HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-06-28, Page 2Extracted Honey,Prodeentionn guilt in front and raising the cover
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sentj11y ,,ono of forethought and pre-
paration.
Before the crop of one year is har-
vested, preparations must, be comnie
eTieed for that of the next; that is, t
foundation of this year's crop show
he
Id
Address communlcatlonn to A®ronorop , is Adelaide St. West. Toronts have been laid last suninler just before
the close of the main flow, by seeing
R. S,—will a eper spraying. y
,/ou please toll. m not cost $1.G0 per acre that each•colonv was headeda pod
Whether Sudan r 'l ' a valuesmallerle' ` might 'c cot , 2 by g . _.
grass sof an,/ vat On a sea itg o 't prolific gneen;Flnter, by giving ade-
°'. 7/ NY' per acre. At this rate the spraying
euate Wintering in order that colonies,
Answer—Sudan is not re- should be profitable in average sea-
might be strong in spring; and when 1
girded as suitable for pasture crop. sons. Complete instructions for the the spring examination was made, 'by;
Its chief value would be as a catch preparation of Bordeaux mixture and clipping queens to facilitate handling
crop in such a place as millet would applying it to the potato crop - are of swarms.
be grown, Even for this purpose it contained in Circular No. 10 'of the ,From the time Ph that the bees are
is suitable only in warm.. soil; that le ,Experimental Farms at Ottawa. removed from winter quarters until
fairly rich. ' At the Central Experi- the main flow, a large, amount of
mental Farm, a small area left a ! broodI
v F. B.—Please let ma 'know wTtat, rearing' should be encourae'ed.
cant through the failure of a Swede If, however, :there be a dearth of'nec-
kind of alfalfa is the best. to sow oqz
turnip seed crop, was sown to Sudan mgstl lei lc land and ni¢diunz soil
tar between fruit bloom and the main
grass. The'seed was broadcasted on Should it be sown with, oats or baric 1: flow, feeding to stimulate. brood' rear
June 16 at a rate of 20 pounds per and as earl as z possible? many) )ng will be.necessary. See' that the
pounds to the spare?' I have never I queen ' has ample room in which to
I lay; if eittra room is needed, a second
grown alfalfa so thought best to ask brood chamber i
you for advice. e s given above.
As i
the
flow ow„
may come with n r .
Y ash
Answer Tho two varieties of On c ,
tario Variegated. and Grimm's are enough :supers should be on hand to
both good and about equally valuable.
If sown in the early spring at the
regular seeding time for grain, it is
well to sow with 'a nurse crop, pre -
acre and harrowed in, On August 21
the crop was cut and yielded at the
rate, of 14 tons per• acre of green
weight. A. thick aftermath followed
that reached a height of 18 incites
when the first killing frost appeared.
The soil on which the crop was grown
was very rich.
G. H.—Nchatcan one do with
take care` of the crop. It is
allow i} deep supers, or their equiva
eat, to each colony but this will var
with location,
sheep ferably oate, at the rate of about, a Indications of the commencement o
z ep pasture to keep it from eggs or bushel and a ,half to the acre. Ii , the flow may be recognized at the ;ni
1,:mae of stomach worms? entrance in the greater activity of th
Answer—When a sown after the middle of June, it is
pasture becomes better sown alone at the rate of about bees and in their heavy eappearanc
infested with stomach worms the only 20 pounds of seed per acre. If alfalfa when alighting. Inside the hive ac
satisfactory treatment is to break it hanot been grown on the fain the further indications in the presence
up' and to keep it in cultivated crops seed she ld be treated with a bacterial white wax and new honey shining i
for' twocor three years. If this is not culture This culture can be obtain- the cells,
practicable, the sheep should be mow- ed in quantities to do 60 pounds of "Another good indir'ation, and an (ac
seed, from the Botanical Division of curate one, is a colony on scales.
The object of all manipulations F
To promote contentment among th
bees, which ie the keynote in prevent-
ing swarming, and to ''keep the work-
ers together in a working mood.
To promote contentment," venula
tion -is given when necessary by rais
ing the hive on 1-inch.blocks, which
are placed between it and the bottom
board. Upward ventilation may b
given by turning back 2 inches of th
there' with a one -incl] block of -wood.
Make examinations every' p air 10
days' to provide room for storing and
to head' oft' swami preparation.;. In
supering, before giving the fit st super
the queen is put in the lower broo
chamber with an ex;luder above; if
the weather is warm so that there
will be no chilling of brood,' the honey
super is. placed next with the upper
brood chamber on top; otherwise place
the upper brood chamber next with
super on top. When` a super is about
one-third full, which can be judged
by its weight, it is raised' up and an-
other one is placed between it and
the brood chamber. Supers'shouldbo
left on'till all honey is capped .over
or at least two-thirds of it is; this is
very important, as uncapped honey
is unripe,
In examining, if eggs are found" in
queen cells, destroy them and make a
note of it on the record card' of the
colony. On the next examination,
should eggs in ,queen cells;again' be
found or larvae in queen cells, the
colony should be immediately treated
for swarming. One of the methods of
treatment, and a very good one, iS that
io in which the cells are destroyed and
I- the queen removed. (The queen and
Y one frame of brood being used to form
a nucleus.) Nine days later all queen
1 cells are again destroyed and a laying
ve queen given. It is advisable always
to have in the apiary for emergencies
e spare young queens whether they be
e home reared or imported.
of. Whatever method. of: control is used
e the object is not to divide the colony.
I£ a natural swarm emerges, hive it
- on the old stand, leaving the parent
colony. alongside for 7 days that its
:ifield bees may, strengthen the swarm
e when it is.removed.
Ethwation
"The child's First School Is the. Family"--Froebel,
Half a Mind — By Helen.Gregg Green.
ed to fresh pasture once a month or
oftener.
the Experimental Farm at Ottawa.
If. 1V1.-7 would like some informa-
tion on the use of Bordeaazx mixture L. 1Z,—I have a couple of acree of
for spraying potatoes. I have a five- weedy -snick land. 1 had thought of
acre field of early potatoes planted sowing Sudan grass and mowing it
the last week in April. They seem to once (for hay) and then let' it get a
be growing pretty well, but I would good growth and plow it under. Have
like to know if Bordeaux would help also thought of dragging once a week
any. ' How much would it cost per or so and then in August sow it to
acre each time 1' sprayed them? How rye and plow that under in the spring.
often should they be sprayed? Will Now, what do you think would clean
the use of the mixture increase the it the best and still improve my land?
yield- any or enough to pay for the Answer—Sudan grass has been
'extra -expense? This piece of ground tried at the Experimental Farm on
was a heavy June grass sod that had muck land and proved a complete
.been pastured for about fifteen years. failure. For such a location it is not
Answer—Where the potato crop • is- to be compared with millet, either
at all likely to be attacked by late Japanese or 'Hungarian Probably
When a cow, goes dry before fresh-
ening, milk her the last time on Sun-
day morning, before sun -up, and she
will calve,during the day and not at
night. . We have done this for five
r.! years, getting about thirty calves dur-
e l ing that time, and not one was born
e in the night,—H. W.
.how They Save'. Miraites
DRIVES AROUND FIELD IN nervous feeling. Work straight ahead
DRILLING. and keep constantly thinking of the
blight or rot, it pays well to spray the best crop to sow for theur ose One way of saving minutes is to most efficient method of accomplish -
throughout the growing season. Ex- desired is a mixture of milletand drill a field by driving around the ing the task you are at,—W. D.
periments reported by the Experi- sweet clover at the rate of 25 to 30 field instead of going back and forth
mental Farms have shown that from pounds millet and 15 pounds of sweetrate VESSELSsevenready quicker that way. The' drill Therenumerous QUICKLY,
carried on over a period of ten years, hay the millet should.bet discs will not have to be raised, and are ano savings, both
akin off, by keeping one of the horses following in convenience and money, that may
increased the yield at the rate of 97.5 The sweet clover crop should then be effected by a little
bushels per acre, In some of these Y ingenuity on the
years there was no blight yet the in- t part of the handy man—or woman—
ie of the about the house. Kitchen requent-
crease was always large, enough to both of tin and enamelware, .fie went
make the undertaking profitable. The field Id ly have holes come in- them, q
cost of spraying on a 4A2id scale should How many of us esti remember the
days: of our grandmothers, before
germs were discovered, and the ium-
portance of sanitation so emphasized,,
when a piece of rag was drawn into
th
make a satisfactory growth for fall
pasture. The heavystand that should
be expected from such a mixture
should help the land by cleaning it
and improying the texture.
the wheel track the work can be done
very satisfactorily.When finishing,
make a round. from the centre
e to each corner to fill in the
spaces at the turn.—R. M. C.
FINDS MINUTES IN REPAIR'
SHOP.
A good method of saving minutes
is to have a well-equipped repair shop
on the farm. When something breaks
it can be repaired during the noon
hour or in the evening. This frequent-
ly saves many a' trip to town. will procure an assortment of ti '
Five Ideas About Roadside Signs
BY W.
The roadside sign sells goods, bu
tan you afford to pay more for a pub-
licly Iocated farm in order to make
these sales? I have. talked with. sev-
eral men who made specialties of fruit,
honey, dairy products, and poultry,
and had tried signboards.
"Don't believe it is worth while,"
Bald one man, "unless you have a
Steady product, keep a display out in
;vont of the home, and have someone
to look after it. You can figure en
s spasmodic business."
"So far as that big sign along the
Inter -urban ' is concerned," another
Man told me, "I might as well have
saved the lumber and paint' it took to
make is, Folks used to seeing signs
don't notice whether they are tobacco,
fresh eggs, or clothing advertise -
Silents."
"I sell considerable stuff from my
sign," said a lady who' had an attrac-
tive bulletin board along a much -
traveled road. "Sometimes we dispose
of perishable stuff, or small quantities
not worth advertising in the paper.
It quite a bother though. A good
many want to visit, and while they'
C. SMITH,
t have spare time, I haven't. That is
one reason T wonder sometimes if it
pays me."
I asked a professor of poultry hus-
bandry for his opinion about` selling
from salesboards. Ile said:
"Personally would prefer the farm
less' prominently located—provided it
was on an improved road near school
and church. I figure that my time
would be worth more right out at
work than it would be in looking after
sporadic sales that 'come from my
signboards."
"We sold all of our fallen apples.
last season, simply by writing a notice
on the bulletin," said'a prominent
farmer. "We don't specialize like a
lot of folks, but when we' have any-
thing to sell it doesn't take long to
get rid of it."
A road sign will sell' things, and
there is reason to recommend it for
certain purposes, but opinions indicate
that the' specialty farm needs a' more
regular outlet than this affords. I
believe it is doubtful whether one can
afford to pay much extra for the lo-
cation of a specialty for its advertis-
ing 'value.
POULTRY
For years many poultry enthusiasts
have said that leg weakness in young
chicks is caused by feeding too fatten-
ing a ration, which causes the body to
grow faster than the muscles, and
makes too much weight on the frail
legs. Others have declared that lack
of exercise causes' early hatched
chicks which have been making a
rapid growth suddenly to lose the use
of their legs without losing their ap-
petites
orshowing'
P any other signs of
disease. Still another theory has
been that too high a temperature, te-
gether with dirty quarters, were the
'primary causes of leg weakness.
Although the cause of the trouble
was not definitely known, the remedy
has been the cornnion knowledge of
poultrymen for a long while, and sin -
ply consists in allowing the chicks the
liberty of an outdoor run.
We know now that,leg weakness in
chicks comes from digestive disturb -
armee brought on by the poor elimina-
tion of waste from the bodies of. the
chicks, The rations lack a sufficient
amount of inert material, which'
causes the quick cleansing of the di-
gestivetract. Giving oil does not
but feeding a ration g that is hi •h in
g.
inert material prevents the"develop-
ment of the trouble, and aids in re-
lieving it after it has developed. This'
fan be supplied by crtting paper. up
very finely and adding it to the ration,
Tho most satisfactory method of
preventing—or. curing—the trouble is
to allow the chicks to have access to
fresh earth. One - spring we were both-
ered with leg weakness and it was im-
possible to turn the chicks out, as we
were having a very cold, wet spring.
So, as it was impractical to let the
chicks to the soil, we brought the soil
to the chicks. Every morning, noon
and evening a big blue -grass sod Wes
brought to the chicks. The -se sods were
put in the brooder house, upside down,
for a couple, of hours, until the chicks
had picked out all the roots, and eaten
all the earth their systems required.
Then the sods were turned over so that
the biddies could ' help themselves' - to
the tender green grass. We also cut
down a little on the amount of dry
mash and scratch feed and in only a
few days the chicks' were improving.
Of course, had the weather ,been
different, we would have let the chicks
out during the warm part of the day,
but our way proved a very good sub-
stitute. ,.
Eat a little less food in hot weather,
Food makes heat, and in hot weather
you need less heat,
Peed the cows two quarts of ground
oats -for ten days before' she is due to
calve 'and give her a pail of warm
water: ,'Put one tablespoonful of gin -
e hole in the tin milk pan. There
is a better way and more sanitary,
and without the trouble of taking
these articles to' the tinner. If one
The shop should contain a vise, rivets one of these 11 i ner s
oat•dril may be put m the
P 1, anvil and forge, soldering
outfit, shoe repair kit, a good supply
of bolts, of all descriptions, an assort-
ment of rivets, some wrenches and
pliers,—J, B.
MAKE YOUR HEAD HELP.
hole and riveted down, stoppingit
completely. Or a plug' of lead can
easily be whittled oat with a jack-
knife and hammered in. An irregular
shaped hole may be fitted with a lead
plug ii; this way and stopped.
Sometimes in using 'tinners rivets
We all can save minutes in our farm a washer on one or both sides is need -
work if we will only use our head. ed. If washers are not at hand they
When we go to the city or village we may be cut out of sheet iron and a
jot down the things we shall likely hole punched in to fit the' rivet. A
need during the next week or two, and large crack that a tinier' had failed
then purchase theentire list. Like- to stop with solder in a copper boiler
wise, when going to the field in the bottom was closed by two largewash-
morning we always have a wrench, a ers cut out of sheet it n, and tinder
few "nails and some wire, so' that in one of these was placed a third made
case something does go wrong` the from Lead hammered down to a little
chances are we can fix it without a more than thethicichess of the sheet
trip to the house. Then, too, I think iron. , A rivet brought these
g down
the farmer should go about his work firmly'. and completely stopped the
in a way to overcome that tired and hole.--E.'H.
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trouble with afterbirth. I have triedApple.'ehipnents from Canada` to Groat Britain reached important pro -
this /or twenty years and it doesn't portions for the season Just passed, Vie chart shows .Ibat 1,7.45109 barrels
fail. --R, IT.
P. and 18,276,boxets left Halifax in eight months
LAND
A little school mann was telling
about speaking to the. mother of a
pupil about her son's poor work in
school.
"Well," sighed the mother- "I -really
don't know what to do, I've told lion-
' told he'll have to stay away. from the
movies this week and study, and I've
half a mind to stick to it."
• hell a mind! Therein lies the
trouble with many mothers.
*hen you're a half -a -mind mother,
your children soon find it:our and
when they discover the fact, how your
discipline will suffer!
I recently, overheard several boys
talking, -'
"Come .on, let's go in swimming,"
James coaxed.
Eddie grinned but: his 'heed
"Oan't, Sorry! But Mom said, 'Not
to -day.' ,r
"Aw shucks, Eddie- cone on!
Your •
mother'li forget what' she said. Mine_
usually does. Half the time she'.
doesn't mean it." .
"No, my mother won't," Eddie
answered firmly. "She doesn't.' lay
down, the law very often, but believe
me, Bo, when she does, she means it!"
"Oh, well, I'm' going. My mother
told me not' to. Said ;she would spank
me if I did, but she won't. At least,"
hesitatingly, "I don't think she will.
Sometimes she means whatshe says,
and sometimes she doesn't." And off
James shambled.
What a contrast between the moth-
ers of these: two boys, and how much
better the effect of firmness!
I don't believe in nagging children;
andI don't believe in giving perfunc-
tory'.orders and rebukes every few
minutes, But I most firmnly, do believe
in meaning what you say, and having
a good mind of your own. ..
Oeeasionally you will change your
mind about' `something. In that case
it is wise to explain to your boy or
girl just why yon did so,
Your children willres ec,
p t youmore,
and you ,will be a more successful
parent if you are not the vacillating,
half -a -mind type. And the matter of
discipline will be much easier and
pleasanter, and everybody will be
happier.
DAIRY
Feeding a well-balanced grain ra-
tion to cows, on pasture markedly in-
creases the milk flow, helps to balance
the' grass ration and .keeps .the cows
in good conditi'o'n.' '
Pasture during the Spring and early
summer months may supply the needs
of the dairy herd, but having grown
very rapidly, it possesses a large am-
ount of succulent matter in propor-
tion to its dry content, consequently
is low' in nutritive food value.
Cows always flush in milk flow dur-
ing the early pasturing season; but
later, the flow rapidly declines. This
is due 'to the fact that grass is a
natural milk -producing feed. How-
ever, for the dairyman to make the
most of the grassseason he must not
allow his cows to become overworked.
Whena ration is inadequately bal-
anced, like spring grass, there is dan-
ger that the large milk flow is being
accomplished at the cost of other fac-
tors which must be taken into consid-
eration, if milk production is to be
kept up throughout the milking period.
I know that my cows keep in better
flesh, come through the early pastur-
ing season in better condition to meet
trying conditions later, when I ke
up the grain ration during the seri
and early summer months. I fe
mostly farm -grown grains, such as
ground oats,: corn meal, wheat bran
with an allowance of pne and one-half
pounds of cottonseed per animal per
day.—L. R.
The Bull for Beef Breeding.:
The breeding of beef cattle has: re-
cently received an impetus through the
removal of the British embargo. Ono
of the most important steps in breed-
ing of animals suitable either for the
home or export market, is the selec-
tion of a proper sire, The sire should
be of approved beef type, ,possess the
best characteristics of the breedhe
represents, rugged of constitutio
and of pronounced masculinity. Th
choiceof breeds: is of course options
depending largely on the surrounding
conditions and the inclination of the
breeder. Herefords and Galloways'are
splendid rustlers, suitable for ope
lot and winter feeding. The Herefor
has the advantage in size and earl
maturity; • the - Galloway in the pos
session of an extra heavy coat and th
lack of : horns. Aberdeen -Angus ar for their feeding and finislii qualities, and Shorthorns for the'
size, substance, and general utility
As has been said, a thing of th
greatest importance in breeding bee
cattle is the selection of a bull con
bining as largely as possible first-clas
breeding with strong conformation.
THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR
OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS—
THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
BY LEREINE SALLANTYNE.
This week we shall talk about one
of our most charming birds. There
is so, much good to be said about it
and so little.bad that'one could 1111
pages just singing his praise, ile
WPM'S a brilliant orange and black
suit, which brought him his name from
the early 'settlers of Maryland, who
called him that because it resembled
the colors of the livery worn by Lord
Baltimore's attendants, under whose
patronage the state was first settled.
Swinging out on the slender branch-
es of the elm or smaller trees is the
pretty basket -shaped nest, woven by
the oriole. This is the most admired of
all bird nests. The twigs are. woven
skilfully with the- help of : the sharp
awl -like bill and when completed are
a marvel of skill, forming, an ideal
ep cradle for the baby orioles to swing
ng back and forthwith each motion of a
ed kindly summer breeze.
Not only is the coat of the oriole to
be admired and his nest a work of
art, but his song earns for him the
title of the Golden Robin. It is a rich
contralto voice that gladdens any dis-
trict in which he chooses to locate'and
reminds one of a waterfall of tinkling
silver notes.
His' food consists mostly of insects.,
such as caterpillars, battles, the larvae
of which are the pestilent wireworms,
maybeetles and grasshoppers. Ho is an
ardent hunter of the insects and feeds
mostly upon them. He may take a
small percentage of fruit, but it
insignificant compared with the tre-
n mendous amount of good he can do
o where the above mentioned pests aro
I found.
His body, is a vivid orange with
black wings, orange and black tail and
jet black head and throat. His mate`,.
n wears a more modest costume, and
d when these gala little visitors appear
y with their• glad song, every care should
_ he taken to attract them to the dis-
trict.
Ta To keep lemons from drying up and
ig so losing much of their goodness, put,
mr them into empty, wide-mouthed' Oaks
• jars. Use a rubber ring on the jar
° and always keep it tightly closed. You
f will be surprised` to. see how "plump"
- the lemons will keep under such con-
s ditiona and how much longer you can
keep. them on hand.
When one has to "di -ng" at a roan
in order to get a thing done:in the
garden,. it destroys .half the:pleasuite
Of having it. The men ought -to under-
stand that
Pasture May Kill Pigs.
It is quite common for pigs to bloat
and die quickly when suddenly turned
into green clover when they are very
hungry or not accustomed'to such feed.
That often` occurs when pigs have
been grazing grass and the pasture
becomes so short that the feeder de-
cides a change is 'necessary, and so
turns the pigs into a lusty::growth of
clover without due Preparation,:
Wet -clover, as }with cattle, is most
likely to; cause bloat. Any green feed,
may have, the same effect, under sim-
ilar circumstances. The' best method
of raising hogs is,to let, them graze a,
succession crass on of green ear or o s from' g p early
spring until late fall.Rye, oats and
peas, rape; clover, alfalfa and corn alto,
the crops 'most used for this purpose„
and losses from bloat' -or acute indi-
gestion do not occur under this sys-
tem of feeding, as'the pigs become ac-
customed',ao the green feed early in
the season, and take it daily without
becoming., inordinately hungry,'
Keep the,Feet Trimmed. •
I find that:the feet of niy sheep -
need enore' attention than is om dinar ily
believed .to, be needed. This is par-.
ticularly true where the. animals are.
running"upon soft ground.
The rams seem to need, this atten-
tion more than' the ewes. :Often th e.
horn of the t e hoof
ingrowing
.out will'.
throw the' legt
out of shape, and make.
it possible for. foot infections to start,
I simply catch the sheep, turn upon
the runii and',with a sharp jackknife
pare back the over -grown horn until
it is about level with the "bottom of
the foot. -R, C. D.
C®trugated 'G i noised
Si tt,
Direst; dltopn ;Magnfac¢ure'a'; [o- Conch
' sotineo,.,. WNto PorPrlaet
Spaaalyi"ennsto PI,1 1Ya
The, II1e o111p Pdciof= ng Cee;',
Li{i,i[ed, .;soul;
71f1$ Y6i4igSt W.; Toro, to
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LESS BUGS AND
MORE COWS
A certain farmer• who does not wish
l is name mentioned, pastured on his
farm last';, year, if estimates are cor-
rect, nearly one and a half million po-
tato bugs, over 'sixty-three million
plant lice' and leaf hoppers, and one
dairy cow.
The potato tops in his forty -acre
patch grew luxuriantly and provided
the finest sort of feed for the bugs
and brother insects, but in spite of the
good growth the outcome; was most
disappointing. No exact figures had
been kept to enable him to analyze
the situation to its last detail, yet he
Imew that 'the income did not make
sufficient to pay for the labor required
and the seed used.
Before the last load. of potatoes .had
'been hauled and while the potato bugs
and the • plant lice were still resting-
'peacefully in their winter quarters,
this man was thinking very hard.' He
walked the. floor and occasionally stop-
ped before -the fire to' meditate as to
the end of it all. However, he finally
thought the matter through and re-
solved to make a change.
So here is' what he is now doing:
The old stables are being remodeled--
cement
emodeled—
cement floors, more and larger win-
dows, good stanchions and mangers
will soon be completed. A ten by
thirty -silo is lifting its head above the
eaves of the old barn. Four good
high grade- Guernseys have been
brought to the farm and others will
conte as soon as they' San be found.
Two neighbors have joined"with this
inspired. farmer to purchase a pure-
bred sire.
Potatoes, we.are told, will not be
abandoned, but will be planted in
regular rotation with other crops
needed to keep the cows. Sweet clover,
alfalfa and corn will be prominent in
this crop list.
Our prediction is that, in the course
of five years, this farmer will look
back to his potato crop of 1922 as
most valuable because it set him to
thinking and was the means of lining,.
him up on the;right aide of the dairy
cow and of starting him in diversified
farming.
Buttermilk for Hog Feeding.
A country that produces butter on
a large scale ought, to turn out a good
class of hog products at a reasonable
cost. Buttermilk is a very valuable
hog feed, not so much for the nutri-
ment it contains, but for its healthful
influence on the hogs fed upon it. The
excellence of both Irish and Danish
bacon is to a great extent due to the
use of this dairy by-product, In like
manner, the hog raiser in this country
who can get buttermilk for his pigs,
ought also to succeed in his hog rais-
ing. He should be one of those re-
ceiving the ten percent. premium for
most of the. pigs he markets. At any
rate, the buttermilk ought to help him
to secure the thrift and growth favor-
able to the production of "Selects" if
his stock is of right type . and judi-
ciously fed.
As a- substitute for dairy by-
products,
digester tankage is oftn
recommended. for growing pigs. At..
the Brandon Experiment' Station, but-
termilk and tankage wore compared
in a -hog feeding test last year.
Twenty-seven pigs divided' into three
lots, were fed for' 44 days. Care was
taken to divide the lots eqnally with
respect to thriftiness and weight.
The grain ration consisted' of a mix-
ture of three parts barley, chop, three
parts shorts, one'part feed flour,
freshly mixed and fed twice daily. The
pigs were kept in open yards about
one-sixth acre in area, and had access
to rape growing in their yards, to
supplement the grain ration.
Lot 1 received the grain ' ration '
mixed to the consistency of a .thin slop
in buttermilk, and fed as . much as '
they would readily clean up,,.
Lot 2 received the grain ration, plus
nine per cent. digester tankage, mixed
to the consistency of` a thin': slop in
water, and fed as much as they would
readily consume.
Lot 3 received the grain ration only,
mixed to the consistency of a thin
slop in water, and fed as much as
they would readily consume.
The pigs in lots I and '2 were all in
goodihealthy condition during the ex-
eri e
P m nt, and continued to do well
after the experiment was
'Pour pigs fromcompleted:
P g lot three berame int-
thrifty,,,and one died,"' The remaining
five .pigs in this lot continued to do
well after the experiment was finished„
At
the'
end .
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test it
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lama ever written rr th0
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WItk'on y nlllnollt. net -
per0enoeh I 'h 1i ta. ,0 t 11 Ito. 10
ttront.WM. b 11US 03/11p 100.0 ,; o t allooe
end ehoolub orth:.,3, df 0105
iandlonkln worth :maydollar/12o'l1, •
huLdIol of hornoo. but all you 1 t•u tJ
u
k
fe 4, o,lour lasgglob 5001& 30'I0. absolutely
ft,o,.. 01,444 6uempint t ,
e0eTH aZRwleh' h a , Yin. 13 1922.
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Have hem Using' yonr x0 I;tg•o o treatment." Trent.
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PrI550BLY qe book
Ifyovrdr ,eglet had,not -dopy of the gook leer
lyrlte,4[dl 0„t .
Dr, B. J. li1:Pi-OMJ. CO.,
tnosburg I Fops, Vt., UJ,.Si..A. s
I.SS UE-fdo, 26----'23,
gave over twice as great profit over
cost of feed as those fed the grain
ration and tankage.. The lot fad but-
termilkgave over seven'tinics as great
profit as those fed on, the grain ration
and water. The lot ked en the grain
ration and tankage, though not show-
ing to! advantage againet the -Mittel:
rnillc-fed pigs, ,gave almost three times
es ,great a profit over cost of feed as
those fed on the grain 'entice alone,
The experiment demon:;trated .'fur
them• that, when buttermilk is -avail
able, it is a veryvaluable feed'' for
growing pigs. ,The experiment shows.'
also that, when buttermilk :is not avail-
able,
me
t addition i dditi
on
of
tankage,' a e�
g., even at '•
its present high price, is a valuable
supplement,
Young men taut of what they are
going to do; old men talk of what
they have clone; and feeble then talk
of what they should like to do.