O U R C O M IC S E C T IO N
DAIRY
FACTS
COWS NEED WARM
DRINK IN WINTER
Doing His Best
Successful winter dairying calls for
an adequate supply of wuter at a tern-
, perature that will not paralyze the en-
i tire digestive tract of the cow when
she drinks.
“Water is equally as Important as
feed." says Dr. C. II. Eckles, chief of
the dairy division of the University of
Minnesota. “A cow milking 30 pounds
j dally drinks close to 100 pounds of
: water every 24 hours. Sometimes wa­
Unless you see the “Bayer Cross” on tablets you are
tering the cows meuns turning them
out of the barn once a day to drink
not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe
what they cun stutid of Ice-cold water.
by millions and prescribed by physicians for 25 years.
Can we Imagine a cow which weighs
around 1,100 pounds drinking 100
pounds, or nearly one-tenth of her
weight, of Ice wuter at once? Of
DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART
course she will not do It and conse­
quently will not give her owner 30
pounds of milk even though she has
Accept only “ Bayer" package
the ability to produce this much and
which contains proven directions.
has feed enough ns well.
Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets
“The milk flow may be cut down
Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists.
quicker by a lack of water, or by the
A iplrla Is the trade m irk of Carer Uanufactura of ktoooaceUcactdestir o f S illc jllc ic lS
use of Ice water, than by poor feed.
Individual drinking cups In my Judg­
T he Reason
Man Accorded Title
ment pay more dividends to the user
Hills—“1 thought It was an awfully
than almost anything else In the line
of Football “D addy”
of modern barn equipment. Even If dull party.” Mills—“Why?" Hills—
The 1827 football season Is history,
the water Is not warmed In the cups “Because they didn’t Invite my wife.”
and all lovers of the great American
the cow will take such small amounts
sport Hiv turning their attention to
at a time, so long as It Is above freez­
other games. But with the defeat«
ing, that no harm results from drink­
and victories of the past season still
ing It cold.
freeh In the mind and all the talk of
“If cows must be watered from a
two vnrslty squads for 1828 football
tank outdoors and under conditions
Is by no means forgotten.
which mean Ice water, it will pay to
Football, ns most fans know, waa
Install a water heater of some kind.
introduced Into Britain by the Ho­
It Is much cheaper to warm the water
mans. From Britain It was brought
with fuel than by giving the cow extra
to Canuda and thence to America.
grain to warm It wltldn her body.”
Some authorities claim that the mod­
ern game of football was Introduced
Cows With Records Are
by Harvard In 1870. But the “daddy
of American football” Is Gerrlt Smith
Decreasing in Number
Miller, eighty-two years old, of I’eter»-
Pure bred dairy cows of good type
horo, N. Y. He Is credited with or­
and with high official records are
ganizing the tlrst football team In
actually getting hard to find.
America—the Oneldn football club.
The shortage, according to Hoy T.
That was 04 years ago—In 1803—and
Harris, supervisor of Wisconsin dairy
the organizer won his letters ns a star
tests, Is caused by the fact that since
player.—I'nthUnder Magazine.
1020 there has been a marked de­
crease in official testing. Up to that
Headaches fro m S light Colds
time there was an abundance of test­
L a x a t i v e B R O M O Q ITIN TN E T a b l e t s r e -
ed animals, but as the demand for
l l e v e t h e H e a d a c h e b y c u r i n g t h e C o ld .
pure breds slackened with the change
L o o k fo r s ig n a tu r e o f E. W . G rove on
In economic conditions many breed­
th e box.
8 0 c .— A d v .
ers discontinued advanced registry
testing.
R ubber W alls the Latest
“The oversupply of animals with day escape all the little fretful spells
Rubber walls In office buildings to
mid
Infantile
ailments
th
at
used
to
records Is no longer evident," de­
decrease vibrations, and streets and
clared Harris, “In fact, there Is nn worry mothers through the day, und sidewalks paved with rubber, are
actual shortage of animals combining keep them up half tlie night?
If you don’t know the nnswer, you among the recent uses chemists have
desirable form with even good ad­
haven't
discovered pure, harmless Cas- found for the product, says Popular
vanced registry backing. This situa­
torla.
It
Is sweet to the taste, and Mechanics Magazine. They have also
tion Indicates that the most opportune
sweet
In
the
little stomueb. And Its adapted the inaterlul to the making of
time to start or renew testing Is right
gentle Influence seems felt all through Interior decorations and for coutlng
J this year.”
silk and other fabrics so that scarcely
Winter months are particularly the liny system. Not even a distaste­ u trace of the resilient substance enn
favorable for starting cows on test, ful dose of castor oil does so much be detected. The rubber fur u-e In
especially to make semi-official rec­ good.
Fletcher's Cnstorla Is purely vege­ buildings Is In the form of blocks or
ords. Cows freshening In the fall pro­
slabs, which are built up vertically on
duce as much as 15 to 20 per cent table, so you may give It free/jr, at the wall face.
more milk and bulterfat than those first sign of colic; or constipation; or
calving In the summer. Another ad- diarrhea. Or those mnny times when
The T im e to End Suffering
; vantage of stnrtlng the test In the you Just don't know what is the mat­
fall or winter Is that on many farms ter. For real sickness, call the doc­
ia Now!
plenty of help Is generally available tor, always. At other times, a few
Rawtell, Calif.—"I suffered death
with my back, could not straighten
to care for the cows when production drops of Fletcher's Castorla.
up to save my life. I used first one
The doctor often tells you to do Just
Is highest. In short 'line testing,
h o ttie
of Dr.
1 ranging from seven to thirty days, th at; and always says Fletcher's.
Pierce's G o l d e n
the best records are usually made Io Other preparations may be Just as
Medical Discovery;
pure, Just as free from dangerous
the winter.
then one buttle of
drugs, hut why experiment? Besides,
the 'Favorite Pre­
the book on care and feeding of babies
scription,' with the
Providing Ice Storage
that comes with Fletcher's Castorla Is
little laxative ‘Pel­
lets.’ and i think
for Use in the Summer worth Its weight In gold!
they are ihe most
As nn aid to farmers In providing
wonderful m s di-
I Ice storage, the division of agricul­
clnes that I ever
tural engineering, department of ag­
took. I have recom­
riculture, University of .Minnesota, has
mended them to ev­
ery
one
I
find
suffering
God bless
prepared blue prints of a plan for a
Dr. Pierce.”—Mrs Mattle E Agnew.
! farm Ice house holding If! tons. The
173® 107th Ave. All dealers.
I blue print shows Just bow the Ice
Write Doctor Pierce, President In­
house should be built, and Is distrib­
valids' Hotel In Buffalo, N Y. for
uted through the division of publi­
free advice Send him 10c If you
cation«, University Farm, St. Paul, at
d tslre a trial pkg of auy of his medi­
cines
In tablet form.
the nominal charge of 1« cents to cov- |
■ er costs.
With creameries paying
premium prices for sweet cream, more |
Price of B eauly
and more farmers are becoming Inter-
The output of toilet preparation«
1 csted In providing Ice for use In the 1
In America has multiplied six time«
summer In order thnt the cream may
In ten years. It n»w amounts to an
lie kept cool until it can be marketed
annual total of more than $141 IKX1.-
heals sore throat. D o n ’t cough a ll
(MR).—Woman's llume Companion.
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Children
THE FEATHERHEADS
A Strong Endorsement
Efficient Ration for
Bull Calf I9 Outlined ;
A good hull calf ration Is ten J
pounds of clover or alfalfa bay to­
gether with a grain mixture of six j
parts of corn, four pnrts of oats and
one part of IlnReed meal. The grain
mixture should he fed according to
the appetite of the calf, the object be­
ing to bring about a gain of about
two pounds dally or a little better
To start with, live or six pounds of
grain dally will be enough for the
calf, but It soon can be Increased to
ten or twelve pounds. In some cases
It pays to substitute bran for part
of the onts and to Increase the lln
seed meal in the ration to two pound»
dally.
Feed for Cows
Use home-grown feeds as far ns pos­
sible. Alfalfu or other legume bay Is
best. For most economical produc­
tion, provide silage. Feed one pound
of hay and three pounds of silage for
each 100 pounds weight of animal. If
silage Is not available, feed two
pounds of bay for each UK1 pounds
weight. Use a good grain mixture
containing a small amount of cotton
seed meal or linseed meal. Feed one
pound of ({rain mixture for each three
pints or pounds of milk produced.
night — a tew drops gives quick relief.
Never fails.
Rice Production
Although Ihe Orient produces about
87 per cent of Ihe world's rice crop,
Ihe United States nnw grows more
than enough to supply Ils own needs.
HALL » RUCKEL, Ise.
147 Wieerlr F lit.
N«w York
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Protect Your Skin
Against The Weather
CUTICURA
Soap and Ointment will help you.
After motoring, golf or other outdoor
pastimes anoint the face and hands with
Cuticura Ointment. After five minutes
vzash off w ith Cuticura Soap and hot
water, rinsing w ith tepid or cold water;
dry thoroughly. There is nothing better
for keeping the skin soft and clear un­
der all conditions of exposure
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