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About Ashland American. (Ashland, Jackson County, Or.) 1927-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1927)
ORCHARD GLEANINGS Good Dairy Bam, if Properly Built, Is Good Investment for the Farm c77i e SPRING PRUNING OF BERRY BUSHES PROPER FEEDING PAYS D AIR YM AN The pruning of black berries and raxplMtrries at this tlioe o f year la most Important, since It will alTect the size and quality of the fruit pro- j «lured this summer. It may l>e done aatlKfnctorily any time from now until growth starte, says J. Harold Clark. Instructor In pomology at the college «if agriculture In New Brunsw ick. K. J. I f the plants are carefully pruned, they will lie more vigorous and al though fewer fruits may be produced, the Increase In size will be greut enough so that there will be no de crease In total yield. Blunts that are pruned atinuully will remain vigorous By W ILLIAM A. RADFORD and productive much longer than un Mr. W illiam A. Radford will answer pruned ones. Pruning Is also essen questions and give advice F R E E OF tial If the plantation Is to be cultl- COST on all problems pertaining to the vated eltlcieutiy and the fruit picked subject of building work on the farm, for the readers o f this paper. On ac economically. count o f his wids experience as editor, Black berries and raspberries have author and manufacturer, he Is, w ith biennial cunes which bear fruit the out doubt, the highest authority on the yeur after they are formed, and then subject. Address all Inquiries to W i l die. The first pruulng operation, liam A. Radford. No. 1827 Prairie ave nue, Chicago, III., and only Incloss therefore, will be to remove these dead two-cent stamp for reply. «alien, us well as weuk canes which A modern dairy barn with Its silo would beur very little fruit. It Is recommended that the old canes he re- , and yard demands fully as careful plan- moved us soon uh the crop Is picked, I he farmhouse and Its attend- but often It Is not done then, owing aut buildings. Just as the farmhouse to lack of time. | '»hat serve t*s occupants the whole Canes of blackberries snd black through, so does the dairy barn raspberries should be headed back to st’rve the h*’rd «*«y bY da-v « for ev<,n ln a height of 2 to 3 feet, and the lat- '‘ u,“ ,n,*r Its care adds to the ever pres erals shortened to a length of 12 en* clw>res. to 18 Inches, depending upou the vigor A ilalry barn cannot be bought like of the Individual plant. Summer so many yurdn of gingham or like the pinching of the canes when tipy reach lumber for a fence. It must be care- Ihe desired height Is recommended, fully planned with the requirements since It Is deslruble to have the fruit- of the lienl In view, likewise for the Ing urea fairly close to the ground cutting down of unnecessary labor. All and on a stocky cane with severul the modern developments In sanitation, laterals, rather than have It on a which meun so much to the farmer ln long unbrunciied cane which Is npt to the profitable production and sale of bend to the ground under a heavy dairy products, must be considered crop. . and followed to the best of the build li«d raspberries do not have these er’s ability. Light is equally as im strong lateral branches and should b« portant as cleanliness, and proper beaded buck to 2 or 3 feet, depend vvutilatlon and drainage not only ease ing upou the apparent vigor of the up the work but keep the herd In a plant. condition which removes any particu lar worry over sickly or unhealthy cows. Manure Benefits Heavy Of course, stalla, mangers, gutters, Soil in Fruit Orchard alleys and pens are nowudays stand Applied lo orchards ou a heavy soli, ardized units which can be installed the heiiettls of manures are equally In uny barn, regardless of Its style udvaniugimus, or even more so than and size. Hut our object Is the plan those on light soils. While the latter ning of a particular baru us a whole, are made nmre compact, the reverse like the one Illustrated. situation Is true with the heavier This one was carefully located with soils. They become lighter and easier reference to the other buildings of the to work. The Individual soil purtlcles farm. It was plu«vd a dlstunce of 200 are kept from running together and feet from the house, and lu a direction thus there Is less baking of the sur- which sheltered It from the direct blow face after a ruin or Irrigation. The of hot summer winds. This left the lnrg«T the proportion of straw In the open yard running across the south inuuure applied, (lie greater will be and east angle, with the barn's long the extent to which this will be true. axis north nnd south. By this means Combining the chemical and physical sunlight v.as Inveigled Into the stalls e(Te«-ta of manure In the soil, it would as much us possible, seem difilot.lt to find a more suitable The celling height Is 8 * feet, and fertilizer for orchards. While the well proportioned gambrel r,s,f chemical plant food element, which It huy , tornge Bpil0# abov«,. .-.mtu "H are not ... readily available Th, of the main struc’.ure Is ;«! f«»r Ihe plants DM. aa is the case * H.t . , h„ ,,ver u M f,.H with ».me commercial fertilizer.. It un), twu of MaIU rull iengthwlse accomplishes the Important purpose the barn Aa „ ^ D,.rnl ru(e „ wl„ of adding the limiting elem.nt of ,le fomu, , hat the wldth of a dalrv most soils humus. In some section. | ,,arll ls k,.,)t lM.lwe« n H2 and 38 a much more satisfactory cover crop This wUJlh lliake!4 frumlnjg growth-further Increasing the organic lww „„ exjvnse thnn It otherwise matter of the soli- I. secured follow- p,., anJ * uh greater lag the application of manures. (, The rale of application usually de- | — ....... pends the available supply den- | . orally speaking, there Is no danger of Privacy Is Not Only putting on too mueb. Ten tons per Use for Window Shade aero, however, every two years Is «-on- The possibilities that He in the cor aldercd a very fair application, al rect n .s«> of wtudnw shades should he though twlea that amount will do no barm. Apply In the full or winter and considered. Too often people look on them plow under early the following spring In order that the process or dis’ay may only ns a means o f obtaining privacy begin before there I* a lack of mois In the home. They do not realize that »hade* have another very Impor ture. tant use. Shades play a big part In carrying out the Interior and exterior Profitable to Buy All decomttve m home of every room. In n,w ,eDgth f„.L "fun ,,la> ,uo1' *" ,m,>"r J | iolor part as to be the keyuote of the M.hrrw Orchard Supplies Early taut f!'*‘ . . . . rl -The early bird catches the worm" Is a saying us widely known as any In Hie English language The truth o f I la application Is very great. There la considerable doubt In the tninds of most fruit growers at the |.reaent time whether they are t>lr«la or worm*. In fact, the general opinion seem« to fnvur Ihe latter »lew. It will |M»y llie frull growei well to huy hi* supplies early and through some or ganization that gel* Ihe lowest pos sible prior*. Think aim'd your future require ments now You may oeed arsenate of lead, blue atone, ammonium aulphate, nitrate of sasla or many other aupplles. Often big savings can he made by buy ing now before the |*eak «lemand la renched for the*«* material«. It la not uni'ommon fo get large discounts for early payment. Few farmers have all the money they need for w ork Ing cap ital but many have borrowing p«.wer with their bs-al hank and can thu» rake advantage of tb.-e discount* Imagine for a moment that fhe bousewlfe ha* worke«l out a pleasing nnd novel color scheme In lirr win dow* with some unwarranted rolor that ibves not harmonize with the other decoration.*. The effect that she ha* tried a*> hard to produce la destroyed with one stroke. What would have been a charming, delightful room, ha<! shades o f the cor rect colt.r been used, la turned Into an unattractive and «l«*pre*amg room. Yet too many people who are con scious o f the result do out realise the cause. This feature of the room—window shades demands Just as careful study aa doe* the background or wall, the floor and the furniture. In fucL you might go further and any. with truth, that It Is Ihe moat important o f them all. There are today so many differ ent colors and so. carefully composed, that It 1« a very easy matter to visit a decorator’s shop and tiud exactly Powers Wins Victory Over Rheumatism A fte r Gaining R e lie f From Tor ture* o f Rheumatism and A il ments Caused by R u n -D o w n Condition, Sacramento Restau rant Operator Wants Everyone to Know About Tanlac. “ When I began ta k in g T a n la c ,” s a y s W illia m J. Powers, well-known restaurantoperator, living at 1220 30th Htreet, Sacramento, Calif., “ I was suf fering tortures from rheumatism. Pains, in my joints bother-^ ed me so that one of my arms became useless. I could not work. I suffered tormenting pain all the time. M y nights were trying hours of sleeplessness and pain. “ Then I began taking Tanlac. I want the world to know about this wonderful pain reliever. For it has re turned to me my lost health.” Tanlac is helping thousands o f men and women to keep good health. I t is nature's remedy made from roots, barks and herbs. I t relieves constipa tion, tones up sluggish liver, puts stomach in shape, and builds strength. Get rid of pain. D on’t let yourself become weak and 6crawny. Regain good health. Take this wonder tonio and remedy. Results from first bottle amazing. A t your druggist’s. The cost o f feed is by far the larg est single Item In the cost of pnnluc- Ing milk, and makes ftp one-half to j two-thirds of the total gross cost The labor cost will make up almost one- flfth to one-fourth of the total and all remuiulng costs combined usually do , not run higher than 20 per cent, writes I G. Ileeblnk of South Dakota in the | Indiana Farmer’s Guide. An Ideal combination of feeds con- ; sists of well-cured legume hay, corn , silage or roots, and farm grains bal- | anced with muscle and boue-buildlng feeds such as ground soy beans, wheat bran, linseed-oil meal or cotton seed meal. It Is a good practice to feed three pounds of silage and one pound of hay per hundred pounds of weight to each cow per day. For Instance, a cow weighing 1.000 pounds should re ceive about thirty pounds of silage and ten pounds of hay each day. When silage Is not fed, approximately two pounds of dry roughage daily per hundred pounds live weight is a sufficient amount Legume hay and good corn fodder make a desirable combination if the hay Is limited. ICKORRHOim SUPPOSITORIES A common rule for feeding grain THE KOENIG M EDICINE COM PANY Is to feed cows, producing milk rela tively high In butter-fat test, one pound of grain for every three pounds of milk produced and to cows P R I C E $ 1 .0 0 producing milk of low hutter-fut test, W r ite fo r FREE B O O KLET one pound of grain for every four tf your d n i t h t cannot tu pp lr yum, Old or pounds of ntllk produced. I f this forw arding charges prepaid, from 1,000-pound cow was producing thirty K O E N IG M E D IC IN E CO. pounds of milk dally, she would be fed 1 0 4 8 N . W E L L S S T .. C H IC A G O . I U . from seven to ten pounds of grain each day, the amount of grain depend FOR ing upon the fat test of the milk. | It Is more profitable to feed a mix ture of several grains than to feed a straight grain ration of corn, barley or oats. Mixing 1,000 pounds or more at a time saves labor. A desifable grain mixture Is ns follows: Ground oats, 300 pounds; ground corn 300 pounds; linseed meal, 200 pounds; S U C C E S S F U L F O R go Y E A R S wheat bran, 200 pounds. Ground bar 30c & 90c At all Druggists ley may be substituted for the corn, oats, or wheat bran in this mixture, P L A N S F O R P O U L T R Y HOLMES and ground soy beans may well re A ll m jli'ii. ISO lilUNtrations; secret o f p elting win1**r PKK8, anil copy o f •T h e P o ll E x * place the linseed nveal. B ask et." Send 25r IN L A N D PO ULTRY -A -f f l FOR PILES width the alornge of hay becomes more unsatisfactory and the light Is cut off from the inside to a great ex tent. Of course the objection to width tb.es not apply to length. This latter dimension cun be made to fit the herd requirements, and the barn even car ried around in an L or C shape, to give a more sheltered yard. Observe thut the cows face a cen tral feed alley, equipped with steel car rier tracks. This gives entrance by two doors, and lessens the danger of crowding In and out, there Is better tight for milking, the gutters get the sanitation value of sunlight, and the ventilating system does not present any particular problem in order to function satisfactorily. The litter alleys have steel carrier tracks which make this part o f the chores some thing taken care of easily and with dispatch. The stalls are 3 feet 8 Inches wide; the length of stall platform from curb to gutter Is 4 feet 8 Inches. T h « man gers can be of metal, wood or con crete. and of a style, width and height which discourage bossy from snouting too much feed Into the alley. The drinking troughs each serve two cows. Adjoining are cow pen, bull pen and calf pens. The latter are necessary nt calving time, and might serve with the cow pen ns a hospital when cows are sick. Or. bossy may be segregated for the purpose of testing on milk and butter yield over a certain period. The floor Is of concrete, with w«*od block or cork brick standing platform. Drains serve the bottom o f each manger and gutter, lending .out to a concrete manure receiving pit. Coughsduei0 Colds B O S C H E E ’S SYFtUP J O U R N A L , Smith Desirable Calf Rations for Animal for Home Use B ld g . Indianapolis, Ind. C KIN IRRITATIONS J For their immediate relief and _____ healing doctors prescribe Desirable rations for a calf nine months old that it is proposed to de velop onto an animal suitable for home butchering would result from using a mixture consisting of equal parts o f corn and oats, to which has been added 10 per cent of linseed Music and Energy meal. The animal can gradually be An apparatus which has been In started on this combination, using two vented in Vienna. Austria, to show or three pounds per day, and increas the effort expended by musicians, ha* ing the amount gradually for 20 or 30 proved that the energy used to jslav days until by the end of tills period wind Instruments Is much less than the youngster would be allowed to when string ones are played. have all that he would consume with relish. This amount would vary ac cording to his breeding and feeding qualities, but It is a safe enough pol icy to let him be the judge o f the umount necessary to satisfy his crav ing for food. In uddition, allow him some roughage, mixed hay or clover or | alfalfa hay. yet when he is on u full ! ration of basic grain products you will j Prepared Especially for Infants find him devouring comparatively small amounts of hay. and Children of All Ages Resinol BABIES CRY EBB “ CASTORIA” what you want nt a reasonable ex- IR'iise. An intelligent selection suhle.I by mi expert's hand will cause shade* to blend with the drapes and furni ture. Slot h e r! Fletcher’s Onstorla has been in use for over 30 years as a | P,eusant, harmless substitute for Cas In all of the dairy cow freshening tor Oil. Paregoric, Teething Drops and experiments conducted as far hack as Soothing Syrups. Contains no narcot Father Time can romembor the experi I les Proven directions are on each menters always have arrived at the I P °ckagp. Physicians everywhere rec- Light lTht Wood Is Style same results— that fall freshening Is | ommend It. Now in Home Building best. The genuine bears signature o f There are several sound reasons In any decorative scheme don’t for- I why fall freshening means more dol get to consider the color of the wood work. lars to the farmer. in the first plac* September pas When the wood used for window and door trim la oak, cypres*, maple tures are more succulent than August August Is a complete or birch or any wood with a beautiful j pastures. grain, a waterproof varnish will give “washout" a* a pasture month, both cows nnd calves getting a poor start luster and bring out the grain. Woods vary In »hade from light to as a result. The Intense heat which accompanies dark brown or red. The color scheme i of the room should be kept In similar i August does not agree with either the tones or warm colors. Contrasting cow or her offstring. Cooling rain* colors can then be used In some of the usually fall In September, however, furnishings to give the room anima the pastures green up and consequent ly the cow freshening In this month tion. gets a nice starL Light woodwork Is very fashionable. ! And there are excellent varnish stains ' and enamels on the market that wjll OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'VO give Just the sha<le or tint In the wood- j work that the color scheme of the room demand*. oooo o o oo o o o oo o o oo o o oo o ckxk ; Varnish stains color the w nod and I A good cow cannot do her best on let the grain show through. F.iuitm-I* ( give a solid coat of color that la rich good roughages a'one. She need* and satiny in Its texture. The rang« some feeds of les* bulky and mor- « • C E $150 A T Y 0 U 8 D R U G ST0< of colors la wide, and manufacturers , concenirated character. • • • give explicit directions for securing ! Frequent deliveries of cream to the any tint or shade doalned. Of course, market are essential for good quah y the moot satisfactory flnishes are ah 1 solutely waterproof and can be washrd Cream should be tlellvered three times a week In «infer. without injury to gloaa or color. Fr»"C!Ko, No. 10-1M7, All Experiments Prove Fall Freshening Best i Dairy Hints PASTOR K0ENHÌS nervine Nervousness & pSieteP lessn ess fSSSSSki «