Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-03-11

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LIVE SrocK.-March has usually
been the rost changeable and there
fore the hardest month on all OF our
domestic animals. 1t is very com.
mon practice with our farmers 20 begin
the winter taking good care of, and
feeding with lavish hand, everything
they own, and by the time the stormy
spring arrives find they have short
allowance Of feed, and that very often
not Of the best quality. All work
animals ought to be in frst'rate order
now and able to do hard work every
day that the " FEATHER is fit for them to
be out. Examine all horse and mule
collars; see that they are the proper
size for each animal; never try to get
another seasons wear out of q collar
that is worn out already. A first. rate
collar will cost about two dollars, and
bad one may cause serious
gall that would make a horse
unfit for use many days; so even in
point Of economy, leaving out the cru
city to animals, the new collar would
be a good investment. Many of our
best farmers make it a rule to have
the shoulders of all work animals
carefully washed with strong salt and
water every noon and night. # done
it should be done rs soon as they stop
work; that will have tendency to
harden the skin and prevent collar
gals. The skin is much more tender
and requires more care in spring than
at any ether time, caused by the ami
NAL shedding Of the hair. One Of the
best and most servlceable collar pads
will be found to be plain piece of
leather, cut so as to keep in the prop
err rlace as it will not retain the mos-
turo as will be the case where the
stuffed pads are used; such as come
with new collar from a sald.er.
SowS that are expected to farrow
soon should be placed in a pen alone
at least two weeks before the pigs are
expected, as they are much more apt
to do we'll when thoroughly settled in
their quarters before the pigs come.
Feed very moderately lfshe ism good
order until the pigs are one week old,
and then feed all she can eat, and OF
the best quality till the pigs are
weaned. Be careful about the bed
it Is better to have too little stra y
than too much, and all pens used for
SOW to litter in should be provided
with slelf about six inches vide all
round the bed, and from six to eight
inches from the floor, so that the SOW
will not be so apt to lie on the young
pigs as soon as they are born. A well
bred and quiet SOW will always do
much better if watched closely about
the time her labor begins, to see that
the young are not chilled or mashed
But those who hold on to the old fash.
toned land sharks had better keep as
far away as the size Of the farm will
admit, till the young are day or two
old, as the SOW will be apt to do great
injury to the pigs in her efforts to de.
fend them from the enemy. 1t is
good plan to have at lease two sows
pig at or near the same time, so that
the pigs can be divided according TO
size Of sows, always remembering
that when YOU wish to add, it must
be done before her own pigs are over
four days old, but those added can be
10 days old with safety but better only
few days old, as all pigs decide upon
which place to occupy at the table
very early in life, and then stick to it
till they are weaned. In raising pigs
always remember that six real good
pigs will bring more money at wean.
ing time than eight or ten half starv.
ed squealers that have never been we'll
nourished since they were born. Do
not kill any till they are five or six
days Old for fear something should
happen that would reduce more than
we wanted.
Remember that every day a pig
fails to make pound or more of pork,
is one day wasted Of his short life.
All sucking calves should be pro-
ylded with a low trough in which to
place some nice bran or other suitable
food SO arranged that the COW could