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Show A"r THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER PAGE TWO DUCHESNE COUNTY C. F. WAHLQU1ST Pres., Hyton, Utah FARIVI ARTHUR WISCOMBE THOMAS ROBERTS Vice-Pres- ., BUREAU Cedarriew, Utah Sec.-Trea- WAWAWAWAWAVW items of food for each month principal are calculated, and the average for the season or year Is taken. These are the figures quoted In official reports on the food of birds. From the percentages and the economic value of the food items the utility of the bird can be closely estimated. Injurious Owls and Hawks. on the basis of such informais It the man sells the hogs, another the biological survey has tion that calves, another the steers and the been able to combat prejudices against cows, another the sheep and the certain birds, such as hawks and owls. lambs. The animals receive me The Cooper and duck same attention from packer buyers hawks feed on birds and are largely as do the large shipments and the injurious. The great homed owl gets prices are paid according to the only poultry that is Improperly exgrade and quality of the animals. posed at night, but Is otherwise bene-cia- l. As a matter of fact, the packers The remaining species of hawks are looking more and more towards and owls, more than fifty in all, have the small producer for the bulk chiefly useful habits. They feed on of their supplies and especially for a great variety of rodents and have a the better quality production, tremendous effect in controlling the which comes largely from scientific number of these pests. The bam owl ally fed animals from small pro- Is one of the most useful of birds. ducers. Few persons realize that Large percentages of mice, rats and Ohio is one of the largest sheep pocket gophers are noted on the feedproducing states in the Union. This ing cards, showing that the bam owl is because with many small prois constantly doing work of great ducers growing lambs, the supply value to agriculture. Owls as a group In the aggregate is very large. The have long been persecuted by man, but movement is gaining ground on the never has persecution been more unPacific slope. The Los Angeles just. When their numbers are greatly market often receives shipments of reduced In any community farmers b forcibly reminded of the fact hogs which there are as many. a Increase In the number of as twenty or thirty different own-- 1 ers, each receiving full market value and getting the benefit of the lowest cost of transportation. Job for Jjvestock: Situatiom With the breaking up of the in ranches the west, the large of subdividing valley acreage for small farms and a more general trend toward diversified farming, the agricultural problem on the Pacific slope and in the country are in many instances paralleling Middle Western conditions. There is an increasing tendency on the part of farmers and ranchers to carry at last a few head of livestock. This condition is proving to be good business where grain, deciduous and citrus fruits are grown, because livestock not only adds to the cash income at a period of the year when no other money is coming in, but more important still, returns to the soil valuable fertilizer. The last feature means greater crops and better quality products. It is important that these smaller producers of cattle, hogs and sheep have a ready cash market for their stock and that they be in a position to sell on a basis fully as favorable and at as little expense as the larger stockmen. To meet this situation, western producers are taking much the same course as did the corn belt farmers In a community where there are several small producrg of livestock, it has been found oact-icaband valuable to pool livestock for cummunity shipments. Under this plan the several owners of stock each bring to a convenient central point in the comsingle munity anywhere from a animal to several head. The stock Is then marked for ownership so that each mans stock is definitely described and enough stock to make up a carload is made up insome to one shipment. Usually, whom the in man in the community is others have confidence, given the task of gathering together the shipment, handling the marketings, looking after the freight, billing and seeing that the shipment is properly cared for while enrobe to market. Commission men at the various rtoclt yards are seeking this sort of business and give to such shipments the same selling service as thev give to any other consignment All that necessary on the is to consign ownerspart of the the stock to a reliable selling agent at the central market. He looks after the yarding, watering, feeding, seeling and then pays the freight bills and other charges. Each Owner is given a detailed account of sale and the entire charges for the service are divided equally among the owners, according to the number and well ht of the animals. On the public stock yards, the Selling agent grades the stock in thq shipment, a competent sales Inter-Mounta- in ( le - s., Eoosevelt, Utah Outbuildings Need Coat of Whitewash Best Time to Apply Is in Fall and Early Winter. ; Fall and early winter being the best periods to use whitewash on the farm, some suggestions as to the best method of applying coats to outbuildings and machinery may be timely. This is the slack period of work on the farm, and the farmer Is given an opportunity to dress up his place. As whitewash has proved an economical preservative. It plays an Important part on many farms. Neglect of exposed surfaces Is A penny wise and pound foolish. few cents may be saved, but a few cents saved in necessary repairs will usually cost dollars very soon. When it is not practical to use oil paint, exposed surfaces may be protected by applying a coat of whitewash or cold water lime paint. In whitewashing the outside of buildings, the best results are obtained when the work Is done in clear, dry weather. The surface to be treated should be cleaned of dirt, scales or other loose material by brushing well with a clean, stiff brush, or by first scraping and then brushing. The final results and the increased life of the new coating will more than compenRainy Splendid sate for the time and care required to Days Is to Repair Mow be sure that the surface Is In good A good Job for rainy days Is to put condition. the floor of the hay mow In good conIn using whitewash for Interiors, dition. Any barn should have a good the walls and ceilings, If previously tight floor under the hay, not only for whitewashed or calclmtned, should be reasons of safety but to prevent haywashed off with a cloth or sponge and seed and litter from falling down upon hot water. Useful Many Have Proved the live stock below. An inspection should be made of the in Killing Mice, Rats Joists and other mow floor supports to Store Potatoes in Dark, and Gophers. see that they are holding up properly. Reasonably Cool Cellar If any undue strain is noticeable anyKeep potatoes In the dark, reasonTo learn exactly to what extent cerwhere, take steps to see that the conably dry, and above freezing temperatain birds are aids to agriculture and dition is remedied. If the floor Is whether they are to be sold soon ture, to determine whether their good qualibroken or has opened up as a result after harvest or stored for winter. ties overbalance the evil they do, the of heavy loading or dry rot, put in In exposing the crop Carelessness StateR of United the biological survey some new boards. to for several sunlight of for has days results In Department Agriculture If there remains a mass of litter, a Is This by greening. accompanied many years been making scientific chaff and seed from the past years the development of a disagreeable and studies of their food habits. AH that filling, clean it out carefully; throw can be learned out of doors by watchit Into the poultry yard, letting the mildly poisonous solanln. To prevent ing the birds Is valuable, but the sure chickens pick It over, or spread It this, potatoes should be covered or way of finding out what a bird eats over the pastures and lots, which will moved to a dark storage as soon as Is to examine the contents of its benefit from Use seed it contains. possible after digging. When this precaution to prevent stomach to Identify what Is found. Is taken by moving the pogreening Utility of Bird Is Estimated. A heavy rain fulling on a sloping tatoes to storage or covering them W. L. McAtee, a biologist In the bufield will carry away soil to an averwith straw, the accumulation of moisreau, describes the method of examan inch. ture of of age depth may seem serious, as potatoes ining the stomach content of a bird. It consists of washing all material normally give off moisture, or sweat, Poultry men usually make the mosc after digging. This sweating Is usualInto a white-line- d tray, separating the money s when to ly more disagreeable than dangerous. larger particles on white blotters, of their flock are pullets each If the tubers are sound and free from catching the more finely ground food v year. on a bolting cloth, transferring this Injuries when stored, the inoisfure to blotters, and finally identifying the rarely leads to rotting. Better better bet breeding, housing, whole under Removing the excess moisture by cemponent parts of the ter feeling, and colling are the stepventilation will a microscope. Identification Is facilimoisture prevent tated bv comparison with collections ping stones to success in poultry stains and the crop will be more attractive when removed from storage. of seeds, fruit, Insects, snails and raising. bones of birds, mammals, reptiles and Although the temperature Is not Im' A good way to score seed corn ears in the fall, It becomes very in all of of classes portant fact, amphibians; is to cover them with dry threshed when the crop Is held A eaten birds. card important preobjects by oats in a bin. They may be left until the a for full winter. The temperature each stomach contains through pared spring. in be between 30 and relafood should of items and their storage Inventory 40 degrees by the middle of December. tive percentages by hulk, and when A good time to cut alfalfa Is In the If the temperature Is above 40 degrees a sufficient number of these Index late afternoon because the sun will after the middle of December, the pocards have been accumulated for any not wilt the leaves too quickly and tatoes will sprout and the shrinkage species of bird the percentages of the cause them to shatter. may be serious. sharp-shinne- d. Hawks and Owls Destroy Rodents one-sixteen- th two-third- s three-fourth- |