g-.. .-==.i FATTENING STRING PIGS For some time there has been some confusion in the minds of many hog feeders relative to the kind of a protein supplement one should feed with corn and other grain to hogs that were being fat tened for market on alfalfa pasture. One experiment stattion felt that a series of tests under local condi tions was needed to help clarify ths Situation. Five lots of spring pigs tveraging around 62 pounds when he test started on June 22, 1931, were used in making this study of protein supplements. The test ran 120 days and was closed October 20, 1931. Each of the five lots were self-fed, the corn from one compart ment and the protein supplement from another compartment of the same self-feeder. No minerals were fed. Lot 1. fed corn plus tankage £ined 1.62 pounds per head per jr; consumed a daily ration of 5.2 pounds of corn, and .21 pounds of tankage; required 320.73 pounds of oom, and 13.22 pounds of tankage to make 100 pounds of gain; and produced gains at a cost of $# 47 per cwt. Lot 2, fed corn plus tank age 1 part and cottonseed meal 1 part, gained 1.66 pounds per head rer day; consumed a daily ration of 28 pounds of corn; .16 pounds of tankage, and .16 pounds of cotton seed meal; required 318 23 pounds of corn, 8.54 pounds of cottonseed meal to make 100 pounds of gain; and produced gains at a cost of $3 46 per cwt. Lot 3, fed com plus cottonseed oilmeal 1 part and cot tonseed meal 1 part, gained .94 pounds per head per day; consumed a dally ration of 3.37 pounds of corn; .10 pounds of linseed oil meal; and .10 pounds of cottonseed meal; required 360.04 pounds of corn; 10.05 pounds of linseed oil meal; and 10.05 pounds of cottonseed meal to make 100 pounds of gain; and produced gains at a cost of $3 88 per cwt. Lot 4, fed corn plus tankage 1 part, linseed oilmeal 1 part, and cottonseed meal 1 part, Sined 1.58 pounds per head per y; consumed a daily ration of 4.96 pounds of corn; .13 pound of tankage; .13 pound of linseed oil meal; and .13 pound of cottonseed meal; required 313.15 pounds of com; 8.08 pounds of tanxage; 8 ua pounds of linseed oilmeal; and 8.08 pounds of cottonseed oilmeal to make 100 pounds of gain; and pro duced gains at a cost of $3.51 per cwt. Lot 5, fed corn plus tankage 2 parts and linseed oilmeal 1 part, rained 1.67 pounds per head per day; consumed a daily ration of $.39 pounds of corn; .18 pound of tankage; and .9 pound of linseed oumeal; required 322.31 pounds of oom, 10.42 pounds of tankage, and $31 pounds of linseed oilmeal to make 100 pounds of gain; and pro duced gains at a cost of $3.51 per swt. The cost of feeds used in this test were: Shelled com 56 cents per bushel; tankage $30 a ton; cotton seed meal $25 per ton; and linseed oilmeal $30 per ton. There was no significant difference in either the dally gains or the feed required to make 100 pounds of gain in the lots where tankage was used alone or as a part of the protein supplement fed (lots 1, 2, 4 and 5). Tin reduc tion in the cost of gains by adding either or both linseed oilmeal and cottonseed meal did not exceed 5 cents per 100 pounds of gain pro duced. This emphasizes the fact that tankage alone was not materially improved as a protein supplement for hogs that are being fattened on good alfalfa pasture, by mixing either linseed oilmeal or cottonseed meal with it. The value of tankage as a protein supplement in a ration for hogs being fattened for market on good alfalfa pasture is further indicated by comparing lots 2 and 3. In lot 2, tankage and cottonseed meal were mixed half and half. In lot 3, linseed oilmeal and cottonseed meal were mixed half and half. The daily gains were nearly 80 per cent greater and the cost of gains nearly 11 per cent less in lots 2, fed tankage and cottonseed meal, than in lot 3, fed linseed oilmeal and cottonseed meal. Futher evi dence of the value of tankage is seen in a comparison of lots 4 and 5 It will be noted that in lot 4, re ceiving one-third tankage, one-third cottonseed meal, and one-thrid lin seed oilmeal as a protein supple ment, the daily gains were smaller and the cost of gains just as high as the cost of gains in lot 5, receiv ing two-thirds tankage and one third linseed oilmeal as a protein supplement. The large and economi cal gains made in this test are a re flection of the value of good breed ing, a growthy type, and rigid sani tary methods in producing hogs, as well as good rations. This test also indicates the possibility of produc ing large and economical gains without the use of minerals when tankage is used alone or as the basis of the protein supplement in hog feeding rations. The cost of the concentrates to proauce 100 pounds of gain was considerably greater in a drylot than on alfalfa pasture, but the alfalfa consumption was decidedly greater on pasture. In spite of this, gains were produced more cheaply and it was much eas ier to maintain sanitary and health ful condtlons on alfalfa pasture. The frequency with which the ques tion of the possibly of fattening hogs In a drylot during the sum mer months and substituting alfalfa hay for alfalfa pasture is asked, prompted a series of tests for the purpose of securing data that would help answer this question. Each year both lots received corn supple mented with tankage, one lot being fed on pasture and the other receiv ing alfalfa hay in a drylot. The :a»uUs of this year's tests may be summarized as follows:1 Lot 1, fed com and tankage on al falfa pasture gained 162 pounds per head per day; lot 6, fed corn and tankage in a drylot gained 151 pounds per head per day. Lot 1 consumed 5.20 pounds of corn and .21 pound of tankage per FEEDING LAMBS Tlip addition of corn silage to a ration of shelled corn and alfalfa hay increased the rate of gain and ! reduced the cost per pound of gain, j it was found in experimental studies. The addition of linseed meal to a ration of shelled corn, alfalfa hay and corn silage result- j ed in more rapid daily gains and a slight reduction in cost of gains. The addition of linseed meal to a ration of oats, corn silage and al- j falfa hay increased the daily gains and reduced the cost per hundred weight ot gain A ration of barley, corn silage and alfalfa hay proved nearly equal 'in all respects to a rattou of shaded corn, silage and head daily, whereas lot 6 consumed 5.51 of corn, .46 pound of tankage, and .22 pound of alfalfa hay. Lot 1 required 320.73 pounds of com and 13.22 pounds of tankage to produce 100 pounds of gain. Lo 6 required 364.66 pounds of corn, 30.48 pounds of tankage, and 14.55 pounds of alfalfa hay. The cost of the com and tankage to produc< 100 pounds of gain was $3.47 in the case of lot 1 fed on alfalfa pas ture, and $4.26 in the case of lot 6 fed in a drylot. The difference In the actual cost of gains is not as great as the difference in the cost of the concentrates to produce 1.00 pounds of gain might indicate at first thought. Counting the cost of the hay consumed at $8 per ton, the cost of gains in the drylot was $4.32 per cwt. Estimating the hay value of the alfalfa pasture con sumed at $8 per ton. the cost of gains on alfalfa pasture would be $3.89 per cwt. In spite of the greater amount and value of the alfalfa hay consumed bv the pasture-fed hogs, the costs of their gains were 10 per cent cheaper than the gains in the drylot, but. in addition, we must count against drylot feeding the cost of harvesting and feeding the hay and the greater cost of maintaining sanitary and healthful conditions in a drylot. — — ■— M — - PUTTING FLOWERS TO BEL Shrubbs are usually thought of as being so hardy that no winter pro tection Is necessary. Any that are liable to be injured by the colder winters should be planted in a loca tion that furnishes some protection from the prevailing winter winds. Young shrubs can be wrapped with burlap to bring them through the first winter and get them well es tablished. but it is more wise to plant only those of proven hardi ness, for there are many from which to choose, says an experi enced horticulturist. I have, he says, wrapped althea the first two win ters, but they have reached such size now that they will have to try to endure the coming winter without protection. That Is a good example of a shrub that likes a protected winter location. Mv method of pro tecting roses in winter, (I refer to hybrid teas) is to set a large pail or box, without bottoms, over the plant, then fill the box or pall to the top with soil. The soil keeps the bark and buds on the stems from freezing dry during the winter. In early spring the soil is gradually re moved. I lift off the protecting box first, then the soil will fall away from the plant somewhat and then I begin removing the soil a few days later. Climbing roses that need protection should be tied to their summer supports instead of being woven through. This permits them to be let down to be wrapped for winter. They may be wrapped with burlap, cornstalks, or covered with soil. I know of one farm home that has a low iron fence covered with red rambler roses interwoven through the fence. These roses were protected by tying a layer of corn stalks against them on either side of the fence. This method might be done more easily than letting the canes down, where the support can be reached from both sides. Mulch ing is not to keep plants warm, but to keep them cool. This sounds fool ish, but just as wet clothes hung upon the line in zero weather will freeze dry, so do the plants suffer from freezing dry. The mulch is not to be put on until the ground is frozen for the winter, and then its purpose is to keep the ground froz en by preventing the warming ray3 of the sun reaching the surface of the soil and the crown of the plants. The mulch should be thick enough that the sun’s heat will not pene trate, but should not be so compact that air is excluded. For instance, cottonwood leaves when wet and then frozen are a solid covering through which no air could circulate and would do more harm to the plant by smothering than to have left it without a covering. Tomato vines would keep out the sun's rays and still allow a passage of air so the plants could breathe. Oriental poppies like a loose, coarse mulch which they can “see through.” This is where I especially like to use the tomato vines. I do not find it nec essary to mulch phlox, chrysanthe mums, or Iris. I cut tops off the first two, leaving stems about four inch es high which catch the leaves that the wind blows about, and they have alwayo come through fine. The iris is left entirely to care for it self, the only attention it gets is to remove and burn any dead leaves which might carry disease spores. Peonies winter without extra care, but I like to cut off the tops, leav ing stems about four inches high and replacing some of the tops among the stems to protect the crown. Pyrethrums appreciate some mulch between the clumps. I do not cut off their tops. Shasta daises are less hardy than some perennials and should have a loose mulch ma terial. Mulches must be held in place to prevent winds blowing them about. Narrow boards or small branches are good. Heavy cord stretched tightly across the mulch and tied to stakes driven into the ground at the edge of the mulched area is very satisfactory and not un sightly. Forget-me-nots like a moist winter bed, and after giving them a loose mulch. T water them frequent ly so that the soil does not freeze dry about them Delphiniums can not endure moisture about their crowns, and a fire shovel full of light cinders on each crown is a popular way of caring for them. Digit alis and canterbury bells are two others which cannot endure wet crowns The leaves should be lifted and coarse mulch placed under them. Evergreen branches may be laid over the bed. These are some of th most rommoniv grown perennials that will give full satisfaction for the least effort on the part of the farmer. alfalfa hav. A ration of oats, com silaee and alfalfa hay produced the least rapid and economical gains. ♦ ---- EVER TRY IT? Grasshoppers of the varieties which have been causing the most damage to crops this year lay their eggs in pods deposited in sod roots just under the surface of the ground, each pod containing from 75 to 100 eggs. Farmers can destroy these nods by disking the sod. The eggs then are exposed to the sun and air. The egg embryos are killed bv the drying action of the Wind and sunlight. * LITTLE KNOWN OF OLD BIBLICAL CITY Archeologi&ftl Find Brings Sepphoris to Memory. The St. Louis Globe Democrat says bi commenting on the discovery by University of Michigan archeologists pf the remains of a Homan theater • nd early Christian church at the *lte of Sepphoris in Galilee: Few people ever heard of Sep phoris. It is nowhere mentioned in the Bible. Even in the synoptic gospels, which deal largely wllh events In Galilee, Its name docs not appear. Yet it was at that time the largest city In Galilee, Josephus says, and he also describes It as the “chief ornament of Galilee.” In political and social Importance It was rivaled In the period of which the gospels treat by the new city of Tiberias, which King Herod Antlpas had built and made his capital. But during the childhood and youth of Jesus, and in the next generation after him, Judging from tlie statements of Jose phus, Sepphoris held first rank. And the silence of the gospels as to this city seems all the more ■trange in view of the fact that Sep phoris was only a few miles from Nazareth. From one place to the other was a walk of only about two hours, and the walls of Sepphoris must have beeu In pin in view from the top of the rise on the north side of Nazareth. Jesus, therefore, must have been Intimately acquainted with It and often within it. During the youth of Jesus, Herod Antlpas estab lished his capital there, residing there until he built Tiberias, and he built a palace and other edifices Upon Greek lines. Perhaps the the ater just discovered was built by him. At any rate there was active building going on there when Jesus was In his early mnnhood, and a re cent biographer (Case) thinks It probable that Jesus ns a carpenter was employed in some of ttiis work. All tills marks the discovery Just reported of peculiar Interest to Bib | Heal students. That the place Is not mentioned In the gospels is no argu n.ent ngninst their credibility. The city of Tiberias Is mentioned but once and that quite casually, and other places of known importance not at all. In fact, very few places are mentioned by name, although there were 204 cities and towns in Galilee, according to Josephus. 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