Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-09

more than they will eat. and noted
the danger in over feeding young
pigs. He preferred the black to red
hogs. Mr.. Drake said that by chang
ing the feed of the sows from swill
to oats when the pigs were eight to
ten weeks old. the young pigs could
be easily weaned. Geo. Bucknam
thought it good idea to have small
| rape field next to the hog pen to turn
them into, this to be followed by
field of field peas. this followed with
barley and this with clover, thus pro-
viding seasons feed John Harvey
advised getting good brood sows,
not necessarily thoroughbreds, and
| taking good care of the pigs, feeding
on oats, barley, etc. Thos. Barrett
said he had been farmer for 90 years,
and experience had taught him that
other, but the care the most important
of all. The great fault among farmers
is the care when the pigs are young.
Of all animals brood sows are the
most inhammable. The SOW should
not be disturbed for twenty four hours
after the pigs are born, and then
should be given nothing but cold
water, as foo. creates milk fever and
the sow's udder becomes inflamed In
two or three days the fever will be
nursed away by the young pigs First
feed water, then light swill of bran,
then heavier feed, but not corn until
the pigs are four or five weeks old.
The matter of the next meeting
was then taken up, and OH motion it
was decided to hold two meetings,
one in the north and one in the south
part of the county, Dec. l3. IA, Is and
18th, two days each, and the officers
were empowered to engage Prof.
Holden or some other competent
authority for one day at each meeting.
Castalia invited the next institute to
be held there if the officers saw fit.
The topic. "How to make easier the
work of farmers wives'' was then ill.,
troduced, with we'll written paper
by Mrs. Geo. Peckham, which will be
published later, and one by Mrs. Eber
DeCou, which appears in this Issue.
How to obtain the greatest profit
from chickens was profitable SUBJ
ject. Rev. Ross gave an interesting
talk, advising the selecting of the
breed most liked, providing a good
hen house and taking good care of
them. For meat he thought the
Asiatic fowls the best, among them
Light Brahmas, Dark Brahmas, Lang
shans. Cochins, Wyandottes and Ply
mouth Rocks. For table use he
thought the Cornish Indian variety
the BEST For layers. the Lcghorns
have proven the best. He said that if
good chickens were we'll housed and
cared for they would pay better re-
turns than the same money invested
in cattle. He advised feeding wheat
in straw in the morning, corn at noon
and warm mash at night, with plen-
ty of water. Thos Barrett said the
main thing in raising chickens was to
be careful of the feed. For setting,
he thought it best to set the hens in
dry cellar on the ground, or in any
convenient dark place, we'll ventilat-
ed. He uses the Plymouth Rocks for
breeders. the White and Brown Leg
horns for layers. To cure and prevent
cholera he feeds a preparation of two
gallons of skim milk, ~ pounds
Venetian red, and = pound Cheyenne
pepper
With the above topic the institute
closed. after very interesting and pro-
fitable session to all who attended, and
the hall was we'll filled at each ses-
sion.