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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
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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
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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.
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POULTRY NOTES
A lien egg contains 70 to 7C per cent i
water.
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The mother turkey is the best nurse
to brood young poults.
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It is best to nave ground feed or dry
ntasli before the birds all the time.
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May chicks are not as apt to go into
a winter molt as the March and April
cliicks.
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Sprouted barley is sometimes used
In place of oats. Other good greens
are cabbages and mangels.
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' 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.
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Clean out the litter every two
weeks, or, at the most, every three,
and bring In fresh scratching material.
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Where the hen is the machine, the
eggs the product, feed, and labor the
costs, It remains for management to
be the economy.
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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.
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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
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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.