The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25

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may pride yourself in having ga corn
crib bound in calf"
As the calf grows keep up the feed
and add to it, Provide protein to make
growth Never let there be day in the
calf's life when he is hungry. He may,
and should weigh 1900 pounds when he
comes two years old, and today the mar
ket pays fancy price for such fat
calves. Let him go then. Now it should
be understood that his sister fed along
side of him will fatten and sell for the
same price, if treated as here suggested.
They must be sired by beef bulls. 1t
does not pay to use anything else, but it
does not matter so much what the dam
is if the sire is of good quality, low,
blocky, beefy. This is heresy perhaps, but
true dual-purpose cows in Minnesota are
so rare, that recourse perhaps must be
had to cross breeding, at least to some
degree. Half loaf is far better than no
bread.
Heifer calves by beef sires from dairy
cows, cannot be depended on as useful in
the dairy. Heifers grown and fatten
ed as I have outlined are almost sure to
be poor dairy animals and if not meant
for the block from the start, very diff
ferent treatment should be given.
Horns on baby calves are bad. Breed
them off or dehorn them when very
young. Angus sires will take off the
horns and make quick maturing steers.
To dehorn the baby calf, lay him gently
down on his side when about week old
and wet the budding horn dump by
saturating a place as large as quarter
of a dollar, then take common powdered
concentrated lye-as much as two grains
of corn-and spread it over the wet spot,
and press it in gently with knife
solutely prevents horn growth. A scab
forms which should be let alone and
when it comes off the hair grows over,
leaving beautiful smooth head.
It costs money to saw off horns from
calves or yearlings and the check in
their thrift is remarkable and is due
to nervous shock and loss of blood. The
stopping of horn growth costs not
penny to calf, few minutes time, a
little smart, soon forgotten.
Warm, open shelter and dry quarters
are necessary. No fussing, no coddling,
but every day all the feed the little fell
lows will eat and no more, tells the
whole story.
Beef can be made in this way in Min
nesota, for an average cost of less than
three and one-half cents per pound the
first year. Growth the second year costs
double that of the first year. Babies are
the only things that it pays to feed, and
Minnesota is good state to push the en-
terprise. Push the good work along.
In the Ladies' department Mrs. Mary
Milestone spoke on "Hygiene of the
Home" She said: When about to build
a house the selection of location and
aspect is of most Importance. By as
pect, we mean the relation of the rooms
to the sun. Defects in obstruction may
be remodeled, but practical defects in
situation or aspect can only be remedi-
ed by pulling the house down. The best
situation is on the slope of hill near
the top, facing south, southeast or east,
and if no trees grow on the site chosen
for your house, lose no time in planting
some, but not so near it as to shut out
the sunshine. Besides the beauty, conl-
fort, pleasure and uplifting influence
trees impart, they also greatly increase
the monetary value of a homestead. No
matter on what kind of soil you build,
if it is not possible to put cellar under
the whole house, then remove the SET
face soil, put on layer CT charcoal
and then one of cement under that por-
ton of the house where there is no Gel
lar.
Plan your house so that the sun may
enter the rooms occupied most hours
during the day. Second to fresh air is
light in the house. In house not fresh
ened with sunlight the mind is sadden-
ed; the heart and lungs is impaired and
nutrition imperfect.
Plan for a piazza enclosed with wire
screens in summer at front and rear
of the house, accessible to dining room
and kitchen. Here in warm weather
much of the work may be done and
meals served. In winter it will afford a