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About Forest Grove press. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1909-1914 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1911)
NOVEL BUT TOO ELABORATE SATISFACTORY METHOD OF DISPOSING OF FARM SEWAGE Device for Separating Whites and Yolks of Eggs Invented by an Oregon Man. _ j _ - An Ingenious but rather elaborate egg separator has been invented by O r d i n a r y C e s s p o o l is B e s t a n d C h e a p e s t P l a n — A n y o n e W h o C a n P il e O n e S to n e o n T o p o f A n o t h e r C a n C o n s t r u c t an Oregon man. A concave plate with T a n k , W h i c h S h o u l d he a *u rg e E n o u g h a lip on one side has a yolk-receiving socket and a revolving cup. mounted t o H o l d O n e B a y 's R e fu s e . , on a lever, fits down over this socket. _ is Shows Increased Farm Values'By brlng,ng ,he cup down the eeg 18 iSHINGTON.—The value of farm IlMd per acre In the north central i bas practically doubled In the |te0 years, according to a bulletin I by the census bureau. The to- ue of farm lands and buildings 1 division has increased from less i 110,000.000 in 1900 to more than 10,000 In 1910, while the number tiers has Increased only a frac- |of one per cent. lire than two-thirds of the farmers the section own their own farms, more than half these owners i their land free from mortgage. A I decrease from 1900 Is shown In Inumber of owners, while the ten- farmers have Increased by more i twenty per cent. A significant »of the bulletin Is the Indication i that the older states of the sec ure decreasing in agricultural Im itate, presumably owing to in- tes in urban manufacturing popu- dw Dr. The total amount of land Included in farms In 1910 was reported as 349,- 962.000 acres, as compared with 317.- 349.000 acres In 1900, an Increase of 32.613.000 acres, or ten per ceht This Important increase Is largely due to the extension of agricultural activities into western North and South Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas, and Into north ern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michi gan. These increases offset impor tant decreases in other sections. The Increases in total farm acreage. In the order of their Importance, are: North Dakota, 83 per cent.; South Da kota, 36 per cent.; Nebraska, 29 per cent.; Michigan, 8 per cen t; Wiscon sin, 6 per cent.; Minnesota, 6 per cent.; Kansas, 4 per cent., and Mis souri, 2 per cent. The decreases are: lowa, Indiana and Ohio, each 2 per cent., and Illinois, 1 per cent. There are also Important decreases In- the older sections of the other states. Each of the states on the western border of the division, and those along the Canadian border, show increases in tho number of farms.* These in creases, in the order of their Impor tance, are: North Dakota, 64 percent.; South Dakota, 47 per cent.; Nebraska, 6 per cent.; Wisconsin, 4 per cent.; Kansas and Michigan, each 2 per cent« and Minnesota, 1 per cent Graham Bell Keeps Away Heat UNO the recent heat waves, cost- ling in six days 120 lives In New I city alone. Dr. Alexander Gra- l Bell, the inventor of the tele- stoked up the ice stove, his invention, In his Washington , and felt quite comfortably cool «others were sweltering in an at- iphere from which there appeared |k no prospectB of relief. Doctor i Is not going to patent his ice Now that he has given It a or Bell's Ice stove Is the exact site of the ordinary coal furnace. the latter consumes coal and ktes heat to keep up the tempera- i, the former consumes ice and ra- i cooling waves of air to keep it i the ground floor of Doctor Bell's ihington residence Is what was t a swimming tank. Having been : to hold water, it can safely be traded upon to hold cold air. It is |»eil known fact that cold air is tier than warm air. Everybody has Heed that when a window is opened It room in cold weather the feet feel COUD Alfe c — -XOUlT Revolving Arm Cleans Plate. cracked and the white flows out Into the plate, while the yolk is retained in the socket The cup also has a cleaning arm extending from it and by turning the cup this arm can be made to clean the plate, the contents of which can be poured through the lip Into the cup or other receptacle waiting. Of course the yolk of the egg is not broken in this operation or it would run into the white. As it is, the yolk and shell are removed from the cup of the separator afterward The experienced cook, however, would probably regard such an apparatus as more Interesting than necessary. Salad-Like Dish That Is Attractive the cold first. This is because the and Not at All Difficult admitted cold air has fallen to the to Make. floor. So if cold air was poured into the ordinary room It would flow out To make cucumber cups pare large, under doors and through floor cracks well-shaped cucumbers, cut each in wherever it could find them. four pieces crosswise, and cut a slice In addition to the old swimming off the two ends so that they will tank, which Doctor Bell has fitted up stand cuplike; hollow out the centers, as a study, with easy chair, couch and stand the cups on a few leaves of table and books, the inventor needed lettuce and fill with the tartar sauce, an apparatus for supplying cold air to i arranging the left-over bits of cu the tank This was a simple matter. A cumber at the base. To prepare the sauce set a bowl on large Ice box was constructed and Into this about 200 pounds of Ice are fed some pieces of Ice, and put Into It a twice every week. Air pipes lead Into saltspoonful each of mustard and salt, the Ice box and other pipes convey the with two of sugar, and a pinch of chilled air into the Inventor’s study, cayenne; drop in the yolks of two the flow being regulated by an electric eggs, stir until mixed and begin whisk ing with a wire whisk while you add fan. slowly a gill of olive oil, diluting, for fear It should become too thick, with three teaspoonfuls, gradually, of vin egar. When ready to serve add a tea alry in Its scouting capacity. A light collapsible steel mast, not much larger spoonful each of chepped capers, pick than a fishing rod, served to support les, parsley, olives and shallots, and the antennae necessary to establish a few drops of Tarragon vinegar. Those who go In for changes may like communication. The real purpose of the recent great this better than the ever-dellcious assemblage of troops in Texas, aside plain French dressing, for tablespoon from International considerations, was fuls of olive oil beaten with peppsr the creation of one tremendous mili and salt, and then, still beating, a tary unit, and that was successfully ac tablespoonful of vinegar, drop by drop, complished for the first time since the on thinly sliced cucumber. Civil war, in the opinion of Major Gen eral Carter Five times the cost of this operation would not measure the value to the country of the experiment, declared General Carter. It was the first oppor tunity that the modern army had to get together all branches of the serv ice— the Infantry, the cavalry, the artil lery, the transportation and subsist ence departments—and to make a thorough test of what had been purely theoretical estimates of the proper bal ance between them. terior Departm ent Issues W arning OMPLAINTS have been received ffrom settlers on reclamation pro- i that by reason of the misrepre- itions of land agents they have i induced to purchase lands which l afterward found to be without ! rights to water from the govern *t canals. The secretary of the ln- _for issued a warning which, while Jtefers particularly to the Rio Grande Ject In New Mexico and Texas, is Ally applicable to other projects Gaining large areas of private lands, "ill persons are warned against ac ting any statements concerning 1 Project without Inquiry from the era of the reclamation service. Ex- , ence has shown that some warning [W . kind is necessary because mls- Ung statements have been Issued ding the project and the condi- ■ —i existing upon It. I "in particular, attention Is directed P * requirements of the reclamation regarding residence and cultlva *• The ¿ c t prescribes that no right use of water for land In private ship shatl be sold for a tract ax- 11(0 acres to any one land own above the freetlng point This jya- tem Is not an experiment; it has been successfully used for many years. Provide a load of field stone, not too large, a load ot gravel, not too coarse, five sacks ot cement and a box the right length for the family, three feet wide and three feet long, with no bottom, and tile according to the distance away from the house. Dig a pit at least four feet deep, four feet tour Inches wide and 16 Inches longer than the box. The depth should vary according to length of fall be tween the house and the disposal field, where the loose-Joluted pipe la to be located. Mix half a bushel of cement with three bushels of graveL Be sure there are no streaks In It when mixed, then add enough water to make a rather thin paste. Mix thoroughly again, and, after placing a layer ot stone In the bottom of the pit, throw In the concrete and level off. Let stand until the next morning and place the box an equal distance from each bank of the pit Cut holes In each end of box for inlet and outlet pipes, and place these pipes In position. Put In a layer ot stone around the outside of the box, and then a layer of mixed concrete, mixed as before ouurr two 4 'T U .C • r iÜ L NOT B V M ■ ’ « ' T O T h CFOOT A f T t K RCACMM« W SPCJAt A S M «' x j ' x r CUCUMBER CUPS ARE GOOD WD fireless Telegraph for the Cavalry |HE military value of the cavalry branch has been enormously In- wed by the adoption of wireless graphy, for the first time In this mtry thoroughly tried out in the maneuvers. ■The signal corps had devised an ex fflely light and portable wireless ap- os, easily carried on the back of ,-se and capable of being put into »tlon from any point In the field Jin a few minutes. It was found Jt the messages could be readily re- bid when the cavalry detachment k anywhere within twenty-five miles [a receiving station, a fact which I greatly to the value of the cav- Many have been deterred from hav ing bathrooms, etc., because of lack of a way to dispose of the sewage. A few have water systems Insulted, and the waste has been run Into streams or old-fashioned cesspools, which are dangerous things unless very far re moved from the water supply. A proper cesspool Is the best and cheap est method of disposing of the sewage from the farm home. Do not be scared out because some scientific fellow has called what you want an anaerobic tank or a septic tank. It Is really nothing mut a plain, ordinary cesspool that does not "cess," writes Dr. E. M. Santee'of New York In the New England Homestead. Anyone who Is able to pile one stone above another can make one. It Is a tank made tight, so the liquids are held un til the fecal matter Is converted Into liquids or gases by the growth of bacteria that all fecal matter contains. It should be large enough to hold all of the sewage that accumulates In a day from the home. It should be made longer than wide. One should never be made less than six feet long by three feet deep and three feet wide. This Is large enough for a fam ily of six grown people. Add one foot to the length for each additional er, and that no such sale shall be made to any land owner unless he be an ao- tual bona-fide resident on such land or | occupant thereof, residing In the [ neighborhood of said land. "It also Is required that the land owner shall reclaim at least one-half of the total irrigable area of his land for agricultural purposes before any right to the use of water shall perma nently attach. "It Is not known how many years trill be required for the construction of the storage dam, nor Is It safe to make predictions as to when water will be available In view of the many uncer tainties existing. Warning also la given that the amount of available wa ter power has been grossly exaggerat ed lg many current discussions * Lemon Pie. Line pie plate with crust and bake. Make crust with two cups of flour and one-half cup of lard, a little water and teaspoon salL Take double boiler and put In a cup of sugar with two rounding tablespoons flour. Mix well. Grate the rind of one lemon; add the Juice and yolks of three eggs, with salt. Stir all together and add a cup of boiling water. Cook until thick. Beat the whites of the three eggs, add sugar and spread over the filling and brown in the oven. Well Arranged Cesspool fo r Sewage—Cross Section. person. The secret of success lies In the way that the sewage goes In and how the clear water comes out. The top of the tank should be below the level of the point where the sewer pipe leaves the cellar. As the Inlet pipe enters one end of the tank, It should have an elbow that turns down to within 18 Inches of the bottom. This pipe should be four Inches In diameter and have tight Joints. The fall In It should be not less than one- fourth Inch to the foot The outlet pipe should dip down, so that the Inner end Is 12 Inches below the top of the tank, and the outer end should be only about one Inch below the top of the tank. This tank may be located anywhere outside of the cellar wall where the fall may be had. The water from it has to be run Into a loose-jointed pipe about eight feet long for each person In the family, unless tbe soil be heavy clay, when the length should be doubled. It should be laid in a ditch 12 Inches deep. This pipe should at least be three Inches In diameter, and larger Is better; It should have a fall of about 1-32 of an Inch to the foot, and may be located anywhere the soil Is loose. A vegetable garden or a lawn Is Ideal for It. It should be connect ed with the overflow pipe by tlght- jolnted sewer pipe that has a fall of not less than 1-16 Inch to the foot The tank, when finished, should be tightly covered, without ventilation When It Is working right there will be a green scum on the surface of the liquids. It does not freeze In winter because heat Is generated In the de composition, and the water that Is constantly being emptied Into It Is far Alternate stone and concrete until the top of the box Is reached, tbe last layer being concrete, so that it may be choked off level with the top of the box. Put the stone back from the box and use Bpade or shingle as in the spring, so that the inside may fee smooth. The top may be covered with plank or a concrete slab. The latter costs no more and Is permanent. To make this slab make a box the size of the outside of tbe tank and four inches deep. Put in about one inch In depth of concrete, made as before; lay In old pipe or old Iron of any kind about eight Inchep apart and extend ing nearly across the box; then fill up with concrete and stroke off level with the edge of the box. After the concrete Is thoroughly dry remove the box from the pit, wet the Inside walls and floor, mix some clear cement and water to the consistency of batter, and. with a trowel, smooth up tbe Inside with this mortar; then take an old whitewash brush and put on a wash made of clear cement and water about like thin cream. This will make the Inside smooth and wa ter-tight. Place the cover on, cover It up, connect to the bouse plumbing and the loose Jointed pipe In tbe 12- Inch ditch to the overflow pipe; cover all and allow the sewage rrom all parts of tbe home to flow In. Do not add disinfectants; they will stop the nrtlon that Is so necessary to success. This tank will not have to be cleaned, as all solid matter Is de stroyed except the mineral portion, which Is so small In farm sewage that it would not amount to one-half Inch In depth In a year. POTATOES WIN FIRST PRIZE Broiled Eggplant Remove the skin from a raw egg plant cut It in slices a quarter of an Inch thick. Lay them on a greased broiler, cook until done. Turn fre quently to keep from burning. The same result may be achieved by lay ing the slices on a hot griddle such as you use for pancakes, greasing with ! a bit of suet Draw griddle to back 1 of stove where tha sTgplant will cook through slowly without burining. Serve on toast slightly moistened with hot water. Melting Potatoes. Wash, peel and boll In salted water' about eight potatoes. When done drain and dry over the fire for a mo ment Take each potato and press It firmly In a cloth so as to give It a round shape Place In a buttered baking dlah, pour over half a pint of stock, put a piece of butter on each potato, season with salt and pepper All New England appreciates good That Is tbe name of tbe variety, end and bake In the oven until the pota Here are some Good Times they attracted constdermble attention toes have absorbed all the stock. Po times when displayed at tbe Vermont slat« ut oes cooked In this way melt la the potatoes, grown by Joseph D. end Rese O. Wood of Windsor county, VL fair, where they won first pris«. mouth, hence the name ;i