Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
DUCK RAISING IS FLOURISHING INDUSTRY J
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Five-Pen Breeding
Tt. W. CurtlBS of nansomvlllo, N. Y
who raises about 30,000 duckB a year
and makes big profits nt tho business,
Bays It 1b harder manual work to ralso
duckc than ''chickens, and tho buslnoss
requires patience and good Judg
ment. Ho selects eggs from tho
stronger birds and sets them In Incu
bators and broodB them until they
nro oight weeks old when thoy aro
fattened for market.
"Before theso ducks aro fattened
we sort out our breeding stock at tho
ago when tho ducks aro old onough
so that wo can toll tho soxes. I go,"
Bays Mr. Curtiss, "through a largo
number of ducks and perhaps I might
got flvo or ton flt to breed from out of
a largo flock of ono hundred. That
Beoms Hko a iot of work. Evory tlmo
you chango tho feed tho ducks won't
eat, and If you chango gradually thoy
will probably bo off their feed for two
days; and Just at that tlmo wo sort
out tho breeding stock, and It Is Just
at tho tlmo wo chango tho feed bo
that wo do not loso anything.
"Wo handlo tho ducks by tho nock;
wo never take them by the legs. We
hold tho duck up and look at him, and
if ho has a good broad breast all tho
way through and fairly deep keel, and
broad back, and not too long u neck,
and his head not too long, and If ho
fights a great deal and tries to get
away, showing he is strong, then wo
will pick out that duck. Ho has got
to bo a certain weight; wo do not
actually weigh thorn becauso that is
too much troublo.
"We take tho ducks out in May and
they aro taken out in flocks of two
hundred. Wo start and drlvo those
ducks over to tho pasture and in driv
ing thorn wo will say that wo have
two hundred and ten or two hundred
and fifteen.
"We keep them In a largo wood lot.
We tako lots of tlmo driving them
along, not too slow and not so slow
as you would drlvo markot ducks. Wo
keep them moving and when wo get
them half way over two or threo of
them will break down and flap their
wings, and they cannot walk. Thcbo
House for Growing Ducks.
ducks are left right where thoy aro.
It Is simply tho survival of tho Attest,
and when wo got to tho breeding pens
there will bo ducks strung all tho way
along where wo have been driving
them. It is only tho ducks that havo
strength to walk this distance, being
urged all tho time, that aro put in
the pen. Then we go back and cloan
up the ones that aro left and thoy aro
put Into tho marketing pen. It does
not matter how nice a duck thoy arc,
becauso it is strength wo are after.
"Wo put ono hundred to two hun
dred ducks in a pen, and there is no
shed or anything for them to run un
der. It is Just simply a wood Iot. It
. would bo Just ns well to have them
run in a field, provided they had somo
artificial shade, but decidedly you havo
got to havo somo shade for ducks. If
you put ducks in, a hot field In the
aummertlmo there Is danger. I havo
seen full-grown ducks get sunstruck
and lie down and die.
"Wo feod them there for Ave months
on light food. Wo do not want to fat
ton them. If thoro are any ducks that
get off their feed thoy are taken right
off; thoy aro not kept Wo koep lan
terns burning in the trees on dark
, nights to keep them from getting
scared.
"A peculiar thing about ducks Is
that thoy will run and tramplo on
each other and Jump in tho corner of
the pens If they get scared on a dark
night If it is a bright mconlight
night wo do not light tho lanternB.
"Tho feod for theso ducks is four
parts bran to ono part of flour and
one part cornmeal and ono-twentlcth
beof scrap. For green feed wo uso
four parts clover. Tho nlove' should
bo about ono third or a llttlo moro than
one-third of tho entire feed. You can
feed them all tho green feed thoy will
eat A good ,'ndlcatlon Is to watch
their troughs, and after they havo
eaten their feed If thoy leavo a llttlo
clover In tho trough you know thoy
aro getting nil tliy war.t, and may bo
u llttlo more; and if thoy c.can this
trovgh up they haven't qulto onough
to eat. If they have too much to out,
hoy pick the green feed out and leave
nothing but the mash, and then you
know they haven't enough green feed.
"Wo feed them wet mash; mix it a
llttlo more moist than you do for
chickens. Theso ducks must not bo
fed nil they will eat, because If you
House for Ducks.
do they will get in good condition.
They aro not to bo starved, but you
muot keep them Just a llttlo hungry,
and thoy will go out in this ono or
two acres of land and eat inoro or
less green feed, and thoy will run up
and down tho pen and it will givo them
muaclo.
"Wo keep them in this manner until
thoy nro flvo months old, and then wo
chango and put thorn in permanent
quarters. Most any kind of a build
ing will do for a duck house. It does
not roqulro very much light, but If
you want eggs all tho winter you must
have it warm enough bo that tho eggs
won't got chilled. If you go through
pretty often and tako up tho eggs they
will not get chilled.
"Wo do not have any nests in our
duck houses; wo simply bud them
with shavings. Wo did try nostB, but
wo could not seo any great benefit
from them. Thoy will dig a hole
in tho corner and lay tho egg and
cover It up and when you go through
in tho morning you have to be carofui
that you do not walk on the eggs.
"Wo breed from a pullet, wo never
breed from a yearling duck. A duck
will take on fat very easily, and if you
koep them over the second year they
get too fat, and they will not lay as
oarly, and tho eggs aro net fertile, and
wo cannot get good results.
"Wo mate ono drako and flvo ducks.
Wo start theso in October, and as tho
Bcason advances, say about the first of
March, wo watch tho ducks, and if
wo seo two drakes got to fighting,
wo catch one of them; we catch the
poorest and put him in a pen by him
solf. Whenover wo see any fighting,
wo tako out a drake, and when there
is no lighting, wo leave them alone,
and thoy balance themselves up.
"Sometimes you will find thoy will
run for a long tlmo and thoro will be
no fighting; then, there will como a
rain storm, and there will bo puddles
of water in tho yard, and if you go
out you will And dozens of them fight
ing, and thoy will tonr each othor to
pieces. They will get tho blood
started and your flvo drakes will get
nfter ono and fairly eat him. I have
: seen it when wo would not have more
than ono drako to ton or twelve ducks,
and wo would get Just as good eggs
as wo got In tho winter."
RAISING FEED FOR THE FLOCK
Farm That Produces Its Own Grain Is
Always Most Successful Oper
ating Expense Reduced.
"Tho poultry farm that produces Its
own feed or n goodly part of It Is al
ways tho most successful," according
to William II. Pfelfor of Allenton, Mo.,
"becauso tho feed Is nlwayB right at
hand when needed, no drayago, no
waste, tho range birds seeing to tho
latter.
"The shattered grain does not go to
feed sparrows, crows, etc., but pro
duces chicken-meat and eggs. Tho
droppings go back to the fields as
fertilizer and the operating expense or
upkeep is greatly reduced.
"Such a farm has a great advantago
over tho ono that has to buy all its
feed, hauling it over miles of rough
country roads, paying dearly for tho
time wasted in drayago und extra han
dling. - This in itself is Important evi
dence of why tho farmer can produce
cheaper poultry and eggs than, tho
poultryman. Those who after serious
consideration decido to go Into tho
business should bear this advice in
mind."
EGGS SHIPPED FOR HATCHING
Should Be Nested Deeply and Careful
ly Wrapped In Excolslor Cover
Basket With Cloth.
Eggs to bo shipped for hatching, if
packed In baskets, should bo nested
deoply In excolslor and each egg care
fully wrapped In excolslor.
The basket may bo covered with n
pleco of cloth which is sewed to tho
basket at tho edges, or held In place
by tackB carefully pushed In tho bask
et, or may have its edge pushed up un
der tho top strip of tho basket, outside,
with the edgo of a case knife.
SETTING EGGS FROM PULLETS
As General Rule Young Fowls Are In
Poor Physical Condition Hens'
Eggs Are Best.
Better hatches and stronger chicks
will result by setting eggs from hens
than from pullets. As a rule, pullets
lay more during tho winter and aro
poorer In physlcnl cond'tlon at tho be
ginning of the hatching season than
aro tho hens, which gives rise to a
larger number of small eggs and moro
infertilo ones.
One That
1 Was Left
By RONALD JONES
(Copyright, IMS, by W. Q. Chapman.)
Tho airship signaled, and tho tor
pedo boat following How llko a bird
that skims tho surfaco of the water.
Capablo of forty knots an hour, she
reached the ocean immediately be
neath tho aeroplano within threo min
utes. As sho ran sho saw tho little
rippling wnvo thrown back by tho sub
marine. But tho airship observer saw
the sheath of tho porlscopo beneath
him.
Ho was scon. Ho dropped a bomb.
It splashed Into tho waves, and, silent
ly tho ripple of the perlscopo vanished.
Tho Bubmarlno went under.
Sho dived to a depth of a hundred
foot, but, high abovo her, under tho
surfaco of tho water tho aoroplaijo
could seo tho shadow of tho great Ash
as sho mado hor way northward. It
signaled again.
Mcanwhllo tho wireless upon tho tor
pedo boat had been calling, and swiftly
a haze of smoko on tho horizon devel
oped first Into a black wisp, then into
tho wireless prong, and then into the
hull of a second torpedo boat. Swiftly
It drew up and tho two followed tho
noroplano, now fluttering In tho dls
tanco llko a wounded bird.
As the two torpedo boats raced sldo
by sldo a sailor throw a ropo from ono
dock to the other. Here sailors caught
it, and soon there followed thicker
ropes, then colls of wire, which wore
wound about a winch and slowly un
fastened. Finally tho net was dropped
over tho side and tho two boats
steamed together, keeping It between
them.
Tho captain of each torpedo boat
was a young man. Each of them had
He Dropped a Bomb.
a sweetheart; each was thinking, even
then, of his approaching marriage.
Tho commander of tho submarine
was thinking, in his poril, of tho homo
that ho was never likely to seo again,
and of tho aged mother who prayed for
him evory day before tho crucifix In
her room.
The observing ofllcor ot the aero
plane had a dozen sweethearts, and ho
expected to havo a dozen more it ho
lived through tho war. He did not In
tend to marry any f them.
Tho boats steamed on, guided by tho
aeroplane, which was drawing nearer.
Tho submarino, beneath, did not know
whether it was visible or not,; it did
not know of the not that was following
It, and it turned and mado toward Its
own coast.
This gave the torpedo boata tholr op
portunlty. At a signal from the air
ship they dropped the net and reversed
engines.
Tho submarino, feeling its blind way
nlbng tho bottom of tho aea, found it
self suddenly impeded. Tho com
mander knew what that meant. Ho
strove to rise, but tho steel colls fas
tened themselves about him. His noso,
tilting upward at an anglo, rose to
near tho surfaco. Ho shut off his elec
tric engines, intending to uso tho
petrol onos for surface driving. But
ho could not qulto reach tho surface,
and tho porlscopo, tilted backward, al
lowed no glimpse of anything except
tho far horizon. Across the glass the
Imago of the aeroplane kept flitting to
and fro, llko a swooping gull.
Tho bow of tho submarine was point
ing in the direction of ono of the tor
pedo boats. Ho issued an order, and
two of his crew ran to tho torpedo stai
tlon. They drew a torpedo from tho
plIngB and thrust it ti j) the chamber.
At tho same instant a bomb from tho
woroplano grazed tho sldo ot tho ves
3l and threw a cloud of water over it.
Tho oxygen hiuscd, tho torpedo
started, and the submarino rocked
from tho recoil llko a tree in n galo.
An instant later tho missilo, directed
blindly, found Its br-.t. With a frantic
roar tho flrst torpedo boat blow up.
Fifty sailors wcro instantly struggling
in the water, Tho steel not went down
with tho ship, and tho submarine, part
ly frcwl. reached the surface
The commander ran to tho turret
and, opening tho breech of tho little
gun she carried, thrust In a shell. Tho
layer nt his sldo tired. Tho clmll
hissed through tho air and found lodg
ment In tho second torpedo boat.
Instantly a gun on tho torpedo boat
answorod and missed. Down went
tho submarine, freeing herself from
tho clinging net, and stnrtcd beneath
tho water, her perlscopo swishing
through the waves.
Tho noroplano circled abovo hor, nnd
tho torpedo boat, having lowered a
small craft to pick up tho struggling
Bailors ot tho wrecked ship, started
on tho pursuit again.
Tho sailors wero mostly rescued, ox
copt tho captain. Ho had stayed on
the bridge to tho end. His body had
gone down In the wreckage.
As tho torpedo boat raced through
tho water In tho wako of tho porlscope
sho flrod again and again. Throe
Bholls fell short, throo wqnt too far.
The Bcventh shell struck tho porlscope
fairly nnd tore It away. Tho subma
rino's oyo wob gone Sho was blind
Instantly sho roso, with a brief do
lay whllo changing engines. In that
delay tho torpedo boat was upon hor.
Tho eighth shell pierced tho thin hull
llko paper. It mado two gaping holes,
ono on cither side. The submarine
was doomed.
Tho commandor, nt tfcs gun, adjust
ed his sights, allowing for the llBt
of tho sinking ship, nnd Arcd. The
shell burst In tho engine room ot the
torpedo boat, dlaabllng hor. Sho drift
ed helplessly upon tho water.
Tho submarino was going down by
the stern. Tho commander called
through tho tube to tho men In tho
torpedo room. Ono moro torpedo was
left of tho store which had been
brought from port. The commander,
nt the wheel, worked frantically tc
bring tho bow in lino with tho dis
abled torpedo boat flvo hundred yards
away. If ho could got that lino boforo
his vessel sank, tho torpedo boat was
doomed.
Upon tho brldgo ot tho torpedo boat
tho captain waited. Ho could not movo
his vessel, which drifted aimlessly
upon tho tide. Ho could swing hor
from side to Bide by working the
wheel; ho tried to koep hor bow on
to tho submarine, so as to present the
smallest possible target.
Tho two ships watched each other,
and tho noroplano, abovo, watched
both. She had ono bomb loft. Sho
clrclod lower nnd lower, describing-
narrowing circles above the sinking
submarine. At last she dropped ht
bomb.
It crashed through tho turret, kill
Ing one man. That was tho comman
dor. It tore a hole through tho bot
tom of tho submarino, which went
down instantly, carrying hor living
freight to tho bee of tho ocean.
But In that moment tho torpedo
sent fairly homo, blow tho torpedo
boat to atoms. Sho disappeared, and
only a few ploces of wreckage re
mained to show where shu had heon.
Hero and there a sailor clung, but
tho captain was gono, to Join his fol
low captain, under the sea.
Tho aeroplano, loft alono, turned
and flow leisurely Uomownrd. There
was nothing that could bo done.
An old woman In n Gorman town,
prayed beforo a crucifix: "God, bring
my sailor son home to mo."
Two girls in English villages wept
for tho perils of their sweethearts up
on tho sen.
Tho observer of tho aeroplane, whe
had nobody to weop for him, was
thinking of his week's promised leave
in London.
Religious Women.
Tho real reason why women aro
moro religious than men today is bo
causo thoy are more human than men.
It 1b not by nature that thoy aro so.
Social conditions havo mado them so.
As we havo dh'Iclod the labbr of tho
world between tho Boxes, tho work of
men is almost entirely concorned with
the production and distribution of
things; tho work of women almost en
tirely with tho production and sus
tenance of persons. Wo all of us at
times notice tho great throngs of mon
who go, at the call ot tho whlstlo, in
nnd out of our great factories. To the
average man's mind, theso hundreds
of men aro "hands," and tho purpose
of the factories whoro thoy aro em
ployed Is to produco "goods;" but to
the averugo woman's mind, theso hun
dreds of laborers aro human beings,
nnd the purpose of tho fnctorles is to
furnish sustenance through pay en
velopes, to men nnd women and boyB
nnd girls nnd babies yet unborn. In
most ot our homes the man leaves hu
man Interests early In tho morning,
devotes tho best hours of his day to
tho welfare of things, and returns to
persons again only for tho evening's
relaxation. Ills wife, moanwhllo, has
hardly done an act of labor all tho day,
has hardly made a plan or had a
thought, which is not with consider
able intimacy related to human beings
her husband, hor children, hor neigh
bors. Bernard I. Bell, in Atlantic.
Curtailing His Fun.
"Tho president of Razzler univer
sity writes that our boy is behind In
his Btudles," said Mr. Gadson.
"What aro you going to do about
It?" asked Mrs. Gadson.
"I don't bco how wo can do any
thing to help him, excopt to cut down
his allownnco and tako away his mo
tor car."
And He Owned It, Too.
"Thank goodness," shouted tho suf
fragette orator, "our sex doesn't havo
any use for razors."
"My wlfo uses a razor," spoke up
tho meek llttlo mar. in tho gallery.
"What for?" sttrnly demanded tho
s. o.
'To sharpen poncilo, replied tho
m. 1, m.
II i in"- - - in jili - ii - n II i i . I Himnii i iijiiini u i iiiii.i
LICE ARE COMMON PESTS AMONG SWINE
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Grand Champion
(From tho United Htnti TJcpnrtinont of
AKi-lcuHuru.)
Tho farmer should froquontly cxain
lno his hogs about tho cars, Hanks, and
lnsldo of tho legs to sou it thoy nro
lousy. Llco are common pests among
Bwlno, and vigorous and persistent
treatment is 'required to eradicate
thoni. Thoy may bo readily bcoh trav
eling among Uio bristles, particularly
In tho parts Just mentioned. Tho eggs,
or "nltB," nro small whlto oval bodies
attached to tho brlstlos. Dipping does
not as a rule destroy tho vitality of
theso eggs. Swino should ho dipped
froquontly In ardor to kill tho llco that
hatch out of tho eggs aftor tho previous
dipping. TIiobq llco aro blood-sucking
parasites, nnd by biting tho hog and
sucking blood thoy cnuso a great deal
of Bkln Irritation. Furthermore, thoy
act ns n drain on the vitality of tho
hog, through tho loss of blood which
thoy abstract. Whon lousy tho hog Is
usually restless and rubs on posts
and othor convenient objectB. Tho coat
looks rough nnd harsh. This post Is
transmitted from ono animal to an
other by direct contnet, or by con
tact with Infected bedding or quarters.
Dipping Swine.
To froo hogs from llco thoy should
bo dipped two or moro times at inter
vals of about two weeks. Several
dippings may bo required boforo com
ploto eradication Is accomplished, Do
not fail at tho sumo tlmo to clean and
disinfect thoroughly tho slooplng quar
ters. Crosol compound (U. S. P.)
may bo used for dipping and dis
infecting. For dipping, mix in tho
proportion of two gnllons to 100 gal
lons of water; for disinfecting, In tho
proportion of throo gallons to 100 gal
lons of water. Although not always
as offcctlvo as might bo desired, coal
tar products of tho kind ordinarily
sold ns Btock dlpB aro commonly used
to treat hogs for llco. For ubo thoy
nro diluted with wator In accordunco
with directions supplied by tho manu
facturers. Dipping vats aro mado of various
matorlals, but tho most durablo is co-
t raont. (Seo Fnrmors' Bullotlu 481,
Concroto Construction on tho Llvo
Stock Farm.) Tho vat should bo
set in tho ground nt a convonicnt plnco
whoro thoro is good surfaco drainage
away from tho vat. A suitable size for
a vat in which to dip hogs 1b ton foot
long at tho top, eight foot long tit tho
bottom, ono foot wide at thu bottom,
and two foot wido ut tho top. It should
bo dcop onough bo that tho hogs will
bo completely immersed In tho dip and
will not strike tho bottom of tho vat
whon thoy plunge. If posslblo, tho vat
should bo located so that a two-Inch
drain plpo may lead from tho bottom
of tho vat to facllltato emptying and
cleaning, othorwiso it Is necessary to
pump or dip out tho contents ot tho
vat in ordor to clean it. Do not ubo
old filthy dip, but clean and rechnrgo
tho vat boforo dipping again if tho dip
has become very dirty or It it has
stood a long tlmo In tho vat. Tho end
whoro tho hogs enter should bo per-
pondicular and tho entranco should
bo on a slide. Tho other end should
Blopo gradually, with cleats to provldo
footholds for iho hogs for emerging
after dipping A dipping vnt Sb very
useful whorovt,r n largo number of
hogs is kept. i v, jwiu
Ho j Wallows.
Somo farmers favor hog wallows;
others aro sliwngly opposed to them.
Filthy hog Allows aro a sourco ot
danger. Hop wallowing In or drink
ing contaminated wator aro likely to
contract discern,;. However, there aro
many advantages to ho derived from
wnllowa. A caul bath is very soothing
to a hog during tho hot woather. It
cleans tho scurf from the skin nnd pro
tects tho hoc from Ales. Crudo oil,
sulllclont to firm a thin layer on top
of the wator, may bo poured Into tho
wallow aboat overy ton days. Thla
will tend to Veep tho hogs frco from
llco and othor skin parasites. It tho
skin bocomoy Irritated from tho oil,
its uso shouhl bo discontinued. Small
quantities ot coal-tar dip nro somo
times addwl to Uio water in hog wal
Iowb, but tUero Is an elcMunt of dan
ger In thiu practice, as poisoning may
result frorc tho absorption of phenols
by hogs which llo In tho wullow moro
or less continuously.
On some of tho larger hog farms
concrete wnllowB aro becoming popu
lar. Tna cement hog willow should
be locail In a shady place and mado
bo an to contain from night to ten
Inches of wator. A two-Inch drain
pipe, ai recommended fi.r tho dipping
ut, elculd bo placed In tho bottom
of tl.u wallow to pormlt Kb being
cleaned out.
Other Methods.
In many cases a farnior is not finan
cially able to build a concroto hog
wallow or a dipping vat. It this bo
tho case, tho dip, properly diluted tc-
Polnnd - Chinn Sow.
cording to directions, can bo applied
with a Bpray pump or nprlnkllng can,
or clso rubbed on every part of tho
hog by means ot a brush or a swab
ot cotton wasto. Caro should bo taken
not to apply tho dip stronger than
dlroctod.
Another method of controlling llco
is to tio gunny sacks or similar coarse
cloths around a post and Baturnto tho
sacks froquontly with crudo oil. Tho
sacks should bo tied at a proper height
bo that tho hogs may rub against
thorn.
Change Pastures Frequently.
Swlnu can bo raised when thoy nro
confined in limited quarters It tho
quarters aro kept clean, but thoy will
do much butter and stay in better
health If thoy havo plenty of pasture.
Dtvldo the pasturo into convonicnt
areas, so that tho hogs can bo shitted
from ono pasturo to another. This not
only provides fresh pasture, but af
fords an opportunity to disinfect tho
pastures by plowing and resoedlng or
exposing to tho sun and weather.
Intestinal worms, which aro rathor
common in swlno, nro contracted from
feod, wator, and ground which havo
boon contaminated by tho droppings
from Infected hogs. Froquont chango
of pasturo is ono of tho best means ot
reducing worm infostation to a mini
mum. Hogs, howovor, should not bo
allowed to run at largo on open range,
ns this favors tho sproad of hog
cholera.
DISPOSE OF PESTS
THAT EAT UP PROFIT
Everyone With Sound Sense
Knows That It Doesn't Pay
to Feed Ticks and Lice.
(Uy D. A. BPKNCUrt, Department ot
Aiiltiml Husbandry, Oklahoma A, & M
Collolio, Htlllwutor.)
Does It pay to dip snoop? This
question la nskod during tho spring by
many beginners in shoop husbandry.
I'orhnps an nnswor may bo suggested
by tho following question. Does it pay
in fno.l , t .1 1 1 .... O TT1 .. .. ...til.
I sound sonso knows that it docs not.
i If tho flock owner is anxious to rea
, llzu all posslblo profit from his Aock he
should uttompt to dlBposo of posts that
cat up tho profit
Tho (lock may appear to havo no
tlokn, but a fow stray ones may bo
lurking horo nnd thoro, ready to bring
forth an army of ticks If conditions ro
l main favorable. This is often tho cobo
' nnd tho Anal result is usually about ns
bad as if you could boo ticka whon the
Bhoop are sheared.
If tho ticks aro thick It may bo wiso
to dip as soon as tho sheop nro shorn.
Othorwiso' wait throo or four wooks
after shearing so thnt thoro may bo
sufficient growth of ficeco to hold
somo of tho dtp. Dip again In about
ten dnys In ordor to kill tho young
tickB that may havo been in tho egg
I stngo at tho tlmo ot tho Arst dipping.
' Any of tho coal tar dips, such ns kroso,
zonnloum, etc., used according to di
rections, will glvo vory satisfactory re
sults.
SELF-FEEDERS GOOD
FOR ALL LIVE STOCK
Interesting Test Being Made With
Dairy Cow at California
University Farm.
If tho Bclf-fcoder for pigs, becauso it
lets them follow naturally bodily de
mands of eating JuBt what food their
system required, is such a great suc
cess, tho self-feeder might provo equal
ly good for other kinds ot stock also.
At tho California university farm, Just
ns a feeler, not as an experiment that
would certainly provo anything, a dairy
cow hus been fed since lactation with
a flolf-feodor. In ono placo is alfalfa
hay which sho can get to at all times,
another dried boot pulp mlxod with
rolled barley, which it Is figured will
glvo with alfalfa hay an approximately
balanced ration. Ono troublo. has boon
that she has boon too interested in the
barley to tuko enough intorcst in tho
othor feeds, and that is exponslvo, but
by Increasing tho proportion of boot
pulp she has been mado to show better
Judgment
Tho test may provo nothing for prac
tical purposes on account of oxponso
of grain and concentrates. Hqwo'cr,
one uuticcablo fact la thut hor bollly
weight remains without any chango.
Indicating that tho system Is a physical
success, also tho effect ou milk Aow la
excellent.