~ ONION FLAVOR IS CAUSE OF LOSS Pest Is One of First Plants to Appear in Spring. There is little sale for milk bearing ~ the aroma of the wild onion, and ~ when butter has this flavor, it is next to impossible to eat it. ~~ “Yet we have the wild onion with us ‘in many of our best pastures,” says John A. Arey, dairy extension Specialist at the North Carolina State college. “This pest is one of the first plants to appear in the spring and is also a visitor in late fall. Fortunate- ly during the summer months, the plants die down and thus give no trouble. Onion flavor makes milk practically unsalable and the butter made from cream with’ this flavor is ~ usually sold to a renovating plant at ~ a very low price.” ~~ This loss is always handed down ~ from the creamery to the milk pro- ducer since the price that a creamery pays for butterfat is determined by ‘the price it receives for butter. It is important, therefore, to keep this fla- vor out of the milk, states Mr. Arey. - One of the best methods of doing this is to take the cows off of the infested pasture at least six hours before it is ‘time to milk. ~~ Mr. Arey states that tests made ‘with the herd of dairy cows owned by the North Carolina experiment station ‘have shown this to be an effective way of ridding milk of onion flavor. The tests further show that this plan should not cause any great inconveni- ence to the average dairyman. The period of time during which the wild onion is most prevalent is usually short and so the plan need be in op- eration only a few weeks. If proper- ly carried out, the method will save the dairymen thousands of dollars each season. ~ Milking Very Important Part of Cow Management ~ The udder of a cow is a delicate organ and very sensitive to abuse or improper handling. Some persons geem to have an idea that it is sim- ply a sack into which the milk gath- ‘ers to be drawn off at milking time. ~The udder, in fact, is just one large collection of cavities or milk-secret- ing glands lined by many cells or small pouches and surrounded by a network of arteries and veins. Dur- ing the day and night these arteries are bringing together the various con- stituents of which milk is composed, such as fats, proteins, water, ash, etc. Along toward milking time these cells have collected their full capacity of milk-producing elements, but not until the actual process of milking is begun do the numerous cells in the udder start to give up their contents. which gravitate to the milk cistern in and above the teat. There is no denying the fact that milking the cow is a very important phase of her management. This is especially noticeable when she has been hustled into the barr with a dog at her heels or otherwise excited. 4 Profitable Production of Average Dairy Cow A dairy cow will not pay her ex- penses, in the opinion of Prof. J. H. department at the University of New Hampshire, unless she produces at ~ This production, which he “necessary to meet such charges as feed. labor and overhead, is nearly 3.000 nounds greater than that of the avernre cow in the United States. Professor Fuller suggests a mini- mum of ten cows for each full-time worker, assuming that the man who “work about the form. ford a milling machine and “mends the use of litter recom- the dairy farm to a minimum. ~ Fall Freshening Offers Some Big Possibilities It is not surprising that the good ~ dairyman has his cows freshen in the fall, since it gives him the high milk flow during a season when he can con- trol and keep uniform his rations and “stable appointments. Then, too, win- ter is the time when dairy products bring the best prices, for a large pro- ‘portion of the population of milk pro- ‘ducers have their cows freshen in | spring, and do not supply silage, roots or even good dry rations. For that reason the heaviest supply of ~ dairy products is ‘offered in spring “and summer and the light supply in fall and winter. Limiting Milk Yields Milk yields may be limited by an insuflicient supply of lime in the feed. Corn, oats, timothy and rediop are low in lime while the legume hays are high. A ton of soy-bean hay contains about eighty times as much lime as a ton of shelled corn. Legume hay crops, particularly al- falfa, yield two to three times as many nutrients to the acre as the ~ 'non-legume h2ys. Besides this, the legume hays excel in palatability and in vitamine content. Fuller, head of the dairy husbandry | least 7.500" pounds of milk per year. | considers | cares for ten cenws will also do other | He says that | a mon with fifteen cows can well af- | carriers and | drinking cups to keep labor costs on | CLEAN AND SPRAY TO CONTROL LICE Preventive Measures Should Be Taken Before Summer. Surveys, made by the poultry de- partment of the North Carolina State college, show that more than 53 per cent of all poultry flocks in North Car- olina are infested with either lice or mites. “These pests multiply very quickly during the hot months and for that reason control taken before the summer sets in,” says Dr. B. F. Kaupp, head of the depart- ment. “The henhouse should be given a thorough cleaning with a 4 per cent coal tar dip. All cracks and crevices should be sprayed and the perches painted with a pure dip or creosote. New scratch litter and nesting mate- rial should be put in before the hens are allowed to use the house. if these precautions are not taken, the sitting hen will be killed and the small chicks will weaken and die.” The adult fowl should be dusted with sodium fluoride. This should be used sparingly as there is some danger of injuring the skin. A pinch of the material should be held between the thumb and finger and worked among the feathers. This operation should be continued until the entire body has been covered, and should be repeated in five days if all the lice were not killed. All brooder houses, henhouses or any place that the chickens roost should be gone over with the 4 per cent solution of coal tar and where possible the hens transferred to another house dur- ing the cleaning. Doctor Kaupp recommends that new houses be built, especially where the old houses have been in use over a long period and are thoroughly infest- ed with the pests. The old houses should then be torn down and burned. he says. More Hopper Space for Feeding Fowls Is Urged To enable all the hens to obtain plenty of laying mash it pays to allow ten feet of hopper feeding space to each 100 hens. A five-foot trough hop- per open on: both sides gives good satisfaction. These open hoppers built up on a little platform to keep out the straw litter are proving more popular than wall hoppers, and some poultry- men are tearing out their wall hop- pers and installing the long open boxes. Then the mash does not clog and is plainly visible to the hens. If the wall hoppers remain they can be used as a reserve supply and mash taken from them and a.lded to the open hoppers as the supply needs replenish- ment. Eliminate Tuberculosis From Chicken Quarters Fortunately with poultry the disease is not difficult to control. It should be remembered that the disease is con- fined to very old birds. Birds under a year old are seldor: infected. By maintaining a flock in which the num- ber of old birds has been kept at a low figure the danger of infection is re- duced. If, however, the premises are badly. infected the house and yards should be given a rest for two years. | The house can be thoron-fly cleaned to eliminate tuberculosis from | yards the resting of the yards is nec- | | essary. During the resting of the yards | their cultivation is desirable. ’ Actions of Guineas | | in the edge of a brier patch or under | a clump of weeds, and while on the nest will cackle a soft and long cackle | similar to the male bird, but not so | loud. The male bird often stands near the nest and caclles while the hen is on the nest. \When the hen gets a | large nestful of eggs, she will get | broody and go to sitting on them, if | she is not broken up. When she goes to sitting she rises and flies from her nest when she comes off. Direct Sunlight Best Direct sunlight promotes health and egg production. Sunlight through or- dinary window glass is ineffective. Only direct sunlight or sunlight which passes through special glass or glass substitutes, which will permit the ul- tra-violet rays to pass through, is ben- efcial. Direct sunlight or its equivalent aids in maintenance of health, reduces mortality, increases egg production and improves hatchability and quality of eggs, especially egg-shell texture. Feeds for Poultry For poultry feeding, the right kind of protein is generally obtained from milk, skim milk, buttermilk, whey, fresh meat, meat scraps, fish scraps, tank- age, or alfalfa leaf meal feeds. Very little of it is found in the common farm feeds, and for this reason when home-grown grains are used, it is nec- essary to purchase small amounis of: the high protein feeds to supplement the home-grown grains. Milk of any kind is the most popular protein feed for poultry. - measures should be | and disinfected, and tlien be used, but the | A guinea will usually build her nest | | by a emeoan 30 2 2, | KUNKLE HOME-COMING DAY OBSERVED BY KUNKLE LADIES’ AID SOCIETY —_—0— The Kunkle Ladies’ Aid Societ; Wednesday held its Second pr Be Home-Coming Day, the guests enjoy- ing a delightful social time, renewing old acquaintances. A delicious chick. en dinner was served at noon to a large number of local people, the members of the Ladies’ Aid and the following special guests: Mrs. Wal- ter Doran, Moscow; Mrs. Julia Hag- an, Shavertown; Mrs. James Hart- man, Scranton; Mrs. Archie E. Cor- by and daughter, Janet, West Pitts- ton; Mrs. Francis McCarty, Mrs. Jas. Norrie, Mrs. Wallace Perrin, Mrs George Bulford, of Trucksville; Mrs. Mary Downing, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Sam Waltman, Binghamton, N. Y.: Mrs. Bessie Kline, Kingston; Mrs, Mary Hilbert, Beaumont; Mrs. Lyman Moore, Lake Catalpa; Mrs. J. N. Whipp, Mrs. D. P. Honeywell, Mrs. Alex J ohnson, Mrs. Elizabeth Kunkle Wardan Kunkle, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Youngblood, W. B. Jeter, Dallas; Mrs. Lewis Culp, Huntsville; Mrs. Aman. da Bulford, Trucksville; Mrs. Joseph Edwards, Pittston; Mr. and Mrs Sherman Wardan, Mrs. S. J. Wool- bert, Mrs. Kate Thomas, Shavertown: Mr. and Mrs. Philip Thomas, Mrs, Edward Conden and children, Mrs Jacob Conden, Mrs, Mary Thompson. Mrs. Charles Bigelow, Mrs. iler Richards, Mrs. L. B. Hilbert, Alder- son; Mrs. Fred Makinson, Forty Fort; Mrs. William Nulton, Beau- mont; Mrs. Lewis Nulton, Kunkle; Rev -and Mrs, W. S. York, Alderson; Zel Garinger, Dallas and others whose names were not secured. Din- ner was served to about 100 people. ~ The following members and teach- ers of Kunkle Sunday School have made perfect attendance records and will receive handsome prices for the different periods of time they have had a perfect record. For three months, Miss Blanche Mosier, Mrs. Roy Hess; Mrs. Frank Hess, Doris and Robert Hess. For six months Nile and Herold Hess, Eleanor Kunkle, Emily Nulton, Mrs. William Brace and Dorothy Elston. Nine months, Charles and Allen Brace, Miss Lois Landon. One year, Miss Al- thea Landon, Mrs. Kideon Miller Superintendent; Miss Frances Hess, TeSretary. # : aro ess has been ill and un- able to attend school for more than a week. Mr. and. Mrs. Charles Wertman spent Sunday with friends in Nanti- coke. Mrs. Etta Kocher and Miss Mar- garet May, of West Wyoming and Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Makinson and Miss Nellie Makinson, of Forty Fort, were the guests of Miss Margaret Kunkle and Mr. and Mrs. Olin Kunkle Sunday afternoon and even- ing. Quite a number of pupils of Dallas! Township school are ill with measles. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Durland, of West) Wyoming spent Sunday even- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kunkle. W. H. Conden, who was ill for some time with a severe attack of grippe is again seriously ill with complications following his first ill- ness. His many friends are hoping for his speedy recovery. Olin Kunkle called on W. H. Con- den on Tuesday. erin eee (eee. “Q” Followed by “U” In English “q” is always followed “wn.” You cannot find a regular English word which contains “q” and which does not also contain “u.” So far as I have been able to learn, no authority has ever been able to ex- plain just why this is so. Apparent- ly “q” never was entitled to be re- garded as a complete letter. Paint-Up For Spring! 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OLIVER a DIRECT DEALER DALL % ..There was no Federal Income Tax. ..The Gibson Girl was at the height of her glory. 2% 3...Pullman porters didn't mind being called “George.” 3 1 ..You weren't in style unless you had at least one gold tooth. : 5...The Sunday papers advertised “Ladies Muslin Night- gowns—ioc.” rp 6...There were less than 10 miles of concrete roads in the United States. 7...The Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n was insisting that “There is nothing too good for the American people.” 8...Fourteen hundred miles was the extent of a long dis- tance phone call. 9... There were less than 8,000 automobiles in the country. 5 PEE 10...Free lunch was not yet a tradition. 11... The rattan swinging door was the harbinger of Spring. NEMENE NE ME ONE NE NE 12...Henry Ford had not discovered that “Making money is not important.” 39% A. for 30 years water rates in Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys have remained unchanged. About al! that remained unchanged here in that time were water rates, postage stamps, and Human Nature. And speaking cf Human Nature ... There always has been—there always will be—in every community, ; : | at least one Conscientious Objector who has a keen sense of fn YOUR duty. } i | As you read this advertisement visualize some individual here v i | who is spending every moment of his spare time indulging in quaint, robust, and piquant rehearsal of the Water Company’s sins.” And then recall the following sublime passage from the writings of the late lamented Bill Nye, one-time editor of the Laramie (Wyo.) Boomerang: “You can be a good Christian with much less fatigue if you i ! will take regular exercise, breathe through the nose, and con- Las f fess nobody’s sins but your own. People who take in repent- < 1 ance and attend to it by the dozen for the neighborhood, are lt 1 apt to break down before they get around to their own.” ) Think twice before you speak, three times before you sing, and at least a dozen times before you criticise the Water Company. We are doing the best we know how. THE SCRANTON=SPRING BROOK . WATER SERV. “OMPANY We Take Up the Work Where Nature Leaves Off FOURTH OF A SERIES OF ADVERTISEMENTS ABOUT WATER RATES
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