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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH THE RICH COUNTY, REAPER Perennial , Crops Bernard H. Ewer, Editor and Prop. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 Per Year in Advance matter Feb, Entered as second-clas- s e 8, 1929, at the Randolph, Utah, under the Act of Mar. 3, 1879. Nevo Noteo It Privilege to Utah Every Garden , in , i TUT DANES SAYS COWS NEED BLOOD TEST urn Efficient Method to Find Contagious Abortion. BLACKHEAD CAN BE CONTROLLED Disease Is Caused by Animal Germ in Young Fowls. - Blackhead of turkeys Is one of the most dreaded diseases of this class of poultry, but destructive as it is, the trouble may be controlled. We find that blackhead is caused by an animal germ, says Dr. B. F. Kaupp, head of the poultry department at state college. It generally attacks young turkeys from five to seven weeks of age on up untit they mature. To tell definitely whether a bird has blackhead, one has but to open a dead bird and if blackhead is present, the liver will appear to be spotted. If the liver be cut through, these spots of dead tissue will be found scattered throughout. To prevent future spread of the trouble, the eggs for hatching should be soaked for ten minutes in a 1 to 10,000 solution of bichloride of mercury and hatched in an incubator or by a turkey hen away from chickens. Where blackhead is not on the premises, these precautions are not necessary. A drug called sulpho-phenmay also be used. Always give the birds all the buttermilk or soured skim milk that they will drink. This tones up the general health conditions. To learn more of the real nature of this disease, Doctor Kaupp will begin field studies with turkeys in the four mountain counties of Ashe, Madison, Jackson and Avery. These four counties have many turkeys and the owners have suffered losses in the past by reason of the blackhead trouble. Doctor Kaupp states that all the experimental work will be conducted under actual farm conditions and he hopes to find definite and practical control or preventative methods which may be used by all farmers. offers good profits, especially to the grower who is pres birds on the pared to put market at Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are many successful turkey farmers In various parts of North Carolina and if it is possible to find a practical control for blackhead, the Industry should easily become more profitable. ol . Turkey-growin- The lack of isolation stables and proper quarantine facilities is the most serious difficulty in getting rid of abortion disease from dairy farms, said J.- R. Danks, superintendent of the Winterthur farms, Winterthur, Del., at the New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca. When as many as 15 or 20 per cent of the herd Is Infected with contagious abortion, it is advisable to separate the positive reactors from the negative ones, and this separation should be complete. It is not enough to place the infected animals in one end of the ham and the noninfected In the other end. Where only a relatively small proportion is infected a system whereby the positive reactors are removed from the herd at calving time has proved satisfactory. Blood testing appears to be the most efficient method of determining which animals are infects, says Mr. Danks, but a knowledge of the limitations of this method is needed to obtain best results. The typical veterinarian is not yet sufficiently posted about the details of the plan to advise his clients, so great progress In eliminating abortion by the blood-tes- t method will not be made until the veterinarian, and through him the stockman, is better informed on J;lie subject. In most herds where blood tests have been made and the principles of segregation and quarantine have been followed, the abortion rate has rapidly declined to approximately 5 per cent or less, although in a few herds abortion has not declined much below 10 per cent. The cause of abortions in animals free from the Bang bacillus is not fully understood and should be made the subject of further investigation. It is generally considered that a variety of .causes are responsible, such as improperly developed reproductive organs, and , accidents. blood-testin- g best-know- n g first-clas- Runner Ducks Classed as Heavy Egg Layers Navel Cord Should Have Very Careful Attention Immediately the calf is dropped the navel cord should be tied with, twine that has beeu prepared for the purpose by being kept In a bottle containing either a 5 per cent carbolic acid solution or methylated spirits. The twine should be tied about one f inches from the navel and and it is advisable to squeeze out any blood that may be in the cord before tying. The hands of the person who ties the cord should, of course, have r been well washed with soap and and rinsed in disinfectant solu tion, otherwise the handling and the cord may prove positively dangerous and the purpose of it be defeated. After being tied, the cord, navel and surrounding parts should be painted with a solution of iodine in methylated spirits (35 grains of Iodine dissolved in two pints of the spirits), and a second application should be made as soon as the first one has become dry. As an additional safeguard, the cord and navel should then be covered with Stockholm tar. one-hal- Common Vegetables Once Established Need Little Added Care. Every garden should have. a portion of it devoted to perennial crops, such as asparagus," horseradish, rbu-- . barb, strawberries, raspberries, etc. These crops should be placed on one side of the garden where they will not Interfere with the culture of the annual vegetables. After such crops are properly established little labor is required to keep the plantation going. Yet by far the larger share of our gardens lack perennial crops. Increase the delicacies on your table by planting these crops. Asparagus. This vegetable deserves a place in your garden. A row 75 to 100 feet long will supply your table' with all the asparagus you want. It is not hard to grow If properly started.. Asparagus requires a deep, rich, moist soil. Dig a trench 8 to 10 inches deep and about 1 foot wide at one side of the garden. For each foot of trench d manure mix a shovelful of with the loose dirt in the bottom of the trench. .Spread t the asparagus roots out on this mixture, spacing them 15 to 18 inches apart in the row. roots should be The small spread out horizontally and - when properly planted .resemble the spokes of a wheel lading flat On the ground. The crown of the plant would be comparable to the hub of the wheel. Cover the crowns with 2 or 3 inches of dirt As. growth proceeds during the summer the trench should gradually be filled until level with the surface of the ground. A bed properly established should last 10 to 20 years. Cutting should not be practiced the roots are best first year.t ; for planting.-, Rhubarb. The soil requirements for rhubarb are practically, the same as those listed for asparagus. No trenching is manure should required. be mixed with the soil and the crowns should be set level with the surface of the ground. Set the roots 3 feet apart in the row. Fifteen to twenty hills will be sufficient for the average family. 1 well-rotte- , : One-year-o- ld - , Well-rotte- d Horseradish.., The plant is worthy of wider cultivation. It is not found- - in one' garden out of a hundred, yet it is very easily, grown. It requires a deep, rich soil and given this, little care is required for it to flourish. Root cuttings may be purchased from any seedsman. Ordinarily, such cuttings have the bottom end cut to an angle and should be planted with the slanted end down. Otherwise the roots will he poorly shaped. Rows should be 3 feet apart and the roots should be planted 12 inches apart in the row. Ten to fifteen roots are sufficient for the average family. Runner ducks are classed as laying ducks and are the only breed recogConcrete Floor for Hog nized in that classification. In many Instances Runners have produced as House Thwarts Moisture many eggs as chickens. If managed There are two ways to keep the properly, ducks of this breed may be moisture from interfering with conexpected to lay almost as well as hens. crete floors of a hog house. One is These ducks are small in size, the to lay floor tile of clay under the floor males weighing four to four and on a good foundation and then place pounds and the females three an . inch of mortar over the top of and a half to four pounds. In spite this tile and between the joints. The the fact that thfcy are heavy layStherway is to use coarse gravel and ers they mature quite rapidly and small rock under the. floor. If the lomake good broilers. . They are killed cation is a low one the tile will be for this purpose when they weigh considerably more valuable for this about two and a half to three pounds. purpose. When a good mixture of con-These ducks are long and narrow bodcrete is used there is little trouble ied. The body Is carried very erect. with moisture. The proportion 'of. There are three varieties of Runner sand and cement in the cement mortar ducks : Fawn and White Runners, Undesirable Flavors on top of the tile should be one part Penciled Runners, and White RunUndesirable flavors are sometimes cement to two and parts' of ners. In all three varieties the mat- noted ' ' when cows are first sand. ings are made in the proportion of one turned to pasture, particularly on drake to each six or eight ducks, j sweet clover The flavors Two-Ro- w pastures. Potato Planter J are usually accompanied by digestive i I H disturbances In the cows. The trouble Latest Farm Invention be . Another new machine for speeding usually may prevented by supplying the cows Vlth good supplemental up potato production and saving exfeeds, such as hay and grain, ' each pensive hand labor is a two-ro1 I potato planter, which has recently been made A point to keep In mind In feeding morning before' turning them to' pasture and by keeping a supply of dry available 'to potato growers. These mamash to the turkeys is that they need chines can.be used as automatic, or the vita mine D provided by a good roughage like oat straw, in. a rack. semiautomatic planters, depending upoil just as badly on the accuracy of spacing desired by as do chickens. i the operator. They are also fitted with an attachment for distributing, Most turkey , raisers . will wish to fertilizer in the" hills, but not touchhatch the eggs in an incubator and ing the seed itself and can be used brood the poults artificially. By doing .mean as tuber unit Dry pastures too frequently ' planters for certified this they can keep the turkey hens . cows. . , dry i seed potato production. in production almost continuously. ' f - i ' , A good system of barn ventilation ; Theres no better feed for young usually means healthier cows and pui;-e- r poults than plenty of sour milk. . Feed ; milk. five times daily at first,' but dont overfeed, and be sure to keep grit, charEnsilage crops are best if planted coal and clean water before them at Flies hatch In manure piles. Here again only the best testearly. t all times. ed seed should be planted. ; A patch of spinach may be planted ' ,r Build open sheds for turkeys to When farmers come to think of salt to advantage. . J roost under as soon as they) begin to and water as food their animals will ' . want to fly up to roost. saved has diversification be more profitable and healthy. Intelligent . , j ' many farmers from bankruptcy. ' , Keep young turkeys shut up until , Good grass holds a place in one week old. Then turn out for a few the list pasture Sell your feedstuff to your own live of delicacies for dairy cows hours each day during the warm part which no other feed can and cut out the middle mans stock fill. quite of the day until they are two week? . profits. old. ya-te- tie-in- g one-ha- lf , , . t . one-ha- lf in-mi- lk i 1 1 . Poultry Hints 1 w i ! high-grad- e cod-liv- er . Dairy Hints , . , i , f Agricultural Hints - ! 1 . , . i f Liam m post-offic- in i ! ! Utah poultry growers ex3,000,000 chickens will be produced this year, double the num' ber marketed in' 1928. OGDEN Spring plowing is under way in part of Weber county, according, to County Agent A. L. Christiansen, and other land, too, wet at present, is drying out, so that it can be broken within a few . days. Potato planting has started in some parts of UTAH pect more than . the county." .3 ' .jiv: 1 The production of eggs for UTAH VIOST the first three months of 1929 was 15 per cent mdre than in the corres1 ' ' ponding period of 1928. SALT LAKE An increase of 4000 acres in Utahs oat crop is predicted for 1929. Farmers intend to plant 59.000 acres this year as compared to 65.000 in 1928. The tame hay acreage of also shows an estimated increase j. - . about 2 per cent HYRUM Whether or not a municipal electric plant will be constructed in Blacksmith Fork canyon by Hyrura city will be determined at a bond election called by Mayor H B. Nielson for Saturday,. April 27. The proposed plant will be constructed about thirteen miles up Blacksmith Fork canyon at a cost approaching $70,000, and will have a generative capacity of 600 -- , . people depend on Bayer Aspirin to make short work of headaches, but did you know its just as effective in the worse pains from neuralgia or neuritis? Rheumatic pains, too. Pont suffer when Bayer Aspirin, can bring complete, comfort without delay, and without harm; it does not affect the heart In every package of genuine Bayer Aspirin are proven directions with which everyone should be familiar, for they can spare much needless suffering. SPIRIM Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture ot Monoaceticacideater of Salicylic cid horse-powe- r. ROCK SPRINGS State highway department reports the Lincoln highway is open clear through Wyoming. Some bad spots remain near Lyman, Spring Valley and along the Red desert. The road west of Evanston, for 12 miles, in Weber canyon, is deep with mud, and chains and shovels should be carried, officials say. Light rain recently did no damage, and the road Is drying rapidly. LOGAN Bids for a new engine and electric generator for Logan City will be asked from various companies on April 23 by H. C. Maughan, superplant. The installation of the new unit will cost approximately $60,000, and will be used to supplement the present unit and the hydroelectric plant in Logan canyon. The new engine will have from 1000 to 1200 horsepower and will generate between 750 and 1000 kilowatt hours, nearly double the capacity of the present unit. COALVILLE The Coalville city council at its regular April action on the proposed new city park until an analysis can be made of the hot water spring on the park ground to determine the best type of walls to be constructed for the proposed swimming pool. Plans have been received for the landscaping of the new park and as soon as plans can be prepared for the swimming pools and other features, the work will be advertised and construction started. , SALT LAKE More than 55,000 licenses for hunting, fishing and trapping were issued by the state fish and game department in 1928, it is shown ,. by statistics compiled by A. G. accountant in the office of J. Mecham, state fish and game commissioner. It is Bhown by those figures that 18,855 combination fishing and hunting licenses were sold at $3 each. There also were 14,208 straight fishing licenses and 13,481 straight game hunting licenses Issued by the department at $2 each. Some 8456 licenses were issued to women) and boys between the ages of 12 and 16, at $1 each. SALT LAKE Data compiled by the local office of the United States weather bureau indicates the winter just The monthly passed was a hard-onmeterorological summary indicates the average weather was 1.5 degrees below normal for March and 3.5 degrees below normal for January.. The mean temperature for the month we 40.2 degrees. Snowfall during the month was virtually normal. A total fall of 10.3 inches was reported and the total water content, including rainfall, measured 1.96 Inches. During the month 197 hours of sunshine were recorded including nine clear days, fifteen cloudy days and eleven stormy days. LOGAN According to the monthly report of Professor George D. Clyde of .the Utah Agricultural coliege experiment station, prospects for a favorable water supply In Cache valley during the summer are good. Professor Clydes survey, made March 28, revealed a heavy snow cover extending to low elevations, with nearly four inches of water accumulating during the month, bringing a new high record for the last five years., There is depth of water of 17.3s inches at 7000 feet; 28.8 inches at 8000" feet, and 35 inches at 9000 feet elevation.. There is more snow at low elevations- - this year than there has been since 1923, the Burvey showed . For Galled Horses Hanfords Balsam of MyrHi AO dealers are authorised terefud roar aoaty far the first bottle if oot suited. - meeting-deferre- Headadt An fR -N- ATURES REMEDY I Tablet will promptly start the . needed bowel action, clear m . waste and poison from your system, and bring welcome lL relief at once. The mild, lU'lvHlII I lax a-safe, tive. 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