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xt* .a..- SI. ,1 iwaif i THURSDAY, OCTORER S. 1*J». Of Interest to Farmers orses and Mules in Better Demand Much Practical Information for Breeders of Light and, Work Stock. Dehorning Cattle Is Favored for Feeders Bruises Detract Greatly From Appearance of Carcass. .ft % * (Prepared by the United States Department ot r Agriculture. > / ; An increased demand and good prices for well-bred horses and mules, especially during the next few years, | are forecast by J. O. Williams and S. |R. Speelman, horse specialists of the bureau of animal industry, United ' States~Department of Agriculture. A report on the horse-breeding situation, ’Just made public by these government : specialists, gives the basis for their j opinions and contains much practical {information for breeders of light horses and wor$ stock. Proportion of Pure Brads. According to information received {from 24 states having enrollment laws for stallions, Jacks, or both, approxi- >mately 82 per cent of all stallions li censed in 1928 were pure bred, while 60.5 per cent of the Jacks enrolled were in’the same class. These figures show a gain over former years and are an encouraging feature of the re port. There has been, however, a con tinued annual decrease in the total number of stallions and jacks licensed for public service in the 24 states. A reduction In the equine population of the country has also occurred; during the calendar year 1928, the decline amounted to about half a million horses and 85,000 mules. The authors of the report estimate that colt pro duction Is now only half us great us Is needed to maintain our horse pop ulation at Its present level. Among other salient comments on the situa tion, ore the following: Prices of horses have risen during the% last two years, tlie rise being most pronounced In the Com licit and in states east of the Mississippi river. Dnift horses with size and quality are in strong demand at good ~!Trtce«, and the demand for saddle horses is nation-wide. Saddle hofses and polo mounts are probably bringing higher prices now than at any time in history. Producers of work stock, doubtful of a murmice In the demand to* horses and mules, have been hesitant In resuming breeding operations. This has resulted In a present shortage of good work animals, and the scarcity probably will lie more scute within the next few years. Stallions and Jacks Needed. Highclass stallions and Jacks are not only scarce but are also of high average age and will soon need to be replaced by younger animals. Prices of suitable replacement stock prtdiably will be higher in the near future than at present. Mares as well as stallions and Jacks should be selected with great care so as to assure offspring that will de velop Into sound animals of the de sired typf. The foregoing appraisal of the sit uation is supported by comments from atate officials closely In touch with horse and mule breeding In the prin cipal producing areas. The report contains a summary of stallion and Jack enrollments by breeds for the calendar years 1926. 1927, and 1928, data on horse Importations, and a list of state and national stallion registra tion board officials. The full report Is available as a 12-page mimeographed pamphlet, which may be obtained by addressing the bureau of animal In dustry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) M Feeder cattle having horns do not feed out so well as dehorned cattle,’* say W. H. Black and V. V. Parr of the bureau of animal industry, United States Department of Agriculture, in Farmers’ Bulletin 1600-F, Dehorning. Castrating, Branding and Making Beet Cattle, Just published for free dis- tribution by the department. "Budlj bruised carcasses,” they go on to say, “are usually found in shipments of horned cattle. Bruises detract greatly from the appearance of the carcasses, thus lowering their sale value. Besides the damage done to meat, the hide Is frequently dam aged. Dehorned cattle usually bring from 25 to 75 cents a hundredweight more than horned cattle of similar quality and condition.” b The authors also make recom mendations as to castration, spaying, branding and earmarking of beef cat tle. The bulletin also includes sim ple plans for construction of dehorn ing and branding chutes, including a chute with a movable side, known as a “squeeze,” for holding the animal securely. On the range it Is common to brand calves while still small enough to be handled by ropes, but the authors sug gest the advisability of constructing corrals with a chute adapted for working with yearling or older cattle, and a smaller chute for handling calves. Under such an arrangement It is possible to dehorn, castrate or spay, and brand the animals at a single operation. For dehorning, the authors mention the application of caustic to st<»p the growth of the horns on calves, and haws and dehorning cllpi»ers for more mature cattle. They mention precau tions for preventing Infestation of, wounds by screw worm files. Fanners’ Bulletin 100O-F Is a re vision and expansion of, sad super sedes Farmers’ Bulletin 949. It Is written In simple and condensed style, and Illustrated. It may be ob tained fire on ~ application To TBe United States Department of Agri culture, Washington. D. C. Conservation of Labor in Filling Silo Profitable As silo-filling,, time draws near, many farmers m^all parts of the country are preparing to follow a plan which differs greatly from silo filling in the days of the steam-pow- ered rig and the large crew. It is the small crew plan now growing in pop u’nrity. . The small crew plan is essentially labor saving. Only two men are nec essary to fill. When the binder is equipped with a bundle elevator, two loads may be cut and put on the racks without the hard labor of pitch ing the bundles by hand. The loads are then drawn to the silo and run through the cutter as it takes only a minute to start the tractor which furnishes the belt power, or to turn the switch which starts an electric motor. Experiments at some of our state colleges and practical experience have proved that tramping Is not nec essary for Beeping the silage and in many cases this Job has been elim inated. Neither is It necessary to have a man at the feed table of the modern ensilage cutter. . Health and Vigor Are Important in Culling At least once during the summer or early fall the poultry flock should be culled to get rid of the birds that are not paying for their keep. Health and vigor are of first Importance In calling poultry. Hens In good laying condition have bright red combs and wattlea. Good layers have comlis that are very waxy in texture. In yellow- shanked breeds, the beak and shanks of the heavy layers are ordinarily pale yellow or white. The public bones of a good luj-er are thin and flexible and when the hen is in lay ing condition they are wide apart. The skin of a good layer Is soft, pli able, and of good texture and the back Is wide and long. Another im portant point Is the time of molting. Boor layers usually molt earlier than good ones. Heavy layers generally do not begin to molt before Septem ber or October. Culling not only im proves the breeding quality of the flock, but if done early enough will save feeding costs and spread the marketing of surplus hens over a longer period than if the culled, bens are all marketed late in the fall. The beneficial effects of early list ing and plowing may be destroyed by permitting weeds and volunteer grain to grow on the land. The destruction of weeds and volunteer grain fs fre quently Just as important m early plowing or listing. TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER Agricultural Squibs The woodland enhances the value of the entire farm property. • • • Potato aphids may be controlled • . Insecticides Do Not Kill Insects Certain Types of “Trick” Preparations Should Be Guarded Against <a (Prepared by the United State* Department of Agriculture.) Thousands of pounds of Insecti cides, fungicides and disinfectants are sold annually in complete har mony with the insecticide act as en forced by the food, drug and insecti cide administration. United States Department of Agriculture^ but cer tain types of “trick” preparations are also being offered for sale and should be guarded against, say fed eral officials. Many Are Warned. v Farmers, suburban dwellet% house wives, and others, are warned by the administration against buying prep arations to be added to feed and drinking water which their makers say will control external parasites on poultry and other animals consuming them. Neither should anyone be misled by the theoretically plausible claims made for preparations designed to be absorbed by the sap of trees to control fungous diseases and to kill insects on and In the trees. Preparations to be hung in the home to drive away all household pests, purify the air and to prevent disease are also branded as useless by the officials. One of the misbranded prepara tions sold to control lice, mites, ticks and fleas on poultry and other ani mals by being taken Into the system with the food and drinking water, of ficials of the administration found could be Innight for 18 cents a gallon. Till* preparation, retailed In small containers, netted the producer £V4 a gallon. Neither thla mixture nor any of the many similar mixtures could prod tee the results claimed for them. % Control Disoasos. 1.(quids. |N»wders. and capsules to be placed in a hole to the tree, un der the tmrk, 'or In the soil, and palnta to l»e applied to the trunk of the tree, have been examined for their alleged powers to control fun- £<»us diseases and to kill loMCtt when, according to the advertising literature, the substances are taken tip by the sap and carried to all parts of the tree. Not only Is the value of these "remedies" very questionable, the ad ministration reports, but many of them actually harm the trees. They may cause serious damage to shade and orchard trees, and In case of the latter, endanger the crop through failure to control insects and dis eases. Housewives are especially cau tioned not to believe the glittering promises made for attractive little cases containing a chemical, which, when merely hung lo a room, will drive away or kill moths, ants, roaches, files, and mosquitoes, and at the same time disinfect the room, purify the air, and prevent disease. Increased Production With Egg Prices High Poultrymen, by careful attentioo to the breeding and management of their laying flocks, have effected a definite change in the egg market. According to II. L. Shrader of the United States Department of Agri culture, this Is evident ns to both seasonal and annual production. “The market receipts of fresh laid eggs during the late summer and fall months have been increasing the last few years,” he com men tk “This means that the pullets are being hatched and are maturing earlier, but it also denotes Improved efficiency, because the birds are laying more eggs when prices are highest.’* From the standpoint of the cqh- Mixed Fertilizers Paid in Wisconsin Corn Test One hundred and twenty-five pounds of 4-MH) fertiliser dropped in the hill at corn planting gave an Increase of 18 bnshelfl apd gave a quality of corn that would be considered by the Wis consin experiment station on a field near Madison. The field had recently had a crop of clover and was consid ered to be average corn land for that section of Wisconsin. Prof. E. Truogg, of the University of Wisconsin, says there is a real need for the determination of the right time apjd method of application of fertil izers. In further studies of the way to distribute fertilizers, the manufac turers of farm machines and fertil izer companies and representatives of the Mid-West experiment stations are co-operating on a plan to study the proper methods of application and dis tribution of fertilizers. The project has a far-reaching importance and Is being watched with a great deal of in terest by farmers and agronomists all over the country. Professor Truogg fg chairman of Ihe jotet committed It x -- ' Against J ^,<*5-1 Any person or persons entering upon th^ lands hereinafter referred tow situate in Barnwell, Richland and Red Oak Townships, for the purpose ef hunting, fishing or trapping, will be prosecuted to the full extent of thw law: tfm Agricultural Notes Mrs. Flossie Smith 1,000 J. M. Weathersbee . 672 W. H. Duncan . 405 Estate of H. A. Patterson.. 2,000 Mrs. Kate M. Patterson 3,000 Joseph E. Dicks ^ . 800 Durcarnon Place < # 1,650 R. C. Holman . 400 Mrs. Jane R. Patterson 1,000 A. A. Richardson 1,000 Sweet Water Place . 500 \ 1 • / Lemon Bros. . 150 John K. Snelling & '' ' Bruce Place — . 500 ft* GEO. H. WALKER, Owner ANGUS PATTERSON, Barnwell, S. C., Sept. 3, 1929. Limestone is worth as high as $40 per ton when applied to soils in many sections. • • e Pasturing sweet clover in the fall cuts down the storage of the plant food in the roots. * • # Wool should never be tied with binder or sisal twine or wire. Use four-ply paper twine. e e e Hay making has not been given the attention in the past which the Im portance of the crop deservea • • • A fence post rota nearest the sur face of the ground because the growth of the fungi causing rotting requires heat, light, moisture, and food. • • • Farms on which weeds are kept un der control have less plant disease than have other farms where unculti vated areas grow up into a luxuriant mass of weeds. i • • • A single female fly will lay from 150 to 600 eggs which hatch In less than 24 hours, and In very warm weather a generation of dies may be produced in two weeks or even less. • • • Not only Is the bay crop one of the most valuable from the money stand point bat present day feeding methods have also made It one of the most necessary to the live stock producer. • • • The Hessian fly Is widespread over the wheat belt this summer. Every farmer should know that the pest may come back In sufficient numbers to do great damage to the fall sown wheat Plow under all Infested stubble, being sure all tops are covered. SEND THE PEOPLE-SENTINEL TO YOUR BOY OR GIRL AT COLLEGE Only $1.00 for the « % School Term Payable in Advance * I. I LONG TERM MONEY to LEND 6 per cent, interest on large amounts] ' Private funds for small loans. ’ . BROWN & BUSH BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. in the field by tfie tree of contact t gumer thta tendency Is of definite value. “Already we have noticed,” Mr. Shrader says, “that the Increased production In the season when egg* were formerly scarce has prevented prices from soaring to extremely high levels.” / sprays. • * a «a Of course it costs more per acre to get high yields, but then It .costs less per bushel or pound. • * • The white grub, pilfering offspring qf the ordinary, blundering June bug, is due again next year. • * • The Japanese barberry does not carry rust, bene* it ia perfectly safe to plant for shrubbery clumps. • * • Sodium chlorate has proved to pe a successful method for the eradication of wild morning glory and Canada thistle. » • • Practically all of the coal-tar prep arations put on the market as- fly repellents are effective for several hours after the application has been made. / a a • High protein wheat usually com mands a premium. The premium may be secured by fanners under condi tion they know the protein content of their wheat Spoiling of Silage in Winter Can Be Lessened Spoiling of sila^ during the win ter can be lessejied by treating the Inner walls of the silo with h solu tion which keeps out air! The mix ture consists of one pound salt two tablespoonfuls of alum, one teaspoon ful of lye hnd four gallons of water, plus eno^b cement to make it the consjsteocy of paste. * „ In some cases, the inside of the silo doors are lined with paper or the cracks filled with clay to keep out air. Another scheme is to sow oats or cane at the top of the silo. These grains sprout quickly in the warm silage and the matted growth serves as an Insulator excluding the air. THE WIND TUNNEL and revolving roadbed, designed to produce. Indoors, actual driving con- ' dmons as found on the road. On such devices, actual pre-user road tests an made In the “Standard" Proving Laboratories. Only the Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C, is similarly equipped. W HICH is another way of saying that the- Bureau of Standards in Washington —• with its rigorous complete Isboratory tests—is far oftk* two plants in the United States which are completely equipped to put motor fuels through a college examination. The oqfy other laboratory comparable to that of the Bureau of Standards is maintained by the Standard Oil Com pany of New Jersey. Hundreds thousands of dollars invested hart have provided every known scientific and engineering devioe. They ore used to Hundreds of thousands of motorists know that “Standard” is superior oo every count—power; starting; maw- mam mileage. More milqe of motoriag satisfaction in every gallon. When you buy "Standard” improved Gasoline, you buy a tested, science- perfected, power-giving fuel You can bo sure that if it’s “Standard”!^ right. An automatic concertina player invented. But no one why. Mr. Ford says be will operate only in n prohibition country. It appears that tee have beer ‘STANDARD Impnted GASOUNE •r • IT'S THE CHA P I 0 N* — A 2 0 1 V ‘