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Show A. C. U. NJTcS Feeding the Calf i There is no need of feeuing the ordinary ordi-nary calf fur a longer period than one week on whole -milk according to Dr. W. E. Carrol of the Animal Husbandry department. Of course, the change to ' skim-milk should n t be made suddenly, nor without substitutes for the fat or cream. To replace t.ie fat that has J been removed from the milk, as well as ! to furnish additional protein, there is nothirg that can take the place of flax-: flax-: seed jelly. This jelly should be added , in small qnantities at first ana slowly i increase. Begin with a dessert spoon-! spoon-! ful in each feed and increase gradually until a cupful is" t eu.g fed nignt and ! morning to the three months old calf. To prepare t i.- jelly, steep one pound of whole flaxseed in water almost boiling boil-ing until a thick paste results. It should be kept cojI and sweet until fed. In addition to the flaxseed jelly a little dry ! bran and whole oats should be fed. Some clean, swee i. hay will be found a valuable addition to the ration at a : very early age. Preparation of the soil j Thorough preparation of the seed bed is one of the most important elements ! of success in th production of crop? ' according to the Agronomy department, j The more mellow the soil, the better are crops able to extract nourishment and make use of ai-y fertilizers that have been a) plied. Gardens are made to produce relatively much more than fields, chiefly because of the work done on them with spade and rake. The condition con-dition of the field should, as far as possible, pos-sible, resemble that of a garden. The health and comfort of fowls The tii st essential of the housing of farm poultry to insure health and vigor, according to Prof. Byron Alder, is f rei -dom from moisture. Since the house must be kept dry it must be located in a dry place. A gentle slop to the south with a porous soil and good air drainage : is ideal. In many places it will not be possible to get the ideal, so that some provision must be made to keep the moisture out of the house. A good floor well up from the surface of the ground is the Dest we can do. A concrete floor under wnich is placed a six or eight inch ; layer of fine gravel or broken stone, will keep out the moisture and will be j more easily cleaned and kept in a sani-j sani-j t ary condition than the dirt floor. |
