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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

meals In tho morning give them
boiied potatoes. mashed whiic hot and
tmckcnCd with cornmcal with a huie
salt and pepper FOR seasoning.
They should bc fcd three times a
day. and thci- bin OF fare varied ns
much as possible. but with large pro-
portion OF stnrchy. hcat and Tat pro-
duciuE articles Very Utuc green sum
should b. given them. though pumpkin
or squash may take tho place OF boiled
potatoes occasionally.
Fresh bedding should he supplied
frequently and tho coop and spot it
occupies kept clean. The coop should
rest on clndcrs. or on grnvolly or sandy
soil. VITA a bedding ~ hay or straw
The coop being light Il Will be easy To
move u TO a new place occasionally
by man getting AZ each end and lift-
Ing II an inch or 90 of tho ground.
gently pushing the chickens along in
side tho coop as ~ b. moved. having
prepared the bcd OF hay on the now
place beforehand.
Unless a hen is vcr.- valuable
breeding fowl n does not pay To keep
her after she Is years old. They
should be marketed just before t;cir
second moulting-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
THE LATEST cunrMN-rRoNr POULTRY HOUSE

IL LATEST LUNlAIN-t RoNT POULTRY HnISl
end OF the room; they arc three feet
above the floor The distance between
the windows is feet 10 inches. and
the top part of IL to a depth OF feet 6
inches from the plate Is not boarded
but Is lctt open TO be covered by the
cloth curtain when necessary. This
leaves a tight wall 3 feet 10 inches high
extending from the bottom of the open
ing down to The floor. which prevents
the wind from blowing directly on the
birds when they arc on the floor A
door 1G inches high by rs inches wide
Is placed close 10 the floor under one os
the windows FOR the birds to pass
through To the yards In front \ sim-
liar door Is I'm tho center OF tho back
wall 10 admit them TO the rear yard
when IL Is used
light frame made of 1N3-inch pine
strips and 1x6-mch crosstics is COW
cred with teu-ounce white duck ard
hinged at the top Of the front opening.
which il covers when closed down.
This curtain is easily turned up Into
Tho room. whore 1t Is caught ana held
by swing hooks until released
rho roost platform Is made tight
and extends along tho whole length OF
the room against the back wall. II Is
feet 10 inches wide and feet above
the floor. There arc three roosts
framed together I'm two teu-foot sec
tons Tho tops Of tho roosts are one
foot above the platform and hinged to
the back waD.-so thcy may be turned
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
SNAP SHOTS

VIII anything turn the appetite or a
crow?
\ mess ot cooked turnlpa given to
young stock often is excellent In i'm
proving digestion The turnips are not
very nutritious. hut they arc aDpetlz-
ing and form a change from the usual
dry feed
TO determine the percentage OF
cream in The milk Of different cows. set
some of each in glass tumbIers The
thickness OF tho cream can be seen
through the glass.
pail OF milk standing ton minutes
whore IL Is exposed 10 the scent OF a
strong-smclling stable. or any other
offensive odor. VIII imbibc a taInt that
VIII not leave H.
Corn loses one-nfth by drying. and
wheat one fourteenth. hence II is bet
ter TO sen at considerable less price Ia
the fan than Ia hold TN spring.
The corn crib can bc made rat and
mice proof by lining u with small
mesh chicken wire.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
1T PAYS TO CAPONIze

capon bears the samo relation IN
a rooster as a steer 10 u bull. and as
bull meat IS not equal 10 steer meat,
so arc roostcrs not equal TO capons.
When cockercls become capons they
cease 10 grow combs and wattlcs. do
not crow and nght. grow much faster
and hncr flesh and bring moro money
than ordinary chickens
II "a cock weighs ten pounds capon
will weigh fifteen and bring three to
four times tho price. y125 often being
paid Tor 100 capons
It certainly pays to capoulzc surplus
cockcrcls. a set OF tools. with full In
structlons for using. costs about $3.50
and only ordinary skill IS required.
With little practice the operation
can be quickly and safely performed.
For caponizing cockcrcls must be less
than six weeks old and weigh a pound
or more.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

county bonds Cor road improvement
In muny cases those bonds s7id 80 d
premium and everybody interested
-,lna a boncnt
ln -omc southern states good soads
bonds have brought price sc high
shat thc premium has wiped out two
or three years Interest on tho prin-
clrat
In Bradley county Tcuncsfcc. but O.
fcw years ago. tho supervisors voted n
bond issue of $4,000. Those bonds
bore iutcrcst a. tho ratc OF . pcr cont
So enthusiastic were tho citizens for
road Improvement and 30 much conf
dcncc did thcy have In the locality On
which they lived. that the premium
was $4,000. tho cash sales placing In
the county treasury $4,000.
II has been asccrtained by tho o0lco
OF public roads, tho bureau Of the fed
erll census. and tho land and indus
trial divisions OF twelve great railroads.
that the building OF modern Highways
Immediately enhances the value Of tho
property through which they run 10 a
marked extent.
This increase IS estimated by tho
most conservative at s. an acre. and
by tho moro enthusiastic at So An
conccde. however that tho increase Is
Immediate and inevitable
Place the acreage Of the rural por-
tion OF a county. therefore. at 100000
acres and the Increased valuation due
to the construction OF better highways
az but $3.50 an acre. and it will be seen
that the property holders whose land
Is 10 be thus benefited would gain not
less than 100000
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
NOT AFRAID TO FEED WELL

Charles Foss OF Stephenson county.
Illinois. is a dairyman who is not afraid
to feed his cows literally on a bal
anccd ration, no matter what the price
OF feed. He believes II pays and gives
the following figures In proof.
After carefully Weighing the feed he
found he was using $3.50 worth "A
week for twelve cows. and ne knows
that these twelve cows were returning
him S36.25 worth OF butter TAT per
week, besides 2.4OO pounds Of skim
milk. estimated at Sc. making the total
receipts 5i2.25 and the net profit seas
per week.
These cows returned S2.45 for every
dollars worth OF feed consumed.
Last year his herd returned on an
average Sll6.35 worth of butter and
$50 worth OF skim mnk-a total OF
Sl36.S5 per COW. The feed cost s52.
leaving SSi.35 per cow net profit.
The herd returned as the average of
the year $2.62 FOR every dollars worth
Of feed consumed.
Mr. Foss has two cows which for
several weeks last winter AVERAGED
him return OF S4.2S for every 81 40
worth of feed consumed.-A. T. Bin.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
RAISING SUGAR CANE
This Is Profitable for the Syrup
Yield and in Addition Il
Has a High Value As
Stock Food

Sorghum IS divided into two general
classes. In tho Grst is included all of
the varieties Vlich contain enough
sugar that II VIII pay 70 cultivate for
the sugar This is tho saccharinc cia,s.
In tho second class is Included tho
varieties that arc cultivated for tho
seed, stalks, etc. used for feed for farm
animals. This class is called the nom
saccharinc class. II contains some
sugar. but Il is low In sugar content.
while the saccharinc class may contain
as much as 20 per cent OF sugar In It's
juice.
The saccharlno or sweet varieties arc
cultivated primarily for the sugar but
the seed and blades both mako good
feed Tor animals The seed make good
feed FOR almost any farm animals and
for poultry.
Sorghum Is cultivated very muci
like corn II Is planted In rows az I,
I feet apart and the hills arc abou.
feet apart In tho row. with four C
five stalks 10 the hill
The nrst cultivation is very tedious
as tho plants start on slowly. but after
the plants get up little tho cultlvu.
ll'h ~ H'l moro nlilcult tNhu corn
An acre OF good sorghum VIII yicld
from 100 Ia zoo gallons OF slrup
The planting should be done 20 little
later than carly corn. rs tho sorghum
VIII not do much growing until tho soil
gets warm. When tho seed gets ripo
tho stalks arc bladcd and the blades
cured and tied into bundles
Tho cane is cut and tops cut on.
Tho tops or seed heads should he al
lowed To dry out before storing away.
else they VIII mold.
Tho stalks are crushed in cane min
and tho juice strained and boiled eithor
IN an cvaPorator or large pan BE
fore tho juice reaches the boiling point
all OF the green slrum must be Skinned
OF
Another way IN dispose of tho green
skum S. 10 put tho juice In a long. deep
box. with small holes In one end. corkcd
with wooden plugs. for drawing on tho
slrum without agitating the Juice in
the box
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
KEEPING SEPARATORS CLEAN

There Is no better way OF holding
cream from one day to another than TO
run II over a cooler Immediately as 4,
comes from the separator. cooling Il
thereby 10 somc 50 degrees Fahrenheit
II viii be well TO skim the FIRST lot
OF cream very rich. about 40 pcr cent
fat Then cool this 10 a loW tcmpcra-
ture and hold IL cold until the second
day. The cream separated on tho sec
ond day may be somewhat thinner. con-
tanning from 20 TO 30 per cont fat
This may bc run directly into the cold.
rich cream OF the previous day and
the TWO lots thoroughly mixed.
After the mixture has stood an hour
or so II ought to bc tested both for fat
and acidity II it has slow acidity
near $40 per cent, starter may be
used After mixing the starter with
the cream rlpcn IL at o. 10 20 degrees
until the acidity reached about $40
per cent
The cream ought then TO he cooled TO
about so degrees and held AZ this tom
peraturc until II is churncd
Sweet cream from clean milk ought
To keep without deterioration for
tWenty-four hours, and II this is mixed
with cream fresh from the separator
The mixture should stand from six 10
ten hours. with an occasional stirring
so az TO ripcn uniformly.
lf You do not do this the older cream
may churn before the fresh cream
when they are mixed together. and
under such conditions there may be a
large loss OF butter in tho buttcrmiil,
Z. M. FanIngton.
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COWS EARN SlOO APIECE

kTow man who lives in Wiscon-
I'm, writes Ex-Governor Hoard. whose
ase Is worth considering. He owns
Ifty acres OF land and it Is possibly
Worth $50 an acre. He Is now carry
ms twenty-five COWS on this land. and
ihey are cows 4 year ago l addressed
he farmers at a fair in La Crosse. the
county IN which he resides. His entire
herd was brought onto the race track
md talked for an hour. taking those
rows as my text They Nvcro oniv.
grades. yet they earned Tor him last
year 500 apiece in tho sale OF their
cream alone. HIS cows earned him I'm
cream and skim SlZ0 a year nor
row. He Is a constant reader and
ltudent Of what other men are doing
He uses four times as much dafry
thinking. reads four times as much on
FAIRY subjects, consequently he win do
Just as much business on six times Ic.s
capital In land and onc-half as many
COWS as the average dairyman.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
HOG RAISING IN the NEW WEsl

There hns been a wonderful develop
ment OF the swine Industry IN oE.a
homa and Texas during the past tWe.''
years
During that period a vast area "a
been changed from grazing F"
farming territory and with the farm''
has come the hog.
Instead OF fow razor backs. Eooo
hogs are now being raised and shipPs-
To market and from this time forward
tho growth Of this industry VIII Oe
stin moro rapid
II Is claimed that cottonsecd mea+
cheap feed In that section. can %
safely fed 90 hogs. tho safeguard o.
ing tho use of plenty Of water In inc
slops in which IL Is used.
II this Is true tho southwestern hos
producer viii be a more formidaoe
competitor than ever,
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ny ISAAC vorra


To fattcn poultry quickly and profit
ably requires good judgment and proper
management in thc care ot rho fowls
and proper feeding Tho bcst foods
are bits or Fat meat m,rhes OF meal
or Hnc grits made from ycliow corn.
with skim milk boiled potatoes. rice
and oatmeal aud milk. II anything
oatmeal n preferable because of It's
greater heating qualities and its effect
ON color or fat
The main point 10 keep IN view f.
10 fatten your fowls in tho shortest
umc possible To DO this they should
be- kent In q coop or pen. where they
cannot take much exercise Tor by cN-
crclso they work OF flesh and keep
down fat a good way is 20 conhne
them in small. Hight coops made OF
hath or wire netting. These may sit
out IN the back yard OF barn yard.
on wcll-draincd ground. In case OF
rain or damp weather cover them with
oilcloth. Keep the pen dark during the
daytime. except when the fowls arc
eating. by throwing a thick covering
over tho coops. such as old carpets.
blankets or quilts. This win prevent
the fowls from stirring about between
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
AXLE GREASE SAVES MONEY

When YOU hear the wheels N wag-
on or any kind OF farm machinery
squeaking. be sure the saucaks cost
the owner money. because tho axlc8 arc
being cut TO pieces.
There IS a great difference In axle
grease. and tho only way 10 know
which has tho best adhesive qualitlcg
IS by actual test Cheap grease lI
generally dear.
ANlc grease that quickly wears oH
increases the friction; this pulls the
flesh of the team and flesh cost
money.
The wagon wheels Of all vehicles ant
machinery should be carefully exam.
incd often II VIII not do 10 bc caugh'
with dr1 wheels when away from hom'
or In the midst OF busy day in tht
field.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
The SHEPHERD AND HIS SHEEP

In England many shepherds shear
sheep and lambs before putting them
on fall feed. but the practice is DYING
out.
When shccp-shcaring machines first
came INTO use there was much proju-
oiCe against them because they made
many wounds.
A little practice with machine
quickly demonstrated that tho work
can be done better with it than by
hand
\ nice TAT sheep. well shorn with a
machine, looks somewhat fattcr than II
really Is. doubtless because the work Is
20 evenly done.
II you did not look carefully to tho
selllns OF your sheep when first put on
pasture this spring. You douhfIcss To-,
some from bloat.
\ little air-slackcd lime mixed with
the salt is good for sheep.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

Maine experiment station. The descrip-
ton IS here given. as II represents the
latest development OF this style of
poultry house.
The building rests on stone wall
high enough from the ground for dogs
10 get underneath so look Tor rats or
skunks The wall is built ON the sur
face OF the ground and hus openings
in IT like cellar windows every twenty
feet. 10 allow the air To draw through
and keep the basement dry during the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

End elevation Gnsidr) of cn-toln front poultry
bousc. a. Feed trough for dry mash. l.. feed
trough Tor srit. bone. c'c.i r.. trop nest; d.
o0pp for hroo1y hens; q. frout curtain. fro1stiur
closet curtain; s, roost hnr-. h. small clo-ct In
which crss taken from uCst urc placed.
OF the room. each nesting space being
] foot wide I foot high and l foot
long, with the entrances near the par
uuon. away from the light and with
hinged covers IN front FOR the romoyal
of the eggs. Each section OF hvc nests
can be taken without disturbing any
thing else. cleaned and returned
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

The roosting closet Is shut of from
the rest OF the room by curtains similar
to the one described. There are two
curtains each 10 feet long and feet
wide and arc hinged at the top 50 as
10 bc turned out and hooked ny. Tho
space above this curtain is ccilcd and
in II arc two openings each 3 feet long
and inches wide. for vcntilatlng the
roosting closet when necessary
Ten trap nests are placed in two
tiers against the partition in each end
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TO CURE HARD MIXERS

This IS due to an unnatural condition
OF tho sphincter muscles az tho end OF
inc teat and often what might bc =
valuable COW. on this account. is ono
that everybody wishes to avoid.
Tho proper method OF overco1,ine
hard milking is 10 wash the teats oS
with an antisepuc solution. dip n toat
plug into healing ointment and Inser,
same into the point Of the teat nor
mitung tcat plugs 10 remain In tbc
"ats from one milking 10 another
n Few treatments OF this kind win
overcome hard milking I'm any co,,.
without danger or injecting tho 49,
or uddcr, but oven this trcat,,c,,
should bc handled with cleanliness ~
DR.. David Roberts.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
DANGEROUS WILD CATTLE

Much has been written lately about
wild horses infcstlng certain mountain
ranges OF the west and menaci0g thc
interests OF the stoCkmcn- Now comes
a report from district in the Shasta
national forest Of California that wild
cattle hoyo become a nuisance.
These animals arc the descendants OF
domestic cattle hut having run with
out restraint for several generations
have become as wild as deer. stock
men viii not apply Tor ranges infested
by these cattle. since tame cattle soon
adopt the habits OF their wild relatives
and become equally MS unmsnagcable.
1t 81 Impossible TO gather Young
stock in the fall which have nun with
these animals even FOR season.
Tho majority OF the stockmen desire
10 shoot them, but certain mountain
dwcucrs claim them and shoot an oc-
casfonal ono for winter beef
The forest officer VIII IN conjunction
with tho stockmcn Interested Invcstf-
gate the matter and decide upon some
plan OF Kidding the ranges Of this pest.
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GAMES CROSSED WITH LEGHORNs

have been fancier and advocate
of pure bred poultry for over forfv
years. and tho way / am eliminating
the ono fault or the White Leghor1
Is by introducing Indian game blood
Six yedrs ago / purchased some In
dian game hens. and by using Whit
LcGhorn sircs ever since 1 have buil,
up the best nock FOR general utility !
have ever owned
The game blood has added these
characteristics 10 the Loghorns. hardi-
ness, Increased size and improved
table qualities They are. n pos.ib,e
better layers and the beat fowls FOR
raising chickens I ever had.
To-day have 100 fowls. over 1oo
pullets, about every ono purr white
comb.
1 purchase now cockcrcIS OF Whit
LeghoFn blood each year to head the
lOck
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

summer The building is boarded with
one-inch boards and is p3percd and
shinGlod with good cedar shingles ON
walls and roof The floor is Of two
thicllncsscs OF hemlock boards which
break joints In tho laying
Tho building is divided by tight
board partitions into twenty sections.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
A RISING GAZE

This gate IS braccd both vays and IS
composed Of flrst-class lumber, The
alance weight is wire hung An iron
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

tho ends solid and the four-ineh sla'
have four-inch spaces between them
Tho trough is four inches deep and eA-
tends scvcn inches beyond the bolton
OF tho rack.
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suckct is filled with small stones from
he bed OF brook until the gate Is a
ride heavier. so that pull will make
fold back in place.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27
ALFALFA RACK

For feeding alfalfa hay TO hogs this
Is splendid rack. II Is made OF lTi
inch stun II is feet high. feet Iona
and 10 inches wide. The Top is open
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

President ~. l.. Klineer. suncrlntcnd-
cnt Of public schools In Juniata county.
PENNSYLVANIA. advocated before the
Pennsylvonia Bee Keepers association
that the state pass law providing for
the appointment OF an inspector OF
apiarics as the only preventive for
FOUL brood" a bee contagion quite as
destructive 10 apiarics as tho san lose
seal" is 10 orchards. lie claims that
about on"-eighth ~ tho apiarIcs in
PENNSYLVANIA arc affected.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

Tho government experts have taurb,
western farmers how 10 KIN nraSr,,
dogs by coating wheat with a nrrnara-
lion Of strychnlnc cyanide az not,s
sium. anisc oil and molasses. This kilis
any Tine 'i'''
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

In some portions OF tho south the
government has established 10 tcncb
farmers 10 grow better corn and other
crops Tho Instructors are in many
cases paid by the counties.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

The onion crop OF Texas last year
amounted 10 nearly $4,000 QUO. and was
produced on 500 acres or land. II is
claimed that onions raised in Texas
eaual Do auallly the lamous Rermudas.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

up out OF the way when the platform
is being cleaned. The back roost IS
twelve inches from tho wall and the
spaces between the next two are six
teen inches
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

This STYLE Of building Is regarded
very highly by practical poultry rails
ers. \ curtain-front house 20 feet wide
by 400 feet long has been planned and
used with most excellent results by the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-27

ach section being twenty feet long
All OF the sections are alike. The front
ldc OF cach section has two storm
windows OF twelve lights Of 10N12-inch
lass. These windows arc screwed on