Show COUNTY AGENT COLUMN li and 4 11 II club schools io lo be held at logan 4 H club leaders from each county of the state will be taken ot logan tor for 4 H club leaders school to be held from feb 28 to march 5 4 H club leaders will receive training along some particular project at af ter returning to the county these leaders will lead a 4 H club during 1938 from feb 28 to march 4 a school of irrigation will also be held the theme of the tho school will be to ir brigate economically ie Is to know your farm dean george D clyde of the school of engineering will be in charge of the school Pd members embers of the engineering Dep department artmen t will talk on various subjects together with the state engineer county agents land bank officials officers and members of irrigation compan lea les members from county planning boards and irrigation committees committees are all invited to attend this school any irrigation company in millard county wishing to send a delegate to the should get in touch with the county agent agents s office agricultural Con conservation checks the first agricultural conserva tion checks for millard county ar rived on monday thirty nine checks were received for a total amount of 1 47 it Is expected that oth er checks will arrive now at any time care of the brood sow within the next few weeks many brood sows in millard county will I 1 farrow the care of the brood sow before farrowing is of vital import ance in determining the quality of the pig to be produced owners of brood sows should look upon pig production much the same as grow ing a crop thie thle cultivation and the nourishment that the brood sow Is now receiving will be essential fac tors in a successful pig crop num bei Is not of so much importance as large healthy litters per sow much profit can be made if pigs can be produced from 12 brood sows where in jhb past it has taken 20 brood sowa sows 11 will it is important to have a ration which will properly nourish the sow and her prospective litter the own er also wants to get satisfactory re suits at the least possible cost the brood sow ration should have bulk and at the same time give the sow needed nutriments good alfalfa hay and oats are two feeds that will give bulk and at the same time furnish nea necessary essary protein for our own area a good ration tor for the pregnant sow when the cost and of foods is considered should he be 60 per cent barley 30 per cent oats 9 per cent good quality alfalfa and 1 per cent minerals the mineral part of the ration Is important to all pregnant animals the farmer should see that the animal receives calcium and phosphorous from steam bone meal iodized salt and a little cop peras brood sows should receive ade quate exercise lack of sufficient exercise before farrowing time often causes bad results rie A few important points to kemem her ber in the care of the brood sow are the brood sow should be corn com tort fort ably housed where it Is dry and roomy it Is a good policy to in crease the ration and protein su supple mient went at the end of the first ten weeks of the gestation period frequent brushing and handling will tend to tame the sow and make her more easy to handle at farrowing time three or tour four days before the BOW sow is due to farrow reduce her dal dat ly ration allowance after darrowl farrowing n g period gradually have her back on her full ration by the tenth day have the brood sow placed in her quarters severs several days before farrow ing time she that she has adequate dally daily exercise provide guard rails or other farrowing pen devices to in sure against crushing the small pigs be on hand at farrowing time it if help la is |