Nebraska Newspapers

    Calf Steers Are
Most Profitable
for Long Feeding
Profit Decreases as Age of
v Animal Increases, Experi
ment at State College
Reveals.
Calf steers bring the greatest profit
over a long period of feeding, and the
profit decreases as the age of the
animal increases, almost in direct
ratio, it was shown in the report of
Prof. H. J. Gramlich of the University
of Nebraska college of agriculture.
In three successive trials conducted
at; the experiment station, the results
were the same, according to Prof.
Gramlich, and showed that in the 175
days of the trial calves made 100
pounds of beef at a cost of $7.50, com
pared with a cost of $13.13 for 3
year-olds, $12.04 for 2-year-olds, and
$10.42 for yearlings.
All of the animals fed In the trials
were raised on the Young ranch near
Valentine, Neb., and all are grade
llerefords. They were fed on shelled
corn and alfalfa hay. This same ra
tion fed to six lots of 16 calves eacll
proved most efficient as a beef pro
ducing ration over a period of 150
days. Both the corn and alfalfa are
staple farm products in Nebraska.
Demand Bight Beef.
“The meat trade over the United
States rails for light beef carcasses,”
said Prof. Gramlich. “Small cuts are
the most popular sellers in most mar
kets, and calves and yearlings, espe
cially calves, furnish these much more
satisfactorily than the older animals.
Calves are the most efficient utilizers
of feed, as well as being most popular
with the trade, therefore feeding of
calves should be encouraged."
In the experiment, it was shown
that for each bushel of corn fed to
the animals, calves produced 11.5
pounds of beef, yearlings produced
S.4 pounds, 2-year-olds produced
7.3 pounds, and 3-year-olds pro
duced 6.7 pounds. With each bushel
of corn, the animals in all groups con
sumed 24 pounds of alfalfa.
Upon an initial investment of $32
a head, the calves showed a profit of
$8.06 each at the end of the 175 days. I
Upon an Investment of $55 a head, the
yearlings returned a profit of $1.26.
Upon an investment of $71 each, the
2-year-o!Us returned a profit of 9t
cents. And upon an investment of
$86 each, the 3-year-olds returned
a loss of $1.85.
Loss on Dig Cattle.
“Big cattle should be marketed fol
lowing a short fped to show a profit,”
the professor declared. “At the end of
100 days, feeding the 3-year-olds
would have brought a profit of 18 a
head. They had gained 3.44 pounds a
day up to that time. Since then, they
have gained only 1.67 pounds a day
and now will be marketed at a loss.
“Calves will gain efficiently over a
long period. The calves in this experi
ment gained at the same rate per day
during both pcriodB of the trial, name
ly 2 o pounds a day. As a result, their
gains were quite reasonable. The
3 year-olds gained less than half
as rapidly during the second period
as during the firsf."
In the second experiment, the one
in which the six lota of 16 calves each !
were fed for 150 days, the simple ra
tion of shelled corn and alfalfa hay
produced the cheapest beef and re
sulted in the greatest profit per head.
In this experiment, 400 pounds of corn
and 200 pounds of alfalfa produced
100 pounds of beef at a cost of $6.73,
resulting in a profit of $5.J4 per calf.
Best Profit in Steers.
A ration of two-thirds corn and one
third oats, with alfalfa for roughness,
gave the highest daily gain, 2.56
pounds. This cost $7.02 per 100
pounds gain, and resulted in a profit
of $4.87 per calf. Had oats been
charged at 35 cents a bushel. Jhe
profit would have been the same in ■
both lots, the professor said.
"During recent years.” he said,
“grinding ear corn for cattle has been
extensively resorted to'. Two groups of
calves in the experiment weye fed upon
this feed, and neither group showed as
large a profit as those fed upon
shelled corn. These calves also were
appraised at 25 cents per 100 pounds
less than the others.
“Heifer calves failed to gain as well
as steer calves fed upon the same ra
tion of com and alfalfa. The steers
gained 2.74 pounds a day, while the
heifer calves gained only 2.29 pounds
a day. The cost was $7.33 for a gain
of 100 pounds on the heifers and
$6.73 per 100 pounds for the steers.
The heifers cost $1 per 100 yrounds
less than the steers at the start, and
are valued 75 rents per 100 pounds
below the steers now, making the
yirofit per heifer calf $1.99, and the
profit per steer calf $5.74.”
Agricultural College
Warns of Currant W'orm
Currants and gooseberries have suf
fered severely from the depredation
of the imported currant worm In the
last few years, and this year we
may look for even greater infestation,
says the University of Nebiaska
Agricultural college. These worms
can in a few days strip the bushes of
leaves. This naturally reduces the
yield of fruit and if repeated for sev
eral consecutive years, may kill the
bushes.
Now is the time to put a stop to the
ravages of this Insect. The most of
fectlve treatment is spraying with
lead arsenate at the rate of two or
three tablespoonsful to a gallon of
water, bead arsenate has the desir
able quality of adhering to the leaves
for a long time and retaining Its
strength throughout that time. For
these reasons. It Is much preferred
to white hellebore, the old fashioned
currant worm remedy.
Western Nebraska Calf
Loss Was Very Light
Special Piepatch to The Omaha tire.
Wood Fake, Neh., May 13-The
weather has been excellent here thle
Spring for young calvea. The ranch
»rs report that there has heen almost
no loss of calves or cows this spring
as the fine winter weather kept the
cattle In excellent shape. Most of
the ranchers have quit feeding and
placed their stock on summer range.
Inquiries have already heen received
for Calves this fall. One Inquiry has
been received from the eastern part
of the state for lO.nno calves for Octo
ber 1 shipment. Feeders are being
convinced that, western Nebraska
calves will feed out bstter than south
ern "dogtes."
Land Drainage Plans
Made by State School
The question of land drainage ha*
received but little if any attention m
many sections of this state and yet
in a large number of communities
there are farms that can be very
much improved and made more profit
able by proper drainage, according to
the agricultural college. Drainage
may consist of the tiling of low lying
land, construction of ditches to carry
away surface water and straightening
creek channels to carry the water
away more rapidly and relieve over
flow conditions.
During the last four years, the Uni
versity of Nebraska agricultural col
lege has assisted in the planning and
development of 109 drainage systems
comprising an acreage of more than
3,500 acres. Drainage not only in
creases the value of the land, but the
increased return from crops on the
land in many cases fully paid for the
improvement in two or three years.
The plan followed in this work is
to give assistance in developing one
project in a community. A farmer
who is desirous of draining his land
and who is willing to go ahead ■with
the work is chosen as a co-operator.
After the details of the project are
arranged, the agricultural engineer
'makes a survey of the farm, plans the
system, stakes it out and in a general
way oversees its Installation. This
service is given in order that a com
munity may see close at hand the
benefits to be derived from drainage.
Gibbon Junior Farmers
Start Year's Activities ,
Gibbon. Neb.. May 13.—The Gib- I
bon Junior Farmers- olub is reviving
its program to cover all the spring
farm activities. They have held an
observation tour of several stock
farms, under the direction of J. li.
LiUdden, county farm agent. They in
spected the sheep at S. G. llassett's
and also visited the farm of J. Ross
who raises purebred Shorthorn cattle.
The club Is three years old and
has about 21 members. It is com
posed of boys front 1(1 to 18./This j
club of boys will be an important fac
tor in promoting the community fair
which will be held in Gibbon this
summer.
Farm Building
Plan Service Is
in Great Demand
Agricultural College Assisted
Over 1.500 Nebraskans in
Building Operations
Last Year.
'I'lie farm building plan service con
ducted by the agricultural college is
giving help to a great many people
; throughout the state. More than
I 1,500 building plans were sent out to
farmers of this state last year. This
service consists of the planning of
[the farmstead, planning and arrang
ing tile bnildins and yards for the
greatest convenience. economy of
space and labor. The conditions un
der which tile farinstead is to lie
built and operated are studied care
fully and in the placing of the build
ings these conditions are kept in
mind, so that when the final plan is
evolved, there is good and sufficient
reason for the location given to each
building.
During the past several years, a
large number of different plans have
been drawn to meet various condi
tions. These plans are all kept on
file and make up the list of stock
plans from which a choice may be
made. There are more than 350 dif
ferent plans on hand now which In
clude farmsteads, houses, barns, hog
houses, granaries, farm elevators,
poultry houses, garages, implement
sheds, storage tanks, silos and many
smaller structures.
This service is available to any
farmer of the state. The first step
taken Is to determine the conditions
under which the buildings are to be
built and used. After this the plans
on hand are gone over and a choice is
made from those that are most adap
table to these conditions. A small
charge is made for the plans, just
sufficient to cover the cost of paper
and printing and postage. A list of
available plans may be secured from
any county extension agent or from
the agricultural college at Lincoln.
With the County Agents
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Blair—The regular monthly farm bu
reau board meeting discussed the em- ;
ployment of a new county agent. The
president and secretary were Instructed
to make a contract with a new county
agent, there being two men tn pros
pect. Neither can start work until June l.
According to present Indications, about |
2.00U acres of soy beans will be put tn
corn this year In Washington county. Last j
year there were 500 acres, and the year !
before only three or four men had them.
Three carloads of ptcrlc acid were or
dered this spring through the exten
sion service Seven thousand pounds were
bought by Washington county farmers for
blowing stumps and drainage work.
The gopher eradication campaign i«
still going on. The farm bureau has se
cured gopher poision and farmers who
are using it say It is proving very satis- ,
factory, as it "sure get* tha gopher."
Another sewing club was organized In
Richland township. This club conaiata
of 14 wide awake, peppy girls. They
• nose for the name of their club "Happy |
Hollow Handy Hands " The leader of the
club is Mias Lillie Uottsch of Benning
ton.
OTOE COUNTY.
Sj racuse—William Dow ding of PalmyTa
and \V. H Walsh of h-agle will carry out
the corn variety test this year. K* v*-rai
plots will he planted from corn exhibited I
at Nebraska City in January. Mr. Ktlle
min of Perrival. Ia , has sent sufficient '
seed for a plot and Henry Field "Jumbo
Yellow" will also be tried.
The "Hill Top" Pig club "squared ■
away" for another season's work with
Mrs. Photen as local leader. A woman
local leader of a pig club la somewhat out
of the ordinary and yet this group will
v^ry likely mak# some of our other clubs
"watch their step "
on the general farm having only or
dinary stock. It Is advisable to kill or
sell all the adult males—without exception
—as soon as all eggs wanted for Incuba
tion have been laid Only those farmers ;
who have a high grade of etock and are
giving special attention to breeding need .
to keep over old male bjrd*. Kven in
such cases, the only ma!*s worth keep
ing over ar*- those which have shown
special excellence «« breeders—are ac- I
tually known to have produced uncommon- |
ly well. If a breeder does not know Just
v hat a tnsh ha* done—ha* not record
ed and branded his progeny, or kept
them separate—so that their breeding is
known, there is no object in keeping the
birds over for all his ideas of what they
have don# are mere conjecture."
KRONTIKK CO!'NTY.
8f ockvllle—-More corn will be planted
in Frontier county th*s year because of
the failure of wheat, it was reported by
W. H. t’ampbell. county agent. F. It.
Smith, S V Bai!«T. John Miller. Frank
ownm, Joe KlngenV‘rg and J'«- Heng*d
ler will plant teat plots of corn to de
termine the best varieties to g.ow In the
county, the county agent said The work
will be crowded owing to the 1 act eased ,
corn acreage this year
This whiter has been full of trouble
for hoga and hog owner*. W. II Campbell
county agent, wald In giving out Informa
tion concerning mineral mixtures whl< h
have been sold to farmers of Frontier
county by traveling agents. Analysis of
some of the mixtures allowed that these ]
same mixtures can be made at home at
half the cost, according to Mr. Campbell.
The charcoal of burnt cobs, together with
a mixture of salt and glauber salts was
recommended by the county agent as be
ing less expensi\ o .%Xld JUSt a* effec
tive for hogs as the commercial mineral
mixtures
FIIXMORfC C’OI NTV.
Oeneva. —- The boys’ and girls’ clubs In
Fillmore county, which have been at
work this winter on various projects,
have completed their work and are mak
ing preparations to celebrate "Achieve
ment Day.’* which is the goal to be at
tained by every club which finishes lie
work. Three club* have held achieve
ment programs and 1* boys and glrle
have received achievement certificates, it
Is reported by Lee V Thompson and Ed
na Pegler. county agents.
Much interest was aroused among the
farmers of Fillmore county by the poul
try films which were shown in the • oun
ty during the past week, according to
Lee W Thompson and Edna <*’. Pegler.
county agents. Four meetings were held,
at which the films were shown, and ap
proximately 300 person* saw the exhibi
tions.
Next week there will be shown films
dealing with making of dr-sa forms, hot
school, lunches, and practical, simple end
Inexpensive ways of installing home *on
venlences. These are expected to be of
interest to men, women and children
DAKOTA CO! NTY.
Dakota City—Tuberculosis ia spreading
among the flocks of poultry In Dakota
county, according to c K Young, county
agent. A recent test of a flock belong
| Ing to Charles Stark showed that 44 7 per
rent of the birds ware gffe.-tr.rl with
I tuberculosis, and Mr Hlerk said that In
[ his opinion the chicken* had been nf
I ferterl with the disease three or four
years, although he hud not known the
caii«e of their troubles.
Organization of the Husv Dozen Pew
lnit club of Dakots county has bean com
pleted. If whs announced by C. It Young,
county agent Mrs Don Forbes was
chosen leader; Kthel Foltz, president;
Violet Vewsoni. vice president, and Mar
tha Berg, secretary. The girls will begin
a-tlve club work on May 21, It was an
nounced
Walter Pandnulsf. former representative
from this district. Is conducting a faun
huregu membership campaign In Da
kota county
CASH COUNTY.
Weeping Water.—f*a*a county banker*
are offering < »*h prlae* to farmer* of the
fount y In h corn-growing conteat being
held here thla year. Yield, coat of pro
duction, and duality of corn will be con
sidered in awarding the prlxc*. Record
ing to Ida M Whiten* and L It. Hnlpea,
county agent*. Kadi farmer timet plant
five acre* In the content. although thla
five-acre plot may he part «.f a large
field
Several member* of the girl*' dub
from Ml Pleasant precinct are to give
individual demonatratlnn* In *<<wlng at
the next meeting of the club to he held
May 1$ The dub ha* choa»*i Mr* l.ee
Brown and Mia* Olive Spangler km their
leader*
Near Murray and <>rt*r t're<k a num
ber of hog* recently nave been pdenned,
It la believed, by wild golden glow, or
crowfoot, as ft sometime* is known. Pro
fessor Pool, who teaches botany at the
University of Nebraska, has 'tedsred that
this Is reported as a stock-poisoning
plant
MADISON COUNTY.
Hsttle Freek—Inoculation of soy beans
Is interesting the farmers of Madison
County, according to County Agent R. A.
Stewart, who is sending out daily many
bulletins giving instructions concerning
the in*»i ulatlon.
Th»* L>eer «'re**k Farm bureau's May
meeting will be held May 1«. according
to R. A. Stewurt. county agricultural ex
tension agent. A varied program of en- i
tertainrnent has been arranged
Spraying of orchards w’ill be more
prevalent this year In Madiaon county.
It is predicted by R. A St**wart, coun’y
agent. J,aat year, according to Mr.
Stewart, buyers were in a position to dis
criminate against unsprayed or'hards be
cause there was an excess of apples
grown. This caused farmers who had
not eprayed to lose, because they found
no sale for their apples For this rea
son many of them uis interested in
spraying this year
CUMING COUNTY.
West Point—More than 2.4hO pounds of
aoy bean* have been distributed to farm
ers through the Cuming County Farm
bureau, according to Kenneth C. Fouls,
county agept. The Jto Han variety is '
log tried, ms It Is earl In ripening f
soy beans are b*ing planted when .ie
first corn in planted. Soy beans thir
year will be largely an experiment, said
Mr. Fouls, but there are excellent In Hen
tions of success. Most farmers will plant
the beans with torn, but at least one
nrlll try a small patch as hay
fuming county now has two livestock
clubs, one of them being composed of i
boys and girls near West Point and the
other composed of boys and girls near
Bancroft, according to Kenneth f Fouls,
county agent. New members are being
sought by both « lubs. and boys and girls
are being urged to Join or to form new
clubs.
Vaccination of pigs against cholera has
been delayed by the backward spring and
an uneven pig crop, an ordlng to Kenneth
C. Foots, county agent This year but
a small percentage of suckling pigs will
b* treated, but farmers are starting vac
cination of weanling pigs.
SKW.VRI) COINTY.
Seward—An lliuatration of soil erosion,
given by T K Hinton of the extension
service of the University of Neorsska. was
well attended by Seward < ounty fann
ers. according to L* A. Wilson, county
agent.
Demon tt rat ions in apraylng apple tress
to eradn atM worms are being gi\en in
Seward county. It was reported by L A.
Wilson, county agent. The first demon
stration was started on the farm of l.em
ftuKsnogie, a mile south of Oat land. The
second spray, which ia considered t hr
most important of the season, will !>♦
glven within a week or 10 days, end the
i third will be given about June 1. a<-< ord
ing to Mr. Wilson. K. H. Hoppert of
the extension service )a to be present at
the third spraying
County Agent L. A Wilson of Seward
< ounty is working out h plan by which
I farmers in the county miy have most of
i the itenefit* of a row-testing association
! without the exprne**. Many fanner* have
i talked with the « ounty agent r.,n*rnli*
• such an association, but expense has tom ■
up formation of the organisation. Under
the new plan, a daily record of each cow
will oe kept by Mi^wrier. These report a.
together with estimate* of the f •• d given
, ea«-h cow, will be »mt to the coun'y 1
; Hgent eac-h month. Practically the only
expense necessary for this project will be
i for k set of milk scales for weighing the
• milk and a test bottle for sa<h cow. ac
cording to Mr. Wilson.
TII.WKi; COLNTY.
Hebron—Test* Iti fattening of puultty
I for market are being conducted by John
' cllaum of Alexandria, wiih u view to
| determining what feed* aie heat and the
• length "f tlm* the fatienlng process
| should he kept up. according to I. i*
I t'bristle, county Hgent Osins of from
I :u to SO per cent In weight* of cockerel*
| have been produced by feeding a f*t
tenlng ration from 10 to 14 days before
' marketing. the county agent said
LANTASTKR COl'NTY.
Lincoln—Many Lancaster county farm
eis are planting *oy beans with their
corn for 'he first lime this year. *«•
cording to B. 1.. Montgomery, county ;
i agent. The farmer* plan to havs the
, fields hoggeef down in the full
Lancaster county now ha* 12 separate
organisations of hoya and girls in club
bing work. It wm iiinoum ed here by
I It \, Montgomery, county Hgent. other
• club* aie being plantied and are expect
i «d to be formed soon, the county agent
said.
SMNDIKM COI NTV.
W«ho Addition of the Valparaiso I.lva
Mtock oluli. with 1(» m#mb»r«, which iiaa
j ii mi been organised, bring* the total
matnberahlp in Haundara county of boy a
and girl* Hubs to 21:1, it was announced
by Walter F Roberta, county agent. Fon
t-ad Tlinple la leader of the new Hub;
Lloyd Kloke la president, Louis VVala.
vl» »• -pr-egident , and Harold Kloke, aacre
tar)
Heveral Haundera county farmer* ara
'co-operating with the extension service
of the Fnlverslty of Nebraska collage of
agriculture and eha county farm bureau
in determining the actual average roat of
producing an acre of out* In the county,
County Agent Walter F Roberta announc
'd Himllsr testa are being conducted to
determine the actual average coat to pro
duce an acre of corn, ha said
IIAWSON < Ol NTV.
Lexington—The sixth annual automo*
i.it* tour, under the ati*plc«a of tha l.»aw
son ( ounty farm bureau,' will be held
Friday, May 2*. lf was decided at tha
recent trie, ting of the farm bureau hnatd
Tha tout* ia being mapped out
Se \*n precincts o lbWMon countv ara
conducting monthly community meeting*
-«•• m result of the example set by the
meetings held in Ringgold according to
Alt Hit it Hecht. COUVIty Agricultural *X
tension i|lnt Muring April the total
attendance at these gov n meetings was
I 602
I'ur# bted live atork raising in Masson
• ounty has developed to s point wh*r#
even promoters of the proj .• t aie SUt
piiaed S' |is kitni,h, gecordltig to Atvah
H. Utohl. county ageul.
Details Essential
in Honey Production
Vully 80,000 Industrious workers live
under one roof in harmony.
"The well managed colony of bees
actually has 80,000 workers ready for
organized labor when the main honey
flow starts the middle of June.
"Occasionally one beekeeper In a lo
cality will secure a good many crops,
while several neighbor beekeepers will
have failures,” explains E, P. White
head. extension agriculturist at the
University of Wisconsin. "The suc
cessful one secured a crop, not be
cause he had a better location, but
because he tended to the many little
details which are so necessary for
successful honey production. Crop
failures are few with the careful bee
keeper. *
"An average of over 100 pounds of
honey a colony, from a surplus honey
flow that lasted only two weeks, was
secured by a beekeeper in Kock coun
ty last summer.” relates Whitehead.
"The bees were wintered outdoors.
Each hive was packed with several
inches of leaves around it, inside a
•waterproof packing case. This pack
ing not only furnishes ample pro
tection during the winter but also
during the spring when the inside of
the hive needs to be kept much
warmer. Even though these colonies i
were in a location well sheltered from
the cold north winds, they were not ;
unpacked until late in May when
ail cold weather had passed. Each
colony had been provided with from
50 to 60 pound of honey the previous
fall, most of which was used in the
spring to rear young bets. It was
this honey changed into bees that
made the colonies so strong when the
surplus flow started.”
Tests Profitable
for Dairymen
j
Report Shows Average of 227
Pounds of Butter Fat
for 351 Cows.
Profitable cows only is the slogan of
the progressive Shirley-Denmark cow
testing association of Rrown county.
YVis.
"We have tested and tried and
found that tile testing of cows once
a month Is a necessity and will con
tinue in this community.” declare the
members of this association In the
annual report just issued by Man
ning 11. Nelson, tester for the organi
zation.
The records show that 331 cows that j
finished the year averaged 7.321
pounds of milk and 277 pounds of but
ter fat. The 88 scrub cows averaged
243 pounds of fat. the 232 grades aver- '
aged 279 pounds of fat and the 31 pure
bred* averaged 356 pounds of fat.
High Average 445 Pounds.
The high herd In the association
averaged 12,178 pounds of milk con
taining 445 pounds of fat. This herd
held the stale record two months dur
ing the year.
High points In the annual report are:
24 herds completed year's test. 351
cows completed year's test; 2 scrub
bulls went to the block; 58 low pro
ducers sold.
Ten Sires Purchased.
Ten purebred sires were purchased;
six non efficient purebred sires sold
to butcher; four purebred sires and
seven hulls calves sold for dairy: 20
cows sold for dairy purposes; 32 cows
were bought; 61 cows made more than
363 pounds of butter: 21 have drinking
cups 22 have silos; 8 kept milk sheets
Sixty-five cows made a net profit
strove feed cost of $100: 10 »>arns were
whitewashed: 3 light and power plants
Installed, making a tot*I of 11 in all:
at beginning of year 15 used milking
machines, now there are 16; at be
ginning of year 13 used sires whose
dam's production was unknown, now
theie are three; 3 members grow alfal
fa extensively: 6 menders are trying
It for the first time: 122 cow* produced
over 300 pound' of fnt: but 6fi cows
did not produce 200 pounds of fat. .
Bees Are \ alualde Asset
to Owners of Orchards
Heel ere a valuable asset to the
orchard owner. In getting the nectar
from tlie flower* of fruit trees the
bees carry the pollen from one ve
riety to another, thus insuring cross
pollination, says the T'nlveralty of N'e •
hrnska Agricultural college. It is a
well known fact among orchard own
ins that cross pollination is necessary
to produce profitable fruit crops.
Therefore, the Intelligent orchard
owner regards liees as valuable friends
and treats them accordingly.
Me does not spray his fruit trees
When they are In full bloom, because
ho knows that the poison Intended
for the worms is sure to find its way
to the inner part of the flower, where
the nectar 1» stored, and his friends
the bees are sure to he poisoned- This
orchard owner knows slso that worms
can be better controlled Just after
the blooms have dropped and that at
this lime Ihe bees do not work upon
the flowers.
In KprayinK fruit lr«e, therefore,
let n* keep the t«e» In mind. Never!
•pray tire* when they are In full
bloom. Kill the worm*, but spare the
bee*.
Proper Feeds Is
, Chief Factor in
Chick Raising
Only 10 Per Cent of Losses At
tributed to Contagious
Disease by State
College.
Ninety per cent of the losses of
young chickens are directly or indi
deetly due to improper feeding, say
the poultrymen at Un- Nebraska agri
cultural college. An examination of
large number <if chicks sent to the
college each spring shows that not
over 10 per cent of the chicks are af
fected with a contagious disease.
Many requests for help in preventing
chirk losses eome to tlie college eaeli
February, March and April.
The rapid growth which noftnnl.
healthy chicks make during their first
eight weeks emphasizes the impor
tance of good feeding. A baby chick
at hatch weighs 11-4 ounces; at four
weeks it should weigh 4 1-2 ounces,
and at eight weeks 11 ounces. Dur
ing the first four week period the per
centage Increase is approximately 350
per cent and during tire second four
weeks period 250 per cent. Such rapid
development can only occur when ail
essential requirements are met.
Experiments have proven that
chicks need animal protein feeds, such
as meat scraps, skim milk or butter
milk. Sour skim milk and butter
milk are especially to be recommend
ed because of a beneficial effect on
the digestion besides furnishing very
complete proteins. When meat scraps
are fed, they should be included in
the dry mash. The mineral require
ments can be well satisfied by the
high ush content of the meat scraps,
hut when milk products are relied
on for the animal proteins. 5 per cent
of bone rneal should be added to the
mash mixture.
Green feeds very often make the
difference bet ween success and failure
in chick raising. Such feeds as
sprouted oats, lettuce an dcabbage
contribute the vitamins about which
we have heard so much in recent
years. Besides this, they stimulate
the appetite. Improve the ration by
making it more bulky and by contri
buting mineral elements. One reason
why later hatched chicks are more
easily raised by inexperienced poultry
feeders is that green feeds are
naturally available later In the spring.
Agricultural Agent Quit*
Post in Johnson County
*l»e« ial ninpatrb to The Oinalm Bee.
Tecumseh, Neb., May 13 —The
hoard of managers of the Johnson
County Farm bureau accepted the
resignation of J. F. Purbaugh, who
lias been county agricultural agent of
Johnson county for four years. Mr.
Purbaugh has contracted with the
I-ancaster County Farm bureau and
he will assume the work In that
county on June 1.
The farm bureau has offered the
position to Prof. Omer W. Herr
man. who has accepted. ]|P is teach
ing agriculture in the Tecumseh high
school. Professor llerrman Is a prod
uct of the Nebraska State university.
Farmers’ Union Notes
Hard lime* I fame
Colon-—More than 15h persons. Including
entire families attended the herd-time
dance given by the Farmers Union local
in Farmer* Union hall here. A. I*. UII
strom, a number of tha lw,ard of direc
tor* of ’he state union, acconipariled by
Mm Ulistrom. was present, and spoke
briefly.
Osborn at Millard.
Millard—J. Osborn. elate president,
was the principal speaker at a meeting
of Willow dale local of the Farmers Union
on May 7 He stressed organisation and
co-operation as the remedy for existing
economic ills He declared women had
ar much Interest as the men In a pros
perous agriculture B-^n Peters,
manager of the Farmer* Union Insurance
•tnpan) spoke briefly of that enter
prise. Maying that up to this time it had
furnished protection at about half the
usual cost Henry Xegtey. manager of
the clothing department of the Farmer*
Union state exchange, talked on co oper*.
tive buying About to persona at'ended
the meeting
• •rain shipments dataller.
Spent er—A turnover of !*<» Sit.98 was
shown by the Farmers Union Co-opera
tive Elevator company in the four month*
ending April ao an Increase of 11.311 St
over the similar period of 1922. Th.*r#
was a large d.*<r*a»e In the amount of
grain handled, but an Increase In live
stork shipments Forty-four cars of hogs
were shipped in the period The com
pany ha* a warehouse in connection with
tha elevator, and handle* bulk supplies,
t'qpp pr*>ape< ta .-ire g- ■ 1 lu this set
tlon. and Ind ate a larger volume of
grain to be handled this season
Turnover |«rrHlle«.
Or* hard- A > nnstderabla increase In
turnover la shown by tha Farmers Union
to.operative company. compared with
last year. Hale* in the first four rponths
of this year reach.d !»!•>.716 54. At thia
rata of incre***»*s, aalea for the year will
run above 1122 by $40,000 An Inven
tory f.»r the period wi>a not taken, but tha
approximate statement shows net earn
ing* of 5 per cent This company han
dles gram. live stock, lumber. Implement*
and general manhandle* Owing to light
marketing, very little grain was handled
In the four months, the total volume'
amounting to only $7,000
shore !• Enlarged
Niobrara An addition is being com
pleted to the store building of the Farm
ers Union operative association The
new epac# will be used exclusively for
hardware. Tins association opera?** a
general store, a cream station, abd an :
«*i«*\ator, stork »* handled by tha
elevator dapartment. The audit for the
firs! one third of th»« year shows a good
profit on store sale* amounting to $*»,
441 97 and a g'Slp and live stock turn
over of $.1,791 »fi drain sal*1** were onlv
| .13 9(1 '.be rest being live etork Cream
is pur* based on * ommiasion. and commis
sions In four months amounted to $365 91.
operating expanse* in thk fltat four
months amounted to $500 le»# than In the
similar period last year
$tart 'em Right
< *>t>d i links deserv e a good start
m lifr. Iced them tight and your
chicks will make that sturdy, quick i
growth which means early market i
laying maturity and quick profits. J
Successful poultrymen everywhere have M
proven that the ri{A/ frtd for the fust three to Mi
six weeks is Ml
f Pratts Buttermilk Baby Chick Food
I This “original habv food for b.ibv thicks” is
J sweet and pure,appetizing,correctly balanced and
mechanically predigeated. It supplies in theproper i
quantities evert food element required for health J
and growth including the high grade buttermilk, J
rich in lactic acid. ft
Follow up tins Rood Malt |l\ RIVIUR
tlitm Pratts Buttermilk (itow mg Mash,
If your Healer can’t supply you. writ*
PRATT FOOD CO.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Green Pasture Makes
Larger Pork Profits
The cost ut grain on a |iig during
the growing period of his life or un
til he weighs about 125 pounds de
termines In a large measure the profit
to be made, say the livestock men
at the University of Nebraska Agri
cultural college. Many hog raisers
materially Increase this cost by not
having sufficient green forage avail
able for the pigs . Pasture is one of
out- cheapest and most productive hog
feeds As compared to dry-lot feed
ing. the amount of grain required to
produce ]<J0 pounds of pork may he
reduced approximately 30 per cent by
using good green pasture.
Tender blue grass, spring grains,
winter wheat and winter rye are ex
cellent spring pastures but are short
lived and are of little value during
the hot summer months. Where al
falfa and clover are not available for
summer pasture. Sudan grass is a
good substitute, and is fast growing
in popularity. It should he kept pas
tured down to not over six or eight
inches in height. It is drouth resis
tant and produces an abundance of
feed. Rape is a good summer pasture
and also a good fall pasture to be used
In the cornfield where hogging down
Is practiced.
Many successful hog raisers use
both winter rye and Sudan grass
or rape. This insures a green
palatable pasture from early spring
until latV> in the fall. The wise hog
man will provide a green pasture dur
ing the hot summer months when so
many of our forages make a better
fire than they do a pasture. A good
green pasture means larger pork
profits.
Economists to Meet
on Farm Problems
President O. E. Bradfute of the
American Farm Bureau federation
has called a conference of agricultur
al economists of the middle west
states to meet in Chicago on May IS.
Organizations In 1-' middle western
states have l>een invited to send their
research exj>erts to the conference.
In his call for the conference Presi
dent Bradfute states that its object is
to talk over the research work which
is now being done by the various
organizations and to consider the de
alrability of organizing a middle west
agricultural economics research com- ,
mittee. In New Flngland. a research
council on marketing and food supply
is serving as a clearing house for
economic information and 1“ proving
of great value. Such a committee
for the mlddlewest could be of equal
service in stimulating and co-ordinat
ing research activities bearing upon
agriculture in the fields of taxation,
central market distribution, transpor
tation. market and mortgage financ
ing. farm Income and productlone 1
costs.
Aurora Farm Is Sold.
Aurora, Neb.. May 13.—The O. K.
Arnold farm of 1 So acre*, two miles
east of Aurora, sold at private sale
for $25,000 or approximately $150 per
acre. This is one of the first sales
at private sale in this community.
*Skvscrapers
Prove Best Home
for Modern Bee
—_
Successful Honey Production
Furnishes Each Colony With
Abundance of Room to
i
Prevent Swarming.
Modern bees live i nwell built houses
I many stories high, while their in
' restore of fid years ago lived in boxes
and hollow logs.
In those days of boxhlve beekeep
’ ing. the beekeeper measured his sue
fees by the number of swarms he
had. Each fall the colonies with the
| most honey were picked out and the
: bees killed with sulphur smoke. The
honey and wax from these hives were
the season's profits. The lighter i
1 colonies were saved and furnished the
start for the next season.
Plenty of Koom.
"Today conditions are different. The
successful honey producer furnishes
esoh colony with an abundance of
room and manages It in such a way '
that, it seldom swarms, declares L. P.
Whitehead, extension heeman at the
; Wisconsin college of agriculture.
"By preventing swarming the bee
keeper not only secures mors honey
but is able to take care of more bees,
often maintaining several bee yards
away from home.” he says.
Ten-Frame Hice.
‘'The hive in general use in Wiscon
sin is the ten-frame Langstroth hive.
In this hive the average colony covers
five or six combs when taken out of
winter quarters. It then begins to
rear young 1/ees and grow stronger.
In a few weeks six or seven of the
combs contain brood and the hive is
full of bees. This condition is gen
erally reached early iu May. The
cover Is then removed and a second
set of combs in another hive body
is set on top of the first. This should
provide enough room for the colony
up to the beginning of the main
honey flow sometime early In June.
It is sometimes necessary, however,
to add a third set of combs on top
of the second during the tmavy dan
delion bloom the latter part of May.
Several more hive bodies of combs
are added to each colony during the
surplus honey flow, the number de
pending on the strength of the colony
and the character of the honey flow.
The furnishing of additional combs
a few days before the bees become
crowded and need more room aids
greatly in the prevention of swarming
and the production <4 a large honey
crop." „ j
* Street cars lead ^
dimelhf from the depots to
of Omaha
k tHtti- $tMt0 S 5.00 J
A hold up M_opko>^o
|| - w-y
B Old bear “Jesse James" may hold you
B up for chocolate—and elk, deer or buf
faloes surprise you.
Foaming geysers leap skyward unexpectedly.
Pinky paint-pots splutter. Prismatic pools glow
'Wm like flowers. Miraculous colors play on great
fantastic basins—but most nobly of all on thev.
V Canyon, 1200 feet deep, where Nature chiseled
a the walls into a galaxy of glowing facets and
■ the colors fairly flame.
f These are random features of Yellowstone.
Let them call you to an unforgettable vacation
You can make a
Grand Circle 7our
for the Price of* Ticket
toYellowstone alone
embracing Yellowstone. Salt Lakt City. Greet Sell Lake
Ogden Canyon, tha Royal Gorge. Colorado Spnnga,
Pikee Peak and Denvar—an advantage aic/uaiva to
r/na routa. You can do it all in two weeks or stop ovsr
st any point ai long as you wish.
$46 00 Automobile transportation in Yellowstone
with accommodations at Hotels $54.00 ad
<>'lrooi'iP ditional; at Camp* $45.00. tSeaaon opens
L June ^0.) Sid# trip from Denver to Rocky
vsmana Mountain National (Estes) Park $10.50.
If going to the Pacific Coast visit Yellowstone
en route.
Writ* Lst us help you plan your tnp end eend
for Fr*e you beautifully illustrated booklets with
Booklets mapa
Through iloopon on fair limit od train from Omaha
diroct to park entrance at Wool Yollowtona
Tet information. Itk—
A K Corn, City Pna« Amt, U P fiyttom.
tgi* Dodga St. Omaha, rhona Jacktcm
Canaohda'ad Ticket Often Uninn Station
141ft Dodge fit , Phona Atlantic gna or 10th aad Matey Strootn
Union Pacific
—
lini.-Ii Corn Planting.
Ijirrial IM-lHiffh to Tit# Omiiho IS##.
Heatri'# Neb. May Most ..f
the farmers In <!age county finished
planting their corn last week. The
ground Is In fin" condition for -end
ing and the acreage j» about the same
as laat year.
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