Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
DAIRY AND LIVE STOCK.

of her second year; this includes an
heifer is given a credit of So for the
manure she produces. Thus it ap-
pears that the dairy farmer In the
sections mentioned cannot afford to
raise a heifer that is not worth more
than $50 when two years old.
The brood SOW that is expected to
farrow good. strong. healthy pigs
should receive a little special atten-
ton. During the first few weeks OF
pregnancy there is little extra demand
on the mother. but later in the period
the fetus is developing rapidly, and the
extra care is necessary.
The brood SOW must have plenty of
clean. wholesome feed. The feed
should not be fattening. but succulent
and somewhat laxative. Roots. kale
or fine clover hay are good winter
green feeds. The hay is not green, but
has the same effect on the digestion.
Glover or alfalfa hay may be fed In
racks where the sow can help herself
at will. Do not force her to make her
living altogether from this diet but it
Don't starve the sow and expect to get
strong litter of pigs.
1t is best to have the sows separated
from the rest of the hogs. and if the
old sows fight the younger ones make
further separation. 1t doesn't pay to
subject the pregnant sow to punish
ment OftentimeS they are found in
the steer feed lot, where they are bunt-
ed around too much. OF course. it is
best not to shut them up in the far
rowing pen until few weeks before
narrowing. They should be in these.
however, long enough beforehand to
you wait until the SOW has picked her
bed or nest. trouble may result. Keep
the SOW well fed, well exercised and in
clean quarters for best results when it
comes to narrowing time.
The demand for heavy draft horses
for breeding purposes does not make
ii appear that the tractor and the mo-
tor truck have crowded the horse off
the road.
When young pigs are nursing they
Will often fight one another for the
possession of a teat, and at that early
age will make use of their tusks The
results are many lacerated mouths
The teats of the sows sometimes be-
come sore from the same cause. The
removal of the tusks is the best way to
prevent these troubles. This is done
mouth is then opened and the tusks
are broken off near the gums on both
sides of the mouth.
noses at hay that has been picked over
by sheep, and then feed both cows and
sheep in their own racks.
Cows that produce large amounts of
outterfat are good to contemplate, but
IT requires time, effort and persistence
to get them. and in the getting a good
many blanks will be drawn: but the
prizes make the effort worth while.
The young calf should not be allowed
all il will eat of clover or alfalfa alone.
for because of their laxative effect
large amounts of these legumes are
apt to cause indigestion or SCOUTS
In buying new cows for the dairy one
should buy from farmers who practice
rational methods of feeding, preferably
from those who do not feed calves in
stanchions The feed should not con-
sist of too much grain and rich con-
centrates. Many cows have been fed so
much grain that they have lost their
capacity for handling home grown
roughage. Such cows are no longer
profitable dairy producers and should
be avoided when buying new cows for
the dairy.
Water taken into the stomach of a
horse is bound to go in quickly. II
given after feeding. it will carry much
undigested food with it. Before meals
is the time for watering.
Blue grass has long been profitably
used by Missouri farmers for feed
ing cattle. 1t has not been generally
recognized that it may also be util-
lied for pork production. At the Mis-
souri, experiment station during the
fve-year period from 1908 to 1912 the
average amount of pork produced from
an acre of blue grass amounted to s26
when the live weight value of hogs
was calculated at cents per pound
In securing these returns from blue
grass pasture it is necessary to recog-
nize two qualities which clearly dis
tinguish blue grass from alfalfa, clover
and rape pasture. In the first place a
much larger amount of grain must be
fed to hogs on blue grass than to hogs
on rape. clover or alfalfa. Another diff
ference lies in the fact that during the
middle of the summer from about
July Is to August 80 blue grass is of
little or no value for hog pasture. Dur
ing this time clover. alfalfa or rape
pasture should be provided. The grain
fed to hogs on blue grass pasture
should be well balanced-a grain mix
ture of six parts of corn and one of
linseed oil meal, or ten parts of corn
and one part of tankage. good rule
to follow in determining the amount
OF grain to be fed is to feed just as
much grain as will cause the animal
to gain an average of three-fourths of
a pound day per 100 pounds live
weight.