The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-05

1t requires bran, middlings and
ground oats fed to the brood SOW to
produce healthy pigs. Where too
much corn is fed the offspring is
deficient In bone and muscle.
Test has proved that the cattle with
out horns fatten quicker, as there is
not the fretting and the worrying
among the cattle which is always pres
ent where the cattle are horned.
When the horse makes mistake
don't lose your patience and holler at
him and jerk excitedly upon the lines.
Be sure he understands just what you
want and then in a firm, quiet way
insist on his obedience.
A good boar may cost more than
mer and tongs thinking that literal
few dollars difference in price will be
breeding. Penny wise and pound
foolish will ruin any stockman
Experiments in North Dakota show
that oats that weigh most per bushel
are not necessarily lllS
The best oat is the one that gives
most meat, and some varieties uni
formly give a higher per cent. of 1t
than others.
Dairymen of Pennsylvania and the
dairy and food department of the state
agricultural department have com
bined forces to drive oleomargarine
and all other substitutes for butter out
| of the state. An example worthy the
emulation of dairymen of other states
The surplus peas from the garden
can be canned for the winter in the
| following way: Fill the jars with
the peas, then fill with cold water
and lay on the tops. Place straw or
boards in the bottom of the wash
boiler, stand the jars on this, and
pour enough cold water in the boiler
to come half way up the jars. Put
the boiler on the stove with the lid
tightly closed and boil three hours
When the jars are taken out see that
they are full to overfowing and
screw the lid on tight.
It needs no extended argument in
these days to prove that the silo is
an indispensable adjunct of the dairy
farm. but It is we'll to remind our
selves of the many advantages which
1t brings. In the first place silage Is
more palatable than dry corn fodder
1t is succulent, which makes salts
| factory substitute for grass. Stock
| will consume more silage than dry
| roughage. 1t greatly increases the
number of animals that can be kept
on given acreage. The silo assures
| plenty of green feed during dry sum
| mers when there Is a shortage OF
| grass. Silage keeps stock In good
| physical condition. 1t furnishes an
| abundance of prepared cheap and
succulent roughage for all seasons OF
the year.
The farmer cannot be too alert
against the swindler. There are al
kinds of schemes to catch the un
wary. Out in Colorado couple OF
sleek fellows have been working 9
stock food swindle. They approach g
| farmer and ask him to be their agent
| and to take a ton. They send, OF
rather promise to send, man to sell
| the first ton. The farmer must sign
an order for the first ton and also 6
| note for $3.50. He is to sell the stock
food at ten dollars hundred ant
keep $3.50 hundred for his trouble
After the shysters get the note thai
is the last heard of them nor does
the farmer receive the stock food
The note eventually turns up at some
bank and has to be paid under the
law for the third party is always suct
an innocent cuss that he has to have
his money good or bad.