Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

mems having no commercial lmperfec-
tons. Moreover the blemished fruit
on the liquid sprayed trees were less
faulty than the fruit not counted per-
feet on the unsprayed or busted trees.
Corn is great feed for hogs. No
healthy hog ever refuses corn. unless
he Is already gorged with 1t. But 1t Is
not hard to gorge any hog on concen-
trated foods like tankage. 1t Is not
wise to feed too much of this class of
food to them. 1t is far better II pos
sible to give them as much protein as
possible in the various green foods that
contain it. In winter when the con-
centrated foods are necessary 1t is prob
able that they will do better on grains
chopped than on packing house tank
age. Milk is still better.
Care of Dairy Utensils.
The great development of the use of
hand separators on the farm, accom-
panied by sale of creaN instead of milk
to the creameries, has added another
difficulty to the production of good
creamery butter, In that many farmers
do not care for their separators prop
erly. This leads to the delivery Of
contaminated cream by some of the
patrons by means of which the entire
product Is injured In quality. Bulletin
No. 1871. Care of Dairy Utensils" just
issued by the Experiment station, de-
scribes the results obtained by the use
of various systems of cleansing separa-
tors. and the necessity for rigid care in
this respect Is prominently brought out.
The bulletin is sent free to all appli-
cants. Address Agricultural expert
ment station, Manhattan, Kan.
Rations for Growing Pigs.
An inquirer asks what is the most
profitable feed for pigs during the win
ter season, the feeds available for his
use being corn at 80 cents per bushel.
chopped stuff and shorts at $l.l0 per
hundred and rye at 65 cents per bushel.
He is at present feeding a straight ra-
tion of corn and asks for arguments In
favor of balancing his ration with the
feeds mentioned.
This man will find 1t Impossible, says
Professor Van Pelt in reply, to make a
balanced ration for growing pigs by
combining the feedstufrs mentioned.
because no one Of them contains a
large enough proportion Of protein to
balance the carbohydrates found In the
others. Assuming the rye is grown on
the farm, 1t would be advisable to sub
stitute some other feedstuff in place of
shorts, to supply the protein. l would
sugl. the following ration: Ten parts
corn, two parts rye, one part tankage
1t will be found that the above ration
will net only produce greater. but IRE
economical gains and the general
health md thrift of the pigs will be
more vigorous than when corn alone is
fed. Tankage guaranteed to contain 20
per cent protein can be purchased from
my of the leading packers, II ordered
exclusively for feeding purposes, and
will we'll repay Its purchase.
II the hens do not lay fairly well
during the winter, 1t is because some
one or more things are done when
should not be done. or left undone
which should have been done. 1t is
an excellent plan, when the egg supply
is shot during any portion of the win
ter. to sit down calmly and let ones
mind run back over the summer; fol-
low, In your mind, flock of hens over
the range and note how they feed:
grain here, an Insect there. a blade Of
grass In another place, and worm
somewhere else; never, you will re-
member. do they overfeed..
One Of the main causes Of lack Of
eggs during the winter. assuming that
the fowls have comfortable and dry
house, Is overlooking. and another Is
lack Of exercise. 1t is surprising how
much more hen will eat than she
ought If given an opportunity, and
how little inclined she is to exercise
II sh, can obtain all of her needs in
the way Of food from the troughs.
Every once in while we try the plan
of placing the hens on rather short
rations, and making them hustle for
these in the chaff on the floor. During
such times we see that there is plenty
of grit and plenty of dust boxes, and
after a time 1t Is noticed the hen be-
gins to look up and becomes anxious
for food; the ration Is then gradually
increased, and then laying begins again.
Keep the Summer conditions" in mind
during the winter, and follow them
out as nearly as possible II you would
keep the hens laying.
Rural Telephones.
Don't travel, telephone" Is a good
motto for these strenuous days. The
rural telephone is money saving, time
saving and travel saving addition to
the farm. 1t is as valuable as any
other labor saving machine. 1t costs
time, money and horse flesh to run err
rands II. the country. 1t is much moro
expensive than 1t is In town. In the
middle and northern States there are
about two hundred good outdoor work
Ing days in the year. Men are scarce,
labor is expensive, and a farmers time