University of California Davis - El Rodeo Yearbook (Davis, CA)

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were it not for their use by animals, would be partially or Wholly unpro- ductive. Lands along streams, lands partially covered With trees, stumps or slashings, and lands too hilly or stony to cultivate come under this head. Only one-half of the farm area in the United States today is improved, and only two-thirds of this improved land is in farm crops, including meadows. The other third of the improved land, and a con- siderable part of the unimproved, is utilized as pasture. Thus animals overcome waste of fertility by returning the fertilizing elements to the soil in the form of manure. They reduce waste of farm by-products by using them as feeds and bedding. They reduce waste of labor needed on the farm throughout the year, by transforming bulky raw materials into concentrated finished products, and When turned into the field, by helping the farmer harvest his crops in the busy season. They reduce waste of land by making productive areas that would other- Wise lie idle. The combination of these functions makes livestock a very great factor in the elimination of waste on the American farm. 1.5+

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Advice and Wisdom from otables of theCampus Tavernetti tOur TonneYou cant get ahead unless you have one. :1? :X: 3? 3!: Doc. Hayes tVeteran Carpenterielf you Wish to prevent your dog from going mad in July, kill him in June. Flies cant see in Winter time; they leave their specks in Summer. :X: as 2X: ex: Prof. Jim WilsoneThe most satisfactory breed of sheep is the new mineral wool producing breed. These are fed scrap iron and produce steel wool. Doc. BateseWhat would I recommend for hives? Well, just keep them in a shady place and treat them occasionally with paint or white- wash. One cannot be too particular with bees. Prof. HowelleOn mules we find two legs behind, And two we find before; We stand behind before we find What the two behind are for. SE at $6 3's Miss WalkereDonT run your legs off after a girl. You will need them to kick yourselves with after, as 3k 3k :lk Prof. KellyeIt is all right to be grammatical, but when you see a girl with an abbreviated skirt, dont look after it for a period. 7 - SS ex: 3e Prof. Smith-Dust is mud with the water squeezed out. 3!: ex: 3E 9S Mr. Allison M. WoodmaneBe musicians, boys, be musicians because they work only when they play. elt- :X: 36 elk Prof. Neer-The first thing that turns green in Spring is the jewelry given out at Xmas time. Rudy Nichols-Always have J ewish things around the ranch. For instance, bees bring biz-z-z-z-ness, skunksLbring scents and Jewish bass drum when hit will always sing ttTooda benk, tooda benk . From the Stenos. tKitchen Recipesi RosyeTo keep catsup fresh, let a couple of Farm School students tease it a while. Miss Hemmy-To get rid of superfluous hair, stuff a sofa pillow with it. $6 all: 3? 3? Miss Burke-To make biscuits, mix one pint of flour with a little shortening and one gallon of TNT; then put it in the oven and beat it. 156