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HOME AND FARM MAGAZTNE SECTION
Care of Swine Necessary
IT IS intelligence that counts in rais
ing pigs for market. The success
ful farmer is the one who thinks.
He must take into consideration all the
little things that go to make up "his
pigshipg." Naturally if he does this
there is little daubt of his sucpess. The
following by Henry is to the point:
"Breed stock should live all summer
in the open on' uncoutaminatcd soil,
grazing on succulent pastures in order
to develop bone, muscle and constitu
tion. The grasses do not provido a sat
isfactory pasture for swine. Far better
are the rape and the legumes clover,
alfalfa, vetch, etc. While the pig can
barely subsist on grass alone, tho le
gumes and rape will somewhat more
than sustain life and so leave for pro
ducing increaso all tho extra good feed
which may be supplied.
"In addition to good legume or rape
pasture there should be fed a proper
allowance of muscle and bono building
feeds such as wheat middlings, bran,
Soybeans, eowpeas, linseed oil meal,
tankage, dairy by-products, etc. These
need not, however, constitute over one
third of the feed supplied; the re
mainder, carbonhydrate in character
and cheaper in price, should consist of
Bristles
WHERE sows have become thin
through the nursing of the litter,
care should be exercised when
turning them out on grass in the pro
viding of them with grain along with
their grass ration. This will help to
reeuperate them rapidly.
Keep the pigs out of the dust.
Clean the troughs these hot days.
Keep on friendly terms with the
wine.
Shade and pure water should be pro
vided. If you fatten the hogs in summer,
keep on the look-out lot cholera.
Pigs in clover or alfalfa up to their
backs make growth of pork.
Provide a platform for the pigs to
feed on. Keep the platform as clean as
possible.
Give pigs a good run, and gradually
increase the amount of protein food, as
it is bone and muscle that you are
building up in the youngsters.
Where hogs aro being fattened in the
summer, try soaking shelled corn in
troughs for tho hogs.
When feeding rape to swine, a good
corn, barley, kaffir, milo, etc The daily
concentrate allowance should be suffi
cient to keep the pigs thrifty and gain
ing but in no case so abundant as to
make them lazy and shiftless, for pigs,
if heavily fed, do littlo foraging but
lie idly in tho shade. Observation will
soon determine the quantity of feed
which will keep pigs gaining normally
while actively foraging to appease their
hunger.
"Boars and brood sows of the larger
breeds should reach the weight of about
250 pounds at one year of ago if right
ly fed and managed. Tho feed and care
of the boar docs not differ from that
of tho sow. Too often both are close
ly confined in filthy quarters away
from the wholesome earth without op
portunity for exercise or for gathering
food on their own account. Such mis
management weakens the constitution
and is far more expensive than the
simpler and mere natural method of
keeping all stock from spring until fall,
away from building and feed yards,
out in the fields on fresh uncontami
nated soil. Here a little extra feed with
suitable forago " and a natural lifo
makes possible the most economical
gains and the healthiest animals."
plan is to provide hurdles and give the
hogs a small strip at a timo to feed on.
Less waste, and assists in securing a
second growth of plants.
The pig will use every opportunity to
make growth, if offered. See how
quickly he finds and uses a hole in the
fence, so he can get into a greener pas
ture. Give him a fair chance. Keep the
pig growing from birth to market Bunt
pigs waste feed.
Paralysis in Hogs
PAETIAL or complete paralysis of
the hind legs of hogs is seen so
often in swine herds that a com
mon cause has been suspected, but not
definitely determined.
Inbreeding, parasites and an unbal
anced ration have each, in turn, been
assigned as the probable cause of this
particular form of paralysis, and now
it is quite generally attributed to a
lack of phosphate of lime. This salt in
a form that can be appropriated may
be deficient in the ration or not prop
erly appropriated by the tissues of the
body or, again, it may be because of a
Jrain on the system for phosphates to
nourish tho growing fetus or the young
after birth."
It is a well-known fact that there is
a deficiency of phosphate of lime in the
bones and other tissue of pregnant ani
mals and in those that are suckling
their young. This is especially true of
the sow. But this condition is not con
fined to pregnant animals. In ope in
stance a herd of 44 hogs, of both sexes,
and ages ranging from ten months to
two years, nearly all of them were af
fected with partial or complete paraly
sis of the hind legs. The ration had
been largely raw potatoes.
They appeared to svffer no pain, the
appctito was quite normal. A balanced
ration would probably have prevented
this condition. The following treatment
has been recommended and should bo
helpful in this cases: One tablespoon
ful of cod liver oil, 15 grains phosphate
of lime and three drops of fluid extract
of nux vomica mixed with the food
twice a day:
Chuffa Hog Feed
CHUFFA is a very rich green grass
about eight to ten inches in length
and rather coarse. J. D. Cooper
says: "I do not know whether stock
will eat it or not. I planted about one
and one-half acres last year. As the
season was dry and hot, it did not do
as good as it should, but about one-half
acre was fairly good. I turned in six
head of hogs, and also gathered a good
lot of seed. The crows were very bad
and ate about as much as the hogs till
I kept them on the chuffa about two
months, and bogs that cost me 7 cents
per pound on foot and averaged about
H each, I sold for $12 each. They did
not get near all the feed as the place
got under water.
"At a feod for fattening hogs, I
think every farmer should have an acre
or so if he has land suitable. The land
should be loose and damp such as will
grow corn or potatoes, and if of sandy
nature can be irrigated. Plant in May
in rows so as to cultivate, riant one
in a hill 15 to 18 inches apart, as deep
as you would corn. Cultivate once or
twice as yon think best and keep the
weeds out. One acre will fatten eight
head of hogs and give all the seed
anyone will want. It is ready to use the
last of November.
"The land should be plowed twice.
Once just before planting. Harrow with
a light harrow, do not use a clod mash
er as it packs the ground around the
hills. Cultivate as soon as possible after
it comes up as it begins to spread soon
and it is not advisable to cultivate too
close to it. My advice is if one plants
an acre, to divide it in half, as the hogs
will root up a hill and go to the next
one and take a bite and this gives the
erows a good chance to clean up wbst
is left If all tho farmers would grow
an acre or two it would cut down the'
high cost of living, as meat is one of
the greatest expenses for a family.
Most all have a corner on the farm,
where they could grow enough to fat
ten two to three hogs without hardly
any expense. It is fine for chickens
and turkeys, also good to eat, as it is
very sweet and "nutritious."
The Brood Sow
ABKOOD sow should never be al
lowed to run with other hogs ber
fore farrowing. Whilo she is to
be kept in good cond'tion at all times
by feeding slops and grain, it is detri
mental to her future success as t moth
er if she is allowed to fatten. It is
found that fattening sows at furrow
timo are most certain to lie on come
of their pigs, and as a general thing
tho litter will be weakly aud fewer in
number. 'i
Just before the brood sow farrows
she should bo separated and put in a
pen or lot to herself. A small grass lot
is an ideal location for a brood sow.
Sufficient quantity of slops Bhould
be provided tho sow beforo and after
farrowing. Sho should have succulent
food. If she be afforded a good grass
pasturo, the supply of slops need not
be so great. Good feed may be provided
by mixing milk or water with bran or
ship stuff.
"Wo recall, as a boy," writes a cor
respondent, "that one of our brood
sows and pigs use to run around the
barn in tho summer timo with access
to a grass lot nearby. This old sow and
her pigs always did well and the young
ones looked healthier and came to ma
turity sooner and weighed more at mar
ket time than those that were confined
in close quarters. The real secret of,
this case was that a proper range was
proviflod and the sow and her litter had
an opportunity to pick up refuse about
the barn. Today it is possible to pro
vide ideal conditions such as was pro
vided in the instance above mentioned
by providing a clover patch or alfalfa
field supplementing with other feeds as
can be provided, such as slops made
from feed such as bran and different
ground grains."
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