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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.
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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,
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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.
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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,
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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.”
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when a house
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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
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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,
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