The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-06
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
Swat the Kaiser by Swating the
So Rooster
(By T. NJ. Deal.)

\ Swat the Kaiser by Swating the
This week is swat the rooster
commission is urging that all the
Il needed be sold Some Qf the pouI-
sfrymen are offering special prizes
this week for the roosters in order
to get them disposed of.
After the setting season is over
the roosters should all be sold. The
hens will lay just as we'll and the
eggs will not spoil as quickly. Dur
ing 1916, in Iowa alone, there was
= loss of 100000 caused by bad
eggs, this could to large extent,
have been prevented if all the mo roost-
hours of hot July or August wealth
er will spoil q fertile egg while it
will scarcely affect the unfertile
eggs. If the roosters are removed
from the flock it will almost elm
dnate the loss due to the Gambling Of
eggs. Eggs will remain fertile from
two to three weeks after the roost5-
lent that this matter be attended
to as soon as possible
Under the Iowa pure food law the
merchants are required to candle al
eggs, and due to the present high
prices and the urgent, demand Tor the
ACOnScl dllOll VI tll looN.s tiAS ~ y
Food Department is insisting upon
q stricter compliance Of this law.
A few suggestions offered by this
department are: Provide plenty Of
clean dry nests; gather the eggs
twice day during hot or rainy
the house; do moi wash eggs; keep
eggs in. cool, dry place. free from
odors; if eggs are kept in cellar
the egg cases should not be placed
on a damp floor.
4 If you do not wish to sell your
ROSTERS they should be placed IN IN
ternment camps for the perlod OF
warm weather.
ers may be canned and help to con-
serve the meat supply on the farm.
Egg and Poultry Demonstration: :.
Demonstration in egg candllng
Leon, June 18th, and at Lamont,
June 18th. At these meetings there
will be a representative from the
Extension Department at .Ames and
one from the u. S. department.
They will conduct a series OF DEM
will be explained in detail and lee
lures on care of eggs for market will
Another problem to be considered
is that of poultry diseases. Demon
STATIONS on how to identity these
poultry diseases with actual actual s sEe;i
able, also suggestions for their
treatment and control.
Anyone having a diseased bird
which they are doubtful about may
bring it in for diagnosis.
The following, program has been
Leon, June 18th.
10 to II m-Discussion on
Poultry Diseases, at statzell's Poul-
II to IL a. m.-Discussion on
Poultry Diseases, at Court House. :.
300 to :00-Discussion on
Poultry Diseases, at Court Room. :.
300 to 4:OO-DemonStrat in
Egg Gambling. Handling eggs for
- elHo p Points nj for Egg BUYERS IS
B:45 to :30-Paultry Produc-
/. Control of lice and mites:
Dhtrol of diseases. Summer care OF
$50 to 1O:15-Lantern slides and
Lamont June 18th.
10 to II a. m.-Discussion on
Poultry Diseases, at Farmers Poul-
ii to Il a. discussion on
Poultry Diseases, at Coliseum.
Afternoon
300 to 3:00-Discussion on
Poultry Diseases, at Coliseum.
$500 to 4:0O-Demonstra in
Egg Sanding. Hapdling eggs for
market.
Evening
500 to s:45-Care Of eggs on
fa s!l5 r to ssd cor 5f Produc-
ton. Control of lice and mites.
Control of diseases. Summer care
of chicks.
$3.50 to 10:15-Lantern slides and
Government Regulations for Hand
ling the Wool Clip of 1917.
The war industries board has fix
ed the price of the 1918 clip OF wool
as that established by the valuation
committees and approved by the gov
eminent as those established on
July 30, 1917, at Atlantic seaboard
markets.
The government will take com
plete charge of the 1913 wool clip
and after it has used all it requires
the remainder will be disposed Of by
the war industries board for civilian
purposes. The greater part OF this
sea board where the factories are To-
Gated which manufacture the gov
eminent clothes. There will be dis
tributing centers located in the wool
producing localities where the WOOL
will be collected There will also
be approved licensed buyers in the
different local places who will be al
lowed to buy the wool. These deal
ers will not be allowed but one and
one-half cents profit pep pound, this
profit is to cover all expenses from
grower to aiding wool on board
cars.
The government has advised that
the growers pool their clips in Guan-
titles of not less than 1900 pounds
and consign the wool so pooled as
one account to any approved dealer
They suggest that this be done
through the county agents.
The prices at the distributing CEN
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