Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-14
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Kindness and dairying go hand In
hand. or At least should.
Change Of feed Is gcca FOR the horse
as well as other farm animals.
Keep a record OF your cows and
make test OF the milk every seventh
week.
Don't try to keep too many breeds.
Get good strain that you like and
then stick to Il.
Cold rains are not good for the
colts House them and feed them 20
as TO keep them growing.
Breed only from healthy ewes. You
cannot expect vigorous lambs from
animals which are In poor condition.
The time is coming when the farmer
with a few scrub cows and dirty
methods will not be classed rs dairy
man.
Feed well during tho mouiting
period. II you get your flock through
In vigorous condition. you will get
eggs most Of the winter.
Bran. middlings. ground oats and
beef scraps. about eight parts OF the
grain to one OF scraps. makes a dry
mash favored by some poultrymen.
II Is easy TO get rich by a little
figuring on paper. but realization is
slower work. To gain the goal one
has TO get out and dig for what he
gets.
Select your seed potatoes now.
Take the best potatoes. and treat them
for scab just before planting next
spring. Remember the best potatoes
come from the best seed.
DO not startle suddenly the kicking
horse. A quietly spoken word as you
enter the barn and n gentle touch be-
fore entering the stall will quiet the
animal In many cases horse kicks
through fear.
Collie In horses may be checked by
a powder made up OF one-half ounce
Of powdered charcoal. one-half ounce
OF ground ginger. and one ounce OF
bicarbonate OF soda Give two pow
ders a day until the condition IL un-
der control.
All skim milk hauled from the
creameries to the farm should be
pasteurixed. In Iowa and some other
states this is required by Law. Ex-
pertinent has demonstrated that I'M
pacteurized milk fed TO hogs results
In tuberculous animals.
In Hawaii even private lands In !
forest are sometimes administered by |
the territorial board OF agriculture and
forestry. Some OF the lessees OF pub
lie land within the Koolan reserve 1
have turned over TO the board for /
administration both their leased and
their private lands amounting In all 10 |
$1,000 acres.
The best type OF dairy cows weighs
about 1000 pounds. has a lean head
and neck. eyes clear and large. indi-
eating health and temperament. body ,
narrow over the shoulders and broad
at the hips and rump. large chest. In
dicating vitality. pouch or belly large.
showing capacity for large amount OF
rough feed. large branching milk veins
leading 10 well-developed udder hav.
Ing four good-sixed teats. The COW
should carry little iiesh. and should be
. big feeder.
Western dairymen might well follow
the example OF the dairymen OF New
England who have aiken definite steps
for the formation OF COW testing asso-
Citations. At recent conference OF
gentlemen interested odicially and
otherwise In the advancement OF New
England dairy interests. a committee
was appointed 20 further the estab-
lishment OF these associations among
New England dairymen. To that end
the following statement. couched In
the form OF questions and answers IL
presented The plan outlined Is ex.
tremely simple and inexpensive. yet
capable Of anording fairly reliable re-
suits II not careiessly conducted. The
invites correspondence. II
has nothing 20 sell and nobody to sell.
L Is simply concerned In the fulfill
ment OF Its mission. that every oppor.
unity be Afforded New England dairy
men 10 know the facts as 10 their
Hairy cows. What are COW testing as
Voluntary associations OF
neighbors desiring through coopera-
i've effort to detect Improbable cows
IN their herds. What does II cost 70
belong TO such an association? Ini-
'ial cost OF scales. etc. S3.5o TO $3.50.
Fees nominal or none. How much
work and skill 10 involved, A fairly
knowledge Of the actual milk
md butter production Of each Gov.
lhus leading 20 the detection - rsjec-
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