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sized p o rtio n s are rubbed In to the
feathers— one around the vent nnd the
o ther tw o under each wing.
I f bend liee are present It Is usual
ly b e tte r to apply some la rd w ith 11»
to 20 per cent kerosene th o ro u g h ly
m ixed w ith It o r w ith 5 per cent o f
c a rb o lic add.
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Producing Capons for
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T h e m a tte r o f producing capons fo r
home consum ption has mu hud p riq ie r
emphasis. Everyone Is aw are o f the
s u p e rio rity o f meat from unsexed
la rg e r anim als and as u ru le such
male anim als are never used unless
i,Iterated upon. 'B u t the fact th a t cn-
pon-m eut Is as supci lo r Io rooster meat
as steer beef Is to h ull he* f Is not
generally realized. The ft m e r ami
p o u ltry m a n d io n lil no* lie content w .th
a low grade fm al s n iff when It Is
very easily possible to have the best.
The tim e w ill come, no doubt, when we
w ill In. ist on cr on q u a lity In '« la »»
much as we do now fo r steer beef.
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P o u ltry H in ts
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th e ir b u tte r th a t appe­
tiz in g June c o lo r every­
one likes. N in e ty per
cent o f them nre doing
I t w ith "Ih in d e llo n B u t­
te r C o lo r.”
I t 's th e
most econom ical und s a tis fa c to ry b u t­
te r co lo r made. H a lf a tea spo o n fn l
colors u g allon o f c re a m ! I t doesn't
color Hie b u tte rm ilk . I f * p u re ly vege­
table and tnsteless. Approved by n il
State m id N a tio n a l Food Laws. I-arge
b ottles, o n ly S5< a t a ll d ru g m id gro­
cery stores o r w r ite
W e lls and
B li'h a rd son Co., Inc., B u rlin g to n , VL,
f o r n F R E E S A M I'I.K B O T T I.K ,
Seven Im p o rta n t economic problem *
face the d a iry in d u s try today uml It Is
the Job o f tlie scie n tist um l teacher to
lead in th e ir solution, K . I.. Hutch, a s ­
s ista n t d ire c to r o f a g ric u ltu ra l exten­
sion ut (lie U n iv e rs ity o f W is c o n s in ,
to ld die A m erican I »airy Science asso­
cia tio n . at Ils recent m eeting In M ad i­
son. H is lis t o f subjects, to w a rd which
more reseureb should he directed, con­
sists o f economy o f pro d u ctio n , herd
testing, recognition o f q u a lity , estab­
lishm ent o f a new set o f stundarda fo r
He Should Knout
d a iry products, packaging o f cheese,
"W a lte r. I ordered a c a lf's tongca
und the use o f e le c tric ity .
“ Each o f these problem s I» Im m i­ and you b rought me a sheep's tongue."
“ S o rry, sir, It whs lu s t a s lip o f Ilia
n e n t." lie deelured. "and should ch a l­
lenge both branches o f d a iry in g —p ro ­ tongue.” — Buen Hum or. M adrid.
duction um l m iin u tiic lu riu g . »ne) ,.itf
I f you must he e ith e r, he a tu rtle
economic problem s a m i can o n ly he
Instead o f a clam . T hen you w ill hnve
s o ile d w ith facts w h ic h ure not now
a lit t le snap about yon.
iih ta tm ih le ."
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In research experim ents, more em­
phasis should lie centered on such
factura us labor costs, d ry c o w ex­
pense*. depreciated herd costs, b u ll
costs, nnd c a p ita l charges, such ns In-
i t.-rcst, tuxes, insurance, and deprecia­
tio n .
In d a iry n u in iifa c tia ing, uneconom­
ical practices s till p re v a il. Hatch said.
Sm all, u n sa n ita ry, und w h olly Inelll-
eleut p la n ts ure the rule, m id lit t le
e ffo rt Is made to give to the consum ­
er the typ e o f p ro d u ct w hich uppeuls
1
s
, to h l* taste.
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Man Inis to hustle, h ill a lieu makes
money “ la yin g around."
• • •
g ’.ck b irds should be segregated and
proper remedies u p p li '<1. Probably vac
(-[nation Is us good a le m ei'v and pre
v e n tu tive as can he used.
e
Lists Seven Problem s
Im m inent in Dairying
The
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T he value o f clean feed In prevent
lug p o u ltry disease Is livin g realized
more and more liy |s iu ltry m e n . A ll
feed Should lie given to chicks In
cleun tro u g h * o r hoppers.
• • •
I t is a go<sl plan, when s ta rtin g
In to the tu rk e y ra is in g business, or
I f In It now, to plan the production
program over a period o f more than
one year. I f th is is done yurds can lie
planned so that they may he rotated
and so th a t the poults cun be raised
on fresh ground.
• • •
P o o r layers have the opposite c h a r­
a c te ris tic s o f those given to lie used
In th e selection o f breeder*. They hnve
tld e k . rig id pelvic bones; but tw o or
three fin g e r w id th s spnns between
these and the re a r o f the keel bone.
I f a s tric t separation o f tu rk e y s and
clilcker.s is to he secured. as Is v ita lly
n e c e s s a ry fo r success w ith the form er,
the producer Is obliged to raise his
p o u lts In cohflnem enl In a d d itio n to
th e value o f th is method In p re ve n t­
in g disease It also lias Its m e rits In
th a t the poults can lie given closer
supervision.
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Hens don't stop la y in g to m olt They
m oll when they stop la y in g <»f course
It's n n tu rn l fo r them to let no on
, . g production, so tla -j can grow th e ir
new w in te r coats.
e »«tin
it
“ S ta rt now to prepare fo r next w in ­
te r's m ilk checks.”
A . J . Cram er, d a iry husbandm an at
th e U n iv e rs ity o f W isconsin, is rem ind­
in g the members o f th e state's 10«
cow te s tin g associations, th a t "th e
feed and care given th e d a iry herd
d u rin g the la te summ er when pastures
are short w ill have a big Influence
011 the production o f the cows several
m onths la te r.” T his, lie feels, ‘ is es­
p e cia lly tru e o f the f a ll freshening
cows."
MEDITERRANEAN
The d ry w eather d u rin g m iddle sum- 1 • • “ T ra n s y lv a n ia ” s a ilin g J a n . 3 0
luer has resulted in s h o rt pastures. , Clark'a 25thcruise. W day«, Including Madeira,
('unary Ulaiida, Casablanca. Rabat, Capital o f
As a re s u lt many d a iry cows are
Morocco, Spain. Alffiara. Malta. Athena. Coa-
needing a d d itio n a l feed in ord e r to | •tantinople. 15 daya Palestine and Egypt. Italy.
Cherbourg. (Parte). include« bo tela
keep up th e ir m ilk flow and body I Riviera.
guides, motors, etc.
Morwey-MeOtterraRaaa. h i M l t , 103®; WOO»S
w eight. A drop in m ilk flow often re­
FRANK C.CLARK, T im « BlAg .M T
duces ttie Income fro m the herd to
such an e xte nt th a t th e re Is no p ro fit
le ft fo r the dairym an.
T he specialist advises feeding a
g ra in m ix tu re to a ll high producing
B e rlin is ra p id ly becoming a c ity o f
cows even on the best o f pasture and
fences in the tru e s t sense o f the w ord.
adds th a t a fte r pasture gets short all
Busy squares are being fenced I n ; low
cows should receive g ra in o r silage in
w ire fences are being erected between
a d d itio n to the pasture i f pro fita b le
the tra c k s o f the street ear«, where
retu rn s are to be expected. He calls
they run on n s trip o f grass In the
a tte n tio n to the experience o f many
center o f the ro a d ; everyw here sub­
o f the 4,000 fa rm e rs who are keeping
s ta n tia l m etal fences are being p u t up.
close watch o f th e ir feeding and p ro fits
T h is Is done to force the pedestrian
th ro u g h cow te s tin g association w ork.
to cross ce rta in squares and th o ro u g h ­
The cow th a t Is d ry and w ill freshen
fa re s on ly n t specia lly m urked cor­
in the fu ll Is In p o sitio n to receive the
ners. T he population, however, Is not
w o rst set hack fro m d ry pastures.
exa ctly g ra te fu l to the n u th o rltle a fo r
Cram er l>t4levea. I t is common k n o w l­
th u s ta k in g care o f them, fo r the
edge to dairym en th a t I f a cow is th in
fences smack too m uch o f the o ld
Sodium Fluoride Best
i when siie freshens her production w ill
Prussian d iscip lin e . Not In fre q u e n tly
r d u rin g th e e n tire la c ta tio n
It happens th a t a man who has to
for Destroying Vermin s p u e fle
riod fo llo w in g .
It Is Just as tru e
catch a tra in or who Is o th erw ise In a
Sodium flu o rid e Is one o f the best
hut not us generally know n that the
h u rry Junqis a fence ami thus many a
substances to use fo r g e ttin g rid o f
th in cow w ill have a lo w e r test than
sedate business man Is g ra d u a lly
chicken lice. I t can he purchased at
I f she were in good flesh w h ile m ilk ­ a c q u irin g considerable a th le tic s k ill.
almost any d ru g store. I t cun he ap­ ing. The reduced y ie ld nnd lo w e r test
p lie d by the “ pinch” method, o r by • le s u lttn g fro m a th in co n dition make , — E x c h a n g e .
m ix in g w ith fo u r pa rts o f ta lc o r fine
It doubly Im p o rta n t to keep her I11
dust and using a dusting cun o r by
’ good flesh w h ile dry.
m aking a dip. The pinch method Is
A gra in m ix tu re recommended fo r
most com m only used. In tills m ethod ' the m ilk in g herd consists o f 2tM)
the hen Is held in such a way th a t the
pounds ground barley, corn or hom­
—
feathers loosen up and one pinch Is
iny, ldt) pounds w heat bran, and 1'*»
Dairym
en
W
ho U te "Dandelion
applied to the head, one on the neck,
pounds o f linseed meal, cottonseed
tw o on the hack, one on the breast,
B a tter Color" Say It’s the
meal o r gluten feed. One pound o f
one below the vent, one on the ta ll,
th is should he fed fo r each fo u r or
Best Investm ent of A ll.
one on each thigh anil one on th e
five pounds o f m ilk produced.
F or
underside o f each wing. T h is a p p li­
the d ry cow the te stin g o llic la l advises
T h e biggest c re a m e r ­
cation should he repeated In about I equal p a rts by w e ig h t o f ground outs,
ies In the c o u n try , w ho
eight days so ns to k ill the lice th a t
ground barley, o r corn, wheat bran
ure m ost c n re fill to c a te r
were In the egg fo rm d u rin g the first
anil a high pro te in feed. From three
to th e w h im s o f the
application.
to
e
ig
h
t
pounds
d
u
lly
should
he
fed,
p u b lic , are e a rn in g rec­
Blue o intm ent Is usually m ixed w ith
o rd p ro fit* by keeping
equal p o rtio n s o f grease. T hree pcu- depending on co n d itio n o f the cow.
B uckw heat is a p re tty good fa tte n ­
in g feed fo r tu rke ys. Some p re fe r
hurley and corn, however. E ith e r
ba rle y o r oats. I f m ixed w ith b u tte r­
m ilk and the h u lls removed. would be
a p re fe ra ble m ixture . The buckw heat
has the objectionable q u a lity o f hav­
in g a woody, fibrous h u ll w h ich Is not
good feed. A m ix tu re o f a ll three o r
fo u r w o u ld do p re tty w ell.
Some records sent in give the costs
o f feeding one p a rt ground oats w i n
h u lls rem oved and tw o pa rts b u tte r­
m ilk «'■ being C ’. i cents per pound,
w h ile the cost o f feeding on equal
p a rts ground barley, oats, and corn,
w ith the oat and barley h u lls removed
and w ith the same re la tiv e am ount o f
b u tte rm ilk , averaged about the same.
A m ix tu re o f 2PH p a rts corn meal, 100
p a rts ground outs, h u lls removed, 50
p a rts red dog flo u r, 3 pa rts ta llo w ,
TOO p a rts b u tte rm ilk , averaged a cost
o f about 5 cents p e r pound.
Using equal p a rts ground oats and
barley, h u lls removed, one p a rt beef
scraps nnd eight p a rts b u tte rm ilk , the
cost was shown to he 4% cents per
pound. O f course, these costs were
not figured la te ly, h u t the com parisons
rem ain. T he C ornell fa tte n in g ra tio n
o f 100 pounds corn meal. 100 pounds
buckw heat m iddlings. 100 pounds oat
flour. 30 pounds beef scraps, and one
p a rt charcoal. Is considered, too, a
! very fa tte n in g ratio n .
THE FEATHERHEADS
/ X N O ? T NEVE®
/ 1Ô0K AT I T / ' OF ALU
T i / i monogram
on the top of every
Cunningham tub*
visible proof of
in - built integrity
an J quality.
W om an
Most cream separators w ill do a
mm li b e tte r Job o f skim m in g the u illk
when 1» Is w arm .
• • •
The herd h u ll should lie tied up o r
be penned iiw a y fro m the herd u n til,
ut least, N ovem ber 1, as It Is very
Im p o rta n t to avoid In n in g cows fresh­
en d u rin g the warn» m onths.
• • •
T he usual fa rm -g ro w n ra tio n does
not co n tain enough p ro te in tur u good
m ilk producing ra tio n .
F o r Instance,
a ra tio n made up o f m ixed hay, corn
silage, cornm eut, oats and bran Is
la ckin g In p ro te in , h u t contains an
excess o f ca rb o h y d ra te * and fa t.
• • •
When the m ilk in g Is done by ma­
chine, th e rub b e r tubes and teat cups,
a fte r washing, should la- placed la a
d is in fe c ta n t so lu tio n , allow ed to soak
u n til the next m ilk in g , und then rinsed
o u t again w ith cleun w ater before
use.
• • •
By using pure-bred b u ll* It 1» possl
ble to b u ild a herd o f scrub c a 'tle
Into a high q u a lity herd. T ills has
been dem onstrated a t the South l»a
' ko la S tate college e xperim ent ratio n
th rough a p p ro x im a te ly 15 years' Inves-
i tig a tio n .
I like to drive w ith Chara»
pion Spark Plugs because
I know I’ll n o t be annoy­
ed with engina trouble
due to fault y spark plugs.
C h a m p io n is th e b e tte rs p a r k p lu g
because i t h a * a.n e x c lu s iv e a illi-
tn a m te In s u la t o r spe­
c ia lly t r e a te d t o w it h ­
s tan d th e m u c h h ig h e r
te m p e ra tu re s o f th e
m o d e r n h lg h -c o m p re a »
a lon e n g in e . A ls o a n e w
p a te n te d s o lid
g a s k et-te a l t h a t re m a in s
a b s o lu t e l y g i s - t l g h t
u n d e r h ig h c o m p re s ­
s io n . S p e c ia l ana ly s is
e le c tro d e s w h h h assura
a fix e d s p a rk -g a p u n d e r
a ll d r iv in g c o n d itio n s .
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