Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1912-08-09 | Page 2 | Live Stock Notes

f LIVE SfFOQtl Good cattle require good care and feed. Pigs should be grown on pasture as nearly as possible. Never raise a colt from a naturally vicious-tempered mare. A couple of sheep in the front yard are as good as a lawn mower. Hog cholera In Kansas Is under control, con-trol, at leant for the present. Cough affecting young pigs very often is due to dusty bedding. Never s;ive a sow for a breeder unless un-less she has a large number of teits. It. Is absolutely necessary that 'he stallion should have plenty of eer-cise. eer-cise. Pasture and exercise d"velop a strcng frame that responds quickly to feeding. The boar should be !in ouriHtandi.ig Individual, possessing all the markings mark-ings eharaeteris' ic of the breed. Some owners of laud in the far west claim they can raise 11 sheep tv the ai re on alfalfa and beet pulp. T!;e stable that, has plenty of pure, air am is v. ell Hooded with sunshine is most comfortable and healthful. A pure bred ram of the coarse wool brred crossed with Merino ewes produces pro-duces a good lamb for early fattening. fat-tening. Some farmers do not realize the Importance Im-portance of providing plenty of salt for ail the different anim.iis l:e;t on the farm.