The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 173, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 1917 Page: 3 of 4
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THE LAMPASAS DAILY LEADER
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EGG PRODUCTION CUT
LICE AND MITES MATERIALLY RE-
DUCE YIELD OF LAYERS.
| KEEP WINTER APPLES |
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Effective Control Is Most Thorough
Sanitation—Give Poultry House
Thorough Cleaning and Then
Disinfect.
That lice and mites materially cut
down egg production, is the belief of
F. E. Fox, assistant in poultry hus-
bandry.
“Lice and mites, by feeding on lay-
ing hens, cause a reduction in' egg
production,” said Mr. Fox. “The lice
live continuously upon the fowl, eat-
ing the tissues and causing much an-
noyance by scratching and irritating
the bird. Mites suck the blood of
the victim, and thus, in addition to an-
noyance and pain, rob the fowl of
needed nourishment.
Lice have biting mouth parts, and
are therefore easily poisoned. For this
purpose, blue ointment is tire most ef-
fective and easiest to apply. A piece
about the size of a pea should be well
rubbed into the fluff well up into the
skin just below the vent. As the
lice necessarily must come here for
moisture, they are readily poisoned.
The treatment should be repeated in a
week or ten days to assure killing
those that hatch later.
“Another common remedy for lice is
pyrethrum powder, which should be
thoroughly dusted into the feathers.
This powder is rather expensive, how-
ever, and homemade powder that Is
just as effective may be made at a
saving. Use three parts of gasoline
and one part coal tar dip. Mix these
together and add enough plaster of
yaris or building cement to take up
the moisture. This powder must he
used often-and is therefore not so ef-
fective as the method first described.
“Mites are combated in a different
manner, because of a vital difference
in their life habits. They live upon
the fowl only at night, sucking the
blood. They then leave the bird and
hide in cracks, crevices and filth dur-
ing the day.
“Effective coniwpl is mostly through
sanitation. Give the house a thor-
ough cleaning. Throw out all litter
and straw, clean out all filth, brush
down the sides, and sweep the ceil-
ing. Scrub out the house with warm
water. Spray thoroughly with coal tar
dip, carbolic acid mixed with water,
or pure kerosene. In applying these
solutions, a brush may bejiised. but a
spray pump is the most desirable. Re-
peat the spraying in a week or ten
days to assure the death of those that
hatch after the first spraying.”
Winter apples may be kept in
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the storage room in the base-
ment of the house, in out-door
storage cellars, or in banks or
pits. Conditions suitable for the
keeping of potatoes answer fair-
ly well for apples. They demand
cool temperatures; in fact, they £<
may be kept near the freezing
point, without injury.
When stored in the basement
of the house, they should be kept
in barrels, boxes or crates, and ►*<
placed near a window. When
stored in banks or pits, they ^
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should be handled in the same
way as potatoes, but do not need
to be covered quite as deeply as ►♦«
potatoes. It is a good thing to ^
store small quantities in the *
basement storage room, or in
the storage cellar, and the main
supply in out-door banks or v
pits.
For further discussion of the ^
storage of apples, see Farmers! ►*<
Bulletins S52 and 879. ►*<
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PLAN FOR HORSERADISH CROP
Plants Need Little Attention, and
Profits Are Always Good—Deep
Digging Is Recommended.
When it comes to a small crop ttyat
needs little attention and affords a
good return, the horseradish is not to
be despised. Nearly everyone wants
enough of the crop for home use, and
many persons find it a most profitable
HOG GATE FOR CONVENIENCE
Roots of Horseradish.
Horses and Cattle May Pass From One
Field to Another, but Porkers Are
Turned Back.
Sometimes a farmer wants to keep
the hogs shut up in an inciosure and
»it the same time let horses or cattle
pass back and forth from the inclos-
ure to another field or lot. This gate
will permit cattle and horses to pass
Simple Hog Gate.
over it, but it will turn the hogs. A
log or pole six inches through will
serve the purpose. It should be spiked
at either end so that it cannot be lift-
ed. Placed at the right height, it will
keep the hogs from passing, but it
will not, of course, keep pigs from
crawling under it.
commercial venture. A couple of dozen
roots will lie sufficient for the use of
a small family amj the number may be
increased at will to suit the purposes
of the grower.
Instead of seed/3, sets, or small pieces
of roots are planted. They are per-
fectly hardy and can be taken up in
the fall or in the early spring just
as one wishes. Plenty of moisture
and a deep rich soil are the chief
things to be desired from the cultural
viewpoint. The advantage of d«Rp
digging for straight roots is illustrated
by the picture, and the same advan-
tage is obvious for all root vegetables
BEST VARIETIES OF APPLES
Estimates in United States Show That
Baldwins Lead With 13.4 Per
Cent of Total Crop.
Estimates on the total production of
35 leading varieties of apples In the
United States show Baldwin leading
with 13.4 per cent of the total crop.
Ben Davis is a close second, and North-
ern Spy third. Fourth place is held
by the Winesap and fifth by the Green-
ing.
| CAREFULLY PRESERVE SUPPLY OF SEED i
INCREASED YIELDS WILL RESULT FROM THIS SEED.
Autumn is the time to prepare for
a profitable corn crop the_ following
season. At corn-ripening time drop
all other business and select an abun-
dance of seed corn. The process is
too important to be conducted inci-
dentally while husking. When select-
ing seed corn give the process your
entire attention. Get the very best
that is to be had and preserve it well,
and your increased yields will return
you more profit than any other work
you can do on your farm.
In 13 years’ investigations conducted
upon Scioto river bottom soil near
Piketon, O., with Woodburn White
Dent, United States Selection 77, the
yield was raised from an average of
63 bushels of dry shelled corn from
1901 to 1907 to an average of 75 bush-
els from 1907 to 1913. The principal
influence producing this increase in
yield was the selection and the care
of seed corn.
Proper Selection.
The only proper way to select seed
corn is from the stalks standing where
they grew, as soon as ripe and before
the first hard freeze. As soon as the
crop ripens go through the field with
seed-picking bags and husk the ears
from the stalks that have produced •
the most corn without having any
special advantages such as space, mois-
ture or fertility. Avoid the large ears
on stalks standing singly with an un-
usual amount of space around them.
Preference should be given the plants
that have produced most heavily' in
competition with a full stand of less
productive plants. In all localities
the inherent tendency of the plant to
produce heavily of sound, dry, shelled
corn is of most importance. Late-ma-
turing plants with ears which are
heavy because of an excessive amount
of sap should be ignored. Sappiness
greatly increases the weight and is
likely to destroy the quality. In the
Central and Southern states, all other
things being equal, short, thick stalks
are preferable! Short stalks are not
so easily blown down and permit
thicker planting. Thick stalks are
not so easily broken down, and in
general are more productive than slen-
der ones. The tendency for corn to
produce suckers is hereditary.
Store in Dry Place.
The same day seed corn is gathered
the husked ears should be put 1u a
dry place where there is free circula-
tion of air and placed in such a man-
ner that the ears do not touch each
oilier. This is the only safe procedure.
Good seed Is repeatedly ruined be-
cause it is thought to be already dry
enough when gathered and that the
precaution mentioned above is unnec-
essary. Many farmers believe that
their autumns are so dry that such
care is superfluous. Seed corn in every
locality gathered at ripening time will
be benefited by drying as suggested.
If left in the husk long after ripening
it may sprout or mildew during warm,
wet weather or become infested with
weevils. The vitality of seed is often
reduced by leaving it in a sack or in a
pile for even a day after gathering.
During warm weather, with some>mois-
ture in the cobs and kernels, the ears
heat or mildew in a remarkably short
time. The best possible treatment im-
mediately after gathering is to string
the ears. Ordinarily the best place to
hang strings of ears is in an open shed
or loft Wire racks more con-
venient, and in the end cheaper, than
binder twine. Such racks may be
made from electrically welded lawn
fencing. The cutting of the fencing
into seed-corn racks is done without
any* waste.
Cover With Dry Wheat.
After hanging in the shed or lying
on the racks for two months the seed
ears should be as dry- as a bone and
contain less than 10 per cent of mois-
ture. They can remain where they
dried or be stored in mouse-proof bar-
rels, boxes or crates during the winter,
but in either case they must not be
exposed to a damp atmosphere, for
they will absorb moisture aud be in-
jured.» Some farmers place the thor-
oughly dried seed ears in the center
of a wlieal bin and fill the bin with
loose, dry wheat."
In localities where weevils and grain
moths injure stored grain, the thor-
oughly dry seed ears should be stored
in very thin mouse-proof receptacles
with one pound of moth balls or naph-
thalene inclosed for each bushel of
corn. This quantity tightly inclosed
with the corn will prevent damage
from these insects and will not injure
the seed. If at any time signs of wee-
vils or grain moths show on the corn,
it should be inclosed with carbon bi-
sulphide in practically airtight rooms,
bins, boxes or barrels for 48 hours.
The bisulphide Should be placed in shal-
low dishes or pans on top of the seed.
One-half pint is sufficient for a box
or barrel holding ten bushels or less.
One pound is sufficient for a room or
bin ten feet each way. After fumiga-
tion the ears must be thoroughly aired,
taking the care that no fire is present
when the fumigating box Is opened.
LITTLE THINGS ABOUT CALF
CHANGE WORK HORSE’S DIET
Give Whole Milk Until One Month Old,
Then Change to Skim Milk—
Time for Breeding.
Where Animal Loses Appetite It Musi
Not Be Assumed It Has
Some Disease.
If a work horse loses its appetite. It
must not he assumed that It has ac-
quired some serious disease. It prob-
ably has been kept on a too steady
diet of one kind of food. The diet
must be changed, and if an improve-
ment is not noted quickly, it is evi-
dence that the animal needs both a
purgative and a tonic. A tablespoon-
ful of aniseed in the feed is an excel-
lent tonic, as it sweetens the stomach
and stimulates the appetite.
WASTE TURNED INTO PROFIT
Enough Pasture and Roughage Mata
rial on Many Farms to Support
Cattle or Sheep.
There is enough waste pasture an
roughage material on many farm
where live stock is not carried to sup
port a few steers or a small flock ol
sheep. What would otherwlne go tc
waste can thus be converted to profit*
PURCHASE CLOVER SEED NOW
Ordering Early Will Allow for Delays
in Shipments, Miscarriage of
Freight, Etc.
(Clemson Collage Bulletin.)
There'Is a saying that in midsum-
mer clover prices go up when um-
brellas do; meaning that too much
rain is unfavorable to the seed crop.
Tt drowns the seed. .However, true
it Is, conditions in clover districts at
present don’t indicate that now would
be a bad time to buy seed; and, seed
may advance in price at any time.
Another reason for buying seed now is
that ordering early will allow for de-
lays in shipment, miscarriages of
freight, «-tc.. and will also give time
for a germination test of the seed to
be made before planting.
Manure Accessible to Crops.
As a rule the finer the manure and
the more evenly distributed the more
accessible it Is to the crops grown.
A good garden means better living
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PASTURE CUTS COST OF FEED
From 20 to 40 Per Cent Less Grain Is
Required to Produce Given
Amount of Pork.
The University of Missouri college
of agriculture has shown 20 to 40 per
cent less grain is required to produce
a- given amount of pork when good
pasture crops are supplied throughout
the season. To effect this saving,
however, it is necessary to limit the
amount of grain which is fed to hogs
on pasture so that at the end of the
grazing season the hogs will not be
fat.
They should he well-grown, have
large frames and be thin so that they
will profitably hog down the corn neo
essary to finish them for market.
Clean Grain Keeps Best.
If your grain contains a large pen
centage of foreign material, clean ltj
it keeps better.
Destroy the Weeds.
Destroy the weeds before they d*
stxov iha nrofitau
SENSIBLE MAN.
“Is Jibway still staying out late ev-
ery night while his good wife sits up
and waits for him?”
“No.”
“You mean he has reformed?”
“Not at all. Jibway stays out as
late as ever, but his good wife goes to
bed and lets him sleep on the porch
if he is unable to negotiate the key*
hole with his latch-key.”
Cutting Down Gossip.
“How do you suppose some people
spent their spare time before motion,
pictures were invented?”
“I don’t like to appear unkind to
those persons, but before they started
to spending practically all of their
leisure moments in photoplay houses
they knew a great deal more about
tlielr neighbors’ private affairs than,
they do now.”
An Exception.
“Misfortunes often bring out the
best there is in a man,” remarked the
philosophic observer.
“Great misfortunes sometimes have;
that effect,” answered the cynical per-j
son, “but I have yet to see the mam
who wears an ‘Oli-be-joyful’ expression,
after trying in vain for thirty minutes
to get a telephone number.”
Makes Them Envious.
“The idea of a rich woman paying;
$1,000 for a fur coat!” exclaimed thej
socialistic observer. “That doesn’t in-i
crease the sum of human happiness."
“You are right, friend,” answered a,
hard-worked married man. “At any
rate, it doesn’t increase the sum of
happiness among women who can’t'
afford to buy $1,000 coats.”
HUBBY'S VIEWS.
“I think a trip to Europe would do
your wife good. However, I shall call
In another physician to see If my
diagnosis Is correct.”
“I guess it’s correct enough, doc. Bet-
ter call in a dressmaker If you want to
hasten the cure.”
Learning.
She’s learning farming
By degrees;
She thought potatoes
Grew on trees.
An Illustration.
“Isn’t it strange how the majority
of people can become attached to '9
bad custom?”
“YeS; look at the street car strap-
hangers.”
Easy Job.
“His lawyer couldn’t clear the man,
who was accused of being a fence.”
“That’s queer; it ought to be easy-
enough for any man, let alone a law-
yer to whitewash a fence.”
Hard Pressed.
Ben Brokeleigh—Darling, let us get
married at once. I positively can’t live
another day without you.
Gertie Gotrox—Why, Ben, I had not
idea you were that hard up.
Up In the Air.
Bob White—Isn’t Jim Meadow Lark]
peevish of late?
Mrs. B. W.—Oh, terribly. The least}
noise makes him soar.
Just Now.
“What’s the best seller today?”
“Judging from the most recent re-;
ports, I should say it was a potnto)
cellar.”
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The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 173, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 1917, newspaper, September 26, 1917; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth907099/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.