The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-11-28
Questions Pertaining To
Agriculture and Home
Problems Confronting Farmers and
H0memakers Answered BY
University Farm

floaSe ScnO us q 1Ormula 1Of
good economical egg-laying mash.
The "five-point" mash so COM
monty fed the country over is very
hard to beat. This consists of equal
parts by weight of ground yellow
corn, wheat bran, standard wheat
middlings, pulverized oats and.meat
scraps. To this should be added
one-half per cent by weight of fine
table salt and one per cent of pow
dered charcoal-A. c. Smith, Div
ision of Poultry Husbandry.
One of my best cows has had
milk fever twice in 8 years. She will
| freshen soon again and / was won
dering If there Is anything I could
do to ward off this trouble?
There is no sure way of prevent
ing milk fever. Milk fever is due to
the lack of calcium in the circula-
ting blood. The disease Is some
what prevented by the addition of
a full calcium ration; that is, suf-
ficient calcium to take care of the
extra amount needed for the milk
flow. A second way to help Is by
not milking out the animal too
clean following birth of the calf.
These methods will not absolutely
prevent milk fever in all cases as
certain cows appear to have a ten.
dency towards attacks of this kind.
&C. P. Fitch, Division of Veterin-
airy Medicine.
Horses on a neighboring farm
have sleeping sickness. Can you
tell me what to put In the drinking
water, or other ways to protect my
horses? Can this neighbOr coming
on my farm carry the disease to
my horses?
Sleeping sickness or encephalo-
myelitis in horses is not readily
carried by humans. The best
knowledge so far available indi-
Gates that this disease is transmit
ted largely by insects. do not be-
lieve that it would be desirable, so
far a sthis disease is concerned, to
place a disinfectant in the drink
ing tank. believe that the best
thing for you to do would be to
keep your horses as much confined
as possible, watch them very close
ly, and the moment anything ap-
pears unusual, call a veterinarian.
The effect of serum used before
hand to protect the individual from
getting this disease, does not last
more than about three weeks. Cen
orally speaking, therefore, we do
not believe this measure Is desir-
able. It can, however, be done with
out harm to the animals. Your vet
! erinarian can give you details.-C.
P. Fitch, Division of Veterinary
Medicine.
Please tell me how whey stacks
up with skimmilk as hog feed.
Results of a considerable amount
of experimental work indicate that
two pounds of whey Is equal. in
feeding value to one pound of
skimmilk. Buttermilk is equal to
skimmilk in feeding value, pound
for pound.-E. F. Ferrin,-- Division
of Animal Husbandry.
have ITO pullets just starting
to lay and want to make my own
scratch feed, using some corn 1
raised. What would you suggest?
A very good scratch feed may be
made from so parts corn, Is parts
wheat and rs parts oats. The oats
should weigh not less than 36
pounds to the measured bushel.
Light oats contain too much tough
fiber. Scatter this feed on the floor
in litter of straw and make the
birds scratch briskly for it, morn
ing, noon and night.-A. c. Smith,
Division of Poultry Husbandry.