Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-01
Cattle and Dairy ia Manitoba.

Cattle and Dairy ia Manitoba.
In g. recent report issued by the De-
partment of Agriculture in Manitoba,
referring to the cattle and dairy inter-
ests of that province, is found the fol-
lowing: The principal breed kept in
fact the one found in almost every
township, is Short-horns and their
grades. Ayrshires occur in a few cases
only. Other varieties are but rarely
met with. There appears to be alarge
number of good Short-horn bulls and
very general desire prevails to have
the number increased and the grades
improved. Butter is made in large
quantities outside of what is required
for home consumption, but the prices
have been very low in many districts.
Cheese, outside of that required for
home use, is not made in quantities by
farmers generally, but q considerable
amount is being manufactured this
season at factories. The want ci
creameries and cheese factories is felt
in many places, where such could be
operated with advantage, calves being
allowed to use all, or nearly all, the
milk produced. From the very gener-
al desire which exists for the establish
ment of creameries and cheese facto-
ries, it is very probable that the num-
Der at present in operation will be
largely increased each year. The to-
tai number of cattle shown, by the
table, to be in the Province is 1890.
as compared with 86,315 in 1885 and
4,O11 in 1884. Of this number 81
TIA are in the Eastern group, 38,178
in the central and %, 499 in the West
ern. In variety, grades are reported
142, Ayrshires from 15, Devons from
4, Herefords from 2, Polled Angus,
Jerseys and Galloways from one each.
Feeding Too Much Grain to Poultry.
Corn has long held the lead as a spe-
cial food for poultry, and on almost
every farm, if the hens are fed at all,
it is with corn. 1t has served an ex-
cellent purpose, however, as the hens
usually have free range, and supply
themselves with those elements which
are lacking in the fat-producing corn,
which really does more to keep them
in good flesh and condition than as.
sisting in egg production. If grain is
fed-and once q day is often enough if
the fowls have the use of the range-it
should consist principally of wheat
and oats, with only q small proper
ton of corn. Laying hens should be
fed differently from those intended for
market, as in the one case, eggs are de-
sired, and in the other, fat, or weight.
A COW giving large quantities of milk
does not really fatten. A similar rule
applies to the hen; a good layer does
not fatten quickly during the laying
period, and hen that takes on fat,
and eats large quantities of grain in
preference to bulky food, is not usually
good layer.
What farmers should learn is, that
hens ought not to befed exclusively on
grain, else they will cease to lay.
They will keep in better health, thrive
better, and become more productive
when fed soroe bulky food, as boiled
roots, steamed cut clover, short grass,
or even well-cured corn fodder, though
f. small proportion of grain, with lit
tie meat and milk will, OF course, COM
plete the ration. By regulating the
food so as to combine the elements
necessary for her purpose, the hen may
ba confined without detriment, while
the profits will be much larger than
when she is fed wholly on grain, and
especially on corn.-American Agri-
culturist.
How to Judge Canned Goods,
A hint now about timed goods,
meat especially. Note, when about to