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THE COMMERCE JOURMAL, COMMERCE, TEXAS. APRIL 20. 1923
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Seven Scrub Chasers
3.
.Sell that scrub hull for
TIMOTHY HAY NOT GOOD FEED
ROAD BUILDING IS PROBLEM
want
Reds. Langsbans and
rlculture.
and
as
AGE FOR BREEDING HEIFERS
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The
advisable.
possible.
They
SOY BEANS SUPPLY PROTEIN
ACID PHOSPHATE ON MANURE
MATERIALS FOR HOG FLOORS
INSURE FERTILITY OF EGGS
PLANTS TO BE TRANSPLANTED
CUTTING POTATOES FOR SEED
RULES FOR DRAGGING
LIVE STOCK HINTS
POULTRY NOTES
DANGEROUS GARDEN DISEASES
DEHORN CALVES WHEN YOUNi
» ellows. which r.Rr
BEWARE OF NOXIOUS DODDER
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PRODUCING WOOL IN STATES
(MMMWMl get there.
for the remaining 12.000.000 children. '
gnrne
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dentlal campaign*.
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West Virginia Active in Campaign
for Better Sires.
TAKING INTEREST IN
STOCK IMPROVEMENT
lly wrong
It penult*
[han 100-
■ e remedy
cre-
Imamimla-
Concreta la Sanitary, but Often Cold
and Damp—Animal* Require
Clean, Warm Neat.
Oyster shell and grit must be be-
fore the flock at all time*. The oyater
•hell furnlahea the lime for the egg
•hell, while the grit takes the place
of the hena* teeth.
Geese can be fattened by forced
feeding with noodles and thia la often
done for the highest class markets.
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This
bandry
College
out to
Successful Dairyman.
When you And a clock, a thermome-
ter. a set of milk scales and a milk-
record sheet in dally use In the cow
bnrn you are quite certain to be in the
vicinity of a succesafcl dairyman, or
of one who will succeed.
Animal Husbandry Men at Naw York
State College Point Out Superi-
ority of Legume*
Provide Valuable Supplement to Ra-
tion of Corn Silage. Alfalfa
Hay and Oats.
Nearly 1.000 Inferior Bulls Discarded
in Contest Recently Closed
in Kansas.
DAIRY
FACTS
Development of Railroad Systems Has
Retarded Improvement of Coun-
try Highways.
If Pays to Carefully Examine Plants
Before Setting Out—Look for
Yellows on Cabbage.
All
and
and
de-
the
e In
the
n U.
Catholic
were al-
I forbid
hie gov-
MertioIlM
litnM t l<»n.
but the
Le Tubers,
lin office
I leglsiu-
Iral elec-
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Lu rev«»
J to de
» public
^UgU*tH.
ita vu- a
ksary to
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puglit to
in mein-
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Murray
LIVESTOCK
#FACTS
T© Produce Hatchable Eggs, Breeding
Suck Should Be Well Fed—Ex-
ercise l« Essential.
Harden Off Gradually, Giving Fresh
Air and Avoid Sudden Changes
of Temperature.
In 192? Total of >19.095.000 Pound*
Was Reported— Wyoming and
Toxas <r. Laod.
Usually Growers Alice for Number of
Eyes Rather Than for Any
Definite Eite.
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the ram-
coast. If
> plan of
ite. Thia
■ba «art
While the ewes are lambing, the suc-
cessful shepherd watches tha flock
clooely and la always at hand to glva
the ewe or lambs assistance when
seeded.
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Iry a na-
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(resident
Ip one of
■onii for
I true to
It that if
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ER. the
elected
nrge pin-
. Lue-Ve-.
Ines, So-
li, ely but
Lndldatea
Morion
(led con-
Im of the
bortamnn
t dtscov-
[ut-Ankti-
In tialro
Ittaek of
|> bite of
[dents of
Ils death
(some ob-
l-eriturlea
nraoh on
1st. TIi*
(who was
lierlne T.
there seems to be no foundation for
Otis opinion, as experiments have prov- I
en that there Is no difference between ;
sin h eggs and those produced by hens
fed entirely on whole grain and meat.
Make More Rapid and Less Expensive
Gains While Young Than When
Older—It Is of Utmost Import-
ance to Feed Properly.
organise
L our own
1 product,
larket just
[ttnn mar
she raisin
being our
pander,
rmers de-
ls men re-
nd on the
L will not
land they
[They will
I who may
Ipe of tha
Irememlier
ler of next
Hena Take Good Care of Chicks Even
When Confined.
Light In the poultry house Is one
which cannot be overemplia-
Safe R.rie to Follow Is to Wait Until
Animals Are at Leaat Seven-
teen Months Old.
Lower Coet-of Living.
Good roods in the country will do
more to lower the high cost of living
and more for the prosperity, comfort,
culture and happiness of the people
than things fought over in IS preal-
A good grooming costa no money
and la equal to two quarts of outs.
, when fed
i with the home-grown ration mentioned.
In fact, such results < aa be I are worth one-third more than oilmeal.
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HIGH-CLASS HORSES NEEDED [
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TRY TO AVOID STOMACH WORM j
rit sugar
pulatlon”
union Iih*
L.‘dii£KT'»n
L»n hi ths
It has been shown conclusively that
the addition of acid phosphate to ma-
nure has In many cases doubled the
producing power of the manure over
so treated, and in no in-
t *
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type of road to build is not easy. The
whole problem of motor operation, as
It confronts the American people at
i the present time, has come upon us so
suddenly as : onipa red to most develop-
ments. and the problem is so stupen-
l<»us. that any sensible person should be
willing to admit that it Is unreasonable
to expect <>ur highway commissions
and highway engineers to know exact-
ly what to do under all circumstances.
It is much less reasonable to expect
local road oftiiials who have devoted
comparatively little study to the sub-
ject. and who have be**n electe<i be-
cause of their high standing In the
cominmiity as citizens rather than as
•dgliway experts, to have a satisfao
:ory grasp of the problem.
The middle western stales which, to
ne, seem best to prove thia statement
are Illinois, Minnesota and Nebraska.
AH three have state highway systems.
Wool la produced tn every afatc !n
th* Vnlon. «ccon'lng to report, of th*
United State, Department of Agricul-
ture. In 1922 prodtx-iion totaled 210-
OBfl.nOO pound, (not Including pulled
wool), compared with 225.Mfl.fkW
pound. In 1921. Wyoming and TMMd
led In production In 1022. baeiw
dneed 22,500.000 pound* *»d 19,W0,000
ptmadh, rMgitttuljr.
The laat Important thing to remem-
ber If good reaulta are expected, 1* to
keep the poultry houae clean. Thia
locludea the dropping board*, neat*
gad. moat of all. th* floor.
In the Kanaaa better-bnll contest re-
<• loser! live stock men and ag-
ricultural college officials of the state
replaced nearly scrub bulls with
purebreds. ThN is a part of nn active
purebred sire campaign which the ex-
tension service of the Mate is con-
ducting. A specialist in animal hus-
bandry has been designated leader In
the work am! is co-operating with the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture in “fk’tter al res—better stock” ao
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GOOD I FINISHED LAMBS
ROADS’ INGOODDEMAND
Young Animals in Farm Flock
Should Be Ready for Market
When Four Months Old.
i more
have as
'improperly developed and
tarneHs, nearly always find
Shown Conclusively That Addition
Has in Many Cases Doubled
Producing Power.
ad
Many different idea, concerning cut-
ting potatoes are held by fnnners.
T.»u*11r growers cut for the number
of e-e, rather tlmu foi a definite
-e“d piece. Commercial glower, know
tb»t th? vlye of the seed piece I, ,n
•mpo-tjint factor In eecu-ing vigorous
„ —... Experiments
No farmer need hesitate In start I ng
with sheep here we he has not suffi-
cient barn room for them. In fact,
sheep do not do to well when housed
In a chA^arn with other animal*.
A now mt has had proper rations
vp to the farrowing time will ba quiet
at the time of giving birth to her Utter.
Slogan Which Seed Growers Must
Adopt If They Wish to Stay
In Business.
the attention
sometimes
better than to apply the manure and
phosphate separately. The plan in
general use is to scatter some acid
phosphate over the manure in the
stalls everj’ day, a good handful to
each animal of average size per day
being sufficient. The phosphate keeps
down the ammoniacal smell so com-
mon to stables, a smell that Is proof
that the nitrogen in the form of am-
monia is escaping, and the phosphate
This matter has
of
we
wonder how many have paid any at-
tention to It, or have put It into prac-
tice. No danger of losing any of the
plant food, in the phosphate, for it
has been determined long ago that
phosphoric acid does not leach out of
Roil, hence to use It in the stables
and let it go out with the manure Is
the easiest and the safest way to
apply it.
vastly different. The three highway
have adopted
which are quite different hut which
are admirably adapted to the condi-
tions in their several states.
Ill’nois has a large population, with
nearly 700,000 automobiles and trucks
registered in the year 1021. The area
is comparatively small. They have
constructed a large mileage of pave-
ment.
In Minnesota, with shout half of
the automobile and truck registration
of Illinois, and with a much larger
area to be served, there has been com-
»aratlvely little pavement constructed.
The highway commlMdon has confined
Its efforts in the main to the construc-
tion of a large mileage of gravel and
graded earth roads. The state is
favored with a good supply of excel-
i lent road gravel and many tourists
from other states can vouch for the
skill with which It has been used.
In Nebraska, with about two-
:hirds of number of automobiles
and trucks found Id Minnesota, and
also having a comparatively large
area, the highway commission has
considered It best to confine its ef-
forts, for the most part, to the grad-
ing and maintenance of a large mile-
Many travelers
l>een s«r-
results oh-
If plants are kept growing at a ram-
pant pace In the warm hotbeds right
up to the time they are to be trans-
planted In the open garden they are I
likely to be sappy and spindling H»r- 1
den them off gradually as transplant-
ing time approaches, give them a
breath of fresh air frequently, and dn
not subject them to sudden changes of
tein|»eratures. Tf this Is done losses
will be less, the plants will start off
much more readily and will remain
thrifty throughout the season.
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DoaiPY
..uuuuv j pAyS &EST
Wall-Brad Animal* That Hav* Bean i -------
1 Pulleta Should Ba Matur* by Novem-
handy and dehorn calves *
g. When the calf Is a day j
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Caustic Stick Should Be Kept in
Handy Place by All Dairymen—
Horn Soon Kill*4.
One Day 100 Enrollment Blinks Wer<
Filed by Owners Who Had Placed
Operations on Strictly Pure-
bred Basis.
During the months that the farm
horses stand Idle or have compara-
tively light work to do, a saving can
be made In the feed costs by feeding
a greater quantity of roughage than
the horses get when at heavy work.
>f the above mentioned breeds. With I
Tpeeial care and management and in '
tome flocks where they have been |
jred especially for egg production, this i
‘ * - - j ijftle over five |
Booths, but on the average It will run
between six and
Set only uniform eggs of average
Small, misshapen eggs and ex-
i do not hatch
as wei! as the aggs of average size
and texlure.
age of earth roads,
crossing Nebraska have
prised by the excellent
tained by their highway department
with graded earth roads.
The people of Missouri are tn be
congratulated on having finally n<l<g»t-
ed the only policy for handling their
state highway problem that Las ever
brought satisfactory results. The
present expenditures may seem large,
but 1 am convinced that before 20
years have elapsed the people of this
state will be well satisfied with their
!nv«*stnieiit.
brown streak in the «np f’lbes f-
other symptoms of yellows.
Good Horsos and Mulaa Should ln-
craaaa Income of General Farmer.
reach their maximum asle value nt
nb<»ut six years of age, and the sur-
>>lu« aniiuala abould be sold at thia aobMantlated by experlnu-nt, in the pasture,
time. Well bred horses and mules that
have been properly fed an«l well
broken are usually salable at a profit-
able figure and should Increase Ute
ln<*ome of the general farmer.
bar 1 and Begin Laying—Maturity
May Be Hastened.
Education of Children.
There are 30,000,000 children in the
I country who should be attending
but of this number only 18,- i
Mnny dangerous diseases are car-
ried into gardens nn plants It pavs
to examine plants before setting them
In the garden Cabbage plants, for
example, should bp turned upside
down and examined carefully fo* a
disease know n
(Prepared by the United State* Department
of Agriculture )
Unusual interest in live stock im-
provement tn West Virginia is evi-
denced by records of the “Better sires
-—better stock” campaign conducted
by the various states and the United
States Department of Agriculture. In
one day recently West Virginia filed
with the department 100 enrollment
blanks, each filled out by a live stock
owner who had placed his breeding
operations on a strictly purebred sire
basis for all kinds of stock kept. The
enrollments were from 12 counties.
This voluntary activity is of addi-
tional interest in view of purebred
sire legislation which became effective
in West Virginia January 1, 1923. The
state law requires that all sires, in-
cluding stallions. ja« ks, bulls, rams,
and boars kept for public service be
purebred and registered. Violations
are punishable by fine or imprison-
ment. Participation by West Virginia
live stock owners in the “better sires
—better stock” movement, according
to specialists in the bureau of animal
industry. United States Department of
Agriculture, is an excellent indication
of favorable sentiment in support of
purebred sire ‘legislation.
•how that aluiut 200,(MM) fewer colts
were produced In the United States in .
1919 than were needed to supply re-
placementR of horses and mules on*
farms alone. About 225.000 high-class
animals an* needed for annual replace-
ment in cities, making a Shortage of i ®®y l,e hastened to a
more than 400,000 horses and mules
produced in the United States in 1919,
below the number needed fur replao
*. Ing losses.
The defn.rtment recommends that
fanners produce replacements enough,
in conm*< An with general farming, to
be able to sell off the older work ani-
mals each year. The market de-
prevents this loss,
been brought to
readers before, and
The following rules are given
by the Illinois highway commis-
sion :
Use a light drag.
Haul It over the road at an
angle so that n small amount of
earth is pushed to the center of
the road.
Drive the team at a walk.
Hide on the drug; do not
walk.
Begin at one side of the road,
returning up the opposite side.
Drag the road as soon after
every rain as possible, but not
when the mud Is In such a condi-
tion as to stick to the drag.
Do not drag a dry road.
Drag whenever possible at all
sea sons of the year.
size.
Hogs, when fed a small grain rs- traordlnarily^Jnrge eggs
tlon. will make rapid and profitable
growth »m aHalfa.
Soy ben ns grown nn the farm give
promise of providing many dairymen
with a valuable protein supplement
which will make them Independent of
high-priced protein feds, say the dairy-
men at Iowa State college.
Experiments carried on with a nurn-
her of cows showed that cracked s<»y
tauins proved to be worth $G0 a t<»n for
While some pullets may start laying
' early in the fall and molt during late
a% uiiui cr imm miiu inr- inn •
that there 1. a market for high-elaaa, 1 ul ?r / wl,n"fr’,'
well-bred horses aud Inula*. Tbe thia will not be
l.L! > I/■ • r, a AV,rl**<x Riij.lZ
small undeveloped anima! of poor
quality is aJways a drug on the mar-
The agricultural engineering div is on
at University farm haa been re<eivlng
Inquiries <<>ureming the comdructlon
of bog houses, esitecially as to the
material to use for floors.
*Tha hog house floor Is very Impor-
tant if the building Is to bt* (>ermanent
aud satisfactory,** says Prof. H. IL
White of the division. “Ilogs desire
a clean, wunn dry aud weil lH‘dded
nest, and this requires rare in ths
choice and placing of the materials fur '
the floor.
“Concrete makes a sanitary floor, but
It is often cold and damp and not de-
sirable for small pigs. A removable
floor of w<»od the next to be used
at farrowing time Is a great Improve-
ment. Cork brick or creosote*! blocks
are also used for the floor of the nest.
“Hollow building tile laid on weil-
dnilned gravel covered with aliout one
Inch of wind and with the joints be-
tween the tile filled with sand makes
a dry. warm floor. In some cases an
inch of concteCe over the tile is pre-
ferred. as It makes a more easily
cleaned surface, although not so dry.*
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Good roads would "Beware of dodder” is a slogan
make the securing of education easier I Which clover seed growers must adopt
for the rflmninintt lonAfvnfxi 1 jf they wish to stay in the game
There Is no wood that Is causing clo-
ver seed growls more anxiety than
field dodder. New infestations are be-
ing discovered each year. Like many
other weeds dodder may grow unob-
served by the fanner until It has ob-
tained a foothold that la hard to
brush.
. n'ants ©nd gooii Arenas.
! have proved that ns you Increase th«*
been common In tnldwestem gardens 1 «>ze of the seed you !ncroa-»e the
during the Inst few vpflrs. Tho«<» with ' •-igor<,ueneR« of ,o »i* amt tops and
yellow loaves’ are prohablr • '•nnse.quertly the yield. WM: this in
! iwo ounces
I (jr the s 7.0 of an e^g are generally
| nmer.JpJ and planted by success*
! ful growers
Dampness Is fats! to success with
fowls, but clear dry quarters do not
have to he wnrm. Sudden changes of
temperature are to be avoided and the
flock should be kept from chilly wdnds
or storms.
ised and
said the
that the
of
n be far
Die sugnr
ince Jt>een
Ire In th*
grew’ an
Early hatches are desirable when
mm* has facilities for caring fur the
little ones, and when proper fertility feeding of milk cown when old-
can l»e secured in the early eggs. Nat-
urally, eggs will hutch better in the
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beef.
2. Make an exchange for a
registered bull calf.
3. Exchange scrub hull in
part payment toward a purebred
bull of serviceable age.
4. Hold a registered bull sale,
encouraging scrub owners to buy
a bull at their own price.
5. Form a bull club or a bull
association.
6. Ask your county breed sec-
retary and county agent to as-
sist in replacing that scrub with
a good purebred bull.
7. Encourage scrub bull own-
er to borrow a g<«»d purebred
bull from his neighbor for him
to keep to be used for two years
service, then return hirn to origi-
nal breeder.—A. J. Cramer, Wis-
consin College of Agriculture
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experiment stathm and others. It has
been found that June and July hatch-
ing either from the standpoint of egg
or most producthm Is not as profitable
as the early hatching. In some In
stances where (he season Is backward
■ nd plenty of shade can be afforded,
■nd vermin can be controlled by rigid
sanitation met hods, June and July
hatching can t*e made profitable.
process linseed oilmeal was worth $15
w T*er ton. and so they prove to be a
mkidle or late spring, but with proper valuable supplement to ■ home-grown
cure the fertility can be Insured earlier. . ^(1°^ of corn silage, alfalfa hay.
Breeding stock that is kept in the i rrnck**d corn and ground oats. In other
open air will produce hatrhable eggs eracked soy heans.
earlier than those that are tigtUly ’
boused.
obtained from stock (loused in open
front or scratching shed houses. FUREBREDS REPLACE SCRUBS
To protlucp hatchable eKK«. breorttag
Mort ahoulcl be fed IU>en<lly but for<-e<t
to eaen-tse freely. Some meat and ,
lw»ne ar<- neceanary In adil'tlon to (train
feed, scattered In the litter. It la be- ,
lleved by some that mash fed hens do |
not produce good hatching eggs, but j r.mfy
A hen will not la.K eggs, no matter
bow well she Is fed, unless she has the llvltles.
egg-making material.
Engineers say that a horse can do '
the work of ten men. , •——
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The brood sow does not need an kx- •^ex-
pensive and etaborule hog house for
shelter.
(Prepared by the United Stare* Department
of Agriculture )
Lambs In the farm flock should be
ready fur market when about four
months old, according to specialists of
the United States Department of Ag-
Keasons for pushing the
lambs as fast as possible in order to
market them at this early age are as
follows:
Average market prices are higher in
the spring and early summer.
Lambs will make more rapid and
less ex (tensive gains In flesh while
young than when they are older.
Less labor and less pasture will be
required for the flock.
Conrad of the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college in the Kansas City Star.
The matter of determining the best fhl, „
I l(Jr straSun
US to ;
mature and ready to start laying by overstTmulate
the first of November. With Leghorns ,
the smaller, quicker maturing
varieties one does not need to hutch i
gulte so early, as with these birds
maturity cun be obtained by the first
mauds well-broken and trained horse* i November with Inter hatching,
that will lust a long period of years. After ver/ careful observation of poul-
Therefore, If the colu are broken ut , try conditions throughout the country,
about three years of age and used on
!)»♦ farm a few years, these young
horses, together with the breeding
stock, will furnish the power for the
average farm and the young stock wlU
be Increasing in sale value. Horses
It Is a recognized method amonx
the best dairymen that crowding heif-
ers to breeding season never makes
them n* strong, and Is apt to tower
I their production later. Breeding them
too young, say nt twelve to fourteen
months of age. often gives trouble ut
calving time; they are usually smaller
and not so strong as more mature The conditions In the three states are
heifers, and seldom have as good
records. ■ commissions
Helfers that are well fed at the
I start may be bred earlier than those
i which have but little feed lies!des
' A safe rule to follow Is to j
w’alt for breeding until they are at
least seventeen months old, and later
If they are not well grown.
Properly Fed and Broken Are
Always in Demand.
(Pr*p«Lr»d Sv th* United State* Depart meat *
of Agriculture )
The United States Department of i
Agriculture calls attention to the fact ’
Escape Internal Parasites.
Lambs marketed in the early part of
j escape the heat of the
summer and the ravages of the stomach
worm and other Internal parasites.
This is very important, say the special-
ists, as it has been found that in
most instances the weight of lambs
remains practically at a standstill from
mid-summer until fall. If they be-
come infected with stomach worms, us
is usually the case in the farm flock,
they will lose weight during this
period and a large number of the ani-
mals may die.
Proper Feed Is Essential.
In order to produce lambs of
sirable quality and weight for
market at this early age it is neces-
sary to feed properly both the ew-es
and lambs. The ewes should be
brought to the lambing season in good
flesh so that a large milk flow is as-
sured. It has been found that it is
not essential to feed grain to ewes
suckling lambs if they are on good
pasture. If the pasture is short, how-
policies ever, or if the ewes are on dry feed
the daily addition of 1 to 2 pounds
of grain per head to their ration Is
lambs should be
taught to eat at as early an age as
will usually begin
nibbling at feed when they are from
10 to 15 days old. A creep should be
prepared so that they van get away
from the ewes and the best quality of
alfalfa or clover hay should be kept
before the lambs in this creep. They I
should also be given small amounts j
of such feed as crushed com. oats or '
barley with a little wheat bran and oil
meal. ft is important that the grain
be clean and fresh and that the
troughs are kept clean. After the
i»mhs have learned to eat they should
be given twice daily, as much grain 1
a* they will eat within a few minutes'
time. ’ j tba; not
If the general practices outlined 1 stance has the practice failed to pay
above are followed by the farm flock
owner it will be very easy for him to
put his lambs on the market at
early age with sufficient weight
condition to satisfy the buyers
to assure him of good returns.
i Vraii or other
I qr ton and alfalfa and clover at $20,
♦ hat this means in cheapening ra-
dons Che college thinks is apparent.
«• . -»«>•’*of »O i
4 ' -•'in.pqiH-ftly t;-e yield. ’■
Dwarfed, twisted leaves, with t» <1e> ; ; n« nd pieces we.ghlr.; about
laying until spring, thia tvlll not be
characteristic of the entire floek.
W I With the general funning breeds,
ket. but the offspring of good brood •»«*> »• Plymouth Rocks, Wyundottea,
mares bredh*^ pure-bred ,lre« of the : Rhode Island Reds. Langshans and
right typ*ftf properly developed and Ominemns in
broken toiffarneK*, nearly always find 1 with fail molting of pullets unless the
a rendy market. 'i ar« hatched extremely early.
.Figures based on the 1920 census Ry "bat Is termeil early hatching Is
meant not later thun May 15. It takes
tbout six months to mature a pullet I hay'or ten "iwunds of “timothy
ill— t I, i * rt; I W 1*11 I
The result indicated that the
! <’falfft ration produced 17 per cent
mote milk.
I Fur dairy cows, clover and alfalfa
1 have practically the same value. Al- I
falfa sharpens the appetite and gives
seven months. All greater gains In weight, but excessive
pullets should be hatched so ns to filing without sufficient variety may
the kidneys.
Legume hays are good substitutes
for concentrates In the ration. With
al! factors equal as to cows, feeds,
nutritive ratio, and the like, milk
production ha* been fully sustained In
some tests by substituting eight pounds
of alfalfa hay for eight pounds of
wheat bran. Good soy bean hay can
lie used hi the same way. With wheat
concentrates at $45
Every dairyman should keep a caus
tic <ti<k 1 * ’ * *
while young.
or two old, the horns or ’’buttons* are
small and ran be easily taken off.
Applying salve around the “button”
before Hibbing on the caustic will
protect the skin, and the tiny horn
will soon disappear. One application
Is usually sufficient.
Butter Made on Farms.
While millions of (M»unds of butter
are made tn the large creameries. It is
estimated that (JO per cent of all the
butter used In the United Btntes is school,
made <*n farms, and from herds of less I
than 10 cows.
The highways of the United States
as they . existed in the year *1900 re-
sulted from a gradual development ex-
tending. roughly, over a |>eriod of three
hundred years. During this time there
was no radical change in either the
vehicle or the motive power. So far
as concerns the general function of the
highways, in <»ur scheme of transporta-
tion, a very great change was intro-
duced with the beginning of railroad
development, about 1820.
Prior tu the development of rail-
roads. our only means of land trans-
portation was over the highways. Had I
It not been for the development of the
railroad system of the United States,
there Is no doubt whatever, in my ,
mind, but that we should have In the 1
I nlted States at the present time a
system of federal and state highways
comparing favorably with similar sys-
tems that were developed, first by the
Romans, and later by the modern
European states, writes Prof. L. E.
( Ing.
| They tell nf an experiment which
showed this clearly. Two lots of cows
received identical rations aside from
the hay feed. The groups were al- j
j ternately fed either ten pounds of
li«y.
If yon wnnt to Increase the cost
of producing milk, feed timothy hay
to your dairy.
Is the way the animal hu»-
men at the New York state
nf agriculture are pointing
the farmers of the state the
•uperiorlty of legume hay over the
; non-legumes, such as timothy, for feed-
Orplngtonx, little trouble will be hud j
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