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Show PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW Losses From Hog kcenSSWa) PUTTING FLESH ON BIRDS FOR MARKET If t I lull 3 ' r-Si' . I A'' jzz&.U Azm K&yitzpz. f'zerjZ?m fffc " PHOTON FKOM UMUtH-WOOD 6.yhptH.woot Freiident Hoover recently !ued the annual Preidential proclamation calling upon American Ameri-can to et atide Thurtday, November 24, at Thanksgiving day. Above it thown a faciimilo of the firtt Presidential Thanksgiving proclamation, proclama-tion, issued by George Washington and letting the date at Thursday, November 26, 1789. A & 1 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON S NOVEMBER 24 approaches, Amer icans realize that It's about "time to talk turkey." For November 24 Is Thanksgiving duy and what would the American Thanksgiving day din ner table be without the presence of a roasted turkey? But before proceeding with a discussion dis-cussion of the species of fowl who, once a year, Is our national bird, it might not be amiss to consider the origin of that typically typical-ly American expression "to talk turkey." If a certain tradition Is to be believed, It had Us origin In an Incident which Is as typically American Amer-ican as Is the custom of observing a Thanks giving day on the last Thursday in November and making It a feast day of typically-American edibles, chief of which is the native American turkey. Away back In the early days (Just when no one seems to know) In one of the thirteen colonies colo-nies (It cannot be stated posltirely which one, although from certain aspects of the Incident the suspicion arises that a Yankee was .one of the actors,) an Indian and a white man agreed to hunt together for a day and then to divide the spoils. This they did and the division proceeded pro-ceeded agreeably enough until only a crow and turkey remained. Thereupon the white man, volubly frank and seemingly generous In manner,, said "Now you may have the crow and I'll take the turkey; or I'll take the turkey and you may have the crow." But the red man was not so easily taken in by this glib proposal and replied Indignantly Huhl Why yoa no talk turkey to meT And ever since that time, so says the legend, when a person began to dissemble, to conceal his real meaning In a superfluity of words, to attempt to "put over" something on another. It became time for th6 other to advise him to "talk turkey." L e. to be straightforward and get down to business. Reference was made above to the fact that once a year the turkey Is our national bird. It Is just possible that he might have been our national na-tional bird the other SG4 days that Is, If a suggestion sug-gestion made by jolly old Ben Franklin had been followed. And thereby hangs the tale of the first coins and seals that came from the mint "when the new republic of the United States of America was established. These were rather crude affairs and the eagle on them looked very much like a turkey and a slightly tipsy turkey at that I Whereupon Franklin wrote this comment: com-ment: T am not displeased that the figure Is not known as a bald eagle, but looks more like a turkey. For In truth, the turkey Is In comparison com-parison a uiuch more respectable bird, and withal with-al a true native of America. He Is besides (though a little vain and silly. It Is true, but not the worse emblem for that) a bird of courage, cour-age, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier gren-adier of the British guards, who should presume pre-sume to enter his farmyard with a red coat on." Franklin was quite right In calif"' turkey a "true native of AmaHc." Ihfi- be wsne of the authentic "first Amertcarf a PrTeJ f, the fact that his benes in fossf deposits show that he is of prehistoric orlglr a' a pears to have been roosting- fces for dom- Cholera Cut Down Preventive Treatment Has Done Much to Check " the Disease, By A. F. SCHALK, College of Vet-erinary Vet-erinary Medicine. Ohio State University. Uni-versity. WNU Service. Hog cholera is not causing as serious se-rious losses to Ohio swine growers as it did last year when numerous and extensive outbreaks of the disease dis-ease were experienced In many sections sec-tions of the state. This favorable situation can be explained by the fact that more anti-hog cholera serum was used in Ohio during the last spring and summer for immunizing pigs than was used in any single year since the serum was discovered. It is estimated that one and a half million pigs and shoats have been given this preventive treatment t( cholera this year. Therefore, when the disease does make its appearance appear-ance among untreated swine on a farm It does not spread rapidly to neighboring herds, because many of them have been vaccinated and are Immune to the disease. When cholera makes its appearance appear-ance in a neighborhood all hogs in the vicinity should be vaccinated or treated with what is known as the "double treatment," which consist con-sist f anti-cholera serum and virus. This treatment Insures Immunity or protection from the disease in healthy swine when properly administered. admin-istered. It cannot be expected to cure animals already sick with cholera or to protect hogs suffering from some other disease. If disease dis-ease invades the herd, the most expert available assistance should be sought at once. estic turkeys have been found attached to pueblos pu-eblos and cliff dwellings in excavated ruins of untold centuries ago. The Spaniards who conquered Mexico found turkeys, both wild and domesticated, in that country as early as 1519 and it was no less a person than Cortez's own confessor, Fra Aga-pida, Aga-pida, who wrote back to Spain from Mexico the following "There is a bird, much greater in bigness big-ness than a peacock, that is found within the forests and vegas all over this country. It surpasses sur-passes as food any wild bird we have found up to this time. The natives do shoot these birds with arrows and catch them In various kinds of springes and snares. bpeclmens of this splendid fowl were almost Immediately sent back to Spain and the Jewish merchants, who were the leading dealers in such commodities at the time, thought they looked more like peacocks than anything else. The Hebrew word for peacock was "tukkl," from a Hindu word "toka," meaning "trailing 6klrt," and these merchants began calling them "tukkls" or "American tukkls." Soon the word "tukkl" became corrupted to "turkey" and led to a confusion con-fusion as to their origin, even though they were of American rather than Turkish nativity. From Spain the new delicacy from the New world spread to other parta of Europe and won Instant favor. Turkeys were taken to Persia by Armenians, and to Batavia by the Dutch. In France where the turkey was, and Is, called "dlnde" because they believed It hailed from India the bird was first served for the wedding feast of the lively young Charles IX and Eliz abeth of Austria. Twelve turkeys were considered consid-ered fine enough for a royal gift from the merchants mer-chants of Amiens to Charles. By the middle of the century, England met the bird, and In an other 20 years It was being plentifully raised In various sections of Great Britain. And now comes one of the curious paradoxes of history, in that this "native American" became be-came an Immigrant to the shores of his own land. In 1029 a letter written to Governor Endl-cott Endl-cott In Salem, Mass, by his agents In London assured him that "tame turkles shall be sent you by the nexte Bhippe." So In a short time the New England variety of the North American Amer-ican wild turkey was being mixed with his part- l"lon)estlcated descendant from Mexico via England thus completing a curious 100-year, round-the-world tour. It Is probable that not one turkey in a thou sand which will grace the Thanksgiving table this year will be a native wild turfiey. For the original New England wild turkey (Meleagres Americana) is all but extinct In the part of the country where he first made his appearance on that festal board. The wild turkey of today (Meleagres gallapavo sllvestrls,) according to ornithologists, is found in greatly reduced numbers num-bers only from Pennsylvania and Ohio south to the gulf states and west to .Arkansas. There Is a smaller variety, the Florida wild turkey, In that state ; n southern Texas is another, the Rio Grande turkey and in the Rocky mountain region, another, Merriam's turkey. All modern domesticated turkeys are derived from the Mexican Mex-ican wild turkey (Meleagres Mexicana) of the earliest days. From him comes the exquisite penciling pen-ciling of modern domesticated turkeys. But to get back to why the turkey occupies such a prominent place on our Thanksgiving day dinner table of that first celebration, held In Plymouth In 1621, Edward WInslow wrote back to England as follows: , "Our harvest being gotten in, our Governor sent foure men on fowling, that so we might after a more speclall manner rejoyce together, after we had gathered in the fruit of our la bours; they foure in one day killed as much fowle, as with a little help beside, served the company almost a week, at which time amongst other recreations, we exercised our Armes, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest King Massasoyt, with some ninety men, whom for three days we en tertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deere, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captalne (Standish) and others." There is no doubt tliat chief among the "fowle" at this feast was the native wild turkey. tur-key. However, according to Mary Austin, "Our elevation of the turkey to the place of honor on the Thanksgiving dinner table is not entirely entire-ly owing to its traditional importance to the first American Thanksgiving day; it Is a tribute trib-ute to the homemaking instinct ef the Puritan women who made the turkey brood a part of that association of men and their wild brethren breth-ren which Is Inseparable from the human Idea of home. The Indians domesticated the turkey chiefly for his feathers, which they prized. But I have no doubt that ta English housewife, arriving chickenless, got her first feelin of being at home from the brooding cluck of the turkey hen about her door." (6 by Wtern Nswspaper Ualon.) High Yields Necessary :" With Prevailing Prices Word comes from Ohio that of the 55 farmers in that state who checked their corn yields officially last year, those whose yields ranged between 70 and 90 bushels per acre produced the crop for 21.7 cents per bushel. Those whose yields exceeded exceed-ed 90 bushels an acre produced corn at 16.5 cents a bushel, and the few whose yields ran up to 110 bush els and better, found their produc tion costs as low as 13.8 cents per bushel, High crop ylelds-and superior live stock are essential in these days of low prices. The aim should be. If necessary to avoid overproduc tion, to produce fewer acres of crops and put more land In grass and hay, and utilize legumes to the fullest extent possible. To Illustrate, producing 8,000 bushels of corn' on 40 acres of ground Is a lot more profitable profit-able than utilizing 60 acres for that purpose. Producing more feed per acre, and converting that feed into the largest possible quantity of live stock products should be the aim of every farmer. Wallaces' Farmer. Need Mineral Supply Depraved appetites as indicated by gnawing bones seems to be preva lent in many districts. M. L. M. and L. C M. have almost the same con dition In their herds: "Cow gnaws old bones" and "heifer calf chews wool all the time." These animals are craving mln erais, possiDiy salt or pno? 'lorus. Make a mixture of equal p..rts of ground limestone, steamed bone meal and fine salt, and put some In a box where the calf can get at it as It wants to. When starting to feed meal to the calf, Include about 6 pounds of this mineral mixture to each 100 pounds of grain mixture, For the cow add three pounds of it to each 100 pounds of meal fed. Montreal Family Herald. Controlling Grain Pests i;amon aisuipniae poured over the grain or placed in pans on top of the gram will control grain moths, and weevils. Where the grain Is to be nsed as feed the mixture may be poured directly on top, but where it is to be used for seed the carbon disulphide should be placed in pans on top of the grain. In both cases the mixture evaporates and the fumes settle on the bottom. For best results, the bin or stor age room should be kept tightly closed. Careless Potato Digging A survey of more than a hundred New York state potato fields last year showed that a 12 per cent dam age was made np of 7 per cent of the potatoes bruised In digging, 3 per cent BKinned, and 2 per cent rat One farmer's damage was as much as 48 per cent, or nearly half his crop. Such Injury can be laid to faults In adjustment of the digging macnine, to lack of the proper degree de-gree of power on the digger, and to improper operation. Prevents Soil Waste" The forest cover conserves water and because of its absorptive ca pacity it stores several times the amount of water falling In rain that uoes me aDanaoned field. Water stored In the forest floor runs out gradually and equalizes sprlne and stream flow and at the same time prevent the soil from washing Into stream channels, clogging them with silt, and aggravating tin damage Ly pooo Advice Is Applicable to AH Turkey Raisers. By O. Cj. CFFORD, Extension Poultry- . WNU BorvlM. , - ,, - ' The range for turkeys to be fat tened should be- restricted, because excessive exercise on a free range prevents the birds from putting on flesh as they should. A mash of ground feeds should be kept before thera all the time, In hoppers. Any of the grains that are raised In the state, such as corn, wheat, oats or barley, may be nsed in this mash, which may he composed of equal parts by weight of the grains available. In addition to mash, the turkeys being fattened iould receive whole grain In the mornings and evenings. Some .growers prefer to put the whole grain In hoppers and keep it before the birds at all times. It may require some time before the turkeys take to grains they have not been used to, and any change in the ration of the flock should be made early enough that the birds will become accustomed to the change before the fattening period starts. Milk, " If . available, should be kept before the flock being fattened. fat-tened. It is also a good practice to soak some of the whole grain in milk before feeding It. - Fright Often Cause of Eggs With Soft Shells Fright is often the "cause of In ternally broken eggs which generally gener-ally prove fatal Fright Is a common com-mon cause of soft-shelled eggs Such eggs are not only a loss, but they are passed with such difficulty as to give rise to serious complications complica-tions which may end with the loss of the pullet Soft-shelled eggs may also be responsible for pullets contracting con-tracting the egg-eating habit Moreover, fright seriously affects egg production. unfortunately, fright often becomes a permanent condition and injury; let the pul lets become frightened once and the least disturbance or irregularity afterwards will often cause them to go "all to pieces." Whether a flock of pullets has "gone to nerves" or not may determine whether they will yield a profit or a loss. Since fright may lead to serious conditions and losses, how can it be prevented? Simply by special care and management When pullets pul-lets are given no cause for fear they soon welcome the companionship of the caretaker or even visitors If due care and precaution are exercised. Farm Journal. - Increases Size of Eggs Increasing the size of eggs laid by a flock can be brought about by using only male birds from large-egg large-egg dams, states C. G. Burroughs, Dane county, Wisconsin. In three years the average weight of k dozen eggs from .his flock has increased from 23.2 to 26.4 ounces. , Mr. Burroughs attributes his early small-egg weights to a group of cockerels saved from heavy-producing, small-egg hens, but his present pres-ent pullets are sired by cockerels from dams that ' produced eggs weighing from 26 to 27 ounces per dozen. In April this flock was the leader in the Record of Performance Perform-ance poultry flocks of the state. In this contest production and egg size are both considered. Prairie Farmer. Hen Pests Menopon gallinae, the common hen louse, is a profit-cutting poultry pest, and is known wherever hens congregate. Keeping company with the louse are the mites, the hen flea, and sundry relatives that spe cialize on eating feathers, sucking blood, or just pestering their victims. vic-tims. Cornell bulletin dealing with chicken lice 'and mites, and their control is available on request to the office of publication .at the New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y. Winter Preparation Clean and disinfect henhouses be fore cold weather sets In. If drop ping boards are not already in they should be Installed. Before placin; pullets In the house for the winter, be sure and mark them so they can be distinguished from old hens when the flock is culled early in the spring. Do not house any sick or diseased birds. Late pullets should be separated, from those that are fully matured and ready to lay Do not overcrowd the birds. Prairie Prai-rie Farmer. Exercise Beneficial The question has been asked, "Is It necessary to make chicks take exerciser It is claimed that without with-out having to scratch for grain in heavy litter the chicks that are nor mal and have the opportunity will scratch the litter, wallow In it .and. apparently get all the exercise that they need. Even chicks on wire screen floors wiQ run around, flap their wings and get some exercise If the conditions generally are good. Too close confinement 13 alwayi detrimental. xi " OTEL SQUARE 200 Rooms 200 Tile Bath. Radio connection evety RATES FROM $1.50 JuSloppOtittMtmnH.T.1- . .wvenudi ERNEST C.ROSSITER, . Landed Rem,J p... The world bass, weighing 13 mnia 8 3 vJ J JUUKH liHnTllfla Tnl,. Florida. The worn 'Z jv-v iu,lBcuij, since Kennedy's!: uiua.v us u e nsn was hni ., into the boat. 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