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Title: Breeder and sportsman
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: Horses
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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The sow shouldhave not only during the suckling period,but during gestation as well, the run of asmall pasture so that she may be able tohave exercise and in a measure a varietyof fool. She should be fed audi materialas will produce muscle and bone and keepher in such condition that a short time ofgood feeding on fattening rations willfinish for market. With any of thestandard breeds a pig can be made readyfor market inside o: eight months (rotuthe date of farrowing. With pigs farrowed in the spring, thesow should be in a thrifty condition whendue to farrow. For at least ten dave be-fore she is due her rations should be suchas to keep her bowels open, as constipa-tion at that time increases her fever.She should never be disturbed unlessabsolutely necessary. Have hanrly abucket of warm thin Blops, so that when-ever Bhe gets up it can be given beis Feedlightly for four or five days after farrow-; ing and then gradually increase her feedI until she is given all that she will eat upclean.
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El Toro of Yerba Buena A Winner of First Prizes from Calf to Sweepstakes their cowb are paying or not, there areothers who lay the blame on the separa-tor or to the creamery. Dont forget thatyou cant get a forty per cent cream outof milk testing three per cent only. It is a wrong idea to believe that a cowtesting five per cent is a good cow. Thecow that gives the most butter fat withina year is the moat profitable cow, nomatter what her test iB. Dont get theidea that a certain breed iB the only andbeBt breed. A good cow is a good cow,no matter to what breed Bhe belongB.Select the breed you like best and whichis beat adapted to your circumstances, andcows that milk ten to eleven months dur-ing the year; also they may have only afair average test. Important points that a dairyman mustkeep in mind, are: 1. The bull is half the herd. 2. Raise the calves from your beat COWB. 3. Sell all your poor cows. Worms in Horses. At thia time when the worm begins todevelop more plentiful than at any

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