December, 1921 



BETTER FRUIT 



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PROTEIN FOODS NECESSARY 



ONE thing th.it accounts often for a falling 

 off in egg production during winter rnonths 

 is a deficiency of animal feeds, or feeds rich in 

 protein. Poultry growers must guard against 

 such, deficiency and can usually do :o without 

 great trouble. On most farms it is easily possible 

 to supply the protein needs of the flock through 

 skim milk or buttermilk. The voracious way in 

 which hens cat these dairy products is excellent 

 indication of their value to the birds. Meat 

 scrap is another protein food that Is, of course, 

 standard in poultry rations. The poultry grower 

 who expects to gather high-priced eggs in 

 quantity will see to it that his flock gets this food 

 element in plentiful supply. 



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CLOVER and alfalfa leaves provide a most 

 excellent combination of protein feed and 

 green succulence. On farms where hay is handled 

 it is often possible to sweep up enough of these 

 leaves to supply a flock of good size. See that 

 they are gathered from the barn floor or from 

 around the haystacks. A good way to prepare 

 the leaves is to pour boiling water over them, 

 then cover the container and let them steam for a 

 time, when they will be ready to feed cither alone 

 or in a mash. 



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DUST B.VFH IMPORTANT 

 A DUST bath is an important aid to the hens in 

 '^ keeping them free from lice and helps forestall 

 the spread of mites in the chicken house. Usually 

 there is a place about the yard or hen-house where 

 the flock may dust itself at will. If there is not 

 one should be provided that is dry and accessible 

 at all times. .All that is needed is to provide a 

 box about two feet square containing ordinary 

 road dust or fine dry dirt. The box should be 

 placed Inside the house, far enough from any 

 openings so rain miy not drive In upon Its con- 

 tents. 



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TT is quite essential to induce exercise on the 

 part of laying hens. The best way of doing 

 this is to feed all grain in dry clean straw litter, 

 six to eight inches deep. The common straws, in 

 order of their desirability are; wheat, oats, barley, 

 rye, buckwheat. Shredded or finely cut corn- 

 stalks, leaves or shavings may be substituted where 

 straw is not available. 



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Every flock, to the careful observer will include 

 individual birds that are outstanding in their ap- 

 pearance, that iiossess the desirable type for the 

 breed as well as the characteristic color of plum- 

 age. These more likely appearing birds are caught 

 and carefully examined in detail for color, defects 

 and desirable points. In this way the most perfect 

 fowls arc chosen to be segregated and conditioned 

 for exhibition. 



CUNNY windows on the south side of the hen- 

 house are almost a necessity to the health and 

 comfort of a properly raised poultry flock. 



\ S an eg^ producer and liver regulator sour 

 "^^ milk or buttermilk is one of the best foods 

 for poultry. 



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tVT'ITH a clean and healthy poultry house, 

 a good litter of straw may be scattered over 

 the floor and become one of the best of scratching 

 pens. 



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A S a green food for hens one of the best is 

 "^^ cabbage. Being succulent and containing a 

 larger amount of ash and protein than most of 

 the vegetables fed poultry, it is not only excel- 

 lent for this purpose, but Is one of the c isiest to 

 obtain. To obtain the best results from cabbage 

 fed to poultry it should be hung up at such a 

 height so that the poultry can just pick them 

 clean to the stump. 



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A FINE feed on the farm where oats is being 

 "^^ grown and easily obtainable is oats tied 



in bundles and stored in a house where it cannot 

 be cleaned of Its heads. Tied in bundles and thrown 



into scraching sheds it makes an ideal scratching 



I'tter in which to throw cracked corn and seeds. 



Fed in this way it makes a fine feed to compel the 



exercise necessary to e^g production. 



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JLL yini please tell me what time of year is 

 best tor whitewashing trees. — J. M., Ore- 



Trees may be whitewashed eitljer in the fall 

 or spring, but it has been determined that fall 

 whitewashing does the most good. The winter 

 killing of trees that have put forth a late growth, 

 particularly where there may have been too much 

 late irrigation, is appreciably warded off by fall 

 whitewashing- It is well even to give the trees 

 another coat if much of the whitewash is washed 

 off by winter rains. 



T HAVE recently rented a place in the Willam- 

 ctte Valley on which there is a small vineyard. 

 Will you please tell when is the proper time to 

 prune grape vines. — A. E. R., Oregon. 



You should prune the grapes during the dor- 

 mant period, the months of December and Jan- 

 uary being perhaps the best in this section. If 

 you have varieties needing winter protection the 

 pruning should be done at once, but it is hardly 

 probable tliit your grapes need protection here. 



Trees Injured by Rabbits 



Is there anything that I can put on trees 

 that have been Injured by rabbits to heal the 

 wounds? — F. H. T., Idaho. 



If the wounds are not too extensive, grafting 

 wax applied to them shortly after they are made 

 will prove effective. Another treatment that has 

 saved trees that were Injured by rabbits but were 

 not girdled and had not become too dry was to 

 place against the tree, a mound of earth which 

 was kept irrigated until the surface granulated 

 and new bark was formed. If the tree has been 

 completely girdled and the wound allowed to 

 dry, the only way of saving it Is to use the bridge 

 graft. This consists of putting scions taken from 

 healthy trees underneath the bark above and below 

 the wound. These maintain the flow of sap until 

 new bark can be formed. 



Bunches on Peach Trees 



I have a number of young peach trees that arc 

 developing bunches near the roots that look like 

 crown gall. What can I do with them? — D. C, 

 Oregon. 



If these bunches are small the diseased growth 

 can be cut away leaving the healthy wood smooth. 

 The wound made by the cutting process should 

 be painted over with Bordeaux paste. 



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