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by so doing any breed will deteriorate and become comparatively worth¬ 
less. 
“ I think that the great reason why a breed of hogs which at first 
gives perfect satisfaction, will, after a time, become 'unpopular, is from 
the practice of the system of breeding from young stock and of breeding 
in and in, until the breed becomes degenerate, or, according to the 
ordinary expression, ‘run out.’ 
“Breeding sows, should, during pregnancy, be kept separate from 
other hogs, but not confined so as to want room for exercise, and fed 
moderately until within a few days before farrowing, when their food 
should be increased. For a week or so after farrowing they should be 
fed light, then their food should be raised and they be allowed all the 
slops they can eat. Boars should be kept in a good thrifty condition, but 
not fat. I wean pigs when about two months old, and feed them suffi¬ 
cient to keep them hearty and constantly growing until they are put up 
for fattening. Hogs should be provided with a clean warm shelter, and 
the cost of providing such will be more than saved from the expense of 
their feed. 
“ Ground feed I consider much better than unground, and believe one 
bushel of grain ground and cracked nearly equal to two bushels in its 
raw state. 
S. B. Edwards.” 
POULTRY. — No. of Entries, 7. 
Judges —Professor S. P. Lathrop, Beloit, Chairman. 
Best lot of Shanghais ; James B. Judd, Waupun. $2. 
Best lot of crosses—Shanghai and Chittagong; Charles Smith, Waupun. 
Discretionary $2. 
PLOWS AND PLOWING MATCH.—No. of Entries, 16. 
Judges — Allen H. Atwater, Oak Grove; B. R. Hinkley, Summit; 
George 0. Tiffany, Milwaukee. 
Best sod plow for stiff soil (Michigan Double); Edgerton & McCarter, 
Summit. Bronze Medal. 
Best corn plow ; Richard E. Ela, Rochester, Bronze Medal, 
