The Globe-republican., 1897-03-04
Selecting . Boar.

Selecting = Boar.
It 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, 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 a short neck and
broad back
3. Let him be we'll let down in his
hams.
4. He should be broad across the
Bear in mind that We want him as sire
Of pigs that will eat food and make
meat Of it.
5.Let him stand well on his feet with
good. strong bone.
6. Avoid the common error Of today
in selecting a fne-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; /. 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.-Theodor Louis.
Club Breeding.-In some sections
there is a movement in neighborhoods
to combine together, obtain q good
pure-bred stallion. and 60 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 a 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
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.
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 cafving time
by the use of oil meal none would be
without it. 1t is an almost unfailing
remedy for the retention of the pla-
centa, whici so commonly occurs in
cows not we'll cared for; besides this
it 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 for
a short time thereafter as when once
settled down to an even dow of milk.
which occurs about two weeks after
calyinx. II fed too freely just before
and after calving milk fever may re-
suit and ruin the cow.-Ex.
Feed for Sheep.-The feed for the
flock OF stock sheep and for the lamb
dock need not vary greatly except that
the wethers should have more Of it,
md the lambs should have more of q
different kind, with ample time to eat.
nats shelled corn and bran make an
excellent feed for lambs. II clover hay
|. not 1t hand. any mixed hay will an
uver. or dry oat straw may be used.
weed hay should only be used n .
last resort It sometimes becomes
necessary to NOW . meadow where
here n 4 poor stand and gegrowth
n weeds. Sheep will eat most Of then
md can get along on them--Ex.
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