Show good clean pasture helps P poultry men me home rowil grown reeds feeds cut operating cost good clean pasture re and mind plenty of home grown feeds for tor or your pullet crop pays divid divia dividends endi in more eggs lower production costs coats and bigger bisger poultry profits the use of range shelters helt hell era cra range feeders and barrel water ers makes such a program easily possible university tests show that pullets on well fertilized alfalfa pasture consumed cons coni umed 17 per cent less feed than birds on bare range the pasture fed pullets needed less feed tor each pound of gain birds on an clean pasture were healthier 1935 39 1 iga 8 1170 DOZ KM I 1 TON loo igo doz wj I 1 ton VON y and more energetic mortality rate was lower and there were fewer culls out of pullets pullet at four weeks of age 94 of the alfalfa ranged birds later went into the 1 laying house bouse compared to 70 of those raised ra ased on bare ground emund purdue university tests showed that ladino indino clover with corn and small grains provided a complete ration for lay laying flocks getting good pasture and a cheap and plentiful supply of grain la is a matter of putting farm soil in shape to produce bigger yields per acre mere for this you need a rotation in which deep rooted legumes and grasses are keystone you need to build up the organic matter supply via plowed under legumes crop residues and manure you need to feed the soil a good ration of plant nutrients so il it in turn can feed the crops in such a program fertilizer is an important member of the soil soll building team Am wrent prices eggs will buy nearly twice as much fertilizer as 10 years ago it takes only 90 dozen eggs to buy a ton of 3 12 12 fertilizer today whereas it took dozen back in 1939 check work stock owners of the horses and mules on maryland farms have been urged to check intake valves remove carbon from the cylinders and adjust the carburetor those terms arent a as mixed as am one might think josephm joseph josepa M vial extension animal husbandman explained that a horses mouth and teeth may be compared to intake valves on a tractor the teeth need to be floated just as the intake valve needs to be properly seated if they are to meet evenly and let the horse chew his teed feed properly just as tractors are troubled with carbon in the cylinders horses may have trouble troubie with internal parasites these may be removed by any competent veterinarian and the horse will be a better worker during the coming summer the uhe carburetor oh en the tractor adjusts fuel supply to the work load for horses this is accomplished by getting them in proper condition before the heavy work load comes vial recommends this be done by feeding the horse a handful of oil meal with his grain at this time of year to keep him in good condition and by giving him as many jobs to do as possible such as spreading manure or hauling logs other recommendations include xe keep water in his bis cooling system keep his tires in good condition by having him hira properly shod and see that his harness fits V farm arm record keepers told oi of short cut cur ies les its ealer easier to keep up than to catch up advises clara leopold extension home management specialist at the university of nebraska to the home borne and tarm farm account record keeper another hint bint she ahe says is to keep a pencil attached to the account records according to mrs urs leopold a certain time each day should be set aside to jot down the daily dally transactions |