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Show THE. RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Famed Hen, Aged 23, Dies of SHARPSHOOTER Old-A- ge Favorite Beverage in Tibet The principal beverage in Tibet is brick tea from China which is boiled in water flavored with soda.' When thoroughly boiled, the mixture is taken out with a ladle and poured through a strainer into a churn. Butter and salt are added and the whole churned until it is well mixed after which it looks like cafe au lait. The consumption of this beverage among the Tibetans is enormous, most of them drinking from 30 to 50 cups a- day. It is said to give a high power of resistance to both cold and hunger. Beer brewed from barley is another popular drink there. TAR OIL EMULSION FOR APPLE APHIS Spraying - Early Advised to Kill Eggs on Trees. : - By Arthur J. Farley, Professor of Pomology, Rutgers University. WNU Service. Miss Sigur Bergerson, number one the University of Washington girls rifle team, who was national hen, died of old age near Salisbury, N. C., re- champion in 1938, is also number Granny, one hopeful for the national chamcently. Property of Lawrence A. Taylor, Granny was the oldest hen In the world. She was widely known among poultry men and was fre- pionship of 39. Last year she fired quently exhibited at shows. Until a year ago she laid an occasional egg. 1,499 out of a possible 1,500. i on President Hears Students Pleas; Rejects New Job Any period of warm weather in the spring is an ideal time for the application of a tar oil emulsion spray for the control of apple aphis. This material, if applied at the proper strength, will kill the aphis eggs now on the trees. The stock emulsion, as received from the manufacturer or deale.r, will contain 66, 83 or 98 per cent actual tar oil. This should be diluted to provide 2.5 per cent actual tar oil in the diluted spray. Growers who have had difficulty controlling the apple aphis would do well to apply one of the tar oil emulsions while the trees are dormant and the temperature is above freezing, since the treatment offers one of the most effective methods of ' Italys Shrine of Silver The Shrine of St. Charles lies beneath the dome of Milan cathedral. It is of beaten silver faced with rock crystal and there is also a statue of the saint in silver in the same church. St. Charles Borromeo was canonized in 1610. He was Archbishop of Milan and rendered heroic services during the pestilence of 1576. He is the patron saint against pestilence. control. Plans for applying tar oil emulsion should be made early enough to insure the completion of the job by the time the fruit buds appear silvery, since the use of such a mixture after that stage of bud development may cause serious injury. Furthermore, the application of excessive amounts of material should be avoided in the interest of safety and economy. It is important, however, that the trees be completely coated with the spray, since any aphis eggs which are missed will not be killed. Best results' are obtained by floating the material into the tree with the wind in the form of a fine mist. Many Reasons Why the Hen Lays Eggs on Floor Floor eggs are objectionable for many reasons. They are likely to be broken and bring about the egg eating habit. Then, too, they are often fouled. And of great importance to R. O. P. breeders, they cannot be credited to the hens that lay them. The primary reason for floor laying is lack of sufficient nests, advises a poultryman in the Montreal Herald. If a hen is ready to lay and the nests are all occupied she will do the next best thing lay on the floor. So the first preventive measure is to provide plenty of nests. Another reason is comfort. If a hen ignores an empty nest and lays on the floor, she is probably more comfortable there. The type of trap door may be another reason for floor eggs. There is usually a higher percentage of such eggs where the nests are equipped with the old type swinging door that is held in place with a trigger. This makes a rather cumbersome trap and the hens appear Either thin ;o fight shy of it. or metal drops seem to be east objectionable, being light, easily worked and positive. Robert Gordon Sproal, left, presi- - dent of the University of California, rejected the proffered post of presiNationdent of the Anglo-Californ- ia al bank when 3,000 students massed and demonstrated against his leaving the school. The popular university head acceded to their wishes, and passed up the Job. $36,000-per-ye- ar Triplets Hold Birthday Party The Van Ardoy triplets, Caesar, Franklin and Conrad (front to rear) gave a party recently for the triplets, Ann, Betty and Carol, (front to rear) at the Roosevelt, Long Island, home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Caesar L. Van The occasion was the Ardoy. fourth birthday of the Van Ardoys. The girls are children of Mr. and Airs. Geo. DeMellier, Wantagh, L. I. De-Melli- er He Lives Alone And Likes It ply-aoa- rd ai ' ' V ' ,' v ... . S . wmw. S J 'f . '. V S v .. Watch for Corn Bugs yA v ' ' s' ,s sM ' x Jf J , '? '. ;. With a large amount of stored corn, it is especially important to , Vl A . . A watch for insect damage, says the Prairie Farmer. The two past mild winters have caused such insects to increase. Dry corn, stored in a dry crib, well ventilated, is not likely to be damaged by insects. First indications of damage can be detected by finding holes in the ends and along the sides of the kernels. If a crib of com becomes infested, it should be fed or sold, or if it is to be fumigated, must be shelled and treated in a tight bin. ArSVa VSS $$& Wire Fence 50 Years Old It was an Illinois farmer named Peter Sommer who first tried to make woven wire fence, says the Keystone Steel & Wire company. That was 50 years ago. He first tried stretching smooth wires be tween posts, and weaving in cross wires by hand. That worked pretty well but took too long, so he developed a machine. Operated by two men and a boy, some 10 rods of fence could be made in a day The fabric had small square ; Hard-She- ll Hens By selecting chicks from thick and eggs, respectively, poultry breeders at the University of California have developed two distinct lines of hens, one of which d and the other produces eggs. A good laying flock then can be developed from the hard-she- ll hens, and the can go to pot. thin-shell- ed Mon-angTo be on his own is the ambition of Horace Carson, University of North Dakota freshman from school Grand at started when he N. D. Carson, son of a farmer, refused to ask for NY A assistance house rather than accept, a room in Camp Depression, Forks and built his own eight by eight tarpaper-covere- d Cooking his own meals, Carsons living the Universitys free dormitory. It cost him $60 to build theonhouse. an He the month. opens $10 lot, prairie, for $5. bought are per approximately expense:, o, hard-shelle- soft-shell- ed oft-shell- Bor-rom- eo Draft Ages During World War The first registration, on June 5, 1917, for service in the World war, was for men from 21 to 30 inclusive; the second, on June 5, 1918, was for those who had turned 21 after the first registration; the third, on August 24, 1918, was for all those from 18 to 45 inclusive, who had not registered on either of the previous Benjamin Franklin Wrote: Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least, you will, by such conduct, stand the best chance for such Venice Clock Among Oldest One of the oldest clocks in the world is on the old Clock tower of Venice, Italy. It has been ticking time since 1496, or for many years. On its platform are two black giants, which have struck the hours 24 times every day, or nearly 4,000,-00- 0 times. No Soda in Soda Water Soda water is a. misnomer. There is no soda in it. It is simply plain water that has been charged with gaseous carbon dioxide under high The bubbles that rise pressure. when it is poured into a glass are carbon dioxide gas. Spectacles Long Used Spectacles have been used since the Thirteenth century. A French priest, Nicholas Bullet, used the glasses when signing an agreement in 1282, and Roger Bacon in 1266 described convex lenses as an aid to vision. |