Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-03-09
Selecting "a Boar.

Selecting "a Boar.
1t should be needless TO say that the
sire should always be full blood well
bred. But we find that this very essen
tial matter is too often entirely neglect
ed. Such sires are plentiful today, anu
can be bought so cheaply that no TAR
mer can afford to feed pigs that have
not been sired by we'll bred boar. In
his selection observe the following IN
dividual points OF merit:
l. Let him he broad in his forehead,
as, in this matter of swine breeding,
we want intelligence on both sides or
the house.
2. Let him have short neck and a
broad back.
5. Let him be we'll let down in his
hams.
4. He should be broad across the
shoulders. with his ribs we'll sprung,
Bear in mind that we want him as sire
of pigs that will eat food and make
meat of it,
). Let him stand well on his feet with
good, strong bone.
6. Avoid the common error OF today
in selecting a fine-boned hog. Their
progeny will not bear up under the
lead Of a well-deveioped body. particu-
larly when being transported to mar
ket. In making this selection or sire,
always bear in mind the type you al
ready have in your herd on the part
of your sows: |. e., are they too long
in the body. too high upon their feet
or TOO fine in their bone. then select a
boar of an opposite type, in order to
correct those evils.--Theodore Louis
Club Breeding.--In some sections
there is a movement in neighborhoods
TO combine together, obtain good
pure-bred stallion, and go into club
breeding OF horses. Farmers who en-
gagged In breeding horses in any locality
or neighborhood will often find an
advantage in combining or working to-
gether to produce one particular kind
of animal for the market. The result
of club breeding among farmers would
be greater uniformity Of produce, and
as animals of one class and about the
same size and build would be grown,
carloads Of the same could be easily
made up. and would find ready mar
ket at paying prices. Buyers cannot
afford to run all over the country to
find what they want. il they can be
supplied by specialists who are breed
ing in their line. Enough farmers
should be found In any neighborhood to
60 into such an arrangement as would
warrant it's success. It will prove
much better than single-handed and in
discriminate work in horse breeding
Indiana Farmer.
Oil Meal for Milk Cows.--The use OF
oil meal for milk cows will be found To
| produce more and better butter, and
| II farmers only realized how much
| trouble can be averted at calving time
| by the use of oil meal none would be
| without IL. IL Is an almost unfaitine
| remedy for the retention OF the pia-
| centa, which SO commonly occurs In
cows not we'll cared for; besides this
il makes calving easier. In feeding oil
meal to milk cows do not increase the
amount as In fattening stock, and new
or feed as freely before calving or fol
/ a short time thereafter as when once
settled down to an even flow OF milk
which occurs about two weeks after
calying. II fed too freely just before
and after calving milk fever may re
| su,t and ruin the COW. FIX.
| Feed for Sheep.-The feed for the
oock of stock sheep and for the laml
flock need not vary greatly except tina
tho wethers should have more of 1t
and the lambs should have more OF ;
a,,erent kind, with ample time to eat
Cots shelled corn and bran make al
excellent feed for lambs. If clover ha!
is not at hand, any mixed hay will an
swar or dry oat straw may be used
waed hay should only be used as
last resort. 1t sometimes becomes
necessary to NOW meadow wher
there is poor stand and large growtl
of weeds. Sheep will eat most OF then
and can get along on them.-Ex.
Tested Butter.-only the minority O
farmers wives make an excellent quail
itv of butter. Often it would do GOO
70 take a package of ones product Z
an EXPERT faster and ask his Opinion
of IL. He would tell instantly II any
thing was the matter. and instruct ho,
to avoid such errors in the future
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