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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
Sabing Poultry Manure

a is WELL known. when the poultry
L \ droppings accumulate under the roosts
and when they arc left In barrels there is
strong odor of ammonia noticeable. The de-
Velopmcnt OF such an odor Is q sure sign that
gaseous ammonia Is escaping into The air TO
be lost for the present. How 10 prevent such
loss is TO prevent the development OF the
odor. Several chemicals of more OF less fer
tilizing value in themselves may be added IT,
the droppings from time to time With good
effect both in stopping waste and In making
the atmosphere OF the hcnhousc more whole
some.
The best materials for this purpose are
gypsum or land plaster. acid phosphate and
Iainit. a cheap potash salt. Each OF these
chemicals has the power of forming now
compounds with the ammonia as fast as it Is
act free from the original combination Wood
ashes and Stacked lime should never be used
because they cannot combine with ammonia.
whilo they do force it out OF Its compounds
nnd take Its place.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
Hemorrhagic Septioaemia

NNIE HAVE lost some cows from peculiar
w disease for which ordinary medicines
seem 10 be useless. They get sick. droop
VIII not eat. have tucked-up bellies and fever
and soon 90 down and die on opening one
found the spleen and other organs seem
lnely- all right. but there were red spots on
the lining OF the gut and on other places
inside the animal, and In some places under
the skin. which we took off, there we're
bloody places not just like those in
blackieG of young cattle, Can you diagnose
the disease. and Is there any help for it2-
Subscriber.
Rcply-rhc disease apparently Is -hcm-
orrhagic scpticacmla,' and there is no cure.
Like anthrax. which it Gomcwhat resembles.
II is due to specific germ and - usually
contracted on low. wet land or from feeding
lay or other food grown upon such land.
The chief dmsnostic symptom Is the appear
ancc OF rcd. bloody spots as described: also
the eXtravasations of blood and inhamm3-
tory lymph in the connective tissues under
lying the skin Whom n disease of this sort
breaks out the state veterinarian should be
notified. At the same time the feed should
be changed and the affected animals kept
Isolated.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

great and at maturity she VIII average 1850
weighing 500 pounds. and some remarkable
cows have reached $500 pounds
OF the more famous bulls Paul De K"l
weighed $500 pounds Paul Beets Dc Kol
1000 Sarcastic Lad 2.iOO. HengervcId Dc
Kol 1000.
The average measurements OF mature
COWS has been found 10 be. In glTth 75.G
inches; height at shoulders, Sis inches; Mt
tho hips. 80 inches; length Of body from ex
tremc point or shoulder 10 extreme point OF
rump, 64.a inches: width of hips. 2l9 inches.
The calves arc large. exceeding those Of
tho beef breeds and weighing 20 10 100
pounds at birth and this fact Is OF especial
importance to those engaged In raising veal.
am Impressed with the importance OF
securing large dairy cows for there seems
to be no doubt that size has an important
bearing upon the economical production OF
milk and butter. Inherited tendencies con-
formation age and other things seem to de-
tcrmlnc that the food for support or maintc-
nuncc is not In proportion to weight or size,
but rather decreases proportlonately as size
increases; and | firmly believe that 1t aC-
tuay takes less food to produce 100 pounds
Of milk from a cow with equal merit weigh
Ing $50 pounds than from an S00-pound
COW.
The general milking qualities or this
breed are freely conceded far beyond
those OF any other dairy cattle Indeed some
enthusiastic fellow has said that they Will
drown any other breed In their milk. Some
years ago. when II was the practice TO strive
only for annual milk yields, the reported
records of these great Hostein COWS were
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
BY Z. w. Anderson

1t Is TO the Barred variety however. that
the host Of expert fanciers turn, Tor no other
breed or variety offers so wide a flcld Tor
the expert breeder. Where can VIC find a
fowl so hard to describe shade OF color so
dihcut TO fix I'm the mind, but when once
firmly GXed. never To be forgotten? That
elusive shade Of clear blush gray. barred
with a darker bluo which stops Just short
OF a positive black. so pleasing to the eye.
yet so Cinicult To obtain. How best to So
cure the greatest number of finely barred
and even outer and under colorcd specimens
Is mooted question, tho advocates of the
single and double mating Systems differing
widely in their views.
Judging from the successful exhibitors at
the great national shows, the writer Is in
clincd 10 the belief that the advocates OF
the doublc-matlng system have the best of
the argument The following brief doscrlp-
tlon OF how to select II pen Tor each mating
is from ono of the best known breeders OF
Barred Plymouth Rocks In America
Select male OF medium dark exhibition
color. even from head to tell and barred dis
tlnctly to the skin I'm all sections and as
straight across the feathers AS possible. OF
stnndard weight and sturdy build. bread in
back. full breasted and not too high on legs:
wings and tnil well barred and taU rather
short: comb low. straight and evenly SER
rated; eyes dark bay. legs rich yellow and
set we'll apart.
Females to mate with such a male must
be large. with broad backs ana nun round
breasts. barring OF plumngc narrow. close
and clear cut, and barred to the skIn
throughout In color. medium dark to dork;
cycs dark bay, legs rich yellow. combs small
and straight.
Male Of standard weight and sturdy build.
lull breast broad back. yellow bcak and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
Wind Suchinq

A YOUNG horse has begun TO crib and suck
n wind. He has been kept indoors most
OF the winter account OF tho deep snow.
but now he goes outdoors some OF the time.
He Is rising years and has been broken, but
not worked. He weighs 400 pounds and Is
a nice animal. We feed him well on oats.
corn. bran and hay and some alfalfa meal.
He bloats some and passes wind OCCASION
ally. How should be be ueatcd?-J. n.
Illinois.
Rcply.-Don't let him stand a single day
idle In the barn Put him TO steady work
in harness every day and when there Is
work for him To do turn him out of doors
for exercise Feed him from Il box placed
on floor OF box stall and remove the box after
fCcdipg. Let nothing remain IN the box stall
upon which he could rest set his teeth
chin To practice cribbing. IL he continues
The practice tie nve-elghths cord to one
ring OF halter OF bride. pass the other end
under upper lip and over gums OF Incsor
teeth, draw fairly tight and tie to other rims
OF halter Stop feeding corn and meal liz
feed twice daily mix q tablespoonful OF
miNturo OF two parts powdered wood char
coal and one part each OF blcarbonatc oi
soda and powdered gentian root
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

.. Dominique on Bun Cochin; the progeny
inbred
Black Spanish on Bun Cochin: the
progeny inbred.
>. White Birmingham on Black Java top
crossed by Dominique.
6. White Birmingham on BLACK Java the
Dominique coorcd progeny mated to males
from No. 5
From these motinGs came the Great
American MonGrcl." so called. OF 1870 the an
ccstors of the Plymoutb Rock OF to day.
Those convcrsant with the good qualities OF
the various breeds used to accomplish this
triumph in poultry culture can better un-
derstand than the writer can tell what char
aeteristics each breed transmitted to make
up the splendid whole, II woul. seem as II
the Plymouth Rock had inherited nearly all
the good qualities and escaped nearly all the
bad ones OF It's numerous ancestors. What
the future has In store for this breed can
only be Judged by the record OF the past
There Is undoubtedly a brilliant future for
the Plymouth Rocks and assured success for
the fanccr or the market poultryman who
pins his faith To chem.
The standard OF perfection admits three
varieties Of tho Plymouth Rock Barred.
White and Bun. and win probably admit
fourth, the Columbian. An varieties should
be identical In type and weight differing
only in color ot plumage and TO those famn-
lar with type could be descrlhed as medium,
10 long I'm all sectlons"
The white variety. which originated from
sports OF the Barred Rock ,vcrc brcd and
introduced by a Mr. Frost OF Maine and oro
second to the Barred only in numbers and
distribution. The Bur q composite breed is
gaining rapidly In numbers and popularity
and to-day is probably as widely and fnyo =
ably known as any bun variety in existence
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

dark bay eyes; strong yellow legs set VOL
apnrti plumagc several shades lighter than
exhibition color. clear and bright entirely
free from any shade of brown or smut, even
throughout understanding as strong pos
slOle with these necessary qualities
The females TO be of standard exhibition
color barring regular and deep throughout
and clear cut In wings and tail avoiding all
those that are splashcd or broken In surface
color They must have broad backs fun
breasts. rich yellow legs dark bay eyes and
be fully up to standard weight
Such pens. providing the ancestors are of
standard breeding, ought TO produce stock
10 suit tic eXacting breeder. and iC properly
scored VIII Win their share OF the ribbons.
To the experienced breeder 1t IS not ncces-
SaIy to urge the merits OF any particular
breed. but To the beginner the writer would
say III you are undecided which breed 10
select. try the Plymouth Rock. If YOU buy
the best you can afford of some reliable. we'll
known breeder. telling him lust what Won
want ana Tor what You want it, and follow
MS advice IN everything pertaining 10 mat
ih6 lot He tHture' you viii succeed provid-
Ing you are willing To work for a."
II you arc only Interested in the market
side of the question this breed viii furnish
You the best table poultry at any age. and
II properly red ana cared Tor VIII Gu the egg
basket as regularly at any season OF the
year rs amy breed In existence Ii tho fancy
apPeaIS 10 YOU and You can produce tho
winners. the prices you c0n obtain for tho
best specimens will be as hicb or higher on
the average as that obtained for the best
OF any other breed
Inc utmost care and SKIN must he used
when making up the seasons brocdin, ycns
for 1t Is at this time that the years sue
cess or failure is determined Start right
follow tho advice Of those that know, attend
strictly to business breed The hest general
purpose fowl In existence and vo,;r succ,ss
Is assured.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
Dried Blood WakeS Weaf

T"HE use of dried blood as feed has not
boon so fully studied as that of tankagc.
DIR Lindsey states that dried blood for feed
ing purposes Is prepared by heating the fresh
blood OF cattle and swine In large tanks at
212 degrees Fahrenheit The excess OF wo-
ter Is removed from the coaEulated mass by
means OF heavy presses and the material
then passed through steam driers and cventu-
ally ground ana bngScd AS thus treated it
appears as C, dry, fri0bic powder OF dark color
and vita only slight odor
Experiments at the Missouri and Wiscon-
sin experiment stations, In which dried blood
was fed with corn TO hogs. showed that the
addition of the blood produced more rapid
and healthy development of the body aud
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
Roofs Excrefe Lntie Acid

A STUDY was made of the cxcretIons
L from the roots oil variety of plants,
and II was found that they were not acid in
the usunl sense OF the word. Where an acid
reaction to litmus was observed it was found
to be due TO phosphorIc acid The conccn-
tration of hydrogen ions was found too weak
TO make the eXecrctions OF much value
agents for bringing other clements into So
luton The hydrogen Ions in the carbonic
acid given OF from the root hairs were
found sufficient TO bring into solution various
elements Of the soil, particularly the phos-
plates The same was found TO be the case with
humic acid. the concentration Of the oNcrc-
ton being sufficient 10 secure maximum
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
AnsweyS BY the Veterinarian
Foal Carried Too Long
Or. A. s. Afexdnde,
Wisconsin College Of igTicYisgys

J1yHT do some mares carry their io9''
w more than eleven months? VIC ha.I
one that went almost year and then hnd
lots of trouble having her colt-M. E. Min
nesota.
Rcply-YounG mares that arc not worried
or fully exercised during pregnancy do not
easily and promptly loosen UP behind, as
horscmen say In readiness for ioaling and -
have a difficult time In bringing forth the
foaI Overlooking and lack of exercise arc
common causes. but one secs the same thine
whom 4 mare Is not sufficiently fed ana there
fore Is weak and the foal not fully developed.
Constipation Is another very common cause,
or at least IL Is commonly associated with
retarded porturltion. To prevent the delay
have tho mares work every day during preG-
nancy. or mt least take abundant outdoor cx
crcisc every day and feed them 50 that tho
muscles win be kept in hard condition and
the bowels active.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
Potato Leaf Cuyl Disease

@ TUNTED growth, leaf curl. and crnkIed
- leaflets in potatoes are all due to the
same cause. the specific nature of which
has not been positively determined. The
disease Is readily transmitted through The
tubers and lts viru!encc seems TO Increase
from generation TO generation.
Fertilizers DO not seem TO influence leaf
curl disease to any considerable extent al
though some methods OF culture seem TO favor
its development, Poorly developed tubers
arc more likely to spread the disease than
sound ones. There is little evidence that
the cause OF the disease can be transferred
from tho tubcr TO the soil yet as precau-
ton rotation OF crops is advised.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

TX POULTRY culture the Plymouth Rock
| is Americas FIRST and best production,
No other breed equals II in popularity or
wide distributions no other breed can right
fully lay claim TO more qualifications that go
TO make IT the ideal Of the fancicr the main
stay OF the farmer and the market poultry
man. or the delight OF the dwcllor the city
lot
For everything that goes to mako up On
Ideal fowl for all clmes and conditions. no
other breed comes SO near perfection. To
the Plymouth Rock more than to any otLcr
agency the American breeder owes his
premacy in the poultry worlt OF to-day. Its
carly success and popularity. added to It's
enduring fame. has paved the way for every
other merSorous American breed in the mar
kets OF the world, DR.. Boeters famous de-
scriptlon OF the strawberry. Doubtless God
could have made better berry. but doubt
less He never did" applies with equal force
to the Plymouth Rock
After nearly O half century OF breeding
under all conditions and In all climates. and
In spite OF the Introduction OF many now and
splendid breeds. this pioneer American bred
FOWL Is more than holding its own to-day In
every department of poultry culture
Llko nearly every other composite breed
hc exact origin OF tile Barred Plymouth
Rock. the original variety Is in dispute. To
MessrS. Upham Drake and Pitman. all of
Massachusetts, belongs the honor OF origlnat-
inI the breed and to Mr., Upham alone be-
longs the added honor OF naming it so Wise
ly and 30 well. The crosses which were used
TO make up tho original Plymouth Rock as
given by l. h. Fclch. probably tie oLlcst and
best authority on the breed now liyin., and
that which Is almost generally accepted. Is
follows:
l. Black Spanish on White Cochin; top
crossed by Dominique
2 Black Spanish on Cray Dorkin; top
crossed by Dominique.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

regarded by the public impossible; yet
satisfactorily authenticated records OF $4,000
10 10000 pounds of milk in twelve months
were reported In very considerable numbers,
and the COW Pictertje I'd reached the enor-
nous yield oil 3O.31Sk pounds. Daily yields
were equally marvellous ana numerous in
stances TO be found OF COWS yielding 100
pounds in twenty four hours. and the high
est daily yield was that OF Shadeland Boon
OF 122 pounds ounces.
Under such conditions as properly belong
To animals OF such development 2-ycar- oldS
viii Yield 5000 to 1000 pounds in ten months
and win increase this amount until at
years they VIII give from 1000 TO 1900
pounds
1t * well 10 remember that Il Is not tho
that gives the milk bearing the largest
percentage of fat, but the cow which pro-
duccs the largest amount Of butter fat that
wins out 1t is admitted that Holsteln cows
do not yield milk bearing a percentage of
fat with the Channel island breeds. but In
fat il ranges from 10 per cent and from
TO 10 per cent solids not fat 1t Is milk OF
distinctly different type. and these two
types of milk should not be contrasted from
the buttcr-fat point alone. 1t has been much
the custom To speak OF rich milk, meaning
thereby milk carrying Il high percentage Of
butter fat. and It has only been OF recent
years that other qualities have been much
spoken Of IL is well to impress the fact of
the now freely recognized nutritivo value of
the solids not fat and 10 assert that the great
value OF milk rs human food is in the solids
not fat
I seems that abundant solids not fat
accompanied by AN excessive proportion of
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
Protecting Fruit Against Birds

T HERE is nothing better To- protect fruit
trom bird attncks than the dwarf June
Derry and mulberry. The Juncbcrry produces
an abundance o. very sweet berries ot which
The birds arc especially fond. and the time
OF ripening cNtcnds over considerable
period OF time thus making It u very va.u-
able plant Tor this purpose 4 few mulberry
trees scattered about the place viii also aid
Very greatly In protecting the carly cherries
and other fruits while at the Same time en-
couroeng the hi:ds 20 rear their young in
the orchard and vicinity
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
To Control Gray Rot

u OR the prevention of gray rot Of grapes
L one Investigator recommends treat
mcnt which he claims is very simple and et-
ncient This consists Of thinning the leaves
on tho north side Of the vines and spraying
with Bordeaux mixture to which soap is
added to make 1t more ndherent The treat
mont should be made about July 20. or at the
stage when the grapes have just about
reached their fun size If the funglcIde Ia
3oToughly applied al this time no further
trouble may be anticipated from this dis
case
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

Plaster Is apt TO produce dry, lumpy
mixture when used In large enough qunntl-
ties to arrest the ammonia while kalnit and
acid phosphate produce the opposite effect
of u moist sticky mass,
Using their results as basis Tor calcula-
ton. the weekly droppings of flock OF
twenty-five hens. when scrapcd from the
roostmg platforms. should be mixed with
about eight pounds OF N0init OF acid phos-
phatc and a half peck of sawdust. II one
desires balanced fertilizer for corn and 9TH
or hoed crops. mixture OF equal parts of
hainit and acid phosphate could be used in
stead OF either alone.
Good dry meadow muck, or peat. would he
equa'S as good az sawdust II not better 10
use as an absorbent.
In tho experiment mentioned moro thon
half Of the ammonia was lost In hen manure
without chemicals. when compared with that
which had been mixed with them.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

The usual methods OF combating plant
diseases are said to have failed. and extern
sve experiments by potato growers Is nd-
vlSed 10 ascertain practical methods for
the control OF leaf curl which Is becoming
one OF the most serious OF potato diseases.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
Far Great Energy Producer

T HE fats found In food similar in COM
position TO such substances as lard. tallow,
ctc-s which the common fats formed n
the animal body The fat may be either
burnt in the animal system 20 furnish hear
and energy or deposited on the body as iat
AS heat and force producer Fat has Il great
CT value than any other ingredient Of the
food
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

All cattle originated nom ono pair. Er uan's
Ingenuity tNo distinct clos,-s of cattic-lr7,f
an! dairy-vefo made. The dairy rorci 8. Iro1
ana ,porecS Gncd. While Tie bcrfy type .
rounding ord wcll 1cshcd. Tho hest f,prcsc0ta-
il'''s ot tlc b-cf breeds ere Shortboms Ab-r-
o''"-Angus, Hereford and GALLOWAY While the
dairy brecds arr t-sf known as Jerseys uoi.
sIclns. Gacsuseys ouI Ayr,abircs
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
PEN OF CHICKENS.

TIN VF 'IIIIhLNSs
Not enough attention f. paid by tho unatcur r.oui-
try raiser 10 selection Of chickens. Souno chick
ons arr best for layiOe cSgs. Others excel q,
most prcdncers Tho small lively, nervous
chickens usually produce The greatest nu,nbcr
OF Eggs wbile the large. easy. going individuals
make tho bcst mother aud LAY oa" the most
meat
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yield through the solution OF plant food In
culture experiments.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
SPRING VALLEY
TRIP DISRUPTS
MAYORS HERD
Municipal Rodeo Follows SUI
pervisors' RambIe Over
Mountain Meadows
Bell Wether Leads Depleted
Band in Hostility to Pur=
chase of Water System

Mayor Mccarthy supplemented yes
terday's meeting of the supervisors
with a municipal rodeo He rounded
up the reliables of the board to see if
they had grown fresh hide over the
administration brand. He had been
more than ordinarily alarmed by their
ramble over the Spring Valley meadows.
He carried the fear that the lure of
these pastures had disrupted his herd
After their tour of inspection a ma
jority of the. board members had de-
clared that Mccarthy blundered in op-
posing the purchase of the plant by
the city. 1t was just before adjourn
ment at yesterdays session that Nc
Carthy entered the corral to separate
the goats from the sheep. He sounded
the well worn call, Who'll be the
sheep, an who'll be the goats?"
Only four volunteered for the meeker
service. 1t would appear that the bell
wether leads a depleted band in his hos
tility to the water purchase.
Our attention has been called" said
the mayor, "to the published report that
the majority of the supervisors believe
mistake was made in opposing the
Spring Valley purchase. I should like
to hear from the members of the
board"
The words were recognized as chal-
lenge. There was pause Then Su-
pervisor Kelly, the mayors whip, arose.
Il can only speak for myself" testi-
fed the supervisor. II have not ex-
pressed any opinion in regard to the
matter"
Then Kelly sat down and Supervisor
Walsh arose.
81 was my own counsel" said he. 81
made no statements in regard to the
value of the plant at any time during
Tire trip"
Then Walsh sat down and o'Dowd
arose.
Worthy mayor" said O'Dowd, Il did
NO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Administration Measure Is SUBJ
m.tted and Policy Is
Outlined

WASHINGTON. Feb. 91.-rhe ad-
ministration ship subsidy bill reached
the house today through the fling of
the report of the committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries, which had
favorably acted upon it.
The report says in part:
In this measure we are making war
against unlawful and oppressive forms
Of trusts and combinations on the sea.
This legislation, if enacted, will give
to the United States the very best
ocean mail and fast freight service in
American ships to South America, in
stead of the present worst service in
foreign ships. 1t will defeat the effort
Of the Anglo-Japanes alliance to drive
the American merchant flag off the Pa
cific ocean. The compensation given
under the conditions of this bill is
emphatically not subsidy" but actual
pay for important public service rem
dered"