Show lk L k sanitation PLAN TO RAISE HORSES begin measures before colt Is foaled and keep on prepared by the united states ot f agriculture an ounce of prevention for colts at the tender age 1 is worth more in raising strong vigorous farm horses than a pound of cure after the horses are mature the united states department part ment of agriculture finds A study conducted in montana by the department showed that the most effect effective le and likewise the most economical way to raise healthy horse horses involves a series of sanitation meas ures beginning before the colt Is foaled and continuing until it is laige enough ard vigorous enough to withstand the ravages of stomach worms intestinal roun round d worms pin worms blood worms and bots the first step in tl if e program becom mended by the department Is the use of drus to remove parasites from the mare before or soon after breeding the mare Is then kept on clean fields until she foals so tl ti ere will be little livelihood likelihood of the young foal thus given a start in life free from parasites will remain reasonably free from them if kept on pastures free from infected animals and away from the conditions usually associated with and favorable to parasites the busm us of a shu sim lar plan in raising mules in louisiana Louis nna and alvada was followed by the alon of healthy ind vigorous animals in place of in ef relent mules of low vitality that were subject to colic and various other disorders mixed bred steers of uniform type and size steers fattened in fit carload lots will nell ell best it if they are uniform in type size and color markings carloads Carl or smaller lots of fat animals of various weights types and colors aldays sell it at a discount tl TI e man who feeds them doesn doean t get n A hat tl ti ey are worth even when tl if e market Is strong and active for ajl all grades aberdeen angus steers being black hornless and generally genen lly uniform in type often sell at a premium as feeders or as fat cattle hereford Here foid steers which are conspicuously uniform in color mark digs ii gs and adhere closely to the sime same type also catch the eyes of buyers at the markets shorthorn Shor thoin steers may son ellmes sell at a disadvantage in ca carlots riots because tl if ey may he be red illde roan and red and white in color experienced buyers however are fair in their bids on shorthorns and this breed produces 1 I high per of the market topping car loads feeding cubes to live stock Is wise method feeding reeding cubes to live stock a corn com mon practice in england is on the increase In creise in this country why with tl if e feed pressed into cubes there Is less waste naste the cubes cm can be fed on the ground or in the trough the cubes do not blo v a nor sift through cricks cracks in the feed bunk var ous concentrates are used in makin biking the cubes linseed meil meal cot bonsee d meal brin tani ige age molasses etc E her a supplement to home grown grains or a complete ration can be hid had sl SI beep and hog cubes are about one 1 adf inch each aay by steer cubes about an inch each nay villy if you ou must feed on the ground try cubes tie tle cubes will nili work ork in self feeders too both sheep and steer cubes hive have been found good on the western ranges yit S live stock facts x sheep ire economical in their cutill bation of feed they will subsist largely upon bulky feeds feeding reeding the bro d sows some slum lol lo 10 I 1 de in their slop veral weeks before farrowing wilt will prevent hairless pigs proper feed care and manaen ent of tl e boar are the bessei bial factors in tie ti e production of healthy vigorous pigs as f fir ir as the mile male side of the family Is concerned the pelson wl 0 has consistently ra sed sheep or followed the practice of buying and feeding western lambs over a period of years his almost in variably profited profiled materially miter lally I since ince indent ancient times shepherds I 1 ave known tl at ewes wl en bred in a gain ing con raised more twins thin than when nhen not in vigorous e n I 1 tion so if tilt at much stress can well he be alicel on the physical con I 1 tion of the ewe 0 0 1 I ambs infested w th the common COMMOD stomach worm are tl ti in aid ai d 11 1 k thriftiness S fu lu tl tier er sn s t s of ston vich worms are pile pale p if er I 1 II 11 I 1 llis ii s constant se so lying ing v a it t til I 1 n s nd in ad adNan vinced ced caes biell s nell i IP le ta tie e lo 10 lover ver jaw con i 0 oil refe i nd J tt ft as bottle neck |