Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-27

about 1900 pounds live weight they
are sold as baby beef. While sucking
rhefr dams, the calves are fed some
me hay. fingered turnips and a mix
tufe OF crushed oats, cornmeal, barley
meal or pea meal and linseed cake The
amount led at first Is small, but is in
=, creased at the rate Of from one-half ia
one pound per head per month. The
caves run with the mothers on grass
VIII eat up clean. They are weaned
early In September. and from that time
on are housed and well fed until ready
Tor market the following April or May
Ihev are fed on mixed or clover hay
70 the extent of ten or fifteen pounds
sliced or whole turnips to the amount
OF ~ TO 90 pounds and on grail, mix
ture composed Of equal parts linseed
cake. cotton cake. dried brewers grains
ana corn or barley meal, with liberal
, allowance Of cotton and linseed cake
tne aim being to keep them doing well
, at All times. The best feeders use more
OF the linseed cake and less of the cot
tonseed cake where swedes are being
red than In the case Of yellow turnips,
as the swedes are not so easily digest
ed
The farmers who practice this meth
o. or growing and fattening cattle,
work Is once started. In the months OF
April and May bunch of baby beef
animals are sold and In December q
consignment Of s-year-old heifers are
sold.
Some such practice might be work.
ed out IN this country. We certainly
should grow more beef cattle.
! Remedies FOR Hogs.
FROM time TO time I receive letters
\ from ia rmerS who nro 1,av1p, %~n,,,~y.
| Win their pigs or sows Tn may In.
STANCES these troubles ran he very eas-
lly avoided. With such troubles II /,
| especially important that they be
Given early attention, In this article a
few OF these minor troubles will be
considered
Thumps,
This trouble affects young pigs from
two to eight weeks old. Tire symptoms
are difficulty in breathing and the
ranks have inmpiry or beating ac-
tion. This is caused by an accunrla
tlon OF rat about the heart and lungs
which interfcrcs with the action OF
.mese organs. IT sometimes proves fatal
ine best thing to do IS to use prcyenta.
tive measures. Give the little fellows
plenty Of exercise and cut down the
rations This trouble usuajlv attacL s ]
pigs that are literally nourished and
confined to small quarters.
Coughs.
Coughs in pigs usually indicate eth
er dustry sleeping quarters or else
worm troubles. II the pens are dirty
and dusty. clean the same or nut fine
pigs in clean pasture lot. n worms
are the cause. use good worm rem :
edy. : GU :
The following remedy will give very
good results and may be obtained at
any drug store:
Santonin. grains.
Areca nut, dram.
Calomel, grain.
Sodium bicarbonete, " dram.
rms Is the amount for 100 pound
pig. For larger or smaller hogs Feed
proportionate amounts. Withhold ali
reed Tor at least IS hours before giving
the above mixture. Feed on a heavy
STOP Repeat the dose in eight or fen
days to make sure all worms are ex-
PEELED.
Pigs at birth generally have little
tushes or teeth that stick out on both
sides Of the upper and lower jaw, -four
In number. These teeth are alIv
brown IN color and very sharp pointed
Ihey often cause much trouble. due ID
the little fellows fighting each other OF
IN cutting the mothers teats. Examine
the little fellows soon after birth and