Show FARM TOPICS POOR CUTTING RUINS WOODLOT carelessness endanger new stand profits by FRED TRENK extension Etta siaa forster forester university sity of ef wisconsin not all of the wreckage of 0 war Is to be found on the other side of the water rising log and lumber prices have caused many farmers to cashin ill with their marketable trees regardless of who does the cutting there are two things any timber owner must bear in mind if he has any hope of 0 ever making a second cut first he has to keep all livest livestock ocic out so that young tree seedlings and sprouts have a chance ta grow and second the slash or limbs tops and waste parts of trees resulting from logging or wind dam i age must not be allowed to burn in i one large destructive fire woodland owners who fully understand timber values and who can estimate closely the volume of merchantable timber on their land are in a position to realize a larger return through a lump sale of standing timber however aless they are fully protected by contract cent bract small trees so essential to a future stand are frequently sa sacrificed c r in the jogging job there are means of selling timber by which the selling price might be increased and the future productiveness of the land be protected this Is by having all trees of merchantable size measured fo for their consents ten Is and to have such trees bla blazed z ed or marked so that a purchaser would know definitely what trees are to be cut and what are to be left such a selection might b be e on the basis of 0 an arbitrary minimum diameter of trees to be cut or r it may provide for the removal of f trees based on their present condition rate of growth and on their effect on other trees growing under or ir near them select breeding hens before culling layers this Is an excellent time to start a 11 poultry breeding improvement program dr W C thompson professor of 0 poultry husbandry at the new jersey college of agriculture rutgers university says that such a program should be quite easily established on many farms after the pullets approach maturity select the superior individuals Is ase use every bit of information which may be available in this process place numbered aluminum leg bands on the best 25 per cent house the remaining 75 per cent of the oncoming flock in quarters where they can be forced for maximum safe egg yield house the best quarter of the flock separately and keep records on them Trap nesting for one year starting arting dt october 1 is is highly desirable As trap nestIng records accumulate apply minimum standards it is suggested that bands should be removed from individuals which tailed failed to lay 50 or more eggs between october 1 and january 31 or which failed to average 25 eggs a month for march april and may or which failed to show a persistent production of at least 50 eggs between june I 1 and september 30 dirty cooling system causes hot motors does the motor 0 of your tractor overheat it if it does G W mccuen farm arm engineer ohio state university suggests checking to see it if the fan an belt is 1 too loose it if there Is an accumulation of dirt on the outside of the cooling fins 0 of f the radiator it if the tubes in the radiator are clogged or if the water jacket of the cylinders Is badly limed if the tubes of the radiator are partially clogged with slime mccuen advises this may be cleaned out by filling the cooling system with a caustic solution such as half a can of lye to in four to five gallons of water or one pound of sal soda to tour four or five gallons of water A sate safe way Is to heat the solution and stir it then put the solution in the radiator cooling system and thoroughly heat beat it up by running the motor this generally takes about 15 minutes after which the solution may be drained and the cooling system thoroughly flushed out before refilling with water lightning rods lightning rods have an efficiency of 87 97 per cent if properly constructed and installed inspection of buildings which have been struck by lightning generally uncover one or more of several detects defects the board states these include lack of grounding to permanent moisture insufficient number of points particularly at chimneys cupolas cu gables and other elevations points and connections not electrically secure |