East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-09
Producing Cows for Market.

The high prices which prevail for
first class dairy cows ought to induce
more farmers to keep registered bulls
and to make more thorough study of
the business Of successful calf and
heifer raising. 1t is surprising how
few farmers there are who are really
good calf raisers. The final value of
a good COW depends in a great meas
ure upon how we'll she has been rails
ed from calfhood to maternity.
We have noticed that four things
contribute very greatly to success in
this particular % Good dairy
blood in the sire. CD Clean, dry
quarters. frequently disinfected. (S)
Plenty of sweet skim milk fed in
pals kept we'll scalded. a. Good.
well cured alfalfa hay after the calf
is three TO four months old and from
that time on. A heifer given alfalfa
hay will make a decidedly better
growth and size on that account
Such raising, feed and care seem to
have a stimulating effect on the ma
ternai organs. and the heifer makes
a better COW on that account. Of
course the dairy breeding IS the foun-
dation. 1t is OF no use to try and
make good COW out of heifer that
has no such tendency in her. But
it is true, and often lamentably true,
that the best bred heifer in the world
can be utterly spoiled by stupid, ubs
eki!lful handling and feeding in the
first two years of her life.
The business Of producing we'll bred
first class dairy COWS 10 a profitable
one. After two years Of age, the COW
has a double line of profit in the milk
she yields and in her progeny. All
that is needed on the part Of the far
mer is an intelligent understanding
of what it means to produce a good
cow-Hoards Dairyman
Hay Famine in the Northwest.
Breeders Gazette reads in the story
of a short hay crop in the northwest
a short supply of hay-fed steers from
that section next year. It says that
a decreased supply seems certain.
With hay so scarce that it is being
shipped from Nebraska to the North
western states, the price Of the for
age IL too high for fattening purpos-
es. All Of It will be needed to nurse
thin cattle and sheep through the cold
period when. the bare ranges will af
ford no picking. The sugar beet croI
is also smaller than usual, and les
pulp feeding will be done. 1t look
like the inning Of corn belt feeders
Their Grips will be full of corn an,
their feed lots have been rapidly fill
ing with heavy feeders. If they d
not send the cattle to market all a
once they have good prospects for
satisfactory clearance. There is nc
much competition in sight from tn
outside,
Poultry Pointers.
Rake up the litter and rubbish tnf
have accumulated in the runs an
then spade or plow them up.
there are double runs to each hou'
SOW them to rye for winter Ere'
feeding. Don't delay the Sowing
dye much longer.
This is a good season in which
dispose or all the surplus old her
Better get rid of them while pric
are good for roasters.
It is a too commonprac tice to i
breed. Don't do it. 1t is easier
secure good cockerels now than
ter in the season. Get them now a.
you will have them when needed.
The experienced poultryman bree
only to his best winter layers. 1t
then when prices are at their b'
and profits to be counted upon
the poultry business.
Do not allow the pullets to ro'
in the coops where they were rais'
The cooler the weather gets the VOL
they will crowd. They will sufi
from the heat, and when let out the
cool mornings are apt to take co
and roup is the next thing on the pl
gram.
The fowls that are small for tn
age should go now. Their room is
more value than their company.
II coops are not well ventilated
growing chicks will be too warm d
ing the night and will sweat out m
strength during the hours in VIII
they ought to rest than they will g
under the most favorable conditi
during the day.
Now is very good time to s.
out the best pullets to take the pl
of the discarded hens this fall.
pays TO keep the best stock in or
get good results, and this can
done in no other way than by C