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Show LIVE STOCK NOTES. Heavy horses' are not calculated foi fast driving. 'Much of the horse's growth depends de-pends on his temperament. The early hog will fetch the most cash this fall as he usually does. The colt should be taught to eat a mixture of oats, wheat bran and Unseed Un-seed meal. The big horse gets his extra weight mainly through their muscles and larger bene. When a horse does not eat all that is given him, it should not be allowed to sour in the box. Pick out the best lamb in the flock to Reep or else buy cne of seme successful suc-cessful breeder of sheen. A man with a low voice and a quiet manner accomplishes the mast wcrk on a farm, and keeps his stock In the best condition. 51 Look out ccrefully for the drainage of the hog pen. Where does it go? Surely it must not find its way to the well or into a stream! A good horse used in a commcn sense manner should live to an eld age and be in condition to perform good work at all times. For beef cattle, the heifer should be allowed to grow and mature till she is nearly three years of age b-fore assuming as-suming the duties of maternity. The increase in a flock of sheep represents rep-resents almost entire i::-cjt to the man who has no rentals to pay and keeps his sheep on government lands. If you don't want your hogs to eat up every hen they can get, give them a variety of food, so that they will not bo so carniverous in their appetite. Sheep should be turned out on every nice day. Lambs should not be allowed al-lowed to get chilled. Their frail bodies cannot withstand severely cold weather. The average goat breeder raises them to sell, and while they may tell you all about their good points, he may forget to mention some o't their weak ones. |