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Show PJLG3 exaet TTTS Disinfection of Stables Urgent Of Great Importance Following Outbreak of Some Contagious Disease. (Prepared by the Halted fttatee Depart eat of Arrlemltare. ) The Importance of disinfecting the premises following an outbnsik of some contagious disease is not fully appreciated by the average stockman and farmer, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, this conclusion being based npon the experience of the bureau of animal Industry of the department In dealing with infectious diseases of live stock. Disease germs, unless destroyed, have the power to maintain themselves Indefinitely on the premises, insanitary stables In particular being a favorite rendezvous. Their presence is a serious menace to the health and life of farm animals housed in such places, and an epizootic of some Infectious disease may at any time break out In tbe dislnfeetloa of stables there are three essentials, namely, proper preparation of the hull ding to facilitate reaching organism of disease, an effective disinfectant and a method of applying the disinfectant that will assure thorough cestaet with the bac- teria. Clean Out Trash. In the preparation of the building see that all cobwebs, dust etc are cleaned from the ceilings, partitions, doors, and floors, and remove all refuse Including manure from the stable and barnyard to a place Inaccessible to live stock. Such refuse should then be burned or treated with a solution of chloride of lime diluted with water In the proportion of six ounces chloride of lime to one gallon of water. In the case of an earth floor that has become contaminated for some depth, remove four Inches or more of the surface soli, treating it with the same disinfectant as suggested for refuse and manure. Replace this layer of dirt with soil from an uncontaminated source or, better still, lay a floor of concrete, the most durable and sanitary material for a stable floor. Any woodwork that has become softened or that is so porous as to be a good medium for absorption of disease germs should be removed, burned,, and replaced with new material. It is highly important that the disinfectant used be effective. One of the best disinfectants Is a mixture in the proportion of four ounces of a compound solution of cresol (a coal tar product) to one gallon of water. More detailed information relative to disinfectants and their use on the farm may be obtained from state agricultural colleges and the United States Department of Agriculture. Applying Disinfectant. The best method of applying the disinfectant Is by means of a strong spray pump, although where the surface to be treated is limited a whitewash brush may be used. The pump should be equipped with not less than 15 feet of hose, there being attached! to the hose a fire-fosection of iron pipe of the same caliber with a spraying nozzle at one end. ot Legumes Check Erosion by H avy Root System Legume crops may check soil erosion in three ways: (1) by furnishing r cover crop, (2) by the addition of a comparatively large amount of organic matter to the soli, and (3) by a heavy root system which tends to hold the soil, according to A. H. timiw tntTAH BiSCf flepart- - of fSa ettc f agricaitara. Ualrer-att- Bankers Plan To Aid Farmei Eftoato a eavar lacuna nay swra ara hut especially wm legume trap, A mj adapted to forming a cover crap which will, ta a large extent, prevent erosion an hill lands. Clover smeh aa red, alsfke, mammoth, sweet and alfalfa These make excellent eover crepe. sever and protect the laid during the eaasons when erosion Is meet likely t occur. These legumes are especially valuable In preventing sheet washing. The above named legumes may oe handled In such a way that they will add a large amount of organic matter to the soU and this In turn will help Ht down the possibilities of erosion. The organic matter In the soil tends t absorb the water and in this way enta down the volume of runoff. The ergnnio matter also enriches the eel! and redaeea the hazard In grewiag eever crepe. The reet systems ef the legnme crepe play a big part ht ehocklnf erosion. The reels held the sell parti-de- e together, make the sell mere retentive ef moisture and add organic matter directly t the solL The heavy reet systems ef sweet dever and alfalfa are well adapted to this fane-ties. No Cure or Prevention of Dreed ed Hog Cholera No drag or combination ef drags I known that will care er prevent leg cholera, says the United Staten Department ef Agricnltnre, although seme of the tonics for hogs may have merits as condition powders for the general health of the animals. so-call- ed Many preparations pat on the market from time to time have. In teets by federal and state Institutions, been proven worthless la preventing or curing hog cholera. The only dependable agent for the prevention of this disease is the antihog-choler- a serum to the methods prepared according originally worked out by the federal bureau of animal Industry. Unproductive Land Best-Si- te for Growing Trees Farmers are overlooking a good bet when they allow unproductive land that might be growing trees to remain Idle and fallow over a number of years, says the department of for-er- y of the New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca. Inquiries concerning reforestation of Idle lands lead the forestry men to believe many farmers have the Idea that tree planting pays well only on large tracts, such as are owned by the government, communities, or large land holders. Actually, say foresters, more wood is cut from farmers woodlots every year to keep the home fires burning than is cut for building material by lumbermen. Farmers are near the time when a large and woodlot will be almost like so much money In the bank. Native trees, in farm woodlots which have been well cared for, are not unlike so many dollar bills standing on edge ready to be harvested and used to pay the feed bill. well-manag- Apples or apple pomace may be fed to dairy cows as a substitute for corn silage. o New York Is the first state In the Union In the production of cabbage and onions. s Bulk acid phosphate, at the present prices. Is 30 per cent cheaper than that which Is bagged. FARMER Program for Agricultural Extexaioa Outlined at Kectirg of Comuit-te- e. and Girls Clnb Work And Actrn-tie- s. Poultry Production Hajor Boys An elaborate program for agricul- tural extension, aimed to bring the cocommunity banker into closer and operation with the farmers ageneies working for his social and was outeconomic advancement, a at lined Thursday meeting of the agricultural committee of the Utah Bankers ' association at Salt Lake City. The meeting had unusual importance In the bankers plan for assisting agriculture in that D. H. Otis of the agricultural eonunission of the American Bankers' association and W. H. Bridges of Mlnden, director of agriculNev.. regional for tural activity Utah, Nevada and met the Utah comwith, Arizona, mittee. The session resulted In adoption to he purof a concrete program sued by bankers during the coming wag explained by Mr. Bridges and Mr. Otis reeited the program of the American Bankers' asoeiation to ef- sentiment. Peterson 'of Richfield, IL Jam3 state the association, president of met with the agricultural committee. Members of the committee attending, in addition to Chairman of Champ and the representatives the national organization, were Ray P. Dyring, Manti; L. E. Ellison, Giles, Salt Lake; Eugene Layton; and Carl W. B. Andrews, Nephl, Marcussen, secretary of the state association. The Bankers, association plans to encourage club work and vocational agriculture project activity more during the coming year. Mr. Champ reported that a gold, silver and a bronze badge was to be awarded this year to high school students making the best record in agriculIt was also tural project work. with agricultural acsuggested that, fect tivity becomes so important in banking fields It would be desirable to devote one entire session at the next annual convention of the bank erg 'association, to agriculaural topics. Boy Beats Off Shark, Using Only His Bare Hands year. At the annual convention of the Utah Bankers association in Richfield last summer the organization Indicated five lines of agricultural activity, which, by general consensus, had been selected as most timely In Utah. This list included boys and girls' club work, increasing the wool production per flock unit, cow testing association work as a means of Increasing profits in dairying, eradication of noxious weeds and a purebred sire campaign. With authorization from the state association, F P. Champ of Logan, chairman of the bankers, agricultural committee, designated what he terms "key bankers in each county. The key banker will work with the county agricultural agent, county farm bureau and all others working toward the same goal. To Feature Club Work. It was decided at Thursdays committee meeting that boys and club and work progirls poultry duction would be designated as the major statewide projects for the coming year. The plan is not, however, it was explained by Mr. Champ, to make these projects obligatory on each county. If any county deems it advisable to choose some other project as more desirable, such a progran is permissible. What the state bankers' association has been doing to stimulate interest In boys and girls club work and vocational agricultural work In high schools was reviewed Thursday. D. P. Murray, fn charge of club work at the Agriculture college, praised the association for hav ing distributed 2249 achievemenf pins to club workers who completed their club projects last year. L. R. Humphries, state director of vocational agriculture, outlined the and program for his department, cited opportunities whereby bankers could cooperate. Reports of Boys. Mr. Humphries reported that last year 1200 high school boys conducted vocational agriculture projects and the average return for the entire state was $128.91 per boy. How the bankers cooperative program is succeeding in Nevada "banker-farm- er N. S. W.. (By the SYDNEY, Associated Press.) A thrilling story of a barehanded battle of two boys with a shark has been received hers from Fort Hackling, N. S. W. When a huge shark attacked Mervyn Allum in twenty feet of water, Stanley Gibbs, 18 jumped from a launch onto the back of the fish and beat it so vigorously with his bare leased Allum. fists that it re- The shark made a second attack when the boys were being hauled into the boat and Allum received injuries from which he later died. Increased butter production gives an indication of the rate of expansion in the dairy industry in Idaho. In 1 920 that state made 1,700,000 pounds of butter; for 1926 the total will exceed 20,000,-00- 0 pounds, it is now forecast. A thousand pounds of seed, Valencia onion worth $8 a pound, was raised in Davis county in 926. This is the largest amount of onion seed ever raised in the state, and its local distribution will strengthen Davis 1 countys position as one of the leading onion pro ducing sections in the Davis United States. county this year shipped between 300 and 400 carloads of onions. |