REMOVE THE HORNS
OF DAIRY CATTLE
Ownort of farm cattle taavt a mis
taken Idea of beauty when they think
a cow or a bull la more attractive with
the born on. aaya Kliuball'a Pair;
Farmer. For safety's sake. If for no
other reason, the cattle should I de
horned, both to keep them from fcijur
lug each other and from doing bodily
barm to persona on the farm. lloru
hjT no possible use to any domestic
animal and should be removed at an
early ase.
The writer knows of at least one In
stance where horns nearly cost a child's
life. The cow was a family et and
generally as tame as a kitten. She had
very pretty aud symmetrical hrns.
and her owner would not think of hav
ing them removed. One day the fam-
rot
Sallle. the amde Holstlin cw
here pictured, ia ownHl by Q. F.
Bacr. president of the Reading rail
road. On his River YWw farm, op
posite Heading. Mr. llaer baa a
herd of elshleen llolstein cows,
some of thera pure bred, the others
grade. Several of them produce
sixty pounds or more of milk a day.
SatHe. the queen of the herd, has a
record of yleldinK more than eighty
pounds of butter In a month. Her
record for the month ending May
s showed a production of 1S10
pounds of mini, or more than 100
quarts Sallie's maximum produc
tion for one day was eighty-six
pounds four ounces, which means
forty quarts of mi'.k dally.
tifwniiritfuiiniiin
VETERINARY NOTES.
All stek anlmala should be Im
mediately removed from contact
with healthy ones, at leaat until
the nature of the. disease la
known. They should be fed and
watered from separate Teasels.
The outside wall of a horae'a
hoof should neeer be touched
with a rasp or tile, as the coeer-
, Ing (ertote provided by nature
la removed.
Overfeeding and Irregular feed-
1 lug are the causes of more sick-
! ness among horses thau any oth-
' er known thing.
A mixture of equal paru or -tincture
of Iodine, turpeutlne
aud sulphuric ether, applied one
daily for several days, will stop
the growth of new splints.
The horse should lie shod at
least once every forty days,
whether the shoes are woru or
not. as the hoofs overgrow the
shoes, this being the cause of In
flammation of the feet and corns.
M i I I I I I I I I I 1 I 1 1 I I ' '
PRODUCTION OF BEEF. .
ily. Including the three-year-old son.
was In the yard admiring the cow's
calf, a few days' old. Seeing the boy
near the calf, the cow made a dive for
him and hooked him under the chin,
the horn piercing the flesh. The cow
started to run and carried the boy on
the end of her horn several yards uuti)
she stumbled. The boy nearly died, al
though given the best of medical at
tention. The horns of the cow wore
removed a few hours afterward, as
well as the horrs on the rest of the
cows on that farm. This only Illus
trates one way In which harm can re
sult from letting horns grow.
The bull especially should be dehorn
ed, even If the cows are not When
the horns are left the animals always
are more quarrelsome and ugly. It Is
not safe and does not pay to take the
chance. Bather than kill the bull's
horns with caustic when he Is a calf
It Is preferable to let them develop for
about a year, then cut them off. This
will have a tendency to take the con
ceit out of him, and as he has learned
to depend more or less upon his horns
before they are removed he will not
be apt to get ugly. When the horns
are killed during the first few days
' the bull never knows what they are
and Is apt to learn to use his head as
a substitute to pretty good advantage
In bnnting. With heifer calves It Is a
desirable way to burn the horns with
caustic, but It must be done most care
fully and extreme care taken In han
dling It not to get any of it on one's
bands.
Cattle may be dehorned any time
during the year, but preferably not
daring the hottest months and In the
midst of flytime. It is not a painful
operation to the cow and can in no
way be considered a cruelty. It Is
more of a cruelty to leave the horns
on that to cat them off because of the
Injury she Is apt to do to other stock.
A good sharp hand saw answers the
purpose very well. The animal should
be fastened securely so that Bhe can
not flounder around. The operator
then clasps the horn with one hand
and manipulates the saw rapidly with
the other. Care should be taken not
to get too close to the head and also
not to leave on too much of the horn
After the horn Is off it 13 well to apply
some good disinfectant
Essentials In Feed and Care That
Maka Cattla Raising Profitable.
Other things being equal, the man
who makes the biggest success of the
beef business Is the man who has the
best bull, says Eel Horesford In
Orange Judd Farmer. Only calves of
the low set. blooky, early maturing
pe make first class baby beef. Such
jives come, save in rare instances.
only from pure bred beef sires.
tlooj feeding is another essential.
Calves must le made fat at the begln-
ng aud kept fat to the end. They
o letter if they get some grain, even
hen sucking their dams. Tills Is eas-
aceompllshed by having "creeps"
In the pasture or by keeping the calves
In a separate pasture, letting them
suck ouly twice a day and feeding
some grain while by themselves. The
creep method takes less labor and Is
Imost as efficient
The one biggest help toward cheaper i
beef production In the corn belt Is the j
silo. Silage Is as essential In beef prod
uction or In steer feeding as It Is In
the dairy business. By means of corn
silage the cost of keeping a beef cow
year can be lowered at least one-
third. The cost of making gains on
fattening cattle can be lowered almost
as mui;h. The man who tries to p ro
il ce beef without the aid of the silo
handicapped. Silage reduces the
high cost of living for the cow.
No beef cattle farm can afford to be
without one or the other of either clo
ver or alfalfa, or both, where they can
be raised. They not only keep up crop
yields when used In rotation, but they
furnish the cheapest source of protein
to balance silage and corn that can be
secured on the corn belt farm. Cotton
seed meal or oilmeal will help take
their place in the ration, but they are
more costly. Another factor that aids
in the cheaper production of beef Is
the care of pastures. A good deal of
the land now under the plow In the
corn belt would brlug larger returns if
laid down In pastures and properly
cared for. If pastures are not over
stocked and eaten Into the ground for
a few years, but are helped out In sum
mer and time of drought with silage or
other feeds, their stock carrying capac
ity Is Increased. Sod bound pastures
are made more productive by disking
in the spring. It pays to reseed thin
spots, drain low ones and mow the rug-
weed before It seeds. The pasture de
serves and needs its share of the farm
manures. Many pastures could be
made to double their returns under
prorier care and veTy little expense.
The business of beef producing Is not
SILO THAT PROVEO
A MONEY MAKER
After a few yean of careful thought
and consideration ou the queatlou of
putting In the alio I at last bought a
good alio secondhand at a public sale,
writes a Pennsylvania farmer Id the
American Agriculturist
I plant my corn a Unit one fourth
thicker thau for a regular crop, aa I
want many good, large ears lu the
feed. When planted too thick the
stems are too light aud I do uot get
enough corn for a good feed. The
silage If proerly cut Into short leugtha
and well packed so as to admit of no
air to It will be Juicy aud uutrltloua.
and. being palatable, cattle will thrive
well ou it aud come out In the spring
In good flesh and shed their hair much
sooner thau cattle kept alone ou dry
feed.
1 Iwgln to cut corn for allnge whett
near the rlenliiK stage Just when the
corn on the ear Is dented and nearly
tit to cut for shocking and before the
lower leaves have died off too much
At this stage I seem to get about nil
the feeding value out of It. and there
Is still enough moisture lu the stalk to
make It xick well In the alio. If com
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Photo by Kunaaa AgrU'ultural cotlega.
Klilabeth of Juneau. world's
champion Ayrshire cow, la owned
by the. kn.ii Agricultural colli-aa
at Manhattan. 'the world's beat
three-year-oUt Ayrshire nntshed her
yeur'a trial luit long aifo with 15.
as pounds of mil to her credit,
poutuU more than tha cow
whleh baa until now held the cham
pionship record. KlUalK-th contrib
uted during the year 62. pounds
of butter fat eo.ua! to 6X pounds of
butter. The average tet for tha
year was 3 iiH f'r cent. Her ra
tion haa conaiffted of tho general
herd ration of four parts corn, two
parta bran and one part oilmeal
as a (train ration, and ,he hae re
ceived all the alfalfa and silage aha
would conituine.
a gct-rich-qulck scheme. It does give
to the man who is fitted for It aud
who goes Into It Intelligently and care
fully good returns for both labor and
Investment It helps keep the fertility
of the farm where It belongs, at home.
and builds up the land. It makes of
farming a business that Is stable aud
permanent one In which tha son can
follow the father on the same farm
and prosper.
Hauling Hogs-ln Hot Weather,
Since there are many hogs lost every
summer while being hauled to market
one should make arrangements for
snch hauling In advance, says M. Cot-
erdell In Farm and Fireside. Not only
the hot weather, but the Jolting about
of the animals in the wagon, causes
them to worry and overheat them
selves.
Bolster springs on the wagon In
which hogs are marketed will greatly
diminish the dimmer from Jolting.
Next the floor of the wagon box should
be covered with leaves or litter of
some kind ami thoroughly dampened
with cool water before starting on the
trip to market if all but the lower
box of the wagon can be constructed
of slats, similar to a fence of boards,
a free circulation of air is established,
which Is of great assistance In keeping
the hogs cool.
After these precautions have been
taken make sure that you do not
crowd the wagon and smother some
of the fatter animals. Then cut some
green brush with heavy foliage and
form a canopy over the load of hogs
to protect them from the broiling snn
Hang a bucket on the wagon and stop
occasionally on the road to market,
splashing some water over the animals
and on the litter. Where the hogs are
pretty hot however, It is well to be
careful In applying the water.
Tha Care of Farm Hones.
Two tilings are necessary besides
good feed to keep the horses In prime
condition.
One is a dally grooming. It need not
be very elaborate nor long drawn out
Just a decent going over every day.
A smart man can do a sufficiently
thorough Job In four or five minutes
to each horse where another couldn't
do so well In ten or fifteen minutes.
A light grooming every day Is better
than a big carding down once or twice
a week and Is worth a quart of oats I
a day. The other necessity Is a chunk i
of rock salt In the manger. Put In a
big one so they can't bite It They
will soon get enough and then only j
hili at it occasionally. It, has a good !
effect on their digestion and helps keep
them looking sleek and smooth.
gets too dry add enough water to make
It pack well. When I am ready to
fill the silo 1 try to get enough help to
keep a cutter ami engine busy.
There la much to tie gained by bar
ing an extra man or mure to handle
the corn, for It ia a heavy Job. 1 aim
to have two uieu In the silo to tramp
and pack It well and distribute the
corn and leaves Into all parts of the
silo. My bIIo Is the round stave silo
of cedarwood. and I figure I can grow
the corn under ordinary conditions
and put It Into the alio for S1.00 a
ton. and I also figure that every ton
of silage U worth 4 to $5 a ton when
compared with other feeds. 1 live on
a farm of 130 acres, where 1 grow a
variety of crops, such as com follow
ed by oats, followed by wheat and
occasionally a second crop of wheat
with which I seed over land to grass,
timothy aud clover. This hay I hail
formerly fed out to my stock. The
cows, horses and sheep were also fed
much of the corn ami corn stover.
With a silo 1 can now hold over
much more and better feed for my
cows and sheep, and the silage Is pro
duced on much less acreage. This Is
a very strong point In favor of the
silo. I can farm better without the
automobile than without a sllu. The
i futteuers of cattle for beef claim much
larger gains by the use of silage for
feeding. Kllage seems to furnish Just
what the dairy cow wants and also
what the steer wants for taking on
flesh.
I have paid for the silo many times
over by selling the hay 1 would have
fed to my cattle, sheep and other stock,
and there Is no food to equal good
com silage If properly put up.
Causes of Scours In Pigs.
Steours in pi's may be caused by
many different things. Things which
do not affect the sows may cause
scours in pigs. Any sudden or radical
change in feed, tile feeding of kitchen
slops, wet pens and bad ventilation,
following the sow through wet grass,
dirty feed troughs, sour milk from
creameries and cheese factories or the
sow catching cold are among the i
causes of scours In pigs.
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Too few of the colts on most farms
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except their mothers' milk till they
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tbnt iVo tiff'tro they are sly weeks cM 1
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It was formerly taught by the agri
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be made nt almost any stage after
I that, but never before. Silage corn cut
too soon lacks substance nnd feeding
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