Middletown transcript., 1909-10-30

/ Fed regularly ana properly the cal
nurtured on skim-milk viii grow as rap
idly as calf fed upon whole milk.
Sheep respond spIendidly to good care
and are capable Of utilizing and turning
to profit foods that can be grown by an!
up to-date farmer.
After the oats are cured don't neglec
housing several bundles for the poultry
this winter. The way. the hens vii
scratch among the straw, to thresh out
the grain, will convince anyone as-to iii
desirability In promoting exercise. oatl
as feed Is also valuable in increasing the
egg yield. Many object to oats ON ac'
count of the rough hulls. Always feed Il
moderately, and feed with other grain.
While oats are high in price, il will yet
pay to preserve some shock oats for the
poultry and also for the milk COWS.
Il requires much more room to store
sheaf oats. but then one has the straw
also, and the expense of threshing is
saved. The refuse, or weedy bundles can
be saved and fed to the poultry with
profit. They do not need to be stoned
but perhaps will pay best to be fed at
present Their north for storing will
depend upon the amount of weeds con-
tanned in the bundles.
The Ohio Experiment Station recently
conducted some experiments to test the
widespread belief that oats are superior
to other grain as a feed for horses. Six
mature grade Percheron geldings were
fed on basel ration of clover and tim.
othy hay, three receiving oats and three
corn az q supplementary ration. Esti-
mating corn to be worth 40 cents per
busheI. oats 80 cents per bushel, and hay
So per ton, at the time the experiments
were made, it was found that the average
cost OF food per hour Of work was 3.3
cents for the corn-fed horses and 4.54
cents for those fed oats. The use of corn
to the exclusion OF other grain for
period Of 48 weeks was not found detri-
mental to the health Of work horses and
they endured as well as those receiving
oats.
Breeders should not close their eyes to
the faults of their horses. On the ,.ceB-
trary they should study carefully to learn
in what respects they are faulty or in
what qualities deficient, and try to make
such selections in mating aswill strengthen
those qualities or rectify the faulty in the
offspring. Many eliminated or subju-
gated in few generations by care. Never
mate mare that is weak in some quality
or faulty at some point with a stallion
that is weak in the same quality or faulty
ct the same point.
Rhode Island Reds date back about
ffty years to the rocky coast of Rhode
Island, when some of the small farmers
began to cross the large red Malay cocks
which were imported from Southern Asia,
with the Cochin China hens. The idea
was to produce a strong bird, about the
average in size, which could stand the
cold, rough winters aud hustle pretty
well during the rest of the year. The
mating proved very satisfactory, and the
cross was bred for egg production and
uniformity in Size, color and markings.
Il was not. however, until the year 1885
that the name Rhode Island Red was
given to this Rhode Islapd production.
Il cannot be said that the origin of the
Rhode Island Reds was an accidental
II seems to have been care
fully planned and splendidly worked out.
There is no difficulty in providing
variety for. small fock,. as the table
scraps will assist, but for fifty or a hum
dred fowls, resort to foods that are easily
obtained is required. Cut clover, meat,
milk, inseedy oil cake and cabbage will
all serve to vary the diet. 1t is when
fowls are fed on grain during the whole
time that they refuse to lay: But even
the grain may be varied if corn is Eith.
held aud oats, wheat and buckwheat are
uted in rotation. Fill q trough full of
corn and place it where the fowls can eat
all they desire. They will soon begin to
refuse il, as they require something which
HE corn does not contain, and they will
not produce many eggs until theysare
sfatifed. Variety Of food is not only
essential to egg production, but assists in
keeping the flock in healthy condition.
You may have an idea that poultry can
h0nt their own grit. You are wrong.
Grit is as essentisl as feed. Get a grit
box, ELL it with crushed rock and oyster.
she'll, aud hang il on the wall where dirt
will not be scratched into it.
One OF the best methods Of keeping the |
poultry house warm in winter at email
:oet, is to keep the floor well Uttered |
Gith dirt, cut straw, hay or leaves to The,
depth Of from three TO six inches. This |
protects .agsiRst loss Of heat aud prevents |
,ofd currents from below, AND. may also
BE- used to scatter q the grsin in TO keep
'he fowls active; -
/. The longer yon keep sheep the more
inei white clover you will have in your
,asturesss
Ths best Of the spring crop Of lambs
Iilould be selected for breeders; inferior
ives, wethers, lambs. ETC., disposed Of.
Ewes that have not been profitable should
llso be turned off
Il will cost no more per pound to grow
/ colt than calf.
Put blanket on the driving horse ho9
o keep his esat short and glossy.
OF all things, horse hates to lie down
ma iIthy bed. By nature ne is cleanly
Inimal. He is worthy Of good, clean
,ed every day that he lives.
Now that the days are shorter you viii
70 doing chores sometimes after dark.
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