Show A I Weeding teo A writer In the writ Virginia Tarn I Reporter glv A aeHntlon table to which Is I added nn estimate of the proper I prop-er IlItt for reproduction the length mIme m-Ime during which the reprmhilivn power continue and the number of fr mates which Inv y be properly served toy a single male According to this table ho proper age for reproduction In the mare Is I not rmchcd until four year rind the reproductive period continue front len to twelve years The stallion hotiia not be put In service until five years of age and his reproductive power II wild to continue from twelve to fifteen fif-teen years Wo suppono these period tire Intended bo a statement of what Is the rule III there are many notable exceptions where the power to repro liter In both mare anti stallion ha continued for n considerable lenGth ot time beyond that Indicated Tho proper age for reproduction by the caw and Hit bull Is I placed at three year which II I quite at variance with the practice I Hull much vounncr are habitually used and heifer especially ol the milking breeds frequently l drop calve at considerably under two years of Age Thn period during which the rtprxlurtlte power continue In the cow Is placed nl from twelve to fourteen four-teen year and the bull at front eight to ten The ago at which Ibo ewe should begin reproduction Ia two jean and the power continue for Bit jear Tho ram begins at the same age nnd continues con-tinues for seven years The reproductive reproduc-tive age In coolloo Is placed 1 at ono year for both sexes anti is I sold to continue for six 1 jear The number ot female n tnlllon should Mrvo Is put at front twenty to thirty or n bull from thirty lo forty or n rum front forty to Illly unit of a hoar from six In ten The practical breeder familiar with the in 1 rlous animals will note a good many departure In actual practice front tills table which Ilrolr1 to give what the practice ought to be Haw Ion lii Krrp a llrool Kitw I The first Illler AI a rule II I not M valuable AI the following The second I third and fourth are generally reckoned reck-oned the most profitable but I have known IOU to have eight or ten inters of good pigs While a lOW bring n good litter In numbers suckle them well anti they nro fairly level In Bite that now Is I a money getter and a man Is foolish to sell her and replace her with one he know nothing about Hut Immediately after a tow brings small unlove lit llrr and teem In nny way deteriorating deteriorat-ing as a breeder she should bo old or fattened Bomo sown begin to deteriorate deteri-orate alter the second or third litter Borne never are any good tile quicker UK so wo Got rid ot the better Borne think old rows are more likely to hart the milk fever In my opinion It Is I more likely to happen to n 1 sow withher levenlh or eighth Utter than to 010 producing her access or third It rare be used No doubt n four or nil eAr old now It made Into bacon li a bit hard but as they make up It the open market its much AI ono that ku suckled one litter only this Is I 110 olnticlo to keeping them on while they bring up unprofitable IlIleralIl1ral World Australia and America In Compel 110 The hope of calllo and Sheep gro ori In Auilralla Is I In short Sup pllfi In the United States They lIve After been able to offer uty little competition com-petition to our live stock and the affect grocer aro In many case campelle again to resort to tanking their Sheep lo tallow tkln and fertilizer They lisle I no end ot stock they could Put upon tile English market at very low flfurr but they can not get Pylon enough now to pay for the enormous con of transportation and leave anything any-thing to tho good Drover Journal A load Dust Hath During HIP slimmer mer season a good way to provide n dust bath Is I to dig out a space In the poultry yanl three feet square and about six or eight Inches deep When the dirt U I dry sift It back Into the place rom which It was taken and at the same time sprinkle a little carbolic arid over It After each rain stir the dirt to keep It fine but It need not again be lifted The hen will resort 11 u and rid themselves of lice It Hie poullryhouso Is I kept cloan and a dust bath provided Iho hen will keep themselves free from IIcoIx An Immense Corn Klcld l Another big Held of corn In reported for Fremont townihlp the largest Ono Ht reported This la I on James Welch farm Just north of Illghvlew and comprises 320 ocm without a break or pond I on ttie whole half section the row being Jut one Milo lone ana way and a half little the other This wa a very low swampy land and last year Mr Welch put In IS carload of tile anti today he think hit has the finest ttnnd ot corn In tile county Wcbiter City Tribune Indiana Sheep and Wool The breed ot Iheep pound ot wool anti other fain lo dale regarding tills Industry arc given by tho Indiana bureau of sin Untie In a bulletin Jutt Issued as rot lows Cotswold 3408 Merino 20328 Houlhdowni 51911 all other breed 770S71 lamb C11578 number killed by dog put year 30721 number die pilot ytor 02100 pound of wool clipped clip-ped lu 1891 UI46 Horsei In Indiana The allowing nro the number and breeds of horse In Indiana and the number during IhQ Pent year us reported In Hie current I bulletin of the Indiana bureau of Bill tlitl i French draft 4270 French I coach 1S C ClydMdalc 7357 Kugllih hire 7917 all other breeds 634159 number dint past year W787 mule I CGuti number of mules died past year I I 1l13I r I Ili Iacldc Is I fully ratio deeper than I a ly other ocean |