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COW FRESHENING
IN FALL FAVORED
‘Conditions Are More Favor-|
able for Heavy Milking.
Cows which freshen in the fall make
better production records than cows
which freshen at other seasons, be-
cause conditions are more uniform for
the fall cows while they are milking
heavily, according to C. L. Blackman,
of the animal husbandry department
of the college of agriculture of the
Not only are
the feeding conditions uniform through
the period of heaviest milking, Black-
man points out, but toward the end
of the lactation period the fall cows
are turned out on green pasture and
receive an extra stimulus to their milk
flow. When the flies and dry pastures
of summer occur, these, cows are giv-
ing so little milk anyhow, that these
. difficulties do not seriously affect their
total milk production for the season.
“Since fall freshening cows produce
more milk, every possible means
should be taken to fit them for fresh-
ening,” says Blackman. “Often, cows
running dry toward the end of the
pasture season are allowed to stay
out in some back pasture very late,
and as a result come into the barn
late and in low flesh. While this prac-
tice may temporarily save feed and
labor, in the long run it is uneconom-
ical. ! :
“Dry cows should be carefully
watched from now on, and should re-
ceive extra feed, either grain or rough-
age or both, sufficient to get them in
good flesh ‘at freshening time. They
should be stabled as soon as the milk-
ing herd, and not unnecessarily ex-
posed during the frosty nights or cold
storms.”
Take Every Precaution
to Keep Stable Clean
Dust in the stable air is liable to
get into milk. For this reason every
precaution should be taken to have
the air pure during milking. Han:
dling dry feeds, especially hay, should
not be done just before or during
milking. Sweeping the stable during
these periods is equally objectionable
If the stable is built with tight ceil
ings and smooth walls, it will be easy
to clean, and dust will not readily col-
lect in sufficient quantities to contam-
inate the air heavily.
The milker’s hands should be
washed thoroughly and kept clean
during milking. If they are allowed
to become dirty they are liable to be
a source of dirt in the milk, especial
ly if “wet-hand” milking is practiced
The clothing of the milker should be
free from dust, which may fall' into
the milk, pail,
Care is. necessary to protect the
milk from dust and dirt after it is
drawn. Except when the milk is ac-
tually being poured into the ‘Strainer.
it should be kept covered at all times
to prevent the entrance of dust and
insects. Much fine sediment is often
blown on to the strainer if the latter
is left uncovered during the intervals
between straining.
Dairy Cow Profitable
With Big Production
A dairy cow will not pay her ex:
penses, in the opinion of Prof. J. H.
Fuller, head of the dairy department.
University of New Hampshire, unless
she produces at least 7,500 pounds of
milk per year. This production which
he considers necessary to meet such
charges as feed, lubor and overhead,
is nearly 3,000 pounds greater than
that of the average cow in the United
States.
Professor Fuller suggests a mini
mum of ten cows for each full-time
worker, assuming that the man who
cares for ten cows will also do some
other work about the farm. He says
that a man with fifteen cows (can well
afford a milking machine and recom-
mends the use of litter carriers and
drinking cups to keep labor costs on
the dairy farm to a minimum.
Sterility of Cattle Is
Great Loss to Dairying
Sterility of cattle or their failure
to reproduce is one of the greatest
sources of loss to the dairy industry.
Experiments have shown that some
forms of sterility in cows can be over-
come hy feeding sprouted oats. Sprout-
ed grains, together with regular exer-
cise, are effective alsn in prolonging
the active service of valuable sires.
Other experiments show that when
roughages of the proper quality are
available, cows of more than average
producing capacity obtain sufficient
nutrients from a ration consisting en-
tirely of roughage.
Cause for Stale Butter
The stage of lactation and season
of year are two factors which tend to
cause butter made from cream pro
duced during the advanced lactation
periods, and in the winter, to be stale
in flavor. The’ lack of volatile flavor
producing elements in milk also aids
in staleness. This is more pronounced
as the cow advances in lactation. The
stale flavor defect may be overcome
by using a good starter, or adding
cream produced by cows recently
freshened.
GREEN FEED FOR
GOSLINGS HELPS
Tender Grass Should Fill
Principal Part of Ration.
An impottant item in the care of
young goslings is to keep them warm
and quiet for the first few days and
an equally important item in their
feeding is to start them out on green
feed, preferably tender grass.
For about ‘wo days after hatching
goslings show little inclination to do
anything but keep warm and quiet.
They may come from under the hen
and nibble at whatever they may sec
that is edible. They are most partial
to grass and tender plants, but wil!
take a little mash if it is offered and
will dabble their bills in the water.
After that the gosling begins to take
more interest in affairs and will feed
industriously for short periods, always
prefering short, tender grass and
weeds for its diet, with mash and
other substantial feed that may be
offered in small amounts. A common
mistake is to feed green food as an
accessory to grain feed when it ghould
form the principal part of the ration
with mash and grain as an accessory
to the green stuff.
Goslings may be brooded with hens
or in small colony brooders or with
geese. In the latter case they will
get along very well if left to the old
birds, the keeper supplying a soft feed
of grain once or twice a day as the
appetites of the goslings may dictate.
This is true only when the range is
ample and furnishes good grazing.
The geese which are mated with one
gander will usually raise their broods
in one group, the gander being watch-
ful over his whole family. !
When the goslings are brooded by
hens or brooders they require close
attention while small. They should be
confined for the first few days in pens
which will keen them near the hen or
brooder. These pens can be made of
narrow wire netting or boards and
placed on sod. When the goslings
clean off the grass they should be
moved. /
Egg-Eating Habit Among
Hens Hard to Control
The egg-eating habit is usually
caused by the hens getting hold of a
soft-shelled- egg that happens to be
dropped on the ground somewhere in
plain sight. They get to rolling it
about, finally breaking it, and the
trouble” has started. The next thing
is to get it stopped. Sometimes it
may be stopped by making a slight
break in the side of an egg, running a
part of ‘the white and then inserting a
good dose of cayenne pepper, closing
the hole with adhesive tape or court-
plaster. Drop this out among the
guilty ones and see what they do with
it and how it affects them. Another
way is to heat an egg to the boiling
point, crack slightly and place ouf
for them.
In case neither of these work, a
plan that will be effective is to put a
false bottom of burlap in your nest
box just a few inches from the real
bottom, tacking it around the sides,
then cut a cross in the center of the
burlap large enough for the eggs to.
drop through. They will go down out
of sight and trouble. It may be that
at the start of this dirty work you
may be able to locate one leader, and
taking her out to herself the trouble
in the flock will be ended.
Poultry Facts
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Keep hens ridded of worms.
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The air in a chicken house should
be continually moving at a fairly slow
rate.
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The first three weeks of the life of
a chick is recognized as one of essen-
tial importance.
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Baby chicks will digest a crop full
of mash in from two to two and a
half hours and are then ready for an-
other feed.
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The breeding turkey should receive
a good laying mash along with scratch
grain.
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The turkeys should not be fed
straight alfalfa meal or alfalfa steam
meal because it is too bulky to be
handled by their digestive systems.
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It is generally recognized by poul-
try disease specialists that chickens
have remarkable resistance against
most diseases, and the class of trou-
ples commonly spoken of as colds and
roup is no exception to this statement.
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The first symptoms of colds among
a flock are sneezing and loss of ap-
petite and activity by those infected.
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Liver troubles in hens are difficult
to treat, as they are seldom discov-
ered until the bird becomes sick and
dies suddenly.
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Hens don’t need and can’t eat such
feeds as corncobs and shucks. Save
the corn-and-cob meal for the cows.
Give the hens whole corn, or prefer-
ably cracked corn. They'll lay more
eggs.
Jap Beetles Are
Gaining Ground
Plant Industry Bureau Urges
Effective Control—Says Pest
Is Here To Stay.
Although only the northern part
of Luzerne County has felt the effect
| of the Japanese beetle, that pest is
now firmly establishe /in Pennsyl-
vania and the people 6f the Common:
wealth must lear five with it, en-
Industry, Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture, explain in a recent
publication on this insect. Farmers
in this vicinity are urged to marshal
their forces against the beetle.
Commenting on traps, specialists of
the bureau pointed out that this
method is still somewhat in the ex-
perimental stage, but that during the
last few years considerable work has
been done by the Federation Depart-
ment at Moorestown, N. J., in devis-
ing an efficient trap. One particular
type has been successful in captur-
ing large numbers of beetles.
Certain flies and small wasp-like
insects are the greatest enemies of
the beetle. The bulletin says: “Ac-
cording to the Federal Department of
Agriculture, the purple grackle and
starling are probably the most im-
portant bird enemies of the "beetle.
Remnants of beetles have also been
taken from the stomachs of the king
bird, cardinal, meadow lark, cat bird,
quail, great crested fly catcher, crow,
red winged black bird, English spar-
row, vesper sparrow, brown thrash-
er, wood thrush and robin. English
pheasants show a great liking for
both dead and living Japanese
beetles.”
According to authorities, the beetle
cannot fly but is carried on produce.
The new publication is entitled: “The
Japanese Beetle in Pennsylvania”
and can be secured by any interested
persons by writing to the Department
of Agriculture, Harrisburg.
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CONTRIBUTORS COLUMN
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to me to be not only the product of
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talker, willing to say anything that
happens to enter his head—of which
you have witnessed a very painful
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this article. He can’t help it, the
moment he begins to talk, his mental
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but one thing which compared with
him in this particular; that was an
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LEGAL NOTICE
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The Board of School Directors of
Lake Township will receive Sealed
Bids for the different bus routes a
follows: :
Route No. 1. Starting at Lake
Bridge via Worden Place and Alder-
son to Laketon School.
Route No. 2. Starting at Lehman
Line by way of Outlet to Laketon
School.
Route No. 3. Starting at A. N.
Williams Corners by way of Loyal-
ville to road leading from Outlet then
to Laketon by way of Krulips Cor-
ners.
Route No. 4. Starting at Rock
School to Laketon by way of John
Brislin’s.
Route No. 5. Starting at David
Williams’ Corners to Loyalville by
way of Charley Kuptus’ Store.
Specifications may ‘be obtained by
applying to Corey Grey, secretary,
Alderson R. R. D., No. 1.
The board reserves the right to re-
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turnable May 6, 1929.
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Wm. S. McLean, President
Wm. H. Conyngham, Vice-Pres.
C. F. Huber, Vice-Pres.
Francis Douglas, Cashier
F. W. Innes, Assistant Cashier
Direetors
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F. O. Smith, George R. McLean,
Wm. H. Conyngham, Richard
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Shavertown
A Variety Shower was given recent-
ly by Miss Stella Weidner, of Trucks-
ville in honor of Miss Alverda Harri-
son, who is to be the bride of Mr.
Walter Cooke, of Wilkes-Barre in the
near future. Miss Alverda is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Har-
rison of this place. :
The Trucksville Senior Class gave
its class play before a large audience
last evening in the Etonville M. E.
Church. After the performance the
class members were entertained at a
house party, where a royal good time
was had by all.
Mrs. Anna O'Dell and Mr. G. L.
Weitzel have returned from a three
months visit at Miami, Florida. They
made the trip both ways by boat from
Philadelphia. :
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Walton and fam-
ily, of Philadelphia, spent some time
this week with Mr. and Mrs. Dorman
Woolbert, of Shaver Avenue.
Guss Kuehn is building an addition
to his property on Main Street. Pete
Lutz, of Dallas, is the contractor.
Rev. George Ruff, of the Lutheran
Church, has gone to Pittsburgh to join
his wife and son. He will make a
short stay under orders of his phys-
ician. ; anise
Wayne Heely, young son of Mrs.
Irene Heely, is quite ill at his home.
Dr. and Mrs. Joe Warkomski, of
Luzerne, were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Shaver, of Shaver
Avenue.
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WILD ANIMALS
AGAIN ROAM IN
AMERICAN FORESTS
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Robert V. Stewart, chief forester
of the Department of Agriculture at
Washington, has declaréd that the
American forests are again becoming
a paradise for wild animals. With
the exception of the grizzly bear and
the caribou, all animals are increas-
ing in number.
Deer are increasing 5 per cent
faster than hunters can kill them.
More than 700,000, it is estimated,
are roaming in the national forests.
Means are being sought to keep the
numbers of the herd within the feed-
ing capacity of the forests.
Elk are also increasing faster than
they are being killed off, with 75,000
elk grazing today in national forests.
Antelope are increasing in their num-
bers at about 10 per cent annually.
It is estimated 8,000 of them are on
‘the national ranges. :
despite the invasions of hunters.
Beavers are thriving in the west, and
nearly 200,000 of them are listed in
the animal census.
Black and brown bears now num-
ber about 52,000, having increased 10
per cent annually. But outside of
2,500 in Alaska, only 800 grizzly bears
are known to be in American forests.
Only 85 caribou are listed in the rec-
ords of the forest service.
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