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Show PREVENT WASTE OF MANURE Little Thought Necessary to Determine Deter-mine Value of Dairy Herd From Fertilizing Standpoint. lu experiments conducted at the Louisiana station to determine the amount of manure and urine produced by the dairy herd of 20 cows in one year, it was found to be 175 tons of manure and 70 tons of urine. The average av-erage amount of manure produced by one cow in a year was 17.520 pounds-, a little less than nine tons, and The ave"-age ave"-age amount of urine produned by oi-o cow in a year was 6.9,15 pounds, or a little less than three and a half tons. It takes little thought to see the value of a cow from the fertilizing standpoint, stand-point, or to see the profit in preventing unnecessary waste of manure. Bees Travel Far. Invest iga tit in proves that bees will go from two to seven miles in oirch of nectar, but not if there are pi niy of honey- ieldiug plants closer Ikiiik-Colonies Ikiiik-Colonies should be scattered throughout through-out the orchard at blooming time. One colony for each five acres is probably Fufficient, and after blooming time they tan be moved to a cent rai location loca-tion out of the way of passing teamfl and conveniently located for funire manipulation. Chicks That Pay. The chicks that live are the chicks that pay, and eternal vigilanc is re quired to keep many of thorn living. Re on the watch. Many a rhick is caught in a storm at this season, anc? chilled to death. |