MEATS IN GERMANY
Almost a Famine. — Improved Methods off
Slaughtering.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL
From time to time the United States way* Is very complete. Ample clean
Department of Commerce and Labor ing facilities are constantly employed
has received reports from Its various and these in conjunction with power-
consuls In Germany giving accounts ful ventilating fans keep the estab-
of a meat famine in the Faderland.
The scarcity of cattle in Germany is Usbment clean and odorless.
Every animal that enters the Berlin
probably due primarily to the strict
laws of that country forbidding Impor abattoir is Inspected to see whether
It
is fit to kill. After animals are put
tation of live stock from countries in
which certain animal diseases are to death those whose flesh Is consld
known to exist The elaborate and ered absolutely dangerous are de
complicated system of Inspections and stroyed. Owing to the prevalence of
prohibitions imposed upon‘the impor poverty the German authorities are un
tation of meats and domestic animals willing to waste anything that can be
by the new meat Inspection law of saved. Animals killed are divided into
Germany, which went Into effect a few four cl
The first class consists
months ago, had the effect of Increas of meat which Is thoroughly sound;
ing the prices of pork, beef, veal and this Is allowed to go to general mar
mutton by diminishing the available kets. The second class consists of
supply On account of a few cases of animals having some small local dis
Texas fever which existed among the ease which ±oes not taint the bulk of
cattle coming from tho southern and the meat. The affected parts only are
Western part of the United States, live destroyed and the rest Is sold directly
stock from this country are excluded; to poor consumers in quantities not
similarly because cases of foot and exceeding six pounds. The third el-ss
mouth disease were known to exist in Is that which is of a quality so dis
Russia, Denmark and Sweden, cattle eased that It cannot be safely sold In
from those countries are likewise de a raw state. However. It may be eaten
nied admission.
without detrimental results If thor.
Soon after the new Inspection law oughly sterilized. It Is accordingly sub
was put Into effect the Imports of live jected to a temperature of from 220 to
stock and meat supplies greatly de 230 degrees in a steam boiler and then
creased until the situation In Germany sold to the poor, like the rest. The
was extremely grave. Prices asked for fourth class animals are those which
dressed meat went ruilte beyond the are so diseased
_____ ___
as __ to merit total de-
reach of many working people in thejstructlon. While it mayappear loath-
Scene in American
Slaughter House.
How they
do it
in Germany.
A Brooder for a Dollar.
The Department of Agriculture has
recently published a method ot cod -
structlng a chicken brooder, tho total
cost of which might come well within
*1 00 Such a brooder has been given
careful trial by the Connecticut exPer1'
ment station, and has given excellent
results when used in a shed or colony
house. The lower section of the brood
er which contains the lamp to' heating
is»a box 3 ft square made ot 10 Inch
boards and covered with tin or gal
vanized iron. About this cover, around
the edges of the lamp box, one Inch
strips are nailed. Two one Inch holes
are bored through these strips on each
side of the box for the purpose of ven
tilation. A floor of matched boards is
laid on the strips. A hole 8 Inches In
diameter Is cut In the center of this
floor and over it is turned an old tin
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injurious In the orchard pasturing, the
orchard with neither sheep or hogs re
sulted in better yields than those not
pastured.
The fertilized orchards
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yield an average increase of 65 bush
els per acre over those to which no
fertilizer had been applied. Data was
collected of the value of spraying ap
ples and it was shown that while 8,430
bushels of sprayed apples brought an
average of *2.02 per bushel, 6,365 bush
els of unsprayed apples brought but
*1.80 per bushel.
The effect of distance between trees
planted before 1880 was studied In its
relation to yield. Taking figures from
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an average of four years it was found
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that trees planted 30 by 30 feet apart
matins your home more cosy and inviting, it require, almost M hide attention
yield 186 bushels per acre; trees 31 by
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10
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plains bow this new principle applied to hn*J|
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being
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the
feet apart yield 229 bushels per acre a
common kerosene has so completely done aw»|
with all the smoke, odor and bother of ordtetal
year. Observations In the counties free circulation ot heat. Over this is
lamps that such people aatpx-Pres. ClevelaodfSI
placed
a
table
2
feet
6
inches
square
showed that while the site is not a
Rockefellers.
Carnegies. Cooke«. etc.. *21
wouldn't think of using ordinary
very important factor the best site is with legs 414 Inches high. Around the
doubtless one that is sufficiently ele sides of this table Is tacked a curtain
-THE-
vated to give good opportunity for air of old fel.t cut from top to bottom at
and for water drainage and not so high Intervals of five or six inches to allow
the
chicks
to
pass
In
and
out
at
will,
as to be especially exposed to the wind.
This survey of the New York section the whole being surrounded by boards
covering, as it does, the actual prac 4 Inches high and 3 inches long nailed
- for lighting their home, mi Mtates in pr.leraaa
tices of farmers in two of the most Im together at the corners and resting on
«■ n. or alM-trleltv gasoline, acetylene, or any other method et li,hting.
,
> .
Thi?“Sog telRh ™ the special Anglo burner and the shape ot the glauware (see \bo»
portant fruit-growing counties of New the floor of the brooder. When the
llln.tratio Jriiecombu* ion so perfect that tho Anglo Lamp never s“°hes or smells whetbsr
chicks
are
ten
davs
old
one
of
these
York, and giving the actual results in
burned at full height or turned low; why tho lamp is lighted and extinguished like gas; the advu.
yields and Income by different meth boards may be taken away and the
taae of having the under-shadow of other lamps done away with completely, «loo why the Anglo
ESp bom M to s less oil than any other for tho same amount of light And then og.rs ,0.,
ods of treatment in hundreds of or bridge used so that the chicks may run
chards, is on a sufficiently large scale from the hover to the floor of the
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than usual value and interest. It is can be found in Farmers' Bulletin No.
287,
which
can
be
had
upon»applicatlon
exceedingly gratifying to find that the
cultural methods long recommended to members of Congress or to the Sec
by experiment stations as a result of retary of Agriculture.
trials on a small scale hold true when
applied to orcharding on a commercial
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Squire Meadows, who lived down at
tertilizer.
Prepared and •ublished for free distnbt»
Four Corners, was classed as a “mean
tlon by the Nitrate Propaganda, 12 John St., N.Y.
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old son-of-a-gun.” He didn’t mind
Send name and address on poet
buying new farm implements every
card fora copy of the book.
The latest work upon which the year and allowing them to rust and
United States Weather Bureau has en ruin out In the winter rains and snows,
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tered is a system of meteorological ob but he would not buy his wife a sew
servations from vessels at sea by wire ing machine or a dish-washing ma
less telegraphy and the simultaneous chine to lessen the labors of house
Issuance of weather forecasts and work. She was never allowed spend
storm warnings to those vessels. The ing iffoney, and whenever anything
lling
packacae
Weather Bureau has prepared a special ncessary was wanted for the house
HI uíbk at 10 cta. It'a a
code by means of which exact informa the Squire always went himself to the 40 BULBS, 25 Cents.
beauty. Ten k«ya, 2 atopa,
•bonized cao«, double bek
tion as to date and hour, latitude and village store and made a trade of some For in or out of doors growinff Gloxinia, Begonia, Iris,
lewa, protectora axid cía,pe.
Scilla, Tuberoses, Jonquils, Daffodils. Oxalis, Freesia,
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Narcissus, Allium, Chionodoxa, Paconia. For ÄÄc.,
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pressure, temperature, force and direc One day the good wife wanted a stamps
for Hluíng, aelithe.packagaa
or coin, we will send this magnificent collection
tion of the wind, and the character of package of darning needles, and told of bulbs, and also as a premium a fine ETO KT C
id rotura na tha mflney. Then we aend you iba
collection of flower seeds, 250 varieties, ■ la EL C,
Accordeon. We aleo glwe Vlollna, Cuitara, Mandolina,
the sky are all compressed into four her husband so.
Order to-day ,and be sure to getthem In time for plant ing.
(Jraphophonea A otheretefrant presenta. Writenow.
words. As soon as any coast wireless “Now, Abagail.” he said, “what's WOODLAWN NURSERY, MALDEN, MASS.
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telegraph station receives such dis ther use of gettin’ so 'stravagant?
patch from vessels, the message is to Winter’s coming on, an’ filar’s that
be delivered at once to the Weather fodder cutter ter buy; can’t yer get
Bureau at Washington. Should the along somehow with less?’
contents of this message be of such The argument ended by a reduction
Importance as to demand special siorm to a single needle. Squire Meadows
warnings, notices will be prepared and took a Yresh laid egg down to the coun
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dispatched by wireless telegraphy to try store and Inquired of the store
all vessels in the vicinity affected. The keeper whejher he would trade a
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when the experience of the steamship was willing and the trade was made. This volume is based on actual experience (the author is an authority and director
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11 last, this liner was caught in a hur dl+lon to being a grocery, dry goods
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the Weather Bureau that had the sys were dispensed.
The owner was
tem proposed been In use at that time, known as a man of great cordiality
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warning of its existence might have to his customers, often inviting them
¿By
special arrangement with Doubleday, Page & Co., I am able for the present
enabled the Campania and other ves t» a “treat on him.’’
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sels to avoid its center of activity. An The Squire, having made ine trade,
other feature of great value in this looked around at the array of botUre
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great busy cltlea. While It was report, some to American people to have a
ed that the butchers and meat mer housewife buy meat from diseased an
chants were taking advantage of the imals, yet under such a system as is
■ituation and charging double prices, adopted in Germany, when one goes to
Investigation showed that they were the market house to buy a piece of
in reality in serious difficulties, for In sound meat he is assured of getting It
stead of Increased profits they were He at least does not buy had or dis
making less money than before the eased meat, thinking it is first rata.
law went into effect A number of
them announced to the municipal au
Apple Growing.
thorities their intention to relinquish
The Department of Agriculture of
their business. Mass meetings have
been held by citizens and meat dealers ten receives communications from
with aa endeavor to Induce the au farmers who are maintaining that the
thorities to make the meat Inspection practical agriculturist does not have
laws less stringent, but so far without much faith In experiments conducted
at experiment stations, as they are
result
The model abattoir and cattle mar on such a small scale that great
be attached to tho re
kets of Europe at the present time are weight cannot
statement is made that
to be found In Germany. There are sults. The experiments
made on a
extensive and well equipped establish were these
under conditions such
ments in several large cities, but those large scale or
the
iarmer
himself,
they
which are the newest with the latest as confront
improvements and regarded as the best might prove more valuable. Taking
of all are at the old university town this standpoint as a rule to follow tho
New York experiment station through
of Halle and at Maunhelm on the the
Department of Agriculture has re
Mine. These are almost duplicate ported
the results of an examination
plants.
of 1,138 apple orchards covering 8,-
As early as 1878 there- were city 642 acres In Wayne and Orleans
abattoirs at Mannheim, one for Jews counties. New York. Both of these
and one for Christians. In 189? it was counties are extensive apple growing
decided to construct a single new abat regions. In one township every or
toir In connection with the new mar
ket This was completed in May, 1900.
This latter abattoir is a model of per
fection, ample provision being made
for receiving animals and shipping
dressed carcasses. The visitor does
not receive suggestions of slaughter
PACKING APPLES FOR SHIPMENT.
ing through any appearance of blood
on surrounding walls, nor does ho
proposed system Is that the Weather on the shelf, and, smacking his lips,
smell it In the air, as In many of the
Bureau will thus be enabled to send to said:
American slaughter houses.
Build
trans-Atlantic liners and other vessels,
“Why, say, look yere Terklns, they
ings are of brick, stone. Iron and glass,
information as to the limit of fog and say
yer treat yer customers pretty
of good appearance^ substantially and
Ice on the Grand Banks so that by
well
at times ter somethin' stronger'»
admirably adapted to their respective
slightly altering their course they may water?"
purposes. /JI are supplied with hot
steer clear of these dangers.
“Sure.” responded the storekeeper
and cold water, live steam, electric
“What'll yer hev?'
Keeper,
lights and either '♦■'em or electric
SEtflETARY
STZ.Íir
JFAS
LATE,
“
Oh.
I
guess
mine'll
be
eherry'n
power. These operate a great —-'-tv
egg.”
of mechanical labor saving appliances
tie Narrowly Escaped “Call Down*’
The hoisting apparatus Is handled so
rerklns went over to the shelf
by Vigilant Watchman.
that manual lifting Is Almost wholly
brought out the «gg just traded in by
avoided, and by suspended tramways,
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was the Squire, broke it Into the glass and
three minutes late in reaching the Treas was prepared to pour In the liquor
carcasses and other heavy parts may
be moved in all directions In the kill
ury Department the other morning and when Meadows yelled out:
ing halls. Artificial ventilation Is also
narrowly esccaped being held up by the "Say. look yere, Perkins, that thar
provided so that every apartment may
vigilant watchman at the door.
egg I brung yer Is a double-yelker-
be supplied with currents ot fresh air.
It was raining when he arrived, and don't yer owe me another darnin'
dry. and either cold or warm as de
he hurried through one of the seldom needle?"
sited. The rooms for slaughter are
A PRO/tTABLE APPLE TREE.
used entrances to the building
large, light and airy Instead of little
It is one of the regulations of his de
pens aa Is the usual case In France, chard as large as an acre In extent partment that ail employes arriving late
The Future Mikado ?
the arrangements at Mannheim are for was visited. Observations were made shall register the time of their arrival
They can do things In Japan ws
a separate ball for every kind of ani on such factors as location, site, as at a desk near the entrance.
never even dream of doing The
mal and a regular corp« of tfcen«e<t pect, soil, management, diatance be
Mr. Shaw did not consider himself could
imperial family of Japan dwells to
butchers is employed by the establish tween trees, pruning, present condition amenable to this regulation and hurried gether
In harmony under circumstances
of the orchard, orchard troubles, etc. to the elevator to go to his office, on the
ment
that would cause domestic discord if
Butchering is. comparatively speak The agent of the New York station second floor. The watchman noticed his not absolute disruption. In an everyday
ing. humanely done The large an! found that for orchards tilled five apparent carelessness in not registering American family. Her majesty the
mala are killed by a percussion gun years or more there was an Increased and, not recognizing him. hurried after Empress ia several years older than
attached to the head with a mask, and yield of sheet *0 per cent, over on the Secretary to remind him of his neg her Illustrious spouse, the Mikado and
the smaller ones ar* stunned by a chard* which had been five years or lect.
though she is the only wife he has’ever
blow on the head and then Med Of more tn sod. This greater yield In the
When the watchman reached the ele had she is not the mother of the five
course, the Jewish butchering Is ac tilled orchards was found not ’o be vator, howevef, he heard the conductor children—the crown prince and four
complished by a different method and due entirely to cultivation, as the man address his passenger as “Mr. Secre princes—of whom the Emperor Is the
according to the rites prescribed by who tills his orchard usually gives tt tary"
father In case she should become the
that religion. Inspectors are present better care m regards fertilizers
The watchman's activity ceased imme mother of a son. which, as she is fifty-
\
to supervise tho slaughter and every spraying, pruning, etc.
diately.
six years old. Is exceedingly improb
quarter passed and anproved fo“ mar
Figures were compiled ct T »rehards
Secretary Shaw remarked later ia the able. the Illegitimate children of the
ket Is property branded.
in sod which were used as pasturage day that he was sorry he did net ge Wmperor would have to stand aside I
The system of general drainage, sub- for live stock. While it was found hack and register, as all food rmplsysi New they are accorded the foil honors !
terranean conduits and service tram- that hogs were least and cattle most are required to do.
due to members of the imperial family |
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