Farmers' Champion (Elgin, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 14, Ed. 1, Wednesday, December 22, 1915 Page: 2 of 4
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THE ELGIN FARMERS CHAMPION.
EXCELLENT PLAN FOR
An Inexpensive Sanitary Dairy House Perspective View.
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Ilccunt developments in dairying
Imvu ni lined u InrKU demand fur a
dairy houso whlcli will fiilllll Bar.!-
tnry rciiulrcnionts nml at tho iinino
tlmo bo practical anil Inexpensive
Kor those who nro Btrlvlug to lm-
provo tlio nunllty of tliolr products
such a building la un nbsoluto ticccs-
Hlty. Milk which In poured or strained
In tho ham or allowed to Htaml Micro
Is llablo to ho contaminate!.' by bac-
teria and to absorb stablo odors. As
boon as tho cow's milk Is drawn It
should bo rnrrlcd to tho dairy houso
to bo cooled Immediately to DO de-
grees V. or lower. An uptodato san-
itary dairy houso Is provided with nil
tho facilities for cooIIiik milk In tho
most economical and expeditious
manner.
Kor convenience tho dairy houso
bhould bo near tho barn yet so far
.eoip k-ATc ire am.
Detail of Water and Steam Jet.
from It that no barn odors etui bo
detected in tho houso and should bo
on well-drained land which slopes from
tho houso.
Tho principal purposo In building (i
dairy houso Is to provldo a placo
whero dairy products may bo handled
upart from anything elso. To carry
out this Idea It Is necessary to dlvldo
tho Interior of tho building so that
tho utensils do not havo to bo washed
In tho snmo room whero tho milk Is
handled. The Idea of absolute clean-
liness must al-Auys be kept In mind:
therefore there should bu no unnec-
essary ledges or rough surfaces on
which dirt may lodge. Ventilators nro
necessary to keep tho air In tho milk-
room fresh and freo from ull odors
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Floor Plan of Dairy House Showing General Arrangement.
and to carry stenm awny from the
washroom. Windows aro of greut Im-
portance as they ndmlt sunlight and
fresh air and fncllltato work. In sum
mer tho doors and windows should bo
screened to exclude llles nnd other
insects.
It Is Impcrntlvo that thcro bo s
plentiful supply of cold running wa-
ter at the dairy houso. If It Is not
posslblo to havo a regular water sys-
tem wnter mny bo piped from nn elo-
nted tank fed by nn engine windmill
linnd pump or hydraulic ram. Tho
dairyman can 111 afford to spend his
tlmo carrying water In a pail to cool
milk and wash utensils.
Kor tho proper sterilization of uton-
Blls nn abundance of steam or hot
water Is needed. A pall or can mny
appear to bo clean nnd Btlll may con-
tain numerous bacteria which will
hasten the souring of milk canso bad
flavor In butter or chceso or spread
contnglon. After tho utonBlls aro thor-
oughly cleaned they should bo either
scalded with boiling wnter or steamed.
Tho dairy houso should bo so built
ns to economize labor to tho greatest
extent. To do this tho building must
io arranged to avoid unnecessary
stops.
It Is not posslblo to submit a plan
that will suit all conditions but It Is
fcellovcd that tho accompanying de-
scription of a dairy houso will meet
the needs of tho nverago dairy that
nips cither milk or cream In can
Thla plan Is capable of considerable
variation to adapt It to a wide sphere
f lutfulfleia. For largor dairies the
SMALL DAIRY HOUSE
snmo nrrnngement mny bo used on
n larger scale each room being mado
of greater slio.
Tho building described Is 20 feet
long 10 feel wide 8 feet C Inches high
in tho front. C root G Inches in tho
rear anil lias n shed roof. Tho ex-
terlorif tlio building mny bo covered
with shcnthlng nnd building paper or
with weatherboardlng and shlnglcB
tho deciding factors being expense
durability nnd npporanco. Tho lnto-
rlor however should bo carefully fin-
ished so that tho walls nnd celling
mny ho smooth nnd freo from corners
or projo. lions on which dust or dirt
mny acci -iiulnto.
Tho holding should havo n good
concrete floor pitched to drain through
bell traps. Tho sldo walls ns high as
tlio window should bo plastered with
cement on mctnl lathing. Tho ro-
mnlndcr of tho walla nnd celling may
bo covered with matched lu.irds and
then painted with n white wnshnhln
eimmcl paint. Ventilating flues Bliould
extend through tho roof from tho ceil-
ings of tv cooling room nnd wnsh-
room. Tho windows should be hinged
nnd set to bo Hush with tho Insldo
wnll when they nro closed.
Tho equipment of tho dairy houso
consists of n l'& to two horso power
vertical boiler which supplies stenm
to tho sink nnd to tho stenm lit In
tho drain bonrd n galvnnlzed-lron
wnsh sink a can rack n Ilnbcock
tester n concrete cooling tnnk n milk
cooler and milk scales. A separator
mny nlso bo located In tho mllkroom.
After each cow's milk Is drawn It
should bo carried to tho mllkroom
weighed recorded sampled for tlio
composlto test nnd strained. It Is
then run over tho cooler using coM
running water for tho first cooling.
When a can is filled with milk from
tho cooler It ts put Into tho cement
vnnk which should bo tilled with Ico
nnd water well up on the neck of the
enn and tho contents should bo
Mined frequently until thoroughly
cooled. When tho milk Is not being
stirred tho enns should always bo kept
covered to provent tho cntranca of
dust dirt. Insects etc. Nover mix
warm milk nnd cold milk or cream.
Tho doors of tho mllkroom should ho
kept shut except when nccosBary to
pass in or out.
When all tho milk Is cooled tho
cooler palls strainers etc. can bo
carried Into tho washroom whero they
should bo rinsed In cold water and
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ing powder. After this they are
rinsed steamed and Inverted on the
drain board. For this purposo two
pipes may bo used ono carrying cold
water tho other steam; theso may bo
controlled by cither hand or foot
lovers or a slnglo Jet fed by both
cold water and steam may bo In-
stalled. The llttlo closet In tho wall between
tho mllkroom and tho wnshroom la to
Croti Section Through Dairy Mouse.
hold bottles In which tho composite
milk samples may bo kept. Tho closet
can bo opened from cither room so
that tho samples from the mllkroom
may bo placed In the bottles In the
closet and when It Is desired to test
tho milk they can be reached easily
from the washroom; this arrangement
makes It unnecessary to carry bottles
from one room to the other
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PICTURESQUE AND NEW
PARISIAN HEAD-DRESS THAT
WILL BE WELCOMED.
Has All Fashion's Distinguishing
Marks and Other Points That
Will Make It Popular In
This Country
Bomo of tho ultra-smart Parlslonncs
hnvo revived genulno "picture" head
dresses. Now that evening dresses In
Franco aro of tho simplest posalble
order It has been found necessary to
pay special attention to tho head-dress
and somo of tho latest styles aro really
fascinating. For example tho head-
dress Illustrated. Hero thcro aro
looso curls but theso fall at the back
behind tlio cars. In this cnao tho hair
qulto freo from artificial waves Is
drawn softly back from tho faco and
arranged In n chignon at tho back.
Set waves aro a thing of tho past.
No one thinks of adopting them now.
Tho hair Is in ado ns soft and fluffy ns
posslblo and then it Is simply drawn
back and fastened with ornamental
plus or hamlsomo combs.
And In this connection I may men-
tion that pnlo brown linlr Is all tho
rogo. Tho red and red-brown Bhadcs
hnvo qulto gono out. Very fair hair Is
In great fnvor but It is not easy to ob-
tain by natural means. Nut-brown
hnlr Is considered "very chic" nnd In-
deed ull tho soft brown Bliudcs aro In
favor.
Tho Iden that red-brown hnlr pro-
duced by henna mndo n woman look
speclnily youthful is exploded. Nowa-
days everyone realizes that theso red-
brown shades aro specially trylni; for
anyone except a. young woman or girl.
On tho other hnnd tho soft brown
shades nro Haltering to tho complex-
ion. I do not think that powdered hnlr Is
so fnshlonnhlo as It wns. A grcnt
many women aro beginning to regret
Laving gono In for "white h-.lr" even
when It was so much tho fashion. They
nro beginning to reallzo that white
hair uiiIcsh powdered and worn by a
very young woman gives an Impres-
sion of ugo nt first sight. Powdered
hair is becoming to many women but
It does not mnko for youth.
Many young girls in Kngland aro
Old-Fashioned Coiffure Revived to Go
With the New "Picture" Frocks.
going In for tho "Castlo crop." It
Bcoms rather n pity to cut off one's
hair when it Is long nnd thick but the
"Castlo crop" is undoubtedly rather
fascinating. It makes a young and
pretty girl look llko a llttlo nngel.
Idallu do Villlcra In tho Doston Globe.
Striped Stockings.
Stripes still piny nn important pnrt
In Blockings. Sometimes tho stripes
nro at tho top of tho stockings run-
ning round nnd round nnd sometimes
It Is the nukles that aro Btripcd.
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BATH ROBES AND NEGLIGEES
Ideas for Cold Weather That Are Wei!
Worthy of Having a Place In
the Memory.
Tho winter ncgllgco mny bo as
diaphanous ns chiffon and lnco can
mako It but tho winter bath robo to
bo right must bo warm nnd downy.
Nothing Is more uncomfortablo than to
cmergo from n refreshing bath to llnd
tho world grown cold. A thick bath
robo Ib Biiro to make tho world seem
worm and cozy.
A blanket robo Is durablo and com-
fortnblo and can bo mado quite becm-
Ing. It should bo rather full In cut
nnd not long enough to touch tho
floor. Tho color and design should bo
cnrofully choson. Thorp aro some love-
ly grnys If a dnrk robo Is desired
and for a light ono there Ib lavender
and thera Is blue and there Is pink.
Sometimes n satin hem and satin
bindings nro put on blanket robes but
these are rather fragile. They soil
very quickly and they ore sure to
wear thin nnd shabby befbro the
blanket part wears at all.
A pocket for the handkerchief If a
usoful addition to any bath robo. A
big rubber-lined pocket Is also deslr-
ablo If one lives Jn a boarding house
or a big family and has to use a bath-
room lu common with many others.
Jor tho various toilet articles brushes
soap ami tootn paiio can ue cameo
In this pocket
A deep collar or hood adds much to
tho becotulugness of a bath robe
f thla sort. And a scallop crocheted
iround the edge of collar and cuffs Is
m uttractlve finish. A cord too.
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Is suggests nothing so much as the
"grenadier's" hat. It Is practically
brlmless and close-fitting and Its
height is Increased considerably by
Its drapery. A wreath of white flow-
ers sewn on a silver ribbon trims
the hat effectively. The cape scarf
Is of fox as is the huge barrel muff.
IF IN DOUBT CHOOSE BLUE
Color That Is Always Popular and Its
Shades Are Practically
Innumerable.
If you nro In n quandary as to which
color to choos- for your winter tailored
suit ou will bo snfo in making It
blue. This color ts represented by tho
popular tones known as corbcau
raven's wing soldat Itusslan Ucl-
Khun China midnight navy marine
and Nnttler. All tones of grny from
tho pnlcst dovo to tho deepest tone of
drendnnught aro to bo very smart for
street or Iioubo wear.
Field mouse metal stone and mist
will bo familiar names before tho tea-
son has ndvanceiUniuch further. Tho
lighter tones of tan will bo frowned
upon and to replace them loam chest
nut nnd leather browns will be used.
Sago cypress and moss aro to bo
prominent among tho greens and buI-
phur yellow has also appeared again
There will bo much purple worn nnd
ninny smnrt street suits of teto do No-
gre or beige.
Velvet Afternoon Gowns.
According to tho Dry Goods Kconom-
1st rich nfternoon gowns of velvet nro
featured In black brown rose whlto
nnd blue. Green In nlso shown to somo
oxtcnt but has not proved as populnr
ns tho colors named. Fur trimmings
finish off many of theso gowns. Tho
furs most in uso nro skunk raccoon
kolinsky fox krimmer mole beaver
and caracul. In many Instances tho
furs harmonize In color with that of
tho dress mole being used on gray
skunk and heaver on brown beaver
on bclga and white fox on whlto and
similar combinations. Some of tho
inoro striking effects In afternoon
gowns aro brought out by tho uso of
beaver on whlto broadcloth or on chif-
fon velvet or tho black fox on whlto
or on tan.
should bo fastened at tho woist or
elso a wide belt of tho blanketing
should bo used with a frog fnstcnlng.
A quilted robo Is almost ns warm as
a blanket robe. Out It Is not so dur-
able. Tho blanket can bo washed
tlmo and ngaln. Tho quilted robo If
it bo of silk msst bo carefully cleaned
in gasoline.
Llko a blanket robo n quilted ono
should be mado on rather generous
lines. Ono that Is qulto flat and tight
is unbecoming. And again tho color
must be chosen with nn eyu to bo-
conilngncss. Veils Have Maidenhair Designs.
A now face veil for winter days has
a maidenhair pattern wrought In
delicate thread debign In a flno hexa-
gon mesh. Tho lattlco patterns wlth-
a very open crossed mesh Is nlso a
favorlto and Is becoming to women
with a good deal of color. Aa a rule
flno patterned yells best become wom-
en of pale complexion. A new veil
for the motor car has an artfully
placed beauty spot whlc.i comes over
the cheek or at one sldo of the mouth
tho long veil floating In graceful folda
around tho figure to the waist lino.
White Crepe With Pur.
A charming frock Is mado of white
Ocorgetto crepe. The skirt Is edged
with n wide hom of wulto fox and
thore 1s a high choker collar of the
fur and cuffs of It with big fur but-
tons for trimming. The charm of the
frock consists In (fee almost startling
combination of the sheer crepe aud
the rery heavy bandsot far.
Old Santa's
Christmas List
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ne reindeer are harnessed nnd ready
for their Christmas eve drive through
the sky;
Ihsy whl-ny and stamp; slelsh bells
Jlnglo.
And old Santa Claus' sledge Is piled
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With an abundance of toys books and
goodies
For nil good little boys and girls;
Banta'll ml up the stockings while the
clock Is tick-locking.
And tho snow flakes drift down in
whirls.
He'll slide down the chimney ns usual-
Fat Jolly roil-fnced. full of glee
He's been keeping tab on each one of you;
In the picture he's looking to sen
Which kiddles have minded their parents
Which youngsters have dona as they
ought;
If you have been ewd and done as you
should
Old Bnta'll bring you a lot.
See He' looking tits list of nnmes over
Tes nnd scratching the naughty ones
out;
It Freddie hod minded his mamma
Today he'd never need doubt
That Santa would nil up his stockinet
And If MoJzto hadn't been bad.
rhat yellow-haired rtollle that's coins to
Molly
Is one present she might have had.
for Molly behaved herself nicely
8ho doesn't grumble tell libs or be
mean;
Bo her papa has written to Santa
Telling what n good girl she's been
Then there's Tommy's naino on the pa-
per: A real boy but r.e fer sai:..-pg nor sw .irs.
Nor Is cruel to kittles. It's a thousand
pities
That 1'rcddle's mother had as few cares.
Now there's the names of Mildred and
Jessie
Of Margaret Julia and Knte
When they go out to ploy and hear moth'
er Bay
"Home early" they never are late.
Next comes Hobble that Jolly young ras
call
And Henry the boys cnll him "Hen!"
There's n red sled for Hob and for
Jienry n jod
Playing war with his tin soldier men
Dl-k w'11 wnke up to find a new tool ret;
I'M! will net those sh'nlng new skntcs
Joe's football outfit sure will please htm;
Ho run now go nnd piny with his mates.
lien imes story books and he'll get some;
A hobby horse Ilnrrv ulll nlpnso-
Tes each little tike will get what he
lixes
Their good traits old Banta CInus sees.
as he cons the lonk list o'er nnd o'er
I.ook! he's smlllnr: to think of the Joy
That when Christmas bells ring each
t holiday thing
Will bring to ench good girl and boy.
Remember you llttlo folks always.
Thnt obedience kindness. Rood cheer
Are the things mamma wants and are
sure to cns;oneo
Tou In Banta Claus' favor. Oh. hear
How. the slelghbells are Jingling and tin-
kllng. How tho reindeer ore prnnclng to go
Bklmmlng along o'er tho housetops.
Unmindful of cold Ico or snow.
Rantn's pack Is crammed to o'erflowlrri
Is your name on his visiting llslT
Now In bed abide; down the chimney he'll
slide.
If you're good your house won't be
missed.
Prepared.
"I'm going to hnvo a flno tlmo at
Christinas" said ono young miss to
another. "Mr. Hugglns Is coming to
our party nnd ho Is color-blind you
know."
"Does his color-blindness add to
your enjoyment?" asked her friend.
"Ilather!" was tho reply. "He
tblnkB all tho holly-berries aro mistle-
toe I"
Had One Already.
"I don't know what to give l.ttne
tor a Christmas present" ono chorus
ftrl Is reported to have said to her
mats) while discussing the gift to be
"nade.to a third.
aita her a book." suggested the
etner.
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HUNTING MISTLETOE
Christmas Greens Harvested
With Aid of Guns.
But It Is Better to Climb for It as
Seekers Have Learned Open
Season Begins Early In
December.'
HE hunter took deliberate
aim aud fired Into tho high-
er brunches of a swamp elm.
Only a bunch of foliage cut
from its supporting bough
by tho chargo of bird shot fell a yard
or so away.
"Missed him?" was the halt queried
comment of a "tenderfoot" who had
strained his eyes In vain to see the
object of tho Bhot.
"Missed nothing" camo tho rejoin-
der. "Shootln' greens" ho ndded by way
of oxpianotlon. Ho picked up that
clump of leaves flecked with waxen
berries and thrsw Into a gunny Back
thrco or four poundB of mlstlotoo tho
roward of his marksmanship.
Tho open season for mistletoe be-
gins early In December according to
tho Kansas City Star and contluuci
until only a day or so boforo Christ-
mas or In tho lean years until tho
crop Is exhausted. Tho old method of
"shooting" mlstlctoo has been In largo
part displaced howover by oglio boys
who earn men's wnges by climbing for
tho crop nnd carrying It to tho ground
In sacks slung from their shoulders.
That preserves the foliage beauty by
leaving the berries Intact. When tho
boughs nro "harvested" by V'm shot-
gun method tho charge Jart m ny or
tho globules from their tiny ntcii.j and
tho fall t earth but adds to tho havoc.
Mlstt t to Jobbers nro growing moro
dlccrlmlnatlng and pay top prlccn for
well-preserved greens only tho market
varying day by day according to the
quantity offered.
Tho truo mistletoe Is a European
evergreen but Its American cousin
resembles It so closely as to baffle all
but botnnlstB. Tho lenves aro of tlio
snmo yellowish green nnd tho blos-
soms nllko In color glvo way In turn
to tho wnx-liko berries. Doth are
parasites growing on the boughs of
deciduous trees.
Apple trees poplars maples and
elms Bpcrn to bqst support tho vego-
tablo barnnclo. Hut It romctlmes Is
found growing In tho oaks nnd other
forest varieties. Along tho Paclflo
coast It frequently Is tnken from oak
trees although tho yield In that re-
gion Is not prolific.
Tho mlstlcton played a conspicuous
part. In mythology. It Is symbolical of
tho spear with which Hotherua took
tho Ufa of Dalder the whlto sungod
of rummer who shall bo resurrected
nt naganarok twilight of tho gods
nnd doomsday of the world so runs
tho old Korso legend.
Among tho Druids nnd tho Celts the
mistletoe found growing upon an oak
wns believed to possess powers ol
healing for many ills ns well aa being
potent for tho working of magic
charms. Small bits of berries wora
browed Into lovo philters for prejudic-
ing tho passions.
To tho esteem In which the mlstle-
too was held Is directly trncablo s
certain old English custom which sur-
vives today. At tho Chrlstmns tide
every ardent swain who 'ncatu Its
shadow levies trlbuto of a kiss and
each half-resisting maid who pays
may know their hearts only bow to
rites centuries old nnd born when
Yulo logs flickered through candle-
lighted halls on wintry nights; when
fairies ruled; when Imagery held
away; when mountain gods gavo curso
or blessing and tribute to the mlstlo-
too was a sacrament.
THOUGHTS OF CHRI8TMAR.
Thoy wora married at the kcr Inning
of Docembcr. and the 25th was ap
proaching.
"You know little wife" ho said ono
evening "wo mustn't havo any secrets
from each other must we sweet ono?"
"f.o darling" she whispered.
"Ho." ha xntitlniiait "I mmnt vnn tr
tell me how much mil Intend anond-
Ing on a Christmas present for me.
so mat i can calculate bow aucn
money I shall bare left to bur one for
you."
On (jultf Fat Mart.
It a said that nobody Iotm a fat
maa hut ch!lrea at this tlBeot taa
rear are deeply la love with a steal
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