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Experience Shows Merits
Os Parcel Post Marketing
The proof of parcel-post marketing
is in the eating’.
Many thousands of consumers have
tried out this method of purchasing
farm products for the table and are
eating their food wjth a relish born
of good food, flavored with the sauce
of economy and service. After all,
the final test of this method of di
rect marketing is the measure of sat
isfaction secured by buyer and sell
er. Instances of successful parcel
post sellers, north, south, east and
west, which have come to the atten
tion of the bureau of markets. Unit
ed States department of agriculture,
prove quite as much as pages of the
ory and discussion the immense prac
tical value of this method of buying
and selling. While the extent to
which the people of this country are
marketing produce through the par
cel post is not definitely known, there
.is every indication that the volume
of business is increasing steadily.
A “Parcel Poster” Prospers
And there is every reason why the
parcel-post business should increase.
Men and women are succeeding splen
didly in building up businesses with
the mail service as their chief aid.
Os course, the producer can not suc
ceed without an accessible market;
he must be sure that he has the kind
and quality of produce that is want
ed; and he must learn the art of
conducting his business, writing his
letters, etc., in such away as to
give satisfaction. That is what a
fruit grower in Oregon has done. For
three or four years he has specializ
ed in marketing fruits, berries and
vegetables by parcel post to cus
tomers in small towns within a ra
dius of 200 miles. His mailing list
now includes about 1,000 names, and
his sales amount to about 53,000 an
nually.
By supplying products of extra
quality, which are carefully crated,
packed and shipped, this man has se
cured additional business through the
recommendations which original pa
trons have supplied. Many of his
customers he has never seen, but
they trust him because he guaran
tees satisfaction. When an occa
sional shipment proves unsatisfac
tory it is replaced free of charge and
no questions are asked. His business
has grown so that recently he has
bought fruit from other producers in
order to supply his trade. But he
has always taken particular care to
ship only high quality fruit, so that
his high standard will be maintain
ed. He realizes that unless he does
this he will soon lose his patrons’
confidence and voluntary commenda
tion—his best business asset.
Down in Kentucky is a farmer
whose experience furnishes similar
Don’t Throw Away a Slice of Bread,
It Is Wasteful and Can Be Used
Toasting' is the most common meth
od for making stale or partly stale
bread attractive, but it is by no
means the only one. If partly stale
bread is put into a very hot oven
for a few minutes it grows softer,
probably because the heat tends to
drive the water from the crust back
into the crumb, food specialists of
the United States department of agri
culture say. Such warmed over
bread is not as soft and springy as
fresh, but most persons find it very
appetizing. A good plan, therefore,
when bread has lost its freshn&ss,
i» to cut off what will be needed
at a meal and place the slices in
a hot oven for a few minutes just
before serving. In this way bread
can be used on the table which
would ordinarily be considered too
stale.
“Twice-baked bread,” which is cut
bread placed in the warming-oven
or in a pan on the back of the stove
and allowed to tiry out slowly until
it is slightly brown and crisp
throughout, offers still another way
of making stale bread attractive. If
desired, this twice-baked bread may
be crushed with a rolling-pin and
used like the ready-to-eat breakfast
cereals. In some localities this dish
has long been known under the name
of rusks.
Results of Tests Shown by the :
Department of Agriculture
■According to extenesive tests made
by the federal department of agricul
ture commercial Turkestan alfalfa Is
less hardy in northern regions than
varieties commonly grown there, and
in the southern regions its yield is
less than the varieties now common
ly grown. For example, in the Great
Plains region, south of southern Ne
braska, local strains of common al
falfa produce larger hay yields than
the commercial Turkestan, and in
the extreme southern part of this re
gion the Peruvian variety is far su
perior to it in point of yield. In the
northern part of the Great Plains re
gion, Grimm alfalfa is decidedly su
perior to the common Turkestan in
hardness, and both the Grimm and
the northern-grown strains of the
common variety exceed it in yields
of hay.
Generally speaking, in the North
ern states east of the Mississippi
river the commercial Turkestan al
falfa is decidedly inferior to the
Grimm, while in the central and
south central portions of the terri-
Dipping fowls in a soap solution
made by dissolving 1 ounce of laun
dry soap in a gallon of water will
destroy all chicken lice, but a second
dipping ten days later is necessary
in order to destroy the lice that have
hatched from eggs which are not
killed by the treatment.
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: proof of the value of the parcel post
in direct marketing. This man sells
! dressed poultry, eggs, meats and
fruits to customers in Nashville,
s Tenn. The business was started two
i years ago by selling to a friend who
s was so pleased with the results that
he told his neighbors of his good
fortune.
Cheapness Not Essential
Other things being equal, pur
chasers expect to save, something
over established retail prices by
dealing direct with the producers
It does not always follow that the
prices of parcel post goods must be
below the market levels. This Ken
tuckian, for example, has never ca
’ tered to those desiring low-priced
1 goods. Rather, he has built up his
entire business on the basis of hign
' quality. He is just as particular in
‘ selecting customers as some custom
ers are in selecting a producer from
whom to obtain farm products. He
retains his customers by never break
ing his rule, which is, “Sell only the
best.” Many producers would occa
sionally be tempted to sell second
grade produce when the orders ex
ceeded their supply of first grade
produce. This is something which
the Kentuckian never' does. Instead,
he frankly tells his patrons that he
is out of the desired supplies ana,
unless otherwise instructed, he will
fill the order as soon as possible.
New Englander Sells Eggs
Up in a little town in New Hamp
shire is a retired business man wno
has built up a good trade in mar
keting eggs ’direct to customers. The
business was started because of the
unsatisfactory prices at certain citj
markets. After some unsatisfactory
experience in shipping with contain
ers of various kinds, he finally
evolved one of his own planning,
which is proving very satisfactory.
These are now manufactured for him
in large quantities; thus bringing
down the cost. Particular care is
taken in packing the eggs and tn
tying the parcels. As in most cases
of successful parcel post selling, sat
isfaction is guaranteed. Printed la
bels are used and special effort is
made to answer all letters carefully
and promptly. In the last year or so
the business during the spring and
summer months has amounted to an
average of 600 dozen eggs per ween.
These are but a few of hundreds
of instances of successful parcel
post marketing. Specialists In the
bureau of markets have compilea
valuable information on this ques
tion. Persons desiring literature on
this subject should address the
United States department of agri
culture. Washington, D. C.
Th© little fried cubs of bread
called croutons, which are served
with soup, may be made of odds and
ends of bread. To save time, bread
simply broken into small pieces may
be fried either in deep fat or in a
pan (sauteed) and used for the same
purpose. Sometimes bread crumbs
fried in a pan are used as a sea
soning or sauce for meat. French
cooks frequently put pieces of stale
bread in soups just long enough be
fore serving for them to soften; the
well-known one, “crust In the pot”
(croute au pot), is simply a thin
soup with bread in it.
There are many ways of using
stale bread in cooking. Almost ev
ery good cookbook givea directions
for preparing soft and dry crumbs
for use in scalloped dishes, bread
puddings, etc. The soft parts of the
bread may be used in place of flour
or cornstarch for thickening soups,
sauces, gravies, stewed tomatoes '(ei
ther fresh or canned), etc. Bakers
often use stale bread and dried, fine
ly ground cake in place of part of
the flour in making fancy breads,
cakes and cookies. The housekeep
er can often avoid waste by using
them in this way in griddlecakes,
cakes, cookies, etc.
tory east of the Mississippi it is In
ferior to the strains of common va
rieties such as are grown in Kan
sas and adjoining- states, and is in
ferior to the Peruvian variety in the
extreme south.
In the intermountain and irrigated
sections of the west, local strains of
common alfalfa are superior to com
mercial Turkestan, and in the ex
treme southwest, in the Central Val
ley of California and on the Pacific
coast, the Peruvian variety gives far
larger yields of hay.
Commercial Turkestan alfalfa can
be most easily recognized by the
presence of Russian Knapweed seeds
which are slightly larger than our
alfalfa, clfalky white in color, and
slightly wedgeshaped, which distin
guishes them from the notched seed
of other species of knapweed. Every
alfalfa purchaser is urged to supply
himself with the department’s bul
letin on this subject. Its seed lab
oratories will he glad to inspect any
samples which interested persons
may send in for analysis.
In the range sections of the United
States Stocker calves and yearlings
should be fed one to three pounds
of some concentrate, as cottonseed or
oil cake, in addition to ex
cept in severe weather, when they
shoyld also have roughage.
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The smallest newsboy in San Francisco can own a brick in the
new $2,500,000 memorial building to be built in that city in honor
of the men and women who served in the great war. Led by the
local chapter of the American Legion, a campaign is to be conducted
in which every citizen will be canvassed. The building will be used
as a community art center. In addition to the .section set aside for
the American Legion, the building will be filled wth paintings and
statuary commemoratng the deeds of American soldiers and sailors.
Meat Rations for Flock
Factor in Egg Production
Even Mrs. Biddy is not all Lowed
to loaf on the job nowadays. If she
does, a production expert is called in
to see what the trouble is, for no
longer is the number of eggs she
lays ascribed to luck.
Many factors enter into egg pro
duction and much experimenting has
been done to determine the’results
of feeding various foods. It the fall
of 1912 the United States depart
ment of agriculture started experi
ments on the government poultry
farm to determine the effect of cer
tain foods on egg production. Six
pens of pullets, containing 30 birds
apiece, were used in the experi
ments. The object of the test was
to find out what combination of
simple rations, composed of feeds
generally available on farms
throughout the country, would give
the most economical egg produc
tion.
Some of the pens were kept on free
range, while all of the confined
pens had large yardage. The hens
on free rang were given farm con
ditions as nearly normal as possi
ble. Scratch fed was fed twice a
day, early in the morning and late
in the afternoon. A dry mash was
kept in a simple open-feed hopper
before the hens all the time.
Results of the Experiments
The feeding tests were- repeated
other years, under different condi
tions, to eliminate as far as possi
ble any errors due to the differences
in individual birds. All the experi
ments were carried through for
more than a year.
One of the most interesting experi
ments, and one of wide-reaching im
portance to the genral farmer,
Experience Desirable in Rural
Truck Business, Use Motor Truck
Three general causes have contrib
uted to the exploitation of the motor
truck industry in rural territory—an
industry which has an important ef
fect on farm marketing costs. These
causes are: (1) The growth of our
larger cities and the consequent de
velopment of near-by producing areas
to provide for part of the food needs
of these cities: (2) the failure of the
railroads to keep pace with the ex
pansion of their short-haul business;
(3) the development of the motor
truck manufacturing interests and
the consequent extension of their
sales campaigns.
The crisis in the transportation
field, brought about by the national
war emergency, afforded stimulus to
the development of rural motor
transportation more powerful than
any other general influence. Doubt
less the motor truck, in any event,
would have established itself as a
factor in the rural field, but ordinari
ly this would have been a slow proc
ess, involving the many preliminary
steps. War conditions precipitated
action by creating a. very unusual de
mand for transportation facilities of
all kinds. It has been necessary only
to develop the opportunity. Such de
velopment necessitates or presup
poses a certain familiarity with the
problem as a whole. That such fa-
What to Do When a Chick Becomes
Crop Bound, Care of Fowl With Lice
The crop of the chicken sometimes
becomes overloaded with feed, and its
thin muscular walls become distend
ed and partially paralyzed, so that
the organ cannot be emptied, or the
opening into the lower esophagus
may become clogged with a feather,
or some other substance which the
bird has swallowed; The crop is
greatly distended and the mass of
feed is rather hard and firm. In both
cases the symptoms are the same,
and treatment should be conducted
on the same principles. United States
department of agriculture specialists
say.
For treatment, pour one-fourth to
one-half ounce of melted lard or
sweet oil down the throat and ma
nipulate the contents of the crop
with the hand in such away as to
tend to break up the mass. Unless
the passalge is closed the contents of
the crop will usually pass away with-
Forage-Crop Pastures for Live Stock
Make Pork More Profitable to Farmer
The farmer who provides pasture
for his hogs whenever possible is
the one who makes the production of
pork most profitable. The raising of
rapid-growing, heavy-yielding forage
crops to be fed green to live stock,
Instead of depending upon the ordi
nary pasture plants, has been advo
cated in the United States for more
than 150 years. Some farmers ap
preciate the value of forage crops
and have worked out in a most sat
isfactory manner the problem of
cron production and utilisation. .
It is not difficult to outline a suc
cession of crops based on the usual
data of seeding, maturing, and aver
age yields which will furnish forage
on a given area of land for a certain
number of hogs. It has been demon
strated that a greater quantity of
forage rhay be obtained on the same
area by such a system than will be
produced by the ordinary grass or
grass and clover permanent pastures.
While these systems have been
strongly advocated for so many years
rarely is a farmer found practicing
such a system.
It must be borne in mind that
Larger Acreage of Flax This
Year Is Desirable, Farmers Urged
♦
The flaxseed situation in the Unit
ed States is more serious than ever
before, according to an official state
ment from the United States depart
ment of agriculture. The crop is im
portant on account of the principal
products manufactured from flax
seed. which are linseed oil and lin
seed meal and cake. , Linseed meal
and eake are valuable stock feeds.
Linseed oil is used chiefly in the
manufacture of paints, varnishes and
linoleums. As no other oil can be
substituted for it with satisfactory
results, linseed oil is indispensable
in all building operations.
Most of the world supply of flax
seed is produced in Argentina, Rus-
proved the value of feeding meat
scrap, or some product of this na
ture, to the farm flock, ittle meat
feed, milk, fish, or any animal pro
tein food is fed to the poultry flock
on the average farm, and as a result
very few eggs a.re gathered during
the late fall and winter, when eggs
are high priced.
The experimental flocks which
were on free range were given a
mash of corn meal, bran, and mid
dlings, and a scratch mixture of
wheat, oats, and corn. This is a
greater variety of grainy than is
used by many farmers for their poul
try. With absolutely free range on
land where there was a good chance
to pick up bugs, greed feed, and
worms, the birds were able to add
much variety to their diet. Other
pens were given the same ration, but
with 1 pound of commercial meat
scrap added to every 4 pounds of the
mash.
Here is the big fact which was
brought out; The flock which had no
meat scrap laid on an average 90
eggs apiece during the year. This
is more eggs to the hen than the
average farm flock lays. The pens
which received meat scrap averaged
from 125 to 150 eggs apiece.
Meat scrap is not produced on a
farm and costs more than grain food,
but even at the higher price it pro
duces eggs several cents a dozen
cheaper than where no meat scrap is
fed. Milk products will give as good
results in increasing egg produc
tion in the winter as meat scrap; but
if the farmer does not have milk to
fed, it will pay him to buy com
mercial meat scrap or tankage for
his flock.
miliarity did not exist among those
interested in developing rural motor
routes was shown by preliminary in
vestigations, initiated by the bureau
of markets. United States department
of agriculture. An attempt was made
more than a year ago to conduct a
general preliminary survey of rural
motor Routes established or in
process of establishment., T*he pur
pose was to secure basic information
regarding thq desirability of estab
lishing such routes, the methods un
dertaken by the beginners in this
field, and the measure of success
which had been attained during the
early period of operation.
The information Collected shows
considerable differences in the plans
adopted by the average Inexperienced
operator. The word “inexperienced”
is used advisedly in view of the fact
that the motor truck is a compara
tively newcomer in the field of trans
portation and thete has not yet been
time for many of the important pre
liminary to be worked out
and a general understanding of pos
sibilities secured. The results of
the department’s investigations in
this field have been compiled in a
bulletin. “Motor Transportation for
Rural Districts.” which will be sfent
on request. Address United States
Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. C.
in a few hours. For a few days
feed should be limited in quantity.
If the foregoing method is ineffec
tual and an operation becomes nec
essary, clip away the feathers from a
part of the crop ,and with a very
sharp knife, lancet, or razor make
an incision about 1 1-2 inches long
through the skin and the wall of the
crop. Then carefully remove the con
tents of the crop with the finger,
the handle of a spoon, or some other
convenient object, and wash out the
crop with warm water. Pass the
finger, well oiled, into the esophagus
to see that there is no obstruction.
Sew up the wall of the crop first,
then the outer skin, using white silk
or linen thread and being careful not
to sew the two membranes together.
In a few days the wound will be
healed. Feed sparingly on whole
grains until the wound heals, and do
not give any water for twenty-four
hours.
farmers are operating much of the
time under extreme rather than av
erage conditions. Periods of drought
frequently follow seasons of exces
sive rainfall, and crop failure from
any cause interfere seriously with a
complicated succession of forage
crops. The great variability of dif
ferent soils also makes a system
based on average yields impracti
cable. Such yields are misleading,
alike for soils which are very rich
and for those which are poor in fer
tility; and, moreover, it is impossible
to outline a complete succession of
cultivated forage plants covering the
entire yeas without including some
very inferior sorts or else using some
crops that will give greater value
if harvested and sold than if grazed
by hogs. The problem for hog rais
ers to solve is to combine dependable
permanent pastures with the heavy
yielding temporary forage, crops, in
order to avoid periods when no green
forage is available. The profits from
a season’s grazing are often sacri
ficed in a few weeks when the hogs
I have to be maintained entirely on
' high-priced commercial feeds.
sia, India, United States, and Can
ada, of which countries all but the
United States produce an exportable
'surplus. The surplus is consumed
chiefly in Great Britain, continental
Europe, and the United States. In
the United States more than 95 per
cent of the crop is produced in four
states —North Dakota, South Dakota,
Minnesota and Montana. Since 1909
the United States has depended on
foreign countries, chiefly Canada and
Argentina, for part of her flaxseed
supply. This dependence on other
countries has increased, as a result
of the poor crops of the last few
years, until now over two-thirds of
our normal requirement must be sup
plied from abroad.
Labor Scarce, Twine Cheaper,
As the Wheat Harvest Nears
Labor and binder twine.
On the eve of the harvesting sea
son the wheat grower’s thoughts turn
to these two necessary items, par
ticularly the former, which caused
him much worry during the years of
the war. Os course, labor is the
chief problem, but binder twine is
something that must be reckoned
with as well, and in its own way
is a very important feature in the
harvesting operations.
The wheat grower need have no
apprehensions as to the supply of
buider twine this season. Reports
coming to the bureau of plant indus
try, of the United States department
of agriculture, indicate that there
w’ill be a plentiful supply of this
commodity available for the Ameri
can farmer. Not only will it be plen
tiful, but it is likely to be cheaper
this year than for some years past.
Yucatan—the chief and cheapest
source of henequen, from which the
twine is made —produced a large
crop this year, which, coupled with
the termination of control of prices
by the commission regulators, was
responsible for a drop in the price
of fiber from 15 to 10 cents a pound
early in March. The price is now
reported to be 8 cents a pound. This
reduction should be reflected in the
price of twine this season.
Supply Not Affected by Revolution
Thus far the recent revolution in
Mexico has not affected the henequen
industry of Yucatan and Campeche,
the two important fiber-growing
states of that country. It is too late
now for any disruption of this in
dustry to affect seriously the supplies
of twine for this year’s harvest, as
practically all the fiber necessary
for the present needs has already
been imported to the United States.
Although there is no danger for
this year’s twine supply, officials of
the department of agriculture are
somewhat apprehensive over the ef
fect that the low prices for fiber pre
vailing now will have upon the pro
duction of henequen during the next
few years. Low prices, according to
reports to the department ,are kill
ing the growers in Yucatan to reduce
their planting, with the result that
Location and Arrangement of
Successful Duck Farm, Also Hens
Duck farms are usually located
on light, sandy soil, generally on
sloping land, where the droppings
will leach freely into the soil, so
that the land keeps sweet and clean.
The farm should have good shipping
facilities to aid both in shipping
products and in buying supplies. The
arrangement of the buildings should
be planned to economize labor and
to allow for future increase of the
equipment. The incubator cellar
should be convenient to the brooder
house, the brooder house to the grow
ing house and pens, and these build
ings to the killing house. The pens
in the houses, the outside yards, ajid
the arrangement of the buildings
should be planned so that the ducks
may be easily’ driven from house to
house if desired. The feed room
or house should be centrally located.
Convenient watering arrangements
are essential where large numbers
of ducks are kept, as they require
a large amount of drinking water
While ducks may be kept successfully
under very intensive conditions, it is
advisable to allow a moderate amount
Cause of Present High
Prices Is Small Crops
The relatively small crop of alfalfa
seed produced in the United States
in 1919 is chiefly responsible for the
present high prices that prevail and
have stimulated importation. Since
July 1, 1919, importations of alfalfa
seed have amounted to upwards of
15,000,000 pounds, about one-fifth of
which is of Turkestan origin. This
seed is being advertised extensively
and
prices than domestic-grown seed.
Commercial Turkestan alfalfa is gen
erally characterized by a lower and
somewhat more spreading habit of
growth. It also has finer stems and
slightly more hairy leaves. It is
very difficult to distinguish individ
ual plants of it from the domestic
strains of common alfalfa, but in
mass growth differences can usually
be detected.
The Russian knapweed seeds which
help one to easily recognize com
mercial Turkestan alfalfa are be
lieved to be always present in this
imported seed and have not
found in commercial seed from other
sources.
Alfalfa seed may be sent to any
of the following seed-testing labora
tories for identification: Seed lab
oratory, bureau of plant industry,
United States department of agri
culture, Washington, D. C.; branch
seed laboratories at Berkeley, Cal.;
La Fayette, Ind.; Columbia, Mo.;
Corvallis, Ore.; College Station, Tex.
The revised edition of Farmers'
Bulletin No. 757, "Commercial Vari
eties of Alfalfa,” is now available
for free distribution. The bulletin
describes the characteristics of the
kinds and varieties of alfalfa that
are available commercially in the
United States, and indicates clearly
the section of the country to which
each is adapted. Before making their
purchases of alfalfa seed, farmers
should write to the department for
this publication.
Reminiscenses
And Anticipations
Now that all the elections are con
valescent, one word to my farming
friends, as I have been one for over
a half century. The conditions are
very acutfe. First, the war has les
sened the desire of the farm from
many standpoints, not from deaths
and wounds so much, or privations
as experienced by the—-south after
the War Between the States, but
American haste for luxury, ease and
wealth, town and city employment
promised these, or the first two at
least, more spontaneous than the
plow handles. No would-be greater
environments to allure the young,
and some older, into idleness than
the introduction of a passenger au
tomobile. Partial bankruptcy can be
entertained financially, industrially
and morally and especially the first
two, in the south, somewhat in ob
servation now. Then be very
thoughtful, the late season and the
anticipated weevil does not Inspire
hope for much cotton. Then with
what would you buy the necessities
of life? Hence more vegetables, more
corn and more meat will follow; less
cotton and a better price. J. R.
■Rotation Increases Yield
There are many reasons for rotat
ing crops. Some are more important
in one section, some in another.
Among them may be mentioned the
following.
1. Rotation increases the total crop
yield.
2. It distributes the risk of crop
failure, since conditions injurious to
one crop frequently do not affect
other crops.
3. It gives a better distribution of
farm labor throughout the year.
4. It allows the keeping of more
live stock, which favors a better use
of farm crops and furnishes farm
manure. .
5. It allows the use of green-man
ure crops and the satisfactory appli
cation of farm manures, thus main
taining the fertility of the soil.
6. It insures a better control of
weeds, injurious insects, and fungous
diseases of crons.
7. It uses soil moisture more com
pletely, as different crops use water
differently.—Farmers’ Bulletin 678,
United States department of agri
culture.
Control onion smut by applying
formaldehyde solution (1 pint to 16
gallons at the rate of 200 gallons per
acre) by means of a drip attachment
on the seeder.
The most profitable use is made of
beet tops when they are siloed and
fed with alfalfa hay or other forage
and possibly sunplomented with grain
or concentrate feeds.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1920.
a real shortage of the fiber five or I
six years hence is a very likely pos- ;
sibilty.
The labor outlook is not so cheer
ful. The supply of hired farm la
bor is about 72 per cent of the nor-,
mal.
Although no appropriation was i
made by congress this year for car
rying on the department of agricul
ture’s war-time activities in aiding
the farmers to get laborers, the de
partment is doing what it can to as
sist farmers with this problem. The
state directors of extension and the
• ounty agents are -aiding in bring
ing together farmers and men who
want jobs on farms.
Calls for “Shock Troops”
Results are expected from the ap
peal of Secretary of Agriculture
Meredith to city men, college stu
dents, and others to spend their va
cations working on farms, particu
larly as helpers in harvest fields.
Frequent inquiries are being receiv
ed by the department from univer
sity college students as to where
their services could best be used
The need for the now-famous “shock
troops”—volunteer helpers from the
cities who shocked wheat—that gave
such a good account of themselves
in the harvest fields during the war
is believed to be as urgent this year
as in those trying days. The mobili
zation of these forces is what Sec
retary Meredith is seeking to ac
complish.
According to reports to the depart
ment, Kansas leads all other wheat
growing states in its demands for
labor—uO.OOO outside men it is esti
mated need. Nebraska requires 6,000
additional men for its harvest, and
Oklahoma, 4,000 or 5,000. No figures
have been received as to the re
quirement for the Dakotas. It is ex
pected, though, that the labor short
age there will be largely met by the
workers in the other wheat states
which have earlier harvest seasons.
The central employment office estab
lished by the department of labor in
Kansas City is undertaking the task
of gathering the laborers and dis
tributing them in the various locali
ties.
of yard space. Double yards, which
may be rotated, and planted to quick
growing crops, such as oats, wheat,
and rye, are good for intensive duck
farms.
It is advisable to have a pond or
stroAm for the breeding ducks, sav
poultry specialists of the United
States department of agriculture, as
they usually give better fertility un
der these conditions, although on
some successful duck farms the
ducks are always kept on dry land.
The young, green ducks on some
farms which have a pond are not
allowed to go into the water except
to bathe and clean their feathers be
fore marketing. Other growers, how<
ever, allow the green ducks free ac
cess to ponds or streams until they
are marketed.
The hen’s greatest egg-producing
periods are the first, second, and
third years, depending upon the
kind of breed. The heavier kind of
breeds, such as Plymouth Rocks, may
be profitably kept for two years, the
lighter breeds, such as Leghorns,
three years.
When to Cut Wheat
Wheat may be cut with safety
when the straw has lost nearly all its
green color and the grains are not
entirely hardened. If cut soonei’
than this, shriveled kernels will re
sult. If left standing until fully
ripe, a bleached appearance, due to
the action of the elements, often re
sults, and loss from shattering may
result. Wheat that is fully ripe is
also more difficult to handle. Where
the area of wheat is large, cutting
should begin as early as it can be
done safely.—Farmers’ Bulletin 885,
United States department of agricul
ture.
Use the Potato Cutter
By means of a potato cutter, a po
tato planter, and a potato digger,
along with other machines and a
more intelligent agriculture, a farm
er has been able to produce 75 bush
els of potatoes with one average
hour’s labor. A half century ago the
product was only one-third as much,
says the United States department of
agriculture.
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