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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH, UTAH REAPER THE RICH COUNTY matter Feb. Entered as second-clag. 1929. at the pet office Randolnk. Utah, under the Act of Mar. 3, 1879. Vm. E. Marshall, Editor and Prop. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year in Advance Fertilizers Show ; Nitrogen Content ss Intermounto Ham 1 Briefly Told for Busy Readers MJILTRY mis 1 WOOL CLIP HEAVY CROP FOR JOBLESS CHILD BLOWN UP PLAN ROUND UP TO FIGHT .PESTS Insects Cut Profits of Vegetable Patch BOISE, IDA. The Idaho wool clip for 1932 is estimated at over 14 million pounds. MAGNA, UT. A farm to produce crops for the unemployed is being successfully conducted here. ELY, NEV. Hammering a detonator cap with a rock sent Sammy Lage of Spring Valley to an Ely hospital with bits of metal and lock driven into his legs and face. The child found the cap at a road camp while at play. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. A campaign to raise $10,000, with which to carry on development work at the Salt Lake zoo has been launched with the sale of zoo dollars. Each zoo dollar will be worth one dollar and fifty cents in zoo admissions during the month of June. PROVO, UT. The fourth annual Wasatch county forest and range round-u- p will be held August 1 and 2 at Wolf Creek Summit, according to Charles DeMoisy of Provo, Uinta national forest supervisor and member of the roundup com- A tax of four or fire million dollars is collected annually in Illinois by insects that damage vegetable crops, according to a circular which the college of agriculture, University of Illinois, has Issued as a means of helping gardeners and truck growers save these losses.' Truck growers and gardeners are paying more attention to losses caused by insects than they did a few years ago and they will have to fight these pests even harder In the future if the growing of vegetables Is to be profitable, according to the circular. No vegetable crop Is without its pests. Damage ranges from 10 per cent or less on some crops to 50 per cent or more on others. Occasionally an entire crop is lost. Both spraying and dusting systems and cultural methods that have been found most effective in combating the more common insect pests of truck and garden crops are described in the circular. Important points in the life history, together with a brief description of each insect, are given in order that the grower may apply control measures more intelligently. Each Insect is considered In the order of Its importance under the crop upon which It is usually most abundant and destructive. mittee. SALT LOGAN, UT. Receipts of the Cache national forest, from July 1, 1931, to May 24, 1932, amounted to $21,365.21.- - The total receipts for the period are considerably below those of the year previous, due to the 50 per cent reduction for the 1932 grazing fees, and the permission granted the livestock men to make the first payment In October. OGDEN, UT. Four units from Ogden will attend the annual summer camp of the Utah national guard at Camp W. G. Williams, Jordan Narrows, from June 1 to June 30, it is announced. Battery B, 222nd field artillery, and regimental band will attend the camp from June 1 to 15, and headquarters detachment of the 145th field artillery and the 143rd hospital company from June 16 to June 30. CHEYENNE, rately with paper twine. Never use binder twine or string. Pack the dead, gray, seedy, burry wool and tags separately. Exchange. Sudan Emergency Crop Clean up the , , spare hours. farm woodlot during The best silage Is made from corn that is glazed before the corn is cut. . For best success with orchards and small fruits, protection must be provided. A good shelter belt of trees is an asset to any farm. Motor fail- , SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The second pony express marker will be placed on the pony express barn on the Mountain Dell city farm in July, the executive secretary of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks association has announced. A monument commemorating the pioneer Catholic sisters who founded one of Salt Lakes first hospitals, where Holy Cross hospital now stands, will be dedicated in September, with the association joining the Catholic church in the project. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The dtate fish and game commissioner has declared a number of Utah streams and lakes closed to fishing, some until July 1, others for the entire season. Those closed until July 1 are: All streams and lakes in the Uintah mountains above an altitude of 7,000 feet. The West Fork of the Duchesne river; Red Creek from the Victory highway to the head ; Current creek for the entire length. The following waters will be closed during the entire year of 1932. little Cottonwood stream through the Murray City park only; all waters above the mouth of the narrows of the South Fork of Ogden river; Brush creek in Uintah County from the mouth of the gorge one-ha- lf mile down: Fish Lake for a radius of 250 feet from the mouth of Twin creek ; Echo dam for a distance of 150 feet above the dam to 200 yards below the dam; and Brown ditch, Pleasant View, Utah, from head to waste gate in Lake Bottom canal. HEBER, UT. Determination of the growth and development of fish on Strawberry reservoir is being attempted by the federal bureau of fisheries, it is announced by Fred J. Foster, district supervisor. Upward h trout have been tagof 500 ged, and fishermen finding such fish in their bags are requested to com municate with the bureau. five-inc- Use bacterial cultures sold for Inoculating legumes while they are still fresh urges the New York experiment station. WYO. ure at a low altitude apparently was the cause of an airplane crash which killed Louis Collenberg, 30, Instructor, and his student pilot, Herbert Hunter, 29, both of CheyThe plane was demolished enne. when it struck the ground from an altitude of. about seventy five feet nine miles east of Cheyenne. Taking Cafe of Wool Agricultural Notes State sup year. Wool growers are again urged to exercise care In preparing the clip for sale. One of the first steps is to keep the fleece as clean as possible before it is taken from the sheep; keep the animals away from straw stacks and out of burry weed patches as much as possible. Shear only when the wool is dry and in a clean place. Clip off the tags and stained wool and keep out dirt and chaff. Roll the fleece with the flesh side out, taking care to keep it in one piece. Tie each fleece sepa- , UT. 1930 appeared in every property tax notice in Utah to the extent of 4.6 mills on each $1 of assessed valuation, and last year had grown to 5.6 mills, according to members of the state tax commission. This would mean a total state levy of 8.6 mills as against 8.2 mills this Oats as a starting feed for beef cattle prevents bloat, according to Information obtained by Louis Vinke, Montana State college. Trials were conducted with several fattening grains and alfalfa. The greatest number of bloat cases occurred in the group fed barley and alfalfa. In most cases the critical period occurred when the cattle were receiving from five to seven pounds of grain a day. Few cases occurred after this period had passed. Oats as a starting feed proved 100 per cent effective in preventing bloat at Havre and Bozeman during two years. Similar experiments at the Colorado experiment station confirmed these tests. The plan which seems most effective among several tried is to start the steers on two pounds of oats a head a day. As the appetite develops the amount of oats Is increased until the critical period is past. Then the fattening grains are gradually substituted for oats. This change requires about two weeks. Cappers Farmer. Sudan grass is a good pasture and hay crop for emergencies. Since it is a hot weather crop, It should not be planted until after the corn Is in. Sudan can be drilled In rows or broadcast and will provide an abundance of feed. Some farmers cut two crops of hay from sudan by taking off the first crop as soon as the first heads appear. The Sudan is more resistant to Insect damage than some other crops. Caution must be taken not to turn live stock onto It too early or tbe yield will be seriously reduced. Sudan seed should be used at the rate of 20 to 30 pounds per acre. Prairie . ' Farmer. LAKE, port of district schools, which in Oats as Starting Feed Said to Prevent Bloat ' ONLY TESTER CAN SHOW COWS VALUE eastern States. States Department (Prepared by the UnitedWNU Service. ot Agriculture.) An important change In regulations for labeling fertilizers which will af- i Gardeners Pay Big Toll to s These Enemies. ' Change in Labeling Regulations Affects North- Amount of Milk Production No Criterion. A cow that doesnt produce $100 above her feed cost doesnt stay in the J. B. Kerrigan herd, Monroe county, Wisconsin. Testing is necessary to determine production and as a guide in feeding. A man cant judge cows by the amount of milk they produce, said Mr. Kerrigan. "I used to think it was possible. I had one cow which was paiL pretty good at filling a I longed for a herd just like her. I am glad now that my wish was not fulfilled. I bought a tester and set it up In the barn. When I tested that cow her milk showed 2 per cent rt rt fat Tve been testing a number of years and it Is more valuable to me than it was when I began. I will not keep a cow which does not return $100 above feed cost I have one that returned $286. She produced more than 700 pounds of fat one year and 696 pounds another. She has a record of 91.8 pounds fat for one month and an average of 77 pounds for seven months. I valued that cow at $1,000. She returned me that much in three years and she was only a heifer. In normal times a cow must produce 300 pounds fat in a year to clear $100. Such production is not unusual but It makes a paying herd. Such a herd can be built up by careful selection and feeding. Cappers Farmer. Some of the Reasons Why Milk Test Varies You of course know that a cows milk gradually becomes richer as the animal reaches maturity and that a high test will be obtained during the first week of the lactation period, and that as a cow nears the end of her lactation period, her milk gradually becomes richer. Aside from these longtime changes there is a possibility that an individuals milk may vary 3, or .3 per cent between milkings. Some of the reasons for the variation are simple but all have more or less effect. If the time between milkings is unequal, milk tests higher following the short period. Most cows also test higher in cold weather. If all the milk is not drawn a lowered tests results. Exposure reduces the test. Irregularity in feeding, milking or handling will reduce the test a? will too much exercise. When animals are tested once a month the law of averages will probably take care of any daily variation so that the estimate for the entire year is sufficiently accurate. American Agriculturist. day-to-da- y fect farmers of twelve northeastern states is the transfer from ammonia content to nitrogen as the basis for labeling. This change became effective January 1 in the New England states and in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, says Dr. Oswald Schreiner, chief of the division of soil fertility, bureau of chemistry and soils, United State Department of Agriculture. believes the Doctor Schreiner most points from desirable is change of view. He points out that nitrogen in the ammonia form is present In only a few of the fertilizer materials which are commonly used, although nitrogen is present in several different forms in such fertilizer materials as sulphate of ammonia, nitrate of soda, calcium cyanamid, calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, ammonium phosphate, tankage, fish meal, cottonseed meal, and other animal and plant byproducts. It Is thus desirable that the name of the element nitrogen, and not the equivalent in one of the particular forms in which it occurs, should appear on fertilizer labels. The fact that 1 per cent of nitrogen is the equivalent of 1.22 per cent of ammonia has also led to some confusion because of the indiscriminate use of the two terms as applied to fertilizer content, says Doctor Schreiner. The new regulations require that the percentages of plant food be stated in whole numbers and not In fractions for all mixed fertilizers. There will be printed on the bag a simplified statement of the guarantee showing only the net weight and brand name, including the analysis, guaranteed percentage of nitrogen, of available phosphoric acid, and of potash, and the name and address of the manufacturer. Measures of Determining Value of Corn Silage An Iowa reader writes as follows: "What is a fair price per ton for corn silage, when timothy Is selling for $10 to $15 and alfalfa for $22 per ton? There are several methods for arriving at a satisfactory price. A ton of average corn belt silage usually is worth six bushels of corn and 300 pounds of loose hay. However, it is often figured that silage from a nord mal corn crop is worth the of good legume price hay per quality ton, even though this places a slightly higher value on the silage than its actual amount of food nutrients would indicate. This latter measurement is used for silage to be fed to cows in milk. Records, Not Looks, Count Where the corn was rather low yieldFloppy Is a red cow and one that ing, some allowance will have to be is certainly not very pleasing to the made in the charge, although it must eye. The owner of Floppy was go- be remembered that stalks usually ing to sell her when he first joined have a higher feeding value when the the cow testing association in April, ears are not fully developed. Wal1929, but the tester suggested that he laces Farmer. give her a tryout before doing so. The first year she produced 398 pounds Oats and Peas fat and made an income above feed The following varieties of Canada cost of $99.23. The second year she field are good to sow with oats: peas 351 to due pounds fat( produced only short pasture) and made $35.39 in- Chang, Cloverland, Golden Vine and come above feed cost Last year, she Alberta White. The common rate of has produced on an average 35 pounds seeding is two bushels of oats and fat per month for the first seven one bushel of peas to the acre. Any months, and it looks as though she soil that will grow good oats will will probably make above 375 pounds give good results. On land lacking during the lactation. The cow testing in fertility or on sandy soil, the association finds the good cows as amount of peas is sometimes reduced to half a bushel and a peck of vetch well as the boarders. Jens tester, Greene, Iowa, Cow Test- seed substituted for the peas. Someing association, In Hoards Dairyman. times the vetch is added without reducing the amount of peas ; sometimes winter vetch is used, sometimes half DAIRY HINTS winter vetch and half spring vetch. Unless the field has Imports of cheese by the United grown peas or vetch it is successfully a good idea States In 1931 were valued at nearly to Inoculate the seed before plant40 times the exports. ing. The same inoculation can be used for both peas and vetch. AmerGood ration and proper feeding are ican Agriculturist as Important for dry cows as they are for cows in milk. Kirke-gaar- If possible, use grasses mixed d, with the alfalfa In seeding down permanent or semi-permane- nt one-thir- pastures. ' Even a good pasture fence will not hold a bull that wants to go places. If one dairy farmer is required to restrain his bull, certainly It Is not too much to require his neighbors to keep their cows where they belong. Purebred dairy sires should head every dairy herd milked for profit. This will insure a high standard of production in the next generation. Joint ownership of bulls and bull associations are economical ways of accomplishing herd Salt on Asparagus Asparagus will stand salt applica tlons heavy enough to kill many weeds. Enough to make the ground white as with a heavy frost would be needed to have much permanent effect on weeds. The better plan is to have the plants far enough apart so that it is possible to get around each one with a hoe, and hand-pull the weeds in the clump. There has been wide difference of opinion about the use of salt on asparagus. At one time salting it was common practice, the idea being that' It was good for the asparagus. New few do this. With suitable soil and plenty of plant food, good asparagus can be grown with or without salt Rural New-Yorke- r. HOW TO MAKE CUT IN RATION COSTS l Use Grains, Is Advice of Expert. Home-Grow- n Substantial savings in the poultry ration may be made by using an abundance of grains in rations for the farm flock, according to poultry specialists in the department of poultry husbandry at the Ohio State university. Grains and milk, they believe, constitute the simplest rations known for satisfactory results. It is best to keep two or more grains in feeders all the time and to give the birds only milk to drink. The choice of grains and the proportions that may he used can be varied according to their price and availability. If sufficient liquid milk is not available, allow the birds free access to meat scraps alone, or with dried milk in hoppers and give water to drink. Any change in this system of feeding, the specialists say, should be made gradually. If the birds obtain water from the range or elsewhere when they are receiving liquid milk, the protein intake of the ration will be too low unless meat scrap or dried milk or both are kept available in hoppers. Legume hay such as alfalfa, soy bean, or clover, is best available at all times if the flock does not have access to green grass or if yellow corn does not constitute 50 per cent or more of the grains fed. Birds kept in confinement are best supplied with cod liver oil. This may be fed by sprinkling pint of cold liver oil per 100 birds over the scratch grain in the hoppers every other day. home-grow- n one-ha- lf Easy to Minimize Loss From Hens Eating Eggs Complaints of hens eating eggs dropped on the floor or in the nesta of the pens are quite common. The habit usually starts from hens finding a cracked egg. Curiosity and appetite are the incentives that lead the hens to taste the contents of the egg. Being very palatable they take advantage of every such opportunity and soon look for eggs, whether broken or not. If the nests are kept dark there will be little trouble from layers offending. If the eggs are gathered regularly from the floor, that will minimize the loss at that point. If the contents of the normal eggs are removed through one end and the shell is refilled with a mixture containing mustard, pepper, gasoline and other ingredients distasteful to hens, combined with any substance that will hold them together In a paste some may be cured of the habit if they taste the concoction. Easy Way to Get Eggs Otto Harz of the Greenleaf community in Washington county purchased some White Leghorn males a few days ago to use in breeding up his flock. In commenting on that transaction, Leonard F. Neff of Washington, the farm agent of Washington county, mentioned a project carried on at the Kansas experiment station at Manhattan. Mongrel hens having a trapnest record of 72 eggs a year were mated with Leghorn males having an ancestry record of 200 eggs or more. Their daughters averaged 156 eggs, the next cross 188 eggs and the third cross 193 eggs. Kansas Farmer. ped-igre-ed Poultry Facts A pen of White Leghorns owned by . A. Hanson, Corvallis, Ore., led in the J. Illinois contest In January with 132 eggs for the month. egg-layin- g - . As an aid to sanitation, clean newspapers can be spread over the litter when chicks are first placed under the hover. These papers should be changed daily for ten days. Dont think chickens can be fed at any time and thrive. Have a certain time for feeding them and feed them yourself. Chicks left to the care of others are often neglected. . million eggs are a lot of eggs, but that is the number used annually by one chain of 121 big city restaurants. Twenty-fiv- e Painting the roosts with nicotine-sulphajust before the birds go to roost at night is recommended as a control of feather mites on poultry. te The brooder house should always be placed far enough from the other buildings so that if the worst comes, it wont involve other farm buildings. |