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Show Bovine Miss America of 1925 Calves Dropped in High Grade Seed Autumn Need Care Corn Essential of Winter Are Hard Germination Test Is Reliable Rigors on Youngsters Index of Productiveness Calves coming in the fail of the year and Vitality. are more those welcome than at any other time, because from the price standpoint this is the most desirable time for the cows to freshen. It is also realized that such calves are often harder to raise since they have to endure the rigors of winter at an early age. Dy using a few precautions, a minimum number of calves will be lost. Among these safeguards may be suggested the following: A clean, stall, should be so to avoid trouthe as cow, provided ble during the first two days after birth while the calf is left with the usually Mollie, the nearly 100 per cent bovine Venus, crowned queen as the champ'lon Holstein at the recent National Dairy show, is the property of James E. Larrowe of Detroit, Mich. Her winning the royal purple rosette entitles her to first place of the bovine Miss America of 1925 over all the other 9,000,000 black and white grade cows in the United States. Horse Supply Is on the Decline Good Animals Weighing 1,400 Pounds and Up Are Needed on Farms. Under such conditions the farmer cannot reasonably expect to buy horses five years from now at as low a price as he can buy them today The number of colts born on the farms In South Dakota during the spring cj 1925 indicates that many farmers ar.1 already looking ahead to the tilin' when younger horses will be needed. seed-hous- sta-ion- well-bedde- d cow. An abundant amount of sunlight Is necessary for all calves and their quarters should lie cleaned daily and kept well bedded. The feeding of too much milk is a common error. For the first three or four weeks calves should receive not more than 12 pounds daily of whole milk, and after the gradual change to skim milk is made, large quantities should not he fed. Very few calves ure capable of properly digesting even as little ns 10 pounds of milk dally. Bright green liny, ensilage and grain should he fed as curly as possible. Calf palls should be kept scrupulously clean, and calves slioiild be fed in-- dividually. Adequate shelter from wind should lie provided as also should a run for exercise. The strict observance of a few essentials will minimize danger from hould lie. scours and loss from other causes, inThere are four important fungi suring a good healthy growtli. H. R. gainst which the seed trade is guard-v- La scelles. Fieldman, Colorado State as zealously as It is able. The Dairy Commissioner. i.si is a common parasite of corn and Mail grains widely distributed over lie corn belt. It is responsible for the Good Winter Protection o rot disease in corn. Another for Bees Is Important a isos dry rot of the ears. A third Proper winter protection for bees causes pink rot of corn kershould be more carefully provided by nels and t lie fourth also affects the the average beekeeper. Statistics for ubstmice of the kernels. Iowa show that winter losses of bees, it is necessary to disinfect the seed due to carelessness in wintering ineth--oils- , corn to kill the spores of these fungi often run as high as IS per cent following which germination tests are This tremendous annual loss could be necessary in the special incubators avoided for the most part if beekeepused to test the viability of seeds. ers would give the matter of winterGermination Test. ing more thought. The Illinois experiment station after Two general methods of wintering a experi-nent- s of series outdoor or cellar wintering. Of are long conducting issued a bulletin on these corn these tlie former method is considered In either method the esdiseases last year and this summer superior. he University of Louisiana issued a sential things to provide are good vensimilar study. The recommendation of tilation, protection against rodents Louisiana where the corn yield has and absorption of moisture given off It has by the bees. been unusually low says : been generally assumed Hint a germiComplete information on wintering nation test is a reliable index of the bees by several methods ns well ns vitality and productiveness of corn much reliable information on practiand consequently it is usually recom- cally all phases of agriculture Is conmended that germination tests be tained in the report of tlie state apimade with all seed corn and ail ears arist for 1923. Tills booklet of nearly discarded that do not come up to a 100 pages was compiled by F. B. standard. If only a small percentage state apiarist, Iowa State colof the kernels of un eif germinate, or lege, and will be mailed free upon apif the growtli of the young plants implication . to him. mediately following germination is weak, that ear should not be used for fine-lookin- g Warts on Cows Teats at the South Dakota Varts on a cows teats that have State college urge fanners to look narrow necks may he snipped off with ahead to the time when they will need blunt scissors, a few at a lime; then younger work animals and to, produce apply tincture of iodine to the wounds the draft type of horses that are In Masses of small warts will drop o.T in time if you bathe the teats several good demand. A few years ago the production of times daily witli warm water containhorses was one of the principal ing oite ounce of washing soda and ii. branches of the industry. the evening apply a thick paste of pure was fine, and castor oil, salt, and Powers of sulphur. Feed was cheap, climate soil suitable for excellent underpin- Oil of white cedar (thuja) or an ointning. All kinds of horses ranging from ment of it will also remove warts. the small Indian pony to the big heavy draft horse were raised in South Da- Prices for Sheep and Lambs kota and the surplus found its way, at It seems to he reasonably certain good prices, to the Eastern and South- that there will he hut few, if nuy. eastern markets. Parent stock of the more sheep and lambs slaughtered this very best breeding and individuality fall than a year ago. This, together was purchased regardless of prices with the fact that pork ami heel and brought into the state to improve for the next few months will re prices the quality of horses. main well above those of last year for Supplanted by Automobile. the corresponding period, leads to l lie on the horses belief that fat sheep and lamb prices The need for light farm diversified or this coming winter will compare faawragi general has been filled to a large degree by vorably with those of the correspondthe automobile. Furthermore, the pro- ing period last year. duction and development of these types of horses Is becoming a highly Higher Producing Herds A glance over the record of t he specialized Industry. The Sanger of associations IndiInjury to colts, which are full of iife various and energy, is much greater than with cate that in a great many Instances colts or mules. The de- the herds are those the draft-bre- d to comwho men grain feedpractice velopment of light colts so as by kept mand a profitable price on the market, ing during the summer months. Most also requires skill possessed by com- farmers who practice sumnier feeding, feed oats and corn. Iiran is also paratively few men. On the other hand, It Is quite likely fed when it is not too expensive. The that good horses, weighing 1,400 grain ration advisable Is that which to do fits the needs of the individual farmpounds and up, will be needed our farm work and some of the work er best. In other Industries for years to come. Good Egg Ration A report of the United States Department of Agriculture for Mu y 1, 1925, Here is a ration for winter egg Indicates that only 11.4 per cent of recommended by A. C. Smith, the horses n the farms of crop re- chief of the division of poultry husunporters over the Uolted States are Minnesota university farm: 43 per bandry, der four years of nge, while Dry Mash, cent are under ten years of age. This 4 rate 2 parts bran parts ground report also shows that the present oats meal 2 alfalfa Middle West, In par's the 4 colt of production 7 parts meat scrap parts middlings of which in so far as horse production 6 parts corn meal Grain. Is concerned, South Dakota may be considered a part, Is not enough to 2 parts cracked corn, 1 part barley. maintain the present number of horses. 1 part oats. Yet, In past years, the Middle West The time to soled your corn is in has been the source of horse and mule It is In Southern the fall. The place to select replacements for both the the field. Eastern states. Economists live-stoc- k . cow-testin- highest-producin- g g in and The necessity of the highest grade tested seed corn has been brought home to the agricultural population of the country very emphatically by tlie failure of the crop over large sections last year owing to unusually early frosts and cold, wet weather all season and the falling off in production due to severe drought this summer. The essential factor, also, of selecting seed corn from types adapted to the section where it is to be grown is also recognized and emphasized by the seed trade. While low yields may be attributed to adverse growing weather in many cases, in others low fertility, poor cultivation, bad drainage and insect attacks cut considerable figure. However, it has been discovered in the last year that some seed corn is infected with various types of fungus which severely injure its germinating quality. Seed houses and state experiment stations have conducted elaborate germination tests and have found that these are necessary to protect the buyer of seed corn. Not Good for Seed. e labThe experts of the s oratories and of the experiment to fails which agree that corn show high . germinating quality and strong, rapid growtli should not be used for seed. The seed trade lias deseed stroyed considerable corn stock because its tests showed hat germination was not all that it coming g ! t Pad-doc- k, seed. principle of this recommendation that the big seed houses have been carefully testing and grading their seed corn. It is upon tiie Handling Sow and Litter before the sosv farrows she should be placed 4n a pen by herself where she can have access to shelter and bedding. To much bedding Is objectionable, as the young pigs may crawl under it and thus be crushed by the low. Guard rails will do much to prerent the sow from lying on the pigs, advises L. V. Starkey, chief of (lie animal husbandry division at Cleinson college, in telling how to bundle the sow and her litter. Soy beans should be cut for hay any time between when the pods are half grown and just .before they beglu to turn yellow. Alfalfa liny and corn silage together supply ideal roughage for dairy cows. Both are gaining rapidly in popularity each year throughout tlie Northwest. Watch Uiose fall pigs and get them well started before cold weather comes. If a pig is not growing nicely before winter be will not flourish during the cold weather. |