The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-21
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The best breeding sows are the ions'
bodied animals.
Second growth clover makes splen-
did pasturage for young pigs.
Put your confidence In good man
agement rather than In the veterina-
rian.
The pigs should have access to
box containing salt, charcoal and sui
phur.
Horses will do better II given the
run of q small yard adjoining the
stable.
Cut the old canes out Of the rasp-
berry patch and give the young canes
q chance to mature.
Exposure to the hot sun Of the
summer is bad for hogs. Provide
some kind of shelter.
Mild cases of diarrhoea In pigs can
be relieved by feeding fresh skinned
milk thickened with wheat -four.
A great deal of fruit can be grown
on q very small plot OF ground II 1t
IL well fertilized and cultivated.
The health Of the steer requires
good air and good feed; the air all the
time and the feed at regular periods.
Don't be q pessimist. Look on the
bright side Of things. Matters turn
out better than we think they will.
generally.
It Is q good rule to purchase a new
boar as often as the sows have passed
their prime and are replaced by the
offspring of the old boar
Planting cherry trees in the fence
corners Is all right, II care is given
them, but any fruit tree left to shift
for itself will not return profit.
You will rest better after your hard
days work II you make the horses
comfortable by rubbing them down
when putting them up for the night.
Free range hogs are generally more
hearty and vigorous than the penned
ones. They do well in the COW pas
ture and follow up the cows with good
results.
An advocate of tile drainage de-
clares his experience proves that II
pays ten per cent. on the investment
and will return the principal in five
years II the work Is properly done.
The low-wheeled wagon has its uses
on the farm, but remember that the
lower the wheel the more times 1t has
to turn to get there, and for this rea
son the low wheeler is not a goot
road wagon.
r. Have you been so much interested
IN the matter of your field crops al
to have, forgotten and neglected tn,
wood lot? Don't let any kind of tree
.,grow there, but pick the trees which
make the best fire-wood.
Just send batch of vegetable
from your garden to your neighbo
who, did not have time. as he said
to plant a garden. Perhaps 1t will
make him repent Of his folly and lea,
him TO make good resolutions for th
year to come.
In the grading of hogs for the mar
ket reports 1t is the general rule tina
the packing hogs are of class tha
are of q poorer grade than the butche
hogs, and they may include old broot
Spws., and all other hogs, except tn,
poorer classes, such as roughs, boars
and coarse stays that are heav!
enough for this class. and not goo,
enough for the butcher hog class.
Tenant farming may bring profit t,
the, tenant. but It works iii to the farm
nine times out OF ten. To be sure
there are good and bad tenants, bu
human nature Is the same everywhere
and tho farm which the man does no
own is not going to receive the car
/, which the owner would give It. Th
tenant Is interested In the farm onl
10 the extent Of paying his rental an
realizing az large a profit as is poi
sibls.
Feeding and breeding are closely n
lated. Some experlmenters hav
found that when sows are fed yer
sparingly or on improper kinds OF foo
for some time before the breeding ses
son, It is often difficult to get them :
breed and the individuals in the litter
are generally pretty irregular bot
as to size and vigor. On the othe
hand, sows that are fed .bountifull
before farrowing usually breed with
out dificulty. producing large and uni
form .litters. or course during thes
experiments the sows were fed suit
able balanced ration and were s1vel
plenty of exercise. ~ -"~t : .'>+t'