THE HXD&01I JOmAXi FBtDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1948

Use Special CareIn the Selection

of Breeding BirdsDon't bo careless in the selection of

the breeding flock from which you planto raise your 1942 pullet crop I

That warning comes from J. D. Sykes,poultry authority with Purina Mills,forhe says, "The pullet In your 1942 flockcan be no better than the breeding thatlies back of her. Your breeding flockIs the best evidence of that breeding.” j

Re suggests the early selection of <breeding birds. "Birds that have laidthroughout the year until late fall,” hesays, "are almost always the very bestbirds In the flock.

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"If possible,” Sykes says, "pay partic-ular attention to the number of eggseach bird has produced, her size of eggs,hatchabillty, and livability of chicks.Individuals that have demonstratedtheir ability to remain healthy and tolay continuously are usually valuablebreeders.

"This year, with the Increased de-mand for eggs In prospect, it Is abso-lutely essential to breed from birds ofknown ability,” Sykes asserts. “Everyprecaution should be taken to avoidany possibility of putting poor layersInto the laying houses.”

Eliminate Pullorum DiseaseOne of the diseases to be most care-

fully avoided in the breeding flock IsPullorum. According to Sykes, Pullor-um can be detected by blood testing,and he suggests that at the time thebreeding flock is selected, all birds be •tested by one of the recognized methods ]and all reactors removed.

He warns that If as many as five per-cent of the birds react, another testshould be made In 30 days, and there-after every 30 days until all reactorshave been removed.

Ration Very Important"At the Purina Experimental Farm,"

Sykes says, “results have shown the im-portance of feeding the breeding flocka ration specially designed for the pro-duction of hatching eggs. One fact Isbasic; you can’t add anything to ahatching egg after It Is laid. The breed-er hen has to make her hatching eggfrom the feed that she eats, and It willvary In nutritive properties, such asvitamins and some minerals, dependingon the amounts that are In her ration.

“Since a chick inside an egg beforeIt Is hatched feeds on the yolk andwhite material of that egg, it is impor-tant that they contain what Is neededto develop strength and vigor at hatch-ing. Otherwise, poor hatches and weakflblcks result."

Editor's Note: For breeder flocks,our local Purina dealer recommendsBreeder Lay Chow to be fed with homegrown grain; or Layena—a complete'ration. He will be happy to explainhow local flock owners use these twofeeds to produce hatching eggs.

ITS PURE-EE-NAForty odd yean ago, a young man

with a bent towards scientific livestockfeeding, then a rather new-fangledIdea, became Interested In the commer-cially mixed feed business. His ven-ture proved successful and Is todaycommonly referred to as Purina Mills.The young man’s name was Wm. H.Danforth, now Chairman of the Boardof that Company.

And In "Purina”, Mr. Danforth gaveto fanning America a word that proba-bly today Is one of the most mispro-nounced In our language. Very likelyno one knows how many ways Purinais mispronounced, but there is only onecomet way of saying It.

The name Purina, which Is part ofthe name given to feeds and supple-ments distributed by our local Check-erboard dealer comes from the com-mon word “pure”. And the correctpronunciation Is "pure-ee-na”. That’sthe way It Is pronounced In the homeoffices and at the experimental farmand In the laboratories of the Com-pany. That’s the way the man whocoined It says it.

The most common mispronunciationIs "pure-eye-na”. Other garbled edi-tions are “purr-ee-na”, “pa-roo-na,”and even “proo-na”. But there Is onlyone right way, and that Is “pure-ee-na,”saysour local Checkerboard feed dealer.

BROOD SOWS GET BATHSAT EXPERIMENTAL FARM

At the Purina Experimental Farm,Gray Summit, Missouri, they actuallygive their brood sows baths with warmwater and soap. But to get one, a'sowmust show promise of delivering aUttarof pigs within twenty-four hours.

This Farm finds that It pays! Bywashing the prospective mother sow,they remove the germs and worm eggsthat are so often found on sow teatsmiS HMigMinm fO the JSllcatSsystems of newborn pigs.

Along with giving prospective mothersows baths, this Farm practices thor-ough disinfection. Both brood sowsand farrowing quarters are sprayedwith a 1% solution of Purina CM-so-Fie before baby pigs arrive.

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lieve, so long as thay believe Ineliminating NaaisT

SUk, It Is said, will disappear com-,pletely within ninety days. Well, italways has been pretty slick.

Fifty-Sixth Semi-Annual Wilming-ton “Dollar Day”

acter, and much rivalry is beingevidenced in the effort of each retail-er to "outshine” the others in thequality of their goods, and the low-est possible prices at which they maybe offered. “Dollar Day” merchan-apply to all "Dollar Days”,dise bargains will run the entiregamut of retailing, and willin no sense be confined toarticles of wearing apparel or adorn-ment. Hats to hinges, clothing toclothes-pins, shirts to shoes, floor-ings to fire-place utensils, beddingto basketry, household equipment tohaberdashery-all along the line arepromised attractive bargains for theconservative shopper.

Participating stores will be knownby the display in windows of theplacard bearing the copyrightedemblem of the Chamber of Com-merce, and the legend “OfficialStore, ‘Dollar Day’, Wednesday,February 11, 1942,” and by small-er cards, similarly inscribed, used asprice cards on “Dollar Day" bar-gains at the counters.

The special committee in chargecomprises eleven widely known Wil-mington merchants, including, inaddition to Mr. Munch, the chair-man, Manuel Cohen, E. B. Dulmage,Elbert D. Griffenberg, J. M. Lazarus,Herbert J. Mayer, Mac Sumner Mul-lln, Leo Pinckney, F. L. Reuter,Theodore Tuckerman and John R.Lambson.

The fifty-sixth semi-annual "Dol-lar Day” to be held under the aus-pices of the Retail Merchants’ Sec-tion of the Wilmington Chamber of

Commerce will be held on Wednnesday, February 11, marking theopening of the twenty-eighth con-secutive year during which these un-usual opportunities for conserva-tive shopping have been offered tothe people of the Peninsula andsurrounding counties of Pennsyl-vaia, Maryland and New Jersey. Thereputation which has been built bythese semi-annual special salesevents as occasions on which thriftyshoppers secure unusual bargains inthoroughly seasonal merchandise ofevery line handled by Wilmingtonretailers, guarantees shopper satis-faction.

Edward A. Munch, chairman ofthe special committee In charge ofthe “Dollar Day” observance, stress-es that the event will be held onFebruary 11, rain or shine, thatunder no circumstances will “DollarDay” bargains be available eitherbefore or after that day, and that no“Dollar Day” merchandise will bereserved for anyone ahead of time.These are inviolable rules whichaply to all “Dollar Dhys”.

For weeks Wilmington merchantshave been combing their sources ofsupply to secure the last word inseasonal merchandise of every char-

COURTESY PARKING COUPON

SPECIAL PARKING ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDEDFOR VISITING WILMINGTON “DOLLAR

DAY* SHOPPERS-- -

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\s it is expected that there will be a great influx ofautomobiles bringing shoppers from out-of-town intoWilmington to particpate in the official semi-annual‘Dollar Day,” Wednesday, February nth, the Mercan-tile Section of the Wilmington Chamber of Commercehas arranged special parking privileges for the City’svisitors on that date. The coupon printed below hasbeen sanctioned by the Bureau of Police of the City ofWilmington, and is provided exclusively for the use ofvisiting “Dollar Day” patrons.The courtesy extended does not grant the privilege topark free of cost in zones where parking meters areinstalled, or in violation of the State Law which pro-hibits parking m front of fire hydrants, driveways,close to inter sections, safety zones, etc.Clip this Coupon and Paste it on your Windshield

.NOTICE.

Department of Public SafetyThe owner of this car is a visitor from out-of-townand guest of the Chamber of Commerce on the oc-casion of Wilmington’s official semi-annual “DollarDay.” Please extendi every courtesy and assistance.

(Signed) PRANK J. MAHONEY,,

Chief of Police,FEBRUARY 11, 1948 Wilmington, Delaware

able, and man, His image and like-ness, or reflection, is therefore invul-nerable—invulnerable to sin, disease,disaster, lack, limitation, fear, igno-rance, and superstition. ...In hisvision, the Revelator, John, aw "theholy city, new Jerusalem,” that di-vine, heavenly state of consciousnessin which is no evil, and he said (Rev-elation 21:27), “There shall in nowise enter into it any thing that de-flieth, neither whatsoever workethabomination, or maketh a lie.” Mrs.Eddy has said (Science and Health,p. 229), "The transmission of diseaseor of certain idiosyncrasies of mortalmind would be impossible if thisgreat fact of being were learned,—namely, that nothing inharmoniouscan enter being, for Life <* God.”

Does anyone doubt these inspiredstatements? Then let him read theeleventh chapter of Hebrews in theNew Testament, which recountsmany instances of divine protectionand deliveranceexperiencedby thosewhose faith in God never wavered intimes of trouble and temptation.“God is no respecter of persons”(Acts 10:34), and His love and tendercare are a available to one aanother. When understood, God’sgoodness is seen to be everywhere;when it is utilised, the sick arehealed, the lame made whole, thedumb regain speech, toe blind see,and happiness, peace, and joy reignsupreme where discord formerlyheld sway. I

Spiritual armament II invulner-able, because Spirit or God fills allspace, and toero is no other presenceor power. The recognition of this di-vine fact excludes from one’s con-sciousness tiie belief ofanother pres-ence or power, shutting out ofthought and experience the evils ofbelief and the belief in evil. . ,

Christ Jesus said (Mark 12JO),“Thou shalt love toe Lord toy Godwith all thy heart, and with all thysoul, and with all toy mind, and withall thy strength. This is invulner-able spiritual armament.—Tk* Okrit-

o—Our Nelson says he exacts every

oar to do its duty.

Sines sugar is to be rationed,chare's hope something can he doneabout spinach.

Invulnerable Armaments

ADICTIONARY defines “invulner-able” as “incapable of beingwounded or of receiving in-

jury.” Invulnerable armament, then,is armament that is incapable of be-ing penetrated; and only spiritualarmament is actually invulnerable.Everyone desires to feel secure andserene, to feel that there is an in-vulnerable protection shielding himat all times.

To know that every righteousthought and act has divine, hence in-vulnerable, protection and immunityfrom evil is a great joy and comfortto spiritually enlightened men andwomen. In the factory, office, home,on the highway, in the air—yes, evenat the battle's front, if need be—hewhose thought dwelt in God hafound the one invulnerable arma-ment. No matter how sorely he istried, bow severely he is tempted, ifhis faith in God remains steadfast, ifhis allegiance to Truth, Life, andLove is firm, he will find true MaryBaker Eddy’s words on page 277 of“Miscellaneous Writings,” where shesays: "No evidence before the ma-terial senses can close my eyes to thescientific proof that God, good, is su-preme. Though clouds are roundabont Him, the divine justice andjudgment are enthroned. Love is es-pecially near in times of hate, andnever so near u when one can bejust amid lawlessness, and rendergoodfor evil.”

The Psalmist proclaimed invulner-able the spiritual armament of therighteous, when be sang (Psalms 91:1,6, 7): “He that dwelleth in thesecret place of the most High shallabide under the shadow of the Al-mighty. ... Thou shalt not be afraidtor the terror by night; nor for thearrow that flieth by day.... A thou-sand shall fall at thy side, and tenthousand at toy right hand; but itshall not come nigh thee."

Invulnerable spiritual armament ispractical and concrete, available tohuman experience.... God, who islife, Truth, and Love, is invulner-

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Maybe when we get enough keyworkaaen some of the looks on pro-Auetien will he onenad.

HERE’S WHY ITS IMPORTANTTO FEED A LAYING HEN RIGHT

Nature demands that a pullet use approximately 8/2 lbs. of feed permonth for body upkeep. Her egg production depends on the amountoho eats, over those S>/t lbs.

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production lOOPultoti40% .20 to 2260% 23 to 2860% 26 to 2870% 30 to 32When production reaches the higher

brackets, It often becomes difficult tokeep hens eating as much feed as theyShould to maintain their body weight,McAdams points out.

“First of all,” he says, “It la Impera-tive that the laying mash be of highquality so that every ounce a bird con-sumes is chuck full of egg-making andbody building materials. Stirring thismash in the hoppers regularly will helpkeep birds Interested and eating. Add-ing some of this mash fresh severaltimes daily also helps. Feeding it as awet mash or In pellet form (LayenaCheckers) at noon also helps maintainconsumption at the level neceesary forhigh production.

“Other ways of increasing the layingflock’s nutsh consumption are the useof more than ample hopper space, plac-ing the hoppers where the light isbrightest, and the use of electric lightsto assure the flock a 18-hour workingday.

“You Just don’t dare let a high pro-ducing hen drop In body weight,” em-phasizes McAdams. “It you do, expecther to go Into a molt!”

Although a laying hen Isn’t a ma-chine, the kind and amount of feed sheeats does determine the number of eggsshe win lay I

According to J. H. McAdams, poultryspecialist with Purina Mills, a strong,healthy, well-bred pullet will lay heav-ily for a short time even on a deficientration by drawing upon her body forthe egg-making materials she needs andwhich the feed falls to supply.

But eventually, he points out, one oftwo things happens. Either the birdlays herself to death, or she quits lay-ing in order to rebuild her body.

"The poultryman, anxious to sell lotsof eggs, doesn’t want either of these tohappen. He’s after continued high pro-duction. And to get it he must feedhis flock for body upkeep, then for eggs.For Nature demands that a pullet useapproximately 64 pounds of feed permonth for body upkeep. The numberof eggs she will lay depends on theamount over 54 pounds she can be per-suaded to eat,” says McAdams.

The following table has been workedout as a guide to the amount of feedpullets require per day at various ratesof production:

Milk ShortageCreates New

Feeding ProblemImproved Ration Meets Require*

menu of Heavier Feeding.

Two yean ago no dairyman wouldhave believed there would be any dan-ger of a milk shortage in 1943. Butnow the government is asking for moremilk I

The Secretary of Agriculture hasasked for an increase of six to eightpercent in the country's milk produc-tion, and has announced the govern-ment’s plan to buy enough butter,cheese, and other dairy products tomaintain prices at a level profitableto the producers.

Throughout this past summer milkprices moved sharply upwards, and forthe first time that most dairymen couldremember, Juneprices were higherthanthose in March.

To take advantage of these Improvedprices, most dairymen are going to tryto get all the milk possible from theircows this winter.

According to B. B. Pratt, dairy au-thority with Purina Mills, many dairy-men are going to feed heavier thiswinter and heavy feeding will add newfeeding problems, with danger of dis-appointing drops in production unlessproper steps are taken.

The greatest danger from heavyfeed-ing, he says, is that cows may go offfeed. This danger can be largely avoid-ed by Improving the palatablllty of theration.

To enable dairymen to easily improvethe palatablllty of their dairy ratten,Purina Mills is this winter offering anew supplement to be mixed with homegrown grains which they call "ExtraRelish" Cow Chow. It is claimed thatcows go for the new feed with the gustoof a teen-age boy at Thanksgiving din-ner. And properly fed, the new supple-ment helps a cow to produce milk tothe limit of her ability.

Here are a number of approved dairyrations built around this new supple-ment Others may be obtained fromthe local Purina dealer.

Shelled Con Only1,000 lbs. ground shelled com1,000 lbs. "Extra Relish” Cow Chow

Shelled Cora and Oats400 lbs. ground shelled com800 lbs. ground oats or barley800 lbs. "Extra Relish” Cow Chow

Ear Cera and Oats000 lbs. com and oob meal400 lbs. ground oats and barley

1000 lbs. "Extra Relish” Cow ChowOats and Barley

400 lbs. ground barley500 lbs. ground oats500 lbs. “tetra Relish” Cow Chow

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Some people seem to think MayorLaQuardla can't work 48 hours aday.

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You don't need a corner on a thingto have an angle on It

Leading DairymenFollow a Program

of Cycle FeedingMaximum Reeulta Depend On i

Carefully Planned FeedingSystem.

To be successful, a dairyman mustgive careful attention to the manner Inwhich he feeds during the four stagesof a cow’s life!

These four stages Include the periodof pregnancy when the calf embryo ladeveloping: the calf’s first four monthsstarting period; the growing stage when

the young heifer passes from calfhoodto cowhood; and the productive yeanwhen the mature cow returns possibleprofits.

Farina Experimental Farm DairyFeeding Program

The average dairyman might wellprofit from the experience with thedaily herd at the Purina ExperimentalFarm, Gray Summit, Mo., where thefollowing feeding program Is followedduring the four periods of each cow’slife.

Two months before each cow fresh-ens, even though she may be giving 30to 40 pounds of milk, she Is dried offabruptly. During those two monthsshe is fed a ration of a bulky carbo-hydrate nature, high In minerals andvitamins. This helps build the calf sheis carrying, and adds approximately100 pounds to her own body weight.Dry and freshening Cow Chow or amixture of half ground oats and halfBulky Las with good quality mixed hayare recommended during this period.

After freshening, each cow Is fed thissame bulky ration for several weeksandthen gradually changed to a milkingration built to promote high produc-tion. An Individual usually reachespeek production In throe months.

The amount of milking feed Is thenregulated to keep her producing nearthe same high level during the entirelactation period.

By following this method of feedbag,coupled with good management, thePurina Experimental Farm herd ofrather ordinary grade Holsteins hasbeen built up to a point where last yearit averaged 13,341 pounds of milk.Coot SB7A0 to grew a cow atFarina

FarmRflplttomtnt stock raised it Pur-

lna Experimental Farm over the last14 yearn has cost an average of sl7A0

for all feed required to put an indi-vidual into the herd as a first calf heif-er. These replacements have been aver-aging better than 8,000 pounds of milktheir first year In the herd.

The figures show there’s little chanceof losing money on a 0,000-pound heiferthat ooet only SB7 A0 to produoa.

Drop our new Federal budget on aNasi and he’d be convinced he's inwrong without reading It

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Hitler may be at Smolensk but thechanges are he’s pot smillngsh

COOPERATION AND VICTORYl

Pointing out the serious respon-sibility which tanners hare in thepresent emergency, L. E. Raper, anofficial from the Richmond office otSouthern States Cooperative, deliv-ered an address on the subject, '‘Co-operation and Victory,” in BaltimoreJanuary 23, before a regional con-ference of members of SouthernStates boards of directors and advis-ory boards in this section.

He reminds his hearers that noth-ing short of the best efforts ofevery farmer in the nation can ac-complish the goals set in the Food-for-Freedom program.

"Your great task is to' do whatagriculture, what every farmer inAmreica, must do to win this war,”Mr. Raper continued. “An equallyvital task yet ahead is to help winand keep the peace. Let us not befaint hearted; this time we wantno half-way temporary peace. Wewant the peace treaty written aasoon as possible, but not until theflags of democracy and freedom flyover Berlin and Tokyo.

“Business, labor, and governmentcannot preserve liberty and keepAmtrlca going forward. Only whenwe build agriculture strong enoughto compel teamwork, fair play, andjustice will there be real liberty andreal freedom for all.”

Among the recommendationsmade by Mr. Raper were the follow-ing:

1. Pay off indebtedness.2. Build up reserves against after-

war depression.3. Produce as much as possible

without buying more land, or mak-ing undue investments in eitherequipment or livestock.

4. Grow as much food and feed aspossible at home; buy as little aspossible.

6. Do as many jobs as possible onor near the farm.”

In talking on “The Farm SupplySituation,” Paul Mullinix, Elkton, arepresentative of the cooperative,warned his hearers that farm sup-plies will he increasingly hard toget and that farmers should startimmediately to fortify themselvesagainst problems involved. He urgedthat farm machinery and equipmentbe repaired and made to last as longas possible and that scrap iron and,used rubber be gathered up andstarted through the proper chan-nels so that they mhy be reproces-sed.,

T. Roy Brookes, Bel Air, a direc-tor of the cooperative, presided overthe conference which was attendedby 123 farm leaders.

oGOING PLACES WITHOUT AUTO

The old gray mare may comeback, and American farmers maysing, “The old family bus, she ain’twhat she used to be,” in the topsy-■tiurvey world at war. Horses, bi-cycles, bus lines, and plain walkingare among possible substitutes for avanishing automobile in open spaces.

Farm families will do more ad-justing fian most population groups,if war outlasts the automobile sup-ply, it appears from results of a Con-sumer Purchase Study, “Family Ex-penditures for Automobiles andOther Transportation,” by Dr. DayMonroe and associates of the Bureauof Home Economics, U. S. Depart-ment of Agriculture.

Nine-tenths of transportationmoney spent by families of farmoperators in almost every section ofthe country has been going intoautomobile travel, the survey shows.Many farm, and also many villagefamilies, at present have little choiceas to means of local travel. If theylack an automobile or horses andcarriage, they go on foot. Bus andstreetcar service are not generallyavailable in these areas tor trips tothe shopping center, to church,school, or homes of friends. NewEngland villages are found to be anexception. Many of these are on pub-lic transportation systems linkingthem with nearby town centers.

It’s a long-distance come-backthat the gray mare must stageshould she become a leading lady ofthe transportation world again, thesurvey indicates. Only 6% of farmfamilies in the Pennsylvania-Ohiofarm country included In the surveywere found to be using horse-drawnconveyances for family travel. Inother farm sections, this manner ofgetting around was even rarer.

The transportation survey, pub-lished shortly before the UnitedStates entry into the present war,analyses the means of transporta-tion which representative groups ofcity, village, and farm dwellers havecustomarily been using, presentingthe material according to incomelevels- The publication is availablefrom the Superintendent of Docu-ments, Washington, D. C., at 30cents a copy.

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GOVERNOR GALLS ON STATE TOAID RED CROSS

By official proclamation, GovernorHerbert R. O’Conor has called uponall the people of Maryland to givecooperation in the raising ot the$1,000,000 Red Cross War Fund,which is Maryland’s allotment inthe $30,000,000 War Fund cam-paign initiated by President Roose-velt

Citing the “great humanitarian ac-complishments of the Red Cross inprevious wars and / emergencies,and its complete readiness to under-take any welfare or related activ-ities incident to the wars now rag-ing", Governor O’Conor declaredthat the Red Cross merited the “un-stinted support” ot every resides!ot our Stain