The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-16

sheep tnan for cattle. Sheep require
a sweet and dry silage. Thickly plant
ed corn cut before it is well matured.
does not make ideal silage for sheep.
Corn planted about like field corn.
harvested and put into the silo when
1t begins to dent, has proven very
healthful to sheep. and they have
done well upon. If clover hay Is fed
in conjunction with this silage, cheap
and satisfactory gains may be made
in sheep fattening.
investigations which have been car
ried on for several years in Rhode
Island show that the disease known
as black head" in turkeys Is spread
ing to all parts of the country and
| that chickens as well as turkeys may
| become victims No certain cure has
yet been discovered for this disease
which has so ravaged the turkey-pro-
ducing states of the East.
Much has been said and written
about the Importance of keeping dairy
utensils perfectly clean, but not SO
much about the churn, and If proper
care is not exercised in keeping the
churn sweet and clean. the butter
will be tainted. no matter how well
the milk has been cared for before
being ready for the churn.
II is well to remember that the
pigs must be kept growing from the
start II results are to be satisfactory.
and II the sows and pigs are fed an
insufficient or unsuitable ration until
the work is out of the way SO there
will be time to devote more attention
to them, a valuable opportunity Will
be lost to the owner.
A distinct flavor Of the soil has
been noticed in butter by French ex-
perts. Normandy cows taken to
new locality yielded butter percept-
IDLY changed. but not wholly like
that of the native cows. In winter.
with concentrated food. the character
istic soil flavor disappears.
With the sheep on the farm the
problem of fresh meat for family use
is partly solved. Mutton butch
cred on the farm can nearly always
be used to advantage and then you
will know whether you are eating
spring lamb or something else
Sheep and other nervous animals
which are being fattened for market
should be kept as quiet as possible or
their feed will not do them the most
good. The more you handle all the
live stock in a gentle and confiding
way the better they will do.
We need no longer go to foreign
countries for new and better blood.
for the great number and high quail
ity Of American breeding establish
ments give ample scope for the
avoidance of the pernicious influence
OF inbreeding.
In the past. and even at the present
time. most of the domestic onions
that supply the markets of the large
cities of this country. are grown on
what is known as muck soil. in most
cases land reclaimed by draining
swamps.
II is not always the best plan to
dispose of beef cattle as yearlings.
but in many instances in the corn belt
area Il has come 10 be a common
practice. and is followed by consid-
erable number of cattle raisers.
The orchard is unquestionably the
ideal place for hog pasture. The
needed shade is provided. the hogs
will take care of the waste fruit and
/ IL properly managed there need be no
damage to the trees
II the cream Is churned while sweet.
considerable quantities OF butter will
be lost in the buttermilk. and the fin
ished product will be void OF the
proper flavor. regardless Of the ration
| fed TO the cows.
After the pigs have been put into
the fattening pen in the fall they
should be fed all that they Will eat
with n relish for as rule the shorter
the fattening period the larger the
profits.
The average annual cost of main
/ tanning a farm work horse is approx
imately $50. and for this cost of main
,enance gives n return in work about