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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
Somerset County Agricultural News
PERTINENT POINTS IN FARM
FLOCK MANAGEMENT
10 III WIIRIfRl

BY poultry management is meant
the routine of work necessary to car
~ on the poultry enterprise during
the year. Profit in poultry depends
upon egg production, and high pro-
duction is closely correlated with the
care and attention given the birds
during the year.
The first essential fer satisfactory
results with poultry is to have well
matured pullets from vigorous. high
producing stock, Matched sufficiently
early so that they will be laying as
early as October. These pullets should
be culled and all of the immature,
understood and deformed birds and
those showing poor vitality eliminat-
ed before putting them in the laying
houses. Home them early, two or
three weeks before they begin to lay,
so that they will become accustomed
to their housing conditions
The houses should be of the open
front type and should have been thor
oughly cleaned and disinfected before
putting the birds in. Five or six
inches of clean litter should be pro-
vided.
1t is advisable to treat the pullets
for lice when they are put into the
houses. The common remedy used
is an ointment made from one part
blue-butter and three parts of vaseline.
TO apply take a piece of the ONT
ment about the size Of pea and rub
it on the skin just underneath the
vent.
Correct feeding is essential for high
egg production and to maintain good
health among the birds. The me-
thod of feeding almost universally
used consists of keeping a dry mash
before the birds all the time and then
feeding a scratch feed in deep litter.
Green feed Is very essential to keep
them healthy and green food of some
sort should be provided each day
There should always be a supply of
grit and shell.
During the spring and early sum
mer many of the hens will become
broody. The most satisfactory ar
rangement to break up the broody
hens is to put them in a Slated bot
tom coop suspended by string.
Broody hens should be put in a coop
the first day they become broody and
fed and watered exactly the same as
are the laying hens.
AS egg production decreases dur
ing the summer and moulting begins;
one should start culling, eliminating
the poor producers, as they stop lay
ing. If culling is practiced regular
ly by fall only the high producers
will remain and from these the breed
ers for next year should be selected,
in October or November. If pull
lets are to be used as breeders aelect
the breeding pens just previous to
the breeding season. Use we'll ma
tured males from high producing hens.
Chicks Matched in March or April
are by far the most profitable. They
grow better, live better; the pullets
produce eggs in the fall and winter
and the surplus cockerels can be sold
on higher market.
In all poultry work, regularity, good
sanitation, and attention to details
count a lot toward success.
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GET BEST RESULTS WITH Hun
CRY CHICKS

Chicks ready and waiting when the
next meal comes along are the ones
it pays to raise; getting good poultry
from the hatch is less matter of
good luck" than it is of knowing how
and what to feed, say the poultrymen
at the state agricultural college OF
Ithaca. Skim milk is considered so
important that it isn't safe to leave 1t
to each chick as to whether or not
it gets milk Many poultrymen dip
each chicks beak into milk soon after
it comes from the incubator and 9th
ers accomplish the same result by
giving young chicks nothing but milk
to drink. They need no water as
long as they have plenty of milk.
A suitable grain mixture is fed with
bran and grit in the trough the first
day and afterwards with grain alone
in the litter. Successful poultry
raifers realize the Importance of not
overlooking, and keep their chicks al
ways "up and coming" for their next
meal.
OTHER THINGS TO WATCH
Other points to be noted are: Pro-
mote health by inducing the chicks
to exercise and keep busy; provide
fine grit and charcoal from the start
keep the water fresh and clean; make
all changes gradually; give grass
range or plenty of green food; get
the chicks out of doors as soons as
possible; if the chicks I'LL up on dry
mash. do not exercise, and are not
ready for the grain feeding, remove
the mash part of the time; feed moist
mash sparingly: feed only high grade
wholesome feedH
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL "A, 1922
prepared by q. s. Bureau OF Markets
and Crop Estimatesl
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Heavy offerings with moderate volume
OF trading and price trend steady TO
downward on nearly all lines. Southern
asparagus more plentiful and lower at
3.OO-70O crate according to size. Ala
la ma cabbage scarce and higher at 800
per l00-lb, crate. Califosnia caulifiower
arriving in poor condition and consider
ably lower at 75c-l.50 a crate. Florida
celery lower Mt 4.00-4.50 crate for best
sizes. California Iceberg lettuce much
lower al 3.00-3.50 a crate. Texas onions
slightly lower at $50 u crate. Florida
oranges steady at mostly 70O-Y00 a box
Maine potatoes plentiful and lower at
l.50-l61 per 1O0-lb. sack. Norfolk spin
ach declined but recovered to ast weeks
range of 2,00-300 a barrel. Louisiana
Strawberries lower at lj2Oc pint
florida tomatoes plentiful but steady al
10000 crate Native dollhouse vege-
tables selling as follows a bushei box;
beet green's 1.50-l.7J. dandeliuns 100
l.25; cucumbers 3.OO-7.o0; lettuce l.I5-
200; radishes 100000. dollhouse rhu-
barb li-ljc a Id. Native parsnips higher
at l.15-2.25 n bushel box. Other root
vegetables unchanged at the following
prices a bushel box: beets lis -l.o0. car
rots l50-l.75; turnips l.00-l.2j
DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Egg trade has lacked the usual snap
during Easter Week" The fair de-
mand has been principally for finer quail
ity eggs and mostly of a jobbing nature.
eggs of inferior quality have been drag
gng and sold at sharp reductions. Cur
rent receipts ranged 26-27c quite gener-
ally throughout the week with quality.
bringing premium W TO 2Sc. Storage
packed eggs were slow until the close
OF the week when the trade showed con-
siderable improvement. Some storage
packs were taken from freezer and used
for consumptive needs. Prices ranged
28-29c depending on quality. Dirties and
trade eggs fairly active at 32jc. Near
by eggs cleaning up better up to 3lc.
Duck eggs range from 60-5Sc depending
on origin and uality Receipts of fresh
butter have been lighter than the demand
and prices showed fairly steady advances.
The market closes steady TO firm with
easier advices from New York. North
ern butter was in moderate supply. but
stocks cleared well Up TO 3Sls and 3sc
toward close. Storage ns1ved fairly well
In small way but CARROTS were inactive
for a day or so. Fresh cheese consumes
easy and unsettled with trade practi-
caly at a standstlu. Dealers free sell
lers. 20-20kc. Cured cheese shows no
change. Quality is in demand at zane
poultry have been moving slow. De-
msnd is principally for the small fresh
killed at 1850 and the fancicr frozen
stock at. 3l3ic, chickens 30-S6c Maple
syrup and sugar In more liberal supply
with slow movement. syrup l.75 per
gallon. top sugar 20-2Jc.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
RecO mmended New York Mammoth
Yellow Flint Corn

County agents and state field work
efs connected with the College OF
Agriculture extension service are re-
commencing the planting of New York
Mammoth yellow flint corn for silage
purposes. This recommendation is
based on an analysis of results Of
siIage corn demonstrations that have
been conducted several years by the
extension service in cooperation with
farmers throughout the state, the OBJ
ject being the secure evidence rela-
tive to comparative yield and value
OF numerous varities.
AS to time of planting, character OF
soil. fertilization. cultivation and har-
vesting, New York Mammonth has
been grown under equal conditions
with Eureka, Leaning, Red Cob, San
ford Eight-Rowed, Twelve-Rowed,
Prizetaker, Longfellow and other var
ieties.
AS result of the demonstrations
the number of Maine farmers using
the New York Mammoth for silage has
increased every year Lat years ac-
reage of this variety in Maine was
1894 acres. compared with 440 in l9l9.
Many farmers grow It exclusively hay
ing become convinced that 1t gives the
best results. In every county some
OF it was planted last year. or ap-
proximately 10000 acres Of silage corn
grown in this state last year 1872 per-
cent was OF this variety. and in tom
age the yield was ZAP percent.
The average yield of all varieties
of silage corn in the last three years
was 11.6 tons per acre; the average
yield of New York Mammoth, 147
tons. The average value of yield of
this variety was $102.39 per acres, in
comparison with $73.O4 per acre of
other varieties This value applied
to the total acreage grown would
result in an increased total value of
$54 ,665.26.
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Arthur l.. Barron,
Cambridge, Maine.
APPLE SAUCE CAKE

cup sugar; IA cup butter; 1 cup
unsweetened apple sauce; teaspoon.
SHADES soda; 1-2 cups flour; speck
salt; / cup raisina, seeded, chopped
and floured; l teaspoon Shades Gin
namon; 1-2 teaspoon SHADES cloves
Ia teaspoon SHADES nutmeg; IA
teaspoon SHADES alspice. Cream the
butter and add 1-2 of the sugar; add
the remainder of the sugar to the
apple sauce and then add that to the
first mixture Sift the dry ingredients
and add them, stir in the prepared
raisins last. Bake "a of an hour in
moderate oven. Frost when cool.
Mrs. Lowell f. Bailey,
North Arson, Me
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st. Adams Grange

ST. Adams Grange met in regular
session Saturday afternoon, April Is,
with small attendance owing to the
bad travelling The first and second
degrees were conferred on class of
six candidatet The third and fourth
degrees will be conferred on the same
class Saturday evening, April 30
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
SECOND PRIZE $1.25
DEVIL FOOD CAKE

3 eggs, leave out one yolk; cup
sugar; 1-2 cup butter; ! even tea
poon of soda; l IL cups flour; IL
cup sweet milk. CHOCOLATE MIX
TURE-1-2 cup sugar; IL cup cocoa;
1-2 cup sweet milk; yolk of one egg
FILLING cup sugar; IL cup water
boil until it hairs; white of one egg
beaten stiff. / cup chopped walnuts;
ga cup chopped raisins. Bake in
round tins.
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WALNUT CAKE

= Cream Cup sugar. together With IL
cup butter. To this add IL cup
milk alternately with one and one
half cups flour into which has been
sifted heaping teaspoon baking pow
der. ga cup walnut meats cut me-
dunn fine. Lastly fold in the stiff
fly beaten whites of three eggs.
FR0STING-2 cups powdered sugar;
piece of butter size of English Wal
nut Rub together and moisten with
boiling water, until the desired con-
sistency is attained. Flavor with le-
mon.
Miss A. z. Moore,
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CORN STARCH CAKE

Cream one cup butter, add two cups
powdered sugar; one cup milk and
one teaspoon flavoring. Sift toge-
Their two cups flour, one cup corn
starch, two teaspoons baking powder,
one-half teaspoon slalt Fold in stiff
fly beaten whites six eggs. Place in
a creased cake pan. Bake in a mod
crate oven forty-five minutes Gov
er cocoanut icing.
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Mrs. Guy ROlfe,
North Arson, Maine.
FIFTH PRIZE soc
APPLE CAKE

cup of sugar; butter size of an
egg; 2 eggs, yolk and white of eggs
well beaten; l cup milk; IL teaspoon
soda; 2 even cups flour; l teaspoon
cream tartar; salt. Bake in 3 Wash
ington pie tins FILLING-1 grated
-FOUR apple; l cup powdered sugar
well mixed. White of l egg, beat
to a froth; IL teaspoon lemon or
nGtmeg. Spread between cakes.
Florence 6. Caswe1.
II. /, Norridgewock, Me-
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cup sugar; 2 tablespoons cocoa; 4
rounding Tablespoon lard compound;
1-2 cup boiling water: ! cup round
ing full .unsifted flour; pinch of salt;
l egg. 1-2 cup sour milk; l teaspoon
soda; vanilla, Cream cocoa, sugar
and shortening; add hot water, flour
and salt sifted together, beat egg
add sour milk and soda. Stir all
together Flavor and bake. FROST
ING-1 1-2 cups pulyerized sugar; 3
tablespoons hot coffee, small piece of
butter.
Mrs. Guy Rolfe.
Nortb Ancon Maine
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CHOICE SSS
aaa RECIPES
SERIES 1922
CAKES
FIRST PRIZE $3.50

IHNs' Il II WITH w"
SIX EGG ANGEL FOOD CAKE
Sift l teaspoon cream of tartar in
1-2 cup of flour five times. Sift "a
cup sugar twice. Add pinch of salt
to the whites of six eggs and beat un-
til very stiff. Add the sugar grad
ually, then the flour, beating all the
time and last add 1-2 teaspoon vanilla
Bake in moderate oven twenty to
thirty minutes. This makes a small
cake often convenient for a small
family.
Mrs. Gladys M. Spaulding,
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Overhauling the incubator to be
sure it is in good working order is
another ahead of time" job which is
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
FOURTH PRIZE 75t
FRUIT CAKE

l cup water; / cup sugar; cup
seeded raisins; IL cup shortening
Chicken fat and lard, or butter and
beef fat; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1-2
teaspoon cloves: | teaspoon salt. Put
these ingredients on stove in sauce
pan and boil about four minutes set
abide and when cold add cups of
bread flour with 12 teaspoon of soda
Flavor with lemon and vanilla mix
ed (1-2 teaspoon). Bake in moderate
oven l hour.
Mrs. Nellie II. Copp,
Skowhcgan, Maine.
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Aunt Adas Axioms: The weakest
generally loses, and a person working
alone Isl weaker than those banded to-
gether; learn to cooperate.
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LIGHTNING CAKE

l cup of sugar; 2 eggs, filling the
cup with milk; IA cup melted but
ter; ,1-2 cups of flour; 2 teaspoons
baking powder; 10 teaspoon salt;
teaspoon lemon or vanilla extract. Put
all ingredients together and beat like
lightning MOCHA ICING--1 table
spoon butter; 1 cup confeetioners SUI
gar; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 2 tablespoons
strong coffee IA teaspoon salt;
cream butter and sugar add cocoa,
coffee and salt; stir until smooth.
Mrs. W. +. Dodge,
Skowhegan, Me
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DATE CAKE

1 10 cup brown sugar; ~ cup soft
butter; eggs, IL cup milk; / 81
cups of flour with teaspoons cream
tartar and 1 teaspoon soda, cassia
nutmeg. cloves and salt. 1-2 pound
dates cut into small pieces. Put
dates into the flour. Beat three min
utes. Bake 40 minutes in moderate
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Mrs. Elizabeth Ham Massie,
Penacook, n. II.
WALNUT CAKE

2 eggs; ] cup sugar; l2 cup sweet
milk; .1-2 teaspoon soda; teaspoon
cream of tartar; IL cup shortening;
l cup chopped walnut meat. Vanil-
la to taste.
Mrs Walter Scribner,
Stratton, Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20

The hardy dandelion will do a lot
TO snur tagging appetites in the spring
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20

1t isn't so much the number of trees
in the orchard that counts. It's what
those trees produce.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20

High-priced eed is not always good
seed, but good seed never can sell at
low prices.
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NEVERFAIL CAKE

/ cup sugar; IL cup hot milk but
ter size of walnut; yOlks of two
eggs, l rounding cup flour round
ing teaspoon baking powder, well
beaten whites of two egga Mix well
and bake in pan about ~ II
inches.
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Mrs. Fl. V. Dreamer,
North Arson, Me.
HOT MILK CAKE

! cup sugar; l cup flour; 2 eggs
little salt; heaping teaspoon bak-
ing powder; II cup milk; butter size
of an egg. Flavor to taste. Scald
milk and butter add laat.
Mrs. c. A. Mulln,
North Arson, Me.
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Vera Bigelow,
Bangor, Maine.
CHOCOLATE CAKE

l cup of sugar; IL square choco-
late this amount equals tablespoons
of cocoa; IA square of butter: put
this in double boiler and let melt to-
gether; yolk of eggs; IL cup sweet
milk; l cup flour; 1 teaspoon soda;
2 teaspoons cream tartar; whites of
2 eggs and vanilla. Cook in hot
oven.
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Gladys Kicker.
II. 6, Skowhegan.
SOUR MILK CHOCOLATE CAKE

SOUR MILK CHOCOLATE CAKE
9 eggs we'll beaten; 1-2 cup sugar;
IA cup melted butter; l cup sour
milk l large teaspoon soda; cups
flour: teaspoon vanilla, Beat all
together and add 9 tablespoons cocoa
dissolved in 1-2 cup hot water. Beat
hard.
Gladys Kicker,
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CHOCOLATE CAKE

Miss A. z. Moore,
E 80 ~ Madison, Maine,
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THIRD PRIZE s1,00
MOLASSES SPONGE CAKE

egg; 1-2 cup sugar; | cup of mo-
lasses; 1-2 cup of, butter and lard
(scant). 1-2 TEASPOON all kinds OF
apice; 2 1-2 cups of flour. Stir WELL
then add / cup of hot water, into
which put teaspoon of soda. A cup
of raisins may be added, If preferred.
Bake in slow oven.
Mrs. Leon Getchell,
Emblem. Maine.
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Gladys Kicker,
II. 6, Skowhegan.
APPLE SAUCE SUGAR CAKE

Cook cups of apple sauce put sugar
in sauce ready to use. / cup sugar;
l egg beaten we'll: cup milk; 2 table
spoons of lard; teaspoon soda; 2
teaspoons cream tartar; teaspoon
salt; cups of flour and more if
needed; l teaspoon vanilla; l tea
spoon nutmeg. Bake in slow oven.
Emma Hamilton,
Arson, Me.
, 1922-11-29

disease known as blackhead which has
caused heavy losses, and In some in
stances the business has been given up
entirely for this reason. These causes
Of loss together with the frequent raw
ages Of wild animals including dogs
and rats, have all tended to discourage
Development of the industry.
The raising Of turkeys may be a
very profitable occupation where there
Is an abundance Of range, ample feed,
and reasonable freedom from preying
animals, the department states. Even
for those who have a limited range
there are opportunities for raising a
few turkeys each year If proper time
and attention are devoted to II. The
department points out, however, the
desirability Of those who enter the
business to study 1t thoroughly in all
its features.
Difficult to Ship Anvs
1t is very difficult to ship turkeys
alive to market since the shrinkage is
very heavy. Ordinarily turkeys do not
eat very much when confined, and
therefore they are usually killed and
dressed locally and then shipped to
market, packed in barrels or boxes.
Turkeys, like chickens, may be either
scalded or dry picked, but the dry
picked birds are preferred in most
markets because they keep better, and
there are no losses of their substance
by eason of a great deal of the soluble
substance being removed by soaking
in water or by packing in Ice. There
are conditions, Of course, where there
is no alternative but to pack the birds
in ice and ship them in bar
rels. The objection to scalded-dressed
birds does not obtain to the same ex-
tent where the birds are dressed and
sold Immediately to the consumer.
Turkeys mature and fieshen very
much better in the fall when the at.
mosphere is crisp and fairly cold, such
as prevails for some weeks preceding
the holiday season. During this sea.
son the birds are in greatest demand,
although the cold storage product may
be had at all seasons. Warm weather
during the week preceding the holi-
days has a marked effect on demand,
and, other conditions being equal, the
quality Of dressed turkeys for the hol-
iday market may be predicted to a
great degree by weather conditions
during the fall season.
, 1922-11-29
SUCCESS WITH SHEEP FLOCK
II Is Necessary to Use Good Purebred
Rams and Young Ewes Are Most
Desirable.

In building up a flock of sheep, II
Is necessary to remember to do these
things: i. Use good p~urebred rams.
2 Select young ewes Yearlings, two
year-olds. or perhaps, three-year-olds
are far more desirable for starting a
flock than older ones B. Discard
broken-mouthed ewes and ewes with
bad udders. 4. Choose ewes having
good size, desirable forms and dense
heeces. the first year because a sheep
makes its greatest growth during this
period. 9. Give the flock good care
throughout the entire year.
, 1922-11-29
PEAS WELL ADAPTED
FOR MANY SECTIONS
Too Much Space Required for
Growing in Garden.
Crop VIII Thrive on Almost Any Good
Garden Soil and Require Only
Moderate Amount Of Fertilizer
Alaska Seed Best.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.l
Peas, sometimes spoken of as Eng
fish peas, are adapted for growing
from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada,
and from Maine to California, with
the exception of a few local sections
where they do not thrive. Peas re-
quire toe much space for growing ex-
tensively in the small garden, say spe-
~cialists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, but are especially
adapted to the farm garden.
In Flo-ida and certain of the gulf
coast regions the seed is planted in
the fall and the peas gathered during
the first days of spring. Farther north
the seed is planted In February and
March and the peas ready for use in
May and June. Going still farther
Into New England and the northwest
they are planted In April and ready
for use In July or August, all depend
emit, however, upon the locality. In the
southern district, where the ground
rarely yer freezes, the seeds are
planted about III inches deep. but far
thci "a WhClO ault llCtLto uit
liable to form a heavy crust over the
ground the seed should be covered
three to four inches In light sandy
soils but not quite SO deep in heavier
or clay soils.
Alaska or Earliest of ALI is consid-
cred n of the best of the early va
rieties and easy to grow. One pint of
seed of the Alaska Will plant about
100 feet OF row. n while 1t is de-
slrable to have brush or wire netting
for them to climb on, they may be
grown without any support whatever.
Gradus, Thomas Laxton, American
Wonder, Sutton's Excelsior and Lax
toninn are among the best early peas.
Telephone and Mammoth podded sugar
nre among the best late sorts. All of
the later varieties need a trellis or
brush to climb upon.
, 1922-11-29

prepared by the United States Department
of Agrfculture)
Despite a steady Increase in the
prices producers have received for tur-
keys since 1915. production has stead
lily decreased, according to figures pub
lished by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. The average
prices received during the four months
October to January, 1915-16, was Is
cents a pound. The average price re-
ceived during the corresponding period
In 1920-21, was 80 cents a pound. Ii
1900. the census figures showed 1884,
695 turkeys oil farms In the United
States, while in 1910, there were only
3,6S8.70S. and in 1920 there were g.
1927, OBS.
Big Increase In Price.
During the past six years the price
of turkeys has increased to the pro
Queer more than 100 per cent. while
, 1922-11-29
RAISING SCRUB LIVE STOCK
Unnecessary Waste Of Time and Feed,
Declares Doctor MohIer, Chief
Of Animal Bureau.

There is increasing evidence" de
clares Or. J. r. Mobler. chief of the
bureau of animal industry of the
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture. 'that raising scrub live stock
Is an unnecessary waste of time and
feed. Any live stock owner can i'm
prove the quality Of his herds and
flocks by the better-slres route. Pure
bred sires permit the raising Of grades.
crossbreds, or Observation-Disclosures is
Notwithstanding on the kind OF
females used"