The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-02
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that was moldy. While 1t was not
stated just how this came about. 1t
would seem to suggest caution In the
use of silage as horse ration.
Ohio agricultural papers mention the
significant fact that carloads Of silos
are being shipped into the southern
part of that state. There IL many an
other state whose farm papers ought
to contain just such an item. only 1t
should read northern and southern"
From the very nature Of the case
horses do not require as much salt nor
SO frequently as do cattle, but they
both need and relish it. and IL 1t Is
where they may get it whenever they
want 1t quite bit will be done toward
keeping them in good condition.
However good any pasture may be.
It Is not what II should be unless It
contains some corner In which the
dairy cows may seek shade in the heat
Of the day. A clump Of shade trees
flls the bill. II these are lacking
shed open on two or three sides or all
around will answer the purpose.
Pumpkins do not possess largo food
value. but. like turnips and some other
root crops, are good system regula-
tor which tends to create a hearty ap-
petite for the regular rations. They are
good for the milk COW. the steer in the
feed lot and the porker. They are
easily raised In the cornfield and are
preferable to like volume Of weeds.
A whole lot Of dairy herds look like
80 cents when they have had q
round with the Babcock tester and
! wind up with an examination for tn
berculosis. The more herds there are
made to look like 30 cents on the
two above accounts the better It will
be for the pocketbook Of the owner
and the health Of the consuming pub
lie.
In some sections Of Germany cows
are used with horses in the blowing
operations. the practice being to bal
ance the work Of four cows against
that Of one horse. giving each COW an
hours work in the forenoon and In the
afternoon. The pillow used cuts a fur
row nine inches deep and eight wide.
| and about two and a half days are re.
quired to pillow an acre.
There hasn't been q period I'm the
past fifteen years when grain prices
have ruled as high as they have dur
ing the past two years and when II
was so urgent matter to weed out
| the improbable cows in the dairy
herd. When corn IL Is cents and 9th
er feeds in proportion the COW which
Is just barely paying her keep Is use
less. but when 1t is GO cents bushe
or better she becomes n good deal Of q
luxury.
Ohio II in advance Of many othel
states in that she has lately passed
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milk. 1t requires. among other things
that the cows themselves must b
healthy. that they must be fed whole
some food. that the conditions under
which they are kept must b sanitary
| and that the milk must reach . giveI
/ standard a to butter fat and must b.
j free from water or other foreign or In
furious Ingredients.
4 Not every farm hand-and this in
cludes a ~ Of pretty good ones-cal
successfully adjust and operate tn
surface cuftivator. bat where they d.
get on to the hang" Of It very excel
lent results are obtained, for not onl
do the knives kill many weeds whicl
the shovel cultivators do not. but th
surface soil = left % nne and leve
that mooBture = more easily conserved
resulting IN m Increase In yield Of a
the way from eight to twelve busAel
per acre.
There woa3d be eenstdeGahle bene1
to the horse raise9s IN any ceu0anit
II they ceuld agree sn - FaisiaG Q
some particular 1De ef dat hcfs'