The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23

The well-matched work team should
not only be about equal In weight.
but should be about the same size and
have similar dispositions.
The best results from the farm can |
only be obtained as the farmer studies |
tie Individual characteristics of each
field which he Is cultivating.
Too heavy feeding sometimes causes
paralysis in young pigs. When such
condition arises take away the corn
and feed only bran and skim milk
II you have not facilities for pastur-
ing the hogs. be sure that their pen
is kept clean and that they are free
from lice.
Make every square rod on your farm
Weld its quota of profit. Some use
can be found for even the poor strips.
Study out how you can best use all
your land.
Night hawks in the poultry house
are found in the presence Of those lit.
tie red mites and in the lice that in
fest the hens. II given free reign they
will suck all your profits away.
The most fruitful source Of contain
ination in milk comes from the dust
in the air. For this reason too great
care cannot be taken to have the barn
as clean as possible and at milking
time to have as little disturbance OF
the atmosphere AZ possible. Handling
of feed and hay should be deferred
until after the milk has been removed
from the barn to the milk house.
This is Prof Hackers remedy for
scours in calves: After castor oil has
been given 1t should be followed by
| teaspoon Of Zenolium or In very bad
cases a tablespoonful. He recon-
mends that the navel of the young
| calf as soon as dropped should be
bound up with a four per cent. disin-
fectant solution. Others suggest that
the navel of the calf be wet with
1900 solution of bichloride Of mer-
curry corrosive sublimate).
The silo has passed the stage
where its value can be questioned.
Such feed in combination with alfalfa
or clover with q mixture of corn or
barley for grain, silage furnishes An
especially good ration. all grown on
the farm and cheaper than mill feeds.
The importance of palatability can
not be overestimated. as it increases
the amount of feed eaten and when
properly assimilated. the more the
animal eats the larger product it will
return.
Be careful that you do not use too
much arsenic in the spray used on the
fruit trees. Prof. Headden believes
that arsenic sometimes accumulates
in the ground under trees that have
been oversprayed during q series OF
years, until 1t reaches quantity that
menaces the life of the trees. In a re.
cent bulletin he says: Hundreds OF
such trees are dead or sick beyond
recovery, and all show the same
symptoms. The first sign is the ap'
pearance on the trunk of chocolate
colored spots. The bark Is soon killed
and dries down. The foliage drops
.. early so that diseased trees are easily
picked out In the fall. and they will
be found nearly girdled with dead
bark. The second year the tree will
. start. but 1t dies about midsummer
In every case the roots are found tt
. be dead and the bark at the base Of
. the trunk is in bad condition. In fact
: the trouble seems to start here. Chem
. ical tests of wood taken from roots
.. trunks, etc.. plainly showed the pres
!, ence Of arsenic"
I The feeding or the growing pigs Il
J. get the best results and the Quickes
, returns Ia a problem which ever!
4 farmer Is anxious to solve. The agrl
Z cultural department Of the govern
D ment, after experiments. offers tn
following suggestions AZ to the prope
rations: Twenty to sixty-pound pigs
= three ounces Of cornmeal to eacl
4 quart of milk: sixty to one hundred
3 pound pigs, six ounces Of cornmeal t
!. each quart Of milk; one hundred t
e 1S0pound pigs. eight ounces OF corr
q meal to each quart Of milk. On mos
r farms the supply Of milk will be lin
e tied. especially when calves are fet
e and in these cases they recommen
Z the following rations: Twenty to 1S(
e pound pies, three ounces Of cornmea
d wheat, rye or hominy to each quar-
1. Of milk, and then gradually fncreas
q meal to satisfy appetites: 20 to s.
e Mound pigs, milk at disposal. plus mi,
70 ture Of oae-third cornmeal. one-thir
q. wheat bran and onethird glute
II meal to satisfy appetites; 60
le 1Oo-pound pigs. milk at dispose
Y Mus mixture Of one-haf cocnmea
u one-fourth wheat bran and one-fourt
X gluten meal to satisfy appetites; II
q to 1S0-pound pigs. milk at dispose
h Mus mixture of twothirds cornmea
- one-sixth wheat bran and one-sixt
re gluten meal to satisfy appetites:
ID to 60-pound pigs. three ounces
a cornmeal to each quart of milk an
in four ounces OF gluten feed as subs'
at tute for a quart Of milk: 50 to 10
Id mound pigs, milk at disposal and mi
g ture of one-half cornmeal and one-ha
Dr. elHe, feed to satisfy appetites; n