Thursday, June 13, 1935
POULTRY
• K T 5
CHICK SEXING IS
NO FAD, MYSTERY
Plan May Be Costly to Most
Farm Flock Owners.
U r H . It A lp , P o u ltr y S p e c ia lis t. C o l l . l . at
A s r lc u lts r e , U n iv e rs ity o f lllln o la .— W N U
■ a rrlc a .
“ H exing* baby ch irk«, the lateat In
novation In modern p o u ltry ra ilin g , la
no longer a fad or a m ystery, but It
m ay be o f lim ite d value to the gen
era l run of fa rm flock ow ner*. In te r
est In the question 1« a t the peak when
th e baby chick season Is a t Its height.
B uying sexed chickens so as to get
only pullets and no cockerels may lie
ju s tified In c e rta in Instances. O n the
o ther hand the flock ow ner should
weigh the Increased In itia l cost o f the
chicks, the heavier losses fro m m or
ta lity as a resu lt o f the higher cost of
the chicks and the loss of Incom e from
the sale o f cockerels.
H o w cockerels help reduce the cost
o f raising pullets Is shown In the 1934
records from 37 Illin o is p ou ltry flocks
whose owners kept records In co-opera-
tlon w ith the college. Most of these
flocks w ere Leghorn. F o r every pullet
placed In the layin g flock lu the fu ll,
th e re was an Income o f 40 cents from
the sale of cockerels. T hu s the cock
erels on these farm s reduce the cost
o f raising each p u llet 40 cents.
M o rta lity
loss Is an o ther fac to r
w hich
weighs heavily
In deciding
w h e th e r or not to buy sexed chicks.
In many Instances chick m o rta lity runs
ns high us 20 [w r cent. In a cockerel-
p u llet flock th is Is not extrem ely seri
ous. H o w ever, a 20 per cent death loss
In a flock composed e n tire ly of pullets
would be much more serious because
pullets usually are valued higher than
cockerels.
T h e re Is no m ystery or secret about
chick sexlng.
I t is m erely the tu rn
ing out of the re n t of new ly hatched
ch irk s fo r the purpose of looking fo r a
sm all prom inence sm aller than the
head o f an o rd lu ary pin which Is lo
cated at the edge o f the v e n t
Any
w ell-defined prom inence Is a fa irly ac
cu ra te sign o f a m ale chick.
This
method or technique o f m nklng thia
ex am in atio n varies somewhat, but It
tnkes considerable practice to do the
w ork accu rately, quickly and w ithout
harm to the chicks.
Ground Cobs Are Popular
for Brooder House Litter
G round corn cobs have become quite
popular as a litte r In brooder houses
fo r chicks the past few years, reports
John Van d ervo rt. p ou ltry extension
s|*eclallst o f the Pennsylvania State
college.
G rin d in g the cobs Into pieces from
one-qu arter to one-half Inch In size
Is recommended. T h is litte r. Just as
a ll litte rs , should be stirred every other
day so th a t the droppings w ill w ork
to the bottom.
I t Is also Im p ortan t
th at th is tn nterlal he covered w ith pa
pers c r hags the first few days.
Home o th e r litte rs commonly used
a re shavings, peat moss, cut straw ,
sugar cane, peanut shells, dried saw
dust nnd hay chaff.
T h e m aterials
should be fre e from dust, must and
molds nnd should be changed as often
ns necessary to keep the house clean
and dry. Each poultry-man should de
cide which Is the best m a te ria l for
him to use, considering cost, sa n ita
tion nnd labor necessary In cleaning.
Off-Colored Poults
In the best o f Bronze tu rke y flocks,
a few light-colored, or slate colored
|K)ults occur each year.
T h e re has
been much s|>eculatlon among tu rke y
breeders as to the cause o f this v a ria
tion. I t can scarcely be due to atavism
because W h ite or Slate tu rkeys have
not been used In the m ake-up o f the
Bronze breed, the Bronze having been
d erived from the w ild tu rkey, and the
W h ite nnd S late In tu rn established
fro m sports of the Bronze.
Many
breeders believe th at they a re the re
sult o f an Intensive breeding fo r color
and It Is alleged th at w here they are
used ns breeders th e ir offspring usual
ly are o f b e tte r color than those from
the b e tte r colored breeders.— M issouri
F a rm e r.
Poultry Notes
A ll classes o f dom esticated and w ild
birds are susceptible to coccldlosls.
• • •
Nebraska farm e rs have reduced the
num ber o f hens nnd pullets on fnrms.
see
T h e re Is no profit in tre a tin g sick
chicks. Disease outbreaks should be
prevented.
• • •
I f fine q u a lity eggs are preserved
p ro perly they can be used sa tis fac to rily
six to ten months later.
T IM E S , W IL L A M IN A , O K E G O N
Expert Warns of
Worm Damage
Severest Outbreak Foreseen
by Leading Entomologist
in Illinois.
By W . P. F lin t, Chief Entomologist, Illlo o i.
State N atu ral Hiatory Survey.— W N U Service.
O ne o f th e most severe outbreaks o f
a rm y w orm s th a t Illin o is bns had in re
cent years la th rea ten ed , and farm e rs
should be on g u a rd to protect tb e lr
crops.
A lthough th e o utb reak w ill be spot
ted and w ill not occur In all sections o f
th e state, severe dam age w ill be done
In m any areas. I t w ill be w ell to keep
c a re fu l w atch on a ll heavy stands o f
g ra in or heavy bluegrass pastures and
get th e w orm s before they cause se ri
ous damage.
W h ile a rm y w orm s m ay destroy en
tir e areas o f bluegrass pastu re or
fields o f sm all g ra in or young corn In
a short tim e, th ey can be com pletely
and cheaply con tro lled by the use o f
poisoned bran b aits. T h e b ait th a t has
been most g e n e ra lly used has a base o f
one pound o f p a rls green mixed dry
w ith 25 pounds o f bran. W hen this Is
thoroughly m ixed, th ere Is added three
gallons o f w a te r In which tw o q uarts
o f cheap molasses, p refe ra b ly black
strap , has been thoroughly dissolved.
A new b a it, w ith w hich J. I I . Bigger,
field entom ologist o f the Illin o is state
n a tu ra l history survey, has been w o rk
ing d u rin g the past year fo r cutw orm
co n tro l, uses o il Instead o f w a te r and
molasses. T h is b a it Is made by th o r
oughly m ixin g 25 pounds o f bran and
one pound o f p a rls green o r w hite
arsenic. T h e n tw o q uarts o f a light
grad e o il o f an S. A. B. 2U viscosity Is
added. N o w a te r o r molasses Is used.
T h e b a it should be thoroughly mixed
so th a t th e o il gets on every p article
o f th e bran.
Early Fighting of Moth
Important to Fruit Men
T h e codling m oth can alm ost ce r
ta in ly be counted on as the num ber
one ap p le Insect pest this year, as
serts a b u lletin fro m the U n ited States
Ite p n rtm e n t o f A g ricu ltu re.
G ro w ers
spend enorm ous sums to com bat It,
but th is pest has become Increasing
ly destructive, according to Lee A.
Strong, c h ie f o f th e bureau o f en
tomology and p la n t q u aran tine. Strong
a ttrib u te s th is increase to the g re a te r
age o f ap p le treea, to the abandon
m ent o f some orchards and to w ea th
e r fa v o ra b le to moth developm ent.
A g rea t m any codling moths have
been w in te rin g in cocoons in crevices
beneath th e loose bark o f trees, in
coarse trash on th e ground. In con
tain ers used to handle w orm y fr u it
and In (lacking sheds. C leaning up a ll
these places w h ile th e moths are In
ac tiv e Is the ounce o f prevention th at
Is w orth m any tim es over, the pound
o f cure In the fo rm o f Insecticides.
M easures o th e r th an spraying, th ere
fore, are very Im p o rtan t. O ne o f the
best. Strong says. Is a thorough house-
cleaning o f orchard« and packing
houses e a rly In th e season.
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put In th e cache by th e ’ G re a t
S p ir it* fo r use only in tim e o f d ire
need, and died w ith o u t re ve alin g
w here I t was, and refusin g to te ll
how he found IL
T h e cache Is believed to lie am ong
the h ills In th e W h ite C o u rt d is t r ic t
I t Is described as a “prospector's
dream — a cave lined w ith pure gold.”
T h e legend is th a t although Moos-
tas knew o f the existence o f the
cache fo r years, he visited It only
once. S everal ye ars ago, when an
In d ian trib e In W h ite C o u rt d is tric t
faced s ta rv a tio n , O ld M ooatas bitched
up tw o ponies and w en t In to the
b ills.
T w o days la te r, he w alke d In to a
tra d in g post a t W h ite C o u rt, dumped
a “ poke” o f gold Duggets on the
counter and bought o u t th e store.
C anadian Sourdoughs Seek
L e g e n d a ry C avern o f G old
O ne o f th e most am azing gold
h un ts In C anada's m ining history Is
planned by A lb e rta prospectors.
W ith o u t p ro o f th a t It even exists,
h ardened sourdoughs are plann ing
to h u n t th e m any b ills o f th e f t b lt e
C ourt a rea fo r the legendary “gold
«ache“ o f O ld Moostaa, seventy-nlne-
rear-old
In d ia n ,
around
whose
p ia rle d figu re a legend o f fabulous
rich es and su p ers titio n was weaved
ey prospectors several years ago. A t
th a t tim e be saved a trib e o f Ind ian s
from s ta rv a tio n by bringing back a
•bag o f gold’’ fro m the secret cache
si the bills.
M ooatas believed th a t the gold was
H e d is trib u ted th e food and o th e r
goods am ong th e s ta rv in g Ind ian s,
and then re tire d to a la zy existence
on th e In d ia n s e ttle m e n t
T h e n sta rte d a long b a ttle o f w its
betw een prospectors and the old In
d ian. F o r years w h ite men trie d to
w rest the secret fro m him . T h e y
plied him w ith questions aDd made
m any en ticing offers, but the old In
dian rebuffed them w ith stoical si
lence. F o r months his ev ery move
m ent a w a y fro m cam p w as closely
w atched, bnt M oostaa never visited
the cache again.
Experienced
H e — D a rlin g , you don’t kn o w how
I love you.
She— O h, yes I d o ! I ’ ve had lo ti
o f 'em th ia w ay.
WHEN LIVES
ARE AT STAKE
p ro te c tio n t h a t ra c e d riv e r s d e m a n d
KELLY PETILLO O N M A Y JO, W O N
blowout protection built into Firestone
G um -Dipped Tires. H e drove his 5 0 0 0
pound car over the hot salt beds at Lake
Bonneville, Utah, 3 0 0 0 miles in 2314
hoars. This was an average speed o f 127.2
m iles per hour, and although temperatures
were as high as 1 2 0 °, he had no blowouts
o r tire trouble o f any kind.
th e 5 0 0 - M il e In d ia n a p o lis R ace on
Firestone Tires, breaking the track record
and driving the entire distance at a rate
o f 1 0 6 .2 4 miles per hour.
T h i s r e c o r d is a n o a t s t a n d i n g
dem onstration o f tire efficiency. T o go 500
miles in less than five hours on this rough
a n d b u m p y 2 6 - y e a r - o ld b r i c k t r a c k ,
w it h o u t t i r e t r o u b le o f a n y k in d ,
demonstrates the strength and blowout
protection that Firestone builds into their
G um -Dipped Tires.
A B J E N K IN S A L S O
These records are made possible by
special construction features b u ilt into
Firestone Tires.
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the lives o f others by letting us equip
your car w ith Firestone Tires and give you
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race drivers demand.
R ECENTLY
demonstrated the stamina, efficiency, »««t
B e fo re y o u b u y n e w fire s a s k y o u rs e lf these th re e q u e s tio n s
1 — " W ill the tread fiv e me the greatest
tr a c tio n a n d p ro te c tio n a g a in s t
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skidding?"
2 — " A r e they buiit to give me the greatest
blowout protection?"
3 — -" W ith o u t s a c r ific in g th ese tw o
im portant safety, features will they
give me longer mileage, thus making
them the most economical tires I can
buy?
Firestone tira» stop carjy
15 to 2 5 % quicker..
A N S W E R N o . 1— Leading u n iv e rs ity tests show
Firestone H ig h Speed T ire s stop y o u r c a r 15%
q u ic k e r th a n th e best o f a ll p op u lar m akes o f tires.
A N S W E R N ®. g— U nequaled p erfo rm ance records
fo r sixteen consecutive years prove t h a t G u m -
D ip p in g gives you th e g reatest blo w o u t p ro te c tio n
ever k n o w n .
A N S W E R N o . 3-WbThousands o f car owners re p o rt
u n e q u a le d m ile a g e re c o rd s — e v id e n c e o f th e
lo n g e r w ear an d g re a te r econom y o f Firestone
H ig h Speed Tires.
Volum e— Direct Purchasing— Straight Line M anufacturing and
Efficient and Economical System o f Distributing
to our 500 Stores and to 30,000 Dealers,
enables Firestone to give you greater
values at lowest prices
i G u m -D ip p e d cords
'g iv e g re a te r b lo w o u t
i protection.Gum-Dipping
is not used in other tires.
Examine the Clover
R ed clover cut fo r hay In 1934 and
le ft over fo r 1935 may prove to be a
serious disappointm ent, w arn agrono
mists a t P u rd u e u niversity. T h e y say
th a t very o ften root borers are pres
en t when clover is le ft fo r the th ird
year, w hich w ill destroy the crop.
F arm ers a re advised to watch their
clover c a re fu lly In the ea riy p a rt of
the grow ing season. I f plants begin
to w ith e r and th e stand starts to th in
out, It w ill be advisable to plow up
the clover and seed to soy beans or
some o th e r crop. I f the clover keeps
rig h t on grow ing, w ith no sign o f In
Jury, the crop should he saved.
Large Udders
Cows o f high production alm ost In
v a ria b ly have larg e udders and, as a
ru le, th e udders o f such cows rem ain
larg e throughout most o f the lactation
period. T h e size decreases somewhat,
fo llo w in g each m ilkin g .
Extending
fo rw a rd fro m the udder on the under
side o f th e body a re the m ilk veins
w hich c a rry blood from the udder to-
w nrd th e h eart and In high-producing
cows usually a re large. T h e y o rd i
n a rily increase In size fro m first calv
ing up to m n tu rlty . A well-developed,
larg e udder and larg e m ilk veins are
good Indications o f d a iry capacity, a l
though they are not In fa llib le guides
Care of Berries
T o produce at th e ir best, berry
bushes must he p ro perly pruned and
tra in ed . In general, the aim In prun
ing should be to accomplish two
th in g s : F irs t, to remove old canes
w hich have produced th e ir crop and
are, th ere fo re, o f no more value to the
p la n t, and to cut off the tips o f new
canes o f c e rta in v a rieties which have
borne f r u i t ; second, to provide a sup
ply o f new shoots fo r berry produc
tion the fo llo w in g season. T h e system
w ill va ry w ith v a rie tie s and according
to th e w ire tre llis support used.
CEMTUIT PROGRESS
TTPE
B u il t w i t h h ig h
HIGH SPEED TYPE
W e s e le c t f r o m o u r
enormous stocks o f raw
m a te ria ls th e best and
highest grade rubber and
cotton fo r the H ig h Speed
T ire . In o u r factory we
select the most experienced
and skilled tire makers to
b u i l d t h is t i r e . I t is
accurately balanced and
rigid ly inspected and we
know i t is as perfect as
h u m a n in g e n u i t y c a n
m ake it.
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life .
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a g a in s t a ir
le a k a g e to
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