The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-11-26
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
tW. G.. Swarner, County Agcnt.)

Tho member ship drive in Monroe
county ended Saturday night, Nov. ~.
with 1850 tarmcts signed up as mem
bets OF the county bureau. This mem
bership will bc slightly increased when
the unworkcd portions of the county
are reached
Farm Bureau membership cam
paigns are now scheduled IN 30 coun-
ties in Ohio. Reports from counties
just finishing their campaigns show
that the early ratios Of increase is be-
ing maintained II l. estimated that
ut the conclusion Of all the campaigns,
Ohio will have not less than 10000
members. Farm Bureau membership
dues ~ Ohio are $40 per year.
The Farm Bureau membership
drive IN Perry county j. going big.
Reports for the first day show that
pa farmers were visited BY the 80.
licitor, and Of these, 2O2 became mem
bers Of the bureau. Partial reports
up until Thursday night show 1G2
have joined. For the special Fedora
ton iund 5000 has been subscribed.
Ralions Tor Draft Horses. Brood
Mares aud tolts.-ENpcrlmcntal and
demonstration work 10y the University
OF Missouri College Of Agriculture
show:
Tina, draft horses. averaging in
weight approximately 1900 pounds,
and which did IS hour, u day average
farm work required an average daily
ration ui li.9l pounds of grain and
lIl2 pounds Of timothy hay.
That brood mares may be used eff
ficirntiy for farm work, but the yearly
feed required by them Is 20 per cent
greater than the cost of feed required
by gclding OF dry mares doing the
same work.
That brood mares working and nui So
ing foils required g. per cent more
lgrain and 30 per cent moro hay daily
during the sucking period than dry
mare.
That draft colt consumed AN aver
age daily ration Uf G.6S pounds uf
grain. ,.i2 pounds hay daily fium
wcauirg time until they were turned
in pasture In the spring, u period of
2i9 day, during which time they gain
ed $50 pounds and weighed at the
clos cot the period SIG pounds.
That Il required i.iO pound VI
hay To- produce one pound gain IN
draft colt, from weaving time until
turned IN pastur' the next spring.
That In using a grain ration com.
posed of two part corn. parts oats
part hran, II required lO.iG bushcl.
loi corn. 1880 bushels of oat, and 2n21
lpounds ~ bran tn keep draft colts in
lgood growing condition from weaving
time until they were turned on past
tuiC
That IL pounds uf corn silagc. :
pounrr uf uat tray, fed with x poundl
grain J., u satisfactory ration fO
horse, doing light work during III,
winter months.
Feeding the Dair, Cow. Too man!
COW are Uud.rlcd, \ COW wcighinI
1000 pounds needs each day for III
maintenance of her body, an amour
Of feed equivalent a. that supplied il
: pounds uf clover hay and 20 pound
Il Of good corn silagc. She mus, hav
this food regardless of whether IN
produces any milk Food used for mill
production must bc in addition To tina
Required = keep the cow. body. 4
luDO.pound COW, producing 30 pound
ur per cent milk u day, ,r properly
led dcvotcs about half of her feed (,
maintenance and half % milk pruduc
non. Obviously when u dulryman ha'
gone a. the expense ut supplying thai
bali Of the food required for main
tanning the cow body, II H. poor econ
"ny to withhold any Of the other half
aN OF which goes t. produce milk.
,uW then r",Iulrr, feed ia acCuiuanc,
tu the amount of milk she is able I,
produce. The heavy proiuccr need
the most feed.
Farm grown roughugcs toiug,
hay ,etc.) iuInIsh the cheapest foo,
Nutrients. However, good dairy cDv
cannot eat enough roughagc t0 suppl!
her needs for milk production. Sh,
must have some gram. Therefore, !:
iced with the must economy the fol
lowing rule, must h. observed, say
tine University of Missouri College -
agriculture.
|. Feed all the roughagc COW vii
.It. She will cat more IL fed thrc
times day instead of twice.
>. Feed grain in proportion ia IN
pounds Of mill; produced. To u Jcr
-oy or Guernsey COW feed ne pound u
'ain for each 3 to 3 IL pound o
nHilk produced.
70 Il llolstcin, Ayrshire or Short
IItin iced one ph'lhd ol gram l"i t3tI
tod - pound Of milk produced
Pig Club sale Sl2Sj25.--lhe D
head Of hogs sold by the pig ciG
members at fortescuc last Friaa
brought Il total of Sl2S5,24. Ihi
number included seven late pigs whc
,old for $l2.5O each. Below is NOR
detailed account Of the sale:
3 Poland-Chha Sows, average SJA 81
Ia Poland-China sprirg boars, Nv
crage 1920.
Poland China spring gilt. $1,000
late spring pigs, average $3.50,
Duroc SOW, S56OO.
IL Duroc spring bears, averag
S2S.64.
Duroc spring gifts, average $22.3s
The average per head for Poland
Chinas, not including the late pigs
was SAT u The average Der head TO