Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 344, 20 December 1918 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1918.

HUM FLEET EFFORT DESCRIBED AS LAST -J DEVILISH GRIME

FEED FOR WINTER LAYERS

(By Ansoclated Press)

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 20. The at-

-tenipt of officers of the German High ".Seas fleet to make a suicidal sortie r:fcaint the BritUh Grand Fleet before Ue armistice was slimed is character: 'lied by the Berlin Vorwaerts as "the last devilish crime against the Ger"raan people that sealed th doom of :!the Pan-Germans." Refusal of the sailors to go out and fight Is regarded -as the first step toward the German revolution. This mutiny la described "by the Vorwaehts as "an act of self- ; defense by 80,000 men against the vll- ." latnous Pan-German plan. ;; "To understand the position." contlnues the newspaper, "it Is necessary to go back to the feverish propaganda :;by the Pan-Germans at the end of October 9 for a so-called national fight of despair. To save their necks they conceived the Idea of baiting the peo--;ple into a forlorn hope which could .J" only end In complete extermination. The death of the doomed eighty thousand did not concern these maniacs la whose reckonings human blooJ Soever counted. Their notion of milltary honor was that the whole people should suffer themselves to bo butchered rather than undergo the 6hame of defeat." i"With their minds steeped in the - worship of might they had no inkling of the revolutionary currents among the men. They still Imagined that Iron discipline was paramount. Their - fiendish plan was to send out the ships to be sacrificed to the last ship. The Hews spread like wildfire. -I- " 'At the last stage of the war are :ue all to be killed?' they asked. "t "The officers harangued, cajoled, in 'Tain. Three times the order was given. It was a difficult position for the U tnen with no backing but their feelir Z of solidarity. A thousand were im,;prisoned at Wilhelmhaven. Ihe choice T between freedom and imprisonment r.as not difficult. It was revolution. ;:f It was the Irony of fate that the PanGermans, with what was to be their ;;last desperate blow; should themselves -have started the conflagration. It was this last devilish crime npainsl the " German people that sealed their , doom."

The hen shown in the Illustration produced nearly 12 dozen eggs on 28 pounds of mash feed (equal parts corn meal, bran, middlings, and beef or fish scrap) and 43 pounds of grain (equal parts cracked corn, wheat and oats). To conserve wheat and still have an equally valuable egg-yielding ration, poultry specialists recommend a grain ration of two parts cracked corn and one part oats.

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Poultry owners who wish to obtain a satisfactory production of eggs during the winter should plan to give their birds plenty of feed. Just what kind of feed that can be supplied moBt economically and which will keep the birds in a healthful, laying condition Is one of the poultry keepers principal problems. The Poultry Division of the United States Department of Agriculture has for some years been conducting tests on substitute feeds with laying hens. The poultry specialists have found, for example, that by feeding a wheatless ration there is a considerable saving In the cost of feed and the hens will produce as many eggs as when wheat Is included. Thirty Leghorn pullets to which this wheatless ration was fed for 1 years produced an average of 147.3 eggs a hen for the pullet year. This compares favorably with egg yields secured with other rations containing wheat and, therefore, more expensive. During the 16 weeks of the second year the hens which were fed the wheatless ration averaged 28.5 eggs per hen, 17.5 eggs per hen being produced in March. The same wheatless ration fed to a pen of Buff Orpington pullets produced from the first of November to the last of March, 53 eggs a hen for the 20 weeks, making the highest egg record for any one of the large feeding pens of pullets in the test. Two other peps, however, were less than one egg "behind this pen. The wheatless ration which was used was as follows: Scratch Mixture. 2 pounds cracked corn. 1 pound oats. Dry Mash. 3 pounds corn meal. 1 pound beef scrap. The scratch mixture was fed sparingly, so that the hens ate about equal parts of the mixture and of the dry mash. The total grain consumption of feed for the year was 52 pounds, of which 26 pounds was scratch mixture. Throughout the year it took 4.6 pounds of feed to produce a dozen eggs. Substitutes for Wheat. If the wheat is omitted from the ration it is very essential to feed a considerable proportion of beef scrap or fish 'scrap in the mash. While these feeds may seem high in price, considering their value in egg production, they are cheap poultry feeds. In other experiments conducted by the Poultry Division if was found that lor the first four months pullets fed a ration containing beef scrap produced an average of 41.5 eggs, while those fed the same ration, with the exception that the beef scrap - was omitted, produced 18.7 eggs. These experiments, the poultry specialists say, prove that wheat is not essential to an egg-laying ration and that excellent results can be secured by using corn and oats as a scratch mixture, provided this is fed with a good mash containing 25 per cent of beef or fish scrap. While the birds should have plenty to. eat, they should always be eager for each meal. If one-third of the

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mixtures may be made of equal parts by weight of cracked corn, wheat and oats, or of two parts of cracked corn and one part each of wheat and oats. It will pay the poultry owner to devote a little trouble to providing his birds with the most favorable surroundings for the winter. The bouse should be thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and made tight before cold weather Bets In. If the house has a dirt floor, It Is well to remove three or four Inches of dirt from the top and to replace this material with dry gravel or sand. On a cement or wooden floor, four or five inches of fresh straw or litter may be thrown down after the floor has ben cleaned. Ventilation is another important factor to consider. The house should be tight on three sides, but for the fourth muslin curtains may be used for from one-third to one-half its extent. In any case, there should be some ventilation in the house, even on the coldest nights. Fowls will stand considerable cold air provided it is dry, and ventilation will keep the air thoroughly dry in the house. On the other hand, drafts are likely to cause roup and other trouble.

LEGHORNS9 PRODUCE EGGS CHEAPER. Leghorns produce eggs cheaper than hens of the general-purpose breed Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, and Orpingtons. This fact, which confirms the belief and experience of commercial poultry farmers, was one of the results obtained in a rather extensive feeding test conducted by poultrymen of the United Steates Department of Agriculture. Because they lay as many or more eggs, eat only about 55 opunds of feed per head, as compared with 70 to 85 pounds eaten by the generalpurpose breeds, and because their egg yield very materially exceeds that of general purpose breeds during their second and thir dlaying years, Leghorns, the specialists say, undoubtedly are more profitable to keep for the production of eggs only. The Leghorns produce smaller eggs

than the general purpose breeds. The average weight of the eggs of a pen of Leghorns during the first laying year was 1.42 pounds pe rdozen as against 1.53 to 1.58 pounds for the other pens. However, Leghorns laying eggs weighing 1.50 pounds per dozen or even more, , the specialists say, have been selected and bred by many poultrymen. An examination In May, 1915, of 500 eggs from three Leghorn pens showed that 31 per cent weighed more than two ounces each, or 1.50 pounds to the dozen. The value per dozen of the eggs produced by the Leghorn hens was from 1 to 3 cents less each year than the eggs of general purpose hens. This difference is due to the fact that the general purpose breeds are better winter layers than, the Leghorns, while the latter give a higher production in the spring and summer. Very few Leghorns become broody, which probably materially affects their egg yield, as compared with the general purpose breeds. Better fertility in the eggs, especially with stack confined to the yards, is more often secured with the Leghorns than with the general purpose or any of the heavier breeds.

Maximum Copper Price Will Not Be Renewed

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Maximum prices on copper will expire January 1, and will not be renewed, H was announced today by the price fixing committee of the war industries board.

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Russians Show Gratitude for Aid of America HARBIN, Manchuria, Dec. 20.America's friendship for Russia is recognized by the Manchuria, a labor organ of this city, which declares editorially that the words of the United States can be trusted and that American diplomacy is announcing that the United States would in no way interfere in Russian internal affairs. "We must learn from America to build our fortunes by ourselves and develop the wealth of our country," the Manchuria says. "America is our true friend, offering her services without any hypocrisy 'if we desire them.' Russia and America! How strong would be such an alliance. What possibilities it would present to our long suffering country. America extends to us a helping band. , May we not fail to grasp it. And It must not be forgotten for one moment that if anyone should occupy Siberia It will not be America."

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Draft Articles for Allied Air Meeting (By Associated r-re. LONDON, Dec. 20. The British air board has drafted articles for an international air convention which will b submitted to the allies, It waa announced today by Lord Weir, secretary of state for air the forces. The draft is accompanied with the suggestions that an international air conference be convened.

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