Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-04
Selecting q boar.

1T should be needless to say tnat tue
sire should always be full blood well
bred. But we find that this very essen
tfal matter is too often entirely neglect
ed. Such sires are plentiful today, and
can be bought so cheaply that no far
mer can afford to feed pigs that have
not been sired by a we'll bred boar. In
his selection observe the following in
dividual points of merit:
1. Let him be broad in his forehead,
as, in this matter of swine breeding,
we want intelligence on both sides OF
the house.
2. Let him have short neck and
broad back.
8. Let him be we'll let down in his
hams.
A. 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.
5. Let him stand we'll 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-developed body, particu-
larly when being transported to mar
ket. In making this selection Of a sire,
always bear in mind the type you al
ready have in your herd on the part
of your sows; i. 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.-1n some sections
there is a movement in neighborhoods
to combine together, obtain a 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. if they can be
supplied by specialists who are breed
ing in their line. Enough farmers
should be found in any neighborhood to
20 into such an arrangement as would
warrant it's success. 1t will prove
much better than single-handed and in
discriminate work in horse breeding
Indiana Farmer.
Have a Feeding Floor.-We have
seen corn thrown to hogs in lots so
muddy that the ears would sink in the
mud and filth and the hogs had to lift
out the ears and carry them to some
solid place before they could eat. And
vet the farmer called this fattening
hogs. When asked why he did not put
down fattening floor, he said he could
mot afford it." The fact is he could
not afford to waste feed by throwing
it into a mud-hole. The saving of corn
and energy is double saving. 1t takes
feed to produce energy, and if part OF
the feed is expended in producing root
ing power, Just so much is wasted and
by SO much is the cost per pound of
growth increased. 1t pays to have clean
ground or floors to feed pigs on, where
they waste no corn, and eat in quiet
and comfort World.
Feed for Sheep.-The feed for the
flock OF stock sheep and for the lamb
flock need not vary greatly except that
the wethers should have more of it,
and the lambs should have more of a
different kind, with ample time to eat.
Oats, shelled corn and bran make an
excellent feed for lambs. II clover hay
is not at hand. any mixed hay will an
swer. or dry cat straw may be used.
Weed hay should only be used as a
last resort. 1t sometimes becomes
necessary to NOV a meadow where
there is poor stand and large growth
of weeds. Sheep vii! eat most of them
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