Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-16
COUNTY AGENT NOTES
]. G. Moore to Speak at Potosi.

j. G. Moore to Speak at POtOsi.
Grant county fruit growers will be
interested to know that ]. G. Moore,
head of the Horticultural department
of the College of Agriculture will
make a visit to Grant county. This
office has been able to secure Prof.
Moore to talk at Potosi on the sub
ject of Grapes and their Culture"
Likewise, the matter of formulating
a Fruit Growers Association will be
taken up, that we may standardiZe
our apples and other fruits for sale
on the market. Many apple produc-
erS of Grant county are complaining
now that they are unable to dispose
of their fruit. If same was put up,
graded, clean and labeled in carload
amounts we can find ready market
for our fruit.
Let every person interested in
fruit production be on hand April %
at Potosi. This will be an evening
meeting and will not interfere with
your farm work. Talk to your friends
and all be there.
Pruning Demonstration Held.
The past week a pruning demon
stration was held at Hal Horizons
farm between Werley and Fennimore
with about Is or 20 people attending.
We believe that those who attended
this demonstration have somewhat
different idea of just what pruning
the apple trees means.
Meeting at Roger School.
The meeting held April 8th at the
Roger school was we'll attended.
Some so people attended and listened
to the program so well put on by the
children. Training of this kind is very
important to the future generation.
The writer talked on topics that we
believe are of vital Importance to ev-
cry section. Much interest is being
shown by most farmers of that sec
ton in the growing of alfalfa.
Save the Baby Chick.
The success of the chicken bus
mess is to secure a good hatch and
save all baby chicks. Many future
poultry profits are now in the hands
of the raiser. Much depends on your
care of the birds when young and
their feed With these facts in mind
let us consider a few simple things
that may mean much to your future
profits.
Keep chicks warm. Don't overhead
or chill them. Give them plenty of
fresh air. Along with these above
mentioned things the matter of feed
stands out as THE important thing.
One of the best things to put down
first is that milk is one of the best
chick feeds we have, as it is for chill
dren so is this true with chicks. The
first few days, sour milk is better
than sweet.
Feeding baby chicks is something
that must be done often andr egular.
Don't neglect the chick for the first
10 days.
The matter of feeding being SO i'm
portant we will give you here feed
ing table that will guide you in
measure to a profitable ending with
your baby chicks of today.
First 48 hours-Feed nothing but
sand or grit First feed to be given
at the end of 48 hours. Sour milk.
Next 10 or days-Johnny cake or
hard boiled eggs mixed with bread
crumbs or oat meal. Feed five times
daily. Feed only a little each time.
Recipe for Johnny Cakes lbs
corn meal, infertile eggs or one
third pound of beef scrap. Soda
with eggs use 1 teaspoonful, with
beef scrap use teaspoOnfuls. Mix
with sour milk. Bake until well done
Next two MONTHS parts pran.
parts middlings. 1 part corn meal IL
part meat scrap. Feed as dry mash in
hopper always open.
After two months part bran. 2
parts corn meal. 2 parts middlings.
part ground oats. part meat scrap
Keep in hopper where chicks can
help themselves.
Begin feeding cracked corn or
whole wheat as soon as the chicks
can handle it.
Remember Don't skimp on feed.
You can't starve profit from anything,
much less chickens.
J. B. KEENAN,,
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