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Show LIVE STOCK NOTES. Torn silage Is a cheaper feed than corn fodder. The average butchered trade requires re-quires lambs from 60 to 80 pounds. As a rule, the best time lo sell the lambs Is when they are In good shape. The feed is an Important factor In getting the sow Into desirable condition. condi-tion. A farmer who owns a herd of scrub hogs seldom needs any other corn-crib than his hogs. Tho gelding has mighty little place on a well conducted stock farm. Ho Is good for work only. To furnish the nourishment which the sow needs corn will, In most cases, furnish the basis of the ration. Preedlng tho mares to foal at different dif-ferent times will insure plenty of workablo horseflesh at all times. A lamb should not weigh over 100 pounds. If It does. It may be classed as a yearling and the price reduced. One thing Is sure, that the serub hog rnn consume more valuable feed and give less return than any other animal that we know of. I'pon the sow's care and management manage-ment during the latter part of preg nancy, largely depends the probable success or failure In farrowing. There Is no standard of excellence for the scrub hog. since he may possess pos-sess almost any form except a beautiful beau-tiful one; he may be of any color. There Is no feed like the green grasses of the pastures to tone up flie system of the aged stock and put the young stock in a condition of thrift and growth. Alfalfa and clorer hay are rich In the nutrients that build up muscle, while corn la t-oor In them but rich In tbe fat and beat producing nutrients. nutri-ents. Fed together they form a bal anced food. A pair of rolta four years old tbat will weigh 1.200 to 1.050 pounds, and aervlceably sound, as the western horse dealers say (for there la not one In a hundred that cornea from the west that la sound and smooth) will bring from $300 to $500; a pair of ateera, or two good cows, tbat would coat Dearly or quite aa muca to raia would brine perbepe I US. |