The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-05-20

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pullet. Then they will go away with
the impression that you are ship
shod poultryman and will look else
where for their stock.
Comfort in Footwear Makes for
Efficiency-Shoes which are longer
than the foot and are wide enough to
! give plenty of room for the foot to
assume it's natural shaps,, with heels
which are broad and low enough to
enable the wearer to maintain easily
a normally erect position-in other
words, comfortable shoes-will light
en- the tasks and increase the person
al efficiency of the busy housewife.
"One of the most important fac
tors in producing comfortable work
ing conditions fir carrying I, kitchen
and laundry operations, which are
generally standing jobs, is comfort
able footwear" says Mary L. Bull OF
the home management section OF the
AGRICULTURAL extension service of the
University of Minnesota.
Miss Bull adds. that Farmers Bull
letin No. 1888, "The Care of Leath-
err" has some valuable suggestions on
good and bad shapes in shoes and how
to care for shoes. The bulletin IS
free and can be obtained by writing
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture, Washington, D. G.
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Marketing Corn Through Hogs a
Profitable Practice-Marketing corn
through hogs promises to be a highly
profitable occupation for farmers
this summer, declares the Blue Val
ley Creamery Institute. With an
accumulation of 81 million bushels
of corn on American farms, the larg-
est on record with the exception Of
1921, and pronounced death of mar
ketable hogs, the hog will continue to
be a high profit farm crop during the
summer and spring months at least.
Particularly should the hog prove
profitable to the dairy farmer under
present marketing conditions. Even
with markets not so favorable as
they now are from the standpoint OF
hog and corn prices, the farmer who
depends on corn, skimmllk and le-
gume pasture as feeds invariably
finds the hog profitable market for
the crops and by-products Of his
farm, the Institute states. With plen-
ty of skimmilk as a supplement to
corn, sows and their litters will do
very we'll this coming sason on good
pasture and small amounts of min
eral mixture. A sow and her litter
for instance, would require from Is
to 80 pounds of skimmilk daily to
balance the alfalfa pasture and corn
during the sucking period.
With the accepted assumption that
10 bushels of corn are required to
make 100 pounds of gain in hogs, corn
at ~ cents bushel and light hogs
at $12 cwt, at prevailing market
prices means that the farmer by
marketing his corn through hogs is
receiving $1.20 bushel for it at the
present time.
"Seeing Red'' Makes Chicks Go
Chicks, like human beings, are
subject to "seeing red' and when they
do tLry are apt to go wild!o -
Professor A. G. Philips}of Purdue
University made this point in the
course of lecture given for the Rad
10 Farm School of the Blue Valley
Creamery Institute. This seeing
red," he said, sis one of the vices that
have to be guarded against in the
poultry flock" e.,
"Young chicks are much the same
as human beings" Professor Philips
stated. "They chafe and grow rest.
less when in confinement. A half
dozen boys shut up in a room and not
allowed to go out of doors are sure
to start a fight before the day is over
and we find that chicks will start
hunting for trouble when shut up for
too long time"
One of the most common vices
among chicks, is toe-picking, Profess
sor Philips said. "The chicks are at
tracted by the color of their feet on
the dark floor and the picking starts
the bleeding. All chicks have .crav-
ing for fresh blood and will pick at
anything that bleeds and unless prop
er precautions are taken a sort of
cannibalism will result. The feeding
of meat may prevent this vice, and
llittering the floor with bright straw
| to take away the contrast from the
yellow feet will reduce the tendency
to pick at the toes. Anything that
will divert the chicks attention and
give dl6IIl SOlIlcIlllHS W w Will uoI
only prevent but also stop toe-pick-
ing. Chicks suffering from toe
wounds should be separated from the
rest and treated so that the wounds
heal quickly. Dipping the toes in
tar will generally be found not only
healing but will stop foot picking by
covering up the color of red from
the blood"
Feather Picking is another COM
mon vice among poultry, according
to Professor Philips. Any change in
the ration which will appease the
birds appetite and keep them busy
will ease the situation. The flock de-
veloping this vice should be run out
of doors regardless of the weather
conditions and the bleeding birds
treated to prevent infection and to
heal the wounds.
STATE WEIGHS STOCK
Congress recently passed and Pres
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