as Check Upon Older Methods.
as It Happens Occasionally Re-
actors Escape.

The eye test for detecting tubercu-
iosis in cattle has the approval of the
scientists of the bureau of animal in
dustry, United States Department of
Agriculture. The ophthalmic or eye
test is used as check upon the older
methods, as it happens occasionally
that an animal that will not react to
the simultaneous injection or intra-
dermal test will react to the eye test.
Two tuberculin tablets are placed in
the conjunctival sac beneath the lower
lid of the left eye and observations are
taken at approximately the third hour
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
HIGHER PRICES FOR GOOBER
Cooperative Marketing Saved AIaba-
ma Farmers $50 to $3.50 Per
Ton on Peanuts.

One of the functions of the county
agent under the cooperative extension
system carried on by the United States
Department of Agriculture and the
state colleges of agriculture is to de-
wise new channels for marketing stock
and produce. In Barham county, Ala
bama, mill prices on peanuts were
lower than the farmers deemed profit
able. Through the efforts of the coun-
~ agent, % carloads, AGO tons, were
sold TO the confectionery trade at an
advance of ST. $50 over the mill prices.
Cooperative marketing saved the
farmers from $50 to S37.50 a ton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
BETS ARE EXCELLENT FEED
Because of Labor in Harvesting and
Cost of Handling Are Not as
Cheap as SiIage.

Sugar beets are an excellent feed
for dairy cows, but because of the
labor in harvesting and the expense of
handling, are not as economical as corn
silage. They have larger amount of
nutriment than mangels or rutabagas,
but it is generally held that the latter
will yield somewhat more per acre
and are less difficult to handle. Sugar
beets are not hard on the kidneys, but
If fed in too large quantities there is
tendency to scour the animals. This
is due to the high sugar content of
the beet.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
GREEN FEED DURING WINTER
sprouted Oats. Alfalfa Meal and clo-
yer Hay Are ExceIIent-Hang
Up Cabbages.

Good kinds of green feeds for hens
in winter recommended by the United
States Department of Agriculture, are
sprouted oats, alfalfa meal chopped
alfalfa and clover hay, cabbages and
mangel beets Cabbages may be hung
up in the poultry house; the beets
are usually split and stuck on nail
on the side wall of the pen about a
foot above the floor to keep the feed
clean. Keep oyster shells grit, char
coal, and plenty of clean drinking wa
ter before the hens all the time.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14

following and at frequent intervals up
to "a hours Reaction to the test is in
dicated by discharge and swelling.
The bureau of animal industry is not
prepared to accept the evidence of the
eye test alone where cattle are intend
ed for interstate shipment. The test,
however, furnishes an additional safe
guard when used with the older
method.
The eye test is not well adapted for
use upon range cattle or cattle in
transit because of the possibility for
dust setting up an irritation not relat-
ed to tuberculosis. 1t has its best use
on the dairy farm, where conditions
are such as to give sure results.
The experts have observed that In
herds which are frequently tested by
the simultaneous method it is advis-
able to apply the intradermal and the
eye test. The combined test sometimes
detect reactors which have escaped
detection by other means.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
EASY TO GROW BLACK LOCUST
Seed May Be Gathered From ANY
Bearing Tree or Purchased From
Some Seed House.

Black locust is easily grown from
seed gathered in late fall from anv
bearing tree, or it may be purchased
from seed houses. Sow in the spring
Soak the seed in very warm water dur
ing several hours, and the seed will
terminate as rapidly as beans or peas
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
SELECTED HENS FOR LAYERS
Fowls Bred From Strain for High
Standard Qualities viii Lay in
Fall and Winter.

That choice, we'll selected hens
bred from strain bred for high
standard qualities will fay eggs and
.ots of them during the late fall and
winter months, is no longer a question
n doubt, for it has been proven they
viii and they do.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
FEEDING SILAGE TO HORSES
It Can Be Supplied in Limited Guam
titles to Work AnimaIs-Avoid
Moidy Material.

In limited quantities silage can be
fed with success to work horses and
colts. Ten to twenty pounds daily is
plenty, and even this should be only
of the first quality. Moldy or the most
slightly spoiled siage should be avoid
ed entirely, for it is dangerous to
horses.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14

Of water will give complete control.
The fowls should be completely sub
merged and the feathers ruftled so all
parts of the body will be reached by
the liquid. Care should be taken TO
keep the dip stirred during treatment
50 as to keep the sulphur in suspen-
sion. In case a flock has lice as well
as the depluming mite, threefourths
ounce or one heaping tablespoonful of
sodium fluorid should be added to
each gallon of water in the foregoing
mixture.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
Spot Markets at a Glance.
BRITISH DYE BILL ADOPTED.
Date for Putting Act Into Effect Not
Fixed.

notwithstanding to a cable
from Trade Commissioner Page at
London, the date on which the dyestuff
act, adopted December %, is to go
into effect, has not yet been decided.
The same is true of the application of
the new act to shipments already on
water 1t is felt by British dyestuff i'm
porters that all shipments made prior
70 December % will be admitted with
W.T. License formalitias
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
Precautions Necessary.

Cooler weather should not mean less
care in the handling of milk and
cream. Even though the weather is
cooler, summer precautions are neces-
sary if frst-grade product is to be
delivered.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
Standardized Most Valuable.

Eggs and market poultry produced
by a flock of standardized chickens
are more uniform in size, shape and
quality. and are consequently worth
more on the market.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
Feed for Moltino Fowls

There is little danger of molting
birds becoming overfat and for that
reason it Is safe 10 feed corn in as
large proportion as the fowls care for
n
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14

DO not forget the necessity Of pro-
viding green feed in some form to the
hens during the winter season. IT is
essential 10 the health of all poultry.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
One Bad Egg Harmful.

IF you can guarantee the freshness
of your eggs, you can hold your trade.
Remember that one bad egg in a lot
may lose your customer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
"Fresh Fruit one-Fourth Mile"
"SWeet Cider go Rods"
"Fresh Comb Honey so Rods"
"Fresh Vegetables 40 Rods"
Fresh Eaqs 20 Rods

The motorists eye thus was at
tracted and he had time to make up
his mind, and in a large number of
instances stopped and made a pur-
chase. The signs were inexpensive
and yielded large profit
There are many motorists who tray
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
Inherited Quality.

The ability to lay good many eggs
is an inherited quality and more at
tention win be paid to breeding for
his quality in the future.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
Fruits and Berrie.

Prime timothy hay. No: l, $2,oO@2.05;
No. 2, 81 S5@1.95; No; 8, s1.6O@1,75; clio
oat straw, soc. all nominal. per 100
pounds.
Beeves.-Shipping steers, S13.00@14.00;
butcher grades, $8.6O@1175; heifers, $500
@9.50; cows, s2.O0Q725; bulls, S2.50Q7.75;
feeders, $5.50@9.00 milk cows and spring.
Caives.-Cull to choice, s6.OO@16.5O.
Sheep and Lambs.-Choice lambs, $3.50
@1S.OO; Gull to fair, $6.00Q11: rs; yearlings,
Hogs. =, Workers., $40 5@10.75; pigs,
$10.75Q10.S5; roughs, $S.5OQS.75; stays
S700M7 so
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
More Than Mere Shelter.

The modern dairy barn is more than
means of shelter for the cows.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14

There are approximately 100000
automobiles in the United States and
there are almost that many farmers.
In this year, when the most expen-
sive crop ever raised by the American
farmer seems likely to pile up on his
hands for lack of profitable market,
a way is suggested to reduce surplus
by attracting automobile trade direct
to the farms.
Most city automobile owners drive
into the country once week or more,
and every farm located on an automo-
bile road has dozens or hundreds of
possible customers for its fruits, vege-
tables, poultry and eggs passing its
gate every day. The war made the
market basket popular, and the ordi-
nary automobile owner who keeps
house would be perfectly willing to
take home a bushel or more of pro-
duce If by so doing he could lessen his
living expenses.
Stands Along Many Roadways.
Roadside stands for the sale of
fruits anu vegetables are seen d1OuS
many highways and frequently have
proved profitable. But observation
shows that they have not been de-
veloped to the full measure of success.
One of the principal difficulties is that
the autoist does not see the stand I'M
til he is abreast of it, after which he
must make up his mind and check
his machine. Then, in nine cases out
Of ten, he concludes that there will be
another stand farther along and that
it is not worth while to turn around
and go back. One farmer in Pennsyl-
vania solved this difficulty by placing
a series of signs along the entire half
mile front of his farm. These greeted
the motorist
"Fresh Fruit one-Fourth Mile"
"SWeet Cider go Rods"
"Fresh Comb Honey SO Rods"
"Fresh Vegetables 40 Rods"
"Fresh Eggs 20 Rods"
The motorists eye thus was at
tracted and he had time to make up
his mind, and in a large number of
instances stopped and made a pur-
chase. The signs were inexpensive
i
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
Alfalfa Always Desired,

Alfalfa is always to be desired on
The menu of the dairy COW.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14

FOWLS, fresh, dry pacKeu, lIIK Ieu' Il
to box
Westeren-
60 lbs. & over to doz., lb.. 81 q SO
Under 80 lbs. to doz., b.. rs a 26
FOWLS. fresh. dry picked, corn fed, IL
to box
Western
so lbs. and over to doz.... SO @ g
Under 80 lbs. to doZ, lb... % % "A
FOWLS, fresh, dry packed, bbls.-
Western
Dry picked, lbs. and
over, ID. ................ 80 q SO
az lbs. each. lb. ......;.. :. @ 26
FOWLS fresh iced, bbl.-
La prensa. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1912-1924, 1921-05-21
LA HACIENDA DE "GILITA'
SERA FRACCIONADA. =
MUCHOS MEXICANOS Sc
RAN BENEFICIADOS.

Ciudad de Mexico, Mayo 49,
Tres mil quinientos m%exicanos
que Sc italian en- Lelly, Texas, Sc
han dirigido a las Secretaries de
Agriculture y Fomento solicitan-
do terrenos nacionales para dedi-
carse a trabajos de agriculture y
establecerse en- calidad de colo
nos.
FL Gobierno, q%ueriendo approve
char estos brazos mexicanos que
regresan a la patria y han COM
rrendido que la agriculture en-
nuestro pals es uno de los medios
de rearse una posicion indepen-
diente y desahogada, ha adquiri-
do la hacienda "Gilita" ubicada
en- ell Estado de Coahuila para
fraccionarla entire los que piden
terrenos para explotar el suelo
nueStro.
La crisis del trabajo, no cabe
duda, ha venido a despertar este
movimiento hacia la agriculture.
Poseemos terrenos incultos en-
gran cantidad, y somos pobres en-
medic de la opulencia en- que Vi
vimos en- este privilegiado suelo;
esa misma abundancia nos hacia
vivir en- la holganza, dando mar
gen a que empresas extranleras Sc
aduenaran de 10 que nosotros des-
preciamos y Ell Gobierno, que in
dddablemente conoce la psicolo-
gia del pueblo, sabe dar ayuda en-
ell momento oportuno, cuando la
Gura necesidad encarina al hon.
bre o la terra que encierra en-
sus prodigas entranas, cuando he
mos menester para aliviar nues-
tras miserias.
La prensa. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1912-1924, 1921-05-21
HERNANDEZ HUYE DEL
ESTADO DE COAHUILA.-
Sc LIE HAGEN PRISIONE-
RIOS.

Ciudad de Mexico, Mayo 49,
q general Francisco Urbalejo, je-
e de las operaciones en- Coahuila,
se dirigio al senior S%ecretario de
Guerra informando que los rebel
des que encabeza Ismael Herman
DEE, en- territorio coahuilense, Sc
han dirigido en- fracciones fuera
lie aquella region, todos a pie, y
tinicamente a lomo de mula ell
"coronel' Demetrio Torres.
Los prisioneros hechos por las
tropas federales a Hernandez, de-
claran que reina complete desmo-
ralizacion entire los pocos que ST.
euen al mencionado rebelde.
La persecution continuara has
"a lograr Ell absolute exterminio
lei grupo mencionado.
La prensa. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1912-1924, 1921-05-21

ron en- el fuerte Mcintosh, ell ge-
neral Gomez ofrecera a las autori-
dades americans de dicho lugar
TN te que Sc efectuara en- ell lado
mexicano y al cual concurrira Ell
mencionado comandante, sus Off
ciales y los funcionarios residences
en- esta poblacion, asi civiles como
militares.