Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
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ped with ash receivers for both iron
and rear seats, for the benefit of tn
smokers of the family. Many wood
fire or grass fire is caused by burn
ing cigarettes or matches tossed ou
of moving cars along the road.
Various experiments on the use O
alfalfa meal for livestock show tha
the grinding of alfalfa hay into mea
has little effect on the feeding value
the chief advantages of the meal be
ing that it can be fed with les
waste than hay, is in more conven
lent form, and can be shipped a
less expense.
Farm returns in 1928 showed i'm
provement over 1927 and were thu
best for any year since the postwar
agricultural depression, according t.
the annual survey of farm returns
compiled by the U. S. Bureau of Ag.
ricultural Economics. The average
net return based on reports received
from about 1900 owner-operate6
farms is 1884 for the year 1928 as
compared with an average return OF
$3.50 on $4,000 farms in 1927.
Have you figured out the amounts
of various feeds the dairy COW will
need for the coming year? A COW
weighing 1000 pounds and giving 25
pounds of milk day testing 4 per
cent will require in one year, when
the pasture season lasts for 6 months
.-54OO pounds of silage, 25OO pounds
of hay, and 1000 pounds of grain.
Larger or high producing COWS will
need a little more feed, and smaller
or producing COWS a little less.
There is no "cure-ail" for all types
of worms that infest poultry and
other animals. Labels on vermifuges,
or worm expellers," must state the
name of the worm or worms for
which the preparations are to be US
ed, and the proper dosage (if the
dosage is given) for the type, weight,
size, and age of the animal for
which they are recommended, ac-
cOrding to ruling of the Food,
Drug, and Insecticide Administra-
ton, U. S. Department of hgr1cul-
ture.
Feed flavors and odors in milk are
most frequently caused by succulent
feeds. When fed to dairy COWS one
hour before milking, silage made
from corn, alfalfa, sweet clover, or
soy beans; and green alfalfa, cab
bage, turnips, rape, and kale serious
ly affect the flavor and odor of milk.
Milk is affected only slightly by
green rye, green cowpeas, potatoes,
dried beet pulp, or carrots. Green
corn, green oats and peas, green soy
beans, pumpkins, and sugar beets
have practically no effect on the
flavor and odor of milk.
Airplane Agriculture
The airplane is coming to the
front as a farm implement" says
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
for dusting cotton and other crops.
In 1927 about 100000 acres of cotton
in the United States were busted by
airplane. Most persons think air
plane dusting is only for large-scale
farmers who can effort to buy a ma
chine, but this is not so. Airplane
busting is sold by contract. The
company provides the
plane, pilots, poison, and everything
needed, and the farmer merely con-
tracts for the applications he needs,
his acreage is 10 or 10000.
The service may be used by small
farmers comparatively. The general
price of airplane dusting, says the
of Agriculture, is no
greater than the cost of a farmers
making the application himself with
ordinary busting machinery, and
prices will undoubtedly be lower as
he industry develops. Airplane dust
ng can only be done on fairly level
and, however. It's greatest advantage |
S that it can be used regardless of |
conditions of the soil.
Preparing Alfalfa Seedbed
Many failures of alfalfa stands are |
Iue to a poorly prepared seedbed.
The idea seeded is a well-settled
with a fine surface that
S loose to a depth of two inches.
he best plan is to plow in the fall,
isk in the spring, and harrow oc-
to keep down weeds until
owing time. Where the land has
OF been plowed in the fall, it should
e broken several weeks before SOW
lg, and the soil disked and harrow
d frequently to settle the bed. A
is of help in getting ]
ae soil into condition. For late sum- ]
Ter or early fall sowing land that (
as been in such crops as early po-
atoes, peas, or sweet corn can be
by removing the vines or
talks and narrowing. In general,
ID land is not recommended for al !
llfa, but where it seems advisable {
,r some reason to put the alfalfa on ]
lover sod, the land should be plow- t
i as soon as the crop is removed
nd thoroughly disked and narrowed
, make a firm, fine seedbed.
"InSlde" Information t
Use fairly large, fat buttons on
lildren's clothing so they will learn :
} manage them without help from '
0u. 7
To make grape fruit sherbet, z
yeeten the juice to taste with sirup '
lther than plain sugar, after adding !.
le tablespoon of lemon juice for +
lch quart of grape juice. Turn in
Ie freezer until stiff Add beaten p
sg white after the mixture is froz- f
l, give the dasher a few more turns a
pack, and let stand an a
)ur or more before serving.
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