Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-12-08

cows milk from less tnan pei ceAe
Of butter fat to CT more that
makes it absolutely necessary to apply
the Babcock test to all COWS which are
to have q place in the successful dairy.
Quantity counts, Of course, but this Is
but one half the story. The other half
Is whether 1t Is good for anything
after it Is In the pail.
It IS an interesting fact in connec-
ton with those countries that have at
tanned the highest degree of agricul-
tural development and achieved the
greatest prosperity that invariably this
condition has resulted from dairying
and stock raising. 1t should also be
added that it Is under these same con-
ditions that the fertility Of the soil has
been in largest measure preserved.
The past few weeks have been an
eye opener as to the drought resisting
powers of tomato plants. Not only
have they got along without rain
for weeks ut time, but have set lots
Of fruit without being watered arti-
fcially. They have demonstrated be-
yond question their semitropical ma
ture and the further fact that, above
all, they require lots Of hot weather.
The difference in feeding value be-
tween corn and wheat Is not so great
as one would naturally suppose.
Chemical analysis shows that In 100
pounds of the former grain there are
rs pounds of muscle forming elements
and 776.4 pounds Of heat and fat form
ers. In the latter there are S.S pounds
Of muscle formers and 100 pounds OF
fat formers. These figures show that
corn has slightly the better Of 1t as
ration to fit stock for market, with
wheat preferable as ration for grow
Ing things.
That race horses, like professional
athletes, live the pace that kills was
shown q few days ago at Grand Rap
Ids, Mich, when the promising little
mare Penisa Maid, q daughter Of Pen
nant and Seneca Maid, died after an
illness of but few hours. Penisa
Maid had made an official record OF
2:O41A. and 1t was expected she would
reach the two minute mark before the
end of the season. The little mare
was "discovered" at Sheldon, Ia, In
1908, sold al that time for S1.500, and
about year ago was bought by
Canadian horseman for $4,000.
Many of the ailments from which
poultry, calves and swine suffer might
be largely averted were greater pains
taken to keep their quarters sweet and
clean. Filtf of one kind and another
is the stuff u which germs breed, and
without exception the serious diseases
from which animals suffer are of germ
origin. Fumigation, disinfection and
whitewashing are all valuable aids In
securing the desired results. Another
condition tending to help greatly in
preserving the health Of both poultry
and animals is keeping them dry.
This should always be kept in mind.
A Canadian cow. Jersey, has re-
Gently closed second years test
which entities her to the title Of best
cow of any breed in the Dominion.
Her name is Rosalinde of Old Basing,
and she is owned by breeder OF Red
Deer, Alberta. In her first years test,
which closed February %, 1910, she
gave 1O,S7O pounds of 5.37 per cent
milk, which yielded 729.G pounds of so
per cent butter. In the second years
test, which closed May %, 1911, she
gave 1875 pounds Of 5.3 per cent
milk, from which S02 pounds OF 80
per cent butter were made. Then
cream and skimmilk sold in the two
years brought $523.G5, and two calves
were produced which could not be
bought at $3.50 apiece. This cow paid?
It would seem so.
Of all improvements that can be
made in the farm home to tighten wo-
mans work and make 1t convenient
,,o,bor. tho roct desirable tS that