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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH THE" RICH Entered as 8. 1929. ' COUNTY second-cla- ss at the Utah, undef REAPER matter Feb. Wm. E. Marshall, Editor and Prop. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Tear in Advance Soybeans Good for Building Up Soils Briefly Told for Busy Readers - By C. . R. HUDSON, Farm Demonstration Worker, North Carolina State College. WNU Service, Soybeans are vigorous in growth, ' easy to cultivate and mature in a short time. Usually they do not decrease the crop of corn when planted with it, and are often worth as much as the corn crop itself. The beans are used for. grazing live stock, especially hogs; mowing for forage; turning under for soil Improvement, and are harvested for seed, leaving the vines and stalks on the land. They make a fine quality of hay and cure more readily than most hays. They stand wet weather better than cow-peand are not badly injured by dry weather. As a sales crop, the hay and seed both bring good prices. In many communities of eastern Carolina farmers are building up their soils with this crop, while at the same time they are selling seed and hay. Nor is the soybean confined to eastern Carolina. Plantings are being increased rapidly in the western part of the state as farmers learn of their Fruit Trees Productivity proved by Use of ' JACKSON, WTO. Forest officials report that there are 4,000 tons of hay in the Jackson country to feed the elk this winter and a big ' natural forest crop. The hunters are having a difficult time to secure game due to the open weather this season. MORGAN, UT. The highway between here and Porterville Is to be graveled in the near future. . ' value. ,It is not generally known that North Carolina gave the soybean to the na- tion. A campaign to increase the popularity of the legume was conducted In. the state several years ago when only a small acreage was planted in the extreme coastal section. Now the crop is one of the most popular in the corn country. mid-we- st Result of Experiments in Livestock Feeding An acre of corn in the form of silage will produce more beef or mutton than if fed in any other way. Tests have shown bean straw to be 12 per cent more efficient than cane in the fattening ration for lambs. Sudan grass cut very early before the heads appear contains 19 per cent protein, or 4 per cent more than alfalfa. When cut late this grass has only 7 to 9 per cent protein. Russian thistles fed to lambs gave surprisingly good results, and had almost as good a feed replacement value as cane. Although generally considered as a weed pest on the plains, these thistles make a fair emergency crop when other feeds are scarce, if cut before they become woody, and stacked. The feeding value of limestone plus a protein such as cottonseed cake, as a substitute for alfalfa hay, has been recommended. ELY, NEV. Elys first woman aviator has .' been recorded. The title goes to Miss Helen Gillete, county extension agent, who soloed at Yelland field after a few hours Instruction in the flying school. SAIF LAKE CITY, UT. A total of $394,244.38 has been yielded as of October 3, 1932, . to the state treasury by the income and corporation franchise' taxes, according to a report by state officials. NEPHI, UT. Carolyn M. Fugal of Salt Lake plans construction of a hydroelectric plant In Juab county, to serve mining operations in the Mount Nebo district with power and light, er SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Farm- ers should get after the weeds now, asserted the report of Harden Bennion, state commissioner of agriculture, to the state board. Figures compiled for the boards biennial report, from reports of the agricultural inspectors on the weed problem, led the commissioner to recommend strenuous action. The board approved his plans. In spite of all our efforts, reported Mr. Bennion to the board, the noxious weeds are increasing and becoming a greater menace to the agricultural and other interests in Utah. During the coming winter- all agricultural inspectors, assisted by representatives from this office, will hold meetings in all communities within their respective districts and present this subject fully and forcefully to all landowners, and will give notice that during the coming year the antiw.eed law will be fully enforc-- ed. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Large Increases In four major Utah crops are shown by statistics contained in a report issued by Frank federal agricultural statistician. A sugar beet crop of 770,000 tons is reported, as against 505,000 tons last year. This is nearly of the entire production of the United States, now estimated at 8,788,000 tons. ,The production last year for the country was 7,903,000 tons. The potato harvest for Utah is now estimated at 2,175,000 bushels, compared with 1,950,000 in The apple crop this year is more than double that of last year, being estimated at 924,000 bushels, a gain of 524,000 bushels over 1931. The corn crop this year will produce 520,000 bushels of grain,, as against 320,000 bushels last year. PROVO,' UT. The most urgent need of the. Utah State hospital at the present time is the addition of a modern building which could be used as a receiving and hospital accommodations building for both sexes, according to recommendations submitted by Superintendent Frederick Dunn to the state sanity An-dre- Then the Alfalfa Grows! summer fallowing for alfalfa is be coming a generally accepted practice, even in eastern Kansas. A good stand usually results ; the practice conserves moisture, aids in the formation of available plant food, and puts the soil in ideal physical condition. Ralph Ross of Valley township, Linn county prepared a field in that manner in 1930 ; his first cutting last spring aver aged two tons an acre ! Kansas Farmer. Soybeans in Hog Rations The high oil content of soybeans that give them their value in com merce is an actual handicap to their value as a feed for swine. The re sidue resulting from the removal of the oil, known as soybean oil meal, is therefore a better hog feed than the original beans. The oil meal contains approximately 42 per cent protein and 6 per cent ash. As a supplement to corn, soybean oil meal has about two thirds the value of tankage per pound Agricultural Notes Test Sudan grass by letting one or two less valuable head graze before the herd is turned in. conservative estimate for the United States places crop reduction due to weeds at about 20 per cent A Trees and shrubs may be moved either in the fall or spring. Fall planting may give good results, but the chances are better for moving in the early spring. A Marinette (Wis.) county farmer builds a sheep shed, 26 by 40 feet, 6 feet high at the eaves, with poplar and pine logs cut from his woodlot, for a cash outlay of $7.40. More than 2,300,000 bushes of the common barberry have been destroyed in Ohio since 1918, because they scatter black stem rust to wheat. Some have been found In every county in the state. one-ten- th 19-3- 1. board. BOISE, IDA. Good range and ample supplies of stock feed are available in Idaho for handling sheep and cattle, federal crop reports show. Although range deteriorated .slightly from October 1, it was plentiful for this time of year and much better than a year ago. AMERICAN FALLS, IDA. Wounded by the explosion of a rifle, R. E. Frymyer, 62, residing on the north side of Snake River at Bonanza bar, lay unconscious 18 hours before he was found by a He was brought to Amneighbor. erican Falls and placed in the Schlitz Memorial hospital. One eye was destroyed by the explosion, but he is expected to recover. ST. GEORGE, UT. About 1500 deer were shot on the Dixie game preserve area in Washington county during the open season this year, the number of hunters being in excess of 2100. A large proportion of hunters came from other states, chiefly California. . In view of the fact that many are using dynamite for tree rejuvenation, explosives experts point out that certain methods should be followed in this work so as to get the best results. Soil in old orchards frequently becomes hard and impervious, says the agricultural explosives expert of the Institute of Makers of Fruit trees have often Explosives. been planted where the soil has not been properly prepared, and where only a thin layer of permeable soil exists. In all of these cases, the growth and productivity of the trees are retarded In many cases to a point, where production is unprofitable. Some method of loosening the soil is obviously necessary. The use of explosives, even when trees have reached full growth, is not only practical but is the recognized method of rejuvenating and Improving old orchards. In using dynamite for this purpose, care must be taken not to damage live roots. The ground must be dry and charges must be placed at a depth regulated by the nature and condition of the solL The best way of doing this work is to place very light charges in the soil around the trees, as far out. as the end of the limbs. Charges should never be placed closer than six feet to the tree trunk. The correct growing-tre- e blast will have little visible surface effect. Nearly all of its execution will be confined to a depth two feet or four feet under ground or deeper. In very poor soils. It is advisable to dig out the holes after blasting, he states. Manure and fertilizer may then be placed in these holes to good advantage. . as , Great Complexion Secret! ' Farm Production Aided by Use of Fertilizers Where the use of fertilizers been found profitable under more femedtheeeaetof her Im- Explosiyes. LADY AVIATOR SOLOS GAME ELUSIVE NOW CALDWELL, IDA Five dollars a ton for hay has been determined by the Caldwell chamber of commerce as the prevailing price, in this section. HISPERED mo her friend she HAT PRICE SET WEED WAR TALK - POWER PLANT PLAN Also Have Great Number of Other Virtues. To Loosen Soil in Old Orchards Intermountain News pst office Randolph the Act of Mar. 8, 1879. A has SawieM clear white akin. NOT HARD MATTER TO PREVENT MOLT Careful Feeding and Use of Lights Important. By PROF. L. B. WEAVER. New Tork State College of Agriculture. WNU Service. Long ago the learned that no coemetic would hide blotches, pimple or sallowneas. She found the secrete real com- plexion beauty in NR Tablets (NetureeRem-edy).Tbcleansed and tract corrected dog-- h eliminative dewed the bowel action drove out the pdaonoua Srsste. She felt better, too, full of pep, tolling with vitality. Try this mild, safe, dependable; corrective tonight. See your complexion improve, ey . The' molt is an old custom among hens and is adhered to by every avian female. But the molting season is costly to the poultryman unless he can frustrate the hens or pullets idea of stopping laying while the old plumage is shed and a new, glossy coat is grown in the falL If a pullet lays two or three months prior to the usual molting season, she is likely to follow the example of the older hens and molt, too, and lay no eggs for the five or six weeks molting period. If the pullet starts to lay jqst before or during the normal molting season, she will continue to lay. Many poultrymen hatch their chicks late in the season to avoid the molt; but, under those circumstances, the pullets do not begin to lay d eggs until egg prices start to fall. The early hatched pullets are the ones that lay eggs when and make monej eggs are for the poultryman, if they do not molt Get the pullets to eat all the feed they can, for they will not get too fat Be sure they have all the drj mash they want at all times; and. as soon as the pullets begin to lay, wet mash can be- - fed, in addition, once a day. If possible, mix the wet mash with milk, for milk helps keep the flock healthy. Lights may be used to give about 13 hours of daylight, starting about two weeks after the pullets are put into laying houses. Plenty of green food, especially cabbage, helps to keep the flock in good condition and to prevent "TUNIS7, Logical Explanation "Does a family called Greenlee ; live here?. No, but there is a Mister Green a few doors down, and over the road a Mrs. Lee. Oh, they must have been divorced. Yart Hem (Stockholm). STOPPED-U- P .NOSTRILS, late-hatch- full-size- full-size- high-price- To open the nostrilqand promoteclear breathing use Mentholatum ' night and morning. d d . IMENTHOI7AT.UMI Ignores It Kennard, age eight, delights in using big words. At dinner, when cabbage was being served by his father, he accepted his plate with a wry face and ex-claimed : I just ignore cabbage. the molt prospero- they probably will still prpve profitable. A striking comparison of the value of the use of ferextilizers is afforded in the r with conducted a periments rotation of corn, oats, wheat and clover in Ohio. According to, Prof. R. M. Salter, the application of 250 pounds of fertilizer on each of the corn and wheat crops in this rotation has produced Increases of 12.8 bushels of corn, 5.9 bushels of oats, 14.8 bushels of wheat and 750 pounds of hay. With corn at 35 cents, oats at 20 cents, wheat at 50 cents, and hay at $6. these Increases are sufficient to return $1.92 for every dollar invested in the fertilizer. Ten years ago the same increases returned $1.85; in 1920, only $1.58 due to the higher cost of fertilizers ; and the average for the normal years from 1910 to 1914 were $2.12 as against the $1.92 today. us-conditions long-tim- e four-yea- Use of Fertilizers On farms where regular rations are practiced,1 legumes like clover are grown, and more or less farm manure is used in the rotation, 300 to 400 Care of Birds Before and After Caponizing Cockerels can be caponized successfully late in the season If care is taken to handle the birds properly. Not more than 10 or 12 birds should be confined together. They should be kept without feed for 24 hours before the operation. Afterwards they should be given a light feeding of moist masb consisting of bran and ground oats moistened with skimmilk. Plenty of clean water should be provided. A condition known as wind puffs is likely to develop a few days after the operation. This is nothing serious and can be ignored for eight to ten days. By this time the incision between the ribs will have healed and if the outer skin is punctured the air will be released. Capons outsell cockerels for enough to pay for cost and trouble of caponizing. Prairie Farmer. . Feed for Molting Hens Hens that are molting should be fed a good laying ration. Cutting down the amount of protein will slow up pounds of acid phosphate to the acre the growth of feathers and they will treatment should be applied. This not get back to production so soon. If will suffice for the hay crop the folthe bens do not get enough protein lowing year. More expensive fertilizthey will grow feathers at the expense ers are not likely to prove economiof body weight and then body weight cal, though where clover is not reguIs not avail must be built up before they can prolarly grown or manure duce eggs again. be able, yields may considerably in If the birds are losing weight, feed fercreased by substituting a them at noon each day a mixture of This tilizer for the acid phosphate. of cornmeal, rolled oats may not, however, increase the profit. equal parts and condensed milk, say Penn State Oats do very well on quite acid soils. Lime should be applied for barley or poultry specialists; American Agriculturist peas on soils which are too acid to inshould be grow red clover. Peas oculated when grown on land which has not previously grown them sucPoultry manure should be collected cessfully. from the dropping boards, stored under cover and mixed with dry earth or sand. Controlling Grain Pests Carbon disulphide poured over the To maintain a high level of egg prograin or placed in pans on top of the it is not necessary to cull moths and control will duction, grain grain weevils. Where the grain Is to be more than a third of the birds from used as feed the mixture may be a normal flock of chickens during the poured directly on top but where it is year. to be used for seed the carbon diThe best pen of birds in the Illinois sulphide should be placed in pans contest for the month of on top of the grain. In both cases the mixture evaporates and the fumes June was White Leghorns pwned by settle to the bottom. For best re- Logan Leghorn farm, Parnell, Mo. sults, the bln or storage room should This pen laid 145 eggs. be kept tightly closed. Average returns on 123 flocks of Ohio poultry last year was 70 cents Pasturage Hint per bird. For calves and yearlings which have A normal healthy hen will produce been fed little or no grain during the winter, but which have had a growing about 80 pounds of moist or wet maration of silage or ground fodder plus nure in the course of a year, which legume hay and a protein supplement, should convince farmers of the great putting on grass and grain at the same value of farm flocks. time has proved the best practice. Each student in the winter short Whatever the condition or previous course in poultry at the New York of the cattle, continuing hay handling or other roughage until they are well State College of Agriculture is asaccustomed to pasture is sound prac- signed the entire care of a small flock for four weeks of his course. tice. Wallaces Farmer. Felt Terribly nervous Fagged out . . . always melancholy sol blue. She should take Lydia E. Pink-ham- 's Vegetable Compound. Ia tonic action builds up the system. Try it. Creoles The word Creole Is used in tha United States in reference to the white persons descended from French and Spanish settlers of Louisiana and other Gulf states. Father was angry beeause we had to leave the picture show when I couldnt etop coughing. Next time weH take a hot- for coughs. tie of Bronchi-Lyptu- s At your druggists. For FREE eampW write to 732 Ceres Ave.. Loo Angeles. Try the Fire Department Hello ! Is this the city bridge department? Yes. What do you want? How many points do you get for a little slam? Union Pacific Magazine. f "Watch Your Kidneys Poultry Hints egg-layin- g Don't Neglect Kidney and Bladder Irregularities If bothered with bladder Ir regularities, getting up aat night and nagging backache, heed promptly these symptoms. They may warn of some dis- ordered kidney or bladder condition. For 50 years grateful users have relied upon Docmt Pills. Praised the country over. tSold by all druggists. DoanS A ills Diuretic Forth Kidneys W. N. 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