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PRODUCING PROFITABLE PORK
Livestock shippers are by no
means all agreed as to whether it
is better to teed or fast hogs before
loading them for shipment to mar
ket. Much, of course, will depend
upon the distance they are to be
shipped and the condition of the
weather during the journey. Those
shippers who believe that partial
fasting before shipment is a good
practice to follow, claim that when
hogs are shipped on an empty
stomach they will take on more fill
at the market; besides, in hot
weather, such hogs are in less dan
ger of becoming sick on the road.
That reasoning, of course, is sound,
but it does not always tell the whole
story. At one experiment station,
in five shipments of a total of 500
market hogs, it was found that
while the fasted hogs took on a
larger fill when they arrived at the
market, this gain was not enough
to compensate for their home loss
in weight. The test was made by
weighing all of the hogs of each
shipment in the afternoon and then
giving them all a normal feed in
the evening. The following morning,
one-half of the shipment was fed
again while the other one-half
fasted. They were then taken for a
two hours’ trucking journey to the
railroad station and shipped to
market for a distance of 135 miles.
The final net selling price was fig
ured on the afternoon weights and
0:1 the average turned out to be
$7.16 per cwt. for those that were
given a full feed on the morning
of shipment, and $7.12 per cwt.
for those that had their last feed
12 hours before starting on their
trip to market. This test showed
but a slight difference in favor of
full feeding up to loading time;
under somewhat different condi
tions, the figures might have
pointed in the other direction. Evi
dently. both methods are nearly
equally satisfactory.
CUTTING PRODUCTION COST
Over a period of several years,
eight different crops—corn, oats,
soybean hay aad clover — on two
different farms, showed excellent
returns from applications of var
ious fertilizer treatments. When
barnyard manure was applied at
the average rate of two tons per
acre, and valued at $2 a ton. crop
yields showed a net income over
and above similar land without the
fertilizer treatment, amounting to
‘75 cents per acre. When the same
amount of manure was applied
plus the amount of lime necessary
to oorrect soil acidity, the net in
come was $1.54 per acre above the
cost of treatment. With manure,
lime and 250 pounds of rock phos
phate to the acre, the net increase
in income was $2.12 an acre. With
150 pounds of superphosphate per
acre substituted for rock phosphate,
the increase in income was $3.39 an
acre. When manure, lime, super
phosphate and 25 pounds of po
ash were added per acre, the net
increased income went up to $1.48
per acre. Finally, when manure,
lime and 200 pounds of complete
commercial fertilizer were applied,
the net increase in the income from
crop yields averaged $3.70 par acre.
In every test on these two farms,
the use of lime, of manure, and of
commercial plant food paid for it
*e Iff plus a very nice additional in
come. In the above calculations,
however, crops were valued at much
higher prices than prevail at the
present time. For example, corn
was valued at 70 cents a bushel,
oats at 50 cents a bushel, and soy
The use of fertilizersc In order to
bean and clover hay at $12 a ton.
obtain larger grain yields, need not
necessarily increase the total pro
duction of grain. If necessary, more
land can be used for pasture or
legume roughage — two things of
which most farmers arc usually
short. High acre yield tends to re
duce production cost, tha thing
every one is now looking for and
always should aim at, regardless
of whether prices arc high or low.
VITAMINS
Of late years science has discov
ered that proteins, carbohydrates,
fats, and mineral matter are not
the only factors that influence the
nutrition of cows. These new dis
coveries are called vitamins of
which five have been somewhat
studied more for their effects ra
ther than their composition. Of
these five, only two or possibly
three are of concern to dairymen.
Vitamin A. the first dscovered,
Is found in butterfat, cod liver oil,
yellow' corn and in the green parts
of plants. It is not rendered inac
tive by drying as in haymaking.
Well cured hay, especially legume
hay. supplies this vitamin in liber
al amounts and it is though that
cov/3 liberally fed on good roughage
receive enough of this vitamin to
meet their needs. Cereal grain,
aside from yellow corn, are especi
ally poor in vitamin A. Skimmilk
is likewise poor in vitamin A, a fact
that must be considered in feeding
young calves. Some whole milk
containing the fat should be con
tinued until the calves begin to eat
some legume hay. Skimmilk may
then be entirely substituted for
whole milk. The chief functions of
vitamin A seem to be to promote
growth in the ycung. immature ani
mal to protect health in the adult.
The dairyman who feeds food ra
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AM INtEBlAlM SCHOOL,
The assumption that experience
always breeds wisdom and efficiency
in a common fallacy of most voca
tions, including agriculture. People
usually have been ready to look
upon the man who has been farm
ing for a quarter of a century as j
an authority. Sometimes he is de
serving of such homage, sometimes j
not. It was Lincoln who said: “I j
don't think much of a man who is
net wiser today than he was yes
terday." It was Edison who once
told a group of reporters that the
greatest mental achievemei# of his
long career wa3 his discovery that
tions such as have already been
suggested in previous articles, need
not worry about vitamin A. The
second vitamin that may concern
dairymen is the fourth one discov
ered. commonly known as D, or the
antirachitic vitamin. Its chief func
tion, so far as is known, is to pro
mote the assimilation of minerals,
particularly calcium and phosphor
i ous. For this reason it prevents
rickets in young, growing animals
| and osteoporosis in mature animals
j that use large quantities of cal
cium. as with hearr producing
i dairy cows. The problem of mineral
i assimilation is. therefore, closely
linked with vitamin D in that the
one supplies the actual mineral
! substances while the other pro
motes its storage and use in the
cow’s body. Good rations and the
right kind of cow management as
have already been suggested under
“minerals,’’ usually take care of th«
requirement tor vitamin D.
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STOMACH WORMS IN SHEEP
Experienced lamb producers are
all familiar with the ravages of
stomach worms, unless the ewes
and lambs are kept on clean pas
tures, or when that can not be
done, are treated with a solution of
copper sulphate. A lamb suffering
from stomach worms makes poor
gains both in wool and meat. To
prevent worm infestation in sheep
and lambs, it is suggested that a
copper sulphate drench be given
once a month throughout the pas
ture season. In sections where pas
ure is used throughout the entire
year, the copper sulphate solution
should be given monthly through
out the year. In preparing the solu
tion. proceed as follows: Dissolve
feur ounces of pure copper sulphate
ciystais in one quart of boiling hot
water. Then add to this enough
water to make three gallons. Let
us refer to this as the stock solu
tion. As to dosage, give four fluid
ounces of this stock colution to
sheep weighing 80 pounds or more;
to lambs weighing 70 pounds, give
9.5 ounces: to lambs weighing 60
pounds, three ounces Dosing can
best be done by means of a piece
of flexible nibber tubing, three
eighths of an inch in diameter and
about three and one-half feet long.
Attaeh fRidflfto a funnel made oi
•aamelware and allow the correct
dosja to flow down the gullet of
each sheep’or lamb as often as sug
gested — once a month. Stomach
worms hatch from eggs that pass
out with the droppings of worm
Infested sheep or lambs. As soon as
the eggs hatch, the partially devel
oped worms attach themselves tl
blades of grass and are consumed
by the animal with the grass. Thus,
a sheep or a lamb grazing on
worm-infested pastures, is in con
stant danger of reinfestation;
hence the need of frequent treat
ments.
SOY BEAN HAY
Soy beans have a wide adaption
as a hay crop and are especially
popular as a high protein feed in
these regions where alfalfa and the
clover cannot be produced success
fully. Although good soybean hay
has a feeding value practically
equal to that of alfalfa hay, it is
usually inferior to alfalfa hay be
cause of poor quality. Most producser
of soy beans for hay postpone har
vesting the crop until the seed in
the lower pods on the plants have
fully developed and the lower leaves
have turned brown. The more re
cent investigations indicate this is
too late for production of the best
quality of hay. If the crop is har
vested when the first small seeds
appear in the pods, the stems wall
be soft and palatable and the lower
leaves will be green and will not
likely be lost during the mowing
and curing of the crop. AfterUha
crop has been cut it should be
left In the swath only long enough
for the upper leaves to wilt. It
should then be raked into light
windrows, preferably with the side
delivery rake, where the curing
should be completeo. It is usually
necessary to turn the windrows ona
or two times to prevent excess dry
ing of the plants exposed to tha
sun and air and to cure the hay
uniformly. Excessive drying should
always be avoided because soy-bean
leaves fall off quite readily.
RETAINING MALES
Farm management experts and
agricultural economists have com
monly Insisted that a well estab
lished agricultural practice is us
ually sound. We wcuid all like to
agree with them, perhaps, but are
at a loss to know the advantage of
keeping the mala birds in the flock
after the regular hatching season
is over. And yet this is done cn a
majority of corn bait farms where
male birds are carried through into
spring. The lowered quality of the
eggs, the feed eaten by the birds
the usual decline in their value be
tween May and June and late fall,
the trouble they cause bothering
the growing stock if they can get
in v.^th them, are some of the rea
sons why pnop!e should sell roosters
as scon as the regular hatching
season is over. “Swat the rooster"
campaigns have been held ar.d much
writing has been done each year,
urging the adoption of an early
sale program.
he knew only about one ten thou
sandth of all there is to know. But
how few of us are wise enough to
understand, along with Lincoln and
Edison, that an education is ever
fiislied. How few of us continue to
learn alter we have once reached
that point of development where
our practices seem to bring success.
The school of experience is a great
institution, but seme of the pupils
never get their lessons. Under the
stress of present conditions, how
ever. intelligent men in every call
ing, not content with old ways, are
examining into their methods w.th
a sharpness rarely known before. *
This Little Girl
Got Well Quick
“Just after her
third birthday, uiy
little daughter, Con
nie, had a serious
attack of intestinal
flu,” says Mrs. 11. W.
Turnage, 217 Cad
walder St, San An
I T- I to pin, Texas, "it left
her very weak and pale. Her bow
els wouldn’t act right, she had no
appetite and nothing agreed with her.
“Our physician told us to give her
some California Fig Syrup. It made
her pick up right cway, and now she
Is as robust and happy as any child
in our neighborhood. I give Califor
nia Fig Syrup full credit for her
wonderful condition. It Is a great
thing for children.”
Children like the rich, fruity taste
of California Fig Syrup, and you can
give It to them as often ns they need
It, because it is purely vegetable.
For over 50 years lending physicians
have recommended it, and Its over
whelming sales record of over four
million bottles a year shows It gives
satisfaction. Nothing compares with
it as a gentle but certain laxative,
and it goes further than this. It
regulates the stomach and bowels
and gives tone and strength to theie
organs so they continue to act nor
mally, of their own accord.
There are many Imitations of Cali
fornia Fig Syrup, so look for the
name “California” on the carton to
be sure you get the genuine.
Golden Dinner Service
Not Alone for Wealthy
Would you like a gold dinner serv
ice or, rather, one that looks like
gold? If so, it will not be long be
fore you can buy it Just ns cheaply
as the familiar nickel plate.
Curiously enough, the new "gold”
Is made in Sheffield, England, the
city of steel. The first Just-Uke-gold
dinner service was made as the re
sult of a joke. Messrs. W. Turner
and company had been experimenting
for some time with a new alloy of
aluminum and bronze which has all
the appearances of ;good red gold.
“Why not make poor men feelilike
millionaires?” someone suggested,
and for a jest the first near’gold
dinner service was mode. To the
surprise of the firm it aroused an
immediate demand. People lllced the
Idea of eating off gold, and the new
metal is easy to look after, since it
is almost stainless.
The biggest demand, though, is
likely to come from South America
and other Latin countries, where
there is a deep love of gold Itself or
of metal that looks like it.
He Had Said It
“So, after stealing my heart you
refuse to marry me! I'll go and end
it all!"
“You haven't the heart!”
No man can add to his greatness
by trying to belittle others.
Premium on Old Coins
Dependent on Rarity
IIow valuable are old coins? A
study of the dealers' lists will sur
prise you, first by the smallness of
the premium attached to most coins
of venerable age. and second, by the
small number of coins of modern
Issue that command any respectably
sized premium nt all.
The value of any coin, of course,
depends not only upon its rnrity, but
upon Its physical condition, says Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. A .bright
uncirculated coin gets a topnotch
price, and this value lessens progres
sively with the wear it undergoes, but
if you do huppeu to have a rare coin
of considerable age, don't clean It—
for thnt automatically halves Its
value.
As regards the small value of some
coins of great age, the denlers offer,
for example, less than $1 In pre
mium for a liulf-cent coined in 1794,
or the large copper cent of 1S00. And
ft silver dollar of 1794, or a large
copper cent of the same year, com
mands a premium of only a few
cents.
The only common coin of compara
tively recent issuance thnt Is quite
valuable Is the 1913 "Liberty Head"
nickel. You can exchange it for n
fine, complete outfit of clothes any
tl me.
Another common coin of grent
value Is the 1894 "S” mint silver
dime, which Is valued nt several hun
dred dollnrs. The 1870 "CC" mint
20-cent piece can buy you a fair sec
ond-hand car.
How One Woman Lost
20 Pounds of Fat
Lost Her Prominent Hips—
Double Chin—Sluggishness
Gained Physical Vigor—
A Shapely Figure.
If you’re fat—first remove the
cause!
Take one-half teaspoonful of
Krusehen Salts In a glass of hot wa
ter In the morning—in 3 weeks get
on the scales and note how many
pounds of fat have vanished. .
Notice also that you have gained
In energy—your skin Is clearer—
you feel younger in body—Krusehen
will give any fat person a joyous
surprise.
Bnt be sure It’s Krusehen—your
health comes first—and SAFETY
first is the Krusehen promise.
Get a bottle of Krusehen Salts !
from any leading druggist anywhere
in America (lasts 4 weeks) and the
cost Is but little. If this first bottle
doesn't convince you this is the easi
est, SAFEST and surest way to lose
fat—your money gladly returned.
Learned It From His Wife
"It says here a British scientist
declares there is no such thing as a
perfect man,” chuckled Mrs. Grouch.
‘‘That shows he’s married,” re
torted her husband.
Parion*|e and White House
According to the Christian Herald,
during one-fourth of our nationhood
there hare been parsonage children
presiding over the White House. Abi
gail Adams was the daughter of n
Congregational minister. The wives
of both Millard Fillmore and Frank
lin Fierce were pnrsonngo born.
James A. Garfield was an ordained
minister. Grover Cleveland was the
descendant of a long line of min
isterial forbears. Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison was the daughter of Rev.
John W. Scott. Both Woodrow Wil
son and his first wife were parson
age children. James Madison studied
for the ministry in his youth. Ches
ter A. Arthur wns the son of n Bap
list minister. Llula Minthorn Hoover
wns a Quaker preacher, while Lou
Henry Hoover is tlie granddaughter
of n Methodist minister.
Some people wait so stubbornly for
somebody to make love to them that
they miss most of that pleasant emo
tion.
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MercolizedWax
Keeps Skin Young
(let u nunM sad um m HirerUd. Fine pari irlai of nH
i akin peel off until all defect* auch a* pimples, Viter
tp»ts. tan and freckle* disappear. Hkin ia then soft
nod vcIvetjr. Your face looks yearn younger. M*rooiian4
Wn« bring* out the hidden l>t>nuty ©( your akin. T#
!*»**•*• wrinkles one one ounce Powdered Hasolfte
dissolved in one-half pint witch hairl. At drug * torts
{Improve Your
Complexion
Caticara Soap, auiitd when
necessary by light touche* of Cutl
rura Ointment, dor* much to
prevent pimpleo, blackhead* and
other unoightly eruptions,
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Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 50c.
Sample each fro*.
lUU^Ura AMrt,.: - < atlror.
V? HI DcpL tT, lUld.n. Mas.
There Is iin ettletent person some
where in a house that is kept warm
all winter.
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Fifty and Fit
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A MAN is as old—or as yoHng—
as liis organs.
At lifly, you can be in your
prime.
Why go along with “fairly good
honlth” when you nnghthe enjoying
vigor you haven’t felt for years?
There’s a simple little thing any
one can do to keep the vital organs
stimulated, and feel lit all the time.
People don’t realize how sluggish
they’ve grown until they’ve tried it.
The stimulant that will stir your
system to new life is Dr. Caldwell’s
syrup pepsin. It will make a most
amazing difference in many ways.
This famous doctor’s prescription
is a delicious syrup made w ith fresh
herbs, active senna, and pure pep
sin. It starts its good work with the
first spoonful. Thnt’s all you need
to drive a\^iy the dullness and
headache ofa bilious spelj, and rid
the system of that slow poison that
saps your strength. It’s bettet than
a tonic for tired bowels, and unlike
habit-forming laxatives you can
take it freely or give it t« any child.
And it isn’t expensive.
Get some syrup pepsin today, and
take a little tonight. Don't wait
until you’re sick to give your system
this wonderful help. You can avoid
those spells of biliousness or consti
pation. A spoonful every now and
then is better than constant worry
about the condition of your bowels,
or fear of auto-intoxication as you
grow older. Dr. Caldwell’s syrup
pepsin protects the system. All
druggists keep this preparation.
No Need of Mechtniira
“I’ve got to buy a billfold."
“What’s the matter? Can't you
fold them by bund?"—I.lfe.
Lrtsening Hi* Want*
Mother—Baby lias a new tooth f
Father—Well, that’s one thing lesf
for him to cry for. ;
ORIGINATED 75 YEARS AGO
. . . NEVER SURPASSED IN
DIGESTIBILITY . . . EAGLE
BRAND NOW PROVED IDEAL
FOOD IN PHYSICIANS’ TEST
WITH 50 BABIES.
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WHEN Gail Borden originated Eagle
Brand back in 1857, he did so be
cause there was a crying need for a
purs, safe milk for babies. No one
knew then what we know now of
food values. No thorough scientific
research had as yet been made in
infant feeding.
Yet, amazing though it seems, this
baby food created by Gail Borden
proved so remarkable in its nutritive
value and in its digestibility that it
has survived 75 years of revolution
ary discoveries in nutrition—has
raised three generations of splendid
babies—and today, in as thorough a
tesr as was ever given to a baby food,
has proved itself unsurpassed in baby
building!
Today, Eagle Brand is hailed as a
most modern baby food —second to
none in its scientific proof of per
formance.
How the test was made
Recently, two famous baby special
ists conducted a feeding test with
fifty average babies. For months, Eagle
Brand was the only food these babies
received, except for the supplemen
tary foods* now given with mother’s
milk or any milk. X-rays were taken
of their bones. Blood counts were
made. Tooth development was
watched. Heights, weights, strength
were recorded. And all these records
were compared with records of other
groups fed on other baby foods.
At last came the verdict. In every
way, the comparison was favorable
to Eagle Brand. For those Eagle Brand
babies showed themselves superbly
nourished. This simple diet—Eagle
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tions on label.
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*Thc usual supplementary foods, of course,
are orange or tomato juice, and cod liver oil
orother source of the anti-rachiticvitaminD.
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Dept. V7N-10, Borden Building
350 Madison Avenue, New York.N.Y.
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