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NEW ULM ENTERPRISE, NEW ULM, TEXAS
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STARVE MITES IN HEN HOUSE
In Tests Made Parasites Were Stilf
Alive After 113 Days in Aban-
doned Building.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
It takes several months to starve the
mites in an infested chicken house af-
ter the poultry has been removed. In
test made by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture some mites
were still alive after 113 days in an
abandoned hen house. The nests in-
dicated, too, that the mites live longer
In damp locations than in very dry
conditions, which accounts, in part at
least, for the idea that mites are worse
In damp, badly ventilated houses.
The only way to get rid of these
pests is to break up their hiding
places. Dust baths will not control
them. Roosts should be taken down,
and all unnecessary boards removed.
In badly infested houses the mites are
to be found everywhere, including the
roof. For small coops a hand atomizer
will do for applying Insecticides such
as sprays, but for larger houses a
bucket pump, knapsack sprayer, or
barrel pump is desirable. A rather
coarse spray should be applied from
all angles, and driven thoroughly into
all the cracks. The floor also should be
treated, as many mites fall to the floor
when roosts are being removed.
Commercial carbolineum, which con-
sists essentially of a high-grade an-
thracene oil, has proved very effective
against mites. The killing power of
this substance, which is derived from
coal tar, lasts for several months, and
mites which may be inclined to come
in from other buildings are repelled
for a long time. This material costs,
ordinarily, SI a gallon, but as its re-
SprayJng interior of Hen House for
Mites.
suits are superior to those recorded
with any other material, and the treat-
ments required are fewer, its use is
strongly advised.
Crude petroleum, while not so ef-
fective as carbolineum, retains its kill-
ing power for several weeks, and in
most places is very cheap. Since it
does not dry into the wood so rapidly
it is more likely to soil the fowls and
the clothing. Both of these materials
can be grayed better if reduced with
kerosene at the rate of about 1 part
of kerosene to 3 parts of the other
materials. Both often contain foreign
particles which should be strained be-
fore the spraying is begun.
. It hasi been found that one spray-
ing with either of these materials
often will completely eradicate the
mites, but ordinarily it is advisable
to make a second application in a
month, and in som^ cases a third treat-
ment is needed. Poultry should be
kept out of the houses until the ma-
terial is well dried into the wood. It
is advisable to spray or paint chicken
coops a few days before, putting
broods of young. chicks into them.
AVOID CROWDING OF CHICKS
Bad Practice With Fowls of All
Ages, but Especially With Very
Little Fellows.
Avoid overcrowding. It la bad
practice with fowls of all ages, but
especially with youngsters. Chicks
with mother hens or in brodders often
are crowded at night. When they get
out in the morning most of them take
cold and this often develops into
roup, which is usually fatal in the
case of young chicks.
I Five Poultry Factors
I _______ x - I
I There are five major factors 1
| in profitable poultry production, |
I says N. E. Chapman, poultry spe- I
I cialist at University farm— |
I breeding, feeding, housing, man- |
I agement and care. “These are |
I the essentials; combined they |
| will put the poultry business on I
I a practical business basis,” he |
I says. “A start can be made |
| with hatching eggs, day-old j
| chicks or a few head of breeding 1
I stock of high production. The I
1 surest way to success is to grow I
! into the poultry business."
I I
.7 J
ALFALFA NOT FITTED
AS CROP FOR SILAGE
Difficult to Handle and Hard to
Pack Properly.
Farmer Should Be Able to Determinfl
for Himself Whether or Not He
Would Be Justified in Put-
ting His Crop in Silo.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
As a silage crop, alfalfa is not alto-
gether a success. In fact, where oth-
er crops, well fitted for this method
of preservation, can tie grown profit-
ably it is seldom advisable to use it
for this purpose. One reason corn is
so popular for silage is that it yields
a large tonnage at one harvesting,
something which cannot be said of al-
falfa.
Alfalfa is somewhat difficult to han-
dle with ordinary silage machinery,
and is hard to pack properly in the
silo. It often becomes moldy and
slimy, as do various other legumes,
when put up in this way. Special
care must be taken in packing this
silage because of the high percentage
of protein in it which causes it to
putrefy instead of ferment when too
much air is present.
There are times, however, when al-
falfa may be made into silage, for in-
stance wherr weather conditions are
unfavorable for the curing of hay.
Good silage may be made from par-
tially wilted alfalfa if it is cut fine
enough and well packed. If it is part-
ly cured before running through the
cutter some added water may improve
the silage, but experience has shown
Cutting Alfalfa Crop.
that a “washy” silage may result if
freshly cut alfalfa is put up while wet
with rain. Under reasonably favor-
able conditions alfalfa can be made
into hay at less expense than into
silage.
Alfalfa and corn mixed make good
silage. The corn adds the sugar and
starch necessary for the right fermen-
tation. For the same reason the mix-
ing of sorghums or small grains with
the alfalfa improves'the silage. The
addition of crude molasses to alfalfa
also increases the chances of produc-
ing a good quality of silage. The Uni-
ted States Department of Agriculture
has made some preliminary experi-
ments which indicate that good silage
can be made by mixing straw of any
of the small grains with alfalfa, if
the mixing is done as the material
passes through the cutter and water
Is added to make it pack well.
Although alfalfa is not an ideal si-
lage crop, it makes a nutritious silage
when properly handled. With all the
facts in mind, says the Department of
Agriculture, the farrier should be able
to judge for himself whether or not he
should put his crop in the silo.
POP CORN UNCERTAIN CROP
Cost to Produce Is Considerably
Higher Than Ordinary Field
Corn—Average Is Low.
Pop corn grown in 1922 is not mar-
ketable until June, 1923, and is a very
uncertain crop for the average farmer
to grow who is not in touch with the
market. The average yield on the
13,000 acres grown last year was' 26
bushels per acre. It costs consid-
erably more to produce a bushel of
pop corn than a bushel of field corn
and under present- conditions it ap-
pears that unless a man has been
growing this crop for a number of
years and is reasonably sure of being
able to find a good market he had
better not grow it this year.
CARING FOR ASPARAGUS BED
Yield and Quality of Crop Depend
Greatly on Cultivation and
Fertilizer Given.
Cultivate and fertilize the aspar-
agus bed so that the crowns may de-
velop properly during the summer and
be able to produce a heavy crop of
shoots next summer. Remember that
the yield and qudlity of the-asparagus
depend largely upon the treatment
given the asparagus this year.
(JDMBATING GARDEN INSECTS
Farmer Should Provide Himself With
Supply of Arsenate of Lead and
Slaked Lime.
Provide yourself with some pow-
dered arsenate of lead and air slaked
lime for combating biting garden in-
sects, such as potato hugs. Secure
a small bottle of nicotine sulphate
(black leaf 40) for sucking insects
such as melon aphis or plant lice.
One Section of a WeR-Planned Garden,
dry weather, may be performed by
means of a common steel rake. It Is
not necessary to go very deeply into
the soil, but merely to stir the sur-
face.
A Tool That Helps.
A handy little tool for loosening the
soil can be made from a piece of thin
board 2 inches wide and 14 inches long,
with one end whittled down to form a
handle and the opposite end provided
with three No. 6 or No. 7 wire nails.
This little. home-made implement can
be used very soon after a rain to loos-
en the surface, so that any small seeds
can break through.
It should be borne in mind that the
time to kill weeds is when they are
just coming through the ground. If
allowed to become established, It is
much more difficult to get rid of them
than if they are taken in time. If the
top 2 inches of soil is kept continuous-
ly and thoroughly loosened, there will
be no serious difficulty in keeping out
weeds.
SOY BEANS FIT IN ROTATION
Take Place of Oats and Are More
Profitable as Cash Crop—Of
Benefit to Soil.
Soy beans fit perfectly in rotation In
the place of oats, making a four year
rotation corn, soy beans, wheat, clover,
they being more profitable than oats as
a cash crop, and leaving the soil in
much better shape, both as to mechan-
ical condition and fertility, as little or
no preparation for wheat Is needed on
land from which a crop of well culti-
vated soys has been mowed.
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WHY AND HOWTO
CULTIVATE SOIL
Of Much Importance That Roots
of Various Plants Be Given
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
“It Is my birthday and Mr. Moon’s
Sun to the Fairy
Princess Twi
llght-B ell. She
was so named,
you know, be-
cause She loved
the twilight or
time between
daytime and
night-time. And
her voice was
like a lovely sil-
very bell and so
she had been
named as she
was.
“Ah,” she said,
"I wish you many
happy returns of
the day, Mr.
Sun.”
“Thank you,”
said Mr. Sun, “I
many returns of
the day,” he chuckled, “and they will
be happy, too. Mr. Sun is a beaming,
happy, bright old soul.”
“I will sing you a little birthday
poem in honor of your birthday,” said
the Fairy Princess Twilight-Bell.
“Please excuse it if it Is very poor
for I am making it up as I sing.
“But my heart is full of love for
you, even though my poetry does not
half begin to express it.
“I will sing my birthday poem now.”
So the Fairy Princess Twilight-Bell
began to sing in her lovely voice:
“Mr. Sun, you are so bright,
Mr. Sun, you give us light.
Mr. Sun, we love you so.
And like to feel your warmth below
Down on the earth where we all are,
Away from Mr. Sun so far.
But you look down on us and shine,
So we away will never pine,
For we have Mr. Sun so dear,
'Most every day to give us cheer.
So many happy returns of the day
To Mr. Sun is what I say.”
“Ah,” said Mr. Sun, “that does me
good. It’s fine to get such birthday
greetings. You see I will tell you
about my birthday and about Mr.
Moon’s, too.
“We’re both so old that we have
completely lost track of how old we
are. That seems strange, I haven’t
a doubt, to children, who know the
very day and week and month for
their birthdays of every year!
“But we just celebrate our birth-
days once in awhile. I have on my
best red robe as you can see and my
fairies are dressed in their glowing
flame-colored cloud dresses to cele-
brate my birthday, too.
“Instead of having a cake we shine
down on the water and on ponds and
everywhere.
“I, with the help of my fairies, give
a beautiful glow to the -whole world
on my birthday or to the parts of the
world where I’m giving my celebra-
tion, to take the place of a birthday
cake.
“You know how a birthday cake
will be so lovely and shed such a
beautiful glow over all the children
gathered around it and how pretty it
makes everything look with its lighted
candles? So I’m trying to do the
same on my birthday.
“It’s not my real birthday perhaps
—but it’s just a
show I’m glad
I am here and
that I hope my
friends are glad,
too.
“And it is the
same with . Mr.
Moon. lie is go-
ing to wear his
red gown this
evening and he
is wearing it be-
cause he can’t
have a birthday
cake any more
than I can.
“Well, I must
be off to bed now.
I had a fine time
Supply of Air.
MAKE PLANT FOOD AVAILABLE
Many Persons Make Mistake of Work-
ing Too Deeply and Cut Off Feed-
ing Rootlets—Steel Rake Is
Useful Tool.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Most people have an idea that gar-
dens are cultivated solely for the pur-
pose of killing weeds. Ak a matter of
fact, the killing of weeds is just one
object of garden cultivation, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The roots of plants require air
just the same as do the tops, and if
the ground is packed or hard or is
sunbaked over the surface after a beat-
ing rain, the roots cannot get air, and
for that reason the plants will suffer
If not cultivated. The same thing is
true where the land is poorly drained
and waterlogged. The water keeps out
the air and the roots cannot feed the
plants.
Cultivation has another object, in
that it breaks up the soil particles and
makes plant food available for the
feeding rootlets of the plants. Many
persons, however, make the mistake of
cultivating too deeply, and by so do-
ing cut off or injure the feeding root-
lets'and deprive the plant of its source
of nourishment and support. Frequent
shallow cultivation during dry weather
results in the formation of a layer of
fine dust which serves as a mulch or
blanket to retain moisture.
Cultivating After Rains.
The soil should always be cultivated
just as soon as it is sufficiently dry to
be safely worked after heavy rains.
If it is not cultivated, a crust forms, the
surface bakes, and the crops are in-
jured. The same will apply where ir-
rigation is used, and it has been found
best to give the soil a thorough soak-
ing, then cultivate as soon as1 it is
dry enough, and apply no more watef
until absolutely necessary.
The hoe and the steel rake are the
most important tools for cultivating
the small garden. On a larger scale
a wheel hoe or a horse cultivator may
be used to advantage. The wheel-hoe
outfits are provided with a number of
different attachments adapted for the
different types of work to be per-
formed. These implements have the
advantage that one can go over the
garden very rapidly and break up the
surface of the soil in a comparatively
short time. It is generally necessary,
however, to follow with the hoe and
the fingers to remove any weeds that
have not been destroyed by the wheel
cultivator. Even where horse-drawn
tools are occasionally used, the great-
er part of the work, especially during
’--------------------------------------------
and I’m glad I’m -with its Light-
here and I’m ecj Candles.”
glad that you’re
glad, .too, Fairy Princess Twilight-Bell.
And thank you so much for your
poem.”
“Ah,” she said, “how glad I am that
this is my time of the day! Ah, there
now is Mr. Moon in his red robe. I
will sing him a birthday poem, too.
“Dear Mr. Moon,
You’re none too soon,
For me to greet tonight.
Your lovely light,
Which is so bright,
Gives me delight!
Ah! greetings, Mr. Moon.”
And Mr. Moon grinned a beautiful
happy grin!
Safety First.
One snappy winter’s day Johnny’s
mother sent him to the store to get
half a dozen eggs. On his return he
handed her a paper bag containing six
articles, which, though egg-shaped,
were certainly never laid by a hen.
“What are these?” said his mother.
“It was eggs I sent you for.”
“Well, ma,” said Johnny, “the streets
were awful slippery, an’ so I thought
I’d better get lemons instead.”—Boston
Transcript.
Incorrigible.
Teacher (to literary class)—Now,
give me some word like “bemoan.”
First Pupil—Bedew.
Second ditto—Bedaub.
Third ditto—Bespatter.
Fourth ditto—Begorra!
Let’s Have
Raisin Bread Tonight
HOW long since you’ve had delicious raisin
bread—since you’ve tasted that incom-
parable flavor?
Serve a loaf tonight. No need to bake it.
Just telephone your grocer or a bakery. Say
you want “full-fruited bread — generously
filled with luscious, seeded, Sun-Maid Raisins.’*
The flavor of these raisins permeates the
loaf. A cake-like daintiness makes every slice
a treat.
Serve it plain at dinner or as a tasty, fruited
breakfast toast.
Make delicious bread pudding with left-,
over slices.
Use it all. You need not waste a crumb.
Raisin bread is luscious, energizing, iron-
food. So it’s both good and good for you.
Serve it at least twice a week. Start this
good habit in your home today.
But don’t take any but a real, full-fruited
genuine raisin bread.
Your dealer will supply it if you insist.
Sun-Maid
Seeded Raisins
Make delicious bread, pies, puddings,
cakes, etc. Ask your grocer for them. Send
for free book of tested recipes.
Sun-Maid Raisin Growers
Membership 13,000
Dept. N—25—3, Fresno, Calif.
Repentance is much more than being
sorry that you sinned.
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES
On© size smaller and walk In comfort by
using ALLEN’S FOOT=EASE, the antisep-
tic powder for the feet. Shaken into the
shoes and sprinkled in the foot-bath, Allen’s
Foot=Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy; gives instant relief to corns, bunions
and callouses, prevents Blisters, Callous and
Sore S’-ots.—Advertisement.
When a poor girl marries a poor
young man—that’s love.
Insist upon having Dr. Peery’s “Dead
Shot” and the druggist will not insist upon
your having something else. A single dose
of “Dead Shot” is all you need to rid the
system of Worms. A 50 cent bottle saves
you time, money and inconvenience. 372
Pearl St., New York City.—Advertisement.
A barking dog scares the game.
Accommodating.
“Could you give a poor idler a bite?”
asked the dirty tramp.
“I don’t bite myself,” answerted the
old lady of the house, “but I’ll call the
dog.”—Pearson’s Weekly.
’Freshen a Heavy Skin
With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented, economical, face, skin, baby
and dusting / powder and perfume.
Renders other perfumes superfluous.
One of the Cuticura Toilet Trio (Soap,
Ointment, Talcum).—Advertisement.
Even the bravest prize fighter may
be afraid of his wife.
If in a hurry you had better go slow.
New-Way is Pastry Flour
It makes the most wonderful flaky, tender
pie crust. Also bread, cake or biscuits—New-
Way is the all-purpose flour.
Made from the heart of washed, sterilized
wheat, packed in Saxolin, paper-lined sacks,
dirt-damp-and-leak-proof.
TEXAS STAR FLOUR MILLS
Millers of Tidal Wave Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Texas.
March 12,1920.
4 Grateful
Mother writes:
Anglo-American Drug Co.,
New York, N. Y.
Dear Friends:
I want to tell you, as well as thank you, for what your prepa-
ration has done for my baby. He was a little, cross, crying baby,
awfully constipated all the time, when I started to give it to him.
But now he is a big, fat baby, and 1 cannot speak too highly of your
preparation.
I know there is nothing that can come up to Mrs. Winslow’s
Syrup for a baby and I feel that it was a God-sent blessing to me.
I will tell any mother what it has done for my baby.
With all good wishes to you and your preparation,
• Respectfully,
(Name on request)
Diarrhoea, colic, flatulency and teething
troubles are relieved by this safe, pleasant
preparation. Non-narcotic, non-alcoholic.
MRS. WINSLOW’S SYRUP
TAe Infants’ and Children’s Regulator
Open formula on every label. At All Druggists.
ANGLO-AMERICAN DRUG CO., 215-217 Fulton Street, New York
General Selling Agents :
HaroldF. Ritchie & Co., Inc., New York, Toronto, London, Sydney
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