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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1918)
THE 8EMI-WE&KLY TMBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NBBftASKA. SOY BEANS eOOD IS STAPLE CROP Umportant for Improvement of Soil and Possess High Feeding Value. HAY VERY VALUABLE FORAGE tCattle and Horses Like It and Is More Nutritious Than Cowpeas -Waste Scans Pastured With Swine With Much Profit. Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tho soy bean is destined to tako a very Important place In the agrlculturo of the cotton belt, not only as a meuns of improvJne tho soil but also as a feed and commercial crop. It has al ready been grown with marked success In many parts of the south, and In quo section of northeastern North Caro lina has become a staple crop. Tho primary uso of soy beans, as now handled In the south, Is to Im prove the soil. It la n legume, and through the bacteria that form nodules on tho roots of the plant It has power to use the free nitrogen In the air. Farmers say that ordinarily as a result of planting soy beans one year tho .yields of the succeeding crops are In creased from 10 to 25 per cent; and where soy beans are planted In rota tion for several years tho yields of other -crops are frequently increased by 50 .per cent, apparently as a result of tho soy bean alone. In northeastern North Carolina soy beans have practically replaced cowpeas, and tho soy bean Is now tho only legume largely used ior soil-Improvement purposes In that section. Feed for Live Stocky A second uso of soy beans Is as feed for live stock. Soy-bearf liay is a valuable forage, excelling cowpea hay. Cattle and horses like It better and 11 Is more nutritious. The soy-bean hulls, ;stems, and leaves left from thrashing ;are used for feeding livestock, and .some farmers feed nothing elso to the work stock for roughage tho year airound. Waste beans left from har vesting, and soy beans planted in corn, .nro pastured by hogs with profit, and tho forage left on the land is pastured Ty cattW and horses. A field of soy beans is sometimes hogged down with out any other harvesting; but tills Is not a common practice, for tho crop can generally be used more profitably in other ways. Soy beans make a soft pork, much Uko tho peanut-fed prod- Cultivating 8oy Beans. net The pork may be hardened by adding corn to the ration while pastur rlng or by feeding on corn alone after taking the hogs off of the soy beans. Important Commercial Crop. Lastly, the bean Itself Is an Impor tant commercial product The beans are sold for seed, for canning, and for -using In other ways for human food, and for oil and meal. At present tho demand for seed takes a large propor tion of tho beans produced. Canning companies use tho beans for mixing with navy beans. Considerable quan tities of beans nre retnlled to consum ers, who uso them much Hko navy 'beans. Of recent years cotton-oil mills tmve been using the beans for express ing oil nnd producing meal. The ma ?hlnery that is used for crushing cot ton seed can bo used for crushing soy beans, nnd ns the average cotton-oll aiill Is In operation only about half tho fear these mills can be used without Killed cost of equipment for handling joy beans. A ton of soy beans, 83 1-3 aushels, will yield approximately 240 founds of oil and 1.620 pounds of meal, the amount depending upon tho char acter of the beans and the efficiency of the manufacturing operations. PROFITABLE COW WILL HELP Goes Long Way Toward Assisting In Feeding Our Armed Forces Scrub Animal Is 8lacker. prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tho profitable dairy cow helps to feed our armed forces and will help us win the war. but the low producing, unnrofltnblo scrub Is llttlo better than a slacker. Tho unprofitable cow may enjoy perfect health and have a large appetite; sho may even belong to one of tho best cow families, but If sho is not an economic producer she should be converted into meat PROPER MANNER FOR HANDLING HAY CROP When Exposed to Successive Rains It Is Injured in Quality. Many Farmers With Small Acreaae Disregard Dewfall and Prefer to Mow In Afternoon, Thus Giving Hay Chance to Wilt (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) It Is a matter of -common knowledge that; hay exposed to successive rains is Injured in quality and loses in aroma and palatablllty. A light rain or n heavy dow docs but little injury to freshly cut hay in the swath. Indeed, many farmers whose acreage Is not large disregard dewfall and prefer to mow hay In the afternoon, thus giving tho hay a chanco to wilt overnight. Itnln causes partly cured hay to be come bleached and moldy, and con tinued warm rains dissolve nnd carry away n considerable portion of tho nu trients. Hay should never bo raked, cocked, or put Into the stack or barn when Hay Should Not Be Rushed to Barn Before It Is Properly Cured. there Is any dew or rain on it. Such hay is very liable to mold or heat, and even spontaneous combustion may oc cur. If a rain comes on when tho hay is partly cured in the swath, it Is bad practice to rake It Into windrows, for It will be damaged no more In tho swath than In tho windrow. Hay that gets wet in the windrow will have to be spread out later to dry. The same holds true about cocking. In case of rain, nothing Is gained by hurriedly cocking or bunching hay that Is almost cured, unless large nay caps are put on the cock. When such hay Is rushed Into the cock It will not turn water and will be wet all the way through and If not scattered out after tho rain Is over will soon begin to heat and will spoil. TILLAGE OPERATIONS (Prepared by the United States De partment of Agriculture.) Numerous cost-account rec ords collected by tho office of farm management, United States department of agricul ture, show that on tho average diversified American farm the cost of tillage operations com prises from 80 to 40 per cent of the total cost of farm opera tions. Probably half tho total amount of cultivation required is necessary only for controlling weeds, and In many Instances practically all lntertlllago could be eliminated without affecting crop yields if by other means tveeds were prevented from growing. WATER SUPPLY FOR POULTRY As Necessary for Fowls as Sufficient Quantity of Food Different Types of Vessels. (Prepared by the United States Depart mont oi Agriculture.) A supply of puro drinking water frequently renewed Is ns necessary for poultry as sufficient supplies of food. There are two different types of drinking vessels for poultry lu com mon use: Open vessels palls, pans, crocks and the like; nnd drinking fountains so constructed that dust and dirt cannot get into tho water except by way of n very small exposed sur face. Theso quite opposlto types of drink ing -vessel aro about equally popular with poultry keepers. Open vessels catch more dirt and dust but aro mora easily cleaned. Closed fountains may bo used much longer without cleaning, but If allowed to becomo foul are harder to clean thoroughly. Placing open drinking vessels on shelf a foot or more above tho floor prevents the hens from scratching coarso litter Into them but does not keep out flno dust which floats In the air and settles In tho water. Thoroughly rinsing open vessels orco a any ana sctuaing arinvcing ionn tulns once or twlCB ft week will usually keep them as clean M ncctssary. ff WATCH FOR LICE AND MITES Unless Parasites Are Controlled They Have Marked Effect on Number of Eggs Produced. (Prepared, by tho Unltod states Depart ment oi iigricuuurc.j Poultry raisers should bo on tho lookout for lice and mites, tor they get busier tlinn ever with the coming of warm weather. Unless thoy nro controlled at this season they will have a marked effect on the number of eggs produced by lnylng hens, nnd the number of chicks raised. Poul try houses should bo thoroughly clean- cd, whitewashed, or Bprayed with kero sene or kerosene emulsion at Uils sea son. Tho hens should also bo provided with a good dust box, nnd insect pow der shouia bo dusted among their feathers. Mites usually stay. In the cracks of tho henhouses and under tho roosts In tho daytime, where Uicy lay their eggs. At night when tho fowls go to roost the mites come out of their hiding places, attach themselves to tho fowls, and feed by sucking blood from the birds. To get rid of them tho houses should bo cleaned nnd sprayed thor oughly, Including the nests, the drop ping boards, and roosts. The poultry house that Is kept clean and has plen ty of sunlight and ventilation Is usual ly freo from mites. Immediately after cleaning tho house should bo white washed or sprayed. An effective white wash Is made by slaking one-half peck of lime In 20 gallons of water. Add ono pound of salt previously dis solved, nnd two quarts of crude car bolic acid, or one gallon of stock dip, nnd apply the mixture with a spray pump or brush. Kerosene, crudo oil, or some good preservative manufac tured from coal tar, sprayed about tho Interior of the house, especially In tho cracks and crevices, Is an effectlvo means of killing mites. If kerosene la used it Is necessary to continue to spray every iu aays or two wceics Dusting Louse-Infested Fowl. throughout the warm weather. Tho effect of crude oil or wood preserva tive Is much more lasting. Inasmuch ns lice spend a greatci part of their tlmo on tho fowls, tho most effective treatment Is that which Is applied directly to tho birds. Tho cleanliness of tho house, however, Is of equal importanco if tho llco are to be gotten rid of entirely. The two most practical methods' of fighting Ilea aro dusting or using a paste or an oint ment. Provide a good dust box con taining a mixture of road dust or wood ashes and allow tjie hens to dust them selves. Dusting the hens by hand Is effective and Is especially recommend ed for sotting hens nnd fowls that aro very much Infested with lice. A good homemado dust or louso powder Is made by mixing together ono and one half pints of gasoline nnd ono pint of crudo carbolic acid with four quarts of plaster of Paris. Allow it to dry, crush to n powder, and work it well into the feathers by hand. One of tho most effective ointments used to destroy llco is a mixture of equal parts of blue ointment with vase line or lard. Mix theso Ingredients thoroughly and apply a small portion (about tho size of a pea) to tho top of tho head, under tho "wings, and around the vent Note Blue ointment should not bo used on hatching hens and small chicks. VALUE OF BACK-YARD FLOCK Average Size Should Be at Least Ten Hens to Produce 100 Dozen Eggs a Year. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Here are somo safe figures about what can bo expected of a back-yard, flock. Each hen In her pullet year should produce ten dozen eggs. Th average size of tho back-yard fiocb should be at least ten hens. Tlnu each flock would produco In a year IOC dozen of eggs, which, at tho conserve tlve value of 25 cents a dozen, would bo worth $23l But tho 100 dozen U moro Important thnn tho $25. ' Old-Fashioned Idea. The old-fashioned Idea that round, eggs would hatch nullcts. nnd lone pointed eggs cockerels, Is entirely wiuiout xounuation. Use Hens for Breeders. Don't breed from pallets at all 11 ' SPEED GOOD ROADS BUILDING Federal Supervision of Nation's High ways Is Being Urged Military Value Is Shown. A few days ago a big government motortruck stuck hard and fast In a rut on tho road between Washington and Baltimore. A commercial truck tried to get around It from one direc tion and another government truck from the other direction. Both of theso also stuck. Soon this over traveled road, foj a mile each why, was jammed with squawking cars and trucks. All trnlllc was stalled for. tho better part of a day, with tho result that warvwork was delayed, suburb anites wore late to dinner and thirsty Washlngtonlans wero unable to reach tho Maryland oasis. This incident is no special discredit to the Maryland roan builders. Tho Vttshlngton-Bnltlmoro road was not built for the amount and kind of trnlllc It is now hearing. The same is true of many other highways In nil parts of tho country. Moro nnd moro motor trucks nro taking over what used to bo "short haul" railroad freight And tho short haul that Is accomplished by motortruck has gradually length ened from ten or fifteen miles uuUI now much freight Is cnrrled 200 mile, In trucks. Such facts are tho basis of a drive being made on congress for legisla tion to empower the federal govern ment to unify roads of the country Into a comprehensive system and to spend tho money necessary to make tho roads adequate to meet tho now re quirements. Tho federal government) It Is claimed by proponents of tho plan, must do tho work, because a central authority is absolutely iicces sary to tho perfection of u national system of roads. 1 Tho federal government should spend tho money, they say, becauso their military value makes tho roads a great national asset This military value of good roads is already shown by the dependence which tho govern ment is placing upon them for tho moving of troops and supplies. In Eu rope It has been even moro convinc ingly demonstrated. It has been said that good roads saved Franco and the lack of them defeated Russia. It Is Sand and Gravel Piled on Subgrade Ready for Use on Experimental Con crete Road, Chevy Chase, Md. certolnly true that the French had the best roads In the world when tho war broke out and that the men and supplies which checked the first Gcr man rush went forward largely by motor. It is also true that a break down of nil transportation facilities prevented Russia from effectually mo bilizing her tremendous resources. There Is now n federal office of good roads, operating under the federal road act, whereby tho government up proprlates funds for roads, provided the states In which the roads arc to be built will appropriate a similar amount. This gives tho government tho power to recommend the improve ment or building of certain roads and to disapprove tho Improvement oi building of others. It may exercise a ,sort of advisory and mildly compul ory power townru tlio establishment of a unified national system of roads. But this power, It Is argued, is by no means sufficient In an emergency Uko the present What Is needed is tho power to form a definite plan for a system of national highways, and tho funds to carry that plan Into execu tion as rapidly as possible. For this new national system ol highways must not only be thorough ly co-ordinated, but must be radically different from that of most of our present roads. The failure of theso latter Is largely due to tho fact that roads which sufficed very well for tho traffic of light pleasure cars and furm era' wagons will not stand up under tho strain of heavy truck traffic. A truck highway, to meet tho require ments now being laid upon It, must bo a payed highway with a concrcto base, Such a road is very expensive to build ; it costs from $20,000 to ?30,000 , " , ' ' '. -V "K-'Uk'- J AX rfiit DAIRY FACTS STUDY NEEDS OF LIVE STOCK Dairymen and Stock Raisers Are Cau tioned to Feed Only Balanced Ration to Animals. (Prepared by the United States Deport ment of Agriculture.) In order to snvo feed to sco thnt none of It Is wasted dairymen nnd Uvo stock men should study tho needs of their animals and sco that only the required feed Is given In a balanced ration. This Is particularly Impor tant nt the present time, slnco an In creaso In feed and moro llvo stock nro needed to supply tho needs of this nation and tho allies. To reduce tho problems Involved In tho selection of feeds on tho basis of their nutritive value whtch aro meas ured In terms of protein, carbohydrate, nnd fat contents In order to mnko them apply to cvory-day feeding, hns not been simple. In n bulletin re cently Issued by tho United States de partment of ngriculturo tables aro given which mnko tho balancing of rations a slmplo matter of multiplica tion and division. It Is explained that protein, carbohydrate, and fat con tents of n feedstuff nro not the only factors affecting Its feed value. Pro teins differ in their nutrltlvo quali ties, while somo substances not in cluded Hi tho classes mentioned aro necessary to the proper maintenance of tho bodily functions. Tho palnta blllty and succulence of n feed has much to do with its value ns a feed. Many foodstuffs have physiological ef fects entirely apart from their nutrl tlvo qualities. A ration may bo per fectly balanced from tho standpoint of rolntlve content of protein and en ergy producers, nnd yqt bo qulto Im practicable, tho specialists point out, becauso It Is too bulky or too con centrated. Consideration of a feed stuff or a ration based only on chem ical composition, therefore, Is to be taken merely ns a guide, It Is ex plained, to bo followed In tho light of all tho knowledge obtainable about ani mal nutrition. Tho selling prlco of n feed Is not a rnllnblo milfln tn Ira rnlntlvn fnntllntf vnluo. Tho carbohydrate feeds corn, oats, barley, knfir, and various others and the protein feeds cottonseed meal, tankago, nnd brewers' grains uro found on tho mnrkct at various prices. ' Tho feeder desires to know, with certain given prices, which Is tho cheapest feed to buy tho true value of a bushel of oats, rye, or bar ley for feed when corn Is worth 80 cents a bushel. lie wishes to know tho vnluo of n ton of brewers' grnlns, linseed meal, or bran when cottonseed meal Is worth ?30 n ton nnd corn $1 a bushel. By tho uso of tho tnbles presented In tho bulletin, which show comparative costs based on nutritive values, theso questions can bo an swered. RAISING CALVES FOR DAIR.Y Young People Can Help by Caring for Young Animals Task Is Made Ono of Pleasure. (Prepared by tho United Stato3 Depart ment or Agriculture.) In the calf club nn effort lias been made to ccntrallzo tho energy of tho boys nnd gtrls in raising nnd caring for dairy calves. Tho objects of tho calf club nro many ; .tho chief 6ne, how ever, Is to develop In tho boys nnd girls a dualro to cngago In Uvo stock husbandry nnd at tho samo tlmo teach Dairy Club Boys Taught How to 8e lect Good Milk Producers. them tho value of thrift. Mnny plans of organization hnvo been used in theso clubs, but tho best one seems to bo a plun that provides for tho calf to bo raised by the boy or girl and event ually added to tho milking herd of tho parent. In this wny tho Juniors uro instructed In all tho essentials of tho raising nnd caring for calves and dairy cows, Instead of tho caro of the dairy cattlo being a task It becomes a pleas ure. Tho extension department of tho state colleges and also tho deportment of agrlculturo assist in this work. DUAL-PURPOSE ANIMAL TYPE Some Breeders Incline More to Dairy Breeds While Others Prefer to Develop Beef. (Prepared by tho United States Depart- n mont Agrtcuiiure.) As there has been a constant ten- dene' for some breeders to Incllno moro to tho dairy typo of unimals, while others prefer to develop the beef tendencies, there has been, and prob ably always will bo, a wide varia tion in tho types of dual-purpooo ani mals. JII.JI I. I III ALL WORN OUT Doan's, However, Restored Kr. Koulstort to Good Health. Results Have Lasted. , THornlnc I was so stiff and sore I could hardly get up," says A. C. Houlston, prop, blacksmith shop, 2840 Washington St., Roxbury, Mass. "Tho sharp pains through my kidneys were to bad I often thought I wouldn't be nble to get to work. I couldn't rest comfortably and turned and tossed from ono side to the oth er, with a dull, dragging backache. There were puffy spots under my eyes and I felt worn out all tho time. The kidney se cretions naescd too often ana were otherwise un- tt, natural. Four or fire boxes of Doan'i Kidney Mils cured roe. I can honestly recommend Doan'a for they havo surely done me a world of good. 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