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Show Livestock UNotcs it The young stock that is exposed to cold and storms is sure to require greater feed and care. Some succulent feed should be supplied sup-plied during the winter to keep the sheep's system in tone. At present prices butter fat is pretty expensive hog feeding. It is expensive at any season. One seldom sees a vicious horse that is bad 'by nature. He Is usually spoiled by his trainer In his youth. Now and then put a little brine on the straw. It acts as an appetizer, and the sheep clean up the straw better bet-ter A sow with a mean, cross temperament tempera-ment is always hard to deal with, and this disposition often causes the loss of pigs. Success In pork production Is largely affected by the attention given giv-en to the health and comfort of the brood sow. 1 A few years ago steer feeders thought silage was too sour and sloppy slop-py to produce good beef, but they do not think so now. If you have never tried rape raise a small field next spring. It Is very popular with the hogs and does them a world of good. If a young horse breaks his halter at the first trial he Is pretty sure to be a puller the rest of his life unless broken nt the very start. Remember that quality is ahead of size every time. The hog which will produce the most pork with the least waste is the desired sort. The vigor and health of the hog are to some extent involved in the strength and texture of his bones, influencing in-fluencing to some extent his exercise. The horse now idle that does considerable con-siderable work during the summer, needs daily exercise to keep his digestion, di-gestion, assimilation and circulation in proper working order. If your shoats are thin and go round humped up, have a rough coat and do not thrive on good feed, you can be safe In doctoring for worms nine times out of ten, if not ten times out of ten. ' |