Milford chronicle., 1927-04-15

creased 324,OO0 head during the
year.
The highest yearly record for milk
production is about $4,000 pounds, OF
some nine or ten times as much as
the average COW gives. Some COWS
it is estimated, give as little as l.
900 pounds of milk year.
Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island
Red, and WyandOtte hens, and IN
fact most hens of the general pur-
pose breeds make good mothers
The heavier class, or meat breeds
such as the Brahmas and Cochins
also make good sitters, but are like
ly to be clumsy on the nest. Leg
horns seldom get broody, and are
not very good for Matching chicks.
Feed for Sow
The sow requires practically no
feed during the first "a hours after
farrowing, but should have plenty OF
Iukewarm warm. On the second
day feed her a small quantity OF
bran or middlings in the form of a
thin slOp. The quantity and variety
Of the feed may be increased daily
depending upon the size of the 1T
ter and the feeding capacity of the
SOW. Ordinarily the sow can be plac-
ed on full feed of the kind fed be-
fore farrOWing in from one to TWO
weeks after narrowing. Careful feed
ing will prevent an excessive flow OIL
rich milk, which might cause diges-
tive troubles, resulting in white
scOurs and possible death of pigs.
FlaYOrs and OdOrs in Milk
Highly favored feeds produce alb
normal fiavors and OdOrs in milk.
These flavors and OdOrs are trans
mitted to the milk mainly through
the body of the cow rather than by
absorption from the surrounding at
mosphere. Most highly Favored
feeds may be fed Immediately after
milking without producing any OBJ
jectionable effects on the milk pro-
duced at the next milking.
New Flock Facts
That a practical system of forage
crop pastures enables sheep TO De
Dastured longer and moved from
field to field, thereby controlling par
asites more fully then when main
tanned under the usual permanent
pasture method, has been demons
trated by experiments of the Unlteu
States Department of Agriculture
made on it's animal husbandry ex-
Deriment farm at Beltsville, Mo
This practice also makes it possible
to keen a farm flock on less cured
feed, thereby saving expense snd Ia
Dor.
Extra feeding of ewes at breeding
time has been shown by other eXper-
iments on the departments farm 10
increase the percentage Of twins IN
the lamb crop. an advantage OF 10
lambs per hundred ewes has result
ed from keeping ewes in highly
nourished condition during the bree-
ding season.
Just Facts
December and June are usually
the months of lowest hog prices.
Over a period of years they average
highest during April and Septem-
ber.
When corn is worth dollar a
bushel and tankage $50 a ton, pigs
cost approximately $2.75 each at
birth.
Horses and mules are in sufficient
supply now to meet farmers neeos
the coming season. But the NUMBER
of young stock is only large enough
to replace about half the number OF
work stock now on farms.
Sprouted potatoes are not as de-
sirable for table purposes as un-
sprouted ones. The reason for this
is that the starch in the tuber of a
sprouting potato is being rapidly
converted into sugar which in turn
ia being used up by the growing
sprouts. Badly sprOuted tubers also
become wilted through Increased
loss Of water. While sprouting Is
not desirable in the case of seed
stock it is, unless too severe, not as
Injurious as for table stock. Every
effort should be made to lower the
temperature of the storage room anc
thereby retard sprouting.
Wool is always better when sheer
have had enough feed. A period o.
undernourishment may cause
weak place in the fiber which VII
quickly lower its value.
In branding sheep and lambs use
a branding paint that will scour ou
when the wool is cleaned. DON
use tar or barn paint. Use as Ilttl'
as practicable.
The total cost of the Weather
bureaus river and flood service pei
wear is less than mills for eact
1erson in the United States. Farm
ers. business, and the people as
whoIe are saved millions Of dollars
loss as we'll as the loss of thous'
ands of lives.
Some one has said that thrift is
telling YOUR money where to go
STbjIe shiftIessness is asking your
seIf where it went" Making Duu'
ret. then, is the beginning OF thrllt'
Prunes are important sources o.
sugar and minerals, particularly
iron.