Imported Cotswold Buck “ Cedric.” 
Bred by William Game of Aldsworth, Gloucester, England—imported by and the property of i 
G. C. Hitchcock, Ash Grove, New Preston, Conn. 
This is quickly removed for cleaning. In order to pre¬ 
vent the pigs from interfering with the attendant when 
he is depositing the food in the trough, it should be 
placed under a partition or tight fence, and a swing¬ 
ing door hung over it, (fig. 3,) so that when the at¬ 
tendant brings the food, he pushes this door back, as 
shown by the dotted lines, and then proceeds to fill the 
trough at his leisure He then swings it forward aigan 
and gives free access. This door .is best fastened back 
by means of a stout spring latch, although a pin will 
do. 
Cast iron troughs are much better than wooden ones, 
not being liable to injury from the animals. A plank 
covering with holes, will answer well, and may be re¬ 
newed when necessary. 
When made of wood, the cross boards at the ends 
should be long enough to prevent the animals from up¬ 
setting the trough, or else should be very securely 
nailed to the floor or fastened to its place. 
(This answer has been accidentally delayed a few 
weeks—we hope it is not yet too late to prove useful.) 
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Kicking-Cows. —Cows sometimes move their feet 
from impatience or restlessness, and sometimes kick 
for the same reason. Any invariable and prompt in¬ 
fliction of a short quick punishment will soon cure 
them. They dislike to have their teats jerked, and if 
whenever they kick or step, this infliction always in¬ 
stantly follows , they will soon cease. It is of the ut¬ 
most importance that it be always uniformly severe, 
not irregular, and never but once performed for each 
1 repetition of the fault. 
Pig Troughs. 
Can you inform me in your next number, the best 
way of making troughs for feeding pigs 7 J, W. S. 
Chester Co ., Pa. 
The simplest and most common way of making pig- 
troughs, is shown in fig. 1. Two boards are nailed 
together nearly at right angles at the edges, and a 
board then nailed firmly across each end, completing 
the trough. Ground feed, mixed with water, will soon 
stop the cracks and render it perfectly tight. Hard 
wood, not easily warped, white-oak for instance, will 
last longer, and not be so soon devoured by the pigs. 
The nails should be stout and frequent. An active 
farmer will make one himself in less than half an hour. 
To prevent the pigs from crowding each other, cross 
pieces are sometimes nailed across the top, dividing 
the trough into compartments. These, however, pre¬ 
vent the easy cleaning of the trough, which in all good, 
clean establishments is done at least once a day. A 
better way, therefore, is to cover the whole with a 
board (fig. 2) with several holes cut through, which 
fits within the trough and is pinned down at the ends. 
