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Prompt Action Necessary to Con trol Harmful Insect. PLANTS CUT OFF AT SURFACE Where Pests Are Found to Be Numer ous Poisoned Bait Is Recommend edDistribute Over Infected Fields in Lumps. From the United States Department of Agriculture.) Numerous complaints of the ravages -Of cutworms, especially in relation to corn, are received each season by the department. Prompt action Is neces sary for controlling cutworms after t-ielr presence becomes noticeable in the spring, which Is usually about the time the corn begins to sprout. Be cause of the fact that the delay neces sary between the time the worms make their appearance and the time a re ply can be received from the depart ment is often disastrous to the crop, the Importance of recognizing these Insects and knowing how to control them Is evident. Cutworm injury almost invariably occurs In the spring, the plants usually being cut off at the surface, or a lit tle below the surface, of the ground, beginning as soon as the first plants sprout and continuing until late June or early July, by which time the worms are full grown. Feeding takes place at night, the worms resting dur ing the day beneath debris In the soil at a depth of from one-half to one inch below the surface, and since they closely resemble the color of the soil variegated Cutworm (Perldroma Mar- earitosa): a, Moth; b, Normal Form of Caterpillar, Side View; c, Same In Curved Position; d, Dark Form, View of Back; e, Greatly Enlarged EflOt Seen From Side; f, Egg Mass on Twig. (From Howard.) in most cases, the cause of the Injury Is often not apparent. However, if the soil surrounding the cut-off plant be ex amined carefully, the culprit will quite likely be found curled up in the soil as Illustrated (Fig. c). Life History. The various cutworms are known under a number of popular names, such as the glassy cutworm, greasy cutworm, variegated cutworm, clay backed cutworm, etc., but the In juries caused by them are very sim ilar and their habits In general are also much the same. The parents of cutworms are grayish or brownish moths or "millers," which commonly occur at lights during summer eve nings. Each moth may lay from 200 to 500 eggs, either in masses or singly, in fields covered with dense vegeta tion, and hence are to be found more often in cultivated fields which have been in grass or weeds the pre ceding fall. The eggs hatch In the - fall, a few weeks after they are laid, - usually during September, and the , youug cutworms, after feeding on grass and other vegetation until cold weather, pass the winter as partly grown caterpillars. If such infested fields are left to grass, no noticeable . injury Is likely to occur-, but when it PREVENTS MANY MILK ODORS Avoid Feeds Having High Flavor, Such as Cabbage, Onions and Bitter Weed, Says Clemson. (Clemson College Bulletin.) Several farmers have made com plaint to the division of animal hus bandry and dairying of Clemson col lege that the milk from their cows have a peculiar smell and will not churn. Jnat what is the cause of the trouble cannot be given, but the fol lowing have been found to be the usual conditions when the complaint is made : The cow Is getting nothing but dry feed, she has been milking several months, and there has been a sudden change in the temperature. The treatment for all such cases is to give the cow some green food or potatoes or turnips. If she Is con stipated give her one pound of ep som salts. Then raise the temperature of churning. Difficult churning is due to trying to churn whole milk or very thin cream at too low a temperature; hav ing tb churn too full and churning Taste. The sense of taste resides in little ilask-shap-d pockets imbedded In the skin of the surface of the tongue and ic the upper part of the throat. Each of these bulbs has a fibril of a nerve connecting it with the larger nerves of its region. Anything to be tasted must be in a dissolved or gaseous con dition so as to reach the Interior of the bulbs, and differences in taste de pend upon the varying intensity with which the impression is transmitted through the nervow. It Is not surpris- Is broken up and planted to corn or other wide-root crops, the worms be ing suddenly placed on "short rations," wreak havoc with the newly planted crops, the nearly full-grown worms feeding greedily and consuming an enormous amount of food. Control. Land to be planted to corn the fol lowing spring, especially such land as has laid In grass for a considerable time and Is likely to contain cutworms, should be plowed In midsummer or early fall about the time the eggs are laid, or better, before the eggs are laid, for then vegetation which Is suitable for the moths to lay their eggs upon is removed. The earlier the preceding year grasslands to be planted to corn are plowed, the less will be the proba bility that the cutworm moths will have laid their eggs thereon, nnd tha less, consequently, will be the danger of injury by cutworms the following year. Last fall and winter plowing of grasslands, although not as effective as early plowing, will destroy many of the hibernating cutworms, as well as such other Important corn pests as white grubs, t'nd should be practiced when earlier plowing Is Impracticable. Pasturing hogs upon land supposed to harbor cutworms is a beneficial practice, as these animals root up nnd and devour Insects of many kinds, Including cutworms. In large numbers. Farm poultry. If trained to follow the plow, will prove of Inestimable value. Use of Poisoned Bait. When cutworms are found to be abundant on corn land, the use of the poisoned bait Is recommended. This may be prepared as follows: Mix 50 pounds of wheat brun, two pounds of parls green, and sis finely chopped tr anges or lemons. Then bring the whole mixture to the consistency of a stiff dough by the addition of a cheap molasses, such as Is used In cattle rations, adding water when necessary. Distribute this bait over the infected field in small lumps, tak ing care to sprinkle It sparingly around each hill. In case bran cannot be read ily obtained, middlings or alfalfa meal may be successfully substituted. In , fields known to be Infested, the dls- I tribution of this bait should be start- , ed as soon as the corn begins to ap pear above round so that the cut worms may be eliminated as quickly as possible and the Injured hills promptly replanted. During the warm er spring months cutworms do most of their feeding at night and burrow into the soil to the depth of an Inch or two during the day, so lhat the bait will usually be more effective if ap plied during the late afternoon or early evening hours. Frequently cutworms migrate tc cul tivated fields from adjoining grass land, and In such cases the crops can be protected by running a narrow band of the poisoned bait around the edge of the field or along the stae nearest the source of Infestation. PEA PATCH FOR FAMILY USE Two or Three Successive Planting Should Be Made to Supply Table During Summer. In addition to the cowpea for hay, soil fertility, for seed, etc., a' pea patch should be planted for the family table. Perhaps It would be best to- say "pea patches," ratber than "u patch," as two or three successive plantings had best be made to supply the table dur ing the entire summer. If plantings are made from time to time table peas may be had frora June till October In most localities of the Southwest, pro vided, of course, the season ls favor able. Fresh Feed for Hogs. A hog will thrive much better If he comes to fresh feed every time rather than to that he has mussed over be fore. The first essentia! of soil fertility, either for orchards- or general' farm ing, is drainage. at too slow speed; Butter should come In not less than 25 minutes. The ordinary feed of the cow will aot af fect the flavor of the uallk. Fead hav ing a higfiu flavor a cabbage, onions and bitter weed will! give a baii flavor.. Develop Bermuda Grass. A government crop specialist- has de veloped a very lange variety of Beiv muda gross which- Is to be widely dis tributed In the South. It wilbe culti vated as hay and used as a ilnder fr, levees. High Fertilizing Vafcje. Soy beaa meal, like cottonseed roeaL has a high fertilizing value. Feeding the meat to stok and applying the manure to the soil is the suost ec-anoni-. ical way to use It. Grapes ln Every Garde. There are a few grapes, sucb as the Beta and Delaware, that might wea be tried in every garden. Most Profitable Chicks. Early-hatched chickens are by far the most profitable In every way. ing then that taste is much Influenced by temperature and may temiorariIy be stopped altogether by extreme heat or cold. The sense of taste is, it ap pears, strongest at a temperature be tween 50 nnd (50 degrees Fahrenheit. Spokane Spokesman-Review. Eaglf s Fly High. Eagles have been seen, through tele scopes, to fly with apparent ease, from SO.fXK) to 40,000 feet above sea level. At that height no human being can live, owing to the rai tflcation of the air. CHARACTERISTICS OF (Prepared by the United States Depart I ment of Agriculture.). The Wyandotte chicken Is a rose comb breed and is characterized as a breed of curves. The body is com paratively round and set somewhat lower on the legs 'than the Flymouth Rock. It is Inclined to be a looser feathered breed, and its general shape nnd character of feathering gives it an appearance of being somewhat short backed and short bodied. The Wyandotte is a breed which also was developed In the United States, and .has become very popular. The Sliver Wyandotte was the original variety, and it is generally believed that the Dark Brahma, the Silver-Spangled Hamburg, and the Puff Cochin played a part in Its origin. It Is somewhat smaller than the Plymouth Rock, the standard ; weight being, for the cock, pounds; pulleti 5 d9 Tne hen3 are falr: ly prolific layers of brown eggs, nre reputed to be good winter layers, and WHITE WYANDOTTE the breed as a whole makes a fine table fowl. The young chickens do not tend to have the same leggy stage which Is characteristic of the Rocks and most of the other general-purpose breeds, and the breed Is therefore well suited for the production of broilers. Like the Plymouth Rock, all the va rieties of this breed are yellow legged and yellow skinned, which adds to their market popularity. Silver Wyandotte. In the Sliver Wyandotte the male has a silver-white back and saddle, the tackle and saddle feathers being striped with black. The feathers of the body and breast ar while, each GREEN FEED FOR HENS Sudan Grass Found to Be Satis factory for1 Poultry- No Other Summer Crop' Caw Take Etr Place Ira Poultry Yard. -Young; Shoots Are Tender and Easily Broken Grows. Rapidly. VOy R. N.. K1ARVEY, leaas AgrioulluraB College.)- Sudan grass,, although a: new crop, fj- given a High place- in;- the list of green crops, suitable forr poultry. It was- planted primarily as a' pasture; crop, but rabidly assumed other uses,, equal in importance- to the first! one. Now, no other, summer- crop- can. take Its place in tile poultry yards. It wouldv ia- fact, require a combination off sev eral crops to give the satisfaction ob taihed frora: a crop of Sudan gwiss. As a forage crop it is excellent.. Th young shoots are very tender and' eas Ny brokers As- In the- case of other grains, tha new shoot are pceferred to the larger leaves.. Yiet the law fiber content renders the-larger leases brit tle and': much more available- tihaa the leaves of most other forage- drops of the same- age.. The-rapidity.-with; which tthls grass grows Is- surprising.. Few crops are able to keep pace witth-it.. Ltls almost Impossible for- the fibwls to. keep the grass sh6rt, and two or three cuttings can be made during the season. The hay makes a good litter forr the laying house Th rapid, growth- has another de- cldcat and quite Important advantage, In beeping the fields fre from weeds. Afvtr-the first cultivation, there should be but fev weei& fousdi ia the field. Tlje- cropi grows; mor- rapidly than, mast weids, arul the tops, soon meet aiove the.- rows shutting, out most of. the direct rays; of the- sua. Thus tie weeds are checked, ajai It is not so difficult to keep them cat away. A point no to. be overlooked is. the shade furni.shed by the grass. It is not uncommon to find a whole flock In the shelter f th Stdan grass, whil& none can be f ouotl under the trees. A small stand left uncut will furnish .enough skelter for the ordintry sized flock. A white hen within a foot of the border of the standing crop can scarcely be seen by a person 10 feet away. Few if any plants are superior to Sudan grass as shade producers. The relative feeding value of Sudan grass for poultry has not been deter mined, but all indications tend to show that it is a welcome addition to the pasture crops for poultry. Poultry for Family Use. Do not forget the satisfaction of having eggs, fryers and roasters for the family table. Poultry raising is a very important feature of animal husbandry. The food supply will not We efinorcal without poultry. I I , j&eC ; kL J WYANDOTTE BREED laced with a black edge. Tb main tall feathers are black. The- fluff Is a slate color with some gray mixture. The color of the female shows white feathers laced with black over the en tire body except the hackle, which is black laced with white, and the main tall feathers, which are black, and some black In the wings, while the fluff Is slate mixed with gray. The color combination and the character of markings of the Silver Wyandotte make this a very attractive variety. In the Golden Wyandotte the gen eral color scheme is the same as in the Silver Wyandotte, except that the white of the Silver variety is replaced with red and reddish brown. Like the Silver Wyandotte, the color and mark ings of the Golden are very attrac tive. Most Popular Variety. The White Wyandotte Is undoubted- ly the most popular variety of this breed. The color Is white throughout, COCKEREL AND PULLET. and should be free from any brasstness or creamisess or black ticking. In the1 Enff Wyandotte the color should be- an even shade of bnff throughout,. Bing identical with that of the Buff' Plymouth Roi, In the Black; Wyandotte- the color Is black In alii sections, showing a green ish sheen,, free- from purpl barring. The undercolor Is lighter;, somewhat on the slate ordeff. In the Partridge1 Wyandotte She color is the same- as; la the Partridge Ply mouth Rock.. Ihi t&e SllverPenclled and Columbian; Wyandotte th color Is the same as in the corresponding varieties of the Plymouth Rock. RAISE TURKEYS FOR PROFIT Ranching Is New Industry Borm of De creasing Number of Fowls- am Farms - im United Stated Turkey ranching Is; new Industry born of the decreasing: production! of turkeys on farms, . acconding to-an: ar ticle in the recently uubllshed! 1916 Yearbook of the United; States depaut ment of agriculture.'. . Exclusive turkey ranching Is n& 1 found practically, only im the unsettled certain sections of Arizona and! other Western states.. In.these tegions a- few persons are engaged; ini raising ai thou sand or more turkeys- seasom. The establishments-are-located where- the range is unlimited and-the natural fijod of the turkeyv. such as grasshoppers and other insects,, goeeni vegetation, and the seeds of: various; weeds; and grasses, Is abundant.. Advantage- also is taken on. these rauches -of ' the- tur key's relish for. acorns, andi where these are plentiful but little graihi need be used for fattening? in the -fall.. The large flocks , ofi turkeys-are,- man aged much like herria of : sheepk, being taken out to- the- mnge early, fcn the morning, and brought home? to. rtwst at night. They are herded during: the day by men.either.-on-.foot on on, horseback, ; and by. dog especially trained; for the ! WOrK,, I CAPONS. ARE EASILY RAISED ! Giod, Raomy-Yard Is.AH Tfiat Is Neo essary in Way of Range Keep Quarters Cleajt. Because cjS their- quiet dispositions, capon are-easily aatsed' under imten- ' slve conditions. A good, roomy yard is I all that I necesssary in the way of ranje.. Clacked ora and beef scraps should be provided! fn hoppers to which th birds, nave free access. These hop pers should be kept full at all times, ajjd; wiaJi the exception of a dally feed rf' stesMtied clver or alfalfa this con stltut the extent of the feeding op eratUwis. If the quarters are kept clean the birds will thrive and make splendid gains. CULL SCRUBS OUT OF FLOCK Do Not Keep Unprofitable Fowls Breed Up Continually Feed Well and in Variety. Cull out the scrubs aDd unprofitable members of the flock. Breed up continuallj'. Feed well and In variety. Supply grill and oyster shell and re member that clean water is a neces sity. Keep the fowls comfortable and free from vermin. And then if they are not profitable, do not rest satisfied until you have hunted cut the reason for there sure ly is one. DAIRY FACTS CARING FOR CREAM ON FARM Expert of University of Illinois Gives Ten Excellent Rules for Farmer to Follow. (By II. A. RUEHE. Associate In Dairy Manufacturers, University of Illinois.) 1. Keep the cows clean. 2. Use covered milk pails. 3. Milk with dry hands. 4. Remove milk from the barn Im mediately and separate it at once. 5. Set the separator so that it will skini cream that will test from 35 to 40 per cent in the winter and from 40 to 45 per cent in the summer. 6. Wash, scald, and dry the separa tor and all utensils immediately after using. The separator bowl may be dried in a warm oven, though the ! oven should not be so warm that it will melt the tin on the bowl parts. Setting utensils in the sun is a good practice, as the sunshine acts as a germicide. 7. Keep all utensils and separator parts dry when not in use. 8. Cool the cream immediately after skimming by setting the can in cold running water. Construct a cooling Properly-Constructed Tank. L Inlet, usually lfr-inch pip. 2. "Wood en trough, conducting- water to within 2 inches of bottom. X. Sticksv holding cant in place as shown by eut. . Shows posi tion of half filled can, run- stick through handle in cover- to prventt it from sliding out from under- th stick. 6. Show posi tion of can whew tilled; 6i Shows position of wire which- prevents the- can from, tipping. 7. Outlei,. usually 2-incht threaded nipple. tank so that tne cream will fte eaoled) I with the water- that, is- use to fill the i stock tank., I 9. Never mis warmi cream' wltfc okl j cream. CooL the- cream before- miring it with previous skimmings,. 10. Do not allow tike cream' to- freeze In cold weather;. 11. Stir the cream; at least twiae- a day; this Willi Heep it smooth and free from lumps;. Do not use- a wooden, paddle for a stirrer; as it i- unsanitary.. 12. Deliver cream frequently,, at least twice ai week; in i winter and. three times a week ihi warm? weather.. PLANT ROUGHAGES FOR COWS Every Farmer.- Itt Advised to- Grow Abundance of-Alfalfa or Cloven Concentrates. Hiflh. Grow an. abundance- off feed: flbr- the cow this season;, advises- A.. Si. Neale,. specialist, ia dairy husbandry, division! of extensibn, Kansas State Agricultural; college. "Already tha- price of concentrates j Is 'out of ' sight.!' Trices will, continue i high unless these concentrates- are re placed by the cheaper roughages," said. Mr. Neale. "Every farmer should plan to grow plenty of alfalfa or clover, and silage.;. If alfalfa or-clover-cannot, be growaiin yaar section substitute an other-leguminous . crop, sutth. as cow peas.. "During tfce next.12 months thepro ducfion of ' dairy products- will: ba due largely to the feeding of. roughages in stead of concentrates, as has foam erly been the aase. Dairy cows of. quality receiving; nnhin? bmt rouchaee can, Drodace 200 t9 250 pounds. butterfat annually;, pr0videdithe roughage fsfed ia abun ance ani iB COmrosed ct a combination . ciiof-a. onri lpsnnrMnmiH. hnv. tOf course poor cows- wil3 not 3o so wll on thi iior ROUGHNESS FOR: DAIRY COW Anlvtal Is Nlot Content Unless Stomach t Full Feed Grain According to Milk Yield. ' Roughness is tSue firs Important con eideratloa. A cow ts not contented unless hr stomach Is- full. She shoujd always have all th roughness that she will clean, tip. and then the amont of graba she receives should be regu lated by tho amount of milk pro duced. A dry cor In good condition, should be fed roughness only, and does not need any grain. In feeding grain to milk producing cows, the following rule may be used, and Is found to work fair ly well : Feed one pound of grain for each three pounds or pints of milk pro duced. GIVE CALF GOOD ATTENTION Pen Must Be Kept Clean Use Plenty of Straw Furnish Milk, Hay, Bran and Other Feeds. The calf pen must be kept clean. Use lots of nice straw, not putting it upon a lot of fermented filth, but dig out all manure very frequently and add fresh straw almost dally. Calves are so frisky that they tramp the straw into the manure. . Separator milk, tender clover or al falfa hay, bran, ollmeal, silage, corn, such feeds are the stuff good calves are made of. I LIFT YOUR CORNS OFF WITH FINGERS How to loosen a tender corn or callus so it lifts out without pain. .-.. ""- Let folks step on your feet hereafter; wear shoes a size smaller if you I ke, for corns will never again send electric sparks of pain through you, according to this Cincinnati authority. He says that a few drops of a drug called freezone, applied directly upon a tender, aching corn, Instantly re lieves soreness, and (soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts right out. - This drug dries at once and simply shrivels up the corn or callus without even Irritating the surrounding skin. A small bottle of freezone obtained at any drug store will cost very little but will positively remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one's feet. If your druggist hasn't stocked this new drug yet, tell him to get a small bottle of freezone for you from his wholesale drug house. adv. Just Reversed. Doctor Did he take the medicine I prescribed for him religiously? Nurse No, sir; he swore every time. Tetterlne Cures Itching Piles Quickly. "One application of Tetterlne cured m of a case of Itching Piles I had for five years." Bayard- Benton. Walterboro, S. C. Tetterlne cures Eczema. Tetter, Ground Itch, Ring Worm, Infants' Sore Head. Pimples, Itching Plies. Rough Scaly Patches on the Face. Old Itching Sores, Dandruff. Cankered Scalp. Corns. Chil blains and every form of Scalp and Skin Disease. Tetterlne 50c. Tetterlne Soap 25c. At druggists, or by mall direct from The Shuptrlne Co., Savannah, Ga. With every mall order for Tetterlne we ?1ve a box of Shuptrlne's 10c Liver Pills ree. Adv. A Real Patriot. "You ought to be proud of your boy." "We are. lie volunteered to serve his country without Insisting on be ing enlisted as anofficer." Whenever Yon Need a Genera! Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tastelei chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Geo era Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON, it acts go the Lfrer, Drives out MaJariay Enriches the Blood1 and Builds up the- Who! System. 5A cents Much. Too Much. We eat too muchv We heat to munch. We' try too macii to beat too much. We- growl tdo- ruuclW We scowL too much.. We play the midnight -wD too much.. We ape- too much. We gap teo mucin and: daEly with ned' tape- too much.. We treat too: niaeh, and cheat too much, and1 fear- to- face defeat too much.. 4 We buy too much.. We lie too much, aud snivel anx deny too muchi. We save too mucnv and slave too mrach , wun, one root m. tne grave too mien. We sit too much. We spit too) much, wear- shoes too tight to fit tooi mauch. We mess too- much) and 'dfcess too I much ;: In. sixteen suits- or less too much.. We spite too mmdi. We- fight too muchi and seek the great white light too much. We read too mueik We speed: too much, hit dope ami ose the weed too much. We drink t&o much. We- prink too muoik. I think- we even think too much. Oscar StftJeif, In Hwllh Culture. , Certainly Not.. "Gee, iut she's a fine-l&efcing wid en? !" "Of course ! And If I waite- a widow you wouldn't see-me." Feminine Candor. Husband Tliat skirt w:cld shock, a modlst'e! Wife It Is a bit long:. A Wise Move is to change from coffee to P0STUM before the harm is done. "There's a Reason" r
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