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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMri. 1154 (10J . k to JLJUi of COWS keep cows you ought io write far this book all - . J&akr- Ijiiriiiiif, JIMP npHIS book was .written for the I man with only two cows just as JL much as for the man with , twenty. In it has been gathered to gether a great fund of valuable in formation on subjects which are of vital interest to every cow owner. And while the various Dhases of dairvins are treated by the best and . g V W " highest authorities, it is not a technical tratiset but b Titen in plain every-day language so that even die cliildren can understand it Here are just a few topics that will give you an idea of the practi cal nature of its contents: f : ' cow seme "How a Dairyman Made Good' a real story of a real, farmer, who start- ' , ing with almost nothing, built up a fine dairy herd and made a big success. ..." "Year Around Feeding of Dairy Cou "by an authority whose advice is well worth heeding. The importance of proper feeding deserves more attention from every cow owner. ' "How to Judge a Dairy Cow, shows by illustrations what points to look for in a dairy producer explains the es sential qualifications of a good dairy cow. "Building Up a Dairy Herd". a practical breeder fives soree sound advice on this important subject. - y "The Farm that Won't Wear Out' shows that the farm 'where cows are . kept, and the fertility returned to the soil, - improves instead of deteriorates. "Tne Care of Cream on the Farm" quality is as important as quantity. It costs little and brings big returns. v "Sitos and Silage" ' one of the best - chapters in the book. Full of silage facts that every farmer ought to know. Then there are splendid articles on "Alfalfa," ."Ventilation of Dairy Barns," "Breeds of DairyCattle"Improvingthe Herd with a Good Bull," "Care of Freshening Cows," "How to Test Cows, etc . Numerous dairy rations, suitable for various sections of the country, are given, and various milk and dairy tables as well as tables of weights and measures, silo capacities, etc that every fanner has occasion, at some time or other, to refer to. Thousands of dollars have been spent in the preparation of this book, and if yon keep cows you certainly ought to write for a copy and read it from cover to cover. The book is absolutely free. Just fill out the coupon or send the information requested on a post card, mentioning this paper. ' The De Laval Separator Co., 165 Broadway, New York i -: .. - . : .. . Please mail me, postage free, a copy of your New Dairy Handbook. I keep . cow8 -I sell cream, make butter, sell milk ifross out wkkliever you don't do). The make of ray- Separator ls used. .years Name. . Town A State. RFD. 85c Worth of Fertilizer with $1.00 Worth of Feed Each VOU can feed your Stock On grain Or Tn UuA The ralue of manure from anl buv any balanced ration, hut un less you are feeding Cotton Seed Meal you are losing money. You are not supplying protein that your stock needs at the lowest cost per pound. And you are not t etttin? one-half the rebate in rich manure raluei that Cotton Seed Meal will pre. When you feedthli meal that's Web in projein, you et 8 Scenta Worth of free fertilizer la the manure from each dollars worth of feed. Up Soils Meal The protein In Cotton Seed Meal costs but 5c per lb. In oats it costs 16c. In wheat middling it costs 12c In bran it costs 1 3c and in corn it costs 20c per pound. . Why pay from 12c to 20c per pound for protein when Cotton Seed Meal supplies it for 5 cents per pound? mals fed on Cotton Seed Meal makes the feed cost almost noth ing. Consider these facts: Manure from cattle fed on Cotton Seed Meal is worth 125.86 per ton" Manure from animals fed on oats is worth 27.88 per ton. Manure from ani mals fed on corn is worth only 86.83 per ton. The elements of plant food that cotton extracts from the soil are mostly contained in the leaves, stalk and seed. The seed contain most f all. The lint is mostly made of cellulose (water, and carbon from the air.) Grow cotton keep live stock, and feed them the meal. ' In this way you will return to your soil the plant food taken out by the seed and make money on both your cotton and live stock, as well as build up permanently the fertility of your soil. - Book of Vital Facts ; . Write today" for book on feeding, written by a practi cal farmer showing how to save money on feeds and mix properly balanced rations. Sent free upon request - Publicity Bureau, Inter-State Cotton Seed Crushers' Association (u) 803 Mais Street Dallas. Texas ii: CAREYM. JONES Livestock Auctioneer :";. All Breeds : v:;,v WRITE FOR DATES ' 4S N. Sacramento Blvd.. cBlcago. I1L Pbone Garfield 4918. . r V Also (Conduct Sales of Ileal Estate. Wv IP Ji FRED REPPERT Livestock Auctioneer Decatur, Iud. Have a jvlde acquaintance among breeders In every State in the Union. Write early for dates, as I tell' nearly every day in the sale season. DAIRY should be built so thf u. easilr removed. 'A"wedffe can U" bc" ;to advanta if r.?!. Can be eT Z , , , i rT 7i i u.cSJtuc' re aimcult to remove.1 Avoid L u : .oy tne pouinern railway 10 run a . pounding ind prying, as nZ y special strain carrying, dairyv farmers crete is easily cracked COn" and -others interested in the building "ivn":? jf ".' -jir' up of the dairy interests of the South r ri--nAV' ? CU,h to build a ,to the National -Dairy Show to be rlA&- J0' for V. tank, the held October, 12-21 at Springfield, LTiH?!i? -suonr d calls for Southern Railway to Run Special Train to National Dairy Show Mass., at which the Southern will have anrextensive exhibit 4 giving a -i?n?:Wis best. for cutting out (nil nrAConfofmn n( Vi a. Qi,k c ' tile riDS for the mim fl fnr rlnt'rv sprrinn ar tKp nrpspnf 'ini otirl : a haild SaW will do verv wpII A u as a region for the future develop- a. difficult task to cut them out in a ment of the dairy industry; ' v circle, , saw out a triangular piece The idea of the-special train 'from ' -f??ovm: a.s " much material as no. the South to the dairy show, which is slD4.le:, lsh the circle by cutting held in the EasUfor the firsttime, out ;thJ- remaining material with a ..- ... c . . .i j . SrOOu Sham hanH nvA iihs year, is' xo give oouinernraairy . . . farmers an opportunity to see how,; Jhe material needed for the con. the industry is conducted . in 'the struction of a six-fgot concrete tank North and to widen .tlidir outlook by Which will hold 400 gallons of water bringing thenv in contact with sue- includes; for, outer, form ribs, 3 pieces cessful dairy - farmers1 and dairy 2xlJ)y J4 feet; for inner form ribs, 9 workers from all parts of the coun- pieces 2x8 by 12 feet; for outer form try, while a general attendance at 18 pieces 1x4 - by 10 feet; for inner the dairv show hn-the nart nf Dmitri- form sides. 14 nieces 1x4 hv 1? fa. j. ... . . r ' J -v.i, ern ' dairymen is exoected to do a 1U sacks of cement: 20 cubic fppt great deal to educate- the .people of of sand; 40 cubic feet of gravel; and! the isiorth as to the advantages ot the 1C oi oilmen heavy woven wire South for the;indust.; . .:- " fencing. M. A. R. Kelley, Missouri ;: Pullman cars will be Started from College" of Agriculture. jientral points in each state and will ' , v i ' be made into a solid train into New, , Carina f nr f H,fteo York and to Springfield. .The. special ' Unng for the Harness will start probably on Thursday. Oc- T EATHER goods of all kinds are tober 12, reaching New York on Sat- expensive. This fact being evi urday, October 14. Already nearly a dent, it can be easily seen that it is hundred' dairy farmers located "from to the advantage of the farmer to Virginia vto Mississippi have indi- care for his harness properly. The cated their intention . to become life of leather can be greatly pro i9e.mbers of the party. Ne,w England longed by keeping it free from mud people have contributed $650,000 for and well oiled. ' the erection of buildings at the , show, ; Mud is more destructive to leather and more than 1,000 pure blood dairy than a moderate amount of wear, and cattle of the various breeds will be .water is even more destructive. Ae on exhibit, besides a comprehensive, cordingly, one of the main things to collection of "the most approved im- be observed in the proper care of : hection with the dairy industry. . from mud' and water by frequent In connection with "the trip, ar- cleaning and oiling. Leather which rangements are also being made for has the proper amount of oil is pha-stop-oversand side trips . to allow ble, and pliable leather is wear-re- the Southern' dairymen who go to sisting. visit the" most Jriteresting milk-pro- Before attempting to oil harness ducing centers of the East, including unbuckle every strap and wash clean the pasteurizing and distributing with warm, soft water, in which plants at New York, the railroad there is a little castile soap, using a warehouses in Jersey City where over sponge or cloth. When the leather is 2,000,000 quarts of milk are shipped nearly dry, appjly the oil. daily to New York by special milk Vegetableoils, being hardening in trains, the Mixter farm, an hour's their effect; should not be applied, ride from Springfield, famous for the Neat's-foot oil is considered one of breeding of pure-bred Guernsev cat- the best, dressings for harness. If tie, and Washington, where the party the leather; has become too dry, or will visit the United States Depart- has not been washed, it is necessary ment of Agriculture and the Bureau -that it- should, be . dampened before the oil is applied, so that it pene---tii 'A 'loo tli pr tlinrouffhlv. One of Animal Industry. a ,iwoi advertiser in hZ Toe th reliability of all adyertis. inz it carries." "V ... quart of neat's-foot oil, four ounces of beef tallow, and three tablespoons of-lamp-black-make a good dressing for leather of all kinds. -: There are several ways in wnicn "the oil may be applied. It may be rubbed in with' a woolen rag saturat ed with the oil, rubbing every part of t'he leather save the patent parts, and another is to pour a quantity ot the oil in a shallow vessel and to pass the. leather parts back and fortn in the oil until saturated. Pass the leather: back and forth slowly and rub the oil in with a sponge or.wooij en cloth. In either case be sure that ;.:-. -i iiVd to tne a little- more on -w - Making a Concrete Water. Tank , A GOOD mixture for concrete tanks is one part cement, two parts sand, and four parts broken stone or gravei If neither gravel nor broken stone can be obtained, a mixture of one part" cement and three parts of coarse sand can be used. "The cement and aggregate should be thoroughly, mixed and the resulting mixture well tamped 6r shaded when placed in the forms. After removing the forms- the sides of the tank may be flushed with a mixture of cement and water to smooth up any little irregulafitres. Heavy woven wire fencing mav be used to reinforce the tank. Lao the r , uur.hnA. breech j e i.u t i. i V DUCKie noies, iiic u" - ends of the reinforcing at least six s Hnes and the straps that buck c inches Jhe reinforcing for.the walls . bit as an these need an ext should be placed near the outer side allowanCe On old harness.. that is and well covered with concreteN . aUow?nCr th cast0r oil before : It is preferable to have the forms ' fen thepene- of green liimber. If seasoned lumber , ur which resist: la u3cu, it anuuiu uc uaiiiciicu Willi water before the, concrete is pQured into the forms. This will prevent the dry boards from absorbing tHe mois ture from the concrete which,' if per mitted, would cause the yalls of the tank to crack. . . er than the" top by ; sloping the, inner : ; 7 - ' ' ' walls. - .This will' brevient V; ice ! from- x -1 ";.rr"nim fool about breaking the walls. The 1 inner forms :;:'iIoTrimiiiS-of it - oil.-H. ; AGREEMENT He You. may brag, of you'h'aihHvestock! Ing, buf what did he K S fat1 Now, there. wasn't anything thai 1 . 9 mule3, dldn;t know, especially about raisins eVer gbe Nobody wouia uuuw . ... ?
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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