The Healdton Herald (Healdton, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1931 Page: 4 of 12
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THE HEALDTON HERALD
Ideal Combination for Average
Farm Is Dairy Bam and Silo
CAPONS USUALLY
HIGHER PRICED
e
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
XE hundred and fifty year ago the
Continental army under the leader-
ship of Gen George Washington was
fighting the last battles which won
the independence of the United
States Today a “Second Continental
army” is being mustered into serv-
ice — not to fight war-time battles but
to aid in a great patriotic peace-
time project The project is to honor
the memory of the commander of the
first Continental army the “gen-
eralissimo” of the "Second Continental army” is a
civilian Charles Lathrop Pack president of the
American Tree association and his “proclama-
tion” calling for “recruits” for his “army” reads
as follows:
“Ten million monuments to a great man I Ten
million tributes enduring and straight-growing
which will be as evergreen as is the memory of
George Washington In the hearts of 122000000
people recording the fact that he is ever the ’first
In the hearts of his countrymen’ These are not
to be monoliths of marble not statues of static
stone or dun-colored copper and bronze nor a
enloglum written upon perishable parchment but
growing things alive with a life emblematical of
that living nation which the first President guided
Into being The more significant will they be
because the hands of thousands of citizens will
have put them in this native soil They are to be
trees dedicated to the ‘Father of Our Country’
Memorials stretching across the face of the con-
tlnenL
The whole population will have a part In the
bicentennial celebration of the birth of George
Washington It will become a second Continental
army an army of tree-planters made up of young
and old mobilized In every state and hamlet and
actively engaged In setting up a lasting testi-
monial to the one whom this country delights to
honor
“For the purpose of this remarkable celebration
Calvin Coolldge when President created the
bicentennial commission The American Tree
association of Washington D C co-operating
with this commission Is directing this gigantic
task of planting 10000000 trees each one indica-
tive of a nation's honor to the national hero— a
particularly fitting way of remembering the life
and services of the master of Mount Vernow
What more significant and unique method could
be employed to manifest the affection which
America feets for Washington ?
“Washington himself must have loved trees for
bis diary contains repeated references to their
value and care and he chose a spot for his home
where their beauty Is unexcelled Along the
shaded path that leads to his final resting place
two columns of trim straight larches stand like
sentinels his constant companions along with
those thousands of Americans who come to pay
him reverence during the daylight hours He must
have loved the regal benuty of a tree In the
symbolism of a tree can Washington be remem-
bered pre-eminently Deep-rooted in the ground
a tree is like a man coming up out of the earth
but lifting Its branches to heaven And as It
grows In usefulness so it grows in benuty It
may outlast the ages It offers its shade to all
alike and its disinterested ministries succor a
thirsty countryside and provide for Its physical
and esthetic necessities So a tree bespeaks the
spirit of Washington He was democratic in his
service regnl In his leadership commanding In
his principles while he extended a brotherly hand
to a new and Independent people struggling for
fuller freedom
“Not only will this tree planting Involve an act
of commemoration but it will supremely carry out
one of the guiding principles of George Washing-
ton namely that of seJf-sufflclency In national
government This means conservation A nation
must be strong and able to take care of Itself In
emergencies Thus only can entangling alliances
become unnecessary There Is no greater need in
the United States tedny In fhe matter of self-
strengthening than that of trees Washington
would undoubtedly be the first to desire as
1 memorials to him trees that will make bis coun-
try a stronger and better one There are 81000-
000 Idle acres now existing In the United States
which are suitable for forests only The crop of
timber steadily dwindles while the rate of con-
sumption is on the Increase There have been
times when men and guns nnd bullets were the
supreme necessity That is not so now for the
national necessity I trees and more trees It is
one thing to subscribe to the principles of Wash-
1 The last living horse-chestnut trss planted in
a row of thirteen by George Washington at Fred-
ericksburg Va to symbolize the Thirteen col-
onies This tree has been listed in the “Hall of
Fame for Trees” by the American Tree associa-
tion at Washington D C
2 The certificate printed In buff and blue the
Cqstlnental army colors and also the Washington
bicentennial colors which will be given for each
tree planting In honor of George Washington that
Is registered with the American Tree association
3 Presentation of a "grandchild’ of the famous
Washington elm at Cambridge Mass to the
American Tree association by Mrs James H
Dorsey of the Maryland Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution (on the right) and Mrs John
Dickinson Sherman a member of the Washington
Bioentennlal commission (on the left) She and
members of the National Press Club post of the
American Legion helped plant the tree
4 Gov John Garland Pollard of Virginia mak-
ing the dedication speech at the bicentennial tree
planting for George Washington on the cepltol
grounds at Richmond TMe la the first state-
planted tree registered on the national honor roll
of the American Tree association Representa-
tives from states which were the Thirteen col-
onies helped plant the tree
- '
Ington It Is another thing to put them 'Into every-
day practice Strength acquired from a constantly
diminishing resource Is not tree strength nor true
patriotism but short-sightedness The main source
must be replenished — and that immediately and
regularly Consequently there Is at this particular
time an economic as well as symbolical reason
for the planting of trees In honor of George
Washington
“Each city and town each Individual each
organization will have Its own problems in plant-
ing for George Washington
"The town or state roadway engineer or shade
tree commission should be called into consulta-
tion about roadside planting the state forester
willing to lend bis talents and aid freely Is best
fitted to advise the care of town or state forests
“ ‘Plant for George Washington’ That is the
cry that is going up in all parts of the country
Plant now or at any suitable time before the
winter of 1032 so that strong healthy trees will
be firmly rooted in tile native soil when they are
dedicated in the name of the Father of Our
Country on February 22 1032
"The first of the ten million leafy monument
has been erected The first George Washington
town forests memorials roadways and memorial
trees are In existence Every citizen In every city
and hamlet — and £ore important every future
citizen — Is hearing of the plans for paying the
greateet honor ever paid to America’s national
hero
“The Second Continental Army of Tree Planters
moves Into action while the Inspiration the love
for and the precepts of ths first commander in
chief spurs it on”
The first state to plant a bicentennial true in
honor of Waashington was fittingly enough the
state which gave him to the nation — Virginia
On the state capitol grounds In Richmond recently
Gov John Garland Pollard assisted by Gov C W
Tobey of New Hampshire and representatives of
the Thirteen colonies who are members of the
Natlonul Wakefield Memorial association planted
such a tree and afterwards delivered the dedica-
tion address from a rostrum at the base of the
great equestrian statue of Washington which
stands near the Virginia capitol
The second tree was planted at Tallahassee
Fla hy Gov Dayle E Carlton and he was assisted
by Mrs B H Bridges president of tht Talla
hassee Women’s clubs Mrs Harry Lee Baker
chairman of conservation Harry Lee Baker the
state forester Miss Katherine B Tlbbets nation-
al chairman of conservation of the Federation of
Women's Clubs Mrs William L Wilson presi-
dent of the Florida Federation and Mrs Wilber
L Wiley state chairman of conservation of the
Women's clubs
Colorado was placed next in line when the
Women’s clubs In Denver planted a tree In the
capitol grounds on a spot selected by Governor
Adams
The state which bears Washington’s name was
the fourth in line when a D A R chapter at
Seattle filed its plans for a tree-planting with ths
American Tree association
Forms of planting Washington bicentennial
trees have been divided into seven groups by tbs
American Tree association Individuals who de-
sire to participate In the movement may select
spots in a garden in the street with proper per-
mission from the municipal authorities along a
road or anywhere the individual has the right to
plant a tree
It Is suggested that civic and other clubs may
plant on large tree in a suitable location but
groupa of trees on park lands owned by the com-
munity or dub is more desirable
Municipalities as such rfr invited to plant
forest trees upon lands owned by the towns and
cities such as park lands watersheds of ths city
water supply or in town forests if such are owned
by the municipality
Colleges and schools are urged to further the
memorial work by planting trees upon the grounds
owned by ths Institutions Class plantings or
institutional plantings have been suggested with
appropriate exercises
National organization plantings may be of a
sectional character or a national organisation can
appropriate money for a large forest planting
Many states have counties named for the great
Washington An idea has been advanced tliat It
will be appropriate for Buch counties to plant a
county forest in memory of their namesake Of
course all other counties can do likewise It is
pointed out that state forestry departments should
bo consulted when work on a scale so large Is
undertaken for In many cases the department not
only will be nble to furnish expert advice as to
the planting but also may be able to provide the
seedlings for planting
Without exception every state owns land either
In the form of state parks or ground about state
buildings Planting of trees on such land would
properly be of the character of state functions
condlcted by the state forestry department with
trees provided by stats nurseries
That ali plantings especially by organizations
or communities be ceremonial affairs with pro-
grams of patriotic character la urged by those
who are fostering the movement
In connection with this great Washington
memorial movement the association has issued a
pamphlet containing much valuable information
an to selection of sites for planting the stock or
kinds of ttrees to plant In the various localities
the care to be exercised before placing tbs trees
In fhe ground and best planting times for these
sections A pertinent admonition Is contained in
the very first paragraph “The first thing to do Is
to select your space and decide upon the type
of trees that will best fit It — always keeping in
mind tbs future’’
For back of the project is the Idea of oot only
honoring Washington during the year which marks
the two hundredth anniversary of his birth but
that these memorials shall recall bis name to
Americana during all ths years of ths life of
these trees
(d br Wwtero Nswspapsr Palos)
Operation Is Favored When
Cockerels Cannot Be Sold
The production of capons is a good
practice for poultry flock owners ac-
cording to Oliver N Summers exten-
sion poultrymnn of the University of
Wyoming ns capons usually bring
higher prices than other classes of
poultry
Surplus cockerels should be enpon-
lzed (1) when cockerels cannot be
sold to good advantage as broilers
(2) when a supply of fresh killed
cliickeD Is desired later (3) cockerels
are sometimes enponlzed when natural
means are used for brooding because
most capons (leghorns and such ex-
cepted) will brood chickens as well as
a hen
The unsexlng of cockerels Is simple
and easy nnd losses In slips and birds
that may be killed should be very
small 2 to 6 per cent though of
course this depends upon conditions
such ns light age whether or not the
cockerels have been starved before the
operation the experience of the oper-
ator etc
Though Hie Increases In size or
weight of a enpou over a cockerel Is
considerable It is not ns great as Ii
sometimes claimed nnd considered It
being about one-fifth However this
Increased weight Is made on less feed
ns the disposition of a capon Is quiet
nnd docile while that of a cockerel Is
aggressive and qunrrelsome Because
COMNNAIION ftaiPAlRY tARN
the market prefers larger capons and
top prices are paid for capons weigh-
ing 7 pounds or more the larger
breeds and varieties are most desir-
able However because the Aslntlcs
nnd Giants are slow growing and lpte
developing birds belonging to the me-
dium classes as the Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Islnnd Reds and Wynndottes
make the hest cnpnns llecnuse of
their smaller sire It usually does not
pay to enponize Leghorns or cock-
erels of the lighter breeds
Because the b3t market nnd demand
for capons comes between Christmas
and Easter nnd because tt takes about
10 months to gcw and finish a capon
properly cockerels should he capon-
Ized in June July nnd August
Ofter information os to the time to
caponize cockerels is given according
to age or size hut it is more desirable
that the stage of development be
tnken into consideration because some
cockerels develop much foster than
others of the same lot Because of the
limited time nnd space they cannot be
given here but details ns to Instru-
ments the operation care and feed-
ing of capons etc may he obtained
from Farmer’s Bulletin 849 “Capons
and Cnponlzing” whlfh may be ob-
tained from the County Agricultural
Agent or the Extension Service of the
College of Agriculture of the Univer-
sity of Wyoming
Ancestors Fix Pullets’
Worth in Laying Flock
A baby chick Is horn with a certain
capacity to lay eggs reminds Prof
L M Hurd of the New York State
College of Agriculture In advising
chick buyers to buy chicks only from
heavy laying flocks It Is doubtful be
says If any practice in flock manage-
ment is aa effective as breeding In
Increasing or maintaining flock profit A
He cites the records of two flocks at
tbe Cornell university experiment sta-
tion One flo k comes from bens whose
ancestors for many generations have
laid a small number of eggs which
last year laid 136 eggs worth $300
The other flock comes from bens
whose ancestors were selected for gen-
erations because they were the best
layers this flock laid on tbe aver-
age 219 eggs worth $694
Both flocks were of the same age
and were grown and handled the same
way but the difference due to breeding
was $304 worth of eggs for each hen
One recommendation of t lie college Is
to buy chicks from disease-free and
hlgh-egg-lnylng strains Other recom-
mendations and suggestions for grow-
ing better pullets are vallnble from
your county agricultural agent or from
the poultry department at the College
of Agriculture at Ithnea
Confine Male Birds
What kind f eggs are you going to
take to market this summer? You can
do a lot to keep up the summer de-
mand for eggs by the care you give
them on the farm Be sure the hens
have plenty of clean airy nests well-
filled with litter One nest for every
five or six hens is sufficient Gather
the eggs twice s day Shut up the
broody hens every night Shut up or
sell male birds infertile eggs cannot
spoil Store the eggs In a cool cellar
If possible
Mites Cut Output
Get after the red mites In the hen-
house before they cause a drop In egg
production Before the poultry mites
become too numerous Is the time to
treat the roosts and other parts of the
bouse
Hot weather Is most favorable to
the reproduction of the mites and they
multiply very rapidly soon causing
a falling off In egg production These
mites are much more harmful than
the lice which live on the body of the
ben all tbe time
Gy W A RADFORD
Mr William A Radford will answer
questions and srlvs advice FREE OF
COST on all problems pertaining to the
subject ot building work on the farm
for the readers of this paper On ac-
count of his wide experience as editor
author and manufacturer he is with-
out doubt the highest authority on the
subject Address all Inquiries to Wil-
liam A Radford No 407 South Dear-
born street Chicago 111 and only in-
close two-cent stamp for reply
Farmers at the present time are not
llnble to be the most cheerful people
In the world but they are always
good gamblers Year after year In
some communities the crop has faTled
entirely yet the men have come back
the next year and tried It over again
Just because prices are not as high
as they might be to give the farmer
a fair return on his investment and
labor is no sign that the farmer will
discontinue operations In fact the
man who was farsighted enough did
not depend entirely upon grain crops
but built up a dairy herd that would
bring In a regular return summer and
winter Building on the farm will not
stop because many farmers will store
their crop until a favorable turn in
the price trend
But there Is no doubt about the
value of a herd to keep up the In-
come In all sorts of weather And to
keep this herd the first consideration
outside that actually of selecting the
stock is to provide a suitable and effi-
cient building in which the herd can
be housed For contented cowq will
produce more than those who must
practically make their own way and
get barely enough shelter to protect
them from the elements Dairy cows
are highly geared machines that re-
quire care and attention They re-
'quore healthful surroundings If ex-
pected to yield results
A barn such as that shown In the
Illustration Is an Ideal building from
many points of view It Is sturdy In
construction roomy well arranged and
not at all displeasing to look at al-
though that is the least worry about
this type of building
It Is built of frame planks placed
vertically with vertical battens Insur-
ing an atr-tlgbt wall This Is set up
on a solid concrete foundation The
roof Is gambrel with a large lean-to
on one side providing extra room on
the lower floor for special workrooms
etc At one end of the barn is a
Inrge 12-foot hollow tile silo which
will hold a vast amount of green feed
for the winter It Is connected direct-
ly with the various stalls by a carrier
track over which a feed carrier oper-
ates Directly hack of the silo are the
cow stalls 20 In all facing In toward
a central feed alley A carrier track
runs over the litter alley to the out-
side manure pit This carrier system
greatly lessens the work of the help
around the barn and relieves them of
the heaviest work of all wheeling the
feed and litter to and from the stalls
Running through the center of the
barn from front to back Is a high
driveway with double door entrance
In the front of the barn The celling
over this driveway is higher than the
regular barn celling and in the center
of the driveway are hay doors through
which the hay from the wagons or
trucks can be lifted up Into the hay-
mow which covers ths entire upper
floor of the barn Because of the gam-
brel roof this storage room Is enor-
mous and will hold a vast amount of
hay and feed
On the other side of the driveway Is
the borse section of the barn and
some special rooms There are six
regular borse stalls one box stall and
a double stall These stalls are of the
latest type and face a short feed alley
at the end of which is a steel hay
rack
In front of this hors section are
tha feed and harness rooms and sev-
eral bins for mixing feeds A feed
thute from above empties Into the
main feed room and a hay chute Is
located in the small passageway out-
side This building while costing a little
more than a poor fmm will soon pay
for Its cost It will help to stimulate
production and Just as important pro-
mote satisfaction among the help Sat-
isfied help Is cheaper than a contin-
ually changing personnel Better farm
buildings will do much to cut down
the cost of farm operation
Architect Urges More
Freedom in Home Design
Business structures in the advanced
styles of tomorrow and residences In
the fashions of a thousand yesterdays
Is the Incongruous picture which every
Amerlcnn city offers as a matter of
course
An argument for the advancement
of dwelling design into the free realm
which business building form has en-
tered Is made on the ground of utility
and taste by Francis Keally a member
of the American Institute of Archi-
tects In the American Architect
To use a 500-year-old building as a
model for a modern residence Is like
offering a horse and buggy to a man
In a hurry to get somewhere says Mr
Keally In designing buildings he sees
architects as too ready to start with
the style of the root and outer walls
making the interior conform
Time was when the automobile was
new Those who had stables turned
them Into garages Those who had no-
stables built what looked like little-
stables put them at the back of the
house where a stable belonged and
called the result garages 8ome ven-
turous fellow finally decided that the
place for a garage was near the road
and 'he built his at ths front of the
lot Improving upon Its appearance at
the same time so that It no longer
looked like a miniature stable Years
and years later a man who had a gas
or oil furnace made his basement from
something resembling a large trash
bln Into a part of tha human habita-
tion “Costume design has always fol-
lowed architectural design” writes Mr
Keally “and has often been In har-
mony with it Consider the beauti-
ful Venetian costumes that were in
harmony with ornate palaces Today
however the keynote of our clothes
Is comfort and simplicity yet we go on
building Elizabethan manors French
chateaux and Italian villas”
Plaster Cracks Can Be
Mended by Home Owner
Cracks In plaster are a bane to
every home owner Fortunately most
of such cracks can be repaired by the
home owner himself with no more trou-
ble than Is expended on any of the
average jobs thut he does around the
house Care should be exercised
however to use a regular patching
plaster which has been manufactured
specially for such work This will in-
sure s good Job Such a patching
plaster can be purchased in two and
one-half and five-pound packages and
requires only the addition of water to
make it ready for use
Homes Cooled by Gas
Is Engineers’ Forecast
A new type of automatic gas re-
frigerator which gas engineers be-
lieve may lead to house-cooling sys-
tems has been announced by the
American Gas association Experi-
ments have been conducted on tbe re-
frigerator for six years the associa-
tion states but only recently has It
been feasible to make public the con-
struction of the first commercial units
Differing from all previous gas re-
frigerators the new one employs wa-
ter as the refrigerating fluid air In-
stead of water for cooling and mer-
cury vapor as tbe source of energy
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