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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PAYSON. UTAH H LITHE STOQCii Caligula's Barge Recovered From Lake Nemi PRICES OF FEEDS WEIGHTY FACTORS VALUE OF TRENCH SOIL IN FEEDING Three Cow Menus Suggested Under Present Costs. Many Advantages Outlined by Colorado Expert. I'rk-eof feeds, find the nature of the feeds grown on the farm, are factors which will enter into the planning of meals for the dairy cow. C. L. Advantages obtained by feeding silage to live stock, and suggestions an for constructing Inexpensive trench silo are outlined by E. J. Maynard, associate animal husbandry-maat the Colorado Agricultural college. Tears of experimental feeding have clearly indicated that corn or cane silage Is a valuable growing and fattening feed for live stock. Siloing the crop offers a method of conserving It Indefinitely and also renders hard woody portions of stalk soft and palatable. Where nearly 50 per cent of dry bundle fodder may be wasted when fed directly to live stock, practically 100 per cent of the same crop converted Into silage will be consumed. Thus silage offers an feeders. enormous savlug to With all the favorable results secured with silage there are very few silos In the regions. This Is believed to be principally due to the cost of building silos and the cost of filling them. A remedy to this situation has been found In the trench silo nnd machinery for cutting up forage crops into wagons In the r.lackman, of the animal husbandry dopaitment of the Ohio State uni verbify, offers three suggested menus, which are economical under present pi ice conditions, when the various roughages mentioned are available. The first consists of: 300 pounds corn and cob meal, or hominy or barley ; 300 pounds ground oats; 100 pounds wheat bran ; 100 pounds cottonseed meal or gluten meal ; 50 pounds 1'nseed oil meal. This should be fed when alfalfa, with or without silage, Is available. When clover, with or without silage, Is available, Blackman suggests a mature of: 300 pounds corn and corn oh meal or hominy or barley; 300 pounds ground oats; 100 pounds wheat bran ; 100 pounds cottonseed meal or gluten meal ; 100 pounds linseed oil meal. When timothy hay or corn stover, with or without silage, is available, the following formula Is suggested: 100 pounds corn and cob meal or boin-ln- y or barley ; 100 pounds ground oats; 100 pounds wheat bran; 100 pounds cottonseed meal or gluten meal ; 150 pounds linseed oil meal. Other high protein supplements such ns soy bean oil meal or distillers dried grains may be used to replace some of the cottonseed or oil meal If the price Is in line," says the specialist. One of the barges of Caligula, sunk at the bottom of Lake Nemi, Italy, for after the waters of the lake have been drained away. 2,000 years, as it now appears . View of Nassau That Was Hit by Hurricane live-stoc- k d field. cf milk. All influences which conduce to the quietude and comfort of the cow will increase milk production while the opposite Influence will have the tendency View In Nassau In the Bahama Islands where the recent hurricane killed a number of persons and did great property damage. She Is the Farm Girl Champion HEADS THE BANKERS Minerals Valuable for,. Hogs in Winter Season John Lonsdale, head of the Mercantile-Commerce bank and Trust Co. of St Louis, Is the new president of the American Bankers association, ne was officially elected to the office at the annual convention of the association. dairy-farmin- G. BUSH TO PILOT SOX Live Stock Facts How Mr. Stimson Keeps in Condition ... Cattle pasture usually goes at the rate of $1.50 per month per head. with water and If you get the whey free of charge, It can replace your tankage In feeding hogs. Seven sheep are considered an animal unit as equal to one cow or one horse. When the cream churns slow It may be due to the cream being too warm or too cold, or too thin and too sweet. Donle Bush, former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will pilot the Chicago American league baseball club next year, the White Sox management Bush succeeds Lena" announced, r Blackburne, and has sned a contract beginning in 1930. Do not let milk In cans stand in the sun while waiting for the hauler, say Ienn State dairy specialists. Provide shade, and cover with a wet blauket or canvas. Such simple precautions help to keep the milk cool nnd prevent loss. two-yea- The amount of grain to feed will depend on the condition of the indi cows and somewhat on the length of time they are to he dry. Id-u- Separators should be washed morning and evening. If washed only once a d 'v, if should be rinsed with water and then with a disinfectant solution. ."I k.iiy utensils should be rinsed vate" immediately after wl h cold u : ,r. m: i '''Hid 'a 01 wi-ho- d 11 u i i ri - Minerals are particularly valuable for hogs when there Is no green feed available, and when the hogs are being fattened on com with vegetable proteins being used to supplement the corn. Minerals are not quite so essential where the hogs ure on some good forage or when the corn Is being supplemented with tankage, fish meal, or dairy However, from ' practically all available evidence, It has been found beneficial to feed some minerals no matter what other feeds are used, and the addition of the minerals has resulted In a saving of feed, protein particularly of the feeds. high-price- Here Is Miss Dorothy Marshall, aged seventeen, who won the title of American farm girl champion at the Los Angeles county fair, Pomona, Calif., by proving her ability at milking, dexterity with the pitchfork and hay rake and familiarity with the controls of farm tractors. Good pastures are almost as essential to successful dairying as good cows. y' warm water powder, and finally ,n a good s ilntlon ' , Ignorance Is mind darkness. 1 A Producing Farm Animal Supply the cows salt. se Health Certificate Is Necessary for Horses Most states demand a health certificate mnde out by a licensed, acered Ited veterinarian to accompany horse Btock when entering the state. Rome demand a test of the animals for glanders and others only a health Cattle usually lane to certificate. have n tuberculin test. To make sure you are starting right when desiring to enter any state with live stock, It is always lest If time permits to address a letter to the state veterinarian of that state and address it to the capital city of that state. It will almost always fall into the hands of the proper party who can advise you of the exact requirements of that state for live stock coming from your part of the country and of the very latest rulings, for these change from time to time. Cow Is Largest Manure Dairy Facts Textile makers always use special dyes for silk or wool. They know that is the best way. The makers of Diamond Dyes are the first to enable home dyers to follow this plan. Next time you want to dye some of your more valuable articles of silk or wool, try the special Diamond Dyes in the Blue Package , ivo these materials They will clearer, more brilliant colors than dye. And they any are just as easy to use a3 ordinary dyes. Like the white package Diamond Dyes, these dyes contain an abundance of the highest quality anilines. The blue package dyes silk or wool only; the white pack-age dyes, or tints, any material. Either package; 15c, drugstores. p to lessen production and also has the tendency for the cow to hold up" milk. Any excitement or rough handling if the cow will have a tendency to cause a cow to hold up milk After a cow has once formed this habit It Is very difficult to break her of it. Sometimes this vice is the result of the excitemeD when the calf is weaned. There is no cure for this vice. All that you can do Is to place the cow In the most favorable circumstances while the milking Is being done. A ery good way to do is to feed the cow some grain or mill feed while the milking Is being done. If the cow has not been fresh very long it will help If the calf is placed where the cow can see it When this habit has become chronic the best thing to do is to sell the cow to the butcher. The cow is the largest manure-producin- g animal on the farm and while Its excreta is least rich in fertilizing elements, the large volume places it as the most Important manure produced In mixed and Horse manure Is distinctly richer In nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash than cow manure but Its open character makes It more liable to fermentation and unless carefully conserved It loses its valuable constituents quite rapidly. For this reason the best plan Is to mix these two manures. The trench silo Is usually built with scrapers. It Is generally from 12 to is feet wide, about 6 to 8 feet deep and as long as necessary to hold the If possible. It should he built crop. In gravelly, soil, nnd the sides should slope gradually toward the center. The cut-uforage Is packed Into this trench silo by driving over it with teams or a tractor. It should be moist enough to pack well. It can be sealed best by covering it with about a foot of dirt. The silage Is fed from one end, where the feeding surface Is kept as even as possible. Plans for building trench silos may be secured from the extension service of the agricultural college. well-draine- d Contentment of Cow Is Important Milk Factor It Is a well known fact that If a cow is to produce to her maximum capacity she must at all times be kept quiet and contented. Anything that disturbs this condition of the cow will have a tendency to lessen production and to form the habit of holding up The Right Way to Redye Fine Silks In Long before official nnd social Washington Is awake, Secretary of State Henry L. Siimson is on his favorite steed nnd off for a brisk canter In Itock Creek park, before beginning his arduous day of guiding the affairs of state. Beginning of "Derby When the Derby was organized 149 years ago, the most visionary had no idea of the extent to which the race A few hundred meet would grow. sporting men attended the first Derby, In 1780, and it was won by Sir Charles Bunburys horse Dlomed. Its present glittering life was painfully absent, and at that time London had no telephone, gns or railway. It was frequent ly 33 hours before even the larger towns knew the winner. The guard of the mail couch spread the news, and In some remote villages the winner was not known until a fortnight after the race. London Mail. Vaccination Is recommended when che'era Is present anywhere in the community to immunize the pigs from the disease. ... ... cases of stomach worms In sheep, if not too far advanced, can be treated successfully by drenching with a weak solution of bluestone. Most Young pigs must be kept away from tuberculosis infected poultry, since they are susceptible to the poultry form of the disease. A ... great many irmikets having tion are retained contracted avian hogs shipped to the government Inspec- ... because they have tuberculosis. If the sheep producer wants to get top prices for his lambs they musi have good mutton type, fine quality nnd excellent finish. They must b well finished, but not be over fat Acidity The common cause of digestive Is excess acid. Soda cannot liter this condition, and It burns the itomach. Something that will neutralize the acidity Is the sensible thing to take. That Is why physicians tell the public to use Phillips Milk of Magnesia. One spoonful of this delightful preparation can neutralize many times Its volume in acid. It acts Instantly; relief is quick, and very apparent All gas Is dispelled; all sourness Is soon gone; the whole system Is sweetened. Do try this perfect antt-acland remember It Is Just as good for children, too, and pleasant for them to take. Any drug store has the genuine, pra scriptlonal product. dlffl-ultl- es ' PHILLIPS V Milk of Magnesia GOULD NOT SLEEPJIGHTS Helped By Lydia E. Pink-haVegetable Compound ms Mass. "I am taking Falrhaven, Lydia E. Pinlthams Vegetable Compound during the Change of Life and I think it Is a wonderful tonic. When I feel nervous and my husband gets me a bot-tl- o right away. It Is a great help to me and I think run-dow- n that if other people would only tako It when they feel all gnd taka It as tho directions say, they would find It a great benefit. My worst symptoms were nervousness and tired feelings. I could not sleep nights and I run-dow- n did not rare about my work. I was so nervous I would cry if anyone Mas. Am Peh.se, 195 looked at me. Washington Street, Falrhaven, Mass; 1 |