Middletown transcript., 1909-09-04

MEANS, anu snOuIu not D9 N TO the
exclusion of other mo- htrated
foods.
Sunfowefs are grcTalb b..
men and farmers. The seed make Ian
excellent feed for poultry and can be
easily and proftably produced. The
seeds can be soWn in rows and the crop
cultivated the same as corn. When ripe
the seed is threshed out and fed to poul.
try either whole or ground. If the sun
flower heads are thrown into the chicken
yard, the birds will thresh the seeds out
themselves with no expense to the grower.
It is an excellent fattening food and when
fed with cracked corn gives good results.
Rape is essentially a hog and sheep
pasture. Land should be prepared early
by deep plowing and the seed sown about
May lst, either in drills or broadcast.
Small lots may be sowed with a hand
drill in rows twenty-four or thirty-two
inches apart, and cultivated. The method
requires about two pounds of seed per
acre. Set the driii for turnips. BFUad-I
cast sowing requires about four pounds oil
seed. If soWn with a thin seeding oil
oats, the rape plants will come on after1
the oats is cut and produce considerable
pasture. Rape is also sown with corn at
the last cultivation for fall pasture. When
the plants are about twelve inches high,
they are large enough to be pastured. If
they are not pastured too close, they will
make a second growth. The use of hur-
dies is recommended Care should be
taken not to pasture when the plants are
wet with dew, as pigs ears become chafed
and sore, and sheep are likely to bloat.
One acre Of rape will support if11n twenty
to thirty animals for two months.
A good dairy COW is wedge.sBaped in
two directions. She is wide in the rear
and narrow in front. She isnaFroW on
the top of the shoulders aad wide be-
tween the forelegs. This shape gives
room for. large amount Of feed and for.
a big heart, donating strong arteriaI
circulation.
1t is important that alfalfa be lcut early
if intended to be fed to hogs. An exper.
iment at the Kansas Experiment. Station
showed that ton of early cut and well.
cured alfalfa hay fed with grain, pro-
duced 1858 pounds of pork, while ton Of
late.cut and poor cured, lied with grain,
produced only 333 pound For fatteniDg
hogs it is well to feed about one ton Of
Well-cured alfalfa with leach $50 bushels
of grain. -
There are many renf a.
calves, chief of which,
raw eggs, lime water, cast
malin. Blood meal is es
recommended, and shouI
hand if a person is raisi
calves on SKINNED milk.
to do.in case Of scours is /
the supply Of milk. This
down one-half at first, al
ually increased until the c
the full amount.
The most fruitful source
in pigs is dirty sites. Ths
curing is to provide clean,
a warm, secluded spot. Gi
of castor oil to remove ofe
from bowels and soothe th'
Many alfalfa mills are 81
Kansas and other Wester
Kansas plant has capaci
loads per day and pays IS
for its raw material. AIial
used extensively in the ca
Horses do not need a
alfalfa hay. Fed with grs
or Is pounds OF il is equ
full of other hay. As q
customed TO the alfalfa
creased little and the
II Is q rich food and shOt
as freely as hays with Less
If you intend remod
barn see TO it that You 81
in the way Of windows.
that aids in keeping the
wholesome as much as
barns ought to have tW
dow space in them astE
In buying male birds
be used in selecting Il
known breeder who %
utility fowls. This is
are many breederssoi
these points in view
their hocks. On tbs OF
danger 10 buying birds
has been 10 highly deFe
or egg producing linea
has been so much spec
point has been reached
utility has been ignored