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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER 6 for the vegetables used on the fam- BROODING AND FEEDING BABY CHICKS ily table the children will handle the garden problem and the general health on the farm will be better The most Important problem of and farm life will be more interthe poultry-raise- r during the spring esting and pleasant each day. and summer is raising a flock of good, vigorous pullets either to re0,000 SHEEP SHEARED BT DAYS new the flock or to put into the layNINE MEN IN 8 Failure ing house the coming fall. GLENNS FERRY, Idaho, April 22 in this regard means a poor crop Nine thousand head of sheep were winter when sheared by 9 men in eight days at of eggs next fall and care of Good the Montgomery sheep ranch on the price is highest. King Hill creek last week, wiih the the growing pullets from the time electric shearing plant. The Mont- they are put into the brooder as gomery plant is believed to be the chicks until placed in the layonly electric shearing plant in the baby Nine electrically driven ing house in the fall is just as imstate. shears in the hands of as many op- portant for profitable egg production erators were used. Operations were as the care given these pullets durcarried on nine hours each day and The probthe laying period. during that time the nine shearers ing and of lems feeding baby brooding would handle near 1200 to 1400 chicks and used and methods the sheep, the latter being considered recommended by tbe Poultry departThe pay for the a good days run. Utah Agricultural Exsheares is 15 cents per head, except ment of the are given in Cirstation periment on rams where there is a slight No. cular 50, which is now in press. This publication may be obtained by writing to the Utah Agricultural Exand periment Station, Logan, Utah, MEMBERS UTAH FARMERS Brood50 No. Circular for TAX ASSOCIATION asking ing and Feeding Chicks. of Ernest Eaton, Vernal, president the Uintah County farm bureau, and Chester H. Hartman, Mt. EmVERNAL DRY CLEANmons, president of the Duchesne County farm bureau, are members ING WORKS of the Tax committee of the Utah SETH B. PERRY, Prop. Farmers Tax association, an auxilbureau. farm of State Utah the iary Equipped to do This organization was oragnized CLEANING DRY primarily for economy in public exand penditures and for increased effiSTEAM PRESSING FOOT AND MOUTH the spread of this infection. there are symptoms DISEASE IN CATTLE However, that might lead one to suspect this disease that may cause unnecessary For a real case of foot and mouth fright. Some cattle slobber more disease in cattle there is no cure. or less naturally. If one of these The animal must be put out of pain should have one of the foot diseases at the earliest moment and the car- a farmer might think he had foot cass completely burned. So vig- and mouth disease on his hands. orous have been the measures of the There are several foot diseases. Foot government to stamp out; this dis- soreness may cause an animal to ease that not much of it remains in limp, foot rot may cause a softenthis country. But it may be that ing and sloughing of the memyou have something else on hand branes between the toes, ulceration of the heel may spread to a large if one of your cows is sick. Real foot and mouth disease is part of the hoof, fibrous tumors may It It has some ap- grow in the cleft of the hoof. very infectious. eczema of at first and for is not possible for the farmer to depearance this reason it is often called ecze- termine at once iwhich of these has And to make ma epizootica, the epizootics simply come to hi3 stock. more matters is complicated several of meaning that it infectious, spreadcows a mans have one of these, of may a bunch cattle. thru ing rapidly The eczema features are easily rec- especially what is called foot rot, The disease is also char- all at once and he naturally conognized. acterized by high fever and it is cludes that the disease is infectious. while this is raging that the disease The thing to do is to separate the is most infectious. Soon blisters sick cow from the herd, treat the begin to form in the animals mouth sore spot as well as one may and Carbolic acid around the coronets of the feet and wait developments. between the toes. The animal solution, one ounce to a pint of drools, drips a characteristic foam water, is the first cleansing agent to slobber from the mouth, hangs its try. Or creolin is excellent, applied head in drowsiness, the feet become to the ulcerated areas in its unadulDo not allow the more and more painful and the ani- terated state. mal finally succumbs. As have been creolin to come in contact with the If simple remedies do not indicated there are strict regulations skin. as to this disease and a veterinarian prevail the nearest competent vet- ciency in public service and equitshould be called in to examine the erinarian is to be called in at once. able adjustment in taxation. He may help you to save the animal. Many a valuable herd of cows has been destroyed to prevent larger part of your herd. With a production in normal years in excess of 5,000,000 tons, India raises more kinds of oil seeds than any other country. . Parcel Post prepaid one way Phone Ute 145 A GARDEN ON EVERY BASIN FARM (By E. PETERSON, County Agent) There is nothing more inviting and pleasant and profitable and yet more grossly neglected than the little family garden. Any farm home can have all the fresh garden vegetables necessary by a little timely effort. True, it requires work, but no time spent on the farm is more profitable than that spent in the well balanced garden. Well balanced is a fitting term because there is a tendency on most farms to plant too much space to one thing in place of planting a large variety. Another objectionable tendency Is to make the garden too large and too far away from the house. If the garden is too large the task of keeping it clean becomes a burden and soon it is filled with weeds, and once they get a good start the garden, in place of being a beauty spot, becomes an eye sore and a breeding ground for all kinds of weeds to seed the farm. If the garden is too far from th house the effort of keeping the table supplied with nice, crisp vegetables, so essential to the health of the family, becomes irksome and as a result the family often goes with- out. It has been demonstrated that vegetables are essential In the diet, so for the health of the family it is economy to raise a garden. There is no market equal to the farmers own table and therefore the aim should be to supply the home needs so far as possible. If the farmer does not raise his own vegetables he usually goes without them, which is dangerous to health, or if he buys them on the market they are. so expensive that they may often be regarded as a luxury in place of a necessity. If the farmer would stop and consider the market price of all of the common vegetables which he can easily raise he will be convinced that the garden is thy most profitable of his farming op erations. y Every garden should have a few rows of early potatoes, is seems that the markets are watched more keenly for the first new potatoes than for any other vegetable. Other vegetables which follow the potato closely and might be considered almost essential in every garden are: peas, spinach, radishes, cabbage, sweet corn, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, onions, parsnips, beans, summer and winter squash, beets, cauliflower and turnips. These vegetables should be planted with the fam ily needs in view for unless there is a ready market for all surplus products there will be a great waste of space, time, money and effort. It is not the fturpose of the writer to go into detail about gardening but merely, to point out a few features in favor of a, well balanced garden on every farm. There is probably no phase of farming which lends itself so readily to boys and girls club work than the garden. Children learn easily the names of the garden vegetables and their characteristics and habits of growth, and they soon become interested in growing things.. They will love to see the garden grow and see the vegetables develop they will learn the use of each in the diet. Children should take part in pre- -' paring the soil for planting and be taught the reason for manuring and why the surface of the soil should be smooth and fine. Then thfey should help plant the seed and become familiar with the different kinds so that they will know what kind of a plant to expect from the seeds they put In the ground. This method will keep the childrens' curiosity aroused and they will be anxious to keep the garden clean and growing and then if they are allowed to sell a few vegetables and have the money for their own, or if the parents will pay a few cents The following merchants are creating la 5 a market for your farm products by stocking and selling U P A L C O products: ASHTON and SONS, Roosevelt CALVERT and WAUGH, Myton CASH MEAT MARKET, Roosevelt R. L. MAMMON, Whiterocks E. L. MURPHY, Upalco MYTON STORES CO., Myton PHILLIPS MERC. CO., Myton R. M. POWELL, Cedarview ROOSEVELT MER. CO., Roosevelt J . P. RUDY, Fort Duchesne W. L. WHITLOCK, Leeton WONG SING, Fort Duchesne (fcrll Upalco Flour Operated by WOOL and HALL |