The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09

watering troughs. This is very
unsanitary system, leaving Shiny,
sloppy feed trough. This practice
in general should be discouraged.
In the gravity system the level
OF the water In the cups is regulat-
ed by the level of the water in the
regulating tank. We consider this
system not so good as some others
bottom and all filth settles back
into the main feed pipe and carried
on to the entire herd.
We consider the automatic sys-
tenn very satisfactory in that 1t al
mits the water through valve at
the top of the cup and there is no
way that the water can run from
one cup to the other. We have
cases on record where badly infect
ed herds were not cleaned up en-
tirely until the most satisfactory
system available was established"
VENTILATION AND LIGHT
Ventilation and light are two
very important factors in success
full stock raising and two often re-
ceiye little consideration. Frequent
ly the only ventilation found in a
barn is hole cut in the ceiling
allowing the foul air to settle In
the hay loft. In many instances We
do not even find that much ven
tilation.
Some farmers are of the opinion
that IL they construct a modern
barn with an improved ventilating
system, further thought need not
be given to ventilation. We have
found many up to date Ventilating
systems to be OF no service because
they have been clogged up with
cobwebs or other distractions.
Many barns are found to be
without sufficient window space and
some have none at all. Sunlight is
one of the important factors in kill
ing the tubercle bacilli, therefore it
is important that plenty of windows
be In the barn. Total window space
should be at least 10 per cent of the
floor area; this fact should always
be brought to. the attention Of the
owner.
Drainage Of barn and barnyard
should also be given serious consid
Grafton. Two instances Of bad
drainage will serve to illustrate
some of the conditions that exist on
the farm. Drainage from a. barn
and barnyard emptied into small
creek which ran through the pas
ture. Drainage from a rendering
plant also ran into this stream. In
the other case the drainage was
directly connected with the feed
trough as we'll as the manure gut
ter and the drainage from the barn
and yard emptied into a small
stream in the pasture. There also
Illustrations BY Lantern Slide
l.. " Wilson of the state univer-
sity farm spoke with the use of
lantern slides, illustrating what it
means to breed to type. Mr.. Wilson
laid particular stress upon the
necessity of the use of pure bred
sires. He spoke of no particular
breed, but with the use of the pic
lures. Mr.. Wilson said that scrub
bull can do more harm in one year
than purebred bull can correct in
many years. Mr.. Wilson believes
lin conservative advertising in the
dairy business as well as along
other lines.
County Agent L. E. Mcmillan
brought up the matter of cradle :
He said that the best method to
follow was the area plan. That is,
of testing the cattle of an entire
county at one time. There is legis-
lation now pending which provides
| for that. He thought that it would
be well for the Guernsey breeders
to 20 on record favoring such legis-
lation and providing for funds for
the carrying on of the tuberculin
tests.
On motion of DR.. M. B. Wood, the
association went on record unanim-
ously in favor TO such legislation.
Mr.. Mcmillan brought his talk to
close by expressing himself as be-
ing greatly pleased with the better
sire movement, which is progress
ing far better than he anticipated.
Frank Watts, one Of the success
ful dairymen of this vicinity, said
that he was sorry to state that
many of the livestock men do not
take farm papers. For that reason
he advocated publishing of good
farm articles in The Free Press so
that the knowledge might reach a
larger circle Of farmers in this
community.
A representative Of The Free
Press present at the meeting assur-
ed Mr.. Watts that The Free Press
is only too willing to publish any
thing that will be of interest to
either the farmer or livestock man.