The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19
New Hr-sd of Poultry Developed 1y

Il Uncle Sam
Lamena is the name given to ! new
] breed Of poultry that has been develcp-
Cd at the Experiment Farm of the
ln1ted States Department Of Agricul-
tire at BeItsvil1e, Md. It has been
named by Secretary Wallace after the
originator, Harry NJ Lamon, senior
poulfTyman OF the Bureau Of Animal
industry. It is white fowl with red
ear lohes that Lays 4 white-shelled
egg. White Plymouth Rock, Silver
Gray Dorking, and White Leghorn
We're the breeds used as foundation
stock.
Ine fowls are larger than Legnorns,
Win long, deep bodies, well featured,
and comb and waftIes Of medium
size. The new breed is not ready for
introduction and neither eggs or
fowls can be secured When a suffi
eient stock Of birds has been raised
specimens viii be sent to State agri-
cultural colleges and experiment sta
stlons TO test their adaptability to diff
ferent sections and conditions.
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Larnrer Value OF Pine Trees Net
Hart by Turpentfning
The operation Of turpentining pine
trees does not lower the strength of
the wood, according to information OBJ
tained by the Forest Products Labora-
tory Of the Forest Service, United |
States Department Of Agriculture The /
crude turpentine. or oleoresin, is not |
drained from reservoir in the tree, /
but is produced by the living cells I
in the sap wood at or near the spot |
where the cut is made on the trunk T
No. turpentine is produced by the
heartwood because all Of its cells are /
dead. The heartwOod may be saturated /
IN places with pitch, but this does
not readily flow out as does the rosin
freshly formed in the sapwood. The
major part of the tree is not affected I
In any way, and the loss due to death /
of trees or to reduction or degrad- I
ing OF lumber is very small when the
proper method cf turpentining is fol /
lowed, this less is mere than Offset L
by the additional revenue obtained /
through turpenining. The greater
Fart CT the Weod that IS clipped away
would not have become finished ium-s
Der, hut would have gone into slabs
and eegings at the sawmill With |
proper treatment the turpentined faces
remain healthy. and the wood under
meath does net hecome saturated with |
resin to any g-eat extent.
Esarey Variety Avocado IS Discovered
in EcuaGcr
a variety Of avocado, or alligator
pear, the fruit Of which attains q
weight of Is ounces and the trees
Of which VIII stand some frost, has
been sent to the Office CT foreign seed
and plant introduction United States
sIepartennt CT agriculture. by Wilson
P9penoe. plant explorer in South
America, and buds CT it are now grow
ing IN tie department greenhouses.
Cariousiy, the new avocado, harder
against Geld than the ordinary West
indian and Guatemalian varieties.
was discovered in Ecuador, country
situated en- the Equator The region,
hitherto unknown as producing this
fruit. is what is known as the Chota
Valley, 5000 feet above sea level.
giving a climate comparable to many
regions much farther north Most Of
the fruit Of varieties Of this Mexican
race are small This one has fruits
comparable in size with those Of
the more tender races. Regions occa-
si0naIIy visited by temperature Of
plus Is deg. r. have produced bearing
trees of the Mexican avocado.