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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
POULTRY
FATS
NO GREAT PROFIT
IN RAISING CAPONS
Inadvisable to Rear Chicks
for Meat Alone.

Claims for rapid and great increase
in weight after caponizing cockerels
are disputed by experiment stations
that have investigated them. A bulle-
tin from the Cornell experiment sta
ton quotes the Maryland State Col
lege of Agriculture as having found
that the rate of growth of cockerelS
and capons compared very closely up
to the time of the maturity of the
cockerels, the cockerels being slight
ly more efficient in the use Of food.
After maturity was reached. this rela-
ton was reversed. the capons becom-
ing slightly more efficient. The same
results were obtained at Cornell The
Illinois station found that up to 46
weeks there was little difference in
the growing of capons and cockerels.
The Cornell statement with regard
to this continues with the cautionary
paragraph. Apparently the extrav-
agant claims have not been founded
upon facts. :. +. Under most New
York state conditions it is not advis-
aDle TO attempt TO raise capOnS IOr
the New York wholesale market. :.
However, in localities where a special
trade can be built up and premium
prices obtained it may be profitable to
produce them. /. !. A plump, juicy
capon cannot be excelled by any poul-
try for fine table quality, and doubt
less many poultrymen continue to pro-
duce them primarily for home use."
This seems to correspond with the
opinions of numerous poultry keepers
who have tried producing capons for
the wholesale markets and have found
that feed costs have been too great
to permit any great profit in the rails
ing of fowls for meat alone-Rural
New-Yorker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
DAIRY
~s@ &eEaE
NON-PAYING COWS
TURNED INTO BEEF
Action Brightens Future OF
Dairy Markets.

BY c. s. RHODE. Dairy Extension Special
ist. College OF Agriculture. University of
Illinois.-wNU Service.
Paving the way to stronger markets
and better prices for dairy products,
members of Illinois dairy herd i'm
provement associations are culling
their cows at record rate, thus re-
ducing heavy SURPRISES of milk.
1t is estimated that more than 90
100000 pounds of milk will be kept Off
the market this year If culling con-
tinues at the rate it has been going dur
ing the first FIVE months. In that time
members of dairy herd Improvement
associations have culled out nearly 10
per cent of their cows and sold them
for beef. At that rate almost fourth
of the cows in the herds of members
will be culled during the year, much
heavier than normal rate.
There are approximately 1,4O0 dairy
men, the owners of more than 10000
cows, who are members of the 80 dairy
herd Improvement associations now
functioning in the state. They are or
ganized by the extension service Of
the agricultural college to teach farm
erS up-tO-date methods of feeding,
breed and management and other
practices which will enable them to
market their dairy products to greater
advantage.
Rigid culling which the members
are now doing is expected to raise
the already high efficiency of their
herds. 1t is estimated that if the av-
erage cow in the state were as eff
cient as the average of the dairy herd
improvement association cows that
present production could be MAIN
tanned with 100000 less cows, and
herd owners would have S20,O0O,OOO,-
900 more TO show for their work.
Benefits of the culling are indicated
I'm the case of Tazewell county dairy
man who got rid of II cows or more
than third of his 32-cow herd. He put
1892 pounds less milk and 1884
pounds less fat on the market the fol-
lowing year. The herd of q cows re-
turned S9S543 more above cost of feed
than the 80 cows had the year before.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Canadians Make Claim
for Worlds Record Cow

Some United States dispatches have
recently been received which credit a
Holstein COW owned and bred in Min
nesota with worlds record for COM
bined milk and butter production in
800 days. Lady Pride Pontiac
Lieuwkje, owned by F. E. Murphy,
Breckenridge, Mimi, gave $500
pounds of milk and 1,273 pounds of
butterfat, test of 3.57 per cent. Such
a combined production is outstanding
and indicates that efforts to raise the
standards of the Holstein breed are
continuing in spite of conditions.
However, Canadians can still point
with pride TO the worlds record for
butterfat production, which is still
held by that famous COW, DeKol Plus
Segis Dixie, owned by Raymondale
farm, Vaudreuil, Que. Dead some
three years now, her production Of
1884 pounds Of butterfat in one year
seems likely to remain unchallenged
for some years yet.-Montreal Family
Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Effect of Feed on Milk

Much experimental feeding of dairy
cows has been done at various times
TO determine to what extent the COM
position Of milk is influenced by the
character Of the ration fed. In a
general way Investigators are agreed
that the nature of the feed a cow Is
fed does not change the composition
of the milk. If a cow is given too
little protein, for example, she will
draw upon her body protein so long
as that Is possible to make up for the
deficiency in that constituent In her
ration. When that can no longer be
done the quantity of the milk falls
off to point that can be maintained
by the protein supplied in the feed.
But the composition of the milk it.
self remains constant. = Wisconsin
Agriculturist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Acreage for Each Cow

The acreage allowed per cow de.
ponds to great extent upon the pro-
ductivity of the soil, but on good land
one-half an acre will produce sufficient
leave good amount of material to
cut for hay or to turn under for soil
improvement. A fertile soil, however.
is necessary for best results in any
pasture and this should be fortified
with from four to five hundred pounds
of a complete high grade fertilizer.
With proper fertilization and the addi-
ton of two tons Of ground limestone
one acre will furnish sufficient graz
ing for two animals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
REPAIR CRISIS
COMING SOON
Avoidable Home Neglect
Costs Millions; Save
by Painting Now.

Home owners and others through.
out the United States face an
avoidable burden of $2OO,O0O,0O0 for
repairs and requirements next
spring, that can be prevented by
adopting proper precautions this fall.
A crisis that has been approach
ing for several years will be
reached this winter, and "a vigorous
offensive program" to lessen its
seriousness will be inaugurated at
once, according to an announce
ment by the Acme White Lead and
Color Works, Detroit White Lead
Works, w. w. Lawrence & Co., Lin
coin Paint & Color Co., the Lowe
Brothers Co., John Lucas & Co., Inc,
the Martin-Senour Co., Peninsular
Paint & Varnish Co., the Sher-
win-Williams Co. Newspaper adj
vertising in every part of the United
States will be used to tell property
owners Of the danger from further
delay In making needed repairs and
requirements.
Millions of dollars can be saved
by giving buildings proper care this
fall. They have been exposed to the
elements three, four and five years,
through neglect and postponement
Of needed work. Property and
equipment cannot go longer lacking
proper protection, without further
serious injury.
"When a woman's home is saved
from foreclosure by a coat of new
paint which led to a renewal of the
loan on the house, as has just been
reported from a small Middle West
ern town, it is easy to see that
other benefits than just those of
property protection can be derived,
too, from adopting the correct safe
guard methods.
"Prices of good paints are the
lowest in fifteen years. Enough
good, dependable paint to protect all
the badly weathered surfaces on the
average home can be bought with a
few dollars. The general buying
public has already begun respond
ing to advance promotion through
our distributing and retail channels.
Encouraging orders. from large key
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Vitamins That Affect
Food Value of the Egg

Eggs from chickens fed a ration full
of vitamins A and D are better food
than eggs from chickens fed rations
less rich in these vitamins.
Recent experiments in Ohio indicate
that the amount of vitamin A and D
supplied to the bird is directly re-
flected in the vitamin content of the
eggs produced. Thus, in feeding his
hens to maintain their health, the poul-
tryman is feeding for eggs of better
quality and more worth.
A ration for hens rich in vitamins
would contain yellow corn. alfalfa leaf
meal. or high grade cod liver oil
Vitamin d prevents ricketts, and as
sists with the building of bone. Vita
min A builds resistance to diseases
and fections.-Dakota Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Poultry Outlook

The summary of the program for
poultry as outlined in the "Agricul-
tural Outlook for 1892" and pub
lished by Iowa State college, is, in
our judgment, sound advice.
"Most farmers with general focks
adapted to both meat and egg produc-
ton might well hold their production
plans to about the same volume as last
year and put further emphasis on
proper feeding, careful flock manage
ment and selling on a graded basis.
Graded selling of eggs becomes in
creasingly important with the marked
expansion in the competition between
frozen eggs and the lower grades Of
cold storage eggs."-Wallace's Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
What They Do in Oregon

Many dairy farmers have not yet
learned the value of dairy herd i'm
provement association, but here are
some who have. The Klamath asso-
citation of Oregon found itself unable
to continue testing this year. The IL
dairymen left after reorganization had
only enough work to keep a tester
busy half time, so in order to keep the
association going they arranged to
employ him on their farms at regular
farm wages during the other two
weeks of each month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Moist Ration Best

Mixing part of the dry mash with
milk until it is moistened to crumbly
state greatly increases the palatability
of the poultry ration. Experiments
with fiocks of the same breed kept
under exactly the same conditions and
fed the same rations, except that a
part of the ration was fed wet in
one case and in the other case all Of
it was dry, showed an increase In
production during the year of "a eggs
per bird, a matter no poultry raiser
can afford to overlook.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Separate Ducks and Hens

Ducks, chickens and turkeys have
quite different habits and require
ments; therefore they should be kept
separate in order to be profitable and
healthy. If ducks and chickens are
confined to the same run it will soon
be found that the webbed feet Of the
ducks treading on the droppings will
make the run very insanitary for the
fowls, and any contagious disease
breaking out would be quickly COM
municated to the entire flock.
Turkeys must be provided with
space for exercise, and fresh air and
should be kept In a fairly cold, dry
atmosphere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Beet Pulp for Dairy Cows

Most dairymen think it Is neces-
sary or at least desirable to soak beet
pulp before feeding it to cows. In
vestigators found that dry beet pulp
gave as good results as the soaked
beet pulp. In the experiment the cows
were watered twice day. The beet
pulp when fed either wet or dry was
mixed with the grain ration. The
cows when fed the dry pulp ate as
much hay and gave as much milk as
when fed the wet pulp.-Wailace's
Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Watch Mother Hen"

A mother hen used to brood chicks
may have been the most tender and
careful of mothers during their early
days, but when ready to wea1 her
brood she may suddenly develop a
mean disposition toward them, pick
ing at them with her sharp beak and
running them about the coop. If they
are closely confined. this may, In a
few hours, result in the loss of some
baby chicks unless the mother hen is
promptly removed on showing such an
attitude toward the babies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
When to Start Culling

Culling should begin when the eggs
are selected for incubation and con-
tinue until the birds are disposed of, a
University of Minnesota bulletin points
out. Only strong, vigorous, healthy
chicks should be placed In the brood
ing pens. Pullets put into winter quar-
tiers should be carefully selected as to
factors bearing on their usefulness,
and throughout the laying year, hens
that developed physical weakness. or
are late, or irregular, producers should
be removed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
VIil53:E @l bakers

industries and railways are simply
the forerunner of a pickup through
entering a paint market of huge pro-
portions. We are moving with
greater confidence than in many
months. ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
The Mother o. Pe.rl

You're looking bad, old man." said
an acquaintance to Browne. whats
the trouble?,
Domestic" answered Browne.
But you always said that your wife
was a pearl" remarked the friend.
$50 she is" returned Browne sor
rowfully. ITS the mother o. pearl
that's the trouble
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Halibut "Came Back"

A large halibut marked with the
letters NJ. r. NJ. recently was
caught off Western bank by the
Boston schooner Joffre, and NJ. Rob-
ert Muse, member of the crew, re-
called that he had caught the same
fish two years previously eff the
Grand banks, but after scratching
his initials on it's side had thrown
it back, as 1t was too small.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
The Real Economist

She-Sir, how dare you kiss me?
He-This tunnel cost million dol
lars.
She-What of It?
He-Do you want It to be q total
loss?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23

Make the best of the troubles you
have and don't hunt for more.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23

Scandal Is gossip made tedious by
morality.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Cheering Thought

"Pop, win l look like you when
grow up?"
Everybody seems to think so, SON"
swell, won't have to grow up for
long time, win /, popT'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
Drugs From Cactu. Plants

Cactus plants form the basis Of q
new industry. From them are pro-
duced various drugs, soap and wa
ter softeners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23

trouble in locating men with money
Grace-"Her dad is a successful gold
miner, my DEAR"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
Carpenter Proves
Good AS Lawyer

DETROIT, Sept. 10. U.P)-When
William G.. Gates filed an answer
and cross bill to his wife's suit for
divorce, he laid aside his carpenter
tools, and took the law in his own
behalf.
His answer, eight typewriter
pages, was submitted to the court
bound in a folder made of WALL
paper.
His reply to the charge of his
wife, Pearl, that he had thrown her
down without provocation," was
that he had given her a shove when
ne found another man in the house.
Responding to the charge that
he had used "profane, vulgar and
abusive language" Gates replied:
Guilty, your honor, guilty"
That's Jake with me-" he re-
piled to his wife's plea that the
marriage be dissolved.
But the height of his eloquence
he reserved for the alimony plea.
"The defendant pleads" he said.
that the honorable court will re-
frain from adding anything to the
dry cleaning process of the plain
tiff and that it will deny much of
that"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
@HlnLdL7ros
V ssoys:

BEVERLY HILLS, Sept. 9.
(SpeciaD-Eighty-two years ago
today California entered the
union. on a bet. The bet was
that the country would eventu-
ally be called California and
not America.
We took it away from Mexico
the next year after we found it
had gold. When the gold was
all gone we tried to give it back,
but Mexico was too foxy for us.
In '49 the wayWard sons out of
10000 families crossed the
country, and the roads was so
rough they couldn't get back.
Just when the mining had
petered out somebody discover
ed moving picture camera,
and the old days of '49 were on
rubber core interior of the new
by the bus loads. Fords are
packed with literary geniuses.
My pictures alone have been
the means of bringing every
hard looking old bird" in the
world out here. Its a great old
state. We furnish the amuse-
ment to the world, sometimes
conscientious, sometimes, un-
conscientious, sometimes by our
films, sometimes by our orators.
But you can't beat it.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
KANSAS CITY TO
DRAFT LEADERS
FOR ELECTIONS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 10.
U.P)-Business men and civic lead
ers, who have deplored what they
call vote fraud" here are to have
an opportunity to take personal
steps against such illegal voting.
The city election board, weary of
the continuing criticism, has an
nounced its intention of appointing
many of these we'll known men
as precinct judges and clerks for
the November election-and of pros
ecuting them if they fail to serve.
William Buchholz, Republican
chairman of the bipartisan board,
asserted, in announcing the new
policy, that "it's easy to yell fraud,
but mighty hard to prove it."
The board, he explained, can
hardly investigate the fitness of
every voter, or of every election
official, but must accept the rec
concentrations, in part, of the party
organizations. He urged strong
Republican organization here to
combat the Democratic strength.
such an organization" he said,
"would aid the election board great
ly in its effort to keep the voting
clean"
No discrimination will be made,
Buchholz said, between Republican
and Democratic business men in
choosing the judges and clerks.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
FIVE new FIRES
BREAK OUT In
NORTHERN AREA

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 10. W.H-
Incendiary fires in widely separated
sections of the state kept forest
fire fighting crews on the jump to-
day.
Five new fires were burning un-
checked in Mendocino National
Forest, Lake county, and another
blaze, near Covelo, got out of con-
troll again after blackening more
than 5000 acres outside the ma
tional forest and 1000 acres inside.
w. H. Coupe, state fire suppress
sion chief, was in Shasta county
investigating several fires believed
of incendiary origin. All of the
fires were under control.
In Ell Dorado county 500 acre
timber fire was reported in the
Weber creek section.
An army of 600 fire fighters con-
tinued to battle one of the seasons
worst brush and timber fires in
Santa Barbara National Forest.
Word reaching the division of
forestry offices here said that the
flames crept within miles of
Montecito, fashionable suburb of
Santa Barbara, and threatened two
resorts.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
Seek Clothes For
Needy OF Detroit

DETROIT, Sept. 10. U.p)-The
signing of request for 100000
yards of government owned cotton
cloth from the national headquar-
ters of the American Red Cross has
inaugurated the citys greatest drive
to clothe its needy.
The petition was signed by
Gustavus D. Pope, head of the De-
troit branch of the Red Cross,
which is cooperating with the
other welfare agencies in efforts to
furnish the necessary clothing.
Clothing branches will be estab-
lished at each of the city's 10 well
fare districts. Each branch will
maintain a sewing room where vol
uuteer workers from churches,
clubs, and various other organiza-
tions will endeavor to meet the
needs of their respective neighbor-
hoods.
Additionally, the central clothing
committee will conduct citywide
drive from October 3 to 10, for aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
CHICAGO FRIENDS
OF ROBINS AID
SEARCH FOR HIM

CHICAGO, Sept. IN U.R) = The
hunt for Raymond Robins, social
and prohibition worker who disap-
peared enroute to a luncheon en-
gagement with President Hoover,
was redoubled here today when two
friends of the missing man report
ed they saw him here Thursday.
w. w. Hapt, an old friend of
the prohibition crusader, told au-
thorities he saw Robins and spoke
with him just half an hour after
the time he was reported seen by
Mrs. w. Requa Bryant, another
long time acquaintance.
Hapts revelation set police, de-
partment of justice agents and
many of the social workers friends
to checking closely through the dis
tricts with which Robins was IA
miliar here several years ago as a
social worker
1t was believed Robins might
have come here suffering from am
nesia.
Hapt told police he was positive
the man he met and spoke with was
Robins.
Mrs. Bryant previously had told
authorities of seeing Robins about
half an hour earlier Thursday af-
ternoon at State and Adams street.
A night long search of Robins old
haunts failed to bring any trace
of him.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
MANY FAMILIES
RECEIVE FLOUR
FROM RED CROSS

Distribution of Red Cross flour
milled from government wheat has
reached 3,406,867 barrels, affording
aid to 3,289,001 families throughout
the United States according to Of
ficial advices received by Joe E..
King, chairman of Imperial county
chapter, from A. l.. Schafer, man
ager of the Pacific area.
Wheat and flour activities have
been handled by the regular staff
of the Red Cross, supplemented by
one milling expert, traffic man
and such additional clerical help
as necessary for a central distribu-
ton office in Chicago. The distri-
button cost to the Red Cross funds,
supported by public memberships,
is placed at 100000.
The unit of distribution is the
241a pound sack, estimated as being
sufficient for a family Of five
through II days.
A grand total of 3179 Red Cross
chapters have participated in the
flour project.
The compilation, as of August 6,
shows the eastern area received
2,087,211 barrels of flour, aiding
1,764,816 families. The midwestern
area received 1,071, ,128 barrels, aid
ing 1,051,778 families.
The Pacific area received 1898
barrels, aiding 472,407 families.
Distribution through 297 chap
ters in the Pacific area was made
as follows:
Alaska, 1131 barrels; Arizona,
19,OO6; California, 94,OO7; Idaho,
5000; Nevada, 5222; Oregon,
1884; Utah, 4S,151, and Washing
ton, 48,957.
The number of families aided in
the Pacific area by states shows:
Alaska, 2149; Arizona, 24,752;
California, 164,467; Idaho, 22,176;
Nevada, 54O6; Oregon, 28,377; Utah,
133,263; Washington, 91,817.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10

have been able TO complete nego-
tiationS that will enable us to open
the United Artists theatre and feel
confident that the people of FL
Centro and vicinity will point with
pardonable pride to this splendid
showplace.
John De Paoli, who has been
manager of our Imperial theatre,
will take over the management of
the new United Artists theatre, and
will have a detailed announcement
regarding plans and policy Of the
new theatre in a few days. The
first attraction booked is Will
Rogers in Down to Earth" which
will be shown opening night at one
gala performance beginning at 8
o'clock, and also again on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday follow
ing. The second picture will be
Marlene Dietrich in 1.-THE Blonde
Venus"
Only the very biggest picture pro-
auctions will be shown at the
United Artists, it was said. A new
policy will be inaugurated for the
Imperial theatre coincidental with
the opening of the United Artists,
details of which also will be made
public within a few days.
Is Handsome Structure
The United Artists theatre was
finished last spring and is consid-
cred one of the finest theatres west
of the Mississippi and was con-
structed with special consideration
for Imperial Valley climatic con-
ditions.
1t is of steel and concrete con-
struction, thoroughly fireproof and
as near earthquake proof as mod
ern engineering has been able to
design. A specially built system
will provide cooled air in summer
and heat during the winter months,
while the most modern sound equip
ment will make possible the per-
feet recording of pictures.
The theatre has a seating ca
pacity of 1179 and seats are de-
signed to provide the maximum in
comfort and an unobstructed view
Of the screen. Lounging and rest
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