DAIRY ? F ACT S m NEED calcium in DRY-PERIOD FEED Cows Should Be Fleshy in Parturition Time. As they usually lose flesh for three or f?"ir weeks after calving, because they cannot consume sufficient feed to provide adequately for both the milk flow and maintenance of body weight, dairy rows should carry considerable flesh :t the time of parturition. It is a well-known fact that cows in good condition at calving time will start off the lactation period at a higher level of production than thin cows. This results in larger milk yields for the year. The feed during the dry period should l?e high in minerals. This Is especially true of calcium, since inves tigations at several agriculturcl ex periment stations clearly show It to he the mineral most likely to he de pleted. A supply of calcium may be insured by a good pasture In the sum mer and properly cured leguminous hay In the winter. A good grain mixture to condition a dry cow is : 3 parts by weight of ground corn, 3 of ground oats, 3 of bran, and 1 of linseed meal. The quantity of feed supplied should l?e sufficient to bring the cow to a proper state of flesh at calving time. About two weeks before the cow freshens she should be fed a light laxative ra tion such as wheat bran, ground oats and linseed oil meal. The ration should not contain too much roughage as its bulk adds to the discomfort of the cow. As soon as the cow freshens it is a good practice to give her warm water to drink and follow with a warm bran mash. Conditions Tending to Make Milk Unpalatable Only clean, wholesome feed should he given cows producing milk for hu man consumption, S. V. Layson, writes, iu Hoard's Dairyman. Spoiled feed has a detrimental effect upon the health of cows which will alter the composition of milk and possibly cause digestive disturbance In babies being fed ou such milk. Feeding should he done after milking, especially any feeds of strong flavor or odor, as milk readily absorbs odors in the barn which may cause It to be unpalatable. The cow barn should be located where It may be kept in reasonably pood sanitary condition regardless of weather. Well-drained cow yards ad jacent to the barn will aid materially in preventing soiled udders and flanks. Mud and filth picked up on udders and flanks contain germs which may be very harmful to the quality of milk if they get into It. A small jynount of labor spent in grading the barnyard may save many hours of man labor that would otherwise be necessary to properly clean the cows before they are milked. Manure attracts flies and offers a breeding place for them. It should therefore be so handled and disposed of as to prevent these conditions. Fre quent removal to the fields or, in case it must be stored near the barn, it should be so handled that cows will not be compelled to wade through It to get in and out of the barn. Salt for Cows Cows in their search for salt and minerals are likely to eat poisonous materials that will be fatal to them. A number of instances have been re ported in the corn belt where cows ?te partially oxided zinc storage bat teries that had been thrown aside in woodlands and pastures and died from the effects. All such debris should be buried. Salt should be available for cows at all times. When rock salt is used loose salt should be given fre quently because a cow cannot lick an ounce or more of salt from the rock each day without injury to her tongue. When cows get an ample supply of salt they are not so likely to eat for eign materials and be poisoned.?* I'rairie Farmer. How It May Pay On a recent farm tour in Skagit county, Washington, the value of test ing was very clearly demonstrated. At the farm of Roosevelt Olson, we found a ccw that Mr. Olson Intended to sell to the butcher. Her first test w?s 4.1 per cent. He decided to give her another chance and the first four months after freshening she has pro duced 231 pounds fat and $31.40 over feed costs. This cow will easily make *50 over feed costs for the year. De ducting what she would have brought for beef, $20. he will have $30 left or ?bout what It cost to test the entire herd. Testing finds the good as well 11 the poor cows. ? Hoard's Dairyman. WOULD ADD HONOR 1 TO IMMORTAL NAME Suggestion for Additional Luster on Washington. Research in tlie field of dental archeology, the results of which are communicated by Dr. Walter J. l'ryor of Cleveland, to the American Dental association, reveals a new ! activity by our great Boston mas ter of all trades, Paul Revere, but it can hardly be said to add new lus ter to the fame of the messenger of Lexington. Doctor l'ryor has ascer tained that Revere made a set of false teeth and presented them to ' Gen. George Washington, presum ably during the period when Wash ington commanded the siege of I'.os top. Hut these teeih were so un satisfactory, on account of their pro pensity for falling out of the illus trious wearer's mouth, that the gen eral had to discard them and look for another set. This new set was made for him, from a hippopotamus* teeth, by a Doctor Greenwood n r.-li.f to thousands. Writ* for details. l(;iuKhn'i .Medicine Co., Hot 875. Mct'omlt. .Mis*. Sales People to Sell Itvuth Benefit*. $1,000 to IS.Oli'i; cihhI commissions. Write S1U City Hank lildff.. Shrvveport, I.oulslnna. ' PATCH QUILT PIECES Good Size, Auvrttd J 'after na. Fast Colon 100 pieces . . 25c 225 pieces . . 50c 350 pieces . . 75c 500 pieces . $1.00 We 1'ay Cnstao* PERFECT PATCH QUILT SUPPLY CO. 408 Ea?t 110th Street New York City What a famous clinic discovered about this amazing ORIGINATED 75 YEARS AGO . . . 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