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Show LIVE STOCK NOTES. Sheep increase the value of a farm Sow a food patch of carrots for the horses. Keep the ewes In clean sheds and feed oats, bran and oil meal. More mules die of accident and old age than from disease. Breeding young ewes leads to a weakening of the flock. Ewes should not be used for breeding breed-ing before a year and a half old. Strong, vigorous pigs when a week old will care for themselves, barring accidents. Uniformity In the size of. a bunch of hogs has a great deal to do with the price they will bring. Because sheep have warm coats, It does not follow that they can be exposed ex-posed to wet and storms. Care for the young animals so their growth will not be stunted. Keep them growing all the time. When the boar pigs are about 5 months old they should be separated from the rest of the herd. A field of sweet corn sown broadcast in June will make fine feed in the fall, as the pigs are extremely fond of it. When a hog reaches 200 pounds In weight It requires extra good care and an expert feeder to continue to lay on flesh at a profit. Quality in form, disposition and general conformation must be coupled with the size and style to get the best in each class of horses. If the litters begin to run down In number and size the fault is seldom to be found with the boar, but It gen erally lies with the sow. Cabbage will sometimes cure slobber slob-ber in horses caused by eating white clover, but it is better to keep th clover away from the horses. A check rein is unnecessary cruelty For the horse that occasions trouble by reaching down after grass or corn try a muzzle, but leave his tu-ad free |