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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16
SELECTION OF
BREEDING HOGS

Taken as a whole, there is no
marked difference between the early
maturing qualities of the Poland
China, Duroc Jersey, Chester White
or Berkshire breeds of hogs. Neither
has It been proven that one has any
marked superiority over the other as
10 the rate at which flesh may be laid
on or the c~heapness of gains. The
characteristics of these breeds are
well marked, and there are special
points of excellence that one breed
nay posses to a greater degree than
the others; still, considering the fac
tors which determine almost entirely
the profit or loss in hog raising. name-
~, ~fecundity, rate and cheapness of
gains. a more marked difference will
be found between individuals of the
same breed than between any of the
above breeds taken collectively. 1t is
therefore necessary whether breeding
pure-bred hogs Or grades to consider
the individual carefully when select
ing breeding animals.
The fecundity of sows always ap-
peals to hog raisers. The size of lit
ters varies with breeds to some ex-
tent, but still more with individuals.
Statistics compiled by the Indiana *
pertinent station show that the aver
age size of several hundred Poland
China, Berkshire and Chester White
filters We're: Poland China, 6.5 pigs
to the litter; Berkshire, seven pigs to
the litter, and Chester White, rs pigs
to the litter. However, filters of these
breeds will vary from three or four
to ten or more pigs to the litter. Con-
tinement and overwhelming tend to re-
duce fecundity. Again, sow that are
sluggish or overrefined in type are
usually Indifferent breeders. So far
as known the SOW controls the size of
l%itters, and since fecundity is largely
an individual or family characteristic
it is good policy to select brood sows
only from filters of which at least
seven pigs have been successfully
raised.
In selecting breeding hogs, either
male or female, the following points
should receive considerations: Form,
size for age, quality, and feet and legs.
To thoroughly inspect a hog, it is
necessary to view it from the side,
front and rear, both standing and in
motion. From the side the hog should
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

show a rather short head, full jOwl
and neck. a strong rather archCd back
without any depression back Of the
shoulders or at the loin, a deep body
of &Ood length and a deep. Well
rounded ham. From front and rear
the side ines of the body should be
straight and parallel, and ,his will be
true if the Development OF shoulder,
spring Of rib and ham are uniform.
Coco quality is indicated by fine
hair. medium bone, absence of win
kleS and general coarseness. Hogs
coarse in type mature slowly and fat
ten indifferently. Those possessing
harsh hair and skin and showing wrin-
kles will produce inferior pork.
Breeding hogs should have short,
strong legs and strong, upright pas
terms.
Lack of sufficient bone, as shown
by weak, broken down pasterns, is a
common defect noticeable in brood
sows, especially those that have been
fed largely on corn. In fact, feed has
much to do with development and
strength of bone. A low, weak back
indicates weakness, and no young SOW
showing such a defect should be saved
for breeding. These two defects
weak pasterns and backs-may be
readily noticed when the pig is moved
and often when standing. Other com,
mon faults are coarse shoulders open
on top, poorly sprung, short ribs and
narrow loin.
None but pure bred boars Of good
form should be used, and only those
possessing early maturing qualities.
BY selecting vigorous, we'll formed
sows of prolific families and pure
bred, early maturing boars of good
quality, the best combination is Sc
cured. This combination Of good
qualities may be secured in one breed,
but more often hog raisers attempt to
secure them by selecting sows Of one
breed and boars of another. There is
nothing radically wrong with this plan
II market stock is the object, still
equally good or better results can be
obtained by sticking to one breed and
making a careful selection of all
breeding stock.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

Photograph Showing the Amount OF
Weeds Which Were Sorted from the
Bundle Representing the Treatment
and That From the Bundle Represent
inn the Untreated Lot Respectively.
of a particular weed may be pursu-
ing exactly the wrong method In han
ding his ground. 1t ought to be easy
for an observing person to decide the
proper steps to take in cropping and
cultivating in order to give the particu-
lar weed pest the hardest possible con-
ditions under which to thrive.
Experiments in spraying to eradi.
cate weeds in cereal grain fields have
been conducted at this experiment
station from eason to season since
1896. The preliminary field trials in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

Typical Method Used by the Cans
da Thistle in Reproducing Itself from
the Underground Stems. The Same 10
Employed by ~Quack-Grass and Sow
Thistle.
comes filled to the depth Of the furrow
slice with seeds which remain viable
from season to season according az
proper air and moisture conditions
are available. If, therefore, this
method of attacking weeds by means
of chemical sprays is one-quarter or
one-half as successful in general oper-
alton as the writer is willing to
vouch for, the money returns to the
spring wheat growing states must far
exceed the hopes of the most opti-
mistic.
Suffice it to say, the proper handling
of spraying machinery and proper
spraying at the proper time gives
splendid results in weed destruction
without material injury to growing
cereals, to grass of the pasture lands
or to lawn grasses.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

find difficult the task that would be
accomplished without difficulty by his
larger brother. SO it happens that a
majority of the successful cross coun-
try performers are of medium size.
In this country the s~teeplechaser
used on the race tracks purely as a
money making proposition is rarely
a perfectly sound animal, and for that
reason he has not heen a great sue
Men who have followed the cross
country game on the American turf
for twenty-five years. and who may
properly be classed as experts, if
asked to name the really great
fencers developed in that period
would not include in the list more
than ten or a dozen. Some say not
more than half a dozen superlative
jumpers have eve been seen on this
side of the Atlantic.
One reason why American horse
men have not developed their cross
country performances to the extent
that fiat unn have advanced is
that up l y d lew yedls dSo pllLeS were
small, and the incentive for owners to
place sound, we'll bred horses at
steeplechasing was very slight. In
fact, it has been the custom 10 use a
horse in fiat events until unsoundness
developed and then, if he bore the ear
marks OF a jumper, send him lover
the sticks" 1t is a turf paradox that
an unsound horse will last longer at
steeplechasing than on the fiat. Yet
to all appearances ordinary running is
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

the feeder has no trouble with them.
Each n is held in his place. The
calf its milk and other feeds.
5. The calf pen should be made SO
that it can be divided into several
apartments. A calf when but two or
three weeks old, when turned into a
pen with others two or three months
old, is more or less handicapped, espe-
cially if the younger calf is not strong
and rugged. A pen with several divi-
sions permits the grouping of calves
according TO size and strength.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

The characteristics Of the weeds. il
only comparatively we'll known. would
give a breadth Of knowledge sufficient
to allow one to control practically al,
types of plant growths which are IL
able to become weedy. Most farmers
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

ing, paper on the inside, and cover
with matched flooring. Pure air is
provided by the King system of
ventilation. This will remove the air.
which the animals have breathed; but
to keep the stable sweet, it must be
cleaned often and kept we'll supplied
with bedding.
3. The calf barn should have plenty
Of windows. There is nothing more
beneficial to the calf and more in
furious to disease producing bacteria
than an abundance OF light. There is
nothing any cheaper than light; why
not use it?
T.. The calf barn should be made
handy.
AS is indicated in the plan on this
page, a feeding alley four feet wide
extends on three sides of the calf pen.
When the calves are fed with milk
they are fastened in stanchions anc
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

duction of wind-blown seeds, and, once
established, many Of the worst crop
destroying weeds become permanent
because of their peculiar methods Of
roofing and propagation by disjointed
or broken parts. Many seed SO pro-
fusely that the ground quickly be-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

The oats We're Is inches high with the
weeds just overlapping them. The spray
used was l12 pOunds of sodium arsenite
to the acre, using 81 gallons of water.
The two punches represent the groWthS
which occurred upon one yard square of
ground. treated and untreated; the left
lot from treated ground, the right from
untreated ground.
live with weeds about them during
their entire lives. It is a notable fact
that very few really know the differ
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16
BUILD A CALF BARN
AND BUILD IT RIGHT
Some OF the Essential Points In Its Construetion-By w.
d. Hoard.

We have recently received several
Inquiries asking for the plan of the
calf stable on Hoard's Dairyman farm.
We herewith present a floor plan of
our calf barn, and state briefly some
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

Feed for Eggs.-At noon give some
cut-up vegetables. and twice a week
give some cut green bone. The grain
900 at night should be an equal part
each OF wheat and corr Cracked corn
is preferred).
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16
Nc Experience.

Mrs. Dyer-Have you had any ex-
p%erience in taking care Of children?
Applicant-No, ma'am. Heretofore
I've worked only for the best families.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

Are They Laying? - The early.
Matched pullets should have settled in
for steady laying.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

Feeding the Brood sow.-Brood sowe
should be we'll fed. but should not -
made too fat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

Alfalfa for Hoes.-Even without
grain alfalfa will cause hogs to show
gains.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16
Make a Sectional Floor for Hog Pen

A large pen with space for both
sleeping and feeding car be arranged
with a floor on n half to insure q
dry bed. The size of the whole pen is
8 feet by is feet. SO that the fluored
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
RAPID STRIDES OF
. TUBERCULOSIS
Great Need of Immediate Testing
by Farmers Strongly Urged
to Check Disease.

By killing four healthy looking cows
which had reached to the tuberculin
test and by killing a pig that had
been fed upon the quart of milk from
a tuberculous COW, Dean III. l.. Rus
sell, at Madison, Wis, demonstrated
to 1000 farmers at the farmers course
the ravages OF the disease in animals
In which its presence ordinarily would
be unsuspected. The tuberculin test,
Dean Russell declared, was the only
reliable method of determining the
presence of the disease, since the APP
pearance of the animal and physical
+ Examinations have been demonstrated
to be Enthusiastically. The great need
for Immediate testing by farmers
themselves or by qualified tests was
strongly urged.
The loss consequent upon disregard
ing the value of the tuberculin test
was illustrated by the experience of
the farmer in whose herd of 40 cows
IL reacted to the tuberculin test
made by short-course student. AS
a result of neglecting to take the
precautionary steps to eliminate the
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
Sleepy Grass of New Mexico.

While making a trip through the
southwestern part of New Mexico
Herbert w. Wolcott OF Alamogordo,
N. NJ, found a grass from which he
believes a narcotic may be extracted
which will take the place OF those
now known to medicine.
The grass is known as sleepy
grass to the natives of New Mexico
near the Apache reservation" said
Mi. Wolcott. Cattle and horses will
eat 1t the first time they see it. 1t
makes them fall to the ground in
their tracks and lie in state of coma
for two days. When they wake up
they have no Ill effects from the OPT
ate. But they will never eat it again;
in fact they will run away If 1t is Of
fered to them.
This sleepy grass Is not to be
confused with the loco weed. The
grass is a real grass, not unlike the
Kentucky blue grass in appearance.
The loco weed is, "A plant and bears a
flower. Horses and cattle become loco
fiends and are worthless after tasting
tie deadly stuff"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
New Anesthetic Discovered.

A new anesthetic, which, 1t is said,
will prove a great boon to the med
ical profession, is reported by the
American consul at Bucharest. Rou-
mania, to have been discovered there
by an eminent physician.
It is composed of strychnine and
storeine and is said to have prac-
tically the same effect as cocaine, ex.
cept that it can be used In major op-
erations and not applied locally.
The drug is infused into the system
by injection and causes the patient
to lose all sensation, but does not rob
him Of consciousness. For operations
below the waist the anesthetic is In.
jected at the base Of the spine and
for operations above the waist IL IL
infused into the backbone between
the shoulders.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
Marriage and Meanness.

Some years ago there lived in Atch'
ison young woman noted for her
good works and gentleness. She was
always helping the poor and was pa,
tient and kind and universally ad-
mired. She married fairly good man
and abused him within three months
She had been good and patient for
years, but a husband was too much
for her; she had never been cross to
any one until she was cross to her
husband. There is something about
marriage that stirs up hidden depths
of meanness on both sides.-Atchison
(Kan.) Globe.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
HEALTHY MEN ARISE HUNGRY
Desire for Hearty Breakfast Always
indicative Of Good Physical
Condition.

DR.. Woods Hutchinson, iconoclast
inordinary to the medical profession.
as usual upsets our previous ideas OF
bodily health In an article In Won
ans Home Companion. DR.. Hutchin-
son has a faculty for restoring to us
our self-respect, and assuring us that.
left alone, we are not such idiots,
after all. In this particular article.
for instance, he points out that the
idea of eating little in the summer
time Is fallacy. or breakfast, for in
stance, he says:
ut Is customary to make the first
meal Of the day slightly the lightest
and distinctly the plainest and simplest
OF the three. II there be any def
cheney OF the appetite breakfast Is
the meal at which this is most likely
to show itself. But this lack OF ap-
petite is in nine cases out of ten
clearly traceable to sleeping In an
unventilated room or to late hours
in foul air the night before or to in
sufficient exercise the preceding day,
and is no indication that the body
really IeQuHeo lcSS lOOu dt Iuio tiho.
Perfectly healthy men who sleep with
their windows open and go to bed at
a reasonable hour will tell you that
they enjoy their breakfast as well as
any other meal of the day and many
even call it their best meal
Another popular delusion in re-
gard to the lightness and unimpor-
lance of the breakfast is that wide
spread subterfuge, continental
breakfast consisting of a cup of
coffee and some fruit or a single roll.
This is very pretty breakfast as
far as it goes, but it doesn't go far;
and the sole basis for it's adoption on
the continent is that it Is only intend
ed as temporary tide-over, until the
real breakfast OF meat, eggs, fish,
with beer or wine, which is taken at
about 10 o'clock, like very early
luncheon. If you haven't got a good
appetite for breakfast, make 1t your
business to go and get one, instead
Of allowing yourself to be blinded by
this morbid state of affairs and de-
Gliding that all you really need Is a
cup of coffee and a roll or an orange
or a puff OF breakfast-bran."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
Her Dime.

Somebody had given the East side
woman a bad dime. 1t was composed
largely of lead. She tried to pass it
at several places, but they are wary
for some reason or other on the East
side. They invariably ring dime on
the counter once or twice and bite 1t
besides. When she got home with
the dime 1t had several holes in 1t
from the pressure of East side teeth.
at is more impossible than ever" she
said
The impecunious man called that
evening. He had a dollar with him
which was wholly intact. That is to
say, it had not been broken.
IL am afraid they'll give me bad
money for it," he said upon taking
his departure, lover here in the East
side cars. Will you change it for
me?"
81 shall be delighted" said she.
He called a week later with a
crouch.
"You can't seem to get away from
the bad money over here on your old
East SIDE" he complained. Some
body or other stung me with an old
lead dime that was full Of holes
New York Press.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
Preserving Eggs.

Just as soon as the price of eggs
drops again put some by for next win.
ter's use. This suggestion is good for
the consumer as for the producer. The
outfit used is not a costly one and 1t
Will save you money during the cold
months when you have to pay the coal
bill.
The eggs should not be over a day
old. Wipe them clean and submerge
them in the water glass solution,
which is contained in a stone crock.
Eggs must be kept under the LIQUID.
When used wipe off the water glass.
Try this and see If 1t is not money
maker.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25

ton-seed meal, clover hay and corn
silage; and Lot 6. shelled corn and
clover hay. The silage fed steers
made the most rapid gain, con-
sumed the smallest amount Of
grain, made their gains $1.91 per
hundred cheaper than those fed on
a similar ration with clover hay as
a roughage, and $500 per hundred
cheaper than those fed on shelled
corn and clover hay without a nitro
gen concentrate. The same steers
cost $6.26 per hundred in comparison
with SECS in the shelled corn, cotton
seed meal and clover lot, while their
market value was Is per hundred
higher. The results secured by the
Purdue station this year would indicate
that it is possible to feed cattle when
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25

hams Vegetable Compound is the most
successful remedy for all kinds Of
female troubles, and 1 feel that can
never praise itenough." -NRs. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, KY.
The Changeof Life is themostcritical
period Of a woman's existence, and
neglect Of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywheres houldremember
that there is no other remedy known to
medicine that will SO successfully carry
women through this trying period as
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing
women from the worst forms of female
ills inflammation, liberation, dis
placements, fibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
The Ever Changing Waist Line.

Consider the mental agility 1t takes
to keep up with ones waist line. One
goes to bed at night in the sweet as
surance that it will be under the arms
for the next two or three months at
any rate, and awakes to learn from the
headlines in the morning papers the
waist line is positively at the knees.
There is absolutely no use in prognos-
ticating anything about it any longer.
That the waist line occurred at the
waist was an axiom accepted as I'M
questiohably as that the earth re-
wolves on it's axis, but in these days
of higher criticism it is likely to be
anywhere. 1t bloweth where it list
eth.-Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, in Ameri-
can Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
EXPERIMENTS WITH FEED
FOR FATTENING CATTLE
Fatons Used Consisted Meal
and Glover Hay-OIder Animals Making
More Rapid Gain.

During the past three years the An
imal Husbandry department of Pur-
ndue university, Indiana, has been con-
Quoting a series of tests to determine
the influence of age on the economy
and profit In fattening cattle, in which
three lots of cattle. one of calves, one
of yearlings and one of two-year-olds
were used last year. This year the
ration used consisted Of shelled corn,
cotton-seed meal and clover hay. The
results were similar to those secured
in previous years and published by
the station in Bulletin 129. The old
er cattle consumed more feed per
head, made a more rapid gain, at
tanned higher finish, increased more
In value per pound while in the feed
lot and returned greater profit for
feed consumed, writes w. A. Cochel,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25

the sole roughage consists of corn 81
lage, without dry feed in any form
except in concentrates. While these
results were secure under normal
conditions and indicate that silage
may profitably be used in large yuan
titles for fattening beef cattle. the
work will be duplicated next winter
before final conclusions are drawn.
This one test has shown a decided
advantage in the use OF silage In the
place of clover hay where corn and
cotton-seed meal are used as concen'
trates, followed very closely by the
use of a ration where one-half of the
clover was substituted with silage.
The points Of advantage indicated by
the work are in a cheaper and more
rapid gain, a smaller necessary SELL
ing price and larger actual value, a
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25

in Farmers Review. The calves made
gains at cost of 1895 per hundred
less than the two-year-olds. While
they were worth 20 cents per hundred
more than the two-year-olds at the
beginning of the test, they were
worth 35 cents per hundred less at
the close.
In the experiments carried on to
determine the relative value of differ
ent rations four lots of ten two-year-
Odds each were used, designated as
Lots l, 4, 5, and 6. These were
high grade Angus steers mainly,
purchased in Lawrence county, In
diana, and made a good showing in
ALL lots. Lot l was fed shelled corn.
~otton-seed meal and clover hay; Lot
4, shelled corn, cotton-seed meal, and
corn silage; Lot 5. shelled corn, cot
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25
Decidedly Ratified.

OF an Irishman, named Dogherty, a
speaker of rare eloquence, the follow
ing amusing story is told: After one
of his speeches he asked Canning
what he thought of it. THE only fault
l could find in it," Canning answered,
was that you called the speaker, Sir
too often" my dear friend" said
Dogherty, eff you knew the state l
was in while speaking, you would not
wonder if | had called him 'Ma'am!' 4"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-25

with Lot 6, fed on shelled corn and
clover hay. The same advantages as
to rate and cost of gain, finish and
market value of the cattle are noticed
here in favor of using cotton-seed meal
with clover hay. Similar results were
secured during the preceding year with
these feeds, which would indicate that
it is profitable to use a heterogeneous
concentrate in connection with corn
at prevailing prices. The tabulated
results of the past winters work
affords a valuable study for all farm
beef feeders. The work carried on at
the station has been based on general
corn belt conditions as prevail on most
Indiana farms. Consequently the re-
suits mean something to the average
feeder.