Polk County itemizer., May 21, 1914, Page 6, Image 16

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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
R a is in g F in e H o g s in t h e N o r t h w e s t
Some Tdeas on the Best Way to Breed and Produce the Fanners’
Mortgage Lifters.
The Muni: of the
Blizzard Makes Me Smile
“ The louder she hums the more I smile—it means the filling of my silo I
of stuff my cows like and thrive on it means that my crop is being ■
rapidly put away where weather does not bother. 1 don’t have to
t wait for good weather like you do and run the risk of losing my crop.
That hum is music to me— sorta seems like the old Blizzard is sing­
ing over the good work it’s doing. 'Yes, it’s a Blizzard. Why? Well,
Sir, just watch it a few minutes and you won’t need an answer. See
the boys hustle. They have to, to keep up with it. The Blizzard
hardly ever chokes, cause the throat is so large and clear. No, there
is no danger. The gears are all shielded and a pull of that lever
near John’s hand instantly stops, starts or reverses the feed rolls
( and feed table. The Blizzard is different from most silo fillers.
FINELY BEED POLAND CHINA BOAK.
You see the Blizzard people started to build silo fillers before any one else
and decided to build as simple and as good a machine as possible. M ost
cutters have a separate cutter, fly wheel end fan. but the Blizzard people
combine these in one, which make* less wearing parts and takes less power to
run the machine.
Another thing that made me take to the Blizzard is that no
time is lost iu adjusting the knives to the shear plate. There is a device
on the main shaft by which this is done while they are running full blast.
N o , the boys don’t worry about the silo.
The
Blizzard wind blast shoots the aiiage up
^
any distance and the new distributor spreads
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it out evenly inside. 1 tell you it's
o money maker for
If | were you
any farmer and in off
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weather seasons it s a
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j, Blizzard book.
“ WHY
SILAGE
amount o f grain, especially during the
PAYS'*
first part o f the period of pregnancy.
Tho hay used should bo o f good qual­
This is tho second of a series <$>
and one cf their
. 5 «eiiCornplete eata-
of articles by two men well-in- *$> ity and especially fine in texture. Small
jie5S*r logs. It will tell |
you a lot of
<§> formed upon what the hog can do <$> racks similar to those used for feeding
i things that you |
for the Northwest.
<& cattle are sometimes used, but many
fou gh t to know.
■"whether you in­
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<?> farmers feed the hay in troughs or on
tend to put up
the floor and do not require the hogs
silage this sea­
to clean up the coarse stems, but take
son or n ot."
BY JAMES E. WITHYCOME AND
them out and use for bedding or feed for
E. L. POTTER.
other stock.
T IS impossible in this article to go
Where many horses are kept the best
extensively into the various theories
possible plan is to feed the hogs the
of breeding and of heredity. A few*
Send me a copy of your free book,
fine stems and heads with accumulate
fundamental truths in the principles of
in the bottoms of tho mangers. This is
breeding will be given. First, “ like
“W HY SILAGE PAYS ”
much better than the hay direct from
begets like.“
Pigs of the right class
the stack. Common red clover will do
and complete Blizzard Catalog.
can be produced if the right class of
just as well in every way as alfalfa
boars and sows are used and if (note
when cured under similar conditions,
the “ i f ” ) the ancestors o f the boar and
many claiming it is better.
sows are also of this type.
Grinding alfalfa for hogs is not us­
There is no other safe rule to follow*.
ually a good practice, and costs more
There is no mysterious secret known
than is gained. A lfalfa is especially
only to the elect.
good for brood sows, as it has plenty of
There is no way in which to control bulk and above all, because it contains
tho sex of the offspring. Sudden frights, the protein and mineral matter ncces
or other vivid mental impressious re­ sary for tho proper development of the
ceived by the female during pregnancy litter without too great a tendency to
or at the time of service do not affect fatten.
the offspring. The first male to which
On a ration of barley, which is some
the female is bred does not in any what times fed, the sow must have enough to
$ 3.50 eneh month gets............... $ 500.00
over affect tho offspring produced later make her fat, sometimes too fat, in or­
7.50 each month gets................ 1,000.00
by n different male. There are volumes der to get enough portein and mineral
14.00 each month gets................ 2,000.00
written on tho subject, but the state­ matter to properly develop the pigs.
21.00 each month gets................ 3,000.00
ments given cover most of tlio facts Skim milk is another good feed for sows,
which are of practical value to the and should be fed about as liberally as
Larger or Smaller Sums in the Same Proportion.
breeder.
the supply will admit.
WRITE FOR BOOKLET WHICH TELLS HOW IT IS DONE.
Time For Farrowing.
Foods Are Compared.
The most desirable tin»« of the year
You Incur No Obligation.
In
estimating
the amounts required
in most parts of the state for a* sow
enAS. E. LADD Pres.
EDW. COOKINGHAM, Vico Pres.
for
maintaining
sows
about
2
1-2
to
3
to farrow is in March, with the excep
THEO. B. WILCOX, Vico-Pres.
V. McKERCHER, Sec’ry.
pounds
of
milk
or
alfalfa
will
take
the
tion o f some o f tho colder and more
exposed places, where April or even May place o f one pound of grain. One quart
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is more desirable. The breeders should of milk weighs about two pounds, one
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Portland, Oregon.
quart
of
wheat
nearly
two
pounds,
of
therefore be careful about the time of
oats
one
pound,
of
barley
one
and
a
half
breeding, in order that the pigs may
come wheu wanted, and above all, so pounds.
While the estimate o f one per cent of Save your Money
that they may know just when the pigs
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will come, and so be able to prepare for the live weight per day is about as ac­
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curate
an
average
maintenance
as
can
them. By far the best way is to keep
At $100 a month
the boar iu a separate enclosure and be given, similar results will not be ob
tained
in
all
cases,
especially
where
hay
take the sow to him wheu she is in sea
■on. One service at one period of heat or milk o f variable quality is substitute
is ample, more would be exhausting the ed for the grain, and the ration will
procreative powers of tlio boar to no therefore often need to be varied ac
w . hsre frequent calls for trained help
purpose. The sow carries her young cording to the condition of the sow.
of thia kind. TVe PRODUCE expert*. We
about 112 days, but may vary somewhat
Some people have a great fear of ex­
do sot hare time to train you to be any­
cessive fa t on a brood sow. This is a
from this.
The periods of heat last about three mistake, for while sows may be injured
thin* cist than an expert. Pereonal instruc­
days, and recur about every three weeks. by excessivo fat, a great many more are
tion la »iron in shorthand, typewriting and
After the sow is bred she should be injured by excessive \eanness, and where
book keeping.
the
sows
are
excessively
fat
the
damage
kept on a moderate ration which will
keep her in good average condition, un more often comes through having been
less she is immature, when she should fattened on feed with too much of a
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be kept growing nicely. Mature swine fattening tendency, and not enough
Maude I. Decker, A. M „ Principal.
protein
and
mineral
matter.
af all kinds are generally supposed to
The feeds which are unusually well
maintain a constant weight, and neither
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gain nor lose to any appreciable ex supplied with these elements are alfalfa,
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tent when fed a ration of one per cent clover, vetch, peas, skim milk, shorts,
NOVO GASOLINE ENGINE
af their live weight per head per day tankage and »ale. Of the grains, wheat
National Stamp it
Will Do tho Work Quicker and Cheaper
in grain or grain equivalent. A 350 and oats Have a fair amount, while bar
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pound sow would therefore be expected ley is somewhat deficient. Roots of all
RUBBER. STEEL
The
most
compact
and
simple,!
en
to hold her owu on 3 12 pounds of kinds, while having a good influence
and BRASS
,
graiu per day, or the equivalent thereof. upon the digestive system tnd being in gin, made. No separate gasoline tank,
no separate water tank, no piping, ao
STAMPS
It is not, however, desirable to feed many way» especially good to : brood
careful adjustments. Absolutely guar
Stencils. Seals,
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an small a ration o f grain alone, as sows, are not as good for building bone
Badges sad
anteed against damage by frecaisg.
there is no enough bulk to properly dis ! and muscle as the other feeds mentioned
Trade Checks
;
Mads
ia
all
tisee
from
1
h.
p.
to
15
h.
p
.
tend the digestive organs, and the ani and when fed should be supplemented
and famished in combination with force Brass Signs, Box Printing. Flxtes and Burn,
lug Brands. K uril-ring Machine
Mai Will therefore constantly crave | with feed having an abundance of pro
pumps, centrifugal pumps, deep well
Experts.
tem
and
mineral
matter.
more feed, la the West kale or roots
m ain 3tea
pumps, wood saws, spraying outfits, etc.
Care should be taken that the sow it
or veteh hay, together with about one
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Lower price, t*en formerly. For full
ar one and a half pounds of grain per not constipated. If there is a tendency
particulars address.
will constitute a good ration. In ia this direction give more laxative
The age at which a ram ceases to be
Roots, kale, alfalfa and bran
the esstern part of the Northwest al food.
The Beebe Company ueeful depends largely upon kis inherent
falfa hay and about ono pound af bar | have a laxative tendency. Do not wait
Department CL
Tiger and the amount of servia, he has
ley per day will be sufficient. Sows until the sow is about ready to fartow
are often aieiatesasii «a iasa than tkie before seeing u> her physical coaditiou. j 1*2-4# Marriaaa bt Portland, Oregon to dot
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