Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-03-15

thus they are saving something OF
value SO far from this being the
fact, il is the belief of many farmers
that smut In corn Is a frequent cause
/ of abortion in breeding animals Burn
all the smutty corn ears. In that way
they win he kept from the manure
pile and thus prevented from being
drawn upon the land to affect future
crops.-American Cultivator
A matter that some dairy maids
have yet to learn is that butter should
never be touched by the hands. This
contact destroys the grain Work 1t
wholly with the ladlc, and even that
must be done in such a way as not to
destroy the texture, which is one of
the fine points of good butter.
Do not try to economic the feeding
by using mouldy hay, unsound grain
or decayed vegetables. Let all such
things 80 at once where they belong,
right into the manure pile 1t is ex-
penSivc and dangerous to try TO use
them anywhere else.-Otsegs Republic
can.
Chicks that give promise Of proving
standard fowls viii thrive much better
if the culls are removed and more
room in the quarters and a freer range
given to those that are apt to be kept,
A great loss is sustained on farms in
general by refusing by little fore
thought to fatten table birds. The
bird is allowed its liberty and fire.
quently but a scanty living until the
morning when the pot-pie is wanted,
and the good wife feels Of his bony
frame and signs, sometimes even won
dering that it is not fatter Every
bird should be shut up in close clean
quarters, and fed for seven TO ten
days. Kept in confinement longer than
this birds begin to pine, lose their APP
petite and decrease in weight The
feeding troughs should be scaidcd out
daily or every other day If the weather
be cold, and sharp grit kept within
reach of the fatteniug birds Sweet
oatmeal and hot corn meal mash are
among the best things TO induce rapid
fattening The feed should be very
slightly scalded In this way every
bird may he made to gain from one
third to one fourth in weight without
noticeable expense, and whether for
selling or for the table it means CON
siderable profit 4 little salt I'm the
a L. oil a Itvig Il
OtSego Republican.
There is much difference of opinion
as to the mihgling of breeds for i'm
preSsions Of mating The embryo
chick feeds on the egg after the germ
is started, which is of the blood of its
parents and not subjected to the Nor
yous system of the parents while in
the embryo stage This germ is Just
what is made after leaving the ovaries
of the hen. Receiving that of the male,
if of a different breed, makes a cross
and II of the same breed produces a
thoroughbred, providing both parents
are pure. Some make a claim different
to the above but my experience has
bdtheu UP my statement, ana IL mas
been considerable.
| should not be afraid to mate
week previous to saving eggs from
mating for purity, but had rather have
them mated longer for better results.
for moving and changing laying hens
puts them out of condition for some
days This generally causes a laying
hen to stop laying for a short time
which naturally retardS fertility Of
eggs and strength of the germ for a
short period. 1t is the contented and
happy flock that lays the eggs for
Matching best chicks and such a flock
is familiar with each other and their
surroundings. These reasons convince
me to mate my fowls at least two or
three weeks before the eggs are need
ed. | usually make mp my focks early
and merely change the males for pure
or cross stock as desired but lose about
a week with each change Otsceo Re
publican.