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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
WHEN FATTENlNG TURKEYS

II is mistake TO depend upon corn
alone when fattening turkeys. A va
riety is better.
Potatoes. swedes. mangoIds Boiled
soft aud mixed with ground oats. bar
ley meal. buckwbeat meal or cornmeal
constitute good fattenlng foods
The French fatten with beet root
artichokes or potatoes. boiled and
mixed with meal and give acorns,
chestnuts and walnuts. The latter
they consider add 1 delicious fiavor to
the meat
While being fattenod turkeys should
have plenty Of ventilation and fresh
air in their coops and there should he
plentiful supply of grit. gand and
limo rubbish to aid digestion. They
should also have all the clean water
they Will drink.
popular American method of fat
teninG Is to give a morning mash or
cornmeai barley meal or buckwhcat
meal, mixed with skim milk: a few
sweet potatoes can be added AT noon
give cracked corn, buckwhest or bar-
10y ana at night give whole or cracked
corn with an occasional feed of b,cl,-
wheat
IS pest not 10 coop turkeys during
iattenin6. as they are apt TO lose thoIr
aPPettes and become sIckIy.
IL led all they win eat three times
Gay they are not inclined 10 roam
out VIII sit around quietly.
turkeys intended for the Iato. ,,,
kets should not be so heavily fed as
'hese intended for sale In few waeke
Ihey should be killed at once when
roauy Tor the market as they Will begin
20 lose hesh and prove unprontable II
Kept over this timc.-M X Bower
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
A GOOD SHeEP.FEEOlNG TROUGH

Every feature of sheep raising should
be carefully studied II one would make
success in this business No detail
looking to their care and comfort is
too small to be overlooked
Hat bottom trough IS better for
feeding sheep. as they VIII not waste
so much by pushing the feed out as
in the case Of the Y-shapcd trough
The slower eaters also get a little
better chance A trough with an eight
inch bottom board and four-inch side
boards. bevclcd slightly so as to give
the trough wider top than bottom,
makes u splendid feeding device for
ewes
Corn and bran mixed may be made
In any proportion. onc-fourth corn to
threc-fourths bran or one third corn.
The former Is preferable il the ewes
are thin and until they get accustomed
to the food
One important matter Is to have
separate feed lot where the feed may
be properly placed i'm the troughs be-
fore the sheep are let into the lot: this
gives II better chance for all to get an
equal share.
II is never advisable to leave the
weak in the main flock
As soon as an animal is noticed seri-
ously on the decline take 1t out Have
q lot and shed where this class of
ewes may be placed to recupcrate un-
der little better care and where they
VIII have a better chance to eat slowly
and get their allowance &C. W. Her
NCy
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
A FIFTY-YEAR-0l0 FARM

Last year VIC enriched field VIII
heavy coat OF manure with view
OF double cropping it this year.
This same field has been in cultlVa'
tion since 1858 That season the wrltei
planted II in corn and sold the crop q
6ne one) for l2h cents per bushel
Last May we drilled this field WIFE
peas for the cannery. They did not 90
a. well as usual because OF heavy rains
during the planting and very hot ana
dry weather succeeding. which baked
the soil
After the peas were gathered the
hcld was replowed and planted IN
sweet corn and white kidney beans
After these crops were taken OF ths
ncld was sown In Turkey rcd wheat
\ few years ago we grew three crops
from tho same ground In the season
Ono acre was planted with peas Tor
carly market In rows "a feet apart
When we began picking the peas tho
mlddlos wore opened and carly pota-
toes We're planted. BY the time the
potatoes wore ready FOR cultivation tho
pea vines were removed and potatoes
cared for
We had tronsplontcd celery plants
ready for settling by the time the pota'
toes were laid by I'm August and The
celery WAS planted in the pea row MIDI
dos
The fall being late VIC secured a flnt
crop Of celery for the winter pits
]. II. Haynes. Indiana.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
MORE ABOUT BEAUTY SPOTS

Every successful attempt to bcautif.
a piece OF ground designed TO be tht
home OF family, whether 1t be city
rounding a farmhouse, has a valuable
influence on the entire neighborhood in
which II Is located
The money appropriated by cities
and villages for planting and beautlfy-
ing parks is ono of the best and safest
investments that can possibly ba
made
1t stimulates a love for the beautiful
in nature and furnishes an object les
son which individuals viii attempt TO
follow
The beauty furnished by ornamental
shrubbery on ones home grounds can
not he selnshly kept by the owner. but
becomes a thing of beauty and n Joy
forever to every pnsscrby.
In the harmonious arrangement Of
trees. shrubs and plants and the ad-
juStmcRt OF them To the architecture Of
the house. the convenience OF the walks
and drives lies the skill Of the gar
dencr and his ideal should be to lmi-
tate nature as nearly as possible
Every home. including buildings and
grounds. should form one complete
harmonious picture. and before COM
mencing the work the designer Of tht
whole must be able 20 have the com
pleto picture in his minds eye If sat
isfactory results are obtalned,-B.
Lara
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
AMONG THE LIVE STOCK

Pork production returns to the soil
the grain food clements that are con
sumed by the hogs. but cattle and
sheep feeding make possible the use OF
clover, alfalfa and corn fodder and re-
turn them To the soil In a manner that
VIII encourage the growth OF moro
clover alfalfa and grain in the crop
rotations and thus preserve the for
tllity Of the sell
The men who are most interested are
tho ones who raise their own feeders
and mako practice OF taking the worry
best of care of their animals No man
can go out and buy the class Of young
feeders that arc demanded in the pro-
duction Of baby beef
The advocate OF baby beef has as
his chief argument that young and
growing animals make cheaper gains
than older ones. or thnt the cost Of a
pound OF gain Increases with the age
Of the animal This law is well cstab
lishcd and Is primarily due to the fact
that growth and lean meat require less
food for Its production than does Fat,
for lean meat Is watery tissue COM
pared with fat, and is a less conccn-
trated product Fat Is the most con-
centrated animal product we have.
Experiments at the Kansas and In
feeding OF moldy corn to horses causes
nervous and intestinal troubles OF a
serious nature.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
THESE HINTS MAY HELP

Every farm ought to be equipped
win a crowbar and a tcn-foot IRON
tipped wooden spike for moving heavy
objects. They save time and take the
place OF muscle.
The best way to mend straps on
common farm work harness is to rivet
with copper rivets They never rot
and mold better than WAX ends.
Ii VIII pay to have on hand 1upli-
Gates OF the most breakable parts OF
the harvester 1t costs time. which is
money, TO stop machine IN rush days
to wait for the broken parts,
A $40 forge and nm anvil with few
other tools. VIII more than pay their
cost the first year.
Every farm ought TO have n little
workshop. stocked with 4 few good
tools and plenty OF bolts of various
sizes. nuts. rivets. few pieces of
round and strap iron and such things
Never put thick pad under horses
collar Leather is the only thing. How
would you Ike TO wear padded shoes
in hot weather.
III you happen to run into poison ivy.
wash In hot water just US soon as you
can Irlndclin, which cnn be had at
any drug store. rubbed OF the parts
every hNc minutes until the itching
stops VIII also cure il. II done before
tho puStulcs break
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11

other than those OF the present domcs-
tic breeds descended from II.
The Wild fowl lays from seven to
twelve eggs, and is then seized with an
eaScrnesS TO brood while our domestic
hens In general show far less incllna- :
tion To sit
Even those breeds which arc know n
as brooders lay Uhclr eggs being re-
moved daily from tho nesD a larger
number OF eggs before they develop tho
desire to sit: and some breeds sit very
rarely
Yet even in laying" flocks much
trouble Is experienced In practice with
individual broody hens.
Excessive inclination 10 brood Is in
Itself sign that the birds affected are
reveTtinS toward the original type
that is they are approaching ever
nearer to tho natural state. which
would be to lay Il small number of
eggs and then hatch them.
During the time when the hen Is sit
ting. or raising her chickens she laws
no eggs; and some hens are scarcely
through with the labor OF raising one
brood when the desire to sit returns
In a small business a few such hens
can greatly reduce egg production.
While the inclination to brood. In u
moderate degree. IS essential to the
business OF those who raise poultry
Upon Il small scale and for some reason
prefer not to use incubators Yet an
excess of tho brooding propensity must
be carefully prevented
Now. how Is this evil to be metz
There are few means To restrict the
disposition to brood, and most Of
those which are known are objection
able. either because of the waste of
time which they involve or because
they are not sufficiently effective. or
because OF their cruelty
There is however one method which
has been tested for years. and has
proved a success In checking the tend
cncy to revert to the broody Wild tyne
and In restoring the egg production
The method IS this First. isolate
the hen in place where she VIII have
no opportunity To sit upon a nest and
a good nourishing feed. Including a
generous amount Of green. VIII soon r..
store her egg production
BY this method large egg-produc.
tion can be obtained without using ony
means which shall be cruel to tho
hen.
With those breeds which are given
to excessive sitting nothing can be
done; II Is therefore advisable 10 So
lcct only breeds OF the "non-broodinp"
class, with only a few hens OF the
brooding class added for work i'm their
own special line
From among the Don-breedcrs let
the best layers be selected. in order
to maintain, through these. the laying
qualities of the stock: other hens thai |
show Grcat broodins proclivlties should |
be removed.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
TRAINING THE FARM DOG

Collics should not be trained to stock
until tbcy arc about months old. They
should be taught to mind whenever
spoken 10 and always use the same
words when directing them. When old
enough and taught TO mind about the
house and yard tic a long string (bin-
der cord will dO) about twenty fcot
long to collar and take thom into pas
turc with you. Start tho cows yourself
ond keep tho dog behind them with
you IL he goes TO run TO the head
keep him back with the cord. Teach
him that that Is not the place to take
hold or 10 bark at them. II one VIII
use little judgment in carrying out
this plan he VIII soon be sufficiently
trained so as not TO require n cord 10
his collar
great deal depends upon the breed
Ing OF the dog as TO whether he makes
good heel driver. Ny dogs arc ali
natural born heel drivers and seldom
ever go To the heads Just this morn
ing l took n months old pup with
me to pasture, He had hardly seen a
horse or COW before but would grab
thom by the tails and hind legs and
did not once go 10 their front This
simply shows that breeding as well as
training arc necessary DR.. q. T. Ben
nett, Washington III
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11

patch he should select about tWonty-
five of the best and most typical ears
OF corn OF the seed to be planted this
year. A termination test should be
made OF each car In order that no
weak ears may be planted. Shell of
and discard the small and irregular
butt and tip grains. Then shell the
cars together and mix thoroughly
Al the usual time OF planting plant
this corn on the south or west side OF
the field Ia be planted with the same
variety This location should be
changed II 1t is noar a field planted
with another variety. Give this patch
unusual good cultivation, keeping the
ground free from weeds and preserving
4 loose soil mulch.
When the corn Is five or six inches
high go through the patch and remove
all week or backward plants. Also
when the tassels begin 10 appear go
through and remove all stalks which
are either weak. barren. smutted badly.
suckered. or for other reasons undeslr-
able. When the corn is mature, and
not later than Oct. 10. the seed should
be harvested. Select the seed ears
from the strongest stalks with the
large leaf development and those bear
ing the ears four or FIVE feet from the
ground and holding II in right POSI-
ton
Through the seed corn patch tho
farmer can do much TO nN desirable
type In his corn and TO reduce the
number of barren, diseased and suck
cred stalks that appear In his field 1t
also furnishes him a convenient place
from which his seed corn in the fall
can be selected and he knows thet II
Is from the best seed that he planted,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
ADVANT TAGE OF WOODEN HENS
Increased Egg Production POS
sIble by Preventing Hens
From Setting.
pY CHARLES 2. EMERSON.

Poultry raisers naturally seek the
most favorable results possible for the
laying capacity OF their hens; but even
among breeds OF poultry well known
as egg producers not all the hens arc
In fact good layers
n large number Of them lay but tew
eggs. aud often some Of these are much
smaller than those from other hens Of
the same breed
The poultry man who would win pc
cuninry success from egg production
must keep close watch upon the lay
ing hens. and use for further breeding
eggs from those hens only upon which
the trap-ncst sets the seal OF success as
egg producers.
According TO Darwin all cf our do
nestle breeds OF poultry are derived
from the Wild fowl. and the mode Of
lie and In particular, the propagation
activity OF this original stock. are far
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
HELPS ALONG THE WAY

a Nebraska correspondent wants to
know II sorghum and miIlct arc safe
for horses. They are not
Why should such feed as sorghum
and millet be used when there are 20
many moro suitable feeds just as easily
raised on the farm?
II YOU have plenty OF feed IL does
not pay to sell of the horses I'm the
fall and buy them back again in the
spring The market IL wrong at both
seasons.
a mortgage on the farm Is not such
Il deadly thing after all provided the
farmer is young. willing TO work and
reads good farm papers Under these
conditions mortgages viii not last
long.
How some of us missed The soilng
on last summer But VIII We miss
them again?
There IS no doubt That some OF our
college experts have discovered The
means OF killing weeds with chemicals,
but the time WIN never come when We
can with safety stop lighting weeds in
the old fashioned way.
out in Iowa farmers are forming CO.
operative dSkpIldblpnS, anu SO IdG lDtN
have been very successful Is 1T good
business sense To pay the railroads for
hauling our live stock TO the big pack
Ing ccnters and then pay them again
for hauling the manufactured product
back To Us FOR consumption
a Pennsylvania man wants Ia know
how To- estimate corn In the crib. II
the crib IS the same on all sides mul-
tiply the length by the breadth in
inches. and that by the height in
inches, and divide the product by PAS.
the number OF cubic inches In
hcapcd bushel. and the result VIII be
the number of heaped bushels of ears.
1t Is a waste of time and misdIrec-
ton of woman's strength to make
soap on the farm. Soap makers can
make better product than ever WAS
made on farm. and cheaper at that.
II you want t. have rhubarb earlier
next spring than anybody else in the
nciEhborhnod don't forget to turn
barrel over one OF two good plants
this next fall and cover il with coarse
manure There should be holes in tho
barrel for ventilation
The best way We know NJ 10 turn
weeds into profit is 10 sell them In the
shape Of mutton
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
BUSY DAYS IN THE SHEEP PEN

The lombinG season is now here and
is in the business for profit can call no
hour. day or night. his own until all
the lambs have been dropped and have
been properly cared for.
This is particularly true of n largo
mock. but even on the average farm
where dozen or two OF ewes are kept
loss OF lambs is almost certain to occur
unless greatest care is taken to pro-
vide the ewes with warm, comforts bic
quarters and proper feed at the crit
lcal time
Tho ewes should be separated from
the main flock and IL each owe could
have little pen fer her own, so much
the better BY this arrangement the
shepherd can look after each owe much
better than II they arc allowed to run
with the flock
In the case OF twins the eve frc-
auentY clinsa to one and rejects the
other, and this Is frequently The
stronger one
III the weaklinG does not get his sup
ply Of milk the shepherd must assist
him 10 do go. and it Is ofton necessary
10 catch the eve and hold her while
the lamb suokles.
Often a eve will refuse her lamb.
even though IL IL a single ono. and she
must then be shut up with the lamb
for several days and she must be held
while the lamb suckies and until she
owns 1t
Sometimes the eve dies In giving
birth TO the lamb. and 1t Is then ncccs-
sary to have some other eve adopt 1t.
and il this is not possible II must be
This Is 4 lot of trouble. but II pays II
your lambs arc thoroughbred.
At first the milk must be slightly
warmed and the lamb should be fed
at least u dozen times day. The
number OF fcedinss can he gradually
reduced until the lamb learns to drink,
when it may be fed four or five times
a day
The great loss or lambs on the aver
age farm comes from exposure during
the night Lambs arc dropped In cx-
posed places and quickly become
chilled, and unlcss the owes arc con-
fined In comfortable quarters or in |
single pens tho shepherd must spend !
much OF the night with his flock To
prevent such accident.
chilled lamb can be quickly dried |
by placing II In a pail of water nearly /
as hot as the hand can bear. Sousing him
all over, just leaving his nostrls ex-
posed and nothing more. II the lamb |
is very badly chilled pour of the water
and Hll tine bucket again
As soon as he reyivcS rub dry with |
a cloth. feed him some warm cowa' |
milk and in an hour or so he will be all |
right and may be put back with his
mother.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
CURE OF CHICKEN CHOLERA

II Is doubtful whether chlcI,en cho,-
era can oe cured II 1t acts a good e,ar,
IN largo flock II is epidemic arIoc,
ing the mucous surfaces. and 1t ALWAYS
accompanied by diarrhca. II attacLs
old and small birds as wcu as -,
young and weak, The birds die ouIcLo
l$-generalIy within "A dny or two ri
bird mopes about and seeks sunny cor-
ner*' thc feathers arc runled. the wings
droop' the feet drag and a consumipe,
thirst is apparent AS soon as III. dS.7
case Is discovered remove every aus
pected bird from the flock. Do M,
walt an hour Absolute cleanliness Ia
necessary. Give onc-halr tcespoonfnI
of spirits of camphor and onc-fourth
NJ an ounce of sulpho- carboiate of Zinc
IN quart of water, Disinfsct the
bouses and feed a little meat tuIcc
D'Vc the medicine n tho well birds at
inc same time. Whitcwash and SPRAY
eVer1th'ng around the poultry yard and
houses with c1rbolic acid
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
NUBBINS OF FARM NEWS

During ono month last fsu Sos. 500
pounds of canned beef 1o,oao.S7i
pounds OF fresh beef. = 277.O33 pounds
Of bacon, 1913 $50 pounds Of ham
and 1896 pounds OF pork were OK
ported from our country.
y movement is on foot among or
chsrd'sts and horticultural societies
looking to tho passage of nm nsccI-
eide law At the next session pf con-
grcss. The proposed legislation rs TO
be on the order OF the pure food law.
only that IL Is 10 relate To materials
that are used In mixtures FOR spraying
as well as in other ways FOR cxtcrmi-
mating pests
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
IS 0eH0RNING CRUEL?

Inquiries are frequently received as
to whether the operation OF dehorning
is very painful, and whether it may
not be classed as cruelty to animals
Those who have hsd an extensive ex-
perience In dehorninG appear to agree
that the pain induced by the operation
has been greatly oyerestImated, as
careful observation has shown that
shrlnknge In the yield OF milk as well
as OF butter fat following the dchorn-
ing of cows IS temporary and insie-
nihcant.
on the other hand, the worry, pain
and cruelty often inflicted by cattle
upon their mates before being deprived
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11

ot thelr horns arc much more 10 be
considered, and not infrequently result
In The death OF valuable animal
neighbor on an adjoining farm TO
that owned by the writer a few years
ago lost two good milch cows in ono
winter through their being disemboy-
eled by the horns of BARNARD mates
while out for exercise He dehorned
ms entire herd almost Immediately att
cr"ard. The increased safety Of the
ahimais much more than compensatcs
LOT any loss OF beauty resulting from
the removal of horns.
Inc horns should be severed from
quarter to half inch below WHARF
tho akin joins tho base of tho horn
I"'.'hs from the back toward the front
III tho cut is made too high an ,,roc-
uIor, gnarly growth of horn /. ,.o,,,
apt TO FOLLOW. 1t VIII be soon tbo, tho
point OF union OF the skin and born
varies In different cattle honco th.-o
Gun DC no rule Of measurement cxcent
as the eye becomes trained IA o., -
po'n' OF nnc AT which the cut ahouId b,
MADE In the beef breedx fully on
hslt Inch of skin. nll around 10 -.
taken of with the horn. ''
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
RYE OR CORN FOR SWINE

What number OF pounds a bushel Of
corn or rye will put on a hog In good
growing condition Is one of the very
many questions our experiment sta
lions have endeaVorcd to answer by a
series OF scientific tests.
These experiments have shown that
the average weight gained by hogs un-
der GOOD conditions is about twelve
pounds to the bushel OF corn,
This OF course varies with different
conditions of feeding. etc. Rye Is a
little less valuable. pound for pound
being about the same az barley and
producing on the average about ten
pounds.
II Is not usually considered safe to
feed an exclusive grain ration of rye.
and better results would be obtained
from a mixture OF rye, meal and corn
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
TO KILL APHIS OR PLANT LICE

Take quassla wood, two and one
half pounds soaked over night I'm tcn
quarts of water and well boiled; then
strain through a cloth and place with
100 quarts Of water in 4 petroleum bar
rel. with hvc pounds OF soft soap. Tho
roiXture Ia then ready for sprnkllng
on plants infested with lice II the
posts rcappcar repeat the application.
The solution cen be kept In good con-
dillon during the entire season by keep
Ing the barrel covered.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
KING SYSTEM OF VENTILATION

+. II. King. professor of soil physics
OF the Wisconsin university i'm 1889
announced a method of ventilation at
that time which has become WILDLY
known az the King system" This sys-
tenn Of ventilation consists OF two sets
OF hucs. One set provides the fresh
air, while the other furnishes an escape
for the vitiated air The inlet or fresh
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11

THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES or THIS SYS.
TIN ARE SEVERAL INLET FLUES ~
TO DISTRIBUTE THE PURE AIK. AND
ONE OR MORE FOUL AIR FLURS ~
OF ADEQUATE SIZE TO ASSURE RAPID
REMOVAL OF FOUL AIR
air nucs should be placed not more
than ten feet apart and located In the
exterior walls OF the barn the greater
the number the more effective tho ycn-
tilation since they enable the fresh
air to d'splacc the foul air more rap
idly The outlet may include one or
moro f'ues. but should be so located az
to provide the quickest means of re-
moving the foul air.