The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-10

of spoilage. Heating sometimes
brings out odors not noticed in cold
canned foods.
Spoilage can sometimes be detect
ed by the appearance of the con-
tainers. If tin cans, both ends
should be fiat or curved slightly in
ward. Neither end should bulge or
snap back when pressed. All seams
should be tight and clean, with no
trace of leaks. If glass jars, there
should be no sign of leakage around
the rubber ring or elsewhere. The
contents should appear sound, normal
in color and the liquid free from un-
usual cloudiness.
AS the can is being opened, notice
spouting of the liquid. These indi-
cate spoilage. If the air sucks in
ward it is good sign for it shows
that the vacuum seal has not been
broken. Smell the contents at once.
The odor should be characteristic of
the production. Any "off" odor prob
ably indicates spoilage.
Settlers Convinced Pine Is Best
Crop for Inferior Land-"If ever a
| time was ripe for active forestry ex-
tension work of some kind it is now"
writes A. E. Wackerman of the
Lake States Forest Experiment Sta
ton, with headquarters at University
Farm, who with representative of
the Wisconsin Conservation Com
mission is now in Adams county, Wis
consin, to make study of jack pine
as crop for cutover lands. Later the
investigation is to be extended into
the other lake states.
"The last year or two of hard
times for the farmers has shown them
that there is something more than
just agriculture in the sandy areas, "
continues Mr.. Wackerman. "Jack
pine was the salvation last winter of
hundreds Of poor land farmers. 1t
sells in this vicinity at from 81 to
$3.50 a single cord on the stump,
with an average of $3.50. In addi-
ton to it's sale value, it gives the
farmer chance to sell his services
and his teams labor.
"All that the people here want to
know is how to do it. They believe
in forestry, but they don't know how
to start the ball rolling. Nothing
could do more good than a demon
stration area in each county, say, a
forty or more planted, thinned, or
managed for reproduction and max
imum yield of jack pine. People
would drive from long distances to see
it and it would help them lot. 1t is
time to start a forestry boom by
demonstrations"
New Apple Proves Its Keeping
Quality-Specimens of the HARRISON
apple kept in the storage celler at
University Farm were examined June
16 and found to be in a firm crisp,
and juicy condition. The cellar in
which the apples were stored is an
ordinary dirt bottom cellar without
artificial refrigeration and is COM
paratively easy of duplication by any
orchardist in Minnesota.
The HARRISON apple was originated
at the fruit breeding farm owned by
the University of Minnesota and is a
late fall and early winter apple of
good flavor and prepossessing appear
ance.
'It's pleasant flavor and crisp
juiciness, together with its keeping
qualities, make it a variety of much
promise" says w. H. Alderman, chief
of the division of horticulture, Uni
versity Farm. Nursery stock has
been limited this year, reports from
nurserymen indicating that not more
than 1000 trees were available in
the state. By another season, how
ever, the Harlason tree will be on the
market in quantities. Our experience
with it proves it to be remarkable
good keeper whenever anything like
good storage facilities can be provid-
ed"