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DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEERS
Advantage of Deef Animal Compared
With Scrub as Meat Producer
It Demonstrated.
A demonstration conducted In co
operation with Hip United Stairs ile
jwirtment of agriculture shows tln nd
vnntago of the hecf typo compared
with tho scrub ns meat producer. A
purebred Aberdeen-Angus steer SM
months of arc, nnd a steer 11 months
old, of the dairy type, containing n
largo percentage of Jersey blood, were
under observation over "V4 years, lloth
nnlmnls received similar rations, which
consisted of liny, hmn nntl mixed
grains. Tlic live weight was frequent
ly taken, nml the digestibility of the
total ration and the nitrogen balance
were determined nt Intervals. The
growth of the purebred steer was more
largely In body girth, while the scrub
steer Increased relatively more rapidly
In length and height. It Is thought
that tho difference In temperament,
nlso breeding, explained In part the
economic superiority of the beef tyie.
for apparently "the two steers did not
materially differ as regards digestive
power, percentage of feed energy
metabolized, or percentage availability
of feed energy."
The purebred steer was superior to
the scrub In that bis maintenance re
quirement was less while Ids capacity
to consume feed was greater. On the
moderate rations fed, be manifested
tills superiority, however, not In the
form of greater gain of live weight
from a unit of food, hut In the pro
duction of higher quality of product,
representing the storage of more en
ergy available ns human food.
Too frequently, farmers apologize
for the gains of their animals and the
condition they are In. by saying they
were unfortunate In selecting the right
breed. White there may be a differ
ence between Individuals, whether of
the same or different breeds, there Is
little If any difference as has been
shown, between breeds In the feeds
consumed per pound of gain, if In like
condition and stage of maturity. The
Jersey steer, for example, may make
as economical gains from the stand
point of feed consumed as the Aberdeen-Angus
steer. This does not mean
that Jerseys are as desirable for the
production of beef as the Aberdeen
Angus, for such Is not true. While the
gain may be practically the same up
to a certain limit, the price received
per pound of gain will be from two to
five cents more In the case of the
fureored Angus Bull.
Aberdeen-Angus. This Is due to the
fnct that the Aberdeen-Angus has
put on the gain In the regions of Uie
more desirable cuts, the loin, ribs and
hind quarters; while the Jersey stores
fat Internally, around the kidneys and
caul fat, which Is. of much less-value.
This means then, that a 1.000 pound
Aberdeen-Angus steer would sell for
from $20 to $C0 more than the Jersey
steer.
BIG HORSES ARE IN DEMAND
Wlde-Awake Farmer Will Reap Profit
on His Supply of Heavy Anl
'v mals for Farm Work.
Good heavy horses for farm work
are at a premium In some sections.
Buyers state that when a reasonably
good heavy horse Is for sale h must
be taken, for there Is a large number
of buyers on the waiting list for such
horses. City users of horses are get
ting at wits ends to know what to do
for good horses. The farm Is not pro
ducing them as formerly and they can
not bo secured at any price.
"Tho wide-awake farmer who pro
vided against the coming scarcity of
heavy horses." says It. W. Clark, live
stock specialist from tho Colorado Ag
ricultural college, "will reap a big
profit and others should begin now to
give this matter nttentlon."
PURCHASING SHEEP AT START
Jo Produce Wool and Mutton Best
Plan Is to Buy Western Ewes
Avoid Old Animals.
If you want lo start In tho sheep
business and do not Intend to become
n breeder of ptirehreds, but Intend to
produce wool and mutton, the cheap
est way to start I 1 U"T western
ewes from September 1 to Novem
ber 1.
In buying western ewes he sure and
pet young ewes yearlings or two-yenr-olds
are best. Avoid old. broken
mouthed ewes. Oet well-built ewes
carrying some Merino blood and hay;
lng dense fleeces. Sometimes n man
can buy native ewes of gopd quality
nt reasonable prices. Ilams for breed
ing purposes should also he purchased
at this time from rellnblo breeders of
purebred mutton sheep.
BREAKING A HORSE TO RIDE
Take Plenty of Tims and Do Not
Frighten Young Animal Teach
Gaits Separately.
When n hnrro Is to he used for rid
ing It Is well drst to break him to
arlve single and doubte. This will
make ti 1 in quieter to ride.
Horses usually buck through fear. In
breaking one to ride, tnko plenty of
time and do not frighten htm. Put
on the saddle and lend him around
until he becomes necustomcd to It. Do
not have the gtrth too tight. The
horse may be tied up for a time and
later turned Into n paddock with the
saddle on.
Next accustom the horso to being
mounted, getting on and off n number
of times. The nsslstant should have
a lead rope tied around the horse's
neck and run through the rings of a
smitlte bit. If the horse attempts to
play up, punish him with n Jerk on
the bit. Let tho assistant lead tho
horse with rider around until tho
Mounting a Horse.
horse Is familiar with the weight on
his back, then dismiss the assistant. If
the horse becomes rebellious, pull his
head shandy to one side; do not let
him get It down. The first few rides
should be In a small Inclosurc.
The gaits should be taught separate
ly. The first few rides should be the
walk; next tench the trot, and then
the canter. Spurs should not bo used
until the horse Is well broken. Most
saddle horses can be taught to rack.
To teach a horse to rack, he should
be shod with light shoes or none at
ull In front and heavy shoes behind. Sit
ting well back In the saddle. Just force
the horse out of n walk and he will
soon rack. Keep him at It for only a
short distance at a time, as It Is a
new gait to him nnd 'tiresome at first
After the gait Is learned the duration
of the lesson may be gradually length
ened. '
-IRST-CLASS SWINE PASTURE
Good Grazing Keeps Animals In Bet
ter Health and Reduces Danger
of Hog Cholera.
A plea for real hog pastures, not
simply hog ynrds. Is made by Forest
Henry of Dover, Minn, a well-known
Institute leader for the agricultural
extension division of the Minnesota
college of agriculture. Mr. Henry be
lieves In giving the bog a goodly mod
icum at least of the treatment and
attention accorded other farm animals.
He says:
The most profitable hog pasture Is
a pasture so large that the hogs do
not eat one-half of It. If It be alfalfa
or clover what remains uneaten nt
haying time can be cut and cured Into
hay. An ncrc of alfalfa or clover will
make as much pork, so fur as It can
be ued, as an acre of corn. The one
builds up the farm nnd requires very
little labor: the other reduces farm
fertility and requires much high
priced labor.
"Good pastures not only make cheap
pork but keep the hogs In much bet
ter health nnd reduce tho danger of
hoz cholera to a minimum. In these
days a hog cannot be grown on grain
alone nnd nt the same time make
money for bis owner."
SWINE REQUIRE CLEAN LOTS
Not Enough Attention Paid to Pens
by Many Hog Raisers Worms
Thrive on Dirt
a in-pat mnnv hos raisers do not
pay enough nttentlon to clean lots.
Worms are the cause of many un
ihrlftv nlcs. Itoccnt Investigations In
dicate that the eggs of both the com
mon round worm nnd the lung worm
are harbored In old straw piles, ma
nure piles, dirty hog lots and hog wal
lows. One of tho best methods of pre
venting worms Is to clean up the lots
nnd thus minimize the number of
worms which will be present During
warm weather It Is a good plan to
move the hogs entirely out of the win
ter quarters nnd at the same time
clean them up.
GREATER DEMAND FOR MULES
Farmer Is Fortunate Who Has Pair
or Two to Handle Peak Load
Power Requirements.
Prospects now ore for n greater de
mand and higher prices for good mules
thnn have ever been known. Fortu
nate Is the farmer who has n pair or
two kept to handle the peak load pow
er requirements of summer months.
11? will be nbte to sell them this fall
at a substantial ndvnnce.
KEROSENE CURES SCALY LEGS
One Application Usually Is Sufficient
to fUmove Trouble Other
Efficient ntmtdli.
Scaly legs In fowls Is n disease, thi
result of myrlndi of small parasites
which burrow under thu smntl scales
of the leg, and ns these multiply nnd
burrow under, these scnlcs become en
larged and loosen from thu leg, nnd
the birds are seen picking nt the leys
much of the time which proves that
the parasites cause Irritation.
If the dlscnso Is allowed to go un
disturbed It sometimes happens Unit
the body becomes lufected nnd thu bird
A Case of Scaly Legs.
may finally die of exhaustion. We
once lost n tine hen this way, not
knowing thu cause or remedy, which
is very simple, nnd has the advantage
of always being available at hniic.
There are different remedies which
will remove the trouble, but none Is
better thnn common kerosene, says n
writer In Successful Forming. To np
ply, take the fowl In thu hands, hold
tho legs together and Immerse them,
full length. In n can filled with kero
sene; hold them there two or three
minutes. One application will usually
cure, but sometimes n second applica
tion Is necessary. Ijird nnd kerosene,,
half nnd half, Is another excellent
remedy, as Is also common machine
oil, or Just common nxlo grease well
rubbed In, two or three times at In
tervals of three days. Soon the scales
will drop off and the legs become
smooth and clean.
The roosts should nlso be cleaned
off well nnd rubbed with mnchlno oil.
which will help to rid the fowls of
scaly legs nnd red mites, ns well. This
same remedy Is nlso good In ense of
lice. Keep roosting poles well oiled
and rub a little lnrd under wings and
nround vents of Infested birds nnd
thiT may be kept practically free from
these pests.
TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING
Begin Feeding Small Ration In Morn
ing and Larger One at Night
Boll All New Corn.
The middle of October Is not too
enrly to begin fattening turkeys for
Thanksgiving. A pound of turkey will
bring In far more thnn the grains
thnt produce It are worth on the mar
ket. Ik-gln feeding n small ration In
the morning, nnd n Inrger one at nlcht
If the turkeys are overfed In tho
morning, they will not go out to for
age, anil will thus lose the best pnrt
of their fattening ration tho natural
food of bugs, grnnhoppcrs and worms;
they will nlso lose thu appetite which
foraging gives. The night meal mny
be n mnsh made of boiled new corn,
potnto and other vegetable skins,
with or without bran. Do not give
new corn without boiling, ns It Is npt
to cause bowel trouble In the tur
keys. Sour milk Is a most valunble
addition to the ration. Keep cracked
chnrcoal and grit before them. Don't
give them all they will eat the first
feed; Ufe the same caution In getting
turkeys on full feed that you would
use for fattening hogs. They must
be kept free from, lice, nnd In clean,
dry roosting quarters.
FATTEN COCKERELS IN YARD
Give Two Meals a Day of Mixture of
Cornmeal, Beef Scraps and Bran
Mixed With Milk.
A henlthy cockerel will fntten well
In two weei:s If confined In n yard of
moderate size nnd famished two
mi'iils a day of a mixture of cornmeal,
ground oats, beef scraps nnd n llttlo
bran mixed with milk. Another meal,
the evening feed, should consist most
ly of cracked corn. Plenty of grit and
chnrcoal should bo furnished these
cockerels so that their digestion may
bo of tho best
GRAINS DEFICIENT IN LIME
Material for Manufacture of Egg
Shells la Lacking In Food
Given to Fowls.
Fowls need more llmo (calcium)
thnn Is ordinarily found Ip their food.
Most grains and somo other foods nro
deficient In lime, and neither thu hen
nor tho duck can eat enough bulky
food to muko good shells during the
heavy laying period, Tho llmu in
oyster shells or ground bone will sup
ply this need. It Is ulso Important to
provide a regular supply of vegutuble
foods rich In lime:
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PROVED SIRE OF HIGH VALUE
Breeders Could Make Much Improve
ment by Paying More Attention
to Male Animals.
The breeder who Is tanking real
progress Is tho man who owns n proved
sire, llrecders could Improve their
business by paying more niu iillon to
this pnrt of their business. Slepi
should be tnken to prove oul the lre
before he Is widely used or before be
Is discarded.
WHY HOGS LIKE TO WALLOW
Animal So ConstruetedTriat He Does
Not Perspire and Mutt Cool His
Body In Water.
The hog l so constructed thnt hp
does not sweat, or perspire, hut must
cool bis body either In the shnde In
moderate weather or In water during
high temperatures; so, Jtisi as It Is
natural for the duck to rwlm, thu ben
to scratch, or the mule to kick, so It
is for the hog to wallow.
HEAVY SILAGE RATION BEST
Enables Baby Beef Fe-der to Get
Young Animals Up to Full
Feed in Short Period.
The benvy silage ration for bnb;-
beef thu first part of tho feeding pe
riod enables thu feeder, when grain l
added, to get thu calves up to n full
feed In n shorter period of time tht
when grain Is fed from the hcglmilnic.
"Father of the Automobile?"
This title wns given to Cottlleb
Daimler, who constructed tho first
rasollno engine automobile.
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WOMEN ARE REVOLUTIONIZING INDUSTRY
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, Throughout thq country the wotnon are taunehtnir, forward Into
new Holds of Activity that vara previously monopolized by the men.
A vory striking example of this Is tho case of Mrs. J. Campbell, a
ranch woman noar Kichnrdaon. Tciai (shown above with her daugh
ter), who baa Introduced a comparatively new breed of cattlo In thn
southwest, tho Shorthorn, through bor own efforts she has not only
raised her own pure-tired herd, but has also been Instrumental In
org-nulzlnic the Texas Shorthorn Ilreodori Association which It be
coming a larce factor In restocking the southwest with new breed.
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