The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-06-02
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PREVENT4BLE
LOSSES OF
LIVESTOCK

By A. r. Hahner. agent and agri-
culturist for Stevens county: Many
factors$ reduce profits In livestock
farming. Some are uncomfortable;
others depends upon the care with
which the stock is fed housed. and
otherwise protected
| Young animals especially need proper
shelter, bedding. and general care.
Healthy calves, pigs, and lambs are
liable to become infected with disease,
may be trampled upon by the older
ones. and often are destroyed or neg
| lected In one way or another by their
| own mothers.
Every pig in the litter. lost through
| any cause adds to the first cost of the
hogs in the fattening pen, therefore
| great care should be given the brood
sow at the time of farrowing. The
| old-fashioned way was to be con-
| stantly in attendance with a large
| bushel basket or other convenient re-
ceptacle to protect the young pigs from
| being crushed and to see that each one
received his necessary share Of the
meal. For this method there is no
substitute. A few hours spent in this
| way, giving the young litter an even
start in life, cuts down the first cost
| and adds to the efficiency of the feed
ing rations later on.
| The danger zone for calves is when
they are being weaned from whole milk
to skim milk and then to grain and
grass. Too many are lost through in
digestion or certain diseases peculiar
to calves at this period. BY making
these changes gradually losses can be
| to min INN nr a1t mi tad
entirely. Avoid "stunting" the calves
by careless or improper feeding at this
| critical period. A calf never recovers
from setback--it would have been
nero profitable animal had its
growth been constant and uniform.
Never allow the animal to lose the
| "babv fat" A pound gained Is two
| pounds ahead of one pound lost.
A few sheep should be on most
farms. Be sure the young lambs are
sucked and sheltered from the wet for
a few days. Don't confine sheep in too
| small place SO as to prevent their
| getting exercise and don't let them be
| dogged by an inexperienced herder at
any time. The safest way for a new
herder is to take care of a small bunch
| of sheep on foot and without dog.
| MOSt diseases OIL 1drIn dHluidlS COuIu
be prevented by keeping the barnyard
clean. bv whitewashing the stables oc-
casionally. and by proper use Of vac
| cines in districts where hog cholera
and black leg are prevalent Black
| leg vaccine prepared by the United
| States department of agriculture will
be sent gratis to any livestock owner
of the state by applying to the Wash
ington state department Of agriculture.
Stay out of the barnyard when visit
ing your neighbor If his hogs have
been dying. Keep your stock where
they can not reach neighboring cattle
| through the line fences. When farm
stock is intelligently handled none of
| the common diseases seriously inter-
fere with profits. Consult a graduate
| veterinarian upon the first indication
of serious sickness in the herd or II
| in doubt about 1t, If a good veterinar-
Ian is not readily available. notify the
department of agriculture.
| Every animal saved Is direct con-
| tribution to the worlds supply Of meat.
| It Is the patriotic duty of every wash
| ington farmer to prevent losses in his
herds and fiocks. BY doing SO he Will
help feed many who might otherwise
| be hungry next winter and he Will In
| crease his own profits.
| Even war may have its good results.
| Sometimes equalizes things. Number
| of kings likely to be added to the
bread line In Europe before we are
| through.
Middle aged men are running the
| war on the side Of the allies. Middle
ages men seem to still hold sway In
some parts of Europe.
| Now that there isn't enough peace
| left in the world to be worth while
talking about, William ]. Bryan Is not
talking peace, but Is as stringent In
| his utterances against slackers as the
| irrepressible Teddy. The longer we
| live, the more we find admirable in
the character Of Bryan. for he is all
American-always fighting for some-
thing for his country and its people,
always untrammeled in action and ut
terance, never bothered by criticism
willing to sacrifice himself for the
general interest. and the sort of pa
triot who offers to serve his president
| as a private.