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HOME AND PAmr MAGAZINE SECTION
United Stales Department of Agriculture Special Page
U1ULCU CILC J thc Govcrnmcnt) of Intcrcst to the Northwest;
iw-Uow OovoSff a Wide lUnge of Activities; Results of Federal inveaugntiona, mo.
House Centipede Found
Useful but Unwelcome
Till-; house centipede, although dls
agreeable In appearance, feeds
on small cockroaches, the typhoid fly,
and other still more disagreeable In
sects and therefore, would not seem
Kelp As a Commercial Product
.... .... !.... .inn-itml nt tllP
nr11 ., nZ:?:z?n ;; 0l bo mio as muous
m itiiuiL vunaii !-
An csllmnto of dally profits may
Third Known Oulbronlc
of Quail Disease On
T"II13 third known oiubreak aC quail
, iIIsoubo hag been discovered by
tho Uurcnu of Animal imliui,. i.
can be profitably
commercial fertiliser In
inndA Info
n,lh nrnpumlM
the snmo nftnv oxnomiuuren
ItHnl! IIiihIn.
. i. . - - illllllHirv In
qua i Rent Tor c.nnilnatlon from tha
National Zoological l'ai-K tj,.
1.H7.00 birds wore roi-olvrS .. r?. r.,M0
from two of the principal uZ
utfniriiMim' nn undesirable visitor in ...... ... .,,. .. 1- ,i,.if.ir. t-
on.; house. However, as one of the J ,tl . nw Tulle- I1,y Vtlt 2- ry? L? Stuff jB" SniVT
Deimr.ment ot Agriculture's entomo- tl
oglst says In a recent Farmers' Uul- Jn J1 ,clUuw ;Btmtd -utllkmtlon u'h.Iom.i,, "'"i- nro entered at tho port o l wni.
lullu i.Vo. 027). ilenllnK with thtc In- ? 1""" .."""TI .,, .Pifi r I.e.?.-..V" 52s"S8 vlllo, Tex. Under tins, i 'DJ
" III 1IIK I' 1PIL tt UVIC Vk HIV llHllv ULIV I HIIIVB .wv.w-
opt. "lt iiiifHiinv nnnenrance is
linnllv cnlculatod to liiiplro confl
Coast." The rendering of fish waste
BtnilCOH all ntllHtnnilliiv m.,.,,,1... ..!
llnllv T.rnfilM 72.G0 lionil Pfllli.nltn.l n...l ...-.I .. ua.T"
inrmy caic ma o i .o in '' ' require more specialised apparatus ,.rit tor so "dayoperation s.no.oo t,0, epC ,,C'(I" n ''" L""I)0rla'
donee, and It will unque. lonably bite k , b (h Who vory gr(,at liccri,cy cannot. u Qunl Kso i lii1.iv ? ' ,.
in self-defense, although very few 1 "V.L .. .i.. .i.i i, be claimed for theso estimates, us ,V"V..' ." .".V, u..I"K,,ly "tedious
cmoa of Its having bitten any human
amount of fish waste that could be
they aro based
It does not trtllhwd would keep the plant busy for Iimlornj8 other
on1 ox,,erIenco vvlth ' ''''' native quail
than kelp, It Is bo- """i 1,Jett' .was '.,8C0V-
nr. nnimixlnmtnlv CrCil. ln d nl WIS traced to a
Itiliiu tit a rtti tornri1
UUJUHi til C Ull .vi .t
. " . ... . i - n Atiorr a cann iuhl dub laciuri linvi 4tmt turn
,J6S ho, centipede la a Southern & a plant ful.y equipped for the SS S S"!!.1 "KSr 'rSTSiS
itt'sfflttiwas siSea SPKErS .- & w pisa
and tudlgned for the collection ""l,l ':,:, This year n limited number of
1 of cannerr waste can be applied to ""v "'. "".b." .'. "...f. ..'." ... .V" blrdH linvo been Dermltiml in rnt.
MlaalMlppl. lh. h.rvtlne of Velu. The unload- "ouuecu. " ",fi i nt UrowiiBvlllii milil..r. m .,;.; ..
ne and al- r :,.v,tor..tor.ea Thin., and con- propoMii inuuiiry uio ninrKci on mo Ilin,llinlllni. ., m?K ,,, ' " " "'"
hvlK Vevori Within the Plant are entirely c" ""V1" 'i"8 ?. V ! .5 I of tho HloIoKlcal 3 rvev ami "i ."
an inch long .,r...i.l.l. m rhonn.! koln. Sine tho r lu vi, u ini uiu uWi uib . - .,.,., ,,,.,- a i i.i7J.
Thcuame Wp ,g -. . be rook or nreed. Tat" l.. t io Aimnuc BWiuonni coum ,..,.... wnrn ,,,, ".-"'- ,' -
a. It doe. the conveyors should bo arranged ;? o, lu "B0 wtr oxninlncrt nt UrSwif.
- miiu u .wi niiMtv;ii ti. iiiin lii'iiui Liuuni.
unnlted.
anout dv years ago, u is mm wit
common In those states and extend
westward woll beyond the
It U a vory delicate creatt
most Impossible to catch,
worm-llko body nbotit
of a Kinylsh yellow color.
"centipede" Is misleading,
not norisess a hundred l"
inma than 30, although the speed at tne malerHi directly from storage bin
winch It travels across me noor .iocs , drler- And the llrl(r ot whatever, T,e Use of Bacilli no
not givo tho ordinary observer suffl- torm prob(lblj. W01lld b'0 found nult0 Ine uso uac "" "8
riant t lino to count them. Its head iUU(,0ie for drying kelp. "Starters" for Cheese
In armed with a pair of very Ion,
blondor "foolers.
Doubling Hunt's Activity.
'HE use of cultures of bacillus bill-
hut not until January S were tho tint
undoubted cases of disease detected.
Oatuo commlssioncrx nnd snorts-
moil who nro Interested In tho Intro
duction of quail or who may li.ivo
-rim bulletin n,iviM th mine- Assuming ine canniiiK season, ror enritus in mo niiiiiuiuuuiru 01 ' ""u "" " ""v.wiih im
koopcr who feols that tho centipede example, In the I'uget Sound region Swiss chooso is HuggOHtod In n now u""""n",1t V""16", 'V. "i. iu .
Z.tJ&'JLW. ,0 rmtt ,h0 '.nonthB of.J,,.,y b"1,:,,".f l". "Il0dStt03 Doimrt- STtl l.n7lod0fron,,0dilScaso of
ttnii i)i.uiii.i iv. ... "..... nm, ,Ui5Hgt, Ule eqilipmoill 01 llie mum. oi H'iviiiiun.-, .u. no, tun nllv tc.1(i .h u monaiiro of nrcoau.
!.TL1;rl,lCw?,0Zv7,deU: reildwlu'5 st" ca "PP" to ' of naelllu. IJulgarlcus In Starlora ,,,,n any birds no J In , cViulvlty ahould
.r; "n. . .,.V;.-iin u u, ivn tDe treatment of kelp during the for .MaKing hwisa i
avid i nu 'nriva"w" '' u---"
or Einmcntal ho kopt tinder cIoeo observation for a
that all moist places should be kept months of September. October and Cheese," as a means or overcoming period of at least 10 daHand In caio
free from any objects, such as flower probably November, thus more than '"any of tho dlfflcultlea experienced nny of them dlo tho i bodies should bo
pots, mops or dirty rags behind which doubling the activity of the plant. b- American makers. Tho art of forwnrdod to tho llureati of Animal
ho nsect may conceal Itself. The capacity of the drier for ho Swlchec making highly do- IuiliiHtry of tho Department of Agrl-
It Is vory questionable whether tho plant should be iri actual Practice ve,,0,,.,,J, l,,lt,few,of !'10 "frlyliiB culturo for examination.
centipede would ever, unprovoked, nt- !.bo ., r,o ,on . ,i,r .inv Jhi, u scientific principles have yet been '
tack any human being or other large " u 'alsnt o'n.Hr.nn.'nn?! discovered and tho difficulties In thin Bottling Pasteurized
. . .... i m . .... . ...i.i. i. n - - r ir ir , i u v in iini-ii nil iiniiii iiiniiiir.iniii hxhi a
Kn lin ..t Iml . ..(!.. 1 .. ... i ..
II I.,l...lin..i.a .. .1. .!.. .!. .""' --. .x J v. .
bare hand or foot or Is caught be- ,'., " 1" ' ," 'XX'" l" ".?,", hellevo that a really hlgh-grado
--""--"- -.. .., '. w ftAwllSW VI
animal, still It It Is pressed with the i,
Milk While Still Hot
VtUMpWiUffADO I.. I.., II.. II a.I
twoen sheets In beds It will probably ,.,. Wasla nvallali o la not BTiffiPinnt !:"eeso 0I tl118 tJ'PP enn Do produced lV, , V . . ,.
bite, and a few cases on record, show , keA tl e ! ant unilL , ,n on,y ll ew Io(,'l08- Aa n mnttor f Smten Dopartment of Agrlculturo
thnt severe awolllng and pain may re- lnS kiln mo SSrvSiind n ot fac,( tUo vonBo quality of tho hnvo found that tho process of hot-
suit, for the Insect belongs to a poi- ,," ? " 7 SlVr, i!' ,fn American product has not been ho tllug pasteurized milk whllo Rill! hot
Miioui group of centipedes. Tha t 0 folhSK SISm Zlm ,,,Bh nH thnt r tho Kuropenn. With hnn sovoral advantages which mako It
wound can hardly be rallrd dHtiger- t0 '",.'';! '"", ,?"" ' , n,n rn.t n,? th" t,ia of tho bacillus hulgarictis, ficom probuhlo that this method would
nus. however, and nromnt dressing ...,.". ."""'"...., ."? .?sl nnu however, tlicro Is reason to bollovo prove both economical and efficacious
nil urvMiiiK Mri. . i, nv..a,.i .... .i.T. ..... ii"or, incio it
with ammonia Is recommended to al- .i....,.,., n,,arnTr. A ., , V.i. c'iL thnt somo of tho unfuvorablo condl
i.o ,i,' i.n. n ;.. mV.' "r. ."';: " ?' io romodicd.
leviate too uisagrcenmo ayni.iom. tll0 ,,,.,.. ,,. .,.. nf-rn ;:
Tha rnntlnbfln la In nntt rPll.Ot IIItA ... ... ' ....rf w wv .w.n
tin i ni.tu i. in uid .j.Tvw ... nf .... j. ,. .,.., n. Ml ,. .
ti spider In that It springs after its .. n,,,!,,,, '. ,,. ', f.nrf ,,.; neon caused by tho presenco of micro- Journnl of In
proy and Is very rapacious, iralneii ... Moa ,.., .,.,'., "'""' ,i. r." .- organisms which genernto abnormal nuthors doelaro
observers have noticed that In cap- ... rft ,,'.''.,,:,.. .',' .'""", gas and produco what Is known no mills In bnctorlal
tilling such a pest as a cockroach, tho COo V,iY T !.i i i lnl,i ;S:,m "nlRalor" or "prosslor" chcose, ln ns, or oven gr
..... .....-....':. which mo normal lormntion or tno ization in unities.
..M.4 IIIUUIIUUU IlL UU ....no In ..MA..A....l
. I'JUJ Ut lllUtUIIIUII.
when practiced on n commercial sale.
In ni nrtlulo nrintod bv pormlsslon
Illthorto tho mnlii troubloa hnvo of tho Secretary of Agrlculturo In tho
fectlous Diseases, tno
that this method re-
reductions ns great
eater than, by pastour-
closing and caging It with Its many
bo harvested
cents per ton
nn amount
Itccent oxpori-
tliofio micro
Tho lirlnoliml advnntngo of tho lat-
ther method for tho ordlnnry systoms
oat oxtont In commercial uso Is tho Impossibility
logs after which It devours Its victim. ,,VfrInI iirobklilv woiilS rem m l"'tH hnvo shown that th
In tho act of devouring a moth It has "r ".L1-.?' 0lll?..rf.5"l " organisms can bo to a ki
boon obsorvod to keep its nuiuuroui 100 tons caiactv each. nd to tnw "PPro"cd by tho uso of BturtorH, n of mill; becoming contaminated again
long legs vibrating with Incredible ' ,,pnrffl"?nPta , Vi? t!?J. Praotlco which ta now common In but- whllo bolng bottled. Tlicro is also
swmnesB, giving ine nppoaranco ni r, , :-"-; : - " '" tor making.
n nnzy spot surrounuing tno nutter-
I ng moth.
Homo snvlui: of milk, because there
Knr IIiIh linrnnsn Mm Imnllli.o l,i.l la nn liLiu from ni'tinnrnllnii. On thfl
llllOl' Cost. KarlcilS irrotltl of lniclnrln nnnnnra In nllirr linml. wlum milk l liasteiirlZCd
During tho season when cannery hnvo tho most doslrablu nunllflwi- In bnttlos. it Is customnry to cool tho
Pff.-iiv Irnriirtfln U waste Is being collected, the lubor re- tlouH. Moreover, theso bacteria nro bottles by placing thoin In cold water.
mreeiivc inscciiciac t quired would bo on wagos, whether onB"' obtained nnd cheoscmnkorH This necessitates tho uso of abso-
Made Jrom Quassun actually omployod or not. Under such w,'o aro willing to report on tho sue- lutoly wntor-tlght caps, otherwlso
ATTKNTION Is culled In a recent clrcumstnnces tho lnbor cost need not ... ol , r. worK ,cn" 0I,tam a 1,m' 8H,1 or Ul C0IU wai..V I8 ... ' -5
bulletin (No. 105) of the United ta M11, L w 17. ' ted. B"PP'- m tho Dopartment ot find Its way into tho milk bottles, and
uc may rcaim
Ucrproof caps
hut caro is
nntnnlli' are
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believe, says this bulletin, that nuas- Y.0""1 ".ftV0.t0 D borno by tho kelp. ture3 or starters tho faults eommonlv watornroof. and moreover, bottles
slln can bo choaply nroparml and nos- ',..;. ",.,,im,.J ima C08t would bo found ln milk dollvered to Swiss- with chinned or otherwlso damaged
- (litiii'ii ii iiriii imrnnni' miQinfiriinrr imf .!.,. . i i . .. .... - . ... .i hniif
f ; "K10"1 "f..,r.!C!.,U"r ! !'0"80 ' n"? tl10 !JP 1 cut- AESrn.ents cbnducted by tho in- rnlnrnMII. W
,7, n n.n i u.iwV.i UI l,oc""er vostigatora In u commorclnl factory nro not only oxponslvo,
tact nsect c do. Tlioru In renson to seahon, howovor. tho cost ot labor u mwmi iimi i.v .i, ..OA .. . ............. ... .i. m...
hiuiy sold at a lower price than some it icurcoiv wbuiii l iTmW inn. n .. i ,uclor,os ean , uo Hnrlng tops cannot no useu, no inniiw -"
of tho materials now used In com- day About n ni ntti n. I "n bo. ,0,votrco,no " RnoA chceso nearly perfect tho cap may be.
...nr,.i..i i,,uH..M.; -ii . . Atiout ono-lmlf of this ostlmntcd mado at that season. Moreover It Is Laboratory oxperlmonts conducted
m mam m w wm - - sss
naiiii .i. i i ....... ; .. ,l -1" IUb'. "". iy"hi ii is eaumRteu, Maulni: cheeso iwlrn n iinv nniia fm. nni niAii i.v n hinst of cold flir
I'irspviiiiitr imib lit rt iiiuru iiiiiiiiii piitnriin wnniii nnc
51 nnt li.. .. fP -.. i " - . ------ " "rf . aw .wws i -.--- -- !.
..iiniin i....t.i ..- i" " "..;""" :: "r" .v'wl "v lu " v tune iinurB ror tiin rnf.inrv limwia nn.i Anmw.t.itf.nUi nmi wii very saiw
' QuaMl n sl olacUv" ZBTi os I, n?e ' as V sa k si u dVoVn m8 PW disadvantages. It'waa nZ facto y'bactelni 'reductions. The
quassia wood, which i Is fo i In co 100 nounds- the ba wnni,i ZV w.1".'1 thnt c,.l."oso C0,ll(I bo inQ in nlr-coollng process requires a some-
sldorable quantities lJ a male", sometld g less than 10 cen s eSd. a nornnV a? "i Su,'0'--, About what longer tlmo than coollnK by
quassia chips hnvo boon omployed for IncludlnK stiinc ' 1 P c?,nt of 8,nrtor KftV0 ho heat water, but ln tho lnboratory it wol
imiiiy years In tho pro, aVatio of Tho rlnc l ml owonaoa of onnrntm.. Mlt& U' T,mt Wins, however, found that thoroughly l'a9'0U.r,lz
Mray solutions for the control f may bo Sin Ued aS followL P wllltlU!Con(,l on of U,Q cu,turo " milk, bottled Immediately, could bo
Uio hop aphis. Tho percentage ilwvaVu k soo ton fat "o cents J250OO n"i0d,in, r,nn lo.u " r0Knrtl t0 ,s cooled slowly without Increasing the
quHMlln In these chips varies Some- "", Vni Id?y nt l"?'?. soioo LlJ1,,mllar Plnts ls Published In the bncterlal content. Whether or not
what, hut It has been stated to bo 75 g??S JJjRk r'iV'V-V--, ,00-00 bullolIn' tho experience of tho laboratory will
l'r cent by one author, if this Is W ut Ho to'S " "in sooo ti, . ', , . ... ' ho found true ln commercial practice.
orreet. the bulletin says. It would -,. H.-.-ooo n,0 pa atablllty of silage Is a largo remains to bo seen. Tho Department
'. nr im,y J & pounds of the chins to i,,?ii. .v.;": hbo.oo 'actor in Its favor, along with tho fnct of Agriculture, it Is announced, win
"1S,l"m, Vf.8",a- ,() mnko ni, of ' r,B,,t l Ia!,,er,, C0,,u'rN M .i tV' i?v tho lBoatlve Byaton, in conduct oxperlnionts with a view to
fHtle i Insoctlclde; A pounds, or dou- sraoo e?d t)ldQl' ' tho Wlntor. It does dotoinilnlne this Imnortant point. ,
frii.:..?.u?.,,!'' W0.l,,, ertalnly be Profits. y..,,""0 Ul. ac.tunl 3 Ioll of tho Before tho milk Is poured law
...........,, ml nil ;, IIOUIUIS Of Tho
!!!ro SP A coats uMSund nrcUuc.
. ... L ; .""' . 0,al "Wt of ma- On has
u.....i iwi tuu caiinnu .If ui..... ....... tons
24 cents. " """' w On basis
SU tons
- - "-'Tt...... - Ml viinin irriD nrn . .ii - . - -,.-... .
up. that this new method possesses.
proroods from the salo ot tho . f,i , .7 ,. l .'J1 "asiiniiatlou of thorn, tho bottles should uo '"""
i may bo oBtlmftteS f?w.? L10... " ,s u ""I" largo per cent for two minutes, tho authors are
l- .rrjt.il ea.o3. .. Th -"iS SS5S Uh,? n,5.tBW- "; to point out. ,
..? Wi.'niV.Vil" , i,' ..;"., "" ""; onven- a i canger oi iniecuiiK i " v.-,,
i aMlfi!l5,.?.a.1.6..ba,e8 ... , v,nnI'rB8.V.'e vort of tho ad- tho bottles, and Is another advantag
"" '- m uu -wen up. thnt tills now method DOSSCsaea.
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