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
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Dairy Hints
CXXKXVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Horticultural Facts
T h e lo cu st tre e la a legume.
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One can w eaken a tre e by p ru n in g
I t too much.
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D ry , unleached wood ashes fu rn is h
potnsh to the so li and benefit i t In
o th e r wuya.
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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 .
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Feed a b u lk y , p a la ta ti!« ra tio n , In ­
clu d in g suit.
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Feed the cows a ra tio n made up o f
several feeds fo r v a rie ty .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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M o rs a tte n tio n
aud cream w ill
and e v e n tu a lly
price.
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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
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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
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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.
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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 ­
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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tic
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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
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Poultry Facts
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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.