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Overcoming the inconvenience
of gullies in a field is not such
a formidable task 'as it would
appear. R. E. Melvin of the
Current Experimental F a r in,
says the farm tractor and one-
way disc or plow can be used to
shape rather large gullies into
smooth water channels that can
be seeded to grass. The one-way
disc is probably the most effi-
cient machine for this job.
*
A satisfactory grassed water-
way has gradual sloping sides
with plenty of bottom 'width.
This permits water to •flow gent-
ly in a shallow sheet thus pre-
venting further soil erosion.
Water moving at a rapid rate
causes erosion, therefore the
waterway must have a smooth
grade with no abrupt changes
in slope. Sharp curves which
cause the channel to overflow
must he avoided.
. * *
The soil that is moved from
the sitJes into the bottom of the
gully should be packed. Run-
ning ever the fill with tractor
and implement as the operation
progresses will do a good job of
packing.
Gu1 :es with steep banks must
have fhe edges rounded off first.
This is done ,by hitching the trac-
tor to the 'one-way with about
10 feet of chain. A chain of this
length r fll permit the tractor to
Operate at a safe distance from
the gully. After the edges have
been pulled down the chain can
be removed and the one-way
pulled in the normal manner.
Soil farther out from the gully
is then worked inward by suc-
eessrve rounds with the one-
way, To keep a smooth slope it
will lee necessary to make
AND HOW! - Actress Rhonda
Fleming shimmies through an
Indian dance after her costume
won first prize at the annual
Golden Nugget Bail. The affair
held far charity, usually is at-
tended by many film notables,
several rounds where the gully
is wide and deep, and fewer
rounds where it is shallow,
* • •
Gullies which are eroding bad-
ly should be attended to prompt-
ly since deep gullies cannot be
handled with ordinary farm
equipment. When completed,
the channel can be smoothed
with the harrow and seeded to
grass.
* * *
Potatoes that become watery
or mushy when cooked have
probably been stored at the
wrong tetmperature,
* *
L. G. Denby of the Experi-
mental Farm at Summerland,
B.C., advises that potatotes
should be stored in a dark wet
venttilated storage, fruit cellar
or, pit in which the temperature
can be held at 38 to 40 degrees
Fahrenheit. The humidity of
the air should be 80 to 90 per
cent. Under these conditions
most late varieties will remain
in sound condition throughout
the winter.
*
Potatoes should not be used
immediately after they are re-
moved from . storage conditions.
If stored at a low temperature, a
high proportion of the carbo-
hydrates in the tuber are con-
verted to the form of sugars.
Potatoes in this condition are
inclined to be sweet and always
watery when cooked. Potatoes
should be removed from storage
and kept in a warm place at
temperatures of 70 to 80 degrees
Fahrenheit for a week or ten
days before they are prepared
for the table. This higher tem-
perature will cause the sugars
to change into starches. When
cooked they will be white and
floury and appealing to the sight
as well as to the taste.
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According to the experts caus-
es of cannibalism in the poultry
flock are often obscure; the cure
for such a condition is unknown.
When an outbreak occurs pre-
ventive action must be taken at
once. All affected birds should
be removed from the flock, and
if possible, other birds showing
a strong tendency towards pick-
ing should also be removed.
Anything that might possibly
contribute to the condition such
as poor nests, insufficient hopper
space, etc., should be corrected.
* * *
Outbreaks are frequently at-
tributed to overcrowding, lack
of feeder space, high tempera-
ture, insufficient and improper-
ly constructed nests and mal-
nutrition. Though outbreaks may
occur under such conditions in
some flocks, otther flocks under
similar conditions have been
free of cannibalism. There is no
adequate explanation for this
behavior.
In extensive feeding trials,
cannibalism could rarely be re-
lated to feed, feeding procedure
or environment. This led to the
assumption that dietary dificien_
cies are rarely responsible for
outbreaks.
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In general, good poultry man-
agement will undoubtedly keep
the flock healthy and produc-
tive, and' do much towards hold-
ingcannibalism downto a mini-
mum.
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mum. Anti -pick •ointmtnts have
been tried with some success
but are considered messy to
handle and, require constant ob-
servation . of the flock, Also,
spectacles have been recently
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3. Article
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shaped
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15. Type
measure
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18. French
article
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sound
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22. Dry
24. Girl's name
25. Ancient Pace
27. Night before
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marks
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a Fashion • � ia44
TRIM - Portrait neckline, faced
in white, highlights this Navy
silk -type linen sheath for spring-
time. Haigh waitsline accents ef-
fect. It's Oleg Cassini's salute to
the long-time favorite color.
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SPRAY - FLECKED - White flecks
this Navy •silk shantung sheath
for spring. White silk accents
the pattern at .neckline and on"
sleeve cuffs, Suzy Perette de-
signed the trim bit' of daytime
wear.
found • quite' effective, and many
flock owners are now using them
on their birds.
* * *
At present, however, the one
effective and sure way of pre-
venting or controlling an out-
break of 'cannibalism is to de -
beak the birds. This is done -by
cuttting off about one-half the
upper beak between the tip and
the nostril. Debeaking may be
done with a knife or shears but
the electric debeaker is more
efficient since it cuts and cauter-
izes at the same time. If the
birds are debeaked at housing,
or just before coming into lay,
further debeaking is usually not
necessary during the laying
year. However, this operation
may be done at any time and
generally does not affect egg
production.
Older Britons
Have It Easier
As the number of elderly
people increases in Britain, so
the range of service is extended
to . help them ,live normal lives
i . their own homes.
The slogan "Age Is Opportu-
nity" has been adopted by the
National Old People's Welfare
Council, a summit council, co-
ordinating and promoting the
work of .local committees.
' In the past in Britain, as in
other countries, befriending the
lonely and those unable to leave
their homes . was often .left to
personal acquaintances. Where
the work is developed locally
now, Old People's Welfare Com-
mittees and groups associated
with thein seek out those who
would like a friend or visitor.
Five thousand clubs cater, for
the social needs of elderly peo-
ple. These people often have a
special place in the housing
schemes of local authorities.
The National Old ' People's
Welfare Council coordinates ac-
tivities of state and voluntary
bodies. It holds national and
international conferences and
organizes training schemes for
workers.
It devises means of meeting
new needs as they arise. It acts
as a center of information for
on all subjects regarding the
welfare of elderly people.
Details of .the. many services
to supplement those provided by
the statutory authorities are
' listed in the council's quarterly
bulletin, "Age Is Opportunity "
These range from friendly visit-
ing to ;`meals on wheels," clubs,
laundry schemes, night watch-
ers and "sitters -up."
Even in villages, where in
theory everybody knows every-
body else, the council finds the
needs of the elderly are 'some-
times unknown or unappre-
ciated. The suggestion that local
committees . appoint an "old
people's friend" .is working well.
in many rural areas.
Homes for the elderly are
becoming an accepted part of
local housing schemes. Although
the • building of more Homes
with a capital "H" and exten-
sions to existing ones were an-
nounced in the council's last
progress•report, the tendency it
says, is for conversion of large
old houses into flatlets or for
experiment with some modified
scheme of "boarding out" as
• pioneered in Plymouth and
Exeter.
The revival of interest in this
boarding -out scheme has led the
council to ,print in its report
'a list af safeguards to be ob-
served in planning this activity.
MAN OVERBOARD - That will
be the cry this coming summer,
if many sea sprites such as
Norma Seward up -anchor under
transparent sails. Fashioned of
synthetic resin, the new type
sail was shown recently at a
Sportsman's Show.
Stake Your Claim
On The Moon
Rival land agents have been
falling out over their claims
to property on the moon. The
row started when Robert Coles,
chairman of the Interplanetary
Development Corporation in the
U.S., sold deeds to •one -acre
plots on the moon at one dollar
apiece. There were 4,500 buyers.
Soon afterwards, twenty -sev-
en-year-old Harry Hall alleged
that the, I.D.C. was claim -jump-
ing on his property. "They're
invading my land," he said.
"I've already sold. 2,000 one -
acre plots at one dollar each
and my claim to 'the moon was
filed in March, long before
theirs."
New York's Attorney -Gener-
al has been investigating the
set-up. Coles's offer comprised:
"1. A general quit -claim to an
acre of good crater bottomland,
the buyer receiving the fishing
and winter sports rights near his
plot, 2. A .brochure describing
the wonders of the moon. 3. A
map that shows the purchaser
how he can see his land through
a powerful"telescope."
Coles, who does not provide
transportation to the moon, says
long study has convinced him
that an expedition will soon go
there and that he will be a
member. He agrees that many
people rney regard the enter-
prise as a joke.
These claims have followed
recent prophecies that than will
land on the moon before the
end of this century.
Some scientists say the moon
is moving away from the earth
at the rate of eighty-eight yards
a century. In January, 1946, the
U.S. Army Signal Corps made
radar contact with the moon by
sending out ultra-high frequen-
cy waves. The echo .came back
two and a half seconds later,
If a main of ordinary agility
could get to the moon and live
and breathe there, he would
have no difficulty in jumping
over an obstacle thirty feet 'high.
because the moon's gravitational
pull is weaker than the earth's.
One pleasure Most
City Folks Miss
One of the tragedies of urban
life is that the city dweller has
so little access to the Farmers'
Almanac, For nearly 140 cen-
secutive years this earthy jour-
nal has been providing a unique
service for farm families, with
enough philosophy, poetry, hu-
mor, agriculture advice, recipes,
homemaking hints, canning tips
and fiscal facts in one annual
issue to last all year. The
original almanac cannot be
bought at newsstands, even in
the farm regions, for its dis-
tribution has been limited to
local areas under the sponsor-
ship of business or institutional
organizations. This probably has
helped to preserve the old-time
flavor of the publication.
Of course, the almanac is pub-
lished principally to serve as a
calendar (listing all the prin-
cipal holy days of the Episcopal,
Catholic, Hebrew and Greek
churches) and as a weather fore-
caster. For those who are mak-
ing plans for Labor Day are
warned well in advance. The al-
manac predicts : "Windy weath-
er. Mostly fair in central and
western sections, but very
windy. Tornado weather. Wind-
storms in the Atlantic states."
For those who expect to rise
early that day -or to get home
late from the night before -the
sun will come up at 5.24 a.m.
and the day will be 13 hours 14
minutes long. City -dwellers may
look upon this information as
purely incidental, but many of
the older farmers plan their
lives according to hte almanac.
They place more faith in pre-
dictions made more than a year
in advance by the almanac
than by the forecasts of meteor-
ologists using the most ad-
vanced equipment.
The almanac even offers a
rare public service by inform-
ing its readers of their. "lucky"
and "unlucky" days during the
year. For instance, a person
born between March 20 and
April '20 is urged to make im-
portant transactions on Thurs-
days. He is cautioned to stay in
the -house on Mondays, however,
for they are his "unlucky" days.
Along with this invaluable in-
telligence are such unfarmlike
recipes as for lobster Newburg
and oyster omelet a la Inter-
national House of New Orleans.
The little gems of philosophy
scattered throughout the al-
manac are drawn from thinkers
so illustrious as Winston Church-
ill, St. Augustine, Theophrastus
and Samuel Johnson. There are
also homelier observations, such
as : "Getting a husband is like
buying a used car. You don't see'
it like it is -but like it's going
to be when you get it fixed up."
Or : "Don't worry about getting
older; when you stop getting
older, you're dead." The humor
is more likely to evoke chuckles
around the family stove than in
a sophisticated setting. An ex-
ample : "Two ants were running
at a great speed across a page
ina magazine. 'Why do we have
to run so fast?' panted the one
behind. `Can't you read?' • asked
the other. `It says tear along
dotted line.' " But no matter
how tastes in humor differ, city
folk are missing one of life's
more interesting experiences by
being denied the almanac. From
The New York Times.
TOUGH LIFE
• .Before engaging t h e new
maid, the lady of the house asked
her: "Why did you leave your
last place? . +
"To tell you the truth, ma'am,"
the young girl replied, "I just
couldn't stand the way the mas-
ter and missus used to fight."
"Dear me! Do you mean they
were always quarrelling?"
"Yes, ma'am. When it wasn't
me and 'im it was me and 'er."
NAY SCHOOL
LESSON
it, , Barclay Warren 13.A. B.O.
Jesus Demands a Choice
Luke 19:140
Memory Selection: Choose you
this day whom ye will serve;
, but as for me, and my
house, we will serve the Lord.
Joshua 24;15
In the unprinted portion of
today's lesson we.have the story
of the rich young ruler. He
chose his riches in preference
to the way of the cross. He went
away from Jesus sorrowfully.
The story of Zacchaeus is in
sharp contrast. Zacchaeus chose
Jesus. He gave away half of his
wealth and prepared to make
full restitution for anything he
had taken wrongfully. He re-
ceived Jesus joyfully.
We must all make a choice.
If we forsake all and follow
Jesus we find happiness. In Him
there is fulness of life. Sin af-
fords some pleasures for a sea-
son but only for a season. The
joy that Christ gives is eternal.
The words of the memory se-
lection were spoken by Joshua
near the close of his life. He
emphasized the necessity of
making a choice. Then he set
a good example by announcing
his own good choice for him-
self and his family. The parents
so often set the pattern which
the children follow. We are al-
ways influencing some by the
choices we make.
B.L. Olmstead, author of Ar-
nold's Commentary tells of a
Japanese girl's choice. Ishii-san
was a beautiful Japanese young
woman from 'an ardent Bud-
dhist family . She was impressed
with the joy of four girls who
had found the Lord at a mis-
sion, and she came to a meet-
ing upon their invitation. The
way of salvation was explained
to her, and she admitted that
she needed the Lord. Mrs. Edna
Kuba asked her, "So you want
him more than anything else
in the world?" Her sincere reply
was, "Yes, I do." There was
trouble at home. She could no
longer offer food to idols as her
mother did. Ishii-san's friend
was studying for the priesthood.
They were engaged. But she
couldn't marry a Buddhist
priest. Finally she broke with
him. God is wonderfully helping
her as she is living the Chris-
tian life and helping others.
Modern David
Pierre Perry, a former French
boxer, went to Utah to hunt
uranium. When the deer season
opened up, he switched his
Geiger counter for a rifle. But
Pierre didn't have any luck.
So he switched the rifle for a
sling -shot to bring down a
chicken hawk. That's when a
165 -ib. buck appeared. Pierre
flipped a ball bearing into the
sling -shot and let fly. The pellet
caught the deer just below the
temple. Pierre finished off the
animal with his knife.
He was hunting at the time
with Fred C. Clemore; of Marys -
vale, Utah. They both swear to
the modern David feat.
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VICTIMS OF RED DOUBLE TALK -'"Reactionary" is what these
stone lions are officially termed in Communist China. That's
why they were removed in 1951 from in front of the Communist
Bank of China in Hong Yang and replaced with a pair labeled
'progressive." The Reds gave these "reactionary" statues to the
University of Hong Kong, but university officials didn't know
what to do with them. So the statues have been sitting on that
campus, unmounted, apparently unwanted,