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H O M E A X D H ARM MAG AZTXE SEG T T O X
R aising F ine H ogs in th e N o rth w e st
Some Ideas on the Best W ay to Breed and Produce the Farm ers’
M ortgage Lifters.
The Hum of the
Blizzard Makes Me Smile
“T h e lo u d er she h u m s th e m o re I sm ile It m eans th e filling of m y silo
o f stuff m y cow s like and thrive on it m eans th a t m y c rop is being
ra p id ly p u t a w a y w h ere w e a th e r does not bo th er. I d o n ’t h a v e to
w a it for good w eath er like you do a n d run th e risk of losing m y crop.
T h a t h u m ¡3 m usic to m e — sort© seem s like th e old Blizzard is sing­
in g over th e good w ork it’s doing. Yes, it’s a B lizzard. W hy? W ell,
Sir, just w atch it a few m inutes a n d you w on’t need a n answ er. S ee
th e boys hustle. T h e y have to, to k e ep u p w ith it. T h e Blizzard
h a rd ly ever chokes, cause th e th ro at is so la rg e a n d clear. No, th e re
is no danger. T h e gears a re all shielded a n d a pull of th a t lever
n e a r Jo h n ’s h an d instantly stops, starts o r re v erse s th e feed rolls
a n d feed table.
T h e Blizzard is different from m ost silo fillers.
Y ou w e th»* Blizzard p -o p le started to b uild s ilo fillers b efo re a n y o n e e lse
• n d d ecided to b uild as sim p le and as g o o d a m a ch in e a s p o ssib le. M o st
cutters have a sep arate cutter, fly w h e e l an d fan, but the Blizzard p e o p le
co m b in e t h e s e i n o n e , w hich m a k es le ss w ea rin g parts and tak es le s s p o w e r to
run th e m a ch in e. A n o th er ,h in g that m a d e m e tak e to th e Blizzard is that n o
tim e is lost in adjusting the k n iv es to th e shear p late. T h ere is a d e v ic e
c n th e m ain shaft b y w h ich th is i s d o n e w h ile th ey are running full b last.
N o . the b o y s d o n ’t w orry ab out th e silo. T h e
Blizzard w ind blast sh o o ts th e sila g e u p
an y d istance and I he n ew distributor spread*
«• . If I w ere you
_ I’d sit right d ow n
and w rite for
a co p y o f th e
Blizzard b o o k ,
F IN E L Y B RED P O LA N D CHINA BOAR.
"W H Y
SILAGE
am ount of grain, especially du rin g the
P A Y S”
<s>
<S> firs t p a rt of the period of pregnancy.
<t> This is th e second of a series <i>
The h iy used should be of good q u al­
and o n e o f their
co m p lete cata­
<i> of articles by two men well in- >s> ity and especially fine in tex tu re. Small
lo g s. It w ill tell
<S> formed upon wli.it the hog can do <e> rack s sim ilar to those used for feeding
y o u a lot of
th
in g s that you
<e> for the N o rth w est.
4> c a ttle are som etim es used, b u t many
o u g h t to k n ow ,
<e> farm ers feed the liny in troughs or on.
•w hether y o u in ­
ten d to p u t up
<i> ■$>
• th e floor and do not require th e hogs
s ila g e this s e a ­
to clean up the coarse stems, blit take
so n or n o t.”
BY JA M E S E. W IT irY C O M E A ND
them out aud use for bedding or feed for
•
E. L. PO TTER.
o th er stock.
T IS im possible in th is u rtiele to go
W here m any horses nre kept the best
extensively into th e various theories
possible plan is to feed th e hogs the
of breeding and of heredity. A few
fin e steins and heads w ith accum ulate
Send me a copy of your free book,
fundam ental tru th s in the principles of
in th e bottom s of th e ir.angt rs. This is
breeding will be given. F irs t, “ like
"W HY SILAGE PAYS”
much b e tte r th an th e hay d irect from
begets lik e .’’ P igs o f th e rig h t class
the stack . Common red clover will do
end complete Bliziard Catalog.
can be produced if the rig h t class of
ju s t as well in ev ery w ay us a lfalfa
boars and sows nre used and if (note
when cured under sim ilar conditions,
I
th e “ i f ' ') the a m t o r s of th e boar and
m any claim ing it is b etter.
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sows are also of th is type.
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G rinding a lfa lfa for hogs is not us-
PORTLAND
There is no o th er safe rule to follow.
ually a good p ractice, and costs more
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There is no m ysterious secret known
Spokane Boise
th an is gained. A lfalfa is especially
only to the cleet.
good for brood sows, as it has p len ty of
There is no way in which to control bulk am i above all, because it contains
tho sex of th e o ffspring. Sudden frig h ts, the protein and m ineral m a tte r neces
or other vivid m ental im pressions re snrv for th e proper developm ent of the
M ixed by tho fem ale during pregnancy litte r w ithout too g reat a tendency to
or a t the tim e of service do not affe c t fa tte n .
th e o ffs| iing. The first mule to which
On a ratio n of barley, w hich is some
the fem. le is bred does not in any w hat tim es fed, the soxv must have enough to
$ 3.50 each m onth g e ts ..................$ 5 0 0.00
ever affect the o ffsp rin g produced biter m ake her fa t, som etim es too fa t, in o r­
7.50 each
m onth g e ts ................. 1 ,000.00
by w d ifferen t male. T here are volume's d er to get enough p ortein and m ineral
14 00 each
m onth g e ts ................. 2,0 0 0 .0 0
w ritten on th e su b ject, but the state m a tte r to properly develop the pigs
21 .0 0 each
m onth g e t s .................. 3,0 0 0 .0 0
m ents given coxer most of th e facts Skim mill; is an o th er good feed for sows,
which are of p ractical xalue to the and should be fed about as liberally as
L a rg e r o r S m a lle r S um s in th e Sam e P ro p o rtio n .
breeder.
th e supply will adm it.
W R IT E FOR BOO KLET W H IC H T E L L S HOW IT IS DONE.
Timo F or F arrow ing.
Foods Are Compared.
The must desirable tim e of th e year
You I n c u t No O b lig atio n .
*
In estim atin g the am ounts required
in most p arts of the sta te fo r a soxv
e
n
A
S
.
E.
LADD,
Pre®.
EDW.
COOKINGHAM,
Vice-Pre®.
to farrow is in M arch, w ith th e excep for m ain tain in g sows about 2 1-2 to 3
TH EO . B. W ILCOX , Vico Pre®.
F. McKERCIIER, S ee’ry.
tion of sumo of tho colder and more pounds of milk or a lfa lfa will tak e the
place
of
one
pound
of
grain.
One
q
u
art
EQUITABLE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
exposed places, w here A pril or even May
is mure desirable. The breeders should of inilk weighs ab o u t tw o pound«, one
240-242
S tark Street.
Portland, Oregon.
q u art o f w heat n early two pounds, of
th erefore be careful about th e tim e of
oats one pound, of b arley one and a h alf
breeding, in order th a t th e pigs may
come xvhen w anted, and above all, so |Miunds.
W hile th e estim ate of one p er cent of Save your Money
Sax e your Time
th a t they may know ju st when the pigs
will come, and so be able to prepare fur th e live w eight per day is about as ac I
Save
Yourself
them . By fa r th e best way is to keep eu rate an av erag e m aintenance as can
At $ 1 0 0 a month
tho boar in a sep arate enclosure and be given, sim ilar resu lts will not be o b ­
tain
ed
in
all
cases,
especially
w
here
hay
ta k e the soxv to him when she is in sea
son. lin e service at one period of heat or inilk of v ariab le q u ality is su b stitu f
is ample, more would be ex h au stin g the ed for th e g rain , and th e ratio n will
p rocreative power» o f th e b o ar to no th erefo re often need to be varied a c ­
We have frequent calls for trained help
purpose. The soxv carries her young cording to th e condition o f the sow.
of thia kind. We PRODUCE experta. We
Some people havo a g reat fe a r o f ex
nbout.112 days, b u t may v ary som ewhat
do act have time to train you to be any­
cessive f a t on a br od sow. T his is a
from this.
The periods of heat last about three m istake, fo r w hile sows may be injured
thing els« than an expert. Personal instruc­
day «, and recur about every th ree w ek« by excessive fa t, a g reat m any more are
tion ia given in shorthand, typewriting and
and w here
A fter the sow is bred she should be injured by excessiv» Y anne
book keeping.
kept on a m oderate ratio n which will the sows are excessively fa t th e damage
keep her in good av erag e condition, un m ere o fte n comes through h aving been |
ELITE PRIVATE BUSINESS COLLEGE
less she is im m ature, when she should fa tte n e d on feed w ith too much o f a
be kept grow ing nicely. M ature swine fa tte n in g tendency, a r d n et enough
Maude I. Decker. A. M , Principal.
• f all kinds are generally supposed to p rotein and m ineral m atter.
The feeds w hich are unusually well j
m aintain a co n stan t w eight, and neither
404 Commonwealth Bldg , Portland, Oregon.
gain n r lose to any appreciable ex ­ supplied w ith these elem ents are alfa lfa . .
THE
te n t when fed a ratio n of one per cent clover, veteh, peas, skim m ilk, shorts,
NOVO GASOLINE ENGINE
N ational Stam p &
• f th eir live w eight per head per day tan k ag e and kale. O f the grains, w heat !
Will Do the Work Quicker and Cheaper
in grain or g rain eq uivalent. A J50 and oats have a fa ir am ount, while b ar 1
S eal W orks
Tor You.
pound
xv would thi refu te be expected lev is som ew hat dt t eient. Roots ni all
RUBBER. STEEL
The
most
compact
and
simplest
en
to bold her own on 3 1 2 pounds o f ' kinds, w hile h av in g a good influence
and BRASS
X
gram p< r day, or the exjuixalent th e re o f.1 upon th e digc«tive system and b , ’ng in fin e made. No separate gasoline tank, 1
no
separate
w
ater
tank,
no
piping,
no
ST
A
M
PS
I t is net, how ever, d esirable to feed m any w ays »specially good fo r brood
careful adjustm ents. Absolutely guar
Stencils. Seals, '
so sm all a ratio n of g rain alone, as oxvs. are not as gee,I f„ r building b. tie ,
B i lie s and
anteed against damage by freezing.
and
muscle
as
the
other
feeds
m
entioned
i
th ere is no enough bulk to p n perly dis
Trade Checks.
Made in all sizes from 1 h p. to 15 b. p.,
and
when
fed
should
be
eupplem
cnted
I
tend the d igestive o rg an ', and the am j
and furnished in combination w ith force Brasa Sign«. Bex Printing Plates and B u r »
tng Brands. Numbering Machine
trial will th erefo re co n stan tly crave w ith feed h av in g an abu .dance of pro-1
pump«, centrifuge! pumps, deep well
Experts.
tein
and
m
ineral
m
atter.
more feed, in the W est kale or roots
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Care should be taken th a t the sow is I pump«, wood saws, spraying outfits, etc.
or vetch hay, to g eth er w ith about one
ISO
Oak
Street,
Opposite Police Station.
Lower prices th an formerly. For full
or one aud a h alf p o u n d ' of g rain per not constipated. I f there ■' a tendency !
particulars eddrese.
day w ll co n stitu te a good ra ti n. In in this direction give more laxative!
The age at winch a ram eeases to be
Roots, k a le , alfslia and bran
th e eastern p a rt of th e N orthw est al , food.
useful deper is largi ly upon his inhere**
fa lfa hay and ab o u t one | and of b ar . have a laxative ten d erer. Do net wait I
I
j
He W ho Saves
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W ANTED— AN A SSIST A N T
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The Beebe Company
D epartm ent C.
vig- r and the amount a i tercie« he hae
ley per day will be euffic cut. Sox. j until the sow is about ready to farrow |
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a re of tea maunUuned an I om th an tin» J belt, re seeing iw u, i , .y
t