Bedding material for livestock is produced by extruding straw through a conventional cubing system rather than a conventional pellet mill. A control system receives a first control signal associated with a first transmission scheme. A footrest can be disposed on the inner race assembly. The inventive scented pen is useful as an advertising or other promotional device and includes imprinted advertising, logo or other identification of the source for advertising purposes. The reinforcing part extends from the supporting part to the front part such that a portion of the reinforcing part is spaced from the front part andor the supporting part. The flat cable can also be shifted near the sidewall of the housing and is inclined to the center of the housing so that the friction traces remained on the loading glass is outside the scan flatbed.