The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-26
Thursday, September 26, 1910

Is There Anything That Can Be
Done To Prevent Alfalfa wilt Get
ting Started In our Community?
Ladak variety Of alfalfa Is some-
what more resistant to bacterial
wilt than Grimm. feel, however,
that we should not be unduly
alarmed about 1t until the disease
has actually appeared on our farm.
r. F. Grim, extension agronomist.
Can You Tell Me How To Make
A Sparrow Trap?
The enclosed u. s. Department Of
Agriculture Leaflet Number 81,
English Sparrow Control" des.
cribes several types of traps. These
are easily constructed and I am
sure you will be successful. Gustav
Swanson, division of Entomology
and economic Zoology.
How Much Should A BusheI Of
Apples Weigh?
The legal measure for a bushel Of
apples in Minnesota is 2,15O.45 cubic
inches. A container of this capacity
will hold from 40 to so pounds Of
apples depending on the size and
variety of the fruit. There is no
legal weight in this state. The legal
measure conforms with the pro-
visions of the u. S. standard con-
tainer act. d. Winter, horticul-
ture division.
Is The Red Delphinium Hardy I'm
This Section? How Long do Del
phiniums of Any Type Live in The
Average Garden?
AS far as am aware, the del
phinium referred to is not hardy
here. I doubt if the results would
compensate the average home gar
dener for the trouble involved in
attempting to carry this plant over
winter. My experience Is that un-
less grown in light, well-drained
soil, delphiniums do not live very
long in the average home garden.
1t is desirable, if not necessary, to
sow few seeds at least every other
year if one hopes to have a per-
petual display of delphiniums. Soil
Is but one of the many factors in
volved in the wintering over of a
small group of plants among which
delphiniums show the greatest NOR
tality.-L. Sando, division of horti-
culture.
What is The Difference Between
Baking Powder and Cream of Tar
tar?
Baking powder is a combination
of soda and acid plus a filler, such
as cornstarch, which prevents cak-
ing. Cream of tartar is one of the
acids frequently used in baking
powder. 1t also has other functions
in cooking. One Is to whiten and
firm the egg whites beaten up for
an angel food cake so that they hold
the air well during baking-Ina b.
Rowe. extension nutritionist.
Have A Cow That Had Milk
Fever last Spring. Will This Occur
Again? If so How Can prevent It?
Some cows seem to be a little
more susceptible to milk fever than
others. Careful handling at fresh
ening time will prevent most cases.
Bring the cow into full production
slowly, for it appears to be too
rapid drain of certain substances
from the blood which causes milk
fever. Never milk heavy producer
only little milk from each quarter
every few hours-H. r. Searles, ex-
tension dairyman.
What method should I use to
save seed from a few cucumbers
in my garden?
Allow the fruits to mature thor
oughly on the vines. Then cut
them lengthwise and scoop out the
seed, together with the pulp. Put
this material in screen and wash
thoroughly, stirring all the while
to remove as much of the pulp as
possible. Then spread the seed out
in a thin layer and keep in a dry
room at a fairly high temperature
for two weeks to permit thorough
drying. After the seeds are COM
pletely dry, they can be stored in
can or other package until the
next year very successfully. The
storage place should be fairly dry
and temperature should gauge from
40 to 10 degrees.-A. E. Hutchins,
division of horticulture.
My pigs are not thrifty. They
are in a good pasture and have
plenty Of feed In self-feeders but
are scurvy and keep rubbing them
selves. Is this mango?
Yes, it sounds like mango. NANCY
pigs will not grow and do well but
the cure is simple. Use Hme-sul-
phur dip at once. and repeat in 10
to IA days if the pigs still show the
need for it. When the trouble dis
appears, I suggest you anoint the
entire herd with used tractor oil
about once a month. Pamphlet 46,
copy of which I am sending you,
makes further suggestions on the
control of mango and also lice.-H.
G.. Zavoral, extension animal hus-
bandman.
Can bread be started to bake In
a cold oven?
Yes, but you get better results in
an oven that has been preheated to
80 degrees, and the extra fuel cost
is negligible.-Ina B. Rowe, extern
sion nutritionicf