Evening star., 1916-04-30
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LIVE STOCK J0TTINGs

but add three pounds of good wheat
bran.
Or if you use gluten meal in place Of
gluten feed take about three to four
pounds, depending on the grade, and
add a couple of pounds more corn meal
Or if preferred in place of the gluten
first mentioned use two to three pounds
cottonseed meal or one and one-half
pounds cottonseed meal with four
pounds wheat bran.
The proportions mentioned for each
of these suggested combinations make
an average cows daily portion.
That good friend of the farmer. the
dog. will have to be looked after more
carefully. if he is not to do as much
harm as good on the farm. According
to bulletin issued by the Department
of Agriculture. Towser has been found
to be a carrier of such diseases as
rabies. hydatid. ringworm, faVus, dou-
BILE bored tapeworm, round worm and
tongue worm. All of these are diseases
which afflict human beings. Occasion
ally, also, the dog carries feas and
ticks, which in turn transmit bubonic
plague and the deadly spotted fever.
In these days of the foot and mouth
disease, too, farmers should see to 1t
that their dogs do not bring home the
fatal germs, or. if they have the disease
on their own farms, they should take
pains to prevent their dogs from car
rying it to their neighbors farms.
We hear much about mango in
horses and cattle. and scab in sheep.
but mango in hogs is not at all un-
common. The parasite that causes
mango in hogs is microscopic In size
and looks something like an oat grain.
1t imbeds in the region of the hair
follicles, especially around the snout,
eyes and forelegs, causing the forma-
ton of small pustules. The skin be-
comes thickened and rough. Where
hog is much affected the carcass
should be condemned for food. This
kind of mango is readily transmitted
to other hogs and treatment is difficult.
Since there are some who bel1eve
hog cholera may be transmitted by
these and other external parasites, such
hog mango.
Sheep can utilize screenings and
waste grain better than can any other
class of live stock. says the Kansas
Farmer. This is a point in sheep feed
ing that has been largely overlooked.
In number of states extensive sheep
feeding operations have been devel-
oped in connection with the handling
of screenings at large mills and ele-
vators. Much of this waste material
could be kept on the farms to advan-
tage and fed to small f1ocks of sheep.
1t would save in hauling. and the
grain sold would be of higher grade
and therefore bring a better price.
There is no field of live stock industry
at the present time that offers better
opportunities for good profit than the
handling of sheep.
Buttermilk or skimmilk Is an excel
lent feed for swine, but should be fed
in connection with feeds rich in carbo-
hydrates, like corn, wheat, barley or
the grain sorghums. The first three
grains are more valuable hog feeds, but
in sections of the country where they
are hard to obtain or are high in price
some of the grain sorghums may prove
to be the most economical All of the
grains, with the exception of corn,
should be rolled or ground before be-
ing fed. Neither buttermilk nor skim
milk fed alone is an economical feed
for fattening hogs.
Hard and fast rules in the stable
concerning the care of the horses are
always money in the owners pocket.
A horse that is offered for sale will
bring a better price If he is in good
flesh and is sleek and glossy. While
conditioning horse for market it is
much better and more satisfactory to
work or short drives on the road are
safe and sane way.
Use little care and judgment in
feeding those calves and colts. Watch
their feed troughs and see that they
are kept clean. Give them all the feed
they will consume. but have them
clean up all their feed within a rea-
sonable time after each feeding.
Make your plans to keep the pigs
not more than six months. In that
time push them hard as you can,
and you will surely make some good
money out Of them.