The state herald., 1909-03-26

of intelligent. well.directed energy.
The records show that more chick
ems are lost on wet mashes than those
kept on dry feed.
Never mix warm cream with cold.
Cool the fresh cream to the tempera-
ture Of the rest and then stir well to-
gether.
Corn ground cob and all together |
with oats makes a splendid feed for |
cows as well as horses.
Intestinal worms do not trouble |
hogs when they have access to box
containing hardwood ashes. charcoal
and salt.
II chickens are forced In the early
stages they will not make as rapid
growth as. they approach maturity as
those fed more moderate ration.
II in the droppings of the horse you
notice that there is much whole grain.
look to the animals teeth Have them
filled so that he can grind his feed
properly.
warm, sweet milk for the calves. pigs
and chickens. and it is worth a good
deal more as feed at that time than
when cold and sour
II is said that hogs weighing 275
pounds require double the amount OF
feed TO produce 100 pounds OF gain as
do those weighing 35 TO rs pounds. You
can easily figure where the most profit
lies.
For the first few days after farrow-
ing feed the SOW lightly. a thin. warm
slop OF middlings and oatmeal. given
a little at time. will prove all that
is needed. Then begin feeding oats.
peas. middlings and barley. and don't
forget the roots.
Soon the cows will get out onto the
grass again. But don't be in too much
of hurry. The grass ought to be
given good start and the ground al
lowed to become firm, otherwise the
stock will cut II up and do more dam
age ten times over than the value OF
the feed they will pick up.
hllnnhas sh. Of
cows sometimes appear as a result of
abrasions on the hard stable floor
when the bedding Is scant. They can
be treated In the following manner:
Mix one ounce of lard and two drams
OF biniodide OF mercury and apply Il
as strong blister to the swelling re-
peaiedly until 1t disappears. Some
times simple pressure with bandages.
applied an increasing length OF time
daily for some weeks. will do H.
There are honest and dishonest com.
mission men. This Is the story OF
dishonest one. and is reprinted from
Rural New Yorker that readers OF
Meadowbrook Farm Notes may be on
their guard: A farmer sent some goods
to New York commission man and
failed 10 get returns. Finally a check
came. which was refused at the bank.
Then the farmer came up here and
hunted up the man. He found the
iealcr. who pleaded that he was hard
up," Yet" says the farmer he was
smoking fine cigar"
Dressed poultry" means birds with
the feathers on. but with head and
feet on. although some marketmcn In
smaller cities want these on also. but
DO not want the entrails removed un.
III the bird has been purchased by the
consumer. Experienced buyers refuse
to purchase bird In market II II In
exposed for sale with the head and
feet removed, nv II IL very easy 10 do,
t.ct whether the bird was affected by
roup. chlckcnpox. or any kindred dis.
easc Mt the time OF death. II the head
II left on. The legs are often removed
to keep the purchaser from noticing
the age or sex of the bird.
As result OF lettuce experiments
conducted by the Wisconsin expert
ment station TO determine the relative
value of Subirrlgntion M compared
with surface watering the conclusions
were drawn from results obtained that
with proper care M large crops can be
produced with surfae. watering as
with nub'Irrigntion. and that the aided
prccautlon necessary In surface wn.
tcfing is more than Offset by the aim.
cnltlcs and cost connected with the
sub.irrigation system. In the expert.
men, the nrst crop was harvested from
January 10 TO ~ and the second crop
from April 2 to I. In summing up the
results from both crops II was found
that the nurfnc..wat.rcd bench yielded
nearly 90 pounds more lettuce than did
the aubirrignted bench. or n difference
Of approximately 500 pounds for
house 20 by 100 feet