South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-13

cess 20 Il AZ AL times OF the day or
night
Danger OF Underfeeding.
A growing fowl or in fact any
other I've stock requires an entirely
-ifferen; ration than a fully matured
animal. The farmer that buys the
frame light weight chickens and
cattle make more money BY heavy
feeding and putting on the flesh
than does the breeder. 1 know Of
one farmer close 10 Chicago who
buys car load upon car load OF range
cattle shipped in from Montana and
other western states that are an
awful "Borry" looking lot when they
reach his farm. He puts these skel-
e-ons CHATS what they really are)
IN his feeding yards. which are large
helds OF clover and blue stem hay.
alfalfa and other good pasture crops
and in which is flowing water from
artesian wells and others. He liter
ally Grams these frames" with all
the corn they can be induced 20 eat
Likewise. he feeds his pigs. and in
order 10 induce them TO make pigs"
OF themselves he uses considerable
cooked corn into which a condimen-
tai stock food has been mixed. The
human family uses catsup and
sauces TO stimulate the appetite. and
If the same methods be applied TO
feeding poultry and live stock. you
are assured Of a quickly developed
animal.
The end justifes the means"
Don't be penny wise and pound fool
ish. Don't stop feeding chicks.
when can quit feeding the
chicks?' wrote a farm woman to
the poultry department OF Purude
university. Like many others, this
woman believed that the chickens
would grow satisfactorily IL allowed
70 shift for themselves. after they
were weaned or big enough TO get
around without mother hen. This Is
q very serious mistake. Feeding Of
grain and a dry mash. containing
considerable meat scraps or "diges-
ter tankage," not overlooking miner
al ash OF some kind. such as lime
rock, coal (not wood) ashes neces-
sary for growing bone frame, are
absolutely essential at all times.
Avoid Too Much Corn.
At different stages OF a chick 8
life or. any other farm animals life.
requirements must be met in their
proper quantity and constituents.
First. g. baby chick feed and then a
developing feed or growing ration,
and when matured almost any old
thing in the way OF grain with the
T least amount possible OF corn. Corn
! is a caloric used by the fowl to
maintain the heat and it's on a par
with coal for a store. Too much
corn after a fowl is matured has a
tendency TO produce internal fat.
which incycts the egg organs with
an excess amount Of fat, making ii
impossible for the hens TO lay. II
given a little whole corn at evening
meal it will keep the fowls warm at
night. on range a fowl Will balance
its own ration by picking up insects
OF various kinds. tendrils Of green
stuff, grit and gravel. Lime unless
on a natural lime stone soil, where
il is easily found in pebbles and
stones. must be supplied through
oyster or clam shells broken into
small pieces about as big as a kernel
. Of corn or grain of wheat. This ele-
ment Oime) is one of the essentials.
II forms the bony structure for all
kinds of animals.
Still another method is TO seed in
the spring with a light "nursecrop"
+ of barley or oats. Where oats are
used IL is best TO SOW not more than
\ one bushel to the acre cutting these
when in bloom for hay. The advan-
tage OF this and the two above meth
DDS mentioned are that we secure
a crop and do not lose use OF the
ground for one season. Some Of the
best growers of alfalfa use the
"beard,ess" barley as a nurse crop
with good results in spring seeding.
OF great Importance is the cutting
of the crop at the proper time.
When It can be done X is always
best 10 do this late in the afternoon
or early evenings. Dew or rain on
freshly cut alfalfa will not injure it.
In the morning the tedder should be
started as soon as most OF the dew is
off and before there is any danger OF
knocking off the leaves. 1t is often
advise BILE to so over IL more than
once. 1t should be cut before it is
full bloom or as soon as the young
sprouts or shoots begin to grow at
the base of the plant. When alfalfa
3 eff too long before cutting. the
stems become woody; the yield Of
the next crop is greatly reduced, and
further. the leaves, which are the
most valuable part OF the plant. fall
off and become lost. The alfalfa
should be raked and either put in the