Show V i f WATER TROUGH QUITE NOVEL heavy metal base holds pipe which is attached to the support so that it can revolve Bom something ething new and odd in the way el of water troughs has been designed by a california man its novelty lies in the fact teat it is self clean lnig A heavy metal base supports a pipe which is journ aled on the support so that it can call revolve thereon in that section of the pipe that Is normally novel water trough 1 underneath are a series of alons rigidly attached to the pipe and swing ng from it like a cradle is the trough A hose leads from the pipe to a ha hydrant drant and when the water is turned on from the hydrant the trough Is quickly filled it the trough is to be cleaned it can be inverted and as the holes in the pipe follow it around a stream of water is squirted up I 1 ip p it and flushes it this re can also be used as a feed trough and the hose attachment used in ily to clean it MANAGING THE ANGORA GOAT animals have natural ianchi at on to browse on coarse herbage but must have other feed by 13 E L LRA kra goats like ille other animals must be ted fed or they will die some people do rot seem to recognize this fact but it Is 1 true goats have a natural nation to browse on shrubs weeds or any other coarse leaved herbage but they trust have nutritious teed feed in ad to thrive if it angora goats are fed and treated as one would treat sheep they will get along bety well mell ta in the winter time they need clean clover bay hay and some gram grain and clean fresh water at all times the goat is almost as fin icky as the sheep and requires water untainted by any other animal sweet grain and hay as they will not touch feeds it they are musty too much has been said aid about the ability of goats as weed destroyers it Is true they will clean up a pasture of coarse weeds and so will sheep we have never been able to discover much difference and taking every thing into consideration we believe that the farmer who raises sheep in stead of goats will get better satis fac tion hom his flock RACK FOR FEEDING FODDER st if sides and bottom are made tight grain may be fed as well as roughage may be moved A rack for feeding fodder may be built on two runners 28 ten feet long five pieces of 24 stuff are bolt ed ti these runners the sides are roads A f 24 s fin fie e feet long to which w nty n te nailed such euch lumber as may da it at hand leaving a of sixteen feed rack inches about eighteen inches from the bottom of the rack it the sides and bottom of this rack are made tight grain can be fed in them as well nell as fodder ays the iowa homestead they will ill alo alco hold quite a lot of bay ind so may be aed as a hay rack this rack may be moved from one lo 10 Jisa atlan tion to another as needed breaking colt to lead in breaking a colt to lead do not separate from the dam but place a email small halter on the colt and then have some one lead the mare around the colt will naturally follow by gen tie pressure or tension on the halter it Is surprising how quickly the lit tie fellow win will learn to follow you instead of his mother care must be taken not to throw frighten or injure him 11 I 1 he becomes excited as it would have the bad effect of mak ng him nerious when befog being handled 4 A sf SECURING PROFIT IN N SHEEP if purebred pure bred and well cared fw they pay handsomely need shelter in severe weather my sheep aro pure american meri mer nos all registered two of this kind I 1 can keep in summer or winter with the same care and feed with which one of most any other breed can call be kept says a writer in an exchange my y sheep barn is a closed building with a broad door so that the sheep can go in and out without crowding each other the feeding reeks in one room are on the outside the othel other room has a double rack through the middle I 1 give my sheep a arge run in the fall so they go into winter guari qua in good condition and ancl nevar leave them out in heavy rains through the season the breeding ewes are let out ever everi morning in winter to eat their I 1 w chich is oats and to give them exercise I 1 feed them hay three times a day some only teed feed twice I 1 only give them a little at noon time also give their pens a litter of oat straw two or three times a week I 1 try to have my shorn before they the dros drop their lambs so the little fellows have no trouble to find their first meal the ewe that is in good condition has a good supply of milk and almost ul al ways owns her lamb I 1 never keep salt by them but feed it to them once oco a week I 1 have water by them all the time I 1 never allow the ram to run with the ewes the rams that are to be used are fed three quarters oata oats and one quarter wheat mixed the young lambs in the fall and winter are fed twice dally daily a grain ration of cats oats and sometimes wheat bran hall mixed DEVICE FOR LOADING SWINE deta led instructions and illustration given for construction of ample ment handy on farm the device described and shows shown herewith may be found very handy on any farm take a mower truck ham mer and cold chisel and knock off oft the prongs and so make a t smooth wheel then drive out the pins that go through the shaft take the sickle bars from an old binder for sills lay the he guard holes down and stick a bolt in the holes where the pins were and through the holes hog loader where the guards were then you have a hole every two inches and by taking off the burrs you can change to any height from a high wagon to a bob sled put a good piece of oak on the upper end 28 bore two holes in the center then take an old tongue and bore two holes through it stick in the bolt and you have a cart have an end gate tor for each end so that the sow pigs or calves can be removed from one pen bo to another with ease rais ng race winners before deciding to patronize any particular stallion though his blood lines may be pleasing the small breeder who is desirous of raising race winners should learn whether the horse has sired race winning speed or not he should also learn whether the ancestors of the stallion on both sides have been successful either as race winners themselves or as sires or producers of uniform race winning speed the horse all of whose ancestors tor for several gener allons have been the most successful in his respect other things being equal is the most likely to transmit race winning speed LIVESTOCK za 1 NOT 9 e inferior sows constantly pull down the average of the herd muddy pens in winter are dIs discouraging coul places to keep a hog sheep will aill do better on rough land than will ary other kind of stock save goats good feeding is an integral part of f success in breeding purebred pure bred swine A rigid lyster of selection of brood tows should be practiced by all swine breeders gaffir fodder should never be fed ex elusively clu to cattle because it will nill scour them the profit of a successful hog man rest largely upon his big success in raising pigs few branches of stock feeding offer better inducements than feeding range lambs iambs cattle feeding is not a ba hazardous business prodded it is done intelli gentie and conservatively soft coal or coal cinders are rel dished by pigs and hogs because of the mineral matter they contain hogs that have a natural shellei and a good dry ground under them will always do well in winter As a rule the main point to consider in growing hogs tor for market is ile how many pounds can I 1 put on that hog lambs to be finished tor for market should go into winter feeding quarters before the weather becomes cold and unsettled f k for sll lons brood mares I 1 ayoung young horses and horses at light work good quality clover or alealia h I 1 y can not be excelled |