The Rice belt journal., October 08, 1915, Image 6

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EXPERIMENT WITH HOG FEED
Illustration Shows Difference in Size
of Animals Fed on Alfalfa and
Corn, and Corn Alone.
The pigs shopn in the illustration
sere litter mates fled at the Kansas
e-xleriment station. The big pig was
fed on a ration of corn and alfalfa
ha;" the little pig on corn alone. The
experiment was carried on for eight
ALFALFA SANE LITTE_
CORN
RATC
aIYIE ALFALFA4
HAY
Balanced Feed.
mlnoths. The alfalfa-corn pigs aver
aged 250 pounds dressed; the corn
alone pigs but 0t) pounds each. Pigs
must have protein. There is plenty
of it in alfalfa. The balanced ration
made the difference.
PROTECT STOCK FROM FLIES
Department of Agriculture Recom
sends Mixture of Soap and Kero
sene-Use Spray or Wash.
(Py CHARLES 1. BRAY. Colorado Ex
periment Station.)
During the summer months, when
cattle are most likely to be bothered
with flies, there are many people
who wish to know what can be done
as a preventive. There are a num
ber of methods sometimes recommend
ed for this purpose, some of which are
supposed to keep flies off the animal
by virtue of their bad odor or greasy
nature, and some which are supposed
to be sprayed on to kill the flies.
Caesiderable doubt exists as to the
benefits to be obtained from using
any of these treatments, or as to the
relative value of the different ways
of combating flies.
For spraying the backs of cattle at
milking time, there is possibly noth
ing more reliable than kerosene
emulsion. The following recipe
given by the United States department
of agriculture is one of the'best ways
of making this: Dissolve one-halt
ponad of hard soap in one gallon of
hot water, and while still at near boil
ing point add two gallons kerosene,
and emulsify by use of a force pump
or agitator of some kind. Dilute with
water, one part emulsion to eight
parts water, and use as a spray, dip
or wash.
SUITABLE DOGPROOF FENCE
Arrangement Tried by Government
Rangers and Found Satisfactory
Height is 57 Inches.
Oa one of the government's forest
ranges this fence has been tried for
three months and found to be dog and
coyoteproof. Not a coyote made his
way through it. Posts are agt 16 feet
apart, They are 7½ feet long aind set
Dogproof Fence.
2% feet the ground Th< lower
wfe lies fla  t' ground. The
numberr on the cut indlcate the inches
betweer wire .rands.' .e total height
of the fence 7 inch The woven
wire fencing is 36 inches high and has
a four-inct mesh.
SHEEP REQUIRE SOME SHADE
Best Place for Shed Is on Open
- fround Where There is No
Grass-High Fence Will Do.
be not allow the sheep to lie around
in fence corners or huddle in under
brash. The best shade is a shed on
open ground where there is no grass.
A little bit of shelter is fine for
sheep. Even if it be nothing more
than a high board fence on the side
toward the sunshine it will help a lot.
The sheep can snuggle up near to
that and escape the direct rays of the
'sun.
Better than such a fence is a piece
ol woodland. We have a cluster of lit
tle bemlocks in our pasture, up on a
side hill, says a writer in an exchange.
The sheep run up into that and escape
not only the heat, but also the miser
able flies that hurt them so.
Examine Ram for Ticks.
It is a good plan to examine the
ram once in a while for ticks, and if
any are found he should be thorough
ly soaked with a few gallons of a dip
preparation. This can easily be done
with a hand-sprinkler while the ram
Ii h a standing posloino.
BUILDING
GOOD ROADS AND MOISTURE
When Soil is Dry it Crumbles to Dust
and When it Contains Too Much
Water it Becomes Mud.
Sy \V. C. PALMIERIt. North Dakota Ex
periilwr .t Station.)
One of the important factors in
roadmaking is to control the moisture
content of the soil in making up the
roadbed. When the soil is dry it
crumbles to dust and when it contains
too much water it becomes mud.
These are the two extremes to avoid.
To make a hard roadbed the soil must
contain a fair amount of moisture.
The control of the moisture requires
that the roadbed be higher in the mid
dle and smooth so that water cannot
stand on it but will run off. If water
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Good Road in North Dakota.
can stand on the road, ruts will re
sult and when these are ground down
dust forms and finally a loose roadbed
results.
Keeping the roadbed well crowned
and smooth will hold the moisture in
it so that it will pack hard.
Weeds must also be kept several
feet from the wheeltrack else they
will draw the moisture from the road
bed and thus loosen it up; this is
especially true in regions of moderate
rainfall.
Trees should not be allowed to
shade the road as this keeps it too
moist on the surface after rains so
that travel spoils the surface.
The making of a smooth roadbed
requires that when the soil is put on,
it be laid in layers and not in piles.
When dumped in piles some places
will be more packed than others and
Ithere will likely be a difference in the
density, while it laid on in layers this
will be avoided. Each layer should
be harrowed, or better yet, disked and
packed before the next one is laid
down. In this way a good roadbed is
secured from the first, while if the
soil is just dumped on the road to be
leveled and packed by the traffic over
the road a good roadbed will never be
secured.
The best tool for keeping the road
well crowned and the surface smooth
is the splitlog drag. This tool should
be used soon after a rain. The soil
is then loose and easily moved. The
drag moves but small amounts of soil
and smears it on the roadbed in thin
layers which is just what is wanted.
It cuts off any projections and fills
up any low places.
Where there is standing water the
roadbed should be kept at least a
foot above the water surface and
eighteen inches Is better. The nature
of the soil and the length of time that
the water stands along the road will
to a degree determine how high the
roadbed must be above the water.
In dry-farming territory it is im
portant to keep the weeds away from
the roadbed and to keep the roadbed
well crowned and smooth.
The Split-Log Drag.
The split-log drag has contributed
more toward the economic mainte
nance of the public highways than any
implement of modern usage. It does
not require special acts of the legis
lature, bond issues or expensive edu
cational campaigns to make it avail
able as usually precedes construction
work. A drag can be built or pur
chased for $20 and is easily operated
by anyone who can drive a team.
Promote Rural Prosperity.
It is now generally admitted that
good roads promote rural prosperity,
even if they do cut down the profits
of the men who hired out teams to
pull motor cars out of mud holes.
Stunted Pigs.
Smaller pigs are kept stunted if left
to run with the larger, stronger ones
by being crowded from the feeding
trough.
Worth $3 a Ton.
Wheat straw alone is worth $3 per
ton as fertilizer. Its value is much
more when used for bedding the cow.
Legumes and Lime.
The promotion of the growth of
legumes is the one effect whigh, above
all others. justifies the use of lime.
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' FARM
POOLTRY
FEEDING TABLE FOR POULTRY
Platform Arranged on Which Food and
Hoppers are Placed-Nests Are
Placed Underneath.
I use in my henhouse a table or plat
form on which the drinking vessels
and the food and other hoppers are
placed, says a writer in Farm and
Home. This table is in the middle of
the house and is two and one-half
feet high. Both sides of it are fitted
with nest boxes that can be pulled out
and closed. The boxes are a foot
Feed Table for Poultry.
square and ten inches deep. The back
part of the box is boarded up three
inches, which leaves an opening for
the hen to enter the nest from be
neath the table.
Over each nest a door is cut through
the top of the table and hinged in
place, thus making it convenient to
gather the eggs without pulling out
the box. The advantages of such an
arrangement are: The eggs can be
gathered without stooping, the nests
are dark, no floor space is utilized, the
food and drinking water are kept clean.
the nests can be taken out and cleaned
with little trouble.
CARE FOR INCUBATOR HATCH
Some Judgment Should Be Exercised
in Testing Eggs-Remove Infer
tile Eggs When Found.
In caring for a hatch with an incu
bator some judgment should be exer
cised when testing the eggs. Some
people do not even try to test the eggs,
fearing they will throw out some that
are fertile. Now this is all nonsense,
for if the eggs do not keep together
in appearance you may be sure that
some of them are no good. The ma
jority of the eggs will show a daily
advance. Some who are expert at the
business commence testing the eggs
on the sixth day, but one who is un
accustomed to the business cannot tell
with certainty which are fertile and
which are not until the ninth or tenth
day.
Now and then a chick will die when
a week or ten days along, and will get
offensive to the olfactory nerves if
allowed to remain in the incubator.
In fact an egg becomes so foul as to
interfere with the hatch. All such
eggs should be removed, as soon as
discovered.
Clear eggs should be taken out just
as soon as you discover them to be
infertile, and these can be coked and
given to the young chicks to eat. The
removal of these will keep the eggs
down to the ones containing the live
chicks and will make the work of car
ing for them less and give you a bet
ter chance to study the remaining
eggs.
LATEST MAKE OF INCUBATOR
Series of Trays Supported One Over
the Other Around Central Ver
tical Metal Tube.
The Scientific American in describ
ing an improvement on an incubator,
the invention of C. H. Osborn of St.
Joseph, Mo., says:
In carrying out this improvement
the invention supports a series of
trays or pans one over the other
Improved Incubator.
around a central vertical metal tube
which serves as an elongated chimney
for a lamp employed as a heating
medium. The egg trays are supported
upon flanges secured to the inner wall
of the body or casing of the incubator,
and may be rotated thereon to facil
itate the introduction of eggs through
a door provided for this casing or
body.
Winter Feed for Hens.
Plan to bury or otherwise store as
much cabbage and as many turnips,
beets, rutabagas, pumpkins, etc., as
possible, for winter feed for the hens.
Properly buried, a little later in the
season, any of these will keep per
fectly all winter. A plentiful supply
of such things will aid materially in
keeping the hens in good laying con
dition-vigorous, alert, full of pep
and on the job all the time.
Bad Place for Eggs.
Never keep eggs In a damp place.
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It is a tonic, appetizer and stom
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GET THE GENUINE
CHECK NEEDED TOUCHING UP
Bank Cashier Handled the Subject
Diplomatically, But Sensitive Mr.
Brushly Was Annoyed.
"This check of yours," said the
large-hearted cashier to Brushly, the
impressionist painter, "is drawn ex
ceedingly well, and in composition
seems to be pretty nearly perfect; but
it lacks background, Mr. Brushly. But
for that it would be a work of art.
Your foreground is charming, but just
a trifle too-well, shall we say too
fanciful?"
"I don't know what you are driving
at," growled Brushly. "I suppose you
know what you mean, however. What
kind of a background would you sug
gest?"
"Cash!" said the cashier. "A work
of art like this, calling for the pay
ment of $50, is not wholly convincing
with a sketchy little overdraft of $2.89
on deposit to provide the necessary
contrasts in light and shade and to
give the thing what we might call
balance."
Whereupon Brushly, like the self
respecting man he was, snapped his
fingers under the impudent fellow's
nose and transferred his overdraft to
the trust company across the street.
Judge.
Knew His Father.
A school inspector asked a class of
small children: "If I had three glasses
of beer on the table, and your father
came in and drank one, how many
would be left?"
"None, sir," answered a very small
boy.
"But you don't understand my ques
tion," said the inspector, and he re
peated it again.
Still the boy gave the same reply.
"Ah, my boy," exclaimed the inspec
tor at last, "it is clear you don't know
mental arithmetic."
"But I know my father," said the
boy, promptly.
No Need to Worry.
"Say, do you know I was fearfully
embarrassed last night when you in
troduced me to Mrs. Rich. Do you
suppose she noticed my clothes need
ed pressing?"
"I'm sure she didn't. She never no
tices anything unless it's out of the
ordinary."
The man who is away from home
most of the time dodges a lot of do
mestic trouble.
"DEAR MOTHER:- A god thing to .
send would be a packageof Grape-Nuts,
or something of that kind that is not
expensive or heavy and is of good food
value. Your son, WILL'
From a Canadian soldier at the battle front;
reprinted from the Renfrew (OnL) Journal
Wherever hardships are endured, wherever big deeds are accomplished, t $
food is demanded that provides maximum of value in brain- and body '
material with minimum of bulk.
In this respect no other food equals
Grape -Nut
In building the Panama Canal thousands of brain workers as well as
workers kept themselves fit and in trim by eating Grape-Nuts dry from the
Not only does Grape-Nuts supply all the brain- and bone-building, nerv
muscle-making elements of choicest wheat but also the rich nutriment of malted
Grape-Nuts is highly concentrated nourishment in compact form--always
crisp and delicious-thoroughly baked and packaged to keep indefinitely, anw
Wherever time is precious and sound nourishment vital you'll find Gra
"There's a Reason"
Sold by Grocers eve
Private Riley Tells Just How He
Turned the Trick.
Detailed to Give Instruction to "High
brows," He Improves the Occasion
to Secure the Loafing Spell
He Longed For.
Our old friend Private Riley of B
company of the Thirteenth regiment
of foot, now stationed at Plattsbhurg
barracks, N. Y., is on furlough, C. H.
Bailey writes in the San Francisco
Chronicle.
It is rather interesting, and entirely
characteristic of Private Riley, the
manner in which he obtained his fur
lough, and to be fully appreciated
must be told in his own classic army
English.
"Some guysi' says Private Riley,
"have to talk an arm off to get any
thing out of this man's army. I get
things easy, somehow, like I got this
furlough. It was this way:
"They were holding that college
students' camp at Plattsburg and while
it was on the skipper he told me that I
was detailed to go over to the students'
camp and learn the boys the mechan
ism of the rifle so perhaps they'd get
the idea out of their beans that rifles
could be handled like they was hoes or
clubs or somethin' like that.
"They give me a bunch of ten fel
lows from the highbrow universities
to teach. feelin' that a man of my edu
cation an' most obvious refinement
hadn't ought to associate with nobody
but the upper class of college youths,
an' I sure was gettin' along line, ex
plaining that the bullet emerged from
the muzzle of a gun mostly, and that
was the reason that the hole in one end
of the gun was called a muzzle, and all
that sort of thing.
"Then it begins to rain, so we sash
shays inside one of the tents, me and
me frat chums, and I keeps right on
explainin'.
"In the tent which we enters, digni
fied as is becomin' highbrows, there is
a lad what is bonin' away hard at a
guard manual.
"While I was pullin' off some of my
best educated instruction stuff this
hombre what was tryin' to learn the
guard manual, he reads right out loud
and in the manner of a man what has
made a startlin' discovery, what should
be on all the front pages of newspa
pers with 18-colyum headlines, the
fact that a feller on guard must salute
all officers always.
"'Take another slant at it, son,' I
says, 'an' see if it don't read that a
man on guard salutes all officers, col
ors or standards not cased.'
"He reads again and does me the
high honor to inform me in dulcet tones
that I am quite and considerable right.
But, he asks, what does colors cased
mean? I tells him in me proud and
haughty manner that colors cased
means colors which is wrapped up
nice and neat in their little rubber
machintoshes.
"'Ah,' says the boy from fair Har
vard, 'then a sentry salutes all officers,
colors or standards not cased, and
most naturally he doesn't salute offi
cers. colors or standards, cased.'
"I tells him Harvard never produced
a frat brother with a better grip on th'
English language.
"Recall sounds and we beats it, me
goin' out last. I was follerin' close in
the wake of one of me frat brothers,
when who do I see but th' camp com
mander comin' all togged out in wet
weather trimmin's, such as raincoat,
rubber boots and all the_
"I watched to see how
brother would salute the
mander.
'To me horror, me bb'
otrick person on military
college boy he doesn't usiag
ambles by the camp co
and haughty an' apln' a 
blooded mannerisms.
"Th' C. C. halts th' t
don't you salute?' he aktr,
must recognize me as an g
"'The guard manual dia
replies the student lad,
rubber goods that th' C, C,
around on his person, 'tib
to salute officers, color, or
cased, and you. sure are p
th' lad, 'an' me instructo.h
rection is by Private Riij .'
"Of course th' camp
turns to me. 'Where did ym
such instructions?' he asbu a
"'Over in that there tmtr,"l
meek like.
"'Do you know article n1k
"'Yes, sir,' I says, still n =
was me role all right. 'Agt
relates to a man lying ttaoi
"'Correct,' he says. 'Hbw
you want to lie, do it in l
for it comes natural for b"
somewheres,' he says, withotk
'Go an' make application fri
lough,' he says, 'so that ae
out of here before you
this camp.'
"I done it," said Private ho,
I'm having a vacation bg
intense knowledge of th'
guage an' the sense of heaw
there camp commander, Ati
cated man in th' ranks mar~
thing out of this man's aWl.
Easy Enough.
"My father has to worka
He has to get up early emt
ing to see that all the duil
there attending to their 1c1
little Claire.
"Oh, my papa doe't,
chum. "You see, he's. od
clerks."
The brakemen often IBº
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be permitted to forget t '
ages."
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