Show KILLING LICE ON STOCK IN WINTER great problem presented to many stockmen Stoc kmen lice on cattle in the winter present a great problem to many banners fan ners as the customary dipping of the summer months cannot be carried out without grave danger of pneumonia and colds prof H A hopper cornell university recommends the use of powders or ointments before applying these ointments hair should be clipped where the lice are most abundant along the back head ears neck and inside the hanks most dusting powders on the market are suitable to beep down lice but they are hardly able to eradicate the lice entirety applications of any of the lice killers should be made 10 das aparto get all the lice that hatch after the first application arsenical dips are commonly used when dipping the cattle or an orchard sprayer may be used in applying poison when the herd Is small any of the common dips anny be used it thoroughly applied for hand applications the united state department recommends cottonseed oil and kerosene equal parts kerosene and lard one half pint kerosene to a pound of lard crude petroleum or any of the dips recommended for lice some have had results in using crankcase oil by applying it lightly there Is danger in the use of oil if cattle are exposed to direct sunlight or chilling weather or rain the oil should be lightly applied with a brush or cloth trench silo Is easily built and economical by G WARD extension architect kansas state ag college cattle feeders who have a bank or esteep slope available for the location of a below ground silo will find the trench type economical to construct and convenient to use the trench silo Is especially adapt ed for emergency use and Is popular with tenant farmers who desire to teed silage where the farm lacks a silo A few dais work with team and scraper will excavate a trench clentry lare to handle the amount of silage needed 0 materials need be purchased it it Is to be used only temporarily some farmers hae found the trench silo enough to justify alln ing ith concrete the sides are left eloping and require only a thin lining the sloping sides make possible the packing of the silage with horses or cattle and the settling leaves no air pockets next to the walls the top of the silage may be coy ered with several inches of finely cut straw wetted down A few inches of additional straw Is then added and covered oer with earth to avoid spoilage alth one end of the trench reach ing the bank or slope the silage may easley removed by backing a wag on into the trench pay careful attention to proper pig feeding the farmer who wants to make u success of his fall pigs must pay care ful attention to proper feedings and handling corn Is a favorite high energy feed during the growing and fattening periods the concentrates fed should have high energy value with some protein supplements although corn Is probably best ground barley or ground ne may be substituted for corn in using these feeds farmers should remember that they are high in energy but low in protein and that they must be balanced with lilge protein foods in order to get the best results skim milk or buttermilk both of which are high in protein and mineral matter nrc good to balance grains most satisfactory feed outlined for fall pig in a feeding experiment conducted at purdue university a ration of corn and soy beans did not prove adequate for fall pigs that had to be grown in a dry lot the addition of other types of protein such as fish meal or alfalfa moal give good results when mineral was also fed the most satisfactory ration for fall pigs wis one of corn alfalfa meal and linseed the work with soy beans in swine rations is being carried further to lucirn as much as possible about their value fattening steers fattening steers fed during the win ter on a ration of legume hay and corn or barley are in special need of water to go with these dry feeds in sum mer and early fill a lot of moisture Is supplied through ami green forage but in late fall and winter on dry feeds this is not the case it will be found that the steers will not only do better hut will get along on less high priced hay and grien if supplied with belted enough to prevent aco arming |