Show ivr P STOCK M W F IF W lera I 1 WATER TROUGH QUITE NOVEL heavy metal bae baie hold holds pipe which Is attached to the support so 80 that it can revolve something now and odd in tho t he way of dt water trough troughs bas boon been designed by a california man its no novelty olty lice lies in tho the fact that it ie Is A heavy metal base supports a pipe which la in journ aled on tho the support so that it can revolve thereon in that section of tho the pipe that ie Is normally 1 4 novel water trough underneath are a series aeries of perforations rigidly attached to the pipe and swinging from it like a cradle la is the trough A hoso hose leads from the pipe to a hydrant and when the water la Is turned on from the hydrant the trough la Is quickly filled if it the trough Is to bo be cleaned it can be inverted and as the holes in the pipe follow it around a stream of water Is to squirted up up against it and hushes flushes it thiu receptacle can also be used as a feed trough and the hose attachment abed only to clean it it RACK FOR FEEDING FODDER if bide sides and bottom are made tight grain may be fed as well as roughage may be moved A rack ruck for feeding fodder may be built on two runners 28 ten feet loner ong five pieces of 24 stuff are bolted to these runners the tildes are made m ado of five feet long to which may be nailed buch huch lumber us ns may be at band hand leaving space pace of feed rack inches about eighteen inches from the bottom of the rack it the side sides and bottom of this rack are made tight grain can be fed in tn them as an well as fodder says the iowa homestead they will also hold quite a lot of at hay and u so may be used as a hay rack this rack may be moved mored from on an location to another as needed slobber in horsek cabbage will sometimes CUT cure slobber in horses caused by eating white clover but it Is better to kee the clover away from the horses breaking colt to lead in breaking a colt to lead do not separate from the dam but place a 11 baiter halter on the colt and then have some ome one lead the mare around the zt colt will natum naturally lly follow by gentle pressure or tension on an the halter it la to surprising how bow quickly the little fellow will learn to follow you instead of at his mother care must be taken not to throw frighten or injure him it he becomes excited as it would have the bad effect of making him nervous when belag being handled weight of the team the small mule and horse borse are ena enemies to rood good farming deep plowing cr cannot annot bo be done with the light team and deep stirring of the soil is in one of tho the fundamentals get weight eight IN in your teams so no you can pa plow ow right disease preventive the the thet man who keeps everything neat and clean about his hog yards to not very apt to have any trouble from cholera or any other disease dise axe provided of course that ho he feeds lood clean cl SECURING PROFIT IN SHEEP cared cart for othey if purebred pure bred dred and well need pay handsomely shelter in severe weather american jiorle are paro my sheep kind tuo of this noe nos all registered alth ath winter w anter or ican 1 can keep in summer which feed with the ho samo same care and be breed can ono one of most m ost any ot other her kept says BUYS a W writer riter in an exchange 0 nty alteen barn I 1 Is 8 a clos closed ed building sheep with a br broad oad door 90 that the tile out without cr crowding can go in and in one cau each other the feeding rac outside the other room are on the tile room has a double rack ahr through ough the sheep a largo r run un middle I 1 give my tny in tho the fall so they go into winter tors in good condition and never leave them out in heavy rr balne tine through the sea sn the breeding ewes are let lot out every morning in winter to cat eat their grain which Is oaf and to gho them exer clec I 1 feed them hay three times a feed twice I 1 only day some only give thorn them a little at 81 noon time alao also give their pens a litter of oat straw two or three times a vree week it I 1 try to have my sheep shorn before they drop their lambs so the little fel fellow lova have hav no trouble to find their first meal the th ewe owe that Is in good condition haa ball a good supply of milk and almost al way ways owns her lamb I 1 never dever keep keer salt by them but feed it to them once a week meek I 1 have water by them all th the 11 time I 1 never allow the ram to run with the owes eues the rams that aro are to bt be used are fed thice cata and one quarter wheat heat mixed the young lambs jn jo the fall and winter inter A are fed twice tice dally daily a grain ration of oats and sometimes wheat bran half ball mixed DEVICE FOR LOADING SWINE detailed instructions and illustration given for construction of implement handy on farm the device described and shown herewith may be found very handy on any farm take a mower truck ham mer and cold chisel and knock oft tb prongs and so make a smooth wheel then drive out the pins plus that go through the shaft take the sickle bars from an old binder foi for sills bills lay the guard holes down and stick a bolt in the holes where the th pins were and through the holes hog hop loader where the guards were then yon you have a hole every two inches and by taking off the burrs you can change to any height from a high wagon to a bob sled put a good piece of oa oat 0 on n the upper end 28 bore two bole holes in the center then take an old and bore two holes through it slid in the bolt and you have a cart hav havo an end gate for each end so that thi th so sow pigs or calves can be removed from one pen to another with ease ll 11 V 1 STOCK 1 amr inferior sown sows constantly pull down the average of the herd muddy pens in winter are discouraging places tc to keep a hog bog sheep will do better on rough land than aill any other kind of stock save goats good feeding is to an integral part of success in breeding purebred pure bred swine A rigid system of selection of brood sows shoula be practiced by all swine breeders bleeders bre eders kaffir fodder should never be fed exclusively clu to cattle because it will scour them fer fe r branches ol 01 stock feeding offer better batter inducements than feeding geedin ange lambs cattle feeding is not a fazardo us business provided it is done intelli ll gently and conservatively soft coal or coal cinders are relished by pigs and hoga bogs because of the min mineral eral matter they contain hogs that have a natural shelter and a good dry ground under then thorn will always do well ell in winter lambs to be finished for market should go into winter feeding quarter quarters before the weather becomes CO cold id and unsettled As a rule the main point to con consider in growing hogs bogs for market is ia how many pounds can I 1 put on that bog for stallions brood mares marea young youn horses and horses at light work good quality clover or alfalfa W can not bo be excelled sheep that are tre being bein must have aume form of green or oruo suot bulent food and for this purpose rao crops are unexcelled unless a young animal is in well cama tor for and properly fed its good tood qualities are never developed unless the ana anz mals are properly developed 5 tit ti ot the beat is I 1 almost |