Farm and Garden.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 125, 25 January 1909, Page 3

Farm and Garden.

The quejstipn: puzzling the leading' breeders 'of Herfefm-ds ir? America, is whether qv- not they should *.tajce into consideration asa'body tjhe a'dvisibility of adopting the polled Jiegd as an im- | provement to'be encouraged.' -The constitution of a horse may be weakened by making him carry a burden of useless flesh" Good grooming is as essential healih of horse as judicious feeding and.waterir.g. All animals require a \ariety of food, and this should be considered in the ration of working horse 3. On the Continent the great day at Agricultural shows is S|in,day- —church in the morning, the show in the afternoon—that is the rule. ; - No subject connected with the management of cows is vital of importance to the dairyman than the prevention of disease in hisj herds. Don't keep a hired m&v around thcplace two minutes after he begins abusing your dews. If he doesn't know:, enough to treat them and gently, then get rid of hiriv" Animals that are kept growing and in a healthy condition are much less apt to contract disease. Their system is more able to resist it. Learn to judge the build of a good horse, what points are favourable and why. Good horses are needed on the farm as much as any ptace. Compared to the weight, the pig consumes ■ more food-than any other farm animal; he also makes morte, food from tbfe'vfbod which he eats thanfany other ariirnal makes from the same'-. Quantity Of food. .;;: ',.*'..' "Those potatoes that ai ; e ,sound but tod small for marketing are a safe and useful food for all. classes of pigs, and for running pigs, in-pig sows, and sows \ with litters; as a supplementary food they take a good place, and boiled up for fattening pigs they are a safe and ■ profitable food when well blended with the usual fattening meals.