ER HS Plan to Control English Sparrow Nest Destruction on Com- munity Scale Is Most \ Effective Means. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) If English sparrows are overabun- dant it may be the result of careless- ness. The sparrows are canny for agers and flock to a locality offering abundant feed. There they multiply at an alarming rate. Carelessness in feeding poultry, a knot-hoie in the granary floor, open doors and windows in farm buildings, or openings at the eaves create conditions that attract sparrows, Block the entries to their favored nesting places, and the birds are less likely to be troublesome, Destroy Nests. The next step in sparrow control recommended by the bureau of bio- logical survey, United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, includes the de- struction of sparrow nests. Because the birds are active breeders it is nec- essary to make the rounds and de- stroy the nests every ten or twelve days throughout the breeding season. Nest destruction on a community-wide scale is more effective than on Isolated farms. Insects for Young. Nestling sparrows help tie farmer for a few days. Before the birds be- gin to fly the parents supply them with many worms and Insects. But once they are well grown they fall in- to the habits of the adults and become vegetarians with keen appetites for grains and garden products as well as for weed seeds. If the grains are housed carefully the sparrows are likely to be less numerous and will eat more weed seeds, and in this way may even prove helpful to the farmer, Skim Milk Useful to Cheapen Cost of Eggs Skim milk in the poultry ration has reduced the cost of producing eggs 5 cents per dozen for five Shackel- ford county (Texas) poultry demon- strators. The milk permitted a cheap- er grain ration and resulted In a feed cost of 7.7 cents per dozen for eggs from these flocks as compared to an average cost of 12 cents per dozen In five other demonstration flocks where no milk was used, It is pointed out by A. C. Magee, county agent, that 100 hens will con- sume with profit about three gallons of skim milk daily, and that when this amount Is available, the expensive protein feeds In the mash may largely be omitted. If cows are good. 100 hens to each dalry cow is a good bal. ance to maintain between the dairy and poultry branches of the farm business, he says. Culling Low Producers Reduces Big Feed Bill While only 2 per cent of the dairy cows In New York state belong to members of dairy herd improvement associations, these cows produce 390 per cent more milk than the typical New York state cow, says G. W. Tailby of the New York State College of Agriculture. The typical cow is gaining, for In 19022 the average was 5.060 pounds of milk for each cow and in 1928 the figure was 5,534 pounds for each cow. The cows in the Dairy Improvement association average 7.707 pounds. The return for a cow giving 5,500 pounds is about $70 above feed cost; for the 7.700 pound cow it is $120, while for a 10,000 pound cow the return above feed cost is £133. The big return above feed cost {s the best argument In favor of culling out low producing cows, says Mr. Tailby. Determine Proper Time for Cutting Soy Beans The Missouri station reports re- sults of Investigations to determine proper time of cutting soy beans for hay to obtain maximum yield. The development of the bean pods, togeth. er with the degree to which they have been filled, serves as the best index for obtaining maximum yields of soy bean hay. When the pods are well formed and are approximately one- third to one-half filled is the best time for harvesting. Cutting at this time also results in a maximum of protein In the hay as leaves and min- imum as woody stalks, Keep Hog Flu Out Attacks of hog flu on brood sows and fattening shoats, feared and dreaded more than cholera by many live stock men, take a heavy toll every year with the coming of cold and stormy weather. Unlike cholera in- vestigations, studies of flu in hogs have not yet revealed the exact cause of the disease. Veterinarians and live stock specialists find from observa- tion and experience, however, that certain precautions In caring for the herd will greatly lessen the danger of sigyness and death, Making Silage A method ef making silage, known as the Ronning method, has come into use in the last few years and is con- sidered the easiest known method of making silage. The standing corn is harvested and cut into proper lengths for the silo by a machine drawn and operated by a tractor. The cut corn is delivered to a wagon box drawn alongside, It Is then hauled to the silo and pushed off into a blower which elevates it Into the silo. Dry Stack of Hay or Grain Artificially Excess Moisture Driven Out by Means of Blower. At a conference held at Purdue unl. versity, Indiana, the matter of dry- ing hay or grain artificially was dis. cussed by W. C. Aitkenhead of the department of agricultural engineer- ing. He explained that a stack of hay or grain can be artificially dried in from five to ten hours, depending upon the size of the stack and the amount of moisture contained in the material, by means of a tractor-driven blower forcing alr, heated by an oll burning furnace, Into a hollow cen- tered stack of hay or grain. He told of having driven out excess moisture from stacks at a nominal cost. The heat was generated by the burner and forced through the stacks together with all the gases of combustion. This was made possible by placing a spark arrester between the furnace and the blower, Corn In a crib, he explained, can be dried with the same sort of equipment, if a passage for the alr Is provided through the corn. It was suggested that by drying hay containing a con- siderable amount of moisture, one can frequently avoid a lot of trouble. This is especially true of the season's first alfalfa crep, which Is cured dur- ing a time when we normally have a good deal of rain. Factors in Economy of Producing Good Swine Swine producers living in the same community usually get shout the same price for their hogs. Some swine pro- ducers make more money from a giv- en number of hogs than do others even on the same selling price basis. The difference is in the costs of pro- duction, We have a report from an Jowa hog production study in which 15 farm- & hundred over a period years, says a writer in an exchange. In the same county were 15 other farmers whose costs averaged £14.02 a hundred for the same period of time. General conditions of climate and available feeds were about the same for both groups. Feeding methods, sanitation, ventilation, diseases, para- sites, and death losses were large fac- tors In determining costs of produc. tion. Of these, the laek of sanitary management in its relation to the econ- trol of parasites and Was one of the largest factors contributing to high costs. of disenses Dry Rendered Tankage Holds Much Protein A method of manufacturing tank- fge by what is known as the “dry ren- dered process” has been developed within recent years. The dry ren- dered tankage made by this process has a pleasing rather than a disagree- able odor, and is lighter in color than the ordinary steam rendered tankage. Up to the present time practically all the dry rendered tankage produced has been mixed with bone in the man- ufacture of meat and bone s« raps for poultry, but it is claimed In time all but about 5 per cent of the tankage will be made by the new Since water, which of the ammonia, is rot used In dry rendering, the tankage produced con- taigs more protein than does steam rendered tankage, method, washes out some Paralysis of Ewes Paralysis of pregnant ewes is not common In range ewes because they do not usually get as fat as the ewes kept on farms and in small bunches. Where small flocks of ewes are kept they may get too fat even though they live only on the waste feed that they pick up ahout the place. When this condition starts in a flock the amount of feed should be cut down and if the ewes are constipated they should receive a dose of epsom salts, Horses and sheep when grazing al- falfa injure the stand more than do the young buds at the crown. - - - A good ration to feed the cockerels Is essential if they are to get to mar- ket in fewest possible days. A good growing mash should be before them at all times, . 9 » At the South Dakota station millet seed was successfully fed to cattle, sheep and hogs, but more grain was required to make 100 pounds gain than when corn was fed. - * » It is a mistake to crowd 200 pullets into a house sufficiently large for only 100 birds. From three and one half to four square feet of floor space should be allowed for each bird. Every precaution should be taken to prevent stagnant pools from form. ing on the poultry range. These areas often are contaminated and become breeding places for flies and mosqui- toes, . * » ’ Any change in feeding and manage. ment of pullets should be made be- fore production starts. Pullets begin- ning to lay without sufficient size and welght are likely to quit and molt soon after production commences, college specialists say, “Blighted” Areas Due to Imperfect City Planning The causes und cure of “blighted” urban areas were reviewed at the To- ronto meeting of the National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards by Har- land Bartholomew of St. Louls, noted city planning engineer. He sald the symptoms of such a condition are frequent vacancies In property and a general appearance of decay, with little prospect of a re- newed market for the district. The cause he attributed to uncontrolled large scale growth. Skillful eity plan- ning, he sald, is both the cure and the prevention, “Much is sald and written today upon the subject of decentralization of cities,” Mr. Bartholomew sald. “As the access to the downtown dis- tricts becomes Increasingly difficult, new growth will undoubtedly take place In outlying areas, but before we advocate and encourage too extensive decentralization of our cities we need to know very much more about them. Our blight districts are largely the result of opening up new areas of un- limited size.” Remodeling Offers No Problem to the Wise Many old houses over the country, built long simple lines and kept in good condition, are excellent for re- modeling. There Is hardly a city or town where there are not fine old places waiting for some architect with taste to make them into modern at- tractive homes, The owner is most fortunate who recognizes the right kind of old house before he buys it for alteration pur- poses and who knows what to do with it after he has bought it. There are two Important factors In remodeling. First, to get a house with possibilities : second, to rearrange the exterior and Interior with the necessary plumbing, heating and lighting In an effective way without excessive cost or unnec- essary tearing down or destroying. These results are not hard to ac. complish after a little study and every owner who contemplates remodeling should give consideration to the pron. lem before he buys 8 place, not after. Matter of Remodeling Louise Burgelt, home builder editor of the Chicago Tribune, predicts 18900 in the history of the "We see remodeling made simpler and more profitable for the home owner every passing season: that Is, remod. eling hag successfully passed two tests, For usually a home must be adjudged structurally sound i« It Is worthy of being remodeled, and require more than one-third of its interior torn out. There are exceptions to this genersl rule. as to most rules, but, on the whole, It is a fairly safe one to go by. Indeed. In most remodeling campaigns, as little as possible is torn out of the old place but much is added to it Instead.” country. when a house to be Paint as Protection Moisture, the root of all trouble with lumber and metals, 1s the enemy of every property ower. In sections of the the temperature varies with the seasons excess moist. ure in the air Is inevituble. For this reason, building materinle must he protected from the weathering It causes, and paint, In this connection is the ideal preservative. It seals the pores of the wood and forms a pro tective coating over metals, thus pre country where the progress of w eathering nnd rust. ing. Used on concrete and stucen, paint prevents surface cracks damp. ness, and subsequent crumbling flaking off, and Towns to Avoid And the Joke of the road Is the small town that erects a “Welcome” sign and follows It up with another announcing a speed limit of “twelve That is no welcome to the tourist. And there are other Injunctions concerning cutouts and the like. Most towns admonish the motor. Ist to protect its children but the town fights every effort to protect those children by routing the highway out. side the city limits ~—Lincoln State Journal, Improve Home Grounds O1d lawns should be gone over care fully. Unsightly depressions which cannot be removed by rolling can he eliminated by Hfting the sod. filling with good soll, and replacing the sod. Where this Is impracticable, fine loam can be spread over the lawn to =a depth of three Inches. The existing grass will force Its way through the new soil, Value of Face Brick Many old houses have sturdy frames, despite the shabby and old appearance of the exterlor. Given u veneer of face brick, these houses will put on an appearance of new and will give service that compares well with an entirely new home, for the brick exterior provides protection against the elements and takes on added beauty with the years. Community's Handicap An ugly, disordered, unpainted and neglected community stifles ambition, the real foundation of prosperity, MODEL 70 Lc whoy $119 “ui slightly higher west of Rockies and in Canada. The New Exclusive Quick-Vision Dial to fast, easy tuning in all the history of radio. 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