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Show profitable than heifers case which are properly developed. A a county by is reported of this kind cow testing association. Two heifers which are full sisters and which were difIn the same herd, freshening at heifer freshened at Doctor Wight Presents Facts ferent ages. One while the other was two years of age Substanand Figures to bred early and was only eighteen The 1928 lamb crop is 8 pei months old when she calved. As a retiate Statement. cent larger than that of last year, sult one heifer will grow Into a stunted. which means an increase of arounn cow while the other is (Prepared by the United States Department first 1,800,000 lambs. The increase is The stunted heifer during the of Agriculture.) The allied forces of eradication are six months of lactation produced due both to the large number of 108 ewes bred and to the fact that the gradually crushing the menace of tu- 2,636 pounds of milk containing durheifer berculosis of live stock in the. United pounds of fat The larger sheepmen were able to save a larger States. This was the encouraging an- ing the first six months produced 3,820 percentage of their lambs, the lat-th- e nouncement made by Dr. A. E. Wight, pounds of milk containing 167 pounds result of improved rang? :ra: chief of the tuberculosis eradication of fat The larger heifer returned tices and more favorable weather division, United States Department of $54.89 above feed costs, while the and feed conditions. The full result Agriculture, before the ninth annual stunted heifer only returned $16.16. of this year s increase in lamb Eastern States Tuberculosis confernut being felt at the ence, held at The Weirs, N. H. markets, however, as there is still In support of his optimistic views, a very keen demand for ewe lambs Woctor Wight presented an array of for breeding purposes. facts and figures showing the current progress of the campaign. Wool prices over the United Do not milk cows completely dry Facts and Figures. States 48 averaged 14 per cent higher hours after calving. for During the last 12 months, federal, this year than last year. "World destate, and county veterinarians, workWatch the garden forthe Insect vis- mand continues good for wool deing under the uniform itors. A bug in time saves nine, and spite competition from other texplan, tested more cattle than during It saves the garden, too. tiles. World Stocks of wool are any other period. During slightly larger than last year but two of the months (October, 1927, and Is known the only practical students of the industry are genDipping March, 1928), the number of cattle method of eradicating sucking or biterally of the opinion that satisfactested exceeded 1,000,000 head and the lice from sheep and goats. ting tory market conditions may be exnumber has been nearly as high on pected for some time to come. several other occasions, as shown by Hogs seem to have a special liking monthly reports. for wild morning glories, and If given The general trend towards the Within the last year, 187 counties a chance will destroy the vines by of cattle at younger ages marketing completed the testing of all cattle going after the succulent roots. is affecting the hide business tn within their borders and were recogquite an extent. Naturally ther nized by the United States Departyoung chicks Is false is not as much Crowding acleather in a young modified ment of Agriculture as economy. Failure to give the chicks steers hide as in that of the aged term credited counties. This signifies room is a serious mistake, for ample one-hasteer. The hide market is in a did not exceed that Infection congested conditions usually lead to in addition one and cent that of per stunted growth and heavy mortality. strong position despite the comperemoved. were tition of rubber heels, composition reactors old sales and other leather substitutes. area of the In 90 per cent of the Dairy farmers are looking more and The infection post war surplus of 20,000,000 more toward leguminous hay crops ignited States tuberculosis 3 more hides not than per for their roughage. Alfalfa is very has been reduced to 2,000 unong cattle is oent. is just about enough which 000, soil where Is the profitable suitable, Controlled Diseases. and where liming, proper preparation for current demands. of seedbed, hardy seed, and buwvla-tl- n Along with the aggressive camhave pHpndod Hog prices have been very atpaign of eradication, the administrato producers this summer. tractive tive officials have controlled the spread Danger of Leaf Bum In Choice hogs reached $13.00 a cwt. of the disease. About 45,000 cattle Applying Ordinary Spray at Chicago last iweek and Los are moved monthly from one state to There is danger of leaf burn In appackers paid $14.10 for choice another for dairy and breeding purarlead Nebraska commercial stock of this tests Tuberculosis hogs, the highest price ordinary plying poses.' have resulted in the discovery and re- senate to stone fruits, and using lead paid at that market since last fall. r in It will be remembered that the Los moval of reactors averaging somewhat in combination with over 250 a month. Except for this creases danger. Possibly the latter Angeles market is usually from safeguard, the diseased cattle would Is inadvisable, but In most cases de- $1.50 to $2.00 a cwt, higher than probably carry the infection to new foliation by the pest against which ar- Missouri river markets, due to the herds and areas. With the Increasing senate Is applied would cause more shortage of hogs in the Pacific numbers of counties that are being damage than defoliation or burn re- slope country, forcing buyers to freed from tuberculosis, farmers should sulting from the application, hence draw from distant corn belt terrisoon be able to obtain healthy, new the grower must follow his best Judgtory. There is urgent need for stock locally, with benefit to home In- ment. Natural or trlplumblc lead greater hog production throughout dustry and a considerable saving In causes less damage than the commerthe inter mountain and Pacific cial kind, but It Is almost Impossible transportation charges. slope territory. tubercuto obtain. of eradication the That d losis involves small loss to cattle has been reIt is estimated that 20 per cent benefits of when the owners, especially ported by government workers to of the cattle slaughter in Los Anhealthy herds are considered, Is shown cause reduction of size In cherries, In geles is made up of dairy cows, by appraisal, indemnity, and salvage some seasons, and this may prove true culled from, herds. Due producing also of other figures. mixtures. to the shortage of beef cattle and The average appraised value of resultant favorable price Levels, cattle condemned because of tubercugood dairymen have taken advanlosis was $109.G1 during the Searching for Potato of the opportunity of culling tage period ending April 30, 1928. The comfrom their herds the unHarvesting Machinery bined value of federal and state In cows The of which the productive are German not program governdemnity and salvage was $85.48. This ment committee for to pay for their milk giving enenough agricultural figure Is within $25 of the appraised gineering Includes an Investigation in- keep. These cull daily cows are value and represents the amount that to potato harvesting machinery with bringing an average of $75.00 to the owner received for the average the of a machine to lift $100.00 per head on the open finding object diseased animal. The sum which the. on and collect a large scale. potatoes used owner receives Is commonly In the the com introducing subject toward the purchase of healthy stock, In no country docs notes mlttee that Mexico has been an extensive usually of better quality than those the potato such a large part as shipper of feeder cattle Into Arizplay condemned. In Germany, which harvests about a ona and California during the past third of the worlds production of po- year. It is estimated that 50,000 tatoes. In order to harvest these Ger- Mexican cattle were Proper Development of into imported many has every year to obtain the as- Arizona and California 1928. Heifers of Importance sistance during of some 160,000 foreign work- These catt.e for he most part were Dairy heifers which freshen too ers. Its own laborers are growing less inferior breeding and of poor not receive do which or proper young, and less inclined to undertake this quality but they answer a c.'itain feed so they reach their jaroper size, kind of labor. demand for the plainer grades of Ere Live Stock TB Being Conquered men less Livestock: Situation,f - 1,200-poun- d pro-ducti- or Agricultural Squibs beef. Many of these Mexican cattle too, developed Into fairly desirable quality steers after a few months on California and- Arizona pastures. Others of very inferior quality were utilized by California packers as - bologna and canned meat material. These importations from Mexico have been the means of summer cattle feeding in the Imperial valley. It seems reasonable that there will be some growth in the business but we must keep in mind that the Mexican cattle supply is short hence nothing like a large volume will come from that source. I Unique Radio Pleas , x 12-mon- th y y ...V.V.V-1- ' -- i 'eX '' ft y . .. 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