The L'Anse sentinel., 1909-05-15

can help themselves. y y. l ~ y
Millet hay II cut at the right time
and well-cured is better hay than tim
othy. especially for sheep.
The Babcock test is the only method
by which you can be certain that your
cows are giving you square deal.
Remember that the flrst grass of the
spring Is rather light and flimsy
feed. 1t has not the food properties OF
the later grass.
Make 1t rule to cut sprouts from
the orchard trees three times during
the season-in the spring, in June and
the first OF September.
Don't turn the stock on the pastures
while they are soft. You will lose more
in damage to the grass than you will
gain by the feed the stock will get.
Get the sheep shearing out of the
way and dip the sheep as soon as you
get the wool OF them. A second dip
ping should be given ten days later.
Have the lamb pens tightly boarded
at the bottom, not only to keep the
little fellows from wandering of but
to prevent drafts from striking them.
The reason that skim milk Is such
splendid food for young and growing
stock Is that 1t is rich in protein food,
which is needed for muscle and bone
building.
Catalpa cuttings will grow In good
soil II the cuttings are made after
the leaves have started. With years
growth the cuttings can be transplant
ed to permanent locations.
The higher temperature at which the
milk Is run through the separator the
larger the amount of cream, but 1t will
be thinner than the cream which 10
SKINNED from cooler milk.
A large log can be easily turned
into a small garden roller by putting
an iron pin in the center at each end
and making a framework which win
permit the log to revoive on the pins.
In transplanting strawberries an or.
dinary fiat mason's trowel will be
found serviceable. Pushed back and
forth, It will make wedge-shaped
opening, into which the young plant
can be put.
Remember the feeding of young
brood SOW should vary from that Of
the hog intended for market. In the
former you are building foundation
of muscle and bone and vigorous
health, in the latter you are looking
for weight. Feed little fattening
foods to the former and give a run
on pasture; for the latter give ration
of fat forming foods.
In experiments by the Nebraska
station to discover the pulling strength
of harness tugs It was found that they
began to give way at 1850 pounds and
that the maximum amount OF loading
was 1,485 pounds. From these results
II was concluded that since the trac-
tive force necessary to haul loaded
wagon on an earth road In fairly good
condition is about 100 pounds per ton,
four tugs of this character would haul
a load, including the weight Of the
wagon, of 59.4 tons. With a factor of
safety of 10, which Is none too much,
a Il y inch tug is capable Of safely haul
ing practically six tons. On a mac
adam road this load could be doubled
and on brick pavement quadrupled.
From this experiment It is evident
that where harness Is new Il will stand
any strain that any team Can put upon
1t. !. II is only. after the harness be-
comes weakened by Improper care and
lack Of oil that there is danger Of
breaking.
Cow-testing associations were three
years ago established under law In
Canada, and the influence of their
work has been strikingiy apparent
During last year as high as $500 cows
were under test per month. A Cana
dian authority says regarding the re-
suits that some Of the cows tested ~
low as "a per cent. IN butter fat. Five
different cows In the same district in
July gave yields Of $40, $50. 7z0, $40
and go pounds Of milk, respectively,
for the month. The best Of these
gave 430 pounds moro than the poor.
est. The best COW IN one herd gave
in seven months B.5sS pounds OF milk
and 1856 pounds Of fat. This milk
made 500 pounds Of cheese and was
valued at $55.96. These were the sum.
mer months and the feed was valued
at three dollars per month. or $21 in
all, thus leaving q profit Of $34.95. The
poorest cow In this same herd gave
2,7s0 pounds Of milk and. 10 pounds
OF fat. Her milk made 272 pounds Of
cheese and was valued at S27.90
which, at the same cost for feed ~