The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18


Tor all kinds Of poultry, whether young
or old, and that the refuse milk can ii
no other way be more profitably turned
into account. II Is usually given on the
farm TO the pigs. which ara no doubt
greatly benefited by 1t but more can be
realized from II by feeding TO chicks
and fowls. At all stages Of their growth
they arc fond Of 1t, and it makes but lit
tie difference to them whether II be
fresh or sour. For very young chicks,
fresh milk should always be given, but
the milk can first he set away to cream.
and the cream removed for butter, be.
fore feeding the milk, thus making il
less expensive. For the little chicks be-
fore they have dropped their downy
coats and come out in full feathered at
tire, nothing better in the way OF food
can be given than bread crust or bread
crumbs soaked in milk. This makes
wholesome diet for them, and one
which is sufficiently nourishing to in
duce healthy and vigorous develop
nent.-Ame,ican Poultry Journal.
Too Much Pic IMPROVEMENT
Rapid growth, early maturity, ability to
convert large quantity Of food into
good, salable product, ability to fatten
readily and to continue the process
these, says the LiUe-Sto Journal, are
all desirable qualities in swine, and they
all have been secured in each Of several
breeds TO a remarkable degree. Have
we gone too far in our efforts to secure
these points? This Is a question worth
the asking, and it may be that an affirm
alive answer will have to be given. II
is well known that we can not secure
perfection, nor even very high excel
lence, in several directions at the same
time, and that almost certainly some
weak points will accompany the usual
development Of good qualities; hence
il Is reasonable TO suppose that, with
such marked development in such de-
sired qualities as our best breeds of
swine exhibit, there will be at least OBJ.
vious tendencies to some undesirable
traits. II we add to this general prop
osition the facts that the present devel-
opment has been secured in many cases
by close in breeding and by reducing to
. minimum opportunities, at least in
centives, for exercise, and that often
times the breeding stock have not been
kept in the best conditions for robust
health in any respect. we shall think it
strange If the result has not been deter
ioration of constitutional vigor,
il not the implanting Of we'll
marked tendencies to serious
diseases. Is 1t rot the fact that very
many Of the most highly improved
swine are not SO healthful or so able to
resist disease or unfavorable circum-
stances as Is desirable? But. aside from
al this, have we not carried the tenden-
cy to lay on fat too far? 1t Is admitted
that many show COW, or sheep, or
hog Is too fat 10 be, most profitable,
either for the butcher or consumer
There Is limit 10 the profitable pro-
duction Of fat. Is il not true that the
disposition 70 lay on fat Is in excess Of
what Is really desirable in the case Of
several somewhat highly priced breeds?
The proportion Of lean meat has been
reduced to q minimum. except in the
hans and shoulders, and greatly de-
creased in these. For "home use" do
any Of US prefer such pigsP Ifany have
doubts on this point, let them examine
the carcass Of well fattened hog, or
look at sides Of bacon, or even nj ham
or shoulder. II opportunity offer, let
comparison be made Of the carcasses Of
model, well bred pigs, always kept in
high condition, and those of common or
grade pigs, which have had more length
Of body, perhaps little more length of
leg, and which have fed during part OF
their lives on good grass or clover as
almost their sole food, and which have
never been without fair amount Of
daily exercise. II Is quite possible the
decision may be that while the one set
would give the greatest profit when on
the market, the other would be much
the more desirable for family eating.
SHEEP WILL BENEFIT THE SOIL
There are thousands of acres in the
Southern States which now yield little
or nothing of value TO the owners, but
which, under proper renovating sys-
tenn Of sheep husbandry, could be made
70 yield paying crops. A friend has
sent me an account Of his experiments
in this direction. and they are so con-
elusive and interesting that give them
Tor the benefit Of your readers who are
similarly situated. His land had been
cropped for years without the least re-
turn being made in the shape Of manure
or fertilizers Of any kind. There were
few stuntcd bushes, briers, and lit
tie why grass on it, and the land was 50
poor that thistles and other ordinary
weeds would not grow. The land was
bought for mere trine, and also q
nock Of 100 ragged looking native sheep
were picked up ut 81 30 per head. These
sheep were turned upon the farm under
consideration, and two shepherd dogs
were also put out In the pasture with
the sheep. Portable fence sufficient