Show LIVE STOCK REMINDERS ri feeding cubes to live stock Is on the increase in tills this country with the feed pressed into cubes there Is less waste 0 at 0 any port in III a storm of course cut but a straw pile is one of the poorest of all possible poor ports for the hogs when a blizard or a sudden cold spell hits the farm aria 0 tit in cases where grain Is scarce and it Is necessary to utilize largely roughage low grade stocker and feeder steers or heifers are expected to prove quite profitable pron table tor for next spring brood sows bows need exercise they also require some well cured alfalfa or clover hay bay A good mineral mixture will help keep the sows bows in condition let them have free access to both liny bay and minerals A layer of straw several inches thick placed over tile the single b oard board root roof of tile the hog bog house or poultry house to prevent frost forni lne inside the roof is a good practice frosty ellings ceilings c molt melt and make the house dawl damp we should not forget that barley Is a good grain for pork production ant and that dairy products byproducts by are excellent carriers of a very high cla class ss of protein that serves well as a supplement for both barley and corn swine should have some so sort rt of houses either central sheds or in houses in extremely cold weather bank these houses with straw to keep out the wind and conserve the body heat beat of the hogs but be sure to leave sufficient ventilation ti when kept producing two litters abear a year tile the sows bows are more regular find and certain breeders bleeders bre eders and the cost of weaning pigs Is much lets for fifille it costs a little more to feed a sow that raises two utters litters a year the cost is riot not nearly twice as much as when only one litter Is produced |