HALSEY ENTERPRISE, HALSEY, OREGON. AVGUST 23. 1928
OUR COMIC SECTION
DOSING FAILS TO
DESTROY VERMIN BACTERIA THRIVE
iP rep ared b r Ih e U n ite d States D e p artm en t
IN HOT WEATHER
of A g ric u ltu re .>
Our Pet Peeve
THE FEATHERHEADS
F IN N E Y O F T H E FO R C E
mm
Me, Too
Yes, T oo M uch P ow der
L e a d in N o rth A m e ric a
Lead was mined and smelted near
Falling Creek, Va., aa early as 1821.
During the Colonial times there were
lead mlues in North Carolina, New
York and New England, where the
metal was obtained on a small scale.
Lead ores In Missouri were discovered
In 1700 by Peunleaut uud first worked
In 1720.
H e d g e T rim m in g
Trimming the hedge Is simplified.
Many farmers and poultrymen have
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tielleved It possible that certain cheiu
.lacterla, like other forms of plant According to reports, with a trimmer
uals administered as medicine or life, thrive and grow In warm wreath- that has nearly Ilk) Inches of cutting
moisture
mixed with feed or water may protect er, " especially when food and mo
stare edge and Is operated like a collapsible
1 ¡their animals from exterual parasites. conditions are favorable. Bacteria, or bracket with two handles. One man
Ignorant and unscrupulous dealers. •‘bugs," In milk or milking utensils can trim from 50 to Ilk) yards of hedge
particularly in the poultry business, have an almost Ideal food and mois an hour with It, and there Is less like
have played on this belief. The pre ture supply. When temperature con lihood of leaving Irregulur edges.
vailing Idea is that the material la ditions become favorable for their
taken up by the blood and then ex growth during the warm summer
L o b tte r not a Fish
on »asv
the cv».
surface.
Many
believe
« creted
iriru v*a
...s-w, —--
v —
--- -- , months, precautions are required to
Though It Is customary to speak of
' that the parasites are either poisoned control them.
the lobster ••fishery,” the Interesting
1 in this way, or else thut a condition
The man who milks cows to supply animal Is not a fish, but a crustacean,
Is Induced which makes the fowl die- his own table only deserves a clean says Nature Magazine. It belongs to
food * for
and • nt.
his *»■„»»
family The
The a division of the animal kingdom that
pleasing to its parasites and causes *—
•— himself —
I them to leave. Vendors of nostrums farmer who sells cream to a creamery Includes such diverse creatures as
have sold liquids, tablets and powders owes his community his best efforts shrimps, crabs, wood lice, water lleas
! for use In this way. The insecticide toward the production of a high class and barnacles.
authorities in the United State? De- product. He cun thus encourage qual
! partaient of Agriculture have Issued ity grading and . the payment of bet
A fo o n a n d Sun
' warnings against these remedies, and ter prices for a higher class product
The moons revolution about the
than
he
formerly
marketed.
The
con
, in many cases have forced the mak-
carries it forward, or toward
I ers to cease advertising and selling stantly expanding dairy Industry may earth
gain more of a foothold In his section the east, at such a rate that It galas
the frauds.
12 degrees on the sun dally.
In Technical Bulletin 00-T, “Ineffec within the next few years, co o|>eru- about
It therefore rises, crosses the meridi
tiveness of Internal Medication of tlve creameries may Is» established
an, and sets on an average of about
Poultry for the Control of External and top prices paid for milk and
1 Parasites,” Just off the press, depart ' cream properly bandied, says the Kan 50 minutes later each day.
mental Investigators give the results sas Farmer.
W e llin g to n Boots
Five factors essential to clean milk
of «pertinents (i„ which they based
Wellingtons are riding hoots with
their opposition to this fakery. In ap production are: healthy cows with
proximately 51» tests of the prepara clean udders, clean, healthy attend high legs reaching to the bend of the
tions advertised none showed any In ants, sterilised utensils, cleanliness hi knees at the back, but covering the
dications of value against the com milking and In handling the milk, and knee In front. They were named after
It to at - least 50 degrees .... Fuh
the duke of Wellington, who Is said to
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mon external parasites with which the cooling
Inns were Infested. Lice nnd mites renhelt Immediately after milking- have Introduced them In the British
thrived and multiplied as they might Keeping milk cool retards growth or army in place of Jack-boots.
have been expected to do if the "med- bucterla.
iclne” had not been administered.*
Milking machines prevent contamln
W o r ld D e m a n d s S ervice
These tests were the basis of the ation of the milk from the coat of
Virtue Is never passive Just do
campaign against the fakers.
the cow, from the milkers
ing nothing Isn't being good. An egg
In addition, the department carried from the air. Test cups and ru,bl
that merely lies around gels rotten.
out tests with a considerable number tubes on the machine however must The world doesn't need passive right
of other chemicals In addition to those be thoroughly cleaned and stetll z
eousness half as much ns It needs nc-
revealed by analysis of these "vermin after every milking to control bacterial tlve service, so be up nnd doing yo ir
growth.
Some
recent
tests
with
sev
eradicators." Chemicals tested In
bit.—O rlt
cluded magnesium sulphate or epsotn eral types of milking machines Ulus
irate
this
point.
Milk
from
machines
salt, sodium carbonate, napthalene,
W o r ld ’s E a rlie s t Ages
calcium thiosulphate, calcium sulphide, on which tubes and test cups were
The cave men lived during tlm
not
sterilized
contained
from
200,000
magnesium oxide, sodium sulphate,
' potassium nitrate, ferric pxlde, ferric to 1.000,000 bacteria a cubic centi Paleolithic age. The earliest period of
the Stone age may have extended as
sulphate, ferrous sulphate, potassium meter. Milk from these same ma far back as (100000 B C., the latter
tcllurate, potassium tellurite, diethyl chines, when cups anil tubes were Paleolithic probably to 100000 It (’.
dlsellnlde, sodium nitrate, tartar emet sterilized, contained only 2,500 to 5,- nnd the Neolithic to about IfiOOO B. Ul
ic. potaselum Iodide, sulphur flowers, 000 bacteria a cubic centimeter. This
capsicum, gentian, ginger, fenugreek, count, which Is considerably below
M o d e rn E le c tric Fans
garlic, camphor, powdered tobacco, the requirement of 10,000 or under for
certified milk, emphasizes the possl-
The electric fans In a restaurant In
quinine,
nux
vomica,
and
others.
¡X ’
c , = e evt- b.l.tles for p r i c i n g a quality produc, Detroit have been made more attrac
<• -nee of any benefit from dosuge. The with milking niuclii
.
tive by the proprietor, who has added
Drawing water through the machine
ticks, lice, mites, nnd Ileus were not Immediately after milking, first cool miniature airplane bodies to them and
eradicated.
Furthermore, there Is and then hot. Is one of the most Im suspended them from the celling.—De
grave danger in giving certain Inter portant Steps In keeping It clean. Most troit News.
nal medicants to healthy fowls, ns manufacturers recommend chemicals
their vitality mny be decreased to fo r' cleaning the tubes of their ma
F ir e N e v e r Q u en ch ed
such an extent that the pnrnsltes find chines. The rinsing of all utensils
The "House of Everlasting Fire" Is
them an easier prey than they would with cold water removes fluid milk, n small lake, Holemnumuu. frequently
have been hud no doses been ndtnln- hot water having a tendency to make filled with boiling lava. In the great
' istered.
it stick. Then a thorough cleaning sink of the Klluuea volcano In tlie
The conclusion of the Investigators with hot water, washing powder, a eastern par, of the Island of Hawaii.
Is that "the use of Internal medica brush uud live steam, If available,
tions against external parasites is det make uncomfortable conditions for
S o m eth in g L ik e T ro u b le
rimental to the poultry Industry hi
Fair Philosopher—My dear, would
that It not only Involves useless ex- the bacteria.
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you believe I t ; when my evening wrap
pendlture» but allows the parasites to
T n v m o ftifltp lv
arrived, It was a full half-shade light
continue their ravages when they C o o l C r e a m I m m e U I d lU y
than my gown I But then ns I told
might be destroyed by recognized
After It Is Separated er Henry,
we nil have our crosses.
methods."
i _ . t,ie t.rt,ulll immediately after
Poultry raisers who desire to review
.(it|(iI| hv
,,1P
|„ rnld
S e d e n ta ry Job
for themselves the evidence again, t wuter The , 1(ol||ng ,,f cream as well
At one time dramatic critics used
the nostrums may obtain Technical
|le(.()|ll|,()M|, |<in nnd putrefaction
Bulletin 80-T free, while ‘lie »“I'P ^ ()f
f,„„)g,uffs Is caused by germ j to si, on the stage. Nowadays they
I sts. by applying to the United States life, bacteria, yeast ami molds. Like , merely sit on the author, the cast, the
Department of Agriculture. Washing other living organisms, germs require j scenery nnd the producer —Humorist,
ton, D. C.
warmth to thrive. In the absence of , London.
warmth they are Inactive und are un |
M e r e ly a S ym bol
able ,« continue their work of ties,rue- I
thm. When the cream comes from Ihe I The heud of a woimin which ap
Poultry Hints
separator It Is warm and In Ideal con
pears on the United Stales 25 ceilr
dltlon —.......—
for bacterial decomposition
iiik I piece represents simply a generalised
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spoiling. I, It 1» cooled promptly the head, symbolizing Liberty.
Keep Ihe pullets growing If they nre
>t)v)(v (lf ,,)p bacteria Is choked and
produce
winter
eggs.
This
means
...... cream
■
to
eg:
the
will keep sweet . f|>r
for „ n r,.n
rea
Sad S pectacle
keeping the mash hoppers
filled.
e
sonable length of lime. The lower the
Another pretty sail s|s-el icle Is a
i
temperature
Is cm ,led
Ihe ( person tha, doesn't II e roquefort
More profitable summer egg prmluc
I
w))| to which (|) It n(>rn|n|
r „ndl
tlon will he obtained in flocks that
fooling ,<> the temperature of cheese eating I, out of pol.lent ss. —
are given rontinual access to grain ,
w|1((,r nvu||„ble on Ihe average Ohio State Journal.
1 and mash rations. . .
fann a|((n(l gren, | y retards bacterial
G o d ’s Presence
If shade I. provided for the poultry »efion and preven.s .......ng.
Truth nnd love arc two feces of the
same coin, and either Is God. and dint
X
' X h ’ O,““ J V W X
Is both truth and im e.-M ahatm a
during the morning and late after
"
” Facts
Gandhi.
Dairy
; noon.
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G o o d R ecipe
When new oats and wheat arrive
Use well bred dairy cows.
The recipe for booming an opft-
from Ihe threshing machine there Is
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mist Is short and sure. I’org--» your
always h temptation to overfeed the
Allow free access to salt dally.
failures Had remember your surer sea.
hlrdn on the new grains before getting
then, used to them. This practice
Follow the practice of the most sue
M o to r C a r A d v ic e
often results In heavy losses.
cessful dairymen
Another way to make your new
Uhl, kens aoprceiale good shade and
Use well balanced rations made car’s finish las, Is always to park It
fresh water Gils time of the year.
between new cn rs.
from
a variety of feeds.
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Sweet or sour skim milk brings big
B e la te d L e a rn in g
Give cows six to eight weeks of res,
returns when fed Io either young or between lactation period.
The last that most nt u> learn Is
old poultry.
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our limitations
• • •
flood (instare grass holds a place In
Ft-ed mash to hens right through the Ils, of delicacies for dairy cows
he summer. It will Increase Ihe egg which no other feed can quite fill.
production uud profit.
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The ability of grass to produce milk i
Baby chhks are so liny and the new Is generally overestimated nnd a row
brooder house looks so big that before cannot maintain a heavy flow of milk j
we realize what has happened, the
on grass alone,
chicks are crowded.
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Fupply an abundance of pure fresh
There seems to he direct connection wnter never colder than that of a deep
between empty feed b«|>i»ers and small
eggs as well us In getting them from well.
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ASSURED TREATMENT
pullets ha,(died from small eggs. No
Blanket cow Immediately after
WrW« today for FR EE hook deacrtbma th« Dr.
matter how clean and fresh these calving If there Is danger thut the cow
J. Dean (amoot non-awrgkal method of treat«
J ng Pda« and ether Rectal and
small eggs are they will he graded as will become chilled.
Coton alimenta, which we uaa
number two.
a
a a
excluatwly A I m » give* detalla of
• • •
our W R IT T E N A S S U R A N C E
Itemove H e afterbirth. If necesWtry
T O E L I M I N A I E P IL E S ,
Confine broody hens the firs, nigh, Inside of 48 hours after calving, and
no m a tte r how aevere. O R
they stay on the nest. Have a broody do no, allow the cow to eat It.
A ^ .% R E E l N D P A T IE N t S F I E
coop with a slat or wire bottom. 1»
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cuted In a shady place. Have dry
Itemove the calf from Its mothei
tnash, ndlk and water before them and after the firs, two to four days and
i f t J t k r -v fiS
on<e a day give one ounce of dry teach It Io drink from a pall.
...T ,,.
r.iash moistened with milk.
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