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Show Thursday, June 5, 1930 .. Jr THE MIDVALE JOURNAL Muskmelons May Pay Turkey Business on Stable Basis Well on Local Market Heretofore Industry Has Been Regarded as Side Issue and Gamble. (Prepared by the United States Department of' Agriculture.) Turkey raising In the Unite-d States j has been regarded as a side issue and a gamble, but Increasing knowledge of parasitic diseases and their control Js putting the lndnstry on a more stable basis, says A. R. Lee, poultry husbandman of the United States Department of Agriculture. "'fhere are now more than three and a half million turkeys on farms in this c·ountry, and they constitute 1% per cent of all poultry. The 1929 crop of market turkeys indicated a decided advance in the bus!· ness as compared with 1928. The estimated Increase was about 9 per U.$,A,ptrt'( e.t6HAi. <:OR~ PtGTOR.IAI.. Sf.RVica cent." Photo-s Information Needed. In recognition of the increased Interest in turkeys and the need for further Information cou('el'ning para· sitic diseases, the United States Department of Agl'ieulture h:ts esta blished !\ foundation flock of turkevs at the United States range experime'nt station at Miles City, Mont. This work got under way last spring. Of 600 birds raised last season, 300 were selected for the breeding flocks. Everett E. \Vehr, a research worker, is devoting all his time to the investigation of parasitic diseases. The work at this station will also Include a stud:\'" of the comparative cost of raising tu;keys In confinement and on free range. q-president Wl1sonl__Mounted '!'he flock was established by purhatching eggs which were ln· chasing he flew back to his place or peril, and artificially. The young birds cubated held lt until the close of the contest. At the battle of Corinth the Confed- were brooded in sr1ecial brooder houses erate general, Price, discovered him with clean yards until they were about and ordered hls men to take him t! eight weeks old. The Investigators they could not kill him, adding that took these precautions to prevent InThe 'Plattsburgh GameCock 'he would rather capture that blrd festations of the poults hy such parasites as are introduced by adult turJ.han the whole brigade.'" ous intervals that day be sent rues· keys. When large enough to range It Is ot "Old A be's" conduct at this sages by pigeon, keeping his regimentthe young poults were provided with same battle of Corinth that another al commander Informed of develop· large fen('ed lots and inexpensive shelmeots. By the morning of October 4, historian writes: "The regiment Is In ters for roosting. Mower's brigade and 'Old Abe' is on he had only two pigeons left, and Modern Improvements. about eleven o'clock be sent one of his perch, looking out over the scene. "Modern impro\·emepts in mechani · these with a message telling of the Cannon are thundering around him; cal means of hatching and brooding growing serl011sness o:r the situation r.here are long rolls ot musketry; the have done much to develop the turkey slr is thick with bullets. From the for the detachment. Industry," l\Ir. Lee says. "Day-old That afternoon the American artil · Cank comes a fearful volley, enfilading poults are now produced by commer· the line, cutting down scores of men lery started to lay down a barrage, but cia! hatcheries and shipped by parcel instead of falling upon the enemy It ~ nd severing the cord which holds 'Old post in much the same maner as baby rained shell and shrapnel upon ·the -~be' to the staff. He flap3 his wings, chicks. Artificial brooding has been beleaguered detachment. Then out of r·1ses above the two armies, circles out of particular value in preventing losses that Inferno of noise, dnst and con · c•ver the Confederates, then back again from blackhead disease which nt one to his frlt>nds and lights once more on fusion flew Whittlesey's last pigeon. time threatened to destroy the in· his perch. 'fhe regiment ts In retreat. Late that evening a soldier In charge (lustry." of the plgt>on cotE> at division head · and Old Abe goes with lt. to be in a Research workers have determined quarters came upon a pigeon, blinded score of battles and to come out of that this disease Is caused by a para· ~hem all unharmed." ln one ~ye by !'eattered shot and site which cannot live long In soli, but Almost as l"enowned as "Old Abe" of which may be transmitted In the egg standing upon onE>. leg. The other leg the Civil war In our national tradition of another parasite, the cecum worm. was almost severed and attached tc. a game cock which enjoyed a brief The blackhead parasite su!"Vives for ls the dangling leg was the pellet conof fame during the War of long periods in the worm egg. As moment taining this message: "We are along 1812. In 1814 Lieut. Thomas Mac· both turkeys and chickens may have the road paralleled 276.4. Ou!' own Donough was placed in charge of a blackhead, usually In a chronic form artillery Is dropping a barrage direct American fleet on Lake Cham- In mature birds, and as both may also "mall ly on us. Fm· heaven's sake, stop it." resist a strong British fleet have cecum worms, prevention of the to plain Immediately the barrage lifted and moving down the lake tc> acute, destructive form o! blacl,head was which Whittlesey's men were no longer swept by the fire of their own art!llery. attack northern New York. On the to young turkeys calls for rearing on moming of September 11 the British clean ground away from chickens and A "war bird" o! another type and the Americans In l"lattsburgh older turkeys. attacked more picturesque, perhaps, than these the beginning Commodore At bay, feathered veterans of the World war British commander, on the Downie, was the famous eagle ''Old Abe'' which Confiance, attempted to Edible Period of Many the flagship. served through three years of the his break the Amerlcan line but was met Civil war with a Wisconsin regiment, Vegetables Lengthened a devastating fire from the Saraby taking part In 22 battles and 30 skirmMany of our best vegetables are toga, MacDonough's flagship. ishes and being wounded ln three of edible for a very short period of time. Thereupon the battle resolved Itself For example, sweet corn is used for them. "Old Abe'' was captured by an rndlan, Chief Sky, on the banks ot the Into a sort of a duel between the two food only when It Is In the roasting ftagshlps, both of which dropped an- ear stage. When past this stage it Flambeau river In northern Wisconsin In 1861. The Indian sold the bird and chor and at a distance of 25Q yards cannot be used. The same Is true of finally it came Into possession of 11 from each other prepared to "shoot 1t such cl'ops as beans, J.Jeas, lettuce, company which was formed at Eau out." The Hrst broadside from the spinach, radishes and many others. Claire and which became Company c Conflance, which had heavier guns The edible period of such vegetables of the Eighth Wisconsin regiment than the Saratoga, all but wrecke<l can be greatly lengthened by a sucwhen it went into camp at Madison. the American vessel. But It did some- cession o! plantings at different dates. There Captain Perkins of Company c thing else. According to one of our For example, if a row or two of sweet named him "Old Abe;• In honor of the school histories "At the first broadside corn is planted every two weeks from fired by the enemy, a young game cock early In May until the fi••st of July, President, a standard was made for him and he was carried beside the reg- kept as a pet on board MacDonough's the roasting ear season will be eximental flag. ship, the Saratoga, fiew up upon a tended from two to three weeks to gun; flapping his wings, he gave a nearly two months. Thi-s succession When the regiment went Into action ''Old Abe" gave evidence of the wild: ('row of defiance that rang like the of plantings can be practiced for many est delight in the smoke and roar of blast o! a trumpet. Swinging their other v~etables as well with the re· hattie. Spreading his wings he would bats, l\IacDonough's men cheered rtte sult that the fresh vegetable season Jump up and down on his perch, utter· plucky bird again and again. He had will be greatly lengthened. log wild and piercing screams which foretold victory. That was enough.. could be clearly heard above the noises 'l'hey went tnto the fight with such of the conflict. But this Berserker ardor, and managed their vessels with Human Deaths From Rat spirit was not the only evidence of such skill that In less than three hours Poison Are on Decline "Old Abe's" being a true soldier. If all of the British ships that had not At the second annual conference of we are to believe the stories that have hauled down their flags were scudding the Eastern Rodent-Control district, been told of him, before he had been a to a place of safety as rapidly as pos- held in \Vashlngton, it was repol'ted year in the service, he would give heed sible." that clippings from thousands of to the· commands of the officers on paCyrus Townsend Brady gives a newspapers throughout America indirade, Ol' when preparations for a slightly less theatrical version of the cated a material decl1ne In the nummarch began. Of his military habits Incident. He says "It has been !ondly ber of accidental human deaths from one chronicler· has written: noted by various writers that the first rat polson llurlng 1929. "With his head obliquely to the terrible broadside of the Confl.ance I Since the sales and pse of extermlfront, his right eye turned upon the smashed a chicken coop on one of the 1 nators have not decreased, the confereommauder, lle would listen and obey Amet•!can vessels, thus Uberatlng a ence concluded that the diminishing orders, noting time carefully. After game cock, which sprang Into the rig- death rate Is due to the increased, parade had been dismissed, and the ging and with lusty crowing encour- nation-wide use of powdered red ranks were being closed by the ser- aged the cheering crews. Inasmuch as squill, which ls unique as an exJ geant, he would lay a&ide hls soldierly nearly every writer puts the chicken terminator in that !t is deadly to rats manner, flap his wings, loll about and In a different ship, It Is safe to con- l!ve stock, dogs, cats, poultry and make himself at home generally. clude that there must have been one mice but harmless to humans, and "When there was an order to form chicken there, and the Incident prob· even baby chicks. It is highly rector battle, he and the colors were the ably did oc-cor. At any rate, If It was ommended by the United States DeHrst upon the line. His actions upon an American chicken, lt would certalu· partment of Agriculture. those occasions were uneasy. He ly crow upon being made free." would turn his head anxiously from Before the battle began "MacDonright to left, looking to see when the ough bade his waiting crews to prayer. Oats Grown With Wheat !toe was completed. As soon as the There at their stations with bowed as Succotash Are Good regiment got ready, faced and began heads they knelt down upon the white There is a very common notion to march, he would assume a steady decks, soon to be stained with their oats grown with wheat as a that and quiet demE>anor. He could always own blood, while with his own Ups, ln succotash are not good for see11.•Just be seen a little above the heads of th~> the familiar words ot the Book ot of this notion soldiers, close by the fla~. That po~ Common Prayer, the young comman- what the foundation There is know. to seems one no !s sltion of hooor was never disallowed der Invoked the protection of the God of the association the In nothing him. ot Battles for the cornlug conflict-a wheat with the oats to In any way "At the battle of Farmlno-ton May rare and memorable scene indeed!" disturb Its Inheritance and it there· 9, 1862, the men were orde~ed to lie Spears, the naval historian, In comfore Is jusl as good for seed as oats down on the ground. The Instant they menting upon these two incidents that have been grown alone. The did so, 'Old Abe' tlew from his perch. says, "with all due respect to religion' main difficulty in using such grain He insisted upon being protected as that for the purpose of rousing tb~ tor seed lies In thoroughly separatwell as they, and flattened himself on seamen a rooster !o the rigging Is Ing the wheat and oats so that a the ground, remaining there until the worth more than a. dozen prayQra on clean crop can be raised. men rose, when, with outspread wings, J the quarter deck." I ' By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ECEN'l'LY there was added to the war collections of the National museum In the Smithsonian Institution In Washington an exhibit that Is unique. In strange contrast to the Imposing array of trophies and other relics of the conflicts In which this nation has engaged Is the stuffed body of a scragglytaUed pigeon with one leg shattered ~nd twisted out o! shape, yet lt Is mute testimony to one of the heroic deeds of the World war. For this bird is "Pre!!ident WILson," the most famous carrier pigeon of all that served with the A. E. F. and hero of ionumer· :able long and dangerous flights during the World war. It began at Grand Pre. On the morning o:r November 5, 1918, advance units o! the Americans were dismayed to find their communication lines dead. Itadlo failed, too, bf:'cause of the over-crowded air. At Rampont, 25 miles ~way, was headquarters where staff >Officers anxiously awaited word !'rom (}rand Pre. Betwt>en the two points lay an inferno of fire and smoke, shot and shell. But there was no other way. The all-important message was iotru11ted to "President Wilson"' which was soon winging its way toward Rampont. Twenty-five minutes tater the pant· :log bird fluttere<l down In front of headquarterS at Rampont, the mes1!age, Intact, dangling ft·om the torn J!gaments o! Its wounded leg. L'lke many a human warrior "President Wilson" had been safely through the fighting !rom the start only to meet mishap with the armistice almost at hand. That was the faithful little flyer's last time under fire. Nursed back to recovery "President WIIRon" for the past eleven years bas been an active member of the army pigeon loft at Fort Monmouth, N. J.. giving the _youngel" birds valuable pointers in the art of message bearing under war conditions. Death came quietly to the famous bll"d while asleep recently and the army decided to have the body 1ltufl'ed and mounted. An officer of the signal corps accompanied It to the Smithsonian institution where tt ts now enshrined. But even though "Taps" have sounded for this hero bird, there are still living others of his tribe whose records are nearly as remarkable. VIsit Fort Monmouth, between Red Bank and Long Branch, N. J., today and ,you can see some of them. Here you wUI see most of the famous war bil'dS which rendered such valiant service with the signal corps in France, among them those two veterans, "Spike" and "1\-Iocl>er," almost as renowned as -"President Wilson."' Here also you wil1 see a number of captured German birds, but perhaps most interesting of all are the various pigeons which played an Important role in the operations of the famous •'Lost Battalion." The story of the "Lost Battalion" Is ISO familiar to most Americans that It needs no retelling--even though the name is a misnomer and most AmerIcans therefore have a wrong Idea about it. For Major Whittlesey's out· fit never was really "lost"-lt was "cut ofT" or "beleaguere<l." But be that as It may, the fact remains that had It not been for seven canier pigeons, which the eornmander of that devoted band sent out from time to time Majol" Whittlesey could not have' sent word of his location back to his superior officers, they could not have rendered him such aid as they did, the Germans probably would have wiped the detachment out of existence be· fore help arrived and It would have been a "Lost Battalion" Indeed. It was during the "push" of the Seventy-seventh division In the Arg?noe on October 2 that six compaIHes of the first aad second battalions of the Three Hundred and Eighth infantry, one company ot U!e Three Hun· dred and Seventh In tanh r and two sections !rom the Three Hundred and Sixth machine gun battalion, all consolidated under the command of lt!aj. Charles W. Whlttl1:!sey, discovered that German forces were behind them and they wet·e cut off from communcation with tt.e roor. At 8 :50 a. m. on October 3, Major Whittlesey sent his fl.rst pigeon with this message "We are beIng shelled by German artillery. Can we not have artillery support? Ftre 1s coullng from northwest." .At varl- R I' I Any Garden Soil Is Suitable for Good Crop. (Preve.red by the United States Department ot Agriculture. l Muskmelons produced locally and sol-d In small towns and on roadside markets could often be grown to advantage In small acreages in many parts of the country, according to Farmers' Bulletin 1468-F entitled "Muskmelons," recently revised by the United States Department of Agricul· tore and available to anyone requesting it. The country's carlot markets are well supplied from the big producIng centers, but local growers in many sections can advantageously produce and sell melons on the smaller markets which are now not fully supplied by the carlot movement, says the author. W. R. Bt>attle, horticulturist of the burt>au of plant Industry. \Yell drained, warm, sandy-loam or silt loam soils are best adnpted to melon ~rO\dug- although some of the finest melons grow on sandy rh·er bottoms Rnd ri ch clay loams, Mr. Beattie point s out. Warmth, drainage, abund· anre of quickly availahle plant food and humus are essential for success. Any gnrdl'n ;;oil is suitable for melons grown for home use. Insect pests and diseases are the greatest ob;;tncles to muskmelon growing, according to the bulletin. This crop mu;;t be rotated, appearing not oftener than onee ln five or six years on the same land and with no related vine crops In the rotation if the soli i!! to he kept unlnfesterl. Seed treat· ment and dusting or spra:ving will be necessary for success, the bulletin points out. The author also comments on varieties and types of melons hest suited to the local markets and home · gar· dens, on the preparation ot' soil, cui· tlva.tion, ha n-esting and packing ot melons. In established melon growing sections the most urgent need Is for improveme nt of quality and standardiza tion of packs, says Mr. Beattie. Requests for Farmers' Bulletin 1468-F should he addrei' ~ed to the Office of Information Uni ted States OepartmE>nt of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Selecting Dairy Sire on Ba~.is of Past Records In selecting a dairy bull on the basis of the l"econ1s of his ancestors consideration should be gi\·en to the conditions under "·hich the records l>ere made, snrs the United States De· partment of AgriculturE'. An Investigation by the nureau of Dairy Industrv at Beltsville, Md., showed that whe~ cows were milked and fed three times a day Instead of twice, confined In box stalls Instead of In stanchions, fed enough to make them fat instead of keeping them in ordinary flesh, and bred to freshen a.t Intervals of 15 months Instead of 12 the production was increased 5() per cent. A herd Improvement association recGrd of 400 pounds ot' butterfat, If made under orclinary farm conditions, the bureau says, Is equal to an ad· vanced registt·y or register of merit record o! 600 pounds. There's scarcely an ache or pai11 that Bayer Aspirin won't relieve proft!ptlY_. It c~n't remove the cause, but 1t Mil reheve the pain! Head· aches. Backaches. Neuritis and neuralgia. Yes, and rheumatism. ~ead proven directions for many Important uses. Genuine Aspirin can't depress the heart. Look for the Bayer cross : For Ivy Poisoning Try Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh All dealers are authorized _to refund your money for tne brst bottle 1f notsuited. Chicken a Songster George W. Vaught, of Kenilworth, Til., called at the village manager's office to protest against a notice he bad received calling attention to a local ordinance against keeping chiekens. "I am not keeping chickens," he said. "But it is trne that I have a chicken; It's a pet and I claim we have as much right to have it as a neighbor has to have a canary bird. It is a musical chicken and we keep her merely as a vocalist and Interpreter o! songs. When my wife piQJ'S on the plano or the violin the chicken sings. And she is off pitch much less than a lot of grand opera ,;;tars I've had to listen to. We call her Chicken Patti."-Indianapolis News. EADACHE? Instead of dangerous heart depressants take safe, mild, purely Vegetable NATURE'S llEKEDY and get rid of the bowel poisons that cause the trouble. Nothing like Ht for biliousness, sick headache and constipation. Acts pleasantly. Never gripes. Mild, safe, purely vesetable A• druggists-only 2Sc. Mak" ¥M te.tt ton!aht.. _ _ _F..,.'EEL LIKE A MILLION, TAKE Spicea and Pilgrims About 28,()()() Mohammedan pll· grims from the Netherland East Indies made the pilgrimage to Mecca during the last three months of last year. The number of visitors from the rubber districts, where prices were uncertain, was smaller than usual, while the number from the coffee unci spice districts, where prices were good, was greater. The total from the two districts made up the normal pilgrimage from the Islands. The oldest known recipe for making perfume is in the thirtieth chapter of Exodus, in the Bible. Bordeaux Mixture Good Spray for Leaf Hopper Bordeaux mixture has been found to be an effective remedy for the control of the potato leaf hopper and the disease known as "hopper burn" which accompanies attack by this pest. says tho United States Department of Agrl· culture. Leaf hoppers may migrate from the early to the late crop, and spraying should begin when the pests first appear. The spray should be a fine mist and should thoroughly cover the plants, including the undersides of the leaves. Each side of every row should be sprayed. When leaf hoppers are abundant, three appllcatlons should be made, and four are sometimes necessary In hot, dry summers. Dusting with commercial copper-lime dusts Is also effective. for' to mach tmd LIVER TROUBLES Coated tongue, bad breath, constipation, bilio~sness, nausea, indigestion, dizziness. insomnra result from acid stomach. Avoid serious illness by taking August Flower at once. Get at any good druggist. Relieves J>rom~tlv sweetens stomach, livens liver, aids digestion, clears out poisons. You feel fine, eat any•'- =--, ........ with AUGUST fLOWER Agricultural Notes Make sure that growing heifers have plenty of fresll, pure water at all times. . . Cows should be removed from the pasture se\'eral hours before milking If their milk Is known to contain the of!' flavor produced by weeds and plants. • • • No purc:t!ase ot' vitamin rich feeds is necessary where the proper amounts of good alfalfa are fed, say about one pound to e'i'ery 100 pounds live weight, in a balanced ra-tion. • • • Where rnm{ is sold it Is usualr;r more convenient to coo:! it at once aft· er mllklng. It Is true that bacteria do not begin to increase rapidly in milk till troru two to four hours after milking. • • • Dairy farmers may help improve the price o! cream by consuming more butter and dairy products. Temporary overproduction may be corrected by selling for slaughter all low producing and unprofitable cows. • • • Efficient separators deliver skim milk that tests below 2 per cent. When the :rat content of skim milk reaches .') per cent there Is a preventable lose of three pounds o! butterfat In 1,000 pounds o! skim milk delivered by the separator. "I FeeI t·k 1 e. a--. . New. P.erson" · took Lydia E. Pinkham;s Vegetable Compound when I was tired. nervous and run· down. I saw the advertisement and decided to try it because I was hardly able to do my housework. It has helped me in every way. My nerves are better; I have a good appetite, I sleep well and I do not tire so easily. I recommend the Vegetable Compound to other women for it gives me so much strength and makes me fed likean~wp~son."-Mrs. Lena Young. R. # 1, Ellsworth., Maine. 1'1 Lydia E; ·Pinkham's Vegetabl~ ·Compound l.,~i• E. Pinkh .. ln \led. Co .. Lynn, \las. .. |