Corvallis gazette., August 06, 1907, Image 4

MARKETING. TRUCK.
Good Potatoes Should Be Smooth, With
Shallow Eyes.
1 Truck growing Is a modern horticul
tural outgrowth due to improved fa
cilities for rapid transportation. Be
fore the advent of extensive steam
navigation and the present great exten
sion of railroads each city and town
depended for its supply of vegetables
. On Its Immediate surrounding country.
Today the most rtis;ant states in the
Union are sending track by boat and
train lead to the gical northern centers
Of population. There i? nothing that
THE 1-3 liAltltliL VEN'EEI: BASKET.
gives the trucker more pride and profit
than to beat his neighbor into the mar
ket with early potatoes. Such potatoes
have to be handled carefully and are
usually shipped in the one-third barrel
veneer basket, shown in the cut, which
1? also used for shipping limas, snap
beans, l eas and cucumbers. Good po
tatoes should be smooth, free from
knobs or second growths and should
have shallow eyes. Varieties should
not be mixed in the same barrel or
package. It hurts their sale to have
long potatoes mixed with round ones.
Maryland Experiment Station.
Nitrogen In the Sugar Beet. .
The results of some German experi
ments show that the presence of nitro
gen In the beet may reduce the quality
Of the juice and be detrimental to the
manufacture of sugar. The quantity
Of Injurious nitrogen found in the root
varied with the kind of seed. The use
Of a single nitrogenous fertilizer,
whether in the form of nitrate or am
monia, increased the quantity of ni
trogen In the beet, but the use of barn
yard manure up to about twenty-seven
tons per acre under conditions of a
normal rainfall produced no Injurious
effect. When a heavy application of
nitrate of soda up to about 1,000 pounds
per acre is made the Injurious effect
may be largely reduced by the addition
Of potash and superphosphate.
Cutworms.
The successful method of fighting the
Cutworm is based on the fact that he
is fond of sweets. The sweet tooth is
as well developed as that of any candy
loving boy.
Into a pint of molasses or any sirup
Stir thoroughly a heaping teaspoonful
of paris green. Mix this with a pailful
of bran or other finely ground feed.
Scatter a little of the mixture in the
hills or along the rows where the
Worms are at work, suggests a writer
In Iowa Homestead.
They will eat it and be killed if you
have been careful to secure good fresh
paris green.
Best Tools the Cheapest.
So much of the work of the garden is
done by hand that a farmer Is inex
cusable who dees not provide himself
with the best tools that are made.
Borne do not appear to realize that as
much i'nt,-ivenient has been made in
tools for garden work as for cultivat
ing ami harvesting farm crops. When
he sees the woeders and cultivators
Operated by horsepower, he will find
that the amount of work necessarily
done by ha ml has been greatly reduced
and is not at all burdensome. Ameri
can Cultivator.
Early Norther Potato.
Few potatoes have done so much for
the farmer as the famous Early Kose,
both in its own self and in Its numer
ous progeny. The smooth, loug, small
eyed potato known as the Early North
er is much like its parent, but is earlier
ALV llOSi: BDLISlJ POTATO.
and even more prolific, according to
America n Agriculturist. Even in poor
seasons it has been known to yield
more i'iau stxtyfold. It seems to be
destined to become a rival of the im
portant eariy sorts.
Horse Talk.
Pon't compel mo to eat more salt
than I want by mixing it with my oats.
I know better than any other animal
how much I need.
Don't think because I go free under
the whip I dou't get tired. You would
move up If under the whip.
Hou"t whip me when I get frightened
along the road or I will expect It next
time and maybe make trouble.--Farm
Journal.
POULTRY WISDOM.
Hints of All Sorts on the Managemfl.
of Feathered Pets.
There is good in every breed. . .... .
Grow a crop of turnips for the ducks.
Count. the chickens that you raise,
not those that you hatch.
Ducks should not be given corn nor
cornmeal during hot weather. '
Let the newly . hatched chicks ran
with the hen as long as possible.
The India runnw is the best laying
variety of the duck family.
Whoever undertakes to raise- late
chickens must expect to fight lice.
Try hard to raise more of the chicks
yon hatch this year than ever before.
Bone fed in some shape is absolutely
necessary if you wish eggs.
Xeatsfoot oil is highly recommended
as a remedy for scaly legs in- fowls.
Apply with a soft brush.
During hot weather it is safer to
fun the incubator in a cool, dry cellar
than it is above ground.
Vegetables are '"best fed in a raw
state. Cut them up In a root or bone
cutter and feed In troughs.
During summer there should be but
two regular feeds for the breeding
stock. Give grass or green stuff at
noon.
Watch the droppings of the poultry.
Much regarding the health of the fowls
can be told from their condition.
Be careful of the half grown chicks.
Many hens wean their young too soon,
and a cold rain is sure death to them
If properly grown and cared for, the
June hatched pullets will come into
profit almost as quickly as May
hatched birds.
A goose egg weighing five ounces
will hatch a gosling that In three
months will weigh from ten to eleven
pounds.
A good sized yard should be fenced
in for the hen with little chicks until
the latter are able to keep up with
their mother.
Plant plenty of beets or mangel wur
zels. There Is nothing that the poul
try like better in the way of green
food.
Eggs that have been kept two or
three weeks produce weak chickens.
Better use fresh laid eggs for hatching.
Put poles in the top of an open shed
for the turkeys. During warm weather
they should never be required to sleep
in a close roost.
This hot, sultry weather be careful
how you feed your little chicks. If
too much feed be thrown about in a
sloppy condition It may sour and cause
trouble in the flock. Farm Journal.
Fattening Fowls For Market.
The illustration herewith is all that
is necessary to indicate to the Intelli
gent reader, how poultry is fattened
for market In Sussex, England, a dis
trict which is said to send more high
class poultry into the London markets
than all other places in England com
bined. The poultry fattening Industry
Is yet in Its infancy in this country,
and many a farmer here can add ap
preciably to the receipts from the sale
of his poultry by putting the birds on
a highly fattening diet in a coop about
two weeks before sending them to
market.
Selecting Eggs For Hatching.
One should be as careful in selecting
eggs for hatching as In selecting par
ent stock. Choose medium to large
eggs, as nearly perfect in shape and
color as possible. Uniformly colored
eggs look much better than a mixed
lot and will usually sell better. Some
select the short, round eggs, believing
these will produce a large percentage
of pullets, but the shape of the eggs
has nothing to do with the sex of the
chick. Continuous selection of the
roundest eggs will gradually produce a
strain of hens that will lay round eggs
of imperfect shape.
Barley and Rye For Fowls.
Barley and rye, are both excellent
foods and will prove a satisfactory ad
dition to a ration where the fowls will
eat the grains readily. Some flocks
seem prejudiced against barley and do
not eat it readily, while others will re
fuse rye unless starved to it. Rye is
eaten much more readily when fed In
the bundle. When the fowls caa
scratch it out of the fresh straw them
selves they seem to enjoy it
Cull Out the Poor Birds.
Cull out all undesirable stock birds.
If trap nests are used during the fail,
winter and spring it will be found that
in each flock there are several indi
vidual hens that do not quite come up
to the standard set either they are
poor layers or they lay eggs of an un
desirable size or the color of their eggs
is not uniform. Such birds should
now be taken out of the pens and
marketed as roasters.
Ventilate the Coops.
The coops for summer chicks should
be well ventilated and the chicks' par
asitic enemies kept in the background.
There is a time between the disappear
ance of the downy coat and growth of
the first feathers when the chicks need
protection from the hot sun that fairly
b'.Lters their little bare bodies.
It Cannot Be Done.
Poultry Tribune makes this bullseye
Ehot: "The man who can successfully
keep 500 head of poultry on aa acre of
ground has not yet been born."
AU SABLE CHASM.
Second Only to Niagara Among East
; .. ern Natural Wonders.
A real canyon: in the east, having
on -asr?tmatnre scale much of the
beauty and marvelous carvings of
Arizona's Grand cany oifi is the Au
Sable chasm. A product of precise
ly the same operation t of nature
which has produced the western
mantel, it gives - to the easterner a
splendid idea of what erosion
through solid rock can do. Who
ever has not visited this wonderful
chasm" through which the An ,Sable
river has cut its-sray from its source
'n the Adirondack "mountains to
beautiful Lake Champlain has yet
to enjoy a marvel of nature second
Stilj to Niagara among eastern-wonders.-
From Port Kent, near by, one
may wander north or south, rinding
in either direction fascinating spots.
Lake Champlain, the largest lake in
the United States east of the great
lakes, is superbly beautiful, with a
restf ulness which brings relief to
overwrought nerves and tired brains.
The broad expanse of the lower por
tion, guarded on the far side by the
blue line of the Green mountains,
and the narrower portion of the up
per end, where the Vermont inter
vales on the one side and the rocky
foothills of the Adirondack on the
New York side, form a vivid con
trast and afford a variation in scen
ery such as few lakes may offer.
All of this country possesses his
torical interest for those who de
light in tracing the progress of their
country's development. At Crown
Point, where the lake narrows al
most to the semblance of a river,
are the ruins of the old Crown Point
fortifications, with Fort Frederick's
ruins on Chimney Point directly op
posite. Here it was sought to stop
the invading French and Indians in
their sallies upon the New England
and New York settlements. ' But a
little way off is famous Ticondero
ga, now little more than broken em
bankments and crumbling stone.
Good Housekeeping.
Fishes on Land. -
Among fishes that are able to live
a considerable time out of water and
that habitually invade the land is i
the "climbing perch," which can re-
mam lor days out of water and
which is even said to climb palm
trees, whence its name. The "hopr
ping goby," which leaves the sea to
skip along the shore in chase of in
sects and sand haunting mollusks,
has an elbow joint in its fore fin
which thus serves for a leg. Its gill .
cavity is enlarged so that it can con
tain considerable air. It is believed,
however, that respiration is aided :
by the thin skin of the tail fin. 1 In
the climbing perch the gill cavity
contains a special organ, which ,
Land crabs possess an analogous or
gan in their gill cavities.
Toleration.
If the peculiarities of our feelings
and faculties be the effect of variety
of excitement through a -diversity
of organization it should tend to
produce in us mutual forbearance
and toleration. We should perceive
how nearly impossible it is that per
sons should feel and think exactly
alike upon any subject. We should
not arrogantly pride ourselves upon
our virtues and knowledge nor con
demn the errors and weakness of
others, since thev mav derjend UDon
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causes which we can neither pro
duce nor easily counteract. No one,
judging from his own feelings and
powers, can be aware of the kind or
degree of temptation or terror or
the seeming incapacity to resist
them which may induce others to
deviate. Abemethy.
Smoked In Church.
Although the present universal
habit of smoking is of comparative
ly recent date, the use of tobacco
was carried to a great excess when
it was first introduced. Our ances
tors smoked even in church. All
such offenders were solemnly ex
communicated by Urban VIII. in
1624 and again by Innocent XII. m
1690, when the nractice seems to
have extended to Rome itself. There
was William Breedon, too, vicar of
Thornton, "a profound divine and
absolutely the most polite person
for nativities in that age," of whom
the astrologer Lilly says that "when
he had no tobacco he would cut the
bell ropes and smoke them." Lon
don Chronicle.
For Talkative Women.
In the vestry of the church at
Walton is preserved a beautiful in
strument an instrument as useful
as it is beautiful made in 1633.
It is called a scold's bit, a bridle,
and is intended as a gag for a lad'
of many words. It is inscribed with
this couplet:
Chester to Walton presents a bridle
To curb women's tongues that talk too idle.
This charming instrument was
presented to the church by a gentle
man who lost an estate through the
loquacity of a woman. "In Thames
land," by Henry Wellington 7ack.
HIGH QUALITY BJTTER.
Some Hints For tf Buttermaker by an
c Ohio Dai.-ywoman. - i
One may delay the- doing of many
things without , loss, but to put oft
churning when the cream is ripe is not
In the list, writes an Ohio dalrywoman
In Amerlchn -Agriculturist. The mis
take must not be made of thinking
that butter is- made by churning. It la
being made from the time, the milk is
drawn until it -is churned. No amount
Of doctoring will cure a poor quality of
butter. It is" of the utmost importance
that the churn be scrupulously clean
and sweet smelling before using. In
order to have it so it must be washed
Immediately after using, scalded and
set where it will be thoroughly aired
and. dried. Rinsing in limewater oc
casionally is of benefit and will re
move the musty odors which sometimes
linger around churns. The putting of
cold water .into the churn after cleans
ing, a3 practiced by some dairymen, is
not to be recommended, as a very un
pleasant odor will be developed in a
day or two, especially if the weather is
warm.
After scalding the churn preparatory
to using it must be rinsed in .cold wa
ter or else a woody smell will be im
parted to the cream. All wooden uten
sils used in dairy work should be wash
ed in tepid water first and afterward
scalded, rinsed and dried. . The dish
cloth must never bo used in dairy
work. If a cloth is ever necessary it
must be for that one use. Wooden
ware can be cleansed more rapidly,
neatly and satisfactorily with the aid
of a brush. Either rice straw or a bristle"
brush, should be kept for this purpose
alone. .
We prefer to salt butter after it is
removed from the churn rather than
brine salt it. We salt at the rate of
one and one-half ounces salt per pound
and think it adds to the keeping quali
ties of the butter better than the ounce
to the pound method. Patrons find no
fault with our butter so prepared. We
work lightly, just enough to incorpo
rate the salt evenly without mashing
and smearing it. We press and touch
it lightly and daintily, shape it or cut
it Into any desired form and pack it
ready for market The sooner it is de
livered the better. ,
The delicate aroma which all well
made butter has is very evanescent,
and when made in rolls or packages
exposure to the air soon dissipates this
delicate flavor. Cold storage does not
help to retain this flavor. Packing In
jars so as to exclude the air is the
only way to retain it. The market
value of butter depends upon Its flavor
more than any other quality. Appear
ance should be given due prominence,
but flavor is paramount
Imperfect Milking.
Cows that are imperfectly milked,
from whatever cause, either careless
ness or Imperfect milking from the
fault of the milker or from the difficult
task by reason of the anatomical con
struction of the udder, are converted
Into worthless animals. The milk that
remains In the ndder from imperfect
milking Is that which is held by the
small pouches or milk vesicles high up
In the bag and will form a curd that
will excite Inflammation and destroy
the secreting function of its mucous
lining or cause the adhesive and com
plete closure of the cavity or pouch.
W. R. Gilbert.
Brushing the Dairy Cow.
The brushing of cows is a great ben
efit to them. However, it is a piece of
work that should be done with a slow
motion, whatever else is hurried; The
cow is a moderate mover in every way.
She has always refused to join in the
hustle and haste of modern life, and if
jostled and hurried it has a bad effect
on her milk.
DAIRY NOTES.
Every year the silo increases in favor
with the dairyman.
The usual amount of salt for butter
is a half ounce tothe pound. How
ever, this varies according to the taste
of the trade.
A little grain while the cows are on
pasture will make the herd profitable.
Never fill the churn much over half
full. If the temperature is right, the
butter will come quickly.
Teach the boys to be gentle with the
cows. Stoning and chasing will not do.
Warm ' cream should not be mixed
with cold cream. Before mixing, cool
the new cream to the same tempera
ture of that in the cream jar.
A good cure for "lost cud" is a half
pail of bran night and morning and a
good pasture all day.
The small yield high fat cows are a
drag on dairying and dairymen.
It is not sufficient that cows have all
the grain they can eat. The stomach
of every animal needs something bulky
upon which to wort
Good judgment, knowledge and skill
are all necessary if you would be a
successful dairyman. All can be at
tained. Before butter is good it must escape
the dangers from musty feed, stag
nant water, foul odors, bacteria in
pans, palls and strainers and overripe
cream.
During warm weather one of the
greatest difficulties is keeping milk
sweet. Nothing should be put In It.
Cleanliness and coolness are the two
presen atives that should be used and
no other.
Let plenty of sunlight into the barns.
Disease germs and harmful bacteria
exist iu dark places. They truly "love
darkness rather than light."
Never use hard soap in washing
dairy utensils. Soft soap should be
used only when it Is impossible to
clean the pans and pails without it
Boiling water is much more satisfactory.
Panned Lambs' Kidneys. -
Fry. thin1 slices of bacon until
' crisp, then take up and put into, the
hot fat left in the pan lambs' kid
neys that have been, soaked in salt
water, then dried, split and rolled
in flour. Cook five minutes, add
couple of tablespoonfuls of' hot wa
ter or stock and season with pep
per, Worcestershire sauce and a ta
blespocnful of mushrooms or toma
to catchup. -
; Kitchen Walls.
If tiles are out of question oil
; paint is the only available wall cov
ering for a kitchen and should be
finished with a coat of enamel.
' The kitchen walls will require
; washing quite as much and almost
j as frequently as the floor. White
i tiles make the finest possible cover
j ing, not only because they show
dirt, but because they can be easily
i cleaned. " .
REV. J. V7H2TCOMS EHOUGHER
Talks on Oregon -Tells Story
With Bark on.
In his sermon Sunday morning
at the First Baptist church, bet
ter known as the White Temple,
Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher,-in
discussing the text, "Peter said,
'I go a fishing', and they said
unto him 'We go with thee" said
in tart: .
"Tom Richardson, Secretary
of the Oregon Development
League," in a recent letter print
ed in the "Oregonian", urges
upon' all gocd citizens to write a
personal letter to their friends in
the East, setting forth the at
tractions of Oregon as a place in
which to live. He suggests that
the ministers make a statement
along this line to their congrega
tions. "I think this is a splendid idea.
The preachers and churches
ought to be interested in this
movement. Like draws like. If
we want substantial citizens
from the East to come to our
state, then the best people out
here should seek to influence
them to come. There is nothing
so influential in this regard as a
personal letter. If we believe
in the future prospects of Ore
gon, let us talk and write about
them. I want to urge upon the
three thousand members of the
White Temple and its congrega
tion to take up this idea. I have
already suggested this thought
in our church calendar. Mem
bers have been requested to send
the calendar to their friends,
invite them to visit Portland and
especially the White Temple.
This has been done. This is one
reasons why so many strangers
are to be found in the congrega
tions at the White Temple every
Sunday. Let us continue this
kind of work. Write a personal
letter to your friends in the East,
Tell them of the almost limitless
wealth our state has in its timber
and mines), wheat and hay, cattle
raising and fruit growing, and
various farm products. Show
them the advantages of our cli
mate, describe to them the beau
ties of our scenery, urge them to
take advantage of the colonist
rate's in effect from September
1st to October 31st from all points
in the East. Get them to visit
Oregon and see for themselves.
I heard the other day of a
young Quaker who wrote back to
his father, telling him ot the
wonderful sizes of the berries
and farm product in this country.
He told him that the bark of the
Sequoia Gigantica tree was 24
inches thick. The old father
wrote to him and said, "my son,
I regret that thee hath fallen in
to the habit of lying, along with
other Westerns. You know the
bark of no tree could be so thick."
The son, upon receipt of this let
ter, went and got a large trunk
of bark 26 inches thick. He ex
pressed it to his father in Pen
nsylvania, C. O. D- It cost the
old man U4.C0 to get it out of
the express office, and when he
looked it over, he sat down and
and wrote: "My son John: Thee
need not prove thy statements
any more- It is too expensive.
We will take thee at thy word."
Let us not be afraid of exag
j state. , Let us tell the truth, and
let us invite in this personal way
jourf friends to come to Oregon.
It will fiillup our state with the
' very best class of people, and
give unto us citizens who love to
'live under Christian influences
and believe in good government.
Funeral Friday,
The funeral of lhe late Joseph
S. Lisle who died of heart i di
sease at the Occidental ' Hotel
Thursday; .morning, occurred at
4 p. m. Friday at Oakville ceme
tery, the services being conducted
by ReVi BelkDap. Many rela
tives ard f i iends were present to
pav a last tribute of Respect.
. Joseph L'sle was born in Pike
county, Illinois, in 1S32, and at
his death was aged 74 years, u
months and 16 day s.
When 15 years of age he came
West with his parents, crossing
the plains by ox team to Oregon.
The family first settled in Linn
county but moved to Benton in "
1894, locating at Bellefountair,
Mr. Lisle was twice married,
his first wife being Miss Jane
Brewer by whom he had four
children, all of whom are living,
as follows: Mrs. Joseph Kirch,
off, Mrs. Oliver Keiler, and Billy
and Dick Lisle.
The second wife who survives
was Miss Lurvina Henderson;
to whom deceased was married
35 years ago. Of the six children
of the secend union five survive.
They are Mrs. James Dowes,
Mrs. Harry Woods, Mrs. George
Mulkey, Elmer and Leonard
Lisle.
The deceased was a citizen of
high standing in the community,
a kind husband and lather, ani
his passing is mourned by many
friends.
About Your Fruit.
The law that makes it neces
sary tor the county fruit inspector
to destroy infected fruit and to.
see that it is not offered tor sale iu
the market, is as follows:
Section 5. It shall be unlaw
ful for any person, firm, or cor
poration to import or sell any in
fected or diseased fruit of any
kind in tbe state of Oregon.
Section 6. Every person who
packs or prepares for shipment to
any point without the state, etc.
etc. any fruit or fruits, either
fresh, cured or dried, that is in
fected with insects, pests, or dis
eases injurious to trees, shrubs,
plants, fruit or vegetables, ia
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 7. Any person, firm,
or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guiity of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not less
than twenty-five, ($25) dollars nor
more than one hundred ($100)
dollars.
The above is taken from the
law as "passed by the legislature
and known as H. B. No. 238.
This law should be observed as it
will surely get some ore in troub
le if they are not careful. Ex.
Buyers Complain.
Wool buyers continue to com
plain that the wool of the Wil
lamette Valley gets coarser. This
is due, if true, to the increasing
predominance of Cotswold blood
in the sheep of this valley and to
a disregard of coarseness of wool
by many of the Cotswold breed
ers. The more prominent Cots
wold breeders of the valley have
brtd so as to avoid excessive
coarseness, but other have paid no-
attention to this, and while the
climatic and food conditions of
the valley give wool a fine luster
they seem to tend to coarseness
of fiber.
The Lincolns are now getting
quite a foothold in the Willamette
Valley, and as their wool is not
as coarse as that ot the Cotswolds,
their growing popularity may in
time have the effect of making the
average valley wool some finer
than it now is. The Rambouil
lets, which are now coming in to
some extent, will of course reduce
greatlv the coarseness ot the wool
in all flocks into which their bleed
enters. The Lotswolds nave
gained their popularity because
tbey have proved so well adapted'
to the climatic conditions of the
valley and are at tLe same time
pretty good mutlon sheep and.
heavy yielders of wool. Agricul
turist
gerating the advantages of our j