The Adair County news., 1914-02-18


character and purpose just as running
a store or Il factory does.
If the usual profit in a flock Of hers
is 81 each above the cost Of food the
aim should be to increase egg pro-
duction and the sale of brOilerS or
other kinds of fancy poultry so that
there will be n profit Of 81 for each
hen kept. This is to be accomplished
by selecting pullets from the best lay
ing mothers and by breeding up with
full blOOded males.
If the cows in a dairy herd are pay
ing an average of 500 year. make
an effort to raise it to 500. Perhaps
the quickest way to gain this end is
by discarding all animals that fail to
give five gallons of milk per day for
the greater part of the year. The stock
may be gradually improved by selec-
ton and breeding It may be possible
also to sell a part of the milk or cream
to private customers who will pay
double the wholesale rate.
1t is not necessary that the farmer
should replace all of his grade COWS
with high priced. pure bred Holsteins,
Jerseys. GuernSeyS or AyrShireS
However, for successful and profitable
dairying it is absolutely necessary that
he realize the remarkable difference in
productive capacity of the individual
cows in the same herd. though these
' cows are cared for by the same man
and are consuming practically the
same amount of feed.
Recently a herd of hogs from the
northwest was sold in one of the cen
tral markets for $50 per 100 pounds.
A herd of similar size from a so called
corn belt state sold in the same mar
ket on the same day for $7.95. The
northwestern hogs were fed a variety,
including barley. a liberal amount of
alfalfa, a little ground wheat some
corn and some sugar beet strip. The
other herd Of hogs was fattened al
most exclusively on corn.
Not only did the northwestern hogs
bring a higher price per 100 pounds.
but they put on flesh more rapidly and
economically than the others and were
ia every way more satisfactory. With
the present knowledge of alfalfa grow
ing no farmer, even in the strictly
corn states. can find reasonable eX-
cuse for not having some of this to
feed his hogs.
Hogs need to run at large in Il field
where there is forage. This may be
clover alfalfa. rape or artichOkes. In
this way they attain growth and put
on flesh better than they will if pen
ned up. If they can have whey or
SKINNED milk once a day this will as
sist the economical production Of meat.
The aim must be to bring the hog up
TO 200 or 800 pounds at such a mod
crate cost that there will be n liberal
profit when it is marketed.
With an abundance of hay and corn
there ought to be a good profit in fat
tening beef animals. few or many, ac-
cording to the size of the farm. 1t
would appear that with the judiciOus
selection of feeders, with the careful
handling of the animals while in the
feed lot and with an even break oil
other conditions. cattle feeding ought
to be fairly profitable.
Farmers have come to realize the
value of maintaining soil fertility ana
are using manure as literally as pos
Bible Land. to be made a source Of
continuous profit. must be kept fertile.
The proper rotation of crops combined
with the raising of live stock, will con-
tribute largely in the maintenance of
soil fertility