The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 13, 1915, SECTION THREE, Image 26
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When it is noted that a hen sits
on the nest for two or three nights in
succession, she is ready to be transferred
to a nest, which should be prepared
for her beforehand. This nest
should be in-a box and composed of
straw, hay, or chaff for nesting material.
Dust the hen thoroughly with
Insect powder each week while sotting.
In applying ?he powder bold
the hen by the feet, head down, working
the powder well into the feathers,
giving special attention to regions
around the vent and under the wings.
The powder should also be sprinkled
in the nest. The nest should be in
some quiet, out-of-the-way place on tlio
farm, where the setting hen will not
be disturbed. Move her from the regular
laying nest at night. Put a china
egg or two in the nest when she is sot
and place a board over the opening so
that she cannot get off. Toward evening
of the second day leave some
feed and water and let the hen come
orr the nest when she is ready. Should
she return to the nest after feeding,
k remove the china < gg or eggs, and put
under those that are to be incubated.
in cool weather it is best to put not
more than ten eggs vmcler a hen, while
later in the spring one can put twelve
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Dusting Hen With insect Powder Before
Setting, to Kill Vermin.
to fifteen, according to the size of the
hen. If eggs become broken while
the hen is setting, replace the nest
with new, clean material and wash
the eggs in lukewarm water so as to i
* remove all broken egg material from 1
& them. !
Many eggs that are laid are infer- I
tile. For this reason It is advisable to ;
set several hens at the same time. '
' After the eggs have been under the
hen for seven days they should be \
tested as to whether they are fertile
' or Infertile. Infertile eggs should be
removed and used at home in cooking
or for omelets, and the fertile
eggs should be put back under the
lien. In this way it is often possible
to put all the eggs that three bens
originally started to sit on under two
hens and reset the other hoo again. A
good homemade egg tester or eandier
can be made from a large shoe box
or any box that la large enough to go
over a lamp by removing an end and
cutting a hole a little larger than the
size or a quarter in me Doitpm 01 tne
box, ro that when It Is set over, a
? common kerosene lamp the hole In
the bottom will be opposite the blaze.
A bole the size of a silver dollar
should be cut in the top of the box to
allow the heat to escape. An infertile
? eiff, when held before the small hole
with a lamp lighted inside the box,
will look perfectly clear, the same
as a fresh one. while the fertile egg
will show a small dark spot, known as
the embryo, with a mass of little blood
veins extending In all directions if the
embryo is living. The testing should
be done In a dark room.
If the eggs hatch unevenly, those
which are slow In hatching may be
placed under other hens, as hens often
get restless after a part of the chickens
are out allowing the remaining
eggs to becqwe cooled at the very time
when steady heating is necessary.
Hem rhjuld be fed as soon as poasl
ble after the eggs are hatched, as feed*
in* tends to keep them quiet; oth#?<
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I wise many hens remain on the nosi
| and brood the chickens for at least
twenty-four hours after the hatching
is over. Chickens hatched during the
winter should be brooded in a poultry
house or shed, while the outside weathi
er conditions are unfavorable; after
the weather becomes settled, they
I should he reared in brood coops out
' of dcors. Prood coops Bhould be made
so that they can be closed at night
j to keep out cats, rat3, and other animals,
and enough ventilation should
I be allowed so that the hen and chicks
' will have plenty of fresh air. Hens
{ will successfully brood ten to fifteen
! chickens in the early breeding seaj
son, and eighteen to twenty-five in
I warm weather, depending upon the
size of the hen.
The lun should be confined in the
coop un 11 the chicks are weaned,
while the chickens arc allowed free
range after they a;e a few days old
I When In ns are allowed tro > ran o
. and have to forage tor t cd t'er themselves
and ?.hicks they ottci. take
them through wot grass, win,'" tlichicks
nay become hilled and lie
Then, too, in most broo.: - there ur?
. one or two chicks that are wenkei
j. than the others, and if the hen is allowed
fre? r-nge the weaker ones
I often get behind and cut of heariirg
of the mother's cluck and call In
' most eases this results in the loss and
death of these chicks, due to becoming
chilled. The loss In young chicks
due to allowing the ben free range is
- undoubtedly largo.
Chickens frequently have to be
| caught and put into their coops during
sudden storms as they are apt
to huddle in some hole or corner
where th^y get chilled or drowned.
They must be kept growing constantly
if the b st results are to be obtained
as they never entirely recov
er from checks in their growth even
for a short period Hem should b">
with the chicks as leng as they
will brood them.
TIME TO INVEST IN MULES
War Is Having as Crest 'nfluence cn
Industry as on Market for
Meat Animals
To the man who has feed, hut who
hesitates to Invest In cattle or sheep
either because of the high initial cost
or the uncertain prospects at selling
i time, may occur the idea of feeding
i young horses or mules. The war is
i having fully as great an Influence on
the horse and mule business as on
the market for meat animals.
Seemingly, therefore, the present
time Is most propitious for buying
young mules. They may be bought
$25 to $.25 lower than usual, and when
they are three or four years old there
is every reujon to believe thev can
be sold for $25 to $50 a head more
than in an ordinary year heretofore
Growing mules will have a greater
value than usual during the next two
or three years. In case ownerS want
to borrow money on them.
In buying mule colts, it is advisable
to buy females. The cotton trade
pays $15 to $25 a head more for mare
mules than for males, because they
are better shaped and look more trim.
Mare mule colts will cost $5 or $10 a
head more than males. Railroad con
navivio anu iiiiiic wui ivci a yi clci
male ninlea because they can stand
more work, but the cotton trade preference
for females overbalances this
demand to the extent indicated.
Kansas and Missouri are the greatest
surplus mule statew. At the present
time tt Is possible to buy any
reasonable number of weaning mule
colts within a radius of 100 miles, or
less, of Kansas City, In a comparatively
short time. Missouri possesses
about 350,000 mules, Kansas something
lees than 300,000. Each of the
cotton growing states has between
200,000 and 300,000 mules. Texas more
than 500,000, but they raise comparatively
few mules.
Raise All Your Feed.
While It mav be better to use some
mill feeds during the winter, profitable
dairying can be carried on with farm
raised feeds alone. The man who haa
plenty of alfalfa hay and good corn
need not worry about not having the
elements of a balanced ration. If In
> addition he has silage he can afford to
forget about the mills and their products.
8ave the Beat Heifers.
Good cows are scarce. Save the best
heifers and grow thorn Into big, useful
THE LANCASTER NEWS,
COTTONSEED AS FERTILIZER ij
Contains Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid 15
and Potash, and Hae Value of
$14.96 Per Ton.
The following answer was given to
an Inquiry concerning the value of
cottonseed as a fertilizer and as feed
by G. S. Fraps. state chemist of
Texas:
The average composition of cottonseed
is as follov.-s: Nitrogen 3.13 per .
i cent, phosphoric acid 1.27 per cent,
potash 1.17 per cent. With nitrogen
at 20c a pound, phosphoric acid at S
fic a pound and p >ta -h at Gc a pound J
a ton of cottonseed would have a ]j
fertilizer valuation of $14.9G per ton. :j
I aai unabie to tell you. however,
whether of not this fertiliser would | I
give profitable results on your black S
iiog wallow land. Land of this character
usually needs vegetable matter
more than it does fertilizers. That is
to say. it needs applications of stable
manure or a rotation of crops in which
a legume, such as cowpeas, clover,
etc., is grown to be turned under or
grazed off. 'Sometimes it reacts to
fertilizers and sometimes it does not
If cottonseed meal gives good results
' then the cottonseed ought likewise
to give good results. Whether you
j should exchange for meal or not do-1
pends upon the basis of exchange.
Good cottonseed meal has something
more than twice the fertilizing value
i of cottonseed. It is also of good feed'
lng value, and It would probably pay
you to use two pounds per day of
! cottonseed meal for your horses and
| mules to take the place of the more
expensive corn.
, CULTIVATION OF SOY BEANS
When Early Varieties Are Used Good
Crop of Forage Way Be Obtained
?Methods of Seeding.
In a general v.-a> 1 oy bear should
receive the nam" culture aj the or- j
dinary field bean pr> re land j
so that a good roo' bed v M t ' pre- {
vided and have it smooth and free
from clods Seed nv ; he put into the
ground c.s early in the sen,i r-s j
practicable, hut th? best rr su t will
I be obtained if seeding is r -t nod ij
until the soil is well warm1) When ij
early varieties are used a 'airly good {
crop of fo-age may ho o :aineU If f
planted after some of the earlier j
small grains, such as rye and barley, 1
have been harvested, in this way, t
two crops may be secured from the j
same field in a single season, one of j
small grain and the other of soy j
! beans. Another practice is to drill the j
beans in between the rows of corn J
after the last cultivation. The meth- J
od of seeding will depend, of course, 1
upon the kind of crop which it is de- r
sired to harvest. If it is wanted for jl
hay or green fodder, sow either ^
broadcast or with a grain drill, hut _
; if beans are desired, plant in drMs
only, having the rows three to four
feet apart. j
There Is considerable variation as 1
to the amount of seed sown per acre ?
in the different parts of the countrv. g
| Some mere use only half n bush- . |
while others prefer twice as niuc
' or even more.
ROTS HURT SWEET POTATOES
Greatest Losses in Okl inorr.i Due to
Two Fungi?Crop Rotation Should ^
Be Practiced.
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(By C. D. Learn, Oklahoma Agricultural
College.)
j- There are several diseases which
are quite common to the sweet potato
in 11113 siaie, uui prouuuiy uie greatest
losses are due to the two fungi _
causing the soft rot and the black rot. ~
The two forms cause a very different
rot, hence the names of the two diseases.
A fungus is a plant which repro- 1
duces by spores which are the same
as seeds; but the fungus gets itH food .
by sending slender filaments into an- ?t
other plant, teriped the host. These
filaments are similar to a root of
the common plant, which gathers ~
food
The soft rot is probably less com- 4
noon and of minor importance, for it
causes its trouble on bruised pota- ?
toes while in storage. It gains en- '
trance through a bruisod area while
black rot docs not necessarily need a
bruised surface.
The black rot has seemed to be y
more common in the vicinity of the
agricultural college the past year than
for three years. This disease is of N
great importance as it is parasitic and
causes a rot which may not be no- j ticed
in its early stages. It appears I
J aa a dark colored sunken area and
! gradually increases in size until this I
area Is very large and very much
sunken, and by making a cross-section
of the potato through such an area one A
may easily note the dark, diseased
tissue. I \
If the diseased potatoes are used for
taking slips from they will In all probability
be Infected. The Infection la I ^
noticed as a small, black area. There *
may be several such Infections on a
slip If the slips are too badly infected
the plant may die after being set ?
out; or It may not be vigorous in ""
growth. At least there Is a chance of
the potatoes being badly diseased ^
when harvested
The fungus causing black rot may j
live over in the soil for an indefinite _
time 8uch b^ing the case, the best "
method of controlling the fungus is to _
select potatoes not diseased Plant the |
potatoes. from which slips are taken, I
in soils where no dlaeaae has been pre- I
vlously, and, last, set your slips out ^
where there has been no diseased po>
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tidies' $1.50 Mary Jane Slippers. .$1.00
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$2.00 Silk Petticoats $1.00
$1.50 Corsets $1.00
$2.00 Ladies* and Men's IIat> $1.00
20 Yards Figured Lawn $1.00
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t'H- .\leu s im'css mnris, - lor $1.UU
50c Ties, 4 for $1.00
20 Spools ,]. & P. Coats Cotton . . . .$1.00
$1.50 Men's Pants $1.00
$1.50 Men's Straw Hats $1.00
75c Ladies' Waists, 2 for $1.00
$1.50 Parasols $1.00
75c Parasols, 2 for $1.00
$1.50 Ladies' Hair Switches $1.00
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