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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER - Red Squill Rat Poison Harmless i 1 Tests Fail to Show Injury to Poultry From Eating the Powder. (Prepared by the United states Department et Agriculture.) The control of rats In poultry establishments is usually of great importance, as the abundance of feed in poultry runs almost Invariably attracts large numbers of rats, which cause serious losses among the chickens. The question is at times raised as to whether or not red squill, the rat poison now becoming commonly used in such cases, is harmful to the poultry. Number of Tests Made. j A number of tests have been made jin the laboratory and in the field by j the biological survey of the United States Department of Agriculture and others to determine the effect of red squill on adult chickens, and up to (the present time no record of adult poultry harmed with squill has been (received. These tests included in one case two hens fed on a 10 per cent concentration of rat bait to ithe exclusion of all other food for a period of six weeks, without apparent 'T trees and fasten the loose ends togeth-e-r. De lost. Its bulk may not shrink that FINE BUNCH OF ES7E IAMBS SOLD TO MT. PLEASANT MAN Youre protected from rabbits un- much but its actual plant content til the tree is five or six years old. the quantity of nitrogen, phosphorus M. D. Seeley of Mt. Pleasant arand potassium in many Instances rived Friday to accept delivery of Plant Food of Manure disappears to that extent the ewe lambs which he recently Disappears in Winter purchased from Earl Mooseman of Many have definitely in mind how Whiterocks. The deal Involved 600 Notes head many loads or tons of manure a given of young ewes, which Mr. Seenumber of cattle and other live stock ley plans to feed locally for the produce a year, but comparatively few as are The names of the legumes present. realize the enormous waste of fertility useth farmer wise towers: the strong there is in the average manure pile Advertise it in the Uintah Basin or barnyard. Under fairly favorable them and is safe. Farmer and Get Results conditions when manure lies in the barnyard during the winter months and is hauled out in the spring after LUSTY BULL For Pick the planting season is over about 50 per cent of its plant food content has are builders of Beef Agricultural Under disappeared. rather unfavor- able conditions when the f?ed lot is on a hillside and the manure is left In the yard till midsummer from 75 to as high as 80 per cent of its value may Profit a They R. S. LUSTY & SONS, Dacfeesne, Utah Eeeders of Pure Bred Hereford Gattla ! ! ! red-squi- ll "injury. No experiments, however, had been made to determine the effect of red squill on baby chicks until a recent Investigation conducted by a member of the biological survey staff in with the North Carolina State college experiment station. In a se-- j rles of feeding tests baby chicks from (five to eighteen days old were fed varying quantities of 10 per cent powdered red squill mixed with a standformula, ard chick-fee- d Chicks Dislike Squill. f In all experiments chicks 'Showed a j distinct preference for feed that did oot contain squill powder. It was found that chicks are not likely to eat enough feed composed of 10 per cent squill in one, two, or three feedings to cause death, even when given to the exclusion of other feed, and that a high mortality is not likely to occur when squill feed is exposed to vigor-!ou- s chicks for five consecutive days 'when other palatable feed is obtain- able. Some chicks show a distinct dislike for red-sul-ll powder, and to them, It toxic not Is since it highly as a rat poiused with safety may be son in places accessible to chicks ii jthey are well supplied by other more j palatable feed and care is taken to prevent them from feeding on squill feed for more than 43 hours. , ! i i -- jPaint Is Distasteful j to Injurious Rabbits To keep rabbits from gnawing fruit trees, a writer in the American Fruit Growers Magazine has advised painting them the trees, you know, not the rabbits with the following mixture: Two pounds of sulphur, two pounds yellow ochre, one gill turpentine, one gill linseed oil, one ounce asafetida, four to six eggs, one-hapint wheat flour. Mix well with sweet milk and apply with a brush close to the ground and as high up as necessary. Peter Rabbit wont take a nibble at the tree for 15 months, the writer declares, and he adds: It is good lor borers and scale. Editor Weymouth, who specializes in apple trees and rabbits, says he has tried paint as well as various wrappings. Some of them work pretty well. But a little cylinder of ofmesh Irlre always works. Buy a roll finely woven chicken wire and into lut .it up with tinners shears around thft lengths. Loop these lf 16-ih- ch 15-n- ch Patrician Party Sandwiches HEN the fourth Earl of Sandwich originated that delect- chicken, diced, one cup chopped nuts, one-ha- lf cup mayonnaise, one able combination of bread teaspoon salt, and paprika to taste. with other foods (the sandwich), Spread between white or whole so he wouldnt have to leave the wheat bread ' cut in fancy shapes gaming table to eat, he started a appropriate to the occasion. food combination which has grown Not Too Nutty far beyond its early prospects but which has kept, however, its patrician associations. Ripe Olive and Nut Fillings: Chop Today we serve sandwiches at finely the contents of a small can teas, formal and informal, at bridge of ripe olives and chop an equal parties, at buffet suppers, at pic- amount of walnuts or blanched alnics in fact any time we have monds if you prefer. Moisten with guests and wish to serve a light mayonnaise dressing and spread between thinly sliced' and buttered but festive repast. Press a bread, cut in crescents. M&ke Them Pretty caper in each end of the crescent Although sandwich making is simple, there are a few pointers which, if known, will make their production easier and quicker. The most important point, perhaps, is that the bread should be a day old. If fresher, it is too soft to cut easily into the quaitcr inch slices; if older, it may be dry. Butter which has been creamed until soft, a variety of fillings and a silver k f e, are other essentials cE successn sandwch making. 1 iie tnape pia.vs an important role rn making sandwiches a treat to the ce. So your fancy cookie cutters. And remember to add a bit of colorful food' to your filling again for the delight to our eyes. Sandwiches which will be sure to seem delicious to guests are given below: Chicken-NFillings : Mix together small can of boned one contents 1 u.-,- e ut lf Shrimp Filling: Melt one and and one butter add tablespoons and onc-ha- lf tablespoons flour. Stir until smooth, then add one and one-ha- lf tablespoons butter; stir until the butter is thoroughly mixed, then remove from the fire and cool. Open a can of shrimps, and chop. Moisten with as much of the white sauce as is necessary and season with salt, paprika and lemon juice to taste. Spread on one slice of unbuttered bread and cover with u slice of buttered bread. Rolled Asparagus Sandwiches: Entirely remove crusts fron all sides of a very fresh loaf of bread. Cut in thin slices, pile together, wrap tightly in a damp napkin and let stand several hours in a cool place. This softens the bread so it will roll without breaking. Then spread buteach slice with ter. Dip a drained stalk of canned asparagus in mayonnaise, place it one-ha- well-soften- ed on the bread and roll the bread tightly around it. Fasten with a toothpick. Rolling the finished pieces tightly in a napkin also helps to keep them from unrolling. Before serving, tie each sandwich with narrow ribbon of a color which will harmonize with your other decorations. Checkerboards Pimiento Mosaics: Drain the from a small can and then run through the meat grinder; drain again. Cream the ground pimiento with unsalted butter. Cut three slices of white and of graham bread one-ha- lf inch thick. Spread a slice of graham bread with the butter, place a slice of white bread 'on it, butter the bread and cover with another slice of graham. Repeat the process with the other three slices, but begin with the white bread. Put both piles in a cool place under a weight. When the butter is firm trim each pile slices. Butter and cut in half-inc- h these and put together in such a way that a white block will alternate with a graham one, giving a checkerboard effect. Again place in a cool place under a light weight and when the butter is hard cut in thin slices and serve. Tongue and Mushroom Sandwiches : Shred contents of a can of cooked tongue and add one-ha- lf cup chopped, canned mushrooms, two tablespoons chopped dill pickles and three tablespoons prepared dressing. Spread between slices of nut bread and cut ia fancy shapes. |