Milford chronicle., 1930-01-31
NEWS OF
IN TIE REST
TO
AGRICULTURISTS

n
More than $175,OOO,OOO in gasoline
taxes was collected during the first
half of 1929 by At States and the
District of Columbia. The average
tax paid per gallon was 3.07 cents.
More than 1890 miles of Federal
aid roads were built in 1928. In all,
74,783 miles of roads were improved
during the year, according to the
Bureau of Public Roads, of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture.
A mole's appetite seems to be al
most Unsuitable and it sometimes
eats more than it's own weight in a
day. In an examination of the con-
tents of moles' stomachs, the U. S.
Bureau of Biological Survey found
in one stomach the remains of III
small white grubs and in another
250 ant puparia.
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one or two chickens shows that the
poultry flock has worms, 2 per cent
by weight of finely powdered tobac-
co dust should be added to the dry
mash. The dust should contain at
least 1.5 per cent nicotine. This will
control rOundworms and also, to
some extent, cecum worms, and les
sen the danger to young chicks and
poults next spring.
There is no known drug cure for
contagious abortion in cattle. The
tGod, Drug and Insecticide AdmIn-
istration, of the L S. Department of
Agriculture, has removed lnany
preparations from the market which
we're claimed to cure this disease
and makes investigation as soon as
any new preparation Of this kind ap-
pears in interstate commerce.
Poultry need more mineral feed
in proportion to their total feed re-
quirements than do most other clas-
ses of animals. Mineral feed is best
supplied in the form of crushed oys-
ter shells or limestone, which sup
ply tho calcium for eggshell fOrma-
tion. The shells or limestone should
be kept before the hens all the time.
Steam Ell bone meal, which contains
lime and PHOSPHORUS, may also be
given, usually mixed in with the
mash ration.
Hollow tile laid flatwise and COW
cred with a coating of cement NOR
tar about one-half inch thick makes
a very good floor for the hog house.
The hollow spaces in the tile pre-
vent the passage Of moisture from
the earth to the floor surface. A
smooth, concrete surface can be
kept sanitary, and when tile Is used
as a base the floor has the adVan-
tage of being warmer in winter than
a floor which is laid on the ground
in the ordinary manner.
The scratch feed is put in the lit
ter to give the chickens exercise.
Keep the litter in the house about
6 inches deep and scatter the whole
grain ration through it at feeding
time. A good scratch ration is z
parts Of corn and part each OF
wheat and oats. Unless a good
grade of heavy oats is available it is
advisable to omit this grain from
the ration. The morning feed
should be light one, to keep the
hens scratching most of the morn
ing, and the evening one should be
large enough to have the birds go to
roost with full crops. Stir up the
litter frequently with a fork; this
prevents it from becoming packed +
down and compels the birds to hunt
for the grain.
One reason eggs are scarce on the
farm in fall and winter is because
the flock doesn't get enough pro-
tein in the ration for rapid growth
IN summer and the hens don't get
enough protein during the winter to
produce eggs. Proteins from animal
sources are generally better for
leeding poultry than those Of vege-
able origin, says the U. s. Depart
nent of Agriculture. Meat scrap,
ish meal, milk, and tankage are all
good sources Of animal protein, and
n addition supply valuable mineral.
9igh-vegetable-protein feeds, such
Is soy-bean meal, cottonseed meal,
peanut meal, and gluten meal, if US
I'd in the poultry ration, should be
by additional miner
lis.