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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1926)
W IA K D DAIPV QLUANUSQ5 » F A C I Square Type Stucco House Is Both Economical of Space and of Cost DYNAMITE USEFUL , COVERED SPACE TO LOOSEN SOIL ' FOR DAIRY HERD Helpful Plan Outlined to Dehorn Young Calves Wire Screen Is Best to Stop Girdling of Trees Lactic Acid Bacteria in Milk Causes It to Sour I Dairy Hints CXXKXVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Horticultural Facts T h e lo cu st tre e la a legume. • • • One can w eaken a tre e by p ru n in g I t too much. • • • D ry , unleached wood ashes fu rn is h potnsh to the so li and benefit i t In o th e r wuya. • • • New Y o rk p la n te d 12,<KX),000 trees la st sp rin g . T h e o b je c t Is to su pply tim b e r am) re c re a lio n grounds fo r the fu tu re . * • * Feed a b u lk y , p a la ta ti!« ra tio n , In clu d in g suit. • • • Feed the cows a ra tio n made up o f several feeds fo r v a rie ty . • * • U n d e r n a tu ra l c o n d itio n s the c a lf ta ke s It * m ilk fre q u e n tly aud In sm all q u a n titie s. U sin g a m ilk stool on a cow's back, It has been fo u n d by a ctu a l experience, Im proves th e cow e x a c tly as m uch as the m ilk stool. s e e L e n ding fa rm m a ch in e ry Is had htisl nesa. I t g e n e ra lly comes hack In poor shape and Just a t th e tim e th a t you w a n t to use It. • • • T he young d a iry c a lf m ust be kept he a lthy. Im p a ire d c o n d itio n the firs t year may m ean Im p a ire d ca p a city fo r p ro d u ctio n when a cow. C ockleburs u re a n n un l plants, w h ich means th a t th e y m ust g row each ye a r fro m th e seed. • • • G a th e rin g vegetables, flow ers, f r u it snd so on as soon ns th e y are ready fo r use encourages longer bearing. • • • M o rs a tte n tio n aud cream w ill and e v e n tu a lly price. • F o r a new s tra w b e rry pa tch to be p la n ted n e xt s p rin g the best lo ca tio n la a piece o f w e ll d ra in e d c lo ve r sod. plow ed th is fa ll. D on 't lim e I t —s tra w b e rrie s lik e a som ewhat a d d soli. Rut m an u re the la n d p re tty hea vily h e fu rt p lo w in g , fo r th e best re su lt*. e e e to th e c a r* o f m ilk Im pro ve th e q u a lity com m and a h ig h e r • • Pick Builder You Can Fire-Stopping of Walls Depend on for House and Partitions Essential W hen you m ake a purchase on w hich you m ay have to depend fo r a life tim e 's service, y o u r th o u g h t Is “ how good" ra th e r th a n “ how cheap.” T h is Is e sp e cia lly tru e w hen the best costs h u t lit t le m ore th a n an In fe rio r p ro d u ct. I t Is In the highest degree tru e o f house w irin g . You w ill never see the m ost Im p o rta n t p a rt— the p a rt (h a t Is hidden behind th e w a lls ; you cannot inspect I t be fore buying. How, then, s h a ll you choose? The answ er Is, "O n f a it h " — fn lth In the re s p o n s ib ility , experience, s k ill and good repute o f th e e le c tric a l c o n tra c to r who Is to In s ta ll I t — fa ith In his use o f o n ly the highest q u a lity m a te ria l. D u ly w hen a c o n tra c to r has demon s tra te d th a t he possesses these q u a lifi ca tio n s and th a t a ll his m a te ria l Is In v a ria b ly o f the best, has he earned the r ig h t to y o u r confidence. G round soy beans m ake an e xce l le n t feed fo r d a iry cows and d a irym e n are beg in ning to g ro w them fo r th a t W hen a varnished flo o r begins to purpose , show th e effects o f h a rd wear, once a • • • j year o r o fte tie r, I f necessary, sandpa- T he Im po rta nce o f ualng the cle a n I per It lig h tly and p n t on a new coat. est o f vessels to h o ld m ilk ts shown T he h a b it o f doing th is every s p rin g by th e fa c t th a t 80 p e r cent o f the In c ity and c o u n try houses and In o f b a cteria In m a rk e t m ilk come fro m fice b u ild in g s preserves th e fresh, ele- u tensil a gent appearance o f good fl.xo-s. Annual Floor Treatment On the Funny Side USING LIGHTS IN WINTER HOUSES lt .d s t a t e * D ep a rtm en t "T h e use o f d yn a m ite In d ig g in g th e (P rep a red by o th f e A t g 'n ric u ltu r e.) hole f o r tre e p la n tin g w a y he h e lp fu l T h e open shed o r covered b a rn y a rd w here th e so li is d ry and hard, and Is a p ra c tic a l m ethod o f housing d a iry w here the top soil la th in and rest« cows. I t pro vid e s th e best-know n upon shale o r subsoil th a t Is m ixe d m ethod o f sa ving and p re s e rv in g a ll w ith stones and g ra v e l; It is not nec th e fe rtiliz in g c o n s titu e n ts o f th e ma essary, however, when soil c o n d itio n s n u re ; I t p e rm its the fe e d in g u n d er are fa vo ru h le to d ig g in g ,” says F. H. s h e lte r o f roughage and m akes pos B a llo u , associate h o rtic u ltu r is t, O hio sible Its u tiliz a tio n fo r b e d d in g ; when e xp e rim e n t sta tio n . , there Is p le n ty o f bedding, cows so “ W here the to p soli Is f u lly a 1 housed keep cle a n e r th a n those con shovel blade In depth, Is u n d e rla id fined In stanchions. These are th e w ith a clay subsoil, is m oist and In p rin c ip a l p o in ts In fa v o r o f th e open- c o n d itio n to he re a d ily handled w ith shed system, says the U n ite d S tates a shovel, th e re Is no advantage In us D e p a rtm e n t o f A g ric u ltu re . in g dynam ite. U nder these c o n d itio n s In an e xp e rim e n t a t th e B e lts v ille trees come In to f r u it in g us soon and s ta tio n It was fo u n d th a t th e cows In do us w e ll In every respect as those the open shed produced a lit t le m ore set In e xcavations mude by b la s tin g m ilk , b u t a t a g re a te r cost f o r feed, As the roots spread ra p id ly In every than the cows In th e closed barn. T he d ire c tio n , th e y soon o u tg ro w the more tim id cows w ere fo u g h t aw a y sm all space loosened fo r them by j fro m the feed ra cks In th e shed, w h ich blasting. resulted In a m uch lo w e r p ro d u c tio n "H o w e ver, d yn u m lte niny prove fro m such cows. P ro b a b ly I t w o u ld h e lp fu l In d ig g in g holes when th e soil be a m a tte r o f econom y to confine th e Is d ry uud h a rd and d iffic u lt to loosen cows at fe e ding tim e. Cows so housed and remove w ith p ic k and shovel, or should be dehorned. even where the soil is m oist b u t lies ; T h e la b o r re q u ire d u n d e r th e tw o sh a llo w over hard o r sto n y subsoil. systems was s lig h tly g re a te r w ith th e “ T o d yn u m lte fo r tree p la n tin g , one- open shed. H a d the cows been m ilk e d fo u rth or th ird o f a s tic k o f d yn a m ite In the open shed th is w o u ld n o t have ts placed a t the bo ttom o f a hole been the ease, b u t since th is p ra c tic e d rille d 18 o r 20 inches deep w here the Is n o t recom m ended In th e p ro d u c tio n tree Is to stand. F in e soli Is firm ly o f m a rk e t m ilk , th e cows in th is e x tum ped above the charge, w h ich is p e rim e n t were ta ke n to a separate th e n exploded, fin e ly s h a tte rin g and , stable fo r m ilk in g . S lx ty -e lg h t per bulging, but n o t th ro w in g o u t the hard cent m ore bedding was used In th e d ry earth. T h is m akes easy w o rk o f j open shed. shoveling o u t the soli. "D y n a m ite should n o t be used In a m oist cla y subsoil In sp ring , f o r the b la stin g w ill leave cavernous openings around w h ich th e cla y subsoil w ill d ry D u rin g each y e a r th e re are m any hard. These w ill cause the so il about questions about k illin g the h o rn s on the tree roo ts to se ttle unevenly, lit t le calves. T hu s we p r in t th e f o l th ro w in g the tree o u t o f p o s itio n ." lo w in g fro m a b u lle tin fro m th e O hio e xp e rim e n t s ta tio n : W hen the c a lf Is fo u r to seven days old th e h a ir over and aro u n d th e knoha th a t la te r produce h o rn s la A n o th e r problem , th a t o f p ro te c tin g clipped close. T he m oistened end o f trees against ra b b its, w ill be added to a s tic k o f caustic potash Is then th e o rc h a rd ls t's lis t w ith the com ing rubbed o ve r the h o rn u n til a spot o f cold w eather. I t la d u rin g th e cold about the size o f a d im e becomes raw . w in te r m onths th a t ra b b its search Grease m ay he a p p lie d to th e o u te r m ore d ilig e n tly fo r food such as suc edge o f the spot to p re v e n t spread o f cu le n t bark, leaves, grass and d iffe r the ca u stic and m a kin g th e sore la rg e r ent herbage a va ila b le . W hen w in te r than necessary. snows cover the ground young trees T he c a lf should be ke p t In the d ry a re usu a lly a tta cked and m ay be com fo r a few hours a fte r th e tre a tm e n t. p le te ly g ird le d I f fo u n d to the ra b F o llo w in g th e successful a p p lic a tio n b it's lik in g . W ire has been fo u n d the o f the cau stic a scab w ill fo rm o ve r m ost p ra c tic a l and efficient means o f the knob and d ro p o ff In a fe w days. p ro te ctio n agulust ra b b its and Its use 8 tlc k ca u stic potash can be p ro In tbe o rchard may be a means o f sav cured at a d ru g sto re fo r a fe w in g m any trees. I t Is pointed o u t by cents, and m ay be ke p t f o r some tim e a u th o ritie s a t the college o f a g ric u l In a tig h tly stoppered b o ttle . W h ile tu re , U n iv e rs ity o f Illin o is . h a n dlin g the ca u stic I t should be Ite p ellan ts, such as coal ta r, lim e- Second Floor P iin . w rapped lu paper to p re ve n t In ju ry to s u lp h u r and o th e r m a te ria ls have not the hands. B y W , A. R A D F O R D proven sa tis fa c to ry . O n e q u a rte r Inch la rge rece p tio n h a ll. T o th e le ft Is Mr. W illiam A. R adford w ill a n sw e r th e liv in g room , 11 by IB feet. In mesh w ire Is p re fe ra b le to the h a lf o r q u estio n s and g lv s ADVICE F R E E OF o n e-inch mesh fo r the reason th a t COST on a ll problem s p erta in in g to t h ' w h ic h th e re Is an open firep la ce , w ith when It Is set down a h a lf Inch below su b ject of b u ildin g, for the reader* of double F rench doors o p e ning In to the thle paper. On a cco u n t o f h is w ide sun p a rlo r. th e ground surface. It w ill also be a T o the r ig h t o f th e re M ilk sours because o f th e a ffe ctio n ex p erien ce ae editor, au th or and m a n p ro te c tio n ag u lu st g ir d lin g by the ce p tio n h a ll a t the fr o n t is th e d in u factu rer. he Is, w ith o u t doubt, th* fo r It o f tin y germs, ca lle d la c tic acid m eadow mouse. I f th e o rch a rd ts T h e k itc h e n has beeu h ig h est a u th o rity on the subject. A d in g room . b acteria. d ress n il In q u iries to W illiam A R ad placed n e a rly In th e c e n te r o f th e clean cu ltiv a te d , and w ith o u t an In Lactose, w h ich Is m ilk sugar, Is ford, No. 1827 P ra irie aven u e, C hicago, fe s ta tio n o f fie ld mice, the one-inch hom e a t the rea r. I t m ay be reached lit., anil on ly Incloe* tw o -c e n t stam p converted by these b a c te ria In to la c tic mesh o f No. 2») g a lva n ize d w ire w ill th ro u g h th e d in in g room , o r fro m th e for reply, acid. W hen developm ent o f th is acid • be s a tis fa c to ry . T he w ire should he rece p tio n h a ll. T he w ashroom nd- I- has gone f a r enough, th e m ilk sours. Stucco makes an a ttra c tiv e fa rm c u t tn n o t less th a n one-foot le n g ths Jolns th e k itc h e n a t th e rea r. T ills L a c tic acid b a cte ria are e ve ryw h e re home. E xp e rie n ce has ta u g h t b u ild and should be la rg e enough to a llo w a rra n g e m e n t e lim in a te s unnecessary and th e ir num bers m u ltip ly fa s t tn ers how to a p p ly th is m a te ria l to the f o r th e g ro w th o f ttie tre e fo r several steps In passing th ro u g h th e rooms. o rd in a ry m a rk e t m ilk I f the m ilk he e x te rio r w a lls so th a t i t Is durable, A n o th e r fe a tu re o f th e home Is the years. w a rm , w h ile a t a cooler te m p e ra tu re w ill n o t crack, and by th e use o f color b re a k fa s t nook a d jo in in g the kitch e n . th e ir m u ltip lic a tio n Is slow er. In In the stucco ple u sln g shades are ob T h is pro vid e s a place fo r the less eva p ora te d m ilk , w h ich Is s im p ly p u re tained. fo rm a l m eals and saves w o rk fo r the cow 's m ilk ste riliz e d In cans a nd w ith T h e fa rm home shown In the Illu s housekeeper. 00 p e r cent o f the w a te r rem oved, la c tra tio n Is an e x c e lle n t exam ple o f F ire h llg h t In apple Hiid p e a r o r p s ta irs th e re art* fo u r bedroom s tic a cid germ s have no o p p o rtu n ity th e use o f stucco. W h ile th is Is a nnd bath. A ll o f these room s o|>en o ff ch a rd s th is season Is th e w o rs t In to get to th e m ilk , w h ich e xp la in s square home, th e ove rh u n g o f the roof, a c e n tra l h a ll, w h ich Is reached by rece n t years, causing pnrnologlsta at the reason w h y th e e vaporated p ro d th e bay w in d o w on th e second flo o r th e s ta irs ru n n in g out o f th e end o f th e G raham H o r tic u ltu r a l E xp e rim e n t uct In h e rm e tic a lly sealed cans w ill « n il th e p o rch w ith Its a rtis tic ro o f th e li t lu g room . | hese s ta irs are s ta tio n at G rand Itn p ld s to feel th n t keep In d e fin ite ly on th e p a n try shelf. g ive It an a ttra c tiv e e x te rio r appear reached fro m the k itc h e n as w e ll as th e re Is some d e fin ite re la tio n s h ip be L a c tic acid fo rm s on th e m ilk p ro an re. th ro u g h th e liv in g room. Each bed tw een th e percentage o f bloom In the teins, ca u sin g them to p re c ip ita te In T h e house Is 2-1 by 34 fe e t In d i room has a la rg e closet and p le n ty o f s p rin g and th e p revalence o f the b lig h t th e fo rm o f a curd. W hen sm all q u a n m ensions, e xclu s iv e o f th e sun p a rlo r. In midseason. w in d o w s fo r lig h t and v e n tila tio n . titie s o f acid are present, the p re c ip In sid e th e re a re seven rooms, besides I t w ill be noted fro m th e flo o r plans, T h e w o rst In fe c tio n s a rc In o rch a rd s ita te Is flocculent. W hen la rge q u a n th « la rg e e n tra n c e h a ll, th e bathroom also. IhHt the fo u n d a tio n w a lls o f the w h ich bloomed h e a v ily la st s p rin g titie s are present, th e p re c ip ita te Is and the washroom . I t w ill be seen home are s tra ig h t. T h e re are no B lo cks th a t d id u o t bloom have lit t le heavy a n il fo rm s a com pact curd. by th e flo o r plans th a t the a rrange breaks, w h ich n d il to th e expense o f o r no tip b lig h t. m en t o f these room s Is such th a t the c o n s tru c tin g both fo u n d a tio n and ro o f Spread o f th e disease Is a ttrib u te d o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o -.x x w o o o o o c w o rk o f r a r in g fo r th e home can be T he basement Is th e same size as the to Insects w h ich c a rry germ s fro m done e a sily. house anti p rovides p le n ty o f room In fe cte d Itlossonw to o th e r tree s as T he e n tra n c e door leads In to the fo r storage nnd h e a tin g p la n t. th e y g a th e r honey. Increased Fire Blight Attributed to Insects POULTRY • E K T S One o f th e m ost u se ful safeguards u g a ln st fire hnzards In d w e llin g con s tru c tio n is the fire -s to p p in g o f w alls, p a rtitio n s and floors. F ire tends to spread upw ard. H o llo w w a lls and p a r titio n s . h o llo w spaces back o f fu r r in g on m asonry w a lls , and oven h o llo w fioora o ffe r In v itin g ru n w a y s fo r the ra p id c o m m u n ica tio n o f fire fro m ce l la r to a ttic nnd fro m side to side. The rem edy lies in adequate fire -sto p p in g w h ic h w ill m ake an a ll lu m b e r resi-' dence c o n sid e ra b ly sa fe r ag a in st the spread o f fire th a n m asonry w a ll and lu m b e r flo o r c o n s tru c tio n w ith o u t fire stops. I t I* w ise to be th in k in g a b o u t th e lig h tin g o f th e p o u ltry house fo r the w in te r. T h e re Is no lo n g u r any ques tio n th a t fo r the s h o rt duys, m any o f H O W H E CURED HER w h ic h a re cloudy, the egg p ro d u c tio n can be v e ry d e fin ite ly Increased by s u p p ly in g a r tific ia l lig h t to th e la y in g " I n e v e r see B ro w n 's w ife In knick flock. T h is has been trie d o u t a t m any ers a n y m ore, a nd m y w ife says sh« e x p e rim e n t s ta tio n s and by thousands n e ve r m eets h e r In th e b a rb e r shop o f p ra c tic a l |« ,u ltryra e n . these days, e ith e r. W h a t's happened?” T he Idea Is p e rfe c tly sim ple. T h e "S h e ’s re v e rte d to the femlnina hen eats o n ly w hen I t Is lig h t, I f the type. B ro w n Is p re tty bull-headed and days a re s h o rt she eats o n ly a s h o rt he to ld h e r I f she was going to be a tim e. She eats a ll h e r crop w ill hold, m an she was g o in g to change the b u t w hen she stays on th e roost fro m tire s , e a rn th e m oney fo r the gas and e a rly a fte rn o o n , a ll n ig h t and u n til lo o k a fte r th e fu rn a c e in w in te r,” — la te In th e m o rn in g In th e w in te r, she C in c in n a ti E n q u ire r. has n o t been able to eat enough food to Inst h e r th e w hole tim e . T h e re O b e y in g O r d e r t fo re , she Is Id le fo r spvernl h o u rs when J " J u s t th in k , B ill. I f y o u r absent she co u ld ju s t as w e ll be e a tin g m ore I w ife k n e w you sp e n t th e evening food and m a n u fa c tu rin g m ore eggs. , p la y in g p o k e r !” T h e m ethod o f usin g th e lig h ts Is “ T h u t’s a ll rig h t. H e r ve ry Inst to tu rn them on fo r 20 m in ute s to h a lf I w o rd s b e fore g o in g were, ‘D o n ’t forget an h o u r In th e eve n in g pe rh a p s about to feed th e k i t t y '. ” n in e o’clock, o r n e a r bedtim e. The hens soon le a rn w h a t It m eans w hen OTHERS A H E A D th e lig h ts go on, nnd th e y hop o ff th e ro o st Im m e d ia te ly and begin to eat s c ra tc h feed. As soon as th e y get th e ir crops f u ll th e y s ta rt back o n to th e roosts and In h a lf an h o u r they, a re a ll back and the lig h ts can go out, and th e day has been made lu s t th a t m uch lo n g e r f o r them . In th e case o f ace tyle ne lig h ts , w h ic h have o fte n been used, some a r ran g e m e nt o f a p ilo t lig h t Is necessary w h ic h tu rn s on th e b rig h t lig h ts when w an te d. In th e case o f e le c tric lig h ts these can be tu rn e d on by hand fro m th e house o r fro m th e d o o r o f th e p o u ltry house o r In some cases th e y a re o p erated by c lo c k w o rk , being tu rn e d on a t a c e rta in tim e and a u to m a tic a lly tu rn e d o ff a fte r a c e rta in tim e. B rid e (s o b b in g )— L o o k how It'i r a in in g on m y w e d d in g day I B rid e s m a id — D o n ’t c ry, d e a r— nexl tim e I t w ill p ro b a b ly be b rig h t and cle a r. T h e com m on p ra c tic e o f h a s tily c a tc h in g up a lo t o f cockerels, c u ll G e ts I t Q u ic k e r hens o r tu rk e y s , ducks o r geese, w ith ''S om etim es th in g s com e to th o se whe o u t firs t m a k in g some assurance th a t w a it, B ut here le s o m e th in g slic k e r — th e y are In p ro p e r m a rk e t c o n d itio n , The one w ho g o e s for w h a t he w ants Is sure to b rin g d ls s ^ s ls fa c tlo n to the G ets It a blam ed s ig h t q u ick er.” producer, d e a le r ana consum er a lik e . Fattening Ration Urged for All Market Fowls C ockerels confined closely and fed a w e t mash o f th e consistency o f pan- enke h o tte r f o r fro m ten days to tw o weeks sh ould g a in fro m 20 to 35 per cent In w e ig h t and a t th e same tim e th e y a re a b e tte r m a rk e t p ro d u c t, p lu m p e r bodied, w ith s o fte r and m ore te n d e r flesh, and th e y m ake a m ore p le a sin g appearance, hence com m and a h ig h e r price. Equal q u a n titie s (m easure) of w heat, oats and corn, o r w h e a t, oats and b a rle y g ro u n d fine and w e t w ith e ith e r b u tte r m ilk o r so u r u illk make a good fa tte n in g ra tio n . Use tw o pounds o f m ilk to one pound o f gro u n d feed. I f th e m ilk Is n o t a v a ila b le , add 15 o r 20 p e r cent o f m eat scraps o r ta n kag e to th e g ro u n d feed and w et w ith w a te r, u sin g one and o n e -h a lf pounds o f w a te r to one pound o f g ro u n d feed. It A s id e F o re -A rm e d J a c k — So H u th Is g o in g to m a rr, hint, eh? Y ou k n o w he's a to u gh egg. Jean— D o n 't w o rry . She kn o w s how to use an egg beater. M o tio n C a r r ie d S e n a to r’s W ife — W h a t Is y o n r plea» ure In re g a rd to th e d in n e r, m y de a rl S e n a to r (Just re tu rn e d fro m session) — I m ove th n t It be la id on th e table. A N O S T R IC H ’S A P P E T IT E OOOOOOOOOOQOOOCXXXXXXIOOOOO Poultry Facts □OOOOOOCXDOOOOOOOOOOOtXXiOOO T h e b ig fa t ye llo w -legged hens seem to be d o in g a n y th in g h u t la y in g eggs. * • • T h e re Is no c u re fo r tu b e rc u lo s is In fo w ls and I t Is k n o w n th a t th e disease w ill spread to swine. • • • I f each b ird has fo u r square fe e t o f flo o r space a ll th e lit t e r sh o u ld be rem oved once a m onth. Houses should p ro te c t th e fo w ls fro m severe cold h u t th e y sh o u ld not he too w a rm even In w in te r. M o n k — L e t's go have a lit t le lu n ch O s tric h — I ’m n o t h u n g ry , I Just at< a co u p le o f kegs o f n a ils ! "Money (T h le I guees W hen O Z C o u rs e ta lk s,'' eaid so m e old chap. Joke le Juet a bare g o .) then th a t It eaya "Olddapl” m oney m a k es th e m are go. B a w le d Some breeders w ill find It p ra c tic a l to In s ta ll tra p nests In th e p o u ltry house and kn o w w h ic h hens a re la y in g d u rin g th e w in te r. • t e T he re Is one absolute ru le In p o u l tr y s a n ita tio n nnd disease c o n tro l— p re v e n tio n firs t, la s t and a lw a y s th e aim . • • • E xe rcise generates heat and p ro m otes he a lth. M ake the p o u ltry flock w o rk fo r th e g ra in by fe e ding I t In a deep, d e a n lit t e r o f s tra w . • • • Roofs Become Attractive T h e re was a tim e w hen ro o fs were n o t necessarily a rtis tic . T h e y were th o u g h t o f m ore in th e te rm s o f pro- te e tlon th a n o f heanty. T oday, at- tra c th e n e a a 1* the p a ra m o u nt Issue M ash feeding th ro u g h o u t th e ye a r not o n ly Increases egg p ro d u c tio n b u t gives a h ig h e r average w e ig h t when Ihe hens are cu lle d nnd m arke te d and the s c a tte rin g death losses reduced. Steel Casement Window Put Feed th re e tim e s d a lly , b u t only w h a t w ill be consumed In te n to f if teen m in ute s.— O. A. B a rto n , N o rth D a ko ta A g r ic u ltu ra l College. T h e la y in g q u a rte rs should n lw a y s be as c o m fo rta b le ns It ts possible to m ake them , b u t m a k in g a house w a rm at th e expense o f dryness ts never a w ise th in g to do. • * * Disease c o n tro l and s a n ita tio n are o f g re a te r Im po rta nce In p o u ltry ra is in g th a n tr y in g to cure th e disease If th e flock becomes nffected. • • • S pray th e p o u ltry houses w ith k e ro sene. Get It In to e ve ry c ra ck and crevice, fo r a few m ites le ft to d ay w ill he a m illio n next week. • • • T h e steel casement w in d o w a ffo rd s m ore lig h t th a n o th e r types o f w in dows In openings o f eqnal dim ensions. T h u s It o fte n Is used to g iv e th e gam.» am o u n t o f lig h t th ro u g h n sm alle r area. He A lic e — W h a t happened w hen your fa th e r to ld y o u r flnnce he o u g h t to p n t s o m e th in g aside f o r a ra in y day? A n n ie — A lit t le la te r dad missed his r a in c o a t H im O ut I w as do w n to th e b u tc h e r's to- day. " W h a t d id he have to say?” "H e gave me an a w fu l ro a s t.” The W ro n g Spot A s k e r— W h a t happened to th a t valet o f yo u rs? T e lle r— I fire d h im f o r re m o v in g a spot fro m one o f m y s u its. A s k e r— B u t Is n ’t he supposed to do th a t? T e lle r— Yes, b u t th is was a 10-spoL — P a th fin d e r. W ife Is B a c k “ T h e house lo o ks s u s p ic io u s ly n eat." “ Yes, m y d e a r I d id a ll m y poker P la yin g a t th e office." A B u s in e s s H e a d " Is y o u r son g ro w in g ” p m it a good business head?" " A good business head? M y, dot boy could b u y e v e ry s titc h o f clothes a custom ec h a f got a n ' den se ll h im a suitca se .” A t th e R e s o rt He— D id n ’t I meet you here tw o sum m ers ego? She— W h y — e r — I th in k so. Yonr face feels fa m ilia r . — B o sto n T ra n s c rip t.