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Show ( By W. J. DRYDEN ! NWNS Farm Editor ! Loose litter on the floor of :the poultry house provides better insulation insu-lation than packed material; therefore there-fore frequent stirring is advisable. Cows exposed to cold weather and winter winds use up much of their feed to keep warm. Camp Fire Girls Vx(!,a r e a big factor vf$$&r among rural commu-4KKjJ?jjj!v?riities commu-4KKjJ?jjj!v?riities and are doing fjfp0f much to conserve our 'mwjy& natural resources and (W build a better nation. iJM Cornell scientists report successful tests with ammonium thiocyanate in the control of quack grass and other perennial weeds in nurseries. Nutritional values of meat and milk from animals fed on plants from properly limed soils are superior super-ior to those fed on plants from soils ery low in available calcium. We have depleted our soil at a faster rate than any other nation In the history of the world. Once established, Western wheat grass withstands consistent grazing by livestock. Dr. L. E. Carpenter of Hormel Institute at the University of Minnesota Min-nesota has found that the addition of a trace of copper In the diet of' a pregnant sow Increases the number num-ber of pigs farrowed. Ruffed Grouse, by John Alden Knight, published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, $4.50, is first of all a practical guide, including full information on hunting methods, meth-ods, cover, distribution, seasonal fluctuations, clothing, dogs, guns, loads and leads. It also deals with breeding, history and habits of the grouse. It is advisable to feed hay to workstock at night so that animals will have ample time for mastication and digestion of the roughage. Heavy producing hens consume relatively large amounts of oyster shell. One pound of shell contains only enough calcium for about eight dozen eggs. Silage made from poor corn has almost equal feeding value as sl!ge made from a normal com crop. It takes nature from 200 to 1.000 years, or longer, to build one inch of topsoil. Therefore, a seven-inch layer lay-er washed or blown away through erosion means at least 1,400 to 7,000 .vest's of nnture's work lost forever. |