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Show LIVE STOCK NOTES. Sour slops are a frequent source of trouble among pigs. After' w'eaning the pigs your real responsibility re-sponsibility fiommences. Growth ahd muscular development are what we want in our breeding swine. One advantage in feeding steers' Ofl the farm is the maintenance of the' soil fertility. It is a safe rule to provide five pounds of water for every pound of milk that the cow gives. See to it that the teeth are in good trim. Oats are to high in price to feed them without return. The development of the young horse requires the exercise of the best judgment in handling him. Loose or decayed teeth may be removed re-moved from the mouth of a sheep by means of a pair of small pincheni. Experiments carried on at the various va-rious stations show that there are many feeds suitable for fattening sheep. It does not follow that because sheep are profitable ol poor land, they will not be equally profitable on good land. Sheep can be raised in the United States as cheaply as in any other country in the world, not excepting Australia. Don't expect the team to do a hard day's work in the field and then trot a half dozrn miles to town and back again after supper. After the day's work Is over see that the mud is cleaned off the fetlocks, and that the stall has plenty of good clean straw for the night. The care and feeding of the brood sows after the pigs are weaned Is an important factor in determining the value of the next crop of pigs. Don't figure on more acres than your horses can comfortably handle forty to fifty acres is a good season's sea-son's work for the average horse. A mixture of barley, cornmeal, wheat bran and roots will put flesh on horses fast. With this, of course, a small quantity of bay should be given. |