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Show LIVE STOCK NOTES. Be careful never to overfeed a calf. Any calf should be fed whole milk tor at least two weeks after birth. Two factors must be considered in Judging sheep, the growth of wool and development of mutton. Pigs fed for bacon should be fed to the weight preferred by the packer, which can always bo learned ca application. ap-plication. By careful selection and Judicious mating the Shropshire has been brought to the leading position it now occupies. The silo enables the farmer to keep, more live stock, which promotes the rotation of crops and the preservation of soil fertility. The windows of a horse stable should be so arranged that the horses are not required to stand for hours with the full glare of the sunlight in their eyes. No definite rule can be given as to when a calf should be 'weaned, but as a general proposition it is a good plan to feed skim milk till it Is six months old. Possibly there Is no other farm animal ani-mal that can offer as poor an excuse for his existence as the scrub hog. He is an unprofitable animal any way , you take him. The overhead rack is a poor place from which to feed the horse. Besides Be-sides being an unnatural way for the animal to feed, it causes a great deal of dust, which is a bad thing. There is no greater mistake than under feeding, whether a sow is In farrow or with her youngsters by her side; in either case they feel It and are much more likely to lose money. More harm Is done by overfeeding calves with milk, especially skim milk, than by underfeeding. |
