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CANNING VEGETABLES IN THE HOME
X jfc i. By J. F. BREAZEALE, U. S. Department of Agriculture 9* *
The first requisite for successful can
ting is a good jar. Glass is the best.
Ebe most satisfactory jar that the writ
«r has had any experience with has a
jobber ring and a jflass top which is
•eld in place by a simple wire spring,
t is poor economy to buy a cheap grade
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Position of Spring During sterilising.
ts jar or'cheap rubbers. As a rule
Sack rubbers are more durable than
Shite ones.
For a sterilizer the writer uses a tin
flothes boiler with a false bottom of
Sire netting to fit. The netting is made
rs medium sized galvanised wire with
■>e-half inch mesh. A false bottom is
disolutely necessary as the jars will
weak if set flat upon the bottom of the
•oiler.
The selection and preparation of the
•egetables is first consideration. Never
attempt to can any vegetable that has
natured and commenced to harden or
lecay. As a general rule young vege-
Bbles are superior in flavor and texture
lo the more mature ones.
The principle of sterilization is the
Mme for all meats, fruits and vege
tables.
Contrary to the general opinion, com
e one of the easiest vegetables to can.
The United States department of agri*
mlture' has shown that the amount of
sugar in the sweet varieties dtminlsn-je
rery rapidly after the ear is pulled from
flie stalk, therefore, in order to retain
tie original sweetness .and flavor it is
•e essary to can corn very soon after it
a pulled—within an hour if possible.
Select the ears with full grains before
fliey have begun to harden, as th.s is
lhe period of greatest sugar content.
Husk them and brush the silks off with
• stiff brush. Shear off the grains with
i sharp knife and pack the jar full,
fcdd salt to taste, usually about a tea-
Ipoonful to the quart is sufficient, and
111 up the jar to the top with cold wa
ter. Put the rubber ring around the
•eek of the ,ar and place the glass top
® loosely, as shown in the picture. Be
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eareful not to press down the spring at
the side of the jar.
Place the false bottom in the boiler
and put in as many jars as the boiler
will conveniently hold. Don't try to
Crowd them tn. Leave space between
them Pour In about three inches of cold
water, or just enough to form steam and
to prevent the boiler from going dry. It
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Spring-top Jar.
is not necessary to have the water up
to the neck of the jars as the steam
will do the cooking. Put the cover on
the boiler and set it on the stove. Bring
the water to a boil and keep it boiling
for one hour. At the end of that time
remove the cover of the boiler and allow
the steam to escape. Press down the
spring. The jars can now be removed
and cooled or allowed to stand in the
boiler until the next day. On the second
day raise the spring at the side of the
jar. This will relieve any pressure from
steam that might accumulate inside the
jar during the second cooking. Place the
jars again in the boiler and boil for
one hour. Clamp on the top as on the
preceding day and allow them to cool.
Repeat the operation on the third day in
removing the jars from the boiler be
careful not to expose them to a draft of
cold air while they are hot, as a sudden
change in temperature Is likely to crack
them.
After the sterilization is complete,
the jars may be set aside for a day or
two then tested. This is done by re
leasing the spring at the side and pick
ing up the jar by the top. If there has
been the least bit of decomposition, or if
sterilization has not been complete, the
top will come off. This is because the
pressure on the top has been relieved
by gas formed by the bacteria. In this
case it is always best to empty out the
corn and fill up the jar with a fresh
supply. If canning fruits or some ex
pensive vegetable, however, examine the
contents of the jar and if the decomposi
tion has not gone far enough to injure
the flavor, place it once more in the
boiler and sterilize over again.
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Position of Spring After Sterilizing.
If the top does not come off you may
be sure that the vegetable is keeping.
To can string beans select young and
tender ones, string the mand break them
into short lengths. Pack firmly in the
jar, cover with cold water and add a
teaspoonful of salt to each quart. A
small pod of red pepper placed In the
bottom of the jar will give a delightful
flavor. 801 l for one hour on each of
three successive days, as directed under
corn
To can eggplant, pare it. cut in thin
slices, and drop in boiling water for 16
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Stenlizor. Showing Falsa Bottom.
or »' minutes. Drain off the water and
pack the slices in the jar. Cover with
water and sterilize as directed under
corn.
For beets, wash the young beets, cut
off the tops, and boil them until they
are thoroughly cooked. Take off the
skins, cut in th n slices, and pack into
the jars. Cover wtih water ana sterilize
I in the manner previously described.
Okra or gumbo is a vegetable worthy
of more extended culture. Although ex
tensively grown in the snuth it is com
paratively unknown in the north. It is
easily kept and makes a delicious vege
. table for the winter. Wash the young
and tender pods, cut them in short
lengths, pack in the jars, cover with
water and sterilize. Okra is used for
soups and stews
Shell young peas, pack in jars, and
sterilize as directed under corn.
PICKING APPLES
FOR STORAGE
BY B. B. RUSHING.
There are two thing:, to t* avoided in pick
ing apples for cold storage: First, fruit tnu“
not b fully matured; Ms-ond. the fruit should
not be too gr< en.
When fruit is allowed to fully mature on
the tieea the ver? best and ZMMtf perfect cola
storage in the country will not carry it for any
con’dderable length of time without bea»y
■-hrinkage.
On the other hand, when you pick the fruit
too green, while it will likely carry well, it will
lack size, color and flavor; and experienced ap-
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pic dealers will want from 50 cents to $1 dis
count per barrel according to the market.
Just when to pick fruit, so that it will not
be too ripe and so it will not be too green, is
sometimes a hard problem.
Where a man has a large orchard and only
a small force to do his work, be will bare to
commence earlier; and possibly the first fruit be
picks will be too green, and the last fruit he
picks wUI be too ripe.
He must so plan bls work that the bulk of
his fruit will be picked about the proper time.
The heaviest shrinkage I ever sustained in
col,) storage, except on windfalls and apples
picked off of the ground, was on fruit that
seemed to be perfect when it came in, beautiful
and highly colored, large and smooth; yet in
side of a month or two I noticed that these
barrels were slack.
Inside of three and one-half months the
shrinkage was such that they had to be re
packed. Tn four or five months the shrinkage
was very great.
It could not have been the fault of the stor
age, for there were others right beside it, in
the same room, the same temperature, the same
humidity, and the same care, and practically
no shrinkage at all.
What was the cause of this fruit not keep
ing? Nothing more or less than because the
apples had been allowed tv fully mature on
the trees.
The best and surest way to handle fruit fully
matured is to put it on the market at once.
Most any man with a medium sized orchard
can pick and pack the greater portion of his
fruit without it being fully ripe; but in case
be cannot he would better have it a little green
than too ripe.
Green fruit will gradually mellow in cold
storage, and such varieties as Huntsman and
Grimes Golden will, gradually change from
green In color to a yellowish tinge very much
like the natural color of the fruit when ripe.
Ben Haris and Winesap and sotne other sorts,
however, will not change much, if any.
It therefore is very desirable that the red
apples be allowed to mature as much as possi
ble Without getting too ripe in order to get
the proper color.
Good nice apples always sell for much greater
prices later in the season and therefore it is
profitable to have them placed in cold storage
in the proper condition so as to keep well.
FALL TREATMENT
OF BUSH FRUITS
Unless needed to protect the young canes
agalnat breakage from high winds It Is advant
ageous io cut out the old canes as soon as the
crop is gathered. This improves the appearance
of the plantation.
It admits sunlight too. aiding materially in
promoting health and vigor in the young canes.
Then, too, where Insects and fungus diseases
are troublesome the cutting away and burning
of the old canes aids very materially In les
sening the damage to the plantation through
ravages of these pests.
The fall months is the period during which
the growth already made Is ripened and placed
into condition to withstand the rigors of win
ter.
Under normal condition* this course is follow
ed and any growth made during the late fall
is in every way unfit to produce fruit of prime
quality.
Therefore, the alm of the grower should he
to promote, by all means possible, a full normal
development In cane growth during the fall
months.
The sowing of some grain, as oats, or peas,
at the last cultivation is. under most condi
tions. a most excellent plan to follow out.
The benefits accruing from the plan are man
ifold. This growth of grain soon comes on and
furnishes a protection to the surface soil which
would otherwise remain exposed to the action
of the elements.
It is a distinct advantsge to have the pro
tection afforded by such a cover crop as
any washing of soil is prevented. Moreover, this
growth appropriates elements of plant food
that might otherwise be lost through washing
of the soil or the elemental actions.
This growth not only affords protection
through the fall months, but during the winter
and early spring It continues to be a source
of revenue.
In the end. this growth, which is killed by
the freezing of winter is cultivated Into the
soil by the first working given the plantation
where, by degrees. It becomes incorporated with
the soil. Rotb top and root growth, the ele
ments of plant food contained therein revert
again tn a soluble form, the fibrous parts
going toward maintaining of the proper pro
portion of humtia content in the soil.
In those latitudes where there is no frost
or not sufficient frost to kill th" grain to
be used in the cover crop, snch a crop might
become a nuisance, and hence, I would advise
the growing of such a crop only after experi
ments baie proven the feasibility of the plan.
The Farm Horse
Individual excellence is better than a lengthy
pedigree.
ViciowneM in a horse Is usually due to train
ing or association.
Punishing a horse for things he cannot help
is one way of mining him.
horse weighing about 1.400 pounds is
spoken of as the “handy weight.”
If the horse must be kept In the bam
during hot weather, keep all the doors anti
windows wide open.
A team that works in the field all week
should never be put on the road Sundays ami
holidays.
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F;arm Seeds
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Grasses and Clovers,
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Catalogue mailed free on re
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any seeds required.
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Seedsmen, Richmond, Va.
URGES FARMERS TO HOLO !
COTTON FOR 20 CENTS!
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Says That Present Conditions j
Justify Holding for Better i
Prices
FLORENCE, 8. C., Sept. 17. —E. D. j
Smith. United States senator from
South Carolina, in an interview given;
out today advised the farmers of the
south to combine and bold their cotton
for a fair price, which he estimated at
20 cents a pound. Mr. Smith also ’
sharply criticised the framers of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law and censured
Attorney General Wickersham for his
prosecution of tlie so-called bull clique
in the cotton market. Mr. Smith based
his advice on reports from all the im
portant cotton growing states.
In regard to holding cotton for higher !
prices, Mr. Smith said:
“I shall not attempt to dictate to the
farmers of the south what they shall
do. But under the circumstances I
would be delighted to see them combine
and hold their cotton from the market
wherever it is possible for them to do
so, until it shall bring such price as !
shall measure the artificial price placed j
upon manufactured articels by virtue of i
the tariff.
"My honest conviction is that 20 cents
a pound for the present crop is none too
high, in view of the supply, the cost of
production, the comparative value of
cotton with other textiles, and the arti
ficial price that now obtains on manu
factured goods."
A Covered Feed Rack
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One of the most serviceable buildings shouts
the barnyard is a covered feed rack for win
ter feeding of corn fodder or any variety of hay
or grains. It answers also for shade during the
summer and shelter for the manure deposited
under it.
The center posts should be 8 or 10 inches
square nud 12 or 14 feet long. Set these in
the ground or 3 feet in a straight row 6
feet apart.
A plate is placed on the row of posts and a
pair of rafters as shown in the picture is fas
tened to each post.
A sheeting of common plank is nailed on up
on which a roof of straw or old bay is placed.
Strips are nailed to the rafter bracks to which
slats are -nailed forming the racka.
A feed trough for grains, mill feed and roots
is built on each side.
This also catches the loose hay or corn which
falls through, and the stock gets it cleaned up
Instead of tramping it under foot.
A rack like this will cost about $lO. for one
16 or 18 feet long, and will save maney times
its cost in one season.
A Combination House
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This is a good general purpose hog hous •
granary, and so cm. adapted to all generi
uses for breeding, feeding and fattening hog-
The pen part is intended to be a six-inch con
crete wall at least four feet high, with an out
side door at each department; also all de
partments conected by means of sliding door
operated from the outside. The granary
meant to be ten feet high on top of the
pens, and set back one foot on the inside to
allow for room to get feed into the trough-
Above the cribs is a straw lots to provide bed
ding for young pigs—J. C. Shaver.
More Bushels From Less
Ground
The possibility of producing more bushels of
grain from a given area, and thereby reduc
ing the cost of production per bushel, is shown
by President Waters, of the Kansas Agricul
tural school, when he says that, where Kansas
“college bred” wheat has been used for seed,
the acreage yield has been increased five bushels
per acre in that state. Similarly gratifying
results have been obtained In other states. In
Minnesota the yield has been greatly Increased.
Trials by 89 farmers in that state resulted in
an average ‘increase of 33 busels.
With better cultivation, better seed selec
tion. Icctter fertilization, and a rational rota
tlon of crops, every farmer may increase his
output and correspondingly reduce the cost of
production.
Care of Poultry
It does not require much hard work to keep
a flock in good condition in the summer hut
absolute neglect will often completely destroy
the winter egg-producing qualities of ont only
the old liens but the pullets as well.
If you have not removed every window in
the chicken house and substituted wire netting
in order to provide perfect ventilation do so
a t once.
Better that the chieks roost in the trees than
that they should be confined tn a vermin-ridden
building.
Body Hee will worry a flock tn death, or
so nearly so as to destroy ita usefulness. These
can be killed but not easily.
Persian insect powder will do the business.
It should be applied with a powder spray by
one person while another bolds the fowls
by the legs so that the powder may reach
every part of the skin through the disturbed
feathers.
LARGEST SAILING YACHT
SOON TO BE CONSTRUCTED
NEW YORK. Sept. 17,-The largest sail
ing yacht in the world is to be the prop
erty of Robert T. Todd, commodore of
the Atlantic Yacht club, who has just
signed contracts here for the building of
the boat—a three-masted schooner j&acht.
the “Karina,” to cost when completed
about $20,000. The Karina is to he 70S
feet six inches over all, 38 feet beam, 26
feet depth and will have a draft of 17
feet.
Commodore Todd was the owner of the
two-masted schooner yacht. Thistle,
which he sold six months ago to a French
count. i
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should have one of these presses for your own use. It will more than pay for itself in the saving it makes. Baled
hay takes up about one-fifth as much space as loose bay, therefore the entire crop of the average hay grower can be
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saving it made.
IHC hay presses are supplied to be operated with either one or two horses. The International motor baling
press is furnished with a3,4 or 6-horsepower IHC gasoline engine—a hay press and portable engine in one.
Call on the International local dealer and ask him to demonstrate these presses to you, or, if you prefer, write
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GAUSE OF EXPLOSION
STILL UNEXPLAINED
Navy Department Gives Out
Statement Regarding the Ac
cident to the North Dakota
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—The striking
finding of the naval court which inves
tigated the recent oil explosion and fire
on the battleship North Dakota. thaL
the accident was due to faulty deslgrr
and Installation, appears to have led to a
great deal of comment In the press. This
fact has caused the navy department to
make public today the following state
ment:
"From the published reports of the ac
cident on the Xorth Dakota, the impres
sion seems to have gone forth that the
builders were wholly responsible for it.
In fact, the installation of the oil burn
ers is after designs that have been used
in other navies for a long time with
great success. Furthermore, all the de
tailed plans were approved by the navy.
Under the circumstances, no one can be
hqld accountable unless it is the navy
department; provided, the Installation
was in accord with the improved de
signs. As a matter of fact, owing to the
nature of the accident and the extreme
rapidity with which the terrific heat was
evolved, the evidence as to the cause of
the accident is not very clear.
A necklace of aome kind will be absolutely
necessary with most of the fashionable waists
or gowns.
Paisley or Persian handbags are promised for
the future, as materials of this nature arc be
ing nerd as a trimming on both wraps and
gowns.
Help Save the Young Girls
HThe Appeal to humanity by
Gen. Broth. “For God's Sake Do
Something.*’ is answered incur
new hook? ‘Fighting the Traf- I
He in Girli” by Earnest
A. B a ll. Unit'd States District
Attorney Sirqg and others. The
m< st sensational indictment of
the White Slave Trade ever puh
lishf d It tells how thousands of
yr ung girls are lured from their
homes annually and sold into a
life of chains. a The Cincinnati
Inquire! erya, “Os all the books
of the aresen the War on the
White Sirs* Trade is the meet
helpful: it should be read by <▼-
ery.man, woman and child.”
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MORE INDICTMENTS
FOR THE SDGAR TRUST
Petitions Will Be Filed in the
United States Court in New
. 'York Next Week
(By Associated Prjzz.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Petition for
the Indictment of the so-cdlled sugar
trust wil be filed in the United States
court at New York next -week. This is
an action entirely Independent of the
indictments which were found some time
age against the American Sugar Refin
ing company and some of its officers. It
was a subject of conferences in New
York yesterday between Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham and United States At
torney Wise.
FORMER POLICEMAN
WOUNDS HIS WIFE
NEW ORLEANS, Da.. Sept. 17.-Re
senting an affidavit which she had just
made against him in the juvenile court,
charging him with desertion, William
Bell, a former policeman, shot and dan
gerously wounded his wife, Mrs. Lizzie
Bell, late today.
Mrs. Bell was about to board a street
car when her husband, who she claims
had threatened to kill her before the
week ended, fired two shots at her, both
of which rook effect. Bell was taken
into custody.
GEORGIA FARMERS END n7ZTTi&i9&
DEMONSTRATION MEETi’7 ft 1 I WFiftßllUill/ill
MACON, Ga., Sept. 17.—The convention fl gRS| Iff pvEN If yon never sold •
of the Georgia Farmers’ Co-operative ■■■ 111 dollsr’z worth of goods to
Demonstration Work adjourned at 1
o'clock, after three days of interestinggMßUmKtnwmrrl mta end panto.
results. Tnle Is Your Chance To Make Money.
Fine addresses were made by Mr. E. yj We sell suite from f 9 to *lO less than
Gentry, superintendent of the state ex-
periment work; by Dr. S. A. Knapp, ht”
chief of the United States.department,
and by Mr. O. B. Martin, who has charge c»« rtr. .»u.for mo».y rrfyn<J-
of the Boya’ Corn clubs. &4EG. > *’• « u »*n«iM.
PRICES OF FLOUR CUT
BY MILLERS OF WEST TwKW
SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 17.-Millers
yesterday announced a 30-cent reduction M.npi«, toohton piste.
In the price of Oriental brands of nour * Frslk *"* "* ct **’ 7
and a 15-cent reduction on Central and B You Can Get Your Own Clothes'
South American brands. The reductions x At Inside Price »» sdwtws w.
are due to the desire of the millers to Write reraiv «iei»steste«ri-
stimulate export trade. Since the flurry 1
In June and July, the export flour trade! tiIAL TAKOIIHG CT.. 1»1 MsrtotSt. Oe;i. g 9s CMICMO
has been dead.
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ALLIANCE IS FORMED
BY TURKEY AND RUSSIA
PARIS, Sept. 17.—The Temps con
firms the report that Turkey and Rus
sia have entered into a military alii
ance, and says that the convention in
dicates Turkey’s reapproachment with
the powers in the triple allianca.
WOMAN IS ROBBED
OF $3.000 OF GEMS
COTAIMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 17.—A clever
robbery was committed at the Union sta
tion today when Mrs. Charles A. Haw
ley, a wealthy resident of the Rocham
beau apartment house on fashionable
Connecticut avenue, Washington, D. C.,
was robbed of approximately $3,000 worth
of jewels and other valuables, in the
main lobby of the station.
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