THE CARTER EXPRESS
Culling Poultry
Big Money Saver
Fowls Should Have Plenty
of Mash and Green Feed
and Be Vermin Free.
Although the poultrymnn should do
Some culling every month In the year,
If he can make but one culling, the
time to make It Is tho first of Sep-
tember, say the Cornell poullryn.cn
who give some practical culling ru'ea.
They deelure that culling out the poor
producers from the flock Is the easiest
and the quickest way to save money.
During the culling season, the bens
must have plenty of mash and green
food and be free from mites; other-
wise good layers may show all tho
signs of non-layers. It Is nlso well to
keep In mind that changes of feed,
buildings, weuther, and the like may
bring ubout the appearance of non-
laying conditions. Broody hens also
bave this appearance.
Signs of Good Producers.
Hens that have laid long and heavily
have a different appearance from
those that have not. These differ-
ences are In physical appearance and
actions. The heavy producing bird is
a worker, a good feeder. Intelligent,
elusive but not flighty, keen of eye, s
good ranger, late to bed, early to rise.
The low producer Is Indolent, flighty
and an Indifferent eater, with little
activity.
In all yellow-skinned breeds like ihe
Leghorns, Hocks, Reds. Wyandottes,
Brahmas, and the like. It la possible
to tell by the color of certain sec-
tions of the body whether the hens ore
laying or not. A heavy layer Is flesh
color, or white, In the bcuk, eye rlDg,
ear lobe, vent anil shanks, while a non-
layer Is distinctly yellow. A sick ben
shows white In nil sections and must
not be confused with a layer. Also
some breeds have a white sklo natur-
ally, and In these breeds there are no
color changes
There are changes In form as well.
A laying hen "has a large abdomen
nnd the rear end of the keel Is much
deeper than the front. She nlso has
well spread pelvic bones, full moist
veut, soft fluhhy skin, broad flat buck,
while In a non-luyer the abdomen Is
small, tbo vent dry nnd puckered, the
skin Uilrk and dry. ond the buck
short, narrow and arched.
Hens Molt In July.
A molting hen usually stops laying,
but In some of the heavier breeds
they will molt to some extent and
still lay. Leghorns usually stop lay-
ing when they begin to molt. Molt-
ing during the summer Is oue of the
best ways to distinguish the non-layer
from the Inyers. A good layer, well
managed, will not begin to molt until
October 1 or later. Hens that have
been well cared for and are In full
molt by the middle of July are uot
worth keeping.
The eyehnlls of the laying hen can
easily be seen when viewed from the
reur, the comb Is bright red and full,
the beak short snd curved, the face
full and of flne texture. Non-layers
have dull, embedded eyes, long straight
beaks, hard shriveled combs and fat
fucea.
Save Small Grain Seed
for Planting This Fall
That farmers will do well to plan
for the acreage which I hey expect to
plant In Bmnll grain this fall and t«
secure good planting seed for the full,
Is a suggestion from the agronomists
of Clemson college.
Oood seed oats are very scarce this
seuson. and should be carefully saved
by furraers who have them. They
will bring a good price this fall, II
properly stored and kept so that they
will be free from Injury by ruts, mice
nnd weevils.
It Is very difficult to prevent dam-
age to srnull grain during sumrnet
months.
DECLINE NOTED IN PRICES
OF AVERAGE DAIRY CATTLE
Pure Bred Aged Bulls Bring
More at Private Sale.
(Prepared by th* UnltM Statas Department
of Agriculture.)
Average sule prices of pure bred
dairy cattle for the yenr ending De-
cember 81, 1023, ranged from $133 for
bulls under one year to $208 for bulls
over three years of age, according to
reports submitted by breeders to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The breeds Included were: Ayr-
shire, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, and
Brown Swiss. More lhan twice as
many animals were disposed of at pri-
vate sale as were sold at auction. Auc-
tion prices, however, averaged from
$25 to $50 per head higher than thofte
realized In private sales. Aged bulls
were an exception, such animals bring-
ing more In private sales than at auc-
tion."
The following compnrlson hy ages
shows that prices In 1023 were some-
what lower than in 1922:
sented were: Calves, under one year.
4.345; hulls, over one yenr and under
three. 047; hulls over three years. 156;
heifers and cows over one yenr nnd
under three, 2,479, nnd cows over
three years of age, 2,077.
Ages    1922
Bulla under one year of age.. 1156
Bulls over one and under
three years of age........ 221
Bulla over three yeara of age 435
Heifers under one year of age 1S1
Cows and neifers over one
and under 'hree yeara of
age ...................... 211
Cows over three years of age 2S5
1921
2133
206
268
133
229
261
The top bull nnd cow each brought
$7,500. The number of animals repre-
Lessen Number of Bots
It Is possible ro lessen greatly the
number of bots, or lurvue of the horse
bot-fly In a hoi'se’s stffnmch by clip-
ping or singeing off the long hairs
upon the legs, breast and chin when
nits are seen adhering thereto. Wet-
ting the affected parts with o 5 per
cent solution of coul tar dip or cur-
bollc acid Is also fnlrly effective.
Spraying with a reliable fly-repellnnt
will also help. To rid a horse of hots
only one drug, thus far, has given sat-
isfactory results.
Successful Farmer
He who arranges his fanning busi-
ness with the Idea of returning the
greatest possible amount of plant food
te the soil which his crops annually
remove therefrom Is likely to be he
most successful farmer In his neigh-
borhood. A farming business should
be so arranged os to enable a man to
produce at least two tons of manure a
year per acre of groin crops grown.
If this Is done, the fertility of the soil
will be maintained In excellent condi-
tion.
Continuous Garden
A “‘continuous" garden Is possible
for many months of tho yenr If re-
planting Is done. Why should all of
the lettuce or beans be planted at one
time? Why not utilize the space
left after tho young onions ore pull-
ed, hy planting late cabbage?
FARHJJDTES
RECENT METHOD OF
FEEDING CHICKENS
A new system for feeding chicks has
»eon substituted hy the University of
New Hampshire for that previously
recommended by that Institution.
When the chliks are taken from the
ncubutor and placed under the brood-
jr stove, they should be given n drink
>f n mixture of sour milk or buttermilk
n which have been beaten up about
;hree eggs yolks per quart of milk.
This mixture should be accessible for
the first 24 hours they are under the
Jrooder stove. For the next seven
lays they should he fed five times a
lay with a sufllclent amount of chick
feed—which nmy be a mixture of
:qual parts of flne tracked corn, flne
;racked wheat, and steel-cut oats—to
lust ten minutes. As soon as this mix-
ture Is eaten, they should be given a
sufficient amount of nn egg-and-ntash
mixture to last them about ten minutes
more, made with 12 egg yolks to each
one and one-half pounds of mash, and
mixed thoroughly to produce really a
crumbly mixture. Enough of this
mash should be fed to provide one egg
yolk to eucli 30 chicks dally.
The second week this feeding should
be continued If a sufficient supply ol
eggs Is available. Toward the end of
the second week the regular laying dry
mash may be given an hour both morn
Ing nnd afternoon, Increasing the
ength of time until It Is constantly
before Ihe chicks.
The eggs used In this mixture may
be those taken out of the Incubator on
the seventh and fourteenth-day tests
They will aid materially In the de-
velopment of the ehlcks and will pre-
vent leg weakness to a large extent.
If no eggs arc available, a pint of cod-
liver oil mixed with 100 pounds of
mnsli may he substituted for the egg-
and-mnsh mixture.
From the time the chicks are three
weeks old. they should be fed three
times a day with equal parts of mash
«nd chick feed.
Make sure to plant enough hay
crops to supply hay for next yenr.
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As small grnln matures, look out
for chinch bugs nnd use barriers If
needed to prevent migration.
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Persons desiring to start Into the
growing of alfalfa for seed should se-
cure the most hardy si ruins of seed.
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Excellent results are being secured
with alfalfa seeded on rye nnd when!
provided the ground Is fnlrly fertile
and not In need of lime.
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Cowpea hay contains 2.6 per cen:
more digestible protein than soy bean
liny, but soy be»n hay contains s
lurger total amount of nutrients.
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The price of broilers decreases rap-
idly after June 1. Buyers prefer chick-
ens that weigh 1% to 1% pounds each.
It Is lo your advantage to sell the cock
erels ns fast os they reuch this weight.
Birds weighing two pounds or more
each nre In less demand, and therefore
do not bring as much per pound as
the smaller birds.
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The yield of hay from the Otootna
will usually double or triple the yield
of any variety of cowpeas planted
under the same condition.
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Sometimes alfalfa grows so rank
that It lodges and becomes very coarse
If left to reach full bloom. Here
earlier cutting is essential, but with
the first crop of one-year-old stands
or the second growth of older seed
Ings, the stems are generally much
finer and leader and can be cut In or
near full bloom without serious Impair-
ment of quality.
Why Does Sour Skimmilk
Encourage Hens to Lay?
A year ago the Idaho College of Ag-
riculture, through the department of
poultry husbandry, started an experi-
ment to determine the cause of the
high production secured from laying
hens that were given an abundance
of sour skim milk. A study of the
inalysis of sour skim milk showed It
to contain 90.77 per cent water, 0.10
per rent fat, 3.93 per cent milk sugar
(lactose), 0.5 per cent Inctlc acid.
).5 per cent protein nnd 0.79 per cent
milk ash or salts. It was assumed
that water alone was not the stimu-
lating factor. The fat content seemed
too low, and the distribution of car-
bohydrates did not point to milk su-
gar as a possible source of the prob-
lem. A comparison was made of ra-
tions containing lactic acid, milk salts,
protein—free sour skim milk and sour
skim milk. The results showed con-
clusively that lactic add In the same
solution ns In sour skim milk is value-
less for egg productKm. Besides both
milk snlts and ash entirely failed to
stimulate Increased egg production.
The results all seem to Indicate that It
Is the valuable pnrt of sour skim milk.
For two years, the protein-free sour
skim milk has not given ns satisfactory
production ns tile sour skim milk. A
further study Is being made Into this
Interesting problem. Pens are now
being compared In which rntions con-
taining milk curd, milk case, protein-
free sour skim milk and sour skim
milk are given.
Green Feed Problem
Where the hens have free range,
the problem of green feed takes pretty
good care of Itself, especially if clovei
nr alfalfa fields bfo convenient. But
hare yards nre a nuisance. They not
only curtail egg production at a time
when eggs can be manufactured cheap-
er than at any other time of the year,
but they bring about disease and en
courage a general filthy condition that
Is detrimental to present and future
flocks.
BAPTIST MINISTER GIVES
TANLAC FULL CREDIT
No greater pralso can be accorded
a medicine tlmn tho voluntary testi-
mony of a minister of tho gospel. The
preacher’s high calling puts n grave
responsibility on his every word, nnd
he will not jeopardize Ids reputation
by commending a thing without first
assuring himself It Is nil right.
Tanlac hns been endorsed by num-
oers of prominent ministers. They
have put Tanlac to the test of per-
sonal service and their words carry
conviction because they say wlmt they
know to be the truth.
One of tho latest to speak out In
behalf of Tanlac Is Uev. B. E. Bell, a
retired Baptist minister, 207 Elm St.,
San Antonio, Texas, who says:
“Before taking Tanlac I had suf-
fered from stor.iuch and nerve trou-
bles for over 30 yenrs nnd there were
times when my condition was such
that It required almost superhuman
effort for me to prepare my sermons
and go through with my Sunday serv-
ices. Indeed, my work secinod Ilka
some grout obstacle across my path-
way—a burden loo big to carry In my
weak physical condition.
“But In six weeks' time Tanlac
transformed my entire outlook, giving
mo what seemed like a new set of
nerves nnd a brand-new digestive
system. My appetite became raven-
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regular and I could sleep sound for
(be first time In yours. Whenever I
have tho slightest symptoms of trou-
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am taking some at present, and it
never fulls to smooth things out for
me. 1 certainly liuve Ihe best of rea-
sons for feeling grateful lo Tanlac.”
Tunluc Is for sule hy all good drug-
gists. Accept no substitute. Over 40
million bottles sold.
Tanlac Vegetable Pills for consti-
pation ; made and recommended by
the manufacture™ of Tunlnc.
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Poultry Facts
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Murket all broilers as early as pos-
sible.
• * *
Take good care of the growing stock
and feed well.
• • •
Cull or kill the chicks that are lack-
Ing in vigor.
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Range and exercise Is especially de-
sirable for poultry breeding stock.
• • •
Sour skim milk or buttermilk kept
before the chicks at all times will helf
prevent diarrhea.
Patient Old Bird
The green heron, which is somellines
called the tly-np-the-ereck. Is about
one nnd one-half feet long and Is com
mon ihroughoiit the United States and
Canada. It feeds mostly on flsh.^rogs
and other aquatic animals and tuny he
seen, particularly In the morning and
In the evening, standing patiently mo
lionless in some shallow water, wait-
Ing till prey comes within reach.
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When red, rough and Itching, by hoi
buths of Cuticura Soup nnd touches of
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then of that exquisitely scent-
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one of the Indispensable Cuticura
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Saw Lot* of Them
A small girl, nccompnnled by her
mother, came to the Shelby street
brunch library Just after a stroll
through Garfield park. To the librari-
an she said, “We saw daddies; lots of
daddies, In the park."
Her mother explained that the child
hnd admired and usked ninny ques
tlons about the flowers, especially the
popples.
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
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Legend nnd folklore are responsible
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The Biloxi Indians used to believe the
humming bird could Impart messages
intelligible to humans nnd the Breton
pciisnnls undoubtedly believed birds
were endowed with a power to use
human Inuguage.
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Be sure to get Swamp Rout and atari
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City Star.
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Millions of men ure not.
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