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Show many years. The increase In the number num-ber of birds is attributed to the,aboli-tion the,aboli-tion of spring shooting under the operation op-eration of the federal regulations. The law alrendy has been very beneficial to sportsmen and as a food protective measure, and under the continuance of existing protection there is every reason rea-son to hope for an ever-increasing supply sup-ply of wild fowl which will greatly improve im-prove shooting conditions In the years to come. The department appeals to the pa triotism and' true sportsmanship of all persons to co-operate with it in the enforcement of the federal law. It Is gratifying to know, says a recent statement from the department, that the majority of sportsmen have observed ob-served the regulations, and this fact has contributed largely to the successful success-ful results accomplished. The department depart-ment has planned to Increase its force of wardens who will be active during the spring migration in securing evidence evi-dence upon which to base prosecutions against those who may violate the law. Capital In Dairy Farming. Very few people realize the amount of money invested In the dairy farms of the country. The department of agriculture reports that on January 1, 1918, there were 23,384,000 milch cows on farms In the United States, nnd these cows were valued at $1,643,-639,000. $1,643,-639,000. Add to this figure the value of lands, buildings and machinery used In dairy farming, and the aggregate aggre-gate is stupendous. The investment in individual dalr. farms varies considerably, being influenced in-fluenced by land values, the number nnd kind of buildings, and the quality of the cattle kept. A modern dairy of 50 cows, capable of producing a daily average of 500 quarts of milk, would require an investment in equipment equip-ment of approximately $13,300. This' would be divided as follows: 60 cows at $100 t 5,0(K) 2 pure-bred bulls 1 .OX) Barn for cattle and feed 6,000 2 concrete silos, capacity )25 tons each 550 Dairy house and equipment SoO Ice house, rapacity 150 tons 6,l0 Barn equipment 50 Total $13,300 Added to this would be the value of horses and horse barn, dwelling house, harnesses, farm machinery, etc. The value of the land itself is the biggest single Item. It has not been Included In this estimate because of its variabilily. If land worth $"0 an acre is used. Ihe land Investment would he close to $15,000. If $200 land is bought, Its cost would approximate $30,000. MILK'S JOURNEY: COW TO KITCHEN Many Farmers Working Hard to Give People Clean Food at Earliest Moment. DIFFICULT STEPS IN SYSTEM Product Must Be Carefully Cooled to Keep It and Then Hauled Over Bad Roads to Railroads Different Dif-ferent In Small Towns. In the handling -of foodstuffs, the American people constantly demand increased in-creased service. Package goods,. deliveries deliv-eries and special deliveries, buying in sinall quantities and so on, all require additional labor by some one. The milk consumer now Is accustomed to find a bottle of clean, cold milk on the doorstep In the morning. If the milkman is late or does not come at all, vigorous complaint is voiced. Such a complaint is likely to be based on a 'lack of understanding of the many difficult steps Involved in the modern system of distributing milk. Dp Before Daybreak. Way off In the country somewhere, perhaps as far as 200 miles, some farmer must rise before daybreak to feed and milk his cows. The milk must be carefully cooled to keep it sweet, and must then be hauled for several miles over sometimes almost impassable roads to the railroad. Long Haul to City. Then begins the long haul to the city where the milk is carried on big trucks to the dealer's plant. There It Is carefully pasteurized, bottled and placed in the refrigerator. The next morning about one or two o'clock the bottled milk Is loaded on the delivery tyagon and the driver starts on his i-ny, carrying from 300 to 400 quarts, ; 11 of which must be delivered before breakfast time. Of course in small towns this system is simpler, as the farmer often delivers the milk directly to the consumer, hut even then there are so many difficulties that the milkman milk-man may lie excused if he is a little lite now nnd then. Reduce Fly Injury to Stock. Here are some of the preventive measures advocated by the United States department of agriculture to decrease the losses of animals due to the larvae of Hies: Burning or deep burying of carcasses of animals, the :-rrangliig of breeding operations so that young stock will lie born in lute lull, winter or early spring, the carrying carry-ing on in winter and early spring months of branding, dehorning nnd ether operations resulting In wounds, taking precautions to prevent Injury to live stock from pens aud fences or while on range or In pasture, the destruction de-struction of ticks and the poisoning ind trapping of flies. Farmers' I'.ul-li'lin I'.ul-li'lin S57 describes the damage these Dies do nnd methods of controlling lliem. Hurtling or burying carcasses Is very important, it Is pointed out, since It Is on this material that mag-xM, mag-xM, Infesting wounds, are chiefly dependent de-pendent for propagation. If all decay-big decay-big animal matter could be destroyed. Ihe troublesome blow Mies the Insect bringing about maggot Infestation would be pracllcally exterminated. Help Save Game Birds. The last day of the open season for nunling migratory game birds under the federal regulations was January R1 and It Is now unlawful to capture or kill migratory game birds anywhere 1 In the United Stales. The department of agriculture makes this announcement announce-ment In response to numerous requests for Information concerning the federal fed-eral protective law. Stale game commissi! com-missi! rs and sportsmen In nearly every stale report that more wild fowl were killed during Urn o season Just passed than In any season for Exercise Prevents Pig Thumps. 'When the pigs are from four or five to ten days old, be on (he lookout for thumps. The best-looking fat little pig is the one to go first every time. An almost certain Indication Is a little lit-tle roll of fat around the neck. While there Is no known cure for thumps, Ihe trouble Is quite easily prevented. Plenty of exercise for Ihe pigs Is the answer. In cold, stormy weather out-of-door exercise Is Impossible, but If a central farrowing house with an alleyway al-leyway Is used, get the little fat fellows fel-lows Into the alley and put In about ten or fifteen minutes three or four times a day chasing Ibein wllh a buggy bug-gy whip, until they nre pretty well tired out. If this Is Impossible, try putting one or I wo of (he little pigs at n lime In n large barrel or hogshead, placed by the farrowing pen. The pigs will hear the old sow making a fuss and In running around the barrel bar-rel hunting for a corner lo climb out, generally will lake Ihe exercise necessary neces-sary to ward off thumps. A considerable consider-able part of the battle Is won If (he llller gets past the first toi days or so wllh a good start. |