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Show Ship Live Stock hy Motor Truck $ For Identification Animals Should Be Marked With .Paint on Hide (Prepared by the United Statea Department of Agriculture.) District supervisors engaged in administering the federal packers and stockyards act have observed that unbusinesslike methods in shipping live stock by truck have been resulting In frequent trouble, dissatisfaction, and errors, says the United States Department of Agriculture. In the handling of truck shipments received at a large public stockyard one supervisor reports that It Is not uncommon for trucks to arrive at the yards carrying animals of the same kind belonging to two or more owners, with none of the animals in the load marked in any way for identification and ownership. Identification of the different animals In the load is left wholly, in such cases, to the memory of the truckman, who probably never saw the animals before they were loaded into his truck. Errors Sure to Occur. District Supervisor Charles S. Jones, of National stockyards, Illinois, who has closely observed this field of live stock marketing, states : Under such circumstances errors are sure to occur and unfortunately such errors reflect adversely, in the minds of owners, on the handling of animals after arrival at the market, when as a matter of fact the fault was due to the unbusinesslike procedure of allowing valuable live slock to be loaded into a truck with other similar animals without having them properly marked to provide positive identification. Supervisor Jones urges that stock owners furnish the truckman with a signed invoice showing the owners name, address, name of consignee, number, species, and markings of the animals consigned. These suggestions are the result of careful study and analysis of such shipments and are in accord with the general plans of identification used in making shipments by rail. Manner of Marking. Though the manner of marking is a matter of choice, experience shows that the use of clippers for making X, L, or identifying marks such T in the coats of cattle and swine Is The becoming increasingly popular. marks are easily made, readily seen, and are not affected by weather or other conditions of marketing. Another common method is the application of paint marks. Either of these methods is suitable for marking small consignments such as are commonly shipped by truck. the United States Standard container Act of 1916. Department of Agriculture officials declare that there Is very little difference in capacities of the berry boxes turned out by different manufacturers. Samples of the output of each factory are tested by the department at Inter vals and but little variation is found. Differences in the dimensions used by Individual manufacturers, however, sometimes . make one box appear to be smaller than . another. One box, for example, may have a slightly smaller top and yet have a slightly larger capacity than a box with a larger top. , POORLY FED COWS GIVE SAME CREAM, Important to Learn Milk Standard Before Buying. There Is no foundation, In fact, for the general belief that the cows which give poor, thin milk, are those that are starved or fed a limited or unbalanced ration, says Dr. George H. Glover, jhead of the veterinary division of the' Colorado Agricultural college. Many feeding experiments have fully demonstrated that the percentage of cream in milk is not materially altered either by the amount or qualOfficial Records Made ity of feed, Doctor Glover states. feed Is reduced In quanBefore Cows Freshen Whenlessthe milk la obtained, but the pertity, The making of official records be- centage of cream remains the same. gins before the cows freshep. It is the Importance of Therefore, generally supposed that the condition breeding, as well as feeding, for milk of the animal at freshening time de- and cream production is apparent. termines to a large extent her butter-fa- t A grade Jersey family cow, kept production while on test, the claim under observation at the college vetbeing made that the stores of body erinary hospital for several weeks, fat are drawn on to produce milk fat. gave very poor milk, with a butter-fa- t Some men state that they, have never content of only 1.7 per cent. It made big records on really fat cows. was found in experiments that this There may be some truth in that as- butterfat content of the milk could sertion because real fattening of an not be altered by the most liberal animal very often necessitates a long feeding. She was in perfect health, dry period, and there is the danger of and the owner had purchased her beshortening lactation periods and in- cause she looked like a good cow. juring breeding capacity. Evidence This demonstrates the Importance of has been obtained to show that a cow the milk standard of dairy well conditioned for freshening will learning cows before they are bought. Doctor have a higher percentage of butterfat, Glover says. at least for the first few weeks after He also points out that each quarfreshening. ter of a cows udder secretes milk of a different composition, the milk of each of the four glands varying in the Asparagus Bed Worthy of fat, water, albumin, of Good Attention percentage sugar, mineral and specific gravity. The asparagus bed will make good Tests have fully demonstrated that returns for any reasonable amount of the mammary glands of the same cow time which one spends on it Too oftare anatomically and physiologically en it Is allowed to grow as best it can different. in some remote corner of the garden. The application .of fertilizer, in the Some Precautions Will form of barnyard manure and some cultivation will increase the fruitfulPrevent Loss of Stock ness of the plants and make the shoots The right precautions will prevent more tender and more palatable. a share of the loss of cattle on good A good dressing of barnyard manure sweet clover hay or pasture. Moldy should be worked into the soil around may contain poisons that will kill the asparagus crowns as soon as the hay stock. Sweet clover hay seems to soil is in working condition in the thin the blood of the animals and spring. Keep the weeds down during cause it to lose its clotting characterthe growing season by hoeing or culistic. Some other kind of hay should tivating. At the end of the cutting be fed with clover hay, or the aniseason allow the plants to grow up mals should be changed to another and form seed. kind of roughage after two weeks on sweet clover hay. Plan to Make Farming Bloat is caused by the rapid decomof the high percentage of orBetter Paying Business position ganic matter In green feed. Bloat on Farming has changed from an art sweet clover pasture may be largely in grandfathers day to a business prevented by starting the animals on now, and one of the first steps toward some other green pasture in the spring making it a better paying business is and then getting them used to the the keeping of suitable accounts. Acclover' slowly. In serious cases the counts will tell definitely whether or pressure may be relieved with a tronot the farm Is accomplishing Its purcar. Every farmer who pastures pose of making money so that the opclover of any kind should have one erator may be able to buy the many or more trocars on the place for emerthings which modern ways of living gency use. demand. If the farm is not measuring up, the accounts will indicate the protein Is Constituent changes which should be made in the Which Bothers Dairymen way of doing business. It pays better to strengthen the business at its weakProtein is the constituent with est point than to add strength at 'the which dairymen are most concerned. strongest points. It costs the most money and Is one of the limiting factors in economical production because so many dairymen feed either too much or too little of it. Protein Is the only food constituent which contains nitrogen. In the animal body It goes to make up the' lean meat or muscles, and the In the United States Department of Internal organs, such as the heart, lungs, and liver. In the milk, the Agriculture rotenone is now under Investigation by Dr. F. B. La Forge, of protein Is represented by casein and the bureau of chemistry and soils. The albumin. Although protein has no inactive principle of derris is described fluence on the composition of milk, it is the only nutrient that actually as a white crystalline material, insolmilk stimulates and, uble in water but soluble in ether, alproduction cohol, oils, and other organic solvents. therefore, a small excess, over that needed by the cow for maintenance, Dr. R. C. Roark, of the same bureau, milk production, and other purposes says too little is known of the constishould be provided if maximum protution of rotenone as yet to predict its synthesis, although this may be duction Is to be obtained. . as-a- Berry Growers Warned Against Size of Boxes Reports have reached the United States Department of Agriculture that some dealers in berry boxes are en-- . deavoring to secure sales by telling prospective customers that boxes sold by them hold less than other berry boxes. Growers are warned to pay no attention to such claims. If actually true, it means that the boxes are below the standard in capacity, in which case persons using the boxes might find themeslves in violation of POISON IS DEADLY DERRIS-ROO- T BOTH EXPEDITIOUS AND SAFE S Safe for Use as Spray on Fruits and Vegetables. (Prepared by the United Statea Department of Agriculture.) One of the deadliest poisons known to chemistry is also considered one of the safest for use as a spray on fruits and vegetables for the control of certain Insects. This poison is rotenone, the active principle of derris root. Its principal advantage for use as an secticide is its chemical , instability. possible. According to Japanese scientists, about two days after rotenone has been applied to the plant or fruit It disintegrates and ceases to be poisonous. A Japanese chemist isolated rotenone and gave it its name from the' Dipping is the only known practical Japanese name for derris. Much of method of eradicating sucking or bitthe worlds supply comes from the ing lice from sheep and goats. federated malay states. At present it is an expensive drug. Raise a few turkeys to help destroy The poisonous properties may be the insects on your farms. They are preserved in the root, or after extracthe farmers greatest insecticide. tion, in an oil solution. Chemists believe that the oil solution mixed with Usually, vineyards are pruned In soap and water to make an emulsion the late winter, so that the vines may should prove an effective spray. The be tied and in place by the time the lead arsenate sprays now used in some spring work starts. orchard districts have forced the inA $500 machine shed will often prostallation of expensive machinery for betect more than $5,000 worth of mafrom fruit the the poison washing fore it may be marketed. Rotenone chinery. You pay for the machine shed, whether you have It or not. would not have this disadvantage. in- What Will Hawk and Seagull Battle Hundreds of passengers on a transatlantic liner recently saw a fierce battle in midair between a hawk and a seagull. As the birds neared the ship the hawk swooped down, but the gull dived and eluded its pursuer Just as swiftly the by banking. hawk soared again, and the birds conrace. When tinued their Immediately above the liner the hawk swooped once more, and this time gripped the gull In its talons. It then settled on top the mainmast, where it devoured Its prey, scattering the gulls feathers and bones over the astonished passengers below. Washington Star. Future Dairy Business Depends on New Calves The future of the dairy business depends on the quality of the calves raised to replace worn-ou- t cows. The first factor to be considered is breeding. Because an animal Is pure bred does not endow her with the ability to produce abnormally large amounts of milk or fat Because, a bull Is pure bred. It Is not a forgone conclusion that his daughters will be abToo many normally high producers. animals which are pute breds, are bought and. sold on their registry papers and not on their own merits or the meritorious work done by their ancestors. , The key to this situation Is ther bull. If, as we say, a bull Is half of the herd, why object to paying the price for a good one? . . th Within the Reach When your of every woman health and strength. Theyre brought to you by Doctor Pierces Favorite Prescription, which is sold by druggists. It will build up, strengthen and invigorate the nervous, or delicate woman. One who has used it remarked : For over two years I was in miserable health brought on thru womans trouble. I got so weak I would have fainting spells every day, my nerves were all gone and I was not able to do anything. Finally I. was advised to take Dr. Pierce's medicines. I took Children Ciy for It run-dow- n, - There Is hardly a household that hasnt heard of Castoria! At least five If million homes are never without in family, your children there are theres almost daily need of its comfort And any night may find you very thankful theres a bottle in the bouse. Just a few drops, and that colic or constipation Is relieved; or diarrhea checked.. A vegetable product; a baby remedy meant for young folks. Castoria is about the only thing you have ever heard doctors advise giving to Infants. to a Stronger medicines are dangerous harmless may they however baby, tiny Good old Castoria! be to grown-ups- . and remember name, the Remember to buy it It may spare you a sleepless, anxious night It is always ready, or always safe to use; In emergencies, for everyday ailments. Any hour of the fretday or night that Baby becomesnever was Castoria restless. or ful, more popular with mothers than it Is today. Every druggist has It it lereral bottks each of the Favorite Preaerip-tic- n and the Golden Medical Discovery. and these medicines restored me to health. I hare been a well woman ntr since and in my wont el noising I always recommend Dr. Pierces medidnes where I think they are needed. Mis. J. B. Mitchell 1423 Grove St. Boise. Idaho, Fish Prevent Mosquitos Fish in the water pool will prevent breeding of mosquitoes," says Edward C. Vick writing in the Peoples Home Journal, and goldfish especially add Interest and beauty. Fresh water snails, frogs and tadpoles are helpful in keeping the pool clean. Where there are fish in the pool, it is well to have submerged plants for the production of oxygen for the benefit of the fish. PARKERS HAIR BALSAM Removes Restores Color and Baauty to Gray and Faded Hail (0c. and $1.00 at Druggists. Hlscox Ciiem. Wks. Patchogue. N. T. FLORESTON SHAMPOO Meal for use to connection with Parkers Hair Balsam. Hakes the hair soft and fluffy. 60 cents by mail or at druggists. Hiscoz Chemical Works, Patchogne, N. I. Hake $15 Doily Selling Custom Quality shirts and ties. Lowest prices. Largest cash commissions. Extra bonuses daily. Outfits free. I. PARMODE CO., ST. LOUIS. The basis of treating sickness has not changed since Dr. Caldwell left Medical College in 1875, nor since he placed on the market the laxative prescription he had used in his practice. He treated constipation, biliousness, headaches, mental depression, indigestion, sour stomach and other indispositions entirely by means of simple vegetable laxatives, herbs and roots. Thele are still the basis of Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin, a combination of senna and other mild herbs, with pepsin. The simpler the remedy for constipation, the safer for the child and for you. And an you can get results in a mild and safe way by using Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin, why take chances with strong drugs? ; A bottle will lash several months, and all can use it. It is pleasant to the taste, gentle in action, and free from narcotics. Elderly people find it ideal. All drug stores have the generous bottles, or write Syrup Pepsin, Depfc. BB, Monticello. Illinois, for free trial bottle. STOCK AND HAT RANCH. 35 acres patented land with 176 head cattle and other necessary stock and equipment for sale. One Neof the most desirable in vadaAmple exclusive water rights and range. Modern buildlngB. 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