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______ □ LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. □ Mississippi Dairy Institutes. 1ELOW we give the program of two throe-day dairy institutes _ , J to bo held ut Brookh av* n Jan uary 5. 6. and 7th. and at Jackson. January IS, 19, and 20th. The farmers' institute has, next to the agricultural press, done more than any other agency to carry agrlcul tural knowledge to the adults on the farm; but the time Is at hand when the one-day institutes must be sup plemented by short course schools or institutes for more thorough and ox tended Instruction These dairy In stitutes, running three days, and act uallv demon trating milk-testing.but ter making, stock Judging, etc . are an attempt to meet this demand for practical and sustained instruction Every reader of The Southern ; Farm (istrttr within ten miles of Hrookhaven and Jackson should at tend these short dairy s* bools Those who are only making butter from one or two cows will bo well repaid f<.r time and trouble «•? attending, and wo e pec;ally ask that at least one woman out of each household attend Those engaged in dairying will, of course, be there, but any one who feeds and milks a family cow B also sufficiently Interested to justify attendance The writer, while director «>f farm ers* Institute# In another State, held some of tb« o short course dairy schools and, therefore, knows they are sucre*; ful in giving the sort of Information needed by those feeding and milking dairy cows if the old er member# of the family are toe "set In their ways." or think they have not the time, to attend these dairy institutes, we insist that some of tho younger members of the fami ly bo sent. Any boy or girl over fifteen years old will learn something »l these institutes that will he of great value to the rest of the family No one on the farm can afford to miss such an opportunity. Here Is the program outlined for each of the institutes: I irst Day. 9 a m —Testing, butter making, record keeping. Maker. 1 p m Common diseases of cat tle. Smith. 2 p. m Feeds and feeding. Floyd 3 p m —Stock Judging. Smith 7 p m - -Itree is of dairy cattle, (illustrated) Smith. k p m Forage crops. Floyd kfrnml Day. 9 a m Testing, butter makingJ record keeping, Maker. 1 p m Handling the corn crop. 2 p m Open for local speaker 3 p m Sleek Judging 7 p m Krection of the silo. Maker * p m Farm manures, Floyd Third Day. 9am Testing and record k«ep i r. g. 11 a k e j. 1 1 a m - Feeding rations for dairy cattle. Moore ! p m Muilling up the dairj herd, M oofe 2 p m Corn Judging. Perkins 3 p m Slock judging. M< >re 7pm Clean milk. (illustrated i M oore k p m Forage crop*. Floyd Start With (Vinimott K»r» and a 4»<km1 llarn— Pasture <trr-afly lie dum Cost of Keeping — Mirop* shires and hirw t* I*«hm| llrm|»— fare at Lambing lime. At t lie rerent Mississippi State Farmers' Institute, Prof K it Lloyd, In opening the discussion *»n sheep raising. mad** the following im purtanl statements regarding his ex perlen* e with sheep Ijj M I >’!•*; ppi Sheep pay a better rent for land than cotton The lighter an I poorer j lands will not grow sufficient grass’ for beef cattle, but will furnish sat iafartory pasture for sheep \n arr* tiiat will <nrry one cow will « *rry ten sheep Common ewes, that gav* an average fleece of 2 S pound?-: when wintered on cottonseed meal! and * orn stover, with the run of a pasture, gave an average fleece or 3 4 r» pounds each \S hen the sheep had pasture he found tiiat It cost r»7 cents per head to winter them, hut when they had no pasture it cost 1*0 cent* a head to w inter them In ills flve years' work with sheep, the wool paid all expense of keeping th«* sheep, and the lamb* were clear profit Average for four years gave a profit of 1 no per cent p*-r year on tn\ e«t ment. Lamb* three months <>1*1 on rape pasture, weighed from tr» to 64 pounds each, and at six months old from 0ri to 3 pounds each. He oh* talned I '> 14 « a< h fur Iambs three month* old Rape was found t lie best pasture plant for sheep It should ho plant ed twice, August to September in the fall, and February to March In the spring. He preferred Shropshire* or Dor He?* In his work ho used common ewm and a pure bred Dorset ram Tho *>»«•* were culled very severely and nothin* but the bent common *•»<-* and grade* u«rd The milking jual 'lev of the l) r;<-'n »*-«• ? h. . r chief re< ommendatlon The market for lamb* was good, hut they must he fat. and It took a goo 1 milking mother t<» produce a fat early lamb The n<i< n)ty for f«*nc up an ohJ«c!loti to sheep raising. ju*t as it *a* to hog raising Dogs may kill some sheep, hut he would not alio* the dogs to keep him from raising ' heep Bhccp should he protected from wet and "tagged" at breeding and lambing times Mr. I rem h Is llupp). A pure bred Angus steer was grand champion at the recent Inter national l.lve Stock K&podtlon at Chicago Another one wan reserve champion And If then* two hadn't have been there, there were two more read)' to step Into their l Wt< • • o of her breeds hadn’t even a « hance | it the great i l/e In the slaughter test seven out of ten prizes fell to the Angus breed "Hurrah for the Doddle**’ with their glossy black bodies. Hurrah for the Huddles' Hurrah! Hurrah!" (To be read by Angus men only. > A 11. Fit FINCH Farmers' llulletln* for the Stockman All free for the asking Write tin Secretary of Agriculture, Washing ton, D CV. for them and devote the winter evening* to study: 22, The Feeding of Farm Animals; 12. Facts About Milk; 6f>, The Dairy Herd; 63, Care of Milk on the Farm, 100, Hog Raising In the South; 103, j (experiment* In lleef Production, 17 0, Principle* of Hotmi Kr«*dlni? I ?o:,. pig MiUiaRi'm^tit, 211. 1lutt«*i Making on tUo Parin; 2W. llart^rlA in Milk; 3 4'*, Tbo Dairy Induatry U| the South. Where to Buy the Beit Stock Stirfi j Bui rt|tt!if*4 Tffttirf Statist fcr $a't !1 ! • r, ' • r ' t 1 • ' '• (*ffi i r t r ft |i ! ft lw % » • j tm o »r4 ft ir ‘•■.to i ftirf • n f r »«■ ; I n f 1 • ii • n | *< r .»* • I » r o A »ont’«' llfo -1 't*ro r Kftn*« In '■ ft! ! i th* ftftw to h f«*> Th»h fftft i*n U ftrin »! tt.j »rm « no idSIc lr .ro vj»41» n Ad'rru \ I V|( iSTi.i .\|l tl > . Vft^l*. n **t • t in. VI' * %, Standard Bred Stallions I I *»» f‘f • ft o 'hicr rVi lr«l| * fi»1 * ■ it.* '!• i.i t • ft I h‘i Wn |i h ft ft r> ft •) ftli.l » ft ' ■*. - ft- l.f* •• M: ftUuft ft || .ft •*|ft» It ■ >il* N • T ft ft • * I , * VII»» 25 GRADE RED POLLS < r m< ! »lih (>*i n s .111. t r r * <»r a 4 c tioa i*<»'i r i i «'ftift oft ItAA i *» !<■!• < f im I-. • I! Aftrr.ftr.4 J. BUKRUSS M.t.FUli; tjvriuct. Mtt4 r <r. Nftmo »• rronor JA^KO and :> I ALLUJNS • at* '.!•'*( »nd Vfm n )* I I »I>|1 Jfli.ru r r # I • l* fed If 11 ’ > « ait * * 1 11 r Ate li t* l • • » «r >i<n m fe | rrnluit • •ft i»rk ft t * • > ear ■ • ii • I i • • r t Mr- «d «»• litihi li iiii.um W rile l«.f rtiatuiuf of till! I t.e l u> l litn i J r COOK A CO. l*i!n(tn«, Kr mmo 4*04.4. turn* lle.S*.er*>d Immune !• tlrk lever A ourty bull* *nd hell rr* I r *aie A large herd ol r«rr(mi| Mderlnd • ltd veil bred r« • • to eeiect U m tom* *nd if* them Add ire* P J THUls l<*t-*ger . or U s tlliNMi Mac •>wah Urttuai 'iii t r inn P- I I* I l fkaliifit. tu t«* A. m ^•ntuchf Jack Farit • the • bo u* * bore fe< i ! M It M »• bf ret *rd - * • *r !a--« artd *«■ gou * n r*k ■ ■ 4,1 Ml B M V ;#> fl ®h*aper it.»r. * de*.er or I «i*< 4,*u>r cart Wr u to-dai lor |>r ra* o* J*. *» ;(CDru i end tr.u «*• a .ary* lot io ae.eri if B> ■ W,i,k* IwMi^* ( k*v JACK *' “rk •' k irm ..M * feit'a high. * dll tn'UI 1 u|, |,,r • air. A dill i * i « d u |a . 114 I I' HIM I M* Will III: in III v Till*: HIST IMK.S Fox Terriers AA III fid four premier* of r*t* Pup* PICB e*rh. «ii*raniM>.1 (mi bl««»d. wr •lock are a* n«»e *• *ny to the country. r> t llllill Kin. ttkotoki* Ilia* UKK 1C is the chance of your 1 i f*- („ | * i;r| 4 KrKiklrrnl POIMT(R pyp f0| 1 4 thrif Vtt tic, Ii».uu ainl f H) oo . .. »> " myJM Ulia Mu. ox hound IVdigrn-.t *• ,| t iu*r*nti, .1 Med loku. |H U() (.raya yt I 0 Stodkhill. • - U«lb)villi. R| To Old Hayseed: Whr do ii>u thr<*w Kir your dollar r<>rn to rai< r bark bogaT u rlta me lor prlra* of rumhrad l*uror Jrraar Haln* that a lII p»r r<m a profit. J. T. SIMMS, Ramsey, Ala. Alt hoga auh.rrt to ragiatratlon. PRIZE WINNING POLAND CHINAS II *<>u arc* g- Irg to bur h<>ga bur food h<-*a thrr ar* tha rhratxwt Mr hard w<»n nlna ribbon* at tha < iklahuma Htata l air l'*¥ A lot ml faarg S<#r* far *.»/#. W rlta todar. I. R Sparks,.Hunter, Okie. Blue Ribbon Rerkshires. In fomtulttl •** with V hard* 6 Htat*a la “tat* 1 >|r An\ Ifcr* a » a on ? f r*ta> 4 aro opd« I thtrda I r ha mi toe ah ip. fliat and aao **i'd *n rflran U A iiarlaii irrlu tli,g fr» cc • l %rr c |i *hti* -'rn to.atiatIng th* aup. rior t d!» dual tnrrtt a* aril a* <a*htun*hir f.i,»«1 Un • o| i uf r >i hrrd A «d*a*a lor l-itcra HUH “os a II) >1 i.t NtlMWi i»<TH, Hbr»tip>n 1a or « onatatta. Ia. Our 1909 Record 19 Ml>>m«< IT 3 Uttj Hr»k,htfr u. <a than..? (• N n fra • * *i* * i M n and T > »i<>ua* • »««•* Itarr ad a d U h |r f, II f* I h r k rtu • .«*t our t»u« it o i itt** 11 in* k Pditw. II. i Uatl4"in I'ropr rtnr • M A. Ur.lirWf, POLANO:CHINA:HOGS u*> fair fount I' at* and •♦lit* of I hr hr • , l>rr« Jin* from AO !•> |3C pound# l<>r aalr I rt ui • ■.pplf mu )»»*>•*>* fvm, .... C«n;l«. If RLGIsTfKID POLAND CHINA HOGS " *•' ’0 month* old While and Silver u | and.it'e* It »* lt.«k« and Itrwn teg horn* Mtmgi. M*gi|r A >' t ft Hit r Itt t liruah « »••*. iron DUROC-JERSEY PIGS ltrgtairre.1 \nreatry 11 —« No bet let btwhl ol hoga W <M)t TIIIUE. Port tllboon. Mtaa. er »*•*/»*• UNION CITY - . . TINNISIKI DUROC JERSEY PIGS Irom onr ol the oldrat l.rretru in the South. HI* h In to «.r Itrrd In 'hr Purple alao a lew bred gilt* an* aow* Wrtta I r p icea. I. M W IlIttklH A l ii Mu. Petri Trttfi PP UOPO "* the verjr heat breed . U. flUt] J >•'« U hlte 1*1 grmouth aiwaaw l(o< ka all aired by my ri«* ka that w«*n lat and /nd prltra at tireen field. I •tin. Price* that will piraae mu xv h hil’l. Yen in a Mlaa DroifcutDrc n »**»«»um ULltlXOninCw ,l< >a'a old enough lor •ei vU e cue fine Iwoand a hall fear old Her4 Itoar t »*. ie in nr tin. Houle d Itt ms k v it. t,a. Mtaa lagtHtrad tagNal BarUWra ■ag* lor a*le hr Cl.KM I.KA. Mat mkm. Tann. berksnines Hrrd rlaht. Ie.1 right, priced right. A few choice ho** only, on hand J. W. HAMILTON. lloulka, Mlaa. Cream IV Kecognizfct^Vj^^^^^ Separators^ criterionHMKIlH others arc judged. 'I hr in««i< rn 'Uirytwn want a ( ream Separator that ful fill, t<> tV hi,;ii< * <i'.:r<, thi n, three requirement*: Close Skimming, Easy Running, Long Life. I h I S i1. thr only separator that ^•rnhitirs Iciulrr vlj11» in .ill t hree * i th *« « ««< it.ai*. i h*- I S I .*« r* rir.; m rr an<! higher aw ir*U (ae.« ♦.: .a i «l.;i;.^i!i‘ »'i;» n n* ri t '.M'Jttwm ailoth r tn is* »ei*inl»inr<l #0 ' y ...