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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
TANkAGE FOR HOGS
is QUITE VALUABLE
Results Given CT Tests Conducted
by Expert at Minnesota
Agricultural College.

Experiments recently conducted at
the Minnesota College of Agriculture
tend to show that, as a hog feed, tank
age is valuable. r. G. Ashby, assist
ant husbandman, in charge of swine,
states that in a series of tests the
lots fed tankage returned a profit on
the grain fed, while the others did not.
Five lots of hogs, of as near the
same size and age as possible, were
selected. Three were fed mixture
of shelled corn, shorts and tankage.
One was fed shelled corn, shorts and
oil meal, and the other mixture of
shelled corn and shorts.
Figuring corn at 90 cents bushel,
shorts at $26 a ton, tankage at $55,
and oil meal at $50, the tankage-fed
lots returned from five to nine cents
profit on a bushel of grain fed.
An interesting side light of the ex-
pertinent was trial of the selffeeder.
The three feeds, shelled corn, shorts
and tankage, were supplied in dry
form and separately. The hogs Sc
lected the following ration: Shelled
corn, $50 per cent; shorts, SIS, and
tankage, 10. The settled hogs made
greater daily gains than the fastest
growing handled pen, LA pounds tc
1873, but they consumed a little more
feed for each hundred pounds of gain
1878 to 467.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
Interior of Modern Poultry House.
Ry JAMES G. HALPIN. Secretary of
EEt-..-.-s- 1,....1t-.- a.---.--a-.:-.--.

(By JAMES G. HALPIN, Secretary of
Wisconsin Poultry Association)
The principal reason for keeping
poultry is to furnish fresh eggs and
fresh meat for our own tables.
This is particularly true of the
general farmer, who is usually located
at some distance from meat market
and for the most part has to depend
on his own meat supply, which, were
it not for the chickens and ducks,
would have to be sailed meat during
the summer. Few of US realize how
much the poultry does toward supply
ing US with good things for our table
Too many general farmers depend
on their women folks to do all of the
work about the poultry yards. 1t is
true that large part of the work is
often better done if left to the women
folks, but there are certain things
that should be done by the man. He
should at least see to it that the
house is kept well cleaned and occa-
siOnally sprayed or whitewashed He
should also see to it that the house
is kept in repair and the necessary
fixtures made and so arranged that
the work of caring for the flock is
reduced to a minimum. The old hen
likes to range about the .barnyard on
good days, but she should have plenty
Of straw in her own house so that she
can busy herself digging in it when
the weather is bad. He should be just
as careful to see to it that the hens
are well bedded as amy other live
stock on the farm. On stormy days,
especially, the man of the house
should do the feeding and take a gen
eral interest in the production in.
stead of limiting his interest to the
consumption of the groceries pur
chased by the eggs.
Most farmers carry on their poultry
work in a hit-or-miss fashion that
would spell disaster if used in all the
farm operations. This is the obser
walton made sby a careful business
man in a weil-to-do farming commu
nifty. The question follows: "Why dc
our general farmers neglect their pouI
try as they do and why do the authori
ties keep insisting that more than 81
per cent of the poultry and eggs are
produced on the general farm?"
Probably the principal reason why
so many farm f1ocks are badly neg
lected is because they are scrub stool
and do not, therefore, excite any admi
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
PROVIDING A COMPLETE FEED
Gill Of Linseed Meal Added to Pint of
Milk Used in Mixing Ground
Grain Is Satisfactory.

Milk cannot take the place of meat,
as it is not sufficiently concentrated,
hence the hens could not drink enough
of it to supply their wants. If gill
of Hnseed meal is added to a pint Of
milk and the milk the used for mix
ing ground grain it will largely assist
in providing a complete food Milk
should be given in vessels which viii
prevent filth from getting into It, and
vessels cleaned daily.
Wheat is a standard food for poul-
try, and farmers have cOntented them
selves that grain is sufficient, but It
has been demonstrated that when
fresh milk has been given to chicks
intended to be sold as fries" the
gain. when milk is added to the grain
ration, is nearly twice as much as
when grain alone Is used. If milk can
be conveniently given to laying hens.
larger profits VIII b derived BY thus
utilizfng the waste products than BY
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

ration in their owner. He looks at his
poultry flock as a unit and does not
worry in the least about them as in
dividuals. We are going through
rather rapid change, however, and
farm poultry is going to get better care.
The way this is coming about will
mean a much greater production with
in the next few years. In the past
grain was cheap and a few bushels
more or less made little difference.
But with grain high in price we are
going to pay more and more attention
to the returns from every bushel-
The best way to get most farmers
interested in poultry is to get them
to settle down to some particular va
riety. AS soon as the flock is all of
one size. shape and color visitors will
begin to admire them. The owner
will begin to pay more and more at
tention to them, and this extra atten-
ton will mean more winter eggs. Be
cause as soon as the owner begins to
get proud of the flock he fixes up the
house, nails on the loose boards,
cleans out the filth, puts in fresh
straw, whitewashes the house and
does everything possible to make it
comfortable for the hens. He changes
his attitude entirely and instead Of
kicking the hens out of the way gives
them time to get out of the way. He
begins to look at each hen as an indi-
vidual and as a producer of eggs that
are worth money.
Just as soon then as the owner be
| gins to take interest in the flock, a
| large part of the hit-or-miss method
Of care disappears and in turn the
hens begin to get a place in the reg
ular farm routine just the same as the
| rest of the live stock.
Insect pests is a subject that is
| getting to be of greater and greater
| Importance. In many sections we find
! that the birds that are the natural
| destroyers of insects are getting
| thinned out to such an extent that
some substitute must be found. The
| farmers flock of chickens can be used
/ to splendid advantage as grasshoppe1
catchers and at the same time prove
| profitable. Thus we have troublesome
insects removed from the farm and
converted into egg or poultry meat
| The farm grows larger crops and the
chickens have fuller crops" made VI
largely from the natural waste on the
| farm.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
n
STOCK
CHARACTERISTICS OF A MULE
Endurance, Vieor and Easiness to
Keep Depend Upon Mare-De-
mand Is for Big Animals.

Mule breeders differ to some extent
over whether the mule colts charac-
teristics are due most to the jack or
to the mare. Several investigators
who have asked mule breeders for
their experiences and opinions have
received information that was at vari
ance. The weight of opinion, however,
seems to incline that the external
characteristics of the mule colt are
given him by the jack, while his en-
durance, vigor and easiness to keep
will depend upon the mare.
So it will be seen that the scrub
mare, the cat-hammed, Washy type
of little weight or stamina will not
make a suitable mother for the mule
that is to sell well. Any sort of a
mare will not do, but that is rather a
popular idea among some growers.
Take a big farm mare, one that will
stand about Is, 151A or 16 hands high,
and that weighs anywhere from 1,400
to 1900 pounds, and bred to a good
jack she should produce the kind of
mules that the market is always look
ing for.
When the jack is selected he should
be of fair size and weight at about
1000 to 1000 pounds, and have the
right kind of a pedigree back of him.
Of course there are good jacks that
are somewhat smaller, but the Is to
151a hand animal is the one that is
most certain to produce the type of
mules that a farmer likes to be able
to offer. Where an animal is bought
IL II
a little more and get as nearly what
is wanted as possible.
1t is just as easy to raise big, rug
ged, heavy mule as it is to grow the
little mules that are now used over
much of the South. They call them
cotton mules in the southern states,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
TEETH PROJECTIONS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Many Animals Fail to Make Good
Gains Owing to Bad Condi-
ton of Grinders.

The horse most commonly grown
upon the farm and the one which is
so often neglected, when it comes to
preparing him for market, is the draft
horse.
Pounds of flesh are an important
factor in determining his market value.
This being the case, it is very neces-
sary to have him make heavy gains.
One of the first points to be considered
in fattening a horse is to attend to his
teeth. Many horses fail to make good
gains, due to the fact that their teeth
are not in proper condition.
The preparation of the teeth is
known as the floating of the teeth.
1t is best to get veterinarian to do
this, as he has the proper Instruments,
and where there are many to do, it
can be done more rapidly. Floating
the teeth is a point which a great
many people overlook, and is in many
instances the cause of a horse being
out of condition.
When a horse has a number of sharp
projections on his teeth, the gums be-
come sore and raw, SO that he does not
masticate his food properly; conse-
quently indigestion often results and
| the horse runs down in his condition.
In examining a lot of horses recent
", it was found that a large number
of them had sharp projections on the
under edge of the grinders. Their
mouths were in such a condition that
a person would wonder how they could
| eat at all.
But after their teeth had been float
ed down, quite a marked change was
noticed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
MANY STATIONS in INDIANA
State Is Third in Number of Pur-
chases, Against Tenth Place Last
Year-IIIinois Is First

Over five hundred registered Perch
eron stations were transferred to In
diana owners. according to the report
Of the Percheron Society Of America
at its annual meeting. This puts the
state third in number of purchases,
against tenth place last year. The
increase is accounted for by the new
stallion registration rules, which re-
quire the owner to make the breeding
of the horse public Farmers have IN
many cases been breeding to horses
of scrub lineage, which they supposed
were purebreds. Illinois leads in
numbers purchased, with 1907
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
Low ROUND TRIP FARES TO
CALIFORNIA; EXPOSITIOKS
And The PACIFIC COAST

Low round trip fares are now in
effect via the Scenic Highway OF the
Northern Pacific Ry. to CALIFORNIA; Ex-
positions via the North Pacific Coast.
These tickets permit liberal stop-Overs
and enable the tourist to include both
Expositions as well as a stop-over at
Yellowstone National Park via Gardi-
ner Gateway.
If you will advise when you will plan
your western trip, will be pleased to
quote rates, send a copy of our hand
some Expositions folder as well as
Yellowstone National Park and travel
literature, and assist you in any way
possible in planning your 1915 vaca-
ton trip. A N. CIeland, General Pas
senger Agent, SIT Northern Pacific
Ry., St. Paul, Minnesota.-Adv.
Happiness can be spelled with four
letteTs-l-o-v-e
Always sure to please, Red Cross Bah
Blue. All grocers sell II Adv
The Chinese like bagpipe music
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
PLAN FOR WEAVING THE PIGS
Sows' Udders, and Next Day They
Are Put in Good Pastures.

Many of our best hog men now
wean their pigs early and wean them
all at the same time. The day be-
fore weaving they put the sows and
pigs together in a pen by themselves
and give the sows little or no feed
that day
The pigs are allowed to drain the
sows udders and the next day the
pigs are put in a good pasture by
themselves and given a nutritious "a
ton, skim milk being fed it it is avail
able
The sows are put on short pasture
and for the first day or two are given
plenty to drink but little to eat. In
a short time they are dried up com
pletely and then may be given good
ration to get them in condition for
breeding or for market.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

With squads selling at from 35 to so
cents each it would seem that pigeon
raising would be highly profitable, but
our advice is to go slow before engag-
ing in the business to any consider
able extent
Pigeon raising is really a speciality
and one is hardly able to make a sue
cess of it without some training. In
the first place, no one except an ex-
pert can detect the difference between
the males and females; always one
should have a guaranty that they are
properly mated.
An excess of cocks will result in the
production of small and unhealthy
squads.
There is no fixed system in the rails
ing Of squads Like swimming, it must
be learned from actual experience.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
HATcHABILITY OF THE EGGS
Hen Must Be Healthy and Properly
Fed TO Carry Germ 20 a Sue
cessfuI Development.

An egg receives its fertility from
the male bird, but the condition OF
the hen determines the hatchabiIity
Of the fortified egg. The hen must
be healthy and properly fed or she
cannot carry the germ to a success
ful development A hen fattened
exclusively upon one article OF diet,
say corn, viii not bring many eggs
TO n perfect hatch. A hen allowed
to drink filthy water and live under
unsanitary conditions win not E1vo
Us fertile eggs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

The consumption of mutton per cap
tia in the United States is increasing
every year, though the amount used is
much less in proportion to other meat
than in Europe. There are good rea-
sons for expecting a continuation of
good prices for mutton and lamb, and
the demand for wool also may be- ex-
pected to increase more rapidly than
the production. These facts are
brought out in a recent letter from a
scientist of the department of agricul-
ture to a southern farmer who in
CURED regarding the possibilities of
the sheep business.
The departments specialist called
attention to the fact that while farm
raised sheep have often not been prof
liable, this has usually been because
of lack of proper attention and man
agement. Variations in price of wool
and mutton have stood in the way of
such general interest in sheep as
would cause them to be regarded as
highly as they should be in the future.
Ranges all over the world are now
carrying about as many sheep as they
can support under strict range sys-
TEN, and an increase in the production
of sheep products must come mainly
from farms. Here, then, is the farm
er's opportunity to take advantage of
the increased consumption of these
products.
While mutton can be produced at
low cost and there is a growing de-
mand for it, difficulty in selling may
be experienced in sections where the
amount of live stock produced has not
been sufficient to make it worth while
for regular buyers to operate. Slaugh-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

Pigeons require perfect ventilation,
roomy quarters, because oYercroBding
is fatal They must never be ex-
posed to bad weather, and improper
feeding viii quickly destroy a flock
Pigeons are very clearly in their
habits, and when they have the op-
portunity they will take a thorough
water bath at least once a day II
they are denied this, they will soon
contract disease and die. In warm
weather the water should be changed
every day
If one is content to start with a
small flock, provide good quarters,
learn all one can from reliable ex-
pert writer's, and spend a year, at
least, in experimenting, one may
then go into the business in earnest
and generally with very good profit.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
WOOL GROWING IN
CANADA A SUCCESS
This By-Produet of the Farm win
Make Hany Western Canada
Farmers Rich

Alberta wool growers are looking 1oL
25 cent wool this year That is the
assertion made By q prominent sheep
man of the Grassy Lake district Tt
is quite within the pale of possibility
that We VIII receive that figure from
our wool this summer" said he, and
I would not be surprised 10 see some
get more than that.
The war has caused = grsaS demand
to be made on the woohel mills, e2d
they have got to have the raw nate
rial
The present season has been most
propitious for the growing OF wool. and
the growers expect to reap a big har-
vest of a splendid quality. The winter
has been very even, and the sheep are
doing well on the ranges
No special breed OF sheep is kept
on Western Canada farms, and all
seem to do well. The advice Of those
interested in the welfare of the farm
ers of Western Canada, advise all
who can at all do so to enter upon the
raising of sheep. They have proved
most profitable TO those who go into
that industry on a scale commensu-
rate with their means, and their farm
area
The climate is perfectly adapted to
the raising of sheep, they are easily
kept, and as pointed out, there is good
money to be made out Of them.-Ad,
vertisement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
COMPACT SEED BED
FOR SMALL GRAINS
Soil Will Not Become Too Solid
or Firm If Narrowed as Fast
as 1t Is Flowed.

For small, spring grain crops COM
pact seed bed is essential, especially
if grass seed is sown with the grain.
Soil will not be made too compact If
kept narrowed as fast as it is plowed.
Every time it is narrowed you will
be doubly repaid in the yield of the
grain.
In preparing corn ground, much OF
the work of cultivation will be avoid
ed if the soil is brought to the best
possible condition physically before
planting
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
How to Use Old Hay.

The old hay around the stack yards
will make good filling for checking
the washes about the meadow and
pasture lands, but if left where it is it
will kill out the meadow growth The
fencing surrounding these yards also
ought to be cleaned up, else it will
prove a great nuisance when harvest
time comes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
Improvina Land.

If you are living on a poor farm,
that is, if the land is poor, the chances
are it is your own fault. There is some
land, but not very much, that can't be
improved By keeping the right kind
of stock and by building up the soil
through rotating the crops, you are
pretty sure to improve conditions on
the home acres.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

feeding it to the pigs, as skim milk
and buttermilk contain nearly all the
elements of food; the eggs are more
easily produced by hens fed upon
such food than when they are not
otherwise provided, and every farmer
should allow the hens a share OF the
skim milk and buttermilk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
Advzntaae with Sheen.

Compared with hogs the sheep has
an advantage in the wider variety Of
materials It consumes Being a rumi-
nant it makes its gains with a mini
mum Of grain and expensive coneen.
krates.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
erunta Of Satisfaction.

It takes little grains of corn and
little pals of slop to make the pigs
sides swell out with fairness. He also
likes the clover and alfalfa field. With
melodious grunts of satisfaction ne
will walk through the clover patch,
filing himself with the juicy clover.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

tering plants that can handle carloads
are within reach of all sections and if
a sufficient number of neighbors COM
bine to have 100 lambs of similar
breeding, size and condition to ship
jointly the returns are assured. 1t
will also be possible to secure visits
and bids from buyers when such
number is promised. The lamb clubs
Of Tennessee have proved very sue
cessful in this work. The same organ
ization can be used in disposing of the
wool.
In the countries where economy in
farm management has been studied a
long time the sheep is considered to
be necessary in utilizing vegetation on
such waste lands as are not wet or
marshy. But the sheep can hold it's
place on high-priced land as a meat
producer alone. Compared with
larger animals it has some important
advantages. First, the lambs mature
very rapidly, being marketable at four
months of age or later, according to
breeding and feeding This is an
economy, because a larger proportion
of the total feed goes into increase
Of weight than in slower growing ami
mails. Second, the sheep consumes a
greater variety of plants than do other
animals Many of such plants are
detrimental to pastures and would
otherwise require hard labor to hold
them in check. Third, grain waste in
harvesting can be entirely recovered
by sheep. These facts prompt some
farmers to claim that the summer food
of sheep costs nothing, because what
they consume would otherwise bring
no returns.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
Provide Clean Water.

Most pasture watering places are
mere mud holes. 1t is easy to provide
clean water by sinking a large oil
barrel half way into the ground. The
earth around the barrel should be
paved with stones or brick.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
Sow Before Earrowina.

Just before narrowing the SOW needs
but little corn. a succulent feed is
better. The sow needs lots of exer-
else, so it is not wise to cOnfne her
in q close pen with her brood.