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GEESE AND DUCKS
ARE PREFERRED
Fowls Require Little Feed
and Not Much Care.
We almost swear by our geese and
| we can make each old goose bring in
$100 a season. It’s not easy to make
sows return a greater profit when
present feed costs are computed. Our
old pairs, and we never attempt to
raise from young geese, are good for
four dozen eggs in a season and will
raise 30. goslings each to maturity,
writes J. L. Phillips, Whitman county,
Washington, in Capper’s Farmer. Each
goose lays three times and we let
her sit on her last laying of eggs.
There is little cost to raising geese
on a general farm and that is the
place for profits on almost any sort
of live stock. Our goslings grow up
on grass until after harvest. Then
they fatten themselves on waste
grain in the wheat and oats fields
and on corn and beans scattered
“where the hogs harvest those crops.
They get practically nothing that
would not otherwise go to waste. We
sell the best goslings as breeders for
$5 each and the common ones at
~ market price for Thanksgiving and
©» Christmas. They weigh 15 to 20
pounds each. By dressing them we
get better than $1 each out of the
feathers to pay for the work.
Our ducks are almost as profitable
as the geese and if it were not for
the fact that the eggs do not hatch
in an ordinary incubator, I doubt if
we would have a hen on the place.
They lay splendidly and we hatch
from April until August. The young
are full feathered at eight weeks for
the broiler chicken market and we
have no trouble selling them. We like
them mighty well fried, too, and use
a lot of them at home. The old ducks
weigh 6 to 9 pounds and the young
ones at eight weeks old as high as
4 pounds. We never could get that
- weight with chickens.
I don’t think the average family ap-
preciates the ease with which the
water fowls are raised. Ducklings or
goslings increase in weight about
three times as rapidly as chickens.
It makes the need of brooding much
shorter and -gets some size on them
so they will be out of danger from
rats or from being tramped on long
before chickens have reached that
stage.
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Marketing Eggs Direct
Is Profitable Plan
Many poultrymen who are wanting
a better market for their poultry prod-
ucts would find better profits in a di-
rect to the consumer trade, according
to W. A. Sumner, University of Wis-
consin, who points out that a classi-
fied ad in city papers often will bring
more customers than a farmer can
supply.
He points out the necessity of the
farmer poultry producer being in po-
sition to take care of orders in prompt
and efficient manner and to be able to
supply a good reliable product, which
in the case of eggs would mean,
fresh, large-sized and clean eggs.
This direct to the consumer busi-
ness depends upon repeat orders and
poultrymen must keep up the quality
of their shipments so that customers
will not look elsewhere for eggs or
poultry. A satisfied customer is the
best advertisement that the producer
can have.
It pays to have neat .cartons and
crates for marketing eggs and some-
times a producer can develop a trade-
anark name that will help bring more
orders and customers.
Health Insurance
A low chick mortality of 9.3 per
cent was reported by Pennsylvania
poultrymen who raised their chicks
in complete confinement last year.
These reports were obtained for a
total of 12,309 chicks brooded under
the “closed door” plan outlined by
the poultry extension department of
the Pennsylvania State college. A
low chick mortality and freedom from
intestinal parasites are two advan-
tages of the plan outlined by the spe-
cialists.
Chinese Rank Third
The breed which probably ranks
third in number in the United States
as a whole is the Chinese. There are
two varieties of this breed: White
Chinese and Brown Chinese. This
breed is rather small, the ganders
weighing ten to twelve pounds. Their
popularity is largely due to the fact
that they are the most prolific breed
of geese. Under good management
they may be expected to produce 60
to 100 eggs in a laying season. Like
other geese, their main feed is grass.
Dub Male Fowls
Some breeders dub their male birds
like game cocks to avoid freezing of
the comb and wattles. The practice
appears cruel but probably produces
much less suffering than a badly froz-
en comb which takes weeks to heal.
Usually it is only possible to dub
birds for the home flock as it injures
their appearance and other breeders
“will not like to buy them. With warm-
er poultry houses, many male birds
are going through the winter without
a frosted point.
FIND SOY BEANS
MAKE GOOD FEED
Increasing Interest in Hay
Crop for Dairy Cows.
Reports coming to the college of
agriculture at New Brunswick, New
Jersey, indicate an increasing inter-
est in soy beans as a hay crop for
dairy cattle. The heavy yields,
amounting to two tons on fairly good
land, and the high feeding value, are
believed to be the reasons for the pop-
ularity of the plant. —
The crop is sown at. the rate of
about five pecks per acre if drilled, or
six pecks if broadcast by hand. Farm-
ers have found that if the field has
never raised soy beans before it is
highly desirable to inoculate. This is
easily done by the “seed and soil”
method described in Extension Bulle-
tin 32, issued free by the state college
of agriculture at New Brunswick; or
if soil from another soy bean field is
not readily available a commercial cul-
ture is used. The purpose of either
treatment is to inoculate the seed with
certain bacteria that are necessary for
proper growth of the plants.
An application of 300 to 400 pounds
per acre of a complete fertilizer high
in phosphoric acid and potash has gen-
erally been found profitable when ap-/
plied to this crop. Wilson is the fa-
vorite in this territory but other va-
rieties such as Haberlandt, Virginia,
and Pekin are well adapted to hay
making.
Soy beans are legumes and there-
fore leave the soil in excelient condi-
tion for sowing wheat or rye after
harvest. Though prompt action is
necessary after harvest to prepare a
good seedbed for winter grain, disking
the soy bean stubble is all that is
usually necessary. Extension Bulle-
tin 23, also issued free to farmers by
the college of agriculture, gives more
detailed information on the raising of
soy beans in this state.
Practice Essential in
Making Grain Mixtures
Since there is seldom a deficiency
in. carbohydrates and fat when the
dairy cow has all the roughage that
she can eat, a roughly balanced ration
may be obtained Iy balancing the pro-
tein of the grain mixture to go with
the roughage and disregarding the car-
bohydrates and fat. For low to me-
dium-producing cows good alfalfa hay
and corn meal make up a reasonably
good ration. To go with alfalfa hay,
some grain migtures are as follows:
Mixture 1—200 pounds corn, 100
pounds oats, 100 pounds wheat bran,
and 100 pounds linseed oil meal. Mix-
ture 2—100 pounds barley, 100 pounds
oats, 100 pounds wheat bran, and 300
pounds corn oil meal. Mixture 3—200
pounds corn-and-cob meal, 200 pounds
oats, 100 pounds wheat bran, and 100
pounds cottonseed meal.
If prairie hay is used as roughage
. the ration may be as follows: Mix-
ture 1—100 pounds corn, 100 pounds
oats, 100 pounds wheat bran, and 250
pounds linseed oil meal. Mixture 2—
100. pounds barley, 100 pounds alfalfa
meal, 100 pounds corn oil meal, and
200 pounds linseed oil meal.
Minerals Are Often Fed /
When There Is No Need
“Mineral feeds are being sold to
1cany farmers who have no real use
for them,” says Dr. C. H. Eckles, chief
of the dairy division of the University
of Minnesota. “If a dairy herd is fed
legume hay in winter together with a
fair grain ration, and is on pasture in
summer, the owner is wise to forget
all about minerals unless iis herd
shows abnormal conditions, such as
chewing bones or gnawing boards.
Bonemeal alone, or mixed with ground
limestone, supplies the minerals usual-
ly needed when a deficiency occurs.”
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: Dairy Facts :
Fdiioh soir
Sell and buy cows on the basis of
butterfat production.
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Feeds should be palatable so a cow
will have a liking for them.
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Off-flavors in milk can usually be
avoided by milking the cows before
feeding them instead of after.
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Insufficient feed and a ration lack-
ing in protein are the most common
faults in the feeding of dairy cows.
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Use your milk house only for the
care and ‘handling of milk, not for
storing tools and implements. Milk
needs all possible care to keep it
clean.
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A half-gallon cow is as expensive as
a half-hearted farm laborer. They
should both be sent down the road.
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Cows are improving every day but
we haven't found any cows giving dry
milk, and they know better than we
how to water their milk. /
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A tubercular cow is not always no
ticeabty poor in health or unthrifty.
Soma vigorous looking beasts are reek-
ing with the disease, A good veteriy
nary and a good serum test will soon
tell you the truth.
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After an extended tour in the West-
ern States, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Meek-
er and Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Sher-
man have returned to their home here.
Harry Millard and family will move
to J. H. Hadsell’s farm, vacated by
H. C. Montague.
a good farmer and expects to have
some real crops this fall.
Former Beaumont high school stud-
ents who are now home from college
for the Easter holidays are: Wayne
Hadsell, Mariel Lutes and Celeste
Levitt.
William Richards and Henry
Schupp, who have been spending the
winter in the summer sinshine of
Florida, have returned home. Al-
though they had a wonderful time
while away they are glad to be home
once more and greet old friends.
The Senior class of the high school
cleared $64.50 from its play, “The
Empty House,” given in the high
school auditorium last Friday night.
The play was very well given and
spoke highly of the talents of the
players and the excellence of the
coaching. :
Viola Flowers
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Stanley Brown, of Vernon was
taken to the hospital Saturday by
Paul Nulton in his motor ambulance.
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HIGHWAYS BAD
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Frost of Winter Raises Havoc With
Country Highways
spent Easter in
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Many of the country roads in this
and surrounding townships are in de-
plorable condition this spring. The
road from Dallas to Tunkhannock is
rough and full of deep holes where
the frost has left the ground. The
concrete road to Harvey’s Lake is also
in need of repair and careful atten-
tion. In many places this strip of
concrete is bulged and cracked from
| winter frosts.
Roads or no roads a lot of the boys
will be ambling over toward . Bow-
man‘s Creek and other mountain
streams about the fifteenth of April,
when the speckled beauties begin to
get playful.
This is the
Place to Buy
the two famous poultry-
profit rations madeby The
Quaker Oats Company.
Use them for profit’ and
pleasurein seeing the birds
: live, thrive, and grow into
| money-makers.
Quaker
FUL-O-PEP
CHICK STARTER
Quaker
FUL-O-PEP
GROWING MASH
Reasonably priced. Cheaper
to use because they do
more.
KEYSTONE FLOUR
& FEED COMPANY
LUZERNE, PA.
Jones & Abbott, Inc.
Wakes of ;
Artistic Viopmments
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Services at the Glenview Primitive
Methodist Church on Sunday will be
as follows: Sunday School at 10 a.
m. and Divine Worship at 11 a. m.
and 7:15 p. m. The pastor, Rev.-A.
Iveson, will preach at both services.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Turnball and
son. Robert Earl, of Westfield, N. J.,
have returned home after spending
the Easter holidays with Mrs. Turn-
ball’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. Iveson.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mosier moved
into the newly built apartment of
John Seymoure.
Charles Detrick, who is a patient
at the Homeopathic Hospital, under-
went a second operation on Thursday.
His condition is serious.
Mrs. John Kocher was hit by an
automobile in Wilkes-Barre on Tues-
day afternoon. She was taken to the
General Hospital and later removed to
her home where she is resting com-
fortably. :
Mr. and' Mrs. George Noble expect
to return to their home on Terrace
Avenue this coming week. : They have
been staying with relatives in the
city during the winter months.
Historic Venice
The city of Venice has 650 canals
and 378 bridges. It is built upon 78
islands.
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Beautiful car.
Chevrolet Coupe in dandy shape.
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Chevrolet 1%-ton truck, open express body, tires
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like new.
Chevrolet Roadster, a beautiful little sport job,
perfect shape.
Chevrolet Touring car.
little use.
Chevrolet Imperial Landau.
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Chevrolet Coach.
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the termite, or white ant.
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