Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 11, 1916, Page 4

GRAIN MIXTURE FOR FEEDING LAYING HENS Answering an inquiry as to the best proportion to mix eracked corn, wheat, oats, buckwheat, barley, sunflower seed and charcoal as a scratch feed for hens, the National Stockman says: The proportion in which the different grains should be mixed for feeding laying hens is about as much a matter of price of the different grains as any- thing else. Their feeding value does not differ as much as is generally thought to be the case. Neither is it entirely necessary that the different grains should always be mixed togeth- er in definite proportion. If more con- venient one grain may be fed alone at one time and something else at anoth- er, thus introducing variety in a more practical manner than by mixing them all together and feeding the mixture week in and week out. The only rea- son for mixing grains instead of feed- ing them separately is the convenience of the feeder. The best way to feed these grains would be to make up a mixture of equal parts of cracked corn, wheat and barley and half parts of oats and buck- wheat, feeding the charcoal séparately Single comb Black Minorcas are supposed to have originated in Spain. They are one of the great egg laying breeds and are larger than the Leghorns. Their foraging habits make them adaptable to grow in large numbers, provided plenty of room is supplied. Like the Leghorns, the hens are not good mothers, and artificial methods are necessary for incubating. The bird pictured is Minorca hen. in a box or hopper. If you have to ‘buy sunflower seed at the prices usual- 1y charged for it, it is not practical to feed it at all. If you have some of your own growing, the proportion to be used will be determined largely by the amount you have on hand. It can be glven at the rate of 10 per cent of the total grain mixture if the hens will eat that much, or the amount can be reduced to the vanishing point, and neither you nor the hens will know the difference. In feeding give this grain mixture in the morning and at noon in limited quantities. For the night feeding use the mixture part of the time, but on very ‘cold nights feed cracked corn alone, and at intervals give a feed of whatever grain the fowls seem to like best. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON TO ENTERTAIN ‘Washington, Jan. 11.—President and Mrs. Wilson this evening will entertain Vice-president and Mrs. Marshall, members of the cabinet and their wives and a number of inti- mate friends at a dinner at the White House. The cabinet dinner is to be the second of a series of social func- tions of state to be celebrated at the executive mansion during the win- ter. KKK KKKKK KKK KKK KKK * NORTHERN NEWS * KKK KKKKKK KK KK KKK Grover Phelps of Saskatchewan, Sask., Canada, who has been visiting friends here and at Eckles for some time, left Friday morning for Men- tor, where he will visit with his father before returning to Canada. Ross Anderson and family of Vans- coy, Sask., Canada, arrived at this place Saturday morning to take pos- session of a farm which he recently bought in this community. Frank .and Blynn Anderson, Ora Whiting, Omer Nunn.and wife were among the Bemidji shoppers Satur- day. Miss Carrie Shafer spent Wednes- day and Thursday visiting with her mother, Mrs. George Day of Eckles. School -began here last Monday after a three weeks’ vacation. HOW TO ANSWER BLIND ADS. All ads signed with numbers, or initials, care Pioneer must be an- swered by letter addressed to the number given in the ad. Ploneer em- ployes are not permitted to tell who any advertiser is. Malil or send your answer te Ploneer No.- -, or Initial , and we forward it to the ad- vertiser. can be made a lot simpler and more effective if you have the right books and supplies. We feature 2] Pum Books and Forms acknowledged the best ioose leaf line in the world. We’ll be glad to show you how these up to the minute forms and devices will help your business. BEMIDJI PIONEER OFFICE Phone 31 Bemidji, Minn, ‘DAIRY ano : CREAMERY 1l PURE AIR FOR COWS. Lack of Barn Ventilation Cause of Serious Losses to Dairymen. One of the great functions of the cow is that of conveying digested nu- trients from the digestive apparatus to the udder, where they are made into milk and butter fat, says Kimball’s Dairy Farmer. This process is accom- plished by the blood which circulates between these two parts of the. body, absorbing the nutrients at one point and depositing them at the other. To fulfill its mission the blood must be frequently and thoroughly purified. Nothing except oxygen will do this. The only oxygen the cow finds avail- able is in the air she breathes. The cow with small, closed nostrils, a shal- low chest and a small heart girth is lacking in constitution because she does not have the capacity for utilizing large volumes of air containing oxygen to purify her blood readily. It is for this reason that cows of large breathing power and extensive heart and lung capacity are considered more valuable than those lacking in these respects. When cows are on pasture they do well, and one reason is that they are Brown Swiss cows are plain and substantial, rather fleshy, the hind quarters being full and round. ‘While in Switzerland the breed is considered dual purpose, in America the Brown Swiss breeders are de- veloping their animals strictly as a dairy breed. The average Brown Swiss cow can be counted on to give 6,000 pounds of 4 per cent milk. The cow pictured is a Brown Swiss. afforded by nature unlimited amounts of air and oxygen. Too often, how- ever, men who realize the value of constitution when they select cows for purchase do not realize that, regard- less of how large the cow’s nostrils may be, how deep may be her chest or how well sprung her front rib, she is no more valuable than a cow showing less evidence of constitution unless she is afforded an abundant supply of fresh air. Because of this on thou- sands of farms cows are stabled in barns that are dark, cold, damp and poorly ventilated. Cows are compelled to breathe air which contains only a limited amount of oxygen. Because of this it is absolutely impossible for them to do their best work. Even though they may milk largely when first stabled, under these conditions they gradually decrease in their milk flow and finally become unprofitable Under such conditions the germs of contagious abortion, cow pneumonia, calf cholera and many other diseases thrive to greatest advantage. Farmers would not willfully subject their cows to such conditions, and the reason they do so in many instances is because they have not given the subject their careful thought and consideration. What many barns need more than anything else is an efficient ventilat- ing system. Such a system permits the entrance of an abundance of fresh air loaded with oxygen and removes the foul air in which there has been substituted carbonic acid gas, a pof- sonous product, in place of the oxygen which has been used up by the ani- mals that inhabit the barn. Many dairymen wonder why their cows do 8o poorly in winter time when they feed them so well and care for them in the most excellent manner they know how, furnishing them in abundance with the cholcest of feeds. They wonder why their herds are trou- bled with contagious diseases of every sort, why their veterinary bills are so high and why their death losses so great. Lack of ventilation is the great- est reason. It should be borne in mind that noth- ing will take.the place of fresh air and oxygen. Regardless of how prop- erly cows are fed, how thoroughly they are groomed, how well they may be exercised or how regularly they may be _attended and milked, if the barn in which they are stabled is not prop- erly ventilated, they will not do good work, and. they will not remain healthy. Therefore they cannot be a source of profit. Tying the Calf. It cost me some good calves and a Iot of real sorrow to learn that no calf ever should be tied about the neck with a rope and a common knot, writes a correspondent of the Iowa Home- stead. Put a strap and ring around the neck and let the rope be fastened to the ring. A better way than this is to get a chain with a swivel and snap at one end to pass through the ring, or, rather. to be snapped into it. Begin early to groom the calves, too. It ought to be done every day. 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