The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-01-16
LIVE STOCK.

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is very apt to be deterioratIng No
stock has ever yet been brought to
the point where 1t is so good that 1t
can be made no better.
| The Jersey breed OF cattle should
be kept at the business of cream or
butter making. No good results
can come from efforts TO establish
for the Jersey title TO serious con-
slderation on the score OF capacity
to produce beef. The people on
the island OF Jersey buy, and do
not think OF growing, what they
consume OF beef.
1t is thought that "a COW reared
on the farm where she is TO remain
always more valuable to her own
er than strange COW. She is accli-
mated, she Is acquitted with the
herd with which she must associ-
ate, she Is familiar with the lands
from which she can go over the
ground with greater ease than a
strange cow"
Long grass is not liked by sheep
as is short grass. They do not eat
long grass evenly-they trample
half Of II down, so making 1t worth
less. AT the same time sheep
ought not to be allowed to Craze
grass very closely-it takes 1t a
long time TO recover from such
grazing. A change at regular in
tervais from field to field is good
for them.
The view ofan experienced cattle
man is "the plan OF not having
heifers produce calves until they
are lhree.year-olds" is a bad plan.
His view Is that "we should keep
In sight the milking qualities. A
hslfer bred at two years will make
a much better mixer than will ono
bred at three" In the same con-
nection 1t Is remarked that letting
calves run with cows Is amistake.
This Is referred TO as "a ruinous
practicep-the tendency OF it is to
cause to dry up. Keep the COW
and calf apart, only letting "the
calf take milk twice day"
All along through the history Of
Shorthorn cattle there have been
some great Shorthorn producers Of
both milk and butter. Indeed
whole herds take foremost rank
on dairy accounts. The range Of
high uses to which Shorthorns can
thus be put gives to this breed a
special value.
People are sometimes at a loss
to know how to give medicine to
swine. An experienced breeder OF
swine tells how he does this bust.
ness. "rake your pig" he says
chatter him as you would for exc
icution and tie the free end OF the
rope TO something that his pulling
cannot move. He will pull with
all his might, so that the rope will
become tight. Duly he will cease
TO make an uproar and begin tC
reflect. When he does this approach
: him and between the back part o.
jaws Insert an old shoe from which
, the toe leather has been cut. He
will at once begin to chew the ole
} shoe, at the same time that into Il
and so into his mouth any quality
OF medicine can be poured.p
. A good time TO break the younl
) OF the horse kind, probably th'
: best time, is soon after weaving
5 The difficulty Of breaking horses
e INCREASES with age. The harness
$ for this work should be made to fit
The use OF IA little skeleton wag
on with straight out shafts is her,
, recommended The work ought {,
be done ON a level piece Of goo,
tract.
i, Look ahead and think OF sprln
when II will be In order to tur
cattle ana other stock on Glove
y and similar luxuriant growths
% Never allow access to such foo
- when it is wet. When the growt
= is at the stage named, put tn
- stock ON mot more than an hou
at time at first. After this Civ
A. them some corn or hay or put thel
Ia on poor pasture.
r Tho laying Of the:right sort
re foundation in this business calls Il
in "a few days In the stable with b
and harness, then few days
education out Of doors, then ten {
., twelve times hilched up and with
~ mile or two miles OF gentle drive
:" This is the right way to begl
" making a well,broken horse.
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A scientific Discovery.
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