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V ariation in Butterfat
MR. B E A R S TRICK
Tests Nothing Unusual
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SCOUTS AND “GOOD TURNS”
The pure-bred dairyman as well us
1 tlie commercial dairyman Is interested
in the tests for butterfat upon their
cattle, ljuite frequently these tests
are made either upon the entire herd CROPPING PLAN FOR POULTRY
or ujsin individuals of the fterds. When I
these tests are compared with tests ' B y U s in g T w o Y a r d s A lt e rn a t e ly
made previously, a wide variation or j
F o w ls M a y B e S u p p lie d W it h
fluctuation is noted. There are times I
G ree n F o o d Y e a r R o u n d .
when these tests are made within a |
few duys o f each other und the varia­ (Prepared by th e I ’ ntted States Depart­
m ent, o f A g ricu ltu re.)
tion Is surprising. Such tluctuatlons
Green food for poultry may be pro­
ar>- often looked upon with suspicion,
vided throughout the year In a large
while it should be realized that It Is
portion of the country by using two
quite natural for cows to vary in their
yards alternately; that Is, a crop is
teats for butterfat. In fact when this
pnstured in one yard while another
point Is investigated It Is found that
| crop is growing In tlie second yard,
cows vary more In their tests than la
i T h e following plan is suggested by
commonly thought.
specialists of the ilei.iwtineiit. us adapt
Some years ago the Michigan Agri­
cultural college published a special
bulletin containing the work of Ander­
son upon the variations in the percent­
age of butterfat of single milkings of
COWS upon test.
The seven day tests
of 2U0 cows bundled under ordinary
herd conditions were studied us well
us similar records u|M>n 2,1)00 cows en­
tered in the advanced registry of their
respective breeds. Any conclusions
reached by these investigations can he
looked U|Min as being indicative o f the
roul condition, us the number o f milk­
ings studied is large enough to war­
rant thla.
It may he expected that .'«» per cent
of the cows in a herd will vary In the
percentage o f butterfat In the milk
produced at Individual milkings In a
seven-day period I per cent or less,
f Ifty per cent of the cows during a
like period will vary in their tests
from 1.1 to 2 per rent, 14 per cent will
vary from 2.1 per cent to ,'l |a*r cent,
F e e d in g a F lo c k o f P u r e Breda.
while the remaining it per cent will
show a variation between milkings of
more than 3 |«*r cent. From these facts ch I to moderate climatic conditions.
we may conclude that It Is not surpris­ The crop grown should he the one best
ing to have a cow test 3 per cent at suited to the particular locality. For
one milking und test 0 per cent at the the extreme North or South the dates
next milking.
1 huve actually seen a should he modified. Thickly sown crops
cow teat l.H per cent in the morning furnish succulent food and summer
und test over 6 per cent in the after­ shade.
The "dally good turn,”
which
every boy »«'out when he Joins the
rank* of the movement pledges him­
self to perforin, has two Impressive
Illustrations in the following In-
autnces:
While returning home from schood
for lunch, Scout Max Davis of Jer­
sey City, N. J., noted Mn American flag
a tta c h e d
to a rains'Hiked, sagging
halyard, lying on the pavement» of a
wide boulevard, dancing up the tad
saw that a whole row of flag« which
had been strung across the street
for a recent parade had become
loosened.
"One end of the line to which the
flags were attached was high In a
tree,” says a New York dally. "The
other end was tied to an electric light
pole on the opivoslte side of the street.
Up the tree went Max. Untying the
knot, he wound the rope around his
lingers preparatory to taking up the
slack.
"Along the boulevard at that mo­
ment came un automobile," continues
the story. “ Just as Mux lifted the
rope a bit to tighten It, the car struck
It. The next Instant Ills lingers torn
from hla hand anil himself torn from
bis perch In the tree, Max lay on the
ground In an agony of pstn.
Two
passing motorcycle policemen saw the
accident. One dashed after the car.
The other summoned an ambulance
and rushed Max to the hospital, where
his dangling Ungers were amputated
Just uhove the knuckles.
" ‘ When folks ask you how you lost
’em, buddy, what are you going to
any 7 asked a sick world war veteran
In the next cot.
" 'Say I had ’em Jerked off by a
rope,' answered Max.
“ 'Ruddy, listen.’ pleaded the vet­
eran, 'don't do that You've got some- ! noon. In a herd o f 100 cows the aver*
thin’ hetter'n a medal—tell 'em you age variation of the entire herd test
lost ’em savin' the American Hag.' '*
would he 1.40 |H-r cent based Upon
In the second Instance, sixteen-year- these figures It. W. Fairbanks, Colo­
old Eagle Scout Carlton Price of Syra­ rado Agricultural College.
cuse, N. Y„ through quick and Intel­
ligent application of scout training In
first aid, saved a baby from bleeding Basis of Dairy Profits
to death from a severed artery. In
in Food, Feed and Care
the desperate moment of crisis, while
"t (ne cow, well fed und cured for,
|*urcnts und friends In a panic stood
will make more milk anil proflt than
helpless watching the child's life ebb­
two or more cows poorly fed und
ing away, the hoy calmly putting Into
cured for,” Is the keynote expressed
practice his knowledge, pressed hack
la Wisconsin Circular 131 by George
the openings of tlie wound, held them
C. Humphrey of the animal husbandry
In place with a silver knife, und per-
department o f the Wisconsin College
fortm-d ex|H-rtly with soft old linen
of Agriculture.
the required bandaging.
"Don't he satisfied to buy or raise
"The three year-old bahy, playtng anything but good dairy rows.
In the llelils near Ills father's home, j
"Don’t try to keep more cows than
eight miles from Port Ilyron, N. Y.,
it Is possible to feed and care for well.
ran Into the reaper and his right foot
'Treat the rows kindly.
Rough
was almost severed at the ankle,” treatment greatly reduces the amount
stutes the Syracuse Journal.
"The of milk she produces.
father, l.ynn Van Glider, unaware the
"Feed liberal rations.
Make this
child was In the Held, saw him too
possible by laying In a store of good
lute us his little pink dress Unshed
grains such as corn, barley and oats
alongside the razorlike blnilea.
and some alfalfa or clover hay. These
"Engle Scout Carlton Price Is work­ feeds make a good combination when
ing for the summer on the Vnn Glitter fed with roots or silage.
farm.
Henring the father's cry he
“ Rrnvlde plenty o f fresh water
hastened over and helped to carry the which Is Cool blit not ton cold It takes
baby to the farmhouse. In the midst a lot of water to make milk so It must
of panic he was the calm, cool person be provided.
who took charge of things.
"Protect the rows from cold, chill­
"When the doctor came he marveled ing weather and storms and dampness.
a boy could do such an expert Job of It helps to Increase milk production.
bandaging nnd left everything ns It
“ Give the mother of the new born
wns until the child wns brought to calf a pall of warm water—she Is
the Good Shepherd hospital where the feverish an«1 this will rol lev e her
foot was operated upon.”
thirst.
"H er first fpp(| Minili J he five or six
quarts o f grotiml oat* and w heat
FROM GOVERNOR MOORE—
bran.”
These aro hut a few of the many
“ If there Is nnylhlng I ran do to help tlniidy stiff*«•st Ion* oflY•red by Mr.
the gn-nt hoy scout movement you may Humphrey In the bulletin, which with
command mo.'' states Gov. Charles C. the valuable rations suggested make
Moore of ltlahn. In a communication to this a most desirable little pamphlet
James K. West, chief scout executive, for the dairyman.
" i f every hoy In the country were a
member of the boy acout organization
our problems of radicalism would be Inflamed Udder of Cow
forgotten after one generation. The
May Be Avoided by Feed
hoy ecout Is a better boy at home, at
It is seldom, if ever, necessary to
school and on the street. He Is the milk a c o w before freshening. I f the
letter citizen In the making.” The
bag I* hsdly swollen nnd milk drips
governor Is un honorary member.
•
A P R IL , 1 T O J U L Y L
F e ed in g (y a rd 2):
G row in g (yard 1):
Oat a
W in te r rye
W in te r vetch
( ’ hard or lettu ce
C lo v er o r vetch
Crim son clov e r
(N e w Jersey and
Sunflowers (shade
South)
and seed)
S w eet clover
Cowpeoa
Rape
JU LY 1 TO
Feedin g (ya rd 1):
Oata
Chard and lettu ce
('lo v e r or vetch
Cowpeas
Rape
OCTOBER 1
G row in g (ya rd 1):
Oata
W in te r rye
W in te r vetch
Sweet clover
Crimson clover
O C T O B E R 1.
G ro w in g (y a rd 2):
Bu ckw h eat
I >warf K «* e x rape
F la t turnips
T O A P R I L l.
F eed in g (ya rd 2):
B uckw heat
D w a rf Essex rape
F la t turnips
Soy beans
HANDY LIGHT-HANDLED RAKE
E g g s L a id in L it t e r at R e a r o f H o u s e
M a y B e G a th e re d W it h o u t
C r a w lin g f o r T h e m .
In most large poultry houses some
o f the hens w ill lny In the litter at the
rear o f the house beneath the drop­
ping boards. It Is a nuisance to have
to crawl under after these eggs nnd It
pays to hnve n light-handled rake in
the poultry house to assist In gather­
ing them. They can ho slowly raked
out of the litter with little danger of
breakage.
FOWLS CONSUME WEED SEEDS
—
A ls o
P ic k U p In s e c t s a n d V e g e ta b le
M a tt e r N o O t h e r F a r m A n i ­
m a l W o u ld Use.
Fowls are natural scavengers, con­
suming great amounts of weed seeds,
picking up Insects Hint would he detri­
mental, nnd llndlng vegetable nnd
other matter flint no other domestic
anlu a| would either Hml or use.
TUT ■
I i 1 1 1 h ou se st
of n hill. The chimney V I I close
to the hill and then the roof slanted,
and this Just suited the plan which
Mr. Bear had thought out to punish
the one who had climbed up to the
chimney and slid down into his pan­
try several nights and carried off his
pies and cukes.
At the foot o f the hill was a
muddv pond, and that also suited the
plan Mr. Hear had; for once any one
started rolling down the roof of his
house, Mr. Bear knew they would keep
right on until they landed in the
muddy pond below.
Mr. Bear was a very sound sleeper,
and though he had tried very hard
to keep awake at night and catch the
thief, he had not been able t*> do so.
And once Mr. Bear was asleep, the
M o sc o w , R u s s ia , is t h s b irth p la c e of
T h e o d o re
K o tlo ff,
th e
w e ll-k n o w n
" m o v ie ” sta r.
In h la e a rly sta ge
c a re e r he w a s re co g n ize d aa the p re ­
m ie r in te rp re ta tiv e d a n c e r of E u ro p e .
H e Joined th e t h r o n g o f e ilv e r screen
a rtis t s in 1917. H ie lo n g y e a r s o f s u c ­
c e ss in th e a tric a l w o r k a id e d in hie
s u c c e ss a s a m o v in g p ic tu re actor.
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The Friendly
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TOO
MUCH
TALK
'T 'O O much talk is dangerous.
I'erh ai* this Is what an editor
recently had in mlml when he de­
clared :
“ When talk is loose and money
tight, there must be something wrong,
all right.”
During the period of readjustment,
there undoubtedly w as a great deal of
hardship of which little or nothing was
heard. But just the same there w-as
considerable more talk than was for
tlie best Interests of the public.
No matter how bad anything may he,
constant complaining about it will
usually make it worse. The more one
thinks or talks of his Ills or disappoint­
ments the less time he'll have to con­
sider or discuss cotistruotive plans.
Furthermore, to parade misfortunes
tiefore ttie world is likely to turn oth­
ers' thoughts In the wrong direction
and scatter the sunshine tiefore It has
a chance to shine long enough on a
single pathway to make It cheerful
and smooth.
It Is always Inimical to the com­
mon good to talk sadness. Far better
to sift out the happiness, no matter
how scarce it may be, for there never
can be too much.
There probably Is nothing more con­
tagious than “ hard lock" talk. Though
business men continually claim t»* be
seeking the encouraging news of eco­
nomic conditions, we know they always
become nearly panic stricken when
they hear a whisper that's discour­
aging.
It Isn't possible to dispel depression
when people live with depressing
thoughts.
( © by t he W h e e l e r S y n d ic a t e . I n c . )
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S o m e D o u b t.
“ I understand they always bring out
the brass hand w hen you are sched­
uled to speak.”
“ Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum.
“ Iiu not sure whether they mean It as
a compliment or whether they want
to make sure the crowd will have some
genuine entertainment."— Exchange.
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Gather the eggs twice dally.
S H E 'S F A I R
• • •
H e : T i l l I m e t you. I a lw a y s sa id
S II all hens two jrenr* old or over.
I'd n e v e r m a r r y a b lon d e.
• • •
Idea to relieve the bag by drawing a
She:
W e ll, d o n 't w o r r y . I 'm not
SCOUT TROOP "M ELTING POT”
little milk hut the mere presence of
( ’Van houses often, once or twice g o in g to let y o u b r e a k y o u r re so lu ­
InHatnmntlon nnd ‘‘cake" In the udder we« .ly. Dally Is better. Begin now. tio n.
. . .
In boy scout Troop 40 of San Fran­ does not necessarily mean that the
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It Is much
cisco are boys representing Mexico, milking should be done
1 e chicken crop Is an Important I
Assyria, Greece, Lithuania. Russia, better to leave the cow alone In this om ind Its proflt Is often dependent '
Germ liny, Italy, Holland, France, Eng­ regard ns the last few days before up«':: early habiting.
A LINE 0* CHEER
• • •
land, Scotland and America. The hoys freshening the cow secretes a peculiar
were either bom In one o f the 12 coun­ quality o f milk called colostrum in ’ —
O" nearly every farm In the ronnfry ■
By John Kendrick Bangs.
tries or their parents are natives of adder, which Is very essential to tog- tuo.i ducks could he rai««-d profitably
V % « « « 1
one of them. United States Cominta new born calf as It acta as a purga­ and without much Inconvenience.
.
.
.
tive
and
helps
to
clear
out
his
system.
wloner of Naturalisation Raymond F.
V A C A T IO N D A Y S
Crist soya: "Boy scouts form and Excessive difficulty from InHamtnMlon
Chinese geese are In eTery way
maintain the all American 'melting pot' and caktsl ud lent may be avoided by practical, hut are not as large as the
N Al t. these » >ft vacation days
giving laxative feeds.
I see
among the youth o f our country."
Toulouse, Kratxlcn* or Africans.
. . .
A little hint o f Talue gre at
SCOUTS TO A I D AIRMEN
to m e—
Late hatched pullets are usually the I
BO Y SCO U T R E S C U E S C O M R A D E
T o aettte back nn>l be o f Teace
the guest
Boy scout ” g s s l turns” are now to ones that be<-nme infest«*.! with roup
And g iv e my w o e* a sadly need­
Because a modeet hero and hla Include the aei ial world. A special In the fall, thereby endangering the
ed rest.
grateful debtor decided to k.-ep the course of Instr ictlon for the scouts rest of the dock.
Hence k have « nt my w «rrtea
. • •
details o f a recent thrilling rescue teaching them I. ow to he of service In
fa r aw a y .
Millions o f late hatched chlcka die
• case of «ir pi an­ accidents and how to
And a ll the trou bles o f the pass-
•
each
y«
ar
as
the
result
of
being
In-
hoys did not know until some weeks gue assistance to pilots, la now under
M y cafes, and «v e ry bit
'
fe'S
later o f the bravery and quick action Consideration. The national council, fcste«l with Ike which are so preva­
v e x a tio n ,
o f fourteen-year obi Eagle S cw t Frank Boy Scouts of America, has accepted lent In the aumracr.
Fve sent a f a r upon a lo n g r a c a -
• • •
tton.
J. Aamon o f Malden, M .i«*. In saving 1 In principle co < ; swat Ire plans auggest-
And told each one upon Its w ay
With young chicks wet feed* cause
elefen year old John C N ivanaugh ed by tjie Natl«; al Aeronautic associa-
to pack.
Increased labor nnd hlgg.r h>** by dl-
:■ 1 \\
from death." '» * • seen* of the rears* Hon, the Post
And not o r my account to h u rry
g«x»tlve
disorders.
Grit,
«»yster
shell,
I
was a clay pit, knowq as the 'fresh Navy departirte nts regarding the es-
back.
I S hr MeCtore X » » « t « t « r Srsdicate )
water pit'* and the scout got him safe- j tabUahment of i.rplane landing Held«. charcoal ami chan water ah«>u!d al­
ways be provided.
ly to shore.
I
"S m e a r e d
It T h i c k ly
W it h
G re a se .”
nightly visitor was*able to come down
tlie chimney anil go away without
waking Mr. Bear.
And so Mr. Bear had thought hard
and long o f s o m e plan to stop these
visits, and one day he climbed ud a
ladder to the slanting roof and
smeare«! It thickly with g ease.
That night h e d id not try to keen
awake.
H e went right to sleep as
soon as he touched his bed, and Mr.
Fox, who was waiting nearby, heard
h im snore and knew It w-as safe for
him to slide down the chimney.
But his f««et had no sooner touched
the greasy roof than out from under
him they flew and over lie rolled and
rolled. And then bounce, bung! He
»truck the ground and rolled some
more until he went splash In the
muddy p«‘nd at the foot of the hill.
Mr. Bear awoke, for Mr. Fox made a
terrible racket on the roof trjl>‘8 to
save himself.
But before Mr. Bear
could get to the window he heard
some scrambling on the r->of and a
hang on the ground and then all was
still.
He hurried to the window and
looked out, und in the moonl'ght be
saw at the foot of the hill two muddy
objects swinging their paws about in
a very angry manner.
He could not
make out who they were at first, hut
after a while Mr. Bear saw It was Mr.
Fox and Mr. 'Possum.
Mr. T 'Ssum had been tti£ one who
had visited Mr. Bear's house so often,
and one night he had met Mr. I ox
Just as he was coming away with a
basketful of pies and cakes. “ There
Is plenty more," lie told Mr. Fox. ‘You
meet me tomorrow night and I will
show you how to get in.”
But Mr. Fox did not care to be
shown; he wanted to get there first
and take his pick of things, and lie did
arrive first, so by the time Mr. 'Possum
rolled off the roof and landed in the
pigid Mr. Fox was just coming out of
the muddy water.
Mr. 'Possum could not stop to be
polite; he was rolling fast: and he
gave Mr. Fox a bump, and hack they
both fell Into the muddy pond.
“ What d<> you mean by knocking me
over7’ inquired Mr. Fox angrily as he
| shook himself.
“ What do you mean by pulling me
Into that muddy water7’ asked Mr.
i ’isisuni as he crawled up the bank,
and Just ns Mr. Bear looked out of
his window they begun to quarrel.
“ Ah, two of them!” said Mr. Bear.
“ I will give them a good beating.”
He was almost down the hill when
Mr. Fox and Mr. 'Possum saw him.
They stopped wrangling, and, dodging
and ducking, they run by him and up
the hill.
But ns they passed the
house Mr. Fox saw the roof, and he
knew what had happened.
Mr. Bear was bothered no more.
Ills pantry was as well filled In the
morning as when he went to bed, for
Mr. 'Possum and Mr. Fox were cured
of their longing for Mr. Bear’s pies
and cakes by one mud bath, and they
did not care to take another.
<©. 1)23, by M cClure N ew epnper Syndicate >
h i.
- inMniiuawmcmuiiitiiiiiHii « « a r g
MEN YOU MAY MARRY
“What’s in a Name?
B y E. R. P E Y S E R
By MILDRED MARSHALL
F a c t« a b o r t y o u r n a m e ; Its historys
m e a n in g ; w h e n c e it w as d e r iv e d ; sig­
n ifica n ce; you r lu cky d e y . lu cky je w e l
MIRANDA
c r v iiE Latin adjective mlrandus Is re-
-*• sponsible for tlie existence of
charming Miranda, a name forever as­
sociated with poetic fancy. Miranda
signifies “ admirable'' or "worthy to he
admired" and, aside from its har­
monic syllables, claims the right to
fame througli the kindly oflices of
Shakespeare.
When the master dramatist wrote
“ The Temi>est,” he called his beau­
tiful and modest heroine, daughter of
l'rospero, Miranda. She It was who,
brought up on a desert island with
the delicate spirit Ariel and the sav­
age and deformed Caliban as her only
companions, became the object o f the
love of Ferdinand, son of the King of
Naples, who was shipwrecked on the
island.
The exquisite love story which the
poet dramatist wove about the young
couple and the efforts of the young
prince to prove the sincerity of his de­
votion by performing the lowest
menial tasks prescribed by Prospero,
has made the name of Miranda one
of the love heroines of history. She
ranks with Dante's Beatrice and
Petrarch’s Laura.
The p«'arl Is Miranda's tallsmanic
gem. It signifies the modesty, charm
and affability for which the name
stands. Monday Is her lucky day and
4 her lucky number. The wild rose
Is her flower.
*
by W h eeler Syndicate, In c )
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C o m m u n it y M o r a ls.
"There have been a great many ar­
rests In Crimson Gulch.”
“ Yes,” replied Cactus Jive.
“ We
can't make up our minds whether the
Gulch is getting worse, or whether
bootleg liquor is stupefying the law­
less element and making it easier to
come up with.”
H a s a G a lo o t L ik e T h i s P ro p o se d
to Y o u ?
S y m p t o m s : He dreams Id le -
very idle—dreams.
He walks
among the clouds. He talks
if through tissue paper and parts
Ills hair wherever fancy dictates.
His little patent leather slip­
pers are darlings. He Is one
little sweetheart. He really Is.
He loves old-fashioned jMvetry.
Modern paintings he fears be­
cause they are “quite glaring.”
IN
FACT
This is a modest and retiring
soul— a soul of souls.
P re s c rip t io n f o r H i s
B r id e :
7 ) Cater to
him early und
late, but don't forget
your own soul catering to hla.
A b so rb T h is:
M A R R IA G E IS L IK E A P A IR
OF
H IG H - C L A S S
SH O ES;
TW O S0 (U )L E S A R E N EC ­
ESSARY.
( © by M c C lu r e N e w s p a p e r S y n d i c a t e . )
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THE
RIGHT THING AT
THE RIGHT TIME
By MARY MARSHALL DUFF EE
l'lIOTOCsRAPlIS
second-rate photograi
A CHEAP,
proclaims itself o f course by I
finish and mounting, but Just as inut
by the manner in which tlie subject
posed. If you are going to have yot
picture taken don't let a photograph«
make the picture look second-rate t
posing you In the wrong way.
Have you ever looke«! In the photo
rapher's window to see the poses <
the young hriiles an«l grooms? One f:
vorite p«>se shows the embarrass«
bridegroom sitting stiffly la the ph-
togrupher's p«v*lng chair, with tli
white-clad bride standing squarely b«
aide him, one arm and hand place
definitely across his shoulders.
Now this is a most un-Anierlcn
pose, for the well-hred American mal
should n«‘ver permit himself to oecup
a single chair to the exclusion of
woman.
In a large family group mistake
In grouping are often ma«le, but In ger
era! you should follow the same rul
In the -o'»ting that you would In ref
life. Men and chlhlren should neve
•
V . 1)11. ST M
V «w «p ep «r Syndicate
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No
C n c o rs
W a n te d .
“ An«I.” con.duded the Sunday w h v
teacher, “If you are a good boy. Tow
mv. you will go to heaven and have
gold crown on your head."
"Not much,” said Tommy. “ I ha
one o f these things put oa s toot,
oueo.”