The Syracuse Journal, Volume 24, Number 12, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 16 July 1931 — Page 2

News Review of Current Events the World Over Hoover Moratorium Plan, With French Modifications, in Effect —Great Britain Calls Conference to Work Out Details. By EDWARD W. PICKARD

MUTUAL concessions by the United States and France, obtained by cleVer negotiation, reulted In the acceptance of the Hoover moratorium plan in principle by the French government. All other important nations already had accepted, so President Hoo ve r announced that the plan might

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be considered as in effect as of date of July 1. Brefly summarized, the agreement provides that debtor governments nhall be relieved of payments due between July 1. 1931, and July 1- 1982 « Hgirregajing ' approximately ,800 millions of dollars. Germany will be relieved of reparations payments to the former allied and associated governments totaling nearly 4<*» millions of • dollars. Great Britain, France. Italy. Belgium. and other debtors will be relieved of war debt payments approximating 4flo millions. The greatest sacrifice will he made by the Initel State*, v) . h • hre. p<> war debt receipts totaling 260 millions. Jh iiinnlng July 1. 19?/’.. the deferred r< nitrations and war .debt payments will be paid in Installments during n ten-year period, in addition to the regItilsir current payments. Payment by Germany of conditional reparations totaling 243 millions will be unreservedly suspended. Germany will be required, however, to pay the i unconditional reparations, amounting to $130,600,000, with the understanding that this amount in full will be loaned back to Germany. A loan of about 25 millions will he made to Central European countries If necessary by the federal reserve, tanka of the Unltad States and European central banks. The accord reached. was entirely mtisfactory to both the Americans ami the French. President Hoover gained his chief point, the gist of the i w hole plan, for Germany does not ) tn pay any International debts for one year. The French statesmen congratulate themselves because the accord calls for the moral support of the signatories in getting a private loan for France's central European friends. and lays upon Germany nmral responsibility for not using her moratorium saving for armaments. Foreign Secretary Julius Curtins and Chancellor Bruenlng of Germany, of course, are pleased beyond expression. and ,thc former paid warm tribUte to the work'accomplished in Paris by Secretary Mellon. The German press, however, professes to be* disgusted with the compromise, several Influential papers declaring that it wrecks the plan entirely. The “Young German order," which formerly worked enthusiastically for a Franco- ■ tierman rapprochement, recently Issued an order to its followers to withdraw from all Franco-German associations and to recall their children whom they sent to France tions, “because France has showwKa mercenary spirit and unwillingness to co-operate for a return of sane conditions throughout the world." In concluding his announcement of the agreement, President Hoover touched on the question of world disarmament. which he considers the second feature of his program for restoring economic prosperity. HAVING ably seconded Mr. Hoover's effort to’ bring about the moratorium, the British government called a conference of the powers to work out the details of the plan. The premiers and foreign ministers are to meet in Ixtndon, and it Is expected Secretary Stimson will participate as I an official observer when he reaches England. This conference will meet from time J to time for several months, it is unl deratood, and may continue to function for several years. Before this body, toward the end of the one year Hoover moratorium, will come the question of the capacltg of Germany to continue paying the Young plan reparations, the question of extending the Hoover debt holiday another year, and the question of revising reparations and war debts downward.

\riCE PRESIDENT Curtis came out in the open in earnest opposition to the policies of the federal farm board, and. In company with Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, went before Chairman Stone and Carl Williams of the board to urge that It change its stand concerning its wheat

holdings. The two Kansans argued for hours that this wheat should not be put on the market until the price, reached 85 cents, but Mr. Stone refused to make any such pledge. He did state, however, that the board would not offer any of its wheat at the present low prices. But he made It plain that the board would abide by its policy enunciated July 1, which , was that It would feel free to sell up to a cumulative maximum of fire million busfiels a- month for the next year. Mr. Curtis’ activity in the controversy over the board's wheat hold- ' tags has been Interpreted as indicating a desire on his put to avoid renomination for the vice presidency and to run for the Kansas senstor-

ship which he formerly held. When asked abbut his political plans, he replied •'They’ll not get anything out of me for at least three months." Sena tot 1 Watson .of Indiana, Republican leader of the senate, also has been trying to influence the farm board, arguing for 92 cents, which is said to be the average price paid by the stabilization corporation for its wheat, asi the figure below which the board should not sell. Senator William E. porah, insurgent Republican of Idaho I and chairman of the agricultural committee named at the “progressive conference” last March, has insisted that the board defer all sales until wheat goes to $1.25. SECRETARY OF STATE STIMSON is having a pleasanter time on his European) vacation than has fallen to the tot of Secretary, of the Treasury Mellon. Starting t*«> late to get mixed up In tie moratorium negotiations, Mr. Stlnpmn arrived at Naples Tuesday on the stearfiship Conte Grande, ■accompanied by 'Mrs. Stimson. He was met by Ambassador Garrett, and. following a visit to Pompeii.and Herculaneum. went to Rome by automobile. Thurday (evening he called on Premier MuflSOUnl nt the Palazzo Venezia an I later met him at a dinner given by the American embassy. in Mr. stim- , son’s honor the ruins of the ancient Roman Forum. Just beyond the Cnpitoline hill, were brilliantly lighted up at night) The st'-cret’ary s European vacation will last two months and he will devote considerable time to an investigation of conditions on the continent.

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helping to the extent of their powers. ; The doitligs began with a public meeting at Mount Ararat farms, the doctor’s country estate in Cecil county, Marylanjd. Very soon, it is expected, he will make a tour through the grain states qf the West. \--istiing France in getting his campaign nrider way are Jonathan Bourne, former Senator from Oregon and head of the Republican publicity bureau during h> Wilson administration, and Lyle Rqder. who is described as “a prominent New York chemist and Bible speaker.” Doctor France says that on his trip In the West he will give his reasons for seeking the Presidential nomination and will discuss “the grave world crisis a|nd its remedy through the ap- ’ plication of the principle of righteousness to economic, social and international problems.” BEFORE the convention of the Gre»t Lakes-Hudson Waterways nssociavlon in Albany, N. Y.. Senator Copelarid and Representative Hamilton Fish of the Empire stale and various others attacked the proposed St. lAwrence ship canal and urged that congress begin as soon as possible- the construction of all-American waterways from the Great to the Atlantic seaboard byway of the Mohawk valley and the Hudson, as a means to relieve unemployment. • Jt was declared by the speakers that the St. Lawrence canal was considered only because the farmers of the Mjiddle West wanted it for an outlet for their surplus grain, and Mr. Fish said the Russian wheat situation “now makes the building of a ship canal through Canada a fantastic myth.”

Though it is un- j defstood in Rome that Pope Pius and . Premier Mussolini ‘ have (both decided to avoid any precipitate action in their contro- : versy. they continue ' to hammer at each other with encyclicals and . Newspaper artl- ; cles. The pope stead- 1 lly maintains that the church is suffering persecution at the

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hands of the Fascist rulers of Italy, but for the present at least he will not consider the "withdrawal of the papal' nuncio to Rome, Mgr. Borgon-clnl-Duca. The nuncio, for his part, has been doing all he could to bring about a -peaceful settlement of the quarrel. The pope’s latest encyclical dealt severely with the Fascist position on the education of youth, and was characterized by the Italian press as a return to the medieval conceptions about the respective authority of the church and state. Copies of the document were not only distributed in the churches of Rome, but also were sent out of the country by special couriers —which action drew Fascist ridicule. > Before the International Eucharistic congress in Lille, France, appeared a s{)ecial emissary from the pope, asking that mass be said for the holy father and requesting the assembled high clergy and lay faithful to pray for ids success in the battle in which it was declared the future of the church is at stake. MAYBE there will be another war in South America before long. Dispatches from Asuncion, Paraguay,

said that Senor Guachalla, minister from Bolivia, sent a note to the foreign office declaring he had been ordered by his government ta suspend diplomatic relations between the two nations. The Paraguayan government replied with the announcement that It had ordered its minister to Bolivia to return home. Don't ask what it’s all about. Peru has been having a little war of its own —government versus revolutionists. The other day the rebels were defeated at Huambutlo and the city of Cuzco, their headquarters, was taken. The revolters thereupon fled to the jungle, and probably little more will be heard of them. I with tlie ( - hurch f \. * ■ of Rome Is now cenw— —tered in the state of ► - y Vera Cruz and the W prospects of a peaceful settlement are f growing more and more remote. In pro*test against the re- 1 cently enacted law of ■ t he state limiting the Bishop Valencia number of priests. Rt. Rev. Rafael Guizar Valencia, bishop of Vera Cruz, has instructed all Catholics of the state to abstain from attending dances theaters and other festivities until the conflict ' between the church and government is ended. The bishop also has instructed his priests to keep their churches open, even if the state forbids services conducted by priests. JOSEF STALIN has made public the new policy of Soviet Russia in dealing with the bourgeoisie and « the kulaks of well-to-do farmers. These classes, hitherto suppressed, : persecuted ami exiled, are now to be I conciliated to an extent if they will I consent to co-operate with and labor for the Soviet regime. The rulers of I Russia have discovered that the brain* and skill of the old order are I needed to meet the growing demands ■ of agricultural and industrial development. As part of the new order of things • Stalin also presented" a program entailing radical, changes in the government's policy toward labor and industry to insure the success of the fiveyear plan. JOHN P. ROCKEFELLER celebrated his ninety-second birthday quietly at his home in Tarrytown, N. Y. The only event of the day was a family dinner attended by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. Jr., their married daughter, Abbie, and her husband, David Milton. together with four other Rockefeller children. To the press Mr. Rockefeller said: “These j occasions offer me a very welcome I opportunity: first, to express my gratitude to the many, many friends who not only at this time but throughout the year have shown their kindly regard " for meand second, to wish them and theirs and all the world a, large measure of health and contentment. which are the basis of real happiness.” Billy bCrke of Greenwich, Conn., professional golfer I : whose real name is j Burkowski —he is a UtL I Pole—is the new open MS j golf champion of the i United States, wearing the crown which Bobby Jones laid | *• aside. In the tourna- why. j ment on the Inverness course at Toledo, Billy Burks Burke and George von Elm of Detroit tied for first place with cards of 292. Next day they undertook to play off the tie at 36 holes, and again tied. So on Monday the second play-off was staged and Burke won by a margin of one stroke, finishing the longest tourney in golf history. Burke had a total of 589 strokes for the 144 holes played in the five days of their battle, and Von Elm had 51X1. This was slightly over an average of 4 for each hole. Prize money going to the new champion amounted to . $1,759; and Von Elm won an even sl.(**l. The Detroit player abandoned the ranks of amateurism not long ago. announcing that he intended to make a business <>f golf. He is not doing so badly at it. for he stands well up among the money winners of the season already. with many more tourneys yet to come. THOUGH Max Schmeling of Germany won a clean-cut victory over Willie Stribling in their battle In Cleveland, defending his heavyweight title, he is still out of favor with the New York state boxing commission. Chairman J. A. Farley of that body is quoted as saying: “Schmeling will never meet another boxer In New York as' long as he refuses to meet Jack Sharkey again.” The New York commission gave Schmeling the title when Sharkey fouled him, but. according to Farley, It does not. consider him the champion. WARM weather having arrived, it is announced In Washington that a subcommittee of the house appropriations committee will extend their present tour of national parks and reclamation projects to Include a trip to Alaska, where delectable coolness may be expected to prevail The members who are scheduled to go on this pleasant jaunt are Murphy of Ohio. Luce of Massachusetts and Smith of Idaho. Republicans; and Byrns of Tennessee and Hastings of Oklahoma. Democrats. The subcommittee has in hand the drafting of the Interior department appropriation bill for the next session of congress. NOTABLE anting the deaths of the week was that of John Briaben Walker In Brooklyn. For many years he was often in the public eye as a soldier, business man, writer and editor and crusader for world peace. The duke of Aosta, cousin of the king of Italy, also passed away, to the great sorrow of the Italian people. He won considerable fame in the World war, tfi. Itli. W«Bt«ra N««*D»9«r Valoa.)

DR. JOSEPH I. France, for m elUnited States senator froiii* Maryland.;* evidently, was in deadly earnest when recently he announced that he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1932. Already he has started on his summer campaign, and his many friends are |

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Neat Stucco Design Suitable for Setting of Trees and Shrubs I \ V rev v v/. ■

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 readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as editor, author and 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. Here is a design well carried out In stucco over a frame construction, a type of house which, when well built, offers wide possibilities for the designer and lasting satisfaction for the owner. But be sure that you ; get a figgt-class stucco job. for any ! other kind will be a sad disappointj ment. This design Is one which.can | rightfully claim to be modern in every feature and the total effect will be found very pleasing, especially when ’ placed in a setting of trees and shrubbery. The exterior presents an artistic I simplicity made more attractive by the ! brick work of the foun>lation, porch and small paned windows, snubbed I ——- — —— * '-I-j ’ ( vawKirwl •• p P I UJW&TM ■ V L ■HU 5 |©€>-A.»O“ J—--1 ■--£ ■ First Floor Plan. gable and porch roof treatment. The effect of the surrounding shrubbery can be seen quite plainly. Without it much of the attractiveness and dignity

Every One Has Own Idea ( for the “Dream” Home To the average person ownership of ; a home is perhaps the dream of a life- ; time —in many cases it is the great 1 objective of,all effort. 1 The drepm.may be of a modest city 1 dwelling dr it may vision a suburban cottage—New England, Southern or Dutch colonial type. English half-tim-ber, California bungalow or a pre- 1 tentlous mansion, according to one’s prospects in life. Ownership may come'through purchase of a house already standing, or it may be the result of long planning and the personally supervised construction of a new house. In any case, the aim Is for something more than merely a house. A real home Is desired—one that will transform all the coziness of the “dream picture” into enduring substance. It is one thing to dream of a home and its comforts and delights and quite another matter to assure them. Unless the prospective home owner gives careful attention to essential details of construction, the finished dwelling can be a sad disappointment instead of a perpetual source of pride and satisfaction. Four walls, a roof and interior equipment do not by any means constitute a real home. The character of the materials entering into structural work is of vital importance in making your home all that a home should be. The old saying “appearances are deceptive” applies nowhere more forcefully than in home building. Something more than good looks is necessary in? the proper construction •r alteration of a house.. To be certain that you are securing a home in keeping with your dream of cozy comfort and lasting service you should take counsel with those who know how to build. You should also use materials that are not only attractive, but also are durable and best suited to the uses they are intended to serve. Many new houses soon become a source of trouble and expense to their owners because of false economy practiced in their construction. A little paint, some showy decoration, and to outward appearances your house can be a thing of beauty on the day you move in. The test will come when materials, selected for vital installa-

Concrete May Be Mixed by Hand or by Machine Concrete may be mixed either by hand or by machine. Machine mixing is to be preferred as in this way thorough mixing is easier to obtain and all batches will be uniform. However, first-class concrete can be mixed by hand. Whichever way mixing is done. It should continue until every pebble or stone is completely coated with a thoroughly mixed mortar of sand and cement. For hand mixing, a watertight platform at least seven feet wide and twelve feet long should be provided. A platform of this size is large enough to permit two men using shovels to work upon it at one time. Such a platform should preferably be made of boards at least one and onehalf inches thick, tongued and grooved so that joints will be tight and the platform rigid. These planks may be nailed to three or more two-by-fours set on edge. Two sides and one end of the platform should have a strip nailed along the edge and projecting two Inches above to prevent materials

of this cozy home would be lacking, The plan, too, is one which will be found highly satisfactory just as It has been laid out. On the other hand, for those whose requirements indicate , a somewhat different arrangement, it can easily be altered to suit. Few if F TED'RK. t BED EM. E BFDKM 'J| Trm 1 m ir Second Floor Plan. any would want to change in any way the big living room with its many windows. big fireplace and the stairway leading from the far corner. Many families would find, however, that the L space indicated as a breakfast room could be made much more useful in some other way. . The space; might be utilized as a maid’s room, also it would serve admirably as a study, a sewing room or as a nursery whe're the children could make as much noise as they pleased ; without disturbing the family and still ; without being shut away at a great distance from their elders. ; The first floor lavatory will be found ’ a most convenient extra, one which will save tiresome trips up and down stairs. The regular bathroom is placed on the second floor, of course, convenient to the bedrooms, of which there are three. These bedrooms are all provided with* good closets and all are rooms of sufficient size to make for ample living comforts.

tions because in first cost, will begin to fall. This means replacement at an expense much greater than the so-called saving effected by use of substitute materials at the beginning. And there is, in addition, the inconvenience and trouble occasioned by) tearing up floors, opening the walks, repainting and paperinc incidentai'Tiy the replacement of unserviceable or wornout installations. Therefore, the first point to be remembered is that substantial, enduring materials Increase the cost of your home but little at the start. Eventually they are the cheapest as well as the most satisfactory materials. , Whether you build a new house, remodel the old house or buy a readybuilt house it will pay you to give close attention to the character of its construction. See to it that* the materials used are of the kind to give you all of the service that is implied in the term “home.” How Air of Basement Can Be Made Healthful Basement air is not “bad” air. It Is as fit for breathing as is air in other rooms of a building, says the Holland Institute of Thermology of Holland, Mich., and If the basement is clean and ventilated it is not unhealthful. • If basements are unhealthful, says the Institute, it is because they are not kept clean and not ventilated. Basement construction represents a large portion of the home cost, and the old prejudice bora of cold-cellars should not prevent full use of this valuable space. The fine, damp-proof foundations and large windows that charac-' terize basement walls today, and compact. efficient heating system permit the use of the basement for any modern need, as evidenced by the basement apartments in multiple-family buildings. Close-Grained Woods Need No Crack Filler, Floors with close grain surfaces such as maple, pine, birch and fir need no filler. For a natural finish, just apply a dear floor lacquer after the sanding is done, and later add two coats bf paste wax, A lacquer wood stain of any color may be used Instead and followed by waxing.

from being washed or shoveled off while mixing. The usual procedure in mixing concrete by hand is as follows: The measured quantity of sand la spread out evenly on the platform. On this the required amount of cement Is dumped and evenly distributed. The cement and sand are then turned over thoroughly with square pointed shovels enough times to produce a mass of uniform color, free from streaks. Black for Sun Parlor Gives Nice Contrast Black is often used in decorating sun parlors, either as a background for the bright splashes of other color or as a contrast here and there. Because the sun porch is so sunny and so colorful, it can stand some black, which would, perhaps, not be possible in an Indoor room. Think of such a i sun porch on a summer afternoon —a big wicker armchair or porch swing with brick cushions, and a near-by table holding magazines and lemonade i glasses!

<77ie BIG VARIATION IN VALUE OF ALFALFA Time of Cutting and Weather Conditions Count. Fo* those who buy alfalfa it is well to bear in mind that there is a very considerable variation in the feed value of the different grades on the market, brought about principally by the time of cutting and the condition of the weather at the harvesting period. At the Kansas experiment station, for example, it has been found that when alfalfa is cut in the bud stage tl>e hay may contain as high as 20.2 per cent of protein, as compared With 15.4 per cent when cut in the tenth bloom and up to full bloom and 13.1 per cent when cut at the seed stage. Feeding tests accompanying these different cuttings indicated that it required 1.62 S pounds of hay to produce a hundred pounds of gain on beef animals with bud stage hay, 2.086 pounds of tenth bloom stage hay, 2.163 pounds of bloom stage had and 3.910 pounds of seed stage hay to' produce a hundred pounds of gain. I At the Nebraska experiment station ■ it was found that when alfalfa was i cut when in one-tenth bloom the hay • contained 56 per cent of leaves "and I when cut in full bloom. 33 per cent. Here . again the earlier cuttifigs showed a higher percentage of protein than the later cuttings. The effect of climatic conditions at the time of curing the hay was shown 1 clearly at a number of tests made at j the Colorado station. Hay that was I put up under favorable weather con- I ditions without rain contained 18 per ' cent of protein, while the same kind of hay damaged by rain during the process of curing contained only 11 per cent of protein. These facts emphasize the importance of the buyer of ajfalfa paying close attention to the grade of hay s he selects. Leafiness in alfalfa is an important factor to consider. The more leafy alfalfa is. the greater the percentage of protein it carries and the higher, therefore, its feed value. Dairy Cows Need Water for Production of Milk (By JAMES W. LINN. Extension Dairyman. Kansas State Agricultural College.) Cows should have water where they can get to it easily in the middle of the day. If the pasture is large much energy Is wasted by them in coming back to the barn well at noon. Dairy cows need water in the middle of the day when the weather is dry. Probably there is nothing cheaper nor as often neglected for good dairy cows which get their forage in a large pasture as the water supply. For the cows which eat on a small pasture near the barn one well is enough, but for cows which have a large range to travel it is not economy to expect them to make the trip hack and still spend a reasonable amount of time . securing feed. The well at a distance from the barn can usually have a windmill and be controlled by a tank float so that it requires very little attention. Water should be clean. Cows relish clean, fresh water as much as any animal. Since they have to drink five pounds of water to each pound of milk produced it is essential to see that they have it clean, fresh, and at a reasonable distance from the place where they graze. Raising Dairy Calves by Using Dry Skimmilk Bulletin 410, the annual report of she Wisconsin agricultural experiment station, <ontalns a summary of work done by I. W. Rupel and G. Bohstedt on raising dairy calves with dry skimmilk. Following are a few Interesting extracts: “In the calf-feeding trial conducted this past season, calves fed dry skimmllk at the rate of 0.8 pounds daily made an average gain in weight of 1.4 pounds daily from birth to six months of age.” “When two months of age. one lot of calves was fed the dry skimmilk mixed with the grain ration and the daily gains were just as good as for the lot where the material was mixed with until the calves were six months old.” “Whether farmers can afford to buy the skimmilk powder for calf-feeding purposes rather than to separate the milk ar.<’ sell cream will depend on the price they are offered for their i whole milt as compared to the cost of the dry skimmilk.” “There undoubtedly are locations in the state where whole milk is marketed where such a practice would be profitable at present prices.” Valuable Sire It Is not the scales that tell the value of a dairy sire. Nor yet is it the texture of the skin nor the type of the animal. The value of a sire lies in his ability to stamp his offspring with valuable characteristics. That ability is difficult to understand. Most farmers fail to know it, much less to appreciate its value. This accounts for so many good bulls going to the block before their merits are known.' Testing cows for production reveals these animals. Bar Reactors Beginning with 1932 all- females fifteen months of age exhibited at the National Dairy exposition must show a negative test to Bang disease. This action by the classification was taken at their last meeting. It comes in response to a very strong demand on the part of many breeders and exhibitors with clean herds, who are. afraid to show under present conditions. Production requirements for eligibility to show were also considered.

FARM? POULTRY LATE DUCKLINGS ARE PROFITABLE Highest Prices Can Then Be Realized. In answer to the question, “Are summer and early tall duckings profitable?” it can truthfully be said thalt late hatched ducklings have a number of Advantages over their earlier hatched brothers and sisters. In the first place, the summer and early fall hatched ducklings, if pushed for. rapid and cheap gains, will go on the late fall and early winter markets in time for the Jewish and Christian holidays. They are naturally very profitable for at this time the highest prices can be realized and in addition. , the weather during the growing season of late hatched ducks is more favorable for rapid growth. Another advantage of the late hatched duckling is found in the matter bf shipping the ducks ,to market. In the cool weather of fall the shrinkage and mortality losses in shipping are greatly reduced and the cost of i shipping is materially lowered by placI ing more birds to a coop than could be 1 done during hot weather. Os course, not all of the advantages are in favor of the late hatched duckling. In the firse place, ducklings or duck eggs usually can be secured at less cost earlier in the season. Then for breeding purposes, the earlier I hatched ducks have some advantage in that matings can be made earlier 1 and laying will start sooner, thus giving a longer period of pi-oduction. For . j one who wishes to raise and feed ( ducks for market purposes, however, the possibilities in late hatched ducklings should not bej overlooked. Care of Young Turkeys to Prevent Big Losses It will pay owners of young turkeys that are developing sorehead or sores on the (wattles, to vaccinate them with chicken pox vaccine. If the young turkeys Are also showing signs of bad colds and roup, it is advisable to give them an injection of mixed bacterin. It may be purchased from most druggists. Farmers whose druggist does not carry it may learn where to obtain it by writing to their state agricultural college. There are also treatments that will relieve acute cases of colds and roup. One is. to dip the head in a solution of potassium permanganate of tincture of lodine in each noWil is a ’ material help. Several farmers have had good results from the applicatioa of a few drops of coal oil to the inside of the beak and nostrils. are only helps, but they may materially decrease turkey losses. Profit on Green Ducks Depends on Marketing The profit in selling green ducks ’ depends on getting them to market before they begin to moult. In quick grown ducks this will be about the twelfth week. Ducks can be fed to weigh six pounds in twelve weeks at a feed consumption of 23,848 pounds. For their growing and fattening mash they use but the one formula from > the third week until marketing. This formula calls for 100 pounds corn meal, 40 pounds wheat bran, 10 pounds Red Dog flour, 20 pounds meat scrap (50 per cent protein), 10 pounds alfalfa leaf meal. 10 pounds ground , oats. Seed the Yards When a comparatively large number of chickens are kept in small quarters It is important that some provisions be made to permit the changing of the yards every year. This will do a great deal to elimiriate trouble from disease and will furnish green feed which is essentiai for a healthy flock. A green crop will utilize the droppings of the chicks and produce a good growth which in turn will hasten the eradication of any contamination. Where yard space is limited it will be necessary to divide the yards if successful crops are to be grown. Forced Molt Is Bad Putting the poultry flock through a forced molt is easily accomplished, through radical changes in the feed, even to the extent of taking both scratch grain and mash away for a period of two days and then feeding , them what grain they will clean up, ’ and tn a week’s time feeding them mash again. The forced molt is a questionable practice, however, particularly late in the summer, as it is difficult to keep the birds laying through the fnllChicks Need Heat Itemember that hot days are not sufficient reason for closing down the brooder stoves to save fuel. Chicks that are nearly feathered may no( need much heat, but if they huddle on cool nights and many prospective pullets are trampled and smothered they are Just as dead as if the fire went out the first week. The heat from the stove prevents huddling and trampling ' and is always needed until the chicks are found to be fully prepared to roost Why H ens Quit Laying « Many flocks of laying hens quit pro during, profitably, while egg prices remain high. There may be several reasons for this, according to D. C. Kennard, Ohio Experiment Station. Changes in feeding and management overcrowding and lack of feeder space may all come in for part of the blame. Each hen should have three to four square feet of floor space and each 100 hens should have 30 to 40 feet of hopper space for the best results.