The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
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After careful examination of some
Of the milk recently offered for sale in
Washington, D. c., Health Officer
Woodward announces that it contains
100000 germs to tho, teaspoonful.
Az he gives 2,00o,000 as the maximum
number tolerated in a like quantity
by any other large city in the country,
he insists that the health department
Is justified in forbidding the sale Of
such polluted milk.
The hog grower of the future in
pork production as a business propo-
sition and not using hogs merely as
scavengers in the feed lot, must take
cognizance 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 be tenn
pered with judgment.
The first thing is to have every
thing connected with the milk and
milking as clean as is possible to
make them. The other essential is
to cool the milk as soon as possible
after it is drawn from the cows and
held to a low temperature till it is
to be used.
Some growers protect their fruit by
tying paper bags over the clusters
when the grapes are as large as 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 a loose
ness Of the bowels. A ration of
about one-fourth wheat will be sui
fcient of this grain.
Better leave the roads in a poor
condition than dig then. up late in
the fall and let freeze catch them
before they settle, which would mean
rough roads all winter and a mighty
spongy, miry track when the spring
thaw comes.
It is 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 is full of the
germs and widely disseminates the
disease.
Where whole milk is fed the calf to
the time 1t is six or eight weeks old,
and then the calf sold for veal, not
as 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 is also excel
lent for all wood work.
The whole point is that the country
needs many young COWS to fill 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 a specially Is
just becoming recognized. For many
years the hog has, to a large extent.
been a 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 white
still warm. II It Is cooled first. the
advantage Of the falling temperature
is lost.
Skinned milk without dilution is
thin enough feed. It 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 q prize.
winning herd, but he can have a few
prize-winnfng animals. The number
of good animals can be gradually in.
creased until the entire herd is good.
Often a mare dies when her foal ia
young and the foal must be raised by
hand. In this case, feeding often and
in small amounts is what counts for
success in making the young horse.
Canada's production of 1O2 600. 900
bushels of wheat, only 10000 900
bushels behind the excellent crop of
1909, is considered very good show.
ing.
When potatoes are allowed to heat
or sweat in large bins or pits, decay
is quite sure to result with many OF
the tubers.
We should aim to breed layers that
will only take two months to com.
plete the moult and get back to lay.
ing.
F1axseed has rarely been fed in this
country, on account of its value upou
the market for manufacturing oil,
It is a poor idea to use berry crates
dry goods boxes, or anything one can
ind in which to make shipments.