Show homemade weighing bin speeds work device aids automatic feed handling setup it is an old saying that all farm equipment was first thought of by a farmer whether that saying holds true may be questioned but it is certain that much of it did come into being as the result of ideas which some farmer had concerning ways to improve and speed up the ahe performance of his various chores I 1 A pertinent example of this tact fact is shown in the accompanying illus it shows a homemade weighing bin which was conceived by a midwestern farmer for use w with 1 th his automatic feed handling s setup e tup it holds several tons ol 01 feed and is fixed to the ceiling by a series of heavy springs and turnbuckles one spring being located at each corner of the bin in the center of two turnbuckles tension on the springs moves a pointer across a scale at the bottom of the bin to indicate weight up to pounds A slide gate at the bottom of the bin permits feed to spill out into a cart in desired quantities the bin 0 4 nome made weighing bin built by midwestern farmer Is placed below a chute leading from a two ton mixer in the barn bam mow the entire setup operates as follows whole grain is blown into an overhead bin from which it flows into a blower equipped hammer mill on the first floor ground grain gram is blown back into the mixer and then drops into the weighing bin the mixer and grinder are operated by five horsepower motors whereas the whole grain is blown into the storage bin by tractor power automatic egg washer prof F B wright demonstrating the new egg washing machine developed at cornell university the device makes it possible for two persons to wash dry and pack five cases of eggs an hour five times as fast as the same jobs could be done by hand As most poultry men and their wives spend from two to four evenings a week cleaning eggs by hand this machine will result in a big saving in time formula computes feed required for one hen high egg production clearly takes more feed but just as clearly the feed brings a greater return in terms of eggs than the same amount fed to low pro ducting hens or L E card of the illinois experiment sta tion ion explains how to compute the total feed required for one hen for a year multiply the live weight of the bird in pounds by 8 add 25 divide the total number of eggs the hen lays by 7 e g divided by 7 equals 15 and add this figure to the total obtained by the first two steps an example weight of hen 5 pounds five times 8 equals 40 plus 25 equals 65 hen lays eggs per year dl DI vide this figure by 7 result 15 total teed feed required 80 pounds 65 plus 15 plowing Is major step in garden pest control its it s smart gardening to double cross garden insect pests by late tall fall spading or plowing in tion for spring planting plowing la is one of the most important steps la in insect control because it interferes with the natural and normal acrivi ties of the insects tor for living through the winter insects wintering above the ground can stand severe cold but not burying in moist cold soil soa and those below cannot live u |