Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-08
The Styawpile
Tho Winter Care Of Cattle.

In the sections of the country where
rigorous weather prevails during the
winter, careful attention to the needs
of livestock will repay the farmer for
his trouble many times over. In too
many instances. cattle emerge from the
winter in dull. listless. emaciated con-
dition, their vitality Slapped by living
under conditions that are incompatible
with the development of milk giving
propensities.
In the case Of feeding dairy cows,
no hard and fast rule can be laid
down. Each cow will be found to dif-
fer from her neighbor in surplus vital
ity over what Is needed to assure nor
NAL bodily functions and good aver
age in milk production. By careful OBJ
ssrvation II can be readily determined
which cows are below standard and
die, composed more largely OF fat
, forming foods win be found to bring
them rapidly out OF the decline.
Just before COW comes In. the diet
should receive particular attention
Subjecting her to cold draughts or
permitting her to drink quantities OF
ice water should be studiously avoided.
Such attention is Just as necessary be-
fore coming in as after.
Care also should be taken TO keep
bulls in good condition II successful
service is desired from them. The
practice of keeping the bull in mar
row, dark. dirty stall at the far end
of the barn usually results in the ami
NAL becoming dispirited and dull.
lacking in the necessary vitality. He
should have as good place in the
barn as the best COW and he should
be exercised regularly and kept clean.
Seed cataloss.
| Solomon said: "Of making many
books there is no end" He must
have been courted by the seed
| catalog makers. Surely the styles and
the varieties and the types Of seed
catalogs are legion. We are all OF US
more or less acquainted with all OF
these. They range from the old types
OF catalogs illustrated with the hand
made pictures that remind one OF
Egyptian art to the edition de luxe
! illustrated with the best photographs.
| The former looks as tho 1t had been
| resurrected from somebody's attic and
had been revivifed to the extent Of an
swering the purpose for one more sea-
son. The latter is a Joy to the eye and
pleasure to everybody except the
barely possible that the appeal to the
higher artistic sensibility which 1t cre-
| ates brings in enough large orders
! to make 1t profitable. That is ques-
| ton we are not discussing here but
we do believe the up-to-date artistic
seed catalog pays says writer IN
Kimbalrs Dairy Farmer.
! Then there is another class OF cata-
: logs which IL filed with exorbitant
claims and whose pictures represent
/ long rows Of corn stalks that COM
pIetely conceal the entire landscape.
oyershadowing houses, barns and wind
mills and hiding the forests In the
background. Perhaps At the side OF
this field Neighbor Smith planted seed
bought from some competitor and mis-
corn can hardly be found with micro
scope. The maker Of this catalog Will
undoubtedly claim that his oats will
raise 300 bushels to the acre, while the
yield OF potatoes from his seed would
be very much like the Yield OF milk
from Mr.. McGuinty's COW. You re-
member Mr.. McGuinty bought a COW
and she was guaranteed TO be good
mixer The first night he MIXED Into
la quart cup and when that was nuoo
ne couldn't get another drop from neS'
The following morning he took . gallon
4 pail and when that was filled she re-
4 fused to give any more milk. The next
time he thought he would test tho COW
fully 30 he milked her In wash tun
and when il was S:ss3 nothing nioss
could be drawn. Being somewhat exes-
perated by these appearances he do
cided he would finally get something
that the COW couldn't MI. 80 he started
milking her into sieve and according
! to latest advices he - milking yet
|, This is probably the way the potato
corp would b measured IN q case o.
this kind.
u Contrasted with such Q seed catalol
is the logical business mans array o.
: goods for sale. Really the seed catalol
|, is nothing more than an analysis Of
| the stock Of goods which merchant
, in seeds offers to the buying public.
The orders, large majority Of them
/. win not be very large and II needs
!. great many of them inorder to make !
!, vs,,,yna NJ hunlnenU that II sprODOrtion.