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Show I LIVE STOCK COLUMN. H KEEP A HEALTHY, VIGOROUS FLOCK in " OF SHEEP ALL THE TIME, Cull Out tha VroafcUngf TWA of Throa TlmaaaWar TljoOlt Aajlti-Ii, 'Cnlt T.lr. fr I!.1IU .uj Tlra f.r IT.01" trail lalt.o.a MM Mnltoo. Keep a constant f jo to a If Any iTip fulla 1o prt ft fair aliaro nt tho trough, ami rrjwclallylf tlio aam ono lacruwiM atvajr each time. It M, Ulrmla that inch n rmo l it vrrokllna; nn J nroila aitrv caw. It uiar Iw a falling ont nt th trfth, either tUo temporary of latnb'a teeth, or tho Inter act from bM ace. In tho Hrt raw ft llttlo extra feet, irtvrti when It may hav p tlmetoeut It vrainotatcd j tho reat of flintlock, will put It on an eqnalltjr vv 1th them In a few vmlti. If tho tronblo I old ago, attire to carry It through tho lambing ttmo an 1 tho thearing, to Ret tlila year profit from It, then fatten in tho anraincr an 1 ell In tho early fall, when well fattened oU mutton command n good prlco from thoao who know a good article when they aeo It. Tho arcraga Iota by death amonir aLeejt, tiot Inclndlngloaara by doga, rcl. doni fall ahort of 3 per rent, and often excecvla that 1 yet ownera of amall floika, which aro carefully watched, and from which tho old or tho weakling an carefully care-fully cnllcil tiro or three tlmia a year, la f rtoitiently lrei than I ,er cent. An did aaylng l, "cnll twlco for health and twice for profit." At aheariiur and nt lambing time throw ont thoao which do not imy fur their keeping In lamha or in wool. A good aheep ahoill 1 pay a yiar'a keeping ench time. Tlien Uforo they K) to tho tiarna takoout auchaadonot ftfem healthy and atrong, nnd do tho airao again In tho early tprlng, Thcao weakllnga ahould bo either brought np toanpjual In atlength with thereat of tho flock, or ahould bo acii-iratcd and fattened. Tlila keem up a healthy, via. oroua IUx.li all tho time American Cultivator. Cul-tivator. I ..dim llork lor Hota. Leo Logerwrll, of Crlia, Nib., aenda to tho Urcedera Uaxette a ekitch ami deaerlptlon of a eclf feetler that fur nlaliea aholled rV com and groun I L.5rw$$V food to hog Tho SkgSsSSSSv I lei will lio com- vSsS$SSy I rehen Ird from VSSNSSy the cnta. i?v$$$$$$' To begin, Mr. YSssssSy Logerwell niaVca a$sgj' a trough alxteen ,r?csS$-3w feet long and two fCtSssSSSSSSSS feet wide, with RSSSSySSVSSSl flat bottom and XtV aldea four Inchea no. i-dd tiiw. high. It liaa a khtet Iron bottom aboro the wooilen one. Into tlila trough ha puta four framea, nearly klto ahanol, aa in rig. 5. Tliey are llxe.1, two nt tho end uf tho trough and tu o at njoal dla tanrea apart liwido tho'trough. Tlie long iJeco of tho frame la S feet In length, and tho ahort piece at tho top 13 . Inchea. A pltco ycS'xV oftlmberSlnehe JT XV by 4 la llallod ST y acroaa the klto V ahajied frame at V ffl the bottom, and jW again nailed llrui- YV ly to the aidea of 3S0jfeS3 ,llu '"High, o gSyvWS? ahown In fig. S. ""'Vfuat"'"0 Hoard aro nailed upon thoaldtaof the framea to form tho aloplng blu, Tito 1 1n It left with tkreo-nnnrtcra of an Inch cipiu apace at tho lwttom.ao that tho com and feed may alldo through It Into tlia trough. Then Mr, l'lg tali Jmt what elide down the Ma Into the trough, bnt cannot tear an 1 trnmplo tho rcat. The bin 14 inado weltlitr tight by having the cover mode ahlp lap faahlon, ""-v cn" lrd over r k auulhrr UU tlia S . vvciillur bovrif ) In; of a lioiuo. Olio aldo of the top or corcr la pnt on with a lilngntooian for filling. Mr. Ix- I I Be""'! enl by " i luilntlng tho ont no. s-tnou aixniox. Mo ,lf Ilt) ,I(f trough neatly, and there It la, ornamental orna-mental aa Mill ua uacfnl. Tho trough hold ten bnahela, agd tho Inventor thlnkalt aarea him SO tier cent, of fir., oo ho kindly glrea hf brother atock ralaera tho bencUt of tho plan. Toe aiurli lll IVppor. H la well to aeaaon our fowla morning morn-ing meal with n bit of talt aud iiepjier, but don't overdo tho pepper biulneaa. Don't uao any mora than yon would I )otl Htrogiilngtoeattheincaa )onrailf, and uu black pepper halt the time at boat. Tho fact U, ever aluco poultry writer began to recommend pepi r for fowla In wlnUr, poultry haa been pci-t.red pci-t.red too inuchi rome tlocLa lmv o bei u literally perjured to death. Thlaeier-laatlug Thlaeier-laatlug owrJonlng with red jieppir la rvapoualbla for a goul many cane of croup. A higdoMi of redpipperhrate tlie fowla up, irlit them a regular neat, then they take idd aa aoon u eiMwl to tho outer air, and eoon tho irutip "hreaka out,H cutI off half, eoinetlmea more, and the poultry keepi r gruwki about hi "bail luck." The North" .it Hortkulturlat, Agrknlt-nrlat Agrknlt-nrlat and btockman. |
