The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-11
KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE


/ KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE
Manhattan, Kansas, July 8.-The
horse is one of the most important
! fcators in crop production A little
care viii increase the efficiency of the
average farm horse 25 per cent, ac-
cordiDg to DR.. G. W. McCampbeIl,
/ professor of animal husbandry in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
"Care is most important IN the
summer when the horse is doing his
! hardest work" said Professor Nc
Campbell. "He should be watsred fire.
quntiy for bis body needs much wa
tr during hot work. Watering fire.
quently ovcrcomes the dangers that
result from watering freely at long
intervals.
A uniform ration, both as to kind
and as to amount, Is necessary. This
lesens the danger of collie and other
digestive disorders. The daily allow
ance Of grain should be fed in three
equal feeds, but only one-fourth the
daily allowance of hay should be fed
in the morning, one eithgth at noon,
and the remainder at night. The grain
portion of the ration should be in
creased in direct proportion to the
severity of work performed.
The horse should be allowed to
stop for few minutes whenever pos
slble for q brief rest and a chance to
breathe freely and deeply. Dropping
ears, unsteadiness of gait, short
breath and sudden ceasing to sweat
are danger signals demanding prompt
attention They mean that the horse
is getting too hot and he must have
rest.
twenty-five students and five mem
bers of the faculty of Kansas State
Agricultural colleges will have the
/ opportunity to attend training camp
at Fort Sheridan, Ill, July 18th, to
| September 18th. DIR. J. 7. Willard,
vice president of the college IS re-
ceiving applications.
The purpose of the camp is not
| to train officers but assist instructors
in military science in the college. In
! structOr's certificates rather than
commissions will be granted.
Men attending the camp will re-
| celve $50 a month and subsistence,
and also mileage to and from the
camp.
One acre of corn or sorghums in a
| silo is worth one and one half to two
acres in the filed, according to Ed
ward G. Johnson, dean of extension
| N the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege.
Not only is the silo a good invest
ment, but it is a patriotic duty to save
and utilize feed crops to the best ad-
vantage said Mr.. Johnson, "and this
can be done only with the aid of the
silo.
"a silo that cost $3.50 before the
war can be bought for $500 now-an
! increase of $3.50, or less than 80 per
| cont & lfoIfo
and other feeds are worth at least
twice as much now as they were be-
| fore the war. Therefore, if a silO
was a good investment then, it IS an
| even better investment now, and on
n beef or dairy farm of $50 acres or
more will pay for itself in one year
IN the amount of feed saved ard the
! increased production Of beef or milk
kansas was credited with 10,160
silos March 1, 1917, and probably has
| between 1900 and 1900 now. Five
thousand silos should be added this
year, $500 pit siiOs in Western Kan
sas $500 above ground silos in East
ern Kansas.
Through feed wasted or poorly
| utilized every live stock farmer. whe-
! Their he produce beef or dairy cattle,
pays for a silo every year even if he
does not erect one. It is better to
construct the silo and pay for it only
| once.
mo type of silo is the best under
all conditions. That type should be
used that is best suited to local
needs"
A supply of farmers bulletin No
987, entitled Labor Saving Practic-
es in Hay Making has just been re-
| ceived by the extension division of
the Kansas State Agricultural col