Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1909 — HINIS FOR FARMERS [ARTICLE]

HINIS FOR FARMERS

The Dairyman Not Guilty. The experienced dairyman never talks dual purpose. He knows too well that there is no money for him in losing SSO worth of milk In order to raise a veal calf worth less money or to raise a beeve to two years old. No dual purpose animal has ever topped the beef market as the Polled Angus breed has often done, and no dual purpose animal has ever produced dairy products to compare with the yield of the Holstein cows. Holstein steers have size enough and will fatten well, but they will not sell for high priced beeves because of their dairy conformation and not. as one writer says, because of the coarseness of their meat, but because they do not make the percentage of choice cuts that pure beef animals do. The two characters are antagonistic and cannot be combined In the same animal so that It will make the best of beef and the best and most profitable of dairy products.—New York Tribune Farmer.

Richness of Milk. Will certain food make milk richer'in butter fat? The discussion of this question still goes on. The general conclusion is that the individuality of the cow. rather than the food she eats, determines mainly the richness of her milk. Feed, of course, may produce a very material increase in quantity, but not of quality. Truly the quality varies under different conditions and circumstances. For instance, strippings are richer than the rest of the milking. The per cent of butter fat nlso varies at different periods of lactation. Yes. the cow is a machine for the production of miFfc. but the quality of her milk varies with each individual or is likely to do so. Cows that give the richest milk are more apt to produce offspring that will do the same; hence it is possible to breed this quality in cows and build up a rich milk strain, as has been done.— Home and Farm.

Planting Apple Trees In Fall. Some fruit growers believe that the most appropriate time to plant an apple orchard is in the fall, from about the last of October till the middle of November, when the ground is loose and moist enough to work well, but not wet and sticky. At that time the growing season is over, and the trees will hardly be injured at all by the change from nursery to orchard. The roots that have been cut in digging and preparing for resetting will callous over, and the ground will settle firmly about the roots, and in the spring the trees are ready to awaken into new life without a check to their growth. But in severe winters some trees will be lost. The better plan is to set the trees In a trench with top sloping close to the ground. Then cover with litter to prevent severe freezing. They will be in fine shape for early spring planting.—American Cultivator. Fattening Hogs. Fattening hogs will usually finish faster on cornmeal than on shelled corn, and many farmers favor cornmeal for that reason. Experiments covering the quantity fed plainly show, however, that hogs given cornmeal eat more feed in a given time than those on shelled corn. When both the feed eaten and the gains made are taken into consideration, the profit In favor of cornmeal is considerably less than many suppose. Corn and cob meal has been shown to have about the same value as pure cornmeal. If any advantage is had from corn and cob meal, as Is claimed by some stockmen, it no doubt largely comes from the bulk furnished by the particles of cob. which, by rendering the contents of the stomach less compact or more porous. helps to their easier and more complete digestion.—Coburn’s “Swine In America.” Barley For Bacon. Barley as a hog feed is regarded with much appreciation by those who are best Informed on the subject. It is much used by Danish farmers, says Farm and Home. A professor at a Canadian agricultural college found barley so valuable in the production of prime export bacon that it is now regarded as a standard with which the other grains are compared. In experiments; carefully made for the purpose of determining the nature and causes of what is known as soft pork it was ascertained that the best article of bajeon was “produced by a ration in (which barley was at least one-third of the whole amount.”

The Hidebound Horse. | Treatment for a hidebound horse |would depend altogether upon the cause of this condition. It is usually due to ,some digestive disturbance. If this is the case change the feed to something |of laxative nature and give tablespoon,ful doses of Fowler’s solution of arsenic once a day. The Fowler’s solution can be procured from any drugiglst and Should be kept on band.—Denjver Field and Farm. j Sheep In tho Corn Belt [ It is Impossible for the mind to comprehend the benefit that would be derived from the practice of pasturing a ‘few sheep on every farm in the corn belt, says the Des Moines (la.) Homestead. If this conld be done we would have a country without weeds, and from my standpoint that would be the 'millennium. The Farm Horse. For the large farm the strong, heavy, slow horse Is the best. This does not mean that he should be a alow walker.