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~ ration without soy beans.
~ gerubbing feed pails?
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SOY BEANS WILL
NOT FLAVOR MILK
No Undeifrable Effects Ave
Found in Illinois Test.
“(By W. B. NEVENS, University of
Illinois. )
Complaints that the feeding of soy
- bean hay or ground soy beans to dairy
‘cows affected the flavors of milk,
cream, and butter to such an extent
that the products were either not sal-
able or their market value was low-
ered, reached the department of hus-
‘bandry during the past year. These
,complaints originated in several dif-
ferent counties in the state, showing
'that the trouble was not confined to
‘one locality.
- Experiments, therefore, were under-
‘taken to learn the cause of the trouble
and, if possible, a remedy for it.
Three groups of eight each were fed
‘during. six consecutive weekly periods
“on rations consisting of either red clo-
! ver hay or soy bean hay, and a con-
‘centrate mixture with or without
ground soy beans. The ground soy
‘beans formed from 10 to 25 per cent
of the mixtures. The milk produced
‘was used in studies of flavor and com-
Position, and butter was made from
the cream
- Neither high-quality soy Doan. hay
‘nor poor quality, moldy soy bean hay
was found to have any effect upon the
flavor of the milk (raw or pasteurized)
skim milk, cream, or butter. Ground
soy beans were likewise without ef-
= upon flavor. The fat content of
‘the milk was affected but slightly, and
the acidity was not changed appreci-
‘ably. Marked differences in cream
volume were noted, but these seemed
to be associated with individual cows.
The most pronounced effects of the
rations were upon the body of the
‘butter. Ground soy beans caused
‘the body to be gummy and the, con-
dition became worse when the pro-
‘portion of soy beans in the ration was
increased. Soy bean hay had a sim-
‘ilar effect but to a less degree. There
‘was a tendency for the iodine number
to increase slightly with the larger
amounts of soy beans in the ration.
~ While the effects of soy beans upon
the body of the butter were not seri-
ous, the score of the body of this but-
ter was 1 to 1% points lower than
that of the butter produced by the
The studies
of this problem are being continued,
and it is hoped te be able to combine
some feed with soy beans which will
overcome in a great At measure “the un-
desirable effects upon the body of the
= butter.
~ Cream Producing Cows
Return Monthly Income
When properly fed and cared for
the cream producing cow will return a
sure profitable income each month im
the year. On farms where only one or
two cash crops are grown such an in-
come is badly needed to meet the oper-
ating expenses ¢f the farm while the
cash crops are being grown and mar-
keted. A good average cow when
properly fed, will produce 600 gallons
of milk annually containing 232 pounds
of butterfat. This milk at 30 cents
per gallon an average wholesale price,
is worth $180. The manure from this
cow is worth $20 per year as a ferti-
lizer, making a total income of $200.
~ Where a milk market is not available
at 40
$92.80,
the butterfat from
cents per pound,
this cow,
will bring
~ when sold to a creamery for butter
making, and the shim milk left on the
farm % worth $25, as a calf, chicken |
and pig feed.
Doi iry Facts
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Poor land is scarce where cows are |
abundant.
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Ship cream at least three times a
week in hot weather.
: HSB
Dull knives in the ensilage cutter
increase the power requirement about
50 per cent.
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Had you ever thought that scouring
of calves may be caused by a lack of
*
Good breeding and good feeding go
hand in hand. Success depends upon
combination of the two.
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Cold drafts are responsible for
pneumonia, garget, ete. Ventilation
~ ‘should be provided without drafts.
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The safest method for one man to’
lead a bull is with a staff. This ap-
plies with equal force to the gentle
and the cross bull.
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Feed flavors enter milk mainly
through the body of the cow and not
‘by absorption from the surrounding
‘atmosphere.
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Feed flavors and odors produced in
milk usually show a decrease in in-
‘tensity four. hours after feeding and
‘practically disappear in seven hours.
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: Highly flavored feeds may be fed
immediately after milking without se-
riously affecting the flavor and odor
of the milk produced at the next
ase ina i
EGG PRODUCTION
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DURING SUMMER
Poultry Men Agree That It
Depends on Best Care.
Facing poultry men during the sum-
mer is the problem of preventing a
rapid drop in egg production with the
coming of warm weather, when eggs
bring good prices. Standard egg pro-
duction in New Jersey for June is 18
ggs per bird, for July it is 16 eggs,
and for August, 13 eggs. Whether or
not a flock makes standard produc:
tion during these three months de
pends entirely on the care it is giv-
en by the poultry man, announces the
poultry department of the New Jer-
sey agricultural experiment station.
According to the station, successful
poultry men agree that good summer
egg production depends on attention
to little details of management and
not on one outstanding factor. Cull
ing the flock, for example, is not the
most important factor in obtaining
standard production, but just one of
the many factors. In fact, culling
should be last in the effort to hold
production.
The laying house should receive at-
tention first, as a means of holding
egg production. All windows should
be opened to provide good ventila-
tion and to keep the house cool.
Lice and mites are often the cause
of the flock falling off in production.
Careful inspection of the birds and
coop should be made once a month
for these parasites. It is considered
a good practice to treat the flock for
body lice hy using sodium floride or
any lice powder. Generally, one
treatment is sufficient for the entire
summer. The roost, drop-boards, and
nests should be painted with any coal
tar product as a means of controlling
the mites. When such cannot be ob-
tained, a mixture of kerosene oil and
old crank case oil from the tractor
or automobile can be used to advan:
tage.
Heavy consumption of mash, so im
portant to heavy production, is ob-
tained in the summer by feeding only
8 or 10 pounds of grain to each 100
birds; keeping mash always before
the birds; and keeping the layers con-
fined to the house where they will 2!
ways be near the mash hoppers!
Other factors found to be impor-
tant in feeding are: a daily supply
of fresh green feed such as dande-
lions, lawn clippings, and weeds from
the garden; and a constant supply of
fresh, clean, cool water.
When production falls below 50 per
cent, it is time to start culling, if
the foregoing factors mentioned have
been carefully followed.
Provide Natural Shade
for All Young Poultry
An ideal range will provide natural
shade where the young birds may find
protection from the hot summer sun.
Many poultry flocks do not have this
natural protection, say poultry spe-
cialists of the Pennsylvania State col-
lege, so some means of protection
must be provided. Moving the colony
houses near a cornfield makes ideal
range conditions. Sunflowers planted
around the colony house also will pro-
vide satisfactory shade. If the colony
houses cannot be moved near a corn-
field and sunflowers are not used,
some form of artificial shade should
be provided. Old feed bags placed on
a frame about two or three feet above
a ground will give the needed pro-
tection. -
Always Make Fowls as
Profitable as Possible
There is a great temptation for the
poultryman who is ambitious to equal
the records made by others. Natur-
ally any one wants to make his hens
as profitable as possible, and as the
rule generally applied is to keep a
hen only to the end of her first lay-
ing year and then replace her with
pullets, the effect of high egg pro-
duction on the laying hens apparently
is negligible as she is sent to pot be-
fore any evil effects of force feed-
ing can interfere with her laying.
Mistake With Geese
A common mistake made in raising
geese is to try to feed them upon
grains without sufficient grazing.
the geese have good green feed they
will need but little additional. Grit
and oyster shell should always be ac-
cessible. During the summer a satis-
factory method consists in providing
one feed a day of equal parts of corn
meal. bran and ground oats. During
the winter the same grains are satis-
factory, but steamed clover or alfalfa
hay should be added.
Grain for Geese
Geese should not be fed hard grains,
but ground feeds mixed in what are
known as mashes and fed in a moist
state. A good ration for geese would
be tbree parts of yellow corn meal,
four parts of wheat bran, one part of
red dog flour or flour middlings. To
this add 5 per cent of meat scraps and
during the laying or breeding season
15 per cent. At all times 1 per cent
of fine sifted sand and one-half per
cent of fine table salt. Any kind of
green feed will help.
If,
History Of Dallas
Continued From
Last Week
Jude Baldwin was one of the early
settlers. He had a large family. His
sons uere Burr, Abed, Lewis J. Watson
and Ambrose. The last is living some-
where in the west as is also his
youngest daughter, Mrs. Eleanor
Brown, Jr. Abed and Burr carried on
the mercantile business in Huntsville in
my father’s old store house.
The Fullers settled in Lehman and
Plymouth (now Jackson) townships in
an early day. There were two brothers
that settled near Huntsville, Benajah
and Joshua. They built the first saw-
mill and grist mill “over the moun-
tain” (as we were in the habit of call-
ing it). They came from near Kent,
Connecticut, and the first purchased
in Kingston, nearly opposite Colonel
Dorrance’s, and, if my memory is cor-
rect, cold to Mr. Sharp and purchased
a large tract of wild land about
Huntsville on the Jackson and Leh-
man sides. The saw-mill was situated
just above the present bridge. When
I lived in Huntsville a heavy freshet
uncovered the old mudsill—ahemlock
log—that had been buried beneath the
ground for fifty years, and it was
sound as the day it was first put in.
The grist-mill was located just below
where the present one is standing. It
had two-run of stones one of burr and
one of pudding or conglomerate stones,
such as found on Shawnee Mountain.
The grist mill was built some time
after the saw-mill. There was a very
good water privilege to supply these
mills before the country was settl-
ed and the forest was cleared away,
but the advance of civilization had
lessened the supply. Just above the
saw-mill, at the mouth: of a large
marsh, through which the west branch
of Toby's Creek runs, the hills comihg
near together left a narrow passage
for the escape of the water. The bea-
ver, with his cunning instinct, selected
this outlet to erect a dam, which he
did in a most substantial manner
When T first remember Huntsville the
remaing of this dam were visible. I
should judge it was originally about
some two or three hundred acres ot
land. But since the country has been
cleared up the sudden and heavy
freshets have washed away its last
remains.
“Benajah Fuller was a Revolutionary
soldier and drew a pension, 1s did his
widow. His wife, “Aunt Katy”
Catherine Thompson) survived
eight years. They had, three sons
William, Jeremiah and Issaac. Chester
Fuller, son of William, now resides in
Lehman—a prosperous farmer living
on the old homestead. Harvey
son of Jeremiah, is living at Hunts-
ville. Bath» brothers had other children
who went west. Truman Atherton
married their daughter Clarrissa, with
whom the old folks mada their last
earthly home. The sons of Isaac Fuller
were five. One now resides, I think, in
Bradford county, Two went west and
two died. Benajah Fuller was an in-
dustrious and upright man, beloved and
respected by all who knew him. His
eldest daughter married Wm. Trucks
the founder of Trucksville. Louise
married Daniel Ruggles. Laura mar-
ried a Mr. Trundall, whose son James
lives opposite my present dwelling
house, and is one of our wealthiest and
four feet high which would overflow |
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him |
Iman & Shaver,
| steam saw mill was added,
Fuller
(mill.
most, respected citizens.
“Joshoua near his brothers on the
farm now owned by Dr. Rogers. He
had three sons Sylvanus, Stephan and
Abram. The latter died when a young
man. Sylvanus or ‘Uncle Vene' as he
was known, lived near Jude Baldwin.
He was a thrifty farmer, and was al-
ways full of fun and god nature, one
of the best-hearted men in the world,
respected and beloved by all his neigh-
bors. He removed to Loraine county,
Ohio, about 1830 or 1835, and accu-
malated a handsome property. His son
Abram, the only child left, is still liv.
ing on the old homestead, a wealthy
man. Stephan also moved farther west.
I know but little of him since he left
Pennsylvania. Joshua also had four
daughters. One married the late Benja-
min Reynolds; one married Amos
Brown; another married Joseph Wor-
thington, Jr.; the fourth, Amzi never
married. She lived near Harvey's Lake
and died within a few years back.
There was another brother, who sett-
led in Northumberland, of whom I
know but little.
There were no other mills built on
the northeastern fork of Toby’s Creek
above William Truck’s mills until
about the year 1815, when Philip Sha-
ver built a saw-mill about a half a
mile below the point where Toby's
Creek crosses the line between Dallas
and Kingston townships, on the site
where the old mill now stands near the
residence of Lewis R. Shaver. (Now
“Shavertown” station on W. B. & H.
I. R. R.) On this mill Philip Shaver
sawed the siding which are now (1886)
in use on the old wagon bridge across
the Susquehanna at Wilkes-Barre.
(Replaced 1892-3 by new steel bridge)
They were furnished by Philip Shav-
er under a contract at $5.00 a thousand
feet, delivered at the bridge, and to be
two-thirds panels.
About the year 1818 another saw-mill
was erected by Christian Rice (who
came from near Greensburg, Warren
county, New Jersey about that time)
a few! rods below the point where the
main road crosses Toby's Creek in the
present village of Dallas. That mill was
still standing up to about 1880. Another
mill was erected along in the thirties
by Jacob Frantz near the - present
Frantz school house, on the northern-
most branch of the north fork of Toby's
Creek.. Still another mill was erected
about the same time midway between
the Frantz mill and the John Leonard
clearing. This was known as Weston
This branch of Toby’s Creek was
too smell to afford any sufficient wat-
er power, 2nd these mills had to be
abandoned many vears ago.
About the year 1840 Abram and Ben-
ard Ryman built a saw-mill on the
site of present steam saw-mill of Ry-
about half a mile below
In the year 1852 a
and these
two were run together until the year
1870, when both were torn down and a
Dallas village.
large steam mill was erected, ocupying!’
the ground of both former mills. This
new steam mill was burned about July!
or August, 1881, and the present mill
was built in the same year.
The foregoing comprise the saw-
mills on Toby’s Creek within the ter-
ritory of Dallas township. Prior to
1890there has never been a grist mill
within the territory of Dallas town-
so far as I can learn. In that year a
steam grist-mill was erected about 100
feet northeast of the site of the old
Christian Rice sau-mill in the borough
of Dallas by Gregory and Heitzman.
(Continued Next Week)
draw s BOILS to a natural he ad]
Attractive Design Suitable for
Either Corner or Ordinary Lot
Rent Receipts Are a Liability.
You a Standing in Your Community.
tid
A Home Like This Is a Real Asset and Gives
This Home Was Selected for Its
Beautiful and Convenient Floor Layouts.
By W. A. RADFORD
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to
practical home building, for the read-
ers of this paper. On account of his
wide experience as editor, author and
manufacturer, he is, without dcubt, the
highest authority on all these sub-
jects. Address all inquiries to William
A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue,
Chicago, 11, and only inclose two-cent
stamp for reply.
Some homes are designed especially
for a corner lot, especially if the lot
is narrow in its extent on one or the
other of the streets. For a lot of
this character the colonial home is ex-
cellent. It may be placed facing either
one of the streets because of its de-
sign and the end appears to be the
front.
A design for a colonial home that
may be built either on a corner lot
oir an ordinary let is shown in the ac-
companying illustration. As will be
seen the sun parlor is built on one
end and faces the street. This plan
can be reversed if it is desired.
The house is 22 feet wide by 28 feet
long, It contains five rooms besides
the sun parlor, bath and a sewing
room on the second flcor. The sewing
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First Floor Plan.
room. it will be noted from the floor
plans, is large enough for a small bad-
room.
This is a true colonial design both
in exterior appearance and the inte-
rior arrangement. The entrance door
is through an outside passage and
leads into a narrow hall out of which
As
) runs the stairs to the second floor.
BEAR BRA N D SALY \Y he ! arranged accerding to the plan shown,
30° : package includes spat- also a 1 the living room is at the left and ex
ula.bandage and tape JOrZats 2 S93 |
GROBLEWSKI & CO. Plymouth.Pa. founded /897. A ll |
Main Street,
Heard About
This Great
Chick Grower?
T’S the sensation of the poultry business. Grows
ordinary young chicks into big, well-formed,
‘eager-to-work pullets of the finest type. It’s called
Quaker
FUL-O-PEP
Growing Mash
Made by The Quaker Oats Company, it contains
a large amount of fresh, pure oatmeal. Also, cod
liver meal, and molasses in dry form. It’s a bal-
anced ration, all ready for use just as it comes
from the sack. Use it—and you'll enjoy seeing
the birds grow faster and better.
KEYSTONE FLOUR & FEED CO.
Luzerne, Pa.
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5UY QUAKER FEEDS IN STRIPED SACKS .
The Sward Is Mightier
Than the Pen
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Experiments have shown that pigs
properly fed on pastive will return a
profit over feed cost about twice as
great as those fed excellent rations in
dry lot, says the Sears-Roebuck Agri-
cultural Foundation.
When on pasture, hogs need only
about half as much protein supple-
ment, the most expensive part of the
ration, as in dry lot. In addition, a
little less corn is needed. They also
obtain part of the minerals required,
and vitamines, especially those most
lacking in farm grains.
More important than saving feed is
the number of pigs saved. By handling
from time of birth to avoid infection
PIGS ON PASTURE ARE MORE
HEALTHY, GAIN FASTER, REQUIRE
LESS GRAIN, AND RETURN A LARGER
7 PROFIT -
SEARS-ROEBUCK AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION :
from intestinal worms and bacterial
diseases found in old hog lots, about
25 per cent more can be saved on pas-
ture and there are no runts. The pro-
tein, minerals, and vitamines obtained,
the succulent feed, the exercise, sun-
light, and better sanitation, all add to
their health and thrift.
Alfalfa, red and alsike clover, rape,
soy beans, and oats and peas are
among the best pasture for hogs, the
Foundation continues. Sweet clover,
blue grass, rye, timothy, sudan grass
and amber sorghum may be used for
short periods. Four or five acres ef
tends the whole width of the house,
being 21 feet long and 11 feet 6 inches
wide. In the center of the outside
wall of this room is set an open fire-
place with french doers leading to tha
sun parlor on either side. The sun
parlor is 19 feet long and 7 feet 6
inches wide and has almost continu-
ous windows, making it a very attrac-
tive sunny and airy room.
To the right of the entrance hall
through a cased opening is the dining
room. This is also large, being 11 feet
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Second Floor Plan,
by 12 feet 6 inches. At the back is
the kitchen, 8 feet by 11 feet.
The stairs leading to the second
floor end in a hall at the back off of
which open two large bedrooms, sew-
ing room and the bathroom. One of
the bedrooms is 11 feet by 15 feet, and
the other is 11 feet 6 inches by 14 feet.
The ‘sewing room is 8 feet by 6 feet G
inches. Off the two large bedrooms
are closets of large capacity. It will
be noted that these bedrooms are cor-
ner rooms and are light and airy.
The house is of frame construction
with shingles for siding. This follows
the colonial design so common in New
England and makes a most attractive
house. Another feature that indicates
the colonial are the half fan lights im
the end gables opening into the attic.
This is a very attractive and popu-
lar home building design. Because its
foundation walls are straight and as
are also the side walls, it is a com-
paratively inexpensive home to build.
At the same time it provides five large
and comfortable rooms and all the
conveniences to be found in the mod-
ern home.
Proper Insulation Pays;
Helps Cut Down Expense
| Insulation properly applied is not
| expensive. It can be shown that it
| pays its own way, first, by making it
| possible to reduce the size of the heat-
[ing plant, and, second, by reducing
the necessary consumption of coal.
Insulation goes on quickly—is not
| difficult or expensive to apply. Fur-
| thermore, it ean be obtained from al-
most any reliable building supply
deer Like all other materials used
|
in building, it must be applied prop-
| erly to get the desired results.
Another interesting thing about in-
| sulation is that it works almost as
well in summer as it does in winter,
for then it keeps the heat out and
makes your house a more comfortable
place tc live in. Some of the modern
comforts with which we surround our-
selves, which, having once been luxu-
rious, are now coming to be thought of
| as necessities, add to the cost of liv-
ing, make it more difficult for us to
build our homes on limited incomes;
but insulation pays its own way. It
is a bad building investment to do
without it.
Sheathing in Small
House Stops Fire Risk
Necessity for installing fire-stopping
between a brick veneer exterior and
the sheathing of a wood frame house
can be eliminated through the use of
an incombustible mineral sheathing.
Such a sheathing provides its own
fire-stop on the inside of the structure.
Nor can the blaze travel far up in the
air space between the brick and the
sheathing because of the facing of in-
combustible materials on both sides.
In laying brick veneer over mineral
sheathing the bricks are tied in with
metal ties, which are nailed into the
sheathing with no more difficulty than
the same ties are nailed into wood.
This is made possible by the gypsum
composition of the incombustible
sheathing.
Mineral sheathing comes in large
panels, which are tongue-and-grooved
and which, in consequence, make pos-
sible a wall that is sealed against the
infiltration of wind and which cut
down the escape of furnace heat.
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