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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
hui AS MORTGAGE LITTER"
One Great Enemy to the Industry 10
ChoIera-EternaI Vigilance viii
Control Disease.

CBy GEORGE II. GLOVER, Colorado
Experiment Station.)
There should be, and usually Is
more money made In raising hogs on
the farm than other animals. Aside
from cholera, hogs are less subject to
disease, reproduce faster, and make
better gains per pound Of feed con.
sumed. The annual increase OF
horses, cattle and sheep. ranges from
so to 100 per cent. The increase Of
hogs should be from 500 to 1900 per
cent. The SOW has the advantage in
bringing forth two litters a year and
farrows several at each litter.
Doctor Warrington in Chemistry
on the Farm" states that for each 100
pounds Of feed consumed, the differ
ent farm animals make gains as fol-
lows: Cattle. nine pounds; sheep, II
pounds, and pigs, 20 pounds. Pigs
then make nearly two and q half
times the gain over cattle for the
amount Of feed consumed.
The man who hauls hogs to market
instead Of corn is the one who should
make money. Because Of the fact
that hog raising. when properly man
aged, has been so profitable. the hog
has been styled che Mortgage litter"
The n enemy to the business is hog
cholera. No doubt much can be done
In controlling cholera by the farmers
cooperating In adopting measures
which will prevent the dissemination
Of cholera. It is up to the farmers
themselves. on last analysis, to con-
fine cholera on the n farm where It
starts, by strictly following the advice
of sanitary authorities and all work.
ing together to this end. l know of
a farmer who kept his hogs healthy
for four years, while the neighbors all
around him were losing their hogs
from cholera. He did 1t by an eternal
vigilance In keeping infection out, and
this man made a regular chore of
cleaning the hog pens every Saturday
afternoon.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
ATTENTION TO YOUNG FOALS
1t Should Be Standing and Get
ting First Milk.

CBy L. C. BARNES, Colorado Expert
ment Station.)
II the mare foals in barn, one
should provide her with a roomy box
stall with plenty Of straw. Within
an hour after the arrival of the colt
it should be standing and getting its
first nourishment. II it cannot stand
give 1t help, as the first milk is valn-
able not only as a food but also as a
natural purge which rids the intes-
tines of the meconium.
It is well to put a wide bandage
around the body of the colt and pro-
tect the navel from becoming infected
from the stable. Some use a busting
powder of equal parts fannie and boric
acid on the navel before applying the
bandage. The navel should be kept
protected until 1t becomes dry.
If the colt strains considerably 500
after birth one should relieve this suf-
fering by warn water injections. II
the first feces are very hard a dose Of
raw linseed oil will be advisable.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27

to maintain the body? Such feeding
would certainly not be profitable.
So, in place of economizing with
the feed 1t would be better to give the
COWS a rich supply and get the milk
which, after all, is what we are feed
ing for.
But there comes the question OF
what is a good supply Of food? We
might supply the cows with an unlim.
tied amount Of food, In fact we might
supply them with all they can con-
sumo and still get no milk flow OF
worth IL such food does not contain
the proper nutriment.
1t is not only a bulk Of food that is
necessary, but 1t is the nutritive value
of the food given that counts.
AS concentrated foods are the rich.
est In food. value the cows should be
supplied with such food as wheat bran
and ground corn at least twice a day
with their ration.
II the dairy Is not paying there Is
something wrong. Either the cows are
poor or the management is poor. There
Is a way to make 1t pay. Let US study
Jul business and seek the way to make
1t pay.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Ohio State President Sends Message
to Missouri Suffragists.

"Whatever may be the policies in
other nations and other states, the
Ohio campaign for woman suffrage
will be a peaceful one. There will be
NO quarrel between men and women.
Men are not to blame that women
are still unenfranchised. Neither are
women. Woman's political enfran-
chisement Is one of evolution. Radical
men and radical women help on the
evolution. Conservative men and con
sentative women hold it back The
former are recruited from the latter,
and when the radicals outnumber the
conservatives the change comes.
There must be no conflict. no wounds
10 bind up, because a great work for
men and women to do together lies
ahead. There must be trust and com
radeship in order that this work may
be done easily and effectively.
THE long journey of Ohio suffra'
gists is nearly at an end, and they are
joyful over the fact that they have no
apologies to make for their conduct
and that no one has suffered at their
hands.
oohio and Missouri are drawn close
together, since both are working 10
the same end, with the same means
in the same way, and 60 to vote at The
same time. Success TO both!
"HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON,
~"President Ohio Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
DAIRYMEN MUST MOVE QUICK
Three Things Menace Industry: Inef.
ficlent Cow, Anticipated Methods
and Ignorance Of Public.

(By EUGENE DAVENPORT, Illinois Az
ricultural College.)
A good deal is going to happen in
dairying within the next 25 years.
Dairy h%usbandry represents the most
intensive form of agriculture practised
on this side of the water. We have
been SO busy about other things that
we have not yet settled down to the
development Of the industry in this
country. l think the individual dairy
man has his attention too exclusively
on his personal affairs, and too little
upon the industry he represents. When
l see a man advocating a system Of
buying COWS instead OF feeding them I
know that he is looking at 1t purely
from the individual standpoint. He
knows, or ought to know that no
business a thrive on that basis.
What you need to do and what we
all need to do-and do 1t quickly-is to
attend to those things that will es.
tablish the dairy business as a whole
upon a solid basis.
There are three things that today
menace the prosperity of the dairy
business: First. the inefficient COW;
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
CONTROL OF THE CORN SMUT
Disease Cannot Be Restrained by
Treating Seed-one-Ysar Rota-
tlon 10 One Recommendation.

CBy W. w. ROBBINS. Colorado Agri-
cultural College,
The question IL frequently asked:
Can corn smut be controlled by treat
ing the seed? 1t cannot. For the
most part, corn smut spores rest I've
the winter In the soil or In the manure
pile. Infection Of the corr plant may
take place at any time during its life.
although usually not until 1t has at
tained q height of two or three feet.
Furthermore. infection may take place
in any part Of the plant where there
is fresh growing tissue.
Corn should never be planted on
soil that grew q smutted crop the pre-
vious year. A one-year rotation Ia
usually sufficient to destroy q large
number Of smut spores resting yer In
the soil. Remove and burn the smut.
ted masses on the young plants. Corn
smut spores pass through the alimen-
tary canal Of stock without having
their terminating power destroyed,
This probably explains the fact that
fields heavily MANFRED often suffer
moro from corn smut than those
lightly MANFRED or not MANFRED at all.
The spores. however. do not live long
In the manure. Hence old manure IL
better than fresh to spread on a corn.
field. II is known that some varieties
Of corn r moro susceptible to smut
than others and it Is also very prob
able that a variety that is not-accli-
mated 10 more subject to smut than
one we'll accIlmareo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
A Good Dairy Cow.

get rid Of her. Second, Anticipated,
unsanttary methods; and third. the
general public, our consumers. do not
realize as they ought the food value
of dairy products. How do milk. but
ter or cheese compare In the best
markets as a food product-value for
value-with the other products Of this
country? No comparison!
What we need Is to have three cam
paigns of education-one among our
selves for better cows. another among
ourselves for better methods in order
to make a better product, and another
among the consumers to help them
realize what dairy products are really
worth.
II is up to the dairymen to educate
both themselves and the general pub
lie and ! believe they can do It We
must look a long way ahead. There
are some things that must be done
now for the improvement Of dairying
20 years from now,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
PROPER HENS FOR MATCHING
Select Those Which Have Proved Good
Mothers and Ono Which Has Just
Commenced to Sit.
(By ELIZABETH

(By ELIZABETH PUTNAM.)
II hens are used for Matching, select
where possible, those which have
proved good mothers. AS a rule this
maternal ability will prove the same
from year to year, and those which
have deserted or broken eggs careless
ly will In all probability prove unfaith.
full to the end. II q hen has already
been broody for a week or two, she
may grow tired before the eggs hatch.
Choose preferably one that has just
commenced to sit.
Fill the corners of her box with road
dust OF ashes. Lay In a heavy sheet
of paper saturated with kerosene. Add
more dust or ashes. and lastly straw
sprinkled with insect powder. Give
her the eggs at night. 1t Is sometimes
advisable to throw an old piece of car.
pet over the nest for a day or 80 until
she is fully settled.
Keep food, grit, water and dust bath
where she can have access to them
daily, but watch that she does not
leave her nest for more than half an
hour at a time unless the weather is
very warm.
The shipping of day-old chicks has
come to be quite a business. As they
need not feed for the first 4S hours
this plan is feasible and those having
no facilities for Matching and yet de.
string we'll bred chicks are glad to
avail themselves of the opportunity,
the usual price being about ten cents
each.
The average brooder will safely
handle Just about half the number of
chicks for which 1t is claimed to be
made. Crowding is almost certain to
bring dire results. Be chary of the
homemade brooder with lantern heat.
There is danger of asphyxiation unless
1t Is properly constructed.
Gull out the scrubs and Improbable
members Of the flock. Breed up con.
tinually. Feed we'll and in variety.
Supply grit and oyster shell, and re.
member that clean water is a neces.
sity. Keep the fowls comfortable and
free from vermin. And then II they are
not profitable. do not rest satisfied un.
til you have hunted out the reason
for there surely is one
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
MAKE THE cows PROFITABLE
In Place of Econonizinq With Feed II
ls Better to Give Dairy Animals
a Liberal Supply.
(RY @. LII NORDONl

With good GOV there must also he
good feeding. The dairy COW cannot
produce milk without a good supply
OF nourishing food from which to
produce the milk. Also the food
given may be very rich In feeding
value but often % enough of it is
fed to the COW.
Thus the cows get only food enough
to maintain their bodies and very lit
tie of 1t goes to the production of milk
This. Of course, would be feeding at
a loss when a little more food added
to this would all be turned to milk as
the other food has already supplied the
wants Of the body and this extra food
ID the paying food. The milk it pro.
duces pays for all the food and leaves
a clear profit beside.
Therefore, can we afford to withhold
this extra food and feed only enough
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
GET MOST OUT OF DAIRYING
Keep Records, Gull Out Improbable
Cows and Pay More Attention to
Individual Feeding.

We talk about the drudgery Of dairy.
ing. and it is rather a binding business,
but 1t is the poor half of the herd that
makes 1t so. Keep records. weed out
those poor cows. pay more individual
attention to the rest, feeding them up
to their capacity to respond, and feed
the rest Of the field products to sheep
or colts or steers or heifer calves, or
even sell them outright. Gull out the
Improbable part Of the herd and don't
do it by guesswork. Some people think
that they can tell by the looks of a
pail how much milk there is in 1t.
Any man who has not actually weighed
or measured several milkings will be
inclined to exaggerate the amount by
from % to so per cent.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
INCREASING WORTH OF COWS
Not Over one-Third Of Dairy Animals
In Ohio Produce 800 Pounds Of
Butter Fat Yearly.

An estimate made by the Ohio sta.
ton indicates that not over one-third
Of the cows in that state will produce
800 pounds or more Of butter fat in
one year II reasonably fed. No dairy.
man should be satisfied until the poor
est COW In his herd is capable Of pro-
ducing at least three hundred pounds
Of butter fat per annum. The estimate
10 further made that II all cows in the
state were developed to this point the
value of the increased production Of
butter fat would amount to approx,
mately 81. 900. 900 annually, an amount
equal to the value of all butter now
made In the state. What ia true for
Ohio is equally true for the rest Of
the country. =,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
The Livingston Apple.

Among the Seeding fall apples,
which have been recently sent to the
Geneva experiment station the Liv-
ingston Pride deserves mention. 1t is
a chance seeding from Orange county.
The fruit Is large, skin light yellow.
shaded and striped with carmine.
When cooked 1t is quite attractive in
appearance and good In quality. It is
not q dessert fruit. but is probably
worth testing for culinary use. Sea-
son is the last Of September and well
into October.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
poo. Drive sheep RaIsIno Out.

A survey made by the United States
department Of agriculture indicates
that II there were a proper control of
dogs the number of sheep on the
farms could be doubled without dis
placing other stock. The sheep would
fit In a niche Of their own. Dogs have
driven many farmers out of the sheep
business.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Size Of SIlo.

The silo must not be too large. The
size should always be determined by
the number of cattle or sheep to be
fed. AS silage Is a moist feed that
soon decays when exposed to the air,
1t must be taken of systematically
from the top. At least two inches
should be removed daily, hence the
silo should not be built out Of proper.
ton to the number Of animals to be
fed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Allow Free Ranaa.

Both hen and chicks should be al.
lowed free range after the chicks are
q few days old. to pick up a large
share Of their living, but in addition
II is a good plan to feed them at night
and to give them all they will eat, as
they will grow faster and will either
be marketable at an earlier age or
weigh more, and consequently bring
more. at q given time.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Profit in Keeping Hogs.

One man says: with bacon at 25
and 80 cents q pound 1t pays to keep
hogs and keep them right" There is
10 question about profit In keeping
hogs right. but at the same time the
big hole in the proposition is the fact
that the producer Ia not getting 20
and 80 cents q pound for the bacon.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
GOOD GATE FOR STOCK FARM
Plan Devised Whereby Cows and
Horses Cannot Follow Person
Who 10 Feeding Animals.

It is often desired to separate the
smaller stock from the larger at feed
ing time. and in providing a passage
way for this purpose, l devised a plan
to make the gateway Sc that I could
pass through with a milk pail in each
hand while the cows could not follow
me, writes H. S. Long of Bazile Mills,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Excellent Farm Gate.

Neb.. in Popular Mechanics. This plan
was realized V shown in the sketch.
The smaller animals. such as hogs,
chickens and sheep can pass through
the V-shaped part, but a horse or COW
could not make the turn. The small
swinging gate can be fastened to n
side, to make a permanent Enclosure
for the smaller stock.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
KEYNOTE to Profit.

Pure bred dairy cattle will often be
the keynote to great profit from the
farm. What is the use Of keeping al
Indifferent. non.producing animal Of
any description. when one that will
mako q handsome profit will take no
more room. no more care and no more
feed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Keen Vessels Clean.

Be sure that the vessels used for
skim milk are kept clean. 1t is best to
set out a clean crock each time milk
is given. Wooden troughs are unfit
for milk in summer. Milk is an ami.
NAL product and soon putrefes in the
hot sun Putrefled animal products
set up an irritation in the digestive
tract known as ptomaine poisoning, a
fatal malady. Always set the milk
vessels in the shade.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Caro- In COVERING Seeds.

Too much care cannot be exercised
in covering seed properly. The ten
dency is to cover too deeply. Such
crops as onions. squash, parsnips and
lima beans push up the shells Of the
seed itself and find It difficult to force
their way through a very great depth
OF earth after 1t is packed down BY
rains,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Care Of Water Vessels,

Fill the water fountains at least
twice a day this hot weather. Scald
them out frequently, for even fresh
water leaves q stale scum on vessels
at this season. A fresh piece Of char.
coal should be placed in the water Q
sci once a week all summer.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
RACK FOR AIRING MILK PANS
Slated Device Put On Posts as Illus
trated VIII Prove Quite Efficient
Is Easily Made.

A Slated rack for airing milk pans
and other milk utensils may be made
easily. A shelf 3 by Az feet will hold
a good many vessels. The Stats are
made of n by two-inch strips placed
four inches apart. The shelf or rack
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Chickens Relish salt.

Chickens. like every animal. will eat
salt II they can get 1t, but are quickly
and easily satisfied and will not eat
more than is good for them. unless It
10 mixed with mash or some other
soft feed; then there ia q possibility
Of them eating too much.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Cow Test Association.

The COW test association will not
make the milk your ows are giving
any richer. but 1t will make the
amount of butter fat you gather from
day to day greater II you follow the
advice 1t gives you.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Essentials Overlooked.

Particular stress has been put upon
the value Of fime In all soils growing
clover and alfalfa, with the result that
many overlook other essentials and
seem to think they will have clear
sailing when soil acidity 10 corrected
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27

Hens will get a good deal Of their
food in the fields II they have q
chance, but try them with a bit more
every morning and night. A bit too
much Is better than hunger.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27


phere 1t has become established in
the region of country neal Great Salt
Lake, Utah. whence 1t has spread into
Idaho and Wyoming. 1t has proved
a most destructive pest Of alfalfa and
the production Of seed has been i'm
possible in the localities where 1t has
occurred. 1t is being investigated by
the United States department of agri-
culture in order to find some means
Of preventing or reducing its ravages.
These measures have consisted of the
application Of mechanical devices for
destroying the young weevils In the
fields. destroying the adults in their
alternating places, and the introduce
ton Of its natural enemies into this
country from Europe, where they
seem to effectually prevent serious
injuries from its attacks on alfalfa.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Important 70 Animals.

In addition to the protein, carbohy.
drates and fats. usually considered the
most important constituents Of feeds.
the mineral or ash 10 Of great impor-
lance to animals,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
DAMAGE BY ALFALFA WEEWC
Insect Has Proved Most Destructive
Pest In Western states-Measures
for Eradication.

The insect known as the alfalfa
weevil (Phytonomus posticus Gyll.) is
about the size Of a grain of wheat.
brown in color. with a long slender
snout. much like the plum c~urculio.
Imported from the eastern hemis-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Poultry Essentials.

Feed plenty Of clean, wholesome
food and water, and provide plenty Of
clean dry nests in q clean poultry
house.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27
Rest for EIrst rwo paxa.

During the first two days Of the
chicks life 1t should rest and be kept
warm. It Is better without having
food until It is forty-eight hours old.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-27

may be put On posts as illustrated,
writes 7. l.. Bailey, in Missouri Valley
Farmer. Vessels may be turned upside
down upon it, and they will catch the
air from underneath.
Williams news., 1914-09-10
Good Eatinq.

"Metchnikoff, the Metchnikoff of sour milk fame, is soon to celebrate in Paris" said a Paris correspondent on furlough in New York, 'his seventieth birthday.
 Since his sixtieth birthday, when he began his sour-milk regime, Metchni- koff has not aged. On the contrary, he has become rejuvenated.
 "To the committee that has in charge the splendid honors of his birthday celebration, Metchnikoff gave some advice on the benefits of frugal eating benefits of taking no alco- hol, very little meat, and an abundance of well cooked green vegetables. And he ended his lecture with this crystal of wisdom:
 "'Good eating makes more pessi- mists than bad luck"
Williams news., 1914-09-10
ERUPTION OVER cHILD's BODY

Route No. 3. Box 67, Little Falls. Minn.-"Our little boy was taken sick with fever and after the fever he broke out with sore eruption all over his body. We could get nothing to help him. The sores were large and red and bleeding. They started with blisters as if he were burned and when they broke they would bleed and they itched so that he could not sleep for some time. We had him all tied up with bandages and then we had to soak them off every day.
 We bought cake of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment which soon gave him relief. Now he is as well as can be for in three weeks he was all healed by the Cuticura Soap and Ointment" (Signed) George Wolters, Jan. 29, 1914.
 Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address post card "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston. Adv.