The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, December 27, 1912, Image 3
NOTES cW MEjM)0WBROOK SELECTION OF THE HEAD OF SWINE HERD REQUIRES MOST CAREFUL CONSIDERATION Future Usefulness and Development of Offspring Demand Thought and Good Judgment at Mating Period No Trouble to Se cure Two Litters in One Year if Care Is Exercised. FARM BpWMaAn.PMb pomnar 4 1- M V. X fe. TREAT FOWLS FOR CHOLERA Sharp Axo Is Advocated Where Dis ease Has Reached Advanced Stage Use Good Common Sense. Tho best troatement for fowls In in ndvanced stago of cholera Is tho instant ubo of n sharp axo and the complote burning of tho carcass, says tho Farm nnd Firosldo. Thoso mildly ,." ":m ' ".'ttT,Ti' ".if, , i- , i 1 Kj Savo somo of the old bows. Koop tho colts In condition. Single crop farming Is disastrous. Large-flaked bran makes good food. Scab often attacks calves while in the stable. The laying flock will make good use of surplus sklmmllk. Corn, hogs and alfalfa Is a1 pleas ing and profitable combination. A box stall Is better than tho pas ture for the lamo horse needing rest. For flttlng sheep for winter, no bet ter feed can be found than Just plain oats. Red clover in bloom Is not good for hogs, but when young It makes a fine pasture. A lump of rock salt kept In tho barn yard or pasturo constantly, Is better than the weekly "salting." Green feed fed to milk cows will insuro larger profltB, and as a good aid to this result Is a silo. i Extra feed for the turkey flock from now on will mean extra pounds of weight by Thanksgiving tlmo. See that you calves don't get poor this fall, for If they do tho chances are they will stay poor all winter. Tho fleece of tho rams should be dense, even in quality, and of a strong, clear white fiber throughout After mated, give your birds tho best sanitary conditions possible, and keep tho houses free from llco and mites. Make it a rule to count the biddies every day. Somo folks never do this. They might bo robbed and never know it. A choking cow may sometimes bo relieved by using a greased rubber hose as a ram to force tho obstruc tion down. The common method of flushing the ewes is to turn them onto some fresh succulent pasturo that has been saved up for them. In a very Bhort time, ground bono, meat scraps, etc., will have to take tho place of bugs and worms in tho daily diet of the flock. It is well to fight shy of the dairy cow that Is offered for salo cheap these days. At best she is probably good only for beef. To make fall pigs do well they muBt bo provided with warm sleeping quarters day and night, and filled with sunshine during tho day. Buttermilk Is an excellent food for tho growing stock. It may either bo fed as a, drink or mixed in a mash food. Sweet milk 1b also good. The demand for dairy products will never fall off seriously so long ns quality is good and the present rate of increase In population continues. Whether corn should be planted In rows or In hills for silage purposes de pends largely upon whether tho soil Is badly infested with weed seed or not. Every sheep In the flock ought to pass under the eye of the owner at least once a day in order that he may discover his very first signs of dis ease. Culling the flock properly Is the mainspring of bucccss In poultry farm- , ing. If you havo neglected this very important matter do it now. There Is yet time. When pure-bred swine are kept for breeding purposes they should be given every opportunity for bone and muscle development rather than the production of fat. Chicks hatched In June, July and August begin laying In February and March and lay enough the first season to pay for the extra care. Hold on to pullets hatched during theso months. Every acre of land that does not produce a crop is a burden to Its owner. It coats money to lot land lie Idlo and it Is just as much of a mistake as Idleness in a henlthy man is a crime. Keep a high grade sire at the head of your flock of sheep which will allow you to conscientiously charge your neighbor tho high-price for a cholco ram for JjIs flock. That's tho way to do business. Give tho sheep puro water. Growing pigs requlro protein. Keop tho young cockorcls separate Tho hog has paid oil many a mort gage Tho richer tho cream tho less dan gor of souring. Thoro is money in raising colts. Stick to draft breeds. Koop tho- fall pigs separated from tho Bhoats and older hogs. Do not lot tho colts run down In con dition on frost-bltton grass. , The final rinsing of milk palls should bo In boiling hot wator. Tho most expensive bull that a man can buy Is generally a "cheap" bull. Tho nourishment in skim milk 1b most available If fed before It cools. All stirring up and handling of dry feeds should bo loft until after milk ing. The possibilities of the hog is mat ter almost wholly In tho hands of tho feeder. Tho stallion that .Is worked regu larly evory day will get tho most and best colts. Lay the foundation for a pure-bred herd by buying a few good thorough bred sow plgB now. An occasional washing of tho churn with llmo wator will keep It from get ting that offensive smell. Don't loavo your straw-roofed shod covered with snow to drip down on the young calves and pigs. A halter-wise weanling colt means an easily handled horse when it is time to put him in harness. Make a Saturday afternoon chore ot cleaning the poultry houBc and so in sure Its being done regularly. Sour milk Is moro relished by fowls than sweet milk; sweet sklm mllk is best for mixing mashes. If tho hogs are dying and the cause cannot bo found, havo an oxpoit hold several post mortem examinations. Two very Important points In rais ing poultry are to koop plenty of grit before your fowls and not to overfeed them. A Kentucky bulletin says that a lit tle alum In the drinking wator Is among tho best preventives of chicken diseases. If tho best of results aro to bo had In tho winter dairy some provision should bo made for at least a small root crop. When a farmer growB corn to round up and finish off hogs for market, there Is sure to be a nice bank acount to his credit. Cows found chewing old bones, pieces of wood, manure, etc., need a change of feed. They crave for some thing do not get Milk vats made of slato or metal aro preferablo to thoso made1 of wood, because they aro moro easily kept in a sanitary condition. Amonc the men who havo been phenomenally successful on tho farm those who have followed dairying stand out pre-eminently. If you havo neglected to do so, re move the Bhoes from tho work horses, nnd .see to It that the colts have their feet In condition for tho winter. Tho herd can be made to yield much moro butter-fat only through careful breeding. This Is a condition that cannot bo influenced by feed. In every 100 pounds of milk there aro 87 pounds of water. That Is why a good milk cow drinks so much wa tor and that is why it should be pure Thoro Is a great reduction in the meat supply, which should be ta ken up by chickens and eggs, but It cannot bo done if they aro not pre duced. Tho nnythlng-wlll-do method of man aging a fall und winter dairy 1b not conducive to the receipt of satlsfac tory bank-check returns at tho end ol the month. If you arc Interested In lessening tho drudgery connected with dairying, why not Investigate tho merits of the litter carrier? It means a big Raving of tlmo and labor. fr Common cows are still selling for from $25 to $40. Grade cows of dairy breeding, In communities whore all the cattle have been Improved through dairy breeding, are bringing from $50 to $80 per head. It pays to use a pure bred sire. A good way to earn money Is to combine tho dairy nnd poultry plants on tho farm. In other words, food the milk to tho chickens. For fatten ing or for laying birds, there Is noth lug bettor. It does not mako much dlfferenco, either, what kind of milk you glvo them. Sour and buttermilk are as good as any, while sweet milk and curd tiro good. Grand Champion Improved Chester White Boar. Careful consideration must bo exor cised when selecting a boar for a herd of sows. Tho futuro usefulness and development of his offspring requires thought and good judgment at tho mating period, snys H. II. Stono In Natlonnl Stockman. Wo cannot af ford to uso a scrub or a pedigreed runt under any consideration., Re member thcro aro about 2,000 pigs In tho first ten generations, and It Is essential to develop them along pro fitable lines. One day spent at mat ing period, regardless of distances, to And a good pure-bred boar will ob viate a year of disappointment. A litter of eight good pigs from a pure-bred boar mated with a choice sow will requlro less feed, and when grown will produco 50 pounds of meat per pig moro than scrubby ones, thus making 400 pounds of additional meat without additional expense. Our Experience shows that a sow that grows eight pigs to maturity twlco a year is a moro profitable sow than one that produces more pigs and fails to develop them. Usually tho sow has sufficient milk for eight, nnd when thoy are allowed to suckle six to eight weokB tho pigs are in prime condition to wean with out having any setback. Tho sow can generally bo bred successfully on the third day' after weaning, and It Is no troublo to havo her produco two lit ters per year If you glvo her tho proper attention. Watch her on tho AVERAGE QUALITY OF OUR HORSES Mare Owners Should Appreciate Value of Pure-Bred Stal lions in Breeding. (By C. W. M'CAMPnELU Kansas ) Improvement In the average quality of our horses rests with tho mare own- crs and tho sooner they como to real ize and appreciate the value of, und to demand tho services of, good, sound, pure-bred stallions, tho more certainly and rapidly will the general averago of our horses be improved.' It is the .Intensified inheritance resulting from many generations of breeding the best to the best, using no outcrosses, and always with tho samo ideal and pur pose In mind, that cnablo tho "pure bred" to stamp his characters upon his off-springs. Tho "grade" with two, three or four topcrossos lacks this in tensified Inheritance of characters and his diversified Inheritance precludes his U6e ns a slro. Those are facts, not theories. Practical Illustrations mar be seen on every hand If wo will sim ply allow ourselves to see them As an illustration, at a recent farm sale, colts rising trree, uniform in quality, ready to do considerable work the coming season, sold at an averago ot $76 a head. Colts rising two, averaged $46. Tho sires of theso colts were or dinary grado stallions whoso service fees ranged from $6 to $0. Weanlings from the same mares but from a very excellent pure-bred stallion standing for $15, sold for $101, this being $25 per hend more than rising thrco year olds brought, duo entirely to the In fluence of a good, sound, pure-bred siro. The Bervlco of a grado or scrub stallion Is expensive even if given free ot charge. On the otliur hand, do not breed to a stallion simply because lie happens to bo registered. Beware of stallions that nro heredi tarily unsound, for It Is JiiBt us un profitable to ruise unsound horses as It is to raise scrub horses. You may ask what is meant whon certain un soundnesses are designated as heredi tary. It means that such unsound nesses nro due primarily to a weak ness of tho part Involved and that this weakness may bo In tho form of one or all of tho following conditions: poor conformation, poor quality of tissue, or an Indifferent qunltty of J tissue. Grease Is Rabblt-Repellant. It Is not advisable to put nxlu grease on fruit irees In order to prevent rabbits and rodents from gnawing them. A little greaso might not do any damage, while too much might Injure tho trees. Whcro tho cllmnto permits somo green crop, such ns oats, rje or wheut will tempt tho rab bits. The trees can also be protected by wrapplrg them with old paper, thin boards or screens. twenty-first day after breeding, and If necessary turn her with the boar again. Tho popularity of tho boar's an cestors on both the paternal nnd the nmtornnl side, their ability to repro duce good speclmcnts for generations, coupled "with good Individuality of the breed represented, mako his value. He must bo a strong, vigdrous fellow, nctlvo, of good bIzo nnd good disposition. Pny n prlco hu Is worth to you, used In your herd. Any boar Is high priced regnrdlcss of what you pay for him If ho cannot mako good on a business basis from a breeder's standpoint. High-priced bonrB with popular anccBtry In tho pedigrees must com pensate their owners by producing for them pigs superior to former gen erations. A boar may bo suro breeder for one person, and provo a total fnlluro tho way another mnn might food nnd care for him. Never allow him to run nt largo with tho sows. Havo nn Individual pen and yard for him. A good herdsman appreciates his wants at least six months nhoad of time. It is poor policy to defer buying until you want a boar for Immediate use, and then take what you can get. When you know you must renew bo on the lookout for a few months ahead, nnd then you can buy one to your satisfaction, both as to prlco and individuality. FEEDING SHEEP DURING WINTER Value of Regularity in Care of Animals Demonstrated by Experiments. Sheep should bo fed regularly in tho winter. In fact, as much depends on tho regularity of feeding as on the feeding itself. Thoso who aro famil iar with the characteristics of sheep know that thoy always boconio reBt Icsb nbout feeding time. The vulue of regular feeding has been demonstrated by experiments with two flocks, nt a certain western agricultural experiment station. One was fed dally at six o'clock In tho morning und again in tho evening, while tho other wns fed nt different times during tho day. Tho result wub that tho flock fed regularly turned out In a thrifty condition In tho fol lowing spring, while the others were thin and sickly. Many of tho lntter flock had died during tho winter, fully eight per cent of tho lambs had either died at birth or made only a stunted growth. My feeding at a sot tlmo every morning und evening better results will bo at tained. Tho essentials In the winter care of sheep are regular feeding, plonty of water nnd salt and rough age. PLANTING FRUIT SEEDS IN FALL Will Freeze Sufficiently During Winter to Cause Them to Sprout in Spring. UJy V. I.. HOWAItD.) Largo seeds like peaches and plums may bo planted In tho full, and thoy will freeze sufficiently during tho win ter to causo them to snrout rcntiiiv in the spring. Small seeds like the apple, grape, eic, suouiu do mixed with sand in the fall or early winter, and tiinrw In a shallow, open box. The boi should be set flat on the ground on the north sldo of a building where il will keep moist and remuln thoro nli winter to freeze nnd thaw ns often as It will. The contents of the bos should never bo nllowcd to dry out Very enrly In tho spring, Just as soon as the soil In tho garden will do to work, tho seeds should bo planted In rows and covered very lightly. The seeds may bo separated from tho sand with a sieve, but this Is unneces sary, as sand and all may bo sown In tho row. Tako caro that tho scods do not becomo dry before they aro plant' ed. Applo seeds begin growing very curly, so that caro must bo takon to get them 4n the ground before sprout ing begins. ancctco should bo at onco romovod to remoto qunrtora nnd thcro treated. Tho following will provont cholera among fowls, but plain, common Bcnso must nlso bo UBed, and plenty of It at ill ttmes: After tho coop or houso has boon thoroughly sprayed with a solution of one part crudo carbolic ncltl to one pnrt gasollno nnd throo parts hot wa ur and nllowcd to dry, spray or bniBh ill tho Interior, noBtrncks, roosts, etc., with hot whltowash. Place clean 3trnw chaff for n litter, and after n thorough clennlng of tho wnter dishes or fountains, refill with puro cold wa ter, to which la added to ench gallon two ounces of well-dissolved aulphnta (not sulphlto) of soda. Allow no other liquid or drink for three weoks or n month. Disinfect nil runs, etc., whore cholera-Infected fowla have been, with tho acid formula. Food lightly or not at all on mash foodB, substituting cracked, mlxod, dry pains In plnoc, and tho cholera will loavo. Thoroughness in all pnrtlcu 'ars should bo observed. VALUE OF ORPINGTON FOWL One of Most Popular Variety of Chick ens, Not Only for Ego, but Also for Its Meat. Tho Orpington Is ono of tho most populnr, If not tho most popular fowl. England deserves tho credit ot hav ing originated them and to a great measure for bringing them to tholr present stnto of perfection, although wo havo In this country nt this tlmo breoders who nro producing thous ands of prlmo specimens nnd gradu ally Improving them, especially in color points from year to year. Tho Orpington la a fowl of value not only for egg production, In which thoy nro hard to beat, but a most val uable body, it being ot good length, broad, deep and well rounded, mak ing a carcass when dressed that Is nt onco nttrnctlvo and hard to equal Thoy; aro rather Bhort In legs, which White Orpington Pair. Btund rather well apart, which oi course 1b largely duo to tho breadth nnd depth of tho body. Tho flesh Is white nnd c&an looking, u point that tho English prizo highly. They began to import thom Into this country somo fifteen years ngo, and thoy havo boon gradually on tho lncroaso until, as I said, thoy lead tho list In popularity, Thoy hav been bred In many different colors In England, but this country recog nizes but tho throo vnrlotloB Duff, White and Black which seems to iiufflclontly roprcBcnt tho breed. In ,ypo they aro supposed to be ldentl cal, In fact should bo. Breeders ol blacks, however, are Inclined to claim that this variety moro nearly repre sents tho Ideal Orpington abapo in Its full heuvy body, etc. ULW s Ashes scattered undor roosts make a good absorbent. Doslrablo eggs nro said to wolgh about !M ounces to tho dozen. A good, lively rat terrier will earn his keep wherever chickens are kopt. Hot lye water Is very effectlvo in Lleanlug an old poultry houso or nest boxes. Decaying matter of any kind may harbor the germs that causo llm berneck. What Is your opinion of tho com mercial egg foods? Does It pay to buy thorn? Don't let your fowls deteriorate. In ferior roosters lose monoy for youj get good ones. Do you know that turkeyB Intended for breeding should bo well develop ed und non-related? Tho wldouwnko, over watchful poul trymnn Is soldom troubled with Blck noss among his fowls. Tho lmrdost part of tho hen busi ness Is marketing tho eggs. A good placo to build for success la at tho marketplnco. MI3L 1 1 Ti a I looked Into her oyes Shu Bned up Into mine, Sho mulled nnd dimples enmo And went that were divine. Hut, oh, I did not daro To tell her ubo wns fnlr. Though alio looked Into my eyes And awctly atnllcd nt me For thero wero others there. To llston nnd to see. Oil, If, when we're atone, With no ono near to pee, Slie would look up nB then ,, She Bwctly looked at mo Ah, then would I declaro How Rwcet sho In nnd fnlr, nut slio never looks or smiles, Provoking Jlttlo denr, Bnvo when Bhe In nwnro Tlint folks nro nenr to hear! Flnrn ninlnmnf. "Mrs. Trolawnoy," Bald FranclB Wal llngford, "thoro Ib something that I havo for a long tlmo wishod to say to you." Tho president of tho Society for tho Squolchlng of Husbands looked over her glasses nnd frowned. Sho ovl dontly knew what wub coming, but after n moment's sllcnco sho said in her most Impressive plntform tonoa: "Well, go on. What Is It?" "I I lovo your daughter, MIbb Olndys. I havo reason to bellovo that sho returns my pnsslon, and I want to nsk you to glvo hor Into my keop Ing." Mrs. Trclawnoy's fentures hardqn od, and thoro was n cold, metallic ring In her volco ns sho answored: "What rocommondatlon havo you to oft'er for yourself? How can you con vlnce mo that you will always lovo hor that you will always think her beautiful?" "Sho looks llko her mother," said. Francis Walllngford. "Tlint Is enough to convlnco mo that hor beauty will not diminish nB her years Increase. Of courso, I know that thlB can hard ly bo regarded as a final tost You havo not reached tho ago at which women bogln to lose .their" Thoy were Interrupted then, but hr got tho girl. Man Who Scoffed. Ho used to scoff at women, Called thorn foolish, bralnloas things Who would Bell tholr souls for droBscs, Or for necklaces or rings. Ho scorned them for their efforts To bo beautiful nnd sweet, But there chnnced to bo a woman Fnto had destined him to meet Sho waa neither good nor lovely, Though ho fondly thought hor bo; Sho waa mostly artificial, But, poor, fool, ho didn't know! Today men look In pity On tho man who UBed to scoff, And wonder what will hnppon When tho mask falls off. Beginning to Doubt. "Nope," snld Mr. Rockwoll, as ho Alped his gluBPCH, "I'm afraid John's collcgo education ain't goln' to do him much good, after nil." "Why, Silas," his anxious wife cried, "what makes you say that?" "Ho admitted in tho (tore K'Btorduy that there wub Btlll a fow things 1 knew more about than him." Business, Mamma "Has Mr. Dorranco given you any reason to bellovo that ho means business?" Clara "Business! I should think ho did mean business! I am sick of tho word business. All he hnB talked about tho last thrco tlmcB he has been hero waa papa's business." One for Her. He Goethe snyB one cannot always ie a hero. She Well, since 1'vo como to krow you bettor, I am convinced that no cunnot always be n fool, elthor. duz