'.Live. | S i CCK TO MAKE PROFITS WITH PIGS Wise Grower Stimulates Growth B?< fore Litter It Farrowed by Good Care of Sows. (Prepared by the United States Department I of Agriculture. ) "The profitable pig," says the United States Department of Agriculture, "la j the one that never stops growing from j the time it is farrowed up to the time i it is hauled to market." The wise hog grower stimulates growth in the pig before the litter is farrowed by keep ing the sow in good, condition. It is assumed that the sire and the dam are of the right type, big and growttiy/ Pasturage of good quality, shorts or middlings, fish meal or tankage to furnish protein, with sufficient corn As Soon as 0iQ? Art Weaned They Should Be Kept on Full Feed. or barley to keep them in fair flesh, make up a list of desirable feeds for, breeding ho^s. Alfalfa, soy beans, or clover hay* are valuable additions for winter feeding and may be scattered out so as to induce the sows to take exercise daily, a great necessity for breeding hogs. Sows must be well fed to raise good pigs, but this does not include the day before farrowing and the day after | farrowing. For 24 hours before and | after farrowing the sow should have no feed, but- tepid water should be constantly available. After th's fast, feed should be given in small ^uaili ties at first, then gradually increased up to full feed/ within ten days. ' Even before the pigs are weaned they should have access to shelled i corn in self -feeders as a supplement to ] the milk from their mothers. As soon i as they are weaned they should be J kept on full feed, either on self-feeders or by hand. Pigs that are well fed and have enough exercise will reach market weight at about eight mouths of nge. % DIRTY LOTS CAUSE LAMENESS I Condition Is of Rheumatic Nature In* volving Joints Arouna Hams and Shoulders. ' The veterinary department of Pur- ' due university has been investigating reports of lameness in hogs. "The condition is of a rheumatic nature," says Dr. L. C. Kigin. "involving the ? joints and muscular regions around 1 the hams and shoulders. On observ ing several afflicted herds I found that the nnirnals had access to ftltli'fr lots that had been used for years. At j one place I found a large wallow at , the base of an old straw stack. The organisms which cause this disease thrive in such places and the way to prevent the trouble is to keep the j porkers on pasture and close up the lot and barn until the place caji be cleaned up." The mortality from the rheumatisA is low but the loss comes from the set back in condition and the waste in j feed resulting. Cleanliness has pro duced favorable results for scores of men. CARROTS FOR PIG PARALYSIS \ Trouble Is Very Common and Probably Caused by Lack of Some Par ticular Vitamine. Paralysis in hogs is very common, according to the veterinary depart ment of Colorado Agricultural college. It Is presumed to be a deficiency dis ease; that Is, something needed for nu trition is not present in the food. In answering a question from a farmer recently the veterinary department stated that the substance in this par ticular case that was probably lacking was vitamine B. A recommendation was made to try a ration consisting of plenty of milk and carrots. Results under experimental work with this ra- j Hon in cases of pig paralysis have been remarkable. f Alfalfa~for^>lts. Alfalfa hay is especially valuable for feeding growing colts because it contains a high percentage of protein and tends to produce more growth of bone and muscle than does timothy or prairie Imy. Clean Wallow Hole. The clean wallow hole is impor tant. Hogs may use the muddy wal low tf no other Is available; but. If clean water is provided In a concrete wallow they will prefer it to the mod hol?. Profitable Returns From Laying Hena Are Largely Result of Feeding Balanced Ration. Good egg production and profitable I returns from laying hens are largely tiie result of properly balanced ra tions composed of wholesome feeds. A balanced ration is a combination of feeds which furnish Just the neces Leghorns Do Not Consume as Much Feed as Heavier (treeo's. sary amount of nutrients to produce the highest and most economical egg yields. In some experiments recently rnndv. general-purpose pullets produced a dozen eggs from 6.7 pounds of feed," and Leghorn pulleti fron 4.S pounds of feed. Old hens required a much ' larger amount of fet?d than pullets In producing a dozen eggs. To get the most profitable results, feed simple mixtures composed of home-grown grains and 'heir by-prod- , ucts, supplemented with meat or fish scrap or milk, such as a scratch mix- | ture of two parts cracked corn and one , part oats, and a mash of three parts corn meal and one part rreat s?rrap. Raise all the green feeo and as much grain feed as possible. UMBERNECK AMONG POULTRY Trouble Is Brought About by Fowl Eating Decayed Animal Matter ? Castor Oil Helps. Limberneck is recognized by the fad 1 that the fowl seem* to Jose control of Its nwk muscles, thereby allowing the head to hang down ami touch the ground. The fowl mvijs powerless to raise the head or hove any control of it. The trouble, according to Harry Km- ' bleton, professor of poultry husbandry at Oklahoma A. j.nd M. college, is brought about by the earing of some decayed animal mat'er. '"The best means, therefore, of preventing further trouble is to look) the premises over for a carcass of some kind." Kmbletoo says. "In some cases we have found It to be rabbits, in others^ snakes or carcasses of fowls. Castor oil given by means of a smal< funnel and rubber tube Inserted in the food passage, v seems to help somewhat In restoring the affected Birds to health." i GREEN FEED HELPS POULTRY ? ? _ | One of Most Common Feeds During Cold Months Is Sprouted Oats ? Right Amount to Feed.. Poultry relish a green feed during 1 the winter months, and one of the ! ' most commonly fed is sprouted oats. j Fed at the rate of one to two stfuare i Inches of oats to u fowl, two quarts of o>its soaked !n two quarts of water, and sprouted to proper length, two to four inches, will be sufficient for l?r>0 , birds. " \ POULTRY NOTES A lien egg contains 70 to 7C per cent i water. ? ? ? The mother turkey is the best nurse to brood young poults. ' ? ? ? It is best to nave ground feed or dry ntasli before the birds all the time. * * * May chicks are not as apt to go into a winter molt as the March and April cliicks. ? ? ? Sprouted barley is sometimes used In place of oats. Other good greens are cabbages and mangels. * ? .* ' Put chicks on range as soon as weather is suitable. A i this age the lighter breeds will be feathered out, and 'the medium and heavy breeds partially so. ? ? ? Clean out the litter every two weeks, or, at the most, every three, and bring In fresh scratching material. ? ? ? Where the hen is the machine, the eggs the product, feed, and labor the costs, It remains for management to be the economy. ? ? * The health of the layers Is directly dependent upon the purity of the air which they breathe during both day and night In the laying houses. There Jore, ventilators are absolutely essen tial to every laying house. * i ? Big Events in the Lives of Little Men A Foolish Question J VAOVM MAW KAAIlS A OKI DO VA WAVE ? - II ?! I " .. -tHRee. ] AV fiooes &J BREAKFAST LJ t>\m??fcAW>| U COPPER. . ( 6 Wcwm N<w>paprr Unson There Wouldn't Be Anything Left to Go With HAVE V0L1 STARTED To PACK VET FANNV ? i haven't ANY THING to. PACK f r HAVHMT ANYTHING To BACK ! what d'ya call That ? Bur Those ARE ALL wirmEc. CLOTHES ii 1 CAH't| TAKE THEM to T NEED SOME PRETTY SUMMER FROCKS St MCs| AND A NEIU BATHING "5UIT, Si A COLORFUL ' CAPE FOR EVEHlNtr, *? A COUPLE <pF 5ft)OT SUITS 3- SToCkWffS.JkA PARASOL,*/ pperr< slippers ? and if i dom't get Them t wwfr <*o ! f O WemJern ? AMD ' IF DO GET 'EM VA WON'T <SO?H'. # I ? 5 ? : . .? i J-. Enormous Annual Loss Can Be gl( - inated by the Exercise of Small Amount of Care. tfhe art of fire prevention |;(r a matter of good housekeepn^ According to the Underur . oratories of Chicago, 75 pei , llt 0, tires occur in the home Tfi,.re one tire every minute ??f t??. .... 4 ' . dfil* night in the United States. i..s.'y ' tire destroyed' property u.n!, .g, 000,000, and there were ]., .<?.(?? jj lost. Ignorance and careless?]^, :ir main causes of most tires, j? |)((jn out by the Underwriters' L.it Simple precautions that iii,] ^ t?kep to reduce the nrnib.-i are: Do rtot allow rubbish t<? snvm,,^ In attics, closets and odd ???nmrM. g. careful where you keep oil ;)I?] ^ or greasy rags. t'lace asli,>s ri lnKj, containers. Use fireproof ^ houses. Have chimneys in-jH-.-red kept free from soot. Avoid u-.- .,f connections with rubber tu!. ^ ^ exercise care in use of electrical ^ rices. Due to the increasing us.* ?f ^ coal large numbers of shin-|.' roof aci defective flue fires are beinir rejM^ from all parts of the country. Th^ too, the accumulation of so.,r on hi*, lng surfaces reduces the vahie of ti* fuel, and frequently clogs tin- rlu^an* starts fires. TREES THE REAL BEAUTIFIEI Their Presence or Absence Makes AjH the Difference to the Appearand I of City's 3treets. No other feature does as niiKb >JM give the home a well-dressed ance as the presence of trees. WhetiwH It be the stately mansion, with tH broad sweep of spacious lawn, or - J modest residence on the 40-foot lot -ij jrraceful foliage of trees or shrubs i necessafy to produce the homeia charms. If there is room for trees, this room should be used. Let lr be remembered that in too f^ing the home with trees tli^ outjj Is to be regarded as an investing pure and simple; an investment k beauty, in health, In Comfort and. fin* ly, in cash value. Any one ??f would make the investment won while, I This principle applies to (Minima ties as well ?s to the Individual honx The visitor to town or city gains i first and most lasting impression fn the presence or absence of shade tM The community with streets hare bleak and shadeless is dismissed::* i undesirable place in wJii^'i ^ Shaded streets and tree-elnd la?i have a charm which often proves ;! deciding factor in influencing tklw seeker in his choice of a j ?I:i? e of m dence. ? "Trees Are (Jood ('iiizerV! c. l. rics. Avoiding Plague of Rats. The bad results of careless..** leaving breaks In the basement of a building originally intended be rat proof are shown in a ease cently reported to the biological > vey of the United States heparin* of Agriculture. In the course of ? campaign in Portland. Ore., in the rodent-control men from the ? partment were backed by the cfty ? reau of health and the chamfer B commerce, a building with unrepafl breaks^ of this sort was visited. V owner was advised to clean up rubbish In his basement, repair? breaks in the cement wall, use iw? carbonate on Haiflburg sie;ik t?? I*? the rats, and also to set some"? A few days later It was learned? in removing the trash three rat 4 were uncovered, one of whieh? tained fifteen young. Thirty-six <j rats were found dead Mi* "",r? after the poison was spread. Town Forests a Blessing. The memorial town forest i> 03 the greatest blessings that 0 to any New England coniminiity ' town Is too poor to have >,s flJ park, donated by public-spirit^ zens and developing into * M)lir' direct profit to the town. -New England Homestead. M", (l local tax can be paid <"if '"I revenue from the town's nn':n"r'JJ est, as the generations jr? 1,11 J a farmer will gladly dotL.it** :'l town waste land or sprout h""jl may be worse than useless f" '"1 Joined with other tracts ? J fbrmed Into a good thing f"r munity. , Other farmers md ,!J wilF give more valuable land, "f ? l*g wood, or cash with which t'B add to the town forest, a with names of donors or ni'*"* printed in the town report. *i||sB the public interest. I The Flower Beds. ? Use discretion In laying beds and in* selecting the pi ?';,v ? tfie flowers along the border* ? clutter up. a beautiful exp;i':*\? bluegrass lawn with round '?r 1 beds. Select the flower seed > > 'I? will have blossoms throughout t J mer. . There are flowers that tjm stant bloomers and you can ^ W others so that one kind wili other.- Of course, t tie should be used in conne***'?*? shrubs. ? F*rm Life.

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