anaheim-gazette 1923-03-01

POULTRY BY-PRODUCTS There are many by-products of the poultry yard which have a value in dollars and cents, either saved or earned by his flock. For instance, the simple matter of saving and feeding the blood of the birds dressed for the table. Fresh blood is one of the best animal foods for fowls, carrying a high per centage of protein of the most desirable character. Yet literally thousands of dollars' worth of this extremely valuable poultry food is thrown away in plants where large numbers of birds are dressed for the market. When killing poultry all the blood can be collected, mixed with ground feed and given the flock. The plan involves slight trouble and is an economical practice. Poultry feathers, too, are well worth saving. There is a ready market for them, many large firms specializing in the purchase and preparation of feathers of all kinds. The owner of a small flock is not in a position to collect enough feathers to warrant making shipments to buyers, but homemade cushions are as comfortable as purchased ones and cost far less. There is a knack in properly fixing poultry feathers for shipment. When dressing poultry, all coarse feathers should be thrown aside and only the soft ones saved. These should then be put in a well-ventilated, dry room and spread out on the floor, and stirred occasionally until thoroughly dried. Then they will be ready for packing in burlap bags for shipment. Only feathers from dry-picked fowls should be used. It does not pay to bother with feathers from birds that have been scalded before picking. Be sure that the feathers have dried thoroughly, for imperfectly dried feathers will heat and mould after being packed in sacks. Without a doubt, the most valuable the oil fields where nearly all boys between 17 and 18 work away from home." Collector Goodcell in his ruling holds that an individual under the statutory age of majority is required to render a return of income if he has a net income of his own of $1000 or over, or a gross income of $5000 or over, for the taxable year. If a minor has been emancipated by his parent his earnings are his own income, and such earnings, regardless of amount are not required to be included in the return of the parent. If the aggregate of the net income of a minor from any property which he possesses, and from any funds held in trust for him by a trustee or guardian, and from his earnings in case he has been emancipated, is at least $1000 or his gross income is at least $5000, a return as in the case of any other individual must be made by him or his guardian, or some other person charged with the care of his person or property for him. In the absence of proof to the contrary, a parent will be assumed to have the legal right to the earnings of the minor and must include them in his return. CONTROL MEASURES FOR GARDEN SNAIL The Los Angeles county horticultural commissioner's office recently conducted a series of experiments on control of the common garden snail in citrus orchards. During the past few years, this pest has caused considerable damage to both foliage and fruit, and it is now present in approximately 250 acres of orchard in the Downey-Rivera district. The experiments conducted included the application of both liquid and dry material, and also of poisoned bait of various sorts. The horticultural commissioner's report covering the experiments is as follows: for those who can afford Paris or Vienna, are themselves as thoughtful their condition been discarded and Juana affords, although trimming and envy a retreat from restitution. There is gambler body seems to regain but still it is a diverse take the profits, experience, this basis ing the accepted races, too, of a sort track events in sea visitor a chance to wagers, but to have ease. He knows heishes a foolish hope Sometimes the stalk bookmaker had been. Plenty of bad luck three days in a car stiff prices. There illicit drugs to be haunted not appear there in daylight are numberable for the visitor to them, although such gerous. He may come dope fiends, if such Under cover of no tues are believed to vive land in order funds, and as they crest of the crist high. Altogether it cannot Juana, sordid, garish particularly desirable is it to be recommended tourist. WALNUT SURVIVOR The California W sociation has started plete survey of the Los Angeles count Without a doubt, the most valuable by-product of the poultry yard is the manure. Hen manure is one of the very best fertilizers produced on the farm. It is rich in nitrogen and contains fair quantities of potash and phosphoric acid. The night droppings of a single hen, scraped from the dropping boards, will average thirty pounds in a year. An equal, or greater amount is produced by the same hen during the day time. This manure, from a single hen, is worth approximately 50 cents a year. It can readily be seen that the manure from a flock of 1000 hens would be worth about $500 in a year. There is always a ready market for poultry droppings in southern California, provided it has been properly handled. The poultryman who devotes all his time to his birds and does not grow any field crops will find it profitable to collect and sell this valuable fertilizer to neighboring gardeners or fruit growers. Poultry manure has a wonderful effect on all garden crops. It acts quickly because the fertilizing elements are in quickly available form and are almost immediately taken up and used by the growing plants. However, poultry manure must be carefully handled or it will lose much of its value. The droppings in the litter will be effectively sealed up and preserved if the litter is dry, but some absorbent material should be used on the dropping boards to accomplish the same result. Dry loam is very good, but a mixture of loam and land plaster is better. Ground phosphate rock, or floats, is desirable as it supplies the needed elements of plant food which are present in the droppings in but small amounts. The crowded droppings should be stored in a dry, well-ventilated place until required for use. Bins, boxes or barrels will serve the small operator, but the commercial producer will require a storage shed or pit. At certain seasons of the year the material may be spread upon the fields as collected. The horticultural commissioner's report covering the experiments is as follows: "Of the different materials used the best results were obtained from application of dry, very finely powdered alumni, with no deleterious effect upon the tree. The snails are readily dropped from the tree by this means and very satisfactory kills resulted. Applications, including both labor and material, cost approximately 15 cents per tree, or less according to the size of trees to be treated. It is important that the alum be finely powdered. Is has been known for years that copper sulphate has both a toxic and repellent effect upon the pest, but there is some risk of injury from top spraying with even a slight diluted solution of this material." "Bands of cloth dipped in copper sulphate solution gave excellent results, both as a repellent and a killing agent. It was also observed that trees which had been treated with Bordeaux paste were not infested, provided the paste had been applied around the trunk. It is apparent that Bordeaux paste for this purpose would be more economical from a labor standpoint, at least, and probably equally effective. Other experiments with copper sulphate and Bordeaux mixture are under way." OVER THE LINE Tia Juana, a resort not far over the line in Mexico from San Diego, is regarded as an excellent place from which to stay away. It is maintained partly because so many Americans have a fondness for getting to some spot where they do not consider it necessary for them to take their morals along. Such a spot usually is sought on foreign soil. It is common The crowded droppings should be stored in a dry, well-ventilated place until required for use. Bins, boxes or barrels will serve the small operator, but the commercial producer will require a storage shed or pit. At certain seasons of the year the material may be spread upon the fields as collected. Poultry manure is a one-sided fertilizer, and its effectiveness may be greatly increased by adding other materials. For instance, muriate of potash and acid phosphate mixed with poultry manure in proportional quantities makes an excellent fertilizer for lawns and grass lands. It pays to look to the poultry yard by-products. They will pay small bills and add materially to the income of the flock. INCOME TAX RULING Requests from many taxpayers living in the oil fields who have sons between 17 and 18 years old, that are away from home and working, for a ruling as the parents' income tax liability have been received by Collector Rex Goodcell. The following sample case was submitted: "A father has a son who became 18 December 30, and under departmental ruling is therefore not entitled to $400 exemption for him. During the year this son earned $995. If the father includes these earnings in his report he is being mulcted of tax on $400. If he does not include it, under the ruling noted above, then the government loses tax on $595 that belongs to it because of the earnings of a minor belonging to the father under the law. Please send ruling in this case, as there are a lot more like it here in for those who can afford it to seek out Paris or Vienna, and there to comport themselves as though the code controlling their conduct at home had been discarded and forgotten. Tia Juana affords, although with sorry trimmings and environment, just such a retreat from restrictions of convention. There is gambling there, which nobody seems to regard as being square, but still it is a diversion. The dealert take the profits, the patrons the experience, this basis of settlement being the accepted system. There are races, too, of a sort. That is there are track events in season that give the visitor a chance to lose whatever he wagers, but to have a thrill in the process. He knows he will lose, but cherishes a foolish hope that he will win. Sometimes the stakes risked with the bookmaker had been stolen. Plenty of bad liquor, perhaps aged three days in a can, is available at stiff prices. There are all sorts of illicit drugs to be had. Criminals who dare not appear this side of the line in daylight are numerous. It is possible for the visitor to rub elbows with them, although such proximity is dangerous. He may consort with flocks of dope fiends, if such is his desire. Under cover of night regular habits are believed to revisit their native land in order to replenish their funds, and as they do so, they keep the crest of the crime wave rolling high. Altogether it cannot be said that Tia Juana, sordid, garish and lawless, is a particularly desirable neighbor. Nor is it to be recommended to the courious tourist. WALNUT SURVEY STARTED The California Walnut Growers' association has started to make a complete survey of the walnut industry in Los Angeles county, beginning the of the instruction in this subject. The correspondence course is completed in fifteen assignments and is based on Bowditch's "American Practical Navigator," a standby of mariners for many years. It is designed for the instruction of seamen who wish to obtain a knowledge that will enable them to pass the examinations for licenses as masters, mates or pilots. The last assignment is a sample of the complete day's work of ship's captain. It fills a wide-spread need for a short course in navigation. Howard H. Bliss, director of vocational education at Riverside, is the author of the other course, namely in alternating current electricity. This course is complete in itself and is not based on a text-book. It should be taken only by those who have had some practice in making calculations in direct current electricity. No previous knowledge of mathematics is required except arithmetic. Whenever additional mathematical training is necessary it is given as a part of the course. The topics covered include: The production of alternating current; wave shape; voltage calculations; vectors and vector addition; A. C. motors, generators and measuring instruments; induction coils and transformers; power and power-factors; three-phase alternating current; watt meters; induction and synchronous machines; series and parallele leads on alternating current circuits. The course contains fifteen assignments of instruction and is under immediate supervision of Ernest A. Trabert, M.S. A PRACTICAL MEASURE The reader of Senator Lenroot's argument in favor of his farm credit bill can not fall to be impressed with the difference between that sensible, constructive measure and the windy ideas WALNUT SURVEY STARTED The California Walnut Growers' association has started to make a complete survey of the walnut industry in Los Angeles county, beginning the work in the Pomona, Walnut and Puente districts. The investigations are being carried on with the co-operation of the farm advisor and the various farm bureau centers. It will be the time to learn all facts concerning the acreages of the different growers in the county, the cost of growing the walnut crops and the methods of cultivation, irrigation and spraying employed by the growers. Last year a survey was made in Orange county and much valuable material was secured which had before been unavailable and which is now on file with the California Walnut Growers' association. The results of these surveys, it is believed, will prove of much benefit in obtaining future legislation for the walnut industry. All of the local growers are co-operating fully with those in charge of the survey, which is being conducted solely in the interest of the exchange movement for cooperation. EXTENSION COURSES USED BY THE NAVY The navy department bureau of navigation has adopted two university of California correspondence courses for training its men. Both the army and navy use to some extent the correspondence method of instruction; the navy in particular has spared no pains to assemble the best courses available. One of the adopted courses, namely in nautical astronomy, was prepared by Henry W. Wrocklage under the supervision of Prof. A. C. Leuschner, of the department of astronomy. Mr. Wrocklage is now in charge of the international latitude observatory at Uklah, Calif., and is in direct charge A PRACTICAL MEASURE The reader of Senator Lenroot's argument in favor of his farm credit bill can not fall to be impressed with the difference between that sensible, constructive measure and the windy ideas advanced for agricultural relief by those whose chief interest in the industry centers in the size of the farmer vote that may be attracted by a general appeal to discontent. The Lenroot measure, as its author pointed out, aims to provide for the farmer a credit system equivalent to that enjoyed by other business men, that is, a credit sufficiently extensive to carry him through the period between the starting of a crop and its marketing. The farmer's turnover differs from that of the business man in other lines in that it is not completed in a period of a few months, but may require a year, or even two or three years for completion. The Lenroot bill provides for a business like credit arrangement that will enable the farmer to finance himself by loans which he can be assured will run until crop maturity instead of, as now, being required to take his chances on obtaining numerous extensions of short time loans. The measure aims to put the farmer on a plane of equality with other business men as regards his finances and to enable him to carry on his business in a businesslike way. There is no socialistic Utopia planned by it through which the farmer may in some miraculous way be assisted without doing his part. There is no plan to make the farmer an object of charity or a government pap sucker. Under the Lenroot plan the farmer merely is given his proper place as a business man, provided with credit facilities adequate for his needs, and afforded the opportunity of going ahead with his business on business lines. It is a safe guess that the average INNOUNCEMENT J. E. SCHUMACHE “Everything In Real Estate” Wants Given Careful Attention By Specialists In Eve All Classes Solicited. P. O. Box West Center Street and the nations involved in the ugly mess shall ask the United States to intervene, and, in the role of an impartial judge, decide the momentous questions involved in the reparations imbroglio, there is no question but that President Harding will promptly act. Until such a request shall come, this nation is debarred from interference as much as would be England or France in some of our old-time disputes with Mexico. While sanity upon the part of Europe is necessary in the restoration of peace, a little sanity and patience among the people of America, especially those in public life, should help some. WHO CAN ANSWER THIS? 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