Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEDRA8KA,
NEW QUEEN AT BELTSVILLE
Calamity Wayno Paulino II Completes
Year Test, Producing Eleven Tons
of Milk.
(Prepared by the United Btntcs Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A now queen reigns In the herd of
Holstelns on the government experi
ment farm at Hcltsvllle, Md. Sho Is
us unnssumlng and peace loving as
nny of her subjects, although she bears
the nnmo Calamity Wayne Paulino II,
and has just completed a test In which
she produced In a year more than 11
tons of milk. In 305 days sho pro
duced 22,547.8 pounds of milk which
averaged 3.805 per cent butter fat, the
total fat being 855.4 pounds.
This animal was selected by dairy
specialists of the United States de
partment of agriculture from n Michi
gan herd In .Tuly, 1017. She . was
brought to the Beltsvllle farm, where
sho produced a heifer calf, and was
started on her test December 7, 1017,
at the age of eight years. The test
-was run through the coldest wlntet
that section had experienced In 40
Calamity Vayne Pauline II.
years, and a summer that was extreme
ly hot. The test for ndvanced regis
try was conducted under the rules of
the Holsteln-Frleslnn association.
During the year the animal was
handled by two different herdsmen.
A son of Calamity Wayne Paulino IT
has been placed nt one of the govern
ment substations, and one of her half
sisters Is making a fine record, nt the
Michigan Agricultural college. Calam
ity's 305-day record was 10,250.0
pounds of milk, averaging 3.7 per cent
butter fat, making n total of 718.13
pounds of fat.
All the dairy cattle on the Beltsvlllo
farm are used for experimental pur.
poses, and will be given nt least two
advanced registry tests to determine
their capacity for production.
SUPERVISE PURITY OF MILK
List of Equipment Necessary to Fur.
nlsh Laboratory Is Sent Out by
Dairy Division.
-Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
. A letter has been sent by tho dairy
division of the United States depart
ment of agriculture to 1,500 health of
ficers In cities having over 5,000 popu
lation urging the city governments to
supply the health officers with proper
laboratory equipment so they can ade
quately guard the city milk supply. A
health deportment without a labora
tory equipment Is as helpless as a sol
dier without arms, says the letter. A
city government has no right to hold
Its health department responsible for
the health of the community unless It
has provided the department with tho
. equipment necessary to wuge the fight
against dlscnse.
The work of supervising the 6afety,
cleanliness and purity of Its city milk
supply Is one of the most Important
duties of tho modern health depart-
ment. Bacteria, dirt, added wnter and
preservatives In milk cannot be deter
mined without chemical and bacterio
logical apparatus. The letter gives a
list of the equipment necessary to fur
nish a laboratory for milk nnalysls.
DAIRY COW MOST PROFITABLE
Animal Never Falls to Return Profit
for Feed and Care Keep
Her Comfortable.
Tho dairy cow Is tho most profllahlo
animal on the farm If rightly managed,
ns, under ordinary conditions, sho
never falls to return u profit for her
care ami feed, if she Is given the right
kind of food and just tho right quan
tity. If sho Is underfed, her product
will ho correspondingly small, and If
she Is overfed, she will be unhealthy.
Feed the cow just -right, keep her
quiet and comfortable, and she will bo
equal In vnluo to the goose that laid
golden eggs.
COOKING GRAINS FOR COWS
Act Does Not Ordinarily Add Much td
Palatablllty May Decrease
Digestibility.
While some unpalatable feeds may
be consumed by dairy cows In larger
quantities If they are cooked, the cook
ing does not ordinarily add much to
the palatablllty of tho grains and may
B7en decrease their digestibility.
' FARM "t
POULTRY
QUALITY AND UTILITY F0WL$
Breeders Encouraged to Develop
Flocks Along Breeding Lines for
Good Production.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A hen, In order to be classed as a
genuinely good one, should bo equnlly
capablo of going In the show ring and
taking a ribbon or of going on the yard
and making a record ns a layer. And
tho breeder, In order to get the advan
tage of the best and broadest markets,
must breed for a combination, of util
ity and standard quality Ins'tend of
following the tendency to- become
either a fancier or n utility breeder.
That Is tho advice of Rob H. Slocum, n
poultry specialist of tho United Stntes
department of agriculture, and It Is
based largely on results obtained on
the poultry farm' of the department nt
Beltsvllle, Md., where many of the ex
hibition males used have 200-egg pro
duction In their pedigrees.
"Except In a few more or less Iso
lated cases," says Mr. Slocum, "thero
Is nothing In the standard require
ments directly opposed to utility, and
tho buyers during the past few years
have shown an Increasingly Insistent
demnnd for fowls that have egg-producing
ability back of them."
Fanciers, Mr. Slocum points out, are
too prone to put tho appearance of tho
fowl above everything else, nnd thus
to neglect the egg-lnylng qunllty, while,
on the other hnnd, unsuccessful fan
ciers arc likely to turn completely to
the egg-proihictlon side of breeding
without nny attention to "pouts."
Quality and Utility Are Combined In
This White Plymouth Rock Hen of
the Flock on the Government Farm
at Beltsvllle, Md. Though of a Fam
ily of Show Birds, She Has Made a
Good Record as a Layer.
Either of these attitudes, he says. Is
nn obstruction to tho best development
of poultry raising In tho United States.
"The department of agriculture," he
continues, "encourages poultry breed
ers to develop flocks along breeding
lines to secure a combination of good
production, vigor, nnd uniform type.
That goal Is readily attainable through
careful selection of breeding stock, nnd
those who follow the policy suggested
may confidently expect the most at
tractive markets."
GRIT IS POULTRY ESSENTIAL
Material Takes Place of Teeth In Pre.
paring Food for Digestion
Part of Feed.
Grit Is essentlnl to the health of th
fowls and to economy In feeding. Grll
takes the place of teetli In preparing
the feed for further digestion, and Is
required for the proper preparation ol
feed In the gizzard. When the feed Is
not properly taken enre of In this or
gan, id) undue strain Is thrown on the
fowl's system, often resulting 'In dla
ease, nnd also allowing much of the
nutriment to pass through the bird's
body without being absorbed. In everj
pen or yard a box of grit should be
kept. Investigators have asserted thul
grit Is a part of the necessary feed,
giving the fowls strong bones and o
bright plumage.
TO CURE EGG-EATING HABIT
If Fowls Have Ample Supply of Oys
ter Shell and Are Kept Busy
Habit Won't Develop.
Egg eating Is a product of Idleness
If the fowls have plenty of oyster shell
nnd are kept busy, this habit will not
develop. Where it appears, till an
empty eggshell with a stiff pnsto form
ed by u mixture of three parts of corn
meal and o:ie part of cayemnj peppei
and place It In one of the nests. If this
Is attended to promptly the egg eating
will stop at once. If the habit be
comes well developed It may be neces
sary to repeat tho dose several times,
but In connection with plenty of exer
cise for the fowls nrjtl durkened nests,
lt-nover fulls to effect a cure.
I POULTRY NOTES
Do not pack eggs that are cracked,
for they will probably become broken
before they reach the mnrket and soil
a number of oMier eggs.
. If the henhouse is cold cover It or
line It with two or three thicknesses
of tar paper. This will keep out tho
wind nnd the cold and Is not expensive.
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BAD EGGS FOUND
AFTER STORAGE
Imperfections in Handling, Grad
ing and Marketing Arc Mainly
Responsible.
SPRING EGGS KEEP BETTER
Only Clean, Fresh Product With Sound
Shells Should Be Stored Selec
tion Method Is Said to Bo
Cause of Deterioration.
(Prepared by tho United Stntes Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Freshly laid eggs, with clean, whole
shells that have not been wet show
s negligible loss In bad eggs, even
ifter 10 or 11 months In storage. Im
perfections In commercial handling,
grading nnd marketing previous to
itorngc are mainly responsible for had
eggs developing after storage.
These are two conclusions renched
by specialists of tho United Stntes de
portment of agriculture as tho result
3f a scries of experiments with cold
storage eggs recently reported. The
eggs wore produced mainly In the mid
ille West, and all were stored In ware
houses in the'Enst. Other conclusions
renched were ns follows :
Preservation In the shell of under
grade eggs, Including those that are
dirty, cracked, heated r stale should
not be attempted. If not marketed for
prompt Consumption, the contents
should be removed under proper con
ditions nnd frozen. The frozen prod
uct will keep in good condition for n
year or more where thero would be a
markf'd loss by spoilage in a few
months If the eggs were stored In the
shell.
Sfring eggs on tho market are usu
ally fresher than summer eggs, nnd for
that reason keep better In storage.
Mct of the eggs stored are produced
In the spring.
Selection Method Inefficient.
The common method of grading from
current receipts by Inspection, nnd by
clicking to determine cracked shells Is
Inefficient. Cases of commerclnl "spring
firsts," sorted by this method showed,
when rendy to be taken to the storage
house, an average of 17.5 cracked eggs
and one leaking egg to tho case. Can
dling Is a much more accurate method
of selecting eggs suitable for storage.
Cases of "spring firsts" graded by
candling did not average moro than
three cracked eggs to the ense when
ready for storage. When examined
after 7 to 11 months In storage, eggs
selected by clicking showed an uver
ugc total loss of 18.5 bad eggs per
case, while those selected by candling
showed a total average loss of seven
eggs per case.
Of the average of 18.5 bad eggs to
the case when selection was based on
clicking, .after long periods in storage,
nine were due to direct spollnge of
damaged eggs or to their contamina
tion of neighboring eggs by molding.
The deterioration of the bnlance Was
charged to deleterious prestorogo con
ditions, such as dirty, stained, washed
or heated eggs, many of which could
have been eliminated by candling.
Changed During Storage.
The rate of evaporation of moisture
from eggs wns remarkably uniform
during tho storage period, averaging
from three to four ounces a case n
month In all of the storage rooms un
der observation. The moisture evap
orated from the eggs Is condensed n
tho brine pipes and absorbed by tin
air, case, and tillers.
Eggs that are fresh when stored
show after storing an increased nlr
space and often a tinge of yellow In
the white. The yolk membrane Is
slightly weakened, hut commercial sep
aration Into white and yolk Is easily
accomplished, even after 11 months In
storage.
The percentage of nmmonlacal ni
trogen In eggs increnses during .stor
age, the rise being fnstcst in tiio early
part of tho storage period. Tho amount
of nmmonlacal nitrogen In eggs Is a
good Index of chemical deterioration.
Present evidence Indicates thnt iho
coid-stornge taste which begins to de
velop ubout the seventh month In stor
agc, and becomes stronger tho loiwr
the eggs nre stored is due to the nh
sorption of odors from the surround
ing environment, and particularly fmm
the strnwboard fillers. Experiments
to prevent nbsorptlon of the taste ir. :n
the fillers are In progress.
The detailed results of the investi
gation nre embodied in a bulletin,
"Commercial Preservation of Eggs iy
Cold Storage," to be Issued as Depm't
ment of Agriculture Bulletin No. "5.
i LIME AND CHARCOAL B
A (Prepared by the United States De-
g partment of Agriculture.) K
4 Ordlnnrlly the hen does not 4
A consume enough lime to form 4
A the shells of eggs If she is la f
4 ing abundantly unless soin 8
2 thing besides the ordinary train 5f
purpose. A box of crush") 3
shells may bo placed before 1 1 S
fowls, allowing them to ent
will. Old mortar and lino grnv. i S
are also useful In supply! i. S
lime. Charcoal hns a trront n' !3
54 sorptlvo power for gases, It
r3 nurltles. nnd nolds. nml tin
acts us a corrective, when tl H
stomach Is sour nnd digestion U
litis been Impaired.
TOBACCO RESISTANT
TO ROOT-ROT FOUND
Trouble Is Caused By a Fungus
Which Lives as Parasite.
Most Characteristic Symptom of Dis
ease Is Decay of Root System Re
sulting In Stunting of Plants
Tests Being Made.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
If two varieties of tobacco, Con
necticut Havana aud White Hurley, for
instance, are planted side by side on
ground which hnK Just grown two or
three crops of Hurley, the Havana
seed in most Instances will produce
from two times to one hundred times
as much as the Hurley. If, however,
these two varieties ore planted whero
tobacco has not been grown for sev
eral years and on soil which Is not
"tobacco sick," tho Hurley will produce
as large u crop, aero for acre, as the
Connecticut llavtum. The cause of
the low yield In the first caso Is root
rot; n disease the Connecticut Havana
is nble to resist, but to which tho Hur
ley is susceptible. For several years
specialists of the United Slates De
partment of 'Agriculture have been
working to develop by selection n typo
of Hurley as resistant as somo of the
cigar varieties, but which will still
possess tho yield and quality of Hur
ley. During tho past three yearn these
strains hnve been tested in Kentucky,
hi these tests the resistant strains
have made average normal growth
uch year, while ordinary Hurley pro
duced practically nothing.
The importance of this disease Is
shown by the fact that recent careful
observations over a considerable part
v r :-v "..v'k.
of the tobacco-growing section of tho
United States have shown an nnntial
damage of millions of dollars. Tho
loss In Kentucky alono is believed to
exceed easily an avcrago of $2,000,000
annually.
ltoot-rot Is caused by a fungus which
lives as a parasite on the roots of the
plnnt. This fungus can grow Into tho
roots and feed on their tissues which
results in decay. It can live on dead
organic matter In the soil, but In tho
absence of tobacco plants It gradually
dies out, though this may require from
live to ten years or more. Tho disease
spreads much in the same way as
other diseases of plants and animals.
Tho most characteristic symptom
of root-rot Is a decay of the root sys
tem resulting In a stunting of tho
plants. Curiously enough, root-rot
rarely kills the plant In the Held. Asldo
from becoming stunted and yellow tho
diseased plants may show wilting even
In very moist soils on days when to
bacco in healthy soil, and other crops,
show no wilting. Tho depleted root
system is not able to take up water
as fast as the leaves use it.
WATER SIPHONED TO GARDEN
Ample Supply Obtained During Dry
Summer Spell by Using Reserve
Stock In Cistern.
During tho dry months last summer
wo assured a rich return from our
home garden by irrigating our vege
tables from the house cistern which
wns on hind higher thnn the garden,
A hose wns employed to siphon tho
water to a main ditch, from which ex
tended lateral ditches between tho
rows of growing plants. Hy carefully
conserving our supply we had water
Siphoning Water With a Hose From a
Cistern to a Garden Occupying Near
By Low Land.
enough to last all summer. Hy cork
ing tho hose at the downward end, and
filling It with water beforo placing the
other end In the cistern, tho siphon is
stnited by the flow of water caused
by removing the cork. Kr M. Kog
geshnll, Webster Grove, Mo la Popu
lui Mechanics Maguzluo.
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iOJsQi$"Ai!1IN bitch B
LIFT CORNS OFF
IT DOESN'T HURT
With flngera I Corns lift out and
costs only few cents
Pain? No, not one bit I Just drop
a llttlo Frccsono on thnt touchy corn,
Instantly It stops aching, then you lift
thnt bothersome corn right off. Yes,
mnglcl Cost9 only a few cents.
Try Frcczone I Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle, sufficient to rid your feet of
every hnrd com, soft corn, or corn
between tho toes, and calluses, without
one pnrtlclo of pain, soreness or Irri
tation. Frcezono Is tho mysterious
ether discovery of a Cincinnati genius.
What Esau Sold.
nobby was entertaining tho nlr pilot
who wus waiting to see his sister.
"Fancy," snld Hobby, "flylug ma
chines nro mentioned In tho Hlblo."
"Are they really?" asked tho Inter
ested sub.
"Well, In his sermon this morning
tho vlcnr said that Esau sold his heir
ship to his brother Jacob," replied
Bobby. Stray Stories.
Cutlcura for Sore Hands.
Sonk hands on retiring In the hot suds
of Cutlcura Soap, dry nnd rub In Cu
tlcurn Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue, paper. This Is
only ono of tho things Cutlcura will do
If Soap, Ointment nnd Talcum aro used
for all toilet purposes. Adv.
MERELY PIECE OF FOOLING
Course Taken by Germany Resembles
Closely Neat Trick That Is
Credited to Sheridan.
"Tho Germnns, by fooling us with
German bolshovlsm, hoped to escape
he payment of war Indemnities," said
a congressman.
"It reminds mo of n story about
Sheridan, tho spendthrift playwright.
"Guntcr, the confectioner, left his
statement with Sheridan ono morning,
and a few hours later ITnnson, tho
Ironmonger, called.
"Ilanson was very pressing on fho
subject of his nccount. no harangued
and he harangued. Sheridan, broke,
as usual, paced tho floor in despair.
"Rut suddenly nn Idea struck the
spendthrift nnd ho said:
"'You know Guntcr?'
'"One of the safest men In Lon
don,' Ilnnson replied.
"Then you will be satisfied If I
give you his bill for the amount?'
" 'Certainly.'
"Sheridan thereupon handed . tho
Ironmonger Gunter's ncntly folded ac
count, snatched up his hat and rushed
forth."
Old-Fashioned.
"They nro old-fashioned children."
"Thnt so?"
"Yes. They even obey their par
ents."
Ominous.
"I don't notlco nnythlng of a music
rack about here." "Just wait until
you henr Salllo begin to play."
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Is Ytir Table Drink
A Real Part of the Meal ?
There's no food value in coffee or tea.
They are only accompaniments to tho
meal.
POSTUM CEREAL
is part of the meal and a right royal
part, as one well .knows who enjoys a
hot, full-flavored cup of this snappy,
invigorating drink.
Why do hundreds of thousands of
Americans now drink Postum in pref
erence to coffee?
The better health from a 10 davs' trial
s i
in yuui iiuiiiu win ieu.
Postiim is boiled just like coffee (15
minutes after boiling begins), is a bev
erage of rich, delicious flavor, and
economical. '
I Two sizes, usually
Suffered for Years
Miserable From Kidney Trouble.
Doan's Hade Mr. Barnctt
Strong and Well.
"I suffered untold agony with my
kidneys for years," says John Harnett,
30 Virginia Place. Buffalo, N. Y.
"Sometimes I felt that I would burn
up with fever, but every now and then
would have a severe chill. Often my
clonics were wringing
wet with pcrspirs
lion. The kidney se
cretions were un
natural in color and
odor and burned ter
ribly. At night my
shoes were so tight
on my feet that I
could hardly get them
off and my hands
swelled so I couldn't
hold a teacup. My
ha nlr I fill lir.w ft
ncliedl I walked with ,,r
two canes and was all bent over like
an aged man. When the terrible pains
shot through my kidneys, my knees
would give way and many times I had
to be lifted to my feet by people on
the street. I didn't care whether I
lived or died, I was so miserable. I
finally used Doan's Kidney Pills and
they cured me of all kidney trouble.
Doan's made mo strong and well."
Sworn to before me,
A. A. WILOOX, Com. of Deeds.
Get Dosn's at Any Stors, 60c Dos
DOAN'S "1?1?ISr
FOSTER-M1LBURN CO., BUFFALO. N. Y.
Value of Canadian Farm Land.
in uiu uiiiiuui ruiiun ui uiu vuuu
tllan bureau of statistics, recently Is
sued, It appears that tho avcrago value
of farm land In the dominion, Includ
ing improved and unimproved land
buildings, wns $10 nn acre In 1018.
Tho nvernge was $14 In 1017, $41 In
1010, $40 la 1015, and $38 In 1014.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
by LOCAL, Al'l'LdCATlONH. as thsy
cannot reach tlio aoat ot ttis disease.
Catarrh Is a local dlBcase. greatly Influ
enced hy constitutional conditions. llALL'B
CATAKRII MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
It Is taken Intornally and acts through
tho Dlood on tho Mucous (Surfaces of tn
System. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE
Is composed ot somo of the best tonics
known, combined with somo of tho best
blood pUrlflcra. Tho porfect combination
of tho Inrrodlentn In HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE Is what produces such won
derful results In catarrhal conditions.
DruRElntn "Sc. Testimonials frco.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
LOOKED LIKE LABOR" WASTED
Board's Visit Over, Small Boy Couldn't
Sco Further Necessity for So
Much Soap antd Water.
Flo wns a new little boy at the or
phanngo nnd was much Impressed by
nil the scrubbing nnd cleaning he saw
dono there, moro so because ho had
come from n home In which disorder
and dirt had held sway. lie could
not understand It; moro thnn thnt,
it Irritated him, mul when he got the
Job of scrubbing tho dining-room steps
lie was nlmost ready to leave.
Hut Just then enmo n new excite
ment to the homo. Tho bonrd woh
coming to mnko Its annual tour of in
spection, nnd tho clcnnlng was dou
bled. "Get ready for the board," was
tho homo watchword, It seemed, nnd
he, being very humnn, decided to stay
until thnt big event wns over.
The day of visiting came and passed.
The next morning the new youngster
sought tho matron, "Now thnt them
boards has been here, I don't seo no
use of scrubbing them steps so often
do you?" ho nsked.
Appropriate.
Outside Hrusseis is n lorgo mouti
ment of n German general. When tho
allies started to advanco Inst year,
somo wit placed a handbng with tho
words "To Berlin" printed on, In the
outstretched hnnd of tho monument
Very Likely.
"What killed your caso In court?"
"I guess It wns the fact of Its be
ing a short circuit court."
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sold at 15c and 25c. 1