Milford chronicle., 1929-08-02
N E w S OF
IN T E R ES T
TO
AGRICULTURISTS

POULTRY parasites thrive in hot
weather. 1t is a good plan to give
them some rigorous opposition
Spray the poultry houses to get rio
OF mites. Treat the fowls for worm:
and lice.
Marketing Late-Crop Potatoes" is
the title of recent Farmers Bulle.
tin published by the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. This publica-
ton, No. 157S-F, can be secured by
writing to the Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C.
whenever an animal dies on the
farm, hold a post-mortem and try to
discover the reason. If in doubt call
IN veterinarian to determine the
trouble. If several animals or fowls
are unthrifty and are not "doing
WE'LL" kill the sickest and find out
the cause.
Experimental work by State and
Federal research workers indicates
the wisdom of feeding young chick
ems with mash containing 40 per
cent dry skim milk. This tends to
prevent losses from coccidiosis. In
general high vitality is an aid in
protecting animals against many
parasites. Good feeding builds up an
animals condition.
Although corn is one of the best
fattening feeds for hogs, it is not
an economical fattening ration when
fed alone. 1t takes about so per cent
more corn to fatten young hogs when
they are fattended on corn alone
than when they are fattened on corn
balanced by some feed rich in pro-
tein, such as tankage, fish meal, or
soy bean meal.
When weather conditions such as
hail, drought, or frost prevent the
maturing of corn for the silo, it may
be cut while still immature and pro-
duce a fair grade of silage. A good
practice is to mix such corn with
some which is more mature. Silage
made from immature corn will be
more sour than usual and more lax
ative when fed in large quantities, so
care should be used in feeding it.
Decay of snap beans in transit
each year thousands of dol
lars loss, much of which could be
avoided by care in picking, grading,
and handling the crop. The U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture recommends
5our main rules to follow. Pick
beans, if practicable, when the vines
are dry. Sort the beans, discarding
Ill that show blemishes or wounds
If any kind. Keep the harvested |
beans out of the sun and rain when |
lwaiting shipment. Lastly, keep the
)eans cool.
Nitrogen loss from the soil by |
eaching is largely avoidable, say
soil scientists of the U. S. Depart |
nent of Agriculture, if farm prac-
ices are planned so as to prevent |
he accumulation of nitrates during
he late summer. This can be done
" planning the rotation so that a
rop in an active growing condition
S present at the time nitrate forma-
ion is proceeding most rapidly, or
hortly thereafter. Nitrate forma-
ion is usually at it's maximum dur
ng the hot summer months. Cow
,eas and soybeans are good hot wea-
her crops, and rye is an excellent
all and winter cover crop. Cowpeas,
oybeans, velvet beans, wheat, or rye
nay be drilled or sown between rows
# corn after the last cultivation.
7hese catch or cover crops not only
,rotect the soil from erosion and
eaching, but may be used as hay,
'asture, or green manure crops.
The method of feeding, as well as
he feed itself, has good deal to do
With keeping the horse in good con-
ition. A horse that bolts grain
hould be made to eat it slowly. This
nay be done either by spreading the
rain out in large, fiat box, or by
ilacing several smooth stones in the
eed box, or by mixing the grain with
ran, cut hay, or similar feed. Some
orses waste hay by pulling it out
nd trampling it under foot. This is
ften caused by feeding two kinds of
ay, one of which is especially pala-
able. In this case, the hay may be
ed so that the horse will eat the
lore palatable first; or the good hay
lay be withheld until the other is
aten. Overlooking, rather than un-
is a common mistake
hen horses are working Irregular
?. The amount of feed should vary
OF only between winter and sum-