The Syracuse Journal, Volume 23, Number 39, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 January 1931 — Page 3

DAIRY FACTS WATER REQUIRED BY DAIRY COWS Os Much Importance to Supply Abundantly Always. It is a well known facTthat heavy producing milk cows . - e<|uire a large amount of water—more than many people realize. When cows have free access to water tit all times during the winter months, as when supplied with dripking cups, they consume more than when they have an op|a>rtunity to drink only once or twice a day; especially is this true when they are forced lq drink Ice water. The fact that milk contains 87 per cent of water In Itself indicates that a large Supply is needed when a cow produces from 40 to 50 pounds of milk a day. The chief function of water in the animal's body, however, is not to supply the amount needed! for her milk. She also needs It for I dissolving her food materials, to help , distribute the nutritive matter through the body and to remove the waste body cells. It has been stated that 56 per cent of the water con* mimed by a dairy cow is excreted ih the feces, about 13 per cent Iri" the urine. 12 per cent through the skin and about 15 |>er cent through the milk. In summer more Is eliminated through the skin than in wilder. At the Michigan station water con- j sumption by ten dairy cows whs measured from the .alter part o March to | the latter part of July in 1’.i29. while • the cows were producing an average . oft 4 pounds of milk daily. The coh- I sumption duringptliat period was 16.9 gallons per cow or alwut 140 pounds i per day. Thus they consumed about 3.2 pounds of water for every pound of milk produced. The targe daily requirement of water calls attention to the importance { of providing an abi ndance at all times. On most farms the .water sup- ! ply Is not as adequate during winter j as It la during summer, even though J the cows may not need quite so much. Where drinking cups cap oe installed I in lhe ? dairy barn they will pay good j dividends. . - i : Care of Cow Essential for Making Cheap Milk Clean, palatable foods are necessary In order to make the cheapest milk, the most milk and the best quality of milk. Moldy, dusty hay. musty grains, and all suefi containing dust make the cleanest and cheapest ruilk j Impossible. j Clean straw or clean shavings make splendid berfdlitg. whereas ’-.lusty straw, dirt from the hay loft, cheap, dusty hay. ntoi the like moan a dusty barn, and dirty, poor-keeping milk. The best milk pnlf is the one with the smallest opening at the fop. The purest milk pair Is the large, opentop“[HHl pall which will collect the most dust. _ The milk pails, can*, separators, and all other utensils used for milk must be thoroughly washed and sterilized Immediately before milking. After Freshening Feed Small Amount of Grain , After' freshenirG only a small j amount of grain should be fed. A warm bran mash. Is also beneficial during this period. In fact, bran should form most of the grain 'fed for ; two or three days after calving. The I cow may be brought on feed gradually. depending on the condition of the j udders If the udder is badly caked or congested, grain should be fed sparingly. If the udder Is not badly congested. then the cow may be brought onto feed gradually, having her oh a fid! grain ration at about three weeks . after freshening. Dairy Notes Milk is approximately ST per cent water. Too ofteft water Is looked upon simply as something to quench thirst. Roughage Is the backbone of the real dairy ration. It determines, to a large extent, the feed cost of produc- ! Ing milk. A Well started Is a calf, half grown. It takes a long time to over- ' come a setback that a calf may get In the first Yew days or weeks of Its : life, ‘ | The owner of a low producing dairy herd has ho choice—he must send the I poorest cows to the butcher, or else j he will find himself working for noth-' Ing. or less than nothing. • • • If water Is handy cows drink,ln proportion to the way they milk. If pot. then cows milk In proportion to 'the way they drink.« If cows cannot have water at will or eannot tut up on It two or three times per day they must com© down tn milk production. * * * Distance Is no handicap In dairy record clubs. A box of samples taken in Holland recently reached the testing laboratory in Wisconsin in good condition, after a 21-day trip. • • • Where cows are tn stanchions drinktag cups should be Installed If at all practical The cows can then drink any time they wish and the increase in milk production will toon pay for the cups. • • • The old method of sterilising milk machine teat cups and tubes by immersing them In a crock containing a chemical disinfectant solution la obsolete. Such a solotion frequently is not of sufficient strength to be of any ▼aloe and naj be « source ot co* taralnktloa.

Roof Treatment Makes This Model Stand Out as Very Attractive Home '-.iS Bv 11 x IygMTE-. - ug i -W’-jtW "j J- li > ■ Fl "~jß I U— 2 8-0- — H Ik ITCH yj J 1 I !2'-3"x 9k?" s Living-IMJPor J u | Din ING-Rwlff ; •>- o* I ll'-OxU-o(HML:': I -■ I \- ' I First Floor Plan.

By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A Radford will answer [questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the read, er« of this p-xper. On account of his wide experfeme as editoY. author and ■ manufacturer, he Is., w ithout doubt, the ’highest authority on all these subjects Address all Inquiries to William A Radford, No; <O7 South Dearborn street. Chicago, 111-, and only inclose |.two-««nt stamp for reply. The roof treatment of this house Is a factor in its design which makes it stand out as an unusually, attractive small home, entirely free from any of that box-like effect which la such a common fault of small homes. This attractiveness Is also aided by the "wide-shingled wall finish, the neatly ■ placed shuttered windows and excellent entrance detail. These together form a harmonious and well-balanced whole. Though the foundation area of this house is quite small (but 2N feet wide and 22 feet dbep), five large room* and bath are provided. On the first floor .there is a large living room occupying one entire side of the house. It ! measures 21 by 11 feet and there is l an open fireplace at one side with Decorative Properties in Wide Window Sills Now that moss modern Incises have n ..ne to sjieak of. decorators have, \ thought up the most fascinating things to do with window sills. If they are fairly w idk they put radiators or shelves of bro ks under them, if they are long, running across two windows, j they place baskets of fern or bowls ; of Chinese lanterns on top. and if they |..are fery wide, an arch may,be built over the top of the window, valance fashion, and long narrow bookeases Inserted In the wall* at each side. The decorative jsissiblllties of window sills. Iri fact, appear to be wellnigh limitless, but the difficulty lies in securing the window sills themselves. For. as Man ia Clark points out in an article in Home and Field, modern houses built for profit and not lor love have the thinnest walls that can squeeze by the building codes. This means that Jon do not get deep reveals into which to set your windows, and consequently 'Wide .window, sills are now extremely rare. "In 4iie majority of cases the al- ; set.ee of a sill can be successfully [ camouflaged and a whole decorative scheme built up around the remodeled windows." Miss Clark advises!. “Some window sill treatments are Complicated by the presence of radiators underthe windows, and others simplified. ’ The- average builder thinks be has done you a gracious favor when he , Incloses the steam radiators in packI ing cases with wicker faces, and lets • It go at that. You cast buy really good looking radiator inclosures with decorative value, or you can rip off the Inclosures and start afresh, with a Color and Trim Play Part in Home Beauty In any decorative scheme, don’t forget to consider the color of the woodwork. „ When the wood used for window and door trim to oak, cypress, maple or birch or any wood, with a beautiful grain, a waterproof varnish will give luster and firing out the, grain. Woods vary In shade from light to dark brown or red. The color scheme, of the room should be kept in. similar tones or warm colors. Contrasting colors can then be used in some of the furnishings to give the room animation. - Light woodwork is very fashionable. And there are excellent varnish stains and enamels on the market that will give just the shade or tint in. the woodwork that the color scheme of the room demands. t Varnish stains color the wood and let the grain show tlturough. Enamels give a soild coat of color that Is rich and satiny in its texture. The range of colors is wideband manufacturers -

flanking doors opening onto the porch. At the opposite side of the central stair and entrance hall are the dining room and kitchen, both of ample size to accommodate such a family j as would occupy this home, t On the upper floor there are two bedrooms at opposite sldes of the central hallway. These are both large Bed-Pml 5 Bed-Pm I S-ukizd x t—l n’-dwii’-d • - Second Floor Plan. rooms and each contains a big closet of the type which every woman wijl appreciate. The bathroom is conveniently placed in the front gable. The bedrooms, by the use of doors and windows, can both be given effective cross ventilation while at the same Lime retaining all desired privacy. construction In one piece that incloses the radiators, furnishes sills for whatever windows stand in a row ou one wall, and this adds character to the , room. "In houses and particularly cottages of the colonial type, window sills are indispensable. Here you may build out under your window in cabinet fashion, either putting doors on the little cupboards whose tops are the" window sills, or shelves for books or ornaments. Often one end of the room, or two sides of it, are treated this way. and the low bookshelves are integral parts of the architectural background rather than afterthoughts tacked on. Sometimes the windows are made to.appear recessed by building bookshelves nine inches deep all the way around them and across the top, if the windows do not reach the ceiling, using the top of the lower bookcase as a window sill. This Is attractive • in many kinds of rooms, but perhaps most so in children’s play rooms where toys and picture books fill the shelves and are out of the way and ornamental at the same time.” . Basements Being Made Livable Part of Home Home owner.- .ire doing away with the dark, old-fashioned basement with Its coal dust, unhealthy dampness and <-.rt. With of the new of heating plant with its colorful i jackets, and dust-proof and gas-proof construction to keep the basement clean, and building Insulation board to keep It warm and dry. home owners are converting this further waste space into livable rooms. * I give explicit directions for securing any tint or shade desired. Os course the most satisfactory finishes are absolutely waterpfoof and can be washed without injury t*> Kloss or color. Built-In Accessories New Kitchen Luxuries The gleaming whiteness of built-in china bathroom accessories is one of the most effective and pleasant enhancements of the wholesome and. attractive cleanliness of the modern bathroom, which plays a large part in the making eA the present-day home. The pleasing qualities of these fix* i tures, however, are not confined to the bath, since many of them may be appropriately used in the modern kitchen. Towel bars and hooks, soap holders and glass racks find a ready place in the new attractive kitchens now being widely installed In presentday dwellings. The built-in accessory may be installed In homes already built, although the work is more economically done at the time of construction J-.-./ - ■ ■..< ■ i ■- . . ' a-

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POULTRY EKTS RAISING TURKEYS IS NOT GAMBLING Study Being Made of Parasites and Diseases. With no poker game bandy the fanner who was overtaken by a spasm of the gambling fever has always been able to get his excitement by raising turkeys. Now the United States Department of Agriculture is trying to spoil the sport by removing from it the element of greatest uncertainty—parasites and parasitic diseases. The parasites have been the factors, responsible for the greatest losses in the turkey flock and for making turkey raising a side issue and a gamble for the average farmer or poultryman. A foundation flock of turkeys raised for experimental purposes has been established at one of the federal experiment stations in Montana, and the specialist in charge has devoted all his time to the investigation of parasitic disease in the flock, lie will do other>work later, however. The flock was established by artificially inicubating the eggs, and brooding the poults in special brooder houses with clean yards until they were eight weeks old. These precautions were taken in order to prevent infestations by parasites introduced by adult turkeys. When large enough to range the poults were given large fenced lots and shelters. “Artificial brooding has been of par- ’ tlcular value in preventing losses from blackhead disease which at one time threatened tb destroy the turkey industry,” says the specialist in charge ' of the flock. "Prevention of this dis- | ease calls for rearing the young turkeys on glean ground an t d away from i chickens and other turkeys.” Check Up on Flock’s Production for Year In case you wish to check up on your flock s production for the past year, r the average per hen should be about I as follows: December. 10; January, i 10; February, 12; March, 19; April, I 21; May, 20; June, IS: July. 16; August, 13; September. 6; October, 7; ! November. 8; or a total of 160 per j hen. When records are kept it is interesting to cheek each month by these figures to see where the hens fall below the average and where they exceed it. These figures have been taken from many records made by hens that were trap nested for the purpose of finding the average egg production per month for a number of years. The hens in the 90-egg class lay almost all of the eggs in the spring ami early summer, while those in the 160-egg class lay every month during the year. Night Light Will Pay for Chicks in Brooder Experiments at Massachusetts Ag- ! rigultural college seem to prove that i a dim light burned at night in a | brooder house increased the growth of small chicks from 8 to 15 per cent at four weeks of age. This gain did not come' from eatfog during the | night, but more. from the chicks spreading out and sleeping more cOin--1 fortably and to finding their way back to the hover -without being chilled. About a 10-watt electric light seemed to give the best results in the experiments. " Poultry Facts Place the egg on its side —not on end. Poultry need direct sunlight and ventilation to keep in the best health. The hens should he laying an average of ten eggs each during Deceml ber. When chicks are crowded in the house respiratory diseases, such as I cold and roup, are more likely to oc> cur. .« Adding cod liver oil ’to the poultry ■ ration will help to maintain the health of the flock and also to improve the : texture of egg shells. . • • • ■ Clean litter on the floor, plus clean material in the nests, will eliminate most of the dirty eggs. In some cases, additional, nests will be required. • • • Chicks should be raised on a plot of fenced ground, not used for poultry raising operations last year, or if such a plot cannot be .provided, turn upder the surface soil. To clean contaminated soil In a poultry yard the first best thing to do la to disinfect the surface. There should be enough hopper apace so give each bird a chance to eat whenever she is hungry. No factor In brooding Chicks or poults is more important than an even and correct temperature. For that reason the selection of a good colony brooder stove and Its careful' attention is well worth the money and time Involved. • • • The straw-loft may be a part of any poultry house that Is high enough to provide plenty of head room for the operator. It makes the house warmer' in winter and cooler in summer. • • • The direct rays of the sunshine prevent rickets and insure the proper assimilation of food materials. Thus every poultry house should have an ©pen front—one square foot to approximately ten to fourteen square feet of floor space seems to be suitable for, average weather conditions

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Many Avenues Open for Happiness in Old Age • i An eminent United States surgeon , and doctor, discussing efforts being made to extend the span of human | life, has stressed what he considered ( the futility of added years of bodily ( strength if the mind continued to weaken about the usual time. But would It? Isn’t it logical to suppose that if the sound body 'be carried on ; toward the century mark in man's life the sound mind will keep it com- . pany? This authority rather scoffed ’ at the idea of promoting greater length of years, but this is not a good attitude to adopt toward old people. There Is nothing more beautiful in life than serene and happy old age accompanied by good health, even though physical strength be weakened. The garnered wisdom of a life well lived develops in the minds of old people a philosophy that should be the envy of those who still nre struggling in the vortex of world activi. ties, competing in the mad race for wealth, fighting for eminence in public affairs, striving after social distinction, and the other evanescent glories of the world. Old people do not care anything about these things. They have seen wealth* vanish in a day; they have seen the public and rend its favorites of yesterday; and they know that the top of the social ladder is a position of the greatest peril. If youth would listen to old age, benefit by its advice anti experience, and pursue a. more rational rjiethod of living, there would be more vigorous centenarians than there are today, and no doctor or other authority, no matter how eminent, would dare hint that they nre only in the way. Long and longer live the old folk I—Toronto filobe. Monkey* Are Reekie** A formidable riddition to the risks that await the motorist .is provided by a message from Algiers. A native of the country chartered an open taxicab in order to go from Maillot to Bouira. While passing through the defile at Tizi-Nkoula the passenger received a stone full on the temple and died without recovering consciousness. It that the monkeys of the region, like she Afridis, are organized into vari<ilis clans which pursue their feud with the utmost ferocity,'hurling stones of large caliber at each, other. On this particular occasion the road along the defile was a battleground, and the unfortunate passenger received the fire of an unusually lusty simian warrior. Mail Speed* Compared In recent tests of speed in the transmission of messages the Navy department found that it took a message 4 days and 30 minutes to reach San Francisco from Washington via ordinary mail, 3 days and 30 minutes via air mail. 14 to 21 minutes by commercial telegraph lines, and only 4 minutes by naval radio. Bird* of a Feather “That’s enough. I never argue with fools.” “Naturally. You are always In agreement with them.” True love never runs smooth, and true hate gets a good many too.

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No Happy End* ’ ( reader, was discussing books with a girl reporter in New York. t “In the past,” she said, “a book j had to end happily, or the publish- ( ers wouldn't publish it. How absurd ( that was' For nothing ends happily. ( Look at life —it ends in death.” Miss MacDonald shook her head. ( “No play has a happy ending el- j ther.” she continued. "A play runs 3 « on and on, and at last It ends trag- ( icalfy In some one-horse town, with ( the entire road cornpany stranded, ( and without the price of a sandwich among the lot of them.” , Memorial to First Printer A fund has been established at 1 Weimar, Germany, for the erection ' of a memorial to be known as the 1 ‘Temple of the Letter” in honor of Gutenberg's discovery of movable ' type. The memorial, the cornerstone of which it is planned to lay in 1940, the fifth centenary of his invention, will be placed over Gutenberg’s grave ' at Maipz. It is planned to enlist in- ( ternational co-operation for the building of the temple, which is intended to constitute evidence of the world’s gratitude to the father of books, magazines and newspapers. The movement was initiated by the Society of Bibliophiles of Weimar. Old Stuff Salesman —Have you seen the latest fountain pen, sir? Absolutely impossible for ink to escape from it anywhere., ‘ Customer —Good heavens! I’ve tried to write with that sort for years.—London Humorist. “Hot” for Buiine** First Salesman —What shall we do? Second Salesman —I’ll spin a coin. If it’s heads we’ll shonf a game of pool; tails we go to a movie; and if it stands on end we’ll call on a customer. No Best Time Caller —-When is the best time to see Mr. Smit he? Stenographer—That’s hard to say. Jle’s grouchy before he has hisSlunch, and afterward he has indigestion. Give Ua * Hint, OJd Pal “So you have a wonderful understanding with your wife?” "Yeah, I'll say It’s wonderful. She understands that I a week while I really make 890.” —Brooklyn Eagle. No Need to A*k More Brains (at piano “recital) — What is that charming thing he is playing? Less Brains-*-A piano, y’ dub. A Waahout Mazie —I hear you have a new boy friend. Daisy—Say had, dearie I. One may not be a successful caller because he leaves before his host wants him to. Anger assists bands however weak. —Ovid. Lantern-jawed men are not always light-headed. Tears of joy and sadness are both drawn from the same sack.

Oklahoma Snakes Live Up to Bad Reputation Out In Oklahoma, says a writer in the Washington Star, the snakes • have learned to climb poles, but they have not learned not to monkey with the current, for several have met ' their fate by establishing a short circuit with their bodies. Incidentally, this puts the station out of commission, to the great inconvenience of the patrons whose establishments are held up until the .damage is located and repaired. A blacksnake crawled to the top of the Mehan tap station and, wrapping around the steelwork,, stuck his head out until it came in contact with a lightning arrester, causing a short circuit and death to the snake. At the same time Morrison, Glencoe, Stillwater, Perkins, Ripley, Mehan and the Mehan oil fields were cut off from electric service until the damage could be repaired. A six-foot bullsnake caused a fuse to blow out in the substation of the company near Choctaw, Okla., interrupting service on the power line from Harrah to Jones. The bullsnake was found on the line, which was strung on the top of the 30-foot poles. To Raze Dicken**' Home At Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France, the last vestige of the Villa des Moullneaux, where Charles Dickens lived for three years and wrote several books, is to be destroyed. The Boulogne municipal council has approved the razing of the building which long has been in a state of « ruin. It was here that Dickens wrote “Little Dorrit," “Bleak House” and “Hard Times.” . ” Experience Customer —I want a nice present for my husband. What do you advise? Clerk—May I ask how long yon have been married, madam? Customer—Oh, about fifteen years. Clerk —Bargain counter in the , ■ basement, madam. —Leeds Mercury, England. Had Him Guessing Bloofus—How do you get along' with your wife? Obfuscus—l wonder sometimes myself. How About the Bait? Penelope—Some terrible things can ( be caught from kissing. \ Theresa —Yes; you ought to sea the poor worm my sister caught! Catty ■« “Such a quaint thing happened ta my mother in Paris !** “Really I I thought you were born In London.” — Tit-Bits. No man at a movie thinks thekisaing is done exactly the way he would do it Without trouble you can’t know yourself. The setting hen may be peevish, but she’s on-nest. Nothing is beautiful from evesv point of view.—Horace. The shortest answer is doing. Sunshine> /X> —AU Winter Lmg At the Foremost Datort Retort of the West —marvelous climate—worm sunny day*—dear starlit nights—dry invigorating air —splendid rood* — gorgeous mountain scenes —finest hotel* —the ideal winter !)*■*. Wrfte Cree A c*«rr»y '~*> PALM SPRINGS California * GKT INTO BUSINESS We show you how. So#% profit. No capital necessary. Particulars free. C. F. BOSK. P. O. BOX 100. LYNN. MASS. Ambition* Amateur Story Writer*. Kara i' money in spare time. Circular free fluid* A Critic. >94 N. »rd St,, Milwaukee Whs. Profitable, Dignified Work. Local ortraveltn*. experience unnecessary. Particular*. * Wholesale Supply Co.. Ford Bld*,. Detroit. W. N. U, CHICAGO, NO. 3-1931. ‘■' ; , ■ ... ” I .» s . . ...