The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01
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Erect ears in pig indicate an un-
quiet disposition.
Lice and disease go hand in hand
In the hen house.
Funny, but the COW gives up her
milk by giving it down.
Keep the trOughs clean whether in
the pig pen or the sheep cote.
Bring up the boys to hustle for
themselves and they will tur:. out all
right.
Frosty nights and cold rains are
not the right kind of conditions for
tho stock
Keep busy on your own place and
be content to let your neighbor run
his own affairs.
The essential points of large crops
Is first good breeding, second good
feeding third good care
When first weaving the colts, feed
often. for they take food many times
a day from the dam when sucking.
Prepare for winter before 1t Is Don
you with all the vigor and intensity
of low temperature and deep SHOWS.
The milking Of COW the first year
determines her future milking value.
Important then who handles her, isn't
1t?
Wn.n the cows become thoroughly
chilled it reacts upon the milk-gving
organs and cuts down materially on
the yield
Secure the confidence of the dairy
COW by gentle, kindly treatment and
she will give a fuller. richer flow of
milk than when brutally handled. +.
Seed corn should never be stored in
building containing live stock of any
kind for the reason that the moisture
given off by the animals will injure
1t.
Look to the places in the barn roof
through which the rain drips and
close up the chinks in the sides
through which many draft blows
upon the live stock.
Get all the fodder possible Into the
barn or under other shelter before the
snow covers it. making it hard to get
In and putting it in poor condition to
feed to the live stock.
1t is not wise to let the brood sows
run together during the fall as they
are apt to pile together cold nights
and this may cause loss Of pigs.
Separate them a month before farrow-
ing.
Do you feed your poultry by guess
work, or do you estimate the amount
Of food necessary to obtain the best
results? 1t is considered that about
four ounces of grain and meat feed is
the right portion for each hen per
day.
Here is the way one man claims he
picks his future dairy cows from
among the calves: If the hair on the
inside of the thighs runs up in an un-
broken smooth column the heifer will
make a good mixer. If not, she will
not pay as a dairy animal.
Ask the boys advice occasionally.
1t will bring father and son closer to-
gether, and will inspire sense of
dignity and responsibility in the boy
which will do him good. And then,
not at all unlikely. that his advice will
be better than your own judgment,
sometimes.
Steers fed eight to ten pounds of
clover hay and 20 to 25 pounds of en-
silage daily. with all the ground ear
corn they will eat up clean twice
day, should make satisfactory gains.
1t Will be necessary to accustom them
to the ground feed gradually; when on
full feed, they should eat 1G to 20
pounds day and make gain of two
pounds daily.
Some of the practical problems of
the home and the farm, declares Prof
L. H. Bailey, should be added to man
ual training in country schools. How
TO make garden. to lay out paths
make fences and labels. are manual
training problems. How to saw
board off straight, to drive a nail to
make tooth for hand hay rake, to
rcpair a hoe, to sharpen a saw, to
paint fence, to hang a gate. to ad
lust plow point, to mend strap. to
prune an apple tree. to harness a
horse-the problems are bewilderng
rom their very number. Manual train