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COMPLEX FEEDS
INFLUENCES ON
FOR DAIRY COW
VALUE OF EGGS
Uric A cid Gives Rise to M an y
Unpleasant Trouble».
A U T H O R IT IE S agr«« that an
x x excess of uric acid is pri­
marily due to faulty kidney ac­
tion. Retention of thia toxic
material often makes its pres­
ence felt by sore, painful joints,
a tire d , la n g u id feeling end,
sometimes, toxic backache and
headache. That the kidneys are
not functioning right is often
shown by scanty or burning
passage of secretions. Thou­
sands assist their kidneys at
such times by the use of D o an '«
P ille — a s tim u la n t d iu retic.
D o an 's are recommended by
many local people. Ask your
Eggs vary In size and color, but
When an animal is well it does not
need medicine, and when It Is sick it Investigations show that healthy hens,
needs specific treatment for its dis­ fed normal rations, lay eggs that are
ease. For tills reason, dairymen who consistently of good quality. How­
buy complex mineral mixtures to feed ever, there are many factors that in
to their animals are not only wasting fluence the market value of eggs, most
their money but may be harming their of which are within the control of the
cattle as well, according to Prof. L. A. > producer and dealer of eggs.
Eggs are not bought and sold by
Maynard at the State College of Agri­
neighbor!
the pound, but the size of the eggs
culture at Ithaca, N. Y.
Aside from common salt, the only causes considerable difference In their
minerals that are needed as supple­ j value. “Extras” must weigh 46 pounds
ment to ordinary farm rations are cal­ i net per case of 30 dozen.
S tim u la n t D ie r e tie t o th e K id n e y s
This is an average of slightly over Footer M ilburn Co., M!g C hem iete. Buffalo, N Y .
cium, phosphorus, and sometimes Io­
two ounces per egg. “Extra firsts”
dine. Mixtures containing such sub­
stances as glauber’s salts, epsom salts, must weigh 44 pounds per case. The
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copperas, potassium chloride, sulphur, proper selection of breeding stock Is
undoubtedly
the
biggest
factor
In
se­
Iron oxide, and other condiments have
no Justification from the standpoint curing eggs of good size, although the
of nutrition, and the continued feed­ size Is influenced to some extent by
Try Olive Ter
ing of them may be positively harm­ proper feeding.
In h ale i t to eoothe th roat
Cleanliness has an important Influ­
sn
d
n
eea
l
passages.
Rub on neck
ful.
and cheat to relieve connection. >
ence on the value of eggs. Dirty eggs
T
a
k
e
internally
to
atop
coughing
and
Magnesium, iron, potassium and sul deteriorate more rapidly than clean
rem ove inflam m ation from tiaaueeof
phur, which are Included In most tnin eggs, do not present as pleasant an
throat and lungs.
eral mixtures, are valueless Ingredi­ appearance, are not fit for storage,
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ents because common rations are suf­ and, therefore, do not sell for as high
ficiently rich in them. Laxatives, cop­ a price as eggs that are clean. Dirty
peras, sodium bicarbonate, and sul eggs may be largely eliminated by pro­
phur are drugs rather than feeds and viding plenty of clean nests which are
should not be fed to a well autnial.
well supplied with clean litter. On
Some companies argue that epsom rainy days it may be helpful to keep
salts and glauber’s salts arg needed the hens confined until 10 a. m„ when
In the feed for farm animals because most of the hens will be through lay­
of their laxative action. In answer to ing for the day.
Soap, O intm en t. T alcum sold everyw h ere Sam p les
fr ee o f Cvtteara Laberatortea, Dep« M. Malden MaM.
this It should he recognized that the
Some markets pay a premium for
best way to make a ration laxative is white eggs. A few markets pay a
to select properly the feeds Included premium for brown eggs. Dealers sel­
FOR
In it. Furthermore, the small amount dom pay a premium for eggs of one
of these purgatives In the mineral color, as compared with mixed colors.
mixture cannot possibly have the de­ In shipping eggs, It Is necessary to
sired effect when an animal Is con­ take this characteristic of the market
stipated.
Into consideration. Uniformity of col­
Cod liver oil. which Is sometimes In or Is always appreciated and this Is
eluded In mineral mixtures, helps cal­ one of the advantages gained by im­
cium assimilation In growing pigs, hut proving the flock through the use of
It hns been proved Ineffective for dairy Improved stock.
S U C C E S S F U L FO R SO YEARS
cows. Also, when cod liver oil Is fed
Eggs may be of the same size and
3 0 c & 9 0 c A t a ll D r u g g is ts
at all, It should he purchased unmixed color but vary considerably in market
with other materials, since It gradu­ value. This is on account of the dif­
I W A N T FA R M S
cash buyers. D ea l w ith o w ners on ly , Q.
ally loses Its value as an aid in cal­ ference in quality of the Interior. Most for
B la u v elt, T em p le Court, D enver, Colo.
cium assimilation when mixed.
eggs are good when they are first laid,
Men Get Foreat Kewiger .lob; >126 1200 mt»,
Compounds of calcium and phosphor­ but different methods of handling in­ and h om e fu rn leh etl; p erm a n en t; ex p er ien ce
unnp' ee.sary; h u n t, fleh, trap. etc.
W rite
us which are suitable for feeding may fluence the quality to a large extent NORTON.
366 McMann B ld g ., D en ver, Colo.
be purchased at from one to three Therefore, the problem of handling
cents a pound. Complex mixtures al­ eggs is important as well as proper
ways sell at much higher prices than management of the flock.
and
this, and the manufacturers try to
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Justify their price by exaggerated and
untruthful claims about their value. Singing Hen Not Happy
Desserts
The complex products are actually
as Many People Thought
Make them at home with all the ease
worth less than the mixture contain­
and assurance of s professional chef.
Singing hens have long been thought
ing calcium and phosphorus alone be­
cause the percentage nt the needed to be happy when, in fact, she slugs
only when all is not well In poultry-
minerals Is lowered by Including the
dom. Hens, like human beings, are al­
other substances which serve only us most all very temperamental.
a tiller.
The singing of a hen must not be
confused with clucking. liiddy's song
B eau tifu lly Illustrated book­
starts softly, proceeds without break
Pumpkins Useful as Cow
let in colors,contain!ng recipes
for as long as breath will allow, and
o f fam ous ch e fs and caterers,
Feed During the Winter often ends In a high, nasal tntonatlou. may be had for th e asking.
S en t free by th e m akers o f
Where pumpkins are exten • ely
If the hen finds no suitable place to
H ip - O - L it e , th e delicious,
ready-to-use M a r sh m a llo w
grown they are used for sow feed in lay, she sings; when all the nests are
Creme. A sk your grocer for
the winter mouths. Possibly they full and she can't find one, she sings.
H ip-O -L ite and w rite today
for th e recipe booklet to
could be kept all winter under proper Song gives vent to her feelings if hun­
The H Ip-O -Lite Co.. D ept. A.
conditions of cold storage, but they ger Is troubling her, or thirst. She
2 0 0 Market S t . St. Louis
are such a bulky food that a large sings In strange surroundings like the
place is required to store enough of small boy sent on an errand in the
them to lust a large herd through the dark. Worry and shyness also bring
And you may sometimes Judge a
winter months. They are uot only song. She tries by singing to make
hollow Inside, but their shape mukes herself look brave and at home at man by the company that doesn't keep
them space consumers in storage. The times when her self-assurance has him.
pumpkin is nearly equivalent to silage been shaken.
E y e Inflection and Inflam m ation are h ea led
for feed, but when we have the prob­
Poultrymen who want to keep their o v er n ig h t by u sing R om an E y e B a lsa m .
lem of feeding many cows, It is much flocks In perfect contentment will keep Ask your d ru g g ist for 1 6 -cen t Jar or Bend
to >72 P e a rl St.. N. Y Adv.
easier to build a silo than to build a them from singing.
receptacle for several tons of pump­
Life recognition of sin Is the begin­
kins. Moreover, the pumpkins must
ning of starvation.—Luther.
be cold enough to prevent them from Rations Fed to Layers
decaying, for the air will get Into any
Are Lacking in Protein
receptacle in which they cun be placed
Fever
During recent experiments at the
With silage, the temperature makes
Grippe
little difference If It does not reach the Nebraska Agricultural college. It was
point where it freezes. In the feeding found that rations fed to laying hens
Be Q n ic k - B e S u r e /
of pumpkins about 40 pounds- per day were commonly lacking in some form
Get the right remedy— the beat men know*
per cow may be fed to advantage, and of complete protein like meat meal,
So qtrick, ec sure that millions now employ it.
with some cows the milk production j sklra milk, tankage, dried buttermilk,
T he utmost in a laxative. Bromide-Quinine
will be greatly Increased. With some or liquid buttermilk. An addition of
in ideal form. Colds stop in 14 hours. La
cows, however, the effect of feeding six pounds of high-grade tankage to a
Gnppei in 5 da vs. The system is ¿leaned and
Grippe
pumpkins is to cause the cow to lay typical corn-belt ration Increased the
toned. Nothing compares w ith Hill’s.
on fat and decreuse their milk pro egg production from 50 in the check
Be Sure
Price 30c
pen to 1S3 eggs per hen in the tank­
ductiou.
age-fed lot. Skim milk or buttermilk,
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC'O^OOOOOOOC when available at all times, may take
the place of meat meal or tankage in
Cel Bed Eka
with portrait
the mash mixture, but It is necessary
OOOOOOOOCCOv-OOCvvV'jOC-C'CC-Oi that each hen consume about 110
pounds of milk in a year in order to
D iilike
Calves should have fresh watei get the equivalent protein furnished
St. Peter—Thia new guy seems dis­
even though they are receiving milk by six pounds of tankage.
appointed in Heaven.
• • •
First Assistant—Yea I He’s found
Dairy barns need good floors. Con j
out that all our cars run perfectly
Separate
Breeding
Pen
crete is a fine material for this pur- ,
without gas or oil, so he can’t brag
Many seem to have acquired the
pose.
about how much mileage he gets.—
Idea that keeping a separate breeding Detroit Free Press.
• • •
To Insure fall freshening get cows pen meant a considerable eipense and
with calf between l>ecember I and much extra labor for the farmer. This
Broadcast« Good New»
Is not the case or If there are such
March 1.
cases It la unnecessary. Maintaining
• • •
Whittier. Calif.—“Dr. Pierce’s Fa­
vorite Prescription and the ’Golden
Cows that are glvt i a rest of from ' a breeding pen simply means that the
Medical Discovery’ have been used In
six to eight weeks slid liberally fed ’ best birds In the flock are selected and
our family off and
tvefore calving usually produce more placed by themselves during the breed
on for a long time
The breeding pen fur-
milk during the succeeding lactation Ing season.
and they have al­
period than cows that calve in thin nlshes egga for hatching during the
ways given us en­
hatching season. This means that the
condition.
tire satisfaction. I
chicks will ha much Improved
• • •
have taken the Fa­
Most cream separators wilt do a
vorite Prescription’
and so has my
much better Job of skimming the milk
Importance
of
Rooster
mother It was a
when It la warm.
The male la as important In poultry
wonderful benefit
e e e
as in dairying. Be sure that he Is out
to a a I think it
Drinking cups In the barn are a of a good flock. It does not matter
has no equal.
good Investment for most dairymen. whether or not he is a cockerel, or in
, .
—
"My father alwayn
Cows need lots of water and It should old cock, aa long as he has a good i took the Golden Medical Dtsoovery*
" 5* teit rundown, and It never
be supplied liberally.
phydcal make-up. plenty of fight, and I failed
to build up his general health
• • •
fully matured. Males shew a prefer-
in 1 very short time "—Mrs '
Select a bull of good Individuality. J ence for certain hens, «¡id there
Hllysrd. 113 a W hittier Av*.
A bull should he equal to, or better In should he plenty of males In the flock I If y uir druggist Is out of t h e "Medl-
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every regard, than the cows he is bred The number of females and male«, and
cal ntecovery’ or "Prescription."
send «5 cents to Dr Pierce. Buffalo,
to, or his offsprlug will be bred down the relst'on between them, depends
•> Y , for a package of the tablet*.
and not up.
upon breed characteristic, size of tlock.
md J time of Mason.
w N. U. San Francleeo, No. 4-1927.
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