The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-23
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

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Clark Attends Convention.
Il. X. Clark. of New Paris, presi-
dent OF the Preble county farm bu-
redu, lett for Atlanta on last Satur-
day night to attend the third annual
convention OF the American farm bu-
reau. Mr.. Clark is an interesting
speaker and close observer and will
nave much of interest TO relate to the
local membership when he returns
ana visits the various township or
CARNATIONS
EvVard's Feeding Tests.
John NJ. Evvard, of the Iowa station,
is a bear for making feeding expert
ments, notably with hogs. Mr. Evvard
recently completed feeding tests with
40 different lots of hogs and his tests
covered all the minerals commonly ac-
cepted as good for hogs.
His experiments included the use of
salt, lime, epson salts, charcoal, sui
phur, copperas. bone black and potas-
| SUM iodine. with all the various feed
ing rations, including rape, sweet Glow
| er, alfalfa, tankage. etc.
| What the Tests Proved.
/ According to Mr.. Evvards report,
alfalfa is the best forage for breeding
| gifts. A ration of alfalfa, shelled corn.
whole oats, and tankage was fed to a
group of pigs which showed the best
gains in any lot. The daily gain OF
! these pigs was 102 pounds at d cost of
! $50 hundred.
The Use of Minerals.
| In the mineral tests, equal parts of
common salt and calcium carbonate
or lime produced the best results. 1t
was found that nine out of 10 groups
of pigs gained 100 pounds on less feed
where minerals were supplemented in
the ration. The salt lime combination
produced pork % cents a hundred
cheaper than any of the other mix
lures. Pigs that were fed the salt and
lime put on a hundred pounds at a
cost of S2.95, while the next best ran
up to $3.17 a hundred.
According to Mr.. Evvard, if milk
alsike clover, rape. tankage. and milk
by-products are given pigs, there is not
| the need for great amount of min
erals in the feed. Feeders are advised
to use pure calcium carbonate or soft
lime. Hard lime or lime with mag
nesia in it did not produce as good re
suits in hte experiments.
>, The Pure-Bred Sire.
According to a statement by the de
: partment of agriculture, all over the
United States a pure bred-sire com
: paign is being more or les vigorously
r conducted. Its success involves the
I, future of agriculture in measure MOI
generally recognized. The principle
applies to all the domestic animals il
every sphere of production.
!, The International Live Stock Elk
, position, held at the Union Stock Yards
, at Chicago. Nov. 26 to Dec. 8, gathers
| the best sires in the world. sires OF
/ all the species, the product of genera
, tons Of American and European breed
eTs. Nowhere else is the principle oil
; improvement so eloquently and con
: vincingly demonstrated; nowhere else
can it's merits in the sphere of prac
; teal application be so readily visualiz
{ ed. If the live stock industry is to be
r maintained on a profitable basis il
/ must be automatic that the pure-breC
| sire must have full sway and at NJ
: stage of the industry has the necessity
for improvement been greater.
: This years exhibit of pure-breC
sires, bulls. bears and rams at the In
: ternational" will not only be on an I'm
,precedented scale of magnitude, bu
quality will be present in the superla
tive degree.
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