NOTES tisz-ojv..
MSyOWBROOK
EXPERIMENTS WITH ENSILAGE AS SHEEP
FEED FOUND ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY
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Ventilate the dairy.
Clean up the orchard.
Feed tlie fowls a variety.
Sorghum hay makes good roughage.
Many poultry ills could be traced to
a lack or grit.
A neglected cold makes it easy for
roup to get u start.
Tho average farm flock has too
many roosters in It at this season.
A pound of oats is not nearly as
good for fattening hogs as a pound of
corn.
Experiment has shown that oats arc
not .a satisfactory feed for fattening
bogs.
Make lime water by adding two or
threo pounds of llmo to a barrel of
water.
Careful dressing of fowls for the
market has a good deal to do in get
ting top notch prices.
One of tho qualities of the soy bean
that commonds it to the Btock feeder
is its protein richness.
Much of tho feeding value of tho
clover depends upon how tho crop is
managed after it is cut.
Five feet apart is about tUo right
dlstanco for tho currant and goose
berry bushes. Do not crowd.
Breeding stock can be purchased to
better advantage in fall and early
winter than to wait until spring.
If the hens are slacking up in lay
ing try giving them a little green cut
bone every day and watch results.
Whore hens are forced to use part
of their food aB fuel to keep warm
there is bound to bo a falling off in
eggs.
The greatest ton-year yield of corn,
since it became of national impor
tance in tho United States, occurred
between 1870-1S80.
Corn is no doubt tho best feed there
is for hogs, but its full value can only
be realized, when It is used in con
Junction with other feeds.
Quiet, gentle handling of tho ewes
during tho winter makes it much
easier work to care for tho flock
during tho lambing period.
Don't let any fruit remain on the
trees during tho winter. Rotten ap
ples are good places for insects to
hibernate in during tho winter.
Tho sum of money that Is lo3t every
year on the farms of this country by
tho dairy cowb that are not bred es
pecially for dairy work 13 stupendous.
Pcoplo are realizing the great com
fort nnd advantages of a few good
fruit trees nnd ornamental shrubs
moro than ever. Start them growing..
All dairy utensils shdild bo periodi
cally placed in the sun, but wooden
vessels should be removed before the
heat is sufficient to crack or warp
them.
Fruit Is tho best medicine that we
know anything about. Money invent
ed in apples and strawberries Is much
better invested than it is in "sulphur
and molasses."
Tho next time the cow gives bloody
milk give her a dose of opsom salts,
bathe her udder with warm water and
rub with camphorated lard. ThiB will
often cure the trouble.
The time to dehorn Is In tho spring
or fall. Fall Is considered best, be
cause tho cnttlo usually are shut up
and any ill effects of tho operation
can easily be prevented.
Clover is as much an egg producer
as It is a producer of milk. It Is rich
in nitrogen and mineral matter. Hav
Ing a high nutrltivo ratio, it is equal
to barley, and almost as high as wheat
Don't turn young horses out where
the fences are low or easily pushed
over. They will be suro to get out.
Either thoy will Jump over or they
will run tho leuce over and step out.
Good fences mako good, orderly
horses.
The value of farm land can only bo
arrived at by Its earning capacity. If
It is worth any prlco it will pay good
interest on tho investment in the reg
ular fnrming process. Wo ,can add to
Its valuo by adding to its capacity to
grow things and grow them a little
better than any other farm in tho
neighborhood.
Cull out tho roosters.
Whitewash tho stables.
Dalanco tho hen's ration.
Young pigs like vegetables.
Tho warm and busy hen Is tho beat
winter layer.
Use few words with a horse, but
have them understood.
It Is as easy to teach a colt good
manners as faulty ones.
Deslrablo eggs nro said to weigh
about 21 ounces to the dozen.
If hens develop the feather-pulling:
hnblt send them to market at once.
Dairying is a cash business. Tho
good cow pays for her board overy
day.-
Alfalfa will grow on nearly all good,
well-drained soils, but best on a rich,
sandy loam.
Tho first big need of the majority ot
the older corn belt soils Is limestone
and legumes.
It Is better and more profltablo to
have a herd of Ave good cows than
ten that aro Inferior.
Tho green food problem in winter
isn't much of a problem If there 1b any
alfalfa hay on tho placo.
Muddy and unclean stable yards are
always sources of loss because of
their Insanitary condition.
Therehro but few horses that can
not be made gentlo nnd quiet by the
proper kind of treatment.
Tho kind of feed which the cows
eat often has an effect upon tho fla
vor of milk and Its products.
The farmer who makeB an effort to
fill tho corn crib and smokehouse
each year generally succeeds.
Swedish turn!p3 grow well In tho
northern states and provide a largo
amount o feed for the winter.
The best stock pea for grazing In
the field is the black. Everlasting
Red and Red Ripper aro also good.
Tho farmer who is not raising le
gumes has his eyes cloBed to somo ol
the biggest opportunities In farming
-
Fruit growing and poultry raising
go well together. Anyone following
either will do woll to consider the
other.
Tho sand vetch Is smaller and more
recumbent than the common vetch
and has been tested but little In this
country.
Hens, when they cease laying, fat
ten very easily and a fat hen Is a
(luifty candidate) for all kinds of poul
try diseases.
Penning chickens Is the best waj
to get a fine flock, for it means that
you are getting eggs from the besl
hens you have.
A hog fed on corn alone from the
time it is weaned from tho sow un
til butchered at IS months old, seldom
pays for his keep.
Tho cows llko tho silage In the win
tor Just us well an they dothe grass
in the summer and it is good at any
season of the year.
Stout, livable chicks are obtained
only from sturdy parents, and pullets
that have been forced for winter eggs
arc hardly In that class.
Don't blamo nnyono but yourselt
If your farm won't grow legumes.
They will grow for the man who
knows how to make them.
It Ib poor economy to feed apollcd
food to tho poultry. They may con
tract disease or become poisoned.
Durn all decomposed food stuff at
once.
Tho day haB forever passed when
tho progressive dairyman allows his
cows to be brought, running or ex
cited, into the barn, by a dog or a boy
with a whip.
Sheep In tho summer aro gross
feeders, rapidly cleaning tho land of
brush and weeds, but In the barn and
In the feed lot they are extremely
dainty In their eating
Tho best family horsos, as a rule,
are raised and trained on tho farm.
Their dispositions aro then thor
oughly understood, and It. is known
how far they can be trusted.
It pays to whitewash, vontilnto and
properly light tho atableB; to brush
and curry cows; to use clean and
well-covered utensils, to cool milk
quickly and to havo a cool placo for
the milk.
Tho fruit farmer can alwaya find
something to do, elthor In tho orchard
or around the buildings. This busi
ness llko any other Is ruined by too
much loafing. Keep tho loose ends
well In hand for the best results
It often is your fault that hens
get to eating eggs; but after they do
contract tho habit, lay the ax at the
root of the tree in other words, stop
tho business, short off. Then change
your bill of faro. Something lacking
in the feed you havo been giving.
Balance the ration.
Good, Clean, Bright Article May Be Used With Excellent Results,
Either as Succulent Food (or Breeding Ewes in Winter or as
Efficient Roughage for Fattening.
A Profitable Mutton
With the tremendous increase in the
use of silos for utilizing a larger
amount of tho corn plant and the
greater uso of sllago gcneraly during
the last two or threo years, thero ln.s
arisen a great deal of Inquiry, espe
cially during the present winter, as
to the value of stingo for sheep. Re
cently sllago has come Into general
use on cattle farms. Now that Us
value as a cattle food, from the stand
point of cheapness, Is becothlug mora
and more apparent, tho man who
owns sheop is beginning to ask why
he cannot share In a good, thing, too,
writes Kills Rail of tho University of
Nebraska In Wallace's Farmer.
Unfortunately, the uso of ullage for
sheep feeding purposes has been tried
out to but a limited extent. Few
farmers havo used it and tho experi
ment stations have dono little. From
all sources of investigation it seems
now that there is no reaBon why sll
ago shall not find a permanent placo
In tho list of desirable and economical
foodstuffs for sheep. Tho writer has
met several men this winter who havo
used It with satisfactory results, and
ono man especially, who had fed out
quite a string of sheep with silage al
most tho solo feed, was very enthus
iastic In his appreciation of it. We
havo not found any men who havo
had trouble from feeding It.
There has been a popular concep
tion that sllago is more or Icsb dan
gerous to feed sheop, especially breed
ing ewes. It was thought that It had
a weakening effect on tho lambs, also
that thero Is likely to be some mor
tality among the owes. Such Ideas do
not seem to bo well founded. It is
true that such results havo been not
ed In flocks which had silage, but
careful observations Bhow that other
factors may have had more to do with
V,iW
Prlze-Wlnnlng Southdown.
tho results than tho sllago. At the
station threo years ago the ewe Hock
had considerable sllago, In fact, all
they cared for. Also, tho lambs were
not as strong at blrtty an they ought to
have been, and somo Iosb was expe
rienced at lambing time, nut nn ex
cessive amount waB allowed and ewes
wero entirely too closely confined
without adequate exercise. Exercise
Is an absolute necessity for prgnant
owes if satisfactory results are to be
had at lambing time. Lack of an ex
perienced shepherd to handle theso
ewes at lambing time doubtless con
tributed to tho loss SIiioo that year
we havo had no bad results
Rnck In the fall of 1907 the Indiana
station began to experiment with
silage for feeding pregnant ewes
Ono lot of ewes was fed silage along
with clover hay and grain, while an
other lot wns fed more hay slightly
more grain, but no sllago. These two
lots of ewes were as nearly alike as
could bo had. Tho next year prac
tically tho same experiment was re
peated, and again in 1!)0D. During tho
first year a limited amount of sllago
wns fed. The second year, four
pounda per head, per day, wa3 allow
ed and as no bad results accompanied
this liberal feeding, the last joar the
ewes wero given all thoy would clean
up. which was practically 4 C pounds.
With all they wished of tho silage, no
deleterious results wero observed eith
er in tho owes or in the lambs
As to results from theso three
years' experiments, the nuthors of
tho bulletin concerning this experi
ment Bay that the general thrift and
appetite of tho silage owes was upe
rlor to that of tho lots fed hay and
grain alone. Tho ewes, having a quan
tity of silage, mado each year a larg
er gain over winter than did those on
dry feed. Tho latter averaged for
the three yearn a gain of six pounds
while tho silage ewes gained 13.75
poundB. or moro than twice aB much.
Yet the writers Btato definitely that
this gain was not mere fat llko corn
"N T-. K S t t.f&
vi?.'pin rnmmt
and Wool Flock.
feeding would produce, but thnt the
ewes wero In good condition to pro
duce strong, vigorous lambs. It wno n
notlcenblo fact that right straight
through the whole threo years, the
lambs from tho ewes having tho succu
lent feed, i. o silage, avcragod nearly
10 per cent larger nt btrth. Ab to thu
cost of feed, tho ration Including
sllago proved the moro economical,
whilo more satisfactory results wore
obtained. Tho lambs from theso two
lota of ewes wore all fed out for nn
early market and those from each lot
did equally well, gaining nearly a half
pound per day until thoy wero sold
The general results of tliln test run
ning for throe years Bhow definitely
that tho use of stingo for ewes, even
in large amounts, will not lutcrfore
wllh the henlth and thrift of tho preg
nant ewe nor of her prospective
lamb. Also, tho micculonco which tho
silage affords seemed to proinoto the
thrift nnd general health of tho owe.
and because of tho added health and
vigor, the footl were bolter nourished,
with tho consequent result that larg
er lambs were produced. Furthermore
the producing of all theso satisfactory
rosultB did not nffoct tho lambs un
favorably, and tho sllago ration was
more economical.
Accurato data regarding tho value
of silage In a ration for fattening
Bhcep nnd lamba Is scarce, but what
thero 1b indicates that It Is useful. As
far back as tho early nineties tho
Michigan experiment station fed some
lambs on sllago nnd other foodstuffs,
Tho gist of their findings Is to tho
effect that a mixture of foddorB com
posed Inrgoly of a good quality of
silage proved a cheap and successful
ration for fattening lnmbs.
The Iowa station at Ames mnde
somo comparative tcBtB of dry hays,
roots, and sllago as roughness In 190(1
nnd 1907 In lots fed tho first winter,
'tho sllago cheapened the ration con
siderably. During tho second winter
tho various lots wero fed for a long
period, 108 days, and tho sllago Ibt
refusod to eat much Bllngo. Thoy ate
almost aB much grain and hny na tho
other lots did and the gain on these
silage lambs was moro expenslvo than
was that with somo of tho othor food
combinations. Hut tho nvorago of tho
two yeara was favorable to tho ubo of
sllago ub n means of cheapening the
ration. The lambs from all lots fin
ished Into market topperB, but tho
dressed carcasses showed tho sllago
lambs a little superior on tho hook.
Taking these, few experiments then
into consideration, and also thu gen
eral results which varlouB feeders
have obtained in practical work, it
seems that sllago has an Important
placo among deslrablo and economical
feeds for fattening sheop.
It Is my opinion that sllago can bo
fod to sheep with aatlBfactory results.
The use of moldy or frozen sllago may
causo troublo, but good, clean, bright
silage can be used with excellent re
sults, cither as a succulent food for
breeding owes In winter or ns a cheap
but Batlafactory and efficient roughage
for fattonlng lambB and sheop This
opinion 1b bnscd partially on observa
tions of llocka which havo been fed,
and partially on the cxpurlmentu
quoted above. The results to date
point toward sllago as a cheap and
valuable feed for sheep.
GOOD PROFITS IN
RAISING POPCORN
Crop Should Be Cultivated and
Cared for in Same Manner
as Other Corn.
With popcorn bo popular an article
of consumption as It is, thero ia no
farm in any portion of tho corn bolt
that should not grow a patch to hup
ply tho family needs. Popcorn will
do well on any land that will produco
a good crop of corn.
It should bo cultivated and cared
for in tho samo general manner as
corn, though It may bo planted moro
closely. It ripenB In about 100 days,
and it should bo shocked at soon as It
is ripe, bo that It will dry out well be
fore husking. It will(produco from 60
to CO buahela of cars with n good
atand, and this will fetch from ?1 to
$2 por bushel.
TURKEYS REAEW FOR MARKET
There Never Hao Been More Actlvt
Demand for Good Blrda Than
at Present Ways of Killing.
(Hy T. F. M'OREW.)
After turkeys nro grown and ready
for market, qulto ns much caro and
nttentlon should bo given to tho kill
lng and Bhlpplng aB to tho propoi
growing. Whon theso things cnu not
bo dono to good advantage, It la bet
tor to soil thorn nllvo. Buyers whe
are prepared to kill, dress, pack and
jS8s
rxxii&jt&XftUi
White Holland Turkeys.
ship turkeys, and to snvo tho fcathom
Bhould bo In position to pny what
they aro worth nllvo; and Bhould be
nblo to handle them at a profit, better
than tho grower, who may not bo pro
pared to do tho work to tho boat ad
vantage. So much depends upon marketing
them In tho best condltuon that small
growers should cither drcsB and sell
to their homo market, or, providing
it can bo dono nt a fair price, Bell
nllvo to Bomcono who makeB a busi
ness of handling such Btock.
Killnothlng but well-fattened stock.
It seldom pays to send Ill-favored
Btock into market. Do not glvo.uny
food to tho turkeyB for twenty-four
hours prior to killing. ThiB allows
tho crop nnd entrails to bocomo empty
and avoldB much of tho dnngor ol
Bpolllug Full cropB and entrails count
against vnluo; they often taint the
ment nnd provont its being kept for
any length of time.
Thero nro two mothodB of killing
largely used Tho most popular Ib to
nuspcud tho fowl by tho shanka, head
down, nnd cut or Btlck it in the roof
of tho mouth with a knife mado espe
cially for this purpose This Bovors
tho arterleB nnd cuto into tho brain,
caualug insenBlbtlity nnd a froo flow
of blood from tho mouth. T1i!b la
called "sticking In tho, roof ot the
mouth."
Tho other plan Is to break the neck
by n quick twist or Jerk backward.
Whon tho neck Is completely dis
jointed tho head is pulled away bo ..u
to form nn open opaco in tho neck
in which the blood may sottlo. This
plan has been but littlo used, though
the claim is mado that whon bo killed
tho fowls will keep longer, because
thero Is no opening by which tho ult
cnu got into tho body, na thero Is
when thoy nro stuck in tho roof of tho
mouth. ThiB method haB been usod
moro for chickens than for turkoys,
and to uso it well requires consider
ablo practlco. The method of behead
ing with an ax or hatchet has been
employed for ages.
RHODE ISLAND RED'S ORIGIN
History of Youngest Breed of Ameri
can Chickens Considered Excel
lent for All Purposes.
Tho Rhodo Island Reds, although
ono of tho youngest breeds In the
American clans, aro Browing In popu
larity. Tho hiBtory of tho Rods dates
back to about 1851, but it Ib only of
recent yearn that tho poultry world
acknowledged them as a breed, says
tho Farm Journal. At that dato, It
Is claimed, Red Cochin China cocks
nnd Red Malay cocks wero brought
Into sections of Rhodo Island and
Massachusetts by sea captains. Later
Roso Comb Brown Leghorn blood was
Introduced In noma sections, and thus
for GO years tho malo bird for the
head of each flock was selected ot a
red color nnd a vigorous condition.
Tho breed is conceded to bo ono
of tho bent for practical purpoBcn. Tho
birds nro excellent lnyorB of large
Rhode Island Red Male.
Drown eggs, nnd aro flrst-daBO aa ta
ble poultry, bolng adapted for both
broilers and roautura. The standard
weight Ib: Cock, 8 pounds; cock,
orel, 7M.. pounds; hen, Cj pounds; pul
let, C pounds.
Keep Out the Frost.
Thero should never bo frost In tho
len house.
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SIILLA
lm II II lllllligMllU """
She's ii graduate of Vossar
And Iwr knowledge Ib Immense.
And, IIioukH beautiful and' btyllalv
Sho In full Of common nenso;
Glie t'un talk In Krenoli' ami German.
Sho reads Homer in tlio Greek,
And 'tis worth your while to Union
When It plenties her to npoak.
Blio can read the hieroglyphics
On the tombs along tlio Nile;
She can hold discourse on pliyntca-
In nn Interesting style,
Hut, In Nplto of nil lior learning,
8tio step bnckwnnl from tho car.
And hIio nhvnys stops and wishes
Whon bIio sues a shooting ntar.
Up-to-Date Wedding.
Tho guests hnd arrived; tho
prcachor had taken on a solomn look;
tho wedding cuke had boon placed oiu
tho tablo, and everything wub In read
iness for tho ceremony.
Tho bride-to-be wns pale but boautl
ful, and thero was a wlBtful, eager look
in hor great liquid oyes. Sho norvously
tupped ono of her dainty feet upon the
floor, and over and anon sho sighed a
tremulous sigh.
Tho prospective groom Btood nt tho
eldo of tho woman ho loved. Ah, he.
too, was beautiful 1 Hut it nocded no
trained eyo to discover that ho wnBi
impatient. IHb breath camo In quick.,
uneven gasps, and ho clasped nnd un
claBpcd his hands continuously.
Why did thoy wait? What notori
ous spoil was upon them nnd hold
ing them back? Tlio guests cast In
quiring glances at one another, nnd
occasionally shook their heads. Tho
preacher yawned; tho clock upon tho
mantel tlckod nnd ticked, and atlll
they waited.
Tho situation waB becoming embar
rassing. The bride bit hor lips, and
tho groom seemed about to eny
something, when suddenly tho Bound!
of hurrying foot was heard. In an
other second a breathless messenger
had burst Into tho room, with' a' tele
gram announcing that tho bride's pe
tition for dlvorco had just boon
granted.
Marvelous.
Thomas Yo.u nnd I havo romarlo
nblo wives.
Harklns Do you think uo?
Thomas Yes. You know when my
wlfo and I wero at your houeo, night
before last? Woll, my wlfo had on n
now drosB, and nho and your wlfo talk
ed about It nearly all tho ovenlng.
Harklns I don't seo anything re
markable about that. It was tho natu
ral thing for then) to do.
Thomas But hold on! Your wlfo
didn't nsk you who mado It, and my
wlfo didn't toll!
A Revelation.
"Yes, sir," said Jordan, "I've coma
toMho conclusion that I amount to
Bomothlng, after all. Thero havo beon
times when I was disposed to .bellovo'
that I was a mere cipher in thltfyworld,,
but I can nover have so email an opin
ion of myself again."
"What has caused thin sodden
change in your cstimato of yourBOlf?"
"I havo Just been talking to a poli
tician who wants my voto."
Not Always.
Claronco It Is always tho unexpect
ed that happens.
Charley Oh, I don't know, t ex
pected Old Ilurnstcnd to flro mo out
when I went to ask him for IiIb dnugh
tor, Clarence Well
Charley Well, that's just what ho
did.
Unrefined Cruelty.
Young Novollst Ah, sir, 1 am high
ly flattered to hear that you take.
my book to bed with you and reail
It thero.
Old Sorumpy Yob, I've boon trou
bled with Insomnia for a long tlmo,
and I find ono of yaur pngoa muclv
better than any modlcino the doctor
can give. "
He Knows One.
"Yea, sir, I know ono woman vho
can keop a secret."
"PlcaBo explain."
"My wlfo and I havo been mnrrlort
for ten years now, nnd Bho hau novor
vet consented in tnlt mn tmw It lu
that she Ib always in neod of money."