Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
LIVE STOCK JOTTINGs

pay the most revenue to produce the
best horses possible for him to breed.
as good horse is more, easily sold.
brings nearly double the price OF the
ordinary one and costs no more to pro-
duce.. One safe guide to remember in
breeding is that like produces like. and
il one would raise good colts he must
breed to good stations.
Great care should be used in select
ing a stallion suitable for use on the
mares in the vicinity in which he is to
stand for service. II the mares are
light boned and small no attempt should
be made to breed the very largest type
of stations on them the first cross. but
be used. On the produce resulting the
heavier and larger types Of stallion:
can be used. II the mares to be bred
are coarse boned. coarse Jointed. slug
gish mares stallion should be selected
to overcome these faults. He should be
sufficient bone of good quality. He
should be of fiery temperament and very
energetic to give more ambition ana
style to the colts. In short, a stallion
should be selected to overcome the faults
most common to the mares Of that
vicinity.
color secure what a majority Of them
want and not what most appeals to
ones personal fancy. This will mean
dollars and cents at the close Of the
season.
Experimentation with whey at the
Wisconsin and Ontario stations show
that 1855 pounds are equal to 100 pounds
Of grain. At Copenhagen station an ex-
pertinent with sixty animals shows that
equivalent to twelve pounds Of whey from
separator skimmilk cheese results that
are practically equal were secured. In
every case whey was fed with grain. In
all results with feeding 1t has been found
that some grain should be fed with whey
cal gains are to be secured. 1t requires
two pounds Of whey to replace one pound
Of skimmilk.
nois horseman. says he believes 1t is pos
sible to grow more bone with alfalfa and
clover than other feeds. because they
contain large amount Of lime. He be-
lieves those feeds will grow the bone to
the limit of the heredity when fed prop
erly. Those feeds will also lessen the
need for high priced grain feeds.
1t is very necessary that little pigs
have plenty of exercise and all the sun
light that can be given them.
Farmers with heavy steady work now
generally try to secure drafty horses,
even when farm work is the sole object
The sheep pasture should be selected
from the highest and dryest parts Of
the farm.
Encourage the little pigs to eat grain
after they are three or four weeks old
Build a creep for them so they can feed
alone. At this age feed for bone and
muscle.
The good fiat knee, the muscular
arms. the full muscular shoulders, the
good hook are all important points in
the horse.
The man who keeps sheep should look
ahead and have good supply of al
falfa or clover hay for his flock
Berkshire hogs are very popular in
many parts of the country While of
the medium lard type. they furnish an
excellent quality of bacon and fine hams
and shoulders. The Berkshires are easy
keepers, fair rustlers and the sows are
good mothers.
While breeding for size and uniform
ity OF farm horses, don't neglect to give
proper attention to the temperament of
the sires and dams Undesirable quail
be avoided as those of undersize and III.
shape.
The prevention and cure of hog dis
plished where cleanliness and sunshine
prevail. Probably the commonest and
worst troubles of hogs are hog cholera.
Internal parasites and lice. The farmer
should make a thorough study of the
methods of preventing and treating
these troubles. This study should be
made by consulting state and federal
authorities. who will gladly give infor-
nation on the subject. II the hogs are
already wormy turpentine can be given
in the slop each morning for three
mornings at the rate of one teaspoonful
Tor each eighty pounds of live weight
Turpentine. however, Is not very ef1i
cacious and is liable to injure the kid
neys.
Santonin, which was formerly widely
used as remedy for worms in hogs. ia
practically unobtainable at the present
.,,i owing TO foreign trade conditions.
me Following treatment has been
round to be very effective: Withhold
all feed and water for twenty-four
hours. then give each pig a tablespoon
1ui or castor oil to which has been add
ed oil of American wormseed an foI-
lows: Small pigs. two to three months
oid. thirty hve drops; pigs weighing
nfty to hundred pounds. ffty to
hundred drops; larger pigs, one tea
spoonful.
Each pig should be dosed separately
II the best results are to be obtained
IN case separate dosing is impractica
Die on account of lack Of assistance or
other circumstances. the pigs NAV Ia
sorted out into lots of half a dozen
each, according to size. Thoroughly mir
the castor oil and wormseed oil In nro>
per quantities with a small QUANTITY ~
mix or mash and give 1t to the pirs
watching them carefully to see thai
none gets more than his share A.
tempting to dose too many pigs at N.
same time in this manner will resnIt
as some will get mors
ana others less than they should. This
treatment should be repeated in a weeE
cheney. CHI
crude oil makes an excellent din for
hogs. 1t can be mixed half and bair
with water and sprfnkled on WITH
sprlnkling can. Kerosene oil emnis,on
rs another excellent thing to rid tbs
pigs of lice Aiu inc
In certain parts Of the west u,h.
aairy cows are placed on grass ranes
~. ~. the spring they greedily devoIr
me young. tender. Russian thistle
plants along with other weeds and
grasses. without any apparent inin nu
resulting. However it has been MY
tlced that after thistle barbs have
formed. and while the plant IN vat
green, that some cattle persist in In
gesting, under conditions of short
range, quantities OF these thisties.
with serious results which
may end fatally. The barbs penetrate
INTO IN me mucous membranes. especial
~ OF the first stomach, setting mn :,
severe hnmOrrha Inf 40