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HIGH-PRODUCING
EARLIEST HATCHED
COW IS FAVORED
CHICKS ARE BEST
Costs More to Feed but More
Than Makes It Up.
Experiment Shows the April
Pullets Produce Good Eggs.
Ohio, w ith the s ix th largest num ber
fro m p o u ltry men In Colo ' o f d a iry cows am ong the Im p o rta n t
rado show th a t tlie tendency to e a rlie r d a iry in g states, supports m ore than
ha tching la g a in in g a fo o th o ld am ong o n e -th ird o f a m illio n cows kept for
successful
breeder».
E a rly-hatched I m ilk in g purposes than are a ctu a lly
c h irk» make b e tte r w in te r layer», they needed to produce the same volum e
have found, and the ra p id develop
o f m ilk and h u tte rfa t now being ph
inent In th e e a rly-h a tch ed c h irk re ta llie d . T h is is the conclusion from
su lta In more econom ical production s ta tis tic s on the d a iry In d u s try o f the
o f broiler«.
sta te and on the perform ance o f the
T he cold w eather o f th is season o f 9,171 cows o f herds In cow te stin g as
the year seems to give much g re a te r sociations.
development In a sh o rt period o f tim e,
O hio has a p p ro xim a te ly D26,<k(t)
w h ile ihoae th a t are hutched late und
cows and h e ife rs tw o years old and
grow d u rin g th e w arm w eather are over. Average p ro d u ctio n o f m ilk is
«low er In th e ir developm ent.
Cold ubout 4,500 pounds per cow per year.
w e u lh e r »eeins to re ta rd the sexual Averuge p ro d u ctio n o f h u tte rfa t is
developm ent, thus h olding hark egg about 160 pounds per year. R u t t i e
p ro d u ctio n u n til w a rm e r w eather, ac 0,171 cows In th e cow te stin g associ
cording to observa thins o f C harles N. ations averaged a pro d u ctio n o f 7,451
Keen o f the p o u ltry departm ent at the pounds o f m ilk und 315 pounds o f but-
Colorado A g ric u ltu ra l college.
te rfa t In 1027. I f th a t hud been the
I f p u lle ts are raised fro m late- averuge fo r a ll the cows In th e state,
hatched eggs and pushed fo r produc on ly about 566,000 cows w ould have
tio n , they a tta in a sexual m a tu rity
been needed to produce th e same
before the body m a tu rity Is a ttained. q u a n tity o f m ilk , and on ly 470,000 to
T hen the first egg» produced w ill be produce the same w e ig h t o f h u tte r fa t
sm all and continue so u n til body ma T liu t presupposes th a t the q u a lity o f
t u r it y Is com pleted.
a ll cows In the state, and th e ir care
In tke rasa o f lig h t breeds, sueh ns und managem ent, were kept a t the
Leghorns and Ancona», these sm all same standard us those o f th e cows In
b irds w hich have been forced break the cow te stin g associations.
down under heavy pro d u ctio n and go
L o o kin g a t I t In u n o tl.e r way, I f all
In to a w in te r neck m olt and o fte n a the cows In the stu te were b rought to
f u ll m olt.
W ith the la rg e r breeds the same standards o f p ro d u c tiv ity as
th e re may he less o f th is tro u b le w ith those o f the cows In the associations,
the la te hatched birds, h u t they are the m ilk (low In O hio w ould am ount
h a rd e r to force In to la ying. I t takes to n e a rly seven b illio n pounds u year
a p p ro xim a te ly five m onths to m ature Instcud o f ou ly a lit t le m ure than
a Leghorn o r Ancona p u lle t anti a p fo u r b illio n . A n d the h u tte rfa t pro
p ro xim a te ly seven m onths to m ature duced w ould to ta l more than 202,000,-
Rhode Island Iteds, Itoeks, W ya n 600 pounds Instead o f 148,000,000
dotte» and o th e r b ird s o f the la rg e r pounds.
breeds.
T hey should be la yin g not
(.'hurts and records o f feeding, kept
la te r than Novem ber 1 and not e a r In the cow te stin g associations, show
lie r than .September 1 fo r best results. th a t I t costs m ore to feed th e I Igh-
p roduclng cow, b u t th a t Increased cost
Is fa r below the p ro p o rtio n a te g a la
Reports
Mash Essential Part
of Ration for layers Best Roughage for Milk
The mush is an essential p a rt o f
Cows During the Winter
the hen's d ie t, fo r she cannot make
The v e n tila tio n o f the p o u ltry house
1» a much (llavtMMMHl problem and many
tim es lora I ro n d itlo n a are responsible
fo r tn m b le a Som etim e* the hwatloi»
o f the house la such a* to In te rfe re
w ith the tiRUal result«.
However, tf
the w alla o f Ilia bouse iMvame damp
laat year It hi a it In d ica tion o f loo
lit t le fresh a ir. T here are tw o m etli
oda o f v e n tila tio n w id th are q u ite
common
O i k la the u*e o f m ualln
fram e« w hich may be closed at n ig h t
and opened d u rin g the day. In house«
14 to Id fret deep one should have
one square fo o t o f clo th frum ea fo r
every foot the house la long. I> re p tr
houses req u ire more w h ile narrow
house« req u ire lean. F.ven w ith m ualln
f ramea one m ust not he persuaded to
done then» too tig h tly aa th ia may re
su it In too llt t lo v e n tila tio n nt night.
T h e ir use re q u ire * d iscre tio n na doc«
any oth er plan fo r ve n tila tio n .
Feed Heavily
Ja n u ary and F eb ru a ry are the
m onths when «II flocks should be fed
heavily, say» T . H Tow nsley, exten
«ion p o u ltry speciallat o f the M issouri
College o f A g ricu ltu re . By Ja n u ary
1 moat o f the pul let a ought to be ma
tu re and ready to lay, w h ile the ma
J o rlty o f hens should he th ro u g h the
m olt. Consequently w ith p roper f i- d .
egg p ro d u ctio n ought to p ick up rep
Id ly d u rin g Ja n u ary and February and
reach Its m axim um «luring M arch 3*
A p ril.
Give Hens Chance
• ’k
Poor housing o f fa rm hens d u rin g
the w in te r playa a b ig p a rt In keep
Ing the pro d u ctio n o f the average t ill
B ott lien down to about 5t> eggs a
year. I t takes contented hens to keep
the w in te r egg basket fu ll and ponl
trytnen who do not in su re the <»u
te n tnie n t o f th e ir fo w ls see apt to get
b lg b egg p ro d u ctio n o n ly d u rin g live
iw tn r s l la yin g season In the sp ring
I t w ill be p ro fita b le fo r chicken raisers
to spend money tn re p a irin g the old
hen house*
Children Cry
for It
B aby baa lit t le upsets a t tim es. A ll
/o u r care cannot p re v e n t them . R u t you
Tan be prepnred. T he n you car. do w h a t
in y experienced nurse w o u ld do— w h a t
most p h ysicia n s w o u ld te ll you to do—
jiv e a few drops o f p la in C astorla. No
sooner done th a n Baby Is s o o th e d ; re-
le f la Just a m u tte r o f moments. Y et
you have eased y o u r c h ild w ith o u t use
t t a sin g le d o u b tfu l d ru g ; C a s to rla is
vegetable. So It's safe to use as o fte n
is an In fa n t has any lit t le p a in you
cannot p a t aw ay. A n d It's alw ays
-eady f o r th e c ru e le r pangs o f colic, or
co n stip atio n o r d ia rrh e a ; effective, too,
fo r o ld e r c h ild re n . Twenty-live million
’t ollies were bought last year.
CA STO R I Á
A ll N oisy
M rs. M ovem ore— G oodness! T h is Is
the noisiest neighborhood I ever got
Into.
Ju st
bear
those
c h ild re n
screech.
M a id —T h e y ’re y o u r own ch ild ren ,
m a'am .— P a th fin d e r Magazine.
A man's In te n tio n s may be good, but
the gro ce r o fte n fu ils to c re d it them.
Sweden's a tte m p t to colonize the
forested regions o f N o rrla n d w ith
d issatisfied fa rm e rs fro m o th e r sec
tio n s Is a p p a re n tly destined to go on
th e rocks.
A la rge num ber o f the
450 co lo n ists finunced by th e govern
nient In the hope o f securing a per
m anent p o p u la tio n fo r some o f the
rem otest n o rth e rn d ls trty ts have an
nounced th e ir In te n tio n
to
move
buck to ce n tra l and southern Sweden.
T h e soil Is u n fit fo r c u ltiv a tio n they
declare, and the severe w e a th er en
dangers th e ir lives. T he y also com
p la in o f th e lack o f h o spitals xnd
schools and o f m isre p re sen ta tio n by
governm ent agents.
On th e o th er
hand, a n o th e r scheme f o r colonizing
th e d is tric ts ad ja ce nt to the G u lf o f
B o th n ia and the m any riv e rs o f the
co u n try has proved successful. The
governm ent has loaned money to the
c h ild re n o f fa rm e rs to enable them to
purchase th e ir own holdings fro m
th e ir parents, nnd th u s m any who
m ight have le ft fo r the c itie s rem ain
to t i l l th e soil. M ore than 1,000 such
loans are made to people In N o rr
land every year, and e v e n tu a lly It Is
hoped to b u ild up a fa ir ly large pop
u la tio n . N o rrla n d la a rugged, tim
bered c o u n try s tre tc h in g up In to the
A rc tic c irc le and Includes 59 per cent
o f the area o f Sweden.
A u k la S tu p id e st B ird .
M ore than 100,000 lit t le auks, b irds
so stu p id they cannot te ll th e d iffe r
ence between a man sta n d in g s t ill und
a p ile o f stones, were observed on
llu k lu y t Islund In the A rc tic ocean
by P r. R. M. Anderson, Canadian gov
ernm ent zoologist, on an exp e dition
In to th e F a r N o rth last summ er. T a k
ing advantage o f he b ird s' s tu p id ity ,
the natives catch them by sweeping
them up In the o rd in a ry landing nets
used by fisherm en.
T he lit t le auks
stand u p rig h t, resem bling the penguin,
and. lik e th e ir la rg e r re la tiv e , fo rm In
lines o f alm ost m a rtia l a rra y .— Popu
la r M echanics M agazine.
To break a cold harmlessly and in a hurry try a Bayer Aspirin
tablet. And for headache. The action of Aspirin is very efficient,
too, in cases of neuralgia, neuritis, even rheumatism and lumbago I
And there’s no after effect; doctors give Aspirin to children—
often infants. Whenever there’s pain, think of Aspirin. The
genuine Bayer Aspirin has Bayer on the box and on every tablet.
All druggists, with proven directions.
Physicians prescribe Bayer Aspirin;
it does NOT affect the heart
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture o f Monoacetlcactdeeter o f Sallcylleacl«
I i i l> a ily U se
o re r a l l th e ir o r ld
T H O U S A N D S o f women have come
to regard C u ticu ra as the true natural
aid to a lovely skin and attractive hands
and hair. Regular dailyuseol C u ticu ra
Soap,assisted by C u ticu ra O in tm e n t
when required, purifies and beautifies
the skin, cleanses the scalp and keeps
the hair live and glossy.
N o t in H is to ry
W illie (rea dim ; h o o k )—-Paw, can
you te ll me about B u n ke r H ill?
Paw (g o lf fu n ) —Nope ; but I can
te ll you about the b u n ker I ran Into
th is m orn in g on th e course.
Chum s
“ These tw o g irls seem to be very
close frie n d s .” “ Yes, there Is a com
pact between then»."
No one like s a sand papery tongue;
n e ith e r does he lik e a ve lve ty one.
Soap 25c. Ointment 25c. and 50c. Talcum 25c.
Sample each free.
A d d r n t: ‘’Cuticura," D ep t. B6, Midden, Mass.
IT * C u t l c u r . M b a v in g M i r It atVc.
T he D epartm ent o f A g ric u ltu re says
tlu il both sexes o f the glow worm give
lig h t, and th a t lig h t Is also found I d
the larvae o f gome species.
The best roughage fo r m ilk cows
In the w in te r Is a m ix tu re o f legume
hay and some kin d o f succulent
m a te ria l such as silage o r roots. A l
fa lfa hay Is one o f the best hays fo r
feeding
to
m ilk
cows,
although
clover, soy bean hay m id others be
longing to th a t fa m ily give excel
lent results.
Corn silage Is perhaps
ns common a feed na la a va ila b le fo r
su p p lyin g succulence, alth o ug h m an
gels, ca rro ts and sugar beets are also
excellent.
I f legume hay and such
succulent feeds ns were m entioned
are not a vailable, cane hay, sutlnn hay
nnd m ille t hay w ill give reasonably
good results. W hen a nonlegiim e hay
sueh ns th e three Just m entioned Is
fed It w ill be necessary to ntnke up
th e p ro te in In th e g ra in m ixtu re . T ha t
w ill necessitate the use o f some high
p ro te in concentrate such as linseed
o il meat, cottonseed m eal, gluten
meal, soy bean o il meal, peanut meal
o r coconut meal.
eggs econom ically from g rains ahuie.
In the mash should lie Included some
o f the common by-products such as
wheat bran, m id dlin gs and gluten feed.
. These feeds are pa la tab le and fu rn is h
re h itlv e ly cheap vegetable protein.
T ile lien must ho supplied w ith
enough anim al p ro te in e ith e r Included
In the mush o r fi«l In a d d itio n to It
Home o f tlw more common home sup
plies o f n n lin n l p ro te in may consist o f
skim m ilk, b u tte rm ilk n r some fo rm o f
waste m eat and, In the summ er, hi
sects th a t the hen can find on the
range.
Repeated tests at the W isconsin ami
o th e r cx|ie rlu ie n t sta tio ns have shown
th a t hens cannot And the necessary
uniouut o f a n im a l p ro te in on the range
to make p ro fita b le egg production pos
slhle
Even In the sum m er unless the
hen« have a ll the m ilk they can d rin k
I t w ill pny to have some a d d itio na l
n n litia l pro te in In the mash. In the
w in te r the hen w ill not d rin k enough
lu llk to supply her needs and some ml
illtlo n should lie made.
Ventilation of Poultry
House la Big Problem
When your
Can’t Stand Severity
of Norrland Climate
S ty le C r e a tio n
o f m a s te r
Start Dairy Industry by
Using Pure-Bred Sires
*760
D a iryin g * as w ith o th er fo rm a o f
five stock production, Is not a th in g
w hich should he prom oteil. I ll d ire c t
ed ventures usu a lly re su lt fro m p ro
m otion and ra p id expansion. I t Is
g row ing, and th e use o f good hulls,
good pastures, nnd good home-grown
I feeds are excellent step» on w hich to
lu illd fo r the fu tu re . A h icko ry grows
s lo w ly : n castor bean grow s ra p id ly.
The h icko ry lasts fro m ye a r to year
and makes a tough and desirable
wood. T he castor bean diet at the
firs t lo u d o f fro s t. T he d a iry Indus-
| tr y s ta rte d by the use o f b e tte r bulls,
! grows lik e the h icko ry, slo w ly but
ste a dily, and w ith sta n ds cold, low
prices, and o th e r discouraging lutlu-
1 dices.
INTRODUCING THE NEI?
VTIYGER-TIP
CONTROL”
T H E M O ST A O T A R IE A D V A A t’B
I A B R U T A « CO AV EA IEAC E
•1 A C E T U E S E L F -S T A R T E R
**0?b.
New Electric Clippers
Are Handy for Dairyman
A new e le c tric c lip p e r and groomer.
somewhat on the p rin c ip le o f
a vacuum cleaner, has been Invented
fo r the use o f t i e d a irym a n who
wishes to produce th e cleanest ni*lk
possible w ith the least e ffo rt nnd ex
pense. T h ia device attaches to the
m ilk in g m achine vacuum pipe lin e ami
removes d ir t, dust, germs, h a ir and
filth which m ig h t get In to th e m ilk
and In ju re Ils q u a lity and p u rity . A
s im ila r device, hut n|ierated Independ
e n tly by an e le c tric m oto r Instead o f
the m ilk in g m achine system, la an
o th er recent developm ent th a t I as
proven Its a b ility to keep d a iry cows
«lean econom ically.
In the same degree In which a m an’s
m ind is nearer to freedom fro m a ll
passl<>u. In the some degree, also, Is It
nearer to stren g th .— M arcus A u re liu s.
«.O’ t>o* v .
C n q p a «S IS,
|S »S |
«AtSt T o u r in « t C S ,
« «»mener«-la I < h a a b l M S A ll W »!!▼•-< e I • nal prie—
f . » . h. I'elral«*. O h In . a n d • part A rsitone
•«abject to ebangn w ttb n w l nnOcn.
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Cull Boarders
T he need o f m ore economie and e f
O rient p ro d u ctio n Is q u ite apparent
on every hand.
The d a iry fa rm e r
m ust c u ll out the tow pro d u cin g cow <
fro m bis herd am i b u ild fo r a greater
p ro d u ctio n fo r each ro w through
keeping records o f p roduction, by
using Ite tte r sires, and by fo llo w in g
th e beat m ethods In feeding, breed
Ing and management. T he same prob
lems m ust be consbtered by th e man
u fa c tu re r and d is trib u to r o f d strv
products.
G reater Beauty»« Longer Wheel base •• Larger Bodies
Th
R <
R 9
B A IT Y
t h a t co m m a n d s your
a d m ir a t io n is expressed in th e
new S u p e rio r
h ip p e t’« lo n g e r
b o d ie s , g r a c e f u l lin e s , lilg J ie r r a
d i a t o r a n d h o o d , m o r e dint m c tlv e
color«, «w eeping o n e-p iec e f u ll c ro w n
f r m l r r s —e s ta b lis h in g th e n ew est «*» le
m o t if fo r F o u rs e n d lig h t S ise e ,
T h e la r g e r bodice o f th e n e w S u p e rio r
V h ip p a t a ffo rd m o r e «p acin ue I n
te rio rs , w it h e x tra leg ro o m a n d elbow
ro o m .
T h e se ats a r e w id e r an d
h e a v ily u p h « 4stc re d , a n d have fo r m -
fit tin g c o n to u r« .
B o th th e fr o n t a n d re a r sp rin gs o f th e
new S u p e rio r W h ip p e t h ave been
c o n sid erab ly le n g th e n e d .
T h e In -
cre«*c<1 w heellMise, s n u b b er« a n d o v er-
• t i e b a llo o n tire « f u r t h e r e n h a n c e tb «
car*« s u p e rb r id in g q u a litie s .
M e c h a n ic a lly ,
t h e n e w S u p e rio r
U h ip p e t fu r t h e r « • lo n g lead over
c o m p e titio n .
A n e w h ig h e r com «
pre«»ion e n g in e give« m o re th a n 20%
ad ded boewepower, w it h g re a tly In«
c re a te d «p eed ! H ig h e r ««eond gear
•p ee d give« faster pic k - u p .
And th is new ear Is w e ll q u a il fie« I to
e a rrv o n W h ip p e t’s u m u r p a o n l re p u
ta tio n fo r d e p e n d a b le p e rfo rm a n c e
a n d m in im u m o p e ra tin g roets.
ORDER NOW FOR EARLY DKUVERY
»»cif*
r° s
A s in g le b u tto n , c o n v e n ie n tly lo c a te d In th e
c e n te r o f th e s te e rin g w h e e l, c o n tro ls a ll fu n c
tio n « o f « t a r t in g t h e m o to r , o p e ra tin g th e
lig h ts a n d so u n d in g th e h o rn . T h is does aw ay
w it h a ll tro u b le s o m e fo o t fu m b lin g fo r th e
• t a r t in g b u tto n . I t also avoids c h a n g in g fr o m
th e c o m fo rta b le d r iv in g p o s itio n to reach a
lig h t « w itc h o n th e d a s h .
W it h th e new
“ F in g e r -T ip C o n tr o l,** you c a n a t a ll tim e s
keep yo u r h a n d s o n th e w h eel a n d y o u r eyas
on th e ro a d —an im p o r ta u t a id to sa fe ty .
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