. Products of an advanced civilization. A Kansas souvenir. A book of information relative to the moral, educational, agricultural, commercial, manufacturing and mining interests of the state. Issued by the Kansas immigration and information association . he should have a good head, back, ham, aiid loin ; ribs well sprung, with good heart roomand capacity for lung development. Do not be a crank and buy or raise nothing but feH; I wouldrather have a good hog without any feet than good feet without any hog. With such pastures as I have described, give one good feed a day of milk and ship-slop or
. Products of an advanced civilization. A Kansas souvenir. A book of information relative to the moral, educational, agricultural, commercial, manufacturing and mining interests of the state. Issued by the Kansas immigration and information association . he should have a good head, back, ham, aiid loin ; ribs well sprung, with good heart roomand capacity for lung development. Do not be a crank and buy or raise nothing but feH; I wouldrather have a good hog without any feet than good feet without any hog. With such pastures as I have described, give one good feed a day of milk and ship-slop or groundoats, and two feeds of corn. Keep a box of charcoal and salt under cover where the hogs will have free access to it. Use one-third of a can ofLewiss concentrated lye in a barrel of slop once a week. Clean out their pens or sleeping quarters twice a week, and sprinkle thoroughly withdiluted carbolic acid ; keep the hogs clean. Keept he stock growing from start to finish, always ready for the market, and the results will be bothsurprising and pleasing. A good com and grass farm properly stocked and managed as above will pay the investor a larger dividend than any other Goodhogs will make good money; poor hogs will lose money. (93). .lUMBO, 11.^0:;; Bl .VVALANLUE, (Owned by Hon. T. A. Habbiird, Rome, Kiis.) THE KANSAS HORSE. BY JUKCJE S. W. VANDIVERT. No in Kansas has greater possibilities than tlie production of the horse. And no State in theUnion can ontrival tliis in that direction. It has beep demonstrated beyond even room for cavil, that thehorse develops here into his best type. The climate, the soil, the many days of sunshine and freedom fromextreme cold and storm, favor rapid growth and full development. Draught horses mature here large, stout, and sound, with the best of feet, bone, and sinew. The fewwho have stocked np well with the highest grade of draught breeds have met with unqualified success, thoughhigh prices of choice seed stock
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