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LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY.
VACCINATE N?v
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THE PROGRESSIVE PARMER,
-The : Cattle Tick- Has to Go.
DLAGKLEGQ1DS
and save the animate.
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BLACKLEGOIDS
are .
EASIEST,
SAFEST
surest;
Used and endorsed
everywhere that Black
leg is known.
- Order through your
veterinarian or druggist.
Write" us for circulars
describing Blackleg and
telling how to prevent it,
Parlco, Davis & Co.
Department of Animal Industry,
DETROIT, - MICHIGAN.
Timely livestock Suggestions. -
THIS Is the month for seeding
crops for late - fall, -winter and
early spring grazing. It may injure
heavy, stiff land to graze it when wet
and grazing crops will ' not - grow
much in cold weather, but good pas
ture for much of the time arid a cov
er crop the whole winter may be ob
tained if the seed is ' sowed this;
month. r - " v
2. The next three month are the
most severe on the calves and colts.
They are generally weaned at this
season and green feed is scarce; Give
them a little extra care and feed. . Do
not neglect them until they, get poor,
for a young animal goes down Tapid-
ly when conditions are unfavorable.
3. Something more than a lime
soil is heeded to grow good livestock.
Protein muscle-making material
is also needed. If enough protein! is
fed, .. there is little danger of there
being a deficiency of mineral matter.
Our animals do not get enough min
eral matter, but it" is because they
don't get enough protein-rdon't get
enough feed of the right sort.
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'4. There Is no need1 of
any young animal suffering
from insufficient mineral;
THE . fight for tick -eradication la
lust about won. We rinn't
the coming winter. They need little, the Js Jone. but that
protection from the cold in this cli .fffJL
mate, but no animal will do well ..ln" fteToVu Ucks ca
when kept in the mud.- Even if pro- ffe;erf.evd L! to do
tection from the wind and water . is J. ith creasing
not necessary, it seems a dry place - rapidity, the - doubters, and the ob
to lie down is likely to be profitable. 3f5t(rs.: are b??ns convinced and
oaUb nitra nnrl rlftirv" rows ,w,cuwu i -
it i iruo
Calves,
at least should have dry Quarters.
10. If ho mature ticks are allowed
to drop off the cattle after September
first, the pastures will be free by the
first of next May. V ' v " . -.
Dairy or Dual-Purpose Cattle ? -
TO Dr. Butler's excellent discussion
of this important subject, in
your issue of August 16, I wish to
add a. few suggestions.
V; I think that the location of the
farm, and its surroundings, are just:
as important factors in . determining
the success or failure of either class
of. livestock, as are" the animals them
selves. If the farm is remote from
a good market or from cheap and
frapid transportation facilities, ( the
that only about
fourth the total - infested area has
been freed; but the work is going on
faster than it used to, and farmers
are more Interested in it. . September
1 there-were released frdm quaran
tine 9,19 Usquare mile's ot territory
; in five States, and ah active campaign
is in progress In levery Infested State
Farmers everywhere should redouble
their efforts and see' ; that still great
er impetus ; is given the work; for
present' progress, gratifying as it is
to those ot us who have been in the
fight for years, is still too slow.
It has been - sho wn r that the ticks
can 'be eradicated at a ost of 50
; eehts per head i for the cattle in an
infested district, and also that they
damage the hides of cattle in infested
territory $1.25 each on an average.
This one loss which is a very small
; WfATER TAT3KS
6torasre tanks, above-ground
PMTJ 1 cisterns, stock tanks, troughs.
H77 3 1 t ttrelt casings cheaper
. & VI .- that ' Mini nni infltiv
times, more durable when
made of.. .
AMERICAN
INGOT IRON
Rust-proof, time-proof and
proof against the rough usage
of the farm. All styles and
sizes carried in stock. Special
tanks to order. Our B bbl. Stor
age Tank at S2&60 and 10 bbl.
Stock Tank at 19.00 are neat
value. Other styles in proportion.
We also make galvanized steel
tanks at very low juices, j if rite
today tor catatoc M.
Dixie Culvert & Metal Co.,
Atlanta, Ga., Jackflonvllle, Fla.
Greensboro,
N.C.
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nStionf Pce of the cattle themselves and
profitable dairying Un-. danger of introducing new blood-
alone should, put every cattle raiser
in infested territory to work in dead
earhest. : .
der normal: conditions
milk cannot! be trans-;
ported by team oyer
five or six miles to a.
railway for shipment
at a profit.' The ques
tion of help is also very
important,: as is the
personality of the own
er. Dairying requires
thoroughly competent
and reliable help," and! if is a busP
ness that must have careful atten
tion every day in " the year, and
twice every . day, - Beef cattle do
not : require : such " close attention
and the risks in handling them are
eomewhat less. a'1-'.- : r.;h:.
rWILL BALE 20 TONS OB MORE A ' AiV
WILL BALE 20 TONS OB MORE A
DAT AT COST OF ONLY 40c A TON.
Make bis money baling for your nelehbortj
after youti It done.
The UTClone ti eoweifn!. durable.
repair-proof msas almost entirely oi
finest Steel. . Unbreakable steel btllnc
chamber, dint table tension, makes smooth.'
clean, tleht balei.7Sto 125 lbs. ai desired.-
Three strokes each circle. fklMeed. Workil
at stack, barn or windrow.
Here's thblMstmoiiBTmakarvAii nn .
ftiaransM en sTery press, write today
iou iniormsuon tree. - s'
Geo. Ertel Co.. 1 HMV
Percheron Stallion, Owned by O. O.
Harrison, Mt. TJlla, N. O. '
matter for bone making. Ground
phosphate rock is cheap and supplies
the lime and phosphorus needed.
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5. Experience or experiment has
proved that it does not pay to feed
the fattening hogs corn alone, and by
the same token we know that it does
not pay to fatten hogs on cowpeas,
soy beans or peanuts alone. It takes
the combination of corn and these
legumes to make the cheapest' pork.'
What is a Pig Worth at Weaning
Time?
WE ARE asked, "What is the val
ue of a grade pig at weaning
time?" . :;
1 ,Of course, the value will vary as
with all : other stock, " because the
quality, size and condition will vary;
but at present prices of pork such
pigs should be .worth. $ 4 to $5 each.
If . a pig: weighs 30 pounds whep
wedhed," at 9 cents .";a pound, the top
price of live hogs now, it would only
In general farming .where the be worth $2.70 ; but, on the other
first importance is the crops to be hand, such a pig can be made to
raised, the chances are in favor of weight 100 pounds or to gain 70
general, or dual-purpose cattle. If pounds, for $3 to i and Is therefore,
dairying is to be the principal bus- worth the price stated when weaned,
iness, then dairy cattle only i should on a pork producing basis.
"God's country," is a
stock country, famous
be used, and those the very best.
Southwestern Virginia, a region
that the people who live there, fondly
refer to as
magnificent
not only for the quality of its stock,
but also because these cattle are fat
tened on bluegrass alone so well that
they are sold directly from the pas
tures for export to Europe. .
While the pastures are exception
ally fine, it is not a dairy region be
cause there has been no good mar
ket for dairy products and, the trans
portation facilities are such that the
product of the' pastures must walk to
market,- or at least to a shipping
point. I heard a man say at a farm
ers' institute that anyone who
Taking another way of calculating
the value of such a pig, we may find
the cost of keeping the sow for six
months and include cost of sire, in
terest, or investment, risk and depre
ciation. On this basis a grade pig
two months old that weighs 30 to 40
pounds is worth $5.
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6, What provision is being made
for the brood sows and their fall lit
ters? Corn may be plentiful this fall
but corn alone is Hot a good feed and brought a dairy bull into this region
it win prooaDiy oe mucn neeaea De
fore the next crop is made. 'By all
means provide green feed; and cow
peas, soy beans and peanuts harvest
ed and fed with the seed on the vines
will make an excellent addition to
the corn or the 'green crops. .
The Right Plan.
A VIRGINIA swine breeder writes
"I am so situated that I keep
something growing in different lots
for hogs to graze at all times and let
them gather a good portion of their
feed this way, such as oats, rye, rape,
clover, cowpeas and ; artichokes. 1
treat my hogs in such a way they
know their masterV voice and when
T snpnlr in thorn '1ipv plvfl m6 &
was not admitted to the best society, friendly grunt. They are so gentle
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for the cattle of this region are near
ly all Sborhorns and grade Short
horns and the stockmen do not want
the quality lowered by mixing with
dairy breeds. The Shorthorns in this
region are excellent milking cattle.;
Most of the beef calves are raised by
small mountain farmers that want a
cow that will raise a. good calf and
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the feed Blve Bome milK I0r tne needs of the
that :the family. The Shorthorn does this. I .
purchased a registered Shorthorn
heifer that with her first calf gave
from 28 to 30 pounds of milk daily
that tested 4.8 per cent butter-fat.
I am not recommending the Short
horns for t dairy-, purposes, for it ; is
certain tha high milking qualities
are developed ' at the . expense of beef
quality. I?am not even recommend
ing them, as dual-purpose cattle, but
I do think that there la a nlflco In
-general farming for a good beef cow
, that will furnish milk and butter for
the family besides ralslne a cnnd ;
v.i nis is a gooa ume to provide oeei cair.
suitable quarters. Jor. the .livestock ; ,.-, ;ml " . ' Q.
and kind that I can make any. hog
I have step up on my platform scales
and let metake his weight." Good
suggestions there for all hog raisers.
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7. If cattle are to be fed this win
ter, be certain to provide an ample
water supply and have
troughs large enough so
"bossy" animals cannot prevent the
weaker . ones from getting enough
feed.
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8. In housing or confining the live
stock, it is not profitable to confine
large numbers in small space, nor is
it good economy to feed young or
small animals with older and larger .
ones. It may be more' convenient .
in feeding them to have all together
but it Is poor economy.
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At the Wisconsin Experiment Sta
tion, three cows were maintained on
1.5 acres of soiling crops, while three
cows on pasture required 3.7 acres.
It is thus seen that one 'acre of soil
ing crops is equal to 2.5 acres of pas
tured Pasture is the cheapest meth
od . of -feeding cattle when labor and
land is abundant, but the dairyman
can well afford to provide crops to he
cut green and fed to the cows, espe
cially in the late, summer and fall
when the pastures , are likely to be
short. " . v :
r Threo Steps In Beef Production.
There are three steps that ars all-IiPrt
ant to successful cattle raising? ,
FlrJt.- Get rid of the ticks.
Second. Get a srood pure-bred , bull.
Third. DulldtA silo.
it the ytzj they ran. jn importance.