Show keep breeding records record s W E CARROLL As a matter of safety most animals should be kept under observation about the time they are to give birth to their young because it if trouble should arise at this critical time it is I 1 then possible under these conditions to give aid very few farmers bow however tako the trouble to keep eap an ac curate record of the date of breeding their animals which would make this possible As a result they lava on 1 i iv a general idea when to toi expect the yo young aig in some cases where the animals I 1 I 1 are kept close around t che lio barn this Is not a serious bandle h andl cap ap as astha they can bo be seen every day and the date of giving alving birth can can 16 be fairly accurately determined without this information however one is at aj ai loss to know when to bring the animals up iron florl pasture for milk cows it is essential to biow 1 when they are to freshen in order to bo bd able to dry them up about six weeks before this time as it athas has been acen proven that cows do better when P given this rest p VIM alth mares work the last month or six weeks before foaling coaling sho should uld be much lighter light er than usual it is 18 therel fore very desirable to know almost exactly when the the celt is expected S bows sows aws also should be given some preparation pa ration in the way of clean quarters bedding and feed just a bev days before the litter is expected k I 1 with sheep less ess preparation is usually made than with oth other Z casses aes or of animals it ta sf AJ lttIe memorandum book will wil serve erve 4 14 v record the dates of breed tip ing with this information thi the toli foli r t e 40 lowing table can be used to good advantage i in determining when cheng athe the young wll will arrive the table is iba considerably sider ably abbreviated aji ut from the iti A dates given oneca count forward or back and and get the desired sire date ate II 11 the average per period of f gestation with horses Is days cattle tl days swine days sheep fi 8 days date of date on which animal Is expected to give birth ti service mare cow sow ewe 11 ns A A W jan I 1 de deca ca oct 8 0 ti ill may 27 41 i i jan 15 dec 16 oct 4 22 P i mayji maya 6 J june line 10 vy rt 19 feb I 1 Jan janay 21 av 18 8 may 3 jue june 27 eaf zi a en i J rb ia jan 16 nov 22 june 6 july 11 mar I 1 jan a ap i r deca pe P 6 i june 21 july auty ON 25 mar 15 feb 14 dec 21 july 5 aug 9 aar apr 1 mara 1 jan ijan 77 ti S july 22 I 1 A A aug u u g 26 I 1 in aar apr 15 mar afar 17 t ijan 21 aug auga 15 tr T r sept 9 1 I alay 1 apr aar 2 feb 6 aug 21 i sept 25 may 15 apr aar 16 feb 20 slept sept 4 oct oct 9 11 june I 1 may 4 mar afar 9 sept 21 oct 25 26 1 june 15 may 17 mar 23 oct 5 nov 9 w f july I 1 june 2 apr aar is 8 oct 21 no nov v 25 1 july 15 june 16 apr aar 22 nov 4 dec 9 1 I aug I 1 july 3 may 9 nov 21 dec 26 july 17 NI may ay 23 dec 5 jn jan 9 sept 1 aug 3 june 9 b dec ac 2 22 2 1 jan 26 sept 15 aug 17 june 23 jan 5 feb fb 9 oct 1 sept 2 july jan 21 feb 14 as oct 15 sept 16 july 23 feb feba 4 marll nov 1 oct 3 aug 9 feb 21 mir mar 28 29 nov 15 oct 17 aug 23 mar afar 7 apr aar 11 dec I 1 nov 2 sept 8 mar 23 apr aar 27 dec 15 nov 16 sept 22 apr aar 6 may 11 |