Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1909 — Buttermilk For Sheep Ticks. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Buttermilk For Sheep Ticks.

It to claimed that by pouring butterjnllk freely along the backs of sheep

It wfli prove a remedy for HcEtk U a gill of kerosene is added to a gallon of buttermilk the remedy will be improved, as the kerosene forms an emulsion with buttermilk and does no harm to the animal. The remedy will cost but little and should be given a trial by way of experiment It is also claimed that if buttermilk is given a horse it will serve better than any other as a remedy for bots. These remedies were suggested by parties who have tested them. Marketing Plums. Plums, early and late varieties, are a profitable fruit. What is true of nearly everything, there Is a good deal in the appearance of plums where they are prepared for the market For local markets, where the fruit is sold from the fruit stands, the common quart berry box Is a convenient package. Sometimes the small five pound

grape basket with stiff bale seems to please customers. In selling the bull of the crop to local customers for canning purposes the sixteen quart Jersey peach basket is one of the most satisfactory of all. The eight quart (one peck) basket pleases a good many customers who do not care to buy plums by the half bushel. Where good plums are to be shipped a considerable distance the six basket Georgia peach carrier is found very satisfactory. The high state of perfection to which plums can be brought is shown in the bunch of Merunka plums in the illustration.

BUNCH OF MERUNKA PLUMS.