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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH THE -- RICH COUNTY REAPER Bernard H. Ewer, Editor and Prep.SUBSCRIPTION LIVE $2.00 Per Year in Advance Entered as 8, 1929, second-clas- s matter Feb, at the post office Randolph, Utah, under the Act of Mar. 3, 1819. STOCK Mill WASHING APPLES NOT INJURIOUS CARE OF PULLETS DECIDES PROFITS Keeping Qualities of Fruit Not Affected by Acid. Mash, Grain and Clean WaWashing apples In weak hydrochloric-acid solutions does not affect Re Available. Should ter the keeping qualities of the fruit when The care of pullets makes a big dif- properly handled nor does the use of ference in next years profits or losses, disinfectants in the solution prevent or decrease the amount of decay, acsays L. M. Hurd, of the New York state college of agriculture. After the cording to Ferris M. Green, deputy who has just isstate pullets are twelve weeks of age both sued ahorticulturist, on bulletin the results of a mash and grain should be constantly tests which he has of series storage available In separate outdoor hoppers. from with conducted the Colofruit Fresh clean water should be frequently Comfarm. rado agricultural college provided If there Is not a natural sup suffrom that they shippers plaints ply in the field. Unlimited grass, clo- fered excessive losses last fall from ver, or alfalfa range :.nd shade, are decay in apples washed in acid soluessential for best growth. tests to be made. The ability to lay is Inherited, and tion caused these Six different lots of fruit were used, thus depends more on breeding than to whether they on feeding; but pullets should be well divided according or were washed unwashed, placed in developed in body before they start to common or cold storage, treated with too lay. If the pullets seem to mature disinfectants or packed dry or wet. rapidly, do not feed them wholly on The act of washing apples in acid grain to slow up their inclination to at the strengths recommendsolution, Is checks laying lay; anything that ed by authorities, does not In itself also apt to stunt permanently the cause injury. This statement is based growth of the pirds. Feed a mash on results from carefully controlled along with scratch grain, as it is more on over and tests observations storage complete In protein minerals and 3,000 boxes of apples held in common for from 20 to 60 days, and For proper fleshing at maturity It is storage on nine cars of apples from reports sometimes advisable temporarily to reAll the more important East. shipped duce the amount of animal protein used in these tests. were varieties meat scraps, milk, etc in the mash, all other Like operations to which or to limit the amount of mash fed. Is fruit subjected during harvesting as allows it The former plan is better, can occur during the birds a better chance to obtain and packing, injury In the process. many cases, washing more of the minerals and vitamlnes, inTo feed large however, washing is blamed for which they need. and in occurred has that picking jury amounts of scratch grain and mash handling previous to washing. low in protein for about a month bePacking the fruit when carrying fore the pullets normally mature, tends a small amount of moisture, says Mr. to make them complete their developdoes not cause or increase Green, at ment In better flesh. Experiments It is stored under good venif the Cornell university experiment sta- decay, tilation at low temperatures. Of and tion show that pullets need a substanIf contamination has been excourse, to tial reserve of fat when they begin cessive before washing, decay must lay, for satisfactory production later. naturally be expected. Injury is due mostly to over-rip- e Production of Quality fruit, continued Mr. Green, to rough contamination of acid soluEggs During Summer handling, tion from1 decayed apples, delay in Summer is usually hard on the pro- washing and the resultant use of exduction of good quality eggs. How- cessively strong acid solutions, failure ever, there Is no reason why good qualto rinse thoroughly, lack of frequent ity eggs cannot be produced and mar- changing of acid solution and the subCommercial keted in summer. sequent accumulation of free arsenic, can do it ; owners of farm failure to store promptly and too high flocks can, too, If attention is given temperatures In cars under standard to a few important points. ventilation with early fall shipments. All male birds removed from the Mr. Greens bulletin is number 343 pens so tlie eggs that are laid are in- of the Colorado experiment station fertile is the first thing, since infer- series and may he obtained by writtile eggs will not spoil so quickly ing to the agricultural college at Fort as fertile eggs. Clean eggs is the Collins. It gives Information on making next. It Is always a temptation to apple washing machines and ail the wash eggs that are dirty so a good ap- latest suggestions for operation. Such eggs, pearance will be given. however, are apt to age more readily Burkholder of Purdue than unwashed eggs, since there is a more rapid evaporation of the conOutlines Storage Plan tents of the egg and the. air cell beA good method of storing apples is comes enlarged, giving the egg the apto place them in sugar barrels and nail pearance when candled of an old egg. old sacks over the tops. Next lay the Production of clean eggs in the first barrels on their sides in a straight place will help greatly have plenty row in the garden and cover with nests. in the material of clean nesting about 18 inches of straw, and then a layer of soil. As soon as the soil Is frozen several inches deep, cover with a second layer of straw. When a fresh, crisp supply of apples is needed, open one end of the pit and remove one barrel and take it Gather the eggs twice a day. to the cellar. It is not uncommon to find even midminter varieties such as Crowding at the feed hopper stunts Jonathan holding in fine shape until the growth of chicks. April and even May when handled in this way. If the winter apples are Watch for lice and mites. They mulas early as the middle of Ocpicked tiply fast in hot weather. tober, it is best to hold them in the cellar until November before placing Keep poultry supplied with fresh, them In the barrel pit clean water during hot months. This method, as described by C. L. of Purdue university, is' Green feed in the poultry yard make Burkholder excellent when ones home cellar is In the pocketbook. greenbacks not provided with a room especially for storing fresh fruit. constructed as well as Chicks need fresh air poul-tryme- n - Poultry Notes 1 heat Leave windows open at the top. Simple Way to Get Rid of Tent Caterpillars Hens need water. It Is an essential part of the ration, poultry specialists A simple and effective way to get of the Pennsylvania State' college say. of tent caterpillars , Is described rid A shortage of water causes a decrease G. Needham of the New York J. by in the number and size of eggs. State College of Agriculture. Get a stiff bottle-brusand fasten It firmUse plenty of feed troughs. Start wire of a to the straight cane pole. ly tip the chicks by nailing a strip Fill a pint milk bottle with kerosene around a planed board and and put a wire hanger around its neck provide such a trough three feet long for convenient carrying. Dip the brush for overy 100 chicks. More troughs are in the kerosene, stick it in the web of needed as chickens grow. the caterpillars and twist it, the tent wind up on the brush, caterpillars will Of the total cost of producing pouland all. To clear the brush, rub It try and eggs on most farms, 50 to GO against a convenient tree trunk. This per cent is feed cost. will also smear the caterpillars with kerosene and kill them. This method Lice and mites breed fast these can be done with clean hands and will hot days. And if yon dont swat em prevent some damage and much unand keep em swatted,, theyll sap a lot in the shrtibbery through of the growth and profit out of your sightliness the whole of the coming season. h two-inc- h nine-inc- h flock. Most Profitable Plan Is to Eradicate All InfecPREVENTION BEST tious Diseases. FOR HOG CHOLERA (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) growers will find it profitable to eradicate,' so far rs is possible, the several destructive diseases which annually cause losses in the growing of the crop. Of these diseases, stem rot is one of the most difficult to control, and control methods minimizing damage from stem rot also reduce Injury from several other parasitic infections. Breeding Plot. L. L. Harter and J. L. Weimer, specialists in the United States Department of Agriculture, in a recent publication say they have learned from experience that the use of what may be called a breeding plot is of considerable value in eradicating stem rot and other diseases. Use Separate Field. While It is advisable to pull up and destroy all diseased plants, they continue, it is a big task where the acreage is large. Where it is not possible to do that. It is recommended that the farmer set aside a part of his field from which he will take his seed potatoes for the next crop and rogue out ail diseased' plants from it during the entire summer. Such a practice does not involve great labor and will greatly Improve the crop In a year or two. This method Ib 'especially to be recommended if the stems are not split when selecting for To prevent diseased seed. plants from producing seed by pulling them up and destroying them would eliminate much loss In the succeeding crop. This practice should be followed each year. Sweet-potat- sweet-potat- o o ... Dairy Thermometer Will Be Found Quite Useful It may be no fault of your sepa- rator that there Is a high percentage of fat In the skim milk. Experiments carried on at the furdue experiment station indicate that milk separated at a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit showed a fat content in the skim milk of .026 per cent, while milk separated under similar conditions except that the temperature had been allowed to drop to 60 degrees Fahrenheit contained .99 per cent of fat in the skim milk. Sometimes it pays to warm the milk if the separating is' done at a long distance from the stable. Many times the purchase of a dairy thermometer will be found to be a profitable invest- ment Good Tillage Still Is Best for Weed Control Considerable has been said in cent years relative to the use of chemicals hi the control of weeds. According to the Wisconsin Agricultural college, the chemical cure for weeds may be even worse than the disease. The use of chemicals is not only proving expensive, but chemicals are also found to be harmful to the soil because of their poisonous nature. According to A. L. Stone, who is in charge of weed control In Wisconsin, the most serious Infestations of Wisconsins most troublesome weeds can be killed in a season by intensive cuk tivation. The cost, by the cultivation method, is not only less, hut the possibility of getting a good crop Is greater. re- Cockerels and Pullets Should Be Separated Cockerels should be separated from pullets when they are from eight to ten weeks of age. The pullets for next winters laying flock will develop faster and more evenly if there are no cockerels In the lot to disturb and annoy them, according to William of Purdue university. When pullets are left In the brooder house by themselves they have additional room, which In many cases is badly needed. When cockerels are sorted out it is often possible to leave the pullets in the original brooder house until they are ready for the laying house. Kohl-meye-r, Late Ducklings Have Several Advantages The late hatched ducklings have a number of advantages over their earlier hatched brothers and sisters. In the first place, the summer and early fall hatched ducklings, if pushed for rapid and cheap gains, will go on the late fall and early winter markets in time for the Jewish and Christian holidays. They are naturally able, for at this time the highest prices can be realized and in addition, the weather during the growing season for late batched ducks is more favorable for rapid growth. , Too Late to Vaccinate After Outbreak Occurs. Hog cholera has no cure and must be controlled by prevention, according to J. P. Williams of the New, York state college of agriculture. The disease is caused by an organism which can live a year or two outside of the animals body. - These organisms are found in almost all tissues of, and in all discharges from, the body of the diseased hog. Cholera may be spread In many ways ; the germ may be carried on ones shoes or by animals, in infected straw or litter, or streams of water. All dead hogs should be burned or buried deeply.. Do not go near a neighbors sick hogs ; they may have cholera, he says. Acidity t i The common cause of digestive difficulties is" excess t acid. Soda cannot alter this condition, and It burns the stomach. 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; reVaccination prevents the disease. lief is quick, and very apparent. All gas is dispelled; all sourness is soon When vaccination is properly pergone; the whole system is sweetened. formed the animal passes through a and reDo try this perfect mild attack or form of cholera which for as Is children, member it good just immunizes it against the disease for too, and pleasant for them to take. life. A small amount of virus, inAny drug store has the genuine, prejected into the pig causes the disease. product. scriptions! At the same time, enough hog cholera serum is injected to protect the animal against the disease. Vaccinate pigs as early In life as The larger the hog, the possible. more serum is required and the greater the cost. Small pigs, also, are easier to vaccinate. To vaccinate a herd after cholera has broken out is costly and never entirely successful. Finally Got the Facta If a hears of any outbreaks - A woman ran out of a house shoutof cholera in his section or plans to started to ing Fire! A passer-b- y show his hogs at a county or state run to the fire alarm, while another fair he should consult his veterinarian dashed into the hall and. being unable about vaccination. Vaccinating should to see or smell smoke, turned to the always be done by a competent veterWhere excited woman, and asked: inarian. Is the fire? I didnt mean fire! I meant mur, anti-aci- d, PHILLIPS k , Milk . of Magnesia hog-rais- er Cod Liver Oil Favored for All Kinds of Stock Why is it that cod liver oil, a byproduct of the fishing industry, gives such marked results when fed to various classes of live stock? For some years Its use in the poultry world has been widely recommended, and now swine feeders find that it is giving excellent results when used as a supplement to the grain ration for growing pigs. It is high In protein content, but so is tankage, oil meat, etc. Scientists report that it is high in content and possibly to that may be ascribed a measure of its growth producing properties. Possibly too, since it comes from a sea product it contains a certain amount of Iodine and this may be a factor In promoting growth and development in young animals. Since the good results obtained are reported from districts at some distance from the sea, where a deficiency of iodine might be expected, this factor may have more to do with its beneficial result than the vitamlnes. Whatever the cause, however, results of those who have tried it. Indicate that a small proportion of cod liver oil in the ration is an Important factor in making rapid gains in hogs, and at less cost than with rations in which it is not included. Alfalfa Probably Best Hog Pasture Obtainable Alfalfa Is probably the best hog pasture that can be obtained. It will support more hogs per acre than any other forage and has a longer growing season. It is followed closely by red clover, sweet clover and alsike. Sweet clover will not be very satisfactory the second year nor if It is allowed to grow rank. Rape, or rape and oats mixtures make good forage when legumes are not available. Blue grass is probably the most extensive used, but is the least satisfactory to the common forages. It is the one most likely to be Infested with parasites because of its permanency, and has little feeding value for hogs during the hot summer months. der! A policeman arrived at that moment and demanded to know who had been murdered. Oh, I didnt really mean murder, wailed the hysterical woman, but the biggest rat you ever set your eyes on ran across the kitchen just now. (?mm Af FOR QUICK, HARMLESS COMFORT ChildmCnjforlt IORCONSniyinON.DIARRHEAEVERlSHNS$ Airplane Surveying Airplanes will be used to explore British Columbias timber wealth, according to plans drafted by the pro. vincial government in with the federal government. F. P. Burden, minister of lands, states that It will be possible to carry out an aerial survey of the forests much more quickly and at smaller cost than by ground parties. Strong-ArPeace Methods He tried to separate two fellows who were fighting. And went to the hospital for his pains, I suppose? No, he sent them there. When they wouldnt listen to reason he walloped em both. m What stamps most of ns is how people who dont pay their debts are able to make them. GAN HOW DO mmiK Thank to Lydia E. Pink-ha- ms Vegetable Compound Denison, Texas.! think there is no tonic equal to Lydia E. Pinkhamg I Live Stock Facts Vegetable Compound for nervousness and I have used Lydia E. Pinkhams 1 Corn, soy beans and a well balanced mineral, make a good ration for hogs. Sanative Wash and the Pills for I Constipation. can certainlv the rape Is the best forage crop for hogs where it can be grown successfully. Of non-legume- s, An acre of good forage usually can be depended upon to carry from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of hogs. A farm on which hogs are raised, as a major or minor enterprise, should have suitable pastures for hogs. , praise your medifor what they have done for me and I cines wish you success in the future. I can do any kind of work now and when women cuk me what has helped me 1 recommend medicines. I will answer any 1 receive asking about them. Mas. Emma Ghegg, Route 8, gox 53, Denison, Texas. Jrour |