The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
1407 
Feed  1  lb.  of  this  grain  mixture  for 
each  3*4  lbs.  of  milk  produced  per  day 
in  addition  to  the  moistened  beet  pulp 
and  the  good  roughage  that  you  ought 
to  have  available.  Saw  off  an  old  bar¬ 
rel  and  use  this  for  saturating  the  beet 
pulp.  Moisten  enough  beet  pulp  in  the 
morning  to  feed  both  at  night  and  the 
next  morning ;  but  do  not  mix  a  larger 
mess  than  this,  lest  the  mixture  sour 
and  become  unpalatable.  Mix  the  beet 
pulp  with  the  dry  grain  at  feeding  time. 
It  is  possible  that  you  have  failed  to 
feed  cow  any  grain  during  her  dry 
period.  If  this  be  the  case  it  might  be 
responsible  for  the  objectionable  flavor 
which  appears  in  the  milk. 
For  the  Jersey-Guernsey  heifer  one 
and  a  half  years  old  I  would  use  the 
same  ration  that  was  proposed  for  the 
dry  cow,  equal  parts  of  ground  oats, 
corn,  and  bran,  to  which  has  been  added 
10  per  cent  of  oil  meal.  Use  enough  of 
this  feed  to  make  sure  that  the  heifer  is 
growing  and  gaining  regularly,  and  feed 
her  all  of  the  hay  of  a  good  quality  that 
she  will  clean  up  with  relish. 
Round  Worms  in  Milk 
I  am  sending  you  by  express  a  small 
vial  containing  two  worms  which  were 
taken  from  a  pan  of  milk  standing  in  the 
cellar  under  a  dry-rot.  beam.  Testing  the 
beam,  some  of  the  chips  fell  in  the  milk. 
Are  the  worms  from  the  wood,  or  from 
the  cow’s  milk  or  teats?  w.  F.  s. 
Mill  Rift,  Pa. 
The  worms  sent  by  W.  F.  S.  are  exam¬ 
ples  of  small  round  worms,  some  of  which, 
at  least,  are  parasitic  in  certain  insects, 
especially  grasshoppers.  One  of  these 
round  worms  is  sometimes  found  in  heads 
of  cabbage,  where  it  is  known  as  a  “cab¬ 
bage  snake.”  The  worms  sent  did  not 
come  from  the  cow,  but  probably  got  into 
the  milk  from  some  outside  source.  They 
may  have  fallen  down  from  the  decaying 
beam,  or  they  may  have  come  from  some 
insect  which  fell  or  jumped  into  the  milk. 
GLENN  W.  HERRICK. 
Repairing  a  Silo 
Last  Summer  I  had  a  silo  put  up,  and 
the  builders  did  not  secure  it  enough,  so 
later,  during  a  windstorme,  it  blew 
over.  I  want  it  rebuilt,  but  some  of  the 
tongues  are  broken  in  places.  Could  you 
suggest  how  I  could  make  these  places 
airtight?  P.  A. 
Churchill,  N.  Y. 
The  best  repair  in  a  case  of  this  kind 
is  to  cover  the  silo  with  building  paper 
and  clapboard  it.  This  stops  the  air 
leaks,  and  makes  the  silo  rigid,  the  clap¬ 
boards  taking  the  place  of  hoops.  These 
will  have  to  be  put  on  spirally,  or  there 
will  be  difficulty  in  making  them  lie  down 
around  the  silo.  This  method  of  repair 
is  rather  expensive,  and  may  cost  more 
than  you  care  to  put  into  the  silo.  In 
this  case  I  would  suggest  the  use  of  one 
of  the  asbestos-filled  roof  pastes  or  ce¬ 
ments  in  the  seams.  Coating  the  edges  of 
the  staves  where  necessary  with  this  ma¬ 
terial  should  fill  the  cracks.  Where  the 
break  is  too  bad  it  might  be  caulked  with 
oakum,  obtainable  at  the  local  hardware 
store,  and  a  strip  of.  galvanized  iron 
nailed  over  it  on  the  inside  of  the  silo. 
R.  H.  8. 
Countrywide  Produce  Situation 
CONDITIONS  IMPROVING  ;  DISCONTENT  IN 
THE  WHEAT  COUNTRY  ;  FARM  PRICES  AT 
LOW  POINT ;  STORED  POTATOES  NEED 
air;  apple  exports  moving. 
The  farm  year  is  rounding  off  better 
than  seemed  likely  a  few  months  ago. 
The  Fall  rains  did  much  for  crops  south 
and  west  of  the  early  frost  line.  Ayer- 
age  yields  are  not  bad,  and  the  prices 
are  mostly  higher  than  in  1922.  Meat 
products  are  selling  better,  owing  to  un¬ 
expectedly  active  export  demand,  al¬ 
though  prices  continue  low. 
The  South  is  doing  well  with  its  very 
high  priced  cotton  and  tobacco.  .Milk 
and  dairy  products  average  a  little  higher 
than  a  year  ago  and  the  late  rains  helped 
grass  and  fodder  crops.  The  Corn  Belt 
ripened  a  good  crop  and  prices  are  high. 
TROUBLE  IN  THE  WEST 
Those  sections  which  depend  mostly  on 
wheat,  potatoes  and  live  stock  are  com¬ 
plaining  most.  Many  farmers  in  the 
Northwest  have  been  unable  to  produce 
anything  much  that  sells  at  a  profit. 
They  look  forward  to  Winter  with  mis¬ 
giving  and  show  a  state  of  mind  resemb¬ 
ling  that  of  the  Middle  West  in  the  early 
nineties,  when  all  sorts  of  strange  ideas 
and  political  notions  were  favored  for  a 
few  years.  They  feel  that  something  is 
wrong  and  that  any  change  might  be  im¬ 
provement.  One  thing  is  quite  generally 
agreed ;  there  will  be  less  land  planted  to 
wheat.  Quite  likely  the  planting  will  be 
cut  down  too  much,  with  the  result  of 
shortage  if  the  season  is  not  favorable. 
PRICES  MAY  RECOVER 
Fruits  and  vegetables  have  been  de¬ 
clining  in  price  for  some  time.  As  a 
rule  most  seasons  they  have  reached  low¬ 
est  points  about  the  last  of  October,  and 
some  recovery  may  be  looked  for  in  No¬ 
vember.  Onions  make  a  better  showing 
than  most  other  vegetables  at  $2  or  more 
per  100  lbs.  Potato  growers  in  the  far 
West  are  receiving  as  low  as  50c  per 
300  lbs.  Further  east  the  country  price 
is  two  or  three  times  that  figure. 
Many  potatoes  are  being  stored  to  sell 
later.  A  heap  of  vegetables  stored  with¬ 
out  ventilation  is  like  stagnant  water  in 
the  way  it  gets  full  of  bad  germs  and 
various  conditions  leading  to  decay.  The 
same  lack  of  air  is  the  cause  of  the  fail¬ 
ure  of  many  a  farm  ice-house.  Air  cur¬ 
rents  keep  things  moving  and  prevent 
heat  and  germs  from  doing  much  dam¬ 
age.  The  Canadian  potato  report  for 
October  lays  great  stress  on  air  in  the 
potato  cellar. 
Potatoes  should  be  stored  as  far  as 
possible  in  perfect  darkness  in  a  cool, 
well-ventilated  cellar.  Instead  of  heap¬ 
ing  the  potatoes  against  the  wall,  slats 
should  be  nailed,  a  little  apart,  about  six 
inches  or  more  from  the  wall.  A  tempor¬ 
ary  floor  also  should  be  between  boards. 
This  plan  will  permit  air  to  circulate 
under  and  through  the  pile.  If  large 
quantities  have  to  be  stored  and  the 
piles  have  to  be  made  very  large,  square 
ventilators  formed  of  slats  and  running 
from  the  top  to  the  bottom  of  the  heaps 
can  be  placed  here  and  there,  which,  with 
the  ventilation  derived  from  the  spaces 
below  and  at  the  sides,  will  keep  the  po¬ 
tatoes  in  far  better  condition  than  if  they 
are .  packed  solidly.  Another  plan  for 
storing  the  tubers  is  to  put  them  in  large 
crates  made  from  slats  with  small  in¬ 
terstices  between.  The  temperature  is 
an  important  point.  While  every  pre¬ 
caution  should  be  taken  against  frost,  the 
heat  should  not  exceed  from  33  to  35  de¬ 
grees.  A  further  matter  of  importance 
is  to  provide  some,  means  of  letting  in 
cool  air  when  Spring  is  at  hand,  to  pre¬ 
vent  sprouting.  The  best  method  is  to 
let  the  cool  air  in  at  night  and  keep  the 
cellar  closed  during  the  day. 
APPLES  SLOW 
^  Apples  are  slow  of  sale.  Growers  of 
Eastern  Baldwins  and  of  Northwestern 
box  apples  are  both  getting  about  the 
same  price,  at  around  $1  per  bushel.  The 
export  trade  started  with  a  boom  in  Sep¬ 
tember  and  foreign  markets  became  over¬ 
supplied  during  October.  Exporting  now 
is  done  mostly  by  large  dealers  and  by 
associations,  who  try  to  keep  in  close 
touch  with  foreign  conditions,  but  some¬ 
how  the  business  is  overdone  at  times,  al¬ 
most  every  season.  Europe  is  feeling 
poor,  but  with  a  short  crop  over  there  the 
money  will  be  found  to  pay  well  for  Ameri¬ 
can  apples,  supplied  in  moderation.  The 
foreign  trade  is  always  a  good  safety 
valve  for  the  home  market,  by  taking  the 
surplus  just  when  relief  is  most  needed. 
The  whole  apple  situation  is  working  out 
as  well  as  could  be  expected.  g.  b.  f. 
Life  Insurance  Agent  :  “One  mo¬ 
ment,  sir,  before  I  fill  in  your  applica¬ 
tion.  What  make  of  car  do  you  drive?” 
Client :  “I  don’t  drive  any — I  hate  them  !” 
Life  Insurance  Agent :  “Sorry,  but  our 
company  no  longer  insures  pedestrians !” 
— The  Passing  Show  (London). 
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