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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
PRUNING FOR DISEASE CONTROL

When a fruit grower goes out to
prune a tree he has in mind various
ideas in regard to the process, which
lead, him to use the saw and shears
to attaoin certain definite results. He
desires shapely open tree with plenty
of fruit buds and so low that it will
be easy to pick. Why can he not in
clude in these results the elimination
of diseases also, and thus make his
pruning operations help in the con-
slant struggle against the ravages of
the disease? There are many ways
in which the primer can get such re-
suits at the expenditure of very little
extra time or labor, if only this item
of disease control is added to the other
pruning ideals. The removal of rotten
fruit, cutting out knots, cankers, dead
twigs and branches, close cutting so
as to promote quick healing over of
the wounds, cutting so as to avoid
water holding pockets, cleaning out
wounds and dead areas, and painting
the surfaces of larger cuts-all these
assist materially in keeping the Or
chard free from fungi, which use the
dead and dying wood as base from
which to attack the living parts, and
as well as get rid of many insects
which hibernate or multiply in the
diseased portions of the tree.
For further information on insect
pest and plant disease control, write
to the Bureau of Plant Industry. Penn
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
Harrisburg, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
PENNSYLVANIA TAKES THIRD
PLACE IN NUMBER OF
ACCREDITED HERDS

Pennsylvania has placed another
rung IN the leadership in the United
States in the number Of herds of &C.
credited cattle. During the next week,
the Bureau of Animal Industry, Penn
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
announced that this State had passed
Virginia in the number of accredited
herds.
The States of Wisconsin and Mime
sofa are the only ones that are now
ahead of Pennsylvania and officials of
the Bureau are confident that even
tually Pennsylvania will stand in the
lead. On January 5, 1921, there we're
41S herds of cattle in Pennsylvania
that were fully accredited-in otner
words, were guaranteed by the State
and Federal authorities to be entirely
free from tuberculosis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
DEPARTMENT EXPERTS START
INTENSIVE STUDY OF STERILITY

Sterility in beef and dairy cattle is
problem that has been taken up
agressively by the Bureau of Animal
Industry, Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture. DR. T. E. Munce, direc-
tor of the bureau, has ordered an in
tensive and extensive study in steril-
ity, buth in the bureaus laboratories
and in the field.
One of the factors that contribute
heavily to cattle sterility is infectious
abortion, and it is. believed that there
are other factors that are equally as
important. The work will be carried
on throughout the year and it is hoped
that when the results obtained have
been checked and rechecked, that
marked advancement will have been
made in the treatment of this con-
dition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
VAcciNATE YOUR HOGS TO
SAVE LOSS FROM CHOLERA

A penny saved is penny earned.
This adage might we'll be applied to
present day hog raising, says DR.. 7. E.
Munce, Director, Bureau of Animal In
dustry, Pennsylvania Department of
A Agriculture.
Last year hogs estimated to worth
more than a quarter of million dol
lars died from hog cholera IN Penn
sylvania. Would it not have been bet
ter business to have afforded those
hogs protection against cholera and
saved that tremendous loss and need
less waste of food.
Hog cholera is preventable dis
ease, but owners in order to save their
hogs will have to provide proper safe
guards against disease. There is no
known cure for hog cholera, but vac
cination will prevent it. The cost to
hog owner of sufficient anti-hog chol-
era serum and virus to vaccinate a
one hundred pound pig is 81 cents.
A fresh supply of serum and virus
is always kept on hand for prompt
distribution by the Bureau of Animal
Industry, Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, Harrisburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
CLEAN UP TIME

Now is the time to get rid of the
old brush pile in the orchard, and
clean up the brush from the fence
rows. Not only does a clean, tidy
field or orchard increase ones pride
in his land, but it is well worth doing
as a protection to trees and crops.
Brush piles and frowsy fence rows
are not only ideal shelter for rabbits
and mice, which are dangerous inhabi-
tants in any orchard, but they are also
alternating quarters for many plant
diseases and insect enemies. A little
time spent now with an axe and a
few matches will add much to the ap-
pearance of the farm and pay big re-
turns in lessening losses from various
pests.
For insect pest control write TO the
Bureau of Plant Industry, Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture, Har-
risburg. Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
EGG SHOW TO BE FEATURED
AT HARRISBURG EXHIBITION

Are your hens laying? And are
they producing eggs of uniform
color and of good size? If they are,
the Pennsylvania Department of Ag-
riculture invites you to enter either
one dozen or five dozen in the Fifth
Annual State Farm Products Show,
which will be held in Harrisburg,
January 24-28, and which will feature
in egg show.
In addition, if you desire to enter
eggs in competition, a carton for ship
ping will be sent to you without cost,
while there is no entrance fee of any
kond charged. The object is to secure
the greatest collection of eggs ever
shown in Pennsylvania.
There will be four classes in the egg
show The first, the Farmers Glass,
will be open to all farmers of the
State; the second is the Back Yard
Glass, open to people living in villages,
towns and cities; the third is the Com
mercial Glass, open to farmers and
commercial egg producers who keep
500 or more laying hens. The fourth
class is open to any boy or girl be-
tween the ages of IL and 20.
There are premiums for the best
dozen of white eggs and the best
dozen of brown eggs in each class,
while special premiums are offered for
the exhibits of five dozen lots. The
prizes are all cash and are all well
worth winning.
Full information concerning entry
blanks, etc, will be furnished upon
request of the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pa.
To secure cartons for shipping the
eggs to the show, Address Prof. H. c.
Knandel, professor poultry husbandry,
Pennsylvania State College, State Col
lege Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04

1t is shown that TT more carloads
of Pennsylvania fruit were moved in
1920 than in 1919.
Weather conditions and the UMPIRE
cedented size of the crop had much to
do with the record movement. With
crop of only about seven and one
half million bushels in 1919 and with
the early advent of cold weather, the
shipments fell off sharply after the
first Of November. Open weather in
1920, enabling farmers to hold apples
in farm storages throughout the fall
and early winter, together with a crop
of over twenty million bushels, has
drawn out the shipments up to the
very end of the year.
The unexpected size of the crop this
past season brought with it an abun-
dance of anxiety to the farmers. Many
growers could not get the help neces-
sary to handle all their crop CONNER
cially. Packages were high. Barrels
cost from $1.25 to $3.50 each delivered
to the grower. Several States put on
publicity campaigns to stimulate the
buyin gof apples by the public. The
Pennsylvania Department of AgricuI-
ture urged in its campaign the move
ment of apples in bulk to lessen the
cost of handling and evidences of the
good results of this work came to the
Department from the apple districts.
One shipper moved between 80 and
40 cars as result of the publicity
campaign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04

over Pennsylvania and the extent of
ts distribution is still uncertain, the
bureau is taking this opportunity of
acquainting as many people as pos
sible with nature and appearance
of wart. There will also be shown
in the same connection samples of po-
tato varieties which are immune to
wart. Some of these are of native
American origin, but twelve British
varieties brought over from England
by Prof. G. Sanders for test here,
will also be included. Typical potato
varieties of all our chief American
potato types will be exhibited for the
sake of comparison.
There will also be an exhibit of the
common insect pests and plant dis
eases. The damaged fruit will be
shown, together with the organism
causing the damage, as well as meth
DDS of control.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
The FurroW
Neys and V1e0Us About tbe Farm

last year that this will be used again
this year. A telegraph station will be
installed and market reports will be
posted every noon coming from the
principal large markets of the coun-
try and State.
An exact working model of proper
ly constructed public market will be
exhibited together with complete
architectural drawings. Much inter-
est has been developed in the State
in the last year in connection with
public markets and this is the begin
ming of program of constructive
work with the problems of city dis
tribution of food products.
With the cooperation of the railway
and express companies, exhibits are
planned which will be of great value
to shippers of farm products both in
car lots and less than car lot guam
titles. Exhibits of grading and stand
dardization of products and containers
will be one of the features of the ex-
hibit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
DRIED FLIES FOR POULTRY FOOD

The Bureau of Chemistry, Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture, a
short time ago received an inquiry
relative to the use of dried flies for
poultry feeding and as an ingredient
in mixed poultry foods. Upon making
an investigation of the possibility of a
product of this character being avail
able for feeding purposes it was
learned that Messrs. A. Grimwood &
Company of Mexico City, Mexico, are
in the business of supplying dried flies
for feeding purposes and practically
control the export of this insect 1t
is understood that for many years
dried flies have been used by English
manufacturers of patented and pro-
prietary poultry foods and that they
have been exported from Mexico for
several years. 1t is understood also
that they can be obtained from South
American distributing centers. Ac-
cording to the United States Bureau
Of entomology, the flies are those fire.
quenting or inhabiting aquatic Or low
marshy places.
~ Samples were supplied the Bureau
of Chemistry by the Mexican firm and
they show an alaysis of SO per cent
of fat, or ether extract and IL pei
cent of crude fiber The mineral mat
ter, or ash, is approximately Is per
cent and they contain only 5 IL per
cent of moisture. 1t will be noted
from the composition that they may be
classed as one of the highest protein
Of feed materials as they are
n to contain more protein than
onseed meal, linseed meal and
eral grades of meat scraps and
eding tankage. There does not ap-
pear to be any reason why these dried
flies cannot be used to advantage in
poultry feeding.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
Rebuilding Famous Orchards

In the orchards, where the famous
Fountaineroux peaches, plums and
apricots were once grown, the boys
are at work in an already telling effort
to return the trees to their former
perfection Like most Of the orch
ards of France the trees are trimmed
to thin, shrub-like shape so that the
fruit may obtain the most sun, and at
the same time the tree cast the least
shade, so the ground below may be
utilized for vegetables.
"At the "big" farm are the cows,
the wheat fields and pasturage and
the large vegetable gardens. Here
also are the geese, the rabbits, the
pigs and other livestock They learn
to milk, sow and harvest the wheat
and other crops and use modern
threshing machines.
The last year is particularly de-
voted to the study of chemistry, bot
any and landscape gardening, as well
as demonstration of ability in practi-
cal farming.
Pigs Trained Truffle Hunters
One of the specialists of the big
farm are the white-and-black-e cared
Russian rabbits, whose fur nowadays
masquerades in city shops as ermine,
sable or fox. Competing with it in
popularity is the piggery, for the pigs
can be trained for truffle hunting
TURTLES grow underground and the
pigs root them up. In order to make
the hunt paying one, for truffles
bring very good price in Paris mar
kets, the pigs are muzzled and made
powerless to destroy their find.
AS a tribute again to Pittsburgh, or
more particularly to the superintend-
ent of the Pittsburgh schools, one of
the buildings of the big farm, used
in summer as a study hall, is named
the William M. Davidson.y-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
MODEL DAIRY BARN BUILT
BY BOYS AT REFORM SCHOOL

An attraction at the Fifth Annual
State Farm Products Show at Harris
burg next week will be the exhibit of
the Bureau of Animal Industry, Penn
sylvania Department Of Agriculture. A
feature of this exhibit will be the
model dairy barn. which was built es-
pecially for the Bureau and for this
particular show by the boys at the
Huntingdon Reform School. This barn
while miniature in size, is complete in
detail, having been constructed from
plans and specifications prepared by
the Huntingdon institution boys at
the request of the Bureau of Animal
Industry, the same routine and work
being involved as would be required
for a regular structure.
In addition to the miniature barn
the exhibit will contain the specimens
showing the diseases most common to
Pennsylvania farm animals; also the
horse shoeing specimens as well as
the various serums used by the Bureau
in detecting and preventing such dis
ease as hog cholera, tuberculosis, etc.
This is considered the best exhibit
ever assembled by the Bureau and
should be seen by every one interested
in live stock. Particularly those who
contemplate building new barns or re
modelling old ones.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
Wood That is Much
Lighter Than Cork

| Recent successful commercial appli-
cation of balsa wood where cork has
been thought indispensable brings to
attention one of the strangest of ma
lures products. Not only is it the
| lightest of all known woods, weighing
less than half as much as cork, but it
possesses as well remarkable elasticity
and strength, is unexcelled as an in
sulator against heat, and has a micro
scopic structure unlike that of any
other wood, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The wood comes from tropical
tree found all over the northern part
of South America. 1t is especially
abundant in Honduras, Costa Rica,
Colombia, Jamaica and Panama. Some
years ago the cultivation of balsa on
another of the West Indian Islands
was undertaken on large scale, but
was not successful because of the
natural limitations of the wood.
The tree is easy to cultivate. and
there is no doubt but that the wood
in any quantity demanded will be
available for future use. 1t is entirely
second growth tree, and is found
only where the land has once been
cleared, excepting for few scattered
trees throughout the tropical forests.
Tests made by the Bureau of Stand
ards and by Cornell University show
that, in spite of the extreme light
ness of the material, it is about half
as strong as spruce. The present pro-
cess of preparing the wood for mar
ket completely coats the interior walls
of the cells with paraffin without clog
ging them and without adding any
appreciate weight to the wood. 1t is
thus rendered waterproof and immune
to warping or splitting.
1t is now used chiefly in the making
of life preservers, ring buoys, rafts
and other life-saving equipment for
the sea. Constant experimentation,
however, is enlarging it's field of use
fulness. During the war the wood was
sued as filling for the wings Of flying
boats, to give them buoyancy in case
the machine dropped into the sea-
What promises to be one of the
most important uses for the wood is
in the manufacture of refrigerators.
Balsa is declared by refrigerating engi-
neers to be almost perfect insula-
tor against heat. At the recent nauti-
cal exposition in New York refrigera-
tor made of balsa wood was iced at
the beginning of the show and closed.
Ten days later it was opened and some
Of the ice still rerained: -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
Take Care of Your
Complexion in
Winter

While the rigors of winter have
thus far been of playful, zephyry
kind, there is no knowing when a
sudden drop in the mercury will play
havoc with the complexion, especially
where the skin is inclined to be ten
der.
Cold, bleak winds rob the skin of it's
natural oil and so make it susceptible
to wrinkles, chapping and discolora-
tion Frequently the skin assumes a
withered appearance and in other
cases there is a sallowness which no
amount of powder or rouge will cam
outage. Prolonged cold encourages a
certain roughness, a scaling of the
skin, besides small blotches that seem
almost sort of rash that becomes
very painful
Many women do not take these facts
into consideration. They do not rea-
lie how susceptible the face skin is
to cold and that the above disfiguring
conditions are due to obstructing and
even rupturing the capillary glands.
An occasional trip to you masseuse
or massaging in your boudoir after the
trouble has started is not going to
keep the enemy at bay. Every woman
who values the beauty of her complex
ion and desires to retain it must inau-
rate her own tactics to combat the de-
structive effects of the winters bleak
cold.
She must give her complexion it's
bit of daily care without fail, using
those soaps, meals and cosmetics
especially adapted to meet the re-
quirements of her skin. There must
be good feeding cream to supply the
skin with the oil that the cold dries
out, also cleansing cream in place
sparingly unless they agree perfectly
with her skin
In many cases, especially where the
skin is naturally inclined to be dry,
soap and water are very drying; in
winter therefore the use of prepared
almond meal used on the face-cloth or
hands and rubbed into the pores and
then thoroughly rinsed off makes an
excellent substitute, also an alterna-
tive.
The effect of this meal is gently
bleaching, softening and cleansing.
Oatmeal jelly is less expensive and is
recommended for use in the same way.
The throat, arms and hands should
also come in for some of this treat
ment.
A good cleansing cream is another
toilet requisite that should find place
on the toilet table to be used in place
of soap and water, especially when
coming in out of the cold and the skin
is in an irritated condition. The for
mer only tends to infiame the skin and
warm water should never be applied
to the skin when it is cold or frost
bitten. Sudden checking has dire re-
suits.
This cream should be used at least
once a day and contains one good oil.
Before going outdoors the face should
be thoroughly massaged with cream
to serve as film against the pene-
trating cold. After the pores have
absorbed the cream, powder lightly
with tale blended with a little per-
fumed rice powder. This simple pre-
caution will, in most cases. protect a
delicate skin from the inevitable chap
ping in cold weather.
On coming indoors, cleanse the skin
with little cold cream or al
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04

but do not use soap or water fol-
raj hours where it shows any sig
irritation.
On retiring or during the day
skin requires a thorough NASSAU
with a good massage or feeding Gre
that serves to nourish it. Be sure
go careful around the eyes, -
them and on the temples whel
sun-ray wrinkles frequently
Also at the sides of the nose.
wise to the mouth. The rotar
ton may be used here and a
temples. Lift the cheek muI
pressing upward, and then trailin
fingers lightly in completing the G
Go carefully over the lines in
forehead; the horizontal ones
those extending between the e
Where the lines on the forehead IN
the eye at the temples of dropp!
from the corners of the nose, are pl
ticularly deep, leave little of crea1
remain overnight. You will find thai
the skin will absorb this during ths
interval and when done frequently the
wrinkles will fade out.
Massage the eyeballs very gently
taking care that none Of the cream
enters the eyes.
Following are formulas for cosmetl
les that should be used at this in your
winter defensive against the cold.
A good cleaning cream and one thai
is also nourishing contains: two ilnce
of oil OF sweet almonds, one-half ounQ
of white vaseline, one-half ounce
white wax and ten drops of any pr
ferred extract.
A good massage cream contain
two ounces each of sweet almond DIN
cocoanut butter and lanolin with a
few drops of perfume This makes a
rather heavy facial cream, but the
use of tonic astringent half an hour
after using prevents any tendency to
grow hair.
Sweet cidar vinegar rubbed or pat
ted over the skin may be used for this
purpose. It serves to whiten and
tighten the tissues.
Another toilet astringent contains
three ounces each of elder or orange
flower water and distilled water.
Either of these formulas may be used
massaging with cold cream. In fact,
after massaging an astringent wash
should be patted on the skin.
The more care a woman bestows on
her complexion at this time the better
it will appear in spring.
Besides the question of cosmetics,
the winter diet should be simple and
nourishing. Heavy indigestible foods
discolor the skin and rob it of it's en-
viable freshness. Daily bathing, sufi-
cient exercise, sleep and deep breath
ing all play vital part in keeping
the skin clear, free from blemishes
and of a healthy color.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
BUREAU OF MARKETS TO
HAVE INTERESTING EXHIBITS

The Exhibit of the Bureau Of Mar
kets, Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, at he Fifth Annual Farm
Products Show to be held in Harris
burg, January 24-28. inclusive, will
contain several interesting features.
So much interest was shown m the
market quotation board at the show
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
PENNSYLVANIA APPLE MOVE
MENT BREAKS ALL RECORDS

A review of the commercial apple
movement for the year of 1920, made
by the Bureau of Markets, Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture,
shows decided increase over that of
1919. Taken by months the compari-
son is interesting, the following table
showing the movement in carload lots:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04
SPECIAL POTATO EXHIBIT AT
THE FARM PRODUCTS SHOW

The Bureau of Plant Industry of the
Pennsylvania Department of Agricul-
ture is planning to have special ex-
hibit of the potato Eart disease at the
Farm Products Show in January.
Since this disease is widely scattered
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04

Quite shocking Electricity.
Evening journal., 1921-08-29
WOMAN ATTORNEY
TO DEFEND DRY LAW

WASHINGTON. Aug. % Omitted
Press) .-Protection Of the prohibi-
ton laws against all legal attacks
will be one OF the major attacks as
sumed by Mrs. Mabel Walker WILLIE
brandt OF California. selected today
by Attorney General Daugherty to
be an assistant attorney-general.
The appointment OF Mrs. WILLIE
brandt is regarded as the highest
recognition has made OF the ability
TO "hll a mans job"
In defending the prohibition stat
utes Mrs, Willebrandt probably will
appear rather frequently in the SUI
preme Court She succeeds Mrs.
Annette Abbott Adams. also OF Cali
fornia, who was successful in pre-
senting the governments side OF
prohibition cases in the Supreme
Court.
Enforcement OF admiralty stat
utes. regarded as the most dincult
branch OF Jurisprudence. is another
assignment which Mrs. Wiliebrandi
will draw from Attorney General
Daugherty. shipping law now is be-
coming far more complex than for.
merly because OF the dry law.