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POST TREATMENT
IS MONEY SAVER
Experiments at Iowa College
With Water Gas Tar in Con
junction With Creosote.
BY-PRODUCT OF GAS PLANTS
Creosotlng Will Lengthen Lite of
Posts of Any Kind of Wood la
Especially Valuable With Cot.
tonwood or Willow.
A new economy In the preservative
treatment of fence posts Is In sight, If
experiments with the use of wnter gas
tnr in conjunction with creosote,
which are being conducted by forest
ers of the Iowa agricultural experi
ment station, Justify the belief thut
the tar can be utilized.
Water gus tar, u by-product of nrtl
llclal gns plants, Is much cheaper than
creosote. The purpose of the experi
ments Is to determine whether or not
the tar can be successfully used In a
mixture with the creosote and In what
proportions to give the best results.
The economic value of the preserva
tive treatment of posts has been dem
onstrated In many cases, says G. 11.
MacDonaltl, head of the forestry de
partment at the college. Creosotlng
will lengthen the life of posts of any
kind of wood, but It Is especially valu
able with soft woods.
Tests have shown that such soft
woods as willow and Cottonwood,
which last only three or four years If
untreated, will serve as posts for from
20 to 2f years when treated. This
frfct makes possible the utilization by
the farmer of woods of this kind on
the farm which would otherwise be
practically useless.
It Is practicable, Mr. MricDonnld
points out, for a farmer to set out a
small plantation of quick-growing
trees, such as the cottonwood, and In
five or six years have the start of n
permanent supply of posts. It Is esti
mated that a post per acre Is needed
every year. A considerable saving can
be made by the farmer who grows
and treats Ills own posts.
Two methods of creosotlng posts arc
recommended by Mr. MacDonald, one
In which one tank Is used and nnother
which requires two tanks. In the first
method posts are put Into the creosote
tank with the creosote at a high tem
perature, and are allowed to cool in
the same tank. When two tanks are
used the posts are transferred, after
their bath In the hot creosote, to the
other tank, which contains cold creo
sote. On medium-sized farms, where 100
or more posts are needed annually, a
satisfactory treating tank, made of
galvanized Iron, about 30 Inches In di
ameter and 4S inches high, can be pur
chased for about $10.
This tank Is mounted about a foot
from the ground on a brick founda
tion, which contains a firebox. Wood
Is used for fuel. If the nnits uro to be
Removing Hosts After I reatment in
Creosote The Posts Are Allowed to
Drain In the Barrels.
given a top as well as a butt treat
ment, they can be inverted in the tank.
This should be done In the case of soft
woods.
In the single tank treatment the
creosote Is heated to a temperature of
200 to 220 degrees Fahrenheit.' Enough
creosote Is put Into the tank to sub
merge the lower three or three and
one-half feet of the posts. Tho tem
perature is maintained at about 220
degrees for from two to six hours, de
pending upon the kind of wood being
treated. The harder the wood the
longer It should be Immersed. The
fire Is allowed to die down and the
posts arc left in the cold creosote for
from four to fourteen hours.
If two tanks are used the work can
be speeded up, since the cold bath Is
applied in the second tank. The cre
osote should penetrnte tho posts to a
deptli of from one-quarter to one Inch.
Tests should be made to see that this
penetration Is secured.
NO SECRETS WITH CHICKENS
Nothing but Hard Work, Painstaking
Thought and Firm Determination
to Make Success.
There are no short' cuts In the poul
try business, no secrets and no
Bcliemns save those of hard work,
painstaking thought and firm deter
mination to make a success. Tills
pounds a little contrary to the general
Idea of poultry, but It is true Just the
aine.
SILAGE MIXTURE TO
FINISH OFF CATTLE
Steers Make More Eoonomical
Gains and Shrink Less.
Test Made by Department of Aarlcul.
ture In Co-Operation With Louisi
ana Station Value of Different
Crops Worked Out.
(Prepared by the United Statea Department
of Agriculture.)
To get results economically most
cnttln feeders should use some kind
of silage In the rations, says the
United States Department of Agricul
ture. Steers fed on silage usually not
only make more economical gains,
shrink less, nnd make more profits
than steers fed on dry roughage, but
Herd of Hereford Steers on a Texas
Ranch.
also make It possible to utilize crops
grown primarily In a rotation for re
storing the fertility of worn-out lands.
The comparative value of a number
of different silage crops for steer feed
ing was recently worked out by tho
department In co-operation with the
Louisiana experiment station. In one
instance similar lots of cattle were
fed a ration of cottonseed meal and
blackstrap molasses In combination
with corn silage, corn and BIloxl soy
bean silage, sorghum silage, sorghum
and BIloxl soy-bean silage.
The best gain was made by tho
steers fed the straight corn silage, but
It was shown that the capacity of a
farm for fattening or wintering cattle
may be greatly Increased by the use
of heavy-yielding silage crops such as
sorghum and Japanese cane. Imma
ture BIloxl soy beans mixed with corn
or sorghum were not so satisfactory,
but with lute-maturing crops like Japa
nese cane these soys gave very good
results. Sorghum silage nnd Japanese,
cane and BIloxl soy-bean silage are
practically equal In feeding value for
steers when supplemented by cotton
seed meal and molasses.
TIME TO SOW SWEET CLOVER
Best Plan Is to Plant It In Winter or
Spring With Nurse Crop or Dur
ing Mid-Summer.
It is not generally recommended
that sweet clover be sown in corn in
the fall. A better way is to sow it
either In the winter or spring with a
nurse crop or during mid-summer on a
firm seed bed free of other crops. By
having a compact seed bed and giving
a heavy application of seed, it Is
possible that a good stand can bo
secured in standing corn but much
depends upon tho weather. An added
advantage results from cutting the
corn off for silage, since this gives
the small plants more sunlight. Thcro
Is great risk, however, In sowing any
kind of seed In corn nfter the last cul
tivation because of the usual dry
weather period that follows. Some
farmers make a success of this sort of
i seeding but ordinarily it Is a better
policy to seed In nnother way If that is
1 possible.
RECIPE FOR FLY REPELLENT
Cattle Can B-e Greatly Relieved From
Pests by Application of Coal
Tar Mixture.
Cattle can be greatly relieved from
flies by spraying In the morning be
fore going to pasture with some fly
spray. For this the following home
made spray Is efficient and cheap:
Four and one-half quarts coal-tnr dip,
four and one-half quarts fish oil, three
quarts coal oil, three quarts wliale oil,
one and one-half quarts oil of tar,
three pounds laundry soap.
Dissolve the laundry soap In water
and mix the other Ingredients thor
oughly and bring the whole up to SO
gallons. This spray can bo applied
with an ordinary spray pump and will
give relief from files the greater part
of the day.
Some provision for shade will offer
relief to a certain extent from heat.
SPRAY POTATO LEAF HOPPER
Bordeaux Mixture Should Bo Applied
Thoroughly to Under Side
of trje Leaves.
You can get the potato leaf hopper
by using bordeaux mixture. The
formula employed consists of four
pounds of copper sulphate, four
pounds of unslaked lime to fifty gal
lons of water. The spray should be
applied to the under side of the leaves
thoroughly, using at least 150 pounds
pressure. Tills pressure gives a fine
mist spray. At least three applications
are recommended and n fourth might
be given to advantage. Both sides of
each row should be thoroughly
sprayed to make the Job complete.
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LARGE PRODUCERS EAT MUCH
One of the Important Points Brought
Out in Department Bulletin
by J. C. McDowell.
(Prepared by the United State Department
ot Agriculture.)
Cows that produce milk and butter
fat In largo quantities hnve keen ap
petites and roomy paunches, but tlioy
bring In higher Incomes over feed cost
than the scanty producers, regardless
of breed, age, weight, date of freshen
ing, nnd geographical location. This la
ono of the Important points brought
out In Department Bulletin 1009, Re
lation of Production to Income from
Dairy Cows, by J. 0. McDowell, Just
published by tho United States De
partment of Agriculture.
Tile fncts In the bulletin nro based
on a study of data supplied by 00
cow-testing associations In various
This Cow Ate More Than 11 Tone of
Grain, Hay, Sllago and Beet Pulp In
a Year 8ho Made In That Tlmo
More Than a Half Ton of Butter
and Moro Than 10 Tons of Milk.
parts of the country. Because of bet
ter feeding, better breeding, and bet
ter care, cows owned by association
members nre much better thun tho gen
eral run of cows. The estimated pro
duction per head of all tho dairy cowa
In the United States Is approximately
4,000 pounds of milk nnd 100 pounds of
butterfat a year. Tho association
cows aro about CO per cent bettor,
producing an average of 0,077 pounds
of milk nnd 248 pounds of butterfat.
According to figures based on 18,014
yearly Individual cow records, as but
terfat production Increased from 100
to 400 pounds thero was a regular In
crease of about $10 In Income over
feed cost per cow for every CO pounds
of Increase In average production of
butterfat. As tho yield of butterfat
Increased from 109 pounds to 800
pounds, tho returns above tho dollar
expended for feed Increased from 35
cents to $1.52.
Tho cows having an, average milk
production of 8,250 pounds showed nn
average Income of $!12.25 over the cost
of feed, while those producing 18,250
pounds showed nn average Income of
$218.10 over feed cost. The cows In
the latter group produced about four
times as much as those In the other
group, and their nverago Income over
cost of feed was nearly seven timeu as
great. The Increase In Income above
feed cost grow regularly with tlie In
crease In production.
A study of these records shows that
It pays best to put feed Into big pro
ducers, even though they aro big eat
ers, says the department.
A copy of the bulletin may bo ob
tained upon application to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
KEEP COLTS IN ROOMY STALL
Young Animals Should Not Be Per
mitted to Run With Mares Which
Are Working In Field.
If mares are being used for farm
work, do not let colts sun with them
In the field. Keep tho colts penned
In a roomy, clenn, cool, ventilated box
stnll In the barn. If the stall Is
Kcreened to keep out flics, so much
the better. Let the colts nurse
morning, noon and night, and run
with their mothers In tho horse pud
dock at night
CARE FOR FARM WOODLANDS
Keep Stock Out as They Injure
Young Seedlings and Trees
Forest Supplies Timber.
Take cure of tho farm woodlands,
advises tho forest service of the
United StuteB Department of Agri
culture. Keep tho stock out they
Injure the young seedlings and trees.
Woodland and pasture land aro most
profitable when managed seporutely.
The homo forest, If well cured for, will
supply all tho timber which tlie farm
needs for buildings, fences and fuel.
Animal Food Required.
Animal food Is required for the
best growth In chicks, us well us for
lurge egg yields. Where bugs und
worms are scarce, It Is well to feed
meat scrap, fish scrap, or uny form
of milk products.
Bad Time to Buy Cows.
Usually It Is a bad time to buy milk
cows uny tlmo during tho middle of
the summer unless they uro dry and
duo to freshen some time during tho
full or early winter.
Realizing Value of Silo.
Dairy fanners uro realizing moro
and moro the place of tlio silo In tho
successful feeding of dairy cows.
Plan to Build Silo.
Plan to build the slip and remodel
dairy barn or build now ono.
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Divorced 26 Years,
Decido to. Remarry
It took James Henry of Chica
go and his former wife, Mrs.
Mary Henry, nearly twenty-six
years to reallzo their dlvorco
was all a mlstuko. Henry, now
sixty-three years old, has taken
out a second marriage license to
wed his fortuer wife, who is llf-ty-fivo
yeiifs old. Tho couplo
wcro first married In 18S0. Ten
yenrs later Henry brought suit
for divorce on tho ground of In
compatibility of temper, nnd was
granted n divorce.
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CROWD SEES FLYER
KILLED IN MIDAIR
Stunt Aviator Cut to Pieces by
Propeller, Leaping From
Plane to Plane.
Chlcngo. Swinging on n rope ladder
dangling from an airplane 100 feet In
the air as ho sought to thrill 5,000
Homowood pleasure seekers, Louia
James, nationally known "boy avia
tor," was cut to pieces by tho pro
peller' of another plane. Ills body fell
to tho ground, almost nt tho fet of
his fiancee, Mlra Kuth Trlssman. sev-
KJr a-
Squarely Into the Propeller.
enteen years old. James, who was but
eighteen years old, was a protege of
Mis Ituth Law.
Tho oecnsion was the second day
of nn ncrial celebration under the aus
pices of the American Legion post of
Homowood. A great throng had gath
ered. A dozen planes were whirring
through tho air, nose dives, tall spins,
barrel rolls, Immelman turns, and all
the other hair-raisers of tlie aerial art
held the spectators. Then came tho
feature of the day. James was to per
form the stunt made famous by Lieut.
Omer C. Locklear that of climbing
from ono "ship" to another In midair.
Twice before that day ho hud tried
It and failed.
Jamas climbed to the top wing of
ono plane, und, lying flat upon Its sur
face grasped two struts and gave the
signal to go ahead. Tlie two ships
took tlie nlr and slowly climbed to a
height of 800 feet. Twice the pilot In
tho upper plune brought the dangling
ladder to within n few Inches of
James' outstretched hands before ho
was nble to grasp It. Ho was seen a
second later hanging free. And then
Tho plnncs seemed to sheer together
for a moment. Jnmes nnd tlie bidder
were thrown squarely Into the propel
ler of tho lower ship. James' body was
seen to crumple. A moment Inter,
mangled and bleeding, he dropped Into
the crowd far below.
Women screamed nnd fainted. Miss
Trlssman sank to the ground uncon
scious. HURLED OVER CLIFF; LIVES
Forester, Legs Broken in Rock Slide,
Swims Gorge 200 Feet
Below.
Bed Pass Junction, B. 0., Canada.
J. Bedford Edwards, forest ranger,
wounded in tho World war, was
caught In n rock slide on the brink of
n 200-foot cliff, and with both legs
broken was hurled Into tho swirling
wnters of the Fraser river below, while
members of a section gnng stood on
tho cliff powerless to help him. By
Bomo mlrnclo Edwards succeeded In
paddling his wny to a fihallow spot In
tho river and was hauled up onto the
cliff with n rope.
Edwards, employed by the British
Columbia forestry department, was
surveying tho territory devastated by a
forest firo when caught In tho slide.
Joseph McCnlg, station operator at tho
Junction, heard tho roar of the slide
while strolling nearby, and called the
section crew when he saw Edwards
struggling In the river below. Ed
wnrds was to have been married this
week, and his bride had arrived from
England.
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tho boys lit a giant cannon cracker,
and tossed It behind tho big car. It
went off with a loud report. Thcro
was a screeching of brakes as the big
car came to n halt, nnd tho tourists
piled out to hunt for tho blowouts.
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car raging puBt with Its siren screech
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