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Show I THE RICH COUNTY REAPER Bernard H. Ewer, Editor and Prop. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 Per Year in Advance matter Feb, Entered as second-clas- s 8, 1929, at the post office Randolph, Utah, under the Acc of Mar. 3, 1879. ffivAJM HERD RECORDS OF MUCH IMPORTANCE Improvement Associations' Growth Aid to Farmers. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) , Dairy farmers in the United States apparently are taking increasing interest in the bookkeeping end of their business, if the growth of the association movement is a fair indication. There are now 1,090 such associations in this country, according to Dr. J. C. McDowell, of the bureau of dairy industry, United States Department of Agriculture, an increase of nearly 50 per cent in the last four years. He predicts a continued growth of the movement and cites its past history to support his view. The Idea of keeping production and cost records on the dairy herd started with one association in 1906, Doctor McDowell recalls. By the end of 1924 there were 732 associations, as they are now called. During the next four years the annual growth of the movement was even greater. In 1925 there was a gain of 45 associations, or 6 per cent over the previous year; In 1926 there was a gain of 60, or 8 per cent ; in 1927 a gain of 110, or 13 per cent; and in .1928 a gain of 143 associations, or 15 per cent. Thus there were 1,090 associations on January 1, 1929, in which the members were keeping books on 465.804 cows. This represents a remarkable growth in the use of business method on the dairy farm, says Doctor McDowell, but there are still about cows being kept for milk In the United States whose owners might also profit'by entering them in a association. ng That Cuts Down Cost of Labor ALL PIGS EXACT BEST MANAGEMENT Should Run on Forage After Weaning to Get Start. Scrape and Scrub Various Utensils Made Use Of. infectant walls and celling will give greater sanitation and provide more light in the house in wintertime. White-wasmay be applied best with a force spray pump. This mixture gives good results : Slack lump lime with water to the Take five consistency of cream. quarts of this, add one pint of good coal tar disinfectant and one quart of kerosene, stir thoroughly, and add an equal amount of water. Strain the whitewash through a fine screen or a piece of burlap before using it In the sprayer. Window lights should be cleaned Sweep and broken ones replaced. down all muslin curtains, and replace with new muslin those that are too ' dirty or torn: of the "This is the best time year to repair the roof, or put on a new one. Check over all seams on patent roofing for leaks. A good deep litter should be put In the laying house next, and new nesting material in the nest boxes. Remove old litter and replace with bright, clean straw every four weeks or oftener, if necessary. White-washin- g one-ha- h Tried Sows Found Most Profitable as Breeders Old sows may be more profitable than gilts for next springs crop of pigs, says E. F. Ferrin of the animal husbandry department at University Farm. The spring pigs grown this year have had very scanty grain allowances, consequently most of the gilts are small and undersized, he says. These gilts are more miniature and uudeveloped than during ordinary seasons. , The litters from gilts such as these are apt to be disappointing next spring. On some farms there are thin sows still in the prime of breeding efficiency that have not. yet been fattened for 'market because of the scarcity of grain during the summer.' These sows will yield a. good profit if bred to farrow next spring, providing they take the place of the undersized gilts. The sows can be bred to farrow earlier than the gilts and accordingly late farrowing of next years crop can be avoided. . A yearling or sow will farrow and raise more pigs than a gilt because she is a selected brood sow. There is always an uncertainty as to how a gilt will suckle her litter, while the old sows which have been disappointing go to market. On the average from one and to two pigs more per litter can be raised to weaning age from tried sows than from gilts. j ti . . tir""" jfCEDINGqijPACE fbR IjOOSC GAljljLE H H .r.TRit?Yp - li ."rvm Hay Storage I - two-year-o- ld selfc-fe- one-ha- al Poultry Facts Taking Manure to Field One important advantage of hauling manure to the field daily on the dairy farm is the fact that direct hauling robs flies of an excellent place to breed and multiply. Flies are a serious menace to milk sanitation, in fact, a prominent dairyman stated recently that he considered the control of flies sufficient reason in itself for hauling out farm manure daily. Besides controlling flies and keeping the barnyard cleaner and more sightly, direct hauling of manure prevents losses from leaching, fermentation and other agencies. V V V Infertile eggs do not spoil as readily as fertile eggs do, Eggs are a food which is quickly and easily digested. . Cleanliness is next to Godliness. In the chicken business it spells success or failure. A little extra feeding now may give you more late summer and fall eggs. Hens wont eat much in the real hot weather, and a bit of extra weight put on them now will help them to lay Dairy Notes' later on. Increasing the hay is equivalent to reducing the grain ration. If theres a green pasture in sight get a temporary fence around it and a milk cow on it. now, Make a little rope halter to fit the calfs head and neck and use It Shut up the broody hens each night. regu- larly in teaching the calf to lead. Dont forget the water pans.. Eggs are not produced without a constant . supply. . For the gosling a mixture of com meal, bran and ground oats mixed with the table scraps and moistened with milk or water to a crumbly consistency is satisfactory. Records kept by poultry flock The cows board bill is the largest item connected with her keeping. The n first cost of good dairy stock or animals is high. pure-'atio- own- ers show that culling of flocks and marketing of unprofitable layers and surplus broilers are highly profitable practices lf . Scratching Found Not Keep Milker Clean and Essential to Fowls Free of All Bacteria flocks of Rhode Island Reds Three The most effective method of keepftnd three White Leghorns at the Uniing a milking machine clean and free versity of Illinois indicated that hens from bacteria is to stop the developdo as well when fed grain in boxes as ment of bacteria on the parts of the are obliged to scratch for when machine over which the fluid milk It in theylitter. This method has the deep passes, according to E. G. Hasting, advantage qf being much cleaner and 'University of Wisconsin. more sanitary. Bleaching powder is the most comOne lot of each breed was fed dry mon germicide. It is harmless to the mash in hoppers and scratch grain machine and also to the milk. By mixmorning and night in straw litter. A ing 12 ounces of the powder with a second lot received dry mash in hopgallon of water, a stock solution is pers, but the grain was fed twice obtained which is very effective In daily in shallow troughs. For the third destroying bacteria. lot the scratch grain was ground and Good results are obtained by filling mixed with the mash and the whole the tubes with the solution then plug- ration d in hoppers. ging the openings with a cork, and let No high records were made, but the ting the solution remain there until egg yields were not affected matemilking time, when it can be drained rially by the methods of feeding. The and the parts used without further test ran for 41 weeks. treatment. After the milking is over, The grain mixture was shelled corn, a pail of cold water should be run 70 pounds and oats, 30 pounds. The through the machine. This should be mash was made up of 17 pounds each followed with a pail of warm water of ground corn, ground oats, wheat containing a tablespoonful of washing bran and flour middlings, 25 pounds soda. After this the parts should be of dried buttermilk, 5 pounds of bone-meplaced in a rack and filled with a fresh and 2 pounds of salt. supply of the solution. O Fall pigs should be given a chance to run on forage crops for a time after weaning, says the hnimal husbandry department of the Ohio State university. This practice will give them a better start for the long winter montha Fall pigs demand the best of attention to feeding and handling if they are to be profitable to the grower. During the growing and fattening periods concentrates fed to the pigs should be of high energy value with some protein supplement, or a combination of protein supplements. Com probably Is the best feed from, the point of energy value, but must be balanced with high protein foods. Skim milk and buttermilk, both of them high in protein and mineral matter, are good to balance grains. Two to three pounds of milk and should be fed with one pound of com for pigs. As the animals grow the proportion of milk may be ' decreased. fish meal, alfalfa meal or Tankage, oil meal should be fed where milk is not available. A combination of 50 per cent fish meal or tankage, 25 per cent alfalfa meal, and 25 per cent oil meal has been successfully used with corn or other feed to start the pigs. About 15 to 20 per' cent of the protein supplement should be fed in the beginning, and gradually decreased until at the finishing period only about 5 per cent is fed. Information to poultrymen concerning fall cleaning of poultry houses is given in a statement just issued by Hoyt M. Wells, poultryman for the Colorado Agricultural college. The laying house for the pullets should be given a thorough cleaning, All dropping boards, says Wells. roosts, nesting boxes, feeders and drinking containers ought to be scraped and scrubbed with a good disinfectant Roosts may be painted with a carbolineum product to control red mites. Old litter should be removed from the floor, and if the floor Is wooden or concrete, it should be scraped and sprayed with a good dis- Important Advantage of HITE Beef Cattle Feeding Plant LAYING HOUSES IN , NEED OF CLEANING THE cow-testi- PWJHW MTS- By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all problems pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for the. readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience aB editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address all inquiries to William- A. Radford, No. 407 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111., and only inclose stamp for reply. With fat cattle selling, when this was written, at $17.00 per hundred, the raising and feeding of beef animals is most profitable. However, the feeding operations on the farm will bring a greater return where there is equipment to cut .the labor cost and to house the animals so that the feed they consume be used to the best advantage. Herewith is reproduced an exterior view of a modem beef feeding plant Also there are floor plans showing how the exterior is arranged and a giving some of the details of construction. The barn is T shaped. The main structure is 34 feet wide and 100 feet long. The stable floor is open and is provided with hay racks and mangers running through the center. These racks are built up so that hay is stored' in the racks, making an abundant supply constantly available to the animals. At the front of the barn are the feed storage and mixing rooms with twin silos, one on either side. These silos are 14 feet in diameter and 28 feet high. They are connected witb wo-ce- nt cross-sectio- n the feed room by an enclosed chute to which overhead carrier tracks tun. These traces extend into the stable and are so located that silage is carried to the mangers on either side of the hay storage racks. The barn is of tight weather-proo- f construction and is equipped with suction ventilation system. It provides a warm comfortable place for the feeder stock to stay in the winter time. Comfortable animals use their food to put on weight and fat instead of to provide heat to protect them from the cold as is the case when they are in the open during the severe winter time. . Narrow Flooring Best to Prevent Shrinkage As a rule, the narrower any kind of floor is the better it will be. provided good workmanship is used and ma- lf Frequent Attention Is Needed by Self-Feed- er One advantage of the is that it will probably save some labor, self-feed- er but the amount of labor saved depends somewhat on the size and type of the feeder. A small feeder requires frequent filling, and practically all feeders require considerable attention to see that the feed is feeding down properly. 'Frequent attention should be given to see that feed is not being nosed out and wasted and that, If the feeds are in separate compartments, the hogs are not eating too much of the protein feeds and not enough of the others, or vice versa. I Live Stock Notes A shade for the hogs pays. terials are all right in themselves. The reason for this is that the Cattle given free access to com shrinkage across a narrow piece is and alfalfa will balance their silage less than it Is for a wide one, and that own rations. the cupping of the wider piece due to drying out of the wood is greater than in the narrower piece. . . Storage Important If a new house Is being built, all care should be given the fundamentals that mean comfort and stability, such as heating, plumbing, solid structural construction, etc., but the housewifes demands for ample storage and closet space must not be overlooked. ' The greatest mistake in feeding orphan lambs, Is in feeding too much and too often. Nothing will solve as many prob lems of the pork producer as will plenty iof good pasture. Many stockmen fall to balance their rations because they feel it necessary to feed what they have at hand. . a |
