The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-22
Special Core Should Be
Taken of Cows During
Cold Weather, Carson

Cold Weather, Corson
Winter housing of cows increases
production of milk for home use or
or sale as cream or fluid milk to
creamery, whole milk plants, or city
Wholesale or retail trade. Rain, sleet,
possibly snow, and severe cold, such
as may be expected during the next
: 70 months, result in preventable
rational as well as personal loss
hat cannot be afforded with our
hoys training for the most serious
t@st~ of strength in the history of
America. An Extension Service sur
vey in 1882 taken after a weeks
ievere sleet and freeze, which in
c-uded the weeks Immediately pre-
Gag and following the cold spell,
owed an average reduction of one
third in milk production of unhous-
ed cows, though these cows receives
extra feed during the last two weeks
in the farms efforts to keep up
their milk flow. Reduction of mix
on those farms surveyed ranged
from Is to SO percent, depending
on natural protection afforded and
to some extent probably to condi-
ton of cows. Cows housed at nigh.
or in drafty and leaky sheds fell off
27k percent in milk production,
the range of decline being from 16
to Al percent. Cows adequately shell
tered without added feed except hay,
incidentally, gained during this per-
iod 1873 percent. Keeping cows
housed and feeding hay Throughout.
day, even though weather became
rought outside, increased milk flow.
Shelter, which should be accessible
to cows at all times at this season,
should be dry and should protect
cows from winds and drafts from
north and west. Cows should be
bedded and hay of fine texture and
bright color should be kept before
them. The grain portion of the IA
ton should be increased during cold
spells. Cows, for satisfactory pro-
duction, should have free access to
fresh clean water and should be
provided a mineral mixture Of 2
parts oyster shell flour, 2 parts COM
mon salt and / part feed bonemeal
in shelter box or trough.
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Farmers who wish to build home
made electric brooders should OBJ
tain Miss. Extension Service Bulle-
tin III through the county or home
agents office or by mailing request
to the Extension Poultry Depart
ment, State College, Electric brood
ers can be build with little trouble
by most any producer since the plans
given in this bulletin are easy to
follow. Many poultry raisers are
solving present labor shortage pro-
blems by using electric or other ty-
pes of automatic heat control brood
sre Further detailed information on
electric brooders can be obtained
from the Rurau Identification Ad-
ministration, Washington, D. C.
Poultry raisers also may obtain
the. County Agents Office
or from Extension Poultry Depart
ment, State College, Extension Bull
letin 1O2, Grow Healthy Chicks.
900
Prune fruit trees and grape vines
this month. Pruning helps maintain
shape facilitates spraying
snd harvesting, improves quality Of
fruit and reduces damage from dis
ease. Hand pruning shears and prun-
ing saw are the only tools needed
keep them sharp and make smooth
cuts. Burn all removed wood to re-
luce insect and disease damage.
Train peaches and plums to the mod
fied-leader system by spacing three
70 five scaffold limbs 6 to 8 inches
apart with lowest limb about 1S
inches above the ground Pruning OF
and 2 year old trees consists
mainly of thinning out smaller
branches and moderately cutting
back larger branches just above a
bud or branch. Allow apples and
pears to develop more natural
shape and leave six to eight scaffold
limbs with the lowest limb at least
30 inches above ground. During first
few years of bearing, pruning OF
fruit trees consists Of light thinning
of branches, removal of dead, dis
eased or crossing branches, and mod
crate heading back of larger branch
es, older or weakened trees require
more servere pruning. Prune bunch
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