Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-09
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their grain. The exercise will
prevent an ver-abundance of fat,
stimulate egg laying, prevent egg
eating and feather-pulling. AL
ways provide laying hens with a
warm breakfast. Have an old
kettle into which all scraps from
the table and such material as
sweet milk, bran, cornmeal, or
chopped feed, can be thrown. Mix
this mass, making it-stif enough
to feed easily, warm and give ev-
ery morning, Provide fresh wa
ter, slightly warmed, twice q day.
Hens cannot lay freely if given
lice water
Hoe CHoLERA.-Very much
has been written on the subject of
Ibog cholera. The matter has
been studied by government COM
Emissions, by swine growers and
by others generally interested, yet
the results of their studies are of
little practical value in the way of
a remedy or remedies. The writer
lis one who is very firmly of the
opinion that preventive methods
are the only ones entitled to Sc
rious consideration. The foolish
ness and %unscientific methods of
lgrowers are and have been largely,
if not exclusively, responsible for
the ravages of this disease IN the
swine herds of the West and South.
Exclusively corn feeding and\un-
SANITARY surroundings have made
our swine peculiarly susceptible to-
disease. We believe it is impos-
sible to rear and fatten a hog on
IAN exclusive corn dietN and have
him healthy. Then again, the
breeders have thus given us an an
imal which is not robust or in a
condition to resist disease. He is
simply a mass of obesity, lacking
in muscular development and con
stitutional vigor,-a ready prey
for any contagion to which he
may be exposed. If the low price
of wheat and the comparatively,
thigh price of corn will continue
another year, thus stimulating the
|practice of feeding more wheat
and less corn, it will be a blessing
in disguise to the swine grower.
We believe that it is an easy
%lproblem to solve-that of avoid
ing the disease-if preventive by
gienic methods IRE used. Give
hogs range in summer, grass and
water, more wheat and other
cereals, with less of corn, and
we shall no doubt in one or
two generations of hog life have
practically wiped out this scourge
The normal condition of u do
mestic animals is health, and if we
care for them in a proper
they will not get sick; but it is
useless to violate natures laws
and hope to escape the penalty.
MORE TURKEYS should be raised
by our farmers. They are one of
the most profitable, as we'll as the
least troublesome, of the different
kinds of poultry. The best way
to fatten them is by combining
them in a small coop in a dark
ened room. Feed plenty of oat
or wheat meal, all the kitchin
scraps, and keep their troughs
well filled with corn or buckwheat.
Don't neglect to keep their water
dish well filled, and in two or
three weeks they will be in fine
marketable condition.
TOBACCO FOR HENS NESTS
Tobacco leaves OF stems ground
up fine make a good bottom COW
ering to the nest, lice cannot live
where strong smelling tobacco is
placed and by its use hens will
lay better because they are not
annoyed by the vermin found
among the flock. Make a layer
of tobacco then one of straw, then
another of tobacco and then straw.
THE smell of tobacco does not an
noy the hens, and plenty of it
can be used without any fear on
that score.
/ FATTENING FALL CALVES on
skim milk is increasing. The only
lobstacle to success in either case
seems to be scours, prevalent at
} all times of the year, but perhaps
more difficult to control between
pasturage and dry fodder than at
other seasons. Small doses of
rennet zone to two tablespoonfuls)
are recommended by Prof. G. f.
Curtis, of Iowa, as a sure cor
rector for a ~deranged digestion.
WHEN TO WATER HoRsEs.-
! Always water your horses the
first thing in the morning, and do
not let the water be too cold.
If it is too cold they will probably
have a case of collie. Water is
: best when it is about 10 degrees
/. warmer than the outside air in
: winter, and as much cooler in
summer. Give the hay before
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