biiigie-Story Home of Four Rooms Suggests New England Colonial COW TESTING PAYS LARGE DIVIDENDS BLACKHEAD MOST SERIOUS DISEASE LIVE PROBLEMS BESET LIVE STOCK MEN UKt and H um o T lie nam e “ b lack h ead " com es from th e fa ct th a t th e head som etim es Even w ith flit y e a rs o f developm ent ' tu rn s d a rk color, alth o u g h th is Is not and im provem ent b ehind it. th e p re s | d iv id e n d s w hen th e re su lts a re stu d ied an e v er-p re se n t sym ptom . T h is con­ e n t system o f m a rk e tin g live stock a n d applied to th e ow ner'» herd, dition frequently affects tu rk ey s, and th ro u g h larg e term in al m a rk e ts h a s j s ta te s J. A. Arey, d a iry extension spe­ m ore p a rtic u la rly th e young th a n old, A M A T T E R OF RENTS failed to solve all o f th e selling p ro b ­ c ia lis t a t the N o rth C arolina S ta te but In r a re c ases It h a s been known lem s of th e Individual fa rm e r a n d live college. “ H igh r e n ts a re c e rta in ly a p r o b to affect chickens. F o r tu rk e y s it is stock pro d u cer. T h is Is b rought out I Mr. A rey gives th e exi9 i dro p p in g s from affected birds, "It sim ply m ade th e re n t w orse." T he live-stock shipping a sso c iatio n s w hich lo r th e la rg e r h erd us com pared w ith | first sym ptom s noticed a re a dullness •a t h shipped abont 3.000 hogs to a d if ­ $1102.58 for th e sm all herd. T h e own- I und a drooping of th e tail and w ings. L o v t't Labor Lo*t fe re n t m ark e t d u rin g th e sam e year. e r o f t h e , sm aller herd had b e tte r j T he fe a th e rs a re rutiled, and the birds "L isten I” he suld. “I’ve sp e n t th re e O ne a sso ciatio n received $9.<**0 m ore c o w s a n d fed them in p ro p o rtio n to ' becom e Inactive. A yellow ish green w eeks te a c h in g n girl to rid e a bl- for the hogs w hich It shipped th an th e ir production. d ia rrh e a follows, to g e th e r w ith lack of d th e Other a sso c iatio n . M any III! r} c l* T “ lk “ b° u t P atience, Jo b w as T h ere is a g ra d u al im provem ent in a p p e tite a n d rap id w eakening and loss mils sh ip p e rs h ave ns m any us four a novice t t th e gam e, A nd w h a t la all h erd s w here th e te s tin g w ork Is i of flesh. H eath com es in from th re e I’ve Ju st been to th e term in al m a rk e ts readily a v ailab le to my re w a rd ? being c a rrie d on, s ta te s Mr. Arey. i d a y s to a w eek a f te r th e first sym p­ w hich th e ir stis-k can la* shipped and th e a te r, a n d —” T h e pro d u ctio n cost show s a d e ce rase j toms, although in e x tre m e c ases th e 'S een th e girl w ith a n o th e r fellow ?" the case of th e se tw o a sso c iatio n s w ith a c o rresp o n d in g In crease in ac ­ bird m ay live ten days. O ccasionally “No! A th o u sa n d tim es w orse I I brings up q u e stio n s a s to w h e th e r one tu al p roduction. T his, lie finds, is due th e dise ase develops a c h ro n ic form saw h e r on th e sta g e. S h e's a tric k o f th e term in al m a rk e ts w as n u tu ra l to th e adoption of b e tte r , feeding w hich will linger on for m any w eeks. cyclist." ly a b e tte r hog m ark e t th a n th e o th er, m ethods und th e e lim in atio n of th e T h e very best s a n ita ry m eusures w h e th er th e hogs w ere shipped a t d if ­ low pro d u cin g cows. m ust be tak e n im m ediately. Sick T H E S T O N Y STA R E fe re n t tim e s of th e year, w h e th e r one “T h e re h a s been a n a v era g e o f 20 , b ird s should be se p a ra te d from the asso ciatio n picked b e lte r shipping c o w s sold each m onth from th e h e rd s , I well birds, and th e well ones put In i days th an th e o th e r or w h e th e r th ere in th e five cow te stin g a sso c iatio n s J n j npw q u a rte rs. F re q u e n tly it is n e ce s­ w as a difference in the g ra d e of hogs t h e s ta te ," sa y s Mr. A rey, “and th is s a ry to d isco n tin u e th e ra isin g of tu r ­ sold by th e tw o a sso ciatio n s. e lim in a tio n will con tin u e until ull u n ­ keys fo r a y e a r Or so An an infected T ru ck in g of live stock lias brought p ro fita b le cows have been sold or farm . In se c u rin g new b ird s to s ta r t tip a n um ber of new q u estions, now sla u g h te re d . th e flock, it is a lw ay s a d v isab le to de­ th a t good rouds span th e s ta te und “T w enty-five cows In th e W nke-Dur- term in e w h e th er o r not th is condition tra c k in g h a s Increased trem endously. ham a sso ciatio n w ere found to be un­ h a s been p re se n t In th e flock a t nny In one county, a bout fo rty m iles aw ay pro fitab le a n d w ere e ith e r sold or prev io u s season. B ird s from "an In­ from a term in al m ark et. It w as found b u tch ered , in th e Forsjrth-D avle a s­ fected flock should not be sold to o th ­ th u t n e arly all live stock w as shipped so ciatio n seven cows w ere sold for e r breeders. by rail a n d the best sh ip p e rs In the beef, a n d o th e r a sso c iatio n s re p o rt T horough disinfection, e sp e cially of county sa id th a t It paid them to do n u m b ers ran g in g from th re e to se v e n ­ th e p lac es w here th e flocks roost, Is so. Live stock fa rm e rs In th e next F lo o r Plan. teen us being sold o r sla u g h te red . necessary. Be c are fu l to see th a t county, from w hich the haul averages “A sta n d a rd d airy ra tio n recom ­ w hen feeding and w a te rin g th e flock By W. A. RAD FORD house w ith th e bath ro o m placed In a about tw e n ty m iles longer, send most m ended by th e d a iry extension spe- e v ery th in g Is us su n ltu ry a s possible. Mr W illia m A. R ad ford w ill a n s w e r spot co n v en ien t to both bedroom s and of th e ir slock to niu rk et by m eans of •cialists Is being used In all herds, und P o ta ssiu m |> erm unganute placed In q u e s tio n s an d g iv e A D V IC E F R E E O F to the kitchen. Botti of th e bedroom s th e m otor tru ck . T h ere ev id en tly Hre re co rd s show th a t the a v era g e pro d u c­ the d rin k in g w a ter, und also dissolved C o S T on a ll p r o b le m s p e r ta in in g to th e a re co rn er room s w ith w indow s on m any q u estio n s us to sh rin k a g e, costs, tion a n d cost is very close in all a sso ­ In w a te r und m ixed w ith feed, is a s u b je c t o f b u ild in g , fo r th e r e a d e r s o f lie — M aud ha« a p e rfe c t fa c e r-lo o k s th is paper. On a c c o u n t o f h is w id e tw o sides a s s u rin g am ple ven tilatio n risk s and losses, nnd resp o n sib ility as If cut from m arble. c ia tio n s." p re v e n tiv e o f th is disease. 1'se o f th is e x p e r ie n c e a s e d ito r , a u t h o r und m a n ­ Ht ull tim es. Eucli Is supplied w ith a of tru c k e rs In c onnection w ith th e H e— T h en th a t m ust be why she I rem edy w ith ev ery h a tc h o f tu rk e y s u fa c tu r e r . he is, w ith o u t d o u b t, th e good closet and th e re Is also a linen tru ck in g of live slock. h ig h e s t a u t h o r ity on th e s u b je c t. A d ­ slw a y s gives me th e sto n y sta re . ’ until th ey a re a t lea st several w eeks d r e ss a ll in q u ir ie s to W illia m A. R a d ­ closet next to th e bathroom . More f a d s n re c le arly needed on | old Is w orth-wddle in su ra n c e a g ain st ford, No. 1827 P r a ir ie a v e n u e . C h ic a g o . sh rin k a g e and losses w hich re su lt T he r a th e r larg e kitchen Is well 111., an d o n ly I n c lo se t w o - c e n t s ta m p j loss of young tu rk ey s. T h a t9 9 the Trouble equipped w ith the built-in kitchen fix­ from the deatli o r crip p lin g of live i fo r rep ly. M ake the c a lf like to be handled. I t's h ard w o r k , h o n ey . stock. In one s ta te alone sh ip p e rs In th e fflo o m an d g le a m . T h is can b e st be accom plished by gen­ T in1 hom e show n In th e accom pany­ tu re s w hich sim plify th e household la st y e a r stood losses o f $800,000 C a n ’t liv e on th e m o n e y tle tre a tm e n t a t all tim es. T each ing Illu stra tio n rem in d s one of New task s and tw o larg e w indow s o ver the T h a t y o u e e e In y o u r d rea m th ro u g h tlie dentil o r crip p lin g of live th e c a lf to lead by hand lin g it gently. E n g la n d fi r Ils a rc h ite c tu re su g g ests w orktuhle afford a p le a sa n t view as well us good light and sunshine. At stock In ship m en t. erlod design w h a t­ han d ily do enough w ork uh a three- H e —R eally , I d o n 't know w h a t th e hold Iu your flock. T h e e n tire flock Is solved. An oak floor will lust a* y e a r old to pay fo r tilx feed T hen he young g irls a re com ing to. soever. ta lity . W ith fa rm e rs lea rn in g to have cun be tre a te d w .th sodium fluoride, long as th e house Itself, and rem ain • • • m ay be used a t a profit th re e o r four m ilch cow s fresh en in th e fall it Nbe—And som e w o n d er w here w e 're a w hile pow der th a t cun be p u rc h ase d th e b e au tifu l, se rv ice ab le foundation year* m ore and still be o f good, m a r­ goln'. w ould a p p e a r th a t silage can be C om bination h a th tu b s need little in bulk. T h is pow der can be applied o f the room as long ms th e re a re feet k e ta b le age. T hun, u n d e r fa v o ra b le sp a c e to in stall und a re thoroughly up w holly o m itted from the ra tio n for j by ta k in g u pinch and w orking It well to wulk upon It. c o nditions and p ro p e r m anagem ent, a to date. th e bull. Exploitation down betw een th e fe a th e rs next to F looring s trip s a re m ade to flt ac ­ • • • good horse m ay be used on th e farm It is tr u e th a t th e bull recovers P u b lic it y w e b o r r o w — th e skin a ro u n d th e neck und vent. c u ra te ly , w ith tongue und groove m an ­ long enough to pay for th e e n tire cost Steel clam ps for b u ild ers' use need I ts m e th o d « w e e m p lo y from th e effect of silage, but th is ; E qual p a r ts of blue or m ercuric u fa c tu re d according to a sta n d a rd he well m ade a s they a re su b je ct to T o m akff a J#»at o f so r r o w of ra is in g him und still b rin g a good m eans e arly sp rin g calves, a thing o in tm e n t und vaselin e Is also effec­ A nd s t if le h o n e s t Joy. m easurem ent, m aking a tig h t con­ th a t th e m an w ith m ilk cows does not { m ark e t p rice W h atev e r be sells for h a rd usage. tiv e P lace a sm all q u a n tity of the tin u o u s floor of unbroken surface. • • • Is a profit. w ant. o in tm en t a bout th e size of u pea on S trip s a re also end-m atched, pro v id ­ Identified In su la tio n m ore th an pays for Itself th e skin below th e vent. Be su re ing additio n al flrm ness In tlie floor. «side from being p a r t o f b e tte r b uild­ H 4 - H - H 4 I i i - H -M - H I I I H - I 4 H F irs t Ito se b u d —T h is m o rn in g 's pa a n d tr e a t every bird lu the flock, for In finishing a floor, the pores are ing practice. per sa y s t h e r e ', a c rim in al w a v . In the fowl th a t g e ts aw ay will c arry closed w ith a “ tille r” w hich c o n ta in s • • • New York. euougb lice to re ln fe st the e n tire flock the color desired, th en v urntsh o r wax Second R o se b u d —Yes. a n d I kno' T ru c k s en ab le th e c o n tra c to r to H i t I I I t I I I I t I I I I' I t n I- > In a sh o rt tim e. is applied. Ju st th e h a ir d re sse r th ey m ean. keep iiia sev eral Jobs p ro g ressin g w ith E xcellent feed, good care, o r pro p er K eep a sim ple m ineral m ix tu re com ­ in th is way th e flnlfth only of an p e rfe c t co-ordination. m an ag em en t can n o t m ake a good posed o f sa lt, wood a sh e s a n d air- oak floor is su b je ct to w ear, and as • • • Nothing to It d a ir y cow o u t of a poorly bred “off- slak ed lim e, o n e-third each by weight, F a n s and blow era built Into the No doubt, m any flocks a re le s s th is m ay tie quickly renew ed when- M uriel—I d o n ’t lik e baseball, do ty p e '' heifer. before tlio brood hows a t all tim es. 1^2 1 «*ver necessary, an oak floor Is easily hom e a re good sa le fe atu res, a s every p rofitable th an th ey m ight he, yon? • • * • • • a p ecu lu tlv e b u ild e r knows. I cause th e ow ner« h a v e no m ethod by k e p t in p e rfe c t condition. E d ith — I t's te r r ib le ! W hy, I s a t In W eth er lam bs th a t have been docked Skim m ilk pow der and sem i-solid • • • M ellow ness in c re a se s w ith age. the w hich they can Identify old hen« th e b le a c h e rs fo r tw o h ours, and m y b u tte rm ilk a r i being used extensively sell for h ig h er m ark e t p rice s th a n do G as h e a te rs In one form or a n o th e r w hich a re not w orth keeping beyond b eauty is lastin g , und y our floor be­ ft.ee w a sn 't a bit bleach ed w hen th e In th e b a k in g trad e . T hey a re o p en ­ undocked ram lam bs. It In good b u si­ j th e second year. O ne of tlie sim plest com es a tre a su re d heirloom flt to h ave been used by hom e ow n ers and gam e w us o v e r—It w as Ju st th e oppo­ ing a n o th e r larg e field for d airy p ro d ­ n e ss to follow th e p ra c tic e w hich h a n d dow n to y o u r c h ild re n 's children, b u ild e rs tor m any years. ' m ethod* In to use o rd in ary m etal site I b rin g s th e m oat money. ucts. • • • han d s w hich cun be placed aro u n d the oak floor« will a lw a y s be m odern. • • • L au n d ry tu b s form ed from soap- i . J ’ . - . . . ! bird ’s left leg w hen p u t iu w in ter Mr». N ewlywed T h e lam bing season 1« re ally the T h e calves should be fed on w hole . ... sto n e m ake an e n d u rin g fixture for q u a rte rs, and a sim ila r band put “ W here Is th e Jew elry d e p a r tm e n t?" tim e w hen th e sheep b re ed e r Is m ak ­ m ilk fo r a t lea st tw o w eeks the s u b s ta n tia lly built home. aro u n d th e rig h t leg In 1926. T h is giving them su b stitu te , as th e re la no j “ We h a v e none. W h a t do you wlab ing his h a r v e s t; hence, th e a tte n tio n m ethod of m arking will m ake it easy to buy?" given th e ew es a t th is tim e will have s u b s titu te for m ilk fo r th e very young , , . , , D ra ftin g In stru m e n ts and d ra ftin g - to cull a flock. o n e o f llie m ost useful s a f e g u a r d s ...... . __ "I w a n t to buy som e p e a rl taplocg.” m ore o r less to do w ith th« result«. calf. i t , ______ , _________ room equipm ent a re a n e ce ssa ry ad • • • • a g ain st tire h a z a rd s In dw elling con Jn n ct to th e b u ild e r's office. stru c tio n is th e fire slop p in g of walls, In ra isin g hogs on ra p e It Is de T h e silo p u ts all th e corn p lan t j • • • W ant» a Home w h ere you can use It. T h e crib sto re s T hose who a re In tere sted lu secur- pursltiotis and floors. E ire te n d s to F a th e r — W hat kind o f a m an Is th is Ht eel h atch boxea w’lth Inside« per- i sira b le to give them som e a d d itio n al p ro tein com < u tr a le for best grow th. " P * " * - Hollow w alls and liar- fe ctly «m onth allow no ch an c e to r th e only p a r t o f It. T he re st goes to Ing tu rk e y s for breeding stock should : fellow to w hom you a r e en g ag ed ? . . . w aste. ( m ake th e ir selection early . U sually 1 tit inns, hollow sp a c es hack of fu rrin g m ixing hoe or «hovel to catch. M arlon— W ell, he sa y s he h a s al­ C a relessn e ss along any line o f bog i the e a rly -m a tu rin g tu rk e y s a re sold on m asonry w alls, a n d even hollow w ays w a n ted a home. floors offer Inviting ru n w a y s fo r the W hen ru n n in g th e se p a ra to r, avoid [ for th e e arly tra d e and th e slow er R oofings o f c h a ra c te r s n d dlstln c- 1 »• ■ " T h a t so u n d s good." lion. T h e b a sis o f su ccess la good irre g u la r speed o r sudden Jerks on the . m atu rin g fow ls a re kept over for the I rapid com m unication o f fire from c el­ tlon com pletely tra n s fo rm th e old “ And he likes o u rs very m uch." fou n d atio n slock. Any of th e s ta n d ­ handle. S teady, uniform op eratio n la te r m arkets. B reeding atoek should la r to a ttic nnd from side to side. T he lions • a s well a t g racin g th e new a rd b reed s will now fu rn ish th a t. b rin g s th e b est resu lts. I couie from th e very best slock. T u r­ , rem edy lies In a d e q u a te It re-stopping, one. Indication • • • • • • keys th a t m ake ra p id g a in s und m a ­ which will m ake an all-lu m b e r re si­ P r u e — I th in k I m ust be grow ing T h e only way to give pigs a clean dence c onsiderably s a fe r a g ain st the C o n crete equ ip m en t. Including block tu re quickly a re th e ones best suited A bull pen th a t gives plenty of op old. p a stu re th a t Is fre e from th e eggs of It Is a se rio u s I ,h * n m asonry wall and m achinery. [Miser tau q ie rs, e le v a to r p o rtu n lty to ex ercise Is th e thing. for breeding purpos Sue— W hy, d a rlin g ? roundw orm s, w hich cause tlie dam age m nihéi di, r r o c s tr u ti.u w itboat Are and feed ers and co n tin u o u s m ixers m istak e to ta k e th e sm aller b ird s on G ood a ir. su n sh in e and g ra ss In se a ­ P ru e—I seem to be g e ttin g my Illu­ to th e pig crop. Is to use a p a stu re top. a re sold now. account of cheapness. son a re e sse n tia l. sion t b a c k . w here bogs did uot run la s t year. R ecords kept by cow -testing associ­ a tio n s lu N orth C aro lin a pay large Train Calf by Gentle Treatment at All Times Important That Ducks Have Sufficient Water Large Amount of Silage Proves Harmful to Bull is provided The design is adapted Colts Can Be Profitably Produced on Many Farms Use Sodium Fluoride to Oak Flooring Will HOME BUILDING NOTES Destroy Lice on Fowls Outlast Most Houses Live Stock Items Markers for Layers Fire-Stopping of Walls and Partitions Essential Turkeys for Breeding