The Question Box. 251 



Should salt and ashes be fed to a horse? 



Dr. Smead. — Salt has a good effect on liver and some other 

 organs, and should be given in small amounts. We find that 

 some wild animals, such as deer, eat it, and our domestic animals 

 do the same. So I would give it to them. So far as ashes are 

 concerned I will say, " don't feed ashes." We use the lye from 

 them, in connection with grease, to make soap. If an animal 

 swallows ashes, the lye from them when the liquids of the 

 stomach release it, cannot help but injure the animal. 



Is it essential for horses or cattle to be groomed every day and the 

 stables cleaned every day? 



Mr. Cook. — Clean the horse stables every day and put the 

 manure behind the cows in the gutters; then groom the horses. 

 Do it every day. 



THE PIG STY. 

 What is the best feed for young pigs? 



Mr. Litchard. — Milk first, then mix wheat middlings with it. 



Mr. Cook. — When they are a little older throw in a little whole 

 corn, and I would add a little oil meal to the ration of the young 

 pigs. 



A Farmer. — The best pigs I ever saw were fed barley meal. 



Mr. Smith. — Skimmed milk and wheat middlings make a good 

 combination. Don't feed them wheat bran; a little cracked corn 

 will make a good mixture; not much, but some of it, as the pigs 

 seem to like it very much. 



AVill it pay to grow rape for hogs? 



Mr. Ward. — Yes; decidedly. One of the largest swine breeders 

 in our county grows a large quantity of it for his hogs, and says 

 it i)ays better than grain. But do not feed it to milch cows, 

 as it taints their milk. Horses will not eat it, but every other 

 animal on the farm will. 



Has the Geneva Station had any experience with the Tamworth breed 

 of hogs? 



Dr. Jordan. — We have a Tamworth male in our pens and are 

 crossing him on the Jersey Red. It has less hair and we believe 

 the cross will make a good bacon pig. Some farmers object to 



