The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04

To Breed Herd Headefa.
A government report says: The man
who is raising hogs to be sold foI
breeders cannot be too careful to use
only such as come nearest the idea.
for the breed; hence. from his point oi
view, defect in color, swirls, or a miss
ing tail would be serious blemish to
the animal. The breeder Of breeding
animals can we'll afford to pay a rela-
lively high price for an animal which
is free from these minor defects, as
his sales will depend largely on the
general appearance Of his herd, while
the scales. Bears should not be pur-
chased until they are four or i've
months old, as they do not show their
form fully before that time. They
cost less at weaving time, but their
purchase at that time is lottery, as q
promising pig often develops into an
inferior and poorly shaped animal. It
is not safe to delay the purchase until
the boar is wanted for service, as
others will be wanting him at the same
time. and there may be delay in finding
a desirable animal. The service is
more sure and the boar can be han
died with much less trouble II he has
been on the place for few weeks be-
fore he is needed for use. He should
have time to become accustomed to his
new quarters before he goes to service.
The bear should never be allowed to
run with the sows, as he will be con-
tinual worry both to them and to his
owner, and it is much better to keen
him in lot where he can neither see
nor hear other hogs. He should be
kept as quiet as possible, and his food
should be such as will give him
strength and vitality, but not too fat
tening. He will do better service when
he has sufficient grazing to give him
exercise, and only sufficient grain food
to keep him in good condition without
becoming so fat as to be heavy and
unwieldy.
squads are not raised for market, and
say that when pigeons are so very pro-
life there should be no reason for the
squads selling at from Is cents to 50
cents each even in winter. The reason
why more squads are not produced
is doubtless due to the fact that the
men that attempt to raise pigeons do
not coniine them in covered yards, that
is. yards with wire sides and tops. The
result is that all kinds OF enemies prey
on the pigeons and the constant loss
from this is large and discouraging. II
doves are to be kept for the SQUADS
they produce it Is evident that the
work to be successful must be scienti-
fically carried on.
PENNSYLVANIA Color Law Upheld
The oleomargarine law Of Pennsyl-
vania, with the clause relating to the
non-colorfng Of oleomargarine, has
been upheld by the courts of that
state. Judge Arnold, in giving his de-
cision. in part said: THE effect of the
statute is that butter may be colored
yellow. but oleomargarine may not,
The statute being enforced in the case
before us is in words exactly like the
Massachusetts, statute. As it is un-
lawful to sell deceptive oleomargarine
in Massachusetts,. although 1t Is man.
ufactured in another state. SO 1t must
be unlawful to sell it in Pennsylvania
under similar circumstances"
The Bite Of a Pig.-lt 8 q rather
remarkable fact that the bite of the
pig is more dangerous than that Of any
of our farm animals. Why this Is 20 |
is not easily accounted for: but the fact
remains that injuries inflicted BY pigs
usually take a much longer time to
heal than those inflicted by. say. horses
or dogs. However. wounds inflicted |
by swine are of rather rare occurrence.
A horticulturist says that the early |
bearing age Of fruit trees is the critical |
time in the life Of most trees.