The Columbus journal., 1902-03-12
DAIRY AND POULTRY.

|DARY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR
RURAl READERS
| dov 0uecsssfal Farmef3 Operate This
Deportuent Of the FaEn-A Eow
| Hints - % the Care of Live stock
and PoaltEy.
Feeding Heresoeds.
Mr.. Thomas Clark of Illinois writes
o the Kansas State Board of Agricul-
.ure concerning his methods of feed
| ng Hereford cattle. He says:
First, in handling my stock bulls l
give special attention to their rations
and exercise. feed them from four
% six quarts of ground corn, oats and
oran. equal parts, mixed with . little
cut hay. twice per day. morning and
hight, then giving them as much long
nay as they can eat. I always turn
hem out after their breakfast, and II
he weather is not too stormy they
will remain outside in lots all day,
where hay is accessible to them at any
lime. I find this treatment the most
Iudicious. as the bulls are always
strong and vigorous, and are sure get
ters.
My COWS l generally breed SO rs to
alive in the months Of November. De-
,ember, and in the early part OF
spring: but for economizing in the
raising of cattle I should favor the
breeding of COWS SO as to have them
irop their calves just before going out
on grass, and allow the calves to run
with their mothers and partake OF tne
milk, as nature provided. BY SO do-
ing think we can raise stronger-con'
| stitutioned cattle and better feeders.
Ny dry in-calf cows can winter out IN
Yards, with an open shed for protec'
don during storms. upon a little nay
with plenty of good oat straw or corn
stalks. MY cows SO wintered are now
in good breeding condition and Will
drop their calves in March and April.
just before going out on grass. These
are kept at a very little expense COM
pared with cows sucking calves dur
ing the winter months. Cows giving
milk or sucking calves In winter l
feed as follows: ! mix up about one
peck of cut hay with two quarts OF
bran, and the same proportion OF
beets added. for each animal. The
feed is mixed up once day In bulk.
and remains about twelve hours. so as
to absorb the juice of the beets.
feed this morning and night; also give
q little long hay before going out in
the morning and after their feed at
night. When in the yard feed corn
stalks or oat straw.
Cows Just before calving are put In
box stalls and fed literally with
ground corn, oats, bran and two
pounds of oil-cake mixed with cut hay
per day. The oil-cake will put them
in better condition for calving. After
the calves are dropped / allow them
to remain with their dams about
week; afterward suckle twice a day.
The ration for young calves is equal
parts of shelled corn, oats and bran.
with q few cut beets.
To Keep Poultry Healthy.
From Farmers Review: Flocks
should be kept well housed at night.
and the house that shelters them
| should be free from leaks and drafts.
especially in the roosting places. The
droppings should be carefully cleaned
from sanded dropping boards three or
four times a week. Use liquid lice
killer on roosts once in two weeks and
disinfect once or twice a month by
burning flowers of sulphur on hand
full of shavings. Air the houses well
during bright, crisp weather. Always
supply q patch of rye for winter pas
ture, to be used when the ground Is
free from snow.
Several years breeding has never
brought any disease of q contagious
or infectious character into my flocks.
Care, variety and regularity of feeding
are essential This has been a study
with me for the health of the flock.
Where a cold has occurred it has been
treated to a few applications Of kero-
sene and sweet oil (equal parts). This
medicine is applied to the nostrils by
| means of a small oil can. Some of the
medicine is put into the throat. II
the cold seems stubborn, pretty thor
ough smoking over the fumes Of burn
ing sulphur has completed the cure. l
do not believe in using much medicine
in feed or drink. My observation has
been that disease is largely due to
overfeeding with one kind of feed. lack
of variety in feed. filth and general
neglect.-Jesse Z. Morgan, Cook Coun-
ty, Illinois.
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