Show 1 TIMELY HINTS FROM THE U S DEPT OF agriculture I 1 dairymen could reduce their feed bills materially it if they would grow and teed feed more protein la in the form of legume hays says the U S bureau of dairy industry an all acre ot of clover hay bay will furnish about 3 times as much protein as one acre of timothy hay bay and an ice of alfalfa bay nearly 7 timea is much in cost per pounds of 0 rude digestible protein alfalfa hay may even compare favorably with i the high protein concentrates such as linseed meal and cottonseed meal you can canal X count your chickens before hatched it an incubator or hen la is used but you can count them it if day old chicks are from a good hatchery each year more and more farmers carmera are buying day old chicks instead ot of incubating cu the eggs if you buy chicks be sure you get them from a reliable breeder who has healthy stock and whose hatchery is managed under sanitary conditions chicks should be ordered early so they can be delivered in march or april late latched hatched chicks rarely do as wel well as early hatched ones more than billion dozen eggs were marketed marketed in 1928 through nine cooperative egg as socia riols all the larger associations are west of the mississippi river in the east such cooperative associations are numerous but do not handle large volumes of business do not wash eggs tor for incubation it if the shells are dirty reject the eggs or the dirt oft off with a knife wh eat bran contains much phosphorus a medium amount ot of protein and is of a bulky nature these characteristics make it a valuable ingredient ot of all dairy rations group all learly turing crapa together in the truck garden aal an 1 lm immediately ed lately after harvest turn down or remove the plant remains and plant a different crop in their place clotha or pads tor for straining milk should be used only once as it is difficult to sterilize them after use they may be purchased from any dairy supply house at a reasonable cost spring greens that grow wild will soon be available for or the trouble ot of picking them dandelion poke mustard land cress and various others ore ere valuable in the diet and appetizing as a change to clean upholstered furniture use e either a vacuum cleaner or a brush A soft brush is best tor for velvet aad velour a stiffer brush for tep cotry and lother strong illarin matellas mat eilas when convenient take uD upholstered holstered furr our ot of doors and beat with a flat carpet beater for variety in irenus in which pork Is the main dish good flavors are celery cabbage groin peppers parsnips par snips sweet potatoes apples and pineapple these may be cooked in any of 0 the ways your are arc accustomed to serving them and used singly or in combination the vogue for tomato cocktails made of 0 the juice of 0 canned tomato reasoned with celery onion horse radish and salt and pepper deaper la Is ex bellet because it adds addi to the days supply ot of vitamins A B and C these vitamins are retained by tomatoes even when they are cooked or cabi canned ried and the inclusion ot of ta mato in the diet Is recommended by all nutrition specialists |