The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-01
STOCK DEPARTMENT,

!, STOCK DEPARTMENT,
i OARS 10 FEED Pics. The value
of oats as food for young pigs from
the time they first begin TO e,t un-
til winter, and even after. is not duly
appreciated by many western far
n,ers who adhere strictly to corn
diet, upon the presumption that in
ordinary times corn is the cheaper
feed. The truth is, for the best de-
velopment of the pig in all its ap-
polntments, corn is the most insult
able feed that can be given it.
While it is the best known for fat
tening, after the animal is sufficient
ly developed in frame for this pro-
cess to be carried on, it is the one
grain that is the most deficient in
natural elements for building up
that frame ready to receive the flesh
that is grown, while OF all the grains
which flourish i'll our usual hot and
arid summers, oats are best adapted
to the wants of the incipient porker.
CHARCOAL FOR PlGs.-Give char
coal to pigs occasionally; they eat it
greedily, and it would be well to sift
wood ashes to get charcoal for that
purpose. Ashes on SO many farms
are leached for lye, and then spread
upon land from which pigs are ex-
cluded, that swine seldom get char
coal. Both charcoal and ashes are
antidotes for fermentation in the sto-
mach, and are specially beneficial
and important while pigs are grow
ing or being fattened.
For Cows ON CLovER.-Give
them good, dry feed before turning
then on the clover; then the clover
will not hurt them; or should they
swell give each COW one thimbletul
Of gunpowder mixed in half tea
spoonful Of melted lard. Unnecessary
repeat the same Cincinnati Ga
zette.
Co1roN-sEED MEAL. FOR CATTLE
The American Dairy Association
reports that one bushel OF cotton
seed meal will produce as much milk
as two bushels of any other food yet
tried. The department of Agricul-
ture at Washington City, bears tes-
timony that it is one of the most val
uabl= of all kinds of food for cattle
and that the meal-in consequence
Of having been separated from the
hulls, cooked, and the oil pressed
from it's more than twice the value
of tie whole raw seed as a stock
food.
BREEDING FINE STocK.-A man
who onve gets thoroughly into the
work OF breeding fine stock is sell
dom willing to abandon it for some
other pursuit, no matter how lucra-
tive the new venture may be. The
field it offers for the study of scien-
litic physiology, the possibilities of
combination and development, and
the broad opportunities for expert
ment, are afforded ih no other bust
ness. There is u fascination in the
production of fine stock which no
other industry can claim.
CAYENNE PEPPER AS A PREvEN-
TAT1vE.-A correspondent of the
Country Gentleman, has found cay
enne pepper an effectual preventative
against cows sucking themselves.
After milking {both morning and
night, if necessary, make paste OF
the pepper with little milk, and
put it on lover the whole teat, at
first), and it will remain until the
next milking. Less and less will
answer, after few days, and the
COW will discontinue the habit-per-
haps only temporarily at first, but it
she relapses the application can be
renewed until a complete cure is affec-
ted.
CATTLE FOR BEEF OR DA1RY.-l
For milk for making butter there: are
Shorthorn cows whicl,
produce it as rich in quality as ehe
Jersey or Guernsey; fof quantitT Of
milk, there are families which equal
the boosted Hoistein at tie same
time the quantity IS not Inferior to
that of Ayrshire for both cheese and
butter. Then there is this greater
proft and advantage Of the Short
horn COW over others, that when
given up for the dairy and dried off
she fattens most rapidly and econom-
ically of any. and her beef turns ou.
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