HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1914 
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the other hand, a ration of bleached clover 
hay and yellow corn is practically devoid 
of yellow pigments, and the milk from 
cows fed upon it will gradually lose its 
color. It is, of course, indisputably true 
that the breed does influence the color of 
the milk fat; but vary the ration and there 
will be a corresponding variation in the 
color of the milk fat in each breed. 
In cows of the Jersey and Guernsey 
breeds the body fat is frequently of such 
a deep yellow color that some butchers 
and consumers look with disfavor upon 
beef from these breeds. For this preju¬ 
dice there is absolutely no justification. 
The yellowness of the fat springs from 
the same causes as the yellowness of the 
milk fat, and there is no reason for object¬ 
ing in one case to the very thing that is 
prized in the other. 
Harvesting and Storing the Crops 
I T is a very common thing to allow the 
garden vegetables not used to rot on 
the ground, or in it. There is a great deal 
of unnecessary waste in this respect, for 
a great many of the things so neglected 
may just as well be carried into winter, 
and will pay a very handsome dividend for 
the slight trouble of gathering and storing 
them. 
While most of the root and grain crops, 
and the cabbage group, will stand a good 
deal of cold weather without injury, the 
fruiting vegetables, such as melons and 
squash, tomatoes, peppers, egg-plants, 
should be gathered before any hard frost. 
There is usually warning in the shape of 
a light frost that blackens the leaves with¬ 
out injuring the fruit, but not always. 
Take no chances. Melons and squashes 
may be gathered and left temporarily in 
small heaps, where they may be quickly 
covered if necessary. Cut a short section 
of the vine away with each one; especially 
with squashes great care must be exercised 
not to break off the stems and not to bruise 
them in the slightest. A little later, and at 
a time when they are perfectly dry, they 
may be stored away in a cool, dry place, 
preferably packed in hay or straw to keep 
them absolutely dry and protected from 
bruises. Good, firm squashes of the proper 
varieties should keep all winter. The mel¬ 
ons will ripen gradually, and may be had 
for several weeks. Keep the ripest ones 
on the outside, where they may be got at 
first without disturbing the others. 
The July Cover 
A great deal of attention has been at¬ 
tracted by the July cover of House and 
Garden that illustrates the house of Mr. 
W. J. Henry, at Scarsdale, N. Y., designed 
by Mr. Franklin P. Hammond. Photo¬ 
graph by Mr. Herbert E. Angell. 
Where to Buy Vour Greenhouse 
A S first aid in arriving at a decision, it would 
seem highly logical to select a concern that 
has ample years of experience, and an 
abundant of houses to their credit, as an assur¬ 
ance that you can depend on depending on their 
being absolutely dependable. A firm, for instance, 
who has a reputation of at least a quarter of a 
century’s standing. 
Hitchings & Co. is over 60 years old and have 
been building greenhouses for considerably over 
a quarter of a century. So we would come safely 
within that class. 
Now that you have decided on one, suppose 
you also select another concern of high standing 
and then get plans and prices from us both. 
Suppose when received you like both plans; but 
one price is a bit higher, (perhaps it may be ours); 
then the thing to do, is to give that concern your 
order whose specification includes most explicitly 
everything that the contract is supposed to cover. 
Such a decision, however, should most assuredly 
also be governed by your having established in 
your mind beyond all doubt, that the particular 
construction you are going to get, is the one par¬ 
ticularly adapted to your particular purpose. 
If you have neither the time nor the inclination 
to visit houses erected by ourselves and others —• 
to find out which is best, then it must of necessity 
get right back to the first point—that of selecting 
a concern whose long years of reputation assure 
you of their absolute dependability. 
If you are thinking of building, we would like 
the opportunity of presenting the dependable¬ 
ness of our proposition. To get things under way. 
let us send you a catalog or arrange to come and 
talk things over with you. 
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