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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1926)
Modern Corn Crib That Provides Protection From Rats and Weather BALANCED RATION NEEDED FOR HENS BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR BEEF CATTLE S tudents of hen science believe th at an ordinary tdrd should be able to produce a thousand eggs if we knew how to give her a fair chance. She is a wonderful machine, with the embryo of more than a thousand eggs in her make-up, but so many things combine to prevent her from doing her best that she generally falls away short of such production d ur ing her few years of life. If you like to count eggs before they are laid, you may figure the m at te r out to suit yourself—eo many pounds of grain, meat, lime, fat, fiber and w ater to each dozen eggs—and there you are. All would be well, and you could begin at ouce to count your eggs. If It were not for the fact th at ' some thing alw ays happens" to prevent the regular machine-like production de sired. C ertainly we must be careful to sup ply the needful ration so th at fat. protein, nitrogen, filter, ash or min eral and w ater will he fed. This Is necessary, because no eggs can be produced If one of these elem ents Is lacking. T he fowls must be kept in condi tion or they will not “shell out." This is one of the most difficult purts In our whole plan of egg production. The grains are high in nitrogen and protein. Meat scrap, bone and meat meal a re high in fat and protein. W hen the flock is out on the range, young and old pick up w hat they in stinctively seek as needful. Some of the prepared feeds are mixed so th at just about the right proportion of each needed element Is in the ration. Sometimes the birds do not seem to like the ration as mixed for them, so the plans of the scientists do not work out. Molting Period Is Good Index of Value of Hen lien s th at are in the midst of molt ing do not, as a rule, lay. The time of the year when molting takes place Is, therefore, a reliable index of the value of the heu to the flock for the reason th a t a hen molting in wrong season, when she should be laying, can de prive the flock of more profit than would be the case had she molted early enough to be laying at the peak of high prices. The "early molter" Is not, however, a good layer, us a rule. Molting usual ly s ta rts with the neck, then the body mid finally the tail und the wings. It takes, usually, three months for the molting process to be fully completed. While It would seem th at the early m olters would l>e the best winter lay ers, actual experim ents have proved th a t such is not the case. T hese texts held by various experi m ent stations have brought out the fact th a t egg production controls the molt rath e r than the molt controlling the egg production. So long as laying is continued the molting will l>e post poned. And It Is quite universally conceded th a t the lute molter Is the best layer. In fact. It seems to be a standard rule on commercial farms now und in the ex|>erlment stations to discard the hens which have completed the molt In late September and ure In full feath er and to hold those molting in O ctober and November. Soy Bean Meal for Hens Is Most Excellent Feed A num ber of feeding tests at vari ous experim ent stations have shown the value of soy-bean oil meal as a poultry feed. From these tests It was concluded th a t soy bean oil meal could replace rolled oats In chick feeding, l'oultrym en In the Pacific coast states have used soy-bean oil meal for sev eral years and consider It a most ex cellent feed for growth and egg pro duction. A nother series of experiments showed th a t soy-bean oil meal when fed with a suitable mineral mixture Is a b etter supplem ent to corn meal than scraps and is nearly as good as condensed butterm ilk when fed to chickens for short-tim e Intensive feed ing periods. Way to Make Hens Sick Feeding moldy cornmeal Is rather a sure way of making hens sick. Spoiled feed will ruin either young chicks or ducklings in a short time Always sort carefully any corn con twining moldy or decayed ears and discard all th at are not fit for food. Dogs can disgorge material that proves harm ful to them but when a ¿•n or chick eats spoiled grain or de • '■•"! meat It must p«M th ro a t entire digestive system and often It kills the bird. COATS WITH HATS TO MATCH; TIERED AND PLAITED SKIRTS I P rep a red by th e U n it e d s t a t e s a t A g r i c u lt u r e > 1‘e p a r t m e n t H igher prices for beef cattle are In prus|iect within the next IS mouths j for both the feeders and range pro- I ducers, according to the report on the outlook for beef cattle made by the D epartm ent of Agrknilture. Au up ward trend is probable over the next two or three years, the departm ent »uys. The nuintiers of breediug stock, of cattle ou feed, and of young stock seein to be m aterially lower than for several years so th at reduction in the market movement is expected. While no considerable reduction In the number of stock held by range men was made for some tim e a fter the break of 1920, the uuiuber of steers hus been reduced during the last three I or four years accompanied by a tesa rapid reduction In the number of cows. The increasing number of cows uud heifers uow being slaughtered lndl cates further reductions iu breediug stock still being made. It does not appear, therefore, th at the number of cows Is sutfleieut to long m aintain the present high rate of slaughter, the re port shows. All Indications a re for sm aller sup plies of cattle on the m arkets duriug the next few months also, the d epart ment states. The movement of all cuttle so far duriug 1926 has been leas than for the same periods last year, und the best inform ation from the range states indicates a considerably lighter run of grass cattle during the next three months than a year ago In the Southwest there are lighter P r e t t y O u t f it f o r a S c h o o lg ir l. supplies of cattle available than a year ago. As the 1926 calf crop was good, C'GK the children there Is a treat not an “sa." txvoks as If French sty l the number of calves to be offered w in store, namely, chinchilla coats ists are tiering sk irts more enthusl from the Southwest this fall will com with hats to match. Of course tlie astlcally than ever, and with an In pare favorably with the p ast three m others are going to voice their ap genuity which ba flies description. In years, however. Good range condi proval of this fnshlon, for of all cloak fact everything that will imsatbly ad tions and an Improved situation have ings none Is more dependable and mit of the tiering process In the fash placed the Southw estern cattlem en In good looking, than Is chinchilla. toning of the new autum n and w inter a poaitiou so they would nut be forced The new chinchilla coats ure am us costumes Is being tiered, even to to sell on an unfavorable m arket. ingly mannish In cut und detail, until sleeves, us this picture so Interestingly The uumber of cattle In certain It conies to the lining, which Is as portrays. Hreus of the northern G reat Plains re Joyously gay us youth could possibly For swagger style the much be gion, which have recently suffered wish It. tiered frock us shown to the left has from drought, has been so reduced a l What p rettier or more practical for no compeer. It presents the ultra- ready th at light movement may be ex the schoolgirl than a m atching chin sm art Idea for the coming season. pected next year, the report states, chilla coat and hat like the one tn the Mark the clever circular treatm ent of and there Is a possibility of the cat picture? This particular model hap the tiers which elaborate the skirt By W IL L IA M A. R A D F O R D Is m arketed. This building Is set on tlemen In thnt area becoming active pens to be lined with (he new suede- and tak e note of the fact th a t the Mr W illia m A. R ad ford w ill a n s w e r a concrete foundation und has a con buyers with changing conditions. The flnlshed woolen fabric, but bright sleeves are also tiered below the Q u estio n s a n d g iv e a d v ic e F R E E O F crete floor. T here are no rats under full extent of the reductions which flannel Is Just as suitable. One Is m ak elbow. Roth velvet and satin dresses COST on a ll p r o b le m s p e r ta in in g to th e have taken pluce should be apparent ing h fushionahle selection In either are being Interpreted In this tierful su b je c t o f b u ild in g w o r k un th e fa r m , the floor and if there should be, the fo r th e r e a d e r s o f th is p ap er On a c anim als have no chance to get a t the by the autum n of 1927 and by th at navy, or French blue lined with vivid manner. c o u n t o f h is w id e e x p e r ie n c e an e d ito r , stored grain. The building itself Is of time Improved conditions might red, or cinnamon. Jungle green, chnnel In fact, the velvet-tiered frock Is a a u th o r and m a n u fa c tu r e r , he ia, w it h fram e construction, the sides being of prom pt restocking of the ranges which red or garnet with a chosen co n trast favorite them e among dress designers. out d o u b t, th e h ig h e s t a u t h o r ity on th e would still fu rth er reduce m arket sup ing lining. su b je c t. A d d r e ss a ll in q u ir ie s to W il crib siding, each piece of lum ber set Sometimes the tiers are placed row liam A Ita d fo rd . No. 1827 P r u trle a v e far enough apart to perm it a good T here Isn’t much trim m ing needed and row. overlapping in conventional plies. nue. C h ic a g o , ill., an d o n ly ' I n c lo se circulation of air to prevent heating on the hat, possibly a suede strap- No competition from foreign sup line which sim ulates an uppearance tw o -c e n t s ta m p fo r rep ly. or molding, and still close enough to plies of beef or cattle which would band and buckle or a wee cocarde of of wide tucks. Again, sud this Is a Corn, no m utter bow good at shuck one another to keep out rain and snow. affect the situation are seen. Present ing time, rapidly loses Its value unless The building Is 26 feet wide and Indications are th at consumptive de I It is boused where It will be safe from 60 feet long A ten-foot driveway mand for beef during the next 12 ruts ami the ravages of weather. Those runs through the center and on each months will continue good, although farm ers who have a good modern crib able are double cribs. Overhead there and granary have no reason to fear are four grain bins, over the driveway. no b etter und possibly somewhat be that the corn they store will not be us The cupola pen u lts a power elevator low th a t of the pust year. Increasing good in May us it was when It was with adjustable spout so th at the ear com petition from hogs, especially dur stored away. It has lost none of Its coni can he spouted to eith er of the Ing 1927, will also have some lufiuence on beef prices. feeding value and the same quantity cribs, or the grain Into the bins. The situation In regard to the prob thut was stored Is uvallahle for sale This is the sort of building that or feeding when spring comes. , pays dividends on the investm ent year able demand for feeder cattle this fall The mialern com crib, such as ' after year In cutting th e labor cost Is uncertain. The margin between the shown in the illustration, is designed J of handling the crops and In keeping present price of fed cattle and feeder to house corn and grain so th at it will i them in the best possible condition cattle Is exceptionally nurrow, and the present prospects ure for a corn crop be protected until such a time as It until the m arkets are favorable. considerably sm aller than last year but there will be a heavy carry-over of old corn and the num ber of hogs Is Kitchen Rack Is Place Painting Over Oatmeal still low. for the Odd Implements Paper Gives Good Results Prospects for a fair supply of corn, I.lttle additions or Improvements In Painting over oatm eal paper with only a slight Increase In the number the kitchen are a good thing to keep flat paint Is frequently done and usu of hogs to be feil, and a decrease In In mind. ally with very good results. Of cattle available for feeding will tend Take a rack, for instance It can course, a Job of this kind la not us to m aintain the price of feeders on a tie made in a short hour, yet it will good us w here the paper is removed, level slightly higher thun th at which be used every day. Those long, un but If the owner desires to leave the prevailed In the full of 1926, accord gainly forks and spoons, the egg b eat paper on und paint over It, a very ing t<> the report. Lighter-weight cat er and potato m asher never seem to good effect may be obtained. We sug tle In the feedlots will enable feeders mix well with the cutlery In the kitch gest th at you first sandpaper the to distribute m arket supplies over a en cabinet drawer. Their proper place seams w herever they a re lapped a longer period and in accordance with Is on this rack. trifle and then give the walls a coat the movement of prices. Together Three pieces are required, each a of w hite lead paint. The thinners with the redu<-ed supplies, this may scant Inch thick. Two 5 Inches long, should be equal q u antities linseed oil result In higher prices of fed cattle 2 Inches wide; the other 2 Inches and turpentine. Size this priming during the w inter and spring of 1927 wide, 16 Inches (or a foot) long. The coat with a thin glue size. Some than a year earlier Heavy fed cattle plei-es are dressed down and the short painters p refer to size the paper In will top the market next year If feed blocks fastened with screws through order to save paint because oatmeul the hack to the long piece. These are paper will take a lot of paint by ab ers swing too heavily to light cattle then fastened to the wall with screws sorption. We hardly think this is the this fall and winter. On the fall of and a number of galvanized nails in s proper way because glue size some 1927 range cattle prices probably will row along the front of the horizontal tim es loosens the paper and causes it show a marked effect of the Impend ing shorthge and average higher thun piece. to blister. The finishing coats «au be for several years past. This should be placed over the sink applied eith er glossy or flat as de- drain board high enough to he out of j 0|’r'«J ■t- H - H - D I-1 I I I I I I H - I I t I I I 1 I t I the »ay. or wherever It will be the T w o M o d s . F ro m P a ris . handiest. Painted Cellar Walls Will Stop the Dust Live Stock Notes Roof Having Shingles I H + H » I of Copper Lasts Long » I I I Copper has a peculiar advantage over other m etals used for roofing In "Where does the dust come from?" th at It contains In Itself all the re »ailed a young housewife. “I clean qulremefits of decoration L e ft alone. and clean hut look"—she brushed It gradually w eathers to a soft green some tine gray dust from the table. tone; or It can he oiled and left to “From the cellnr," tier mother re mellow to th a t dull bronze color which plied. "It sifts through the floor." is seen only in copper. ••Rut the floor 1» tight, daughter In the form of shingles It can be objected. ---------------------— — specially treated to — obtHln varied and “This doesn't look like i t If you 11 | y,^a u t i f u | effects In harm onious colo ra have your cellar celled with wallhoard W|,|ch range through autum n reds, rus- and painted you'll find th at your house M>( brown, olive greens, re n te antique Feed Value of Chess will tie much easier to take rare of. ||n(, emHrB| (j greens, Itlue greens und Thorp are no feeding table* giving Dust ••an't sift through »«llboso,. and , even a rich peacock blue the food unalynln of che?*». But it I* If It Is painted It c a n t sift through | ------------------------- safe to say th a t It has a fair feeding ’. racks Fireplace Very Effective “Your cellar ought to be painted value. Many tlnips It has been fed A high carved stone fireplace Is with satisfacto ry results. It Is best .n e w a y ” mother continued. "It s dark i pitch down there. Vs* battleship | etriklngly effective In a large room. to grind it and mix It with other grain by You'll A - pleasing contrast — Is obtained on i tlie i i p walla »»»»•»!» and celling. ......... —w — —-— Ghlckens are shy about eating any irm v <>n hpw grain. If you bring your chicks * ', nr„ r |«ed how much cleaner and i nslng black Iron furnishings, the se- verity of which is relieved by b ra s. op on w heat, and then suddenly I hrlghter It «IU b e" _ — •» »r i m m l n r n — h r u a a K a lla sk. — -I should have known that." «laugh- trimmings— brasa balls on the and change to corn, they will at first re Irons and fire set, brass knobs and fuse to eat the corn, but in » short j ter replied ruefully. "The handles on tie- screen snd brass han time they learn to eat the corn , home was si» ay s painted snd » • die and rim on the coat b u ck et never had any trouble with ash dust. readily. grosgrsln ribbon. It, too, boasts a very popular Idea, each tier Is scab cheerful lining self-colored to th at of loped. Very modish Is the velvet the coat, but preferably of satin skirt formed of scallojted tiers, the A plentiful w ater supply Is as nec Rome of the handsome chinchilla sam e worn with a gorgeously gay essary as any other Item of food In coats are enriched with n u tria col plaid blouse, or perhaps one of exotic the ration of either cow or pig. lars The same Is true of the plaid print or metal splendor • • • The tex > woolen coats for girls—they are most ture and weight of the new velvet« Kullure to dock and eantrate ram ly fur-collared. Likewise they have admit gracefully of the tiered munlpu lamiiM costs siiepp ralucrs millions of hata of sam e m aterial, for the en latlon, being exceedingly supple, and dollars every year semble of coat arid hat la being g re a t one might almost say sheer, so ex • • • ly emphasized In Junior apparel. quisitely delicate are they to the Many cattle feeders value silage tor ' Another charm ing outfit for the ' fattening older cattle, but have young girl for "dress up" occasions touch and velvet la the rage! Aa to plaits, they npver grow weary doubted its value for calves. la the plaid plaited aklrt either taffeta • • • or woolen, with which la worn a In well doing, and If some of us ex K**d clover and alfalfa are the very velvet coatee topped with a Soft heret pected them to be relegated to the best of pasture for hogs and they are hat to match. Rome of these short past, present day fashions prove con ready fo r very early use. |<ye Is still «•oats are double breasted, others are clusively the fallacy of such a thought earlier, but has less grazing value. styled with novelty helta of geld or | While all around plaited skirts are • • • rn, ,n the e r really sm note I. Is to to maas «liver kid or gay suede which I. s rt- e .„ , ■ "> art » " note I.f one wishes to grow hogs of *he fu lly d e ta ile d w ith m etal decoration s P " the front. However best size snd quality, some special C hildren's suede d o th coats acquire the woman of fashion Is given her preparation must l»e made for do.ng skirt fullness with godeta or plaits, choice and so mademoiselle who posea the work. also below-1 he elbow fullliesa Is gath to the right In thia picture shows her • • • ••red Into tiny fur w ristbands, m atch preference for an entirely box platted With well-bred sows to farrow next skirt with which she w ears a blouse ing the collar. spring, tf large and well developed which shows a bit of shirring at the Tier« are popular In Parts. at front. pigs ure ex|>e<-ted. the sows must he 'east In fashion's realm where fed on such foods as will make a welt JI’LIA RDTTt)ML».Y. they spell It with an "le" and ba'auced ration irla. Ws.t.rs N.w.p.p.r Lotan.*