Milford chronicle., 1919-08-22


Of the State Fair.
Cut the corn when free from dew
or rain on the day or day before it
is to be sent by express, and pack it
free from excess moisture.
In packing the corn for shipment,
train the blades upward and place
the stalks about a stiff pole or board.
Then tie cords around corn and the
pole with the corn in the form of a
cylinder. in burlap or canvas, and tie
bundle with cords or small rope in
several places.
See premium list in July issue of
Club News.
Get the Pig Ready for Show Ring
Show pigs and hogs should be con-
ditioned, groomed and trained for
public exhibition.
Feed--Pigs should be given one part
of corn or middlings, dampened with
milk; two or three quarts of milk
daily; and should have pasturage
/ One-eighth part of tankage may be
substituted for milk when the pig is
small, and One-tenth part when the
pig is large.
Grooming-K the pig in clean
quarters. Clean up the pigs skin and
! get rid of all diseases. The hair
should be brushed down smoothly
every day for a whole week prior to /
the show. Linseed oil or crude oil |
may be used to make the hair lay
properly and to take on a lustre. Oil !
will also clean up the skin and rid the |
pig of lice. If the pig has bumps or |
sore spots on the under side of the 4
body, use creosOte dip or some other
good disinfectant. If the pig has
mango, that is, has a sore, scaly skin.
rub in a mixture of sulphur and vas
cline or lard.
Training-The pig should be made
agreeable to handle and should be
trained to stand squarely on all four
feet.
Vaccination-All pigs that are to be
taken to the State Fair should be vac
cinated. DR.. Zurkow and the State
Club Leader are vaccinating the pigs
as fast as the doctor can spare the
time from his other hog cholera work.
Club Members VIII Study Pig
Judging
Circular No. SO is being sent this
month to all pig and SOW and little
club members on "Swine-Judging
Suggestions for Pig Club Members"
A study of this bulletin will help pig
club members prepare for entering
the pig club judging contest at the {
State Fair.
For the present, club members
should read the bulletin and study
their pigs. Wherever groups of the e
pig club members will meet with the
County Agent or State Club Leader Z
At some place where hogs, suitable $
Tor judging purposes can be found, II
special training will be given in judg-
ng. A class or grade Of fat pigs and a
class of pure bred or breeding pigs v
will be judged by comparison at the II
State Fair.
A premium list was announced last d
month in the Club News. ei
Special announcements will be made III
within few days regarding the ship D'
ling arrangements and other details
bout the State Fair work. ST
Send your pig to the State Fair in W
suitable crate. pa
The crate should be built to fit the IT,
Jog or pig to be shipped, and should be de
arge enough for comfort but not too 81
arge for the animal. "
A crate of suitable size for a hog ee
Weighing from 250 to 300 pounds is cL
feet wide, feet inches long and 81
nth uprights feet s inches high. A ie
mailer pig should have a smalled y"
rate OF
The sides should be made first, with
solid floor laid crosswise and the 70
Op and ends built to the sides. la'
The side Stats should be nailed on Is
he outside with nails sufficiently long at
D allow one-fourth inch clinch, the 10
ails being bent cross wise of the 20
rain OF the wood. OF
Only good strong boards should be
sed. One 12-inch board or two s. la
lch boards are sufficient for the
nds. A block should be nailed to ia
lie floor 1 inch from each end to keep To-
lie end board from slipping inward ad
he nails in the end boards should
OF be clinched, but the nailheads pa
lould stick out far enough for them
be easily removed with a hammer. pa
The front of the crate is closed by D..
ltting in a board, standing endwise, SIT
lstead of mailing Stats crosswise.
he hogs can be put in a crate and Du
ken out conveniently when made we
this way.
- plAAG VI ~ Will pe dMdIQeu 10 TIE
ub member who sends his pig to the
air in the best crate, which was III
ade by the club member. !
The Egg Exhibit Wis
Secure strong egg shells by supply =
g the fowls with plenty of oyster eu
Iells and by not keeping them over
Prevent dirty eggs by keeping the po
N houses. dropping boards. grounds no
Id nests clean. Z hens nave filthy :
ct the nests and eggs will be soiled ca
Select by candleing II to Is fresh, no
looth, thick-shelled, clean eggs that sio
e as uniform as possible in size, ~,
ape, color and weight. A dozen 1u
gs should weigh about "a ounces ~ y. !
} egg should be selected that weighs uie
IS than 1 and Sc ounces. No large al
double yolk eggs should be select 'ei
The eggs should be packed in regu- -, u
r cartons for shipping, but may be SCI
ought to the Fair by the exhibitor
a basket The eggs should not be ia ia
pt in the suns rays at any time. Dos
lie eggs will be exhibited in a plate
for Champion Sow and sat
Litter Club Members ~
Some literature containing a picture \
d the description of the All-Steel thi
lf-Feeder for Hogs, which will be Sat
1arded to the champion SOW and lit ]
r club members for this year, is be- Wi
g sent to club members who are in Wis
'ested in this work. The irregularity liot
the time of breeding in this project n
S made it necessary for the contest ton
be extended until December 1, 1919. Ed
le best results OF care, feeding and ]