The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-01-30
STOCK MUST BE
GIVEN ATTENTION
DURING COLD WEATHER
COMMISSION PAGES WEEKLY
LETTER To THE FARMERS
OF ARKANSAS.
From F ridfy's Daily.

From Friday's Daily.
One of the many things t. engage
tbs attention of'the farme" now is to
give the proper attention to stock.
! Shelter should be provided for the
lmilch cows and also the calves Cat
! tie suffer materially from being left
out in the cold rain and severe wet
weather of the winter. The calves,
the yearings and the two-year-olds,
that are to be used for milk stock and
for beef in the future. should he given
shelter and if possible dry place
in which to sleep, and be provided with
beds of straw. 1t has grown to be 4
Icustom in many parts Of the syaea to
let the cattle run outside throughout
the winter and have the range Of the
woods or else be confined to the stalk
field. This plan will do very we'll IN
til the weather gets cold and severe,
i but when ali vegetation is killed and
the cattle are largely dependent on
what is fed to them, they should be
given better care. The cattle that are
to make beef in the future, would do
much better if properly fed and cared
for, for the next so or 20 days. After
the first of April they can begin to
make their own way on the grass and
pastures. and the weather will not be
so hard on them. Calves, yearlings
and two-year-olds that are left to the
run of the range through the winter
in growth and will lose much more
than the cost of feeding them. The
mich cows will always give an ample
return for the feed and shelter given
them during the winter, and they will
| be in much better condition in the
spring to give bountiful flow Of milk
during the summer.
Careful attention should be given to
| the brood sows at this time of the
year and it will prove profitable to
those who will take pains to make
small houses for them to occupy and
to fill them with hay, straw or leaves,
so that the sows may have comfort
able bedding for narrowing. The
farmer who gives proper attention to
this will find that he has been paid
for his trouble, by larger and health
Ter filters of pigs. The pigs that are
| narrowed during February and March
will be the dependence for meat in a
good many households, and it will pay
we'll to look after the sows in breed
i ing time and care for the pigs after
wards. The pigs should be fed on
skinned milk as soon as they can be
taught to drink it, and if the skinned
milk is not available use buttermilk.
AS soon as they are taught to drink
the milk mixture of bran and shorts
should be made with milk so as to
make a thin slop. AS the pigs grow
older more of the shorts may be add
ed until finally it becomes about as
thick as mush. 1t will aid very much
| if patch of rye is sown in time for
| it to be available early in the spring
so that the pigs can be turned upon it.
Later, it will be we'll to turn them on
clover or alfalfa and to have oats and
peas sown together as a pasture for
them in the early part of June. Give
them plenty of fresh water at all
times and make a mixture of equal
parts of charcoal, salt and soft coal,
and have it where they can reach it
at all times. When spring opens it
will be we'll to take a few corn or oat
sacks and tack them around posts
where the hogs can reach them and
saturate them with coal oil about
three times a week, the pigs and hogs
will find them and rub against them
and thus keep themselves free from
| lice.
1t is we'll to take care of the yearling
colts during the winter. Keep them
housed and with something dry to
sleep on, and feed them well. They
may become stunted and what would
make a good horse will turn out to be
a disappointment to the owner.
JOHN H. PAGE,
Commissioner of Agriculture.