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Questions About Meats 
Answered by Prof. K. J. Seulke 
Shrinkage of Pork in Storage 
W ould you tell me what percentage the 
shrinkage is in pork in the case of pack¬ 
ing in salt six weeks and then hanging 
and smoke-curing, to remain hanging six 
or seven months before marketing? 
w. B. 
The shrinkage in hams packed in salt 
for six weeks and smoked would be about 
five per cent in the maximum. This de¬ 
pends considerably upon the length of 
time they remain in the salt, and the 
temperature of the smokehouse and the 
length of time they are smoked. The 
shrinkage during the next seven days, or 
during the cooling process, would be about 
.3.5 pounds per 1,000 pounds of meat, and 
if the hams are wrapped in paper and 
burlap and covered with a yellow or 
paraffin wash, the shrinkage from that 
time on will be very slight. However, 
if they are not wrapped this shrinkage 
may amount to as much as five to six per 
cent, depending upon the temperature at 
which the meat is kept and the length of 
time it is held before being used. If the 
meat is cured in sugar pickle before, 
shrinking will not be nearly so great, as 
the meat will weigh practically the same, 
or in some oases more when coming from 
the brine than when first packed. The 
shrinkage in the smokehouse and after 
smoking will be practically the same. 
Packing Cured Meat in Salt 
I read in a farm -paper a way to store 
away meat and pork, after it has been 
cured, which was to put it in a barrel 
aud cover it up with salt, and keep it 
there until wanted for use. by that way 
keeping all mice, insects, mold and every¬ 
thing away. Would you give me your 
idea, what you think about it? Do you 
thiuk it will absorb any more salt? 
Maeungie, Pa. c. a. l. 
The most desirable method of preserv¬ 
ing smoked meats is to wrap them in 
parchment or other white paper and sew 
over this a layer of heavy muslin and a 
layer of burlap on the outside covering 
the whole with a yellow wash, the for¬ 
mula of which follows: For 100 pounds 
of hams or bacon take 3 lbs. barytes 
(barium sulphate t. 0.06 lbs. glue, 0.0S lbs. 
chrome yellow (lead chromate), 0.40 lbs. 
flour. Half til 1 a pail with water and 
mix in the flour, dissolving all lumps 
thoroughly. Dissolve the chrome in a 
quart of water in a separate vessel and 
add the solution and the glue to the 
flour: bring the whole to a boil and add 
the barytes slowly, stirring constantly. 
Mlake the wash the day before it is re¬ 
quired. Stir it frequently when using, 
and apply with a brush. After covering 
with the wash, each piece should be hung 
so that it does not come in contact with 
other pieces, and should never be stacked 
in piles. 
It is possible to keep smoked meats 
in barrels of salt without the meat taking 
up a great deal of the salt, provided the 
meat is perfectly dry and the salt is dry 
and kept in that condition until the meat 
is removed. The principal difficulty is 
that the salt absorbs more or less mois¬ 
ture, so that the outside of the meat may 
become quite salty. A common practice 
on farms is to imbed the cured hams and 
bacons in the oat bin or wheat bin, where 
they are safe from rats aud mice, aud 
in that way keep them until. desired for 
use. 
Distinguishing Bob Veal 
* 
By what physical characteristics can 
a bob veal be distinguished from a veal 
over three weeks old? At how many days 
of age does the navel string drop off and 
navel heal? j. h. 
New York. 
A bob veal is difficult to distinguish 
from an older calf, especially after it has 
been dressed. The principal difference 
is in the moisture content of the flesh 
and the flabby stringy condition of the 
same. When alive a hob veal will have 
softer hoofs than an older veal, and will 
have an immature appearance, and may 
have the wabbly gait if extremely young. 
A calf under one week of age will prob¬ 
ably still have tin- navel cord attached. 
The time at which this drops tiff varies, 
but one week is usually the limit. 
Up-State Farm Notes 
State Troops to Reorganize. —The 
War Department plans to restore the old 
National Guard should Congress decide 
to continue the State service as a settled 
military policy. Regular army men will 
help in the training and administration. 
Clean-i p Week. 1 - The week of April 
14 lias been designated by Dr. Hermann 
Biggs of the State Health Department 
as general clean-up week all over the 
State. Mayors, village presidents and 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
hoards of health are urged to make a 
special effort for the sake of proggressive- 
ness and health conditions, to properly 
dispose of all waste and refuse. 
No Right to Make Vinegar. —In 
pronouncing sentence on 12 liquor dealers 
of Ithaca who were found guilty of vio¬ 
lating the excise law in having hard cider 
in their possession. Justice George Mc¬ 
Cann said that in his opinion it was a 
crime to make vinegar under the present 
law. 
Home Bureau Projects. —At a joint 
conference of the Home Bureau agents 
and chairmen of home bureaus of six 
counties, held in the Syracuse Thrift 
Kitchen, plans for the Summer’s work 
were adopted. Food and clothing budgets 
will be emphasized, while one of the lead¬ 
ing features will be the milk project. 
Much stress will be laid on a greater use 
of milk, especially in families having chil¬ 
dren. A thrift program was worked out 
corresponding with the Government thrift 
program. Prof. Martha Van Rensselaer, 
head of home economics work of the 
State College; Prof. Flora Rose, also of 
the State College; Miss Flora Greer, head 
of the State’s Home Bureaus, gave ad¬ 
dresses during the two-day session, and 
Prof. Bristow Adams of Cornell talked 
on the value of publicity in this line of 
work. Cortland County Home Bureau j 
work illustrates the value of publicity 
very nicely. A few weeks ago one or two 
clubs took up home millinery and the re¬ 
modeling of clothing, with talks on nutri¬ 
tion—giving complete newspaper accounts 
of the programs aud the objects of the 
club. As a result 10 new clubs have held 
similar meetings, most of them being or¬ 
ganized very promptly after learning the 
material benefits and the live community 
spirit resulting from this sort of work. 
New Central Milk Plant. —Onon¬ 
daga County dairymen raised $75,000 at 
a recent meeting, 253 members of the co¬ 
operative association contributing to the 
amount of $300 each. There are other 
outlying localities that will contribute 
further towards funds for a big plant to 
serve the city of Syracuse and to take 
care of all the milk in this section. One 
brewery has approached the association 
with an offer towards the new plant, and 
two cold storage plants have also. Cor¬ 
nell and Washington experts are at work 
on estimates, so as to advise the asso¬ 
ciation. Much good to consumers is ex¬ 
pected from the association, as present 
extravagant distributing methods will be 
eliminated, the city being expected to 
supervise this. At present the farmers 
get 6cents a quart for milk which 
costs the consumers 16 cents. 
Community Projects. —Cayuga Coun¬ 
ty farmers are to develop some community 
husking bees and potato digging projects 
this year under Farm Bureau manage¬ 
ment. Besides fostering community spirit 
the projects are expected to find the va¬ 
rieties of corn and potatoes best adapted 
to the soil and climate. Sterling, Sen nett. 
Summerhill. Moravia and Sempronius 
farmers will co-operate in tests. Fifty 
bushels of special seed oats from the Jef¬ 
ferson County Co-operative Association 
will be distributed in the towns of Locke, 
Springport, Ledyard and Ira. These will 
be watched to observe their value as com¬ 
pared to other oats for the section. Au¬ 
burn farmers are calling for farm laborers 
with very few responses. The call for 
domestic help on the farms is also very 
great, with many women applicants choos¬ 
ing factory and office work in preference 
to housework, even when wages for the 
latter are better. 
Small Notes op Interest. —A new 
yard for building big concrete barges may 
be built, soon on the lower Genesee River. 
Dunkirk vineyardists are notified that no 
wine will be made after June 1 or sold 
after .Tune 30. A canvass of this citv 
shows that 632 adults and 1.053 children, 
all Poles, will soon leave for their native 
land. Rochester reports a 43 per cent in¬ 
crease of crime in Februarv, 1019. over 
February, 191S. m. g. f. 
Government Crop Report 
The Winter wheat promise April 1 
was for a yield of 837,000.000 bushels, or 
260,000.000 more than the average of 
years 1914-1918. 
The rye outlook is for 101.000.000, or 
about 11,800.000 more than in 1918. 
The percentage condition of the wheat 
planted in the principal Winter wheat 
States, taking 100 as normal conditions, 
is: Ohio, 104; Missouri, Kentucky and 
West Virginia, 103; Illinois. Iowa,'Kan¬ 
sas and Texas, 101; Indiana. Oklahoma. 
Colorado, Pennsylvania and Delaware, 
100; Arkansas and California, 95); Ten¬ 
nessee, Idaho. Oregon and Maryland. 9S; 
Nebraska, Wyoming. Arizona! Nevada. 
Washington and Virginia. 97; New Mex¬ 
ico. Utah and North Carolina. 96; Michi¬ 
gan and New Jersey, 95; New York and 
Georgia. 92; Minnesota, Alabama and 
Montana, 91; Mississippi and South Car¬ 
olina, 90. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
April 19 —- Longview Farm, saddle 
horses, Lee’s Summit, Mo. 
May 6—John S. Goodwin, Angus. 
Naperville, Ill. 
May S—A. B. Watson A Sou, Hero- 
fords. Harris, Mo. 
May 15—Dr. J. I. Higgins and others, 
Angus, Knoxville, Tenu. 
May 15—Frank Scofield, Shorthorns. 
Hillsboro, Tex. 
May 20—Tri-county Holstein Breed¬ 
ers' Association. Sidnev. X. Y.; secretary, 
F. E. R is ley. Walton. N. Y. 
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WHEEL 
GUIDE 
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The Moline Line 
of Implements 
Plows 
(steel and chilled) 
Harrows 
Planters 
Cultivators 
Grain Drills 
Lime Sowers 
Mowers 
Hay Rakes 
Hay Loaders 
Hay Stackers 
Grain Binders 
Com Binders 
Pitless Scales 
Spreaders 
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You get these advantages in the Moline Wheel 
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It is a foot guide cultivator with combination 
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shifted, remaining parallel at the same time. 
You encounter no trouble and you have no hard, 
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Wheel Guide Single Cultivator. 
You can dodge the most irregular hills with the 
slighest pressure of the foot, shifting the gangs to 
the right or left without changing or lessening 
their cultivating effectiveness. 
The balance frame affords easy gang adjustment 
and control. The automatic horse lift raises the 
gangs for turning by simply shifting a releasing 
lever—the horses do the rest. 
It can be equipped with a 
great variety of gang and 
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MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY FARM IMPLEMENTS SINCE IS65 
$420 Extra Profit 
2 <l 
A 
.GALLON 
/ W. H. Graham of Middleton, Mo., says in 
/ an actual test that $30 worth of Milkoline made 
him an extra profit of $420. Hundreds of others 
from coast to coast say the same thing. 
Hustles Heavy Hogs to market 
Is the title of a little booklet that tells all about 
Milkoline (buttermilk made better for feeding) and 
how when fed according to directions it costs but 2c a 
gallon. Makes hogs and poultry digest their feed— 
eaves time and money. Ask for free copy of booklet 
and our thirty day trial offer. 
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Distributors : 
W. J. Blanchard - - Abington, Mass. 
Anderson & Berek - - Fishkill, N. Y. 
Campbell, Morrell & C#. - Passaic, N. J. 
Frank S. Jones, Lanvale Sta., Baltimore, Md. 
Herndon-Carte Co. - - Louisville, Ky. 
WANTED! 
BABY 
CHICKS 
Day-old—in any quantity 
—state prices, breeds, de¬ 
livery terms and condi¬ 
tions, etc. Address: 
R \ Knnnt7 621 Broadway 
• RUUUIZ New York City 
RABBITS 
Raised on H-O 
Steam-Cooked 
Chick Feed 
REMEMBER, it isn’t the chicks 
you hatch —it’s the chickens you 
raise. Give your baby chicks their 
best chance. Use H-0 Steam- 
Cooked Chick Feed. 
The new, 5-lb. carton 
of H-0 Steam-Cooked Chick Feed 
is a handy, durable and compact 
way to get acquainted with us. 
Your dealer can get it for you. 
If you cannot get it from your dealer, 
write for samples and we will arrange 
to have you supplied. 
THE H-0 COMPANY, Feed Dept., Buffalo, N. Y. 
Members U. S. Food Administration. License No. G-12,996 
John J. Campbell, Eastern Sales A*t., Hartford, Conn. 
FOR SALE at a Reduced Price 
NEW 1ULI. D rnn Jaro with 52 in. deflectors. Regular 
C 0 1.0 N Y ul OOUCIS price 138; reduced, to $25. A g>vat 
bargain. UNITED BROODER CO.. 380 Pennington Ave.. Trenlon. N J. 
IT PAYS TO RAISE 
RufusRed Belgian Hares 
If you are careful from whom you buy your Foundation 
Stock of any breed, out of six entries in Boston Jan. 15, 
1919 1 won three. Muncie, Indiana. Feb., 1919, two prize 
winners. First Sr. aud First Jr. Ruck. 
Owner of Sheabaraclo, Registry No. 4655 
Who beat a English Prize Winning Buck, receiving First 
Prize at Syracuse. X. Y. State Fair, Sept. 1918. 
Only Pedigreed Registered Stock. Prices Reasonable. 
JOSEPH BLANK, 428 Highland A ve., MOUNT VERNON, N. V. 
The Delaware Valley 
Rabbit Farm sg&S 
RUFUS REDS and 
NEW ZEALANDS 
We ship on approval. Ask for Descriptive lists. Address 
THEO. S. MOORE, Gen. M’g’r., Stockton, N. J. 
Wanted Belgian Ha^r es 
Pedigreed and registered. M. ROWELL, Highland lulls. N.T. 
SAMS BELGIAN HARES $3 each. Young stock, S2 
FOR EASTER. Five does, 19 Mos., 
$3 each. Young stock, $2 
each. IV. 11 . (ilESSK, Amity vtile. Long fsland 
JUDGING FARM ANIMALS, by C. S. 
Plumb; $2.25. A Practical Manual on this 
subject. For sale by Rural New-Yorker 
