Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

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for an extended period on feed which
was exclusively of concentrated ma
ture. arrangement of digestion has re-
sulted.-G. N. Rommel.
Value OF Cowpeas for Hay.
| The cowpea Is to the farmer south OF
the clover belt what clover Is to the
farmer in the clover belt, and SOUTH
eastern Kansas Is pretty nearly on the
line between the ranges of these two
iegumes, says Wallace's Farmer. Either
may be grown as forage crop, or as
a seed crop, or as a fertilizer. or as alb
three combined. The cowpea is an an
nual; clover biennial, or, If not al
| lowed to go to seed, a short perennial.
Glover will stand the winters frost ::
the cowpea Is killed by the first severe
frost. Therefore the cowpea belongs
to the South and clover to the North
There is not much difference in the
value of cowpea and clover hay.
The Supply of Potash.
| Most Of the potash used In fertilizers
In all countries has come from the Ger
man mines, which, strange to say, seem
to have a monopoly on this mineral.
Lately, however, the attention of SCI
entists has been called to this fact and
active search made for deposits else
where, In order to escape the prospect
OF the higher prices which the German
potash mine owners are trying to force
on the fertilizer makers of the world.
1t appears that there are seven local.
ties In the United States which indi-
cate the presence OF potash mines.
Most of these places are In the far
west, but there Is one in New Jersey
and one in Massachusetts, The actual
extent OF potash In these deposits can
be determined only by boring and rath-
er costly development work. The prob
ability Is that potash salts are fairly
common, but the location Is hard to
determine on account of their existence
below the ground with no prominent
signs appearing at the surface.
Avoiding Hog Cholera.
An Illinois stockman tells the follow
Ing story anent his experience In rails
ing hogs amid menacing conditions II
believe implicitly in the proposition
that an ounce Of prevention Is worth
a pound Of cure Our neighbors' hogs
were dying Of cholera and of course if
was only a question of time, we
thought, when the disease would attack
and decimate our herd. But we took
stitch In time and 1t saved the entire
herd. We gave the hogs oaiomel. 1t
acts as a physic, thoroughly purging
the bowels, and this Is of the most vi
tai Importance. Place ten grains OF
calomel In piece of cracking" about
the size of a walnut and see that each
animal gets his dose. One dose Is suf-
f1cient in most cases, but no harm will
be done II another be given few days
later"
1t Is self-evident that II proper meas
ures be resorted to prior to the intro
duction of the disease into the herd 1t
may be avoided. When once 1t has at
tackled the hogs there Is little or no
hope of suppresslng 1t. Hog cholera
may successfully be combated, how
ever, by buttressing, as it were, the
herd so that the germs may not find
congenial lodging places. - Farmers
Voice.
| When Horses Have Indigestion.
Horses are subject to attacks of In
| digestion and sometimes the trouble is
almost wholly due to the bad condition
| of the teeth. Every horse on the farm
| should have it's teeth examined at in
| tervals by a competent veterinarian,
and put in proper condition. II the
stomach trouble is not due to the teeth,
| look closely TO the diet Of the horse.
Change It's food entirely, and see that
| the bowels are in good condition. Add
| frequent feeds Of root crops to the
daily ration. The roughage should be
Of the best quality, and if it is hay
| it would be well to try moistening it
with warm water before feeding divid-
ing it into two parts and feeding one
half of 1t chopped quite fine.
AS tonic and digestive give the fol-
wood charcoal, one part each OF
powdered hydrastic canadensls and
ground ginger root, and one-half part
of bicarbonate Of soda. Mix these in
gradients thoroughly and put a table
spoonful of the mixture in the ground
food twice daily. See that the horse
has proper exercise, and that 1t is not
worked too long or too steadily. The
stable should be comfortable and well
ventilated and the bedding abundant
Glover In Northern Climates.
1t was found at the North Dakota
experiment station that seeding clover,
or clover and timothy, With a grain
drill, gives much gre ater assurance of
stand than broadcasting. With one
exception during nine years, medium
red clover seeded with nurse crop
passed through the first winter without