The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-03-26
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The scrub hen IL going out Of style.
lust as is the scrub COW.
Bran is an excellent substitute for
in the sow's ration.
To be successful a man must be
particular with his breeding stock.
Cold and discomfort are unprofit-
able things to keep in the dairy barn.
We can't preserve the flesh on our
cattle If we want the largest quantity
Of milk.
Every change in feeding should be
gradual and with an eye open to note
the results.
Mismanagement or lack of thought
makes a good deal Of trouble in the
of stock.
Breed only pure bred sires In every
class of stock and you will soon be
blessed with pure bred dams.
Lettuce is relished by the laying
hens and can be grown very easily
II intended for that purpose only.
Feeding the brood sows plenty Of
slop made Of wheat middlings and
skim milk will help milk production.
The young duck is nervous indi.
vidual and should not be unduly ex.
cited. Dogs, cats or strangers irritate
them.
The more active the breed the slower
to fatten. Remember this If you are
breeding for the market in flesh as
well as eggs.
No animal on the farm is as dainty
as the sheep when 1t comes to drink.
ing water. It must be clean before
the sheep will touch 1t.
Some poultrymen advise camphor
gum put in chickens drinking water
once or twice every ten or twelve days
as good preventive against cholera.
Some poultrymen advise the use of
chopped corn, mixed with turpentine,
or wheat soaked with turpentine as a
preventive feed against gapes In
chicks.
Manure is never so valuable as
when fresh. Exposure to air and wa
ter in the barnyard does not improve
it; nothing is added. except water and
much is lost.
To give good results either in the
breeding pen or feed lot sheep must
have strong constitution and narrow
chested, straight ribbed sheep rarely
II ever prove profitable.
Whenever you see a flock of I'M
docked sheep, be sure the farmer does
not know his business. Docking
means cleanliness and 1t gives a sheep
more blocky appearance
A knowledge Of corn judging is
worth lot to the farmer. The crops
can be improved only as the seed is
carefully selected. Judging makes II
possible to select the best seed.
One way to plump dressed fowl Is
to dip II for ten seconds in water
nearly or boiling hot and then immedi-
ately in cold water. Hang in cooe
place until the animal heat is all out
When the hogs are confined keen
the floors of the pen an free from dus,
as possible. Hogs lie with their noses
close to the floor and In this way in
hale more dust than any other farm
animal.
In choosing a breed Of cattle or any
other class Of live stock due consider
alton should be given to the question
Of environment. Where one breed
would be failure another would per
haps be success.
To achieve success in breeding
sheep every effort should be directed
toward the permanent fixation Of de-
sirable characteristics that will i'm
part vigor to the flock and improve
the quality of the wool and mutton.
Some of us are dairymen Of natural
born instinct, some have acquired a
knowledge Of the business by hard
study and practical experience and
some are dairymen because they keep
a few cows. All of us have much to
| learn.
| Sheep should be graded according
to size. putting the prime ones in q
lot to be fed by themselves; and Il
you are determined to keep the pool
ones, put them in different lot and
do the best you can with them. Bet
ter sell them, though.
While prime steers have beeN sell
ing up as high as $3.50 and $500 and
even 1925 per hundred pounds. a close