Show homemade weighing bin speeds work device aids automatic feed handling setup it is an old saying that all farm equipment was first thought of by a larmier farmer whether that saying holds true may be questioned but it Is certain that much of it did come into being as the result of ideas which some farmer had concerning ways to improve and speed up the performance of his various chores A pertinent example of this fact Is shown in the accompanying illustration it shows a homemade weighing bin which was c conceived oncel ved by a midwestern farmer for use with w ith his automatic auto m atle feed handling setup seturi it t holds several tons of feed and is fixed to the ceiling by a series of heavy springs and turnbuckles turn buckles one spring being located at each corner of the bin in the center of two I 1 turn u rn buckles tension on the springs spring moves a pointer across a scale at the bottom of the bin to indicate weight up to pounds A slide gate at the bottom of the bin permits feed to spill out into a cart in desired quantities the biz bin 4 homemade home H me made weighing bin built by midwestern farmer Is placed below a chute leading ir from 0 m a two ton mixer aler in the barn bam mow ow the entire setup operates as follows whole grain is blown into an overhead bin from which it flows into a blower equipped hammer miU on the first floor ground grain I 1 is blown aown back back into the mixer and then drops into the e weighing bin the mixer ixer and grinder are operated by live horsepower motors whereas the whole grain Is blown into the storage bin by tractor power automatic egg washer prof plot F r B wright demonstrating the new egg washing machine developed at cornell university the device makes it possible tor for two persons to wash dry and pack five cases of eggs an hour five times its as fast as the same jobs could he be done by hand band As most poultry men and their wives spend from two to four our evenings a a week C leaning cleaning eggs by hand this machino machine will result la in a big saving in time formula computes feed required for one heri hen high egg production clearly takes more teed feed but just as clearly the feed brings a greater return in terms of eggs than the same amount fed to low hens dr L E card of the illinois experiment station explains how bow to compute the total teed feed required tor for one hen tor for a year multiply the live weight of the bird in pounds by 8 add 25 divide the total number of eggs the hen lays by 7 e g divided by 7 equals 15 and add this figure to the total obtained by the first two steps an example weight of hen 5 pounds five times 8 equals 40 plus 25 equals 65 hen lays eggs per year divide this figure by 7 result 15 total teed feed required 80 pounds 65 plus 15 plowing Is major step in garden pest control its smart gardening to double cross garden insect pests by late tall fall spading or plowing in preparation tor for spring planting plowing is one 01 ol of the most important steps in insect control because it interferes with this the natural and normal activities of cl the insects tor for living through the winter insects wintering above the ground can stand severe co cold but not burying in moist cold 5 those thane below cannot uv live |