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Fig. 5.— Sterilizer, showing false bottom. 



For sterilizing, the writer uses a tin 

 clothes boiler with a false bottom inade 

 of medium sized galvanized wire (No. 

 16), with one-half inch mesh, cut to fit 

 it. (See illustration No. 5.) There are 

 patent steamers on the market, but ex- 

 pensive, but the clothes boiler with a 

 light-fitting cover will answer every 

 purpose. 



The last word is, never attempt to 

 can any vegetable that has matured and 

 commenced to harden or begun to de- 



Success With Milking Machines. 

 The Nebraska Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station has been experimenting 

 with milking machines. It was found 

 that most cows yield their milk as free- 

 ly and fully when milked with a ma- 

 chine as when milked by hand, but 

 with some individual cows the use of 

 the machine is not entirely successful. 

 Heifers accustomed to the machines from 

 the first appear to do better than older 

 cows which have been milked by hand. 



Candied Pineapple. 



Boil together, without stirring, a 

 pound of granulated sugar and a gill of 

 vv'ater. When a little dropped into iced 

 water is brittle, take the saucepan from 

 the fire and set it in an outer pan of 

 boiling water, adding to the syrup a 

 tablespoonful of lemon juice. Have the 

 fruit ready, wiped perfectly dry. Run 

 a slender skewer through each piece of 

 fruit and dip it quickly into the hot 

 syrup. If you have not skewers, a slen- 

 der pickle fork will do as well. Lay the 

 fruit on waxed paper until dry. — Phila- 

 delphia Record. 



Fig. 8.— Position of spring 

 after sterilizing. 



cay. As a general rule young vegetables 

 are superior in flavor and texture, espe- 

 cially string beans, okra and asparagus. 

 Vegetables are better if gathered in the 

 early morning while the dew is still on 

 them. If it is impossible to can them at 

 once put them in cold water or in a cool 

 place so they cannot wither, until you 

 are ready. The principle of sterilization 

 is the same for all meats, fruits and veg- 

 etables. 



ernment in destroying the water hya- 

 cinth, which has proved a serious impedi- 

 ment to navigation on many rivers of 

 this country. Two government boats 

 are equipped with tanks for the boiling 

 of a mixture of white arsenic, sal soda 

 and water. This is sprayed on the 

 plants, and as the latter are about 98 per 

 cent, water there is very little residue 

 after they wilt down under the action 

 of the poisonous solution. That the 

 solution kills the plants absolutely has 

 been proved in every case where the 

 conditions were such as to prevent the 

 introduction of new plants within the 

 area sprayed. 



To Kill Water Hyacinths. 



Spraying is the method followed at the 

 present time by the United States Gov- 



Exporting Mangos. 



Jose Diez, of La Maya, Oriente, writes 

 the Havana Post that for two months 

 he has been exporting mangos to the 

 American market and that of 1,000 

 crates not one reached its destination in 

 good condition. He has been using 

 crates one foot high by IJ^ long con- 

 taining from 110 to 130 mangos, each 

 wrapped in tissue paper. The fruit was 

 crated green and placed in a cool place 

 on the steamer. Ten days were con- 

 sumed in the journey. 



Exportations of aquacates were like- 

 wise unsuccessful and he asked for ad- 

 vice. 



