The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
FOR THE + 4 llE r.
The Dihicult seed.

The Dif,,cult seed.
A little seed lay In the ground,
And soon began to Spr0ut;
''Nuw which Of I'LL the flowers around, -
1t unused, "shail come out?
"rhe illy's face y fair and proud, s.1
But Just tritle cold;
| The rose, think, IL rather loud.
Aud then, it's fashions old. -: 3s
''The violet Is very well, u. r.: I. $ s..
But not Il flower I'd choose;
Nor yet the canterbury bell @=
never cared for blues.
| 'letunias are by fur too bright, e
| And vulgar flowers. besite;
The primrose only blooms ut night,
And peonies spread too WIDE ~
And so 1t criticised each flower,
This supercilious seed; 3
| Until It woke one summer hour
| And found itself weed.
| Mildred Howels in st. Nicholas.
| Cleanliness. %#
The meat of the animals being fattened
as we'll as the milk from cows in the
dairy, are easily affected by the food that
they eat and the quarters in which it is
given. Cleanliness pays in the better
health secured and in the better quality
of the product. Animals that are COM
PEELED to eat eat in filthy quarters Or to eat
cause numbers do live through SO as to
be finished for market does not prove but
that they were more or less diseased and
that it was only question of time until
it would develop. Cleanliness not only
saves feed, but improves the product.
OF food supplies can always be secured
II the animals are kept in clean quarters,
and only sound, healthy, clean food is
supplied to them. In order to secure the
best possible gain, the best health is neces-
Sary. Thrift and vigor are essential in
digestlng and assmiluting the food most
thoroughly. and good digestion and as
out OF the food and an animal cannot
maintain the best health when eating
unhealthy food in unhealthy surroundings.
1t is easier to commence in the fall to
keep clean than to allow the quarters tt
become foul and then attempt to clean
ing out will help to maintain cleanliness.
Good racks and troughs, with care in
handling the feed. will help materially to
supply. clean food with hogs. A tight
pace Tor feeding grains and good troughs
for feeding Stops and supplying wafer will
ald materially in supplying clean food
to the hogs, and at the same time lessen
materially the waste
From this time OH until the stock can
be turned out into the pastures, more
or less feeding Of all of the stock will be
necessary. and it is quite an item to sup
ply under such conditions as will secure
the best possible results and nothing is of
| - yN,hn oil
taken into consideration, than cleanliness
IN the food and the supplying-N. J. Shep-
herd in Prairie Farmer
| Wheat rs Food.
Dr. Salmon, chief of the bureau of ami
yIestigating the subject of "Wheat as
Food for Growing and Fattening Ami
mails: and sends us his report from
which we learn that wheat contains prac-
ucally the same amount of protein per
lOO pounds of oats, and that both wheat
and oats contain about 80 per cent. more
protein than corn. On the other hand.
wheat only has about one half as much
fatty matter as corn and oats. In carbo-
hydrates the position of wheat is about
half way between that of corn and oats.
Protein, that is the albuminoid constit-
nents of grain, goes to build up the al
buminoid tissues of the animal body of
which the muscles are the most prom
inent part, but it may also be changed
into fat. The fat in the animal body
comes. therefore, both from the fat and
the protein in the food which is eaten.
Inc carbohydrates sustain the heat of
the body and must be present in sufficient
quantity Or the more valuable fat which
has already been assimiated will be used
for this purpose. Young growing animals
| require more protein than older ones
and also more than fattening animals,
i'll order to supply material for building
up the muscles, tendOns and other al.
buminoid structures.
The German standard shows that
wheat is better for growing and fatten,
ing animals than is corn. Corn comes
nearer being an ideal grain for fatten,
ing animals III the country than is indi
Gated by the tables. Such animals ap
parently do not need us much protein
as is contained in the standard, and
may take with advantage more carbOhy
drates and fat. Equal parts of wheat
and corn should, therefore, prove better
for fattening animals than either of these
grains alone. For growing animals corr
is plainly not so suitable as is wheat OF
oats.
When wheat and corn are the same
price per bushel, it is preferable to feet
wheat and sell corn: First. because wheu-
weighs per cent. heavier per bushel thai
corn: secondly. because wheat is weigh
for weight an equally good grain foa
fatte.ning animals. and better for CROWN;
animals; and thirdly. because there j,
much less value in fcuti.izing element
removed from the farm in corn than il
wheat.
The best form in which to feed wlleu
IS to roll Or grind it into a coarse meal
1t may then be fed alone, or mixed will
corn meal or ground oats. Wheq, glOqlll,
is .,xlb t<, II
gum: and cheeks So that it is not y,
readily masticated or eatcn. In tn,
form of q. coalser meal it is relshed b,
all animals, it is i'm I; condition to he at
tackled by the digestive process whether
thoroughly mastic,ted or not, and il
most cases it gives the best results. Ou
d0mesticated animals are all very font
Of it, but are not accustomed to eatin,
it. PRECAUTIONS should consequently III
observed to prevent accidents and diseast
from it's use.
The number of pounds of live weigh
that may be produced by feeding il b,lshe
OF wheat will evidently vary accollin,
At the South Dakota Experiment sta,
ton the hogs fed ground wheat required
Isl pounds. and those fed whole wlle:,
required 4.O pounds for pound gain il
live weight. The ground wheat fed re
turned $3.50 cents per bushel, the whole
! wheat, :S.Stj cents; corn ~ cents, AM
peas. G5.36 cents. The quality of porl
obtained from ground wheat and corr
was about equal, and was superior to tina
trcm whole wheat, peas or mixed feed.
Fall Care of Trees and Plants.
1t seldom occurs to those having tn,
care of trees and plants that there is neet
of any particular care in the fall. If ;
good growth is made in the summe
months it is thought to be sufficient II
many cases it would be, but. OH the othe
hand, the fall is a trying time on newl!
set trees of the previous spring, AM
plants not over hardy have to be prepare.
for winter. In fact, much of what we d.
in the fall should he with view of pre-
pairing for the winter ordeal. During TIN
spring and summer it is proper to cult
vate continually raspberries, blackberries
currants and like plants. The hoe ant
hoe-harrow should never rest. But afte
this good cultivation, with the plants
strong and vigorous, cultivation shout,
cease when fall comes, or an undesirable
late growth will result What is needle,
at this time is sturdy, well-rpened wood
Weeds must be kept down if ramna mt