Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-24

many other classes Of stock. Prof.
Shepperd gave the results Of expert
ments which show that the corn plant
increases very rapidly in food value
from the time it tassels Jul till it is
ripe. In fact the ripe corn plant con.
tains five times as much food value
as 1t had when just tasseled out. This
emphasizes the need of growing a
corn that will get ripe even when 1t
is to be used for fodder or in the silo.
He also cited the results of many
trials which Indicate that the corn
plant when nearly ripe is more easily
digested by the GOV than 1t is before
1t reaches the glazing stage. That is
the COW gets a larger amount Of it's
food value.
Cows and Water.
Mr.. Hoke laid a good deal of en-
phasis on the proper way to water
the cows, and that if the COWS do not
drink a good deal that the milk flow
will be less. The water should not
be ice cold as this kind will chill the
cow and she will not drink as much
as she should. The watering place
should be protected too. If it is an
in an exposed place so that the cold
wind strikes the chances are that the
COW will not drink nearly as much
as If she could get the water in a
comfortable and we'll protected place.
He also claimed that the COWS should
be watered twice a day. If the wat
err is not too cold and the place is
comfortable they will drink twice a
day, which they may not do under
the other kind of a condition. sss,.
Mr.. Peters gave a talk on the SIRE.
He first described the things to look
for in a good sire. Size is wanted but
avoid c~oarseness which is indicated
by a big head, coarse skin and large
bones. The low down animal is de-
sired. The shoulders should be we'll
laid in. The middle piece should be
big, the hips wide and the width car
ried well to the rump. Constitution
is indicated by depth in the fore
flank. The appearance of the animal
is only a part of the thing to lock-
for, ancestry is the other point. The
god dairy sire should come from
dams that have a big milk record.
Often the bull is kept penned up and
when this is done a good way to pro-
vide exercise is to put a young bull
in with the cid one. To secure size
in the bull it is necessary to feed it
we'll when young. The bull requires
good feed when in service. Mr.. Peters
recommended a feed ration made up
of one-third each of oats, bran and
barley with a little oil meal, of which
feed eight or nine pounds a day. He
preferred to have a part of the rough
age made up of alfalfa or some other
legume. r. ~.
~ Hog Raising.
Considerable attention is being CIV
en- to hog raising on the circuit. 1t
fits in we'll with the dairying. Mr..
Hoke gave a talk on hog feeding and
management. He was sure that the
hog was one of the most profitable
animals on the farm when it was Civ
en- the right are. This is especially
true at narrowing time. He contend.
ed that it paid tc, have the sows so
that they could be handled as it was
then easier to care for them when
they needed and especially at farrow-
ing time. He advised picking out the
long bodied roomy sows for breeding.
Some attention was also given to
breeding the principles of hereditary
and variation. !. =,
Mr.. Forbes accompanied by Pierce
and Dcwney went over the circuit
and was very much pleased with The
fine condition in which he found the
stock. In fact he was surprised to
find so good stock out in a country
in which he had not expected to find
anything of the kind.
The North Dakota Holstein breed
ers circuit is a cooperative affair be.
tween the U. S. Department CT Agri-
culture, the State Of North Dakota
and the farmers in the circuit. Prof.
Shepherd represents the state, Hjel-
mer Rabild, the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, while U. J. Downey
is the field representative. He visits
all the herds each month, keeping
track of the milk records, the feeding,
the handling of the milk and the
breeding.
The breeding circuit is attracting a
good deal of attention and has ad-
vertised New Salem far and wide. 1t
has made New Salem the Holstein
center of North Dakota and the
Northwest. = IA
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