AGRICULTURAL ITEMS

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 3191, 7 February 1928, Page 8

AGRICULTURAL ITEMS

Pigs running out of doors require shade. If there are no trees for this purpo>sc a board or brush shelter can be quickly and cheaply constructed. # * * In Scotland, the Nether Hall stud of Clydesdales was sold lately. The highest price was 4400 guineas for.'' Benefactor, ' ' a J;hree-year-old stallion. J i * * -■*'!;. ! After all that has been written and spoken about the advantages of wellbred live stock, there are still many scrubs in breeding herds and flocks. « « * Good environment and liberal feeding of ah intelligent character can only aid judicious selection in increasing the size and capacity of dairy animals. » * * * Where two pastures are available turn the stock in one this week and* the other next week rather than keep it in one field until the grass is cropped close.

Milk should be cooled down to as j inear 50 degrees as possible directly it is taken from the cows, i It will thCxt travel safely to the place to wnich it is consigned. " # # • • Separated milk contains all the boneforming minerals of whole milk. Thus it is in reality a most valuable food, especially for young stock. Generally speaking, the good type of commercial pig is a long, deep animal having fineness of head, neck, jowl, shoulder, bone, and skin and broad, deep hams. j •■ * * * i [ , When training the colt or calf to lead it is better to do a little coaxing than drag it around. Too much force is not always the best method to use. * * « In every breed good and bad types of pigs will be found; it should be the aim of the breeder to select only those animals which exhibit characters of the type required.