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^EXERCISE FOR BROOD SOWS ?*A?imala Should Be Kept In Yard? land . Penn Where They Can Avoid Narrow Gate? and Doora. L JB. MORTON. Colorado Agricul tural College.) Brood sows should be allowed plenty ?nysf room to exercise in. up to about . 46*70 days of farrowing time. They * ".mould be kept in yards and pens they wiU aet feo obliged te Jtsss through narrow gates, over -- boards, doorways, or through low .-^doorways where they are obliged to t&end their backs to? get through. Any -jone of these is likely to result in dead :3&S& at birth. It Is a good idea to feed whole oats .?.aoattered on the feeding Soor or ? ??round for a week or two prior to Arrowing, so that the sow will be io read to exercise in getting her feed. ^ "When about due to farrow, the sow .--?herald be put into a pen which has Jfceen fitted with wallguards, where the jigs may find safety after birth. The ordinary pig guard is useless because '.St ia neither high enough from the ?tocr nor far enough from the wall, - -*nd the space underneath fills up with ?traw so that the pig is crushed almost ras easily as if the guard were not there. Vor thin, active sows a large pen -may be used. For extremely heavy, BOWS,"lt is best to have a peu space .comparatively small, so that the sow -oacnot tura around quickly and thus ?step on her pigs. The sow should not MG ted heavily just prior to farrowing, mar Just after farrowing but should Ifcave a thin slop for a few days 'so 4h?t there may be no tendency to con stipation. If there is any such ten dency, a dose of epsom salts should ?be given in the swill. The bedding in the pen should be kept absolutely dry as dampness will I very quickly cause death loss among iyoung pigs. Within a week or two the isow and her litter should be moved ??rat to a colony hog house, where they :?ertll get more exercise. When the - jplg* are two or three weeks old, two Mus three sows may be turned together. ?ELECT THE BEST STALLION .Too Many Farmers Aro Neglecting Matter of Patronizing Good Slr?, Thereby Reducing Profits. H4B? J. a MONTGOMERY, Minnesota Experiment Station.) The progressive farmer who keeps flkrood mares ls confronted with the .jpoblem of choosing a stallion to Fine Specimen of Clydesdale. 'Which to breed. In many cases lt ls merely a question of eliminating the worst, as there are many communities 'that are not supplied with a good -stallion. In many other cases, how aver, the saving of five dollars on a ?enrice fee plays an all-important part, fifty-five per cent of the stal lions licensed in the state are grades or less than grades, which shows that too many are neglecting the matter of patronizing a good sire, and are thereby reducing their profits. A sav ing of five dollars on a service fee often means a loss of $100 or more wrhen the colt Is two years old. When looking at a stallion lt ls ^well to ask yourself: "How much would he be worth as a gelding? If 'tis colts are like him, will they be good market geldings? How much improvement will he make when bred ?to the average farm mares? The an swer to these questions will decide whether the horse is a suitable sire ur not In answering them lt should foe kept in mind that good feet and legs are the first essential of a mar ketable horse. If the stallion does ?ot have them he cannot be expected to produce them In his offspring. The state license which the owner mt a stallion must show is the best ?guide to the breeding of the stallion. Feeding the Hogs. Moldy feeds occasionally kill lots of togs. At other times they seem not to injure them: probably lt depends on the stage which the ptomaines have yeached or passed. Anyway, there is no use tn taking chances by feeding molded, heated feeds to high priced fcogs. Rye and corn finely ground make a . good slop for hogs on pasture of al? faifa or clover. Por hogs In the pen this slop is somewhat too fattening ?nd shorts or middlings with more protein will give better growth unless ?jome tankage is added. EXACT IDEAL OF A BUTCHER Fineness of Bone, Lack of Paunchiness and Smalt Head Are Charac teristics Most Desired. (By J. L. TORMET.) The block ls the supreme and final test of the beef animal. The butcher desires an animal that will deliver the highest percentage of good cuts, and show refinement In parts that are not edible, in order to reduce waste. Fineness of bone, lack of paunchiness and a small head are thus desired by the butcher/but the steer with light bone, small paunch and a frail head would be unable to go through the fcc?rng period xa6 Bake ?conomie?.' gains. Even though the strong, vigorous, capacious feeder may not turn out at the finish into the exact ideal of the butcher, he is the one that puts on > Good Heavy Steer, Showing DeveW opment of Parts Named. ie largest and steadiest gains, en ures heavy feeding for the longest me, finally finishes out with the reatest weight, and yields the highest srcentage of prime beef. In selecting feeders, there ls per ipa no point more important than the wk. A wide, straight, strong back, Ith a well sprung rib, ls essential tie girth of the steer should be large .that is, the distance around the body ick of the shoulder should be as large i possible. Thjto means more ?room r vital oigans and insures a better institution than is otherwise likely to evall. Associated also with a large rth is a well sprung rib, making a de back on which there is room for e deposition of a large quantity of gh-priced meat There is also great depth of chest and greater digestive pacity with a large girth, the head ls an excellent index to a character of :he feeder, because ire ls a relationship between the ferent parts of an animal's body, e steer with a wide head ls usually food feeder, for a wide head goes th a food capacity for putting on a ge amount of flesh. Usually the er with a wide head will grow thick ough the body and wide across the :k. Width of muzzle 1B also impor it because it Indicates capacity for d consumption and for good breath . The neck, although not choice at, ls thick and short on a good er. The shoulder should be evenly ered, compact and wide at the top. tile width of shoulders at the top is aark of a good feeder, steers with remely wide Bhouldnm RbA?M .???. selected, for they ar el) Covered Animal ess and Depth of 1 Smooth Covering ol shoulder should bk the neck, leaving i ite line where the ne neet The rump she and level A drool strahle. e coupling, that is the last rib to the K>int, should be shor with the general com throughout. The e be wide in this regi< led, with no indicate backed. This is th jin Irom which valual The Farmers Bank of Edgefield, S. C. Capital and Surplus Pro fits - - - $120,000.00 Total Assets Over.$400,000.00 State? County and Town Depository Does a General Banking Business. Offers its Services to You as a Safe Guardian and Depository for Your Money. Invest in One of Our Certificates of Deposit Bearing Interest lt is a better investment for you than a mortgage of real estate. You do not have to consult an attorney about titles. 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