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Show LIVE STOCK NOTES. Sheep Increase the value of a farm. Keep the ewes In clean sheds sid feed oats, bran and oil meal. More mules die of accident and old age than from disease. llreedlng young ewes leads to a weakening of the flock. Kwes should not be used for breed 1 11 k before a )car and a half old. Strong, vigorous pigs hen a we-k old will care for themselves, barring accidents. I'nlformlty In the size of a bunch of bogs has a great deal to do with the price they will bring. Itecause sl.eep have warm coats, ft does not follow that they an be et posed to wet and storms. When the boar pigs ara . about S months old they should be separated from the rest of tbe herd. A field of sweet corn sow broadcast In June will make fine feed tn the fail, aa the pigs are extremely fond of lt When a bog reaches 200 pounds In weight It requires extra good rare and an expert feeder to continue to lay oa flesh at a profit. A check re I a la unnecessary cruelty For tbe horse that occasions trouble by reaching down after grass or corn try a muizle. hut leave his head fre |