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OHff SHOULD 1MER HOME FOR GOOD RESULTS Proper Feeding, .Culling Out of Non-Layers, Kfsppjng: Them Free rrom Lice and Other Pests Are Also Essential OTreparwE By the Division of Extension, University of TennesseeJ A A. oonifortaOUf; dean, light-homt; Itwper &, calling out of non-layers. e e pnreScwX fowl and keeping &ecr free-off UV and others pests are Kg fpslon& ttist the poultry grower uit givaD oqriful consideration to . achieve- soenratx. ' It joojt BuBLry Is to be, healthy, ssssrfnitattta o patented, It will be wtufiaiy to Bsavide a house having esrtj of ftastt air (but no drafts), Jryoess, sonJlg&t, and space enough ft jwra-&raunifc. What does your poul try dohsir trwd to make it clean and eseeaf&rtab'let Does it face the South J Baa- it ani cm. front so as to give fsatn or; litffli and air to the hens? Af ttfecendfe and back wlndproof and atfB"f.'R 3 the roof good? lias It Btetx of Shot space for the hens to miotti ovar during the cold, stormy days- of.' winter. These are some of She cjnesti.ics that you need to ask :ysnwlfV;:?mrf If you cannot answer all af tKemiail! wltH a "yes," you had bet ter bgiai at once to plan and work tottat:ra5 says Mrs. Kate M. Wells, poKltrjj DpeclaliBt, Division of Exten H'i auecess of your flock will iepeadl trait e as much upon Its com Ptft:m.pon the feed you give It, and , r .... ' i- i A good type poultry house do not want to wait until cold )ether before planning . a suitable Bota? for your hens. x The Tennessee Open-Front Poultry lleuae Is a good and economical one, MX yoa need to build a new house. JNMIcetlon No. 70 describing this Basse, may be secured by writing the Division of Extension, Knoxvllle, Or, 0 setnethlng different Is panted, ask 3ar county demonstration agent or write to the Division of Extension for aftker plans. . Feeding For Egg Production. . Everyone in :the poultry business topes to have eggs throughout the jeer, but of course this Is scarcely poe a&ta. If the business is gone into to It pay the largest profits should e attained during the winter. If Just eggs a week extra can be obtained every hen a good profit will be adr, while if only one egg week extra can be recorded la' the winter, one egg will just pay for the feed bea eats. To obtain the greatest ejradoction, not only should the fowls young and of good laying, pure- oreea, out the ieeaer snouia nave foil knowledge of the proper feed low to prepare It Kotriment In the feed of laying hens asm a two-fold purpose, to repair j(te and supply heat to the body, and Vrvride the egg-making materials. As mmSg the surplus over what la seeded Asr tfle- body Is available for egg pro tfartfoa. the proper feeds should be , - g&sesi sufficient qualities to induce this t pjredoction. A scratch feed of grata should be fbd dally, preferably In a litter from ' S t 5 Inches deep on the floor of the lea nouse during the winter months mmi to hens confined to small yards all a time. Feed about one-third of the ' sufirturv in the morning and two-thirds 9ft thav afternoon. In thi morning give mXj what the fowls will eat up within naif noon' and t nlgfct 'enough to awttrr th am fully. . Feed-either ava eftjr'vntaa-itr moist feed tn addition to Os'lseratcB grains. ;.Ttiery'ak?lB tkkMKCOBnnon method. It jmonld " Wfceo-:ln aopper before -iha fowia saauntty. - , ' Qreea- (eede 'should ' b ampptM to : ' fctcjt 'yummer -vwt winter,- piawiMv Cm feed early. Rye, oats, crimson ejarer, wheat, or barley town in the jtnrtfea or on other plats near the Ynftry ran will provide green feed for jr toulity during the winter and a av&atUf. crop to torn under fit the jprlng tor the benefit of the soU. 4 Imp oyster shells grit, charcoal . pfenty of dean drinking water be fjr the hens at aU times. Cutting ef Fleck. The tctal profits which a flock wtn jrctarn above their cost of maintenance . Jor the year depends In a large way pea the elimination of the non-pro-tacer during the summer. ' During months the first co&teg of the fed for more than a year should e doc marketing those that show jebey have been the poorest layers, ema that moult In July and August an sore' to be slackers. The chances r they-will not lay agala till the next rjd&g. Culling should be done again at a later date and for that reason Che flock should not be gone ever too &e4y the first time. Watch the de .teiepsMata of the ceckertis and pul- hJ-K,-Md AJ7 -f HAVE LIGHT, GLEAI1 lets during the summer. Cull out those that are slow growing and feath ering, undersized and having crooked beaks, backs, legs or tails. Your win ter flock should be composed of on'y the best grown pullets of the year. Keep After Pests. , The best known way to rid year flock of lice Is to use sodium fluoride either dry or as a dip. During the summer months Is the best time to djp your fowls choosing a warm, dry day so that there will be no danger of the birds taking cold. nil the tub nearly full of warm water and add sodium fluoride at the rate of three-fourths ounce to each gallon of water. Hold the fowl by the wings over the back with the left hand and submerge It in the solution. Keep the head out Ruffle the feathers with the right hand so that the solution vflll reach the skin. Duck the head twice and release the bird. Rata cause great losses to poultry raisers and a constant warfare should be waged against them. The use of barium carbonate, a tasteless and odorless drug .that can be bought at any drug store Is the best method, rse bait of a kind different from the T for Tennessee conditions. food the rats get easiest about the place. At the barn, where grain 13 plenty, a meat or vegetable bait should be used, or the poison may be mixed with a small portion of all three classes of food giving them their choice. Barium carbonate la mixed 4a ,ths proportion of one part of the poi son to four parts of bait - " "J PUREBRED FOWLS TAKE PLACE OF SCRUB BIRDS ' ON TENNESSEE FARM . Where scrub chickens once held full sway on Tennessee farms, purebred fowls are now the acknowledged lead ers. People who formerly left It to the chicken to make their own living as best they could, are today enthused not only to the point of raising pure bred fowls, but supplying them with' proper housing and feeding facilities as well. They fully realize ihat the essentials to success are good stock, correct cousin and proper feeding and that fulfilment of any one essen tial without the other two, signifies failure. -" . ' , f Count agricultural "and home demonstration agents throughout Ten nessee are deeply Interested in seear lag greater poultry production. They have conducted numerous campaigns showing the advantage ef the purebred fowl over mongrels as well as the need for correct housing conditions and feeding methods with splendid results. Many poultry dubs have beea formed, the members listed and letters of ad vice sent them regularly each month. Reports received frora.hundreds of the members ihow an average result per member as follows: 150 fowls on hand and a total profit of $324.50 In six months. , In the combined report of, thirty home demonstration agents working wit&twomea and igtrb'tn it shown, that 5.714 girls and 4,553 women were -enrolled m onltry- work. Th fltf had ea-areragjof) fowls while. pis women had sJLnvttaxo ox tlJTha. records .XOjeoaatyjkgenta show 404) modern -pwattry : houses huUt. wtthras. approximate, oumher of tuwls .being, raiaad aaauatlagto Forty three sgenU reported 12243 chickens; fattened for market; 27 .agents report ed 872,122 pounds ef market poultry sold;' 8 agent reported 60337 dozen eggs sold co-operatively; SS agents showed that 10,247 purebred fowls had been sold for breeding purposes; St agents reported 48,637 purebred fowls retained at home, and finally 27 agents reported the total value of tfre poultry on the farms la. their counties as amounting to iqp4.737.54. If yon have a county demoostrstlosj agent see him or her about your pouk try problems. The Division of Exten sion Issues semi-monthly a leaflet called "Timely Poultry Tips," which la sent to all poultry dub members in Tennessee. This little publication la prepared by Eats IL Walls, poultry specialist and contains many valuable pointers In management of the flock each month.- If there is a poultry dub In your county Join It and this pub lication will be sent to yon free regu larly. If yoa plan to build a new house write to the Division for Publication No. 70, "The T?nessee Open-Front Poultry House." - t SIOE APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS FERTILIZERS ARE -: AGAIN. CHEAP Practice of Side Application Will Be Extensively Followed This Year. , Atlanta, Ga April. Reports receiv ed from fertiliser companies Indicate that the Southern farmer fell a rood deal short of using as much fertilisers ftt planting- time this year as usual Ser era! reasons are assigned. One Is that the farmers waited tor the price of fertilisers to fall with the expectation of' using them to greater quantities than the usual amount as side applica tions to the growing crops. It seems that the practice of side ap plication of fertillzera Is quite common ly followed by successful Southern farmers. In fact, the Williamson neth od of growing corn that is popular in the coastal plains region of the South, provides that no fertilizer be applied except as side applications to the corn crop. On the question of side applications of fertilizers, J. N. Harper, director of the Soli Improvement Committee and recognized authority on agricultural methods of the South, says, that there are more than tho usual advantages this year In favor of side applications. The reason is apparently favorable to giving good response to fertilizers. A word of caution is, however, sound ed by Mr. Harper. He says that the side applications should be made early. Late applications to cotton will only prolong the growth of the plant and favor the boll weevil. He says that It will be better to make both the side applications of complete fertilizers and the nitrogen top dressing within six weeks after planting, where the boll weevil is present ' For Corn, he states that side applica-'i tions are quite generally made too late to get the best results. On clay loam or heavy soils he advises a side appli cation and nitrogen dressing when the corn Is from knee to waist high. For sandy or light soils, he says that side applications can be made later, that is, when the corn is waist, to shoulder high, but before It begins to bunch to tasseL Mr. Harper says that care must be taken to use only readily available forms of fertilizer so that the growing plants can utilise them In promoting rapid growth and development of fruit The fertilizer should contain phos- phorli acid In the form of add phos phate. This is the main element for hastening maturity. The fertilizer ihould also contain nitrogen and potash in the readily available form. Nitrogen promotes the growth of the stalk and leaves and potash strengthens the plant and helps till out the fruit A top dressing of sulfate of ammonia or nitrate of soda is quite commonly made, and, according to Mr. Harper, it should follow closely after the second application of fertilizer, and within the periods of cotton and corn growth which he mentions above. AV010 MISTAKES IN POISONING BOLL WEEVIL Wtsvlls Can Be Poisoned . Profit V With Te United States Department .of Agriculture, through its boll weevil experts, Profs. B. R. Coad and T. P. Cassldy, have Issued a statement, part of which Is entitled "Where It WQ1 Pay Yon to Poison." This part U as follows: t . It will pay to poison If the weevila are really, injuring your crop seriously, and If yonr land is sufficiently fertile to yield at least one-half bale per acre with weevil Injury eliminated, and If yonr fanning organisation is such that you feel assured that the poison applications win be made at the right time and in the right manner, and If yon arajwiHiat .to spend -the tall ansoont Jjeeeeaaop to provide aa a4e eU supply ef duatlaa twehiaery and foieoB.:. To,gasrsl gains -from weevil peV jotti&-adar raveractu Ulrly tatoratle .conditions tn J be irexa gOO to 00 noandsiet iseeA eotton per acre, bat, AWlaarjfco (variations, in degree et je4- TH injury it is not safe to expect much more than thj lower figure. Consequently, yon should not poi son if the cost of the calcium arse nate, the cost ef labor to apply.lt. and the depreciation oa the dusting machines win total more per acre than the current value of 100 pounds of seed cotton. Band guns should be figured as de preciating 100 per cent In a seasoa and the larger machines about 2$ per cent Do It Right Or Net At Ail Many valuable lessons have been gained from the recent expansion ef commercial weevil poisoning. It ass agala been shown that the boll wee vil caa be poisoned with profit if con ditions are favorable and If proper methods are used, bat It has been em phasized anew that unfavorable condi tions and Improper methods can lead only to failure. A surrey of the poi soning by farmers in 1120 shows that an unfortunately large proportion were not property Informed as to the condi tions under which they should poison and the methods they should pursue. As s result there were many aaaecea sary faUures. . . REMEMBER That we Tiave every facility for turning out neat prick ing of all kinda. Letter heada, bill heads, office sta tionery, etc., furnished at the lowest prices Scat class work . will permit. VALUE OF COTTON SEED ASFERTILIZER Seed for Fertilizers Not Eco nomic, Says Authority. Atlanta, Ga. February. It would be a mistake to use cotton seed as fertilizer, as some farmers are talking of doing, according: to J. N. Harper, several years in experiment station work In the South, and now director of the Soil Improvement Committee. Con tinuing he says: "It would be a mistake for two rea sons: First, the South would be de prived of a great wealth producing substance cottonseed oil; and sec ond, cotton seed are not the best form f fertilizer to apply. "On the first point, while it is an fortunate that the vegetable oil market la off and the oil miller cannot offer what the seed are really worth, it Is better to accept what the miller can afford to give than to allow the oil to be destroyed when it Is needed so much especially in starving Europe. "To use cotton seed as a fertiliser Is to throw away the. oil of the seed, for oil is not plant food; in fact it ts believed that it will retard plant growth. "Cotton seed contain plant food, but when the seed are applied, it Is not possible to scatter it so as to feed the crop properly. It puts the plant food on the land la lumps as repre sented by the seed. "It takes the seed a long time to decay and become plant food. In tact no great amount of the plant food in cotton seed Is ever actually used by the crop. As evidence of this, we cite Farmers' Bulletin, 286 of the United States Department of Agriculture, page S, from which we quote: 'The seeds are incased in hulls which must de cay before the crop can utilize the plant food In them, and the kernels contain oil which Is supposed to retard their decomposition, so that consider able moisture is required te decompose the seed and make available the plant food. la case of a very dry season, It does not become available fast enough to supply the crop, and no doubt a portion of if falls to become available antn after the crop matures.' ' "A table on page of this bulletin shows that a difference of SOS lbs. of seed cotton per acre in favor ef cotton seed meal as compared with cotton seed, was obtained in a test Z? "- as much cotton seed was V I . ;.sr.s j . 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