Show TIMELY HINTS FROM THE U S DEPT OP OF agriculture many tanners farmers can cai not afford to own a purebred bull individually but everyone can afford to have the arse of a good bull through a cooper a lye ive bull association Al members embers of 8 ch an association are usually divided into three or more groups of reigh neighboring boring farmers each group being known as a block A block may consist of one or more herds and may inch include file from 50 to 75 cows one bull Is 11 assigned to a block and la is moved to another block every two aars y ars in order to prevent inbreed inbreeding ing you can get further information a tout cooperative bull associations from your state agricultural college or from the bureau of dairy industry ty department of 0 agriculture washington D C the pullets in the poultry flock can be egged on to increased production in the winter by good hous 1 g conditions and regularity of feeding artificial lights may inay also ae c used but the limit should usually be a 12 hour working day and the length of day should be gradually worked up to this point green teed feed in the ration tends to increase their appetites and to make them eat more mash remember that a good ration for laying stock should include scratch grains and a mash meat food green food mineral food grit and drink it ls Is a good plan to 10 give layers a daily supply of sprouted oats in the winter the morning feed should be a light one so that the lien hen vl III be kept scratching most of the morning and the evening reed of scratch grain should be sut suf tinclent to have the birds go to roost veth tull full crops the best material tor for the floor litter Is wheat or oat straw about 4 inches deep renew the litter when it gets damp and dirty damp and dirty litter la is not conducive to good egg production |