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Show ' Asrlculturat N'otli. Young animals will thrlvo bottor If thoy aro nut fod on corn exclusively. Slice tho turnips and sprlnklo brnu nnd oil meal ovor them boforo foed-lng. foed-lng. Knll pigs nood n dry, warm shelter If thoy uro kopt growing during tho winter. A good colt will hardly como from a poor maro, ovon if she is brod to a good sire. Whoro cattle aro kopt a few head of slioop cun noarly always bo kopt to an advantngo. In breeding good horses you havo tho ndvantngo in always having a good markot for them. Good caro should bo glvon tho hens now as through tho wlntor Is tho best timo to roullzo n good profit from soiling oggs. Thoro is no economy in kcoplng stock ovor winter unloss thoy will muko a sufficient growth to pay well for tholr food. Ono advnntago In kcoplng tho stock in a good thrifty condition Is that thoy aro rondy to markot any timo that may bo desirable Without protection for evory pound of food glvon to produco growth another pound must bo given to maintain animal hoaL Ono of tho best remedies to uso for worms in stock Is to glvo a llttlo tur-pontlno tur-pontlno in tholr food, It will rollovo thom In n majority of casos. Caro should be takon in handling young colts to bo systematic. Train thom to do ono thing at u time, but buvo them lonrn that thoroughly. To mnko tho best success with farming, farm-ing, dlllgonco In pushing tho farm work and caro la feodir.g und handling hand-ling tho stock uro vory nccossury. Cloan water and wholesomo food koop stock In a healthy condition. In a majority of casos dlsoaso rosulta from filth, unwholesome food, or neglect. lly kooplng n fow rusty nails or old iron in tholr drinking water will furnish fur-nish a good tonlo for thu poultry, and especially for tho lions whon thoy are moulting. fcolls that nro rich are bonefltod by lime ns well as soils th it aro poor. In the former tho llmo rendors tho plnnt food soluble. In tho Inttor tho lima Is itsoll an addition to tho soil ns plant fooi. Experiments show that whon hogs nro given n proportion of ashes nnd bono moat thoy havo largor bone, grow faster, and produco greater weight In proportion to food allowed. Ashes also assists digestion nnd pro. motes boalth. |