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AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK NEWS
Up-to-date Information to Help Develop Progressive Farming
Cost of Raising Pigs
Recent investigation by animal hus
bandrymen at the University of Wis
consin College of Agriculture indi
cates that pure-bred pigs can be rais
ed to weaning time at a feed cost of
$2.23 each. .This feed cost "was ar
rived at in a test -with pure-bred
Berkshires on the farm of T. J. Kurtz,
near Cedarburg. Records were kept
on five sows which raised thirty-sir
pigs. An account was kept of the
feed given the sows from the time
they were bred until the pigs were
eight weeks old. At prevailing mar
ket prices this feed cost totaled ?98.
62. During the period considered the
sows gained 'a total of 263 pounds.
This cost 514 cents a pound to pro
duce and was charged as worth 7
cents a pound. The actual cost of
each pig at weaning time was there
fore $2.23.
Silage for Sheep
By Herman Rieck, Jr., Macleay, Ore.
Ask any sheepman what his biggest
Droblem is in handling a flock of
sheep and he will tell you that win
tering the flock is the hardest part
of the sheen business. You can't ex
pect a crop of healthy, vigorous lambs
unless you give the ewes proper food
and shelter. Alfalfa, clover and other
leguminous havs are the safest to
feed when it comes to dry feeds, be
cause when fed hay, that does not di
gest auickly.
There is, however, one great forage
rrnn in ths United States that is far
above all others, except perhaps al
falfa. This crop is com. xno iarcuei
can afford to continue without a silo.
After three years of experience, the
writer is, of the opinion that silage is
the greatest feed for sheep that can
possibly be grown. Silage can be fed
liberally and is the cheapest feed we
nroduee. considering its value from
point of succulence, which means
health with sheep and food value.
To prove that silage is the cheap
est feed erown. we will make a com
parison with hay. There are 350
Dounds of digestible nutrients in one
tone of good corn silage; in one ton
of clover hay, about 1000 pounds of
rtisresttble nutrients. Therefore silage
is worth one-third as much as clover
hay. If Clover hay is worth $12 per
ton. silaee is worth $4 per ton. Ac
cording to experiments conducted in
recent years, silage can be produced
for about $3 per ton. A sheep requires
about 4 1-2 pounds of feed a day (this
however, varies with size of sheep).
Now let us say that 4 1-2 pounds of
clover hay is worth $.027, 4 1-2 pounds
of corn silage is worth $.009. A real
good ration for stock ewes is 3 1-2
pounds of silage and one pound of
good leguminous hay. Three and one
half pounds of silage is worth $.007,
one pound of hay is worth $.006, a to
tal of $.013, or hot quite one-half the
cost of 4 1-2 pounds of clover hay.
Silage is very succulent, therefore
ewes fed on silage give much more
milk than ewes ( fed on dry feeds. We
take our sheep out of pasture fhe
first of November and feed them un
til the first of March, then if the wea
ther is good we pasture on full grain
till the first of April and then turn
our sheep into their regular pasture.
We aim to have our lambs come In
January so as to have them well
grown by fall.
on top of the feeder, and several
inches apart, for the purpose of hold
ing up the burlap packing above the
feeder so that the bees can get at
the feed in the feeder.
The syrup can very "easily be pour
ed in at one end of the feeder by. rais
ing the corner of the burlap. The
hive cover is then replaced, when the
beeg will do the rest.
Pullet Eggs for Setting .
"How about setting eggs that are
all laid by pullets? I was told they
would not hatch so well as eggs from
older hens. We only have pullets in
our flock, and thty lay quite well and
the eggs are fertile."
Pullet eggs may hatch as well as
hen eggs if the pullets are well ma
tured and in good condition. The two-year-old
birds are usually considered
the best breeders; they lay a larger
egg and are fully developed.
pullets are in the breeding pens of
most breeders, although it is admitted
that continual breeding from imma
ture stock, especially if both side of
the mating are immature, will weak
en the vitality of the flock.
To offset the youth of the pullets,
it is well to use two-year-old males.
Pullet eggs will sometimes average
higher in fertility than hen eggs, but
the hatchability on the whole is lower.
Spring Bee Feeding
By George W. York
Quite frequently in the spring some
colonies in almost every beeyard will
need to be fed. For various reasons
some run out of stores of food while
others may have plenty to carry them
through until they can gather enough
from the flowers.
Syrup for spring feeding ie very
easily made from two parts of granu
lated sugar thoroughly dissolved with
one part of boiling water. This is
then fed warm to the bees.
There are several ways of feeding
this syrup to the bees. It is always
best to give it to them in the even
ing just before dark, then they will
store it in their combs during the
night and this avoid any danger of
other colonies robbing the ones being
fed. It would also be well to close the
hive entrance down to about two
inches in width by three-eighths or
one-half inch in height.
To feed the sugar syrup, 1 prefer to
put it into a feeder that can be set
right on top of the brood-frames and
then covered over warm with burlap,
all within an empty super put on
the brood-chamber. An Alexander bee
feeder works well, as it will sit diag
onally within a 10-frame super, and
the same way in an eight-frame super
toy sawing off one-quarter to one-half
inch at the corners of the feeder. It
is made of a solid block of wood
about 3x4 inches and about 20 inches
1 -long, on one side of which wide saw
- kerfs have been made almost through
the block, but leaving several strips
sticking up so that the bees will not
drown when getting the syrup out of
the feeder. Four or five sticks of
wood, about one inch square and five
or six inches long, should be crossed
GYPSUM 13 PROFITABLE
ON CLOVER AND ALFALFA
Gypsum, calcium sulfate, or land
plaster can be used profitably on le
gumes such as clover and alfalfa to
increase the sulfur content of the soil
or stimulate the action of soil organ
isms, reports W. L. Powers, chief of
soils at the Oregon Experiment sta
tion. It also exerts a beneficial effect
on the physical structure of clay soils,
afds in laundering out alkali soils fol
lowing under drainage and neutralizes
the toxiG effect of black alkali, but
sjiould never be used to correct acid
ity as it will not make "sour" soils
"sweet."
Gypsum may be applied to the land
any time now that weather permits.
It is easily broadcasted on young le
gumes, or if the ground is firm, ap
plied with spreader. Where gypsum is
used chiefly for its sulfur content 200
pounds to the acre is the usual rate
of application, as its sulfur content is
about 18 pounds to the hundred. Anal
ysis of some soils in western Oregon
show a very low sulfur content, a con
dition quite common with the red hill
soils especially. Elemental sulfur used
on clover has increased yields on
three widely separated experimental
fields near Astoria, Crown Point, and
North Albany.
When applied to legumes in ordi
nary amounts, such as 50 to 80 pounds
to the acre, gypsum has been found
to stimulate the action of beneficial
soil organisms and acid in the forma
tion of nitrates during the early season.
Soil acidity is neither changed nor
corrected by application of gypsum in
any reasonable amounts as shown by
lime requirement tests. Its physical
effects are similar to those of lime
on clay soils, and it will improve soil
structure and aid percolation, thus
hastening laundering out of alkali fol
lowing drainage, if applied in goodly
amounts.
'beater. Remove from double boiler.
Add pinch baking powder, and 1 tea
spoon flavoring.. May add square
bitter chocolate melted if a dark frost
ing is desired. Stir frosting with
spoon until cool and thick enough to
spread. With a little practice . this
frosting can be made very quickly and
successfully.
' Soap Recipes .
Five pounds of fat, one can red seal
lye, one quart and one cup of water,
one cup of borax. Place the grease on
stove to melt Dissolve the lye and
borax in the water and when cool add
to lukewarm grease. Stir just enough
to mix ingredients thoroughly and no
more. Pour immediately into a shal
low wooden box lined with, cloth
When cool cut into squares. J
Kudsu Not Good in Oregon
Kudsu is the subject of many in
quiries sent to the Oregon Experiment
station. The station has- saved many
farmers a lot of time, money, and
trouble by advising them that tests
show that Kudzu is not adapted to
Oregon conditions as a forage crop.
One Spray Scab and Aphjs
The delayed dormant spray on the
apple is one of the most important
of the season as it is the first blow
to scab and mildew and, if nicotine
sulfate is added, it will control the
destructive aphis pests. The usual
spray is made up of commercial lime
sulfur, 3 1-2 gallons, nicotine, sulfate
(Black Leaf "40") 3-4 pint, and 100
gallons water. Tests last year indi
cate that addition of casienate spread
er to the spray at the rate of 1 pound
to 100 gallons increases the efficiency
nearly 50 per cent. Control of the
aphis is improved if this spray is not
applied until the blossom buds of the
clusters have began to separate. The
exact time of application will depend
on whether the scab or. the aphids is
the major pest. O. A. C. Experiment
station.
Chicks Crowd Brooders
Overcrowding ruins many flocks of
chieks. A brooder that will accommo
date 800 day-old chicks will care of
only one half that number when they
are two weeks old. Better raise a few
good chicks than a lot of culls. O. A.
C. Experiment station.
Buckwheat seeded at the rate of 40
to 45 pounds an acre in May or early
June makes excellent bee pasture, and
the grain is good for poultry feed.-
A, C. Experiment station.
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REGEIPES
Salad
1 cups diced celery.
1 cups chopped young carrots.
Boiled dressing.
Mix carrots and celery with boiled
dressing. Place on lettuce leaf and
garnish with small amount of dress
ing mixed with cream and a dash of
paprika.
I am sending an excellent' boiled
frosting which is made very quickly
and is always good.
Place in double boiler.
1 cup white sugar.
2 tablespoons cold or warm water.
1 egg white.
Pinch 'of salt.
Beat this continuously until mix
ture gets quite thick. This will take
around five minutes. Use rotary egg
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has filed his final report in
the estate of Philip J. Ott, deceased
and the Court has set Monday the
15th day of May, 1922, at the hour of
10 o'clock A. M. on said day in the
County Court Room in the County
Court House in Oregon City, Oregon,
as the time and place for hearing any
and all objections to said final re
port, and the discharge of said admin
istrator.
Dated 13th day of April, 1922. '
' ISAAC OTT,
Administrator of the estate of
Philip J. Ott, deceased.
G. B. DIMICK & W. L. MULVEY,
Attorneys for administrator.
(4-13-5t)
you in the, above entitled Court and
cause on or before Thursday, the 4th
day of May, 1922, and if you fail to
so appear and answer said complaint,
for want thereof, plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief prayed for
in his complaint on file in said cause,
to-wit:
For a decree dissolving the mar
riage ocntract heretofore and now ex
isting between plaintiff and defend
ant, and for such other and farther
relief as to this Court may seem meet
and equitable.
This summons is published by or
der of the Honorable J. U. Campbell,
Judge - of the above entitled Court,
and the first publication thereof to be
Thursday he 30th day-of March, 1922,
and he date of the last publication
hereof to be Thursday, the 4th day of
May, 1922..
G. B. DIMICK & W. L. MULVEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Oregon City
Oregon. 3-30-7t.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
In the Matter of the Estate of Jo-
Iseph W. Farrar, Deceased: Notice is
hereby given that the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Joseph
W. Farrar, deceased, has filed his fi
nal account in said estate in the
County Court of the State pf Oregon
for Clackamas County, and that the
Judge of said court has appointed
Monday, the 22nd day of May, 1922, at
9 o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
J as the time for hearing "objections to
said final account and the settlement
thereof. All heirs, creditors or other
persons interested in said estate are
hereby notified and required to file
their objections to said final account
in said court and estate on or before
said date appointed for the hearing of
the same.
Dated at Oregon City, Oregon, April
10th, 1922. '
LORING K. ADAMS,
Administrator.
Date of first publication April 13,
1922.
Date of last publication May 11,
1922.. (4-13-5t.)
SUMMONS
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Clackamas County
Ralph Bush, Plaintiff,
vs.
Pansy Bush, Defendant.
To Pansy Bush, the above named
defendant
In the name of the State of Oregon
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
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