Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11
FIELD. FARM AND FLOCK.
Pointers Poutymen Gardeners Raers and
Information Researches of Experts
POINTS FOR THE STOCKMAN

The average farmer starting into the
live stock business is not in shape
financially to purchase purebred stock
and conduct the business the way 1t
should be. Purebred breeders should
not try to set men up In the breeding
business who have but very little mon
ey and practically no experience. An
amateur starting under such condi-
tons is almost sure to fail and instead
OF being a booster for better live stock
curses the breed that lost him money
and the purebred breeders in general.
Those without considerable expert
tnce and some capital wishing to start
in the live stock business will find the
grading-up method the best In use..
| Grading up a herd by the use OF q
purebred sire is the safest beginning:
even for the prospective breeder OF
purebred stock. 1t is not only cheap
and safe way of starting in the breed
ing business, but 1t brings out plainly
in the grades the main breed points
and proves what good blood will do.
Only a few generations of grading up
will be sufficient to place before you
a picture of breed characters not seen
small scale The only danger in the
beginner grading up a herd is that the
| first results are so satisfactory that
! to improve the next generation some
, promising grade is apt to be selected
as a sire, which means the stopping
! of any further Improvement.
By all means use purebred sire as
good and we'll bred as your financial
! condition will permit.
! For sow supporting large litter OF
pigs the following ration will be sat
isfactory:
Two parts, by weight, of ground oats.
bran and wheat middlings and four
parts of cornmeal. adding from one
quarter to one pound of oflmeai LOT
each days feeding, according to whetn-
er skim milk can be supplied or not.
The more skim milk the less oflmeaL
After the first week the sow may take
literally of this ration.
Sufficient exercise is very necessary
to the health of sheep, as it is in the
case of all sorts of live stock
A farmer who keeps sheep nearly
always has few lambs needing
special care in order to save them.
If one is found chilled it should be
wrapped in an old coat or blanket ana
placed near fire to warm.
A few drops of some hot liniment
with a little of the ewes milk. warmed
with hot water. fed to the lamb tea
spoonful at time ten or fifteen min
utes apart. will soon warm 1t up I'M
less too far gone when discovered.
Sometimes the lamb will need
good rubbing around the throat and
limbs before it can swallow. They
should not be rubbed too much. how
ever. as the mother knows her young
by the smell and it makes work to
raise them by hand.
This can be done successfully If one
is careful in feeding. A lamb vii! do
has hot hyyf iS
more work than teaching it to drink.
1t is best to use the ewes milk. if
possible. for a week or two. as one has
to be careful in feeding with cows
milk. If cows milk is used 1t should
be made half water. sweetened little
with sugar. Feed sparingly, about as
one would baby. about once an hour
at first. and farther apart as they
tablespoonful will be enough at first.
AS the lamb grows older make it's
feed one-third water and feed more.
Gerber farm in Tazewell county. Ill.
weighed 920 pounds last fall. and it
sold at that age for s275. Mr.. Gerber
is an ordinary farmer who has recently
to do his farm work and raise his
colts. and he Is beginning to think it
is the right thing to do. He thinks
it very important thing to feed the
are worked uD to the time of foaling.
receiving all of the alfalfa hay they
care for. three quarts of oats three
times day and an ear Of corn twice
a day. The colts are fed one-third
bran and two-thirds oats. together
with all the alfalfa hay they care for
Mr.. Gerber believes the alfalfa Is great
to make bone and growth. The 800
pound colt that he sold did not know
what timothy was and would not eat
it at the sale barn.
To secure the best results with swine
three important factors are necessary
good breeding. good feeding and
good care. No one is more important
than another, and they are all abso-
lutely necessary.
Don't cut the horse with the wbip
without warning. Speak and give him
chance to obey.
The comfort of milk cows always has
an influence on their production In a
few weeks they will be seeking shade
during the hot part of the day If any
Is to be found in the pasture. If the
pasture has no shade it is lacking in
cows comfort. Shade on the high
points in pasture is always more ac-
ceptable than shade in the hollows or
draws. Such points are cooler and freer
from flies. 1t takes time to grow trees
and some pastures may be without
shade of any kind. An artificial shade
in the form of low, open shed placed
in a breezy location in the pasture
will help to keep the cows contented
when the hot days come.
For size, style, quickness of move
ment and ability and willingness to put
shoulders into the collar the Percheron
horse is hard to beat. OF course there
are other good breeds, several of them.
and they make splendid drafters. The
Percherons. however are the most nu-
merous of the heavy draft animals in
priced for their fine qualities.
The cattle will soon be on pasture.
One necessity is salt and plenty of it,
1t should be conveniently placed SO the
animals can get 1t when they choose.
A box full of salt kept under a shed
is best.
Sows with pigs should be fed SO that
n mil will I'M ho