THE STOCK ON THE FARM 



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sicken, and die. No one can doubt that it pays to take 

 good care of stock. 



Value of good stock. It takes no more room and 

 costs no more in food and care to raise a good farm ani- 

 mal than it does to raise a "scrub." A scrub cow eats 

 as much hay, takes as much stable room, and requires as 

 much work to care for as a cow of good breeding, and 



FIG. 23. A HERD OF JERSEYS 



it has been shown that the scrub cow does not pay for 

 her keep. A scrub colt or a scrub sheep is no better than 

 a scrub cow; it eats as much or more, and will not sell 

 for as much as a good animal. And a "hazel-splitter" 

 hog certainly requires as much food and care as a 

 genuine "porker." If the pupils who read this lesson 

 are convinced that it pays to keep good stock instead of 

 scrubs, the purpose of the lesson is already attained. 



Free Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



No. 41. Fowls: Care and Feeding. 



No. 51. Standard Varieties of Chickens. 



No. 64. Ducks and Geese: Breeds and Management. 



No. 100. Hog Kaising in the South. 



