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22 LIVE STOCK THE BROOD SOW. In the care of brood sows we will take it for granted that they have clean, warm sleeping quarters. In ad dition to this, plenty of exercise, a ra tion rich in protein, and access to clean drinking water are absolutely essential in the proper management of brood sows. By exercise we do not mean that a large surface of hard floor is sufficient for this purpose. They should have free access to a large yard or prefer ably to a pasture lot and should be driven out every day if they show any inclination to stick close to the sleep ing quarters. Of course there are a few stormy days when the hogs are just as well off on the inside, but such days are few and far between. A cer tain amount of exercise is necessary for each amimal and the hog is no exception to this rule. In regard to the feeding of a pro tein ration to the brood sow, too much can hardly be said. The man who raises hogs in a haphazard manner finds the easiest way to feed them is to shovel corn to them day in and day out, with- Warrmntmd to Qhrm Sat!*fmotion. Gombault's Caustic Balsam Has Imitators But No Competitors. A Safe, Speedy and Positive Cure for Onrb, Splint. Sweeny, Capped Sock, Strained Tendons, Founder, Wind Puffs, and all lameness frsm Spavin, Ringbone and other bony turner*. Cures all akin diieasea or rarasites, Thrush, Diphtheria. Remove! all Bunches from Horses or Cattle. as a Human Remedy for Rheumatism, Bprains, Sore Throat, eta. It Is invaluable. Every bottle of Caustio Balsam sold Is Warranted to give satisfaction. Price $1,60 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent by ex f>ress, charges paid, with full directions for ts use. STSend for descriptive circulars, testimonials, etc. Address The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland. 0. "Beef Production" The new book on the feeding of beef cattle, by Prof. Herbert W. Mumford of Illinois. The subject Is presented clearly and concisely from the cattle feeder's standpoint. The conclusions of experience and experiment have been combined In such a way as to present the latest thought on all phases of cattle feed- Ing. It Is authoritative and accurate. The teachings of this dooK will ma terially aid cattle feeders in mak ing cattle feeding profitable. Price $1.50, postage paid. Order your copy at once. THE RANCH, SEATTLE, WASH. I /or the none I B Loosen up his hide and his Intestinal I HJ system, purify his blood, drive out the I HJ worms, give him an appetite and power to I I digest and get the full valu« of all his feed. MJ you can do all this by the rysUiuatlcuseof MJ I PRUSSIAN I B STOCK TON 10 1 WK and have your horses strong, healthy and I ■I high strung. Mix with feedT (inly a email I I quantity required, l 200 f..d. In th. big I Ml pall. Pries only S3.SO prapald. V ■X Ask your dealer lor the standard remedlee, ■ Hj Prussian Spavin Care. I Mf Prussian Heave Powders. I ■ Prussian Worm Powders. ■ H Write vi what stock you own and wf I Ml will send you our storkmaa's Hand I I Book Free. Write today. Mj I PRUSSIAN REMEDY 00. I H St. Paul, Minn. ■ out a change of any kind, and of course it makes the sows look fat and sleepy. while a fat sow is good to look at and nils the pork barrel, she Is not a good rroposition as the mother of a lusty lot of youngsters. The sow, as well as every other breeding animal, needs bone and flesh forming foods and will not do well without them. Perhaps the most avail able feeds about the farm for this pur pose are oats, barley and wheat, where the latter grain is grown in large quan tities. Oats and wheat may be fed whole and in either dry or cooked form. Of course in winter soaking is out of the question unless a warm room can be provided for this purpose. It is astonishing to see how long a bunch of sows will stand at the trough and grind up dry oats with apparent relish. Barley is most satisfactory when it is ground and mixed in the slop. Where it is convenient, a little warm slop of bran or shorts makes a very desirable change in the ration. You will occasionally meet a man who keeps his hogs in cold sleeping quarters and never gives them any warm feed so that they may be better able to stand the bad weather, but you will find the same man using a warm bed and hot food In order that he can stand the cold. We do not mean that corn should be entirely left out of the ration, but once a day is certainly enough to feed it to brood sows. If overfed on corn they will become fe verish, constipated and many a time show a desire to eat their pigs. Constipation is one of the worst en emies of the hog breeder at pigging time, and this should be avoided by feeding a laxative ration during the latter part of the gestation period. At times, when the grain crop Is short, a little clover hay will be relished by brood sows and what they leave can be utilized for bedding. Last but not least, an abundance of pure, clean drinking water Is one of the prime factors on the road to easy hog raising. It is amazing how much water the sows will consume In the course of the day and the most satis factory manner is to keep it constantly before them. We often hear a man say that he had bad luck with his hogs. Well do we remember the story told by a prominent auctoineer of the man who had bad luck with a pure-bred sow. He bought her at a sale fifty miles from home and shipped' her unattended in a box car. While enroute she gave birth to nine pigs. They froze to death and he called the whole deal "bad luck." Now, care and a little thoughtfulness will eliminate 90 per cent of the bad luck in the hog business. A man should be friendly with all his live stock, and if when feeding the sows, he can spare time to scratch them with a stock or anything that comes handy they will soon be friendly and show their pleas ure at his thoughtfulness. Being able to handle sows at farrowing time often makes it very convenient and saves much trouble. If you will allow us to repeat, warm dry, sleeping quarters, sufficient exer cise, protein foods and an abundance of clean drinking water make easy the task of the man who is caring for brood sows. SUCCESS IN SHEEP FARMING. The Dayton Dispatch publishes an in teresting story illustrating the measure of success enjoyed by enterprising farmers in Columbia county. Eighteen years ago, according to an interview, R. A. Jackson, a well known farmer, began operations in that rich district. He bought a small tract of land and engaged in raising sheep. At the end of the first two years he was in debt for the full amount his band of sheep was estimated to be worth. After six teen years of changing conditions in the range industry he has a band of sheep worth $40,000, and. no indebted ness. In addition he owns 20 sections of land and has one of the best equip ped farms in eastern Washington. Columbia county is the home of many wealthy farmers. It is a land adapted to intensive cultivation of the soil. But the original home builders engaged largely in stock raising and grain farm ing. They had immense fields from which to draw support and as a result have accumulated fortunes from the land. Of the 408,960 acres of tillable area, 330,179 acres are deeded and part ly under cultivation. There are large areas of pasture lands on which stock feed and grow Into money. Such con ditions have enabled those who entered upon the lands In early days to secure wealth and competency for future years. The men who engaged in the sheep business are among those for- THE RANCH "The 'Recollection of Quality / / y^^% m 'Remains Long After the A/ >^f 1 I Trice is Forgotten. n I I .*<<^k Trade Mark Rcflitcred f^^\ \\ » —^^^0^ I I !^a Requirements fii!Uo*i A Vj^ What do you expect of a hammer — ,.,-3,.,,..,,— a rightly formed handle that can't ' I Dlfl' 118 work loose or come off— face you cannot batter— I | h I the true hang and balance for straight driving ? Then hmv (■ y°u must B et a hammer on which this name appears. ■ I KHHKurm ■ 111 Tools Ij»|| | II II No matter what kind of tools you want, this name HI lm\/ \\l 1I ■ signifies that every requirement in quality and ser- Ksj \ 111 I vice will be met. _\! I 1 Keen Kutter Tools include not only Carpenter Tools r|ng Ijj / /■ of all kinds but also Forks, Rakes, Shovels, Hoes, flin^ 111 I M Manure-hooks, Pruning-knives, Grass-shears, and all KM IHim kinds of Farm and Garden tools. Each tool is the \ml ( ) '111 best of its kind and is guaranteed, rj ■ If not at your dealer's, write us. M ! jjl (I TOOL BOOKLET FREE I \\ T^l I I SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY, 1 1 ! tl^i| 11^^ St. Lout* and New York, U. S. A. tunate in getting the best the country had to give. The Jackson home in Columbia coun ty is lighted by electricity generated by utilizing the natural water power. An electric plant that develops a 60 --horse power furnishes light for all the buildings on the place. It is one of the methods of linking the conveniences of the city with life in the country. It is one of the forces that keep boys on the farm when the glittering tinsel of the city is shown to be nothing but temporary danger. To accumulate a fortune in sixteen years is within the power of many young men of today who will give their attention to the farm in some of its many special fea tures. Sheep raising is only one of the profit producers. Equally great for tunes may be made in the orchard, gar den, vineyard or other field, when suffl cient industry is properly applied and rightly directed. THE CONTROL OF HOG CHOLERA. The necessary precautions should be taken in the early part of a hog cholera outbreak in order to prevent a general infection of the hogs in the neighbor hood. The diseased herd, or herds, should be quarantined and all possible ways in which the germs can be dis tributed by people, dogs, stray hogs, etc., carefully guarded against. Two very important factors in the preval ence of hog cholera are the little in terest taken by some swine raisers in the health of their herds and the ne glect of necessary precautions for pre venting the spread of infection to POSITIVELY HEALS^^^ /SORE SHOULDERS! M SORE NECKS OR BACKS ON M ■ HORSES MULES 1 I IT HEALS THEM ANYWAY 1 ■ IN HARNESS, UNDER SADDLE OR IDLE ■ M IF NOT SOLD IN YOUR TOWN WE WILL SEND YOU M cr^Dcrcr sAwtpLE» •* y°u nd us m I™* II CCZ the name of your dealer. U Put up in 20c, sOc and $1.00 Cans M money BACK if it fails M RemedyCo.X A^g^V Mountainview Ranch -J^ ij&^at Registered Jersey fIMHW Cattle; the greatest |H|HH milk and butter pro- ducers In the world. W± Head of herd Is Roy- M al of Spokane, son ol Royal of Bellvedere. ■ |Hb^ rECHTESttJANECX —^^ Worth Yaklma, Wash Butter Bred Bulls Three registered Jersey bull calves out of extra good cows for sale at reasonable prices. D. C. DILWORTH, East Spokane, Wash. "^ Mammoth ltaffi Black JFT| Spanish |_j^^*JJ Jacks With white points. Proven breeders of high-class mules. Quick performers, well broken, easily handled. Guaran teed sound and sure foal getters. Prices right. Correspond with us before you buy. Chas. I. Mnndy, Route 1, Ellenaburg-, VTn