The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12
SURREY FARMERS
DISCUSS CHOLERA
RECENT SPREAD OF DISEASE
AMONG PORKERS, MAKES THIS
QUESTION A LIVE ONE AT
FARMERS MEETING.
Surrey. N. D.. Jan. 30. 1914

| Surrey, n D., Jan. 30, 1914.
Editor Independent:
| Please find herewith enclosed copy
of program followed at the specia
dairy session of the Surrey Agricul
tural association.
Mr.. Ref in discussing breeds sale
his personal preference was thu
Guernseys with the Jerseys close
second. He kept close record of al
the milk each COW gave and made y
butter-fat test at intervals. He does
not consider that it pays to raise the
male calves unless they are from a
registered herd. In fact, he thinks
the quicker the calves are disposed of
the better, except such heifer calves
from the best cows needed to keep up
the number of cows required.
Mr.. Pence, in discussing the same
topic, made a strong plea for the dual
purpose COW. "The destiny of all cat
tie is the butchers block" said Mr..
Pence. Gail the male calves and fully
so per cent of the heifers go to the
butcher" said Mr.. Pence, and he urg-
ed that the farmer with the working
herd might as well raise a calf which
will make reasonable carcass for
meat. "Not only the calves but final
ly the COW herself goes to the butch
err"
In the absence of both Mr.. Lambert
and Mr.. Yoder, Mr.. Reiff was called
upon to discuss the care of dairy cows.
Kindness is the first essential in the
care of cows" He never used dog
in handling his stock. A COW badly
worried by dog would show notice
able shrinkage in amount of butter
fat produced until she came back to
her normal temperament. In making
up grain ration he used about four
quarts of bran with two quarts of
corn and oats and a pint of oil-meal.
To 100 pounds of grain mixed in the
above ratio he added IL pounds of
salt. He calculated to feed l pound
of grain for every three pounds of
milk produced. Another way to cal
culate grain ration is to allow a
pound of grain per day for every
pound of butter fat produced each
week. Mr.. Peck at this point opened
the general discussion with a very
comprehensive talk on silos and 81
lage.
Mr.. Greenhouse discussed the ten
dency toward dairying and showed
how the increasing number of COWS
made it necessary for the farmer to
look for a market for dairy products.
Buttermaking is laborious and the
market provided by the stores is I'M
certain. The creameries can main
tain a more uniform price than the
farmers can so the most logical way
for the farmer to dispose of his dairy
product is to sell it in the form OF
cream. He thinks it practical to So
licit for drivers to carry cream for
farmers who live on the same road,
or in the same direction from town.
Recent outbreaks of hog-cholera in
this vicinity made the topic assigned
to Mr.. Fox a very live one, and the
discussion was certainly very intel
ligent and thoro treatment of the top
ic. From actual experience with the
disease he has learned that a hog
which shows the least symptom of the
disease should be separated from the
balance of the herd at once. In case
Of loss all carcasses should be burned |
and in transporting the carcasses they
should be handled in way that no
germs may fall upon the ground.
Keep all dogs off your farm. In case it |
is necessary to make general clean
ing up after a bad outbreak, all
troughs and feeding floors should be |
given to the flames. The following
mixture, always within reach, may
keep the hogs up to tone and help re-
sist the disease: "a pounds charcoal,
IL pounds salt and 10 cents worth
Of powdered copperas. Do away with
The filthy hog-wallow. To disinfect
use 10 pounds sulphate of iron to s |
gallons of water for a spray. Dis
infect the shoes if visit is made |
where sick herd is kept. One gal
lon Of Zenolium to 100 gallons of wat
er is another effective disinfectant. |
This may also be given in slop, allow
ing one part of Zenolium to 140 parts
Of water.
To close the program Mr.. Peck gave
a splendid talk on diversification.
J. w. SMITH,
Secretary.
5,.. Program.
What breed Of cows are best pay
ing BY A. R. Reiff and I. R. Pence.
The care and need Of mich cows in
North Dakota. BY C. D. Lambert and
Levi Yoder.
Will it pay to start milk station
at Surrey, and what benefits will be
derived from it?-By George Great |
house and II. C. Rasumson.