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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Raise More Horses for
Efficient Farm Power

Will consumption of milk and
bread and meat stand still?
The time is not far distant when
it will, declares Wayne DinsmOre
secretary Of the Horse Association
of America, in a recently issued
statement, "ChildIess Marriages
Fewer Mouths for the Farmer to
Feed"
Farmers must realize, Mr.. Dins-
more says, that a wise alternative
is to raise and feed some live stock
not intended for human consump-
ton but for serving them in their
farm operations as efficient, cheap
ly kept farm power-good, sound
horses and mules, in other words.
Used in big teams. they are the
best, most efficient form Of power
for the farm; and, kept on pasture
as they should be, they cause the
owner almost no cash expense.
Anyone desiring q copy of the
statement in full may have it by
writing to Wayne Dinsmore, sec
rotary, Horse Association of Amer
lea, Union Stock Yards. Chicago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Good Lumber Needed
for a Good Building

If lumber is worked on the 7JOD
it takes additional time for the carpsr
tiers and additional money from ~
builder. The best workmen calno
build good-looking home with q pV~
ly manufactured product.
For that reason it is only gooo pus,
ness when building a home 20 ls.s
upon some known lumber that is a' =,
ufactured by reliable firm. Anu -
best security is in trade-inalSss
brand of lumber, for here the il ,'.s,
facturer must depend upon MS -. -,
Der to make his easily Distinguish,
product acceptable to the DuiO
world.
There are many frame homes s'@ IN
ing today that were built wnen "a
United States was confined to inc ar art
coast. This, coupled with tne '.cb
that lumber now Is prepared an,
more scientifically and more eal. s',IIt
than when those houses were ~ 70
indicates the homes built souhus n,
day will last as long as those "
past.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Wheat Fed Live Stock
to Relieve Situation

Every one is agreed that the
price of wheat next year must de-
pend to a large extent on whether
or not the present surplus is taken
off the market to be used as live
stock feed. It is also a well-knOwn
fact that shortage in corn amounts
to as much or more than the sur
plus Of wheat and small grain.
In this connection it is interest
ing to note that In 1923, when a
somewhat similar condition pre-
scented itself, there was 140,OO0,OOO
bushels Of wheat used on farms
primarily for live stock feed. In
1927, which was the next highest
year, 85,OOO,OO0 bushels were used
for that purpose. For the good
of both the live stock industry and
the wheat producer, it is to be
hoped that considerably more
wheat will be fed this year than
either one of the two previously
high years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Data Of High Interest
in Farm Classification

Some interesting figures have
come to hand from the last United
States census. Farms have been
classified as to crops in way not
previously attempted. One-sixth Of
all farms in the United States. or
1,O44,266 were listed as general"
They were farms on which the value
of any one crop was less than 40
per cent of the total. "Self-sufic-
ing" farms were those on which the
value of all products used by the
family was so per cent or more of
the total produced by the farm, and
of these there were 498,O19. In
other words, these families got most
Of their living from the farm. The
strict specially" farms, with 40
per cent or more of the products
in one line, ran as follows: dairy,
6O4, 1877; animal speciality, 479,O42;
poultry, 166,517; fruit, 141.41S;
truck, S4,561; cotton, 1,640,0 JOBS;
cash grain, 454, 726.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
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FOLLOW EIGHT "C'S"
TO BETTER CHICKS
North Carolina Poultryman
Gives Good Advice.

Nv G. F. Parrish, Extension Poultryman,
North Carolina State College.
WNU Service.
The eight "C's" for better chicks
may be grouped as clean eggs, clean
incubators, clean chicks. clean
brooder houses, clean range, clean
litter, clean food, and clean manage
ment.
Right now poultrymen are enter
ing their busiest season and are
looking for the best methods to use
in growing healthy, hardy chicks
which will pay a profit. We do not
know the best way to grow healthy
chicks, but we do know a program
to follow which will almost in
variably make for success in the In
dustry.
No one can produce healthy
chicks without clean eggs produced
by hens that have been blood-tested
and found free of bacillary white
diarrhea. These eggs must be
placed in incubators that have been
thoroughly cleaned and dried before
the eggs have ever been put into
them. Then, every poultryman
should be careful about the chicks
which he brings to his place from
some other breeder or practical
poultryman. Only strong, clean
chicks from disease-free. stock
should be purchased.
The next step is to have clean
brooder houses and place these on
ground where chicks have not been
reared before. Good range Is also
important. It is wise to grow out
the chicks on range where no poul-
try droppings have been spread and
where some green crop has been
planted. Clean litter on the floor
Is needed. Straw, shavings or peat
moss is good for chicks. Sawdust
Is poor.
The dole system does not work
In feeding chicks. Give them all
they will eat In such containers as
the chicks cannot foul or waste the
feed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Keep Kitchen Bright
Colored, Latest Edict

Make your kitchen charming If you
would keep up with the times.
The modern housewife is in rank
rebellion against the dull, the drab,
the uninteresting "Give me COLOR"
she says, ''in my life, in my dress,
even I'm my kitchen!" And she is only
echoing the general need for 1t, the
rapidly growing use Of it.
And why not colorful kitchen?
Because task Is humdrum, must it
be made worse by dreary environ
ment? The progressive woman says
not.
1.-The kitchen is my workshop" she
explains, $50 1t is going to be tidy,
cheerful place, equipped with just as
many conveniences as my husband has
to help him in his work.
"Would he bother with out-of-date
ineffective tools or stick to the meth
DDS of his great grandfather? He
would not! And If he did, he would
never be asked to relate the history
of his life in success magazine !"
1t pays the feminine go-getter to be
just as fussy. She ought to insist upon
having a cheerful. well-lighted kitch-
en-, made sanitary and attractive with
good, washable paint in pleasing col
ors. Even the plebian garbage can and
waste basket may have their homeli-
ness concealed behind bright-hued
paint.
The stool with steps on one side, so
that it can be used also as a ladder,
offers another surface for colorful
paint. There is great deal in the
psychology of. color. Just put cana
~ into red and yellow kitchen and
hear 1t sing!
Tastes differ, of course. Some may
prefer a blue and orange color scheme.
Tangerine and nile green may appeal
to others. And there are natures hap
pier In a springlike setting of lilac
and daffodil yellow.
There is nothing so hampering to
efficiency as the cluttered kitchen. Let
the kitchen cabinet and broom closet
conceal monumental utensils and
create an effect of tidiness.
Paint their exteriors to match the
woodwork. but brighten their inte-
riors with some gay. contrasting col
or.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Progress in War
| on Horse Enemies
Internal Parasites Kept
Under Control by New
Treatment.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.-WNU Service.
Treatment for the elimination of
bots and other internal parasites of
81 horses of the military stables Of
the University of Illinois resulted
in an average monthly gain of 46
pounds per horse the first two
months following treatment, the
university reports. One horse which
was to have been killed because of
it's unthrifty condition gained 255
pounds In weight in the six months
following treatment, and proved
to be one of the best mounts in the
stable.
The benefits of parasite control
extended to 20,S57 farmers in Illi-
nois, Drs. Robert Graham, E. e. Slat-
ter, and S. e. Park, Of the ILL
nois agricultural experiment sta
tion, University of Illinois, directed
the campaign. Preliminary reports
Indicate that 90 per cent of
the farmers who co-operated were
pleased with results. Treatment
improved the condition and working
capacity of the animal.
Iowa opened the first statewide
campaign for control of horse bots
and other internal parasites of
horses. The movement spread to
Illinois and other states. The work
is usually organized in a township
or county by an extension worker
in cooperation with farmers and
horse owners of the county. This
arrangement cuts down the cost of
the carbon disulphide treatment,
which should be administered by
an experienced veterinarian. The
control methods used In these cam
paigns have been developed and
standardized by scientists in the bu-
reaus of entomology and animal in
dustry, United States Department
Of Agriculture.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Losses by Erosion
Affect Many Crops
Soil Waste Reflected in
Lower Yields.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.-WNU Service
Lower crop yields per acre, with
resulting higher production costs,
are among the chief dangers Of land
erosion. Despite the fact that this
country is letting its soil waste
away faster than any other nation,
there is little threat Of an imme-
diate land shortage. There is dam
ger, however, in land reaching the
point where farmers cannot gain
a respectable living from 1t.
In the face Of improved methods
and machinery, improved varieties
and increased use of fertilizers, av-
erage yields of some crops have
dropped. The average yield of cot
ton for the ten-year period 1S71-1SSO
was 1854 pounds per acre, COM
pared with 1929 pounds for the pc
riod 1921-1930, a reduction that can
not be charged entirely to insects
or the use of marginal land. The
average yield of corn for the ten
year period 1S71-1S8O was 27.04
bushels per acre, while from 1921 to
1880 the yield was 26.13 bushels per
acre. That the yield of corr has
declined in spite Of all the i'm
provement in growing the crop must
have some relation to eroded land,
since the crop has not spread out
extensively into dry regions and
has not been devastated by insects
or disease.
Erosion is being checked in many
parts of the United States through
terracing, sodding, and similar prac-
tees. Work has shown that Excess
sive erosion can be controlled.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
BY w. A. RADFoRD

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to
practical home. building, for the read
ers of this paper. On account of his
wide experience as editor, author and
manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these SUBJ
jects. Address all inquiries to William
A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue,
Chicago, Ill, and only inclose two-cent
stamp for reply.
In many of the smaller towns and
on the farm there is demand for
small home such as shown in the Illus
tration. On larger farms this would
make very excellent tenant house,
while for the use of those who live in
town, it is an excellent design for the
small lot or for the family Of not more
than five people.
The house is "a feet by "a feet. Its
foundation walls are straight, which
means economical construction cost
The plain walls of the square house
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Feeding Dry Mash

Three to four pounds of dry lay
Ing mash made crumbly by the use
of milk or water adds to the pal
liability of the feed and can be
given daily to each 100 chickens.
Some prefer to give the wet mash
at noon and others in the after
noon. Just when it Is supplied
does not make any difference In the
results obtained. In using either
lights or crumbly mash or both
every operator should feed daily IL
to IA pounds of grain to each of his
100 hens.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Rape,for Hogs

Rape is one Of the best pasture
crops for hogs. 1t does better in
cool weather, and may be seeded
early in the spring. To secure the
greatest returns per acre, the crop
should not be pastured too closely.
1t is preferable to have two or
three separate lots and alternate
the grazing, though this is not nee
essary for good results.
Five to seven pounds Of seed per
acre is the usual rate Of seeding.
Drill or broadcast the seed on
plowed ground which has been well
worked down. Rape also may be
sown in the corn at the last cultiva.
tion.-Michigan Farmer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
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FEED WHEAT TO
FARM ANIMALS
Experiments Made by Twen-
ty-Five Stations.

Bulletin No. 2 of the federal
farm board, entitled practical Elk.
periences in Feeding Wheat" con-
tains the results of experiments by
twenty-five college stations in feed
ing wheat to live stock and is the
latest authentic information on the
subject.
Most Of the experiments were
made recently, but it Is an interest
ing fact that as early as 1894 the
South Dakota experiment station
published the results Of some feed
ing trials which showed that wheat
was about equal to corn as feed
for hogs. In the winter of 1901 o.
the agricultural experiment station
of the University Of Nebraska con
Quoted a test to determine the com
parative feeding value of wheat
and corn for cattle. The result OF
that experiment was that wheat
had a feeding value Of about 8 per
cent greater than corn.
Recent experiences of stations
and farmers in feeding wheat to
hogs give it q value of from Sl.2o
to S1.67 per bushel and in all such
experiments it was shown that
wheat has value equal or slightly
greater than corn.
The showing with cattle and
sheep was not quite so good, but
with poultry it was equally favor
able.
The bulletin, based upon all ex-
periments, suggests that wheat and
corn appear to be practically inter-
changeable in live stock rations and
it depends upon the relative price
as to which one would be the more
profitable to feed.
Color is given Bulletin No. 2 by
statement that former President
Coolidge eats wheat regularly for
breakfast. His formula is "two
parts of wheat and one of rye. 1t
is cooked whole, without grinding.
The grain is just as it comes from
the field and is put in double
boiler and cooked until the kernels
of wheat burst open. This some
times takes four or five hours"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Beef Breeding Herd

The advantages of crossing good
beef bulls on grade dairy cows.
where the owner does not care to
grade up his dairy herd. are nu-
merous. The calves so produced
will sell higher as veal calves.
They maS be fed out and sold as
far steers Or heifers. thus utilizing
some tha cheaper roughage and
PASTURES. The heifers may be re-
tained and bred back to good sire
as mentioned, thus establishing a
.brade beef breeding herd at little
cost. Such herd will produce
market topping steers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Let Corn Suckers Grow

Do not remove the suckers from
corn plants. These suckers or till
ers are essentially the same as
.'stools" Of small grain. The term
suckers probably dates back to the
time when there was a widespread
belief that these suckers grew at
the expense of plant foods in the
main stalk. That such Is not the
case is evidenced by lower yields
which result when the suckers are
removed, states g. 81. Struggled OF
Ohio State university who has been
working with the United States De-
partment of Agriculture in studying
this problem In various states. The
injury is likely to be greatest II
stands are thin and late removal Ii
worse than early, he has found
Prairie Farmer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Farm Pest Survey

Junior farmers in the neighbor.
hood of Yorkville, ILL.,, conducted a
pest" contest. A study of rodents
to determine which are good and
which are bad. They decided the
rat was the worst and most COM
mon pest enemy, and gave it a grade
point Of ten. Ground squirrels,
weasels, moles, ETC., were then given
points above or below ten, accord
ing to the damage done. The weasel
was the only one of the acknowl-
edged farm pests to be put above
the rat
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Soybeans for Silage

Soybeans should be cut at about
the same stage as for hay and ali
lowed to cure in the field few
hours before placing In the silo.
Moisture content Of the beans above
20 per cent makes poor grade Of
silage. The best way to use SOL
beans In the silo Is to grow them
with corn and use the mixture for
silage making. Or, If the two crops
are grown separately, they can be
mixed during the filling process, u.s.
ing one load of beans to two loads
of corn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Wins Sweet Corn Honor

George Eitel Of Pickaway county
grew four tons Of Country Gentle
man sweet corn per acre on five
and half acres this summer,
which makes him the successful en-
trant this year in the Sweet Corn
club sponsored by the state univer-
sity. In 1880 this field was plant
ed to potatoes and was seeded to
soybeans last year. Commercial
fertilizer at the rate of 600 pounds
per acre was applied. The corn
rows were spaced 80 inches apart.
Ohio Farmer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29

ly one. The kitchen is Of good Size
being z feet 6 inches by 10 feet
inches. Upstairs there are two large
bedrooms, the one at the front Of the
house being 10 feet 6 inches by II feel
6 inches. The one at the rear Is Is
feet 3 inches long by II feet deep
Both rooms have ample closet space
in connection with them. At the head
of the stairs off the hall is the bath
room.
This house is set on concrete fOun-
dalton and has a basement Of the
same size as the house itself It Is
of frame construction, the outside
walls being covered with shiplap
siding.
This home building design will ap'
peal to those who want a small at
tractive home, but who do not have
a large amount of money to invest
in one.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Consumers Demand for
Lamb Meat Increasing

One-third of all Of the lamb which
the nation produces is consumed
in greater New York. The drop in
price which has occurred during
the past six months has put lamb
on a price basis with beef and
pork. AS a result, many people
throughout the central and western
part of the United States have
been purchasing 1t.
Needless to say, liberal per-
centage of these folks have become
lamb boosters. This should result
In q fairly reliable consumers de-
mand for lamb meat in the future.
and providing the price does not
become unreasonably high. it would
seem as though there would be a
dependable outlet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Storing Potatoes

After potatoes have passed
through the resting stage they
sprout when the temperature is
right. The new Cornell bulletin
about potato storage tells how to
avoid sprouting and shrinkage by
changing conditions in the storage
cellar. This bulletin discusses the
kinds of storages found on $50 New
York state farms. 1t is free on re-
quest to the Office of publications
of the New York State College OF
Agriculture at Ithaca, n. Z. Ask
for P-526. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Value of Charcoal

The value of charcoal in poultry
feeding is frequently overlooked.
Good samples of charcoal are rich
in minerals such as phosphoric acid,
lime, magnesia and potash, which
play an important part in the
growth and development of young
stock and are Of especial benefit to
the blood-stream, on which health
and production so largely depend.
By giving 5 per cent of powdered
or graduated charcoal daily in the
soft or wet mash, much trouble can
be ayerted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
Agricultural Hints

Grapes may be pruned any time
during winter except when the wood
is frozen.
Alfalfa has been known to send
roots as deep as Is feet In search
of water, Say agronomists.
Twenty Eight of the 81 New York
counties that grow potatoes grow
fewer bushels of potatoes than the
county uses.
A scientist finds that the quantity
of wool produced by a sheep de-
ponds to a considerable extent on
the feed the sheep gets.
The commercial apple crop Of
Canada this year is expected to to-
tai 3,42S,50O barrels, a decrease Of
approximately 364.OOO barrels from
last year.
Through the practice Of double
cropping in the garden it Is posi-
BILE to make the same area Of
ground produce a larger quantity
and greater variety of vegetables.
Intercepting bitches should ap-
proximately follow the contour Of
the ground along the slope on which
they are built. The rate of fall
should not be great-just enough, IL
possible, for flow that will be self.
cleaning.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29

trellis over which vines or flowers can
be trained are features which win an
peal to the prospective home builder
The entrance door leads to a staI,
hall and at the left is the living room
extending most the width Of the build
ing. This room is 16 feet by II feet
6 inches wide. 1t is connected with
the dining room, IL feet Q inches by
IL feet, by a double eased opening
which makes the two rooms practical
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29

are broken by unusual roof design.
As matter of fact the wide dormer
above at the front and at the back
adds to the roominess of the house
and takes from it the plainness that
is often found in smaller homes Of this
type. The overhang of the roof and
the attractive entrance porch with CO.
lonial seats on either side and the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29
This would interest angels.

Chicago has a "conveniences"
shop, operated for charity, prepar-
ed to do almost anything. A lady
telephoned for boy to exercise
her dog on a rainy day, and the
boy who came. eager to earn lit.
tie money, was so small, so young.
that the owner of the dog felt
bound to walk with him, lest he be
run over. She walked both boy and
dog. This is an interesting civiliza
ton. If you hired pup to walk
boy on rainy night, the Cruelty
Society" would lock you up.
(9,l932, by King Features Syndicate, lne.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29

BY G. r. Parrish. Extension Poultryman,
North Carolina state college.
wNU Service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29

Grapes may be pruned any time
during winter except when the wood
is frozen.