POULTRY THE MEDIUM PRUNING AIDS RASPBERRY RIGHT CARE AND SAVING MADE BY FEED FOR EGGS BALANCED RATION In the sum m er the fttrtn hen may tu rn e r fu r a supply u f a n im a l feed and e a rn e r a ll the a va ila b le bugs, w o rm s and green feed ueeded to replenish w o n i-o u l body tissue and to produce an abundant q u u n ilty o f eggs. but « In te r has come now am i the bug» are gone. So haa the green feed on niuny furrna and the ben m ust be fed I f she Is expected to produce eggs In p ro fita b le qu a ntitie s. “ Eggs are high-priced In the w in te r because so few fa rm hens are la yin g a t th is season, says Or. B. F. Kaupp, head o f the p o u ltry departm ent at South C a rolin a S tate college. “ T he tw o usual reasons fo r low egg produc­ tio n are found In the |x>or producing pow er o f the hen and also because site may not have the p ro p e r food and care, i f the hen comes fro m t high producing s tra iu and Is not lay Ing us she should, it Is possible that she may not have a co m fo rta ble house, o r th u l she is not free o f purasites, and does not have the rig h t kin d o f feed and o ther care." D o cto r Kaupp states th a t eggs are low In price d u rin g the s p rin g m onths because everybody's hens are la yin g then. Eggs alw ays go down in the sp ring and the fu riu e ra ' org a n iza tio n s should store eggs u t th a t season. In the w in te r eggs go up to 75 re n ts and $1 per dozen because the liens are not la yin g Then the storage houses bring out the cheap sp ring eggs to sell a t a good p ro tit. The p o u ltry d e partm ent has pre­ pared extension c irc u la rs 155, 156 and 158 w hich te ll how to p u t the fu rn i flock on a paying basis. These b u l­ le tin s are free and w ill te ll how to cu ll and feed the b irds fo r w in te r eggs I t should be remembered, states D octor Kaupp, th a t la yin g hens must have mash before them at a ll tim es. The mash must contain crushed grains, m inerals, fish o r meat meal, o r Ilia su r­ plu s m ilk o f the farm . Tender, green feed 1s also needed each day. W ater should he co nstantly before the b irds and the g ra in feed glveu them tw ice each duy. Most Poultry Diseases Can Easily Be Conquered A broom, shovel, scraper and a spray pum p w ith some crude o il o r other good spray m a te riu l w ill conquer most p o u ltry dlseuses. T he U n iv e rs ity o f Nebraaku lis ts these remedies as the best fo r most p o u ltry diseases. U n fo r­ tu n a te ly , they also require energy and lu itlu llv e on Ihe p a ri o f the tlock own er. i t Is much eusler to put p ills or dope In the d rlu k lu g w u le r lif t e r the hens are sick than it Is to scald the fo u n ta in s and clean up the house. O f course, p o u ltry yie ld s to tre a t­ ment the siiine us o th er liv e stock but why allow sickness to gain u foothold In the firs t place? F u rth e rm o re , the fe llo w who plus too much fa ith on b rlg h t-co lo ie d . strong-sm elling niedl clues usually forgets to rem ove the cause o f the trouble. A lit t le study u su a lly proves It to be over crow ding, poor v e n tila tio n , tilth and verm in. Disease « III cure the overcrow ding, b u t It Is an expensive method. Just p la in pre ve n tio n Is n il must p o u ltry ralaers ueed Io avoid losses. Profits Increased From Hens by Use of Lights Testa a t the Nebraska experim ent s ta tio n lust w in te r ou tw o pens o f 90 leghorns each showed (hut e le ctric lig h ts increased ilia income fro m 90 lions $25.44. T h e Ileus in both lots w ore as near a lik e us possible uud both groups were kept In o rd in a ry house a. b o th liens received e xa ctly the same care except that one » u s lig h te d ul 6 o'clock each m orning s lid Ihe other w a s not. P a lle ts well m atured and ready to la y by November I respond to lig h ts a ll « In te r. Y e a rlin g hens ih u l have m olted lute should not he forced before J a n u ary 1. M orn in g lig h t proved w ore p ra c tic a l from the stand p o in t o f feed uud management. Scratch food was scirttered In the lit t e r ul flig h t eo ttie liens could go to w o rk in the m orning us scon us uu alarm turns«! on the lig h ts. Breeding Pens A lth o u g h the average p o u ltry man cannot a ffo rd to trapneat Ills liens, he can g re a tly Im prove Ida flock by muk In g ii special breeding peu o f Ills best m ale b ird and a few choice liens or p u lle ts In choosing these breeders both egg producing and standard qual Itlea should be kept In m ind, by loe- m a rk ln g o r b a iid lu g chicks hutched fro m thia pen it » III be found th a t the c h ic k s hatched fro m Ihe eggs from thin pen w ill lie su p e rio r to those from the general flock Dry Maah for Hens The amooai of d ry mash th a t the bens eat is usually determined by the ef scratch feed given to the flock la tla fa rto ry resulta are obtained k y feeding Iw ico aa much aerateli feed mash d u rin g tbe w ln io r m onths, the r a tio being reversed d u rin g tlw s u i» B ier and s p ring atoetha. It is a good p la n to give Ihe heaviest feed la to In th e afternoon. Succuletil feeds lik e al fe lfa . Clover, sprouted o d ia e ie . are ric h la v lta iu iA e a and have an eavoi effect on the digestive system. M last b a la n c in g up the ra tio n w h ich he was feeding to his cows made a d.f- ferenee o f $4646 a m onth to one M o u ltrie county, Illin o is , d a irym a n whose case Is cite d by d a irym e n a t the college o f a g ric u ltu re , U n iv e rs ity o f Illin o is , us evidence th a t It pays to | m ake sure th a t d a iry cows are g e ttin g I the r ig h t kin d s and am ounts o f feeds, j When th is d a irym a n entered tils e ig h t ! Jersey cows In the C ounty D a iry H e rd ! Im provem ent association he was feed- | Ing every cow equal p a rts o f a ra tio n co n sistin g o f tw o p a rts ground corn and one p a rt ground oats supple­ mented w ith u lfa lfa lin y and corn s il­ age. T he p ro d u ctio n fo r the firs t m onth the cows were In the associa­ tio n was 2.494 pounds o f m ilk co m u lti- Ing 113 pounds o f b u tte rfa t w o rth $50.42. The feed w hich th e cows ate was w o rth $65.96, w h ich m eant a loss o f $15.54 w ith o u t considering any ex­ pense o th e r than feed. Upon th e advice o f P. J. S m ith, te ste r In the C ounty H erd Im pro ve ­ m ent association, th is m em ber added o n e -h a lf p a rt o f soy bean meal to the ra tio n he hud been feeding and cut down the am ount o f g ra in and silage to a lit t le m ore th a n on e -h a lf w h a t It had been. The next m onth the feed b ill on Ids cows was $43.16, a sa ving o f $22.80 com pared to the previous m onth. F u rth e rm o re , on th e balanced ra tio n , the same e ig h t cows Increased th e ir p ro d u ctio n to 3,597 pounds o f m ilk co n ta in in g 171 pounds b u tte rfa t w o rth $7.08 o r $23.66 m ore th a n the p revious m onth. T h is Increased value o f the b u tte rfa t and the $22.80 saving in feed costs made a to ta l im p ro ve ­ m ent o f $46.46 A n o th e r member o f the same asso­ c ia tio n fed his cows $22.84 w o rth o f c lo ve r hay, corn, oats, bran and otl meal d u rin g one m onth and got o n ly 918 pounds o f m ilk co n ta in in g 46.8 pounds o f b u tte rfa t w o rth $19.14 In re tu rn , a loss o f $3.70. T he fo llo w in g m onth a new cow was added to the herd and each cow was fed according to her p roduction. T he feed cost was Increased only 86 cents to a to ta l o f $23.70, w h ile th e p ro d u ctio n o f the three cows was 1,844 pounds o f tn llk By W. A. R A D F O R D c o n ta in in g 94.4 pounds o f b u tte rfa t Mr. W illia m A. K ad fn rd w ill a n s w e r w o rth $40.47, o r u p ro fit o f $16.77 The to ta l Im provem ent o f $20.47, w h ich q u e s tio n s an d g iv e a d v ic e F R E E O F COST on alt p r o b le m s p e r ta in in g to th e came us a re su lt o f changing a loss o f s u b je c t o f b u ild in g , fo r th e ren d e rs o f $3.70 In to a p ro fit o f $16.77, was ac­ th is pap er. On a c c o u n t o f h is w id e com plished by feeding the su rp lu s feed e x p e r ie n c e a s e d ito r . A uth or an d m a n ­ fa c tu r e r , he la, w ith o u t d o u b t, th e w h ich the tw o cows had been receiv­ h u ig h e s t a u t h o r ity on th e s u b je c t. A d­ in g to a th ird cow. d r e ss a ll In q u ir ie s to W illia m A R a d ­ Money Is Well Spent in Feeds for the Dry Cows W it and O& H um ow Dutch Colonial Type of Home Has Both Dignity and Attractiveness FARM » mvA-TTm D u rin g the past seasons th e W is­ consin E xp e rim e n t s tu tio n has c a r­ rie d on tria ls In beading-in the red ra s p b e rry , using a p p ro x im a te ly these three practices. T he data secured in 1919 showed lit t le d ifference In the crop secured from the lig h t and me­ d iu m pru n in g , but a inurked red u ctio n In the crop resulted fro m c u ttin g hack th e canes severely. In 1920 the p la n ts rece iving m edium headlng-in ou tyle ld ed those w hich were given only it lig h t pru n in g . The differences In w>uie cases w ere q u ite m arked. As In 1919. the severe head­ ln g -in m a te ria lly reduced the crop. L a te r experim ents have not changed these results to any great extent. E ith e r o f tw o m ethods Is used In heading-in the black raspberry. It may he pruned in the same w ay as the red, the heading-ill, however, usu a lly being more severe. As th is method requires less a tte n tio n It Is th e one usually fo llo w e d in the home p la n tatio n . The yie ld s received are o rd in a rily somewhat less than w here the system o f “ sum m er p in c h in g '' Is practiced. The second m ethod Is com m only designated as "su m m e r p ru n in g ” o r "sum m er p in c h in g ." When th is m e th ­ od Is employed th e tip s o f th e new shoots are pinched out when th e y are 18 to 24 Inches high. T o c a rry o u t th is method p ro p e rly It Is necessary to go over the p la n ta tio n tw o o r th re e tim es d u rin g the firs t h a lf o f the g ro w ­ in g season, as a ll the shoots w ill not reach the desired size a t th e same tim e. T h is “ pin ch in g ha ck" w ill cause side branches to develop on jw h lc h the f r u itin g wood o f the fo llo w in g season w ill appear. These side branches are cu t back In the sp ring , le a vin g them fro m 8 to 15 Inches long. I t m ay be advisable, also, when the n u m ber o f new shoots Is large to rem ove some o f the w eaker ones d u rin g the gro w Ing season. Locate Orchard as Near Farm Home as Possible r y 1 D cd R a - 1 I« - * '. lS eit re p e ti­ bualnesa. Y o u r tn llk sheet Is yo u r coat tion, hui In s im ila r fashion, an.l not c u ltu ris t at the Kansas S tate A g r ic u l­ Is o n ly one d iffic u lty , however, in th is sheet. | method, Ihe m a te ria ls sent them may so well known, m a te ria ls h a vin g a tu ra l college. He advises the p la cin g • • • o f a p ro te c tio n about the tru n k w h ich not be cu rrie d In the stores In th e ir rosy tone w ill lend an atm osphere o f T he cow p ro d u cin g five gallons o f may be s a tis fa c to rily made fro m j p a rtic u la r towns. w arm th and cozlness to a liv in g room tn llk d a lly cunnot m a in ta in her p ro ­ T here Is a very sim ple answer to o r any room w here such an e ffect Is p o u ltry wine, b u ild in g paper, o r com- du ctio n lo n g w ith o u t some co n ce n tra t­ stnlks. Such p ro te c to rs should be re ­ desired. th is problem . T here are ce rta in funda- ed feed. moved in the s p rin g to p re ve n t them ! m ental law s o f harm ony In co lo rs; Ih e cheerfulness o f the "su nsh in e • • • becoming a h a rb o rin g place fo r I n ju r i­ I these laws. I f follow ed, make a charm ­ tones, " as a ll o f the yellow s and golds N e a rly a ll feeds are se llin g at 50 ous Insects, he says. ing n u i r a . The p ro p o rtio ns o f the and m ellow tans are com m only called. per cent o f th e ir fo rm e r VHlue and V a rio u s washes o fte n s u b s titu te d room Its e lf may tie wrong, the lines o f -s ihoni p a rtic u la rly de slru h le fo r lib e ra l feeding makes d a iry in g a good fo r p ro te c to rs are n o t d e sira b le as . the fu rn itu re possibly not s tr ic tly cor- most liv in g rooms. b u t th e re are tim es business they m ust be renewed to rem a in effec­ reef In period fo r the a rc h ite c tu ra l "h e n the s u b tle ty ,.f a fa in t o rc h id a a • tive. [ plan, but fu rn itu re design Is usually color fo r sash c u rta in s In a bedroom , Unclean a u rro n n dlng s are detrtm en p re tty much standardised. or le lld t e green In a d in in g room ta i to the m ilk flow, fo r m ilk ahaurba C e rtain sim ple designs we a ll know or bre a kfa st p orch, w ill produoe won­ fla vo rs and odors re a d ily. are g.wd and safe to use, hut In the d e rfu lly pleasing results. • • a T h e lif e o f the sp ra y m achine w ill com bining o f color o u r room stands S ila*» fe.l to cows an hour betnr» be g re a tly extended I f th is Im ple m e n t o r fa lls. T he modern w a llp a p e r man­ milking leave« an odo ■ in the milk Is th o ro u g h ly cleaned a fte r th e sea­ u fa c tu re r employs in bis studios the b e tto r feed «It a fte r m ilkin g , expert U a h a n po n y o f colors Is selected son's cam [ailgn la o ve r and s to re d In forem ost a rtis ts In th a t tine o f w ork rn«-e«l dairym en sgreo fo r the d iffe re n t room s so th a t th e re a d ry place. T lw ta n k should be to o rig in a te his designs and plan his » e e dra in e d and cleaned, th e bases o f th e is a n a tu ra l tra n s itio n fro m one to colors w ith a tru e knowledge o f the c y lin d e rs rem oved snd t i l sedim ent I t pave to are paro-hred d a iry atrea effect these w ill have when used to ­ the other, not o n ly does th e sm all house or a p a rtm e u t gala la beauty w ashed out. th e pressure r e lie f va lve South r»ak