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Winter Course Students at Purdue By J. D. HARPER, Parifoe University Parent UiTersily Agricultural ExtcBjioa Purdue Winter Nearly two hundred winter course students are improving their time this tyear at Purdue university in the School of Agriculture. They are men and women from all parts of the state, who are alive to the opportunities af forded them, and to the lines of de velopment offered them by the winter course. The class is larger than ever before, and is, on the whole, one of the most promising that ever attend ed the school. There are several men in the course who have graduated from other colleges and have just realized that they could profitably learn some thing about agriculture. By far the greater number of the students taking 1;he work are from the farms of the state, however. Many of them are high chool students who, after an ight weeks' stay, will decide to retui an other year for the four-year course. Some of thp best students in the reg ular four-year course have been intro duced through the winter courses. The winter course students are wel come to the School of Agriculture. They bring with thent the practical spirit of the farm, and by coming in contact with the school they not only receive much that is beneficial and practical, but they give the regular students Home practical suggestions that help them to keep an eye on the future. There is a spirit of business and industry about these men that in dicates their seriousness, and their de sire for improvement. They are pi oneers with a future. May success at tend their efforts. The meeting of the Indiana Gommis ,sion on Industrial and Agricultural Education, held at Purdue university on January 31. showed very clearly that the schools today are not meet ing in an adequate way the needs of the farmers. Men present at the meet ing stated frankly that it was impos sible for them to get their bojs to at tend the high school, for the reason How to Get An I ! By F. G. KING, Aaial Husbandry ; Pardae University A Good Pasture Is Essential to the The farmer and stockman is always in danger ot having his plans frus trated by bad weather killing the crop intended for summer pasture. This danger is brought forcibly to mind by the great shortage in clover for spring ihog pasture A great number of men will put the entire, clover acreage in corn and either sell the hogs or fat ten them without adequate pasture. Either course of treatment for the hogs is entirely unnecessary. It is feasible and profitable to use quick growing crops for hog pasture which will prove almost the equal of clover. A small field of rape sown early in April will often be ready to pasture by the middle of May and seldc m is it later than the first of June before an abundant growth is secured. The quality of pasture is almost as good as that of clover pasture and the acre age necessary Is loss than half that required Uy clover. A mixture of rape land oats, rape and Canada -jeas or loats and Canada peas often improves tho pasture In the northern part of !the state RaiK however, will fur jnidh the largest amount and one of tho earliest form of pasture. 9 A second pasture should be sown about three or four weeks after the 'first one. Thin is necessary because iif the rape is pastured too close it will 'die. Therefore, two pastures arc nec essary for beat results. The hogs can be changed from one pasture to the other often enough that both pastures ,are kept growing satisfactorily. When j)asturd In this maimer, 20 to 25 ' Course Students. that the work was not attractive, and the boys could not see their way clear to give the time and energy demanded. The commission, which was estab lished by Governor Marshr.ll in ac cordance with the terms oi the Yarl ing bill, passed at the last session of the state legislature, has for its ob ject the investigation of the needs of education in the various industries of Indiana, and how far the needs are met by existing institutions. The com mission will also consider what new forms of educational work may be ad visable, and will make recommenda tions accordingly to. the next legisla ture. After an inspection of the engineer ing shops and the agricultural depart ment, the commission held a public meeting in Agricultural hall, which was attended by many farmers from surrounding counties. The meeting took the form of a round table discus sion, and many points of extreme in terest were brought to the attention of the body. An interesting phase of the discus sion was to the effect that the schools are today taking the boys and girls away from the farm into other lines of work. A lack of practical work was also felt to exist in the schools, and those present were of the opinion that if some studies, such as agricul ture, domestic science, etc., could be introduced into the schools, many boys and girls could be more easily induced to. take the work and at the same time they could secure a better training in the other subjects which are so desirable. In the evening the commission were the guests of the Purdue university faculty, and several hours were spent in a discussion of the problems before the commission. Many questions were put to the members of the faculty, and the convmission secured such in formation of value to them in their solution of the problems confronting them. Early Hog Pasture Department, Purdue Experiment Statioi Agricultural Extension Most Successful Pork Production. shoats can be pastured on an acre of rape or rape and oats. For later pas ture, late sown rape or, co peas, or soy beans, may be used. In this way it is entirely possible and practical to furnish the best of hog pasture with out having either bluegrass or clover, and on less land, but at a slightly greater cost in money and labor. Green Feed for Chicks. Put some' oats in a box that will not leak; wet them thoroughly with warm water, cover them well, let them stand one whole day, then turn them into a box that does leak. Keep put ting warm water on them morning and nigh till sprouts are well .started. Spread them out thinly, mo.sten more, and keep this up till the sprouts are of the required length. Some folks let them grow a foot long. No finer feast for the birds than oat sprouts. Liver Trouble. When a fowl has a bilious look, dys entery and then costiveness, it is a strong indication that it is suffering from liver trouble. When the edges of the comb and wattles are of a pur plish red it is a sign of indigestion. Fowls in good health always have a bright red comb Persuading Balky Horse. A lump of sugar or an apple will very often make a balky horse forget why he stopped. These are better and cheaper than a whip lash and un printable words. CARING FOR THE YOUNG COW Early Breeding of Heifers Advocated by Dairymen Very Best Mar ket for Skim Milk. (By YT. H. UNDERWOOD.) I have long followed the plan of raising ten to a dozen calves each year, thus being allowed to replace the inevitable losses of the dairy and to constantly cull and sell those iL m An Excellent MSlk Type, which I consider least desirable. I think this practice ought to be fol lowed on every farm where skim milk is available, because a dairy calf of fers one of the very best markets for this dairy by-product. I let these calves become mothers rather young. It is surprising how very early a vigorous young heifer .will breed if the opportunity is given her. I had once a Jersey-Holstein cross-bred heifer that gave birth to her full term calf when only fourteen and one-half months old. It is the business of a dairy cow to give milk and to learn to turn all her products and energies along this chan nel, and so the earlier she can get started in the right way the better. It is sometimes said that early breeding stunts or dwarfs a heifer, but I have had many heifers to drop their first calves at from eighteen to twenty months of age, and afterward they developed into cows which were large and vigorous for their breed. I like best to start with a September or October calf and then, if they spend their first winter under favor able conditions, with plenty of skim milk and early cut hay, bran and ground oats in addition, they will be sleek and plump when they go to pas ture in the spring. HOW TO WORK A SEPARATOR Good Machine Will Soon Pay for Itself and With Proper Care It Will Last Lifetime. (By BESSIE L,. PUTNAM.) Did you ever know a person wTho has ä reliable separator to say that it does not pay? They all tell you it is the way to do it the only way. Look at a first-class machine and note the high speed attained. Only the best material and workmanship can be included in such a combina tion. It is no wonder that separators which are worth owning cost money. Yet a good one will soon pay for it self and with proper care it will last almost a lifetime. Look over the standard makes and no others, thor oughly before investing, but get a good one. The work of separating a moderate amount of milk is easy in comparison with the old way, or even with keep ing water on it in a tank. If it runs I too heavy a gasoline engine will soon ! fix that beside proving a most profit able servant in many other duties. Keep a dish for the dog and the cat in a convenient place where you can take off the froth before straining and separating. Froth only proves a nuisance in the separator but the chickens will be glad to get any that the dog or cat leaves. USEFUL STOOL FOR A MILKER Provision Is Made in Front for Plac ing Milk Pail Nojt Hard to Put Together. I have a good milking stooi which provides a seat for the milker and a place to set the pail, says a writer in the Farm and Home. ' Two by 10-inch stuff was used in the malting. The Inexpensive Milking Stool. seat is 10 inches square, and under neath it is nailed a board IS inches long which projects out far enough to hold the pail. The legs are 12 inches high. Great Difference in Milk. Every person who has never milked cows, as well as some who have only witnessed this interesting process at a very safe distance, realize that there is not much variation in the quantity of milk from certain cows In the herd and on the same feed, but to most people "milk is milk' very few having any correct ideas as to what is commonly called the "rich ness of it." w I AYRSHIRES GOOD DAIRY COWS Almost Ideal Animal for Consumer on Account of Uniform Composi tion of Her Milk. The Ayrshires are distinguished more as good average dairy cows than for heavy production either of milk or butterfat. In both these regards they occupy a position midway be tween Jerseys or Guernseys and Hol steins. An average herd of Ayrshires would probably produce more milk and butterfat than an average herd of oth er dairy breeds, but a selected herd of Ayrshires would fall much behind the production of a selected herd of the other breeds. For advanced registrj, an Ayrshire cow must produce 6,000 pounds of milk and 214 pounds of but terfat as a two-year-old. The require ments gradually increase until the cow is five years old, when she must pro duce S,500 pounds of milk and 32 pounds of butterfat. The milk tests somewhat less than 4 per cent, of but terfat and about 12 per cent, total solids. From the standpoint of the milk consumer the Ayrshire is almost ideal, because of the uniform compo sition of the milk, but the heavy flow which many producers want for profit able production is lacking. Twenty-four head of Ayrshire cows owned by different experiment sta tions in America produced an aver agle of 6,532 pounds of milk per year and an average test of 3.S5 per cent of butterfat, or 252 pounds per year. The test of the milk 17 cows gave an av erage of 12.98 per cent, total solids, In this the fat represented 29.6 per cent, of the total solids, as compared Florence Melrose. with 34.5 per cent, for the Jerseys and 2S per cent, for the Holsteins. For veal production the Ayrshire ranks next to Holsteins. The calves weigh from 60 to 75 pounds at birth and are strong, vigorous and active, Doubtless no dairy breed produces as good beef as the Ayrshire. They fat ten readily when dry and are said tc dress out a good proportion of meat. INCREASED YIELDS OF MILK Pennsylvania State Experiment Sta tion Makes Comparative Study of Soiling Crops. The Pennsylvania state experiment station has made a comparative study of soiling crops for dairy cows. It was found that the chief influence up on quantity of milk produced during the experiments seemed to be closely related to the palatability of feeds. That is to say, those feeds eaten by the cows Yvith the greatest relish, and consequently of which the largest quantity of green forage was consum ed generally gave the largest yields of milk. This seemed to be true re gardless of the amount of dry matter or percentage of protein contained in the feed. Briefly, the milk produced bore a much closer relationship to to tal green forage than to dry matter or protein consumed. The effect upon quality of milk was shown only in an indirect manner. In no case was a flavor imparted sufficiently marked to be detected after the milk was aerated and cooled. The percentage of butter fat seemed to varjr inversely as the live weight of the cows. In other -words, those feeds which produced a gain in live weight seemed to produce a milk containing a lower per cent. of butterfat tlian wras secreted when the cows were losing weight. This was true regardless of the quantity of milk produced. The indications are that some feeds tend to fatten the an imals themselves, while others tend to produce fat in the milk. iiAiiiY r!iur Observe with care and note as a first point that the cow should have a large and ample-sized bodr. Cold rains are much harder on cows than dry cold. Damp cold penetrates to the bones. Provide dry shelter. Turn separator with a steady and uniform speed and flush down with skim milk or water at end of sepa ration. One man says the first year of milk ing is the proper time in which to make the foundation for a persistent milker. In dairying there is no excuse for the man who goes at it blindly and blames luck and the weather for his failure. 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