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Show No kind of silage should be considered con-sidered as a sole ration for sheep. Cottonseed meal has teen recoif-ni.ed recoif-ni.ed for many years as it most excellent ex-cellent feed for beef cattle. Silage Is almost a necessity for winter win-ter feeding and winter feeding is important, im-portant, for profitable farming. Patience may be required to get a colt to behave well In harness, but a good draft horse will be the result. Although cow's milk Is not so rich In sugar or fat as sow's n:Mk, It makes a fair substitute for plgy when the mother dies. The easiest way to dehorn lu to paint the buttons of the calf as soon as they can be felt through the skin, with caustic potash. Where fanners have stock enough to warrant II, many have two silos, ono for winter feeding and a smaller one for summer feeding. A fat; sow cannot care for n litter lit-ter of pigs to the best advantage due to her awkwardness, but a poor sow Is much worse than n fat one. |