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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1927)
OTAKD QIIANINQS for the return. They slid off the boat being carefully negotiated. A few to the apron at Oakville Estuary at the days should see the deal ussured and first moment and went rocketing actual work commenced In the field. through the night to l'aloma and onto Caleb caught only a glimpse or two the slderoud, plowing up thut with the o f Mary Morgan. Cox's otficee where fu ll energy of the high powered car, she worked In her capacity of assist rushing across the valley and sounding ant to the president's secretary were the strident klaxon to let the ranch on unother floor from Caleb's room. EGGS IN AUTUMN know that they were coming. He knew, through his bank, that she BRING A PROFIT WIN AFFECTIONS Kennedy stood waiting to meet them. had received the money, he Imagined MATURE APPLES " I t ’s touch and go,” be said. that she had given notice to the com OF MILKING COW The fa ll season and the advancing “ Where's the oxygen? Did you get It? pany and was waiting for Its expira BEST KEEPERS price of eggs offer an opportunity In Thank God I It may save him. Come, tion before going away. A calf should never be allowed to marketing this product that Is not nurse." Baxter had seemingly dropped out (Prepared by th e United state* Departm ent of A griculture.) Marla came out for the nurse's grip. of sight Caleb had changed his liv found at any other season of the year, nurse Its dam more than once or twice From the results of numerous In "She stay here tonight,” she suld. ing quarters at the beginning of the according to G. T. Klein, extension to get the colostrum, or first milk, and “ Of course. I am going back for month, which was a week ufter the poultryman at the Kansas State Agri It Is even better for the cow to not vestigations It seems fa irly certain Doctor Burton. How Is Mr. Clinton?” meeting In the canyon, and he had not cultural college. September, October, allow the calf to nurse at all fo r this that a great many apples grown In the Btj J ALLAN DUNN “ Ah, he Is seeck—seeck ! I pjay— met him, though he had occasionally and November find egg prices rapidly first m ilk can be fed by hand from a •astern section of the United States Author o / but I do not know, senor. I am ’frald.” heard him leaving or entering his Increasing and the demand good for pall as well as the after milk. But are picked too early to obtain best this Is done for the benefit o f the results In either common or cold stor “A MAN TO MIS MATH” Her face worked w ith the emotion ex room, or moving about It. He knew a high quality product. "KIMKOCK T 1 A IV Many of the most successful poul- cow not the calf. The cow’s affection age, says the United States Depart pressed In her voice, the car lamps that Baxter was “ posted" on the de showed her eyes red with weeping. linquency board at the A ltruists for trymen are taking advantage of these for her calf Increases the longer It Is ment of Agriculture. In general, ap ^- o o o o û o o o c o o o û o o c o o o o o o o ^ At four o'clock Caleb got In touch dues ami dining-room chits. It was favorable prices by shipping to the left with her. ples fo r cold storage should not be By Dod<1, Mead dk Co. The sooner the calf Is taken away picked before they show a decided with Doctor Burtou, sleepless from plain that the sale of Ilermnnos val large egg markets rather than selling W NU Servie* long vigil. ley had fallen through. locally. In general It has been found the easier It Is fo r the dairyman to yellow cast In the ground color or "A cup of coffee and I'm off," be Cox came one morning Into Caleb's profitable to ship eggs on a rising get her to transfer gome o f this affec u ntil they are beginning to loosen on CHAPTER XII— Continued said. " I t ’s over one way or another office and discussed general progress market, Mr. Klein points o u t The tion for her calf to him, and the more the tree. An equally firm fru it of bet —19— “ You mean Mr. Baxter? Yes, I saw by this but I ’ll go, o f course. Clinton for a few moments before he took a practice, however, seems hardly fa ir he succeeds In fining this, the greater te r color and flavor and with less ten and his g irl are old friends as well as seat across from the high stool on to the local buyer who handles the success w ill he have In training the dency to scald w ill be obtained from Mm. He has gone down to Coyote. eggs during the season of less favor cow to yield her m ilk to hltn Instead later picking thun from that now gen The repression of his tone drew patients. As for you, young man," he which Caleb worked at his drawings. of the calf. I f he Is unable to trans erally practiced. In common storage “ You've had a fulling out with Bax able market condltlona. M arla’s attention. She turned and added suddenly bending his gale on "Experience has shown that It Is fer any o f this affection to himself late picking w ill give not only better- looked at him, the lamp, unshaded. I.i Caleb, "you’re all In. What the devil ter?" he suld abruptly. "He’s ufter her hand. Its light full on Caleb's face. have you been up to? A hot bath and your scalp ard seems to be tolerably not advisable to ship on a falling mar then he w ill fa ll to produce the great flavored fru it but also fru it In a firmer She gasped and then a sort of baleful bed for you. Instantly. You look as cocksure he's going to get It,” he went ket,” he declared. “ This means that est milk production from the cow. condition throughout the storage pe us If you had been taking part In a on, not waiting for comment. “ He shipments must be discontinued The cow doesn’t yield n»lk because riod. Joy flitted over her swarthy face. came to me this morning with a prop about the first of the year unless a she likes to, or has to, but because she Apples soften much fuster In com "Madre de I?Ios I You met heem riot.” Caleb felt like It. Despite his anx osition that Involved, with our accept special market paying considerably wants to sustain the life of her calf. mon storage or I f packed and held In Seguro! An' you fought weeth heem. Bueno I I hope you spoiled for heem iety, he succumbed to sleep In the cab. ance of It, your dismissal, or nt least above prevailing market prices can Now, the right kind of a person can the orchard than while remaining on that han'some face. May he never re He dropped Into unconsciousness the the relegation of you to a subordinate be secured. In a well organized poul succeed in getting himself substituted the trees. For best results In common turn—that Baxter I Kef he does, eet moment he stretched out between the position, so fur as your Identification try program, especially I f the flock almost entirely In the affection of the storage, therefore, the picking o f most Is better for heem that he does not sheets. The sun wns flooding the room with the project Is concerned. I was Is well bred, this is not a serious mat cow for her calf and If he does he Is varieties should be delayed as long as meet Padilla. SI, for Padilla weel when he awakened. It was a glorious busy and I made an appointment for ter as eggs can then be sold to a on the road to develop the cow to her the fru it Is holding on the tree fa irly not use his feests. An' now you mus' morning, vital, hopeful. Caleb went three o'clock. I should like you to be hatchery or for hatching purposes, full capacity as a milk producer. well or until there is danger o f freez Hence the best dairymen separate ing. Exceptions should be made of present.” wash that blood from your face, senor. Immediately to his telephone. thereby providing a 10 to 15 cent ‘•Are there any messages fo r me?” I weel breeng warm water to the room "Thanks,” said Caleb. “ I'll be very margin over the market prices fo r an the calf from the cow very soon after the Jonathan when grown under long- birth ; by being kind to tire cow en growing season conditions. Late pick where you sleep before. A fter you he asked the operator. The girl gave glad of the opportunity." additional period of four months. him the office number of Doctor Bur eat, you weel find all ready." He did not offer and Cox did not Eggs for shipment should not be courage her to bestow some of her ing of good common storage varieties Her speech, fierce at the start, had ton, that hnd been left with her and, seem to expect any explanations. He more than a week old and It Is even affection for her calf on him and feed results In a firmer und higher quality softened. Site bestowed a nod of ap on his request, got him the connection. could not tell exactly what Baxter preferable to ship twice a week If the calf from a pail all he w ill eat o f fru it In storage. proval on Caleb, her eyes kindly, and The doctor's office nurse spoke briefly bad for weapons but he rather fancied volume permits, und new SO dozen until properly fattened. You w ill get Apples fo r cold storage also should swept out. It whs plain that Baxter Caleb bung up the hook softly. Betty he knew the principal one that would cases should always be used. Com Just about as good veal, few butchers be fa irly well matured when they are Clinton's father was dead. had lost favor at El Nldo. It wns be employed—and he was ready with plete directions for packing can be can tell the difference, and you have picked, both to obtain highest quality equally plain that Marla had meant to not spoiled your cow as a milk-pro and appearance and to reduce the oc a parry that would prove a bit discon secured from local express offices. convey that much to Caleb, together CHAPTER XIII certing. This weapon wns a boome currence of storage scald. The devel “ The eastern markets have all the duclng machine. with her emphatic Indorsement of the rang he had long known the existence Inferior eggs they can use and what opment of scald can be greatly re fight that he had not contradicted. o f and looked forward to seeing It they most want Is a high grade se Find That Dairy Herds duced by the use of oiled paper, but Baxter Strikes The coffee and sandwiches finished, the control w ill be more effective, par Caleb did not feel that his present Inunched only to return, and strike lected product. They are very par Caleb went through the patio to the Are 20 Per Cent Culls ticu la rly In barreled apples. If the the thrower. It was only since his room, finding a lamp, warm water nnd relations admitted of Ills w riting a talk with Mary Morgan at Haight’s ticular about the cleanliness of the A dairy cow that fails to return fr u it Is well matured when picked. egg, and want It to be of high qual letter of condolence to Betty Clinton towels. He made himself more pre $2.50 for every dollar spent on her Dnta gathered In the tests show that that he had considered Buxter as like tty. sentable, though the bruises and ubra and he would have been at loss how ly to use I t feed, is seldom worth keeping. That fa irly late picking does not result in ■tons where the steel wire had marked to word It. To send flowers, much as means that she must produce 9,000 more rapid softening In fru it held at Baxter was the type of man who his flesh still persisted. Cleansed and he desired to do something to express pounds o f milk each year at present 32 degrees Fahrenheit would never blame himself under any Fine Alfalfa Chaff la refreshed, he lit Ills pipe and strolled prices, according to anulysis o f cow conditions. To the score against Ca Excellent for Chicks testing through the patio to where the three association figures In a north leb he would undoubtedly set the de cars were parked, Kennedy’s, Ilaxter’i Several Advantages of The fine alfalfa chuff gathered from easter.il Ohio county. nial of the loan, the loss of the Her . roadster Hnd Conklin's machine. Conk around the mangers makes an excel Assuming that dairy herds In this manns valley sale, his dismissal by Tractor in the Orchard lin had a chauffeur, Ills practice was lent green feed for young chicks, nnd county are typical o f the dairy sec Betty Clinton on the night of her fa There Is no question but what me evidently larger and more profitable It Is also good scratching litte r for tions of the state, more than 20 per ther’s sickness and death, and the than that of the physician from the colony brooder houses. Some cent of the dairy cows of Ohio ought chanical power may be used econom light on the bridge In which he had ically and effectively In fru it produc Coyote. The man spoke to him civil been first worsted nnd then rescued poultry men believe that It w ill pay to be discarded, says S. M. Scllsbury, tion on a small or large scale. ly. He was examining Baxter's cnr. to keep the chicks off the range for by Caleb. The rescue would be an animal husbandry extension specialist Some of the advantages claimed fo r "Anything wrong with It?” asked Ignominy. It was doubtful whether about three weeks to reduce the dan at the Ohio State university. the tractor In the orchard are as fo l Caleb Baxter had been normal since his ger from coccldlosls. They w ill sup Of the 182 cows completing a full lows : "Nothing wrong with the car. Only mother’s marriage. Ills brain hnd ply green feed and attempt to make year's test, the lowest ten made an I t w ill get closer to the trees w ith with the bean of the guy thut owns It. range conditions in the house. been under stimulation or depression average production of 3,439 pounds of out Injury. Let his battery run down. No Juice. poultry men who do not have al of nlbohol—prnctlcally continually. m ilk,” he reports, "w hile six cows I t w ill not bite the ends of the limbs 'I he Spanish dame says he cussed It up He hnd brooded over his reverses and falfa for other live stock can buy al at the other end of the line averaged or knock off the fru it. and down when he tried to start It. now Caleb was placed as sole author falfa meal for chicks. This varies in 12,740 pounds each fo r the same pe I t w ill turn In a short radius. Nothin' doin' an’ he has to hoof It way o f all his troubles, the target of Ills price according to the quality. riod. I t can be guided with exactness. down the canyon," Some of the commercial starting vindictiveness against conditions. In the lowest group of ten are con I t w ill pull heavier tools nnd cut It seemed to piece up now—the Idea Prepared as he was In a measure mashes have a little alfalfa-lcuf in sidered all the cows In the survey deeper. that Baxter had offended Betty Clinton for the Interview, It struck him that cluded. In feeding either alfalfa-leaf which produced less than 4,000 pounds I t w ill readily pull a subsoiler to and had been summarily dismissed. here was a test to see how fa r he meal or sprouted oats to chicks, It Is of milk a year. This is the group that break the plowpan caused by shallow So summarily, that, finding his cur difficult to give any exact quantity could depend upon Cox where the In the opinion of most men is not rep tillage or the hardpan laid down by batteries useless, he hail decided to company’s best Interests were at which should be given. Chicks devel resented In their herds. I t is not nn nature. leave the car to be sent for ami stalked stuke. Cox knew about the boom op rnpldly In weight and their re til the scales are regularly used that It w ill get over the ground faster, off down canyon In a mood that Caleb erang. It was the decent thing for quirements Increase from day to day. such cows are credited w ith their thus conserving time and labor. had been ready to mutch. The practical way of feeding green rightful production. Cox to do to ask him to be present. "M r Warner?” It can be worked longer hours and feed to chicks seems to consist In giv Mighty decent “ An average of 9,500 pounds fo r the In emergencies can be used day and Doctor Conklin had come out of the Caleb's face wns grim when he en ing each flock about as much each day herd w ill set the lowest lim it fo r an n ig h t house Caleb Joined him. tered Cox's office nt three o'clock, his as they w ill clean up In an hour or Individual at 7,500 pounds. This "There's nothing more thut I can do. eyes were narrowed and his lean Jaw i wo without waste. Then the chicks should be our goal In dairy production 1 must get back to Palonta. I've sug can pick at the sprouts or alfalfa work.” acking Sheds Sources gested that you go with me. There's “You’vs Had a Falling Out With Bax Jutted, bossed w ith tense muscles. leaves when they wish, and ull the Cox pushed over cigars with a greet u nurse needed. It would be a good of Heavy Infestations ter?" He Said Abruptly, ing genially modulated as usual. There chicks in the flock w ill huve a chunce lden to get Burton, though Kcnneily Packing sheds nnd their contents Babcock Tester Shows at some green feed. was a difference, though; Cox's eyes w ill stay, and Is doing all that can be the sympathy that he felt for her su are oftentimes sources of heavy Infes done The trouble culminates rapidly, preme sorrow, was the function of were cold as shadow Ice. As Caleb Yield of Butterfat tations. In the fall and during the lit his cigar In his chnlr the buzzer :;o -» -o —o « < > -0 '.:o s O -« o - » O s -o ;; but Miss Clinton naturally wants Bur relatives and friends more Intimate No one can tell fo r sure whether w inter the worms Issuing from the sounded nnd Cox took up his desk ton. than he. But Mrs. t'arquinez helped or not a cow Is worth keeping unless apples seek pluces of shelter, such as j j phone with n little nod at Caleb. The lie may not be able to get here In him out of his quandary. He met her he knows how much m ilk she yields, cracks and crevices in packing sheds, nod was confidential—warning, de time. It's touch nnd go. Clinton Is on the street, on her way to the Ven spite the frosty eyes. how much butterfat there Is in her In baskets, boxes, or other containers. not a strong man. He got caught In ders. Betty, she told him, was almost milk and how much feed she con Whenever packing sheds are so con Cull, and sell slacker hens. "A ll right, show him In," he said. the hills In the storm. Drenched! prostrated, but wns now bearing up sumes, says an authority on dairying. structed thut they ntay be thoroughly Baxter entered. Jaunty, well-dressed, Then his horse wrenched a fetlock In bravely. his head held confidently. But he Remove males from the poultry The man who can guess these things screened to prevent issuing moths fording the swollen stream nnd Clin "She takes things standing up,” said correctly Isn't livin g ! But It Is easy from escaping in the spring, this looked the worse for wear, for all his (lock. ton led It home I>—d foolishness ! I the artist's wife. "She told me of all to find out about a cow. I f the milk method may be used. Containers In mien. He smelled of the barber shop, hnve suggested that you can get In you did for them the night Iter father Is weighed at each milking, (he record packing sheds or those which ntay but massage had not changed the flab Minerals are often lim iting factors touch with Burton as soon ns you was taken III. She Is very grateful. w ill tell exactly how many pounds of contain worms, should be freed o f In biness of his putty-colored flesh nor in egg production. reach a phone. I can get you to I shall tell her that I hnve seen you." milk each cow gives during any lacta festation or left undisturbed in moth- • • • taken the rings from beneath slightly l'aloma In time for the ten o'clock she ended, as she shook hands. “ Is tion period. The Babcock tester, If There Is considerable strain on a used once each month, w ill disclose tight sheds. The containers ntay be train last one tonight. And you may there any message you would like me bloodshot eyes. He stared hard at Caleb and then sneered. freed of infestation by placing them In lien caused by laying nearly every to give her?" he able to arrange about a nurse. room which cun be heated to a tem Again Caleb recollected Field's pre -lay, even If that production Is during how the butterfat runs. And If some "My sympathy, my wish that I could She'll have to come back with Burton sort of record of the food eaten Is perature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit diction. I t looked ns If It was sw iftly the natural season for heavy laying. 1n Ida car." do something. Tlmt Is all." kept. It becomes a simple matter to and this temperature maintained for • • a “ O f course," Caleb replied, 'T il see Hinckley had a suite of offices In coming to pass. Baxter's eyes had figure out whether or not a cow is a six hours. that a nurse arrives. I f you'll give the building of the Crystal Springs lost hum anity; there was no more soul A young orchard or a wild plum "lady boarder" or contributing to the In them than there would hnve been I me some addresses nnd names to Water company. He turned over to I . , o e l l f l . l K l grove V or I n a f grove liv ic U of l s sunflowers U U lit » W tT S H are TC farm Income. <»rba of trnnanarent irlan* » ■ « » • « round up If 1 can't get one through Caleb one of these rooms with Its in artincini / . . » ik • ,, J . w ideal pluccs to raise chicks. Some sue* Map Useful in Keeping back of which crimson light was bum __ *... _ .. . Burton." draughting equipment, and there Ca easful poultry raisers grow their Track of Small Orchard "Good I knew you'd tackle It. Way leb worked hard over his plans while Ing. The sneer was more of a snarl, young chicks at the edge of a corn ner. Told her so. Hop In. We Hinckley, with the engineering staff, that of a beast. His whole face wns field. When young trees are planted the animal. haven’t too much time." was making fuller Investigation across tags should be removed, or they soon " I understood this wns to be a con They started without a chance for the bay with n view to confirmation cut Into the bark and strangle the Poultry farming seems most efficient fidential Interview," he said. Caleb to see the girl again. But he of the project. Options were already The silo on the dairy farm Is a trees. A t the same time the owner of all farming—Is it because women (TO l i t C O N T IN U B l» ., was In her service and she would “ tower of prosperity.” do most of thnt? likes to know the names of the varie • s s know that. s s s ^ X /Z -h X -h X ^ X ^ K -X ^ X /X + X /X + lte X tX -b X + X /Z + X + X ^ X + K -X + X /X ^ X /X * ties and their locations. In the case At l'aloma station with a few min Calves should have salt ns soon as of apples. It Is quite a few years be While hens w ill live and even keep utes Io spare, the doctor wrote down in fa ir health on poor rations, well- they begin to eat hay and grain. fore the trees are bearing and the S om e Fact» A bout W aahington S h a ft s e a the address of a nurses' home and the balanced, palatable feeds are essentinl varieties are definitely known by their names of the wonten he preferred on I f yon want to make the old cow f r u it The orchard map is useful In to good egg production. Now that (he Washington monument base of the obelisk there was to have •uch a case s o s think all next winter Is June plan to keeping track of varieties, even In the “ If you can’t get any of these, try Is temporarily closed to the public, for been a circular colonnaded building have some silage fo r her. small home orchards. I f a tree dies. Skim milk, either sweet or sour, and • • • the second address,“ he said “ Men the Installation of a new elevator, It Is While a decorated shaft with comb es It Is possible to refer to the map and tlon Burton's name with the cue. but natural, perhaps, (hat some of the ami up and down Indentures, etc. was buttermilk ore especially valuable There are many who like the flavor order another of the same variety and feeila for young chicks In hot weather, facts that are associated with It and Carries more weight than mine. And part of the design.—Christian Science making the diet lighter without re nnd odor of vegetables, but there are keep the block In ta ct This avoids get that nurse over here tonight. If which have been taken for granted Monitor, not many who like them mixed with the mixed plantings, which are the ducing Its nutritive value. you can't raise Burton here's a note should Interestingly be recalled. For cream or butter. s s • most expensive to spray and harvest < s s that w ill get you oxygen—two tanks - Inst mice, not everyone knows thnt the One of the faults of many feeders A c c e p tin g A p o lo g y that must come with the nurse. It number golug up the monument In a Warm water Is also essential for Cut Side Branches may make all the difference. Here single day has often exceeded 10,0(10, A lively discussion between two men la that they do not give their hens dairy cows. Milk consists of about enough feed, rather than too much. or that there Is not an officially In routes your train, Good luck to you " led to a row when one told the other A t planting time most of the side 87 per cent water and anything which e s s Caleb got a working wire to (¡olden scribed line anywhere on the monu he lied The offended one rushed for w ill cause the animals to consume leas branches of the peach tree should be Chickens w ill do best If the sexes than the normal amount of water w ill cut away leaving a straight stem, then at the Oakville Ferry and he let the ment Indicative even of the fact that ward and they clinched. The other boat go, putting In the twenty minutes the structure Is In honor of George man exclaimed: “I reiterate that ire separated. The cockerels should cause a decrease In the milk flow. cut this back to a point of 30 to 33 bo removed from the pullets when before the next one to making ar- Washington. The shaft, by the way, you're a lia r!" Inches above the ground. Even with • • • r tngements. He got a nurse and told was started In 1M», hut after 150 feet To the astonishment of thoee rhey can be distinguished. very large trees It Is best to cut back • • • Now Is the season to look over the severely. This w ill cause the tree to her to hold herself In readiness He or so of the total 555 were completed, [ around. the aggrieved man let go his «Iso got the oxygen. Burtou was on a there wss a long period of suspension, holil. “Oh, well," ho arid. " I accept In order for an accredited flock to dairy stable and see what Improve form a perfectly new top. W ith gixxl lue largely to the fact that the move the apology. I f a man says ho relier qualify as a certified flock, the owner ments or changes can be made that culture, a growth o f there or four feet ease and could not leave. Arrived across the bay he found car moot to finance It by popular subscrip ate« that’s all a gentleman can ask " must use male birds from hens that w ill lessen labor or Increase the com w ill be made the first year. A little and nurse awaiting him. Fifteen min lion collapsed The present aim He did not understand why the by have a trap nest record of 200 eggs fort of the cows. Less labor decreases pruning should be done the spring of utes saw the oxygen loaded In the car pllclty of the structure was not orlg standera laughed, hut the fight wM or more per year. costs and greater cow comfort In the second year. Side branches should and they caught the midnight ferry Inally contemplated, for around the 1 off.— Boston Transcript. creases yields and profits. not be cut so heavily. ^ > -0 0 0 0 , X > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CTÄe ¡DATER BEARER Poultry Squibs Dairy Squibs »