Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-05
The Strawpile

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stead wherein he seems really at home"
is the barn. a barn is no place for any
but masculine associations. so the
farm hand" is practically isolated
from womankind. from children and
from nearly all helpful social influences.
The only condition under which farm
hands wife con ordinarily be received
ut farmstead is that she come as cook
and general drudge-an office to which
good husbands seldom like to invite
their wives. And 1t was never intended
that the hand" any more than the
farmer. should live alone.
To the writer, 1T has appeared that
the only practical solution OF this prob
lem lies in a radical change in the
method OF dealing with farm workers.
SO far as 1t concerns their home and
family life. The married laborer should
be given the preference. and he should
be provided with cottage Of his own;
with piece OF land. one to five acres,
which he may cultivate for his own
benefit. and OF which he should be
offered an opportunity to become the
owner. The idea could be extended so
as to include the settlement, on similar
tracts. OF enough laborers, with their
70 miles. to supply all the needs OF the
farm in busy seasons. The necessary
investment in each cottage, so provided
would not be large. and the possession
OF a little home OF his own" by each
laborer, would 90 far to substitute, a:
a lower cost. permanent employment
for the nomadism which is today such
an unwho!esome feature Of the indus
trial situation Of the farm.
Pork From kaffir Corn.
To secure best results In fattening
hogs with kaffir corn 1t should be fed
with some feed that Is rich in protein.
says the Kansas experiment station.
Good results have been attained in
feeding alfalfa hay. skim milk and soy
beans with kaffir corn for this purpose.
Hogs fattened in nine weeks gained an
average Of 52.4 pounds each fed on
kaffr corn meal alone and 900 pounds
each fed on kaffir corn meal and al
falfa hay. The hay was I'D twice daily
whole. in shallow boxes separate from
the grain. The hogs ate 7.s3 pounds
OF hay per bushel OF grain. The hogs
having the meal alone ate 393 pounds
each while those having hay ate 46S
pounds OF meal each. The gains per
bushel OF kaffr corn meal were: KAT
fir corn meal and 7.s3 pounds alfalfa
hay, 1898 pounds; kaffir corn meal
alone. 7.4s pounds. The hogs fed on
the alfalfa hay ate more kafh corn
and made more gain from each bushel
eaten. The gain in weight made by hogs
fed the hay is over 70 per cent more
than the gain made by the hogs fed
grain alone The feeding also shows
a gain Of 8Gs pounds Of pork per ton Of
alfalfa hay fed. These results are not
due to feeding value Of alfalfa hay
alone. but also to its influence in aid
ing the hogs 70 better digest the kafflr
corn. The alfalfa hay also gavo a var.
iety to the ration, making 1t more ap.
and inducing the hogs to eat
more grain. The hay fed was OF the
best quality. carefully cused, with all
the leaves on
Hogs averaging 125 pounds each were
fed fo..ty-two days and twenty head
were used for each method Of feeding.
Hogs fed whole kafnr corn alone ate
2ss pounds each and gained AT pounds
each. Hogs fed whole kafnr alone ate
266 pounds each and gained AT pounds
each. Hogs fed whole kafir corn and
skim milk ate. per hog, kafnr corn ana
skim milk 21o pounds. and made an
average gain per hog Of SO pounds each.
The hogs having the milk ate more
grain and gained more for each bushel
eaten. In the forty-two days the hogs
fed kaffir corn ind milk gained SO per
cent more thar the hogs fed kaffr corn
alone. The milks used was sterilixed
skim milk from a creamery. In this
experiment "pe busi1el Of kafhr corn
alone made SIS pounds gain. ana one
bushel OF kaffir corn and SIS pounds Of
skim milk made 11.2 pounds gain.
When fed alone stock tires Of kaffir
corn much more quickly than they do
OF corn. When kaffir corn IL fed with
feeds rich in protein. as alfalfa, soy
beans. bran or oil meal, animals relish
It for any length Of feeding period Hogs
fattened on kaffir corn alone get 50
that they 1oathe 1t, but fed kaffr corn
with either alfalfa hay, soy beans or
skim milk, they have keen appetite
for every feed.
The lack Of protein (hesh and blood
forming materially and an excess of
starch and other heating substances
MAKES kafne corn an undesirable feed
60 be given alone, but, combined with
the ether drought-rssisting fesds-aI-
faita ana soy beans-makes . ration
oontainiaG Ill the material In proper
prsDostioas seeded tor meat and milk
production and the growth Of young
stock