The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-27

from the inner glapds to the teat.
The scale should have a place on
every farm. Know what goes off the
farm and be sure you keep tab on the
weights of stuff brought onto tho
farm.
Dip for ticks. If your ewes are not
rid of the external parasites, you can
rest assured that the lambs will suf-
fer, for they like tender skins to
work on.
A few years ago the silo was con.
sidered valuable only for the dairy
farm, but it has been found by ex.
periments that all stock thrives on
the succulent feed when fed in the
right proportions.
Stock raising and specializing In
crops will not only give the farmer re-
munerative employment at all seasons
but the rotation of crops and feeding
live stock will keep up the fertility of
the land.
The robin eats insects largely. The |
farmer can afford to give him the lit. |
tie fruit he eats in consideration of |
the service he renders in eating bugs, |
worms and SO forth. DR.. Forbes has |
investigated and found robins eating
cut worms extensively in the spring. |
There are two methods of maintain.
ing soil phosphates. By the pur.
chase of feeding stuffs containing
phosphates, and by the purchase of
phosphate fertilizers. By buying bran
for feeding, phosphates may be largely
maintained on dairy farms. By the in.
telligent use of important phosphate
fertilizers also, such as ground steam
bone meal, raw rock phosphate, and
acid phosphate, the phosphates of
most soils may be absolutely main.
tanned at a moderate cost.
Cut received by animals should re-
ceive prompt attention. Wash the
wound out with warm water to remove
dirt and germs that might cause in.
lection. Disinfect the wound with a
solution of carbolic acid in ten to
twenty parts of water, and then bind
up or grease the wound to keep out
germs. An animal that is somewhat
wild may have to be tied for the first
two or three times, but most any ami.
NAL will soon learn to know that you
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the treatment and become tame there.
after, especially where the wound must
be dressed daily for several weeks.
Anyone can raise ducks successful.
ly. The brooding time is only half as
long as that for chickens, and the
ducklings do not need nearly as much
heat in the brooder. The proper food
for ducklings is bulky one. The
following mixture is good: One part
bran, two parts cornmeal, one part
beefmeal. This last must never be left
out, as 1t is essential to make duck.
lings thrive and grow big. To this
mixture is added about five per cent
sand. Water must be available at all
IluSS, puI uOI uCCpCl lud0 lQS
lings' bills, and not cold. 1t must also
be protected 80 the little fellows can.
not get in it. During the warm
weather provide plenty Of shade. For
old ducks almost any shed will do II
dry. Always use plenty Of bedding.
For nests have ten-foot boards placed
one foot from the wall and left open
"a 6rrnlrc xrnn,t Mia
up and break the eggs. Partly filled
with straw, in which the ducks will
bury the eggs. When more than one
flock is kept the birds should be
mated about January 1, just as they
are planned to be kept; that is, no
changes should occur after once
mated. If allowed to be together thus
for two or three weeks and then an
attempt is made to unite the flocks,
it will be found that each will sep
arate from the other as soon as not
watched. On this account 1t is evil
dent that no changes should be made
after once mating up the flock
The weather conditions prevailing
when hay is put into the barn and for
a week thereafter determine to a
large degree the percentage of water
remaining in the dry hay. In the west
the percentage of moisture in timothy
hay is less than in the east. Prof.
Atwater found that on the average
timothy hay in New England retains
an average of IL per cent. OF water;
clover had had IA per cent. In Colo
RADIO. California and Utah the per.
centage of water might be expected
to fall considerably below this figure.
The percentage of shrinkage will, Of
course, vary with the percentage OF
water in the hay when cured and put
in the barn. The Michigan Expert
ment station has performed more ex'
periments along the line of shrinkage
of hay than any other station, the re-
suits of which have been as follows:
On June 81, 1896, five tons OF very dry
timothy hay were drawn from the
field and, after weighing, were placed
in a separate NOW. Just after harvest
it was covered with grain in the sheaf,
which was threshed out in September.
On January 26 it was reweighed and
found to have lost 6S4 pounds, or q
little less than seven per cent. Re-
member that this hay was very dry at
the start. Two years later $500
pounds of timothy hay in fairly good
condition was hauled to the barn and
weighed out again the February fol-
lowing. 1t had lost TIC pounds, or
1873 per cent. The early cut hay loses,
other things being equal, more than
late cut hay. The Pennsylvania sta
ton has shown that where the Cry
cut had lost 20 per cent. in weight,