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been particular about the strength of it. It i3 very cheap, forty cents a 

 gallon. I take a barrel of water and pour in some carbolic acid. You 

 can use a good deal of it with no fear of getting too much." 



Some one asked the symptoms of worms and what to do for 



them and Mr. Munson gave his plan as follows : 



"When I think my pigs have worms I take them off feed at night, even 

 water:. The next morning I mix up a good dose of feed and turpentine. 

 In the evening you will see results. If that does not do give another 

 dose. When the^- get in that condition they will cough and their 

 coats get rough and they do not I'at well." Mr. Hoffman suggested that 

 santonin had been recommended to him as a remedy for worms. 



Here Mr. Trigg again brought np the subject of Alfalfa. He 

 said : 



"The average Iowa hog is poorly fed. He is fed too much fat. If 

 proper fat is given him many of these troubles could be removed and I 

 want to offer this suggestion. It has been proven beyond question, because 

 the evidence is all over the state, that it is possible to raise at least two, 

 three or four acres of alfalfa on most of our Iowa farms. If you have an 

 acre of alfalfa, you can then give your hogs an almost perfectly balanced 

 ration during their growing time. Put your land in the very best condi- 

 tion, sow about twenty pounds of alfalfa to the acre and use that for a 

 hog pasture. Some are doing this in this state with the best results and 

 it is a practical thing to do." 



Harvey Johnson, of Logan,- Iowa, was unable to be present 

 but sent his paper on "The Breeders' Outlook" which was read 

 by the Secretary. 



THE BREEDERS' OUTLOOK. 



HABVEY JOHNSON, LOGAN, IOWA. 



We are all looking forward. It is a natural condition. The man 

 who is continually looking back over the past cannot advance. 



There has been implanted in the life of every man an anxiety as 

 to what the future may have in store for him. From the very child- 

 hood of our race this has been a marked characteristic. In the young 

 man, in the morning of life, it is most apparent. All want to succeea 

 and all likewise shrink at the thought of failure. 



Ambition, well cultivated and based on good principles, directed 

 by good judgment and sound sense, should be found in every man's 

 life. Where it is not, we do not expect much. 



