Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-25
Bits Of Farm Wisdom,

Many mistakes are made in the feeding
Of cottonseed meal, feeders forgetting for
the Moment that il is an extremely con-
centrated food and needs n pretty strong
stomach to handle il; hence it should b..
fed sparingly 10 young Etock. As Il food
by ITSELF it VIII not 90 Tor any consider
able period. but rs one of n mixture L
has great value even ut a price AS high
as So a ton, provided the other grains
used are not too high in price A fine
mixture is corn meal, the grinding OF the
corn and the cob together and the cot
tons .cd-meal. Or, bran may be used
when the corn is ground without the cob
but in the latter case the ratio should De
two parts of the cottonseed meal TO one
part each of the corn meal and the wheat
bran.
An experienced swine raiser claims that
most Of the minor ills of swine can De,
cured by the Use of sods cut from the
pasture and stored away for winter use
particularly are they valuable when the
confined animals are those which nav.
had Il considerable range during the sum
mer, and hence free access to green IoCd
anu - sell. Gather these Sods cutting
them several inches thick. and store them
away in piles where they will not freeze
II there is danger of them drying out too
much water them from time to time 50
that they Will be moist when turned over
to the swine. Two or three Sod3 each .
foot square, given once Il week. Will b"
enough for each halfdozcn animals and
they will eat them ra"onouSiy, sEoUipa z
that they are OF value Cor heir stomach :
sake. Clean cut one corIer OF the yard so
that the sods will not be covered with
filth and cut them into pieces rs large AZ
a potato. Follow the sod with a light
feed Of corn on the cob ;nG yOull SCI
some happy hogs.
Most farmers fully realize the impor-
tancc OF salt to the farm animals, nu.
they too often forget to supply it ut the
Possibly sheer should be handled little
more cautiously than other animals in
this respect, and small quantities doled
out to them daily The other farm ami
mails can safely be trusted with Il hIm!,
CT salt in the manager to which they may
have ireeRccess. Even the swine will do
better il Il lump Of rock salt is put in the
corner OF the trough. although il is usual
~ the better plan, with them to season
the slop given them with more or less
salt. This is also the better plan OF fur
nishing salt to fowls. using in the mash
each day but in small quantitieS-just
about as much as the housewife would
use in seasoning a mixed dish for tho
nome table. Don't forget. however. that
salt creates thirst. and that animals free
ly sailed must be given clean fresh
water.
No matter how comfortable the poultry
house is ordinarily. if 1t has any glass in
it some precision should be made for COW
erlns that glass during crld nights if tn.
cheap way of doing this is to provide cur
tain$ Of he"vy unbleachcd muslin. bui.laI
or a strip Of carpet. Fasten the lower
end to Il roileI, using an old broom handI
II no:lHhg better offers, and lacking thu
upper edge to the window frame Then
by sewing Il loop or lacking it To- the roll
er and having Il nail in Che upT or part of
the window frame il is easy to roll the
curtain up out Of the way during the day
In the event Of the poultry house havinl
considerable eXpanae of glass sumcthin.
OF this kind is absolutely essential. even
IN the middle sections of thu country. il
the fowls have large combs and wattlos
An alranSemt ht similar to this; in front
OF IN" fo"Sts saves more thar one comb
from becoming frosted When n cold
night is expected cover the floor Of til.
house tEickly with straw that the fowls
may have something warm to walk over
ana peek through in the early morning
before breakfast is ready.