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protein. Both are essential; but, I would not grow timothy ex- 

 cept 1 could aflord to giuw and sell it, because I can secure so 

 much larger per cent, of starch on a given area, from corn. I am 

 satisfied that the farmer can easily raise G,000 pounds of starch 

 on one acre, while he will have to have a good season and well 

 conditioned meadows to raise 1,500 pounds of starch in timothy 

 hay. So it is easily seen that it is much more profitable to grow 

 starch in the form of corn ensilage than it is to grow it in timothy. 

 But, while a ton of hay will lay in a mow three or four years and 

 not lose much of its feeding value, a stack of stalks, if left till 

 next spring, will lose at least 60 per cent, of theirs. In short, the 

 farmer must first learn what crops are best, then grow and feed 

 them in the best form for the purpose for which they are required. 



How shall wo best reclaim old hillside pastures? 



Mr. Cook.— I don't know just what I would do. It's a problem. 

 We have lots of that hillside land in this State. Perhaps it would 

 be as well as any way to put sheep on it. 



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What will kill piu worms in horses? 



Dr. Youngs. — A mixture as follows will kill them: Oil meal 

 fairn, ^ ounce; oil of turpentine, 2 ounces; linseed oil, 1 pint. Mix 

 thoroughly and give a tablespoonful morning and night in the 

 grain food, during ten days. Stop ten days, then give it again; 

 repeat three times. It will require a period of about thirty days 

 to perfect a cure. . . i 



What will prevent abortion in cows? 



Dr. C. E. Hatch of Gainesville. — " Phreynol " is highly recom- 

 mended. It costs $1.25 per gallon. It is used as a drench or wash 

 and is quite reliable, fully as much so as are the patent anti- 

 abortion preventives. 



What will cure gapes in chickens? 



Mr. Chapman. — There is no cure for gapes. The best way is to 

 prevent them. To do this, keep the chicks on hard floors and 



