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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER ISO (14) LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY kicks over c6w is lost forever AND the butter-fat that goes into the can through the v Pi skim-milk spout of a cheap, inferior or worn-out cream separator is just as surely lost as the milk in the pail the cow kicked over. If you are trying to get along without a cream sepa rator; or with an inferior or worn-out machine, you are losing butter-fat right along and butter-fat is money. Get Your N ow Right -A way every day you use it it will he pay ing for itself out of its own saving. 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Hun St Chicago When writing to advertisers say: "I am writing you as an advertiser in The Progressive Farmer, which guarantees the reliability of all advertis ings carries. ";. . ; ;;; ; ; : v. ;; ; Maggot Which Attacks Backs of CattleReduce$Milk TrodiacUon, and Retards Growth or Animal, as Well as Damaging Hide " THE United States Department of Agriculture is urging cattle own-, ere fr Htp stpns tn rirl-thpir cat- tie of ox warbles or "wolves", the im- . portance of which to the cattle in- dustry has been generally underesti mated. Ox warbles are the whitish grubs or maggots which develop from the eggs , deposited by certain flies known as warble flies, or heel flies, and which injure the-hides, reduce milk flow and "retard the growth of the ani mals. The maggots are commonly found just below the'skin on the backs, of cattle, in the spring. Their presence is revealed by local swellings about the size of pigeons' eggs, each with a small central hole or perforation through which the maggot breathes. From this hole the maggot, when ma ture, emerges to enter the ground and change to the adult or fly stage. Whenfull grown the grub is about three-fourths of an inch in length. Until recently warbles were not re garded as serious, because it was thought that the loss they occasioned came principally from the damage they did to hides. Even this loss in the aggregate, however, is important, as hides show warble holes three to six months in the year and dealers pay from SO cents to $1.50 less for hides that show even moderate war ble infestation. ' In many cases the scars left after the holes have healed cause buyers to cut prices considerably. The loss from the .warble, however, is by no means limited to the holes the maggots cut in the hides. Exten sive investigations m Germany and Denmark indicate that the' .losses; through reduction .in milk supply in dairy cattle, the retardation of growth in young stock, and the loss of flesh in-all .classes of animals are twofold greater than . the .damage 4one to the hides. In some of these' tests the; early , extraction of the grubs from the backs of' infested cat: tie" resulted in an in'crease of nearly 25 per cent in the milk production. Animals from which, the grubs had; been extracted showed a gain of more than 5 per cent in weight over similar animals in which, the pests were allowed to develop normally. Methods of Controlling Warbles THUS far the veterinarians and en tomologists have determined; no better way of controlling these pests than through the systematic extract ion and destruction of the grubs from the backs of infested animals. : When the larvae are nearly ready to leave their host they may. be easily squeezed out by pressing the: swell ing with the fingers, but if not so far developed it is often very difficult to get them out by squeezing. In such cases a slender pair of forceps may be used for pulling them out. If the swelling and its opening are still I very small the best way of extracting the grub is to make an incision with a knife, after which the grub can be squeezed- out; by applying strong pressure. Kill the grub when re moved. - : It is , important that warbles be re moved as early in their development as possible. This relieves the infest ed animals from the irritation and prevents the enlargement of the exit holes. While this practice is not ap plicable to ranch conditions, it is easily put into effect on small farms and in" dairies In the Southern States the herds should be gone-over early in December and about twice later at monthly intervals. If no grubs are allowed to drop to, the ground and reach maturity the num ber appearing in cattle in subsequent years will be materially reduced; and if extraction is followed up 'for Se eral years almost complete .eradiJ" tion will result. Of course it is im" portant. where possible to get concert" ed action among the stockmen in the uca ii uuiyii. oi.. lliese-. petS Ti '" iv4-.i.inr ' ' In' extensive pYnrima4.-.i- .. . " 7" ""nia aiong this line uv Germany it was determined that the cost of removing, all the war hies from the backs" of , cattle during one season was about three cents' per head. , . ; Shrinkage of Meat . During Curing Process IN MAKING some, experiments to t ascertain ' the shrinkage of meat during the curing process, Mr. Dan T. Gray has arrived at the conclusion that the - average farmer .should dis pose of what meat he has for sale be fore the hot months of July and Au gust .-v-v' . In the experiments, many tests were made to" determine just what the shrinkage was, and the meat was cur ed under average farm conditions. Hams, shoulders and side pieces were used, but only the hams will be con sidered ;f or the purpose of illustra tion. Thirty-eight hams were taken and placed in brine for a period of 52 days. During this time they shrank 4.5 oer cent in weierht: that is. A , for every 100 pounds of meat cured, 4l2 pounds were lost during the time the hams were in the brine. The next step was to hang the hams up in the smokehouse for a period of five days before smoking. On weigh ing them just before applying the smoke, it was found that they had lost an additional 5.3 per cent in weight. They were , then smoked at irregular intervals for another period of five days and lost during the time another 5.3 per cent. After being smoked, the hams were then wrapped in paper, placed in sacks and hung in the top of the smokehouse. After re maining there, for a period of 255 days they were taken down and weighed and were found to have lost during this sacked period 21.9 per cent. This made the total loss amount to 37 per xeht of the origiijal weightduring the 317 days of the curing period. ' It is not wise for -the reader to gather, the impression that meat shrinks this 'much under all condi tions, however, for. such is not the case. In this test the. sacked period was for 255 days and the average farmer would probably keep his meat only half of this time, therefore the shrinkage of his meat would be only half as much as is recorded above. It seems from the. records that the greatest shrinkage - was during the months of July and August and partly for this reason it would not seem to be. best Jo keep meat very long after smoking. ; If it is to be sold, the best time to sell is just after the smoking period when the loss in shrinkage a is n 1fi ner cent. jj. JETER. West Raleigh, N, C . ' r SALE DATES CLAIMED am rrogreMiYe rwu"' AT- h fol lowing dates upon which alei of pur ore Uvettoclc will be held: Hereford Feb. 2flUMarch 1, 1916 O. Htrrii 0M' Harris, Mo. aa Mis- March 4 St. . Joseph, Mo.i frLocla soufi Hereford' Breeders' Associa tion, Jesse Engle, Sheridan, mo. March 28 W. J. DavU & Co., Jackson, W Feb. 8 Des Moines, Iowa, under the m agement, of the American pou Hereford Breeders' Association. Shorthorns . Feb. 23. 19 Lespedeza Farm, Hickory v ley, Tennessee, at ' Tri-State Grounds, Memphis, Tenn. Aberdeen-Angus . . ' -i Feb. 1. 1916-Breeders' Sale, Montgomery-. Ala., M, A. Judy, Mgr., West banon, Ind. Duroc-Jerseys Feb. 5 McKee Bros., at Forest Home Fa Versailles, Ky. lf n rooefo win cnnfef a favor upon they will keep us advised of sales, , an will be very glad to claim further dates breeders if they will let us know in m ; This' is quite ; important, as xi -the vents a conflict of dates and adds , w. success of each individual sale. 7
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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