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THE CARROLL FREE PRESS, CARROLLTON, GA,
PROFIT IN PURE •
BRED LIVE STOCK,
SILO AND ENSILAGE. %
The experience of a Kansas farmer
makes u convincing case for pure bred
«s against crossbred hogs in Farm
and Fireside. There is more money
in pure breds. says the writer, for the
general farmer who does not cure
•about fancy or show stock, but who
wants to turn their feed into meat
most quickly and economically. lie
ways:
Ten years ngo I thought, like most of
my neighbors, that pure bred hogs were
more diliicult and expensive to raise
than crossbreds or scrub stock. I had
the Chester White and Poland China
cross. Tlie pigs were all sizes, with
plenty of runts.
Then I purchased two registered
Duroc-.Iersey sows that had been bred
to a registered male and were due to
farrow in a few weeks. I got nine pigs
from one and eight from the other,
and there was but one small pig In
the two litters. Sixty head of cross
breds were born about the same time.
Indian corn ensilage is the
best feed. Kiliir corn or mllo
maize makes good ensilage.
These feeds preserved in the silo
in as near as possible their good
state will produce a world of
milk.
FATTENING STEER
CALVES IN WINTER.
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The
acre of land
producing
three
tons of silage.
which is
i 1
not an unusually large
crop, will
$
feed
one cow 120 days or ten
cows
twelve days.
1
A stave silo, built al
t a cost of
i $
$150
and containing
100 tons.
will feed ten cows four months <f>
on a ration very near equal that %
of June grass. •
The cow on silage ration ,1,
should be well housed, but not 4
necessarily in an expensive barn. <;>
The silo is the chenpest form 4
building the farmer can erect, <J>
A. stave silo accommodating 100 4
tons of silage can be erected at <i>
a less cost per ton titan cnn a 4
haymow for storing 100 tons of <•>
hay. 4
Silage Is a very satisfactory <;>
feed for horses, mules, cows and 4
calves. 4
Silage can be kept two or three
years and possibly longer In 4
good condition, with the result 4
that in years of plenty the farm- 4
er may take cure of the short X
years. <5>
POLAND CHINA HOGS.
The problem of feeding entile prom
ises this winter to be interesting.
An abundance of corn, however,
somewhat lower In price than for the
past few years, with cheaper oats and
a pretty fair hay crop point to proilt
in feeding cattle during the season of
1010-11, says the American Agricultur
ist. Consequently those who have
young beef steers on hand or can get
them nt a reasonable price can do no
bettor than give this matter of cattle
feeding during the winter very full
and complete consideration.
The Indlann experiment station dur
ing the season of 1907-0 conducted a
HARDWARE
• FURNITURE _.
Photo by American Press Association.
Grand champion carcass at the
International Live Stock exposition.
This Is one of the most coveted
prizes at the show. There were
seventy-live carcasses In competi
tion the grand champion being a
pure bred Chester White, shown by
F. E. Bone. Ava, Ill. The live weight
of the ling was 300 pounds; dressed
weight, 258 pounds, a dressing per
cent of .80.
I fed and cared for both lots just the
same. The pure bred pigs were all
gentle and took on fat as quick again
ns the crossbreds. It was no trouble
to confine them in yards, while I was
on a dog trot constantly to keep my
mixed lot at' home. At selling time
the pure breds boat the crossbreds
from twenty to forty pounds n head.
I still bung oil to tlie crossbreds for
four years, keeping the red hogs pure
■bred at the same time, and it was tho
•same thing every year. It costs n little
more to start with pure breds, but you
make more out of them nt no greater
cost for feed. You cnn sell some of
them fob breeding purposes for $8 to
410 more per head than tho others
even if you do not specialize in breed
ing stock. There are fewer runts, and
sows and pigs are eusier to handle.
They make profitable weights at an
early age. I sell mine nt seven and
one-half months weighing 200 to 250
pounds. We enjoy having the clean
pure bred stock, uniform in size and
color, much more than we did the cross
breds of all degrees of size and qual
ity.
Today there are ten full blood hogs
on farms where there was one ten
years ago, and the same is true of cat
tle and horses and chickens and sheep.
Popular Breed That Originated In the
Corn Belt.
Of all breeds of hogs Poland Chinns
nre tho most numerous, at least in the
United States and particularly so In
the corn belt, writes a correspondent
of the Rural Now Yorker. Having
originated in southwestern Ohio, they
nre well suited to the needs of the
corn belt farmers, nnd it is not sur
prising that rolnnd Chinn hogs are to
ho found on almost every farm. These |
hogs are line of bone, neat of frame, ]
mnturc early nnd fatten easily, yet |
they are not toy pigs adapted for show
principally, but are n lusty lot, being
good rustlers, good feeders and of good
constitution.
A seven-months-old pig weighing 200
pounds Is easily produced under usual
farm conditions and at a good profit,
too, ns pigs of such weights bring the
highest market prices.
During 1010 hogs of any weight have
sold nt good prices, but fat pigs weigh
ing from 175 to 200 pounds sold for n
good premium over heavier ones, tlie
reason being that hams and sides from
ders Hardware, Carpenters Tools,
e Cutlery, Axes, Lanterns. Plows,
Is, and the best Field Wire Fence.
Fine and Medium uites, Old Bids ,
and Dressers, Daveflports. Lounges’,
Hall Racks, Iron Beds, Springs,
Mattresses, etc.
STOVES
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DINING ROOM
The best line rf Cook Stoves, Ranges,
and Heaters on the market. [Also Oil
Stoves and Heaters,
Suites consisting of Sideboards, Buffets
Dining'Chairs, Dining ..Tables, China
Closets, and also Kitchen Furniture.
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Shamrock II., grand championship
steer of the International Live Stock
exposition, was born Jan. 8, 1910,
and weighed at time of his entry In
tho show 1,100 pounds. He was
bred by J. P. Donohue of Iowa.
Ills sire was Black Woodlawn, a
pure bred Aberdeen Angus, and Ills
dam was a grado of the same
breed. He was fed and shown by
the Iowa State college. Richard G.
Carden, the great Irish authority,
declared him to be “the best steer
of any age or any breed ever shown
at any show on either side of tho
water.” Shamrock II. was sold for
slaughter at GO cents a pound live
weight.
You will find our line complete. Stove
and Tableware, Silverware and like
ware.
RUGS
[_
Large assortment of Axminister, Orien
tal and Floral Rugs, Art Squares, for
the whole house.
Photo by United States Department of
Agriculture.
series of experiments hearing directly
upon this question. It was found that
steer calves given a full feed of graiu
from November lo May made more
rapid nnd cheaper gains, attained a
higher finish, sold nt a higher price
nnd returned a greater profit when
confined in dry lots in the spring than
if turned on pasture for finishing. It
was found that full fed calves when
turned to grass shrunk in weight dur
ing the first ten days and required
from two to three weeks to regain
their original weight. Furthermore, it
was found that steers in a dry lot
consumed n greater amount of concen
trates than similar cattle on pasture.
it Is not always tho best plan to
dispose of beef cattle as yearlings,
hut in ninny instances in the corn
holt area it lias come to be a common
practice and is followed by a consid
erable number of cattle raisers. Con
sequently this work of tho Indlann
experiment station will prove of great
value to those following the plan of
selling enrly.
Shamrock II., the grand champion,
was fed on n ration of four parts corn,
three parts oats, one pnrt oilmeal. with
pasture nnd milk part of the time from
one nurse cow and later from two.
About Hog Cholora.
If a hog dies and there is another
In the same herd acting as though the
dead one was bis most Intimate friend
ent the dead one open and examine
thoroughly. If there are any red spots
upon either tlie lungs, kidneys or bow
els, or if the spleen is enlarged, or if
there are any ulcers in the intestines,
or If the skin of the abdomen is colored
red or purple, It probably died of
cholera.
There are two forms of hog cholera,
the acute and the chronic. The acute
form kills very rapidly; the hogs “die
like flies.” In the chronic form the
animals Unger along for several days
or weeks before they either die or get
well. In the acute form In the post
mortems look for red spots on the in
ternal organs or red skin. In the chron
ic form look for ulcers in the intes
tines.
The Poland China breed of hogs
is considered the ideal of the lard
type of hog. The Individuals are
broad on the back, compact, low
and dress a high per cent of mar
ketable meat. The back Is broader
and shorter than that of the Berk
shire, but the latter has the advan
tage of the Poland China in length
of side. The Illustration shows a
Poland China brood sow In pasture
condition.
Libersl Feeding Pays.
! It never pays to “rough" stock
through the winter. The best beef
that can he put on any animal is the
baby beef. It has been thought by
many farmers that it is a matter of
economy to rough animals through the
winter nnd then fit them with the aid
of pasture in the spring. This, how
ever, simply serves to set them back
And has never been found to pay.
such pigs, being small, nre more easily
and quickly cured. Such a policy on
the part of the packers avoided having
to hold high priced meat long with a
risk of a slump in price. With pros
pect of more pigs coming on farmers
were quite willing to sell lightweight
hogs at the good prices they command
ed, and the Poland China and other
■mall types of hogs peculiar to the
corn belt made such a policy possible
and profitable. A fault of the Poland
Chinas is their small litters. How
ever, statistics show that Poland
China litters average but two less than
Duroc-Jersey litters, the numbers be
ing about seven and nlue respectively.
The small races of hogs are as free
from disease as are the larger ones,
and so called immunity from cholera
is a myth unless that immunity has
been secured by the proper adminis
tration of cholera serum. The breed
or type is of no Importance so far as
disease is concerned.
Winter Care of Ewet.
The Dorset Breeders’ Bulletin Is of
opinion that “many flockmasters at
tempt to shed too many sheep in a
i given space—crowd their sheep too
j much. Plenty of room 1 iu the shed is
| as important as abundnuce of good
j feed. A room 20 by 20 feet makes a
! nice place for fifteen Dorsets, with
j doors that open to the south, pure
i water, clover hay, shelled corn, salt
lu boxes, with sulphur enough to color
it, and you have everything just as it
should he to insure a successful lamb
ing period in February or March or
earlier. When the weaning season
approaches feed your ewes wheat
bran, all they will eat up clean, with
a little oats. Remember to be punc
tual in feeding at the same hour each
day. Be regular, but remember never
to overfeed. Give your ewes plenty
of exercise by turning them in the
yards if the weather is favorable. To
be a good shepherd you must exercise
good judgment, be thoughtful, be
wise."
Bartlesville Baggies, Carmichael Bug
gies. Surreys and Mitchell Wagons.
Best line Buggy and Wagon Harness.
For everybody. A line of Rockers,
Parlor and Dining Chairs not to be
surpassed. Children’s chairs, Go-Carts.
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PAINTS
— ROOFINGS
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We carry always a full line Of Devoe’s
Paint for houses and interior work.
Also Barn and Roofing Paint.
We handle PAROID, the best compo
sition roofing made. Also Iron roofing
painted aud galvanized, valley tin,etc,
We will ofler extra low prices for the next 30 days on
all Hardware and 'Furniture.
Roop hardware Company
COWS’ RESTING PERIOD.
Hog Wisdom.
Cholera usually affects the younger
ipigs and hogs first.
Frozen alfalfa may kill a hog as welt
as a cow or horse. It is usually indi
gestibte.
A hog cannot sleep comfortnbly in
a draft of wind, lie will catch cold
very easily.
A cougli in a hog means an trrita
Uon in the throat or lungs und may
lead to serious results,
A hog needs twice the air space in
proportion to his size than does the
horse or the cow. yet he cannot stand
•one-lmlf of tho exposure to the wind
And M outher.
The Colt In Winter.
A heavy draft horse cannot be made
from an underfed colt. No matter If
his dam weighed 1,800 pounds and his
sire a ton, the colt that doesn’t have
enough to eat the first winter is not
likely to make a big horse. Oats,
brau and oilmeal, a little corn, too,
in addition to plenty of hay and ex
ercise or a winter pasture, will grow
out a colt and make him as big as a
two-year-old that had been neglected
and underfed. Don't forget that it
takes feed to make'real draft horses
out of draft bred colts.. Nothing else
will do it.
A Butter Hint.
If you are maklug butter and not
getting quite the highest price for it
Just notice what 5 cents per pound
means. If the price is SO cents and
you can get but 25 cents you lose
oue-slxth, or 10*4 per cent. Wouldn't
it pay big to get a thermometer, study
hard and lenrn to produce that rosy
quality of butter which everybody
wants nt the top price? Make the best,
put It into prints.—Farm Journal.
Barnyard Drainage.
Tho dairy bnrnyard should hnve good
slope, such ns will Insure good surface
drainage, nnd should have a good top
layer of gravel or cinders. In many
places this may involve n great deal
of work, but even If the gruding can
not all lie - done lu one year arrange
ments should he nmde by which at
least pait of It is dohe every year.
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THE FARM LAWYER.
One interested only in the
profits of a business as a means
of compensation for services ren
dered or mouey advanced Is not
a partner.
On the death of a purchaser of
real estate before the actual de
livery of the deed bis interest
for purposes of administration
is treated as real estate and not
personal property.
The wife’s right to dower is.
not affected by the husband’s
representations upon selling the
land that he is unmarried un
less she permits Innocent per
sons to deal with him iu good
faith as an unmarried man with
T knowledge of these representa-
|; tions.
Interim Between Lactations Beneficial.
Feed For Dry Cattle.
We believe a com - should have a rest
of six or eight weeks between her pe
riods of lactation, says Hoard's Dulry-
tnaga It Is necessary to begin drying
up S’ cow ten days to two weeks be
fore she Is turned out of the burn with
the dry cows. It Is well, however,
after she appears to bo eutlrely dry, to
examluu her udder at least for a week
or two after she is turned out, for it Is
barely possible there will be some ac
cumulation of milk that ought to bo
removed. Some cows are more dif
ficult to dry up than others, but It
is the customary practice to leave some
milk in the udder after each milking.
When tho cow's milk production has
decreased to ten or twelve pounds
daily, milk her but once mid not milk
her clean at this time. Milking once
a day continues for a short time aud
then every other day.
If a young cow Is not permitted to
have a short rest It affects her devel
opment. She will usunlly uot grow lo
be as large an animal ns she would
had she hud an opportunity to rest be
tween her first and second lactation
periods, at least eight M eeks. For the
heifer somewhat undersized we pre
fer a rest of tlfree months. There
■re cows, however, that It Is next to
impossible to dry up, and In this case,
we believe, rather thnn take any
chances on forcing an animal dry
and by so doing be likely to cause in
flammation of the udder or perhaps
loss of a quarter of the same, we
would not force persistent milkers dr^.
Dry cows should receive nutritious
feed, but they should not he permit
ted to get finicky In their taste, if
they seem somewhat thin In flesh it is
a splendid time to feed some grain and
put them in good physical condition
before culving.
If they are in good flesh, then good
roughage in the form of roots, silage,
clover hay and alfalfa Is quite enough
to feed, letting them hnve a liberal al
lowance of the succulent und dry fort
WORK THE BROOD MARES.
Drafters In Foal Need Plenty of Ex
orcise.
Drnft horses should work. That Is
the principal argument in favor of a
farmer keeping drnft mures. While
high class draft marcs, either grades
or pure breds, may he kept In idleness
and still return a profit their income
is ordinarily much greater and more
certain if they nre worked, says the
Breeder’s Gazette. Farmers need the
work, and work with intelligent man
agement agrees n - ith the mares.
Abundant testimony of successful
breeders has been presented In these
columns of late showing that mares
may work steadily on the farm while
breeding regularly and raising strong,
growthy foals. Of course mnres can
be abused nt work, aud they can also
be abused In Idleness.
The draft mare needs exercise.
Many of them need more of It and
more moderate exerciso than they are
inclined to take voluntarily in a small
pasture; where life gets dull. The idle
mare Is Inclined to break the monoto
ny with an occasional frolic, to ran
and jump and kick, slipping and strain
ing her soft mijpcles. She may do fnr
more damage to herself in this way
than is done by the little extra bard
pull to which the hardened muscles of
the working mare may occasionally be
unavoidably subjected.
The Percheron mares of France that
produce the colts Imported to this
country are mostly working mares on
the farms of average thrifty farmers,
who can afford no such luxury as a
big, strong. Idle mare. Many of the
largest owners of pure bred mares In
Amerlcn give their mnres as much
Pretty Tough For the General.
A French general’s wife, whose
tongue lashing ability was faT
famed, demanded that an old serv
ant, who had served with her hus
band in the wars, be dismissed.
“Jacques,” said the general,
to your room and pack your ti
and leave—depart.”
The old Frenchman clasped hi
hands to his heart with dramaf
joy.
“Me—I can go!” he exclaimed i
a very ecstasy of gratitude. Tfr
suddenly his manner changed
with utmost compassion he added:
But you—my poor general, yon
must stay!
Tho Intellectual Age.
The women of a certain town re
cently organized a literary club, i
for awhile everything was lovely.
“Alice,” asked the husband of
of the members upon her re<
home from one of the meeti
“what was the topic under
•ion by the club this afternoon ?*
Alice couldn’t remember at
Finally, however, she exclaimed:
“Oh, yes, I recollect! We
enssed that brazen looking w<
that’s just moved in across
street and Longfellow.*—Hi
Weekly.
age.
Feed comparatively rich In protein
can be given to cows at this stage, as
a rule, unless it Is desirable to add
some flesh. The ration good for the
milk cows will also be good l'or the
dry ones when it is desirable to put
them in good physical condition.
An Easy Jail.
In one of the Basque provinces
of Spain there is a prison the doore
of which are opened every morning,
work as they can find for them to do. ! allowing the prisoners to go into
The pure bred mare is one of tlie best the town for housework, gardening
or some trade. Some act as com
missioners. In the evening they
quietly return to the prison at the
appointed time, and after being
and bred to a staliion of the best type ' identified by the jailer the bolts are
the colt Mill be worth as much as a ; drawn for their admission,
weanling or a yearling as a grade colt
would bring at maturity, perhaps con-
investments for the small farmer If be
will also allow her to. share the work
of the place. She will do nearly as
much work as a gelding nnd raise a
colt besides. If she Is a good mare
■Iderably more.
Lost
Cows Maintain Fertility.
A source of profit from the dairy
that must not be overlooked Is the
value of the manure in fertilizing the
fields on which the cow feed grows.
The groM’th of cow feed will remove
from the soil n less nmonnt of fer
tility thnn the gvon'iug of any kind
CONSUMPTION
One auto cushion, pair of pipe' of grain crop for mn *’ ke j~ 9?
cutters aud a StUson wrench, I | 0 kintal? ^'fertility
tween Carrollton and Bowdon on the, of b)R HOll but t „ mn i <P his soil richer
upper Bowdon road. Finder return
to the Carrollton Transfer Co. and
redeye reward. 1
aud richer eac h succeeding yeur.
In the cure of consumption.
- digested
concentrated,easilyc
nourishment is necessary.
For 35 years
Scott’s Emulsioi
has been the etahden
world-wide treatment for
consumption.