The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
LIVESTOCK
SOME VERY SiNTERESTIMG Oh.
& sERVATloNs AMI lNFoRMA-
TON GOOD FOR EVERY
ON EFT O. KNOW.

! Those packers at Kansas City Will
have to elevate their plants If the,
would be safe from overflow by tn.
treacherous Kaw.
While your horses are resting pull
the collars away from the shoulders
!; just as you take or your own Goa
and open your shirt front to Obtain
ease.
If you can't raise pure bred stock
at least Keep high grades. The scrut
is out of date and If you stick to them
you also Will be out of date.
The baking of horses is nearly al
ways caused by overlooking. If they
once contract the habit it is hard to
break.
i Don't give animals more than they
can properly digest. This Is mere
| waste of feed and success consists in
i producing the best animals at the
least possible cost.
I Give your brood mares strength
producing food rather than that
which makes fat
/ "A farmer should aim to produce
4 his own feed and, avoid buying II pos
sible.
Sheep are particular about the quail
/ ity of their feed. being in fact more
dainty in this respect than any other
/ animal.
1t should so almost without the say
| ing that an animal, to grow, develop
and be profitable must be kept. in
good flesh and thriving. If impover
ished in flesh 1t will not grow or ma
ture and the maintenance viii be at
a loss Of feed, interest on the money
invested In 1t, and the time of the
owner.
The wise breeder knows how to
avoid waste of feed, either in its prep
aration, in it's consumption or In Sc
1ecting the most economical kind to
be used under existing circumstances.
The stock of itself will improve rap
idly in quality as the result of select
ing the best and discarding the poor
est animals on the farm.
The health and vigor of the horse
depend much upon the regularity.
quantity and sutnciency of the supply
OF nourishment.
1t does not pay to feed the produce
of the farm to inferior stock, nor
does it pay to buy food for them.
These are the kind that prove the old
proverb by eating their heads Off.
1t is easy to see that the greatest
profit is to be gained by bringing
stock to maturity as quickly as posi-
Bile and at the least possible expendi-
Fture.
After learning what is best, to feed,
the next most important thing is to
arrange conveniences to make the |
watering and feeding easy in other
words, save time and labor.
The most unfailing sign that any
animal is out of condition is lack of |
appetite. 1t is natural for them to eat
with enjoyment, and if they do not,
it is safe to conclude that they are
unwell. Be careful, however, not to
resort to i'll considered or drastic
treatment, but study conditions and
administer right remedies.
Hogs, as a general thing. thrive bet
ter on sweet foods than those that
have been fermented and soured APP
pies are excellent for them as tonic
and aid to digestion. and this is the
reason for turning them into the or
chard to eat fallen fruit.
i Senator Harris forecasts the period
when the good COW and the super
excellent calf will populate the land
scape instead of the bovine horde of
now stampeding sham
He does not forecast a cat
tleless region east of the Missouri
but n rehabilitating of the great cen
trail States with a class of cattle cor
to the human popula-
ton. The pure bred live stock grow
ers of the United States are, accord
ng to the Harris idea, on the verge of
he greatest opportunity ever offered
hem. d
One of the most universal wastes
IN the farm, said the late Col. ]. j
I. Brigham, assistant secretary of ag- Is
.iculture, "arises from the practice of {
ieeping scrub stock, which is likely I
o occasion loss than profit. Coinci- II
lent with this is the common waste /
'esulting from careless feeding and IT
ack OF proper shelter for and atten- 6
ion to farm stock. The neglect of S
the majority of farmers to- S
Keep close account of the various de- b