Show r ive STOCK B musj newa TON LITTER CLUB TO BE ABANDONED gives way in 1931 to pork production plan I 1 acir niilo growers of hops produced more ton litters than the growers in any of the other 24 states in which the ton litter project Is carried on A ton litter Is a single litter of pigs which reach a total weight of a ton or more when they are six months of age the project will be repeated this year in ohio for the ninth time and after this year will be abandoned so far ai the adult hog producers of the state are concerned it Is announced hv J V het extension specialist in swine production for the ohio state university e feel that the ton I 1 ater club which has been one of the most popular honor clubs sponsored by the extension service has now served its purpose and would won outlive its usefulness if continued sas it has interested and guided bun deeds of farmers in adopting feeding breeding and management practices which produce marketable hogs of hah quality at a time when they will bring alie most money the principles the growers have been applying in producing single ton litters are the principles which they roust follow in managing their entire herds in order to bring the greatest profits hereafter we are going to cm chasle a pork production club which will involve the application of what has been learned in the ton litter club to the entire herd this project has already ha I 1 one successful year in ohio fall Is best time to buy cattle and sheep cattle and sheep can usually be purchased to better advantage during september october and november than at any other time of the year and farmers who contemplate buying beet cows or ew es for breeding stock should take care of their needs during the next three months according to W EL peters animal husbandry chief ersley farm st paul when possible mr peters says it Is desirable to purchase breeding animals for shipment direct from the ranch or farm on which they have been produced to the farm of the purchaser tills however Is often impractical because of the difficulty and expense involved in locating and purchasing animals that way by using careful judgment and taking the necessary sanitary precautions highly satisfactory purchases of breeding animals can be made at the large central mar lets especially during the fall season when a wide range for selection la usually available sheep and beef cattle are both in a very strong position at present and prices are moden tely high this makes it especially important that the buyer understand his business says mr peters it he does not he would be wise to employ the services of some reliable person who knows market grade and values and who understands market practices the old adage that well bought is well sold Is still one of the big factors in determining profits from live stock and has a particularly pertinent application to the purchase of feeder cattle and feeder lambs live stock hints thumps Is a common symptom affecting baby pigs the only sure way to kill lice and ticks on sheep Is to dip each animal in one of the standard dip solutions the first signs of worms in lambs are scouring lack of thrift and loss of flesh the lambs gradually get weak and listless good pasture for growing pigs brood bows sows and other hogs Is so able that it often makes the difference between profit and loss in the hog business scabbed birley can be fed more profitably to cattle or sheep than to pigs feeding experiments have shown that it 1 also suitable as a beet cattle teed nog cholera destroys more hoga in the states than all other diseases combined the losses have amounted to more than hops in one yar and the m nav losses reach millions of dollars A few das before lambing time some of these an fn ewes get down in a paralyzed condition become insensible stiffen out and die success in growing a desirable type of marker hog comes with selection of the proper kind 0 pl which then la ghen good feed and care corn ellige Is often fed to breeding ewes and lambs if fed too liberally and for too long a period it is likely to produce weak flabby lambs deficient in vitality |