Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1910 — Curly Coated Pigs. [ARTICLE]

Curly Coated Pigs.

In September last the department of animal husbandry of the Ohio State University College of Agriculture received from Lincolnshire. England, five Lincolnshire curly coated pigs. These are the first pigs of this breed to have been brought to America. This Is an old English breed, white in color, known mostly in Lincolnshire. England During the past two yenrs it lias been quite successfully shown In England. Good specimens of the breed have a very curly white coat of hair The head Is similar to that of the Chester White, although the ears are somewhat larger and more pendent. Lincolnshire hreeders regard it both as a general purpose and also a very superior bacon breed.—C. S. Fluinh In National Stockman

Protect the Farm Animals. lu storm swept countries the exposure to which live stock Is subjected is in some instances without excuse. There is no defending it Protect the average animul from precipitation in winter and from wind disturbance, and it is not going to suffer much from cold, even though the temperature Is low. Such protection is within the reach of any one. It may consist of poles and straw. In many plnces groves may be made to furnish substantial aid. When the benefit of protection from winter winds Is considered the wouder is that such protection Is not more In evidence.— Orange Judd Farmer. To Tall Age of Bheep. Sheep have two sets of Incisor teeth on the lower Jaw only. There are four pairs. The first or middle pair of temporary teeth are replaced by permanent ones when the lamb Is thirteen to fifteen months old. After this the succeeding pairs of permanent teeth appear at Intervals of a little leaa than a year. Most shepherds reckon a year for each pair. When the last pair is fully up and In wear the sheep Is four years old. As the sheep grow older the teeth grow narrower, and at the age of eight or nine years they shorten rapidly and finally disappear. For Pink Eye In Bheep. Keep sheep affected with pink eye In the barn until recovered. Apply pine ter to their mouths and noses and bathe their eyee In warm salty water, In every quart of, which dissolve aa ounce of borax.