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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER RANDOLPH. UTAH aBTUCH u at the titered I. COUNTY second-cla- ss KEXPE1 matter Folk A.AAjAAA A AAA A pet office Randotohi the Act of Mar. 3, 1879. 1929. Utah, under Xfm. E. Marshall, Editor and Prop SUBSCRIPTION tlJO Per Fear in Advance The Lucky Lawrences AA A CULLING WILL FIT FLOCK FOR WINTER By Kathleen Norris Copyright by Kathleen Morris Only Good Layers Should Be Kept for Profit. WNU Service By H. H. Alp, Poultry Extension Specialist, WNU Service. University of Illinois. CHAPTER XII A favorable fall and winter outlook for egg prices promises added benefits from the careful and thorough culling of the laying flock this fall to get rid Gall turned and looked at her, sleeping. Even In her sleep Ariels face wore a faintly discontented look, and and other "boarders." Good layers not only .will produce more eggs for the favorable markets that are now In prospect but also will pay better returns on the feed they eat Since the average hen uses six to seven pounds of feed a month, nonlayers can soon "eat their heads off. How close to cull the flock depends upon its size, average production, number of pullets available for replacements and other factors. In flock the culling cat be done very closely, since the percentwill be small. On age of the other hand the producer who has only a limited number of pullets coming along may wish to cull rather lightly in order to avoid depleting his of the non-laye- she sighed impatiently, scornfully Ariel to the end. Then it was morning, and there was no more time for dreams. The house was astir in the foggy dawn. Gail appeared in the Jtihen, rosy and tousled. Just before Phil went "Youll be back early, Phil dearest?" Oh, Lord, Ill be here by ten ! "Mrs. Bates wants to know if youd rather have chicken or lettuce sandwiches, Gall I" "The boy for the trunks is here, rs r high-producin- g GaiL non-laye- "Oh, good heavens, Phil, who? Maybe I sould telephone. "The FormaldehyesP Phil called over his shoulder. "Gall look at the roses. "Gall Miss Wells wants to bring her mother upstairs to see you in your wedding dress. She says her mother might have a stroke if she "Listen, all the food goes here, see? In this closet Just stack it there, and while were at church Mrs. Wiggin and Betsey are going to sort everything Marking pullets during the culling process this fall Is a desirable practice, since it will be a simple matter to distinguish the old hens next year. At least half of the flock should be pullets. They lay well during the fall and winter when egg prices are the highest When the flock Is being culled, the kind of hens that are laying and that should be saved, are those which usually have big, bright red, glossy combs and full, smooth wattles. The abdomen is of good size and the pubic bones on either side of the vent are well spread and pliable. Bleaching of the yellow color on the beak and shanks is another Indication of a good breeds. layer in the Early molters which lose their feathers in midsummer generally are poor layers, while those which molt In the fall usually are the out "Wiff-walif you would edt it and let me wash the bowl ! ' "Here are the cakes from Lou. Will cake! you look at the Well, she wanted to come downstairs, too, the darling, and see what was going on, and help get her Aunt f, en-layer Gall married. yellow-skinne- d . it "Oh, look, fruit punch, two pails of Oh, , thats marvelous 1 Look two It Two palls of fruit punch, all right "Give me the baby, Ariel said. She sat holding the soft little drowsy arm-fupails of Lily, so s. Turkeys . May Be Easily Detected Worm-Infeste- - "Theres someone we forgot, after all! This was Phil, departing. flock. money-maker- d thats "You look liave not been "dewormed are Infests ed more or less with tape and by the time they reach market size, and usually much before that time. Birds that are badly Infested will never grow into fowls; others will vary In degree of finish in measure with the degree of Infestation. It Is highly Important that attention be given if good results are to be had from the expenditure for costly feedsays a writer In the Missouri Farmer. The best way to determine the degree of worm infestation is to visit the roosting place early In the morning and examine the droppings while fresh. If turkeys are badly infested with tape worms bloody droppings will be numerous and frequently handfuls of ejected tape worms will be found. Bound worms will be discovered In the droppings, together with the worm eggs which are round and white and often cover the droppings like frosting. Other than having an unthrifty appearance, birds heavily infested with worms can One way to scarcely be Identified. And a suspect is to feel of the breast bone and compare It with the other birds. If one bird shows a breast while another does not, one may well suspect the thinner bird Is Infested, at least more heavily than the fatter one. ss well-round- ( ( ( ( ( ed ( ( Avoid Moldy Feed Even though feed hoppers on range are protected from rain, the feed often becomes wet or damp and; as a result, molds. Wet or damp feed attracts flies, probably because of the milk and animal protein It contains, and a favorable place is thus created for maggots to feed. From such a source trouble can arise the mold can cause pneumonia and the maggots can cause limberneck. Wet or damp feed should be removed at once so that thicks or poults cannot have access . to It , In the Poultry Yard The care of pullets during the summer months largely determines next years profits. , of the hen, like the common poultry mite, are so small that they would run about 30 to an Inch. Some enemies 1 real cute with a baby. Mis said Lilys mother. "Mamma, will you lay off? Lily deBut Artel only manded patiently. laughed. She was her sweetest, her gentlest self, on this busy morning. She had seemed to keep rather near Gall, and when the clock had raced as far' as eleven oclock, and Gail outwardly calm, inwardly madly nrltated, went upstairs for the actual donning of the wedding dress, Ariel went, too, still carrying the sleeping baby. The bedroom was a scene of mad confusion; Mary Keats was on her round-worm- ' 1 L It Is probable that all turkeys that Murchison first-cla- Continued 26 j ( ( tree-shade- ( ( By Dr. Robert Graham, Chief In Animal , Pathology and Hygiene. Univeralty of Illinois. WNU Service. p , blue-eye- d 1 ) ) Theres Excitement Ahead! Roll along the highway to romance with this speedy new serial by Richard Hoffmann. Follow the open road to adventure and intrigue. the Tiny Worms in the Intestines Check Circulation of Blood in Legs. 1 ) HATCH PATTKBIV d ' ( Make Jabot Solve Parasites Cause Weighty Problems Horses Lameness esse d, Square-shouldere- 'TJTvFrVmr . knees, finishing the packing, and bolding everything up for Gails approval before she laid It away. The white silk gown slipped over her bead ; she was all in white. They who loved her thought they had never seen Gail look so lovely as she did now.' straight, steady-eyeshe looked at herself in the old dim mirror that had reflected all the moods of her girlhood, and laughed contentedly. "Somehow I cant feel that Pm getting married! The others straggled away, Lily tak--: lng her baby. Ariel was alone with her sister. Suddenly she came close, and encircled the sweetness and whiteness and gloryt, that, were .Gail with her slender arms. "Just one thing, Gall Im going on to Chicago tomorrow to meet Van, and Im going Im going to be different, GaiL Im going to to make a go of It, do you understand? Ill be the nicest woman in the jountry club, Ill have a little' girl baby that Van will adore, Ill study French and keep bouse honest I will, Gail! It was complete surrender. Gall caught her little sister to her in the first real embrace they had known since Artel had come back. Both their faces were wet Then Gall had to wipe her cheeks carefully and powder them again, and go downstairs to join the others, and to walk, around the corner and across the street to Saint Marks. There were persons on the sidewalk kindly persons who said, "Good luck, Miss Lawrence There were more clustered on the church steps, and she walked between them at her brothers side. They were all there : old friends, old neighbors, library acquaintances. She felt their love about her like a protecting great wall as she went slowly up the aisle and saw Dick waiting. The boys had been shepherded into a pew, and Lily, flushed and weary, was sitting there with little Gail restless and hot In her arms; Sam looked In his new suit, standoddly grown-uing beside Dick. And Dick looked just Dick, big and lean and homely and kind, stooping down a little beside the shorter Sam, watching Gall, catching her eye as she looked at him. And at the sight of him Gail forgot everything else except that after this packed and 'flurried and extraordinarily emotional morning she was really getting married. They smiled at each other. Galls cold right hand caught at his left, and during the little ceremony their fingers ' were linked. Afterward, wjaen they were home again and the congratulatory crowds were surging about them, Dick went to the foot of the stairs to meet her as she came down hatted and coated for the trip. Tears and laughter had been so mingled on her wedding day that he thought she looked more like a child than ever: bewildered, grateful, touched, happy. When we used to play round the old ranch together, twenty years ago, we didnt see this coming at the end, did we, Gail? Dick said, as he caught her hand for :he ran to the waiting motor car. "At the end! she echoed, with a swift, shocked, laughing glance. "Dick, Dick, this Is only the beginning !' Dont forget that Im one of the Lucky Lawrences THE END CURVES FIRST INSTALLMENT APPEARS IN THIS PAPER NEXT WEEK s ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . Farmers who have horses that ar going mysteriously lame at this sea son of the year can often lay the trouble to av parasite known as stron gyle and sometimes called hookworm This pest 1b only one of a number affecting horses, and the best way to control them Is through sanitation and other preventive measures. Proper treatment with repeated doses of ol of chenopodium, after accurate diagnosis has been made, will relieve man; animals infested with hookworms,. Where symptoms of lameness appear, eggs of blood worms may be found in the stools of suspected animals. A competent veterinarian can identify the eggs with the aid of a If the eggs are those of microscope. the hookworm, the treatment should be started at once. Oil of chenopodium is toxic and Is best given by a trained veterinarian. In most cases, prompt treatment will rid the horse of the worms, and the animal will recover In a short' time. One farmer, who wrote the agricultural college for help, had three horses go mysteriously lame from what is now believed to be an infestation of strongyles. One horse was apparently all right until she suddenly stopped and had no use of one hind leg. She finally had to be destroyed. A second horse was all right when put in the barn at night, but in the morning had no use of one hind leg. He was no better after a week. The third horse became iame for no apparent reason and has been too crippled to work for a couple of months. She is making slow improvement on pasture. Similar cases have been reported by others. The lameness is caused by the tiny worms In the Intestines of the horses cutting off the circulation of blood to the legs. Unless the worms are exterminated the infested horse usually dies. - -- double-pointe- Should Clean Wheat Bin Before Storage of Grain all-seas- on One of the most Important steps in controlling Insects that Infest stored grains such as wheat. Is that of properly cleaning out the bln before filling it, says George D. Jones of the Missouri College of Agriculture in answering inquiries concerning Insect control. Often, because of lack of time, the place where the grain Is to be stored is hurriedly prepared. Several months later it is decided to hold the grain over until the price gets better and the grain is found to be badly Infested with stored grain Insects. Very likely many of these pests were harboring in the bln at the time the grain was stored. Many of the pests in the bin can be killed by thoroughly cleaning out all refuse of previous grains that might be in the cracks, crevices, beneath boards, or behind partitions. After this Is done the floors of the bln should .be scrubbed with boiling lye water and all crevices should be soaked thoroughly. The bin should be located where rats and mice will tend not to harbor about It, and should be as near rat proof as It is possible to make it Often It Is necessary to treat the grain In the fall for those stored grain pests that may come Into the bin with the grain.. If the grain Is likely to need this later treatment, the bln should be made as as possible before filling It with fresh grain. - gas-tig- Our- stylist had leisure hours In mind when she designed this graceful afternoon frock for the woman of larger proportions. The soft Jabot cascades down the bodice In graceful folds, concealing those extra pounds and curves I The bodice d gathers in front to a yoke, another slenderizing feature with its diagonal lines. Medium- length sleeves puff, then hug the forearm below the elbow. Crepe is a perfect medium for this pattern, but in satin youd have an best dress. Do choose sparkling novel buttons and buckle. Pattern 9339 may be ordered only In sizes, 16, 18, 20, 84, 86, 88, 40, 42,. 44 and 46. Size 36 requires 4 yards 89 inch fabric, Complete diagrammed sew chart included. Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins or stamps (coins preferred) for this pattern. Be sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER and SIZE. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept, 232 West Eighteenth St, New York, N. Y, ht The Farm Potato Patch Some folks think that farm potato patch philosophy Is Just sitting down' and thinking things over, says a writer in the Indiana Farmers Guide. It is not that alone but means doing things right and the thinking should be put Into action. Philosophy means the causes or reasons or, In other words, failure or success. The natural causes for failure are few, such as heavy continued rains followed by a hot sun at planting time, drouth, hail or unwarranted freezing temperatures. Most of the other causes for failure are from neglect on the part of the grower. The reasons for success are also few, but If practiced they will hring excellent results. . Foulbrood, Worst Disease Foulbrood Is perhaps the worst disease that attacks bees and one of the hardest to get rid of unless the proper method, burning the hive, Is resorted to. Fire Is the best medium of destruction for the disease. The whole colony mast be burned, also the frames, covers, plates, combs, layers and everything that Is part of the hive. All tools also must be thoroughly disinfected or they will infect disease-free hives. V AS SHE IS SPOKE, Teacher I am very disappointed in the way your son, Jimmy, talks, Only today he said; I aint never went nowhere.1 Father He did?' Why, the yonng whelp has done traveled twice as far as most kids his age. Successful Farming. Putting on the Looks Why do you always look so . gloomy? A gloomy man avoids many u hard luck tale. Timely Warning Writer What do yon consider 'the most important Qualification for a beginner in literature? Old Hand A small appetite. Would-b- e . |