Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1916 — Why Is a Nest Egg [ARTICLE]

Why Is a Nest Egg

Neat egga have been considered a necessity in poultry circles for many years, but no one seems to know just why they are used. Occasionally a hard artificial nest egg will fool an egg eating hen and perhaps break her of the habit, if she hurts her bill trying to'break the egg. An egg in the nest does not induce egg production, as some people erroneously suppose for the egg production is dependent upon feeding the proper rations and the hen lays her egg when it is properly put together and protected by a shell, furnished by nature. Investigations made by the department of agriculture indicate that the average cost of raising a heifer on a dairy farm in the northern and eastern sections is about s6l at the end of her second year; this includes an allowance of $7.81 for labofr. The heifer is given a credit of $8 for the manure she produces. Thus it appears that the dairy farmer in the sections mentioned can not afford to raise a heifer that is ■ not worth more than S6O when two years old.

Don’t forget that a few beets, turnips or cabbage mixed with the regular rations of the dairy herd on wintry days will do much toward taking the place of the juicy grazing the animais relished so much in the summer when they filled the milk pail to overflowing. Watch the hired man with your horses. If they cringe, dodge or show signs of fear when with him,' take my advice and “fire” him. A good horse is spoiled when he is a victim of fear.

Millions of pounds of wool are imported annually t J supply the home de- , mand. Why not grow this wool on your own soil and keep the money in rhe family? , The cost of twenty or thirty bushels of oats fed to the colt durjng the winter will be than twice as much in its growth and development. Don’t feed out all the clover to the cows. Save a nice lot for the sheep. They will get as much good out of it as any animal on the farm. When a sheep gets unruly, the best thing to do is to make a trip to the meat man’s, and take as your passenger that trying sheep...« i / If any sheep or lamb is heard coughing, put it by Itself and give special care and treatment. Find the cause and remove it. It pays to fuss a little with the cows, and they relish a little change In dietwith some dainties added, as well as we do. If you-would get good returns from poultry, keep them in a good warm house in winter and. feed them well. Because sheep have warm coats, it does not follow that they can be exposed to wet and storms. With a good stool to hold up the pail you can rest at milking time, after a hard day's work. ' Pigs are not protected from cold by warm coats of hair, and suffer greatly if exposed. Turn the colts in the yard every day for exercise.,