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DAIRY SIRES ARE SOLD TOO QUICK •i' _ b Bulls Should Get a Chance to Prove Merit “Jf a dairy herd sire Is worth putting at tlie head of a herd, he is worth keeping until the effect of hla breeding is known.” says C. A. Smith, extension dairyman for the Colorado Agricultural college. I ••In moat eases herd sires are disposed of before their true worth is known." Smith adds. “Many a *<•”*> bull has gone to the butcher too soon, because he was mean or the dairyman had a large number of his daughters - In the herd and needed some ‘new blood.’ ” Dairymen with large herds can afford to have more than one herd al re. but those with small herds can exchange bulls with the neighbors or form bull circles, it is suggested. an arrangement would eliminate the necessity of purchasing a new sire every two years, ami would keep many 'good bulls In service much longer. Dairy bulls should be kept tn a bull paddock at all times. It Is advised. The meanest of aged bulls can tie handled with safety in a well constructed paddock. Practically all of the herd sires in use on herds owned by memtiers of the C olorado dairy herd-improvement Mtodations are pore breda of good type and breeding, and In most cases were purchased i<> Improve the production «nd type of the herds. Such good herd sires should be given full opportunities to show their merits. Smith concludes. I —— - 1 '■ ■ Watch Cream Separator During Winter Months With prospects of high prices tor , butterfat, the saving qualities Os « good separator will be worth more during the winter months. Close skintsuing Is always protijable but becomes .ally important with • clogin in many sections between cost of fees and the price of fat t)ne of the importaht services rendered by testera of herd improvement associations Is the monthly test on cream *eparators owned by members. Those who do not belong to testing associations are reminded tltnt most creameries wiil gladly co-operate in making such a test for their patrons. Unfortunately on many farms least attention I* given to the care,of the separator during the winter months when butterfat is at the highest pri.-e. It has been found that the loss in skimming may l*f three limes greater where the separator is not washed between rnclrhiill-mg. yet during gold weather man| make a practice of; washing otrty evtry other day. Mini-! ■ are assured irtwre the milk Is separated before; it become* <«>l<L Means of Curing Habit of Self-Sucking by Cow A cow that sucks her <-wn tniik Is ns great a nuisance as the hen that ratk her own eggs—and equally unprofitable. The vice is not common. <>ne method of stopping the practice Is to put a hull ring In the cow’s nose und two or three links of chain on the ring. When the cow attempts to suck herself, the chain interferes with catching the tent. Another method Is to put a bit In the mouth and attach It with a strap over the z heitd. An Improvement suggested on this is tn make a bit of quarter-inch pipe and drill small boles in IL When the cow attempts to suck she will draw air through the bit and soon quit. The bit does not Interfere with eating or drinking. I II I I I I I I I I I I'H+l I I I 1 hUFb Dairy Notes Illi I'd I I I I I I Illi Hili I » 1-14 The per capita consumption of milk in the United States In WIT was 836 pounds and In 1927 It was 1,032 pounds. • • • It Is only when one realizes that properly cured soy bean hay Is the equal of clover for feeding that, the extra trouble it requires seems worthwhile. • • Low grade cream and milk Is costing the dairy Industry of this country about MO.tOMMki a year. Sour and off-flavor products cause much of this loss which is borne by the farmer. • • • Red clover, a valuable legume, does well in many places, north and'south. The legumes are milk producing feed*. ■ and are economical. They are necee- . Mry for the'most profitable production of milk. “ • • • >• Giving the dairy cow a good start by proper feeding throughout her dry period is a. sure way to help her freshen in a’ desirable condition. • • • Foam fed to calves on skimmed tnilk does not affect their growth or physical condition in any way, tests performed at South Dakota State college Indicate. "A After studying (the effect of dicalcium phosphate on 29 rows over a period of nearly six years, the Ohio experiment station concludes that ft has no marked beneficial effect. . • • • Grain Is needed to produce the milk ♦ver and above that produced by roughage. Under the old rule the poor producers were being fed too much grain while the heavy producers did not get enough. .• • • The milkers and all who handle jnllk should realise that they have in their charge a food which is easily contaminated and therefore should take all reasonable precautions to prevent it frem becoming a source of danger to themadvea and others.

Pruning Helps Quality of Fruit Profits Depend on Apples of Uniform Size and Good Color. _ Pruning as a part of the management program in an apple orchard does not always increase the number of bushels to the tree, but It does make a difference in the quantity which will grade out as first-class apples. Profits From an Orchard. “The profits from an apple orchard always depend on the number of baskets, boxes or barrels which contain apples of uniform size, well-colored nnd free from blemishes.’’ says 11. 11. Niswonger. extension horticulturist at the North Carolina State college. “Thick, bushy trees afford protection to. insects and diseases and shield them from contact with spray fiiaterials. The highest percentage of cull apples is nearly always harvested from that part of the tree which has not been thinned or is left unpruned. Apple trees of this kind should he opened up so that it will be eas“y to cover the fruit and leaves in all parts of the tree.” Cost of Pruning. As to cost of pruning. Mr. Niswonger says two orchards in the Brushy mountains, one containing 3,560 trees and the other GIX) trees, spent 257.75 and $8.75, respectively, a year during the past tjyo years. The’ trees in the first orchard were from eight to twenty years of age ami the bitter from six to fourteen years old. These costs cover the labor in hauling the brush from the orchard as well as the actual work of pruning. The main object in pruning a bearing apple tree Is to maintain a wellbalanced top. and the even distribution of fruit spurs. In |he young tree, the pun»ose 4s to develop a well bat- • nnced top that will fruit uniformly, I rays Mr, Niswonger. j , — Earl}’ Plow for Wheat Will Increase Yield y plowing for wheat is one of the hugest factors in increasing wheat yields, says \V. €. Shotwell of the Missouri College of Agriculture. This has been proven over a period of years by the experiment stations and farmers in "both Missouri and Kansas. There has often been as much ns five bushels difference in yield of wheat on early and late plowing where all other soil treatments and cultural practices were the same. A decrease of one bushel per acre for each week that plowing is delayed may be expected. Early plowing conserves available plant food by -preventing the growth of woods which would use up this plant food. These weeds turned under later would not have time to de- ■ iy so that this plant food could he liberated. The lack of an abundance of plant food to give the young wheat t-s a -nod start on making a vigorous growth before winter often causes muvli loss from winter killing. Feeding Experiments Directed at Missouri The Missouri agricultural expertnjem station reports a’ series of feeding experiment*. In one case the hens were given all the corn. oats. bran, shorts and cornmeal They would consume. but on these rations they were able to produce only 00 eggs In a year’s time. It required 9.3 pounds of feed to produce a dozen eggs. N<.w when identically the same rations were fed. but in addition three gallons of liquid skim milk or I’4 pounds of commercial meat scrap was added to the daily ration of 100 liens, the egg production was more than doubled and the feed required to produce, a dozen eggs was reduced nearly one-half. By adding 88 pounds of milk or 6 pounds of meat to the yearly ration for each hem from 5 to 6 extra dozen eggs were produced. While the extra cost of the ration amounted to 30 cents per hen per year, the extra eggs produced were worth at least five times the extra expense. Use Electric Heat on Michigan Truck Farms Truck and nursery farms tn Michigan are using electric heat to force their plants with quite results. according to reports from Detroit. After several months of development and experiment. a l«w wattage element has been designed which plugs Into a convenient outlet connection and is being used by truck farms for ; seed germinating, propagating. cutting bench and outdoor hotbed. During the spring season an electric element of Ibis type In an outdoor hotbed prevented freezing of the plants when neighboring hotl>eds of the nonelectric variety were frosted.. Provide Farm Animals With Gram Ration Now This is the time of the year that the farmer should begin to get hla horses’ready for spring work, say s A. 1., Harvey, horse specialist at the Minnesota agricultural experiment station. In recent years it has been the common practice of farmers to allow their horses to “rough it" through the winter months Horses have been turned out in the fall after the season’s work, and have been compelled to pick up • living from pastures, stalk fields, and straw piles. This is an economical method of wintering horses, but it does not fit them for a hard spring’s work. -' „ ' Watch Breeders Prof. C. r. Platt of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station points out that husky chicks cannot be produce*! from weak parents. He urges all poultrymen carefully to watt* the quality of their breeding stock. On the female side, the breeding birds should have good body weight and must be active and alert ■’ ■ r .. .

Early Dutch Colonial Style Makes Convenient and Roomy Residence - fwtfriiissiia 1 I DwKm | . J JZ’fe’XlS’fe*' ’’ IS'O"X I8'(F p. li T ° I > ’ I - • t JI VbhJ N j NOOK J [UAUlgl_ ■- . .■■■ — Kitchen*- 7T S’fe'XlO’O* \ \J .yj U 26'0" — First Floor Plan.

By W. A. RADFORD Mr William A Radford will answer questions and ,dve advice FREE uF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the readers'&f this pap-rr On account of bls wide experience as editor, author end manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 407 South Dearborn street. Chicago, 111., and only inclose, two.-cent stamp for reply. The early Dutch cvionial home may be given credit for inspiring tlie design shown here, and the effect of this house, in its setting of abundant foliage. Is most pleasing. The effect is also one of a rather large house, while, as a matter of fact, the house is really small, but 26 by 24 feet In dimensions and containing only five rooms of average size. In building such a house either shingles laid with a wide exposure or wide siding would be highly appropriate and, of course, the walls would be painted in white, cream, yellow or gray in correct colonial style. The shutters offer a decorative opportunity and would probably be painted green, the traditional color for shutters, though very attractive effects may be produced with other harmonizing colors#The first floor of this house conBreakfast Nook Should Be Spot to Cheer Diners A <<*7.y i'.o<!ern custom is to have breakfast in a colorful, pleasant corner of the kitchen. To t>e sure we may once have turned up our noses at eating in the kitchen—but no longer, since this has become such an attractive and immaculate room. Most new 1 itchebs have a nook with huilt-in benches and table. But If a kitchen does not boast of such a convenience, the clever housewife can arrange* a charming setting of small table and chairs—preferably near a south or east window. If there is an extra pantry It can be converted into a captivating breakfast nook; and new cupboards in the kitchen can then replace the pantry’s former usefulness. But if there really seems no room for permanent breakfast furniture the new folding tables and seats which close against the wall and look like doors will serve well. The gayer and more whimsical the breakfast nook, the happier this sometimes difficult morning meal Is likely to be! The furniture should be painted a soft, pretty shade, and then waxed to protect the smooth finish from stains of all types and from (he marring effects of heat. If there Is much sunshine do not orange, vermilion or bright yellow, although any of these colors may be used in small quantities In the decoration of the nook with more restful tones of perhaps green or blue pretlominiHlnz. Linoleum of simple pattern in colors which harmonize with the furniture Is practical and attractive; Waxing the linoleum wilt seal Its pores from dirt and dtisL making the only cleaning necessary a light dusting ano oceasioualiy re waxing. To empiiasize tbe seclusion of the breakfast nook the wails may be papered with a sprightly design, even

Gay Colors in Kitchen Make It Livable Spot Every woman knows that It’s now as unfashionable to have an unattractive kitchen as it is to wear an ont-of-dgtefrock. There's something quite Cinderella-like Io this room, for it suddenly lost its drab appearance and became one of the gayest places in the home. So popular, in fact, has the kitchen become that the .young people even have their parties there. Not merely the well-known “raiding the Ice box" expeditions, either—but Jolly supper parties, where every guest prepares some special dish. Certainly It behooves the homemaker to keep her kitchen more sparklingiy clean than ever, and to decorate it as charmingly as she can. She can first give her kitchen woodwork, doors, window frames —and cupboards, too, if she wishes—a riotously gay coat of paint Waxing will then protect the bright color from dirt and the Inevitable kitchen spattering. She can easily make curtains to harmonise with the color scheme from checked

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tains a large living room, a dining room and modern small kitchen. There is also a closet opening from the kitchen and another off the enframe hall and then there is a breakfast nook, too. off the kitchen. These add much to the apparent roominess of a L| yQ>r—.| c' I Bedßxjm Dedßm! i I 10’S- X I*’*' KXCTkM'O’ : r "TT*''‘—J, I w I l ' | Second Floor Plan. small bouse and tqueb to its conven ience. On the second floor we find two bedrooms am! the bathroom. , Both of these bedrooms are large. Tlie size of one is greatly Increased by a large alcove desigred to also serve as a closet. The other bedroom is- provided with a closet of the usual type ami there is an. addittonal linen closet in the second floor hall. the kitehen walls are plastered. Thenfctli paper may be waterproofed and protected from kitehen'vapors by conting it lightly with liquid wax glaze. First test a sample of the paper after pasting it on a flat surface. Saucy little curtains of checketl gingham, dimity, voile or a sheer silk fabric may be used. A gay pattern may be stenciled on the window shades or roller shades may be made* of glazed chintz. Peasant or cottage type dishes, colored glass tumblers and brigiit little linen cloths and napkins —wil help make the simplest of breakfasts a delightful experience. Skintled Brickwork Popular; Is Different Tlie popularity of skintled brickwork isn’t accidental. It is largely psychological. It fulfills that instinctive longing In every breast for the changeful, for there is no sameness about a skintled brick wall. It has as many moods as the weather; brightening in the sunshine, dulling with cloudiness, but always ready to smile with its play of light and shadow when the sunbeams break through again. Many folk who go to California sooner or later tire of the plenitude of sunshine which after a time becomes monotonous. They miss the rain and the storm* and the dull grayness of winter skies. That was the-trouble with the conventional brick work’ of the centuries. There was too much sameness. But skintlol brick Work Teflects in away all the natural phenomena. It bints as well at hills and dales, at forest and meadow aglow with the color wf flowers growing wild. It is variety, and life. If yon have a dog that digs holes In the garden, use hitn to dig fish-worms.

gingham, ruffled voile or organdie. The smart new pots and pans, pitchers and bowls now available will also add sprightly touches of color. Linoleums may be chosen In shades to match her kitchen decorations. Whether the flooring is linoleum, wood or tile, it will last longer and be far easiervto keep clean if waxed and polished. Gas ranges and cabinets may also be protected from dirt and grease by a light waxing. In fact, thereX an old saying, “neat as wax.” which might have been meant for kitchens, so useful is that preparation it> keeping the kitchen immaculate. To help make the kitchen inviting, there are many little.decorative features which any woman can easily achieve, qse gayly painted shelves for cookbooks. ► Prevents Waste If your heater Is old and worn out, you are paying the coal dealer a lot of money which might better be applied toward buying a new heater. It will soon pay for itself and then go on saving money. "■ •*. ... -J

DWLTRV regnal VENTILATION IS OFTEN SLIGHTED Let in Fresh Air and Remove Foul From House. Poultry men, of necessity, use many types of buildings to house layers and breeders. Chickens are housed in all sizes and shapes of rooms, in basements. and on fourth floors of barns, as well as on the floors between, and under roofs of varying shapes and heights. It is in these converted bouses that ventilation, or the lack of it, trouble, says Prof. H. E. BofsTortl J the New York State College of Agriculture, It is wrong, he says, to insist that chickens should be kept only in certain types of houses, but, he adds. It would simplify the winter ventilation problem. Several methods are governed by the same principles, and these principles are in mind it Is easy to construct a system that works. Warm air in the poultry house tends to rise a.nd collects moisture. If it cannot get out, it accumulates; and when it cools around the roof and walls, the moisture condenses and gathers as frost or water on the roof and wails, or drops and makes wet litter. The moisture and lack of fresh air may make the hens lose vigor and be susceptible to colds and other troubles. The air outlet is most important. It should be the highest point in the house hnd protected by the eaves or by an overhanging board. The outlet should extend across the entire width of the house and should always be left opeir. If the roof is other than the flat or shed type it may be desirable to consider building a straw loft or ceiling, advises Professor Botsford. Cornell recommends open space near the center of the front of each pen or house at the rate of one square foot of opening to 12 to 15 feet of floor space. These openings should be between 2 or 3 feet above the floor and longer than they are wide. Windows may be placed at the end of the open space and should be kept closed all winter. If the temperature is below 15 or 20 degrees above zero, or If there are storms or high winds, the front will need to be covered by the curtains. Oats Found Valuable for Layers at Ohio That oats jnake a valuable feed for layers and provide something which functions more effectively than yellow corn has been substantiated by extensive tests at the Ohio experiment station during the past three years. A total of 600 layers were used in the experiment conducted by D. C. Kennard, in charge of poultry investigations. The nine groups of layers which received rations with 20 per cent of the corn replaced by that amount of plump oafs averaged 15 per cent better egg production while the hatchability of the eggs and the mortality of the birds were practically the same. The groups which received the oats ate 10 per cent more • feed and averaged 3 per cent more in monthly body weights. It should be emphasized, however, that even the oats ration carried 40 to 50 per cent yellow corn. .lust how much more of the corn could have been replaced by oats was not determined. Poultry Tracts Clean the incubator at the end of the hatch. • • • Make changes gradually In the management of pullet flocks to avoid upsetting the birds. • • • If green feed Is not available for the chickens, germinated oats will give satisfactory results. • • • Good ventilation is not confined to exi»ensive poultry houses. An effective system can be devised cheaply for any bouse. Cannibalism will seldom appear If the chicks are given free range, or otherwise encouraged to keep busy and active. • • • Geese do not require elaborate houses," but they need shelter that will protect them from heavy rain, snow, cold winds and dampness. • • • ‘ Place the incubator in a cool room where the sun’s rays cannot strike the machine. The room afcould be even in temperature and be supplied with fresh air, but no drafts. • • • .» Hens that have to get their water, by eating ice or snow are not generous with their eggs during the winter. Clean ground is a cardinal virtue in the matter of preventing poultry diseases among old as well as young chickens. • • •- A concrete floor that is constructed on three or four inches of coarse rock or cimlers Is probably the most economical and satisfactory. It is dry, durable and easy to clean. When skim milk is the only animal protein gives to the hens, four to five gallons for each hundred hens Is necessary. The tame hen or pullet is usually the best layer. The nervous, squaw ky one is a poor feeder, which means She is a poor layer. • • • Dirty eggs must go into the second ganle when purchases are made on a graded basis. This means that they will bring the producer less money than dean, full, fresh egga.

Improved Uniform International SundaySdiool • Lesson ’ {By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.. Mem. bar ot Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (18. IS3I. Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for February 22 JESUS BEARING THE GOOD . TIDINGS LESSON TEXT—Luke 8:1-40. GOLDEN TEXT —And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout ♦.very city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him. PRIMARY TOPlC—Jesus Teaching About God. > i JUNIOR TOPIC — Jesus Teaching About God. - INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—“Take Heed How Ye Hear." YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPlC—Cultivate an Honest and Good Heart. I. The Field of Jesus’ Ministry (v. 1.) “He went throughout every city and 3e.” It is the will of God that the I should be preached to the whole . A 11. The Message of Jesus (v. 1). SThe gospel message is truly good tidings, for God the Great King is offering to rebellious sinners salvation through Jesus Christ. 111. Jesus’ Helpers (v. IX The twelve apostles were with him. The gospel preacher should utilize the help of others. Those who have heard the good tidings of the gospel glady join in preaching it to others. IV. Jesus Supported by Saved Worn- j en (vv. 2,3). Certain women who had been saved ! from Satan’s power, out of hearts of : gratitude after the comfort of ! the Lord and his disciples. This throws light on how Christ and the apostles were supported. V. Jesus Teaching (vv. 4-21). Jesus was not only a gospel preacher but a great teacher.. When the people from every city gathered unto Him, He taught them. 1. By the Parable of the Sower (vv. 4-15). (1) The sower was Jesus himself (Matt. 13:37). (2) The seed was the Word of God (v. 11). (3) The kinds of ground Xvv. 5-15). The kinds of ground show the condition of the human heart as the Word of God is preached. a.' The wayside (v. 5). The foottrodden path of the wayside pictures the harcLhearted hearers upon which no impression can be made. The word preached finds no entrance and Satan snatches it a,way as the birds pick up the grain from the hard-beaten* path. b. Stoliy ground (v. 6). This is not ground where stones are mixed with the earth, hut a thin layer of earth in a ledge of rock. This pictures the hearer who receives the gospel with ! joy, but when persecutions and trials j come, lie gives up and deserts the coni- I pany (v. 15). ; c. Thorny ground (v. 7). The ground here is good, but it has thorns growing in it. f.Tliis pictures those whose lives are fruitless because of being preoccupied with earthly cares, riches, and the pleasures of life (v. 14). ■ d. The good ground (v. 8). The seed here sprang up and bore fruit to the full measure. This is a picture of the honest heart which receives the gospel message and allows it to produce in its life a fi ll harvest of grain ’(v. 15). 2. By the lighted candle (vv. 16-18). The Word of God is compared to a lamp or lighted candle. A lamp is of use only as it sends out light. One who hears God’s Word and does not witness for Christ is as a lamp covered up. 3. Kinship with Jesus Christ (w. 19, 20). Only those who receive the message of God’s Word and render glad obedience to it can claim relationship with Christ. VI. Jesus Performing Wonders (w. 22-40). 1. Calming the storm (vv. 22-25). Jesus fell asleep while the disciples were sailing the ship. They were overtaken by an unusual storm and were affrighted. In response to their cry of distress’Jesus arose. and rebuked the storm, and likewise the disciples. 2. Casting out demons (vv. 26-39). When Jesus came into the country of the Gadarenes he was met by a de-mon-possessed man. Knowing their doom, the demons requested permission to enter a herd of swine. Jesus granted their request, after which the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake. The effect upon the people was such that they besought Jesus to depart from them. The salvation of this man from demon possession ought to have awakened gratitude on the part of the people. The delivered man desired to be with the Lord. His request was refused because it was more important for him = to make known to his friends at home the great deliverance which had come to him. u God’s Approach to Men From Abraham to Jesus Christ God has approached mankind through righteous uen extending pardon on the simple condition of repentance and obedience. From Jesus Christ Jo this day he has been doing the same thing, having made himself known in Christ, who fulfilled the ideal of the prophets, afitf making himself known still through those who strive to reproduce the life of Jesus Christ on earth.—Albert E. Dunning. Your Prayer Beware in your prayer, above everything, of limiting God, not only by unbelief but by fancying that you know what be can do! Expect unexpected things, above all that you ask or think ! Each time yon intercede, be quiet first and worship God in his glory! —Andrew Murray. Bridged the Dark Chasm ♦ In the face of a death-dealing world, Jesus Christ took up the Impossible. He bridged the dark chasm. Down into its lowest depths he went and up again. Praise his name! —F. EL Brooks. .... ..

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