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which are poorly housed and improperly fed. Geanli- 

 ness is of first importance with all live stock. Next are 

 clean water, a variety of wholesome food and com- 

 fortable beds. 



Eggs contain all the elements necessary to supply the 

 human body with nourishing food. This is not true of 

 any other article of food. One-half of an egg is nutri- 

 ment, while not more than one- fourth of meat is so ; thus 

 it will be seen that one pound of eggs is equal, in food 

 value, to two pounds of meat. 



Ireland is the greatest poultry growing country in the 

 world. It is far ahead of France, though we have always 

 adopted the latter as the leading country in this industry. 

 Ireland, with a population of not quite 5,000,000, has 

 14,000,000 fowls, while France with a population of seven 

 times greater has only 40,000,000. 



When pigs are once afflicted with "bull nose" there is 

 no cure. The disease may be arrested by smoking with 

 camphor-gum. This is done by confining the animals 

 in a tightly covered box, and placing a little camphor- 

 gum on a red-hot stove-lid. They will inhale the fumes. 

 The trouble is, no doubt, infectious. 



There is an insistent market demand for high-class 

 horses, especially for draft horses, that cannot be sup- 

 plied. On the other hand, the country is flooded with 

 common ordinary "plug" horses. They do not fill any 

 particular requirement or demand, hence the very low and 

 profit-killing prices for which they must sell. 



Northern Minnesota is fast becoming a dairy section 

 and the raising of hogs is receiving increased attention. 

 Conditions that are favorable to the dairy industry are 



