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Show OKCKCKKX-0-OCHKKC Live Stock Notes "C00000CKK!-CKOOOC-CK00J The sow and pigs should not be kept in the individual pens longer than ten days. . Pigs will usually begin to eat a Utile feed when they are three to four weeks old. Cattle and alfalfa make the best combination to keep fertility on the soil so let both be taxed alike. Pigs fed semi-solid buttermilk gain faster than those fed skim milk. A possible explanation of the fact may be that the skim milk was too bulky. Calves that have had no grain, but have suckled good milking cows, may be sold direct to the butchers at seven ! and nine months old at attractive prices. A lamb that is kept gaining from birth until ready for the market will produce its gains at a lower cost than if it is allowed to fool away its time on part of a ration. Barley, in an experiment recently completed at Colorado Agricultural college, proved slightly superior and a little cheaper as a feed for hogs than corn for makina gains. Cattle feeders surely do need a little protection because the cattle market fluctuates so nnu-h. Ilogs are very susceptible to hoth Internal and external parasites. They must be guarded arrainst those, or profit may be easily turned into loss. As soon as the lambs are able to nibble nt grain and hay. provide a creep for them where they can eat undisturbed hy the ewes. This is very I Important from the standpoint of eco- j nomlcal returns. |