Show 1 f FENCES HENS AND OTHER ITEMS OF FARM INTEREST Dont Don't Encourage Your Stock to Become Nor Let Lice Keep Keel Hens From Laying Nor Laying Nor Leave Orchard Th Through rough Winter A poor fence en e J Is one ono of ot tho the wor worst t rubber robbers of or the tho farm tarm It is a constant expense because o It constantly calls call for fixing It Is a constant thief of ot time line because it always needs atten atton- tion It H is dangerous erous because it en encourages encourages on- on es animals to become Breaching mn may result In man many things things- your crops ma may bo be damaged cd your our orchard orchard orchard or or- chard m 1 bo be ruined or your our best animals animals animals ani ani- mals mn may be bo Injured Injure while attemptIng attempt- attempt lug Ing to break through your ur poor pOOl fence fonce A poor fence ence often leads to bad feelIngs feelIngs feelings feel feel- ings between neighbors because It lets your our animals dl destroy stroy your our neighbors neighbor's property or lets his animals break breakthrough breakthrough breakthrough through Into yours It Is certainly economy to build buld good fences and right ht now HOW during the slack of ot winter months Is tho the time to rebuild all nU of ot tho the bad stretches of ot fence on the tho farm Infested n liens Hen n Wont out I Lay Lac ay No hen Infested with lice lico will In lay eggs Tho The thing to do Is to get got rid of ot tho the lice In the tho first place the coop must be kept absolutely clean Then thero there Is IR small danger danter However Howo If It lice still sUII persist this treatment will willbe willbo willbo bo be found effective c Just at roosting time fill till your om hens hen's feathers with some Borne lice lico powder must mma be bo done In inthe tho the evening otherwise the lIe chickens will rid themselves of tho the powder In inthe tho the dust pile Tho The next da day burn hurn flour Clour of ot sulphur In the tho henhouse for tor at nt least two hours K Keep cp the tho house tightly tight tight- ly ib closed during tho the time with tho the chickens on the thu outside At tho the on end ond of ot two hours e cr everything upon thu the Inside of oC tho the coop will bo ho dead dealt tho tile lice lico Included Lot Let the tho coop air well before beloro allowing tho to enter During the tho winter keep your our chick chick- I r on n l with fre n fond tood a AS cie as p. p possible Cabbage ibb i leaves ir-e ir tire aro g gan good an and green n lucern leaves arc aro excellent To obtain best bost results steam the lucern leaves with hot water for COl It 11 i few minutes serving This will tb do wonders for tOI your om chickens mako inako thorn relish their food moro and keep hoop them In iii a far tar h condition Plow Ilow Orchard Clean up your our orchard during the winter If It you ou ha have 0 not already dono done donoso so 50 so and antI It is still possible plow up your orchard This allows more moisture mois moltS lure ture to soak In and also covers up the humus and other material that other other- vho ml might ht resting places for field mice Clean Clenn your hitches ditches out and clean out around your jOUl trees Gather U up allot all allor of ot the tha apples from tho the ground g as thc they afford aCCord protection to Insects Above Abo nil clean the tho trees themselves Sera Scrape po off orr tho the trunks an and thus ro- ro move the lie old ohl bark scales These scales afford hiding places for the codling cOdling- moth the leaf minor th tho tho fall worker web the tho tent caterpillar and other othol very cn Injurious Insects A Aun dull un hoe hoc with witha a a short handlo handle will bo be found a cr very excellent tool for time the cleaning cleaning- of ot your our tree trunks Coa CO Pay Dividend Now v ow is the lie lime hue to pick liCk out the non non- paying cows cow test cows test thorn thom out in other othol words Farmers should see seo Just how much milk e ch cow IB is Plo producing and see sec just Jest what tho the quality of at lint milk mille If Is Just what t proportion of ot it is 15 l butter uttel fat tat Tho The first tho armor can do for tor himself the tho second any cream cream cream- cry r will do for tor him anti generally free of oC charge charco When Whon ho lie has found out put Just how much cuch sow Is paying pay pay- ing he e can n tl figuro UlO out Junt just what she sho iscon la is con consuming su nl i n g. g Then J If it an any of ot the cows arc rc return- return i J Ing loss than Hlo they thoy are arc consuming they thy should bo gotten rid Tiel rid of oC directly It Is IJ not wise to say a I L will l 1 keep her hor until I cnn secure something better o Sn-o should be bo Immediately sacrificed cd She Sho Is costing costing- you OU money over every da day Some Seine cows may bo be Just over tho the border line returning returning- a a. little more moro than the they are consuming but hardly worth keeping keeping- These should bo he exchanged for tor moro more productive co cows s 's as soon as possible but the they ma may bo be kept until such ehan change Q is po possible Plan llan for tor Your roar Fruit All who contemplate the planting of ot otan an orchard tho the coming spring should begin their planning now The he stock should bo be ordered as many early as I In ord order l. l to Insure proper and early delivery deliver eU er Nothing will 1 be said at the present writing upon the tho handling of ot tho the trees between tho the time of ot their receipt b by the farmer an and their plantIng planting plant plant- ing lug nor upon different methods of Qt laying out tho the orchard and planting the trees These points will be discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cusse cussed fully tully when tho time timo comes come However tho the stock should be ordered U now C V. V When th the e stock is ordered 1 It t is of ot greatest importance that a reliable nurseryman bo ho patronized It Is a at- at ways wn's best besl to deal with local men They ThC have hac o ar every rC reason son to deal fairly with you vou Special agents representing eastern eastorn east east- em ern orn firms ma may not havo such reasons After selecting your our nurseryman you must select ct your our varieties This is quite a n problem and one that cannot bo be definitely solved solve However tho the cx- cx of oC apple growers In Utah luau seems to point to a n. few tew varieties with some striking favorites Tho following information gathered from all aU over o tile tho state will help tho the farmer In selecting his varieties Varieties of Apples for or Statistics compiled complIed b by department of I h horticulture I tu ro I In n co operation co-operation ope rati 0 fl isI with t lii count county Inspectors I Out of or twenty replies from county count Inspectors mentioning tho ho leading summer and lOtI fall apples apple as well as ns the leading winter apples the tho following varieties of or apples aro are placed in order of or within the thc tate state of ot Utah Tho The number after atter each eRch varlet variety Indi Indicates cato cates s thu tho number of ot times It Il was waa m mentioned mentioned men men- In the lie twenty replies Summer aud and Rod 0 22 Yell Yellow 0 Transparent l 1 Early Harvest est 1 Red ned June J Wealthy V ea 1 t h i-G i J Maidens Maiden's Blush 15 Duchess 4 Winter Inter Apple Jonathan IS 18 Winesap 1 Li Romo Beauty 1 1 12 fiano ano 11 11 ii Winter Vinter 11 il Rhode Rhodo Island ml Ii Arkansas is 15 |