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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1922)
THERE IS PLACE ON MOST FARMS FOR TURKEYS. DUCKS OR GEESE ■ . ' V* i y■. £ /, X. •• •‘ ••s ’Xs js •>■•> ~vZk<-. •> <• A V * V T „ <~y . ‘ Hen Will Always Be the Leader Among Farm Poultry. 'Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Farmers give much attention to va rious combinations and rotations of crops, endeavoring to secure nil ar rangement that is most profitable for each individual farm. They do the same in selecting the kinds and num bers of live stock. But not so much attention is paid to the selection of poultry to suit the peculiar conditions of farms and neighborhoods. The hen will always be the leader among farm poultry, says the United States De partment of Agriculture, but she re quires .the aid of turkeys, guineas, geese and ducks, just as on a dairy farm the cow often requires the aid of pigs and sheep to make the farm business most profitable. Ducks Gather Food From Streams. Where grain fields of neighboring farms are in proximity to the barn and dooryard it would, perhaps, be better not to keep turkeys. The farm through which no streams run, and which has no large pond, would prob ably be better without ducks. But the circumscribed farm, on which tur keys would be a disadvantage, may be* supplied with a small pool so lo cated that ducks would be profitable, and the farm that has no streams and ponds may have large range for tur keys. Turkeys, ranging further afield, prey upon the insects that escape the hens. From the time the poults are old enough to forage until near frost, they take the bulk of their feed from field insects, devouring millions of grasshoppers and other Injurious worms that feed on crops. In regions where wooded areas are still fairly extensive mast Is an important item in the diet of the turkey. When the supply of insects begins to fail the mast larder begins filling up. Feed ing on acorns, chestnuts, beechnuts and the like, turkeys will go a long way toward fattening themselves for the Thanksgiving or Christinas mar ket, and will not require much feed ing of corn or other grain to finish them. Generally speaking, turkeys will require a larger feeding of grain than chickens to finish them for mar ket, but as they utilize forms of waste that hens and their broods would not reach, the keeping of a few turkeys is good economy. The finishing period is short. Guinea fowls use still other kinds INCREASING SALES OF MILK Campaigns Have Been Inaugurated in Various Sections to Boost Dairy Products. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Consumption of milk is on the in crease as a result of the milk cam paign of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture and the state ag ricultural colleges and local agencies, inaugurated to extend and increase the use of milk and other dairy prod ucts in cities, towns and rural dis- Bs t Cleanliness Is Most Essential in Pro duction of Milk. tricts. The increase in sales'of milk : as a result of these educational cam- I paigns carried on during the past year in 11 states, 15 cities and 4 counties range from 3.5 to 35 per cent, the average increase being 15 per cent. The health of the children has been improved while undernourishment has been reduced. Nutrition clinics have been held, and * underweight, poorly fed children have improved greatly in health as a conse quence of the more general and intel ligent use of milk as a daily food. In Kansas City a previous survey showed a condition of 30 per cent un dernourishment among the children, while after the milk campaign and reg of waste that would escape both hens and turkeys. Taking a wider range than chickens, and yet not quite so wide as turkeys, keeping largely to the thickets and weed patches, and committing fewer depredations against field and garden than either chickens or turkeys, requiring little feeding at any time, being good layers during their season of eggs that are thought by many to have a richer and finer flavor even than hen eggs, the guinea is a good fowl to keep on any farm where a serious effort is made to con vert all waste into meat or eggs. Geese, in a larger measure than chickens, or any other kind of poultry, are grazing stock, taking their living in large part from the ordinary grasses of the pastures. AVhen the facts tire taken into consideration that the de mand for geese is strong, steady, and extended practically over the entire year, not confined to the holiday sea sons as the demand for turkeys, that geese excel all other kinds of poultry as producers of fat, the importance of an adequate number of geese in the poultry scheme becomes apparent. On farms where ponds or streams are available, ducks will convert into meat and eggs great quantities of water insects and various aquatic forms that would not be utilized by any other kind of poultry'. Ducks, while they consume large quantities of grass and other green stuff, are more partial to animal feeds and nre very energetic in patrolling the branch es, creeks, and ponds as sources of feed supply. Pigeons of Questionable Value. The one kind of poultry of question able economic value on farms is the pigeon. Almost exclusively a grain eater, the pigeon renders no important service as a conserver of waste, ex cept, perhaps, in the case of shattered grain in the fields, and that in a large measure would be taken up by other poultry and by pigs. The pig eon has its place in the towns and cities, but, except in isolated instances where conditions are peculiarly favor able, its production is not often de sirable on . farms. The back-yard poultry keeper can hardly hope for success with turkeys, geese, ducks, or guineas, but for those who have lofts over garage, stable or coal shed the opportunity for squab growing i« worth considering. ular instruction in health habits, a second investigation showed that mal nutrition has been reduced to 15 per cent. Os late milk campaigns have been held In Madison, Wls.; Wheeling, W. Va.; Seattle, Wash.; Greenville, S. C.; Akron, O.; Warren, O.: Winston-Salem, N. C., Springfield, Mass.; Oskaloosa, la.; Baltimore, Md.; Oakland county, Michigan; Cumber land county, Maryland, and Jackson ville and Duval county, Florida. Despite disturbed industrial condi tions, increases in milk consumption have been effective, and even in places of much unemployment the quantity of milk consumption has been kept up to normal. In nearly all eases the milk consumption subsequent to the milk campaigns has been greater than it ever was before. SPACE REQUIRED BY CALVES Individual Pens Are Good When Farm, er Can Afford Them—Labor Is Expensive. Twenty to twenty-five square feet of floor space exclusive of mangers should be provided for calves under six months old. Individual pens are good when one can afford them, but i they are more costly on account of i lie large amount of material neces j sary for pen walls, space required, and labor In cleaning them than pen? holding four or five calves apiece The latter are entirely satisfactory provided the calves are stanchioned ! while being fed. GIVE PIGS WORM TREATMENT Young Animals Should Be Looked After as Soon as Weaned— Clean Pasture Favored. Pigs should always be giren worm treatment immediately after weaning. If necessary give them a second dose two weeks after the first. If they are then turned on a good alfalfa, clover or rape pasture and are fed grain in addition so that they remain thrifty there Is little danger of further trouble from worms. In other words keeping hogs reasonably free from worms is not a difficult thing to do, if they are looked after at the proper (jrae. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON. GEORGIA. FIFTEEN ARE DEAD FOLIOWING CLASH TRAIN COLLIDES WITH BUS, TAK. ING HEAVY TOLL AT CROSSING INVESTIGATIONS IN PROGRESS Criminal Prosecutions May Result From Investigation Several Witnesses Testify Painesville, Ohio.—Fifteen persons Were killed and several others se riously injured as a result of a collis ion between a New York Central ex press train and a crowded motor bus running from Fainesville to Fairport Harbor. Bodies of the passengers wrnre car ried hundreds of feet along the right of way, when the train, running at 60 miles an hour, struck the bus at the St. Claire street crossing. Three of the victims, badly mangled, were taken from the locomotive pilot when the train was brought to a stop more than 400 yards from the place of the crash. The train, consisting of 14 express cars, bound from Cleveland to Buffalo, was in charge of G. Ernst, conductor and F. S. Fernandez, engineer, both of Buffalo. The noise of the crash, mingled with the cries of the dying, w r as head for blocks, and within 15 minutes a crowd of more than a thou sand had assembled. Death, in most cases, however, was almost instantaneous. Part of human bodies, mingled with the wreckage of the bus, were picked up along the right of w'ay, for hundreds of feet. At the inquest A. W. Barnes, New York Central railroad w'atchman at the crossing, testified that the motor bus, which was struck by the flyer went onto the tracks despite a white lantern warning swung directly in its path for a minute by him. He said he saw the train’s headlight when it was four miles.away and that he saw the bus coming about two minutes before the crash. In his opinion, he testified, the train was running almost forty miles an hour. Three railroad men were on the stand. They were Engineer F. S. Fernandez and Firemen Milo Cornell, of the express train, and W. 11. Gray, watchman at the street gate crossing a block away from the scene of the accident. Criminal prosecutions may result. County Prosecutor Ostrander declar ed. As soon as the investigations end, City Manager Wyman, of Painesville, announced he would propose a coun cil resolution and a special election to complete seven subway tunnels un der grade crossings in what are known in Lake county as “death traps.’’ New York central officials placed the blame for the collision on the driver of the bus. GOVERNMENT REVENUE SMALL IN JANUARY Washington.—Government revenues collected during January—the first month of operation of the revised tax law —showed a decrease in receipts of nearly sixty-five million dollars com pared with January, 1921, according to reports compiled by the internal revenue bureau. Receipts during January aggregat ed $131,000,000, against $196,000,000 for the same month last year, the major shrinkage being in the income and profits taxes, which declined from $87,- 000,000 to $44,000,000. Collections under the -national pro hibition act increased nearly $50,000, receipts for January aggregating $214,000 compared with $164,000 in January, 1921. The advance was ac counted for by an increase of $144,000 in taxes on grape brandy used in fortifying sweet wines, all the other items under tjie prohibition act show ing decreases. Tobacco taxes increased about $492,000, the total for January from this source aggregating $20,433,000, against $19,941,000 last year. The in crease came mainly from chewing and smoking tobacco, receipts from cigars and cigarettes showing decreases. Eating Beef By U. S. Has Decreased Washington.—Americans are eating less beef. Annual consumption since 1910, according to the bureau of ani mal industry, has decreased 20 pounds per person. But more veal and lamb are being consumed, as well as pork. Every American during 1921, the bu reau figures, ate 57.7 pounds of beef, 8 pounds of veal, 6.3 pounds of mut ton and lamb and 72.8 pounds of pork That makes a total of 144.8 pounds, to which should be added 11.3 pound of lard. The bureau expresses itself as pleased. Waterways Meet Hears Arguments Washington.—Just bow strong shall be their indorsement of the proposed Great Lakes to the Atlantic waterways, via the St. Lawrence river, is occu pyin gthe attention of delegates to the annual convention of the National Riv ers and Harbors congress meeting in Washington. The question was put squarely before the congress in joint debate between Govs. Henry J. Allen of Kansas and Nathan L. Miller of New York. Governor Allen advocated the waterway with all the at his command. 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