The Syracuse Journal, Volume 23, Number 34, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 18 December 1930 — Page 6

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NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS President and Senate in a Wordy Warfare—Relief Measures Passed. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. PRESIDENT HOOVER and the <en ate, or part of that nominally august body, came to verbal blows over legislation. The Chief Executive. who seemingly doesn't f?['? ; i. s<> restrained now that ttie <>le« ■ ion ■ is oyer, was vexed becalis.?' of the introduction'of measures which Would impose an expenditure far b?'x??nd the sum he had recommended, "ami mostly jimler the guise of giving, relief, of some kind <<r another.'’ as be said t<» tlie White Hoti«e i'>>rrespoivdeitts. He directly ac y-uyed some .members of ~ congress of ‘phi'itig pi-litiis at the expense dr human misery. ■’ The President obxiou-ly referred to the proposal for isnmedinte payment in cash of the soldiers’ bonus- a-nd the XI ad pan a ssffiMHMi.uD bond Issue for river ahtl hiirbor Work His statement al-o was regarded Ils .dp . reefed at Senator l*a\ ’d I. W nJsh Os Massachusetts, who hiid criticized Mr. H.uixcr for’the inadequacy of l. s re lief program. When this statement reached the senate the war broke out fiercely, und the President was bitterly attacked by Senators Robinson, < ara.ua)., Glass. Harrison and other D?'in?»?ra<s. Next day hi a prepared speech Senator .XL Kellur of .Tenne-ee scathingly as sail?*?! Mr. Hoover fog what be called ■|.,.s tirade of abuse and ?!?*? lared- the President owed an apology to every member of the senate. His reputation ami h-.s -sin? erity were impugned. Senator Reed ?»f PennM.vixania alone came to Mr H-soer > defense, and he showed little enthusiasm in his task. The senate on Tuesday passed? without a r?*c?*rd vote, the drought re Erf loan fluid liil* amended to ap preprint?' si»',<mm> <<"<’, widely is m?»r?> than twice what the- administration considered necessary and which in that form provided not only for seed purchase loans tout also for loans for the purchase of food for the distresaed farmers. To, this latter feature secre taity of Agriculture Hyde had objected on the ground that it was “peri|otiißly near the do’e system. ’’ and this eli. lted cuustle comments from the anti admin Ist rat lon senators. < > . T 1 y l ! H<)UF opposition N» tossed the bill appn.prmting $1 pi (Msi.tss) for an emergem-y public construct ion fuud. which, is the % t<d ministration's Fhlef step in the relief of unemployment. It had I>een revised to meet the objections of the Demo erats, who op|»osed the granting ' of blanket authority to the Presbkmt in llie expenditure oft!.. fund, so that he can now only transfer funds'from one of tlw Sp.sifl.-d purposes IO an ~,| .... Os t>.. . s.so <*«. .«■) 'is for ndxaflees to the stm.-s for federal «ld highway projects and'U to. be paid back within fl"’ years by deduction* from federal contributions. Rivers apd harbors get Sj2..'>oo.oo<b When this bill eame before, the somite Pdame of M is ... ns--- tricd ' ni'- to hI? e the $S»».' . (MMHMM) nuule an outright gift to the States. publicans and Deino.-rats, .\ pressed a fetfr that . the submission of the world court pmt.ws.ls to’ the senate would result in. n‘ legislative Jam. that might make ne. essary the calling of an extra session of the .new congress in the spring - In ins im-ssi-g.-transmitting the protocols the Presideut asked -for early consideration of the question He said that the protocols as rexlsed “fre® us from any entunglemeht th the diplomacy of other nations" and urged that the United States "lend its co-operat.ipn in this effort of <he nations to establish a great agency for pacific settlements." It may ,be ti;e ip.pre.o -iatiotis" legislation will -be completed in time to give the senate a few w.vks to take up the world court matter before March 4.. hut the .itdicals are likely to filibuster unless their pet measures are acted on also, and thus an extra session might be forced. FRANK Ik KELLOGG, former secretary of state, received the Nobel peace prize for in Oslo, Norway. Wednesday, in the presence of King Haakon and a distinguished gathering. At the same time the peace prize for 1930 was handed to Dr. Nathan Soed erblonu Mr. Kellogg, in acknowledging the award, asserted there was no indication of war In the world, but rather the prospect was for continued peace. Should there be a war. how-

I ever, he gave warning, western civilization could not withstand it. Among the other Nobel prizes handI ed out was that for literature to Sini clair Lewis, American novelist, who received it In Stockholm from the ; hands of King Gustav of Swtaien. HAVING adopted an outline of a general (bsarnmment treaty, the | preparatory disarmament commission • of the League of Nations ended its • sessions at (hW-exa. This draft .ot>ventlon "ill be the basis for the deliberations of a" world conference that probably .xvill meet earlyi in 1932. Ambassador Hugh Gibson, oho represented the United States, in a closing statement told Ids colleagues that the outline treaty "falls far short of our Hopes and expectatlims." failing, to in? elude the xarioiis. metlmds which , AtmTieans regarded ns essential to real Ils rmument. He said, however. ■he consoled himself,. xv,th the belief ’that tit?-'scheme adopted would permit at least tile stabilization of armaI merits the setting up of machinery to receive and. spread information on | armaments.; and "to prepare system > ttpeaily for th?> work of future conft'r- ] ences." ■ \ fl: HOOVER transmitted to the i 4'l hi>use of repres.-nfritlvi's a formal i reqttest for the immediate appropriation of another St”»““•» to the fed oral farm l-mird. from fts revolving fund The money is needed, he said,’"ln order that important operations of the board, now in prospect. may be ''carried' through promptI ly.” and it was understood this, meant further outlays for the stabilization of : xx heat price*. OPERATION ?'f Muscle Shoals by •'< ' lion ?»f fanners xxas a-ked by Vie American Eartn; Bureau federation at its c?m- --! ventlon in Bilstott. It als?» voiced op positl?>n to amendment <>f the agricultural marketing act at this time. The federation also' recommended stricter regulation of grain and cot-: ton • xelmiigt-s . that funds to be loane?) to farmers in the draught area be i>ia-!?» immediately aXailable; that con gress appropriate to insure im i tmsllate carrying out of the authorized development projects, ami that the federal treasury have a revolving fun?i to be use?) exclusively to stabilize fedI era! land bank bonds. • , TWo hundred nu-n and women rep | 1 reseuting thirty,-thrav dry organ! zations held an annual conference in ■ Washington mid asked that congress provide mor?- men and tntyra money .for- enforcement Os prohibition A con v entionj of wets also was held in the National t'upitnl amt agre?sf on a uni fled substitut?* plan for prohibition. | - . —— DOWN from Yukon territory csCme one of the dramatic stories of t e th e > >ii < ictober 2 Capt. Baddy Burke, pilot : Emil Ending, njechahlc. and "Thr?*?- Lingered' B-h " Marten, pro-pis tor. started from Liard to fly to Atiln B <’. nll'l Were forced l" land in a narraxt ?'any??n of the frozen tipper l.iard rlyer.- Tii?-y had l- 15 '’ t.M**t with them.-and t?»r lays had • nothing t<> eat. Then they shot a buck., anti <»n Noxembt'r L’?,.. th?;y kill?*! a ' caribou. This kept Ending and. M..; ten dive, but Burke do-1 tu Noven her 20 Several «nenq«ts to find the. m-.ssing men bad Ijeen ma- >-. and tmally Pilot E. 1., A\ .ts-oti ami -loe Walslr dt*scri?sl i st smmtge the unfortunate men made , when they saw the 'plan?-. Landing j ten miles away, the riseu«*rs ratu-hed. them on snowshoes a mi. brought them i hack to civilization; Fifteen ?iaya l>e fore Wasson ami Walsh imd fioum directly ahov?' the lost men but failed to see them. In this tragedy <<f the .. o, p»„. iiyea have been lost, for Pilot Robin Rena han. s. J • <"’<-rf anfi Frank Hatcher. ’ yvtm Started from Seattle to search for p,urki k and his coinpani«»n.s. never returned. Tuo other searciuTs also ara missing at' this writing. H ERE is one record of achievement to brag about. The forest service reports that fire damage to national forest lands this year was held down to $237,370. a reduction of nearly .93 per cent from last year. This Respite the fact that the season has been the driest.oil record. Eorest area burned over amounted to I'.C.’.MVi acres, only one fifth of last year's acreage. Properties of the Chicago & Alton railroad, which since the time of the Civil war has tiperated' 1.028 miles of track in Illinois and Missouri, were sokl at public auction in foreclosure proceedings of the federal court, the sale taking place at Wilmington, 111., the first station outside of Chicago actually owned by the company. The railway, valued at SIOO,UUO.OOO. was purchased by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, which owned a majority of the Alton's bonds.

The Alton company had been in receivership for eight years, brought to that condition by financial difficulties that started with vhe failure to pay dividends on mortgages Impose?) by the Harriman interests in the ‘9os. Strikes and bad business in the bituminous coal region helped the company on the downward path. A stockholders' committee has been fighting.to retain the road and . matter carried to the I'nitCti States Supreme court. RUSS'IA S picturesque trial of eight engineers accused of an antiSoviet conspiracy in which foreign nations and notabilities-were d'eclared to be involved envied as expected in the conviction of all the defendants. It could not be 'otherwise, since nil had confessed. Live of them were sentenced to death gnd three to ten years in'■ prison.'• anti -all the . Communists applaud?>d. Next day the central executive committee of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics commutedthe. fix?* death sentences to ten years’ imprisonment, and txv?> years yvere taken off the other setitences. The press of London and Paris looks on the whole affair as a put up job. - —■■ . XTO SATISEA? ’l i »RY explanation ’ has yet been given of the "poison i fog" which killed 07 persons in the Meuse valley of Belgium and Eranee. Th?* Belgian authorities tried to belittl?* the affair but Queen Elizabeth ruled otherwise and appointed a ebraunission, of physicians to make an investigation. All week l.ondon was wrapped in a [ dense fog that tied up traffic anil j busint-ss anil spread down the Thames [ so as to prevent the sailitig of many i steamships. HENRY CLAY now stands, in marble, in the center of a wide plaza in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and he is labeled the "Apostle of frai ternitj i-’-tween the countries of ArneriMca," The statue is the present of the J United States to Venezuela, given in i return for out* of Gen. Simon Bolivar, hero of South American indeia'iid-. enee. which was unveiled in New York ] in 19-1. It was dedicated on Tuesday | by .Tames R. Sheffield, former ambassador to .Mexico, anil received by the high officials of the Venezuelan gov- : eminent. I In his address Mr. Sheffield said: • "In' speaking to the people of Venezuela, 1 am trying to interpret to all the republics of South America the I friendly attitude of my country ami j its faith, in the complete triumph of I free institutions and governments’ In i the western world. AVe aspire to no j leadership in your affairs. We only [ wish'to help you in attaining the high- ■ est development of yOur national consciousness and sovereign rights." CUt’RETARY of the Navy Adams in V his annual report points out the perils .in the administration’s policy of re?!u<‘ing navy enlist?al personnel to a minimum. He *ays that during last year thcra were not enough enlisted men t?> man fully all types of ships in the navy To operate, the navy with the remaining 79,800 men it .will be n?s-?*ssary to decommission a number bf vessels. ' Aigi'urirg before the house naval coinmitte?. Mr. Adams ask?*?l tluit <-oirgr?*ss approve a $34,000,000' c?>nstrijctlon program designe?! to start <>ur country on the way to . having such a fleet as is authoriz? l ?! by th? 1 Ixvfidon tranty, Chairman Britten of the committ?'?' thereupon introduce?! ti s?‘ven new cruisers and submarines und on?- aircraft carrier, the only vessels on the nnvy program not now authorize?). If the At’.tms program is adopted iu its entirety American government an?) private yards will be working on vessels • at $380,090,<MW» during :! ?■ 19.32 tis.-a) y?-ar. begin ning next .Inly. Adoptbxn of th??., rej malning installments ?>f the five-year >pr?»gram a« they come due will, with the exception of destroyer tonnage, bring the United States close to tonnage parity with Great Britain by the I late thirties. THE annual/ refwrt of the interna! rexet ut' mMnndiadoo shows that ten states-dvith an aggregate population of less than one-halt of the total for the Country pay more than threefourths of the federal tax bill. These states, in their order, are: New York, North Carolina, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California. Ohio. Michigan, Massachusetts. Virginia and Missouri. Few of the s?»uthern an?) western states, except those with large industrial cities, (Mil?! tax percentages approaching their population percentages. The total International revenue receipts for the fiscal year were set by the report at $3,949,145,733. of which $2.410.2.->9,230 was paid in income taxes and $029,886,502 in miscellaneous taxes. <kl 1M«. Western Newspaper Union.)

THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL.

MILK RULES ARE BASED ON HEALTH

States Are Now Seeking the Same Level for Butterfat. | That the rules for health are becoming standardized throughout the [ nation and they are becoming more i uniform in the respective states is indicated- by figures compiled from the latest government reports by the Hol- ’ steln-Friesian Association of America and put in a condensed summary of j “A Few Eacts to Th* Considered in Drafting a Milk Ordinance or Milk Regulations.’’ They sh??w that 44 states have their own regulations in regard ,t?> the butterfat and total solids emntent sold as wlmle milk ami that five use the federal regulations in this regard. Fortytwo states now have fat retpiirements of 3.25 per cent or less, compared to 39 states in 1926. One has a fat requirement ?>f 3.3 per cent, two raquire 3.35 per cent. And four require 3.50 per cent. Since 1926, three nmre sTates have found it advisable to change th?' requirement from 3.50 to 3.25 per cent. No state requires 4 per cent fat and the federal score card no longer requires 4 per cent fat In order to have a "perfect" milk. Chicago and New York recently considere?) the advisability of requiring the high fat standard of 3.5 per cent fat in wlmle milk, but decided that 3.2.5 per cent was a better require* ment. Doctors generally oppose ai high fat raquirament, especially for children ami invalids, and some advocate 2 per cent fat in milk as more satisfactory for children. Commercial milk companies have discovered tl?s same fact on their milk routes as find that more butterfat (and consequently mor?* milk). will be used by their patrons xvhen the fat content more nearly approaches that of mother’s milk which is comparable in fat content to that of the average cow. Clean Utensils Assist in High Grade Cream (By JAMES \V. LINN, Extension Dairyman, Kansas State Agricultural College.) ■ Bast experience shows that it is impossible to make a truly high grade butter from butterfat that has come from frozen cream. It is not uncommon for cream to set on the fl?»or of.[ -the kitclien or some other room ami be a long time in cooling. Such a practice is n?> more desirable In the ! winter than in the summer nor is it best to add warm cream to cool cream or to older cream without first cooling the new cream. Eor most profitable results recoin- [ mendutioiis call for clean utensils so that when the milk comes In contact with them It will not be contaminated. The dairyman who is after high grade ~ cream in the winter will pay attention to the cleanliness of his cows. Clean stalls, clipping of the hair on the udder ami right flank so that it will not, retain the dirt ami tilth, and removal of lo?>se particles of dirt with a damp rag or sponge will help in securing quality cream; Salt and Mineral Cups Increase Production Salt and mineral cups, which are a rather new piece of barn equipment, have be?*n responsible for increased milk flow. These cups are used In connection with automatic drinking bowls, anti attach to the stanchions within convenient reach of the cows. Besides supplying needed mineral f?>od for milk production, constant access to salt als?» stimulates thirst and results in consumption of greater quantities of water. Many dairymen find thaf the definite Increase in inilk flow will pay for the cost of the cups In about txv?i months time. Much Investigation has been made to determine the best design and shape of salt cups. It has been found that, cows will waste much of the mineral if the containers are shallow and wide topped. Consequently the tefidency Is to make tlie cups with rather narrow openings so phat the ?*ow can reach the salt with her tongue only. Cattle Abortion Can Be Completely Eradicated The complete eradication of abortion disease from cattle herds is possible. ami would mean stopping a sen* ?>us source of loss to tlie dairymen, according to Dr. H. J. Metzger of the New York State College of Agriculture, who re?ommvnds-tin* blood test ami the isolation of infected animals as a means of. stamping out th?' disease. • These measures’are co®iplete isolation of. the diseased animal, complete cleaulint'ss, the rearing of all animals on the farm to k?*ep from re-infecting a chan herd. .A more complete discussion is given in a new bulletin. Just written by iHwtor Metzer and published by the e?»H?‘ge. xvhlch will be sent free of charge to anyone witu will writ?' to the college Qf agriculture at Ithma and ask for bulletin E 152. Give Calf Chance Young-.calves are quite susceptible to vertain infections, us also to indigestion brought about by improper feeding. Il Is one thing to bring a c?»w safely through calving and another thing to bring her calf safely through the first few weeks of its life. Y’»ung: calves should be born In clean places. It Is t?»o much to expect good results with calves born In places teeming with tlie cause of infections. Navel Infection Is a frequent cause of digestive disturbance. Wheat in Ration Wheat in the dairy ration will givt an equal bargain with corn and oats, when wheat sells at 90 cents and a 50-50 mixture of the latter at sl-46 per 100 pounds. When wheat is 70 or a0 cents, the respective corresponding values of the mixture are $1.14 and SI2JO per 100. For dairy cattle ground wheat. If fed alone, will usually be iticky and difficult, to masticate, but when mixed with corn and oats this iiffieulty will be overcome to a great IxtenL

English Type of Brick House Has Both Charm and Individuality ttWraaaffi"

A home of charm and individuality in brick with that much sought for colonial entrance. The floor plans are as xv.ell designed as the attractive exterior. The rooms-sre all large and this home has more than the usual number of closets.

By W. A. RADFORD I Mr William A Radford will ansxver questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as.editor, author and i manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the , highest authority on all these sub- : jects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 407 South Dearborn I street, Chicago, 111., and! only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. While the first brick houses in the United States were built by the Holland Dutch who settle?) in New York, brick has been the stable building ma/terial in England for several centuries. And In the use of brick, English architects have developed an individual type of architecture, an example along the English lines -being shown in the accompanying illustration. i While this house is not a true type of English architecture, it has the many gables and sloping roof that are popular in the British isles. This is a home of charm and individuality. The

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one touch of American architecture in it is the colonial entrance d?xor; • is 22 f?*et by 2S feet.’ ex- [ elusive of the suit room made possible by the turning of the pitch*of the [ rdotlfrom the front gable. * It contains six rooms and bath. | L : : — How Much Do You Really Know About Plumbing? How much do you know about . plumbing? There are many interesting facts about this lnip??rt.ant industry that are unknown to the average person. For instance, did you know: That the word "plumber” comes from the Latin word “plumbarius” xvhlch means a worker in lead? Rome had its plumbers for its great public baths as well as for the installation of running xxater systems In . private houses. Practically every house that has been excavated at the site of Herculaneum and Pompeii had running water. That greet) is the most popular color f?»r the modem bathroom an?l that the sales of colored plumbing fixtures have increased over 200 per cent in [’the last two years? I. That there are nearly 300 feet of cpnceaJed piping in the "alls and under the floors of the average two story house? That the cost of an additional or Second bathroom,for a.new trnuse is less than the *c?>st of the first bath--r?>?>m? This is due. to the fact that there has to be a certain amount of piping in |hi* hous?* anyway whether there is one batiirooiu or a ?lozen. That a house with two bathromns is uitjre saleable than a house with one bathr?>?>m and that some banks will not lend money on hous?*s xv-ith only one bathroom?. That chromium xvbich is use?l to plate faucets, traps, shower heads, etc., is 65 per c-ent as- hard as the point of a diamond? That an enamel of tllnt-ii.ke hard-ne-s has b?.-?'U dev?'loped which is acid-resisting? Ordinary enamel is Bathroom Need Not Be Square or Rectangular If you are planning to have an extra bathro?uu put into your home, don’t be discouraged if the only room available has o?!?l corners or jogs in iL Bathrooms n.o iong'.T need to be perfectly square or re?*tatigular in shhpe. Years ago plumbing fixtures were large and even bulky. They were ?le- ■ s.gtH'd to fulfill a purely utilitarian function. Modern plumbing equipment, however, is.made in a great variety of shapes and sizes. Skillful plumbing i contractors xvho are familiar with the products of all manufacturers of plumbing equipment know which fix--1 tures may be most advantageously employed in certain tag ends of space. For instance, an txld nook that seems hopeless may be converted into a tasteful recess for a lavatory. A closet three feet square may be utilized as a shower compartment. A space under the stairs may be converted into a downstairs lavatory. It is not ,always absolutely necessary to put all three fixtures in one room. In fact, more people are able

The entrance do??r leads into a small hall which projects out from the main lines of the building and leads into a large living room, 11 feet by 20 feet, which extends the width of the house. At one. end is a fireplace. A, door at the side of tlie fireplace leads to the sun room, which is 7 feet wide by 13 feet long.. A double cased

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Second Floor Plan. opening leads to the dining room, xvbich is 14 feet 6 inches by 10 feet, and at the'side is the kitchen, which is rather large. 9 feet 9 indies by 11 feet. An enclosed stairway runs out of one side of the living room and leads to a central hall on the second floor. Off this hall are three bed--rooms, each a corner, room, and the bathroom, > ' The arrangement of the rooms and the.size of each one may be visualized by the floor plans xvhid) ac<eompany -the exterior view of the home. It will be noted that each of the rooms is so located as to give plenty of light and ventilation. At the same time the arrangement is su?*h that the work of curing for the house inay be done without unnecessary steps. For. the prospectix?? home builder xvh?> want’s an unusual hous?* that, is solid’ in appearance, .is comfortable and has rooms larger than is usually fbund in a six-room house, this design will a’ppeal. , damaged by th?* adds from fruits? medicines, coffee grounds, potato peelings. etc., but acid resisting enamel will return its original gloss and finish almost indefinitely. That the newest sinks are made with a metal stopper "Idch iiolds the water in the deep eight-indi compartment so that it is no longer necessary to use a dishpan? That most leaks in faucets are cause?! by water-cutting of .the faucet seat? \Vat?.T-cutting results from failure to turn the faucet far enough to prevent dripping. That the bathroom differs from ?»ther rooms in the house in that it is the <>ne room which is almost completely furnished ’ and ready to use xvhen a family moves into a nexv housP? That the shower bath has been called the modern Fountain of Youth because of its invigorating effect? That the plumber d?»esn‘t forget his tools, but sometimes has to go back because the customer xvas unable to clearly explain what xvas wrong? That the completely-equipped plumbing sho)> contains more, than 89i) t?M>IS; valves, fittings, etc., all reatly for emergency “repairs? That with th?* advent of plumbing fixtures in color, the bathroom bus become the. most beautiful arid distinctive room in nrany new houses? Entrance Should * Appear Hospitable The entnince should be hospitable and so .pla?’ed as to help the harm? ny of the building—not necessarily in the exact center of the front w.ill. bitt in harmony with the oilier features of the house. to use the same fixtures if they are not all in the same room. Suppose the only available Space appears to be txvo closets which are not adjoining and that neither is large enough to acxmniidodate all the fixtures. The logical procetlure would be to place the tub and shower in one closet and the lavatory and closet combination in the other. ' In Developing the Home Stress Details Evenly Perhaps the most important matter to keep in mind in any home building enterprise—important at least until the investment aspect of home-oxvning cah be wholly neglected —is that of consistently developing the house in all details-without undue emphasis on special features of extreme individuality, approaching eccentricity. Real estate values are based on averages; that is, the market value of a home depends upon its appeal to the tastes and desires of the typical home ow’ner capable of buying a bouse within the given price range.

POULTRY

BIG ESSENTIAL . FOR HEN FLOCK Violet Rays Foes of Rickets and Other Ills. Violet rays In direct sunshine aid in the assimilation of calcium and are foes of rickets and other Ills to which flesh Is heir. While? this a familiar story to many keepers it is not generally known that not all sunlight has equal value —that, in fact, winter sunshine in northern latitudes has few or no violet rays, the factor that cures or prevents the rickets. Discussing the practice of some pbulti-y men of shooing their flocks, at this time' of year into bright sunshine. Frederick B. Hutt, poultry specialist of tjie agricultural extension service of the University of Minnesota, says: “This may be of value to stock kept for breeding but does not give the birds much if any niore of the antirickets factor than they were getting inside the hbn house. Experiments have shown that in latitudes even farther south than Minnesota the amount of ultra violet rays of the most valuable wave length is too small in winter to be of much importance. After the first *f March the value of the sunlight increases rapidly and by April and Maj’ it has a rickets banishing potency’ about eight times as great as In January. ■ ‘‘The merits of various glass substitutes have been widely advertised the last few years. While it is quite true that many of these will transmit, when nexv, more ultra violet rays than windoxv glass, the fact remains that even the bestVof them cannot transmit such rays\when there are none to transmit. ?geizl:er will the breeding flock get its full requirenmnt of the valuable factor if turned out?l?>ors on the brightest days in February. . "But an ample supply of this factor is a prime essential if gootl hatches are to be obtained'in the early spring. .The only safe plan is to feed a good brand of cod liver oil at the rate of 2 percent in 'the mash. By April T. at which time the sun is again giving full value for the money, feeding of the oil may be safely discontinued." Best Results Obtained in Hatching Chickens Rest results are usually obtaine?) when the birds ?for the pullet flock are hatched as near the .same date as possible. But how can this be brought abojit when incubators of small capacity are used. ■«r the hatching and brooding are tone by brooily hens? , Poultrymen of University Farm, St. Paul. Minn.,' say that a prnetitial method is to till the small inctibators with eggs from the breeding, pens and as the hens become broody transfer the fertile eggs found at the first candling from the incubfiYors to the hens and altoxv them to finish the hatch., The incubators can then be filled again after being disinfected. The hens will complete the incubation in about the same , time and a large number of chicks will thus be practically the same age. This work must be done very carefully or there will be losses. A machine of 100-egg capacity, with brooily “hens to hatch, xvill bring off chicks from 4(11 fertile eggs within a period of 21 days, say poultry specialists. Best Calcium Sources for the Poultry Flock In a recent test c?xnducted by the poultry husbandry department lowa State crdlege. Ames, it was found that best results wem secured when the limestone used as a grit for the poultry flock was very hard, practically pure calcium carbonate and low in" magnesium. Softer limestone did not give such results as did the hard limestone. oystej shell, etani shell anti limestone xve re fed in the experiment and it was found that the amount of the grit material consumed was directly proportional to the number of eggs laid by the hens or) test. The experiment indinite?! -that tlie calcium requirements of the hens were fully met by limestone, as xvelb by tlie other materials. Way to Keep Eggs The best way to keep eggs for handling Is to pick them small end down in an egg case And turn them every day if kept more than a Week. A simpl?' way to do .this is to finish filling the case xx itlr fillers, put the top bn and: turn the case on one 'side. The next day put It back upright and the following day turn it on other side- Some people keep eggs on (heir sides in a box. If this plan is followed they should b& turned everyday. Test Incubator Run the incubator a fexv days before putting the eggs into it. Tins will permit perfect regulation and reduce thq hazards that accompany the regulation of the machine "hen the eggs are incubating. Do not fyecome alarmed when the temperature drops Just after the eggs are put in. The cool eggs absorb heat and lower the temperature of the incubator. If you turn the lamp high at this time in ail likelihood you will cook (he eggs before you get it regulated again. How Many Eggs? The only way anyone can tell how many eggs a hen lays In a year is to trapnest her every day in the year. Because of the enormous amount of labor involved. It is not practicable for the ax;erage person to trapnest. The various culling tests intelligently applied are of value in eliminating the boarders. An occasional mistake is not serious. A breeder, however, cannot afford to guess: he must knoxv the production and breeding of his hens.