Show PIG DISEASES ARE WORSE IN SPRING i d partly paralysis or rickets in pigs are ven prevalent especially in the winter aadi early spring it has been demonstrated that deficient rations will cause such ailments which affect not only iliac bones but also other tissues of ha body especially nerve tissue the ad i of minerals only to the basal ration may not prevent the onset of rickets or related disorders it j green growing grass and forage cropf with their abundance of vitamins am minerals that are the natural brae tacal carriera carr lera of these essential booi constituents good substitutes for grass when pigs are roost troubled with rickets are green leafy benm hays preferably alfalfa hay to which pigs and bows sows should have access or ni which after being chopped or may be to the extent of about 5 per j cent in their feed mixture both vita mans and minerals in a ration are essary for proper growth and health 0 pigs vitamins and minerals go ban I 1 in hand for proper growth of botie and other tissues according to E L frank of the animal pathology dl vision colleda of agriculture elty of illinois in borne sections there seems to be a deficiency of iodine which Is by the condition known as in pigs this condition may be prevented by putting one dram of potassium iodide in each pounds of fed f ed fed to bows sows during the period it Is well known that dairy cattle need minerals as part of their daiy ration these minerals are needed it S develop the skeleton and for the proper functioning of the glands and of the animal body the tre mendoM increase in milk production of the modern dairy cow has caused a greater mineral acquirement on the other hand dairy feeds are often grown on soils that have been depleted of th essential mineral elements and as a result there Is deficiency in the cropf grown on such soils the two mineral elements most likely to be deficient la the ration are lime and phosphorus these two minerals combined ma up about 85 per cent of the bone urn also Is necessary not only for bon building and milk production but also muscle development when these tw elements arc not present in sufficient amounts it may result in weak bono and diseases of a nature minerals are also needed for proper reproduction considerable lime aal phosphorus are found in the skeleton of the fetus the best use of minerals in the ra alon depends on the presence of a tain vitamin that aids in their utella alon this vitamin Is found abundant ly in cod liver oil green feeds aej well cured hay pasture usually tw nashes a sufficient amount of the mn eral retention factor when bahir Is not available this Is furnished IT well cured hay well cured alfalfa hay lg the dairy mans best feed rind t supplies lime and vitamins as freb as good protein i distemper in colts has no known medical cure distemper in colts like measles 1 children commonly has to be put n with some time during the young an mals life the deseise Is ma test it cannot be cut short by form of medicinal treatment fore the animal affected should H placed in such surroundings as v offer it the most comfort and the bet opportunity to cope with the disca A good roomy clean airy stable Is decided aid to such animals and ata the weather Is mild akey preferably may be kept out of doors the li jp forming under the tew not be meddled with until they ripe then they should be fred fe opened the escaping pus should M collected and burned as its r alon in stable only increases the infection chances of other horses live stock hints one reason for ewes ft ing to breed Is too much flesh and little exercise one of the handiest devices on tm farm Is a chute for loading bogs B may be made stationary as a pa of a pen or it may bo mounted couple of old mower wheels extra feed for ewes at breeding alb flushing has increased the laa yield 15 to 20 lambs to the ewes above the usual yield ac 0 ing to united states bureau of fw industry noga suffer more frequently unbalanced rations wv does any other class of live stock 1840 vl u nt a 0 o ohio specialists say that in average sheep in that state shea two pounds of wool today seven v i three tenths pounds v n ti tw the horse perspires through a 1 l pores of his body the same as to a limited extent same but with the hog h valie are confined to tin upon the inside of bis ega |