The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-08
FARM, GARDEN AND DAIRY.
FUGITIVE READING FOR AdRIcULTURIsTs.


and IA from bushel of corn in the same
circumstances. BY comparing prices Of
the two it is readily ascertained which
Is the more profitable to feed. The
showing is still more favorable for wheat
when fed during the growing stage of
the hogs, and for promoting the growth
OF muscle wheat is manifestly superior
to corn.
A poor COW. poor pig or poor speci-
men OF a horse would better be dis.
pensed with at any price than fed
through the winter. II ever it was en-.
cumbent upon the farmer to weed out
the poor stock on his hands, it is now.
Ii not actually worth his feed give him
away or kill him.
Have your yearlings and two year olds
in prime shape when time comes for
turning them on the pasture in the
spring, and in the fall finish them up to
prime state on corn. You thus have
two or three hundred weight from cheap
grass feeding, and the best season of the
year for rounding them out for market
or use.
When feeding milch COWS, feed for the
product-and all the product which can
be obtained, possibly. This means q
grain ration in addition to the best Of
hay and green stuff. Being satisfied
that the cattle are in good condition
merely is folly if you are making butter.
With all the proofs at hand there can
be no longer doubt but that it will pay
to feed up the wheat crop. new or old.
Many 80 cent bushel has been made to
bring dollar when turned into pork.
Better look into this seriously, for it will
pay you.
The building OF creamery in neigh.
borhood often conduces to more profit
in stock keeping. Beside affording a
market for the dairy products, it not in.
frequently is means of education up
to better methods of feeding and caring
for the products.
1t usually pays best to kill pigs by the
time they weigh $50 pounds, and from
that up to 200. If allowed to grow
much heavier than this the cost of food
in proportion to gain is increased, OK.
cept when the hogs become too sluggish
and fat to take exercise but after that
the gain is at the expense of the health
fulness Of the meat when killed.
The pig suddenly changed to feed of
corn will for a little time make rapid
gain in weight, but its digestion will
soon be so much impaired that it can
not assimilate the food it eats, and will
not continue to make the gain it should.
Older animals digest the corn better,
and it is. therefore. better food for
them than for growing pigs.
Select the stock to be wintered over,
and fatten the rest at once. 1t is with
no profit that we keep over any but
those intended for breeding purposes;
push the growth and gain with the rest
in order to obtain fair profit. There is
nothing in merely keeping hogs alive
during the winter season, and even
though kept cheaply, the little they eat
must be added to the cost.
The heavy masses of the fleece upon
sheep form excellent lodging places for
all sorts of lice, ticks. vermin and para
site creatures, and when the sheep are
exposed to damp weather, this damp.
ness is retained for a long time, and
these parasites will be sure to breed.
Protect the sheep. keep them clean. and
in winter see that their quartz are
healthful. warm and well ventilated.