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Show .v- - k ' V "X y, ' f kv Ar: THETftCH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH, UTAH Direction for Tanning Forecasting Big Leather and Fur Skins Help to Farmers r? . BETTER ROADS Back Move in Support of Improved Highways Avoid Overcrowding of Chicken House in Fall Overcrowding of poultry houses, which generally means overheating, and is likely to cause colds and finally n roup. Is strongly depreciated by of University Farm. A. O. Smith, in charge of the division of poultry husbandry, says: Because of the noticeable change from colony In living conditions coops and free range to the poultry house and confinement the young birds are timid and group themselves together In corners against the walls and partitions on the floors and roosting platforms. The birds become too warm while so closely grouped and, consequently, chill easily when they separate. To correct this habit, house only a few birds at a time. When these few become sufficiently accus- tomed to their quarters to take to the roost, house more birds, as those first In the winter shelter will act as teachers to those that follow. Until early winter sets In give all the air possible from one direction and do not subject the birds to a draft In short, make the changes between the range and the winter quarters as gradual as possible. Provide a light loose litter of straw or leaves in which the fowls can get the exercise necessary to maintain health. Succulent food must be supplied as the birds are cut oft from the green food of the range. poul-tryme- Cut Bone Necessary to Provide Balanced Ration One pound of cut bone for a dozen hens every day Is Just about right. On farms the cost for bones should be little or nothing, yet some folks think It does not pay to procure a bone cutter. This is a mistake. Bone cutters are now cheaper than many ordinary garden tools and are strong, durable and efficient The cost of the cutter is an investment soon returned by the Increased number of eggs laid. It is almost indispensable in providing fowls with a balanced ration. The regular use of bone also effects a great saving in the quantity of grain feeds necessary for the flock. Chickens MVJien Given Free Range Self-Feede- rs 4 Chickens will "pick up a .ggod part of their giving from waste that qjherj wlse'woild never become of any palue. They wjli feed themselves, to an extent from grass, weeds, insects and crumbs, and small scraps, that if not eaten by chickens, would not become of food value to man. They will eat the eggs and larvae from which come various destructive insects, particularly orchard pests. In some orchards where moth chickens range, the brown-tal- l has almost disappeared, while nearby orchards, where chickens do not run, are damaged by the pest Guinea Fowl Does Well With Little Attention Egg Production Depends Greatly Upon Protein Egg production depends more upon the amount and kind of protein eaten than upon any other feed. Hens are naturally grain eaters and will do well on almost any grain mixture if they have milk or meat scrap to go with It. By holding most of the whole grain until the night feeding, you keep the hens hungry and thus force them to exercise and eat the more concentrated protein feed through the day. Do not handicap the chicks by A. A. X Highway legislative activities, according to Mr. Henry, will Include an Intensive program directed toward eliminating in so far as possible the personnel of the various highway boards and commissions from partisan politics. Decision to concentrate on this problem, was reached after a study of statistics which show that highway departments of eighteen states have been radically changed during the last few months. We feel, said Mr. Henry, that the building and maintenance of highways is of too great importance to bl Interrupted by a complete change in administration. Adequate highways are a boon to the whole people, and partisan politics should play no part in their construction. We feel that every highway department should be operated on a businesslike basis with the best obtainable personnel In charge, in order that the people who pay for the roads may get the utmost for their money. Closer with other national organizations was also suggested by President Henry as a part of the years activities for the A. A. A. Every cause advocated by the American Amtomobile association, he said, Is altruistic In purpose, and there Is no reason why we should not have the of every great national organization In support of the measures we advocate. Good roads benefit everybody, unfair taxes on the automobile affect every class of people; measures which give the motorist a square deal are of Interest to every national organization. As the activities of the A. A, A, are confined solely to advocating beneficial ineasures, and as Secretary Wallace so aptly expressed it, the A. A. A. has no ax to grind, there Is no reason' why we cannot cooperate with otther organizations and receive in turn their States Utilize Surplus War Material on Roads (fripired by United States th. of Agriculture.) Department Surplus war material which the government refused to sell at Junk prices Is being used In road construction to great advantage by the states to whom the material is transferred, according to the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture. At the end of the war there was n left unused over a pounds of rough castings of spare parts for n one of the makes of motor trucks. They were badly rusted and on casual inspection might have been condemned as worthless junk, but it 'was found that the necessary machine finishing entirely removed all rust and pits. A small offer for the entire lot was made, but was not accepted. A few months ago the state highway department of North Carolina accepted a portion of them as part of Its share of surplus war material for use in road building. Surplus war machinery was used for finishing the parts for use In trucks also received as surplus war material. The finished parts are worth about 75 cents a pound as compared with an offer of one cent a pound for the ' parts in the rough. Other states have followed the example of North Carolina and the entire supply has been taken up and will be put to useful service. half-millio- Guinea fowl might well be bred In the United States more extensively, either along with other poultry or in larger numbers by themselves. The varieties have been Improved in recent years and there is reason to believe that the Improvement will continue and breeding them will become an increasingly important branch of the poultry Industry. The birds do well on comparatively little food In addition to what they will gather if allowed to range. natural restrictions. Legislative activities, both state and national, on behalf of good roads and In support of motor vehicle laws which are fair to the individual automobile owner will constitute a prominent part of the American Automobile associations program for the coming year, according to a statement by Thomas P. Henry of Detroit, new president of the A. A. A., at an informal meeting held at Washington. National problems will be handled by the national organization and local matters affecting the motorist In the various states will be taken up through the state association of clubs of such state which are affiliated with the un- Let them hustle. Keep all young poultry thrifty and growing. The profitable fowl is not the sick one made well, but the healthy one kept healthy. Lousy fowls will not lay, and will require much more feed to keep in good condition than those free from - the pests. , Hens like a dark nest for laying In. If a covered nest Is used, it Is well to have it face the wall, and to have a slanting cover, to prevent roosting. well-know- Iowa Inaugurates Roads Campaign in Each County The Iowa Good Roads association, permanently organized and with a definite highway building program adopted, has set out to lay Its plans before the people of the state and win support that Is expected to carry the program to completion. Plans already are being made to cover each county in an educational campaign on behalf of the movement to lift Iowa out of the mud. The associations next big meeting probably will be held here In December during the special session of the legislature which will be called upon to enact some laws necessary to the program. In Past 11 Years Large Sum Spent for Highways During the past 11 years the United States Department of Agriculture has spent $20,435,200 in the construction, of 5,950 miles of roads and 8,960 miles of trails within or adjacent to the national forests. that the constitutional strength and vigor of the Load In Tro Planting. flock must be kept up to a certain California has the distinction of standard that the fowls may have the leading ail other states In roadside necessary power of disease resistance. tree planting. Always keep In mind - Statement of What May Be Farmer Can ' Make Use of Expected to Happen Based Hides Produced on Farm. Upon Present Conditions. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) United States Department (Prepared by the of Agriculture.) Agricultural forecasting by public agencies will put farmers more nearly on an even basis with tlfose In other industries in deciding whether to continue In accordance with their old plans or readjust their production, owing to permanent changes which may have taken place In marketing conditions," says Dr. Henry C. Taylor, chief of the bureau of agricultural economics of the Department of Agriculture. "In periods of unsettled economic conditions, agricultural forecasting is of great importance, .says Doctor The great war has thrown Taylor. economic relations out of equilibrium. The agricultural depression has resulted in efforts on the part of the farmers to Improve their situation through readjustments. Forecasting can be viewed not only from the standpoint of the individual farmer and the merchant dealing in farm products, but also from the national point of view the supply of food and raw materials for the nation throughout a series of years. From the individual point of view, forecasting is the basis of wise farm management and marketing. Basis of Policy. "From the national point of view it is the basis of a national agricultural policy. From the latter point of view agricultural forecasting centers about the question of the right utilization of land how much should be used for each of the cultivated crops, how much for forestry and how much for parks and playgrounds In order that the g maximum of national may be attained. Frequent changes in the sources of supply, quantities produced and the consequent changes in prices of farm products lead to a desire for a better basis of judgment than most farmers now have when projecting their plans for the coming year, says Doctor This has led various agenTaylor. cies to attempt to supply this need by making forecasts of what is likely to happen. A forecast is a statement of what may be expected to happen, based upon present conditions and observations Interpreted In the light of previous experience and is the basis of planning beforehand what action to take in order to secure a desired and.' Farmers of necessity make forecasts. In the light of their knowledge of tfie physical and economy vVu-mei- t they( decide what theyW undertake to do for the coming year how much land they will use, the acreage they will put into each of the various crops and the live stock they will keep as a part of the farming operations. Merchants who deal In farm products give even more attention to agricultural forecasting than do farmers themselves. In so far as the economic factors are concerned farmers too generally determine how much they will produce next year of a given crop on the basis of present prices rather than prospective prices. As a d result they have often planted seed in increased quantities and sold the increased quantities of product at low prices and, In turn, planted d seeds and had a lightly of small production to sell at high prices. , Supply and Demand. The buyers of farm products take Into account not only produce on hand, but the probable future supply of the product which may be forthcoming. If there Is a 10 per cent surplus of the product of one year to be carried over to the next year, the buyer of this surplus- naturally bases the price be is willing to pay upon the probable price he will be able to secure the next year and this be bases on the forecast of what will probably be produced the next year. While forecasts have always been made by farmers and merchants and will continue to be made, it is believed that agricultural forecasting can be made more accurate by bringing to bear historical and statistical methods of collecting materials which will add to the accuracy of this forecastwell-bein- high-price- low-price- ing. A knowledge of present trends in production and prices In the light of past experience will add greatly to the accuracy of forecasting. Furthermore, knowledge of the intentions of others, who are simultaneously figuring on making readjustments, will improve the basis of passing judgment, The purpose of agricultural forecasting is the wise guidance of production in order that there may 'continue to be a proper balance between the various lines of production and between agri- culture and other industries. Pullet Characteristics , Denoting Good Layer Any one who has studied and understands Judging beef cattle will have but little .difficulty in understanding the characteristics that a pullet destined to be a good laying fowl must possess, She must be built with a somewhat rectangular shape much on the same order as is desired in a fine beef steer. Her back should be broad and flat on lop, with the sides deep. Her head should be neat and trim, with no hint of masculinity about It. It should be short and broad, with a beak and a bright short, well-curv- eye. Directions for tanning bides on the farm are given in a new bulletin just published by the United States Department of Agriculture, and issued as Farmers Bulletin 1334, Horae Tanning of Leather and Small Fur Skins. This bulletin was prepared in response to the thousands of requests received from farmers f jr Information that will enable them to make use of the hides produced on their farms and for which there is often no market Sometimes hides can scarcely be given away, yet farmers must pay from $1 to $1.50 a pound for leather in small pieces. Under such conditions farmers naturally feel that they must either work up their raw materials or do without the finished leather. While it is possible to do a fairly satisfactory Job of tanning on the farm, it requires some skill and a considerable amount of experience. Only in the event that the margin of price between the raw bide and the finished product is such as to warrant the farmer In tanning for himself U it advisable to attempt home tanning. The cannot hope to make inexperienced leather equal In appearance, or possibly in quality, to that obtainable on the market, but farmers and ranchmen should be able to make serviceable leather for most farm purposes by carefully following the directions given in the bulletin. It is never advisable for an inexperienced person to try to tan valuable fur skins or large hides to be made Into coats, robes, or rugs. The results would be disappointing, both in appearance and quality. Small fur skins of low market value, however, can be tanned for home or country use, according to directions given in the bulletin, a copy of which may be obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, as long as the sup. ply lBStS. Moderate Pruning Each Year Will Help Cherries Probably there is no commonly grown fruit tree that is .so little pruned as the cherry, unless it Is the quince. This is not viewed as neglect by the fruit growers but rather as an unnecessary operation. It la partly due also to the fact that the cherry is likely to throw out a mass of gum wherever the bark is Injured or mutilated. But as a matter of fact, the cherry will respond to a moderate pruning, just as does any other fruit tree. When the come thick tenters of the trees be- STOC Twin Brother to T. B. Cause of Cattle Loss The twin brother to tuberculosis of the names given by veterinarians to a fatal disease which causes havoc in any herd where it gains entrance. This disease, also called Johnes disease, and resembling tuberculosis somewhat in symptoms and effects, Is not a new one but has often been confused with tuberculosis, so has but recently been credited with the seriHerds in ousness that it deserves. dairy states are menaced if this twin brother to T. B. once gets its hold on a dairy animal. It is believed that once Johnes disease gets under way in the animal death Is certain to result from it, says B. A. Beach, veterinarian at the Wisconsin College of Agriculture. The annual loss In Wisconsin so far reported may run as high as 12 per cent in badly infected herds. The disease Is a contagious one and purchase from an infected herd is usually the origin of the trouble in other herds. Another bad feature of this disease is that- it generally affects only young heifers. Because of this tendency to affect the most valuable stock and because Its spread is so rapid, this disease is worse than tuberculosis. Symptoms of Johnes disease show about six months after the germs of infection gain entrance to the body. Immediately after calving is when the Infected animals are most apt to show the symptoms. Infected animals lose flesh rapidly so that they become- - mere walking skeletons. Diarrhea occurs at intervals and the milk flow is greatly reduced and finally stops. The disease, which is contracted through the mouth in feeding yards, can be detected by the Johnln test, which according to Mr. Hastings, head of the bacteriology department at the experiment station, is similar to the tuberculosis test. That much can be done, says Mr. Hastings, through the use of this test, to decrease the spread of this disease in a herd has been demonstrated in Denmark. Prompt removal and isolation of all animals reacting to the test is the only prevention. Complete descriptions of the symptoms and effects of the disease and methods of detection and prevention of its spread in dairy herds are given in bulletin 343 Issued by the agricultural station, Madison, Wls. Is one - US. COFFMAN ILL SEVEN YEABS Saved from an Operation by Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound Sldell, HI. "I was a nervous wreck. I was suffering from a pain in my left side, which was unbearable, and I could hot even let the bed clothing rest on my body atnight. I had been sick for seven years, but not so bad until the last eighteen months, and had become so rundown that I cared for nobody, and would rather have died than live. I couldnt do my work without help, and the doctors told me that an operation was all there was left. I would not consent to that, so my husband brought me a bottle of Lydia E. Piokhams Vegetable Compound and begged me to take it I have taken fourteen bottles of it and J feel ten years younger. Life is full of hope. I do all my housework and had a large garden this year. I never will be without the Vegetable Compound in the house, and when my two little girls reach womanhood I intend to teach them to take it I am never too busy to tell some suffering sister of my help, and you can use my name and letter to spread the good newsof Lydia E. Pinkhams medicines. Mts.IdaM.Coffman, RJL&SidelUQJ Easily Explained. The man who ran the elevator of the skyscraper was talking to a passenger. The judge certainly did soak him, he said. He sentenced him to three Now I underyears and ten days. stand the three years all right; but what the ten days wee for Id Uke to know? That was the war tax, said a quiet citizen who got aboard at the tenth floor. Treat Em Square. Say Bayer and Insistl Economical Hog Ration Given by Ohio Station and the twigs and In a bulletin recently published by branches throughout the inner area of the trees are seriously shaded it re- the Ohio experiment station on supUnfruitful sults in and dying plements to com for fattening swine, branches. Also, whait fruit is borne Is some figures were given on the various likely to run small in size. It has amounts of feed required to produce been observed that cherry trees (both 100 pounds of gain. The pigs used were pure breds, weighing about 82 sweet and sour) which are left uneach, and were fed in dry lots pounds are to and underfed pruned likely pro. One lot was duce spurs which are irregular In their by means of fed com and tankage at the rate of 12 bearing. For proper functioning of the cherry parts com to one part tankage. Figtree It is necessary to have good light uring com at 40 cents' a bushel and conditions, and any Impairment of the tankage at $3 a hundred, it cost $2.91 foliage weakens the tree. It is well for each 100 pounds of gain. Another known that the cherry tree should be lot was fed one part com to two parts planted very early In the spring or skim milk. Figuring on the same price else late in the fall, so that It be- for com, the feeding value of the skim milk amounted to enly $1.15, or 18.7 comes established as soon as possible. cents per cwt., as compared with tankThis Is partly due to the dependence tiie tree places upon the leaves as age in feeding value. This does not mean that tankage Is always more ecosoon as they are put out. Therefore the cherry tree, contrary nomical than skim milk. For young to popular belief, should be given a pigs skim milk is superior to tankage. moderate pruning each year or every However, if there Is not enough milk other year, opening up the tree so that produced on the farm for feeding pur-- . is more economical to buy light can penetrate to all parts. This poses, it skim milk. than tankage to which trees the applies particularly are found in the door yard of so many city, suburban and country homes. Making Most Rapid and s. Unless you see the name Bayer on package or on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer product prescribed by physicians over twenty-tw- o years and proved safe by millions for Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago Earache Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain Tablets of Aspirin Accept Bayer only. Each unbroken package contains proper directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell bottles of 24 and 100. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlcacldester of Advertisement Salicylleacid. Not Scared at All. Jodkins was always a dissatisfied member of the staff. , His complaint this time he considered a big one, and he told his workmates that he would threaten to leave. What did the boss say about your threat to leave? he was asked, on g seen coming from the chiefs room. He didnt take It as a threat, reEconomical Pork Gains ows on Scant Pasture Too many people think that all that plied Jodkins; he thought I was doNeed Mixture of Grain is necessary to fatten a hog is to give ing the firm a favor. Stray Stories. Whether or not to feed moderate him all the com he wants. This sysamounts of grain ration to producing tem requires more time and greater cows on pasture is entirely a matter of cost than when fed a balanced ration. and practical experience judgment on the part of the feeder. Experiments FOR INDIGESTION Wise dairymen will play safe and add have shown that the most rapid and economical are when made com gains an inexpensive grain mixture, especialIs supplemented with some feed rich ly late in the summer when pastures are dried down. Cows that are dry in animal protein. will benefit to a great extent by this 6 Bell-an-s plan, care being taken not to pile up excess flesh beyond the acceptable conHot water dition for dairy cows due to freshen Relief Sure in the fall. In any event the rate of grain to correspond with a milk flow Ell-AN- S If a sow farrows during severe is much less under average summer artificial be heat needed weather, may conditions on pasture than for winter for the 25 AND 75 PACKAGES EVERYWHERE farrowing pen. stable feeding. High producing cows, or cows due to calve in the fall, should The silo saves labor; cattle can be n not be allowed to get Into a fed easily and quickly from the' silo condition, and so the short pasture which is close at hand and always in IS IDEAL season is a critical period in the years a feeding condition. cycle. On ordinary pastures oats with corn A combined hay and cattle bam or barley will furnish the bulk of the makes an economical arrangement for Saap 25c, Oatmmt 2S ate 50c, Talcaa 2Sc. when pastures ge many farms. Make the grain mixture, but door for hay short one must reckon on adding bnat your bam less than 8 feet wide and 12 and oilmeul in limited amounts. PARKERS feet high. Slings will go through this. HAIR BALSAM be-in- -- Sure Relief Cuticura Soap For the Hands run-dow- Feeding Screenings Is Most Harmful Practice If you buy screenings for the chickens it does not pay to feed them over a large area that may be used for gardening. The screenings may bring you the finest collection of variegated weeds that your garden has ever grown. It also pays to use precautions in the scratch feed that is scattered on the range for young stock. If the mixture contains weed seeds a lot of the weeds may be left on the rang to cause future work of eradication. Sheep require salt and it should be available at all times, for an irregular supply induces overeating of the salt, which causes scours. Rather than limiting the supply of salt or of mixing it with their feed. It is best to let sheep eat as much as they wish. v Steers fed succulent feeds usually sell 15 cents to 75 cents per hundredweight higher on the market in addition to making larger gains. Cost must be considered, however, in buying succulent feeds, as water baa no Isei value of its own. TIiuitw tt$ noi RestoMs C4pf ud Bsauty IsGrayand Faded Hah Oe. sad $L00 at Druggists. fttteoa Chen. Wha. 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