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Bellefonte, Pa., June 5, 1881,
I NEVER DO
1 never spill my milk upon my mother's
tablecloth,
I never stir my spoon around to meddle
with my broth,
I never pass in front of folks without
excuse me said,
I never make a fuss when it is time to
£0 to bed.
I never do those dreadful things, (that
is, I try not to)
I never do, I never do,
DO YOU?
I never do—
I never say I will not, or I cannot, if
I can,
I never leave my toys about when things
are spick and span,
I never tease the kitten or the smaller
children dear,
I never, when I hurt myself, will shed
a single tear,
I never do those dreadful things
is, I try not to)
I never do, I never do, I never do—
DO YOU?
I never scribble
where, indeed,
I never cross the street without a great
amount of heed,
I never shout and slam the doors when
quiet I should be,
I never wear a pouty face where any-
one can .see,
I never do those dreadful
least I try not to)
I never do, I never do, I never do—
DO YOU?
(that
in my books or any-
things, (at
THE SACRIFICE HIT
With two out and no one on base,
Scotty Gordon, pitcher for Poly High,
gripped his bat and swung with de-
termination to break the tie score
before the game with Mission High
went into extra innings.
Smack! It was a clean two-bag-
ger. Scotty, a little out of breath,
grinned happily on second base,
Toots Gibbs, good old pinch-hit
Toots, was now at bat. A
then a strike—and another strike—
went over the plate. Nervously
Scotty increased his lead
third base. What if Toots should
fail to connect!
As the pitcher for Mission started
to wind up, Soo: went me BeMen
g for , he could hear the
SE the crowd in the bleach-
ers.
‘He's stealing third! Look at him
$1
.
“He'll never make it! He's out on
his feet!"
“No! He's sliding! Safe! Safe!
He's Safe a mile!”
Even as he hooked his leg toward
the bag, Scotty heard the smack of
the ball in the Mission third base.
man's glove. A groan of disappoint-
ment rose from the crowd telling
Scotty that he had failed to beat
the ball. Then a wild yell burst
from the excited Poly rooters. Hug-
ging the sack, Scotty looked through
the dust and saw the ball slip from
the baseman’s grasp and roll into
the diamond.
“Safe!” cried the umpire.
Grinning all over, Scotty brushed The Lowell pitcher jumped and | yyoid bet at pone an, Mieing
| No one had told him to bunt.
|if he landed only a two-bagger, he'd
some of the dust from his suit and
set himself for the next pitched ball.
Squarely over the plate it sped,
There was a mighty smack and
Toots the sphere high over
center for a home run.
Thev had won the game!
As Scotty trotted over home plate,
Ray Huggins, the Poly captain,
him by the arm.
“I told you not to steal.
knew Toots was up.”
You
retorted Scottv. He had expected
praise, not criticism.
“Toots does his best when he’s in
a tight place.”
“Now. Ray, you were just as ex-
cited as the rest of them when T
made that pretty steal,” replied
Scotty.
“You were lucky. Suppose the
Fil baseman hadn't dropped the
Before Scotty could answer, his
classmates piled down from the stand
and surrounded them. Scotty lis-
tened to their words of praise, hop-
and realize just how valuable a man
he was to the team,
But Ray Huggins urged all his
players to the showers. Althoughhe to play as’ a team,” Ray told him.
congratulated several of the players, “We can't be a bunch of individual |
he said not a word to Scotty about stars. Sometimes it's safer to low-
his skillful pitching.
Scotty had quite a following on
his walk home.
at three, so you can help me quite
a bit.”
| Scotty thought of his baseball
| practice, Why, it would just about
ruin his chance to be elected
tain. The fellows at school might
even think he was a quitter.
| Besides, he was
‘lot of fun cut of this baseball. He
‘tried to explain things to his fath-
| er.
“I could let you off once a week,”
his father replied.
| “Tl be put on the second team if
‘I don't practice regularly every oth-
er day.
“It'll only be for a couple of
‘months, Scott’ said his father.
“I've ordered a nailing machine.
| That'll give my arm a rest. But
'it won't get here this summer.
“The sc! would think I was a
‘quitter, dad,” “Well, son I hate to
keep you out of the game. I guess
‘I can get along alone.”
Scotty felt as if he were doing
something terribly mean. He kept
| thinking about his father hammering
nails into tough leather heels and
| pounding wet sole leather to make
He remembered how his
own arm hurt a year ago, when he
| pitched the last inning of a game
with strained shoulder cords.
Ray Huggins noticed Scotty's lack
‘of interest in practice. He called
‘him aside and told him to wake up.
it pliable.
“You and Terry O'Neil are Poly's
mainstays this year. If you can't]
keep in top form, I'll have to pull
Herb Young from the second team
‘and put him in your place.”
Scotty braced up and put spirit
into his pitching. He received a
'nod of approval from Ray,
“I'm going to let you open the
' game Lowell on Friday,
Terry isn't going good yet. Now
keep that arm warmed up.”
Scotty raced at once to his fath-
er's store. Father and son said lit-
'tle. ‘There was work, plenty of it,
I piled up. Until an hour after dark
| Scotty pegged shoes and mended
| As there was no practice the fol-
lowing day, he was able to devote
!the full afternoon to his father. The
{look on his father's face was re-
| ward enough for Scotty.
i
Then came the game with Lowell.
‘For three innings Scotty prevented
‘the Lowell swatters from
toward first base. Poly scored one run in
{the fourth. In the fifth inning
Lowell got two men on bases and
put in a pinch hitter, who brought
(home his two team-mates and him-
| self witha smash over the far fence,
| Scotty steadied himself and man-
| to strike out the next man.
last
pia
out was made b
shortstop,
er in front of third.
with one out and a
'
i
In the sixth,
could no longer attend practice.
Ray agreed that there would be no
SD ju Scotty’ - affairs,
5
| Fierb Young was selected in Scotty's
|place, Although the new pitcher
‘was a poor hitter, the Poly nine led
an awful all other Noe Valley teams at the
end of the season.
The first week of June arrived.
‘On Friday the final game would be
‘played with Cogswell to determine
the championship between Bernal
Heights and Noe Valley.
~ Due to Scotty's help, his father's
‘arms were steadily improving and he
no longer complained. Then, on
‘the day before the championship
match, the nailing machine arrived.
| Together, Scotty and his father un-
| crated it.
“It's a beauty,” said his father.
“But it will never fill me with the
pride that you have been to me. I
know it cost you something Scot, to
give up baseball. Now, if yeu
‘still like to play ball"
“Do I
“Then you'd better take in the
game to.morrow. They might need
you to pitch.”
| Terry had been slated to pitch,
But at the last minute it was learn-
‘ed that he had slipped in getting off
the street-car and had sprained his
{wrist. So it was Herb Young as
| pitcher and Toots as catcher.
| In the second inning Cogswell
|solved Young's delivery, knocking
jout six runs before the slaughter
was stopped by Ray making a lucky
catch between second and third.
“Better warm up,” he told Scotty,
as the sides
But in the next Herb over-
(came his panic and retired Cogswell
(in one-two-three-order. Then the
Poly Flayess Sacked up their pitch-
er by barding Cogswell
er. At the end of the fourth the
| score stood six to five in favor of
Cogswell
| “Guess we won't need you after
all.” said Ray.
| Scotty bit his lip and hid his dis-
| appointment. After all, it wasn’t he
| who counted. Poly must win, and
(if Herb could turn the trick, more
| glory to Poly!
Things were quiet till the ninth,
| when three Poly men swamped the
‘bases. erb came to bat with or-
‘ders to bunt,
The first ball came sailing over
| the plate with such tempting sweet-
ness that Herb ouicklv changed his
erip on the bat and swung with al
‘his streneth. He barelv clipped
| the ball for a foul.
“Get in there and take
| strikes. Scottv.” Rav directed.
| Scottv. stennine on air grabbed
‘un a bat and walked to the nlate
| Aa he faced the nitcher he realized
| that Rav had instricted him. Troe,
Herb's |
about Jossificing when 38 gave up
the game p your fa hy
| “Fellows, it was a matter of judg-
‘ment brought Toots to bat—Scotty’s
judgment of the proper play. He
' played safely and wisely by letting
Toots take the glory!”
“Lets vote!” cried several of the
fellows.
The tally was taken, Unanimous-
‘ly elected captain of next year's
team—Scotty Gordon! —The Target.
PLANT TREES TO PROTECT
i SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY
That the serious drought of 1930
did not dry up the enthusiasm of
water companies in Pennsylvania for
the reforestation of their water-
Ss is evidenced by the extent to
wi these companies are engaged
in tree planting during the present
spring season, according to Secre-
tary Lewis E. Staley of the state
department of forests and waters.
Fify-two water companies have
been supplied with 937.000 trees
from the State forest tree nurseries
this year. These companies are lo-
cated in 31 different counties of the
Commonwealth. A number of these
companies are planting trees for the
first time, probably stimulated to
activity by the successful efforts of
other companies in past years who
have demonstrated to their own sat-
isfaction, says Secretary Staley, that
tree planting pays in the protection
of watersheds from erosion and sus-
taining stream flows in times of
otherwise low water from unprote:-
ted areas.
The last serious drought in Penn-
sylvania previous to that of the
past year was in 1922. In that
year a state-wide survey of water-
sheds, ting a wide range of
conditions, showed that those which
had been planted or were covered
with a thrifty and well protected
natural growth of trees had invari-
ably safe guarded the water supplies.
Lack of water for drinking and
industrial purposes was least notice-
(able in such cases.
Officials of the York Water Com-
| pany, which has established approx-
imately a thousand acres of planta-
tions about its im basins,
said that during the 1922 drought,
by reason of reforestation, it was
estimated that the flow of springs
‘had increased per cent, and un-
‘doubtedly tided over the dry weath-
er season, whereas without this de-
| velopment there have been
‘considerable and undoubtedly re-
stricted use of the public water
Supply.
ot ater companies have become one
this planting has been done in the
/last five years. Several million ad-
juan on third, Scotty selected his pay had ordered a bunt from Herh: ditional trees have been planted
Ray Huggins whispered
| “Sacrifice,” he ordered. *“Drivein
| Pete and let Toots do the heavy hit-
| ting later.” i
Scotty knew he wasn't a pinch
(hitter. But he was good for two
(bags almost any time. He didn't
like his captain's order. It smack-
of ng himself.
i
‘ed too much
| He |
TISHL JU, 3a WEIkuotk Sutil, CEE SOL a a Hel hal
(two bagger and save an out.
Instead of bunting, Scotty met the
first ball with a resounding crack,
| snagged the ball in midair. Straight
into the hands of the catcher he
| slammed it—ca
the side.
hut Herb was out of the game for
eond. i
| Seottv sconned nn a handful of
{Angst and rubbed it into his nalme
[He took a fresh erin on the hat. |
| The nitcher turned suddenlv and sent |
[the hall sninhine tn =erond hase, |
| eatohine nna af the Poiv men nsleen
| with too hig a lead.
One out! And two men on bases!
A home run would more than win
(the game for Poly, A sacrifice
tieing
ng Pete | dis a
from third, and retiving the aae"S drive home two men and win the
| Scotty walked silently to the
| pitcher's mound. He kept his face
averted, but Ray was not to be put
off so easily.
| “To the bench,” he ordered. “Ter-
ry'll finish the game.”
| Scott
him. the Lowell pitcher been
speared the ball. Angrily Scott
kicked at the bench on watoned
| Terry hold the Lowell team without
another run.
But the had been done.
' Poly lost, three to one,
In the showers, Scotty awaited
a bawling out.
“What's the trouble Scotty.” Ray
began.
| “Aw, this sacrifice stuff I don't
| see why—"
“I think you do see why. If
‘you'd followed my orders we might
have won the game. But that’s done
troubling . Scotty shook his
head. “Aw, I'm feeling all right.”
. “To win_games, Scotty, we've got
er your batting average than knock
the cover off the ball. You could
His importance as have brought in Pete, but that)
| How that crowd would go
He'd be on their shoulders. listening
to their gleeful shouts. He would
be a hero, the hero of the day. His
teammates might even elect him
scowled. Luck was against “*
Sain. he saw the pitcher's arm
“Yes—with two strikes on him!” off balance, he never would have | ran TY ude Jue eq to
| Desperately, realizing that it was
‘outside the plate and that he should
curved outward.
wait for a ball more to his liking.
he stepped across the plate and
‘stuck out his bat.
The ball
ahead, then whirled crazily
hang around to watch the erratic
course of the ball. He heard the
cheers behind him and he knew that
a Polv man had romped home. Just
as his foot bore on the first-
of the ball in the baseman’s glove,
He was out! Sa rificed!
against
But the score was tied in » knot. | sary that we should know all there of slate-color
six to «ix! Polv still had a chance. is to know about the offensive use There is next a
of gas.
| that chemical warfare
Rreathlesslv he waited while Toots
selacted a heavv stick and set him.
|
a player increased tenfold by pitch- wasn't glory enough to suit you.” mante prinned as the strike was nal.
ing Poly to victory the first game of
the season.
“They'll use you in every game,”
some told him.
And Scotty. knowing that he had an hour he worked silently, vitying Then. as the ball sailed over
Scotty thought that one over ON 1.9 on him. The next was ton high |
At
Rav's
For
his way to his father’s shop.
first he was very angry.
words hurt him to the auick.
and the umpire called a second
‘strike.
the
been the most spectacular player of himself. Then he héard his father’s inside corner of the plate, there was
the game, agreed. Praise was sweet sizh and watched him rest those a crash of ash on leather, and th
to his ears. If he continued to star,
tired old arms in his lap.
e
‘ball sailed high overhead, fust be.
perhaps he would be elected captain Scotty didn't sav anvthing. but he yond the left flelder’s stronghold.
of the nine for next year.
It was nearly supper-time
he got home.
with an anxious look.
when
etarted to put more effort and
{into his hammer, He began to
hatting in place of his father. Then
| Polv had won the championshin
| Smiling havooilv., Scottv made his
His mother met him compare himself to a vinch-hitter, wav to the showers behind Toots
!and Rav, who were carried on the
“Run right down to your father's this was a sort of a sacrifice hit. | shoulders of their adoring ronters.
shon.” she said.
in his arms is troubling him again,
He needs vou to help him cut out the Tf father's arms were to give out
| wonld assure him a secure homo.
“The rheumatism T+ wouldn't bring him glory. but it We was far hapnier than had he
drilled out that home run.
Tn the showers the eane talked
soles and do some nailing for him.” camnletelv, that would be the end eaerlv of their nrosnects for ned
In that glorious opening day of
basemall, Scotty had forgotten his
“~ther. Quickly he walked to the
little shop. He had helped his fath.
er so often that he was a fairlv good
shoe-maker. And now, while he
hammered away at last. he told his
father about the game and of Toots’
home run.
“And I stole third base. dad! Gee.
‘nf school for Secottv. Bv bplav-
ine safe and easing his father’s la-
bors, he conld best secure the hanni-
ineea and safetv of his whole family.
That was it—a sacarifice hit! He
had fallen down in the oame that
afternoon. Tt wae un to Him to
|nrove that he could ha Asnended un-
on to sacrifica in a ninch.
While they walker] home for sun
nar he told his father that he ha.
lieved the team enuld get along with-
out. him. .
“Then TT! he ahle to help vou
every afternnnn 3 i A
“Pit wonlfin't van ‘Father plav
hall 2” asked hig Pater.
“What's hall! Besides. Terrv Is a
danfiv vitcher” :
To Ray only dié he tell why he
| vaar, of thelr regret that Rav and
Toots were leaving tn on tn ralleoas
Tater the niavers met and held olen.
tion for the ecnmine vear,
“There are fst two thinee thet »
rantain mist have” Rav sAdrecced
tha erotin. “One fe mAoment of
this sAraner nlav at the Hoht fin
Tha anther that he mnet mAsvetana
Tante has inst won farne the evast.
eat ame we have saver nlaved Runt
Mantes wonld never have haan tn hat
had [notte falled tn earrifice
“Sav Rav, Aon't tell them that
[entty '(Hfarmintad. “T wanted ta
Vana Ait A ‘Thame mm?
“Vin ‘minst Hnve fad,
that vou had learned somet%ine
i basins from sil
| keep. a continual forest cover.
|tection of the watershed and the pared concentrated fox food.
|of the forest cover,
mad! importance, and the income derived of February and necessitates con-
senal,
self hefore the nlate as thouezh he win a war, but I
‘were ahout to line out a drive over. OH of the most
» fence.
The ball mailed over the nlate
| suitable for voice
| for use with
isuch as range finders. is nearing
the imnartance of veing that nlae |
T Aan
inetryct vor Yn Wint. Rut 7 Adured
from private nurseries. The de-
partment | of forests and waters first
distri trees to water companies
in 1912. Since then 133 companies
have set out 12,323,200 trees from
the state nurseries.
One of the chief advantages in
ting watersheds is to, prevent
g u
by soil erosion, Staley pointed ur
A cover of trees accomplishes this
result most effectively. In protec-
ting forests of this kind the largest
trees may gradually be removed as
they mature, but the plan is to
Pro-
water supply, through preservation
is of primarv
from mature trees, here and there
in the forests, although it mav
eventually add substantial revenues
for the company, becomes incidental
to the chief purpose of forest man-
‘agement.
CHEMISTS SEEK BEST
GAS FOR WAR USE.
In a laboratory at Edgewood Ar-
t
research ol n, the
of its kind in the United
| onl
| States, is seeking the best possible
gas defense and offense for
army.
the
| Says Major General Harry L. Gil-
ba chief of the chemical war- time of the year.
ing that his captain would also hear and forgotten. Now tell me what's| ir, ock. Ne heard the sharp snap christ,
fare service:
an enemy gas it
“If we are to protect
is neces-
I do not make any claims
alone
insist tha
-
| General
ent
|but that its weight and
more for foot troops than is
| completion.
| Nearly a third of the casualties
in the American army d the
World war were due to gas, eral
Gilchrist says. In a large number
of cases it was found that the men
would not put their masks on.
| As far as producing gases is con-
cerned he believes there have been
| few improvements on the types used
during the World war. He con-
siders mustard gas the most effec-
tive, and the d of ample pro-
| tection against it is one of the big-
‘gest problems of the chemical serv-
ice.
Phosgene and chlorine, the two
other important warfare bo
must be
Maryland, a little group of
chemists are working on a projec
spun with a whizzling upon which, in the “Opinion of some Obliging carry
‘noise into the earth a dozen feet military leaders, the security of the aad refraining
| toward nation may stand or fall.
‘the first baseline. But Scotty didn't This
SILVER FOX FARM IS
A POPULAR ATTRACTION
Visitors to the black silver fox
ranch operated by W. Henry Elder
‘and Bruce Lundy, at the latter's
property al Pine Creek, marvel at
the grace beauty of the 39 fur
‘bearing animals in the wire en-
closure
Constructed 13 months ago, the
farm is daily the meca for groups Pai
of curious people. The foxes are
y admired by women for
their beautiful fur but men are al-
so attracted by the manner in
which the animals them-
selves throughout the day,
Viewed from the three-story tow-
er overlooking the pens, the animals
'seem much smaller than they ac-
tually are, from a closer point of
observation, Yet the lustrous gray
backs and faces, streaked with
black, present a beautiful appear-
ance no matter at what angle the
visitor feasts his eyes on the saga-
cious animals.
The 12 pens, capable of housing
24 pairs of the animals, required 20
days work by ten men to construct
it. Eleven tons of special foxwire,
of 15-guage steel, guaranteed to
withstand the elements for 20 years,
and four and one half tons of angle
iron were used. A short distance
from the pens is a wire enclosure
the entire way around the foxes’
lairs. Visitors are not permitted
inside the outer enclosure.
The lookout building, three stories |
in height. contains a feed room on
the first floor, a pelting room on the
‘third. A :inechanical refrigeration
system is to be installed in the pelt-
ing room in the near future. The
use and importance of the lookout
will be explained in subsequent
paragraphs.
Each pen, of two sections, is 16
by 36 feet and seven feet in height,
supported by 18 iron posts. The
dog pen, in which the male must re-
main alone during a certain
period
in the year, is 14 by 16 feet in di-
‘mensions while the pixen pen, con-
| [ustiltig 2 Breeder box is 22 by 16
The two sections of the pen are
separated by double walls of wire,
The animals enter and leave the
two sections through an elevated
port hole, 9 by 11 at the opening
and 20 inches long.
How the animals leap through the
porthole provides much surprise
and amusement for visitors. Leap-
ing from a point about four feet
from the wooden opening, the ani-
mals make a perfect jump, and
show phenomenal agility, grace and
ce.
the most active groups of tree balan
planters in Pennsylvania, Half of
The smaller pen contains a “dog”
house into which the animals may
leap for shelter. The larger sec-
tion of the pen contains a breeder
box, made up of two compartments,
for the vixen and her young. The
{door of the breeder box is covered |
{with small particles of limestone.
| The partition between two compart-
ments contains a small opening, the
| bottom of which is several inches
from the door of the box to prevent
the young from leaving its com-
partment.
The animals are fed twice daily
with raw meat, the principal item of
| diet, although carrots, lettuce, and
| occasionally bits of dry bread are
| rationed.
| The mating period for the animals
ex from January 20 to the last
stant observation from the lookout
tower. Pups are born 52 days after
the mating. usually in litters of
from three to seven, although there
are recorded litters of from one to
eleven. The eyes of the young
foxes open in 19 days
days they are able to walk into the
other compartment of the box.
for themselves.
After a litter of pups is born the
‘usually greedy male is docile
food to the vixen
eating until the
mother has had her fill.
In about six months or in Octo-
ber, the young foxes are paired, care
‘being taken in mating them to keep
|e Sal tv fing ine months
‘ the mals are grown. The
animals are ready
to
. A close examination
fox's fur reveals that each hair is
next
band
of silver and then a
! In addition to the well-known,
widespread uses of clay in the man-
| ufacture of brick, pipe, tile, refrac-
odd uses,
lished by the United States Bureau
of Mines. Clay is used in the man-
ufacture of bottles, scouring soaps,
and in the softening
‘the adulteration of food. The ur-
‘chins who signalize the opening of
spring by playing marbles are
the clay industry; while
milady at her dressing table fre-
{quently uses cosmetics in which
clav is a factor,
th Clay is often used as a filler for
| paint and paper. It enters into She
varied materials as plaster,
electrical vporce-
chemical ap-
PaFatus, condensing worms, _ battery
rups. pumps and pump wheels.
About once a week the
{animals are given a specially pre-
and in 24 wp
In
six weeks the young must look out
and
| tories, and pottery, it has numerous
to a report pub-
of water and
It is also used in | mBy
courageous enough to come
that very rainy night were
Mr. Bracken first spoke of
sets of a small town;
those present whether they
to having Bellefonte called a small
tages, he thought, was the oppor-
tunity to enjoy a natural human
existence; a thing impossible of at-
tainment in a city,
He told of men who visioned the
future city as a place deserted for
four days of the week the people
who thronged there for business on
‘the three other days being unable
‘to live in the country environs and
enjoy the freedom of its simple life.
This very illuminating talk was
with pictures showing both the cor-
rect and incorrect way of accom-
plishment,
His whole address was given in a
familiar, informa! way which was
This
was shown in the keen interest and
the evident enjoyment they gave to
the lecture, and in the queries given
afterward.
—Qats, when first started, make
execellent forage for chicks.
—For young “calves, hay free
from mold is desirable. y
plant food therefor e, fe
: *
| rtilize the
A good dairy cow probably con-
Sumes more water than any other
c animal. The more feed
consumed, the more water the cow
requires.
—Ontario has recently introduced
legislation to improve the quality of
milk offered for sale in that prov-
. “All milk Jutived at a milk and
ream distributing plant which. is
sold or distributed in liquid form for
human consum shall be ur-
chased on a uniform standard of 34
per cent butterfat. For milk test-
‘mg from 34 to 4.5 per cent fat. the
‘purchaser shall add 4 cents per 100
|pounds of milk for each one-tenth
of 1 per cent fat above the stand-
ard, and for milk testing below 3.4
‘per cent fat the purchaser shall de-
Eo tach ts per 100 pounds of milk
: each of 1 r
low the standard.” pera be
~The Cornell mash mixture for
baby chicks eliminates the old
practice of changing the feed
lew days. ‘The same mash is fed
| from the first f at 36 to 48
{hours ‘to maturity,
weeks a
University.
The chicks are allowed constant
access to the mash, but it is best to
{the chicks may eat at the same
time. Fine grit may be given from
the start and oyster shell when the
chicks are about four months old.
Charcoal is unnec , he says.
Cod liver oil should be fed at the
rate of one-half pint to every 100
pounds of mash during the period
when mash is fed, especially
of fine ground heavy
oats, 10 of 50 to 55 per cent protein
meat scrap. 10 of dried skim milk
or dried buttermilk. 2 of steamed
bone meal, and one-half pound of
salt. The grain mixture is 60 pounds
of cracked yellow corn and 40 pounds
of wheat.
The grain mixture should be in
‘hoppers, always accessible to the
chicks. They should not eat more
grain by weight than mash until
‘they are three months old, It is
sometimes necessary to restrict the
grain to get proper mash consump-
tion, says Professor Hurd.
If it has not already been done,
every bare poultry yard should be
limed and plowed or spaded at once
—and kept under cultivation for
| several weeks if possible. There is
‘some difference of opinion as to the
value of air-slaked lime as a soil
disinfectant, but it is pretty sure to
prove an advantage to any crops
that may be planted. Frequent stir-
ring of the soil helps greatly in pre-
venting or reducing disease contam-
ination, ‘so crops that can be cuiti-
vated are best.
~—One of the ever-present summer
problems is that of moldy feed.
Cracked and ground feed takes up
moisture readily. Summer rains
| make matters worse by beating in
where we think there are no leaks.
| Watchfulness is essential to prevent
'1088es of feed and chicks as a result
of feeding moldy mash and grain.
Mixing or buying small amounts
lof feed helps some. Storing in a
' thoroughly rain-proof, well-ventila-
‘ted building is another good insur-
lance.
Cattle need roughage in their ra-
tion. Where the supply of hay
and silage is limited the amount fed
‘be somewhat less than usual
but substituting concentrates for a
{large part of the should
{not be attempted. It is better to
| make use of the straw stack or to
I'huy hay, oat feed, or beet pulp.
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