DAIRY
’ FARM »
POOLTRY
Attractive and Commodious House
Designed to Fit the Narrow Lot
Around
Orchard
PROPER PRUNING
HELPS VINEYARD
SANITATION PAYS
BIG ADVANTAGES
CHICKEN RAISERS
OF FALL CALVES
O w ners o f co m m e rcia l o r home
I llin o is fa rm e rs, w ho to o k big strid e s
T h e re a rc a n u m ber o f advantages
vln e yu rd s w ould do w e ll to adopt the
la h a vin g d a iry calves dropped in the to w a rd m ore p ro fita b le p o rk p ro d u c­
long cane p ru n in g system, dem onstra-
tio n by u d o p tin g sw in e s a n ita tio n , are
fa ll. Cows w id th freshen in the fu ll
tio iis conducted last ye a r hy W . It.
u su a lly produce m ore m ilk th a n cows now fin d in g th a t s a n ita tio n pays Just
M a rtin , Jr., extension h o rtic u ltu r is t o f
P E R F E C T L Y HONEST
w h ich freshen a t o th e r seasons o f the as w e ll aro u n d th e ch icken lo t us it
tile Kansas S ta te A g r ic u ltu ra l college,
ye u r. H e lfe rs are u s u a lly bred so th a t does w ith pigs. T o fu rth e r the idea,
showed.
A ta x ie n b d riv e r applied far ■ joK
they w ill come In m ilk a t tw o ye a rs of p o u ltry sp e cia lists o f th e college o f ag­
N in e ty per cent o f the v in e y a rd s In
" A r e you honest?" they asked him
ric u ltu re , U n iv e rs ity o f Illin o is mapped
uge. I f they are f u ll calves th e y w ill
Kansas are pruned on a sh o rt cune
“ Oh, yes, q u ite ."
m a tu re at the p ro p e r season. Calves
»ut u w o rk a b le system o f p o u ltry sun
system at present, M r. M a rtin e s ti­
“ P e rfe c tly honest?”
R a tio n a n il a lre a d y m any chicken
w h ich are to he raised on skim m ilk
mates.
H is de m o n stratio n s, d u p li­
" P e r fe c tly ."
can be kept g ro w in g n ice ly d u rin g the ra ise rs o f th e sta te ure p ro fitin g as u
cated five tim es each in D o n iphan.
"S uppose you found a pocket bool
re s u lt o f it.
w in te r and tu rn e d d u t on pa sture w ith
Shawnee, und W ya n d o tte counties,
c o n ta in in g n e g o tia b le securities wonk
o u t ch ecking th e ir g ro w th . T h e dis
T h e re 's the case o f II. A. B a rk e r, a
have convinced him th a t the y ie ld w ill
$100,000 In y o u r taxicab, what would
advantages o f fe e ding and care in w in
G ru n d y co u n ty fa rm e r, fo r Instance,
he doubled a t least on the long cane
you d o ? "
te r are m ore th a n offset by the annoy
who to o k up th e p o u ltry s a n ita tio n
system us com pared w ith th e s h o rt
"D o ? ” sa id th e ta xica b driver. Td
ance fro m files and hot w e a th e r w hich
Idea a n d the re b y p u t a stop to the
cane.
do n o th in g . I d liv e on my Incone."
are experienced by th e s p rin g calves.
heavy losses w h ich he hud been ta k in g
F o u r p ru n in g m ethods w e re em­
Io a d d itio n there Is u s u a lly m ore tim e
ns a re s u lt o f tapew orm s uud o th er
ployed In the d e m o n stratio n s— the
a va ila b le fo r g iv in g the calves p ro p e r
p o u ltry p a ra site s and diseases.
In
K IS S IN G A L O U D
four-cane K n iffe n system, fo u r canes,
a tte n tio n In the w in te r.
connection w ith the s a n ita tio n system,
10 buds long op each v in e ; the tw o-
Clean p a lls fo r fe e d in g and clean
B a rk e r ya rd e d his old hens fo r the
cane K n ifle ii, tw o cunes, 20 buds lo n g ;
barns fo r housing a re tw o Im p o rta n t
firs t tim e th is past y e a r und as a re ­
lie sh o rt a rm fun, e ig h t canes, five
e ssentials In ra is in g th e calves. T he s u lt th e egg p ro d u ctio n o f the flock
buds long ; and th e sp u r, 13 *4 canes,
calves w ill need to have a s ta ll o r lo t
was m ore u n ifo rm th ro u g h o u t the sum ­
th re e buds long.
w here th e y can get p le n ty o f sunshine,
m er than It had been in previous
Average yields. In pounds per acre,
I f the calves ure confined to a d ir ty
years, due to th e fa ct th a t the hens
fro m the (o u r p ru n in g system s In the
d a rk s ta ll they ure a p t to become un­ were u n ifo rm ly fed. U nder th is plan
15 dem o n stratio n s made were as f o l­
t h r if t y .
they a lw a ys had access to mash but
low s :
Calves should have th e ir m others' were n o t a llow ed to overeat on g ra in .
Four-cane K n iffe n , 3,570; tw o-cane
n i l k when they a re sta rte d on feed.
B a rk e r has co-operated w ith the ugri-
K n iffe n , 3.005; s h o rt u rm fun, 2,203 ;
W h o le m ilk should be co n tin ue d fo r tu ltu ra l college In its p o u ltry flock
spur, 1,745.
th e firs t m outh and g ra d u a lly s h ifte d
record p ro je c t fo r three years.
T he reason fo r th e Increase, &H.
to skim m ilk . T h e calves should be
In p u ttin g the p o u ltry s a n ita tio n
M a rtin explained. Is th a t the firs t tw o
given g ra in us soon as they w ill eat plan in to p ra ctice on his fu rm , B a rk e r
o r th re e buds ou a cune e ith e r are
It. I f a lit t le cracked corn is placed
hud his flock tested fo r tu berculosis.
s te rile o r produce very sm all hunches
In th e b ottom o f th e m ilk p a ils the I t ulso was pronounced fre e o f b a c il­
o f grapes. T he most f r u it f u l buds are
calves w ill soon a cq u ire a taste fo r It. la ry w h ite d ia rrh e a , one o f th e w o rst
fo u nd on the s ix th to n in th nodes.
T h e am ount o f m ilk and g ra in should o f the m any ch ick diseases. T h e old
Buds fro m the n iu th on d im in is h In
a lw u ys be lim ite d . B e tte r resu lts ure y n rd w here most o f the ch icks had
fru itfu ln e s s , hut are m ore p ro d u c­
o b taine d I f the calves ure kept h u n ­ been raised before wus tu rn e d In to a
tiv e th a n those u n d er th e filth . T h e re ­
H e— So you th in k kissing shouldn't
gry.
garden and th e ch icks th is past ye a r
fo re on sh o rt cane p ru n in g s.vteins, th e
be a llo w e d .
A n abundance o f clean w a te r should raised on fresh g ro u n d w h ich was
m ost p ro d u c tiv e buds ure c u t off.
She— A lo u d ? W e ll, not too loud
be accessible a t a ll tim es o r a v a ila b le sown to oats and rape. D u rin g the
In c o n d uctin g p ru n in g o p e ra tio n s,
a t fre q u e n t in te rv a ls .
Good huy sum m er th e rape p ro vid e d shade as
w h ich should be done fro m Decem ber
G o o d P o lic y
should be provided. M any people fa ­ w e ll us green feed. A m ovable b ro o d ­
First Floor Plan.
1 to M arch 1, M r. M a rtin p o in ted o u t
v o r m ixed hay fo r cclves us It is less e r house was used.
S to p a n d le t th e tr a in g o by,
It h a r d ly ta k e » a m in u te;
fu rth e r, secondary g ro w th fro m nodes
vere lin e s o f th e tru e c o lo n ia l have
a p t to cause scours th a n a lfa lfa hay.
C. II. W ilk e , a M cLean co u n ty fa rm ­
Y o u r c a r » t a r ts off a g a in intact,
been broken hy th e a d d itio n o f an on th e f r u itin g wood sh o u ld be en­
H o w e ve r, good resu lts can be hud In er, Is u n o th e r Illin o is p o u ltry m u u who
A nd, b e t t e r s t i l l — you're in It
open porch w ith a balcony above a t t ir e ly cu t aw ay. In a D o n ip h a n c o u n ­
fe e ding u lfu lfa hay I f i t Is fed in lim ­ bus p ro fite d us a re s u lt o f fo llo w in g
one end o f th e house. T he g ra c e fu l
ty d e m o n s tra tio n canes p ru n e d to
ite d q u a n titie s so Ih u t the calves w ill
d e fin ite system o f p o u ltry suulta-
A s h i n g f o r T im e
cu rve o f th e porch ro o f w h ich Is sup­ leave th e secondary g ro w th y ie ld e d
n o t gorge themselves. I f any scours tlon.
M
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B
in
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p
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by
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rs
and
th
e
fan-
3,019
pounds
to
th
e
acre,
w
h
ile
s
im
­
appear, th e hay should be changed
W ilk e , w ho Is co -o p e ra ting w ith the
fu r n it u r e d e a le r's to d ay to get that
shaped w in d o w above th e door m a rk
ila r canes w ith o u t spurs yie ld e d 4.3S8
and special a tte n tio n paid to c le a n li­ e x ti n sio n service o f th e a g ric u ltu ra l
C h ip p e n d a le c h a ir you admired no
th is home ns a c o lo n ia l.
pound to the acre.
ness o f both the s ta lls and m ilk pulls. college In keeping records on Ills
m uch and he had Just sold IL
T he e x te rio r h a liin ce Is re ta in e d In
S a n ita tio n , feeding uud housing ure chickens, to o k o ff a hatch o f 437
M rs. ISiugo— H o w unfortunate.
the In te rio r, T h e e n tra n ce door leads
th e Im p o rta n t d e ta ils In ra isin g fu ll ch icks In M a rc h und placed them on
M r. B in g o — Yes. He said It would
In to a ce n tra l h a ll, at one side o f
calves su ccessfully.
clean g ro u n d w here no ch icks hud
w h ich Is the liv in g room and nt the
be a t le a st a week before he could
ever been rulsed before. T he ground
o th e r Is th e d in in g room. T h u s both
tu rn o u t a n o th e r lik e It.
huppened to be in a corn Held.
In
G rape vines and b e rry bushes do
ure fro n t room s und c o rn e r rooms, not o rd in a r ily need w in te r p ro te c tio n
lin e w ith th e s a n ita tio n system w hich
w h ich means p le n ty o f lig h t and ven­ In the co m m e rcia l f r u it ureas, hut In
P o o r S e r v ic e
he wus p ra c tic in g , W ilk e used m ov­
tila tio n . Resides the kitc h e n th e re Is th e o th e r sections w here w in te r te m ­
able b ro o d e r houses. No signs o f d is­
A v is itin g B r ito n ordered some fresh
T h a t ground corn and ground oats
u la rge b re a k fa s t room a d jo in in g It
p e ra tu re s com m only fu ll to 25 o r 30 o y s te rs In J u ly . “ S orry, s ir ," said Ihe
m ake a d a iry cow ra tio n th a t Is fa r ease showed up in these ch icks th rough
at the back w ith a w ashroom at the
out
th
e
e
n
tire
season
and
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p
u
lle
ts
degrees below zero, th e y should be w a ite r, “ b u t w e d o n 't serve oysters at
su p e rio r to broken e a r corn has been
rear. -T h e advantages o f tills a rra n g e ­ sheltered, a cco rd in g to P ro f. Joseph
were taken fro m the hunch und placed
p re s e n t.”
s tr ik in g ,v dem onstrated in the case o f
m ent rfre th a t lhe$e are tqany tim es
In w in te r q u a rte rs. T hey w ere p lum p
O skam p nt th e New Y o rk S ta te C o l­
“ W h y n o t? ”
one K n o x co u n ty ( III.) d a iry herd,
when ineuJs may he served In the
and ready to lay.
lege o f A g ric u ltu re nt Ith a ca , N. Y.
“ T h is Is n o t th e season fo r them,"
says C. 8. Rhode, d a iry extension spe­
b
re
a
k
fa
s
t
room
w
ith
o
u
t
the
necessity
W ilk e 's experiences w ith a batch o f
T h is Is o fte n p ro vid e d by “ la y in g
" E li I
B u t, look here, I<n t It pok
c ia lis t o f the college o f a g ric u ltu re .
Second Floor Plan.
o
f
go
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g
to
th
e
fro
n
t
o
f
the
house.
A p ril chicke n s w h ich were raised tile
d o w n " th e eanes be fore the ground
Bible to b rib e th e game warden?'
U n iv e rs ity o f Illin o is , w ho has charge
U
p
s
tiilrs
th
e
re
are
fo
u
r
bedrooms,
old way a re a s tr ik in g co n tra st to the
freezes, and co ve rin g them w ith e a rth .
By W . A. R A D F O R D
o f the co u n ty d a iry herd Im provem ent
a ll c o rn e r rooms, and the bathro o m
re su lts w h ich he obtained under the
W ith grapes, th is Is easily done If
Mr. W illia m A. R a d fo r d w ill a n s w p r
S o m e tim e s th e Case
associations In the state. T he o w n e r
s a n ita tio n plan.
T h e re w ere 1,332
q u e s tio n s a n d g iv e A D V IC E F R E E O F These room s open o ff a c e n tra l ha ll,
th e y have been tra in e d to the fan
o f th is Knox co u n ty herd Increased
“
T
h
e
o ld mnn lias n good heart."
w
ith
the
b
a
thro
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m
n
t
the
fro
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end
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to
th
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ch icks in th e hutch th a t came o ff in
system.
B e rry canes also may he
h is p ro fits $27.74 d u rin g one m onth hy
s u b je c t o f b u ild in g , fo r Ih e r e a d e r s o f It.
“ B u t lie has such a g rim face."
P le n ty o f closet space Is a llo w e d
A p r il.
T h e y w ere raised In old
la
id
on
the
g
ro
u
n
d
m
id
covered
w
ith
tills pap er.
On a c c o u n t o f h is w id e
ch a n ging from a feed o f broken ear
" W e ll, It's q u ite a Job fo r him to
chicken y a rd s w here hens had run be­ e x p e r ie n c e a s e d ito r , a u th o r an d m a n ­ fo r each room.
s tra w and e a rth . Loosening the p la n ts
co rn Io one o f ground corn and ground
keep h is fa ls e te e th in ."
T h e d im ensions o f the house are 3S
u fa c tu r e r , he Is, w ith o u t d o u b t, th e
fo re and w here ch icks Imd been raised
In the ground w ith u spade w ill o fte n
oats, F re d S hipley, te ste r in the
h ig h e s t a u t h o r it y on th e s u b je c t. A d ­ hy 24 feet, w h ic h Is not a la rg e house.
in p re vio u s years.
T h e re s u lt was
aid in doing this.
d r e ss a ll I n q u ir ie s to W illia m A R a d ­ B u t th e re c ta n g u la r shape o f the house
co u n ty herd Im provem ent association,
D O E S F A T H E R BETTER
th a t one disease alone, coccidlosis.
T lie d iffe re n t kin d s o f bush fr u it s
ford , No. 1827 P r a ir ie a v e n u e , C h ic a g o ,
rep o rte d. W ith the change in the ra ­
p e rm its the use o f every Inch o f room
w iped o u t 25 p e r cent o f the chicks
III., an d o n ly In c lo se t w o - c e n t s ta m p
as
w
e
ll
as
th
e
d
iffe
re
n
t
v
a
rie
tie
s
o
f
tio n came an increase in the average
In It. T he liv in g room Is 13 by 17 feet,
fo r rep ly .
Roup fo llo w e d as a re s u lt o f the weak
each k in d v a ry w id e ly In th e ir h a rd i­
p ro d u c tio n o f each cow fo r the m onth
w h ic h Is a good size, and a t one end
ened co n d itio n o f the stock.
ness. Bed rasp b e rrie s nre the h a rd i­
T h e re Is n o th in g m ore a ttra c tiv e Is a la rge open fireplace. D ouble doors
o f 100 pounds o f m ilk and (1.7 pounds
est o f the b ra m b le s ; black raspber­
th a n the c o lo n ia l typ e o f a rc h ite c tu re open fro m th is room Io the porch. The
o f b u tte rfa t.
ries are In te rm e d ia te ; w h ile b la c k ­
fo r th e home. T he even balance o f d in in g room Is 13 hy 12 feet. Each
T h e ra tio n was Im proved both by
b e rrie s are the most tender. C u rra n ts
the e x te rio r and the cla p b o ard s id in g one o f the bedroom s Is 10 hy 13 feet.
g rin d in g the corn and by adding the
and gooseberries are h a rd y and need
and sh u tte re d w in d o w s m ay he ra th e r
T h e house Is o f fra m e co n s tru c tio n
g ro u n d oats. Rhode explained.
T he
T h e re Is danger In feeding soaked
no w in te r p ro te ctio n .
severe, hut th e y give the Idea o f ro o m i­ set on a concrete fo u n d a tio n .
benefits o f g rin d in g In th is case are
T h is
bread to p o u ltry , ccco rd ln g to a w r ite r
T h e grapes best su ite d to cold loca­
ness and c o m fo rt Inside.
gives a basement the same size ns the
In lin e w ith ih e re s u lts o f e xp e rim e n ­
lu an exchange.
Soaked bread, he
H e re Is p ic tu re d an u n u s u a lly good house fo r th e h e a tin g p la n t und s to r­ tio n s are. In general, those classed as
ta l w o rk and the e xiie rle nce s o f prac­
says, Is one o f the w o rst th in g s one
e a rly o r v e ry e a rly w h ich m a tu re In a
design o f th is ty p e o f home. T h e se­ age.
tic a l d a irym e n , a cco rd in g to Rhode. | can feed p o u ltry , e ith e r young o r old
re la tiv e ly sh o rt season.
D a ir y cows are hard w o rk in g a n im a ls
as u su a lly fed, b ill th e re Is a w ay o f
and th e y w ill give b e tte r re su lts I f
fe e ding sta le bread th a t tra n s fo rm s It
auch feeds as corn, oats and b arley
In to one o f th e best and cheapest
a re g ive n to them In the ground form ,
p o u ltry foods.
he added.
T o do th is c u t th e bread In to slices
No w o o d w o rk sh o u ld be In s ta lle d In
T h e re Is no w ay to b rin g o r ig in a lity
T h a t young o rch a rd w h ich is com ing
a house w h ile th e p la s te r Is d ry in g in to y o u r scheme o f home deco ra tio n
and d ry It o v e r a stove o r In th e oven,
along so nicely should be pro te cte d
F rie n d — D o you th in k college doe»
u n til II Is d ry enough to c ra ck ; put
out, no m a tte r how long a tim e th is m ore e a sily than by u sin g a d e lig h tfu l
against w in te r damage fro m ru b h its
y o u r son good?
the bread In a p a ll, o r sto u t box. and
takes. W o o d w o rk w ill be ru in e d I f It w a ll paper.
and mice.
D a d — O h, y e s ; but It does his father
chop It up w ith a spade.
Is p u t on dam p p la ste r. A delay o f
T h e re are m y ria d s o f good w a ll pa­
T he best device o f tills s o rt Is a tube
better.
tw o o r th re e weeks o r even tw ic e as per designs, lo v e ly |n P()I„ r
W hen rea d y to feed, put a q u a n tity
W ill tw in calves breed? T h is sub
rh flrm
o f old w in d o w screening o r o th e r fin e ly
o f th is In a p a ll, cover w ith hot w a te r
long Is o f lit t le conequence In com
Ject in o fte n m isunderstood. T w in
in g In design, th a t are both b e a u tifu l
meshed w ire , placed about the tru n k
■So T h e r e !
and p o u r w a te r o ff In about one m in ­ p a rlso n to th e benefits o b taine d by and o rig in a l. T h e ir use Im m e d ia te ly
b u lls a re as sure breeders as h u lls o f
o f each tree. R should reach tw o feel
w a itin g .
ute, then m ix In enough mash so th a t
I h o p e th e c r o o k w h o robbed » csr
sin g le b ir th and th e re is no reason to
sets y o u r room a p a rt fro m th e rest
above the ground.
F o r f u r t h e r p u r p o s e s o f crim e
It w ill crum b le . F o r sum m er o r w in
suspect fa ilu re to breed when a h u ll
Common b ric k are
u s u a lly
em­ fo r the large-space w a lls covered w ith
O ld sacks o r corn s ta lk s are some
W ill be, b e f c i e h e t r a v e ls far,
Is tw in n e d w ith u n o th e r b u ll, says W. te r fe e ding th is cannot be beaten as an
ployed fo r In te rio r w a lls and fo r the a w e llrh o s e n paper d o n .ln n le the
tim es tie d around the tru n k s to keep
T o o k u p to r p a r k in s ov -tim e.
W . S w e ll o f th e M isso u ri C ollege o f egg o r flesh producer. T he fin e r p a r­ h a ckin g o f w a lls faced w ith face scheme and s trik e a note o f unusual
o ff rab b its.
W h ile th is device may
ticle s o f bread le ft In the bo ttom o f
A g ric u ltu re .
b ric k .
Face b ric k have q u a litie s o f in te re s t th a t Is not d u p lic a te d hv a
V e r y Soon
serve, it a c tu a lly encourages m ice
T he same th in g can be said o f j lhe 1,01
hen chopping up the bread
c o lo r and te x tu re such as to make Jdiiin w u ll. T h e re are ao m anv w a ll-
damage, since these pests uest In any
S
is
te
r—
Oh,
hum I D ud's on the war-
m ake an exce lle n t food fo r sm all
h e ife rs th a t are tw in n e d together.
them espe cia lly su ita b le f o r w a ll fa c ­ paper p a tte rn s th a t there la no rea­ convenient trash.
p a th again.
T h e y a re ns sure to be breeders ns chicks and m ay he fed dry.
ings. Common b ric k la id In p a ttern son w h y any k in d o f effect Cannot he
B e lte r d e a n and keep aw ay n il such
M o th e r (In s ig n ific a n t to n e )— Never
any o th e r heifers.
and by m ethods designed to b rin g out achieved hy th e ir use.
rub b ish , and he sure o f sa fe ty hy using
m in d . H e ’ ll soon come to a detour.
W hen a h e ife r and a h u ll are horn
tlie m o rta r Joint are e xte n sive ly used
W a ll paper Is made to s im u la te
the screening at on ly a lit t le m ore c o s t
fo r w u ll fa cin g s w ith fine effect.
to g e th e r, the h e ife r Is know n as a
m any o th e r m ate ria ls, m arble c h in tz
In cold, severe m id w in te r w e a th er
F ie ld a n d S tre a m
fret* m a rtin
T h e b u ll, tw in n e d w ith a
Some s ta irs are hard to c lim b be­ lin e n , velvet, rlhhon, tile , wood and
the w in te r egg man gives a tte n tio n to
h e ife r Is as c e rta in to be a breeder
cause :
“ I have Just been re a d in g In the p*-
others, and the a rt o f p rin tin g R has
keeping h is p o u ltry house p ro p e rly
as a b u ll o f sin g le b irth , b u t th e free-
p e r," observed
th e
o u tdo o r man.
T h e p ro p e r r a tio o f rise to th e trend
cache,I such a state o f p rh flcle n cy
ve n tila te d , ns he know s fro m past e x­
S tra w b e rry fields m ust he covered
n m rtln h e ife r la a lm o st sure to he
"a b o u t th e w o n d e rfu l catches of sal­
Is not observed.
T h e ru le Is, the •hat som etim es R Is d iffic u lt a fte r the
perience th a t cold te m p e ra tu re and
w ith a s tra w m ulch to a depth o f fo u r
s te rile .
•
mon in Ih e N o rth w e s t.’’
h ig h e r th e rise the n a rro w e r the
-nper Is hung to te ll th e copy from
m oist atm osphere do not go w e ll w ith
to five laches.
“ Yeh,” said th e c ity sportsman, “I
O n ly a ve ry fe w fre e m a rtin s have
tread. In residences the fo llo w in g ru le the o rig in a l.
w in te r egg p ro d u ctio n . Too freq u e n t
• • •
been k n o w n to breed, and th e chances ly. as cold w e a th e r comes, the p o u ltry -
suppose some b ig league c lu b w ill slí»
Is com m only
observed, tw ic e
the
1 hese papers give m any a ttra c tiv e
Keep
eye on
on th
th e
bugs and
and
a re ve ry sm all th a t th e y w ill ever re­
h im u p ."
h e ig h t o f tlie ris e r plus the w id th of o p p o rtu n itie s to th e hom e d e c o ra to r to 1 h ll'h
T . a w e a th er
, <*.ve
e bugs
man begins to close the w in d o w s nt
produce. As a ru le It Is not ndvlsable
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n ig h t and p u ll down the c u rta in s,
'" » I run , and they are adeo.m te
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d ,h o u ' 00 « 'K h t
to raise fre e -m a rlln h e ife rs as they
Inches and not m ore th a n 25 inches.
w h ich a ll goes to m ake m a tte rs worse,
E a s y S o lu tio n
re adequate ex­
u s u a lly re s u lt In fn llu re s and are
pressions o f her own good taste and
and causes m arked decrease In egg
"H ow
can «-e get our girls t»
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much
b
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the
old
w o rth no m ore th a n th e ir beef value.
sense o f w h a t m akes charm .
flow.
canes and keep th e ra s p b e rrie s and church?"
"W hy not our boys?"
b la c k b e rrie s clean.
F o r a pleasing, s y m m e tric a l appear­
“ T h e boys w ill fo llo w th e girls-
ance, the garage should correspond
D a iry m e n who have kept m ilk rec­
Asbestos shingles are easily la id hy
A recent su rve y o f New H a m psh ire
W hen m a tin g the flocks, a llo w $ to
w ith the home In the m a tte r o f con­
o rd s fo r a series o f years w e ll know
revealed th a t m ore than h a lf o f the
Request
10 hens o f th e heavy breeds, such as s tru c tio n , as n o th in g Is m ore d is ta s te ­ j any roo fe r, s la te r o r ca rp e n te r and
th e e ffe ct o f a b ig s to rm on the p ro ­ B rnhm as o r Lsngshans, 10 to 12 fe ­
apple trees In th a t s ta te are o f t h .
fu l to th e eye th a n to see the b e a uti­ can he fastened tig h tly to p revent
“W as th a t last num ber by request F
d u cin g herd. In v a ria b ly th e re Is u se
B a ld w in v a rie ty .
males o f A m e rica n breeds, such as
“ I t was," answered the radio di­
fu l effect o f a w e ll-c o n s tru c te d home "w in d lif t in g " T h e y m ay be ap p lie d
xe re s h rin k re s u ltin g fro m a cold,
• • •
P lym o u th R ocks and W ya n d o tte *, and spoiled by a flim sy, u n s ig h tly garage to ro o f decks o f o rd in a ry d e sig n ;
rector.
sto rm y w in te r p e rio d
T o pre ve n t th is
hence
Involve
no
expense
fo
r
a
lte
ra
-
K e e p in g a good set o f records Is
12 to 13 hens o f th e lig h t breeds, as o f cheaper c o n stru ctio n .
"W hose request?"
s h rlu k re q u ire s some s ild ltlo n a l w o rk
tlo n s In th e fra m in g .
la rg e ly a m a tte r o f h a b it. T he re Is no
l.cg h o rn s and Anconns. to eech male
"T h a t of the fe lle r who wanted »
on tlie p a rt o f the cow keeper. A C tw kerels « III care fo r m ore hens than
o th e r w ay o f k n o w in g and a record
break in and recite.”
herdsm an w ho Is able to pre ve n t a cocks and fe w e r males are necessary
e lim in a te s guessing.
s h rin k d u rin g a b liz z a rd understands
• • •
E ve ry housew ife «-ants a b rig h t and
I f th e Hock e n jo ys free range. Eggs
O f the m any typ e s o f .w alls, each
A G e n tle H in t
h is business and deserves com inendit
T h e c h e rry trees, w hich are a fa
ch e e rfu l home
She also w a n ts one
may he saved fo r h a tc h in g and w ill
ha* advantage« a« to coat, d u ra b ility
Reggie— You say you detest LewlsJ
tlo n , fo r he has p ro ve n th a t he is e ffi­ g e n e ra lly he found f e r tile tw o days
« n lc h w ill he easy to keep cleah one
mous fe a tu re o f ,he n a tio n a l c a p ita l
d ecoration, in s u la tio n , a p p lic a tio n etc'
D id he le n d you th e $5 you asked hl®
c ie n t in Ins w o rk.
were p ro p a CR,e,, i r „ m
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th a t w ill re ta in Its fresh, new appear
a fte r the m ules a re In tro d u ce d
W h ich w ill give you tlie best average
fo r?
ance fo r th e longest possible tim e.
raised w ith p a rtic u la r care In a Jan
fo r th e Job you have in m in d?
Clarence— Yes, but he lent roe h®
anese n u rse ry
1
memory course along w ith IL
Grapes and Bush Fruits
Need Winter Protection
Dairyman Gains Much by
Better Feeding Methods
Feeding Soaked Bread
Is Dangerous Practice
What You May W ant to
Big Variety of Wall
Protect Against Winter
Know About Building
Damage From All Rodents
Paper for Builders
Twin Bulls Declared to
Be Potent as Breeders
High Egg Production
Horticultural Hints
Attractive Garage
Effect of Big Storm
Asbestos Shingles
Mating the Flocks
Brightness in Home
Concerning Walls