Image provided by: Joanne Skelton; Cottage Grove, OR
About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1927)
A JW TA Ej OUR COMIC SECTION^ 1 ’FARM * POULTRY SANITATION NOT USE OF FEDERAL PRUNING BERRY GIVEN THOUGHT GRADES IS URGED BUSH IN SPRING r<LOupy,ew 60655 i ' ll TAKE- MV UMBELLA I (Coprrqhvw M. 0 ) THE FEATHERHEADS Had You Heard It? ” T17 ---------------- Illy VNU.L 1 tv rR . , N J l/CsJrvuitJB OM T h e Nh /TÔÔGÊT THÉŸVfc X reo*»’ ka h a w golf \ / n A M E O * CLUB AgTfeQ AU Tue M-sAt? R o u n d . \ I vt>u - fT HA5 a s h a f t ano v J t L L - S d l . - 'd x j HNOtM NHtN -Ht PtAVtD K a n d N O H E A D - l T n O m -SAOS AGO ’ J W T S CALLED a ? \ / / OH ABOUT ONCE ANOA HALF — y ANVWJAV - V-Wtt DO to u T h in k m v sc o b s I vmas T h e L A S T T i m e \ 1 PL AVE D — > w w iffit * ONICE a n o A HALF / / ? m once once a n o a half T imes u s o u W ERE G< ANO A HALT I a IHAT TELL ME I— —L-l MICKIE, THE PRINTER'S DEVIL ------ ---------- r— --------------------------- -— tUORKBJfi' (UXJMD A MB u SRAPKR OTC i C» IS eauCA-nOMAL » F R IUSTAU0C, n ' lcarh how C heap COME FOULS w u 0 s VUWCU THCV P alaver ’ rouuo tp m im ’ tö <S« t m u u TJ P riait by th. Vnlte-1 Slat« Depart- Along w ith a m arked developm ent Folks who have only enough berry n:«nt o l A u r tcu ltu re.> bushes for th eir own use will find Com plaints of many dairym en In I In the poultry Industry during tha It more satisfactory to w ait until W isconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indluna, past y ear or so has come a m ounting lute In the spring before pruning. It ; Ohio and M innesota, th at th eir orders wave of poultry troubles, and chief of I will often pay to w ait until the buds for alfalfa are Im properly filled by these troubles Is the problem of dis on the canes begin to break. One shippers In Michigan, N ebraska, K an ease, says H. H. Alp, poultry exten can then tell Just w hat fruiting wood sas, eastern South D akota, eastern sion specialist of th e college, of ag ri has survived from the preceding sum I Colorado and Wyoming, Indicate th a t culture. U niversity of Illinois. People mer. The condition of the wood can I In most cases the dairym en are us Interested In poultry have studied Im not always lie told during the ing Indefinite descriptive term s In proved methods of breeding and feed dorm ant season. placing th eir orders, the bureau of ing and have overlooked the questlou In order to get a large, stiff cane agricultural economics. United S tates of sanitation, he said. and for the purpose of having them D epartm ent of A griculture, has an On the basis of records which a under control th e new shoots th at nounced. representative num ber of chicken put forth from the crow ns the preced G eneral specifications In orders such raisers kept In co-operation w ith th e ing summer are cut or pinched back. as "good feeding alfalfa," “choice," college th ere Is an annual loss of This Is done when the new shoots j or "pea green leafy alfalfa," either about three million birds from th e have reached a height of 30 Inches may be Interpreted dllTerently by ship flocks of the state, according to Alp. or thereabouts. Too many farm ers pers and buyers, or m ake possible de- A large percentage of the loss could and growers delay the tim e of sum ' liberate m isrepresentation, th e d epart be traced directly to undesirable con mer pruning. In this case a large m ent says. In either case contro ditions in und around the henhouse, amount of wood grow th is lost. F u r versies and rejections often arise th at he said. thermore, the new luterals th a t put "T he m arked progress th a t has been are costly to both shippers and buy out late In sum m er are fa r from ers. Use of federal grades and In made In the poultry Industry during sturdy. This weak grow th alm ost In spection are advocuted to correct the th e p ast y ear or so Is due to sev eral variably suffers front w inter Injury. reusons, but chief of these has been situation. On the other hand when the pinching D airym en require lenfy well-cured the changing of the furm er’s view buck Is perform ed ut the proper time, alfalfa with high protein content and point tow ard poultry. A few years the lateral branches make a more vig high palatablllty. Being unable to ago the farm er looked upon his flock orous growth and most of the tops obtain the quality of alfalfa w anted, of hens only ns a m eans of supply reach the ground and produce new they frequently buy protein In the ing his wife wltn spending money and plants. L ateral branches th a t are a t beyond this they did not Interest him. tached to the soli alm ost alw ays come form of mill feeds which are relative ly high in price und which departm ent The recent p artial failure of the com through w inter In good shape. crop and other m eans of revenue from The lateral brunches carry most of experts declare are not a complete the farm has caused extrem e w ant In substitute In feeding for a protein the buds thut produce the crop of many eases. F arm ers who have kept forage such as alfalfa. fruit later. The crop yield will be The federal hay stan d ard s are based a decent-sized flock of hens have In proportion to the num ber of wurded off this condition nnd m any heulthy laterals th u t the cane has upon definite color and foreign m ate farm ers testify thut th eir hens have produced. U sually each crown wlil rial specifications, and, In case of al saved them. have from three to six cunes th at falfa, for leaflness also. T he grade “In 1925 records on 234 farm flocks have, on the average, four or five U. S. No. 1 A lfalfa m eans a type of hay th a t Is 60 per cent or more n a t In Illinois showed th ere w as a profit good, strong laterals. In pruning these lateral branches, ural green, 40 per cent leafy, and on the best one-third of the farm s of the am ateur grow er Is frequently puz which does not contain over 5 per cent $2.45 a hen, and on the poorest th ird zled to know Just how short to cut of foreign m aterial and 5 per cent a profit of less than 1 cent. T hese them. O rdinarily from 6 to 10 Inches grasses. The specifications a re defi sam e records also show a m ortality of each strong lateral should be left. nite and cnn be definitely Interpreted rute of 12 per cent. The com parisons This means th a t from 25 to 40 Inches and applied by federal Inspectors to of the two profits made will Indicate of wood should be left on each cane. determ ine controversies and disputed four fnctors responsible for such a If one could be sure th a t th ere would contracta. The grades p ortray defi difference between them : Sanitation, be plenty of m oisture during the tim e nite type of hay commonly produced, personal, breeding nnd feeding. “T he greatest facto r lacking In the the fruit Is ripening, more wood could and provide a common language for all people to use who produce, buy, m anagem ent of these farm s Is the one be left. of cleanliness. The m ortality ra te for Those who have not practiced sum sell and feed hay. Inspection of hay moving In ’nter- the two groups varied but very little, mer pruning will find th eir lateral branches farth er out on the canes. In sta te commerce Is not compulse • un showing th a t the progress made by many cases they are too sm all and der such laws as prevail for grain, al the furm ers In the $2.45 cluss was due spindly to be of much value In fruit though 18 sta te s have adopted the chiefly to b etter feeding und breeding production. In pruning these canes It federal stan d ard s as official state methods. Now tak e this class und Is well to cut aw ay the main cane ¡ft standards. A federal hay Inspection have them practice a sanitation pro a height of th ree or four feet. These service is conducted by co-operation gram and the profit a hen will In canes should be supported w ith stakes w ith many states, comm ercial ex crease practlcaily 50 per c e n t “Feeding is Invariably the first prob or trellis of some kind. The canes changes, shippers’ organizations, and th a t were sum m er pruned will be farm bureaus, on a voluntary basis, lem to be considered by u beginner, found heavy enough to support them the D e p a rtm e n t1 of A griculture m ain and, In a way, rightly so, but It can taining supervisors’ offices a t W ash only be successfully carried on In con selves. ington, D. C., A tlan ta/C h icag o , Kan junction with clean and sanitary su r Why throw feed which sas City, S alt L ake City, and San roundings. Says Lubricating Oils costs around 3 cents a pound In wet, Francisco. Are Cheapest for Mites D irect shipm ents of alfalfa to dairy damp, dirty nnd filthy litter? If a person would only stop and think of Some fru it grow ers a re m nklng a men In W isconsin, Iowa, Illinois, In saving of around $3 on a 200-gallon diana, Ohio and M innesota have been the num ber of tim es a hen has to eat tank of spray m ixture through using m ade possible under U nited S tates on the sam e area of floor space or ground space. It would be quite ob stabilized lubricating oil emulsion In stan d ard s and federal Inspection from stead of miscible oils, points out A. L. K ansas C ity; C hicago; Powell, Wyo. ; vious even to th e person of lowest I’lerstorff, fru it s' clallst, In the G arden City, Kan. ; and Lexing Intellect, th at unless th at area was New Jersey A griculture, the official ton and K earney, Neb., w here fed kept clean, the bird would soon su f publication of the sta te college of eral hay Inspectors a re located and fer.” w here hay dealers and co-operating agriculture nnd experim ent stHtlon. In view of the low prices received m arketing associations will tak e or Early Pullets Are Most for fruit during the p ast season this ders on th e basis of federal grades. T he grades of alfulfa best suited Profitable Egg Layers saving Is an appreciable Item to those E arly pullets nre th e most profitable grow ers who m ust use large q u an ti to dairy feeding are U. 8. No. 1 Al ties of oil sprays in com bating the falfa and U. S. No. 2 A lfalfa (L eafl pallets, because they begin to produce E uropean red m ite on apple, peach, ness good enough for U. S. No. 1). eggs In the fall and lay through the and cherry trees, points out Mr. I’ler O rders based on these definite grades w inter season. As everybody knows, w ith request th a t a federal hny cer the fall nnd early w inter eggs alw ays storff. tificate shall be attach ed to the In bring profitable prices. The stabilized lubricating oil em ul voice by the shipper will assure the Then, too, the early chirks appear sions. as prepared by the m anufac delivery of good hay. Should a dis to Inherit more vitality with the turers, be explains, nre made w ith the p ute arise a federal Inspector may ability to grow off rapidly. The cause aid of com paratively Inexpensive sub of this b etter grow th In the early stances such as casein, glue, or pow- be called In to determ ine the facts. Inform ation about federal hay In chick Is possibly due to the e x tra ff-red skim milk, and are diluted so spection and hay supplies may be ob vitality Inherited from th e hen be th a t the spray contains 3 per cent tained from Federal Supervisors, E. O. fore she becomes run down through a actual oil, or 1 Vi gallons of oil em ul Pollock, 1513 Genesee street, Kunsas season’s heavy egg production. sion to 33 giillous of w ater. City, Mo. ; H. H. W hiteside, room One disadvantage of the early chick The miscible oil sprays contain Is the cold w eather, making ex tra inch em ulsifying ugents as carbolic heat necessary for chicks. With mod acid, cresyllc acid, and vegetable oils. ern brooder stoves and o th er brooding Such m ixtures practically dissolve in methods that produce strong bent, w ater. The draw back to them Is this handicap of w inter w eather Is th eir expenalvenesa. .easily overcome. Another disadvantage urged ag ain st' early chicks Is the fact that, if the w eather Is cloudy nnd chicks ennnot get sunshine, they are likely to take leg weakness. It Is now known th a t P rnnlng plays a big p a rt Iti profit sunshine is the best chick gaower. able sm all-fruit growing. lu n p ai prouuci, nutterrat. la re Be sure you w ant to go Into the garded by such men as H erbert fruit business. F ru it growing Is a H o o ter nnd others as having proven W inter egg production Is largely business, not an avocation. Indispensable to tha development of obtnlned from the pullets th at are well the hum an race. Day In and day out grown, properly fed. and carry a su r To assist In controlling aphids In tha dairy cow continues to provide plus of flesh. Old hens th a t have pro the apple orchard It Is best to spray weekly or monthly pay checks for duced eggs for one laying near nor Just as the buds an- beginning to open. the farm er to m aintain his family and mally rest during the w inter nnd s ta rt his regular agriculture operations. laying In F ebruary and March. It Is Old apple trees may be prune-1 W here grain crops muat be financed advisable to keep a flock consisting of heavier than young ones, for the stim through the year and held for a ready tw o-thlrds pullets and one-third hens. ulating effect of heavy pruning Is not m arket, there Is such a demaDd for The pullets should be forced for win so objectionable with them, but large dairy products that the farm er can ter egg production through the lib- or scaffold limbs should be removed ship her product day by day and be eral mash feed. T he old hens should only w here necessary. assured of a steady income.” be allowed to r e s t so m e p ts o m S E o a d f r e e . ■ ' 1 cfrl /i LO ifW v I A Liberal Education 1--------- AMO T * LEARA1 FOtftJEARAMiSe, V/ATCHIkl ~rw EPTTOR (TASS U ? CHALICES TO UfCT eVEU THRXXASH m s SOLL-MAlÇ V irtu P e x s o H S v a a d h a v e d o m e h il a D i o r -f w « e à A Horticulture Squibs A hdthea - ewiuk vou i earu F c l V S . muaaajj m ature , is a u A iv v r t w ’ e d it o r . i « PRETTY V utfis -To WUSAAJI BElUtfÇ, AUD V."‘AT MAKES ’ EL* TICK AU(7 O P BOURSE, VJRTT1HQ, S P E L U M ^ ( x RAALAAAR a h o AU. TW’ «UpiLARklTS’ O P A U (K HAL- COUCATIOM CAM RE PICKED U P M AAN AJBVJSPAPWW. - N I C E P eaches set fru it buds more freely apon well drained sandy and gravelly soils than upon dense soils. Supplementing Com Most hom egrow n feeds for dairy cows ars high In carbohydrates but Problem In orchard m athem atics: low In protein. For best results a If th ree cents w orth of spraying per balanced ration Is necessary and while tree will protect an orchard from San alfalfa h*y furnishes some protein It Jose scale, how many trees should be dosa not furnish enough for the heavier unprotected? milking cow s Fortunately, cotton- • • • aoed meal, which Is very high In pro C uttlrir the firewood with a carpen te r’a aaw la Ju«t aa aenwlble aa ualng tein. has been selling very rheap. on* to prune the fruit trees Buy and so Is very economical to use In the uae a p ’<Ml prunlug saw Efficient tools grain ration. Use one p art cotton seed meal to four or five p a rts of corn •wake It easier to do efficient work. chon. a Time to Watch Rodents It Is often a large am ount of tro u ble to shut up the little chicks at this season of the y ear but If the Job Is neglected there Is apt to be a heavy loss. B ats, skunks, coons, weasels, mink and other anim als a re having their young to feed a t this tim e of the year and chicken m akes a favorite dish for them. T his Is also a goo< j time of y ear to try nnd kill off rodents of all kinds. In many cases the young will be found In th e nesta and they *