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Show t t v i W THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH, UTAH s Avoid Watermelon FARM LIVE STOCK Loss in Transit 4 Tankage Very Good for Pigs on Alfalfa Pasture Is a protein supplement necessary for hoys which are fattened on alfalfa pasture? Light is shed on this ques- tion by an experiment conducted last tummer at the Kansas experiment station. In tills test two lots of pigs were fattened on alfalfa pasture. One corn alone, while the other was corn and a quarter of a pound gien of tankage per head daily. In both cases the grain was hand-fetwice a day on a concrete feeding floor. Both lots of pigs were fed for 120 days and received the same treatment. The pigs fed corn alone gained but three-quarteof a pound per head daily, while those which had the tankage put on gains at the rate of a pound and a qnarer per head daily. The pigs which did not have tankage required 4 5 pounds of corn to make 100 pounds of gain. In contrast, those fed on corn and t..nkage took but 335 pounds of corn and 20 pounds of tankage for 100 pounds of gain. In other, words, 20 pounds of tankage saved 110 pounds of com. When the trial was made corn was worth about $1 per hundred pounds and tankage about $4. The saving effected by the tankage, on the basis of these prices, was 23 cents on each 100 pounds of porlf. Since corn is now' higher in price and tankage about the same as when this experiment was made, the saving due to the tankage would he somewhat greater at the present time. It was noted by those w'ho conducted the trial that the pigs which had nothing hut com on the alfalfa pasture uprooted the alfalfa to a considerable extent. This was not true in the lot which had tankage. Tills damage to the pasture necessitated considerate expense in reseeding. The Kansas test indicates that the feeding of a small amount of tankage to pigs fattened on a legume pasture, swh as alfalfa or clover, is well worth while. It is also advisable from the standpoint of protecting the pasture. d Good Fattening Ration for Market Cockerels Dry mash is ns Important .in the laying hens diet in summer as in winter. Many persors leel that the hens will pick their rations, but this often causes a serious dropping off in production. To get the highest production, a dry mash ought to be in the feeders at all times. A mash composed of 200 pounds of ground oats, TOO pounds of bran, ICO pounds of ground fora and 75 pounds of tankage makes an excellent f tinnier feed for laying liens. By "using this ground, mash the hen does not have to use her energy as much Jn digesting and can keep up her lay. ing. Also, hens that are deprived of 8 good' ration during the summer offer, go into a slack period preparatory to an early molt and do not lay. Experiments have shown that molting liens are low producers and often good hens are discarded when they would be all right if properly fed. Hens that are slow producers when properly fed can soon be culled out properly. J. L. Gordon, Iowa State college. Cattle and Sheep Often Contract Shipping Fever Cattle and sheep, while passing through Tie large stockyards, often contract a disease known as hem or rhngic septicemia or shipping fever The losses occur most commonly in the fail as cold weather advances anc heaviest losses usually .occur and feeding cattle, althoug! milking cows and sheep may be af fected. The disease is a poisoning of the blood and often runs a short course and quickly proves fatal. Tlie losses from this disease are very heavy and the United States bureau of animal industry is trying t. prevent it from spreading. A bulietb has been published which tells how t treat this disease and may be oi tained free of charge by writing tin United States Department of Agricul ture, Washington. D. C. nmon--stoeke- LIVE STOCK NOTES A small fat sheep brings a bettei price rnan a large poor sheep. A scrub bail isnt worthless. will make a fair grade of bologna. He - Many lambs can be saved by giving the flock extra care and attention a lambing time. . Proper feeding just before and im mediately after the sow farrows and close attention to all details at this time, are important factors in determining the percentage of pigs raised from the total number farrowed. The disposition of the sow, her feed and care while pregnant and even before breeding all have njucli to d with the number of pigs she will raise. Breeds of Swine, farmers bulletin 12G3, may be had by writing the United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C Care must always be taken that the pregnant ewes are not chased by dog-o- r jammed through narrow gates o doors, as any rojigh treatment wi1' cause a large per cent of lots of lambs Cherry Leaf Spot Can Be Controlled by Spraying Cherry leaf spot, which defoliates sour, cherry trees every midsummer promises to be just as serious this summer as in past seasons unless another spray of either bordeaux mixture, or aulphur dust is applied at once. By attacking the leaves and causing them to drop this disease weakens the trees, Immeand by reducing the leaf-are- a diately around the fruit spur. It bolds back fruit-bu- d formation. The disease Is caused by a fungus wblcb lives over from year to year. The fruiting bodies form on dead leaves during the late spring and summer, to give off spores which cause the new Infection. It appears as small purplish spots on the leaves, which turn brown, and fall out leaving a "shothole effect When formed on the petiole It causes the leaf to drop. The curcullo and brown rot sprays on the fruit control the first spores, but those developing now will cause defoliation unless the leaves are Immediately coated With spray. In case of protracted wet weather It may even be necessary to apply another spray In the latter part of August A spray for sour cherries, recommended by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment station. Is concentrated diluted one part to forty of water, bordeaux; 90-1or dust also has been found fairly effective. The addition of a quarter pound of Iron sulphate per 50 gallons of the solution has been found to reduce the burning aDd Increase the sticking qualities. On sweet cherries, bordeaux should not be dilution used, and the should be reduced to one pert to 50 or 60 of water. the sweet and lime-sulphu- r, lime-sulphu-r, 80-2- 0 0 lime-sulph- lime-sulph- Commence Pruning Young Fruit Tree Soon as Set Beyond all question' the first half-doze- Stem-En- d Rot Fungus That Prices Fluctuate to Disadvantage of the Growers. "Brings About Decay Still Is Important Factor. (Prepared by th. United State. Department at Acrioulture.) the United Statee Department of Agriculture.) Watermelon growers should give serious consideration to their responsibilities In connection with prevention of losses In transit, advises the United (Prepared fcjr States Department of Agriculture. Examination of carloads at destination has shown that, provided shipments are properly loaded In clean, cars, and delivered within k reasonable length of time, any losses experienced usually result from the shipping of: (L) Melons affected with" bad anthracnose pock marks. (2.) Severely snnscaled or stale fruit ! Melons that carry cuts and bruises as a result of careless handling, or (4)- . Melons, the stems of which have not been recllpped and treated for prevention of steiq-en-d rot Rot Coming Under Control. stem-end The rot fungus, which not only causes stem-en- d rot, but also brings about decay following bruises and cuts In the rind, has been a source of heavy loss in the past and Is still a factor of great Importance. In 1919 a campaign of education concerning methods of control for this disease was Initiated In the Southeastern states, the United States Department of Agriculture and the state extension services As a result of the Interest taken in this work by farmers, distributors, and railroads, stem-enrot is coming under control. This conclusion Is borne but by records from the food products Inspection service, which Indicate that In Georgia shipments losses from stem-en-d rot have been cut from 14.4 per cent in 1920 to 8.3 per cent in 1921, and 6.2 per cent in 1922; and In Florida shipments from 16.6 per cent in 1920 to 10JL per cent in 1921 and 5.3 per ceht In 1922. Timely Suggestions. In order that stem-en- d rot and losses In transit due to other causes may be reduced, farmers should make every effort to carry out the following suggestions at harvest season: Cl.) If possible avoid working while the vines are wet. (2.) Never permit labor to handle rotten melons In the field and then work with fruit for shipment (3.) Never permit clipper to handle or to touch knife to rotten melons in . . the field. . (41) Never permit clipper to cut into melons while pushing knife through the stem. (5.) Never permit clipper to stand melons on end to mark them In the (3)- . d years of the life of a young fruit tree will have more to do wit! the proper shape of the tree, the propet placing of branches, than any subsequent stretch of many more years. For this reason the pruning should be commenced the very first year the trees are set out. If whips are planted, ent back at pretty close to the point th4 tree J'here you expect to have trees will have facterals but after the tree Is set head back the leader, remove branches in Improper locations, gu head back others of excessive length. field. You are going to do two things with (6.) Insist on careful handling by these young trees. The first is to bal- the tote boys and wagon men. ance the top and root, that is, take (7.) Pad wagons thoroughly In or6ome of the top off to compensate der to avoid nail or splinter punctures, the tree for Its loss of roots In dig- cuts, and bruises. a ging to transplant. This is to insure (8.) Load on the day melons are its growth. The second thing you are clipped, In clean, dry car, the walls of accomplishing with your young trees which have been papered. Use dry is to bend the twig right,' in order straw for bedding. If possible, pad that your trees may be rightly' In- ends of car, although not In such a clined. way as to obstruct ventilators. These should be fastened open. . (9.) Handle carefully when unPruning Peaches After loading melons from wagons and Is Noted Size of Crop packing. Do not allow labor to stand Many peach growers wait until they or sit on melons. (10.) Reject melons that do not know whether they will have a crop before completing the pruning of have a firm, green stem, or that show their peach trees. It is generally nec- snnscald or bad anthracnose marking. treatment as, d (11.) Apply stem to essary to take out from one-haof the new wood produced described In Farmers Bulletin 1277, on the vigorous trees. However, reclipping stems to firm green surface where there is a very heavy crop con- before applying the disinfectant paste. siderable pruning can be done to help thin the fruit. Whfere the crop Is Clear Moss From Fruit rather light and scattered, howTrees by Proper Spray ever, It Is customary not to prune Moss can be quite readily cleared quite so heavily in order to save the crop. Where the trees have lost their from the trees. The solution of strong crop, It Is the best way to put the bordeaux Is one of the best sprays. trees jn excellent condition by giving The old formula of lime, sulphur and them a heavy pruning. salt, where the same weight of salt is used in the spray as of lime and sulphur, namely 15 pounds to 50 gallons St. Regis Red Raspberry of the concentrated spray, is also very Is Best Early Variety efficient in removing moss. But a subThe St. Regis red raspberry, orig- stance which Is very good to use is common lye. The lye can be used inally introduced for its character, has been found to have a straight by dissolving in plain water, real high value as an early spring or It can be used in the lime sulphur The rate to use is about one variety. In fact it may be said to spray. can of lye for every six or seven pound stand out as the best early red variety for home use and market. It has good gallons of spray. It cleans off the moss qnite readily, seems to soften the size, color and quality and has become bark and gives it a clean, bright apsome In sections. It Is very popular' adaptable and can be relied on to suc- pearance.' ceed wherever other varieties do well. It Is not a very strong grower and for Birds Are Not Numerous that reason should have good soil and Because of Insect Pests culture. It Is disposed to send up a chief reason birds are not more The of suckers must be that great surplus Insect pests conserigorously cut off and thinned out in numerous and that the spring in time for the remaining quently Increase so rapidly Is that suitable places are d)t provided for nest-- , canes to get the full benefit of with protection from vermin. Ing growth during the summer. Unless this be done there will be a Cleaning out fence rows and comers mnltitnde of small weak canes of low beautifies the premises but ruins the birds homes. Building bird houses productive power. and putting them on poles will help to replace the natural homes. But better From Ground. Spray this is to leave some small thickthan To spray with a long hose from the ets at different spots over the fcna. ground gets aphid better than shooting from the top of the spray tank, New York scientists say. Improper Feeding Cause Two-year-o- ld . one-thir- lf fall-beari- Painting Wounds. ' It is a'mistake to paint wounds until after the sap has gone out of the wounds. They can then be covered over with shellac or paint Profit Instead of Problem. By proper management tbe orchard may ba a profit instead of a problem. Flaxseed Production, Will Show Increase There is an increasing spread between the production of flaxseed in the United States and the demand for home consumption, according , to the United States Department of Agriculture. Until 1908 thia Country produced on an average, more than it consumed and therefore was able to export a surplus In nearly every year. Beginning with 1909, however, our production began to decline, while our requirements began to Increase with Net Imports consequenUy population. have Increased. The reduction In consumption In 1917 and 1918 was due to war restrictions, and that in 1920 and 1921 to business depression. It- - is fairly certain that tfie figures for 1922, when available, will show an increase In consumption. 4 the United States changed in position from an exporter to an importer of flaxseed, the farm price of flax increased materially. In 1907, when a surplus of over 4,000,000 bushels was exported, the farm price of flaxseed on December 1 averaged 96 cents a bushel. In 1908, when production and consumption werq practically equal, the farm price of flaxseed was. $1.18 a bushel. In 1909, when 4,957,000 bushels were imported, the farm price rose to $1.53 a bushel. In many localities a comparatively small volume of flaxseed Is marketed ; and because the price fluctuates widely, flaxseed usually Is bought on a wide margin, and the grower often does not receive the full value of his crop. This condition could be lm proved if several growers of flaxseed in such localities would combine their deliveries and thus market a carload or more at one time. Farm Implements Should Be Placed Under Cover The average farmer does not get full value out of the most of the farm implements that he buys for at least two reasons. One reason is that he has no place to house them, hence they weather that is, they get wet and rust or decay. Having implements lay out in the weather a season is worse on them than one seasons use. In too many cases the writer has seen farm implements such as plows, cultivators, binders, and many uther implements setting In the field where last used; and many times, the shovels of cultivatoVs are even left in the grouhdf- - - - Before nsing these Implements the next season the shovels of cultivators and the various bright parts of the implements have to be scoured with sand rock before nsing. This not only takes off a layer of metal but requires a great deal of time. If one will just think a moment ,he will know that the work of scouring the implements and getting them ready for use Is much more work than to have cleaned and greased these bright metal parts with axle grease and painted the wood and other metal parts wheh through using the Implements. By doing this the air and water is kept from the metal and wood, hence, the implements will fare well even if left out in the weather. By W. H. McPbeeters, Extension Farm Engineer, Oklahoma A. and M. College. Pea Aphis Will Attack Three Important Crops The pea aphis is seriously Infesting the entire cannery pea section In Stanislaus county, Cal., and a lighter In- festation extends over tbe Santa Clara valley, according to reports received by the United States Department of Agriculture. This insect is also doing considerable damage to alfalfa in the vicinity of Topeka, Kans. The Kansas infestation Is over a region where the growing of garden peas Is rather extensive. The association of alfalfa and peas is suggested as being favorable for the multiplication of this in- sect i Infestations by this pea aphis were so serious on spinach in the Santa Clara valley. Cal., that seven canneries ceased canning this vegetable this spring. The damage was not so much the infestation of the aphis as the presence of such enormous numbers of the syrphid larvae which prey upon them from the spinach in the washing process. Soy Bean Hay Gctad for Dairy Cows and Sheep Soy beans answer the hay question very welt particularly for dairy cows and sheep. Yields of soy bean hay a are generally from one to half tons of hay per acre, but the hay Is of excellent quality and stands weathering better than most hays. The time to cut Is when the leaves begin to turn yellow. The best hay varieties Include the Peking, Wilson and Manchu, although the Manchu will produce nearly as much hay. MRS. LINDQUIST DAIRY POINTS TELLS VOMEM OF Requirements Outlined ' for Good Dairy Ration The requirements of a good . dairy ration are: 1. It must be balanced. 2. It should be palatable; 3. It must be laxative. 4. It should be sufficiently bulky. 6. It should contain a variety of feeds. 6. It must be adapted for T. It should be milk production. of lowest possible cost In order to feed cows economically It is essential that tbe roughage be ' produced on the farm. ISome grown feeds cost less than If purchased. Many farms can also produce some grain feeds. A good cow will require the following feed for a year: Roughage 1 tons silage, TH tons legume hay alfalfa, cowpeas or peanut; 1 ton Sudan sorghum or kafir, fed green when pastures are dry or an extra ton of silage provided for the dry season; 1 acre wheat, oats or rye, for winter pasture. Grain Ration 700 pounds corn, kafir or barley chop ; 400 pounds cottonseed meal or peanut meal; 200 pounds wheat bran. (Some ground eats can be substituted If desired, or the amount of bran Increased, depending upon the roughage available.) Heavy milk producers may need some grain even when on a good grass pasture. A Jersey cow giving the following amounts of milk per day can profitably be fed grain as Ind20 pounds mlllk, 3 pounds icated: pounds grain; 30 pounds milk, 5 grain'; 40 pounds milk, 8 pounds grain. Holstein cows: 25 pounds milk, 3 pounds grain; 35 pounds milk, 5V4 pounds grain ; 45 pounds milk, 9 pounds grain. 4. balanced ration for dairy cows may be calculated by consulting a table of digestible nutrients usually found In books on feeding and considering the feeds available and obtainable. Here are a few helps in making a dairy ration, suggested by Professor Baer: 1. After balancing the grain mixture for the average cow In the herd, mix enough for a week's supply. . 2. Have at least two laxative feeds In the ration (alfalfa hay and bran are laxative feeds). d 3. of the grain by weight should be of bulky character. 4. Add one pound of salt to each 100 pounds of grain. 5. Adjust the amount of grain for each cow to the amount of milk. 6. Silage may be fed at the rate of 2 H to 3H pounds per 100 pounds live weight of cow. 7. Feed one pound good dry roughage for 100 pounds live weight of cow. A. C. Baer, Professor of Dairying, Ok- M. College. , lahoma A. and , One-thir- Cheese Lags in Bigger Use of Dairy Products United State Department (Prepared by the o MIDDLE ADE Whet Lydia E. Pinkhame Vegetable Compound Did for Her City, Mo. -- I was left foe after childbirth very eerions condition no one thought I land could ever be any better. Then came the Change of life and I was not prepared forwhatl nad to suffer. I had to go to bed at times to be perfectly quiet as I could not even stoop down to pick anything from the H floor. I aid not suffer I any pain, but I was decidedly nervous and could not sleep. For nearly two years I was this way, and the doctor was frank enough to tell me that he could do no more for me. Shortly after this I happened to see in a newspaper an advertisement of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. In a few days the medicine was in the house and I had begun its use and I took I recoin-mendtit regularly until I was well. to Vegetable Compound others when I have the opportunity.? Mrs.-MaLindscist. 2814 Independence he Reward Finest Building. Old London is setting an example to the world in striving for beauty. The Royal Institute of British Architects has granted a bronze medal every year for the finest street frontage built within four miles of Charing Cross. It was won this year by W. Curtis Green, for Wolsely house, Piccadilly. More than a score of fine buildings were considered by the jury: Earl Crawford, Sir Aston Webb, Paul Waterhouse, Sir Reginald Blomfield and F. Guy Dawber. The quality looked for was not commercial but aesthetic and architectural. Liverpool and Manchester already have schemes for rewarding their beautlflers. London Man. Cutleura Comforts Babys 8kln When red, rough and Itching, by hot baths of Cutleura Soap and touches of Cutleura Ointment. Also make use now and then of that exquisitely scented dusting powder, Cutleura Talcum, one of the Indispensable Cutleura Toilet Trio. Advertisement. Map Sea Floor in Contour. The first successful contour .map of a deep sea zone has just been completed by hydrographers of the United States government. It shows the submerged hills, valleys and cliffs over 34,000 square miles of the bed of the Pacific ocean. , i Some men gel out of practice because they spend all their time preach- - Agriculture ) While the consumption of dairy products In the United States is Increasing, there Is still room for dairy Interests to expand through creating an Increase In the consumption of cheese, says the United States Department of Agriculture. - Although the American people areirge eaters of butter compared with European peoples, they consume relatively small amounts of cheese. The consumption of cheese Is approximately 3.8 pounds per person, while In some European countries the consumption is four or five times this amount.' Cheese of the American Cheddar type Is chiefly manufactured In this country, but there Is a demand for cheese of foreign varieties, especially by persons who have come from foreign countries. Befire the war more than 60,000,000 pounds h of cheese, or approximately as much as was produced of all varieties in this country, was Imported annually. of Increasing the consumption cheese offers large opportunities , for the development of the dairy Industry. If the people of this country would consume as much cheese per capita as the Dane, the Englishman, the Hollander, the German, or the Frenchman, or half as much as the Swiss, It would create a market for 9.000,000,-00- 0 pounds of milk more than is required at the present time.' Relief Sure FOR INDIGESTION 6 Bell-an- s Hot water Sure Relief ELl-AM-S 25 Fattening Steers Show Fixed Desire for Salt Animals fed large quantities of rich nutritions food, such as fattening of Droopines in Chicks steers receive, show a strong desire Droopy, dull' chicks, with long wings tor salt, and this craving should he and short bodies are the result of feel- reasonably satisfied. The form in ing too soon, overfeeding and allowing which salt Is supplied to steers 1s feed on the floor or ground to become merely a matter of convenience. It Is spoiled, overheating, chilling, damp probably best to keep salt before the floors, and from the effects of lice and cattle at all times, though some secure mites. If chicks are droopy, correct excellent results when they give saH the cause. only on't or .twice a wek EVERYWHERE For Agents GLEAMO and PROTECTO $1.40 profit on $1.60 isle, applying initials on side doors of automobiles; no selling experience necessary. GLEAMO and PROTECTO our money making articles; evWy auto owner and housewife wants them. Write for agency or save time.gnd order $6.60 or $12 outfits at once. We send instructions. MONOGRAM LETTER CO. $96 Market St. Newark, N. J. 16799 DIED DAIRY NOTES milk and cream aids In j Stirring ducing garlic and onion flavor. PACKAGES GOLD TRANSFER LETTERS 0lto ttU in New York City alone from kidney trouble last year. 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