Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, October 13, 1921, Image 3
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CARE AND ACCURA
IN WEIGHING
Accurate Weights Can Be Obtained Oni
Working Order and the Load Is in
<Pr<?par??d by tlir United Department
of Agriculture.)
A great <lt\ii ?>i irouble an<! uione(ar.v
loss sustained by producers and
shippers in marketing hay lias been
found by the bureau of markets and
-crop estimates. United States Department
of Agriculture, to be due to
careless weighing.
Weighing by the Bale.
In several sections of the country
it is the custom to weigh hay by the
bale at the time for baling and to note
the weight upon a tag made of curdhoard
or other convenient mutcrinl attached
to the bale beneath one of the
bale ties. When weighing by this
method great care should be taken to
weigh the hay accurately. During the
rush of haling operations sufficient
rime is frequently not allowed for the
-scales to come to a balance and there
may t>e as much as ten pounds difference
between the actual aud the |
catch weight.
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SnoHiil fnn? should also ho taken in
writing tin? correct weight upon the
tag. sn.v the bureau's specialists. It
is the connnon practice in some secrions
to use only numbers ending in
t? or u in recording tlie weight, and
to give or take from the actual weight ,
a sufficient amount to make a number
with such an ending. For example,
the weight of a bale weighing <?7
pounds is written as (!T? pounds and .
that of one weighing <5^ pounds as 70 '
pounds. The tendency, however, is i
"to take" more frequently than "to j
give." so that it is a better practice ,
io state the actual weight upon the j
big.
Another practice which is often I
charged back to the producer in low*r
prices or in weight claims, dispro- '
uortionate to the actual loss, is the '
use at a much later date of tag |
weights placed upon the hay at the ,
time of baling. Unless bay has been
thoroughly cured and has been in
the mow or stack for a considerable '
time there is likely to lie a loss in
weight while liny is in storage after
laling. due to additional loss of moisture.
Kadi purchaser desires, and lias
? right to obtain. the actual quantity
if hay for which he pays If hales
ire short of the weight specified upon
the tags there are grounds for a etai*:?.
either in the form of a price concession
or of a weight claim. In either
ase the adjustment of the claim is
likely to he less economical to the
nroducer than the actual reweighing
of the hay. The producer or shipper
should he prepared to prove that the (
weight of the hay at the thne of side j
CAREFULLY CONSIDER \
DIVERS ENTERPRISES!
Hasty Conclusions Should Be
Cautiously Avoided.
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WU ncuaun I \J I Hoouminy r*?i ?-tV?< * - i
ities of Farm Should Be Devoted
to Ore Big Money Crop?
Study All Angles.
tPrepared by the Unite.l States Ii:moat j
of Agriculture.)
In making use o?? the results of ;i t
year's cost account.-* for the purpose |
of perfecting tlio organization of the :
fartn. hasty conclusions should not be i
drawn. Sometimes a positive decrease I
in profits may ensue If an enterprise
be dropped, because, taken alone, it i
has failed to pay. Cows, for instance, i
may not lie showing a net protit. but j
if all the cows were sold there might I
be no other way of using up the
roughage and it would become dead
loss. Labor devoted night and nn>rn
ing to milking and feeding cows and
charged to them would lie entirely
lost If the cows were sold and nothing
supplied to Jill in the time.
The fact that the hogs or the corn
crop bring in the most net money dur-1
ing the season Is no reason for assuming
that all the activities of the farm
in the future should be devoted solely
to hogs or corn. It may be that the j
keeping of cows Is partly responsible j
for making the hogs so profitable, or i
that the grow ing of wheat, clover, or j
other crops in rotation with corn !
makes the latter crop much more prof- .
Itable than It would have been if j
zrown alone.
Similar conditions will be met with |
nn all farms, and. therefore, 110 sud- >
den changes should be made on the j
basis of what a single year's necounts
may Indicate. All angles of the en- |
rerprise should be taken into consideration.
Objection to Sweet Clover.
One great objection to sweet clover
as a hay crop is that It must l>e cut j
just before the blossoms come out, j
and at this time it contains n very i
hlsh percentage of water and is hard 1
to cure.
Labor-Saving Device.
Maybe you haven't thought of a
cow-testing association as a labor-saving
device but it Is. It frequently
shows how to make ten cows do the
work 01' fifteen.
CY DEMANDED
HAY FOR MARKET
T~_._ 1 A~>-? ji-. JHjl
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ly If the Wagon Scales Are in Proper
Proper Position Upon the Scales.
i> I'uriiri and as indicated upon the
tag.
Careless weighing on wagon scales
causes as much difficulty as careless
weighing by any other method. One
ot' the principal causes of unsatisfac- I
tory weights upon wagon scales is lack
of proper care of the scales and of
the necessary attention to keep them
in repair and in good working order.
Accurate weights cannot be obtained
on scales that are out of repair. |
Wagon scales should he inspected fre- i
fluently by a competent Inspector and
care should be taken to see that they
are in proper adjustment and balance
before weighing any lot or load of
hay.
Care must he taken also to see that
the load is in proper position upon
the scales. The load should not bind
upon the scale box or building, and
if the team exerts any effect upon the
load it should he unhitched.
When obtaining the tare weight the
weigher should he certain thut the
wagon contains the same equipment
as when the gross weight was obtained.
A good rule Is to remove everything
but the necessary equipment
front the load before weighing.
Keep Bale Check When Loading.
If the producer or shipper loads the
hay directly into the cars care Is especially
necewary to compute the total
weight enrrt'rtly. Loads are frequently
distributed in two or more cars
because of the variation in the qunl- i
It.v of the hay. If the hales are j
tagged, a careful record should be j
kept of the bales placed In each car. j
If not tagged, the part of the load i
placed in each car should he weighed |
separately. A careful check of the I
total number of bales placed in each
ear should also be kept so that the
shipper mac have ttie proper dnta
upon which to base a claim should
any loss occur while the hay is moving
to market.
The following suggestions, if followed.
will greatly assist in eliminating
some of the troubles caused by i
improjier weighing methods: .
When using tag weights record the j
act M current weight.
liaveVagon scales in proper adjust- I
uient and balance.
See that wagon contains same equip- i
uient when weighing both the gross I
and tare weight.
When loading two or more cars i
keep careful record of Iriy loaded In |
each cor.
Always keep a bale reeoru. together
with a weight record, of each car.
SODIUM FLUORID POISONOUS
Care Should Be Taken That Material
Does Not Get Into Drinking
Water or Feed.
If sodium tluorid is used for killing
litv on chickens be careful not to let
ir get into the food or water. Don't
pour it out where the hens will drink
it before it ean soak Into the ground.
The material i< rat Iter poisouou* If
taken internally.
Where some of the sodlutn fluorid in
dtt-t form reaches the body of the operator.
and is allowed to remain for
several hours, local irritation and
hiirning may occur on tender parts of
the skin. In dusting large flocks it is
better to use a table rather than to
hold the fowls between the knees. The
solution does not Injure the hands,
even when dipping Is continued for
several hours, except where there are
sores, which may become slightly irritated.
Don't allow sodium fluorid solution
to remain in galvanized vessels a great
length of time. It is best not to keep
ii overnight in tubs or galvanized con- J
miners, as it will injure them.
CARS MUST BE WELL COOLED
Refrigerator Should Be Allowed to
Rest on Siding at Least 24 Hours
8efore Loading.
The careful shipper ami packer
should ask the rallroud to set the refrigerator
car on his siding at least 24
hours before lie expects to load, for no
man who works to prevent decay ever
loads his poultry into a car having a
high temperature. Examine the car to
see that when the doors are closed not
a r?.v of light enters. See that the drain
pipes are in working order; and when
the car has been Iced and salted for
24 hours take the temperature about
four feet from the floor midway between
the doors. If it is below 40 degrees
Fahrenheit you may load your
chilled birds with safety.
Bicarbonate of Soda Useful.
Bicarbonate of soda Is of great value
when placed in the mash or drinking
water. It will cleanse the digestive
tract of any sour or decayed suitstances.
and keep It in a healthy
sweetened condition.
No Place for Trees.
The chicken yard is generally bare
of grass, the soil is beaten down,
caked and solid and is not u very
[satisfactory place for the average fruit
I tree
CANAL TOLLS BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
SENATOR KING OF UTAH OFFERS
TWO SUBSTITUTE BILLS,
BOTH IN VAIN
MEASURE GOES TO HOUSE
Vote Is 47 To 37?Debate Disclosed
Split In Party
Ranks
Washington.?The Jlorah bill L'oi
tolls exemption of American coastwise
vessels passing through the Panama
canal was passed by the senate. 47 to
37. It is expected it will he the subject
of indefinite delay in the house,
at least until after the conference of
limitation of armament.
Defore proceeding to a final vote
the senate rejected without a roll call
two substitutes offered by Senator
Kir.?t Democrat of Utah, to authorize
the president to negotiate for arbitration
of the tolls question and to appropriate
$2,000,000 as a subsidy for
American vessels using the canal.
Debate on the proposal disclosed a
Bpli tin the party ranks, opponents declaring
the bill was inopportune, while
Sonator Borah. Republican of Idaho,
declared he had talked with President
Harding and Secretary Hughes, and
they did not share such views.
Twelve Democrats voted for the bill
on the roll call, while 17 Republicans
voted in opposition, so that the Democratic
support was regarded as the determining
factor. Democrats who
gave their support to the bill were
Ashurst of Arizona. Kroussard of Louisiana,
Harrison of Mississippi, Kendrick
of Wyoming. Ransdell of Louisiana.
Reed of Missouri, Robinson of
Arkansas. Shields of Tennessee. Stanley
of Kentucky, Underwood vof Alabama.
Walsh of Massachusetts and
Walsh of Montana.
Republicans voting in opposition
were Brandegee of Connecticut. Colt
of Rhode Island, Dillingham of Vermont,
Ernst of Kentucky. Hale of
Maine. Kenyon of Iowa, Keyes of New
Hampshire, Lodge of Massachusetts,
McCormick of Illinois. McKinlev of
Illinois, McCumber of North Dakota.
Nelson of Minnesota. New of Indiana,
Spencer of Missouri. Sterling of South
Dakota, Wadsworth of New York and
Warren of Wyoming.
Two othe rltepublicans?Dupont of
Delaware and McLean of Connecticut
?were paired against the bill.
Jn referring to the armament conference.
Senator Borah said he did not
understand that this conference will
involve the United States bartering
away any substantial right.
"I have talked with those most responsible
for and concerned in the conference."
he added. "I have had a
full understanding and discussion. The
fears expressed are not shared by
them."
Goes To Death Protesting Innocence
Raleigh, N. C.?Leaving a letter with
his spiritual adviser, captioned "an
unjust sentence," together with a copy
of a letter from a physician at Madison.
N. ('.. declaring that Mrs. Henderson
Was a sufferer from "apticthalicu
goiter." Frank Henderson paid the
extreme penalty in the electric chair at
the state prison here for the'alleged
murder of his wife. "Goodbye. Mr.
Warden; I have absolutely no hard
feelings toward you." were Mr. Henderson's
last words, as he was led to
the chair.
Withdraws Offer On Nitrate Plant
Washington.?George R. Benton of
Birmingham. Ala., has withdrawn the
offer he made for the private operation
of tli? private operation of the nitrate
and water power projects at Muscle
Shoals. Ala. In announcing the withdrawal.
Secretary Weeks said Mr. Benton
had not given any reasons for the
action other than to explain that his
Idea in making the proposal originally
was to "protect the public."
Florida Officers Jail Georgia Man
Jacksonville. Fla.?J. S. Goodbred, 40,
it resident of the Maxwell district of
this county, is held in jail here at the
request of the authorities of Drunswiek.
Ga.. In connection with the robbery
of a bank there about two years
ago. Goodbred has resided in this
county several months.
Walls Collapse; 5 Killed; 2 Hurt
Lynchburg. Va.?Five men, all white,
were killed and two others were injured
here when a brick wall of a
building at Fifth and Church streets
coliapsed. The building was being
torn down by the city.
orandstand Falls; Forty-Five Hurt
Decatur. 111.?Forty - five persons
were injured, five seriously, when fc:i
sections of the grandstand seats erected
for the American Legion parade.
! collapsed, just before the parade passed.
There wero no fatalities.
Held "Royal Flush;" Dropped Dead
; New York.?Medical Examiner Namtliat
Philin Rronnpr
I sixty-seven, a retired tailor, had died
1 of a cerebral hemorrhage, superiwluc|
ad by a royal flush.
Huge Diamond Found In Ark. Mine
Little Rock, Ark?The largest dia!
mond yet mined in Arkansas field in
i Pike county was found recently, offi1
rials of the mining company announce.
The stone weighs "0.25 carats in the
' rough aud is estimated to be worth
; $10,000.
'Bandit' Describes Trade 'Moonshiner'
Toledo, Ohio.?After receiving a tip
i that a member of the Detroit postal
i robber gang was passing through Toledo,
city detectives and postal inspectors
rushed to the union station tc
capture the supposed bandit. When
they arrived they found the suspect,
luggage and all, perched peacefully
on the haggage platform, the proud pos
sessor of a capacity jag. (living hitname
as "Rob" Cunningham, Detroit,'
he gave his trade as ' moonshiner.'
small coins and one dollar hills drop
ping on the floor as he spoke
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World'e Debt to Marco Polo^,
Marco Polo was the first man t<
trace a route ucross the whole Ion
, gltude of Asia. He gave the firs
accurate information on Thibet, Ja
pan. China and the Orient generally
He hastened the adoption by Kuropt
of the use of gunpowder and indus
trial processes which the East hat
produced. He was an innovator ai
a military architect and as a brklgi
builder. He opened the eyes of th<
business men of Europe and througl
them of the world as we know It to
day, to the possibilities of trade witl
the Orient. He knew at least threi
of the important languages of th<
East, and stimulated the West to t
study of them. He described aecur
ately valuable regions with whlcl
Europe did not really get in toucl
until the Nineteenth century, and thii
in spite of the fact that his explora
tions came In the last part of th<
Thirteenth century.
"Coffee Tree."
The Kentucky coffee tree would hi
nn unusually good lawn tree excep
for the fact that it is very slow it
getting its leaves in the spring. When
that failing is not allowed to scori
against it, it Is distinctly worth get
ting acquainted with, for it Is un
usually free from Insect pests or fun
? on/1 malroo a r?l Ofl n Qf All
gUS HUUUIC.i, BMU luunio a v>v.u,
growth. Tlie tree will ultimately
grow a hundred feet high In good soil
and has long greenish-white flowers li
large panicles at the ends of th<
branches. Following the flowers com<
pods which resemble those of beans
and which often stick to tlie tre<
through the winter, giving It a very
peculiar aspect. In Revolutionary
times the seeds In these pods weri
used for making coffee, which account
for the name the tree now bears.?
Exchange.
Find Many Uses for Borax.
Borax as a solvent for shellac find
extensive application In the hat trade
In tanning, both borax and boric act
are used for cleaning the hides an<
dressing the leather. In the textile In
dustry borax assists In dyeing, and li
some parts of the world boric acid li
still employed in the preservation o
foods. It is permitted In the snltinj
of fish because such foods are soake<
in water before cooking and most o
the bbric acid is employed for 61
temal washes and it finds a place ii
cosmetics. It is used as a larvacid
where it Is recommended for the de
struction of fly larvae in manures ?o
| It destroys the larvae without affecl
I Ing the bacteria which increases th
I fertilizer value of the manure. Final
| ly, borax is a well-known flux usci
In metal working.
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