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Stallions Are Being Used on Native
Light Mares to Produce Animal
That Satisfies Ranchers'
Chief Demands.
(Prepared by the United Statee Department
or Agriculture.)
Because of Its superiority In activity,
hardiness, and stumlna, the Morgan
horse Is lncr.euslng In popularity In the
Southwest where stallions of tho breed
are being used to Improve the saddlo
horses on tho range. Used on the
native light marcs they produce a use
ful animal that satisfies the ranchers'
demands.
Good Show of Breed.
At the Southwestern Exposition and
Fat Stock show, held at Fort Worth,
Tex., March 11 to 18, this year, there
was a particularly good show of the
breed. Sixteen horses were exhibited
and there was a strong class of aged
Htalllons. Red Oak 5249 was the best
aged stallion and champion Morgan.
This horse, sired by General Gates,
was developed at the United Stntes
Morgan Horse farm at Mlddlebury,
Vt The Morgans were placed by one
of the best known horso Judges In the
country, who described the champion
nu one of the finest horses he had ever
seen.
Useful American Breed.
As a result of tho efforts of the
United Stntes Department of Agricul
ture In Improving the Morgan and In
stimulating a renewal of Interest In
this useful American breed, good
This Is the Type Being Used to Breed
Army Remounts.
breeding specimens nro now found in
mnny parts of the country. In ordaf
to obtain suitable remounts for t'
service the army has placed Morgan
stallions In Kansas, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska and Texas. A few are owned
privately In Illinois, Missouri, and
Iown, but the stronghold of the breed
SS remains In New England, particularly
In Vermont, where It was first de
veloped. STATE INSPECTS HATCHERIES
Poultry Industry In Wisconsin Under
State Regulation Certifi
cates Are Given.
The Wisconsin poultry hatcheries
are the only ones In the United States
which are under state regulation nnd
Inspection, nccordlng to Information
collected by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Because of the
menace to the poultry Industry
through the sale of young chicks of
Inferior qunlity nnd breeding, the
Btnte department of markets and the
poultry department of the University
of Wisconsin have established regula
tions nnd requirements for hntchery
Hocks and for hntcheries, and those
Hint fill the requirements und live up
to the regulations wlfl be known as
"Wisconsin Inspected nnd accredited
hatcheries and hntchery flocks." A
list of the accredited hatcheries and
docks hns been prepared und pub
lished. Chicks purchased from hatch
eries on the list bear the mark of tho
department of markets, which gives
assurance that they are standnrd bred
and from reasonably good egg-producing
strains. Inspectors issue certifi
cates to owners of hatcheries nnd
flocks that fill the requirements.
PLANT ONLY BEST CORN SEED
Possible to Secure Results of Another
Man's Life Work In Breeding
and Selecting.
Perhaps In no other farm crop Is
there as little excuse for planting poor
seed as In corn. It tnkes only about
a peck to the acre, and the best of
seed enn be plnnted with little ex
pense. When one can secure the ret
suits of another man's life efforts in
breeding and selecting, the small cost
comes back many times the very first
year.
BETTER TILLAGE FOR FARMS
Small Acreage Is More Profitable
When Properly Cared for Than
Large Tracts.
A small farm well tilled will give
better returns than a large ncrcage
poorly cared for. If more farmers
Would learn tills lesson, which the
gardener learned long ago, wo would
have better farms and the owner would
likely hnve more ready money. Lclloy
Only, nssoclnte horticulturist, Univer
sity Farm, St. Paul.
FARMERS ENGAGED IN
RAISING SILVER FOX
Estimated That $8,000,000 Is
Invested in Industry.
Problems Mot Require Knowledge of
Species, Treatment, Sanitation,
Diseases and Parasites
Handle Wild Animals.
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(Prepared by the United Statee Department
ot Agriculture.)
Moro fur farmers are engaged In
raising' foxes than any other fur-bearing
animal, according to reports to
the biological survey of the United
States Department of Agriculture. Ob
servations mndo In the field by rep
resentatives of the survey Indicate that
at least COO ranchers are raising sli
ver foxes, and that there nro between
12,000 and 15.000 foxes In cnptlvlty.
It is estimated that about $8,000,000
is invested In this Industry.
Tho Industry of breeding fur-benr-lng
nnlmnis has grown because of the
Industry of Breeding Fur-Bearing An
Imals Has Grown Rapidly in Recent
Ye a re. ,
rapid development of tho modern fur
trade In the last twenty-five years,
The United Stntes Is the largest fur
market and fur-consuming country In
the world.
.Many Inquiries concerning fox farm
lng are sent to the biological survey.
The problems met by fox and other
fur farmers require, as in the caso
of other live stock, a knowledge of
species, temperament, sanitation, dls
eases and parasites. In addition, fur
farmers are handling wild animals in
captivity and not domestic stock. A
knowledge of pelts, particularly of
values and market requirements, is
essential to success from the business
standpoint, and this ordinarily inenns
to visit personally warehouses, man-
ufneturing furriers, or sales of furs.
As breeders cannot nlways do this,
representatives of the biological sur
vey aro constantly bringing before
them all possible Information relating
the fur Industry in all its phases.
EES ON BETTER FARMING
Most Popular Set Has Been One II
lustratlng "Better Sires
Better Stock.'1
Two hundred and ninety-one sets
of lantern slides were loaned to ex
tension workers in 40 stntes during
January, February, and March by tho
United States Department of Agrlcul
turo for use in Illustrating better
methods in farming nnd homo mak
ing. Agricultural instructors and oth
er teachers also found the slides use
ful, for 451 sets were sent to schools
during this time.
The most popular set has been one
Illustrating "Better Sires Better
Stock." ' Next in demand to slides
on this subject were those on home
grouuds Improvement, followed by
corn production, public rond improve
ment, poultry management, dairying,
forage crops and a wide variety of
agricultural and home economics sub
jects.
The stntes making the largest num
ber of requests for slides (hiring this
period, wero Arkansas, Ohio, Michi
gan, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
CLEAN OUT ALL FENCE ROWS
Such Pests as Grasshoppers, Wlr
Worms and Cut Worms Can Be
.Controlled.
Insect pests, such as grasshoppers,
wire worms nnd cut worms, can be
controlled to quite an extent by clean
ing up the old grass und weeds on the
unused land along fence lines fyul on
waste land. According to F. A. Fenton,
entomologist at Iowa State college,
these locations harbor such pests, and
by cleaning them up early, many In
sects will be killed before they start
work.
Where pests havo been prevalent on
any area, rotation of crops will often
starve-out the offenders. This Is par
ticularly true of wire worms, cut worms
nnd corn root worms.
BIG IMPORTANCE OF TOMATO
No Single Garden Crop So Easily
Grown Success Depends on Soil
and Cultural Methods.
There Is probably no single garden
crop so easily grown, and at the same
time playing so largo pnrt In tho win
ter supply of canned goods, as the
tomato. Therefore, In the face of the
high prices of canned .and unennned
food stuff, more attention should be
given to this valuable crop, to pro-
vide nn abundant supply for the home
and local market
Successful tomato growing is largely
dependent upon Judicious soil selec
tion, fertilizer application, nnd cultural
methods. The best soli for tomatoes
Is the well drained garden loam soil.
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DAIRY
HINTS
SECRETS OF DAIRY SUCCESS
Two Big Things Are Proper Care and
Feed, Says Specialist of Okla
homa College.
"Two great secrets In dairying which
havo been tho reason for tho success
of thousands of dairymen aro proper
feeding of cowa and proper care of
cows," says A. O. Bacr, hoad of the
Dairy Husbandry department of Ok
lahoma Agricultural and Mechanical
college.
"Thousands of cows would be profit
able and good cows If they wore given
a chance; If they wero properly fed,
housed, and cared for.
"Good feeding means to give cowa
enough feed to produce milk and the
right kind of feed to produce milk.
Most of tho feed for cows ought to
be grown on Oklahoma farms. Alfalfa
hay Is tho best dairy cow feed which
can be grown. Corn and sorghums,
such as kaflr and darso, can bo grown
for the silo. Ensllngo on a dairy farm
or any farm where dairy cows nro
kept provides succulent feed and is in
dispensable. "Moat of tho grain for cow feeding
can be grown on the average Okla
homa farm. A good grain mixture for
milk cows Is as follows r 4 parrs
ground oats, 3 parts bran or alfalfa
meal, 3 parts ground kafir, 1 part cot
tonseed meal.
"A dairy cow necda'about one pound
of grain for three or four pounds of
milk produced. Dairy cows should be
fed grain individually according to tho
amount of milk for growth if Imma
ture, nnd at times to produco gain In
weight.
"Dairy cattle will respond to good
care. Every Oklahoma farm whoro
cows are kept should have at least a
good shed to protect the cows from
bad weather and cold winds. A blan
ket In very cold weather will pay
for Itself In n very short time. Every
dairy cow should be cleaned and
brushed regulnrly. It helps to keep
her In better health."
DAIRY COWS RETURN PROFIT
High-Producing Animals Are Usually
Most Economical In Matter of
Food Consumed.
(Prepared by the Unltrrt Statee Department
of Acrlculture.)
High-producing dairy cows are near
ly always economical producers, saya
the United Stntes Department of Agri
culture In replying to an Inquirer who
asked for a comparison of purebred
and grnde cows ns to economy of pro
duction. If n herd of purebred cows
has greater ability to produce milk
and butter fat than n herd of grades.
It will return more milk and butter fat
for tho feed consumed. As n rule pure
breds arc bred for high production,
and Just to tho extent that they are
Scrub Cows Are Not Worth Their
Keep.
higher producers than tho grades they
muy be expected to return more for
the feed they use. But purebreds are
not always high producers.
The ratio Is not constant between
the quantity of feed consumed and the
quuntity of milk produced. Tho rec
ords of cow-testing associations Bhow
that the cows that produced 10,000
pounds of milk a year ate only 55 per
cent more feed than thoso that pro-
duced 5,000 pounds of milk a year.
The cows that made 7,500 pounds of,
milk a year ate only 21 per cent more
than those that made 5,000 pounds of
milk a year. These figures are based
on thousands of records.
GRAIN BOOSTED MILK FLOW
Large Increase Obtained by Minnesota
Community by Feeding While
on Pasture.
Twenty-one dairy herds In the Blue
Earth County Cow Testing associa
tion averaged 7,120 pounds of milk
nnd 285 pounds of butterfat per cow
In 1020. Nineteen herds In the same
association averaged 8,500 pounds of
milk nnd 345 pounds of butterfat per
cow In 1021. The percentage of gain
In milk In 1021 over 1020 was 10.3;
In butterfut, 21. The tester In charge
In his annual report to University
farm says:
"I attribute this gain to better care
and feeding. The cows were fed a
grain ration the year round, thus keep
ing up the production during the late
summer months when It usually drops
because of short pastures."
Value of Boarder Cow.
Saving $55 or $00 worth of feed
for a boarder cow added to what she'll
bring as dressed ment means maybe
a hundred dollars In the pocket, which
Isn't a bud price for a cow that's no
good anyhow.
Get Cow Into Shape.
In order to get the cow Into the
best physical shape for the calving
time, It Is advisable to feed her some
linseed oil, u quart of the raw product
per dose, as this will clean out her
digestive tract
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Tombstone at Parents'
Grave Seized for Debt
New York. A tombstone on n
plot In a cemetery can he seized
nnd sold at auction to satisfy n
debt for an unpaid balance on
tho stone, it wns dectded by Jus
tice MacCratc In Queens Su
preme court.
The mnkers of the monument,
which was ordered by Joseph
Brandt, snld that their attorney
is arranging to auction the
stone.
Tho firm contracted with
Brandl August 20, 1020. to put
up a monument nnd four name
posts on his lot In Calvary
cemetery for 51,250. Brnndl
paid $475 nnd hnd tho bodies
of his father, mother and two
sisters burled in the plot. Other
Installments wero not met, nnd
nfter trying vnlnly to find
Brnndl, the company brought
suit.
BLACK HAND FORBIDS
BOY VICTIM'S-TOMB
Threaten to Kill Father of Giu
seppe Varotta, Who Squealed
on the .Gang.
New York. The fenr ot tho BInck
Hand has never yet been lifted from
the heart of Snlvatoro Varotta. al
though it has been nlmost a year since
his five-year-old son, Giuseppe, wns
kidnnped nnd his body thrown Into th
Hudson rivor.
Frequently agents of tho Black
Hand come to the corner where Vn
rottu struggles to mnke n living by
selling vegetables and fruits from a
pushcart, and tell him that tho Black
"You'll Get Killed."
Hand still remembers that It was on
his testimony that five men wero ar
rested for the crime, and that one of
them Is now In the denth-housc at
Sing Sing awaiting execution.
Varotta saved cfvery penny possible
for mnny months, enough to mako a
deposit on a monument for the grave
of his son. This will benr a portrait
of the boy and this Inscription:
"Here lies the remains of Giuseppe
Voretta, a five-year-old boy killed by
tho Black Hand. He wns kidnnped by
Mio Black Hand on May 24, 1021, and
tils body wus found in the Hudson
river, off Piermont, on Juno ll, 1021.
Erected by his father."
"Nobody but mo and my wife knew
of the monument, we thought," said
Varotta, "but the Black Ilund found
It out. A man came to my pushstnnd
and said: 'You mustn't do that, Va
rotta. You'll get hurt, Varotta; you'll
get killed."
"Then tho man inn uwny before I
could cull tho policeman, who stunds
neur my pushcart nil day."
AVIATOR ATTACKED BY EAGLE
King of Birds Breaks Neck Against
Airplane Strut In Battle
In Air.
Qunntico, Va. A combat In tho nlr
between an eagle and n murine corps
plane, in which the king of the air
lost his life, took place near Qunn
tico. Lieut. R. 0. Sanderson, Hying ,near
tho flying field, saw u fiock of birds
and gave chase. An cngio which had
been hovering high over tho flock
wheeled on his approach and at top
speed Hew directly toward him.
The bird struck one of tho wire
braces of the plane with such force
as to break the brace and tho eagle's
neck. The bird then was caught In
the braces of the plane. Tho ongle
measured seven feet between the
wine tips.
Struck by Lightning In Chair.
Tort Wayne, Ind. While sitting In a
chair at his rooming house one after
nooon Orvlllo Calluway, ago twenty
three, wns struck by lightning. Ruth
Hutson, it slstcr-ln-ltiw, was sitting on
the arm of Callaway's chulr und, al
though shocked, wits not hurt serious
ly. Cullaway was taken to a hospital.
He will recover.
Had Tour Iron Today?
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Never Mind
Re-vitalize
YOU BET it's warm th"c more
need then for keeping the vitality
up to par.
Vital men resist heat easily. Lan
guid ones are floored. Rc-vitalizc
yourself and you won't mind the
weather.
Get new energy in little raisins
1560 calorics of energizing nutrl-'
ment per pound in Little Sun-Maids.
75 per cent pure fruit sugar.
Wonderful because this sugar
'doesn't need, and, therefore, doesn't
iax digestion and thus heat the blood.
Yet energizes almost immediately.
Contain fatigue-resisting food-iron
also. ,Try a box today.
Little Sun-Maids
Between-Meal Raisins
5c Everywhere
in Little Red Packages
Disturbed Slumbers.
My sister und her two young sons
visited grandmother Inst Bummer. The
older one, who had n new toy dog,
wns much disturbed lest his dog's
slumbers bo disturbed by tho noisy
young brother.
Ono nfternoon, Bhortly nfter their
arrival, an elderly neighbor In answer
to a persistent ringing of tho bell, dis
covered my young nephew nt tho door
with his woolly dog tucked underbills
arm.
"Would you please put my littlo
dog to sleep In your bed?" ho queried.
"It Ib too noisy at grandmother's."
Chicago Tribune.
Many a man resembles n mule when
It conies to putting his best foot for
ward. Tomorrow 1b Uio first dny In tho
Tool's cnlcndnr.
EACH IS A GENUINE GOODYEAR
Bach of the two tires illustrated above it a gext-'
uinc Goodyear through and through.
One is the famous reliable 30 x Zyi inch Goodyear
All-Weather Tread Clincher.
Its companion is the popular 30x 3 inch Good
year CrosB Rib.
The Goodyear Cross Rib is built of the same high
grade Egyptian cotton fabric that goes into the
All-Weather Tread Goodyear.
It has a long-wearing but 'differently designed
tread, and sells for less money.
More than 5,000,000 of these tires have been
sold in the last five years.
Their fine performance has demonstrated the
folly of buying unknown and unguaranteed tires
of lower price.
Ask your Goodyear Service Station Dealer about
their advantages.
GOOD
0-So-Esty to Uts
Coltrt (Ilk, Wttl
nd Cttttn
All ttlht Stmt Tlmt
Putnam Fadeless Dyes
A Worse Evil.
"So tho soothsayer told you sho
couldn't rend tho future until you gave
her $1,000 to put under her pillow ud
sleep on'?"
"Yes."
"I hope you didn't let her hnve tho
money?"
"Certainly not I said that while
sho wns sleeping on my $1,000 I
would bo wide nwnko nnd I'd rather
not know nbout tho future Uinn Buffer
from lnsomnln." Birmingham Age
Herald.
Results the Same.
"Jones means well."
"Yes, but ho lives beyonfir bin
mennB." 5Judgo.
Of Course, Unintentional.
Joe Sweets to tho sweet?
Scphlne Oh, than!: you ; may I pass
you tho nuts? Goblin.
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