Mexico Missouri message., 1912-12-19
Milk with dry hands.

turkeys kill many insects.
pampncss is bad for poultry.
shelter for animals is humane.
swine must have warm sleeping
quarters
The hooded pail is a long step tow
ard cleaner milk.
Damp houses are the greatest pro
motors of disease among fowls.
The average COW is at her best as a
PRODUCER at from . to years old
Unless wisely fed and cared for,
herd of fine hogs will degenerate rap
dy
The difficulty in ensillng rape Is that
there is too large a percentage Of
moisture.
The average calf is badly neg
Ifr,5i animal, especially during the
GH and winter months.
The dairy cows. especially. will
greatly relish and do well on the odd
mrnips, beets and cabbage.
For good churning qualities and uni
form grade of butter, avoid miZing
cream or different skimmings.
It Is expensive carelessncss to hitch
warm horse inadequately protected
from raw winds or a drizzling rain.
Shelter for alimals is not only hui
name but it shows up in the feed bins
Or in the. bony animals in the spring
There has not been n better time in
years to take hold of the chicken
business in vigorous way than right
now.
The growing pig requires protein
md not much corn. 1t is all right to
give a little corn, but too much is
harmful
Are your curry combs and brushes
,n good condition? You just cant af-
ford to use poor ones. New ones cost
but little
Neither rape nor clover alone will
% Cor growing, fattening hogs. They
must have some grain twice a day for
best results.
Feed green corn or any soiling crop
that viii keep mp the flow of milk un-
IN the pastures have been revived by
the fan rains
Hogs by nature like q good clean
bed to lie in. They will do all the
better for It, because they will be
more comfortable.
A cough in q hog can usually be
traced TO one OF three things: Dust
worms or cold, but there is no telling
what it may result in.
BY actual experiment, 1t has beer
found that by feeding alfalfa hay with
corn the cost of fattening pigs has
been decreased about one-half.
Poultrymen who have tried il
claim that a teaspoonful OF Venetian
-, nF drin We &c
a good bowel-trouble preventative,
A very good way to raise dairy
calves Is to feed them whole mill
from two to four weeks, depend
ing upon the physical condition of the
calf.
Great care should be exercised tina
breeding stock, young chicks. or egg
for Matching be secured from flock
which are free from white diarrhea in
lection.
Where only a small flock of sheel
Is kept they should be good, thrifty
vigorous ewes. Sell off the old one
and keep lambs enough to keep u
the flock.
When a sick fowl is discovered, re
move It at once. Maybe II you vii
attend to it then and there you ca
save IL, whereas If allowed to wait to
long it may die
Select your breed for the specia
purpose It is to be kept for. If Their
Is no definite purpose, study the mat
Eer over carefully till 1t is know
THAT kind of poultry will net the hes
returns.
When stop is made, turn tn
horses toward the wind, II possible
so that they may cool off, Whe
they arc resting, take the load o.
their necks, II possible. Give ther
chance to rool and scratch then
selves when they are unharnesse
az night, They should be given
good bed and plenty to eat at nigh
and they should be watered in t.
morning before they are fed