The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

three groups Of nutrients In iced
tuffs-protein, carbohydrates and
fats. says II. r. Wright, dairy corn
missioner Of Iowa A certain PRO
portion must exist between these
three classes of nutrients, In order
to secure the largest production Of
milk possible for the animal The
digestible fats and carbohydrates are
the producers of heat and energy. or
are the source Of the fat deposited
upon the body of the animal The
fat is about two and one-half times
- valuable for these purposes - the
carbohydrates. Protein may Also. be
used by the animal In the production
Of both heat and energy and In .
general way may take the place OF the
other nutrients, but neither the car
bohydrates nor the fat can take the
place Of the protein In the formation
Of the muscles, hair, brain and
nerves. and the casein and albumen
Of the milk. Hence. protein is an ab-
solute essential for the production Of
milk by IN. animal. 1t is easy to see
that the. proper amount Of protein.
fed in connection with the proper
amount Of carbohydrates and fat, VIII
result in the maximum production Of
milk. and that q lesser amount OF
protein fed would result In . reduc'
ton Of the amount Of milk for lack
Of material out of which one OF 'ts
parts may be produced.
=, II the COW gives milk at all its ~
erage composition will be about tho
same and no change In the feed Will
result In q permanent increase or de-
crease Of any of the constituents OF
the milk of that particular COW. The
popular idea that by feeding lot OF
corn, or anything else,. the butterfat
may be increased is a fallacy that has
been disproved by scores of careful
experiments. The COW gives milk
with . certain percentage of mt IN
1t, which is subject to changes BY
reason Of excitement or heat or cold
or condition Of health, but no condi-
ton of feeding can make al per
cent COW out Of one that naturally
gives but 3 per cent milk.
Corn.StAlk Diseases and Microbes.
From Farmers Review: I see by .
note in The Chicago Record Herald Of
Dec. H.. 1902. that "One of the scien,
lists declares that laziness is disease
due to the presence of q microbe. Now
at least we know which microbe has
the greatest circulation on earth" In
the same paper, an editorial on the
TOY Trust" states that "A few
years ago the psychologists advised
us to boil the children's Christmas
toys, in order to sterilize them" This
has been the wettest season ever
known in the history of Putnam coun-
ty, Illinois. All the sloughs and creeks
have been full of water all the time
and hence no stock of any kind has
suffered for want of plenty to drink.
Last year was about the dryest season
we remember of, and these conditions
were Just the reverse. l have not
read, nor heard of, after inqufring q
good deal, of single critter lost this
fall by the so-called 'corn-stalk dis.
ease" and last year there were scores
and scores of cattle and horses oil
over the country lost by the corn.
stalk disease" I suppose the scien.
lists would explain this by saying that
that particular microbe which pro
duces the 'corn-stalk disease" did moi
happen to have any circulation at al
this present season. Surely this must
be 80. for IL that kind Of microbe had
any circulation some one must have
sterilized all the corn-stalks this fall
Az I said in The Farmers Review last
year, use q little judgment when first
letting cattle ina stalk field in dry
season. Always have a good tanh
heater, plenty Of pure. warm water
and salt, and you will always BLOCK
the circulation of the miscr0bes com
pletely.-Henry Turner, Putnam
County, Illinois.
=. Subsoiiing.
Bulletin 66, Arkansas Experiment
station: Subsoiling like other farm
operations may be rightly or wrongly
done. Certain crops derive greater
benefits from it than others, and tha
came is true of certain soils Still
soils, those with q close or tenacious
subsoil and soils under which ha'
formed q hardpan, are undoubtedly
benefited by subsoiling, while the op
GRAFTON has drying effect upon soil
inclined to be too wet. and increases
the capacity of soils for holding mois
ture in periods Of drouth. It enables
the roots of plants to penetrate NOR
freely and deeper in search Of plan
| food and moisture, 1t increases tn
bulk of the soil proper, and permit
! of freer circulation of air in the soil
A loose, sandy soil that is naturall!
quite deep will not in all probabilit.
derive much benefit from su5soilin'
unless the operation is accomplishe'
by the incorporation Of quantity 0
organic matter. Very nearly all sui