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V SWZr?Jrt(VlHte corn fed, over and - If youinclud ! ennrime of yovbnd. t- W . vl . -.t. r i j at nnl hut 10 oer cent of tne jSK'-?! f., ahnve th cost Ot ine coDcemnuca ccu w - - .- . worth of other Feed - -v-.v-a I i n The protein in cotton seed meal costs less than 3c a pound as compared with from 4c to 5c for gluten meal, 6c to 7c for wheat bran; l(Mc for corn meal about 16c for oats. : Can you afford to Feed Grain to supply the necessary pro tein when cotton seed meal supplies itSomuch cheapen i Write today for our free book of money - saving feed formulas for cattle, horses, hogs, sheep and nniilfrtfIfS FREE I ! Publicity Bureau A Inter-State r Cotton Seed . Crushers''-..' Association , 808 Main St, Dallas, Texas In this ' way stotk judging can be rap. VII. Livestock Suggestions for October THERE is no line of livestock hus bandry that is as certain to pay, that can be handled by the women .'and children on the farm,Nas dairying, if tViff is n rrpflmf'rv tn "which-cram' Vv.:- ' r !l i ... .v .r xan bc.shipped, a ready. sale for whole 'Jfs important thathe.cowK m V nr n mark-et tor ' trood butter. a 'u-.i. - -.wuer- and . the ability to . make it. It been stated: that people'never go into Where ,grade . beef cattle are kenr and the calf -produced is the onlv .has-calves are dropped in thnr; e ated that people never go into that the vow. ar. . v .Mi. w dairying until they .have" to. If that fer, it requlres less to 1 : p the belrue it is a good indication,.for any , fn strong 'condition. If the'cnL S business that ' Will, carry over . faHne . are times of disaster is likely to be- a be the case with good milking cowl good one at all times, , " V that have raised calves, there will I - - H. ' "jnp great objection to allowing ti, ... lnQP n liftlA-flAcVi A,ii i.t. . 1 -ii - " , b w.uuer.so-. the importance of feeding ; the calves . r r:j: u i' long as they are kept strong Knt the cows that go into winter quarters poor ..niore , feed and better care are necessary. . There is no doubt but silage, 'cheap, coarse hays, or other roughage made on the farm, and cot- luii&ceu -iucai consntute the-cheapest and. colts well the first winter. This applies - mote especially ' to the colts than to the calves, for the calves seem better able to overcome any checking of their growth; the first year: than colts : but it will pay to feed both I7Y 1hrSmmfW : tor (Will r j : . e ." ' . . i'vjt well the first winter if good size and J41"11?8 ine De cattle. develbpment are desired. Good legume , hays and 5 parts of corn to 1 of cot- ; ' .. ; ' . VIII. itonseed meal make a good ration. - If TKfl hnp anri . oats are avai able, legume hays and ,4 pehsive aVimals tQ k parts each of corn and oats -to 1 of farm and the.first aim Pshould lJ cottonseed meal will be still better t0 k them bus . Give enough of these feeds and fur- rArTr j. la . , t A f ' , . S v,v-1; vicaj mot 1.1113 VdU UC UOue. DUt nish a dry clean place-for these young when th f nr,uu u,:. things and growth. - they will III. make good If you are going to rebuild or remodel a A barn, send for this book Today. j Lonclen Barn Plans ia not a catalog of barn equip . mentit is a 112-page book on barn building. was intended to sell this book for $1.00 but Mr. Louden 8 he wants every farmer who is going to build a barn lild right, and for us to send the book free. . writing pleas state how many cows, horses, and other stock you want to house, and about when you will be ready to build. Barn Equipments will make your tatn more profitable. ' Ask Dairy earn isquipment, utter Carrier, ilay Tool, and uorse btabie pment catalogs and see 'samples at your dealer's. The Louden Machinery Company 133) BriggsAve. (Established 1867) ' Falrflold, Iowa IThis Ibook. i m em Farmers The mature cattle may be allowed to range in the fields and rough .it as V long as they I maintain themselves strong and vigorous, but it is a mis- take to allow the young ,thitigs to depend entirely on the drying and toughening, pasturage. - They should be", taken up early and - fed a' little extra feed atvnight, or once;a,day,in -the, pastures, at least. , IV. . ' It is now too late to sow crops to when this is not oractir.ahlp tA,, should be. fed as economically as possible. Sudden idleness after hard work, and continued high feeding causes more sickness' than overwork. If the horses are, forced into idleness for . over one day. reduce the grain feed"tQ one-half. - If the idle period continues for, over four or five days, the full grain ration may be grad- ually restored if it is, desired that the animals gain in flesh. If the mules be fed 'separately - all those that are not going tp''otlc during the winter should be put on light rations, chiefly of rough' hays and a little cottonseed meal.' If large .numbers of mules are obtain: much fall and winter grazing, fed together; t will pay to at least except possibly! in the extreme South, bunch, them in fots of'8 to 12, feeding but there is still , time for . sowings the idle animals in one lot on less crops for early spring grazing.' Oats, v feed and the less vigorous ones in rye and, if sown at once and the sea- another lot on more feed, while the son is favorable, crimson clover will working animals are fed according give good early spring grazing, arid to the work they do. their value can scarcely be overesti- '- ' ' ' . mated for .pigs, brood sows; calves and other young "animals that may not have done well during the winter on dry feed. V. Fill Silos Right Usually no attention is given to lice DON'T wait too long to fill the silo. Begin as soon as he corn is right for fodder. The kernels should be in the Hoiifrh staro hiit dented, and the . 0. .0 - on cattle and colts until they have ?Iofr ave? rP bown'" tUUl llldlUlC lllUAi cj "Cows and Cash" That's what the author of this book says is the crying need of the South MR. SAMUEL E. BARNES of Knoxville; Tenn., the author of the book, through long study of the problems of the Southern farmer and planter, has been able to point the way. to, a .steady cash' in come and greater profits. ' . He doesn't theorize: he talks facts. - r He says that what the South needs is more dairy cows. ' .. . He points out the advantages of a cream crop that brings in-cash v every week Tot months along with a cotton or tobacco crop that brings in-. .. ' come only once a year-f-or sometimes not at all. ; ,, . . . He tells what kind of cows to get, how to feed and care for them, and how to market their product - - ; , v ' , ' Just fill out the coupon or send the information requested on a post card, mentioning this paper, and the book will be mailed, postage paid. The De Laval Separator Co., 165 Broadway, New York .''.Please mail me, postage free, a copy of your book on Southern Dairying. I keep cows. I sell cream, make butter, sell milkcrosa out whichever you don't do). make of my Separator is : . : used I Name. I - vTownj done enough harm to be noticed in the condition of the animals. When these animals are put in the barns this win ter watch them closely and kill trfe lice if any appear before they seri- ously check the growth of the stock. without becoming so dry that water must ;be added to make the silage pack solidly and ferment properly. VCiit into nieces half to three-fourths of an-inch , long to make them pack uic growin 01 ine stOCK. .:: " . , . . , . r,i;rr There is no better time to kill t cks ' l an? evet:as - ' I ' : A 1 a... ab r11T 1 V 1AIII I. il mpers, ticks in the. snrinfr. W.rm, n,nCf Keeping tne snage nigacr - - Mr O v v v . Aiiw w nst.- -j xT..-t- inis takes more Dower. uui killed noW:eaw:.i;Mw fr injury when the stock are in. dry lots ' tn" m 1,ne,ccn.t.er- .M ,: the andduringthewinter:ltisag6bdpian 1,1 JW''S'K .to regularly feed some wm tnedi- f selc .Lt cine at intervals during , the winter;.' 1 ? rat5 ;Kcw, . a wffl hold. n ' . 1 - ' - -. ' ......... rrAe . fha i tnMinf ;thP fillO Will iiuiu. still further in to hold ad- 4 . . , ually settle into the silo -out icu- VI. to snoil whil doin& so;-If more sil age is added after such settling, take out 'the spoiled layer at the top. TfVorVif frrtcf p. corn for su- Prevention nr at tacf Aorfr Aa. tion. i5 hetter thnn 1 his amount may be aninuh after" thirM.; "tasf jngwoyen w.re to down worms. , ' V .Sfg The years. kkv..xiij wiit me uesi uppuriuimy , , 7 . t-. . It. o more : studying the best types of farm --even b? shockeTto put in at a mo imals and fixing a- correct ideal in convenient time or. to refill the suy, State. RFD. 20 3 TF7icn tvriting to advertisers say: "I am writing you as an advertiser in v The Progressive Farmer, which guarantees the reliability of alt advertis ing U carries.' ' . : : . T. C " No livestock man ambitious' to im prove his knowledge and business ef-. iiwicujr iiuuiu iau 10 visit, at least - T"6 out. one good livestock show this fall. The aAe snHia ,cui UC1U1 " ;"r- maV 'Qfato foiVc f(a- u t,. After. that, add water. -The corn ior stuc animals one s - mind, and without a correct ideal of form, type and quality suc cess is at least difficult and unusual. In attending a livestock show visit" the show rings and practice placing the animals on your own judgment in advance of the announcement of the awards by, the judge.- When you. fail to place them likehe judge ask him ; for hisj reasons, and if he is. a com-. peient juage, wnicn is now usual y "r!ai ?c"' 'V"tLt 1" h,vrVqq -Ram s ub'iiiv 1 j j. V ii' V ?FJ mludlng my owrt business. . the case, he will be glad to tell you. - riom, , t - on evVk ro f txf i o fiAA&A J. G. .WATSON. Missouri College of Agriculture. the it?' A CRUEL BLOW i see you have your arm inkling," s inquisitive passeugei. : "Vr.r. . i ' luinfinn a tVin nt Her pacuo" Meet with an accident?" , ,vqPif No; broke-It .-while trying to .- on the back. Great Scott What for?
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