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Hill and Drill Seeder, 
^ Wheel Hoe, Culti¬ 
vator, and Plow 
O X many farms there is much partial¬ 
ity used toward stock. I was visit¬ 
ing one Winter in Iowa. The mer¬ 
cury stood 18 degrees below zero, and I 
was satisfied to sit in the comfortable 
sitting-room. One morning the “man of 
the house” invited me to the barn to see 
Black Prince, of which he never tired 
of talking. I did not wonder he was 
proud’ of the fine horse, and as to his 
surroundings, I fear there are poor fami¬ 
lies whose homes could not boast of com¬ 
fort that was noticeable in his roomy 
box-sta" However, during the day I 
noticed a sight which did not afford" me 
so much pleasure. In a field near the 
barn was a straw stack, and huddled to¬ 
gether on one side of it stood three or 
four c ws. vainly striving to get shelter 
from the chilly Winter blasts. As I 
thought, of Black Prince I asked myself, 
‘‘Why this difference? The horse is kept 
in the cleanest condition possible, care¬ 
fully bedded and cleaned, and if a bit of 
dust or filth makes its appearance, the 
comb and brush are applied.” 
ITow about the cow? IIow many oc¬ 
cupy good comfortable stalls, receiving 
care equal to that given to the horse? 
She is frequently fastened in an old 
wooden stanchion, she can’t turn her 
head right or left, and is bedded with 
the soft side of an oak plank. If there 
is to be any distinction in the matter of 
cleanliness, give the cow the benefit, for 
her product is susceptible to odors, and 
if she is allowed to become filthy it is 
passed directly to the milk, and it can¬ 
not be strained out. IIow inconsistent 
we are. Good sensible men will laugh 
at our currying a cow, and they will 
spend an hour while breakfast is waiting 
cheerfully brushing a horse. However, 
this does not hurt the horse, but give the 
cow an equal chance. And don’t you 
think that a horse would be just as un¬ 
comfortable in an old tight wooden stan¬ 
chion as a cow is? j. m. willson. 
Michigan. 
Live Stock in Place of Beans. 
are going out of beans here in 
W Orleans County, New York,” 
says A. T. Miller. ‘‘The crop is 
getting less profitable each year. Many 
fields this year did not pay for preparing 
the ground. We must figure costs these 
days; labor costs, and fertilizers. 
“Wheat is much better crop than 
beans. I had 1.200 bushels from 35 or 
40 acres, and I sold my crop for $1,18, 
and might have received $1.20. Yon can 
compare that with 20 acres of beans 
yielding 130 bushels. I would rather 
raise wheat than beans if the returns 
were even in favor of the beans. In a 
rough way our crop rotation is wheat 
seeded to Timothy and clover; or hay 
crops followed by beans and wheat. We 
frequently just surface work the ground 
after beans are removed and put in the 
wheat. 
“The acreage of beans the coming year 
will not be half what it has been former 
years. _ Wo are leaning toward live stock ; 
there is stimulated interest in producing 
sheep for mutton and wool. Silage is our 
salvation; we^ feed it to cows, horses 
and sheep. We feed our horses and cat¬ 
tle twice daily, and with straw it makes 
more than a maintenance ration. It is 
true there is danger in feeding silage to 
horses. Here is where the danger lies. 
There may be pockets where the silage 
has not been properly packed at. the time 
of filling. In these places the silage 
spoils. The spoiled silage acts the same 
way on the animal as moldy canned fruit 
will on a person who would attempt to 
cat that part at the top of the can which 
is badly spoiled. 
“My sheep receive about three pounds 
of silage daily. Of course, one cannot 
start them on this amount. I feed the 
silage before breakfast, then I follow the 
silage with bean fodder early in the fore¬ 
noon. I feed the sheep straw at noon, 
and hay or bean fodder at night. I do 
not. feed grain until three or four weeks 
before and during the lambing season. 
I am satisfied that silage improves the 
quality of the wool. The sheep become 
fat and thrifty, and this condition is im¬ 
perative for good wool. A sheep in good 
condition has an oily fleece, and it is an 
open secret that the more oily the fleece 
the heavier it is, and the more money it 
brings. We do not rely on bean fodder 
and straw before lambing. We then feed 
our sheep clover hay and grain, and con¬ 
tinue our silage, as this has similar effect 
on the ewes that it does on the dairy cow 
in maintaining a milk flow. In feeding 
silage to horses we divide a bushel be¬ 
tween four or five. We start on much 
less. We place oats on the silage allow¬ 
ance which adds to the palatability of the 
ration. T would advise in starting feed¬ 
ing to give plenty of salt. 
“I am a thorough believer in silage for 
all farm animals. We even give it to 
poultry as a green food. My intention 
the coming year is to silo corn as well- 
eared and mature as possible. We can 
feed cornmeal via the silo more quickly 
and easily, and more economically than 
otherwise. No husking, no cribbing, no 
waste of feeding value in the stalks, no 
hauling, no grinding, no trips home, and 
no extra feeding.” 
W. J. 
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how the other half gets along?” “You’re 
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