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Show FARMER THE UINTAH BASIN PAGE TWO -- ,v ww rtn BUREAU FARM COUNTY DUCHESNE THOMAS ROBERTS C. F. WAHLQUIST Vice-Pres- ., Pres., Myton, Utah VAW rAViV.VAVYiVVVW mj Saving Price of Mineral Mixture Rations for Swine Containing Skim Milk, Tankage, Etc., Are Favored. "Usually, If a farmer needs a fence, he doesnt go to the exwire pense of stretching a harda along that line, even though ware salesman tries to persuade. The question of mineral supplements for swine rations, which has stirred up considerable discussion among fanners, Is a very similar problem and is almost as simple, says Dr. W. E. Carroll, chief in swine husbandry at the college of agriculture. University SC-inc- h Cedarview, Utah simple mineral supplement can be mixed on almost any farm at a cost not to exceed $L25 to $1.75 a hundred pounds, based on average retail prices of the ingredients. If spent bone black can be bought for less than steamed bone meal, it may be substituted for the bone meal in the formula. The Indiana station has obtained good results from feeding a mixture composed of ten parts wood ashes, ten parts 16 per cent acid phosphate, and one part salt. 4S-in- ch of Illinois. The two things most needed in the way of mineral supplements for swine Is a little more straight thinking on the part of the men who feed them, and a little less hocus pocus on the part of the salesmen. Some rations need a mineral supplement while others do not In case the ration being fed needs a mineral supplement, it Is not necessary to pay exorbitant prices for it Some Rations Need Protein. If a ration already contains enough mineral elements of the right kind, nothing will be gained by adding more. fence It is the problem of the when one 3 feet high Is ample.- In general, rations which contain liberal amounts of skim milk, tankage, fish meal or other protein supplements of animal origin will contain enough of the necessary mineral elements, except common salt, to meet the needs of any class of swine. On the other hand, swine rations which are made up entirely of materials from the plant kingdom are likely to be deficient in iime and may also lack phosphorus. As examples of these rations may be mentioned com and soy beans, also com and soy bean oil meal. Even with these rations, which are known to be deficient in mineral, nothing apparently is to be gained, except In special cases, by adding other elements than calcium, phosphorus, sodium and chlorine. That being the case, the source of these elements, their cost and the proportion in which to feed them are the questions needing attention. Cheap Source of Calcium. Without going ipto detail, it may be stated that a cheap, yet satisfactory, source of calcium is the ordinary agricultural limestone of high caldpa grade, one of the best sources of phosphorus isjstoauied bone meal, while sodium and chlorine are added as common salt. The proportion of these materlas quite generally recommended at the present time, is : Tvro parts ground limestone, two parts ste.ed bona meal and one part la case the feeding Is being dona ta a goitrous area, the feeds and water Kill be deficient in iodine. In these areas one ounce of potassium or eodltaa Iodine should be added to ach 100 pounds of the mineral . ot - com-mcSfc- alt Sec.-Trea- Roosevelt, Utah s., v.,.,.lli.V.V.VVVW1.WVAVAWiVAWVWWWWl',Wl.,.V,,.Vlv,i, and various breeds of chickens' This Control Melon Aphid by Application of Nicotine (Prepared ARTHUR WISCOMBE by the United State ment of Asriculture.) Depart- The melon aphid, which attacks watermelons, muskmelons, cucumbers and like crops, is effectively controlled by the application of nicotine either as a spray or dust, says the United btates inDepartment of Agriculture. This louse. melon the called sect, frequently Is very small, varies In color from light green to dark green, and the wingless forms are louselike in appearance. The pest has more than 40. known natural Insect enemies, which in some measure check Its ravages, according The Melon to Bulletin No. 1490-F- , condiWhen Control." Aphid and Its Its favorable for developtions are ment, however, artificial control becomes necessary. The winged forms of the aphid develop on other food plants and fly to the melon and cucumber vines, where they feed on the underside of the leaves, which curl, wither and die Since the Insects are capable of causing wholesale destruction on short notice, it is Important that a constant lookout be kept for any sign of the pest and control measures applied promptly. The bulletin contains a general description of the melon aphid, the nature of its attack, distribution, food plants, seasonal history, insect enemies, and methods of control. A copy may be obtained free, as long as the supply lasts, upon request to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Bichloride Is Safest for Sweet Potato Dip black rot, soft rot, stem rot organisms on the surface of tile potatoes. Xo solution is effective, Doctor Poole adds, unless healthy seed is selected. The only function of the seed treatment is to destroy organisms resting on the potatoes before they begin to enter the skin and young sprouts. Once they have entered, no surface treatment can reach them. itroyicurf, Bad Odors and Flavors Found in Milk or Cream to everybody who It is has handled milk or cream, that both will take on odors of all kinds. Cream which Is delivered to creameries frequently has odors and flavors ranging from gasoline, kerosene, potato, cowy and stable. fruit, to dish-raThese odors are a part of the cream. When such cream is delivered to the creamery the buttermaker cannot sift, strain, or force these odors from the cream. He may drive off some of the milder odors by pasturizing and cover up others, for the time being, but the odors and flavors are there, and if given time will affect the butter. well-know- n iTi Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks dominate. Lithographed Barn Sign. Persons with the w. ous states and the Department t Agriculture receive a lithograph bam sign suitable for display on tie premises. The sole requirement Is & ; written agreement to use sires for all classes of live stock bp and to follow systematic breefe methods leading to the Improvmentt herds and flocks. The department fir nlshes suitable printed matter on principles of live stock breeding, reports show that resulting s provement of the animals raised un:r such a plan adds greatly to their mi : ity and sale value. pure-te- i g, Live Stock Is Improving Fast Officials Think Tendency Shows Influence of Edu- cational Work. KO0020KC Agricultural and Coccidiosis Notes bacillary re diarrhea are chick diseases by every poultry man. dreefe. All the good things that can be x about alfalfa apply in slightly lea gree to clover and other Iegum As long as the only reason yon pin a tree or a bush is to have someth worthwhile growing. It looks Ukep sense to use sufficient care in ; planting of the tree or bush to ter Its growth. of better prices In thefc cattle Industry is ahead of consumers Is increase and because there Is already a sir age of young cattle. The high ja probably will come la 1031. A period because-numb- (Prepared by the United State ment of Agriculture.) In Depart- Participation of live stock owners the systematic campaign to Improve domestic animals shows several Interesting trends In live stock evolution. During the seven and one-ha- lf years that the federal-stat- e plan has been In operation the enrollment of new participants has been continuous, averaging about two hundred a month. Live stock officials of the United States Department of Agriculture consider that this tendency shows the gradual influence of educaUonal and demonstration work. Many Breeds Represented. Another noticeable trend Is the many breeds and classes represented. The kind of stock raised by twenty-fiv- e owners In Kentucky, who late In April officially joined the army of pure-bre- d sire users. Illustrates the wide range of animals Involved In this useful work. Among the principal breeds undergoing Improvement at the hands of these progressive stock owners are Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein. Shorthorn, and Augus cattle; Chester-Whit- e ard Poland-Qhln- a swine ; grid er SAVE THE MTU!1 MAXS rROfff by buying SAPiff direct from the facturer. Send eff free illustrated Ss The Western Mfg. 0 . 1651 Larimer Cofc Denver, r-- ?WiIl Baj Fi Growers will do well to continue VtJ using mercuric chloride for the conE 5 K R O P trol of certain sweet potato diseases. LAMB, In the opinion of R. F. Poole, asEX. sociate plant pathologist at the New and Jersey agricultural experiment staEGGS tion. Experiments indicate that a number of new organic mercury comat the Frice pounds now on the market must be Highest Market used with caution. These substances control the diseases very well but P. C. Box Phone 401-also poison the roots of the plants LOUIS LARIS and thereby reduce sprout developSUBSCRIBE FOR THE UINTAH ROOSEVELT ment to a considerable degree. Until this bad effect of the new BASIN FARMER. compounds Is overcome, growers will get better results from the old merIf you turn cattle on the range you will eventually want a curic chloride or, as it Is sometimes called, bichloride of mercury, dipping Bull Bulls of servicable age for this seasch, all s0 method. In making the solution for this, one ounce of theblchlorlde is C used in eight gallons of water. By Duchesne, immersing the seed potatoes In this Breeders of Purs Bred Hereford Ckttle foe ten. minutes, the. grower can de- R. 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