Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09

Tie requisites In securing sire lOf
the head of the herd. not only to see
that he is from a productive strain,
but from a family of regular breed
ers. because he not only reproduces
his gocs qualities. but often intensi-
fes his weak points as well. See
that he is as near perfect in confor-
.mation and dairy makeup as posi-
bic, for with all the care we may ex-
Iercise in the matter of our animals
some faulty ones viii develop that we
had not figured on; so if We have
looked well to the end, to see that
he size is right and that the dams
that we are to use for foundation are
right, we have gone a long way to-
ward their development
Calves should be fed in such a way
as not to impair either growth or d.
gestion, for later on we are going to
ask them to take care of 9 lot of feed
$50 they may develop and be profit
liable animals, but it fed and cared for
In a careless and harmful manner
their digestive faculties have been
impaired, and they simply say, I'VE
cant do it." I am still a believer
that heifers should not freshen toe
young. If allowed to drop their first
calf at from % to 80 months of age,
they will get little more growth and
strength, and we believe their diges.
tive capabilities are also strength
Iened
We have come to believe that a
large part is due to the feed end Of
the question. The organs of diges-
ton, like the other Organs and mus
cles of the body, are developed best
by constant use, the breeder, who.
through neglect, has not provided in
some way for the emergencies that
always come is short sighted We
jail know that when a COW once
Ishrinks in her milk, how hard it is
to get her back, and quite often it is
even with the best of
feed. SO it stands us in hand to pro-
vide in some way for these times
and either have some soiling crops
growing or enough silage stored up
ito supply during short pasture of
summer, and also as feed for the win
ter use. / believe there is no such
thing as compelling success. Ev-
lery breeder should have complete I'M
Iderstanding OF his business and the
individual needs of each animal. so
THAT there is no time in the year
when she may not have an abundance
Iof good, rich, juicy foods best suited
for milk production
Notes.
Coal oil alone is little used for scaly
leg. 1t is too severe a treatment.
Coal oil with raw linseed oil is very
commonly used, and is an excellent
Remedy much more easily applied
than anything that has to be rubbed
in. Sulphur and lard, or even lard
alone, is good. Whether it is bet
ter than coal oil and Iinseed oil, /
Icannot say. The latter mixture GER
Itainly is eficacious and evry easily
Iapplied. For the former a haf-and-
half mixture is good. If more time
Ican be taken, use about two parts
Ilinseed TO one pG / coal oil If you
Iare in hurry take a stiff old tooth
brush, and rub off as much of the
scale as can be taken off readily in
this way, then dip legs to the hook,
lin the oil If you are not at intervals
.of a few days go through the at
fected flock at night, and dip the feet
of every hen, holding her with feet in
the oil just an instant, letting the oil
drip from the feet into the pail an in
slant more, then replacing her on the
roost.-Farm Poultry.
1t is the horses that haven't been
handled about the feet and legs that
do the vicious kicking; so the colt
should early be accustomed to having
these parts handled One can gradu-
ally work down over the flank onto the
legs. and the colt will get so that he
really likes to have his legs rubbed
and his feet attended to. He should
be taught to pick up his feet when
pressure is brought to bear upon his
fetlock, and he is spoken to. Then
there will not be any trouble about
trimming his feet or shoeing him.
A poorly made shock permits the
rain ~ enter lHS DuuUtSS, WIN INC
result that the heads are colored up
and some OF the grain becomes
spoiled. Set all the bundles firmly in
the stubble: make them brace each
other and then put on two cap
sheaves so that they viii protect the
entire shock. If the heads of the
sheaves forming the shock are well
pressed together and the cap sheaves
spread out carefully over them the
shock will go through hard rains
without damage.
A dry brood SOW can be entirely
maintained upon pasture. Even in
case of the SOW sucking pigs, from 30
TO so per cent less grain is necessary
where pasture is provided That
means that an acre of pasture a sea
son is worth not less than $50 to $50
in feeding value The cost 10 pro
duce il is seldom more than S. or Sc
While little pigs do not eat much
pasture. the effect upon their diges
tive system is such that they later
fatten better as a result of it.
Seasonable weather will soon re-
pair the damage done to corn by the