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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1920)
V BRND BUIiLKTIW, MfWB, OMBOON, TnUIWDAY, .TUNR 24, 1020, FACW 8 FARM ANIMALS KILL ALL HARMFUL ANIMALS Annual Loss Wrought by Prsdatory Wild Osaats nnd Rotitnta Mount Up Into Mlllloni. Mvo stock nnij wool valued nt $20,. (XKI.000 nro lont iiiiiiiinlly through the d(irrdnlloriN of wild iiiiluinlfi. Tho vnluo of fnrii) produce mid furngo ily Nt rayed eneh yeiir bprodonts Ik approx liuiilely lilOO.OttMWO. It In estb milled Dint tint household- of this country sustain mi nnnuiil Ion from nit nnd mice of JL'OO.tXW.OOO. These figures mini up certnln of tliu larger losses duo lo destructive wild llfn ulilcli tliu biological survey of tlie United Mutes department of ngrlcul lure In ougnged In reducing ns rapidly ns possible. A force of between l(X nnd flOO experienced hunter wns em ployed liy (his litireim during tliu past yenr to kill predatory iiiiIiiiiiIn, uiiiuy . which were Infected with milieu; s Live Stock News Llva Stock and Wool Valued at Mil. Hon of Dollar Ars Destroyed An nunlly by Predatory Animals, Chief of Which Are Wolves and Coyote. Mil dlscnso often iiprend from tlio wild crftiturc to domestic nnluuil, nnd frequently endangers humans. In tliU work of cxtcrmliiuMou the states nnd titimcroiiM private orgnnlzntlnn Itnvit hnd nn Importnnt share. Tliu work of killing rodents prairie dogs, ground squirrels, Jack rabbits nnd cottontails, pocket gophers, native mice, wood rnts, cotton rats, etc. In also rn riled on with tliu cooperation of the din I ex. During tliu past flcnl yenr ground squirrels uVro poisoned on more tlinn H.000.000 ncros. In one Idnho county nlone -lo.ooo rabbit wero killed. In (ho same jwrlod from 78 to 05 jwr cent of the prnlrle lies found on n totnl of S.SOO.OtK) ncres wcro do- stmjed. BANK FAVORS BETTER SIRES Concern at Fond du Lac, Wis., tiroes It Patron to Improve Qual. Ity of Stock. Willi the publication of n four-page fnmi news lenllot, of which n current copy, I n "Duroc Hole mid I'lg CSiiIi Number." n hnnk nt Pond d(t I.nc, Win., la encouraging Its, patrons to Im prove their live stock. The editor of the shrot hns the iiuliiuo title of "bnnk nRrlculturlst," mid hi nctlvltles nre devoted largely to nnnnclnc fnrmen who wish to acquire well-bred nnlmnl or lo tiecoiuo Joint owner In valuable i sires." ' In n letter to tho United .Stntos do pnrlmeiit of agriculture tho bunk ng rlculturlst cnll attention to the nip port holm? Riven hog-cholera control, pig-club work, nnd other activities In which the government In nctlve. The lefitlct contains ii 'Tor Snle nnd Wnnt Column." relating especially to llu Mock, gives current new among breedckN, mid contains discussions ranging from tho euro of cutllo to the handling of I s. An expressed pur pose of the Imiik's nctlvlllcs Is "to mnko Pond ilu I.nc county n lund where milk nnd honey llowa." RATION OF COTTONSEED MEAL Ono Pound Por Day for Each 1,000 Pounds Live Weloht lo Most , Satisfactory. r. Ono pound of cottoiiKcd menl per dny for ench 1.000 pounds live weight l tho most satisfactory qtuttittty to feed work animals, according to re cent experiments conducted by tho Uub led Hlntes depnrtnient of agriculture. - A tent In feeding cottonseed tnenl to work borne nnd mule nt thu govern meiit farm, IlcltHlllc, Mil., wiih begun In UUB. mill continued taut year. When tho menl wiih fed In large rjtinntttles liiirmful effects wero uppiireut. how. ever, Indicating (but cottonseed menl, like tiny other high-protein feed tmit bo fed with euro to hoi'ses nnd mules. BLACKLEG VACCINE' IS FREE Department Report Shows That 3,330,. 015 Doses Were Distributed During Last Year, 1 Vncclne for luimuiilrlni; cattle ngiiliiHt blackleg Is Ht III In great do miind, A leport of tho bureau of mi. Imnl IndiiHtry, United .Status depart ment of agriculture, hhowi that S,:i,'IO,. 815 doses wero distributed free to stock owners dtiilng tho last fiscal yenr. Tho vitcclno sent out by tho bu loiiu is In tliu iioilure,d form, BRAND TUBERCULOUS CATTLE New York Commissioner of Agricul ture Orders Letter "T" Put on Affected Animals. Ily n recent order of tho Now York commissioner of agriculture, nil prnc tiling veterinarians In that statu urn rc'iulred to brand cattle found by them to bo nffected with tuberculosis. Tho order specifies Unit the brand shall bo the lotter "T" not less tlinn '.' or more than .'I Inches high and on tho left Jnw, The new regulation, which beenmo effective In March, wits Issued by Com missioner Charles H. Wilson under nil Ihorlty of tho ngrlculturnl Inw. Tho order applies to nil bovine animals wltlilu tint limits of tho stale. Vet erlnnry exports of tho United Htntes department 0f ngilculturo consider It will bo of great vnluo to live-stock breeders of New York mid nlso nil Im porlnut step for any state to tnko In Iho progress of tuberculosis eradica tion. Jtencior nru permanently mark ed by thu branding process and In cases where they nro not slnnghtered Iho possibility of their being dltoscd or or losing (belr Identity Is gn-ntly lessened, If not onllruly ellmlnuted. PURE-BRED SIRES SAVE CASH Texas Breeder Finds Best Is Cheapest Whether With Cattle, Moqs or Other Animals. "We linvo been In tho entile busl. uess -for more than .'in years mid lime, uhwi) kept tho best pure-bred sires we could buy." With this remark In n letter to tho federal bureau of animal Industry, C. II. J'nlrvs, n Texan, applied for en rollment In thu "Hettor Hires Better Ktock" campaign. "We hnvo always tried to ench the people to uso pure-bred sires of nil kinds of stock," be added. "Our mot to Is tho 'best Is the cheapest' of any. thing wo raise whether It bo entile, horses, mules, sheep, poultry or dogs. We hnvo found this paid ns well with dogs ns wl'li ever) thing else." United Hlntes Department of Agriculture. BEEF PRODUCED FOR FAMILY More Is Douoht From Village Outcher Thnn Is Raised on Farm Llttlo Veal Killed, Tho farmer buys more beef thnn bo lakes from tho farm. Only about 10 por cent of meat furnished by the average faun Is beef. In tho north mid west the averngo consumption of beef per family Is nearly fiOO pounds mid In tho south It Is less than 100 pounds, according lo the United Htatcs department of agriculture, Tho beef unlmal killed for homo uso may be n beef nicer or no tin profllnhlo cow, or a heifer that doe not promlso to be a good proirlieer and would not bring n good price for beef on thu market. Very llttlo veal iKiiii a mi 1 1 BH ' -T c if A Steer, An Unprofitable Cow or m Poor Looking Heifer May Be Used for the Family Table. Is killed on the farm for homo use. Much of the beef bought by formers Is bought In thu summer from village butchers who operate meat wagons or enrs In tho country. On Iho average fnrm there nre, no facilities for keep ing fresh meat 'during wnnn weather. CATTLE SHRINK IN TRANSIT Owner Lotes Considerable by Not Taking Proper Precautions In Chipping Live StocR. Investigations by the Colorado ngrl cult urn I college nro beginning to show Hint shrlnkngu of llvo stock when shipped lo market can bo greatly re duced. The most Importnnt thing Is n comfortable car nod not much crowd ing The next thing is to ImTo the animals well fed mid contented when they nro londed nnd until Uioy nre sold nt tho tcnnltmt market, 'in other words, plenty of feed nnd wnter ni.d romfortablo quarter nro most Impor. tnnt. "Homo fnrmers," snys It. W. Clark, live stock specialist for tbnt Institu tion, "ship regularly with llttlo or no shrlnknge, while others nt nil times buo enormous shrinkage." PLAN TREATMENT OF LAMBS Attention Attracted In Many Locali ties to Value of Docking and Castrating Lambs. The value of cnstrntlon nnd dock ing of buck Inmbs destined for nmr ket I attracting attention In many lo calities whero tho prnctlco has not been generally followed. In llrnxton county, W. Vn., for cxnmple, the farm bureau ptnns a demonstration of the value of cnstrntlon and docking by sending to mnrkvt onu cnrlond of buck lambs Hint have not been thus treated, mid nt the same time n carload of buck lambs Unit hnvo been docked mid enstrntcd. Tho prices will bo compared, nnd h forceful object les son Is expected, rnnnor In Gilmer county, of tho name stnte, expect to dock nnd castrate all their buck lambs In thu coming yenr. Failure to 'follow this practice gen. ernlly is regarded by officials of the Ilurenu of Anlmnl Industry, United Htntes department of agriculture, ns a weak point In agriculture, nnd they recommend thu prnctlco to oil fanners. First clnrs draft horses nro very scarce. The pig grows upon what It eats. Vhllo It should not be overfed,. It must bo supplied with all It will eat up clean for best development and IM j I MWIMHI Wok iMiW;M.lj H K.CB, , '"EvenaproISssoi' can leaii Mm Tl.l f'i:CFE530tl dropped In. . V LAST'S W'T and eMd. KE HAD a, pusilo. YOU KNOW ho npcnlta. FIFTY SEVEN klmlo. Or HIGHBROW talk. . . . BUT HE'D Just henrd. i TWO FELLOWS talking. SOMETHING LIKE tLla. "HEnE'S THE rcnl chooso. ON THE kind of Lutt i FOR STUADY otuff." "SPILL IT," Bald tho other. i . , SO THE first pno oald. t t "iT'3 GOT tho Goods. AND PEP and all. JUST TOUCH ono off. AND YOU'LL bo living. .THELIFEofUollly. I FELL for it, and eco. I'M JAKE for ltcops. AND SITTIN' on tho world. . . AND THE second ono add. . "JUST SLIP us ono. FOR THE doubla.O." t AND THAT was nil. 1 LAUGHED and pointed. CUT T!l w!udow. t AND THE prcf road. THE ELCCTaiC nbjn. AND HE vis- on. ' THE SIGN Just Bald." "theysatIsf'y." THERE mny bo n hundred other vi.ys to say It, but in good, Plain United States, it's "thoy sat iafy." Thoro lino Turkish and Domestic tob'oecos and that cah't-bo-copicd Chesterfield blend put j thorn for quality nnd vnluo. RAISING SHEEP FOR MUTTON There Are Many Areas, Especially In Hilly Regions, Where Few Anl. ma to Could Bs KepL Sheep are not svry generally kept on arms for supplying tbe homo fain- Ily Willi meat. There are many nrens especially In hilly or mountainous re glons, whero nearly every fnrm could keep a tvw mutton sheep to ndvan tnge, says iho United Hlales depart ment of agriculture. Hoys' nnd girls clubs In soma parts of Iho. country have done much to foster homo pro ductlon of mutton, "Hheep naturally graze over rather wldo areas and seek n variety of plants. This habit particularly adapts them to being kept In large numbers on lands of sparse vegetation or fur nlshlng a vnrlely of grasses or other plnnU. They do better on short nnd fine grasses than on coarse or high feed. Thoy will rnt a good deal of Farm Live Stock 9B.IV EbiV ''"MasssHiBsB HsTrSFS Sheep Do Best on Fine and Short Grasses. brush nnd, If confined to srnnil nrens. will do n fair Job nt cleaning up land. When used In this wny, or on lnnd producing brush only, tbpy can not be 'expected to prove very satisfactory In the production of good lambs or good wool." Formers' liulletln ftlO. i-.ucn pregnant mure deserves a stall to herself. Farrowing time often determines profit or loss to the hog grower. Hurdles mean more sheep to tho acre. Iiunlles nro light, movable pan els of fence used for making tempo rary enclosures. Indigestion In young lambs is shown by great distress nnd frothing at tho mouth. A tnhlespoonful of castor oil Is a good remedy. IMPROVE QUALITY OF STOCK Tennessee Department of Agriculture Urges Breeders to Join Better Sires Crusado. X "Retlcr sires better stock. "A notlon-wldo crusndo to Improve the quality of cattle, horses, mules, swine, sheep, goats, nnd poultry In tho United Htntes. "IJvery Tcsnessenn who believes In hotter llvo stock should Join this move ment, begun by tho United Htntes de partment of agriculture." That Is the, first thing seen by tho renders of the current Issue of the Monthly Bulletin of the Tennesaeo de partment of agriculture. "It means the passing of tho scrub," the Bulletin continues. "It means greater success In live stock production nnd , consequently greater prosperity for the people, 'Good-bred stock will outsell Uio scrub ew-ry time. "If you wnnt better stock consult tho county agent In your own county or else write to tho division of exten sion, Knoxvltle, Term. "Now Is the time to put Tennessee on the live-stock map. "If you believe In belter live stock nnd poultry Join tills movement. Ten nessee has natural advantages for wonderful live-stock development, but the 'better sires' crusade will do much to hurry along this development." Don't Read When Drowsy. To rend or study when tired or drowsy Is to strain tho eyes to n dan gcroiiH degree, writes W. M. Cnrhnrt In Public Health. Avoid evening study whenever possible. If you nro using your eyes by artificial light, bo sure the tight docs not nhlno directly Into tho oyes, nnd try to hne It como from behind mid to tho left side so n't to nvold tbe harmful glare. Didn't Want to Miss Anything. Monday o peddlur enme to our door nnd was demonstrating norno of hit wnres to my mother. My mother bought a few article from him nnd ho started to put his sultcnso In order, lie finished and wns Just leaving when Joepb, who Is four yenrs old, rushed In nnd nsked: "Oh, mamma, what did ihe mnn sny while I wasn't heroy Cblengo American. ' In tne rearing of Clilcks Uie essen tlnl thing fs lo keep them growing right nlong from tbe moment Uiey are hitched to the. period of maturity. Only Partly Afraid. Robert Is quite nfrnld of n neigh bor's dog. Recently ho wns so nb sorbed with his plnylng Hint ho fnllcd to notice tho approach of Tlgo until ho was nt tho child's heels. Tho boy pnve a scream, and when nuntlo hur ried to his rescue he tried to be bravo and tremblingly exclaimed: "1 Isn't afraid on tho Inside whero my heart Is, It's Just rny legs that are afraid." Private Park. If tho rear yard Is properly planted with n border of flowering shrubs and perennial flowers, hns n velvety green lawn and a few shade or fruit trees. It will give tho family a quiet, peace ful Utile prlvafo park. In which all en n enjoy tho moonlight during Uie hot summer evenings without making a long, tiresome trip to the parks. Thla Is the height of pleasure afforded by n well-plnnted home yard. i b Central Oregon Garage j REDMOND, OREGON Exclusive Agentsfor Northwest: Auto Co. for I uescnutes, crook and Jefferson Counties Selling Marmon-Cole, Reo and Dprt Cars Bethlehem, Indiana and s Duplex Trucks I 3 I Q CELEBRATE AT "ss CICSAltllTTjttS ffjfjfttJtpM&t-MtCS, PRINEVILLE JULY 2 & 3 Base Ball Games Daily Band Concerts Big Round-Up 2, 3j 4, AT FAIR GROUNDS Street Sports Good Speakers Something Doing All The Time A Real Old Time Celebration ! ; For Particulars, write- R. L. SCHEE, Committee Chairman.