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.
Mr. Roulston gave the above state.
I merit in 1015 and in March. 1017, he
aatdt "My cure is still lasting. I take
Doan's occasionally, however, to keep
my kidneys in good working oraer.
Ono can depend upon Boon's to cure
kidney ills."
Cat Doan'a at Art Stars, Me Box
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