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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH THE RICH COUNTY REAPER Bernard H. Ewer, Editor and Pro. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 Per Year in Advance matter Feb, Entered as second-clas- s 8, 1929, at the post office Randolph, erne SEAWEED LATEST HEALTH BUILDER LIME-SULPHU- GOOD DAIRY FARM WILL HAVE SILO Modem Affair Permits Production of More Milk. is Fed to Live Stock, It Also USEFUL ON FUNGI Provides Iodine in Milk. Because the silo is an investment R Very Effective if Applied Early in September. Sooty blotch, or sooty fungus, and Brooks spot are the only obstacles that now stand between the fruit grower and a crop of clean, perfect apples, provided the six summer sprays recommended by the New Jersey Agricultural college have been applied, says A. F. Mason, extension specialist In fruit growing. Sooty fungus Is the black, unsightly, e blotch which appears late In the fall and sometimes gets so bad that the whole apple is covered. ' It occurs very generally In orchards situated on low ground, or in foggy localities. If the fall weather is rainy, it is frequently abundant in orchards on high ground. Control measures are very simple. Concentrated diluted four quarts to fifty gallons of water, applied in early September is very effective. sulphnr-lim- e or may be substituted for the commercial concentrated wherever there Is danger of russeting the fruit or burning the foliage with the latter material. Brooks spot is the small, greenish-browspot with Irregular edges which commonly appears around the blossom end of some varieties, notably Grimes, s Stayman and Black Twig. This does not attack apples until they are nearly mature. During the past few years it has been prevalent In many orchards, causing heavy loss. Where the disease has been severe in previous years, it may be necessary to make one to three additional applications of concentrated at Intervals between the sixth and seventh applications of the regu- lar spray schedule, in order to keep the fruit clean. web-lik- lime-sulphu- Dry-mi- self-boile- d lime-sulph- r, x, ur .lime-sulph- n fun-gn- lime-sulph- ten-da- y Fredonia Gooseberry Is Vigorous and Productive Perhaps there is nothing new under the sun, but the new uses often found for old things are amazing enough to keep as interested in life. For instance, seaweed. When the hogs owned by J. M. Ballard, of Indiana, won the grand championship at the last International Livestock show in Chicago, most of the farmers who inquired about their diet were amazed to find that they were sea being fed kelp, a rough brown-lea- f weed that fcrows in profusion off both American coasts. Prof. Oscar Erf, of the Ohio State university, was the first to experiment with kelp as live stock feed. His success prompted experiments at Purdue university, and later ones at the Iowa and Utah agricultural experiment stations. It was found that the weed contained at least 30 important chemical elements and was especially rich In iodine, in which several regions of the country are deficient, says the Farm Journal. Mixed in a very small proportion with other feed it proved to have decidedly valuable medicinal qualities. Not only has this addition to animal diet helped the animals, it also is providing a means of supplying iodine to the human population. It has been definitely proved that by using kelp in a cows ration iodine can be fed into the milk. Chicago this physicians are recommending Iodized milk to their patients, says the Farm Journal article, adding that similar experiments with eggs are proving successful. Strangely enough, kelp has been In the making of s used for iodine itself, although it never occurred to anyone that its properties could be transmitted directly to human and animal uses. That is, it had never occurred to anyone in the United States until recently. Over In Japan, wise little Orientals have been eating seaweed for ages, and Occidental visitors generally have regard' ed it as a primitive habit. many-year- health-givin- g and not an expense, the good dairy farmer usually has one or more according to the size of his herd. Silos are growing in popularity," says A. T. Holman, agricultural engineer at the North Carolina State Hundreds of modern silos college. were constructed in 192S and a greater number will be built this year. We observe that farmers show a marked tendency to have a better silo than formerly, built from good materials and of the proper size. It permits the production of more milk at less expense, and as it lowers cost of production, it automatically increases profits and the labor income. The silo is the cows fruit jar where green feqd is stored and cured until most needed. Silage must not be considered a substitute for grain, but is a supplement to it Cows require both grain and silage or grain and pasture for the profitable production of milk. When winter comes and there is no pasture, the silo proves its value, but the is better than pasturage in that It contains the com grains in addition to the succulent leaves and stalks. Silage also appeals to the cows taste. A number of crops may be canned In the silo though corn is still the most popular. The size of the silo depends on the size of the herd, the rate of feeding and the length of the feeding period. The average feeding rate for the dairy cow is about 30 pounds per day, so when feeding ten to fifteen cows, the diameter shonld sl-la- ge feet; 15 fc) 25 cows, 12 feet; 25 to 35 cows, 14 feet, and for 35 to 40 cows the diameter should be 16 be 10 feet. The height will be calculated by 'dividing the number of days in the feeding period by six when feeding off two inches of silage per day. If three Inches are fed off, as should be the base in hot weather, the, days of the feeding period should be divided by four and this will give the height needed when the proper diameter has been determined. It is better to have two silos than one extra large one, says Mr. Holman. The gooseberry is the fruit of fruits Good Market Seen for One Common Mistake in northern European countries, but in Right Kind of Colts North America has never been popuFeeding Dairy Calves For about the first time In 15 years lar because nursery men for the most common mistake In feedmost The the in horse dealer is his part offer to fruit growers only sorts from the bucket Is calves W. H. ing dairy now, Peters, says glory derived from the American species, of feeding them too much. The amount which the wretchedly small Houghton chief of the division of animal husand Downing are the best known bandry of the University of Minne- that a calf should really have, divided kinds. The New York experiment sta- sota. This year the demand for over three feeds, seems so ridiculously tion has long been testing European horses has been such that most any small that most of us feel stingy about kinds and trying to breed new sorts old kind of a horse could be sold for it and are tempted to add a little some kind of a price and any good more. To avoid being generous at the which have the character of the Eucalves expense it is well to actually ropean varieties. This year Fredonia horse could be sold for a good price. time has The finally arrived, says weigh the milk for each calf and is recommended as a new gooseberry Professor Feters, when all that farm- stick to the rule. Many rules have of the European type. The nurseryman who propagates and popularizes ers need to do to Insure a good profit- been given, all emphasizing the danable horse market for several years to ger of overfeeding, but as good a rule it deserves to make a fortune. The plants are vigorous, produc- come Is to go ahead and raise colts as any Is one pound of milk to each ten pounds live weight A fifty pound tive, quite resistant to the mildew provided they have good big mares to to mate stallions. calf, therefore, would get only five good big hold aDd their foliage longer than any The need for horses is so great, pounds of milk daily, or two quarts. other European sort The berries are this would, be just large, attractive in appearance and however, that many farmers are likely If fed twice dally of most excellent quality, suitable for to decide to begin raising colts from a quart of milk at a feed. In some observed so closely culinary purposes from the time they whatever mares they have, the com- stables this rule is calf is the that ones well as as inferior every month mon, the weighed good, are as large as a pea until they are amount on of milk to check ones. the will be This the up big quickest a for dessert fruit The ripe enough no should fed. At time be should surest that and way of creating an over skin is thick and tough, and the fruit of 16 more than calf of a In a inferior horses few get pounds hangs and keeps well, so that the sort supply shonld bo excellent for the general years and destroying what would be- milk daily. market and cannery, as well as for come a permanent profitable market for horses if every farmer would re- Cow Deserves Careful home use. The berries are most delectable when ripe and make a splendid solve to raise only good, useful colts." Attention to Her Feet dessert fruit for those who appreciate a cows toe nails, if we may When to eat out of hand. gooseberries Brood Sows Should Be call them such, become too long it ' Fed Very Little Grain makes the animal walk and stand Brood sows should be given very awkwardly, and oftentimes makes a little grain for 24 hours after farrow- fairly good animal look worse than ing but should have all the water they she really is. A' sharp chisel is . desire. The first feed given after far- handy in removing the excess growth strawberthe the harvest rowing should be limited In amount and the hoof can then be shaped with Following ry grower must decide whether to re- and fed as a thin slop. The amount a rasp. It is very surprising how new or abandon his producing fields. fed Is Increased gradually as the pigs much a cow will let you do to her feet need more milk, until in 10 or 15 days if you are quiet and careful in the Not all trees in an orchard maj the sow is being fed all she will eat. way you go about It. You will be more need thinning. Where the crop Is light The brood sows rarion during the than pleased with the result of your and well distributed over the bearing suckling period should be slightly lax- labor when you see how much better ative and provide for increased milk she handles herself after a good Job of area, thinning is unnecessary. ' manicuring. production to meet the needs of th , Thinning reduces the amount of pigs. breakage in an overloaded fruit tree Balanced Cow Ration and cuts down the expenses of propEconomical Gains A balanced cow ration Is ft combinaping.' At no time In a sheeps life can a tion of feeds so blended as to provide more economical gain be made than the required amount of protein in The question of pollination should to the other elements, be carefully considered In the case of when the lamb is suckling its mother, proportion The protein is mainly carbohydrates. pear trees of bearing age that do not and at this time one has to be on the the most difficult to secure. The Is less done alert or negsomething set satisfactory crops of fruit n feeds do not provide this a lected to be done so as to hinder its In other words, amounts. sufficient in The average strawberry field should growth, thereby robbing it of its baby cow enough proto a In order give much nature than fat earlier intended. produce some three or four profitable tein to make 30 pounds of milk sh crops but the question of renewal de- The first 90 days of the lambs life ths would have to use enough corn and little a lamb be can, with forethought, pends entirely upon the condition of to oats throw her digestive system to a pound made to gain from the field. out of order. per day. In old-tim- Hfr-:ttt- e - Horticultural Notes . home-grow- , one-ha- lf VITAMINE NEEDED IN CHICK RATION Liberal Use of Milk Quite Essential for Chickens. A vitamine required by poultry and hitherto unrecognized, has been discovered by L. C. Norris, G. F. Heuser and H. S. Wilgus, Jr., of the Cornell, university agricultural experiment station. This vitamine which is contained in milk is essential for 4he growth of chicks and for the prevention of a peculiar type of paralysis which may result in incurable deformities. The discovery was in part accidental and resulted from an attempt to get a chick ration low in calcium and phosphorous, which would be suitable to study the requirements of chicks for these minerals. Casein, a purified milk protein, was used as the main source of protein in the experimental ration. When it was used in place of milk the chick ration was found lacking in this vitamine which prevents paralysis. The experiment demonstrates that the use of liberal quaitlties of milk is essential where chicks or mature birds are confined Indoors and are not provided with succulent green feed. To conclude from this experiment that milk should Invariably be used in all poultry rations would be unwise, they say, as good chicks have been reared in the past with little or no milk and good winter, egg production has also often been obtained with rations which contained no milk. It is probable, therefore, that this unknown factor is present In slight amounts in meat products, cereals and cereal byproducts, and in large amounts in succulent leafy green feeds. Barred Plymouth Rock Favored to Caponize One of the best breeds of poultry for caponizing is the Barred Rock as the sex can be determined at an early age. The cockerels will be light and the pullets dark and when the chicks are about six weeks old and weigh close to one and a half pounds each, the pouitryman can' go into his cplony houses with a spotlight and collect cockerels as fast as he can pick them np. In caponizing such breeds as Rhode Island Reds or White Wyandottes, it is more difficult to pick out the male birds at an early age, says a writer in the Michigan Farmer. Considerable accuracy is possible by studying the heads. The male birds soon appear more coarse and have a harsher voice than the pullets. Pullets of any color soon develop what might be called the feminine type of head. It is smaller and more refined than the head of the male bird. The heads, beaks, and even the undeveloped combs on male chicks have a different appearance from pullets. Some breeders caponize White Leghorn cockerels and make them weigh as much as six pounds but' in general the caponizing is confined to the heavier meat breeds like the Barred Plymouth Rock, Jersey Black Giant or Light Brahma. different things may A DOZEN cause a headache, but theres thing you need ever do to relief. Bayer Aspirin is an get absolute antidote for such pain. Keep it at the office. Have it handy in the home. 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