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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
DON'T SELL YOUNG HENS ON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bull Association.

A directory of the cooperative
associations of the country, recentls
issued by the Dairy Division. lists
total of 36 such organizations in "a
different states. The movement has
made steady growth since 1908 when
there were three associations. all in
Michigan In 1909 there was s; 1910,
.. 1911, IL; 1912. II: 1918. II; 1914. Is;
1915, Is. and in 1916. "a. The increase in
number was greater in 1917 than in
any previous year.
There is total ~ 1174 members
owning 1S9 bulls, $50 pure-bred cows.
an 1885 cows not pure breds. The
average number of members per assc-
citation is So; bulls, 5; pure-bred cows,
15; grade cows, 222 and cows for each
bull. AS
OF the need for cooperative bull as
sociations and the workin-< of the or
sanizations the Dairy Division writes:
There is a lack of definite purpose
in the breeding of live stock on ths
part of the American farmer The
farmer who has only a few cows
usually has them bred by the nearest
available bull. often without regard
to breed or breeding. The result is 3
promiscuous admixture of breeds and
lack of improvement.
The cost of bull service also falls
heavily on the commercial dairyman
with a small herd. as bulls must be
changed every two or three vars IN
avoid inbreedng. He therefore, as a
rule, buys a bull calf from the near.
est farmer who keeps pure-bred COWS
of the breed in which he is interested.
Too often cost is the first considera-
ton. Too seldom is any authentic pro-
duction record OF the bulrs ancestors
available. The result is lock of inn
provement. Though a great bull may
occasionally be secured in this way he
will in nearly every case have been
disposed of before his heifers come in
milk and his value has been determ-
med. In this way many of the greatest
bulls have been lost TO the dairy in
dustry. A cooperative bull association
will remedy these difficulties
A cooperative bull association is a
farmers organization whose purpose
is the joint ownership, use. and ex rs
change of three or more high-class
pure-bred bulls. The territory covered
by an association is divided into three
or more breeding blocks. and bull Isl
stationed in each block for the servicei
of the so or GO cows in the block.
Every two years the bulls are inter-
changed. Thus at the initial cost
bull for every so cows is provided for
six or more years. The cost of bull
service is thus greatly reduced, the
very best bulls can be obtained and
the man with limited means and only
few cows is enabled to improve his
herd. Bulls of outstanding merit are
preserved for their entire period us
usefulness. Associations of this kind
teach cooperation, encourage careful
selection of cows and calves. intro
duce better methods of feeding and
management, intelligently fight infec-
tlous diseases of cattle, and assist in
the marketing of dairy stock and dairy
products. Assistance in organization
may be obtained by writing to the
Dairy Division, Bureau of Animal In
dustry, U s. Department. OF Agrics.,-
ture
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Drive for Kindergartens

Congress has recently recognized the
educational needs of little children by
making an appropriation to the United
it to promote kindergarten education
in the several states and territories.
This act is timely for our people
are being rudely awakened to the need
of better training for citizenship than
our boys and girls are now receiving.
They realize the urgent necessity of
properly eQuipping our children for
the tremendous tasks they will be
called upon to perform after the war
is ended.
The council for national defense says
with regard to this subject:
There are nearly 100000 children
ceive the benefits of kindergarten
training. either because there are no
kindergartens at all or not enough.
Suggestion: Interest yourself in
this need of the very little ones and
write to the bureau of education
Washington, for their material and
that of the National kindergarten as
ISOLATION, affiliated with the bureau"
Training for citizenship cannot begin
| too early, according to the United
States commissioner of education, who
Tor months OSSH ISSUING, III CO-OPr
| Grafton with the National Kindergar-
ten association, the series of articles
which this paper is printing. to pro-
vide better training for little ones in
! the home.
| A drive is now on to have more kim
dergartens opened throughout the
! country and parents are circulating
, petitions to present to their boards
| of education. Has such a petition been
| started for your school?
| The General Federation of Women's
Clubs. the National Congress of Moth
ers' and ParentTeaeher associations,
suffrage and labor organizations are
all deeply interested in this subject,
and great hopes are entertained that
the drive will receive the hearty co.
operation of local school authorities
Throughout the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Hog-Feeding Tests

At the Alabama station a lot of five
pigs Of an average weight of G. pounds
were turned into a field where velvet
beans mad been grown IN corn after the
corn crop had been gathered. In addition
the piss We're fed half ration of mix
ture of corn meal, nine parts, and tank
age. one part. Another lot of pigs OF
similar weight was fed corn meal and
tansage in dry lot. The pigs foraging
the velvet beans made an average daily
gain per head of 1.23 pounds for period
OF q days. requiring OBS of an ACRE of
beans and 40 pounds of concentrates for
100 pounds of gain. The pigs in dry lot
for the same period made an average
daily gain per head of 0S4 pound and
consumed 400 pounds of concentrates for
100 pounds Of gain. In this experiment
an acre of velvet beans grown in corn
thus replaced over 600 pounds of concen-
trates, or, in other words, replaced 10
bushels OF corn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25


For those who are favorably situated
for raising turkeys, a more profitable
side lire scarcely can be found. Plenty
of range is necessary to raise turkeys,
SO this usually limits the opportunity
to the farms. Turkeys are included in
the department of agriculture's pro-
gramme tor increasing poultry produce
ton, and specialists of the department
point out how and where increases can
be obtained.
Turkeys are specially suited to the
grain and stock farms where there is
ample ranging ground Astounding in such
turkey food as grasshoppers and other
insects weed seeds. waste grain, sucn
as is left in the fields after harvest, and
nuts Of such varieties as beechnuts,
chestnuts, peacans. pine nuts and acorns.
On such farms the present prices of
grain affect the turkey raiser but little,
for with the exception of what is used
at fattening time the feed consumed
is largely of such kind as would other
wise be wasted.
LITTLE OUTLAY
With but little additional outlay to
the farmer many more turkeys could
and should be raised, federal specialists
say, The small number of turkeys per
farm in the United States is surprising.
According to the census of 1910, which is
the latest that has been taken, only
1871 per cent of the total number of farms
reported any turkeys at all, and on those.
farms reporting turkeys an average of
but slightly over four breeding turkeys
was found per farm. Some farms by
nature of the crops grown on them or
because of4unfavorable surroundings are
not adapted to turkey raising. but most
farms could easily handle breeding
flock of from 10 to 10 hen turkeys and
tom, raising from 70 to $50 each year
at a good profit.
Throughout the middle west where
most of the turkeys are raised. it is un-
usual to see flock of more than 50 on
a farm, although in Texas, where more
are produced than in any other state,
fiocks OF several hundred are rather COM
mon. In sections of the southwest and
on the Pacific coast few persons have
engaged in turkey raising on a large
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Kill the Cabbage Worm
nx r. H. cRITrENpEN

The common cabbage worm, the
most destructive insect enemy of cab
bage and related crops in the United
States, begins it's depr 3ations as soon
as the young plants ars set out in the
spring.
Although the insect caused the total
destruction of cabbage, caulaflower
and other crops in lrge areas in the
years Immediately after it's first APP
pearance in this country in the sixties,
control measures have now been per
fectcd to such a degree and adoptu
to such an extent that losses need hot
be great. Spraying with solution OF
Two pounds of powered arsenate OF
lead. four pounds of arsenate of lead
in the paste form, or one pound OF
Paris green to so gallons of water
should be begun as soon as the plants
are set out and should be repeated as
often as examination of the plants
shows it to be necessary
The common cabbage worm is the
larva of a white butterfly having
black tipped wings. The butterflies
appear on warm spring days as early
as March. even in the northern states,
and continue about gardens and fields
until after several severe fall frosts.
In the gulf region they are present
throughout the season. Eggs are laid
on cabbage and related plants, where
they hatch in from four to eight days.
The caterpillar is velvety green,
about the color of the cabbage foliage.
1t eats voraciously and grows rapidly,
becoming full grown from 10 to IA
days after Matching. Three genera
lions occur each season in the north
east and probably six in the extreme
south. The first generation usually
develops on wild plants.
Hand picking may be practiced sue
cessfully in small gardens. Where
sprays are employed they should be
applied in a fine mist, since coaser APP
plications tend to gather in drops on
the leaves and run off.
Community action in atng the
. cabbage worm is desirable wherever
cabbage and related crops are grown
extensively Agreements should be en-
tered by the truckers of the community
for each to spray throughout the sea-
son and to carefully clean the fields
of the bulk of the old stalks as soon
as the crop is harvested. few stalks
should be left at regular intervals as
traps on which the last generation of
female butterflies will deposit eggs.
Such stalks should be poisoned freely
with arsenicals, so that the worms OF
the last generation will not develop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Buy-a-Calf Movement

The above movement was launched
last fall when Mr.. Hoover asked the
committee for hotels and restaurants
of the food administration to foster
such a movement. 1t is claimed that
between S0.000.G00 and 10000, 900 food
animals have been destroyed since the
beginning of the war. The aim of this
movement is to save from the butcher
millions of calves that are now killed
Tor veal. To become q member of the
movement is TO agree to take calf
ana raise it. On nursery No. l at Bar
rington, Ill. they already are raising
several thousand calves. 1t is a worthy
Undertaking and one to which all citi-
zens should lend their SUPPORT
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25

The dairy bull must have opportunities
to take abundant exercise If he is to be
kept in good vigorous condition Too
often where the bull must be confined
no provision is made for him to work
off his excess energy and complications
of all kinds including possible Inn
potentcy result. The bull should be kept
in good substantial stall and have
access to paddock fenced in with
stout planking. The paddock need not
be very large but should be stable
enough to give the bull an Opportunity
to run and play. He will get a great
deal of amusement and exercise If an
empty keg or cask is placed in his
pen for him to play with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Cotton Seed Meal

The food administration announces that
at no time has 1t made any rules or regu
lations which in any way restrict the use
OF cotton seed meal for fertilizer TINS
impression seems to have gained grour
from some unknown source The fcyi
administration states, on the contrary. -
attitude has been that the crushing m.irs
must give to the farmers of the south a
preference In the sale OF their cotton
seed meal over the commercial mixtures.
The farmers may in this way purchase
their raw materials and mix their own
fertilizers. thereby saving in their invest
ment from 20 per cent to q per cent Of
the cost of commercial fertilizer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Make DISTINGUISHING Easy

One of the most tiresome tasks in
homework is doing the dishes. l am not
the only one who feels that way about
it. One day while | was visiting a
friend ] saw the quick way in which she
got through with her dishes. Instead OF
wiping them, she put them in a wire
drainer and scaled them. In a few min
utes they were dry and polished as vel!
al they could be with the old hand meth
cd. When l went home ! Immediately
purchased drying rack for only small
outlay of money. When I proved to
myself how much quicker this method
is. / would not go back to the old way
OF doing dishes.-Florenece Stevens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25

The bureau of animal industry of
the United States department of agrt-
culture has named Miss May Cureton.
county agent of Huntsville, to en-
courage in Alabama the production of
cottage cheese on farms and also to
stimulate its use in homes.
Miss Cureton. one of Al women
agents named for as many statos, is
to cooperate with federal and state
agricultural and home DEMONSTRATION
agents. Miss Madge Reese, formerly
state home demonstration agent in
Alabama is the leader in the cottage
cheese work for the southern states.
The work in Alabama viii be part
of the department of agriculture's ma
tional campaign in cooperation with
the United states food administration
to encourage the use. as we'll as the
production, of cottage cheese, which
experiments by the department have
shown is equal in food value to meat
cottage cheese can be made from
skim milk or buttermilk. now lar gely
wasted or fed to animals, and its ex-
tended use is expected to save a large
amount of meat which can be used by
the armies and allies of America
About 80. 900, 900, 900 pounds of skim
milk are available for making cottage
cheese. Skim milk made into cheese
is seven times more valuable as a food
than as feed for live stock A pound
of cottage cheese used in the home
releases a pound of meat for shipment
to our soldiers.
These were the actuating principles
behind the organization of cottage
cheese demonstrating corps of the
dairy division, United States DEPART
ment of agriculture. which recently
undertook nationwide drive to make
a CT t1a Go
out the land. Forty-seven women spe-
cialists from almost as many states
make up the corps that will carry the
message.
These women have been in training
in Washington for several weeks learn
ing how to make cottage cheese and
how to serve 1t in the newest and mosr
attractive dishes. Recently they gave
cottage cheese luncheon to officials
or the department of agriculture. The
| luncheon was held in one of the rooms
of the dairy division. Among the
guests were Assistant Secretaries Carl
Vrooman, Raymond A. Pearson and
Clarence Ousley. Dean III. T.. Russell of
the food administration. chiefs of sew
eral bureaus and a score of the depart
ment's food and demonstrating ex-
perts Here is what the guests ate;
FIRST Course-Astonishmen
Cream of Cottage Cheese Soup
Croutons
Second COurse-Interest
Cottage Cheese Sausages-Creamed
f5eHt ''s Potatoes
Mustard Pickles
Graham Muffins-Coffee
Whey Honey
Third CONGRATULATIONS.
Cottage Cheese Salad
Waters
Whey Punch
Fourth Characterization.
| Cottage Cheese Tart
MINIS
| The commercial dairying experts OF
the department are working with big
| creameries to turn their skim milk to
| into this product to meet the big de-
mand certain to develop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Sold Out Too Soon

William Galloway, who sold his Hol-
stein herd on January 20 and 80, 1878,
at Waterloo. Ia. for S55,154. made the
following remark about the sale to
an intimate friend:
I'VE had real buyers with real Hol-
stein interest from something like
Ia states. The sale opened my eyes,
because / could see very plainly that
l was going out of the Holstein bust
ness at the wrong time. / never saw
such demand for Holsteins. and this
is nothing to what 1t is going TO be
as the years go by, on account of war
conditions and the great scarcity Of
breeding dairy cattle across the wa
ter
A word to the wise is sufficient.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Spring Treatment Of Cows

The COW requires protection at this
season of the year, just as much as she
requires it in midwinter A cold rainy
day in April will Cease the COW just as
much or more misery and consequent
falling off in milk as will cold, snowy
day in December. When one of those raw
spring days come, get the cattle in where
it is warm and dry if you would get the
best results from them
Right along this line. many farmers
start turning their casae out at night,
too early in the spring. OF course. this
practice saves cleaning the stable. but
that's about all that can be said for it.
Nights are likely to be cold and damp
and the COW which has been housed ali
winter will feel the exposure just like
you would. 1t is a good plan to keep
the COW up at all times when they are
likely to. suffer from the weather.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25

scale, rearing 1000 or more every year
There are not, however, enough turkeys
raised on the Pacific coast to supply
the local demand. This is true also OF
the Atlantic coast states. Production in
New England. once famous for its tur-
keys, is very greatly reduced
Owing to the fact that the Bronze
turkey is the heaviest it is more popular
among turkey raisers than other varie-
ties Since turkeys are sold by weight
the heaviset birds bring the greatest re-
turns. When a large number of people
are to be served as in hotels, restau-
rants and boarding houses, the demand
is for heavy turkeys. For family use
the demand is for small or medium-sized
birds. Unless they are to be marketed
locally among customers who demand
small birds, it is far more profitable to
raise the heaviest Regarding other
characteristics, it is quite generally as
serted that the Bronze is the hardest
variety. that the Bourbon Red and White
Holland are the most domestic. and that
the White Holland is the most prolific.
These qualities are possessed in differ
Ont degrees by individuals of every va
riety, however and can be developed
by proper MANAGEMENT and careful Sc
lection OF breeding stock.
BEGIN IN MARCH
A turkey hen that begins laying in
the middle of March will usually finish
laying her first litter early in April, her
second Late in April. and her third litter
about the third week in May, depending
upon the number of eggs she lays and
the promptness with which she is broke \
up on lecoming broody. Some turkey,
hens San be made to lay four or five
litters, but this is not usually advisable
as poults Matched later than June do
not have a chance to develop for the
Thanksgiving and Christmas markets
and are not sufficiently mature the fol-
lowing spring to be used as breeders
Turkey hens can easily be broken of
their broodiness by combining them for
two or three days to a coop with a Stat
bottom. They will mate soon after be-
ing let out of the coop and begin laying
in about a week. Turkey hens and
chicken hens usually are used to incu-
bate turkey eggs, although incubators
are quite generally used where turkeys
are raised on a large scale.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Small Grains Shrink

Oats, wheat and rye will generally
shrink but little in storage for a year
and in some seasons will not lose in
weight. Corn will gradually lose in
weight from November until about Au-
gust !, after which it will take up
some moisture in the fall months.
Oats gained in weight in a year
nearly one per cent in tests conducted
for five years at the Ohio experiment
station. Forty bushels were stored
in small bin in a granary in August
and the next year was reweighed.
Wheat lost 2 per cent in a year when
stored in the same manner, and rye
lost about 81 per cent.
Moisture determinations made each
month showed that the content OF wa
ter in these small grains fluctuates
but slightly. They usually contain
1914 to 141. per cent moisture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Dip That Tick

The more milk we have the less meat
vie need at home and the more meat we
can send to, our troops
The cattle ticks motto is: LESS Milk.
Less Butter, Less Meat"
Fat ticks and thin Americans ex-
presses It's stand.
Therefore, ticks drain blood from the
cattle before II can become either milk
or meat
Take 80 much blood that COW gives
two quarts less milk per day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25
Meat Pie

Cut meat into fairly small pieces
Stew in saucepan with little water,
left over gravy or soup, salt to taste,
and such seasoning vegetables as
onions and celery. if desired. Thicker
liquid with flour Line baking dish
with biscuit dough, pour in the meat
filling, cover with biscuit dough and
lake in a medium oven.
II the quantity of meat is small, g
little macaroni or diced potato MAJ
be added.
Such to be at their best must Ia.
well seasoned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-25

The grain ration consisted of mixture
of 100 pounds corn 100 pounds oats. 80
pounds bran, and 10 pounds linseed oil
meal. All feed offered the goats should
be clean and Of good quality. Plenty
of rock salt should be kept before them.
and occasionally a small quantity of
fine salt mixed with the grain feed. A
good supply of fresh water is neces-
Sary.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-01
A PROPHECY.

We have never attempted to FORE
cast the result of an election. We
make no claims to being a political
seer. But we think we are perfectly
safe in making one prediction, and
that is, that If William Hale Thomp-
son, whom Chicago has the disgrace
Of enduring as its un-American may
or is a candidate for the United
States Senate, (and he seems positive
that he will obtain the nomination. ,
he will receive the worst drubbing at
the polls of any candidate who has
ever aspired for that high office. The
reason why we make this prediction
is that Mr.. William Hale Thompson
has announced his intention Of max
ing his cam paign, If nominated, on
the issue that the Democratic party
dragged this country into war" That
one sentence is sufficient to seal the
political doom of any candidate in
any state in the Union today.