Ch 107 troubles. DATLAS POST, DALLAS, PA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1920. ‘EARLIEST HATCHED CHICKS ARE BEST Experiment Shows the April Pullets Produce Good Eggs. Reports from poultrymen in Colo- ‘rado show that the tendency to earlier hatching is gaining a foothold among successful breeders. Early-hatched - ¢hicks make better winter layers, they have found, and the rapid develop: ment in the early-hatched chick re- sults in more economical production of broilers. The cold weather of this season of the year seems to give much greater development in a short period of time, while those that are hatched late and grow during the warm weather are slower in their development. Cold weather seems to retard the sexual development, thus holding back production until warmer weather, ac- oo egg cording to observations of Charles N. ‘Keen of the poultry.department at the Colcrado Agricultural college. If pullets are raised from late- hatched eggs and pushed for produc- tion, they attain a sexual maturity befcre the body maturity is attained. Then the first eggs produced will be ‘small and continue so until body ma- 'turity is completed. In the case of light breeds, such as Leghorns and Anconas, these small birds which have been forced break down under heavy production and go ‘into a winter neck molt and often a full molt. With the larger breeds ‘there may be less of this trouble with the late-hatched birds, but they are ‘harder to force into laying. It takes approximately five months to mature a Leghorn or Ancona pullet and ap- proximately seven months to mature Rhode ‘Island Reds, Rocks, Wyan- dottes and other birds of the larger ‘breeds. They should be laying not later than November 1 and not ear- lier ay Seponmer 1 for best resuits. Mash Essential Part of Ration for Layers + The mash is an essential part of the hen’s' diet, for she eannot make eggs economically from grains alone. In the mash should be included some of the common by-products such as wheat bran, middlings and gluten feed. These feeds are palatable and furnish relatively cheap vegetable protein. . Fhe ten ‘must be supplied with enough animal protein either included 'in the mash or fed in addition to it. {Some of the more common home sup- plies of animal protein may consist of . skim milk, buttermilk or some form of ‘waste meat and, in the summer, in- ; sects that the hen can find on the ‘range. Repeated tests at the Wisconsin and other experiment stations have shown ‘that hens cannot find the necessary | amount of animal protein on the range ‘to make profitable egg production pos- sible. Even in the summer unless the ‘hens have all the milk they can drink it will pay to have some additional (animal protein in the mash. In the winter the hen will not drink enough ‘milk to supply her needs and some ad- dition should be made. Ventilation of Poultry House Is Big Problem The ventilation of the poultry house 'is a much discussed problem and many ‘times local conditions are responsible Sometimes the location of the house is such as to interfere a with the usual results. However, if the walls of the house became damp ‘last year it is an indication of too (little fresh air. There are two meth- “ods of | ventilation which are quite common. One is the use of muslin frames which may be closed at night ‘and opened during the day. In houses ‘14 to 16 feet deep one should have one square foot of cloth frames for every foot the house is long. Deeper ‘houses require more while narrow houses require less. Even with muslin frames one must not be persuaded to close them too tightly as this may re- sult in too little ventilation at night. Their use requires discretion as does any other plan for ventilation. Feed Heavily January and February are the ~months when all flocks should be fed "heavily, says T. S. Townsley, exten- sion poultry specialist of the Missouri College of Agriculture. By January i most of the pullets ought to be ma- ture and ready to lay, while the ma- jority of hens should be through the ‘molt. Consequently with proper feed, g production ¢ught to pick up rap- | idly during January and February and | reach its maximum during March or | April. | with the same feed. FAVOR SOY BEANS FOR DAIRY COW Equal to Linseed Oilmeal as Protein Supplement. Soy beans provide an excellent pro- tein supplement for use in the grain ration for dairy cattle. Numerous ex- periments conducted by some of the leading experiment stations have proved ground soy beans fo be equul to linseed oilmeal as a protein sup plement in the dairy ration. Usually high protein feeds such as linseed oil- meal, cottonseed meal and corn gluten feed are high in price and if dairy men would grow more soy beans it would make them more independent tof these high-priced protein feeds and insure a ‘greater dairy income. In feeding trials conducted at the Purdue university agricultural exper- iment station in 1923 comparing ground soy beans with linseed oil- meal, soy beans proved to be equal to linseed oilmeal as a protein supple ment for dairy cattle when fed in the grain ration of corn and oats. Experiments conducted at the Pur- due and South ‘Daliota stations com- paring soy ‘bean hay with alfalfa hay. soy bean hay was found to be prac- tically equal to alfalfa hay when fed to dairy cattle. Trials conducted at the Iowa sta- tion in 1922 in comparing ground soy beans with linseed oilmeal, as a pro- tein supplement for the dairy ration, the ground soy beans proved to be worth $60 per ton when old process linseed oilmeal was selling for $45 per ton. In other words, the ground soy beans fed as a protein siipple- ment to the basal grain ration of corn and oats were worth one-third more than the linseed cilmeal. As a roughage for general herd feeding, good quality soy bean hay has proved to be just as good as al falfa hay in the Purdue dairy herd | the last winter. In fact we think so | much of the bean hay that this year we will have 75 tons for winter feed- ing.—J. H. Hilton, Purdue university. Figures Tell Story of Dairy Herd Improvement Figures from more than 100,000 indi- vidual yearly records from cows on test in dairy herd improvement asso «that, on the average, cows producing. 100 pounds of butterfat a yeat returned but $14 over the cost of feed. Cows that produced 200 pounds of butterfat returned $54 above feed costs; those producing 300 pounds re- turned $96; the 400-pound producers returned $138; and the cows of 500 pounds butterfat production returned $178 above feed costs. Thus the man have more net return than if he milked a dozen cows producing only 100 pounds of butterfat. This would take no account of the added labor of milking and caring for the larger herd or of the much greater expense of pro- viding: stable room for a herd instead | of a single animal. The production figures used in this | calculation were obtained by the United | States Department of Agriculture from the cow-testing associations of the country and the returns from butter | fat are based on farm prices reported | from all parts of the country. . | | DEERE CHIH | Dairy Hints HER HE HOE HH CHIH Milk, especially when warm, absorbs odors rapidly. * * * It will pay to grind oats at 20 cents per 100 pounds when it is fed to-dairy COWS. * * * The ‘*‘cowey” taste of market milk is due to mixture of cow manure and absorbed impurities. ERIE SRE Warm water offered in a sheltered place will be a comfort bossie will readily appreciate. Tole Free access to water or watering | cows at least twice daily will increase the profits from winter dairying. * * * Comfortably warm, well lighted, well ventilated stables insure health and good* werk on the part of the cows. * * * It is always cheaper to sell a hard milking cow to the butcher and buy another cow than it is to try to cure the case. * * * Don’t let the cows shiver. Cold cows don’t turn in much cold cash. They cannot fight cold and make milk * kk It seems that lice prefer the less Give Hens Chance Poor housing of farm hens during the winter plays a big part in keep- | ing the production of the average Illi- | nois hen down to about 50 eggs a | year. It takes contented hens to Keep . the winter egg basket full and poul- trymen who do not insure the con- tentment of their fowls are. apt to get high egg production only during the natural laying season in the spring. It will be profitable for chicken raisers to spend money in repairing the old "her Jhouses. thrifty calves and on these they mul- tiply and feed until the calf stops growing, loses weight and has very little resistance left. * ok *® | It should be clear that after giving | a cow the first half of a full ration | necessary to keep her alive, and after | giving her barn room, running the risk of her dying, and doing chores for her the year around, it is the poorest pos- | sible economy not to give her the sec ond half of a full ration, which she will use in producing milk. | ale ye + 5g ER SL mR res wn 020) mn) wm 0m (070 ) EE () WED () ED Ne jo 5 A meeting of the Troop Committee for Girl Scout Troop No, 9 was held at the home of Miss Florence Rave Thursday evening, when important matters pertaining to this troop of Girl Scouts will be’ diseussed. The members of the committee are: Mrs. Boyd Hagenbuch, Mrs. Martin Por- ter, Mrs. Henry Sipple, Mrs. Sher- man Schooley, Mrs. Charles Coles and Mrs. Walter Fletcher. ES * * A meeting of St. Paul’s Lutheran Brotherhood was held in the church Monday evening with thirty men pres- ent. Addresses were made by Clar- ence Boston, of the Tanners Bank, of Noxen, and Mr. Baptiste, Prof. Er- nest Wood gave a piano solo, and played the accompaniments for sev- eral musical numbers. . Several duets were given by M. J. Girton and K.| G. Laycock. Plans for the next meeting include an address by Jacob Engel, president of the Pennsylvania Crippled Chil- dren’s Association, illustrated with motion pictures. The men of the Brotherhood are invited to bring their wives. After the business session lunch was served. * * * Regular meetings of the Brother- hood are held on the first and third Mondays of each month. 0: ; For Headache and Neuralgia STAPLETON’S GREEN "CAPSULES, 50c¢ Next to Luzerne Post Office 0: China Gauges Illiteracy In China a person able to read only one or two thousand characters is nevertheless considered to be flliter ate, for the reason that he is still unable to’ read an ordinary book or newspaper.—Gas Logic. Mrs. Corey Major spent several days at Dickson City where she at- tended the funeral of her aunt. Howard Karschner spent the week- end at Wyalusing. | Mr. William Neely and Mrs. Wil- liam Elston recently entertained at a luncheon in honor of Miss Helen Neely at which time her engagement to Kenneth Terry of Huntsville was announced. The tables were decor- ated. Favors were silk handker- chiefs. Lunch was served to Mrs. Leroy Bray, Mrs. Ralph Welch, Mrs. Gordon Boote, Mrs. Leonard Ide, Mrs. Randolph Wright, Mrs. Francis Lew- is, Miss Carolyn Glahn, Miss Leonard Adgas, Miss Lillian Daw, Miss Ruth Lamoreaux and Miss Helen Neely. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lewis enter- tained at dinner on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. B. F, Nulton, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Alling, son, Kenneth, of Wyoming and Mrs. Herman Ferry of Philadelphia. Mrs. George Weintz, of Meeker re- cently spent a day with Mrs. Oliver Whitesell. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Eston Adelman, Mr. and Mrs. Clif- ford Ide, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Els- ton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Major, Mr. and rMs. Harry Howell, Mrs. Wilbur Hoover, Mrs. Harry Rossman, Mr. Charles Kinsman, Ruth, Helen and Charles Kinsman, Vera Rogers, Har- old Major, Clara Bell Rice, Dean Ide. The young married people’s Sun- day School Class party was entertain- ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kinsman recently. 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