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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
OF Interest To Farmers
POULTRY CULLING SCHOOL

Following the request of poultrymen
at the winter poultry school last win
ter schedule has been arranged where
by w. D. Buchanan, extension poultry
specialist, will be in the county We'd
nesday July Is, to conduct two po'll-
try schools. The first one during. the
forenoon will be held in the Prosser
community, and during the afternoon
one in the Kennewick community.
A great deal of work has been done
the county over on the study of the
characteristics of good layers. This in
formation when applied to the culling
Of the laying flock should do much
toward increasing the net income as
the result of the wedding out of the
poor layer. Mr.. Buchanan comes to
train the poultrymen attending the
school in the selection Of the good
birds and the means OF Identification
of the poor layer which one should
remove from the flock.
The general market outlook for
poultry is upward. Strong stocks of
all classes of poultry production have
been cut and the number of hens in
farm flocks and the number of eggs
laid pre- farm flock is below that of
1880 as we'll as below that of the ,925-
% average. This should be a healthy
sign for the poultry industry. While it
may pay to keep some of the birds
that it might normally be wise to Gull,
this question will be given careful con-
liberation by Mr.. Buchanan in the GULL
ing work.
A special request is hereby made of
every poultryman planning to attend
this culling school that he wear cloth
ing which he has not been wearing in
making recfllar visits to his own poul-
try house and yards and either wear
G her shoes or wear rubbers over shoes
50 as to prevent carrying of diseases.
The danger of carrying chicken-pox
and other fowl troubles is considerable
and due consideration should be given
to the poultryman providing the flock
for this school.
Announcements of places of the
meeting will be made next week.
E. G. DURDLE,
County Agent
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
CARE NEEDED IN FEEDING CALF

The value of the calf at birth de-
ponds primarily on it's breeding. How
ever, the feed and care which it re-
ceives while young are very important
factors in deciding it's future useful
ness.
The calf should always get the col
ostrun9 or first milk of the dam as it
has a. beneficial effect on the bowels
and starts the digestive system to
working properly.
Dairymen who change the calf over
to skim milk at about the beginning
Of the third week must remember that
owing to the removal of the fat, skim
milk is a more highly heterogeneous food
than whole milk, having nutritive
ration of one part of protein to one
and One-half parts of carbohydrates
as compared with whole milk which
has ratio of one part OF protein to
four and FOUR enths of carbohydrates.
Failing to appreciate this fact, dairy
men sometimes supplement skim-milk
with heterogeneous concentrates such as
linseed oil meal, soy bean meal and
wheat bran. It is evident, however,
that in the skim milk the need is not
for additional protein but for an album
dance of energy giving carbohydrates
and fats to replace that which has
been removed from the milk in separ-
ating.
When the calf is in it's second week
it should begin to receive grain and
when one month old it should eat
about half a pound day. After this
time the quantity of grain may be
gradually increased, feeding what the
calf will take until two and one-half
to three pounds day is reached which
will probably be about the third
month.
A vigorous calf will begin to pick
at hay during the second week and
good quality mixed hay, if possible,
should be provided. Care should be
taken in feeding too much alfalfa hay
to calves receiving skim-milk as it
acts as a laxative for calves under
three months.
Wheat bran is readily taken by
young calves, and inasmuch as one
of the essential points is to induce the
calf to eat grain as early as possible,
bran in many cases is one of the in
gradients in the mixture. Corn has an
excellent physiological effect upon cat
tie of all ages, and to a great extent
may take the place of the fat re-
moved from the milk It is therefore
one of the very best grains 70 use in
mixture to be fed when the calf is re-
ceiving skim-milk.
The following mixtures are recon-
mended: ID whole oats alone, (2)
three parts cracked corn and one part
wheat bran, 60 three parts cracked
corn, one part wheat bran, one part
whole oats, (N mixture of SO pounds
cracked corn, 10 pounds wheat bran,
and rs pounds skilm-milk powder
With each of the above grain mixtures
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
A FARMERS PRAYER

An Illinois farmer wrote the follow
ing prayer and sent it to the Illinois
State Journal for publication:
ooh, Lord: am thankful I am not
I like other folks; and yet, I am no
pharisee. / am thankful I am not the
owner of city real estate. am thank
full that I own no stocks and bonds
which / had bought at peak prices.
I am grateful for guidance that kept
me out of the speculative grain mar
kets. hape not drilled an oil well and
1 am thankful for that. 1t is good
not to have read the stock market
quotations each morning before prayer
and breakfast to learn how much
poorer I am than I was the day pc
fore. am pleased that I am not in
retail merchandising with bullying
ledger of unpaid bills. / thank thee,
o Lord, that am not laboring man
without job or in danger Of losing
it. I wear no white collar to the Of
flee, wondering whether I am to re-
main until night. I surely am FORUM
ate that I am not coal operator nor
steel manufacturer nor q railroad Of
fetal hunting trade where there is
no trade.
II am only poor farmer with 100
acres of Illinois gumbo, all paid for
Once it was worth more but didn't
sell it, and, thank thee, did not buy
any more at that price.
Give me, o Lord, my pigs and cows
and chickens, my health and my
strength and my faith. I am not max
ing money but I am not losing SO
much that I face disaster and hunger
I live on three bounteous meals a
day. These, thou has provided me,
whatsoever happens.
"Once I looked with envy upon
these, my fellow citizens. I thought
they lived in luxury and peace. This
morning, o Lord, bless them and COM
fort them and give them divine grace
to face their plight. May the day of
upturn and better things come for
all of us. am grateful to thee for
the small blessings that fall upon me
and mine and my land. Forgive my
sins and overlook my shortcomings
and believe me, O Lord, am content
that I am not as others are
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
SUPER VS.. RAW ROCK

Anyone interested in the effective
ness of the raw-rock phosphate as
sold in the county last winter as COM
pared to superphosphate might look
over the plots fertilized. with both of
these fertilizers on the Jens Lande
farm, six miles southeast of Kenne-
of the superphosphate.
Raw-rock phosphate was applied at
the rate of 1000 pounds per acre at
a cost of SIS per acre. Superphospha
was applied at the rate of 500 pounds
per acre at cost of $500 per acre
A small strip of Ammophos A was
also applied at the rate of 200 pounds
per acre. These fertilizers were all APP
piled on the 18th of March broadcast
over the top just preceding seeding Of
the area to oats. The fertilizers were
worked in with the cultivation given
with this operation.
At the present time the stand of
alfalfa on the superphosphat plots is
decidedly thicker and shows much
more growth than the growth over
the raw-rock phosphate plots. The
Ammophos A shows about the same
growth as over the superphosphate
plots. The same amount of phosphate
was added in the super and Ammo
phos A plots. The raW-rock phosphate
plot, however, had practically four
times the application of phosphate as
had either of the other plots. Even
though the raw rock phosphate was
ground exceedingly fine, yet it does
not show availability as compared to
superphosphate even when four times
the actual phosphoric acid is applied
E. G. DURDLE,
County Agent
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
OSENBAUGH FAMILY PLEASED
WITH MINNESOTA HOME

Mr. and Mrs c.. G.. Osenbaugh who
recently left here for Eveleth, Mime
sofa, have reached their new home
and a letter received this week tells
Of their trip and of their first i'm
pressions of Minnesota:
We'll, as I am about straight in my
new home, will write you about our
trip. We had very nice trip. 1t sure
is a rest to the eye and brain to see
the green world again. We got here
last Monday, the 22nd. We stayed in
Spokane our first night. Visited KHQ
the next morning. Had the car looked
over. Never left there until about noon.
Then we went up into Canada and
stayed one night at Yahk, B. G. 1t
sure was up in the mountains. We had
to detour SO much. 1t rained some and
was kind of slippery. And want to
tell you how much gas was in Cana
da. only 37h cents. We stayed one
night in Bolton, Montana, and as we
were leaving we looked on the noun
tains and could see snow in every di-
rection.
"Just before we got to the Glacier
National Park we saw a deer. We
stopped to look at it and it turned
around and looked at us, didn't seem
to be scared. When we got to the Park,
oh, it sure was cold, and snow every
where. Every one had on sweaters,
overcoats, coats and heavy underwear.
We went in store and talked to some
people. They said they wore heavy
clothes the year around there, and
just before we got to Deer River, Min
nesota, we saw two men fighting beside
the road. They had parked their car.
At first when we saw them they were
in the middle of the road. I honked
the horn, then they got behind their
car and went ahead with their fight
ing.
Mileage from White Bluffs to Evel-
eth the way we came was 1740 miles
and we burned 81 gallons of gas which
cost $2O84 We like the postmaster
and his wife fine. They would be for
us to go over to their house the first
day we came for lunch, and told US
if there was anything they could do
they sure would be glad to do it.
I'VE like the town, or what we have
seen. We went to the park to hear
the band concert last evening.
1.-The second night we were here a
little boy about Ii years old stole Fred
Macks wagon and took it all apart.
There wasn't two pieces together. Troy
went and found it and found out the
boys name and told the police and
they are going to send him to the
reform school. Police came up to look
at the wagon and the police said the
boy that got Fred Mack's wagon had
been warned three times before and
this makes four times, so they will
send him away this time.
Police told us our children were
safe on the streets here, that he would
see that no man turned the hose on
them nor kicked the rags off them.
And I think that is something great
to know
Hope you like your new rural mail
carrier. Groceries are some cheaper
here. Milk delivered is nine cents per
quart, butter n cents creamery but
teri. Don't have to buy books for the
children. When they start to school
they are furnished. Irene was exam
ined today and was fitted with glasses.
II expect to go to Virginia about
the 18th of July and will be gone
tire weeks. I will bring Mary Kate
back with me. Please remember us to
Ill our friends"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02

In palatability good brown alfalfa
hay is equal to or somewhat superior
to good field cured hay, but it is not
superior to it in feeding value. How
ever, much of the brown hay is the
result of accident, and in many cases
attempts to make brown hay have re-
suited in failure.
Only twenty years ago it was sup
posed that tomatoes were of little
or no food value and merely added
color and flavor to meals.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02

The adventurous Connecticut Yankee
of fiction has a living rival in Ken
meth Juringius, recently of Connect
icut Agricultural College. Juringius
arrived in Pullman this week after
having hitch-hiked across the entire
continent soley for the purpose of en-
rolling in State College classes.
Juringius left his home at New Ha-
ven on March and by March Is had
arrived at Los Angeles via the foot
path route. After three days sojourn
in the southern city, he set out with
Pullman as his goal.
The "Connecticut Yankee" has again
taken to the open road, this time to
find work in the farming fields about
Pullman in order that he may attend
school this fall. Juringius has had a
year and a half at Connecticut Ag
and will enter Washington State as a
second semestersophomo re.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
1881 AGRICULTURAL YEARBOOK

The latest (1931) Yearbook contains
valuable information on grains, fruits
and vegetables, dairying. poultry, cat
tie, hogs, marketing and many other
subjects of general interest to farmers.
AS long as available this interesting
and instructive book of lib pages may
be had by any farmer who requests it
of Congressman John w. Summers,
Federal Building, Walla Walla, Wash.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02

Sunbaths are fine for young chill
dren if they are accustomed to them
very gradually, but care should be ia
ken not to burn their tender skin. Elk
cessive tanning should also be avoided
because it prevents the ultra violet
rays from penetrating the skin, and
therefore makes the sunbaths less eff
fective.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
BLUFFS. SPOKESMAN Thursday July q 1881

there should be added one per cent
salt and two per cent sterilized dairy
bone meal.
d. L.. SAUNDERS,
Dairy Development League
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02

An economic study OF the Richland
irrigation district will be undertaken
this fall by the United States depart
ment of agriculture in cooperation
with the state college experiment sta
ton and extension service, according
to Dean E. @. Johnson, director of
the agricultural experiment station.
The study is to include a determin-
alton of types of crop, crop yields
soil types, fertility maintenance, fixed
charges, and actual and potential in
comes on farms of the project.
Mr.. w. A. Hutchins, irrigation econ
omist of the bureau of agricultural
engineering of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, will be in
charge of the study Mr.. Hutchins Wis
tied the State College this week to
confer with Dean johnson, F. E.
Balmer, director of the extension SER
vice; and Dr. S. 9. Vandecaveye, pro-
lessor of soils.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02


One of the most effective protectors
against the nose botfly, which serious
ly annoys horses and whose larvae,
or bots, interfere with digestion and
may even cause stoppage of the di-
gestive tract and death, is a piece of
leather or betting about inches wide.
This is attached at each end to the
bit rings by string or snap so the
entire lips, including the corners OF
the mouth, are protected. Protectors
OF this type can be made on the farm
or purchased. They are much better
than the wire baskets or fringes of
burlap or leather often used as pro-
lection against the nose botfly.
Many purebred animals, particular
ly purebred bulls, are being introduced
into the sections where cattle fever
ticks and scrub sires held sway in the
past
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-26
Suffrage After Eleven Years

The eleventh anniversary of suffrage for women
finds only few old fogies still refusing to accept
enfranchsement of all, citizens the matter of
simple right it is. But it finds many who always
have believed that women should vote, disappointed
In the last eleven years results.
1t was of course sentimental foolishness to expect
that women Immediately would prove themselves
great purifying force in American politics
For one thing they did not know how.
It would have been difficult task for an cleo
torate of enfranchised seraphimS if they had had
to conform to the electoral systems invented and
firmly established by generations of men voters and
seemingly designed to keep control in the hands of
ward Bosses party cques, favored business interests
and campaign contributors.
For another thing, just gullible as
men, They believe campaign promises campaign
lbes, campaign propaganda, just as men do
Yet there are certain things women might have
been expected to which they have not done. Many
tasks are waiting to be done by legislation in wonians
principal vocaon-rearng of new citizens physical
ly, mentally and morally fit.
Hundreds of thousands of children continue to
work in mills and sweat shops because not enough
voters interested in pressing for ratification OF
the child labor amendment.
The pure food laws generally unobserved their
great champion Dr. Harvey Wiley, charged just be-
fore his death.
The Sheppard-Towner maternity act has been al
lowed to lapse The country retains its relatively
high rate of illiteracy
To organize and make apparent united support of
these measures and others like them requires par
ticuar degree of political skill 1t demands nothing
more than intelligence and interest in ones i'm
mediate concerns a MEMBER of community.
Surely intelligent self interest is not too much
to expect of women voters And certainly not enough
Of it is being displayed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-26
Legion Wisdom

T am satisfied that the veterans never will forget
that their welfare is wrapped up inseparaby with
the welfare of the country" says Ralph T. ONeil,
national commander of the American Legion, in dis
cussing suggestions for payment of soldier bonus
tihcates in full by the next congress.
If it develops that such further beralizing legis-
laton with reference to the adjusted service
tcates will be detrimental to the countrys welfare
have confidence that the American Legion. with
that knowledge will not ask for such emergency
legislation"
This is sensible talk. Veterans not group
apart. They suffer or prosper with the rest of u.s.
and should not demand favors simply because they
may be able to get them on the eve of an election
through their political influence.
The payment of the bonus in fun would require
three billions or more, which would have to be OBJ
tanned through taxes or a bond issue. This money
you'd DO the most good If spent for public. works
e give men jobs or used for direct relief where need
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-26
Just Every Day Sense
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

L HAVE been requested by three Denver women to
4 comment on an anonymous article recently ap-
pearng in Harper's magazine called "Old Age IN
teState."
If remember correctly the author advocated
institutional life for the old She argued that such
a step would make for harmony in the family and
That II we could depart from the sentimental idea
that it is childs duty to bear with the eccentrctes
or the bad temper of an elder everybody incud-
ing the parent would be happier
Only the conventional opinion now extant against
this idea causes old people to shrink from it, she
commended.
1t excellently put and sensible treatise But
1t never would move me to put my mother into an
old ladies' home.
There many subjects about which we can
theorize. But practcing our theories is quite an
other thing
a STEP farther in this argument would lead to a
n conclusion quite as logical Because babies
bother parents and disrupt the harmony between
tnem let's put all the children into an institution
How we would howl that downl
am of the decided opinion that parents who
1--we with their children should not be permitted to
exercise too much authority. But I can not believe
tnat we would profit in happiness if we ever reached
the state of mind where we could dump our fathers
and mothers out of the house. Harmony purchased
at such price would not be worth much.
No, people do not love any the less because they
nave grown old During their last years they need
more than ever that warm intimacy Of family life,
tnat sense of belonging to somebody.
Mr. AeSop has written very excellent little fable
on this subject In the heyday Of life we find it EASY
to regulate the lives Of others. But have no doubt
that TO the babies the elders many of these sem
snie suggestions sound foolish.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-26
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Many Foods Contain Vitamin B

vitamin B in quart of milk is
about the same as could be found
in six or seven eggs.
Human milk is perhaps a little
richer than cows milk. The whole
grains of cereals are fairly rich in
vitamin B, but most of the vitamin
is found in the germ.
The use of highly milled products
in preference to whole grain de-
creases the vitamin B content of
the diet.
This raises the question of whole
wheat versus white flour, which will
be discussed more extensively in
relationship to other subjects.
1t is sufficient to say here that
the diet of civilized man is suffi-
GENTLY varied to include enough
vitaminS from other sources than
cereals so that he need not be con-
cerned about this from the vita
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-26

min point of view. When the diet
becomes greatly restricted he may
have to give it careful considera-
ton.
Sherman feels that the intake Of
vitamins in much more abundant
quantity than is absolutely neces-
sary is often advantageous.
He argues, therefore, that the
use of whole grain in preference to
highly milled products should be
encouraged, except in cases in
which there is reason to fear that
the roughage Of whole grains I'M
duly will irritate the intestinal
tract.
Beans, peas and fats in general
provide fairly good amounts of
vitamin B. Potato has it. Oranges
and lemons, grapefruit juice and
fresh prune juice have about as
much vitanin B as milk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-26
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-One hundred six
auto deaths!
That is the horrible figure the
people of Marion county have per-
mitted auto fatalities to reach
through carelessness and reckless
ness in driving automobiles on the
streets of indianapolis and its en-
vironS.
Part of the blame for this stag
gering loss of lives might be laid to
the police department.
However, since it is every auto
drivers responsibility to insure the
safety of pedestrians, his passengers
and the passengers of other autos,
the blame rests on every auto driver
who takes an extra risk or sights
precaution.
The only possible blame on police
or deputy sheriffs is that they
might permit an auto-killer to
escape. Part of the blame must fall
on the courts when they set free
one of these potential murderers.
If tornado should strike Indian
apolis and take 106 lives, the city,
county, state, and nation would be
shocked.
If a fire, explosion, sinking of a
ship, or any other major disaster
claimed as many men, women, and
children, the officialdom of any mu-
nicipality would start investigations
to find the cause and perhaps the
guilty person or persons.
But Indianapolis and Marion
county still sit at the wheel Of a
huge death car, still roaming the
streets, unmindful of the mounting
toll.
Sure and speedy justice of the
Michigan type might help.
Another power that would reduce
this appalling toll is held by the
state courts. 1t is revocation Of a
drivers license for motor law viola
tons.
A few murderous drivers, seated
in their homes instead of behind
wheels, might set the example.
C.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-26
Too Much Politics

TAMMANY HALL is adopting
Il about the same attitude to-
ward Governor Roosevelt, demand
ing that he be an orthodox party
man, regardless of cost or conse-
quences.
Tammany leader John F. Curry
stated the creed clearly the other
day when, in testifying before the
legislative committee as to whether
he had any interest in helping horse
doctor Doyle, he said he was inter-
ested in helping all good Demo-
Gratis.
That's the chief source of trouble
in New York City-a political or
ganization, instead of a municipal
government.