Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-25
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Crops of Fuel.

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In Belgium one may see trees from
which the branches have been trim
med to considerable heights and even
the tops cut out, for fuel. So states
G. M. Hunt, Chief of the department
of Agriculture's Forest Products La
boratory, who has recently returned
from five months investigation of
European wood preservation methods.
These trees furnish crops of fuel
just as other trees produce crops of
fruit. While such practices, because
of labor cost, may be impracticable
in the United States, they should
nevertheless serve to illustrate the
possibilities in utilizing more econom-
ically our rapidly shrinking forest
resources.
Rented Farms.
That fifth of the farm landlords
in this country own approximately
half of the rented farms, the other
four-fifths having but one tenant each,
is indicated by survey conducted by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture on the ownership of rented
farms in 1874 counties grouped in half
the states.
Standard Road.
Eighteen feet has come to be the
minimum standard width for main
highways, and except for roads in
the vicinity of large cities and few
heavily travelled roads between GER
tain cities, this width will be ample
for several years to come.
Less TB i'm Swine.
tuberculosis of swine has decreas-
ed since 1924, says the United States
Department of Agriculture. Although
there is an improvement of the tu-
berculosis situation, infection amone
cattle and swine received at federally
inspected packing establishments is
still rather extensive. Records for
the fiscal year 1926 show that nearly
IA per cent of swine showed tubercu-
losis to some extent, though LESSONS
were of a minor nature in a large
proportion of cases. In 1924 about
1872 per cent of the swine inspected
were diseased. Reports from the de-
partment's field workers indicate that
the large extent of infection among
swine is caused partly by tuberculosis
poultry.
Still More Autos.
A total of 1852, 1892 motor vehicles
were registered in this country dur
ing the first months of 1926, accord
ing to the Bureau of Public Roads of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. This is 1,927,141 more than
were registered in the corresponding
period of 1925 or an increase of 1913
per cent. Florida Led with an in
crease of 1862 per cent.
Paint Brushes.
Paint should never be allowed to
dry ON a brush. While still on the
job, keep the brushes in raw linseed
oil between intervals of work. Kero-
sene oil is better for brushes used
with flat paint. Hanging brushes in
raw linseed oil over long periods of
time will keep them in good condition.
Or they may be washed in turpentine,
kerosene, or mineral spirits and then
with soap and water, dried thoroughly
and covered with wrapping paper.
Waste Less Milk.
More of the constituents of milk
are either wasted or not we'll utilized
in the manufacture of butter than in
making any other dairy product, de
clared DR.. c. w. Larson, Chief of the
Bureau of Dairy;ng, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, in a recent
address, While there are not now
ways of using all of this in a better
way than through the feeding of live
stock, before long, said Doctor Larson,
it will be necessary to use more of it
directly as food or otherwise dispose
of it to better advantage.
Progress in Dust Explosion Control.
One of the early dust explosions
which took a toll of IS lives, occurred
in 1878 in flour mill. This disaster
led to efforts to develop methods and
equipment for effective dust control.
MIDI hSu pIOSISSS uoS UCCu IuduO III
recent years in the control of dust
explosions and in the prevention of
resulting fires in flour mills particu-
larly. Only lives have been lost in
dust explosions in flour mills since
the original explosion in 1878. Heavy
losses, however, have occurred in
many other grain and milling indus
tries.
Two Valuable Small Trees.
Persimmon and dogwood, so neces-
sary for shuttles in the textile in
dustry of the world, are valuable and
are becoming increasingly more diff
ficult to obtain, says the United States
Department of Agriculture. AS yet nc
satisfactory substitutes forthese two
woods, either native or foreign, have
been found.
Many owners of dogwood timber,
haoorca of CT have NOT