The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-20
LAYING TILE IN QUICKSAND

little information on laying tile on
farm that has a quicksand bottom,
also a little advice on killing out
smartweed?"
This is quite difficult proposition,
and we believe the only way that re.
suits can be obtained is to use some
durable timber and lay a board in the
bottom OF the ditch on which the tile
can be laid to keep it from getting out
of line. You would need board
about the same width as the tile. that
is, for 4inch tile 1x4 board would
be sufficient. At the points where
the boards join. short piece ~ or IA
inches long should be placed below so
that there would not be a possibility
of the tile becoming disjcinted by one
end of the board settling.
If you can get a considerable fall,
the sand will probably not bother in
filling up the tile. but if you cannot
get a fall of three or four inches per
100 feet. it would be best, if possible,
to fill in about the tile with clay or
some other soil through which the
water would seep and at the same
time keep out the sand.
AS to smartweed. we believe il you
get your land properly drained YOU
will not he bothered with this pest,
as it only grows in soil that contains
too much water for the proper growth
of ordinary crops. If draining does
not do it, we are sure that you can
get rid of it by cultivation. A few
crops of corn will help rid your land
of this pest.
Yours very truly,
II C SERVICE BUREAU.
Corn and alfalfa make combina-
ton that is lard to beat on the dairy
farm.
The hens need strenuous exercise
these days to keep them from becom
ing sluggish and inactive.
COrnmeal. wheat bran and ground
oats. equal parts. and few handfuls
of beef scrap. moiSiencd with SKIN
milk. make Il fine morning feed for
laying hens
A small paddock for the horse to run
in is cheaper than veterinary bills and
Il good deal cheaper than losing the
horse by death through lack of Il place
in which to exercise.
The dealers who had large quantities
OF eggs in cold storage can hardly be
said to have met the new year In Il
cheerful frame of mind. 1t Is apparent
that the worst is yet to come"
Rats and mice are such all round
nuisances and so destructive that traps
should be kept set for them all the
time. Only in this way can the ro-
dents be kept in anything like subjec-
ton.
In three instances which have come
under the writer's notice lately little
children from one to two years old
have been scalded to death by falling
into pans or tubs Of hot water left on
the floor by busy mothers.
II the Job has not been already done
the little orchard trees should be given
a protective covering of wood veneer
wire screen or common newspaper.
Such protection will prevent damage
by both rabbits and field mice.
The hens of the United States laid
l, 100, 100000 dozen eggs in 1912, which
were worth $3.50, 100000. The value Of
fowls Of all kinds raised was $22O,OoO,-
900, which brings the total value OF
poultry products up to $5I0,OOOOOO.
Anal, SEES show sorghum seed to have
about three fourths of the feeding val
ne of corn. Like corn. it should be
balanced as a ration with tankage or
olmeal. Owing to the hardness OF the
seed 1t gives best results In feeding
when ground.