The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-11-12
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
tN. G. Svarrcr. County Agent

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CULTURE. satisfies the needs Of the hens
and i economical and practical for
most section. VI Missouri. During the
past year Il has been fed on number
Der of Missouri farms with good ic.
suits:
Daily ration, FOR hens
Scratch Grain.
10 pounds shclled corn.
. pounds dry thrcshci oats.
Dry Mash:
3 pound; wheat bran.
3 pounds wheat shorts.
I 10 pounds commercial meat scrap.
Where milk l. plentiful three gallons
Of skinned milk pr butter.milk fur
ni.hrd each onr hundred hen. daily
will take the place NJ meat scrap.
Either milk or some form " lean meat
mu-' hu supplied IN every ration for
suCcu..iH winter egg production.
Commercial meat scrap can I've oh
tair'U 'rn most feed dealer. IN one
hundred pound sack. Ono sack viii
Hpp'E'prutcin needed 10y ono hundred
h'ns nrwur, than two months. l,ar.
Icy ur feed wheat may hc used instead
Of cat. Corn meal ur Glove, leaves
may 'alr the place uf the bran \
ruod yi.i' nf taNklrc may be- used
Instead of the meat scrap In feeding
thi. ration al vain should he G"d
IN deep 'r1w tu compel IL" bird. 10
,NcU.,r Tho mash shpu'd b. FED in
sclf.r,yJinv hupprrs or truughs and q
supply kept before the bird..
l.. L. ~ q I. ~
should have an abundance of water. a
supply of green food and ficc accc-'
to sharp riit and crushed oyster shclls
on srf, lime tono grit. With early
matched pullrts. housed comfortably
and ful this ration, winter cgU' are
a. .ufcd
Brcrdcr Finds official Testing Prof.
liable. FUR, bred dairy cattle breed
ci. vrp aIr considering starting off.
cial :, ting in their hcrd. and thereby
cnt M tho Missouri Dairy Cav Com.
pct i'I,u, or statewide COW race for q
J numh.r ~ valuable prizcs both IN the
year., ,las .cs and FOR tho hirhr,, piu.
! duciiup. of ~, Daring each month
Will hu nt"rrsici to know jus, VIVA,
| hpuuIH'. Vhn are doing testing think
ahnu, tine value ur tho work.
\. T.. Camfirld. 1T Noo,hu, who
cOwu',icd years work som" tine
ago and recently .,artud ting ngiin
has the follnNinr to Jay about the
value 81 to Ting IN hi' horl:
"Nr 'ind testing a pleasure ~ vel
q. 10, ug profitable ! believe that ~"
nritnH, farmer tr.t,nv viii learn a
lot ahou, feed, and feeding when he Is
testing. n. very often one. cows h'
Gin IT, fgil and II be- were not weigh,
ing tho milk I, would not be- noticed
until they hal dropped or consid' r.
! ahl,"
Tho contest +, opru To- all purc-hrc,
COWS IN the state Cows may s,nl'
test AZ any time and Tn" rcguln'
monthly official tost viii b" made
Complete information on III" mcth~I
and cost " testing l. explained IN Cir,
GUAR 90 Of the University ot Missouri
IlllrgD ~ Agriculture.
In nrlr, not o. place young animals
N "A handicap record, mad" by COWS
un,cr twu ard half years old NJ The
beginning Of the test, shall u" incl"as'
ri hy 30 per cent, scni"r "-y"iW'"lhS
/ hy - per cent; junior 3'y"nr'"ld7 10y
r IS nor cont: senior 3.y"ar.ulds 10y u
I nor cent: Junior I-ycar-"lds 10y : pen
cont. and senior i.yrar.uld. by = per
r,nt Prizes wiIl l'o awarded ON this
basis. breeders wishing complete m
, 'orinntinn and pr'Ao H., shnuld Nr't'
Z their County Agent
/ Vegetable GrowcrS Nsk For NJ
I bureau Aid. The vegetable growrr'
n the United state, hay" asked INC
: american Farm Hurcau Federation u
} holm them find solution al the prem
/ 'rm with which they contend. con
I ference has been called by president
! Howard and It j. probable that th'
matter will hc handled in much M
anne way ~ the grain and live stock
problems.
President Missouri Farm Bur'a,
! Federation Organizing Western S'a''
! Federation. Chester ". Gray pre-,
drnt of the Missouri Farm bureau Fed
Grafton. Is organizing the ldnh" Farm
I bureau Federation. Idaho Is being or
/ ganizcd On the SD basis.
Mr. Gray has been delegated by th'
/ american Federation h. put on th'
drive in Idaho and other Wcsterr
I ,tates. lie reports that the farmers
/ IN the West aye kccnly interested "
the Farm Bureau movement AMI lha
, organization work T. moving rapidly,
/ Packer. Cut Tankagc Prices
priccs received from packers show
1 mt % 3 per cent in price "f tankag'
b This IL interesting news Ia the tarm
ors, but hog feeders might b" nor" IN
| crested il the cut in tankagc was pro
. ,nrtinrutn ia tho pui in the price O