Show FEEDER CATTLE HIGH IN PRICE ft feeder cattle will in relatively high for some time in the opinion of C ii arnold of the rural economics of hi ohio state bases tills belief on the fact tint there la an extremely number of lma attle on the rances with n bedded shortage of breeding cows further arnold points out it requires several to increase this supply to any pant extent feeders ht the present time are bringing an unusually price and arnold doubts whether the supply of cattle will aitch up with the dmund for some time alie reason the present shortage in the supply of beef bittle goes hid years according to arnold extreme enthusiasm eight or ten yeara ago over beef cattle and high prices for breeding animals at that time kavc a greit stimulus to production As a result the market was over supplied and even the best cattle feeders in odilo began to lose money many barns and feed lots in western ohio have been empty darlng the four or the vears when the price of beef cattle dropped and there wis w is n incentive to buy or raise feeders the breeding stock on the ranges w is thrown on the marl et and still further depressed the price but curtailed the auppl it Is this curtailment at the source of supply which Is responsible at the present time for the shortage and high prices of feeder cattle and breed ing stock on many farms bows sows not propel ly treated we have frequently observed that on many farms the brood sow s are not properly circa for on some farms too anny bows sows are kept together for safety writes dr george II 11 conn in the indiana farmers guide not more than 10 to II 11 bows sows even in large herds should be kept in one group ten or less bows sows make a satisfactory group five or six to a group Is still better another mistake that Is often ade Is to permit horses to run in the lots or bards with the brood bows sows this Is a very dangerous practice and valuable brood bows sows are often injured from colts and horses kovs should never be kept in large groups where they can crowd at night to keep war barmas mas this often results in their developing colds and other con which sometimes become seri ous always keep a lookout for the bows sows that fight the others in the herd if a group has an animal in it that la a fighter she should be removed before she injures some ot the other bows sows it is a very good practice to keep the brood bows sows in as small groups as possible and to pay particular atten alon to their housing to during cold weather balanced feeding best practice with swine it will pay hog feeders een better this sear than it did list to use pro feeds in moderate amounts to bal ance corn according to E T university of illinois this Is espe dally true in those sections of the state where local corn has been used up that it to balance corn with suitable feeds protein at a low cost was demonstrated beyond all doubt last sear by hundreds of farm ers who operated cooperated co with their count farm advisers and the extension ice of the agricultural college in keeping hog feeding records the credic tion that this practice will pay even better this year than it did last is based on the fact that corn Is higher in price and some of the feeds rich in protein lower in price than was alie case in 1027 live stock hints a g cleanliness in handling all of farm animals hog are labor savers in and mange prevention I 1 rora the sanitation standpoint cov ered hap troughs V slipped open top kind it has been shown repeatedly that pigs can be ande to trow faster mal e cheaper gains and stay to a healthier and thriftier condition by adding tank age or a good anlu il protein to the ration ft it pays to feed turkeys well from the time of first feeding until they are marketed mirk eted elimination of all of the progeny 0 baars boars which have been known to sire Ingul nally her pigs Is strongly advised Irol in some cases would not be while blue grass pasture does noi anc as hagli ns ripe or alfalfa asa as a 6 forage crop for liggs it doo have cor value for fattening pigs |