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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
LlNWOoD FIRE co.
Practice Drills With New
Equipment.

equipment
4 The Linwood Volunteer Fire
Co. met Wednesday evening.
Members of the fire company un-
der the direction of Chief John
Pedrick have bad drills with the
new water pumper first at the
mill pond, then at the water plug
in front of the home of Philip
Bessor with great success. Coun-
Gil has ordered 20 water plugs to
be placed about the borough. The
fire company was called out twice
the past week. Neither fire caus-
ed much damage, one was in an
auto, the driver going along the
shore road with his emergency
brake on. The car caught on fire.
It was put out without much dam
age. The other was a brush fire
in BargaintOwn
Mrs. WiIbert EHtertains.
Mrs. William Wilbert entertain
ed at luncheon at her home on
Maple ave. the following guests:
The guests included Mr.. Charles
Fitting, Mrs. Ella Saxon, Mrs.
Mary Spear and Mrs. Henry
Measley, all of Hammonton.
Mrs. Irene Ansley.J
The friends of Mrs. Irene Ans
ley, of Washington, will be sorry
to learn of her death. Mrs. Ans.
ley spent her summers with Mrs.
William Brown, of Linwood, for
many years. Her death came
from a stroke.
Club Supper Success.
The Women's Civic Club, of
Linwood, held a meeting Wednes-
day afternoon in the fire house.
Committees reported net profit
on the baked bean supper of
$13S.5S. Mrs. Charles Fitting,
president of the Hammonton Civ
ic Club, was the speaker. Mrs.
Fitting is the second vice-presi-
dent of the Women's Federation
of Clubs. Her topic was Benefits
of joining the Federation" The
Linwood club has considered join
Ing. 1t will be taken up at the
next meeting. Other guests from
Hammonton included Mrs. Mary
Spear, past president; Mrs. Ella
Saxon and Mrs. Henry Measley.
A social hour was enjoyed and
refreshments were served by Mrs.
Mamie VanSant and Mrs. Martha
Williams, hostess. The next meet
ing will be an all day meeting,
April IA, with Mrs. Edith Norman.
Linwood Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Anna Adams, of Linwood,
was hostess to the Authors club,
of Pleasantville, on Tuesday at
ternoon. Her guests were Mrs.
Charles Blake, Mrs. John Thorn
as, Mrs. Robert Race, Mrs. Edwin
Beadle, Mrs. Howard Mcconnell,
of Pleasantville; Mrs. Lena Smith,
Miss Lorraine Boice, Mrs. Sallie
Carton, of Absecon; Miss Edna
Ryon, of Mortified; Mrs. Amelia
Corson, Miss Mabel Adams and
Mrs. Anna Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Ballbach
and daughter, of Fox Chase, are
the guests of Mrs. Richard Maho
ney for ten days.
Word has been received from
the Rev. Richard Mahoney, who
went to Charleston, N. c., for his
health, that he is very much i'm
proved, and started home Monday
to resume his pastoral duties.
Mrs. Anna Adams, Mrs. Amelia
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
Easter in the Churches.

Sunday being Easter 1t is hoped
the three churches will be filed
at their respective services. The
choir of each church is practicing
special music, and the pastors, as
they always do, will give excel
lent sermons. Miss Margaret
Gordon, of Glassboro Normal, will
assist in the choir at Bethel, Sun
day, at 8 p. m. If any of the old
er folks who have no way of get
ting to their church on Sunday
and wish to attend, will let Rev
Bishop or Rev. Mahoney know
their desire, way will be provid-
ed for them.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02

Force; vocal solos by Mrs. George
Addison and Mr.. James Way; pi-
ano solos by Misses Evelyn Sny-
der. Althea Hopf and Mrs. George
Addison; piano duet by Misses
Evelyn Snyder and Althea Hopf;
cornet and piano duet, by Miss
Gladys Fluke and Mr.. Howard
,, Fluke.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
CHURCH SECRETARY
Edward Madciff Joins Contra
Church, Linwood

Edmund Madciff, who is study
ing to do foreign missionary
work, has been engaged as
church secretary at Linwood and
has arrived. Mr.. Madciff had
formerly been a resident of Cam
den.
His work will be of two kinds.
First of all he will aid the pastor
to hold more young folks activi-
ties, helping not alone with re-
ligious training, but with the So
cial functions. He will aid the
pastor in further organizing the
Boy Scout work and the large
program for the boys, which is
planned. He will assist in the
Sunday School work by following
up sick scholars. etc. 1t is ex-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02

pected that he will be teacher
in the planned for Daily Vacation
Bible School.
In addition to work of this ma
ture Mr.. Madciff also will aid in
keeping the Office card system
and other records and assist with
the correspondence.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
GOOD SAFEGUARDS
PREVENT CHOLERA

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
A recent investigation of the hog
cholera situation by the United States
Department of Agriculture reveals sur
prising carelessness among farmers in
dealing with the disease. The effec-
tiveness of the preventive-serum treat
ment has given many swine owners
feeling of security which is not real.
"Yet without proper safeguards" de-
clares DR.. U. G. Houck, in charge OF
hog-cholera control, "the disease is
just as dangerous today as it ever
was"
For safety against this disease it is
necessary to observe certain precau-
tiOns. Isolate all new stock, keeping
it apart from other hogs for period
of at least two weeks. This precau-
tion applies especially to hogs pur-
chased at public sales or other sources
likely to spread infection. Permit no
sick hogs to roam at large. Keep hog
lots properly fenced and maintain the
fences in good repair. Burn or bury
uccply Ile CdICdSScS VI dlI1LIdlo lidI
die on the farm Dead animals lying
above ground attract dogs. Many out
breaks have been traced to portions of
diseased carcasses carried from place
to place by dogs. Do not attempt to
hide the existence of the disease, since
every hidden center Of infection is a
menace to surrounding farms.
The preventive-serum treatment is
dependable insurance against hog chol
era, but this treatment, it should be
remembered, is a preventive and not
a cure. BY adopting the foregoing
safeguards swine owners may largely
reduce the loss from hog cholera which
last year exceeded $2O,OOO,00O.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
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WASHED EGGS ARE
BEST IN MATCHING

That the old-fashioned practice of reg
ularly turning eggs that are being ac-
cumulated for setting apparently has
very little effect upon the hatchability
of the eggs has been demonstrated by
experiments at South Dakota State
college, according to G. L. Stevenson,
head of the department of poultry
huSbandry. Experiments have also
demonstrated the Importance of using
only clean eggs for Matching, and that
even if clean eggs are used they should
not be held more than ten or twelve
days before being set.
These results were obtained in an
experiment carried on for the first
time last spring. The experiments
were made to test out the old theory
that the eggs saved to set had to be
turned each day.
In the tests to determine how long
eggs could be held for setting, Ste
venson found that those not more than
Twelve days old hatched about equally
well. Some eggs held even as long as
eighteen days, hatched chicks, but in
most cases those held longer than
Twelve days did not do we'll. In fact,
the longer they were held past the
twelve-day maximum, the lower the
percentage recorded.
Professor Stevenson also tried the
Matching quality of clean eggs, washed
eggs and dirty eggs. The clean
eggs hatched much better than the
others. Washing the eggs seemed
to fill the pores of the shell, thereby
preventing air from entering. Slightly
dirty eggs Matched fairly we'll, but
those covered with manure or broken
egg yolk were not in condition for air
to penetrate through the shell and did
not hatch we'll.
Just wiping eggs without really
washing them may be all right, but
clean eggs do best.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Orchard
I'll EANINlss.
CORRECT PRUNING
HELP TO BERRIES

Pruning of blackberries and rasp-
berries will increase the size of fruit
and if carefully done will cause little,
II any, decrease in the amount pro-
duced, says J. H. Clark, assistant
pomologist of the New Jersey expert
ment station. Berries from unpruned
plants are likely to be very small and
seedy.
Pruning may be done any time dur
ing the spring as long as the plant
has not started growth, although it is
advisable to finish it as early as pos
sible. Methods of pruning differ a
little for the different types. In any
case, however, the first thing to do
is to cut out all dead wood, including
that on which last years crop was
borne.
For red raspberries, cut out very
weak canes and those which bend over
so far that the fruit would touch the
ground. The remaining canes should
be headed back to 18 inches or 2 feet.
In fairly heavy soils, vigorous canes
may be left as long as 80 inches.
For blackberries, remove very weak
canes and those which would bend to
the ground when fruiting. Canes which
were not pinched back during the sum-
mer should be cut to about 2 feet.
Lateral branches should be headed
back to 5 or 6 buds. This rather
severe heading back of laterals will
not materially affect the total yield
but will result in berries of larger
size.
Blackberries Of the bush type are
pruned similarly to black raspberries,
although heading back Of laterals is
not usually SO severe. Laterals are
commonly left inches to 1 foot long
For blackberries Of the Black Dia.
mond type, ALL wood which produced
fruit the previous year should be
pruned out. Cut out canes which are
very weak or too short to tie to the
trelljs. The remaining canes are cut
back to 6 or feet, while vigorous
laterals may be left 2 or feet long
The canes are then arranged over the
trellis and tied in place.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Splendid Time to Grow
Live Stock. Saws Dean

Dean w. C. Coffey of the University
Of Minnesota, department Of agricul-
ture, believes this is a good time for
energetic and intelligent young men
to get on good land and farm with
live stock as major enterprise.
Speaking before the Block and Bride
club, an organization Of agricultural
college students especially interested
In animal husbandry, Dean Coffey
said:
"Good land within comfortable dis
tances from market can be purchased
at more reasonable prices now than
in several years past. If the capable
college graduate can arrange for ade-
quate financing, he will be better off
in the course of 10 to 15 years if he
goes on good land than will the grad
uate who chooses a professional line
of work"
Sharp distinction was made by the
dean between good and poor land.
Land of low producing power, said he,
constitutes handicap. The young
men were told that to be successful in
livestock farming they should prepare
themselves to comprehend the whole
process of farming from the handling
Of the soil to the turning of the fin
ished product over to marketing agen-
cies for disposal.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Device for Determining
Water in Commodities

Methods for determining quickly
the moisture content of rice and other
grains have been perfected by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The methods are an improve
ment Of those employed with the
Brown-Duvel moisture tester used
in connection with official grain stand
ards. They may be applied to rice,
seeds, flour and meal, and other COM
modities which contain a large per-
centage of water.
A single moisture determination on
grain can be made in 25 or 30 min
utes with the improved methods and,
with a accompaniment tester, six
tests can be made in approximately
the same time as for a single test.
One man and helper, using six-com-
partment machines can make 200 or
more tests in eight hours.
A description Of the apparatus and
construction specifications have been
published in Department Bulletin
1875, "The Brown-Duvel Moisture
Tester and How to Operate It," Copies
may be obtained, as long as the supply
lasts, from the Department Of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. G.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Feeding Cod Liver Oil
to Quite Young Chicks

Cod liver oil may be fed to young
chicks In the amount of 1 per cent of
the mash, or one pint of oil to each
100 pounds Of mash, and given until
they are from four to six weeks Of
age, when, If they are out upon a
grass range, they will not need it long
er. 1t may be fed, however, as long
as the poultryman desires. If you de-
sire to mix the oil with the mash in
small quantities, you can follow the
Cornell rule, viz: two teaspoOnfuls of
oil daily to each 100 chicks, increas-
Ing the amount by one teaspoOnful
each two weeks until four teaspoon
fuls are given, and feeding it up to
six or eight weeks. If large quantities
of mash are to be prepared, the oil
may be sprinkled or sprayed upon it
while it is spread upon the floor. In
small quantities, the oil may be mixed
with a little of the mash by hand,
and this may then be distributed
through the entire amount that it is
desired to use. AS the oil loses some
thing Of it's value upon standing, it
Is best not to prepare the mash for
more than few days ahead The
crude-pressed Norwegian product is
best for this use.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Treat Wheat Seed
to Control Smut
Single B ath Hot w ater
Method Gives Better and
More of Crop.

(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
The modified hOt-water treatment OF
seed wheat for control of loose smut
is somewhat difficult Of application by
the individual farmer. The seed is
soaked, and, when there ere broken
coats, termination is reduced, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Because of this objection ex-
periments were undertaken for the
purpose Of developing a more accept
able method Of treating wheat, the re-
suits of which have been published
in Department Bulletin No. 1883, "Sin-
gle-Bath Hot Water and Steem Treat
ments of Seed Wheat for the Control
of Loose Smut"
Singe-Bath Treatments.
Single-bath hot-water treatments
were applied by immersing wheat in
half-illed sacks in water held at a
constant temperature during definite
periods, the duration of treatment ex-
tending from 80 minutes to 4 hours,
and the temperature from 46 degrees
~ - ONoANOo NOhLASA OOOs AuAlIOCA
Of Sfngle-bath treatments with differ
ent duratiOns and temperatures con-
trolled loose smut and bunt, but the
treatments at 4S degrees centigrade
for l hour so minutes and at 40 de-
grees centigrade for l hour 35 minutes
gave best results
Wheat given the latter two treat
ments in comparison with untreated
seed showed poorer termination, the
seedlings emerged more slowly, the
plants produced slightly less and the
yield was more adversely affected by
unfavorable soil conditions The same
wheat treated by the single-bath meth
DDS in comparison with that treated
by the modified hOt-water method in
variably terminated better, the seed
lings emerged more rapidly, the plants
yielded considerably more, and the
yield was not so adversely affected by
unfavorable soil conditions. Experi-
ments in steam treatment Of wheat
gave somewhat similar results.
Study of Treatment.
The single-bath hot-water and steam
treatments were studied only from the
viewpoint of application at co-opere-
tive or community seed-treatment
plants or at establishments handling
large quantities of seed wheat. A copy
of the bulletin giving details Of the
experiments may be obtained free, as
long as the supply lasts, from the
United States Department Of Agricul.
ture, washington, d. G.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Sheep Eradicate Weeds
and Improve Fertility

Most weeds seem to be ice cream
and cake for sheep. In a list Of 200
weeds, sheep will eat 175 Of them, in
Guiding cookie, the young shoots Of
Canada thistle, dandelion, pigweed,
foxtail, ironweed, horseweed, whitetop,
ragweed, wild mustard, winter cress
wild morning glory, SOW thistle and
many other species that represent the
worst pests. And the more weeds
sheep eat the less is the cost Of their
upkeep. Fields, fence corners, road
sides and farm waste places generally
can be kept tidy with sheep, all the
while improving the fertility Of the
soil and yielding a comfortable profit
Pastures can be kept clean by the use
Of sheep, while the cattle carrying ca
pacity can be increased In the mean
time
Sheep are also useful in grain
fields and in meadows. In timothy
meadow there is no better way to
kill whitetop than to turn sheep into
the field, since sheep prefer the white
top to timothy. On grain stubble,
sheep will pasture on foxtail and other
late blooming weeds.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Early Action Necessary
to Control Peach Curl

To control peach leaf-curl, which
causes the unfolding leaves of the
peach to curl and puff up abnormally
in the early spring, fungicidal spray
must be applied before the peach buds
start to swell. The New Jersey State
College of Agriculture recommends
either concentrated lime-sulphur, l
part to 20 quarts of water, or 44-5O
bordeaux mixture for this spray. If
San Jose scale are present, the former
material should be used, and at a di-
luton of part to parts of water
Thoroughness is essential in spray
ing for peach leaf-curl. The tips Of
the twigs must be entirely coated on
all sides If control is to be expected
Spraying each side Of the tree with a
change of wind is effective provided
every portion of the tree is covered.
If the spraying of the tree is COM
pleted in one operation the operator
must spray against the wind" in or
der to coat the lee sides Of the twigs
Delay in the application of the
spray material until after the buds
start to swell may allow the spores
of the peach leaf-curl to develop and
infect the leaves. The spray must be
applied while the tree is completely
dormant.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Three Important Items
in Production of EGGS

A good ration can do but three
things-frst, build up and replace
worn-down tissues of the hens body !;
second, furnish the body with heat and
energy; and third, manufacture eggs.
No ration can make hen lay that
Is naturally unfit or poorly developed
for laying. Immature or sickly birds
cannot be made to produce eggs by
simply giving them an producing
ration. First of all, the body and
health of the fowl must be in the prop
er condition. Then, with care and
proper food, best results will be OBJ
tanned; but good care and proper feed
ing will not make naturally poor
layer a high producer. This is a ques-
tion Of breeding and not one of feed
ing. These three things are Of equal
Importance In the production of eggs
the breeding Of the hen, ration of
the hen, and the care Of the hen. Two
poultrymen may get entirely different
results from the same flock and with
the same ration. 1t is a question Of
their care and skill in feeding the
birds and in keeping them comfort
able and contented.
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05

"You Mustn't Mind What She Says"
answer to it than the one I already
know.
"Tve put you in hole, all right"
you've not put me in hole at all.
I'm not In a hole and you can't put
me in one"
"But l have trapped you"
you haven't trapped me at all. I'm
quite free of any trap"
'But 1 mean that I have given you
no opening for any other answer
than the one / already know"
81 don't need your gift Of an open
ing, even if you would give me one,
which you wouldn't"
Lily paid no more attention to this
sort of talk, but went on, the way she
had been talking.
"Can a pig crawl as fast as CAM
No, a pig can't crawl at all.
"a pig grunts and squeals. A pig
walks and never crawls."
''Why do you ask questions, If you
know the answers to the questions
'"That seems a foolish thing to do.
When one asks questions it should be
to gain more information and become
wiser and more intelligent"
Because 1 wanted to prove to you
two snakes that you were wrong"
81 was the one who said you were
more like pig than snake, so Milly
isn't to blame," said Nellie.
Besides I said that because you
made a selfish, greedy speech like a
pig, not because you looked or moved
other than like snake" Nellie ended
These snakes were named the Single
Striped Garter Snakes because of q
yellow stripe. on their backs.
They were greenish-black in color,
with yellow throats and yellow spots
here and there on their skins.
The snake children they were talk
ing about had greenish stripes, too.
'I have six nice little snake chill
dren," said Lily after a moment.
ITO be sure you have" said Milly.
"and only have eight, only two more
than you have"
"And you, Nellie, have fifteen or
sixteen, I've forgotten the exact num-
Der, and that isn't really many. For,
as you say, you like just your few
children"
'Pm pleased" said Nellie. "No, I
wouldn't want a big family.
"But let's not fight about it, for
none of US really have big families"
For snake thinks a family of from
six to fifteen snakes is very, very,
very small
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Big Value of Honeybee
for Pollinating Trees

Many Orchardists, while realizing
the value Of honeybees in orchards
for pollination purposes, do not fully
appreciate the effect of weather con-
ditions on flight after blossoming time,
observes Ray Huston, assistant ento-
mologist at the New Jersey expert
ment station.
At fruit-blooming time the weather
conditions are often rather change
able. A high wind, cloudiness, or
rain may cut down insect flight at
blooming time very seriously.
When using bees in orchards, it is
best to scatter them as much as pos
sible, as it has been found that in
some seasons, under adverse condi-
tions, bees do not venture more than
100 to $50 yards from the hive An
apiary placed on one side of an or
chard will therefore not give as good
a distribution Of bees as single hives
scattered among the trees.
The best way to distribute bees is,
probably, to place one hive every 210
feet each way. This gives approx
mately one hive to the acre. Recall
ing the variation in hive strength at
this time of the year, smaller num-
ber than one hive cannot be consid-
cred sufficient.
A hive of bees at fruit-blooming
time should contain about $1,000 bees,
equal in bulk to about three quarts
Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
GARTER SNAKE FAMILIES

81 don't care about big families"
said Mrs. Single e-Striped Garter Snake,
known to her friends in the ZOO as
Nellie.
you like bigger families than do,"
said her mother, known as Milly.
"And you both like bigger families
than do" said another Single Striped
Garter Snake, known as Lily.
81 don't care" she added, ito have
so many that there might be danger
Of their eating all the food that would
otherwise be given to u.s."
"That speech makes you sound
more like a pig than a snake" said
Nellie, kissing and wriggling in dis
gust.
"Oh, you mustn't mind what she
says" remarked Milly. "She can't help
1t that there aren't so many little
snakes around her, as she is pretend
ing she only likes to have a few
around"
you only have two more than I
have" said Lily, kissing angrily, land
1 am not like pig.
"rm like a snake.
docs a pig hiss and wriggle?
I'D like to know that! OF course
I know the answer to it, but 1 just
would like to see you give any other