The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
Although steel and rubber large


" enter into the manufacture OF
automobiles, there is more wood
used in this industry than ever was
required in the old horse-vehicle
business.
Cattle should not be fed within
"a hours before slaughter, but
access to fresh water is desirable.
Do mot kill the animals while in an
excited or over-heated condition,
as they will not bleed well. Beef
from animals not properly bled
does not keep we'll.
Rubber hoof pads are not re-
commended for horses that work
on the farm, as the soil works its
way under the pad, causing lame
ness by extra pressure on the nav
ocular joint. When rubber pads
are used, the Bureau of Animal
Industry advises that pine tar with
a thin layer of oakum should be
applied to the sole of the foot to
keep it moist and avoid contrac-
ton.
The manner in which the aver
age hen molts or sheds her feath-
ers is a reasonably safe guide to
follow in wedding out poor layers.
The better producers continue to
lay late in the fall and therefore
do not mott until late. The late
molters also mott rapidly as rule,
while the early molters, which are
usually the poor layers, mott slow
ly. Hens that have not molted by
August or September will show
dirty, worn, or broken plumage,
while those that have molted ear
ly show fresh, claen plumage or
growing feathers at this time.
Lightning conductors should be
attached direct to a building with
metallic fasteners. Porcelain in
sulators are not required. A good
electrical connection with the wet
roof and walls of a building, says
the Weather Bureau, helps to re-
ieve the structure of it's charge.
When a conductor of sufficient
weight per foot is used (the mini
mum is 3 ounces for copper con-
ductors), there is no danger of the
building bling fired, even when a
direct stroke of lightning is pass
ing through the conductors.
With the approach of the hunt
ing season, the Biological Survey
of the United States Department
of Agriculture directs attention to
the fact that under the migratory
bird treaty act regulations, admin
istered by that Bureau, the only
shore birds that may be lawfully
hunted are Wilson snipe, or jack
snipe, and woodcock The FEEDER
al season has been closed for an
indefinite period on back-bellied
and golden plovers and until Aug.
16, 1929, on greater and lesser vel
lowlegs. There is no open season
on reedbirds. A copy of the Fed
eral game laws and also a bulletin
containing a synopsis of Federal,
State, and Provincial laws relat-
ing to the protection of game will
be furnished free on request adj
dressed to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
In a recent QUESTIONABLE on the
meat buying habits of American
housewives, approximately so per
cent of those questioned believed
that the butchers they patronized
handled either the very best or a
very good quality of meat. Com
menting on this opinion, econom-
lists of the United States Depart,
ment of Agriculture point out that
only 9 per cent of the beef ami
mails slaughtered at the Chicago
market in 1924 were graded as
prime or choice and suggest that
"the lack of consumer know
ledge of meat grades and quality
was evident"
Profits in Trees 49,.
'cWhy should farmers plant
trees?" is asked and answered by
Alfred B. Hastings of the Forest
Service, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Trees set idle acres, too rough
or too sterile for planting, to work
growing an always marketable
crop. Though trees take number
of years to reach maturity, young
plantation adds cash value to a |
farm, just as a young orchard
does. In a few years it yields
small material in the form of thin
nings, such as poles and fence
posts; later fuel and pulp wood;
and finally tie and saw timber. 1t |
IS savings bank that pays COM
pound interest. Timber growing
IS necessary part of diversified
farming, affording employment
and wages for winter work. A
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