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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION How to Raise Hogs in the Pacific Northwest THK SWINEHERD. Keep the pigs warm. They will grow all winter if conditions are right. 4. one-half to one-fourth digestible carbonhydrates per one hundred pounds live weight of the sow and lit ter. The same amount of nutrients is all right per 100 pounds live weight of the sow If she is fed separately With bacon at 25 or 30 cents from the pigs. But it may contalr fr a pound, it pays to keep pigs 4- more coarse feed in the latter ease. v ana Keep them right. "in terms of the feeds used on our If the hogs are warm and 1 farms the ration may be made up as comfortable it takes less food follows: For a 250 pound sow with to keep them thrifty. : seven pigs weighing seven pounds The breeding sows should each 300 pound live weight In all have a combination of foods and j this ration requires six pounds mid- very little corn. :dltngs and three pounds skim milk; They must have some suc-4-jor six pounds barley and 8 pounds culent foods roots, vegetables, 4-Sklm milk; or six pounds barlev and ets and clover hay. jfour pounds tankage; or six pounds urou ows must nave Tj middlings and .15 pounds tankage." v exercise 10 oe neaitny. Had -r luck with them can always be 4-4- traced to ignorant or careless 4-4- handling by the owner. Separate the breeding bows as 4 4- they begin to grow heavy. A jam from a lioss sow may 4-4- cause the loss of the pigs and 4- 90 Per Cent of Deaths of Hogs From Cholera Swine Buildings Are an Important Factor the sow too. -r .r F IGS begin to nibble at their mother's feed when about four weeks old, and should then be fed all they will eat of feed that en courages growth and develops the digestive system without impairing di gestion. If they are weaned when seven weeks old this allows but three weeks in which to accustom their nutritive organ; to the change from natural to artificial nourishment. The principle Involved in making this change of feed Is explained by Pro feasor f. R. Samson, swine specialist of the Oregon Agricultural college animal husbandry department, as fol lows: "The proportion of water in the little pig's body Is greatest at birth. This water Is gradually replaced by dry matter as the pig grows older and any undue hastening of the trans posing process Interferes with the pig's entire organism "The rate of substituting dry mat ter for water may be retarded by di luting the solid part of the feed with water which is incorporated into the pie- Possible to Overfeed "The digestive tract of the Rmall pig Is larger in proportion to his body than that of the older pig. While the more common mistake is under feeding at this time, it Is also pos sible to overfeed. At this time the pig may eat and digest more food than he can take care of In his body and In such cases much of the value of the feed Is wasted. Another 111 which may result from overfeeding Is the Impairment of digestion ef ficiency so that the gains in later life are secured at greater cost than would otherwise be necessary. "When the little pigs begin to nib ble at the feed they should be provid ed with a trough inside a creep, where they may have feed especially suited to them. To start with there is nothing better than skim milk Into which about one-tenth by weight of middlings or oatmeal is stirred. If oats are used the coarser hulls should be sifted out. The proportion of the middlings or ground oats may be in creased until at weaning tine the pigs are getting about one part of solid feed to two parts of skim milk. Ijpave No Food In Trough. "When the little pigs are first be ing started on artificial feed, care must be taken that no feed be loft in their trough to become sour, for scours almost surely will result if they eat this left-over feed. Therefore give them but little and remove what Is left and give It to their dams. Then thoroughly clean their trough and If possible scald It and set It up to dry. At any rate make sure the trough is left clean and is clean when feed Is put into it again. A good start makes success possible; a bad one makes success very uncertain. The advant ages of the creep are that cleanli ness is more easily secured and a smaller amount of higher priced feed Is necessary as the sow does not re quire such expensive feed. "If it is considered . too much trouble to provide a creep for the lit tle ones, they may be allowed to con tinue eating with their dam, and her ration may be made suitable to the pigs. Milk production is stimulated by sloppy feed and the sow requires concentrated feed which Is easily di gestible. For this method of feeding Dietrich suggests one-fourth to onc- THE question of buildings for swine Is a rather complicated and also a very important one. Almost every piggery that is built possesses certain features peculiar to itself, rendered necessary by the cir cumstances it Is intended to meet The most important features of a piggery are dryness, ventilation, light, freedom from drafts, reasonable warmth and convenience. Good results cannot be secured in a damp pen. and dripping wallB are a pretty sure Indication of impending disaster. Stone and cement walls are very cold in winter and chill the air of the pen. A hollow cement wall is much les objectionable than a solid one, but there is little doubt that wooden walls constructed by setting two by four scantlings on end and first boarding inside and out with rough timber. This is then covered up with matched lumber. If It Is thought desirable to have a loft over the pen the ceiling can be made of poles, placed a few inches apart, and well covered with straw. The floors and foundation may be constructed of cement concrete, and the foundation rise about two feet above the surface of the floor. Thorough ventilation is a great help In preserving dryness in the piggery, and it is an aid to ventilation to have a large air space, or, in other words, air can be provided for by construct ing shafts in the walls at intervals of 15 or 20 feet. These shafts should not be more than four or six inches in size, and should open outside near the ground and inside near the ceiling, Provision must be made for closing or partially closing these intakes. Light, especially sunlight, has a wonderful influence in promoting health. So far as possible the win dows should be on the South side of the building, because the South side gets the most sun and is least ex posed to cold winds. While ventilation is necessary, drafts are extremely injurious, and their prevention should be kept in view when building the piggery. Warmth Is a good thing, but it should not be secured at the expense of ventilation. A somewhat cold pen, well ventilated, but free from drafts, is preferable to a warm pen where the air is damp and foul, and the pigs will suffer less discomfort In the former. Very young pigs require warmer quarters than older ones, and when a sow farrows In winter special pains should be taken to secure warmth and freedom from drafts. ST is estimated at least BO per cent of all deaths of hogs from disease in the United States are caused by hog cholera, says the department of agriculture at Washington. There fore, in the case of any fatal out break, the chances are about nine to one the cause is hog cholera. It is true other infections may and do fre quently complicate outbreaks of hog cholera, but in such cases the germ of hog cholera Is primary cause of the disease. The symptoms exhibited by hogs sick or hog cholera are not really dis tinct from those produced by other maladies. From a practical stand point the important thing is to recog nize hog cholera as soon as possible after its appearance in a herd in order that anti-hog cholera serum may be applied before the disease progresses too far. Good serum may be depend ed upon to protect well hogs, and even to cure a large percentage of those in the earliest stages of the disease, but it will not avail much when used upon hogs already visibly sick. Watch Tour Neighbor's Hogs. Keep posted concerning the con dition and health of hogs on other farms in your neighborhood. Sick hogs on a neighboring farm are a pos itive menace, for the germs of hog cholera are easily carried on the feet of men or animals. Look over your herd regularly that any sick hogs may be promptly dis covered. If any hogs in the herd are found to be "off feed" or appear in anywise sick, separate them Immediately from the remainder of the herd, and keep them and the main herd under close observation daily. If there Is a tend ency for the disease to spread in the herd the trouble is probably hog cholera. Fancy Names for Fake Diseases. When the first symptoms of sick ness are observed an immediate change of feed sometimes corrects the trouble. This is particularly true of swill fed hogs. If there Is a tendency for the disease to spread in the herd, do not tempo rize, but immediately treat the herd with serum from the state college or state livestock sanitary board. Prompt administration of the serum is essen tial to success. Remember that hog cholera kills millions of hogs where other diseases kill thousands. Dismiss from your mind all thought of such diseases as "lung typhoid," etc, for these are gen erally merely fanciful designations given to hog cholera by uninformed men. Don't Bred Yoa Heck PUMPING WATER BY HAND SAWING WOOD BY HAND Let the Novo Gasoline Engine yoar vriirlt. The most compact and slmolest en gine made. No separate gasoline tank, no separate water tank, no piping, no careful adjustments. Absolutely guar anteed against damage by freezing. Made in all sizes from 1 h.p to 15 h p., and furnished in combination with torce pumps, centrifugal pumps, deep well pumps, wood saws, spraying out fits, etc. Lower prices than formerly. For full particulars address The Beebe Company Department C, i 182-4-6 Morrison St. Portland, Oregon. WANTED Men who are above the average. Salary $100 a month und up. 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