Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1908 — BINTS FOR FARMERS [ARTICLE]

BINTS FOR FARMERS

1 Tobacco Far Live Stock. In the near future we win be feeding tobacco to live stock, says Fanners Advocate. Joseph E. Wing, the.well known writer on live stock subjects, •ays that each sheep should bare its dally chew of tobacco. He claims that tobacco is a sure cure for the nedulur disease, which to sbeep men will sound very much like a miracle. Buy from the factories cheap, damaged tobacco leaves or stems and cuttings from cigar factories at an expense of about 4 cents per pound. Feed In troughs with a little salt sprinkled on the tobacco. A few mouthfuls for each .sheep once or twice each week will 'keep the animals healthy. Mr. Wing recommends that its use begin at once and closes bis article with the statement that feeding tobacco will pay a 'thousandfold. Poultry Notes. > Charcoal Is an excellent preventive of sickness and should be given the fowls dally, either by mixing a little In the soft food (a teaspoonful of powdered charcoal to a quart of mash) or by having a small box of It constantly within reach of the fowls. v If there Is aiy constitutional weakness in the hen it is pretty sure to show itself during the molting period Our American breeds—the Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode Island (Reds—show their superiority over other varieties or breeds in more ways than one. Green cut bone is an excellent egg stimulant, but it should not be given oftener than three times a week, and then only an ounce per head of stock (should be allowed at a time. Fall Plowing Best For Barloy. In a co-operative test the Wisconsin 'experiment station found an average jyield of 41.8 bushels of Oderbruck barley per acre was secured on fall plowing and 35.9 on spring plowing. Drillling gave an average yield of 41.1 as icompared with 39.6 bushels where sovrn with a seeder. Drilling on fall (Plowing gave an average yield of 43.3 bushels and on spring plowing 37.3 Ibushels as compared with 4L2 and 35 'bushels respectively where a seeder was used. In four cases where the jbarley was sown on land not plowed, ibut worked up carefully with a disk Cr, an average yield of 22.2 bushels secured.

Storing Apples. j In keeping apples In a cellar keep |them shut from the air. Barrels should be kept covered, as the air will draw 'the moisture out of the apples very rapidly. Then keep a thermometer where it will show the temperature of [the cellar. A little study of any cellar IwOl enable the farmer to adjust the •apply of cold air from the outside that the temperature will be kept between 32 and 40 degrees most of the time. Some of the windows In the celliar should be so made that they may [admit air whenever it Is desired to lower the temperature.—Farmers Advocate. Grinding Small Grain. I The results from grinding small [grain, as shown by summarizing the ■tests made at different experiment stations, show a somewhat larger amount lured as a result of grinding. Results of ten tests In all compiled by Mr. [George M. Rommell In hta bulletin’No. |47 of the bureau of animal Industry on the hog industry show a saving of 12.26 per cent to be made by grinding. It was noted In connection with the experiments in testing the feeding of Kaffir corn at the Kansas station that the whole grain was not as satisfactory as the ground grain.'

Developing Dairy Cattle. This year’s feed increases next year’s yield. A cow high fed this year will give better returns for food consumed next year than one having a light ration now, and the skillful dairyman can, by carefully deeding his cow, rlually increase from year to year amount of feed consumed and the yield of milk produced per pound of teed eaten for a number of years. la the work of developing the poor cows will reach their limit much earlier than the good ones and can be fattened and (sold.— H. M. Cottrell. Middlihgs For twins. Professor Henry of the Wisconsin «xEment station says that as a feed for te at all periods of their developt middlings stand pre-eminent. Middlings contain much protein and ash and have much less crude fiber than bran. For the nourishment of very young pigs middlings rank next to ■west skimmilk. During the fattening period middlings serve admirably with corn. It is cMjmed that the tendency of all mill bjpfoducts Is to produce ■oft pork and for that reason should always be fed with corn, barley or other grains. < , .

Preparing Turkays For Market. Dry picking is always to be preferred when preparing turkeys for market. When in fine condition, nicely picked and sent to market without having been' packed in ice, a turkey is at its best and consequently commands the highest price. Lice on Calves. Ths calf cannot thrive when infested gwith Hee. Wash him with strong soapwlth which a little kerosene has thoroughly mixed by shaking in a Artichokes For Hortes. I Artichokes are found by some authorities to be excellent food for horses, alley ere greedily eaten, and hones thrive on them.—Orange Judd Fanner.