The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . d salt. In the summer season the dairy cowshould have good pasturage, with a feed of ground grain twicea day. A ration of clover hay in the morning before beingturned on pasture will prevent any trouble from bloating. The dairy breeds are readily distinguished from the beefbreeds. Their heads are lean and long, more or less dished, theeyes large and prominent, hofns small and curving inwardsexcept in the Ayrshires, the neck thin, the shoulders sharp,chest narrow, back long in proportio
The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . d salt. In the summer season the dairy cowshould have good pasturage, with a feed of ground grain twicea day. A ration of clover hay in the morning before beingturned on pasture will prevent any trouble from bloating. The dairy breeds are readily distinguished from the beefbreeds. Their heads are lean and long, more or less dished, theeyes large and prominent, hofns small and curving inwardsexcept in the Ayrshires, the neck thin, the shoulders sharp,chest narrow, back long in proportion to the quarters, thecoupling rough, abdomen very large, hindquarters lean withthe thighs incurved to allow room for the large udder, thebony structure loose jointed, the general appearance wedge-shaped and angular. The make-up of the animal indicates ahighly nervous organization, which appears to always ac-company the development of dairy qualities in a breed. Theaccompanying illustrations of dairy cows of different breedsare good examples of the nervous energy and activity of thebreeds they DoKSET Ram. SHEEP BREEDING The advisability of having a good flock on a farm requiresno argument. Long years of experience by farmers through-out the civilized world has proved most thoroughly the utilityand high value of sheep to general agriculture, either on thefarm of the pioneer or the cultivated farms of the most ad-vanced agriculturists. It is true that there must be a selec-tion from the special breeds to meet the varying conditionsunder which flocks must be maintained; but there is a widefield from which to choose, and the farmer can readily selecta breed which will meet the demands of his environment. Inthis respect the sheep offers advantages superior to any otherclass of live stock. They have been bred and maintained forcenturies under such widely divergent conditions of soil andclimate that the farmer can find special breeds exactly fittedto his requirements. No a
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