Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-24

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entirely disinterested claim that they
are most servieeable in building UP a
herd Of partly pure-bred cows. For ex-
ample, the progeny of a good COW with
a fair record would be greatly improv-
ed with an Ayrshire bull as a father.
Splendid results have been obtained in
herds of no particular breed by the
use CT an Ayrshire bull and they can
be highly recommended fer that pur-
pose.
Stock and Dairy Pointers.
A clean churn is quite as necessary
as other clean utensils in dairying.
After use it should be rirsed out with
warm water, afterward being scaled and
scrubbed out with hot water. An coca
sional securing with sat will assist in
keeping it clean. If the churn is seam
ed for ten minutes after 1t Is scalded
with hot water it will keep clean longer,
before using it after scalding and
steaming rinse out with warm water
and cool with cold water.
Hog houses should have clean dry
floors, which should be built several
inches above the surrounding ground
to be sure Of good drainage. A few
dollars worth of building paper and
boards or lath will make the old house
dry and comfortable. Arrange in some
way, by windows if necessary, so that
a fair amount OF sun and light may be
had in the hog house. All animals de-
light in sun and will be all the better
for the little trouble necessary to OBJ
tain it.
In feeding new corn to COW or hogs
1t should be mixed with some older
grain for a while until the animals
get used to it. There is something
about new corn that is irresistible to
cows, as witness the bee line they
make for the corn field when they can
get out of the pasture. BY the way,
have you in the East and South adopted
the western plan of husking the corn
on the standing stalks? 1t is easier
than the old plan and admits of hand
ling the stalks easier when ready to
cut and bring them in.
Bloody Milk.
Occasionally COWS will give milk
more or less streaked with blood. This
is the case frequently after the calf
is a week or so old, and is then due
to the bunting of the little one and the
consequent injury to the udder. The
trouble is also likely to occur from a
number of other causes, such as a blow
on the udder in any way, when the
udder become congested or inflamed.
Other causes are the excitement of
heat, the sudden increase of circula-
zion by richer and more abundant food
or from eating irritant plants like mad
Ger, logwood and resinous herbs. Then
there is a possibility of a deposit Of
tubercle or tumors in the udder, the ir-
ritation caused by milking drawing the
blood. Naturally the treatment varies
with the cause If the food is too rich
or abundant it should be reduced, or if
the cause is acrid plants they must be
removed from fodder or pasture. In
congested glands give one pound of
EPSON salts and afterward each day
one-half ounce of saltpetre with a
dram of chlorate of potash. Battle the
bag with hot or cold water and rub
with camphorated lard or vaseline.
Caring For Corn Fodder.
If there is any objection to the West
ern plan of husking corn on the stalk
before cutting, it is that the grower is
apt to leave the cutting the stalks too
long. or W. if he cuts them to leave
the shocks in the field instead of cart
ing them to the barn or shed shelter.
Considerable of the best food material
is washed out of the fodder by this
practice of permitting it to stand in
the field until wanted for use. AS the
value of shredded corn fodder becomes
better known it is being more extern
sively used and will doubtless become
universal in sections where consider
able stock is fed. One trouble in past
seasons was in the storing of the
shredded fodder, much of it moulding.
This may be avoided if the precaution
is taken to have the stalks thoroughly
dried out in the fields or under V
before running them through the ma
chine. If shredding the fodder is too
expensive an operation, as it is in
some sections, even the small grower
will find it a decided advantage to cut
the stalks before feeding. This will
result in the fodder being eaten clean
and if cut fine and mixed with a little
bran or cor meal, just enough to
flavor 1t, cattle will hardly waste a
handful of a days ration.
Orchard Hints.
Go over the young orchard this fall