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Show THE WEEKLY KEFLEX. KAYSVXLLE. UTAH ITALIAN TROOPS ENTRENCHING ON THE CARSO X'k ' 55 tr&ETSssLTt 3 t, .,A '. 0" - - HOUSE-CLEANIN- t i, f ? 2 yt Before the dairy cow Is taken from the pasture, the barn should be tb.ir, oughly and systematically cleaned. All cobwebs should be brushed down and the walls and celling should be w h or painted some light color. Either whitewash or paint wiligu'e a clean surface and make the whole lighter and brighter? It might be well, too, to put In a few extra tr i A' vr ' & x windows. W v m! ENGLISH PUREBRED WHITE LEGHORN FOWLS.' . OS 1 v JfefiSJ - NEEDED- - Thoroughly and Systematically Clean Barn Before Dairy Cow Is Taken From Pasture. 1 4 JS G - ji rSfli -- . The dairy cow has had the freedom of the pasture and the fresh air of the fields for the last five months; she bn-,- 1 C iv &J-- 'm, . y Kv, Italian trisips on the Carso erttrenching on Hill 208 waicli they hud just taken by storm from the Austrians. 4 In an experiment, conducted by the periods. The tfnys that gave the best Canada experiment arms to determine results were codied as follows: First the number of eggs that would be fer- week, five minutes in the afternoon; tilized with one mating only, five fer- second week, ten mluutes In the aftertilized eggs appeared to be the maxi- noon; and third week, 15 minutes In mum. In a fertility test following 12 the afternoon. Cooling one tray for hours mating it was apparent that several hours proved detrimental. In an experiment to determine the this method.wai more conducive to results than the one mating only proved profit on ducks hatched In Incubators, to be. In trials to determine the In- reured In brooders, and sold on the crease of pen fertility after the Intro- local market at from ten to twelve duction oMhe male, maximum fertil- weeks old, 3.18 pounds of feed per ity, 100 per cent, was reached Id a pul- pound of galn were requiredrthe averlet pen six days after mating, and oc- age weight at tbe end of ten days becurred three times in a period of 21 ing 4 pounds, 11.2 ounces per duck. reached Value of Feeds. days. The same fertlllty-wnin a pen of old hens on the eleventh The value for poultry feeding of day after Introducing the male, but the screenings, scalplngs (chiefly broken fertility Increased more rapidly and and shrunken wheat and the larger continued a great deal stronger in the weed seeds), wild buckwheat, black pullet pen than In the pen of old hens. seeds (lambs quarter, wild mustard, One male was also kept with 44 White and tumbling mustard), and each of Leghorn hens. Though the percentage these three separately, was tested. The of fertility was highest alien only 50.8 presence of the black weed seeds In er cent,f the hens were laying, the the ration made It not only unpalatf total hatch Seas only S3.3 per cent. hie, but unprofitable as welLWlld When 80.4 per cent of the pen were buckwheat, however, maiteikvery delaying, the total hatch was 48.1 per sirable feed. The mustards and lamb's cent and the fertility 87.T per tent. In quarter proved unprintable and unother tests without mating again fer- profitable. SoraeMrds died, but In no from poison, tility could not be traced in eggs laid case did dpfttb-resuafter hens had been broody for any but ruthefCfroin malnutrition. In the UnU Jddit suffered most severely, as length of time. la the case of the mustards, upon Cooling Eggs. an experiment to determine the tum to a normal ration the rebound wa very rapid. The mustards rather best method of cooling eggs In ' g than an in lnculmtor the being poisonous seemed to have a eggs cubator, eight trays wereCoTed for stimulating effect on the digestive or guns. a mere turning 5, 10, ,15 euT EXAMINING INDIAN SOLDIERS AT SALONIKI Red-Polle- d Cow. practically maintained herself and produced milk upon succulent feed; she will soon be returned to the barn w she will spend the greater part of each day. It should be the aim of every keeper to see to It that his cows are housed as comfortably as possible and provided with a goodly quantity and variety of palatable feed that will nourish her abundantly and help her produce an even flow of milk, o The right kind of, a cow will repay with interest eyery cent invested for her comfort for warmth, light. ventilation, and feed. If she is not coni; fortably housed her returns will be cut down In proportion to her discomfort. lu.-r-e s , CUTTING-HAIR- lt From- - UDDER FROM S Sanitary Standpoint and fort to Cow While Being Com- Milked, Filaments Are Detrimental. au-a4- ton-talnln- IMPORTANT -- r,$ LAYINGEQWLS G Betf Scrap, Cracked Com, Cracked Corn and Vegetables, Will Encour- Quite Essential in Poultry House, Well-Regulat- WINTER-EG- Sick and wounded Indian soldiers MULES AS at Salonlki MUNITION of the British medical staff. being- examined by members - QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY TRANSPORTS age Runner Ducks. ed pt X No Excuse for Not Providing Fowl With This Needed Article Chopped Straw Acta aa Absorbent Under the Roosts. It will not do to underestimate the ImiKirtance attached to litter in the imultry busluesa. It Is even more in a poultry bouse than a carpet Is In the modern farm home. It does not take the place of a carwell-regulat- pet, but It answers as such for the poultry and Is more. It Is a good thing in a poultry house, summer or winter. We have been la poultry houses where litter was as scarce as Icicles on an autumn noouday, says a writer in an exchange. Such houses are usually as bare of convenience as the poor Is bare of litter. It pays to hove a large quantity and the supply should be liberal enough sol tcun be ehu aged ' at least once a week, lly this means the house may be kept swyet and clean, and scratching the litter will afford exercise so much needed by fowls when kept la- ' dosed. On every farm there is an abundance nf chaff and straw and there is nq - excuse for not. providing the poultry house with this needed article."'"" The best Utter Is chopped straw. It acts as an absorbent under the roosts and as a receptacle In other parts for the grain that Is thrown to the poultry. In winter chickens should be made to scratch for every grain they obtain. For every grain they should give a The young Runner docks should be laying to some extent by now If they have not made an earlier Many people scoff at beginning. the Idea of ducks laying in the fall and declare the Runner do exception to the rule. This Is only true of the ducks In this breed that are given neither laying care nor feed. If you feed your Runner ducks beef scrap, not great loads of It, but a or two each day In a mash of cracked corn, vegetables cooked, and bran, the young Runners will lay eggs early In the winter, perhaps not regularly, but enough to pay before the regular spring laying PAIL HOLDER QUITE USEFUL table-spoonf-ul Endef er begins. You cannot get winter eggs from the hens unless you fetal for them any more than you can from the ducks, have known young turkeys to be warmed and fed into laying n cluuh of eggs In January, says a writer In an exchange. Never let any writer get It. Into youf head that just com, or one or two kinds of grain alone, wit! produce all the. winter eggs get, or that they will drink as much aa they need If there Is a mere hole cut in the ice of the tater pan, or you merely let them depeud on snow. A writer now and then argues this last but my ex;erienoe Is old, and It Is against such treatment for the layyiui-sliou- Milk Pail Holder. operation of milking. It Is made of a wire. single piece of stout flexible Wisconsin Agriculturist ' ing hens. MISTAKE RAISING IN CHICKS FILTHY Whera Forced to Pick Up Living Ths of the It is a fact that farmers raising chicks fail to give them enough to eat. After they have reached that stage when they are able to pick a mere living they are generally forced to do so and consequently grow very slowly and are sometimes nine-tent- emfcs-e- f - gTOfi'-feivefr- i '- MOULDY- - AND.DECAYING Freezing of the hens comb will retard egg laying. Freezing of the felt i.f both male and female means loss of fertility la the spring.1 Often the sudden freezing of the combs of hens that have made a good start at laying will shut off all lajing by them for Frozen or the revt of tbe winter. for looked should be combs ripped In comb and tbe dipped early or packed with snow. Afterward nd son'' healing salve. i I ice-col- d FOOD Kills and Injures More Young and Old Stock Than Any Other Cause-7--. Poor Economy. Mouldy, sour and decaying food kills and .injures more young and old stock than almost any other cause. It Is poor economy to have a few cents worth of spoiled food and lose several dollars worth of chickens" from the poisonous effects of the food. OF MILKERS Milkers should be allowed to milk of only with dry hands. The practice Queen Maud may find her country wetting the hands with milk Is a filthy involved in the great war, owing to habit and Is liable to cause the cows Germanys destruction of Norwegian teats to chap in the winter time and Milking should be done quickly shipping. She was the third daughter of King Edward VII of Great Britain thoroughly, with no violent jerking of liaskegp ISyQr This Ly a new and hitherto unpub- the milk should be remerved Immediate, lished photograph of the queen. ly to the milkhouse. hours will make a wouderful difference RETARDS WINTER EGG LAYING In some flocks. Birds inclined to range away at feeding time and thereby miss meal will soon be habitually therethis Comb-Will Sudden Freezing of Hens abouts at feeding time, If regular. $ Yreat-Good Off Shut Egg Supply ; ment Recommended. HABIT Practice of Wetting Hands With Milk la Liable to Cause Cows Teats to Chap. In Winter. Grow Slowly and Are Sometimes Very Poor in Flesh. T-wt- i Device Rest on Knees of Milkand Support Vestel During Milking Operation. The ends of this holder rest on the knees and support the pall during the peck. Chaff, buck wheat, hulls, or almost anything of that nature will answer well for litter. We have seen poultry houses Uttered with -- Shredded fodder. ,Oue more good thing about Utter is that it helps keep the feet of fowls poor In flesh. -- It is not at all uncommon among dairy cows to find the udder covered with a thick growth of long hair, which may be of some protection to tbe udder In some respects, but from a sanitary standpoint and a comfort to the cow while she Is being milked, these hairs are detrimental. Under the usual farm conditions this growth of hair Is commonly covered with filth, and even In well-kedairies this hair, unless kept well clipped, will collect more or less dirt And trash. -In many cases, too, these hairs will persist In falling into the milk paiL To prevent occurrences such as these the udder should be clipped, closely at least twice each year, and In this way prevent the accumulation .of filth. PRICES' FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS Turn About Knagg I wish you wouldnt -your sleep, so much.- - It dis-- I Prospects Good That We Will .t ; turtu men neer talk in 'Du my sleep. Highest Mark for Butterf at t Mr. Knagg I know, my dear. But ing Coming Winter. you have to rest your vocal organs at ; times and 4I really ought to exercise The shortage In dairy products . 1 t mine. not which s began last winter has : ii there and this date been made up winFatal Kindness. s every evidence that we kill this butter-fa- t Minnie So sorry to hear of your ter see the highest priced for . motor accident! we have witnessed for many Lionel Oh. thanks; its nothing. ExThe man who stuck to the dairy An observer in a small hole tn the rocks of a hill in the Balkaus watching pect to live through many more. business through good and ill Minnie the movements of the enemy and sending the news back by wireless to the 7 Oh. but I hope not! Cin- Is the man who is going to profit British forces. cinnati Commercial Tribune. this condition. Mrs. talk- - in -- i ? .... , t |