| Show DAIRY AND POUJiTJlY INTUnnBTINO CHAPTERS FOR OUH RURAL READOnS itoe eoeesfrl Marmon npraiC 1 110 iSa lIrrlnn of lha eew A ten Simi a In tle taro or Ilse wk end 1oulley JIB dkwate Ie one conc which cells for ikllW advlcw I heaeter this Is I attainable 41 at-tainable nail I one In f hick a fatal result uy rarity be pod po-d by Improper treatment V a y method and rem die which CAnnot be aplled with would lately by the firmer himself manifestly bo out of plOI In this artl here given however ele Tho direction ever If carefully followed ihon d be the mean of saving maW animau which otherwise would l1 lost Ai a result It U I found hat the oonw dlt after calving the te dliMto appear more likely It U I to prove fatal Tile suddenness and severity or eompora ale sup tive mildness of Ihe onset piles an 1t1l1l lIon ai to the reenll in all cate It la I Important that the flrtt symptoms should be reeo cnll1 In order that treatment may be commenced early In she caw of cow which have already minVred from a previous at lack and even In the rOil of others which present conditions very favorable favora-ble for the dlMMie aunts QI alreadY deierlbed preventive treatment inoutd bo commenced before parwrltlon Till coniltla In Ilinlllng the supply of food during Ibo limo that the row It I dry nnd keeping the bowel open by ono or more dosca of soils The most tuKablo purgative for a enw U ono to onn and a half pound ot Epsom or nitubcr lilt with an ounce of ginger and about n pint of molasses Mi a large quantity Iwo qjart or more of tepid l water After cnlvlim a free now of blood to the udder ihould be encouraged by frequent fre-quent milking even If tbl calf ts I allowed al-lowed llo tuck and thin animal ot courte should lie protected from exposure lo severe weather or lo unusual cold or heat although a certain amount of dally cxcrclta li deelrabl I H the nnl symptoms ot the I disease 1 tlioiild l appear the purgative medicine should bo given DRiiln nt once llulletln of Arkanta Kxpirlmcnl Htatlon taneed Mral If you have a little money hat you want to spend In a prolllable manner n good wy 10 do It It lo lay In a supply ot llntecd meal for ho coming winter It la much cheaper now than It will probably Iw In site winter sad It III I nn jfllFtil11ltwoegtrpavemnnesett whee ho fall calves are expected I never knew of a cat of trotild at enlvtng when tf little meal had been fed for u short tlmo before and whllo thti li I not to nocctiary In dimmer Os Ic ts In win her when the feed la I almost exclusively u 1 exclusive-ly dry tllll a little lin very coutl thing 10 uin at such a lime A neighbor ot mlno tome time ago asked me w K it4ne he bat thing to give a caw that had failed to drop he placenta I old him hat I did not know u I had never had any trouble In that line but I could tell him what would prevent and recommended tin iced meal The medical profenlot generally recommend a dote of plijtlr it a first course In certain cate ot illmenla hat affects animals and whllo tfptom salts may hove their place yet It la I much better 1 think 10 use lln seed meal and do away with the need of luch medicines The above men Honed medicine are called cathartics cathar-tics which li I derived from n word In sonic nnclent language which meant lo kick Tho Idea II 1 that when Ilicao medicine are taken Into the ilomocl and intestines they Irrltalo the lining to such a drgrro that In the efforts to expel Ibo foreign aubitanro u watery korrcllon la I poured out In inch profu lion that the desired end It I accomplish ell or It li Licked out Now It seems lo me that III la better lo Ule tome feed lug itnft that has a ulne ai a meant ot giving nourishment and will at the tamo time act ai a cathartic duet than to use a catharlc which only acts by Irritating the ayilem Into which It II I taken National Stockman 1It mkhaa I This breed of fowls li very old 1 older old-er come lay than this Itomnn Umpire They ore described by old Itoman writers and 10 clearly that lore acorns no doubt that they were tho meet prominent breed of that early age Prom that limo lo Ihla they teem tc have held I characterise dlttlnct from olhor breads Writing of this breed Manly Mill says Thoy are what would be termed at Ibo present day preeminently an KnRllih breed o t fowls and are aa they alnaya will boa bo-a general favorite whemer known The English regard them ai tuperlo to all other breeda aa a table fowl am they probably are unimrpaMCd by any and equaled l by none except perhaps I the e me Yet It lint Ibo nihantag when compared with the latter pro dnclnc n creator proportion of breast meat being 10 very broad deep full breasted and plump In general contour The A virago clght of the rock It from nine to ten pounds though they oc cailotuUly weigh over eleven pounds the hco > i weigh from seven lo eight pounds One tteulltr marking of the forking fork-Ing lsrti fifth toe which lit placed abova the fourth dlillnct from the olh ere end turn slightly upward The head If alher large though not coarse beau stout and ellahlly curvvd l the I tomUof Iho colored vnrletlM being elthtrjrpse or ilnglti the white variety always having the row comb Tho car 0 J lobe and wattle tike the comb ore bright red In color Ihe wattle being quite large and broad The neck It large of medium length the back broad and long the breast deep broad and full the wing and general makeup make-up of the fowl being compact and plump They are quirt end docile In habit and not extensive forager though they always thrive best with a good run inch aa the liberty of a farm Tho principal varieties with u are the Colaed Silver troy While gait Cnckoo though the taller li let 1 nom mon with III then the HnglUh being rarely tttn In this country It li genernlly concede by meet poultry breeder that while Ihe Dork legs may he called fair layer with good rare yet they are Inferior in the producing quality 10 matt of our landard breed taking the > er through AI a table fowl the Dorking stand uniurpamed being peculiarly delicate In flavor lender and juicy with an abundance of hretitt meat Their Urge lie early maturity and rapid growth also tell much In their favor while their beauty of form and plumig are nol the least of their merits teethe In I Isposltlon they make Ihe best of pole and seem 10 enjoy being petted almost AI much na a eat doe being fully 11111 l 10 the llrfllmm In this respect They also make the ht of mothers never caving 1 their chickens until they are old enough to lake rare of theoitelve In a meisiiro and nre In this respect hettrr ban even Iho Cochins and Irahmaa 55 they remain longer with heir brood than mot other breeds Their egg are large and round and nearly equal In size nt both ends The Dorking breed of whatever vnr ely should nlwnji have n dry toll itherwl > they will not thrive well The breed II I valuable lo frOM with the Irahma and Cochins The result of his roe usually excels the forking In laying qualltlei < urn mul Iuiipkln nor llea When I feed hogs for hcallh 41 well BI pronto I wont She pig farrowed early In the aprlng fay In larch or April for early pqq will grow fatter and do Letter than hale one I would feed the mother liberally on kitchen slop and wheat shorts find corn meal ogrther with n moderato allowance of whole corn and nlwnv give her ample room to notice around In a lot well act In gran in she con have n good mppl of green food which I ngard ai n nenllal to health both In molhrr and plan AI coats ni Iho pigs will cat which will be at from two to four week old t feed them Mparnto from their mother In a pen whine they can so In nnd out nt will I would wean the plgt nt ten to twelve week old and keep them on good patlnro storing the summer and fall and lIt nil the growth possible from gross and clover Meantime Mean-time I would give only a moderate tup fov J r i ply of corn for hwy feeding of corn UuatoonJucUalo hnltf atul 11 mutt always be Hire they hue good nup ply of pure water for nothing II 1 moro Injurious to Ihl htallh nf hog lhan lobe lo-be 1011I1111 to drink filthy alSRnant water In Beplomber ni lOon lie new corn li I hard enough to feed economically economi-cally I would commence feeding It very moderately until Ill li bard enough lo shell I would then Increnio the amount until they were neatly on fill feed shy this lime I would have n tot of ripe tweet pumpkins and feed lib erilly of these once every day amt It I have plenty of west apple I will give them a feed of tbeio about three tints every week but never neglect to feed liberally of ripe pumpkin Hog mutt hove tomethlng more bulky and lei concentrated than corn It Iho feeder expert to keep them In n healthy condition for any great lengtl of lime I IIml pumpkin the cheapest nod brat feed to give In connection with corn of anything I ever tried and lion will fallen much faster when eo fed when confined exclusively 10 corn and at pumpkin are to easily and cheaply raised It will readily bo eeen that pork Ihut made U much cheaper than when produced exclusively on corn and he hogs In a much more healthy and natural condition hence more profitable and proflti li I what wo sire nil after I would recommend tills plan for health and profit Whet hog are to fed and have tho run of a 1 grassy lot or Held ihey will be In flue condition for market In November or early In December and < HID pork lulls made II I cheaper and healthier than hat made from hog ctrrlcd over winter win-ter and marketed at elihleen lo twenty mouths lies when fed on my plan will bo eight lo nine month old when ready fur market and If of n good breed Illko site Uerktblrct will weigh from 275 to 500 ponodI N Darker Watch the Sheep When you Ire n i sheep biting Ittelt lose no limo In tankIng tank-Ing for Ibo cause and removing It II may bo ticks or lean or nmo troubl with Iho shin but whatever It li I II1I I taking jour profit away The sheep hould be dipped 1 In any good standard dip without low of time Tho prof from n lamb or a cheep It 10 small that ono may think It doe not pay to do this for ono sheep Hut remember that our great corn crop of two hundred thousand million mi goes through duo farmere handle one ear at n lime and It one car II not worth savliiR on till I principle Ibo whole crop might be I thrown away one car at n time Tb great ocean U I made up of tingle drop II ot rain that have Wlen ono by ono And n shepherd that detpltee ono single lamb will Mtr have a profitable Pock i Am Bhcep Breeder I The health of jour manure mutt bll atudled the MUle ai Ibo condition and health of your teed If you permit It to become foul jour crop will become foul I I I There li I no iharae in paying no hamo In re elv nr an b nclt compll menu I I |
