Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-07
Fed MiIIet to Hoes.

Fed MiIlet to Hogs.
At the Bookings, South Dakota sta
ton the department of animal industry
has issued a bulletin on "Millet for
F'attening Swine" The following is a
summary:
/. Milet seed can be grown profit
ably as fattening ration for swine.
2. 1t does not furnish as good RAJ
ton as either barley or wheat for
swine.
3. On account of being SO we'll
adapted to the conditions in this state,
and SO palatabe feed it should have
a place in the rotation of crops on ev
cry stock farm.
4. 1t was not so profitable to feed
for period of 81 as it was Sc days,
as the rate of gain decreased.
5. The carcasses of the lot fed on
millet were clothed with pure white fat
of superior quality as compared with
the fat of those fattened on barley or
wheat.
6. 1t required one-fifth more millet
than it did barley meal, and trife
more barley meal than it did wheat to
make pound of gain.
Z. A bushel of 56 pounds of millet is
equal to a bushel of 4S pounds of bar
ley for hog feed.
s. Millet meal produced softer
quality of fat than did either barley or
wheat meaE
8. Millet meal was found not to be
so good for fattening ration as bar
ley meal or wheat meal during eX-
tremely cold weather.
Notes.
The pantry and kitchen department
at the Iowa state fair will be largely
increased this year, If added premiums
is any incentive. The premium list
shows a long list of prizes for exhibits,
which include special premiums to
girls under 16 years of age. In this de-
partment is also included number of
substantial prizes for the exhibit of
bees and their product.
Fly time is at hand and dark shed
where the cattle can take refuge DUR
ing the heat of the day is not only a
humane provision, but the stock will
take on more flesh for having it..
We notice that all the agricultural
papers are working overtime trying to
COIlSlIlCe Tie ldIlIlGl llldL lLG plopSl
thing for him to do is to build silo.
To our way of thinking dairying and
the silo seem to be the only solution OF
getting interest out of high priced
land. So far as the silo proposition is
concerned the hole that the .dairyman
can see in it now is the work of filling
it. 1t is argued that this is hard as
hired help is scarce and hard to get.
but the dairymen do not stop to think
that after it is once in the silo, it is
in the best and easiest possible shape
to feed.
The time is now at hand when hog
men are called upon to show their
skill as swine raisers. The critical
time in the life of the little pig is when
weaving time approaches. The nog-
man who has mastered the art of sue
cessfully tiding the little pigs over this
period of their lives without checking
their thriftiness for time is not only
we'll on the road to success to rearing
pigs, but also shows that he is master
of the tricks of his calling.
One of the difficulties one has In
building wire fences is to find some
way of effectually bracing the corner
posts. The following plan will come as
near doing it as any. Fasten strong
double strand of, wire to the corner
post of the fence, carrying it off eight
feet and looping it around the top. OF
brace post Take a 2x6 and spike from
top of brace post to top of corner post.
After you have fastened the wire from
top of brace post to lower part of cor
ner post tie to heavy stake and drive
into ground.