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The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ice houses are scarce, but the need
for them is boundless.
Raising good calves properly is one
way to build up good dairy.
Two slogans for the live stock man !:
"Feed or get fooled and Keep the
best; sell the rest"
Get the spray outfit ready and pay
particular attention to having the
valves work properly.
1t would appear that big dealers in
farm products have been better sold
on the cooperative idea than are
many farmers.
Better give the grass a good start
before turning out to pasture. Early
grass has little strength, and early
pasturing kills 1t.
Sweet clover. five years ago consid-
cred troublesome weed by most
farmers. now stands ahead of alfalfa
in acreage in Ohio.
Better late than never" does not
apply to spraying for peach leaf curl.
Get busy with the spray when the
buds first start to swell.
"Hogs like to roll around in the
mud" some opponents of sanitation
for hogs say. Children would too II
parents didn't convert that natural In
clination.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Good Demand for Higher
Grades of Beef Cattle

Cattle feeders who finish on grain
for market Jared very well during the
pnst year, says the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. Prior to the
war cattle ranging in weight from
1,2OO to 1850 pounds were about IT
per cent above the price of range cat
tie. In 1922 cattle Of this weight sold
about 80 per cent above the price of
range cattle. In 1929 good to prime
cattle were about 80 per cent above the
price Of feeder steers, whereas in Sep
tember. 1923, they ranged to about 70
per cent above. The high Industrial
activity has given good market for
good beef and has stimulated a demand
for the higher grades of cattle which
come finished from the feed lots of the
corn belt.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
3everal Arsenic Forms
Excellent for Spraying

III There are several forms Of arsenic
Hhich are used for spraying. They
re as follows: White arsenic, paris
feen. London purple and arsenic lead.
me cheapest OF these forms is white
Afsenic. 1t comes in a powdered form
nd dissolves readily In water. but 1t
very injurious to the foliage, and Is
1rely used with success In the sum-
ertlme while the plants are in leaf.
~ Prepare this mixture by using two
pounds Of sal soda to one gallon of wa
~, then add one pound of white ar
1enic. When this Is In the form of n
aste, boil until 1t is dissolved. After
~ is dissolved add enough water to
,4eplace that which boiled away, and
Hake the gallon of stock solution for
'yee with bordeaux mixture. Use one
part of this mixture with fifty gallons
bordeaux mixture. There Is danger
~ foliage In using this mixture. This
IN be avoided by adding enough lime
- prevent burning of the leaves.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
.a[sLVE
IWSSTOCK
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricuiture)
That the live stock Industry of the
United States has benefited by the
many years Of effort toward improve
ment was brought out recently in a
statement made by DIR. John Il. Moh-
Ter, chief Of the bureau OF animal in
dustry, United States Department of
Agriculture. He called attention to
the fact that in this country nearly
all the important breeds of live stock
of all kinds are being grown and that
many breeds have been developed here
to state nearer perfection than in
any other country. In addition to
growing the cattle. hogs, sheep, horses,
goats, and poultry, American farms
plus for export. a condition found in
few well-populated countries.
Among other things listed rs contrib
uting to the high standing of this
large industry are cow-testing associa-
tions, which now number G27; bull
associations, numbering 21S; means
for controlling or eradicating every i'm
portant disease of farm animals; free
dom from dangerous plaques which
exist in many foreign countries; more
than $4,000 herds of cattle officially
declared free of tuberculosis; and
more than 1900 stock growers who
have agreed to use nothing but pure
bred slres of all kinds Of animals on
their farms.
Doctor Mohler also called attention
to our highly developed meat-inspec-
tion service, which is favorably
recognized by all foreign countries and
which has had much to do with the
development of the meat industry in
this country. He said that we have
one-fourth Of the worlds cattle, and
although we have only one-sixteenth
Of the worlds population we use prac-
tically all Of the dairy products pro-
duced here. ~,
Few of the problems Of the breeders
and feeders are deep seated, he be-
lieves, as the industry is well pro-
tected and on a solid economic foun-
dalton.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Farmers Are Beginning
to Find Value of Sudan

Farmers are just beginning to real
ize the value of sudan grass for feed.
Sow broadcast or put In with drill,
about twenty pounds to the acre, and
don't put It in too deep-about one
inch Is right. This will make fine
temporary pasture for hogs. 1t keeps
coming up just like alfalfa does, and
the more 1t is eaten down the more
1t starts up. You can turn in on 1t
about the middle of June and from
then on until frost in the fall, 1t gives
a wonderful amount Of feed. Put in
with lister and cultivated as corn,
1t stools more readily and makes good
hay for horses and cattle. Use about
two or three pounds to the acre. 1t
makes more hay and better hay and
is surer yielder than any other quick
crop you can use. 1t will cut from two
to four crops a season.
Sudan grass being an annual and
having hbrous roots similar to wheat
or oats. Is as easily controlled and
eradicated as millet. Sudan 10 q good
seed cron too
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Iowa State College
Girls Organize Club
Work Deals With Practical
Phases of Farm and Home,

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricuiture.)
A college girls club has been formed
by former members of the farm bows
and girls All clubs, now attending
Iowa State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts. These young women,
according to reports to the United
States Department of Agriculture as
sisted In many ways at the recent
snort course held by the Iowa college
for club girls from the countIessA
committee of the college club met the
young visitors at the railroad station
on their arrival for the short course
Another committee showed the girls
the Interesting places on the campus
during their stny. And forty members
of the college club served the Junior
banquet given for short-course stu
dents by the college. Members of the
organization meet once each quarter
for dinner together and to make plans
for welcoming all new club girls who
may come to the college.
All clubs are organized and conducted
FOR farm boys and girls, ranging in age
from about ten to twenty years.
by extension workers. The work of
the clubs, dealing with practical
phases of farming and home making.
Is planned to train the mind or head Of
the boy or girl to think, plan. and
reason; to train the hands to be skill
full; to attain the best possible health
for efficiency and enjoyment; and to
train the heart to he kindly and Svrn
pathetic toward the work and toward
associates; hence the term All, or
head, hands. health, and heart clubs.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Discover More Cars and
Trucks Owned by Farmer

The United States Department of
Agriculture recently discovered that
923 farmers in every 1871 owned 1000
automobiles and motor trucks.
1t was shown Furthermore that nine
tenths Of these cars were farm busi-
ness cars. Two-thirds were Of the
low-priced type and most of them were
several years old. About one-fourth of
the number were motor trucks, while
the fancy roadsters. coupes. and Sc
dams composed less than 10 per cent
of the total.
A few narrow-minded individuals
still are bowling that the farmer Is
doing too much joyriding. That he
should lock his car up In the barn and
walk and enjoy some real prosperity
after few years, but only few are
bowling in that key. Time is just rs
important to the man on the farm as
1t Is to the man in the shop. He buys
mower because 1t saves time In cut
ting hay. His binder is faster than the
cradle. and likewise his motorcar Is
faster than his team and his truck can
haul more in less time than he formerly
hauled with his horses. It's too bad.
of course, that the motorcar can be
used for pleasure occasionally. 1t
gives the howlers an opportunity to
howl. but let 'em howl. If using n
motorcnr for pleasure occasionally is
a misfortune, we're glad to have it to
contend with.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Oats as Fattening Feed
for Swine Not in Favor

Oats, because of the hulls, contain
about five times as much fiber in n
hundred pounds us corn. Hogs. with
their rather limited digestive system,
cannot handle fiber anywhere nearly
SO good us cattle. and on this account
fattening hogs as a rule are unable to
give return for oats more than one
half as much per bushel as corn. With
corn Mt 20 cents a bushel, oats are
worth In the case of fattening shotes
only about 80 cents bushel, al
though In the case of cattle they might
very easily be worth 40 cents a bushel
when corn is 20 cents.
Oats have long been valued by
breeders Of pure bred hogs because
they seem to help in giving hogs an
appearance of stretch. In the case
Of the man who fattens hogs. how
ever. oats are only doubtfully worth
while except under the rather un-
usual conditions which often prevail
for time during August when corn
may be very high and oats temporarily
very cheap.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Early Chicks Are
Most Profitable
Practical Suggestions Re-
garding Successful Feed
ing and Raising.

prepared by the United States Department
of AEricuiture)
Early hatched chicks are by far the
most profitable, whether grown to ma
turity for laying or sold as poultry
flesh. says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. and the following
suggestions in regard to the successful
raising and feeding of young chicks
have been found to be practical
The brooder house and stove heater
which are used for caring for the
chicks during the first few weeks of
their lives must be In working order
before the chicks arrive. The most
common style of brooding is the use
of n stove brooder in n colony house,
keeping from $50 to 500 chicks in
flock In each house and placing the
houses about 100 feet apart on good
grass range. A house 10 by IA feet
makes suitable colony house which
can be readily moved II built on rum
ners. Chicks brooded early in the sea-
son will do better in large house,
about 10 by 20. partitioned so that
one side is used for brooder stove
room. Wire netting should he placed
in the corners of the broodcr house
to prevent the chicks from huddling
and crowding in the corners.
Feed Chicks sparingly.
Chicks should not be fed for the
first 80 to 4S hours, after which they
should be supplied regularly four or
five times daily with easily digested
feed which contains little waste mate
rial. They should be fed sparlngly
until about the fifth day, when they
can be put on full ration. An excel
lent feed can be made of infertile
eggs taken from the incubator. boiled
for IS minutes, chopped, and mixed
with dry mash of equal parts OF
cracker meal. bran and cornmeal, u.s.
ing sufficient amount of the grain to
make n dry, crumbly mixture. Dry
rolled oats are excellent for chicks and
can be used as one feed; the other two
or three feeds being the commercial
grains.
At two weeks Of age the chicks can
be given n dry mash In hopper, con-
sisting of four parts, by weight. of
rolled oats. two parts bran, two parts
cornmeal. one part high-grade meat
scrap, one part middllngs and one-half
part dried buttermilk. Commercial
chick feed should be fed three times
daily In addition to the dry mash.
Milk Is an excellent feed for chicks
and should be provided either as
liquid or in the dry form to secure the
best growth.
Feed Coarse Grain.
When the chicks are one month old,
they should be fed a coarser or inter
mediate chick grain. md at about two
months Of age the scratch feed can be
changed to equal parts Of wheat and
cracked corn, fed two or three times
a day.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Work With Pest Poisons
Seen in Motion Picture

Poison" n one-reel education mo-
ton picture visualizing the activities
of the insecticlde and fungicide board,
has been recently released by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
The film shows. the numerous ways
In which the American farmer, the
greatest user of chemicals in the
world, employs poisons of various
sorts to destroy insect pests and dis
eases which attack his crops and live
stock. and how the insecticide and
fungicide board protects the public
against fraudulent materials by exam
lining all insecticide and fungicide Of
fered for sale in Interstate shipments
Various laboratory scenes Illustrate
the chemical analyses given the mate
rials, and field scenes show how the
worth of the "pizen" is determined by
actual test.
The seizure of flake" materials,
which not only fail to "cure" but often
cause enormous losses by actually in
jurlng plant or animal, and the pun
ishment of their purveyors. are also
included in the film, which sounds a
warning to users of insecticides and
fungicides to beware of untested
poisOns and to use only tried and
proved articles.
Poison will be circulated through
the educational film service of the de-
partment and the cooperating state
institutions. Copies may be borrowed
for short periods or may be purchased
at the laboratory charge.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Docking and Castrating

The custom of docking all lambs
and castrating the males is almost
universal in the range fiocks, and to
this practice. in large measure, may
be attributed the fact that lambs pro-
duced on our western ranges outsell
native or farm-raised lambs at the
market on the average of from 81 to
s1.50 per 100 pounds. These opera
tions have been found profitable. and
that is the big reason that they have
become so commonly practiced on the
western range. They are likewise ap-
plicable to the farm flock and just ms
necessary for the production Of the
best lambs and consequently the most
profit.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Huunuupuuuurruruuun4
Live Stock Facts,
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1r1nrE1ft1tft1fS SfStI It1f1t1dnr nrHEttf11d
Greatest losses of hogs in shipment
occur in May and June.
Sheep pasture becomes badly con-
taminated unless rotation Is prac-
ticed.
Provide shelter for all live stock.
Animals that are properly housed re-
quire less feed.
The hog will eat, and grow and
fatten on more kinds Of feed than
will any other useful animal.
Winter rye or blue grass are the
only grasses which the hogs like. And
lucky Is the farmer who has such
grazing for them.
Laying your plans carefully now
may help you have hogs to market in
summer or early fall, time when the
bog market is least crowded.
Sheep are naturally of a dainty dis
position. Feed that has become slight
ly soiled Is not eaten by them unless
there is nothing else to be had.
No III effects should result from In.
breeding II the stock is sturdy. Most
of the good breeders Of the country
use this method to develop new
strains.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Around
Orchard
BRIDGE GRATING IS
USED TO SAVE TREES

prepared by the United States Department
- of Agricuture)
- Fruit trees injured by rabbits or
lice during the winter can be saved
Without undue expense by bridge
oafting. Bridge grating is simple
u(ocess but requires skill In the han
ing Of the tools. A bridge graft is
mAde by using scions to connect the
TO portions of the bark of n stock or
fnb which have been separated by an
Jury such as girdling by animals or
her means. In other words, the in
red nrea is "bridged' by scions. the
DDS of which unite with the uninjured
Tarts above and below the wound In
lch manner that connection be-
reen the tissues is established.
This kind of tree repair is described
y very thorough and understandable
amer in new bulletin just issued
~ the United States Department of
agriculture, as Farmers Bulletin 1869,
ridge Grating. The subject matter
- illustrated with large number of
photographs of actual CRAFTS which
make the method readily understood
6y the amateur.
Bridge grating may be used On al
most any kind of fruit tree that nd
mits of being readily propagated by
2fafting. In practice there Is occa-
fIon to resort to 1t much more fire.
Qhcntly with the apple than with any
0ther fruit. but pear trees nre often
treated. at least In some sections. No
reason is apparent why the method
mould not he successful on plums and
cherries Peaches graft less readily
than the other trees mentioned, and
there may be some question ms to the
ugefulness of the method In the case
sc1 this fruit. Bridge grating Is sell
DOM used on shade or ornamental
tees, but with some kinds. II would
pfobably prove successful in overcom-
lnx certain types OF injuries
Mechanical Injuries which may be
H4medied by bridge grating are usual
u inflicted In one OF three ways. BY
qAimnls that feed upon the bark and
tonder wood, by insects that burrow
mrough the growing layer Of bark and
tender wood, or by Implements used In
he tillnge Of the orchard. usually the
nDsult of the carelessness Of workmen.
The animals liable to do the most dam
age by girdllng are the common mead
0w mouse, pine mouse, pocket gopher,
md rabbit. Injuries caused by dis
Eases such as body blight" sunscald.
etc. which girdle the trees may be
successfully treated by this method of
Graftlng us well.
Bridge grating Is done In the early
tpring about the time the trees are
1farting into growth. the same as In
cleft grating for the purpose. of top
working. 1t does not matter II the
trees to be bridge grated have started
lightly. but 1t Is of great Importance
nat the sclons be perfectly dormant.
The chances Of success are materially
Gecreased If the buds on the scions
ave started appreciably. 1t Is often
necessary to secure the scions some
time in advance OF the time they are
70 be used in order to have them in
Dormant condition when needed, stor-
ing them meanwhile where they will
snot dry out and where 1t is cool
enough to keep them dormant.
Copies of this bulletin may he Sc
eured, as long as the supply lasts.
from the United States Department of
agriculture, Washington. D. G.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Spray Trees Intelligently

The best fruit grower sprays his
PES intelligently. and sprays for a
Rfnite purpose with suitable materi-
at the proper time. He also looks
lead and knows the probable effect
certain methods upon insects. You
p always assume with safety that
e Insects will arrive In due time un-
ps you stop them by proper manage
ent. 1t Is useless to walt until your
(op Is seriously injured before you
ray It.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Growing Raspberries

Strawberry plants will grow on al
cost any type Of soil provided 1t is not
sntirely devoid of fertility. 1t Is best
u avoid planting strawberries where
ID was turned under, as the grub
Yorms in this decaying sod usually
4estroy large per cent of the straw
lerry plants. Like most other garden
ops the better they are cared for and
rtilized the better they will respond
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Children Cry for "Castoria' .
Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syups - No Narcotics!

Motherl Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to relieve
babies and children of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Collie and Diarrhea;
allaying Feverishness arising there
from. and. by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels. aids the assimilation Of
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25

A man always tells his wife that he
1oesn't care what the neighbors say
)ut he does.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
Here's Real Drug Store

One drug store in New York has
never carried anything but drugs. yet
has remained in the same location for
more than fifty years.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25

Food; giving natural sleep without
opiates. The genuine bears signature Of
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25

sltlon can be put over before there is
n revolution.
The Dolores star., 1924-04-25

A citizen isn't necessarily worthless
Just because his wife is worth more
than he Is.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-06
Sc Vende

un solar de 800 metros cuadra-
dos. frente al sitio donde des.
sr1boca la carrefera de Mira
mar. parada 2615.
Tiene una casa de cemen-
to y I'm garage con capacidad
para nueve automobiles.
InfoFmes: Luis Car6faIo. Ts-
lefono 1884, San Juan.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-06
Sc REUVENEClO
VENTE AMOS
Una senora explica como prepare
un remedio casero para las canas

La sefiora z. H. Boots, DANA dis
tingiida de Buchanan County, Iowa,
que en- POGO tempo logro hacer de-
saparecer sus canas, eXplica la ma
nera de conseguirlo:
"Cualquiera Dana caballero pue-
de hacer que su eabello recobre la
apariencia de la juventud con el si-
gl,iente simple remedio que puede
prepararse en- casa. AnadaSe media
iitro de aqua % gramos de bay rum,
una cajita de Compuesto de Barbo y
2 gramos de glicerina, y agifese bien
Estos ingredientes. pueden obtenerse
por POGO dinero en- cualquier botica.
Apliquese esta preparation al cabello
en- dias -alternados hasta que las eanas
esten 10 sahcientemente tenidas. La
preparation no mancha el cuero cabe-
lludo, nj es grasienta no Sc .cae
con el Toce del peine del cepiilo.
Por 'devoiver al cabello su color
natural, la persona que use esta mix
tura Sc reiuvenecera mucho. /.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-06
Los Acidos en- el Esiomago
Causan Indigestion
<>rovcca:1 gases, as;-r:-2s y dolores.
- arr1 c1 Ie211otio

las antoriGadcs i1.eGicas aseSuran
que c2si las nueNe Geci.nas dc todos los
casos de enferncaaGsAs del eSt6mago, in
digestion, agrpTas, Asses, llauSeaS f2-
tulencia. obedeoen al eXceso &c lcidoi
hidrocl0ricos Ell ell est6mago, y no, como
2,gunos suponen, q Ia falta de jugos d.
Eestivos. FL deiioaGo teiido del est6-
mago Sc irrita, n Gi restiGn Sc retarda y
los alimentos Sc agrian facilmeHte, cau-
Eando los dasa sradabIes st9tonag qUo
todoS los due plGece1 del eSt6mago CO.
Locen demasiado hien
Para tales c2SCs no Sc reqaicren d.
fsestivos artificia:es,- que Por el contrario D
pueden caus2r verdadero da1o. Ensaya
Ii abSteECiOa &c sS..ejaaiSS di%6 sIiVoS
anxiiares, Y obtenga en- cambio, en-
cualquier droguerfa, aIGuras cmz3s dc
MaEnesla Bisurada, fernando una cuchl-
Fadita disuelta en- un POGO de aqua des-
pueS de c&Ga conlida. La cGarta part3
lie un vase de aqua es Su1iciente. Est0
Ie purifcara ell e@tomapo. evitando II
formation de dcidoS eXoeSivos. y no ex-
perimentara agrurls, gases Iii dolores.
La Magnesia Bisurada Zen poIvo 6 Ell
pastillas-pero nunca en- liquido 8 Ell
1orma de leche) es inofensiVa al est6-
maGo, barata en- Su pr6cio v ell mas -efec-
two coopuesto de Inagnesia para el ira
tamiento del estomago. La uSan diariG-
lnente miles de personals que hoy dis
frutan de sus con!iaas sin mas te.aores
dc Indigestion.