Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-04-08
With The Farmers OF The
Salt River Valley
weekly
will be this
Box 1876 Phoenix Telephone 1894
THE COW TEST ASSOCIATION

THE cow TEST ASSOCIATION +,
The official test for the two COW
testing associations report that six
COWS produced more than forty pounds
of butter fat each during the month
of March. A Holstein COW owned by
Fl. J. Hanson produced Git pounds of
butter tat, another also HoiSteiil
owned by F. NJ. Wilkinson produced
61.e pounds of butter fat, this cow
gave 2200 pounds of milk during the
month. W. Watson Pickrell testor
for the Arizona Pioneed Co operative
association SAYS: Most of the herds
increased their production to 5
pounds each per cow on account OF
the hetterment of feed conditions.
TIE higher productions were from
cows that were fed hay in liberal
amounts during the winter.
Three cows in this association made
more than 60 pounds OF butter fat,
the two COWS mentioned above and
one a Holstein owned by Lauver and
Nafzinger. Five COWS produced more
than fifty pounds Of butter fat and
this includes one belonging to }. M.
Harmon which produced 56.9 pounds
of butter lat in the last % days OF
the month
rhe homer roll of owners of COWS
producing more than forty pounds OF
butter fat follows:
Peter Truog two Holsteins, one of
these is odd Strawberry which pro-
duced 80 pounds of butter fat this
month, This is the fourth month THAI
this COW has produced more than
fifty pounds of butter fat. Chas. L.
Archer, two Holsteins J. R. Brad
shaw, one registered Hclstein; The
county farm, A. P. Hill, manager,
four 1olsteins; T. B. Armstrong, one
registered Ayrshire. and one Holstein;
H. J. Hanson, three Holsteins; Quin
Faulkner, two registered Jerseys; Z.
Nj. Moore, two Holsteins; Otto Greene,
three HolsteinS and two Shorthorns;
f. J. Ackley, two Holsteins; Ivy Will
son, four Holsteins; F. M. Wilkinson,
twelve Holsteins; II. j. Harmon and
Lauver and Nafzirger, one Holstein
each; w. w. Bradshaw, two register
ed Jerseys.
The Madison Scotts6ale association
Geo. w. Scheerer, testor, also shows
an increase in the number of forty
pound cows there were five COWS in
this association which produced more
than fifty pounds. The honor roll OF
forty-pound- owners follows:
P. J. Harder. three Holsteins and
one Durham; c. J. Daltcn, one Hol-
stein; f. Kruse, six Holsteins; e. E.
Blendinger, one Jersey; j. B. Roach,
one Holstein; NJ. S. Aubrey, two Hol-
stems; F. ]. Jack, two Holsteins; Z
w. Greed one Durham and one Hol-
stein; L. \. Greed, one 1olstein; A.
G. Bailey. two Jerseys; Mrs. C.
Briggs, one Jersey; Thompson Rock
well, one Holstein, H. ]. Serviss, one
Jersey, one Guernsey and four Jer-
seys; c. n. L0omis, two Holsteins.
A CHEAP FLY TRAP
Soon it will be time to swat the
fly, and the sooner a war is aged
on this insect the easier it will be to
keep the flies down. For sanitary rea-
sons ana for the comfort which free
dom from flies gives, every farm
house should have a sufficient num-
Der of fly traps and use such pre-
cautions as may be easily taken to
keep down these pests. The follow
ing directions for making a sheap
trap are from the Missouri College OF
Agriculture.
Fly traps may be used advantage
ously in decreasing the number of
| flies. There are many kinds of traps
but practically are are on the same
general plan. The bait ii placed pc
low the trap and the fly. in leaving.
| crawls or flies upward into the cage
through a small opening in the cone
| shaped inner base.
A light, effective. simple and in
expensive trap for catching the
house fly may be easily constructed il
these directions are carefully fol-
| lowed:
Make a circular base about one foot
in diameter from board one half
or one inch thick. With a key-hole
or compass saw cut out the main
central part of this base, leaving i
rim of about two inches in width
Make toy piece with the same out
side diameter as the base, leaving it
entire. Nail these about two feet apart
with four to eight laths or onther thin
| strips oil wood, forming a cylindrical
! top and base. This will allow the wire
| screen to fit snugly around the edges
of the top and bottom. Cover the sides
of this cylindrical frame with or
| binary screen wire. Mosquito netting
will do for a temporary trap Care
must be taken to make the edges fly.
tight. Then make a ne-shaped inner
base of ordinary screen wire to fit
| the hole cut in the wooden base A
small opening about e-quarter inch
| in diameter should be left at the top
Of the cone so that the flies VIII have
easy access TO the cage TACK this
wire cone snugly. in the hole cut in
the wooden base so that it extends III.
into the cage about eight inches or
more. Now fasten from four TO eight
nails or screws into the bottom board
to hold the trap about one-half inch
above the surface. This space is suf-
ficient for the entrance of the flies
to the bait which is placed under
meath the trap.
This trap should not cost more than
rs cents, nor require more than one
hour to build. Larger traps may be
built in the same way
The most effective bats are per-
haps bananas, sugar and vinegar
milk, or decomposing materials. The
traps Should DE placed on TIE outside
OF stables. houses, stores, and railroad
stations 1t is practical to supplement
the use of this trap outside of build
lngs with similar ones inside.
From time to time the flies in the
cage should be sprayed with gasolene
or boiling water to destroy them, and
the cage may be cleaned by removing
the inner shaped wire base
This method of destroying flies by
trapping should not be used alone.
but should be accompanied or pre-
ceded by the proper disposal of ma
nure and other waste materials, the
proper screening of the houses. sta
bles. dairies, bakeries, and grocery
stores