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Show JTHEJRICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Turkey Business on Stable Basis WARM MILK BEST f BACTERIAL HOME Heretofore Industry Has Been Regarded as Side High Counts Usually Result Issue and Gamble. of Dirty Utensils. The flock was established by purchasing hatching eggs which were incubated artificially. The young birds were brooded In special brooder bouses with clean yards until they were about eight weeks old. The investigators took these precautions to prevent infestations of the poults by such parasites as are introduced by adult turkeys. When large enough to range the young poults were provided with large fenced lots and inexpensive shelters for roosting. Modern improvements. "Modern improvements in mechanical means of hatching and brooding have done much to develop the turkey Industry," Mr. Lee says. Day-olpoults are now produced by commercial hatcheries and shipped by parcel post In much the same mnner as baby chicks. Artificial brooding has been of particular value in preventing losses from blackhead disease which at one time threatened to destroy the industry." Research workers have determined that this disease is caused by a parasite which cannot live long in soil, but which may be transmitted in the egg of another parasite, the cecum worm. The blackhead parasite survives for long periods in the worm egg. As both turkeys and chickens may have blackhead, usually in a chronic form in mature birds, and as both may also have cecum worms, prevention of the acute, destructive form of blackhead in young turkeys calls for rearing on clean ground away from chickens und older turkeys. : (Prepared Bacteria get into milk only from the things with which the milk is handled," said Prof. J. D. Brew, to visitors at Cornell university. "Proper barn construction and equipment ' merely adds to the possibilities of clean milk. making Bacteria grow in many liquids, and milk happens to be the most ideal of all. Like any other plant, provided with enough food and moisture, they grow rapidly at warm temperatures, and most of the . exceedingly high counts are the result of growth due to poor cooling. The next important cause of high counts is improperly cleaned utensils. Usually the greatest bacterial contamination comes from the more or less invisible parts of any utensils of equipment. About 1 to 2 per cent of all miscellaneous high counts are due to udder infection. Often udder troubles are apparent, but at times an unsuspected udder is causing the high count. Dirt falling into the milk may also add numerous bacteria. The numbers added, however, depend upon the source of the dirt. To produce milk with bacterial count consistently under 30,000, requires greater vigilance in operations. No chances whatever should be taken. There Is no excuse, in general, for counts being in excess of 100,000. It can be safely assumed that with efficient cooling of milk and proper cleaning and sterilizing of all utensils, at least 9S per cent of the counts should be under 100,000. Brushes Preferred in Washing Milk Utensils Brushes are to be preferred to rags for use in washing dairy utensils, because they get into corners and crevices much better. The brushes should be carefully washed and allowed to dry,- in the sun if possible, between the times when they are in use. A sour brush will often leave the utensil in a worse condition than before it was washed, causing the same vile, sour and musty odors to develop in the utensil that were present in the brush or rag. All milk or cream utensils should be rinsed first of all with cold or lukewarm water. This step should never be omitted, for hot water introduced directly into milk vessels coagulates the albumin of the milk, forming a sticky layer over the surface which is very difficult to remove. The utensils rinsed as indicated should then be washed thoroughly in hot water containing a high grade of washing powder. The powder readily dissolves the layer of fat on the utensils, which is very difficult to remove in any other practicable way. The utensil should then be sterilized with steam or chemicals and allowed to dry thoroughly without the use of towels of any kind. - Use. of Dry Skim Milk Many toy th United State ot Agriculture.) Department Turkey raising in the United States has been regarded as a side Issue and a gamble, but increasing knowledge of parasitic diseases and their control Is putting the Industry on a more stable basis, says A. R. Lee, poultry husbandman of the United States Department of Agriculture. There are now more than three and a half million turkeys on farms In this country, and they constitute 1 per cent of all poultry. The 1929 crop of market turkeys Indicated a decided advance in the business as compared with 1928. The estimated increase was about 9 per , Dairy Notes Dont allow dairy cows and laying Lens to become fat. Ground barley, fed with silage and hay, has been proved to be good feed for calves. , Practically every cow that holds a worlds record of production is a large cow for her breed. Stunted calves make undersized cows. prices, much lower than usual, have led some dairymen to try economizing by not using cottonseed meal where needed to balance the ration, or feeding native hay Instead of alfalfa. This is poor e onomy. Butter-fa- t , Information Needed. In recognition of the Increased Interest in turkeys and the need for further Information concerning para- sitic diseases, the United States Department of Agriculture has established a foundation flock of turkeys at the United States range experiment station at Miles City, Mont. This work got under way last spring. Of 600 birds raised last season, 300 were selected for the breeding flocks. Everett E. Wehr, a research worker, is devoting ail his time to the Investigation of parasitic ' diseases. The work at this station will also include a study of the comparative cost of raising turkeys in confinement and on free range. MUSKMELONS MAY PAY WELL ON LOCAL MARKETS ies Get ydtte Flit and the special Flit Sprayer Today I pray klean smelling." The World's Selling Insect" Have Glut of Bibles and of Epsom Salts No more Bibles or epsom salts are wanted at Tristan da Cunha, the worlds loneliest isle, in the South Atlantic. The reason is that kindly people have sent so many of these articles that every inhabitant is supplied for years. According to Rev. R. A. C. Iooley, the missionary in charge, there has been a flood of Bibles, some houses having six copies, and many Good Books are awaiting new arrivals. He adds that there are still 200 pounds of epsom salts to be taken when required. His letter was written a year ago, but has just arrived in England, the boat touching the island only about once a year. A new schorl was erected last spring for the 10 Inhabitants, who are descendant-othe British garrison in the days when Napoleon was at St. Helena. Any Garden Soil Is Suitable for Good Crop. (Prepared bv the United States Department of Agriculture.) Muskmelons produced locally an.1 sold in small towns and on roadside markets could often be grown to ad vantage In small acreages in many parts of the country, according to Bulletin 146S F entitled Farmers Muskmelons, recently revised by the United States Department of Agricul ture and available to anyone requesting it The countrys carlot markets are well supplied from the big producing centers, but local growers in many sections can advantageously produce and sell melons on the smaller markets which are now not fully supplied by the carlot movement, says the author, W. R. Beattie, horticulturist of the bureau of plant industry. or Well drained, warm, sandy-loasilt loam soils are best adapted to melon growing although some of the finest melons grow on sandy river bottoms and rich clay loams, Mr. Beattie points out. Warmth, drainage, abundance of quickly available plant food and humus are essential for success. Any garden soil is suitable for melons grown for home use. Insect pests and diseases are the greatest obstacles to muskmelon growing, according to the bulletin. This crop must be rotated, appearing not - At the second annual conference of district, the Eastern held in Washington, It was reported that clippings from thousands of newspapers throughout America indicated a material decline in the number of accidental human deaths frbm mt poison during 1929. Since, the sales and use of exterminators have not decreased, the conference concluded that the diminishing death rate Is due to the increased, nation-wid- e use of powdered red is unique as an exwhich squill, terminator in that it is deadly to rats live stock, dogs, cats, poultry and mice but harmless to humans, and Rodent-Contro- l it is highly even baby chicks, ommended by the United States partment of Agriculture. ton, D. C. Selecting Dairy Sire on Basis of Past Records In selecting a dairy bull on the basis of the records of his ancestors consideration should be given to the conditions under which the records were made, says the United States Department of Agriculture. An investigation by the Bureau of Dairy Industry at Reltsville, Md., showed that when cows were milked and fed three times a day instead of twice, confined in box stalls Instead of In stanchions, fed enough to make them fat instead of keeping them in ordinary flesh, and bred to freshen at intervals of 15 months instead of 12 the production was Increased 50 per cent A herd improvement association record of 400 pounds of butterfat, if made under ordinary farm conditions, the bureau says, is equal to an advanced registry or register of merit record of 600 pounds. De- There is a very common notion that oats grown with wheat as a succotash are not good for seed. "Just what the foundation of this notion is no one seems to know. There is nothing In the association of the wheat with the oats to in any way disturb its Inheritance and it therefore Is just as good for seed as oats that have been grown alone. The main difficulty in using such grain for seed lies in thoroughly separating the wheat and oats so that a clean crop can be raised. Certainly worn well, hasnt it? Tit-Bit- s. r Pile sufferers from Protruding, Bleeding, Itching or Blind Piles, can now get relief from very first treatment by using Q.R.PileOlnlment . .In 18S5, old Dr. Caldwell made a discovery for. which elderly people the world over praise him today I Years of practice convinced him that many people were endangering their health by a careless choice of laxatives. So he began a search for a harmless prescription which would be thoroughly effective, yet would neither gripe nor form any habit. At last he found it. Over and over he wrote it, when he found people bilious, headachy, out of sorts, weak or feverish ; with coated tongue, bad breath, no appetite or energy. It relieved the most obstinate cases, and yet was gentle with women, children and elderly ' people. 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Hookworm Vanishing Hookworm, which a few years ago W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. caused many deaths in Georgia, is Remarkable disappearing, according to the state An idem ... . board of health. Only nine deaths couple, you from the disease were reported last say? Yes; theyve lived together ten years without a shot being fired. year. 23-19- Agricultural Notes tows should he removed, from the pasture several hours before milking if their milk is known to contain the off flavor produced by weeds and plants. rec- Oats Grown With Wheat as Succotash Are Good - F Lot of Service How do you like my dress, Tom? Dad got it for my eighteenth birthday. PILES oftener than once in five or six years on the same land and with no related vine crops in the rotation if the soil Is to be kept uninfested. Seed treatment and dusting or spraying will be necessary for success, the bulletin points out The author also comments on varieties and types of melons best suited to the local markets and home gardens, on the preparation of soil, cultivation, harvesting and packing of melons. In established melon growing sections the most urgent need is for improvement of quality and standardization of packs, says Mr. Beattie. Bulletin Requests for Farmers 146S-should be addressed to the OfUnited fice of Information States Department of Agriculture, Washing- OliBOftwebg. f HOME-GROW- N s 'Flu is sold only in this yellow can with the black bandi Disease-Carryin- g d cent in Raising Dairy Calf Human Deaths From Rat , experiment stations have been Poison Are on Decline on few the years past working during the use of dry skim milk In raising dairy calves. All are agreed that it is practical to do so where whole milk Is sold at considerable premium over butterfat prices. Professor Bohstedt of the Wisconsin Station states that they have done sufficient work to be convinced that dry skim milk has a place in the ration for growing dairy calves. A bulletin has Just been issued from the University Farm at St. Paul, Minnesota, on raising the dairy calf when whole milk is sold. Kill those No purchase of vitamin rich feeds is necessary where the proper amounts of good alfalfa are fed, say about one pound to every 100 pounds live weight, in a balanced ration. Where milk is sold it is usually more convenient to cool it at once after milking. It is true that bacteria do not begin to Increase rapidly in milk till from two to four hours after milking. , Efficient separators deliver skim milk that tests below 2 per cent When the fat content, of skim milk reaches 5 per cent there Is a preventable loss of three pounds of butterfat in 1,000 pounds of skim milk delivered by the separator. , RICH GRADE AUTOMOBILES Buys for Cash all Grades of Cars. 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