Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 11, 1896, Page 8

evecococe® a CALF-FEEDING, A Pian That Has Proved Successful, ©. P. Thompson cf Iowa, writes to Wallace’s Farmer, as follows We feel that we have now, after ing nearly all whe different ways of Yeeding and caring for calves, struck the ideal plan. We wean at from three to five days of age, feed dam's milk fresh from the cow whole for the first two weeks, then mix with skimmed milk, adding a little more of the latter each day until the calf is about one month old, when we feed on skimmed } milk entirely, with a small amount of | ground and cooked flax seed to take Bs place of butter fat taken out of the | milk. Having a Gaby separator and | ting the milk warm from the | ing the skimmed milk gives the calves perfect- We always aim to feed 4° sweet milk, each calf just a little less than he | want but never over about ten | a feed, night and morning. eding is always done by 1, and xot left to the bey, »pens to have the most | satest and most frequent e is in feeding a calf too much time. We also give our calves they will eat up clean of the sed the vows get, usually corn round, equal parts by feed is put in a long where all can have access to | s time of the y small pasture lot i >, not so much s for the exer and fresh | 1 stabling they have large, roomy box nd when feeding them milk € anchioned so that ‘annot each other to and ¢ thus kept until mouths are perfectly dry. We unde atment, raised the and most vig- we have ever device to prevent | king up in the stall g out from un- | n be attached | Horses from d pawing thei hem. Th to most any stall. No. 1 1x2 inches, to reach ¢ with a few wire nails driven through | one-half inch and should be ‘rather high on the horse, and the proper d » to give plenty of room for the horse to move round without coming in contact with the nails. A little ex- perience will show where to put the crossbar. The rods should be long enough, when elevated as No. 2 is, so | will be out of the way when ¢ for the horse. When the horse is cared for unhook No. 2, and let it down to its proper place and you will find the bedding under the horse where it should be.--B. Robinson in | Practical Farmer. Area for Ten Sows and Progeny. To determine definitely, it would de- pend upon the number of pigs in lit- 2 But, supposing each sow to have making, with the ten sows, | seventy head, we can now approxi- | 2 the number of acres required for their support from the time pigs are | wed till re: for market, at ten months old. Before farrow- h sow should have a good, com- sortable place for bed and a lot of about one ith of an acre. Here she | | | | | uld remaija with her young till they i bout three wee old, or strong | to follow her about. Then she | j be allowed the run of a good | lot in the daytime. For early | x a patch of rye of about five | ll be very good, and will give | i; f y pigs something green before | pasture ss. From the rye patch they should go on to a good pas- | ture of blue and clover, say of about ten acr making fifteen acres | asture. V e this amount of pas- | e will support the sows in litter I would much prefer to give them larger as the pigs could get more ex- | ercise, and naturally build up better | ewdiene bote and constitution. Grass will be q fresher and sweeter, and droppings not | so thickl. tered. Allowing that fifteen a $ sufficient pasture, then we want about ,the same number of | for corn ,small grain and roots, | a total of thirty acres, which 1 support the ten sows and grow | ty pigs from the time they are | farrowed till they are nice, well- | rounded, fat hogs, large enough to fill | a barrel at ten months old.—J. E. Sum- | goer Huntsville, Mo. Mutton Production Increasing. Although it is generally conceded that the total supply of sheep in the y is much smaller than it was a few age, on account of the heavy | marketing during the past three years, | it will be noticed that the receipts so far this year have been unusually heavy. One reason for this is the chogge in the price of wool, which has aes 2 a much larger percentage of sheep to come to market for mutton purposes. Formerly thousands were i for the wool alone, but now ‘ock masters are paying more atten- | tion to the mntton side of the question, and for a few years it has hardly been profitable from both sources of reve- nue. While there are less sheep now | than three ye ago, the number ts | still comparat y large, and the gen- , eral belief among sheep men is that | the industry i ease. More farmers are giving’ at- “tention to the sheep, and this means an increased number for the market, and, after all, this is what counts. No matter how many there are in the +, Bnited Stutes, it is the nuiaber slaugh- count | in front of the haunch-bone, the surest | against poo | prices for high gra | other sheep diseases. gradually on the in- | mated by -them. tered that regulates the prices. Sheep are prolific and quickly prepared for market, and with more raisers in the business and a growing demand for mutton it is quite reasonable to expect. the trade to grow at least to a reasop- able limit. —Drovers’ Jeuznal. Care in Feeding. Good feeding in animal husbandry implies, so far as quantity is concern- ed, enough without overfeeding. Some think it makes no difference, particularly, if a lot of pigs do leave | some of the food as they will eat it up at the next meal when they get hungry again, but this is not the case. The true rule is, ‘all they will eat up clean.” No more than this should be set before them. Numerous experi- ments in which exact methods have been followed, show that feeding by means of “self-feeding” apparatus is never profitable, either in amount or rate of grain, or in the economy of food cost. Animals that always have food, or the remains of their last meal before them, are invariably offish, fickle and delicate in appetite and lack that peculiar thing called “relish” which is so essential in rendering the results of food valuable. When the watchful, intelligent feeder, on the ' other hand, puts before the animals just what they can clean up, then, in the language of Shakespear, “Good di- | gestion waits on appetite and health | on both,” and thrift is sure to follow. Remedy for Bloat. As a remedy for bloat caused by Ifa, clover, etc., Director Devol of zona considers puncturing the paunch from the center of the hollow remedy. Prof. Gulley says a wet blanket on the cow’s ba the best remedy for bloat. A suc sful stock- n says bloat can be cured by pull- ing the animal’s tongue out as far as possible, or by placing a stick as large as wrist -wise in the mouth, or by making it nd fifteen to thirty minutes with front feet up hill or on a box, considerably higher than the hind feet. Prevent bloat by giving full feed of dry-food before turning on green clover, turn them on clover but a few minutes at a time till used to it, and never turn them on clover | when dew or rain is on it. Some Notes on Feeding. Keep only as much stock as you are sure you can feed well.. He who over- stocks his pasture damages his land, and is at the mercy of the weather, for every drouth brings his cattle to a arvation diet and makes them »reechy; and he who has more stock than food in winter finds stock grow- ing unprofitable. e With high feed and low stock let us hope that the country will get rid of its scrubs and that with the reaction we will adopt the improved breeds for profitable stock growing in the future. Fortunately the market discriminates stock and will pay fair les and pure breeds only. The older an animal gets the more it costs to put on flesh, and if, as is the case with hogs, beef cattle can be put into shape earlier, so as to command the highest market price a pound, cat- tle men will readily adopt the policy of feeding off earlier. There is often more net pro@t in 1,000 pounds than in 1,500. Animais will get along with little or no salt other than that found in or dinary food, but experiment has shown that if a small quantity is added daily they will appear brighter, their coats will be sleeker, and they will have more life. In other words, the secre- tion will be better and the animals will be in better health. If you are feeding any stock with the idea of making a profitable flesh, see to it that they are well protected from storms and cold in the approaching months of winter. You cannot feed them profitably otherwise. Nothing in the whole system of stock management has been more thoroughly proved than this. Feed for early maturity. One farmer will bring his spring pigs up to the 200 pound notch at six or seyen months, and get the top price for them; and he has done it cheaply, for there has been no check in their growth from birth and no winter feeding. Another will sell at midwinter, with pigs 50 pounds lighter, because neglected. Animals get into the habit of eating so rapidly that half the grains enter the stomach whole, and the otter f touch coating of oats, barley and corn | cannot be destroyed even by the strong | acids of the stomach. Not only is the grain wasted, but the stomach is in- jured and indigestion and flatulency follow. For young or old the grain should be ground. The next thing to plenty of grass for 4 | sheep is that they should have free ac- cess to salt. If not kept where they can get at it all the time, it should be | given them regularly every day. They. are inveterate lickers of salt, and it is tonducive to their general health. It is the best of, remedies for scours and Do not stint them while it is so plentiful and cheap. Stock Notes. One man says that goats need about the same care as sheep, and will live much longer; and, he might have ad- ded, jump a good deal higher. Exporting live cattle to England from the Argentiné Republic and from Australia has proved unprofitable. The | voyage is too long, and the trip across the torrid zone too severe. A cheap temporary sun-break in the pastures will afford the stock a great deal of comfort, and will be money in the pocket of the stock owner, for the stock will thrive better than if uncom- fortable. Wool will keep in the best condition when stored in a somewhat damp place says American Sheep Breeder. 'The best place is a dry sub¢cellar half above the ground, and that may be well aired. When too dry, wool is harsh to the feel, and brittle, and loses its natural softness and curl. Sheep, says a writer, are subject to internal parasites much more than formerly, and flocks are often deci- Salt, sulphur and spirits of turpentine are the best rem- edy. To administer it, take salt, four parts; sulphur, one part; turpentine, enough to slightly moisten; mix them and place in the trough when the ani- mals are hungry for seit. ; Won by Wit. “Mother, may I wear my new pan- ies?” There was a beseeching tone in the simple words that would have touched the tender maternal heart at once but that the iceman had just informed her of the ultimatum of the trust. So she frowned. “Not on your life!” she answered ir- ritably. ‘The child was in no wise daunted. It smiled. “No, mother, dear,” it said, “not on my life, but—” Fondly recognizing the budding wit of her offspring, the proud motlier got them out of the drawer, thereby dis- pelling forever the castles in the air of a couple of industrious moths.— World. Mariner's Term. “Wrecked on the coast.” Getting Desperate. Mrs. Scribbler—What shall I order for dinner to-day, Ephraim? Mr. Scribbler (thoughtfully)—Soft- shell crabs, cucumbers, terrapin, half a dozen lobsters, sauerkraut, tripe. charlotte russe, pickled pigs feet, viare spaghetti, olives, Philadelp! scrapple, Chinese mocneakes, salt pork to fry, some pickled onions, frozen pud- ding, and some cherries and milk. Mrs. Scribbler—Mercy! Do you want to commit suicid Mr. Scribbler—No; but I am going to write a poem like Stephen Crane’s to- night, or die in the attempt.—Somer- ville Journal. A Possible Explanation, “Do. you know,” ’she said, in her pleasant, ingenuous way, “I used to be quite superstitious, but I am getting over it.” 3 “Really?” he asked, for want of something better to say. “Oh, yes, indeed. Why, I saw a pin to-day with point turned towards me, and never stooped to pick it up.” “I told you, Mamie,” broke in the small boy, whose presence had not been suspected up to this time, “that those new corsets were too tight.”— Chicago Post. Striking a Good Thing. Needed Room. They lived in a small town, and she and her husband were preparing to start for a two days’ visit in the city. “What's that big book you're trying to put in the valise?”’ he asked. “Oh, that’s just a memorandum book,” she replied. “Memorandum book!” he exclaimed. | “Why, it’s as big as a ledger.” Po “I know it,” she admitted. “But, you see, I had to get a big one to hold | the list of things that the neighbors want me to buy for them.’”—Chicago Post. Worked Wrong Way. Huston—Hurrah! Ive made a dis- eovery that is going to be one of the greatest things that has ever happened for science and mankind. Buxley—What is it? A Huston—l’ve found that mosquitoes are full of microbes. Buxley—Hump! I don’t see what good that’s going to do us. What you want to do is to get the mosquitoes to believe that people are full of mi- crobes. Then you'll have accomplish- ed something worth crowing about.— Cleveland News and Herald. An Outspoken Politician. “Perhaps you,can guess my mis- sion,” said the reporter, after the statesman had read the proffered card. “I have called to ascertain what sort of money you are in favor of.” The statesman opened the door, looked out, closed the door again, locked it, pulled down the windows | enuf o’ dat fruit! ing newspaper man, “Campaign funds.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. 5 The Difference, 5: A Mr. Frankstown—There young Mr. Homewood, cycling with that pretty grass widow. Mr. Point Breeze—Yes; he’s deeply infatuated with her. He tells me he ean’t live without her. Mr. Frankstown—That’s odd. I kpow her ex-husband very well, and he confided to me that he could not live without her.—Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. At the Barber's, “A shave, sir?” “Yes.” (The operation was perform- ed more or less clumsily): “How much?” “One shilling.” “Dear me! I thought you only charged six-pence?” “Yes, for an ordinary shave; but this time I happened to cut you, and had to apply an astringent lotion to stop the bleeding, that makes six-pence extra.” —Le Journal Amusant. Selfish. “So, Marie, you do not love me any longer?” “No, Charles; your recent escapades have made a great change in my heart. I can hereafter be but a sister to you.” “Only a sister, eh?” “Yes; I am sorry to say, only a six ter.” “A true sister?” “Yes.” “Well, then lend me five shillings.”~ Pearson’s Weekly. No End of Fun, Mamma—Did you have a nice time in the park? Boy—Yes. Mamma—What did you do? Boy—Oh, lots of things. Run on the walks, an’ made faces at the pleece- man, an’ dodged the horses, an’ fired stones at the “Keep off the Grass” signs, an’ everything.—Cincinnati Jour ral and Messenger. Seared Off. Mary had a little calf, And there are many rumors, That when the boys gave her. the laugh, She stopped a-wearing bloomers. What She Meant. Bearded Lady (striking the fat wo- man on the jaw)—Yes, you did. Fat Woman—What did I do? Bearded Lady—Tried to have my contract cancelled by telling the man- ager I had a close shave this morning. Fat woman (apologetically)—Law sakes! I meant that you had a narrow escape from being run over by a Brook- lyn trolley car.—World. Closing a Mouth, Toole, the actor, once sent a package of chocolates to.a little boy who sat in a stage box and was disturbing him with his astonishingly loud laughter. The attendant delivered the package “With Mr. Toole’s compliments, and would the young gentleman who laughed so heartily kindly eat these during the performance?’—San »ran- cisco Argonaut. “Two Are Better Than One for Counsel or for Fight.” A playwright, on being asked if he was satisfied with his new collaborat- eur, replied: “Perfectly delighted! gem. Whenever I am in a difficulty I ask his advice. I then go and do the direct opposite, and am certain of suc+ cess.”—El Nervion. He is quite a Fair Warning. “Now, Zackeus, I want you to climb down out o’ dat plum tree. Yo’se had Nex’ yo’ know you’l] be down sick wid plumbago.” True as Gospel. She—How true it is that deeds are better than words. He—Yes; especially if a brown-stone house goes with the deed.—Washing- ton Times. Merely a Supposition. Hiland—Homewood is always allud- ing to his great trouble. What sort of trouble is it? Halket—I think it must be stomach trouble. He is always trying to drown it—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. A Virttie of Necessity. “What do you want to haul me up for?” protested the cyclist who hed been bumping himself along the boule- aud whispered in the ear of the wait- Sananectaed yard. “Why didn’t you grab some of | | ; Awarded : Highest Honors—World’s Fair, phices B POWDER - MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder.” Free from Ammonia, Alum or any ct‘er adulterant, 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. 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