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Show THE IDEAL RAM j 1 Thece are many' essontlals for an " J Ideal ram. First, of course, Is that h must bo a good 3lrc. A brooder. II . ft you will. 'i Grunted this condition, thcro arc -tj many other Important features. H A- must possess character, as indicated 4. by bold carriage-', strong front, and o 1 "sircy" look. His faeo,should bo bold, ft strong and mascuilifc Ji ThOse characteristics arc to be taken . -r. as Indicative of -ability to produce these characteristics In his offspring. f Ilowever, these characteristics must $ be good ones; for a sire that possessed ' y 'f masculinity and character, strong ability to produce his characteristics', must have good ones to produce of A his influence is bad. : A masculine ram of bad conforma- 5 tlon is worse than ono lacking in mas- cullnlty, of tho same quality otherwise; ' because 'he is moro, apt to reproduco ; his faulty qualities. ; Granted, thnt, we dcslro the good qualities, what are they? We must - j . have a broad muzzle and nose, giving plenty of breathing room and lots of room for the mill, tho" teoth. v) cUiiKiJJrjNf'- fi325f?' tpy-vS-. -y j Young Shropshire Ram, a first prize ', winner nt tlic Ohio State Fair. V The neck should be short, strong ,. .'i arid muscular The chest should bo j deep, broad and. capacious, giving to j the vital organs plenty of room. 1 The back should be broad, muscular - J. and strong a , bridge as It were, to v carry all the middle of the body. The loins should be broad and deop. Tho most valuable meat Is produced here. Tho rump should bo long and wido at the tail. Supporting nil thiB should be good, strong legs, able to carry the body. v and pasterns and toes that arc strong. . , Tho legs should be as short as possible. pos-sible. - The daylight under a sheep could Just ns woll.be meat, worth eight cents a pound , He should be covered all over with a fleece of wool, heavy and very fine, long and of good quality, showing neither brown nor black fibre. ' i The farmer ought to be ablo to produce pro-duce eggs at a feed cost of about eight cents a dozen. To do this ho must keep tho hens which will mako tho I best showing, instead of a lot of mon- grcls of no breeding and without laying lay-ing capacity. In Southern and Central Mexico largo swarms of locusts have caused , serious damage lately. Young banana and rubber trees have been completely stripped of leaves and bark. On former for-mer visits these pests have devastcd j only corn and other field crops. ;, 'i Mushrooms are imported into tho United States to a largo extent, the f- receipts for the nine months ending ' March 31, this year, being 5 million I pounds, worth 1 million dollars. Q |