The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-15

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After careful sxamiaatioa Of some
q ths milk recently offered for sale In
WasAiagtoa. D. c.. Health OAcer
woodward announces that it coatains
aA.eee.se0 germs to the teaspoonful.
AZ - Gives 1000. 900 - the maximum
number tolerated In . like quantity
~ eny other large city In the country.
hs Insists that the health department
to justioed IN forbidding the sale Of
such polluted milk.
The hog grower of the future in
PORK production ~ Q business propo-
sttsoa and not using hogs merely -
scavengers In the feed lot. must take
cognisancs Of the fact that the young
pigs Up to the age Of six months need
. growing and not . fattening ration.
and that their feeding must b tenn.
psred With Judgment.
Ths Arst tklng 10 to have every
thing connected with the milk and
milking - clean ~ 10 possible to
make them. The other essential 10
TO cool the milk a. soon a. possible
after It 10 drawn from the cows and
held to . low temperature till It IL
to b used.
Some growers protect their fruit by
tying paper bags over the clusters
when the grapes are ~ large a. peas
The mouth of the bag is secured
about the stem Of the cluster with
soft wire. Insects and fungus cannot
AFFECT the fruit when thus protected.
Fowls are very fond of wheat. but
they should not be allowed too much
Of It. An excess Of this raw grain
will very frequently induce . loose
ness Of the bowels. A ration Of
about one-foufth wheat will b suf-
dcient Of this grain.
Better leave the roads in 4 poor
condition than dig them up late in
y
before they settle. which would mean
rough roads all winter and q mighty
. spongy. miry track when the spring
DthaW comes.
II 10 believed that the "black-head%
disease which has practically killed
all the turkeys in New England. has
spread to quail and other game-birds
and the English sparrow IL full Of the
germs and widely disseminates the
disease.
Where whole milk IL fed the calf to
the time 1t is six or eight weeks old.
and then the calf sold for veal. not
~ much money will be received for
the calf as could have been secured
for the whole milk which it took.
See that the farm machinery Is
properly cared for before winter sets
In. All wearing parts Of iron and
steel should be oiled to prevent
rusting. Paint and oil 10 also excel
lent for all wood work.
The whole point is that the country
needs many young cows to I'LL the
places Of old, discarded cows. and
every dairyman starting in business
will look to the man who Is growing
good stock.
Pork production as 4 speciality is
Just becoming recognized. For many
years the hog has, to large extent,
been = by-product Of the feed lot
wherein beef production was the
standby.
- The milk should be brought straight
to the dairy and poured through a
strainer into the setting pans while
still warm. II It is cooled first. the
advantage Of the falling temperature
IL lost.
Skinned milk without dilution is
thin enough feed. 1t ought to be thick
ened with shorts or other nutritious
ground feeds rather than be diluted
with clear water or common dish wa
ter.
Every farmer cannot have a prize
winning herd. but he can have few
prfse-winning animals. The number
Of good animals can be gradually in
creased until the entire herd is good.
Often q mare dies when her foal is
young and the foal must be raised by
hand. In this case. feeding often and
in small amounts IL what counts for
success in making the young horse.
Canada's production of 102,000,0o0
bushels Of wheat, only $4,000. 900
bushels behind tho excellent crop Of
1909. IL considered 4 very good show
ing.
When potatoes are allowed to heat
or sweat in large bins or pits, decay