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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1921)
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS PACE THREE LESSEN LOSS IN PRODUCING PORK University of Illinois Gives Ex pert Advlco on Care of Sows and Litters. TIMELY REMEDIES OUTLINED Ten Timet Many Pigs Lost In Flrat Two Months Aftar Farrowing Than From Cholara Good Management Essential. or J. a nice ) Wlille we usually figure (he profile anil losses In raising hog from the time of weaning to marketing, there U n chance to make aotite difference In the rout of production up to the time the pigs aro taken from the sow. Cholera causes a greater financial loss than any other disease, hut ahout ten tltnea oe many pigs are lout In the Sow and Pige on Rape. first two months after farrowing than ore lout from eholera, ilog cholera gets Into the herd when each pig rep resents a larger Investment than la the case with the suckling pig. It may to fair to ask the question what Is a fulr-slzed Utter for a sow to weii ii 7 I liuve heard of men who wen net) on the average eight or nine pigs per aow. We have nil, no doubt, heard of such cases. TIiomo atorlen usually arc not told In a "nonbrng glng" way. Thnt la why we hear of Mich records. The man who mines three pigs per aow seldom reineniberi in u It itliout the record or very firmly emtllNhes tho fuct In the mlnda of his neighbor. The normal farrow of a sow m seven to nine pigs. Ahout 10 xr rent of these either nro dead when they come or lie during the first 4 hours. Then, duo to various causes during the first week or ten days, as innny more dlo or are killed; and by the time the pigs are two months old. you may say that you have done as well as "common' If you have an aver age of five pigs to wean from the how. This leak In pork production as told by 102 farmers, In 1018, In question naires sent to them, Is shown below. A few suggestions aro given on how It may he stopped. The Loss Before Weaning and How to 8top It. Overlaid by Bows-29.13. 1. Do not hav th sows too fat. 1. t'rovld tli pen with a good guard mil. I. Ilemove pigs from nervous sow as farrowed. Iteturn when sow has fin lulled furrowing- and quieted down. 4. Iluvt as llttl nols and commotion about the pen as possible for the nril few day. 6. (live the sow and Utter a little care and attention during the first week. 6. Do not use large quantities of bed ding. MANURE IS BEST FERTILIZER Contains Plenty of Mumua and All Other Necessary Plant Foods Add Acid Phosphate. The homo gardener who can get a load of well-rotted stable manure need not worry about fertilizer, onyono who has ever dono uny gardening Is well aware. Manure contains humus In plenty and all the necessary plant materials, as well as ncterln which put these materials Into the most unable shape for crops. To get the full benefit of stable manure, however, It should be balanced with acid phosphate, which Is comporatlveJy Inexpensive, garden ers at the Iowa state college of agri culture say. An application of one ton of stable manure, which Is about an average two-horse load, Is not too much for a garden 30 by CO feet, and 60 pounds of acid phosphate may be used with It Frenh stable manure should not be applied In the spring. It contains too much readily avalluble nitrogen and J? farrowed Weak or Dea1 !. 1. Ilavs (he sow (lining In flesh at breeding time. During the gestation period! I. Ked the sow a good ration. I. Keep her In good physical condition. i. tllve her plenty of exercise; make her go some distant' for her feed each oay. Chllled-1(.M. 1. He present at Urrowlng time U warm the chilled pigs. t. Keep th beds dry snd free from drafts. Ksten by Bows 4 W. L Fowl a balanced ration during th gestation period and while th sow la suckling th litter. Too much oorn Is often fed. I hell those sows that have th habit of eating their pigs. Aborted -tW. 1. Keep "piggy" sows from other claese of live stock. 1 Do not allow sows heavy In pig to go over obstructions or very rough ground. I. It contsglous abortion, sell tb sows. Scours I 43. L Feed th sow a light rstlon for th first week, or ten days-Increase It gradually. 1 Do not change th feed of th sow too suddenly. I. Keep th pens and troughs clean. Thumps 1.711. I. Iteduc th amount of feed given to the sow. I. Eserrlse (he pigs. Necrobacllloala (sore mouth, sniffles, bull nose, etc) I M. 1. Disinfect pens before th sow far row. 1 Treat abrasions In th skin about th pig's mouth with solutions of cresol dip. permanganate of potash or other good disinfectant. 1. Clip (not break off) pigs' teeth. Cholera 1 01. I. Have Immune sows. 1 Keep place cleaned up and freo from th disease. J. If In danger, vaccinal soon after weaning pigs. Miscellaneous M. L Gel pigs to eating well before time of weaning. Make a creep for them. 1 Take extra good care of the pig during the first few weeks following their removal from the sow, for they will miss her If you do not. HANDY FEED BOX FOR STOCK Barrel Cut In Two and Strengthened by Boards Placad Inside la Quite Convenient. A handy feed box for use In open lots or where cattle are fed upon grasa Is shown In this sketch, writes Claude Dlcckman of Nebraska In Furm Jour nal. Cut n hurrel In two and strength en the halves by placing a frame of two boards across the Inside, as shown. This will prevent the tub from Handy Feed Box. being smashed and will allow four ani mals to eat out of tho box without bothering each other. A strong barrel must he selected, and the hoops must be nailed to each stave. . TEST-DON'T GUESS 1. Plant fewer acres of corn but rulse moro bushels er acre. 2. A dead ear planted means IKK) missing stalks. 3. Missing stalks mean lest land and labor. 4. Testing Is not expensive and Its advantages are certain. 6. Hy testing there Is every thing to gain mid nothing to lose. may cause In some plants a growth of stems and leaves ut the expense of fruits. This Is especially true of to matoes. Plan for Vigorous Chicks. If you wunt your eggs to hutch and your chicks to live and develop prop erly, you should set eggs laid only by strong, healthy hens. A puny mother uever produces a vigorous offspring. Start With Purebred. Now Is a good time to start In pure breds. Trices have not been as low for many years und they are not likely to come again for many years moje. Clover Sown With Oats, Sweet clover Is commonly sown with oats. It is advisable to use from 10 to 12 pounds of Beed per acre, using a seed attachment or wheelbar row Boeder after the oats are drilled. The most dangerous and deadly dis ease that nflllcts turkeys la known M blackheod. ' - ' am. rox and Tin; STOATS IT WAS winter time In the woods, and the Four-Footed club sat around the Ore talking over their af fairs, for they had cooked the last tur key and the last of the wood was now burning. "In all my long experience," aald Mr. Fox, "I have never known food to be ac acarce, and what there la of It Is so poor I doubt sometimes If Mr. Man can be feeding his fowl as he should." "I think Mr. Dog gets more than bis share," said Mr. Coon, "for be seems strong enough. lie can run just as far as ever I can sec." "I should not be surprised If be were to blame," anld Mr. I'owsum. "for our hard luck ; maybe he eats up everything that Mr. Man gives to the poultry, he Is so strong and big. Very likely he takes It away from those poor things." "No, It Isn't Mr. Dog who Is to blame If I am a guesser," said Mr. Fox. set ting back In his chair and taking from his mouth lils corncob pipe, "but I think I can tell you who Is to blame for our not having anything In our pantry." Dut Mr. Fox wished to be asked, and did not stop smoking until Mr. Coon could stand It no longer, and asked: "Who Is taking our food? Tell us, If you know I" "Well, perhaps I should not say be Is taking it right away from us, but certainty If he and his family were not around we would have no trouble In getting plenty to eat." "Ilut who Is It?" asked Mr. Possum, sitting on the very edge of his chulr, with Impatience. "Who Is It, Mr. Fox? Tell us that!" When Mr. Fox had begun to Oil his pipe, he said: "It Is Mr. Stoat and fumlly. Yes, that whole stuck-up fumlly are to blame, and when I think of that miserable, sneaking lot I think I should do something desperate I" "Dut I do not see how they take away our supply," said Mr. Coon. "I have never seen them around here." "No, of course not," said Mr. Fox. "Ilut don't you know that the whole Stoat family has new white coats, and that It can get around In the snow without being Been much easier than I can, or either of you fellows?" "That Stoat fumlly," aald Mr. Fox, 1 (fa sJw VAVSW.W.WVAVsV.WAWAV.VVsVVVVVWs"VVV I "What's in Facts about your name; its history; meaning; whence it was derived; significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel By MILDRED MARSHALL ELAINE A SOUTHERN favorite Is Elnlne. that most poetical and harmo nious of feminine names. Before the Civil war, every proud family of south ern blood hud an Maine- among Its daughters, the Elaine Fltzhughs and Elaine Dulanys were legion, each a "belle of three counties" and the de spair of many a lovelorn southern gal lant. But Elaine was not born In the South by any matter of means. Her orlglu dates back to the days of beau tiful Helen of Troy, when the name Helen, coming from the Greek hellos, meaning light, was permitted to drop its Inltlul "h" and become Ellen. Iu Cambria, however, this was too lucking In poetry to be popular and It was called Elnyne. It occurred under that spelling In the registers of early times and thus explains the gentle Lady Elayne, mother of Sir Galahad, whom Tennyson makes his Lady of Shalott The name came to prominence again as Lady Elayne of the Round Table, Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine the Illy maid of Astolot, whose tragic fate Is the source of song and story In the "Idylls of the King." Her Irish prototype was Elayue or Eileen O'Brien, who likewise met with a trag ic end, taking her own life after being carried away to Custle Knock by Rog- "when I was a youngster, used to be called the weasel family, and when I hey are not dressed In those fine white coats of theirs they wear a very home ly brown one, and are a very common looking family; so they need not put on airs with me." "I thought ot a plan to drive away that Stoat family," aald Mr. Fox, "but 1 must have some help, and there Is no chasing In It ; so you two need not get uneasy. "I want yon to go with me up to Mr. Man's barn. There are plenty of rats In there, and there Is also a big pall of black paint, and that Is where we put It over Mr. Stoat and family." Just what happened Inside the barn Mr. Fox and his friends never knew. Hut when the Stoat family came out they could be plainly seen against the white snow, for every one of that fam ily was black. Whether the farmer tracked them by the paint or whether they felt so disgraced by having their fine white coats spoiled Mr. Fox and bis friends never knew; but they disappeared from around those parts and the farm yard was not so carefully guarded after that (Copyright) The Right Thing at the Right Time By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE STATION ETIQUETTE Powerful Indeed Is th empire of habtt PubUus feyrus. TO SAY that the well-bred person Is on time when be takes a train might be unfair. But it Is a fact the well-bred person shows bis consider ation for others In his actions, and the person who comes Into the station behind time, pushes by other people, runs Into them with his traveling bag. summons a porter curtly and tries to push ahead of others at the ticket window, Is acting In an Inconsiderate manner. lie Is also making himself conspicuous, and the well-bred per son does not attract undue attention to himself In public places. It Is nothing to be ashamed of If one has traveled but little, and some ex cellent folk have perhaps never been In a railroad train more than once or twice In their lives. Still it Is. but natural thnt we should all want to appear to be at ease when we travel, and not to proclaim by our manners that we have never been about before. Your conduct In the railroad station should therefore be composed and un ruffled. If you have time to Idle away before train time It Is quite all right to go to the newsstand and pur chase a paper or magazine and read It; but there Is no reason why you should have to Invest In chewing gum, a Name?" f er Tyrrel, one of the fierce Anglo Normnns. Tennyson's description of Elaine Is exquisite: Where could be found face daintier? Than her shape. From forehead down to foot perfect again From foot to forehead exquisitely turned. Fair she was, my king. Pure, as you ever wish your knights to be To doubt her fairness were to want ao eye. To doubt her puxenesa were to want a heart Elaine's tnllsmanlc gem Is the pearl, giver of clinriu and love and purity fitting Jewel for so lovely a name. The Illy Is her flower, a fact which Tenny son uses with such touching pathos In describing the funeral bier of the dead ! Eluine. Monday Is her lucky day and 2 her lucky number. (Copyright.) O Kindling the Fire. Cheap candles, cut Into small bits and placed In the kindling In the kitchen stove, make an even better method of quickly starting the fire In the morning than using keroseue. And It la Just as economical O New Form of Pumice Stone. A form of pumice stone has been discovered tn Japan which can be used In concrete for boat building, making a concrete as strong, but CO per cent lighter, than the ordinary klud. Mrs. Lydi'g Hoy t J Mrs. Lydlg Hoyt, formerly Mist Julia Bobbins, the famous New York society btruty, is on of th ia'i't arrivala In "movie" starland. 8he has consented to co-star with Norma Tal ma d go. Mrs. Hoyt has long been in tcrested in affairs dramatic and has played leads. salted nuts and gum drops, weigh yourself, and have your fortune told by one of the penny-In-the-slot ma chines, pace back and forth In the sta tion, delve In your traveling bag to see whether you remembered to bring your slippers, or ask the station at tendants Innumerable unnecessary questions about why the train Is late. If you have been unable to get any lunch and really feel the need of nourishment, then you may be excused for eating a little milk chocolate while you wait but remember that well-bred people do not eat In any public places save restaurants and other places, es pecially imenueu xor mau And the consensus of opinion seems to be that the very well-bred people do not kiss In the station. At any rate, they do it without attracting any undue attention, and save such signs of devotion till they have reached home. To be sure, when we travel In continental Europe we see much kiss- Ing and embracing In the railroad sta tions fathers embracing their grown sons and brothers with tears in their eyes kissing brothers, though they may not have been separated for many weeks. But we Anglo-Saxons avoid such overdemonstratlveness and the American way as well as the Brit ish way Is to reveal as little as pos sible of our own personal affairs to others In the railway station. We can excuse the woman who weeps audibly In the station when she seea her dear ones departing If she Is old or very much overwrought, but the young woman should do her utmost to avoid such demonstration of her, feelings In the station. It makes It very much harder for those who, loave her, and sometimes Is painfully embarrassing. (Copyright) O Ir