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HOM E AND FA RM M AGAZINE SE C T IO N 6 Raising Pure Bred Swine Demands Apprenticeship & *>■$>' <$> G. R. Samson Gives Some Pithy Advice to Would-Be Breeder on All Phases of the Industry. <?> 4> <$> »’ «>« <s> T h e re ’s no ro y al road to sue- cess in raising hogs in tho N orth- west. The breeder needs to be bo th breeder an d fan cier, p o in ts out the w rite r of th e follow ing article w ritten especially fo r The Home and F arm M againe Sec- tio n . <•> an equal distance from th e floor. Thia w ill p rev en t the sows from ly in g dow n closo to tho w all and th u s cru sh in g th e pigs. Such fenders should be p u t in tem porarily, as th e y are only in th e w ay and ta k e up a g re a t deal of room a fte r the pigs have a tta in e d some size. A good d ry floor w ith lig h t bedding should bo provided. W here th e re is too much bedding th e pigs are a p t to g et tan g led in it and crushed by th e sow. T his is especially tru e of long, fresh straw . I t is o ften recom m ended to cut the straw , b u t th is is unnecessary if it is p u t in a few days prior to farro w in g so th a t tho sow w ill have tim e to w ear i t down a little . - , ♦ <§> <»> <i> <»• <i> «> O' '$> <$><$><§> -a> <®> <2> -o- BY G. B. SAMSCN, Animal Husbandry Department, Oregon A g ricu ltu ral CoUege. T IS questionable w hether an y one should engage in producing pure bred sw ine who has not served n successful ap p ren ticesh ip w ith grades. T here are so m any practical d e tails w ith which to fainiliurie o n e ’s self th a t can be learned so much more economically w ith grades, th a t th e foregoing s ta te m ent seems reasonable and co nserva tive. The purpose of th e breeder of pure bred sw ine is prim arily to produce boars which by le g itim ate ad v ertisin g ami lots of eloquence lie m ay sell to pork producers a t a prico w hich will perm it him to continue his existence upon the earth au d his business of p ro ducing boars. Some sows will, like the girl-babies in India, en ter th e cots in w hich pray era have ascended fo r th e ad v en t of male children o n ly ; b u t most o f these fem ale swine could be p erm itted to con tinue th eir tax upon the forebearanee of th eir ow ners u n til th ey are old enough to become food fo r men. The tim e is not y et, b u t it very soon will be when p lenty o f breeders in Ore gon shall raise pure bred swine. Then those who should have stay ed o u t of th e business will most lik ely su ffer more o r less fin an cial loss. Those who a rc not producing boars which are good enough to im prove good g rade herds, and even those who are not good ad vertisers, will find th a t th eir w ares are * d ru g on the m arket. Dangers Are Told. I Much Interest in Production. U p to th e p resen t tim e conditions have been peculiarly fav o rab le to pro dueers of pure b red swine. They have not been too num erous and th ere has been a trem endous in terest in pork pro duction. And most o f these producers an.1 would be producers of pork have heeded the gospel of good sires. The r< su it has been an activ e dem and for boars. Too often th e dem and has ex ceeded th e supply of good ones so th a t men have been induced to em bark in th e production o f pure hreds w ith o u t a proper conception o f th eir work. E very day le tte rs come to th e office asking w here sows of various breeds can be had and freq u en tly some rem ark is dropped which indicates th a t th ey must bo had cheap. Too freq u en tly these le tte rs show an absoluto lack of know ledge of th e most commonplace d etails o f hog raising. In answ ering these le tte rs in as conscien tious a m anner as possible, wo often w onder how long th e money these men h a \e will keep them going. > Yorkshire Sews at Oregon Agricultural College Stock Farm. th a t th e pcor and mediocre are g re a t ly in tlie m ajority as com pared w ith the best rep resen tativ es of tho several so rts; b u t th is is no more th a n could be said of all kinds c f snlm als, includ ing men. Ju d g m en t m ust be exereieed in select ing a foundation of w hatever breed is decided upon, an d good individuals w ith good ancestry fo r several generations W ay to Succors Told. back are to be preferred. Good indi Success and fa ilu re as here used re fe r v id u ality is of more im portance than to th e achievem ent of th e breeder as a the an cestry or than any one individual breeder, n et as a fiiiancir. A man may in th e ancestry. For pedigreed scrubs be successful e ith er as a breeder or ex ist and occur in all breeds, and while fin an cier and not as th e e th e r or both, these o ften breed b e tte r th a n them selves, th ey should not be chosen; for or ho may succeed as both. If none b u t those who have already w h at they contribute directly to tb eir fam iliarized them selves w ith tom e breed o ffsp rin g drags dow nw ard ra th e r than through grades of th a t breed, engaged upw ard from the average of the breed. The average o f no breed is good in raisin g pure breds, most of them would probably breed the kind which enough fo r foundation stock. T he fo undation purchased should be th ey know best. T here is really little choice in the f a t breeds oth er th a n th a t b e tte r th a n th e average c f th e breed, existing in th e m inds e f the breeders, and as much b e tte r th an the pocketbook p resen t aud prospective. Good indi- will afford. I f it will not a ffo rd as viduals as well as poor ones are found [good au the average, keep on raising in all th e breeds. I t m ight be a d d e d 'g ra d e s u n til it w ill a ffo rd it. edge of in h eritan ce), in fin ito cap acity fo r details w ith the courage to send to tho food lot good anim als w hich are not quite good enough to use as breed ers, lib erality in feeding so as to de velop all the possibilities in n ate in his young stock—these are some of the q u alities which help to ward o ff fa il ure fo r th e breeder of pure bred swine. I f the sow has been fed a proper ra tio n and is in com fortable q u arters li t tle or no trouble may be expected; if she has b een , fed on an unbalanced rar tion, or is excessively poor or exces sively fa t, or if she is unduly exposed to tho cold aud w et, various troubles m ay bo expected. A mong these m ay be m entioned: d if fi cu lty in farro w in g ; w eak or dead p igs; pigs chilled to d e ath ; refu sin g to own pigs; e atin g pigs, or crushing pigs by lying on them. - I f the sim ple rules above outlined a re follow ed these troubles w ill be la rg e ly obviated. H ow ever, if in a d d itio n record of the d ate of farro w in g be k e p t and the a tte n d a n t w ill be on hand when th e pigs are born, a large num ber of pigs m ay be saved. W hen it is quite cold and th ere is dan- gcr of th e firs t pigs farrow ed chilling to death before th e others are delivered, the firs t m ay be p u t in a tu b or keg co n tain in g a ju g filled w ith hot w a te r, aud w ith a b lan k et over it. T his w ill keep them w arm , and when all have come th ey m ay be p u t back and allow ed to suck. < Som etim es it is necessary to place them in th e tu b a few tim es befo re meals. In ordinary cases such precau- tie n s are not necessary. Q uite o ften the seuni and mucus covering the pig a t b irth will close up th e n o strils and sm other the pig, b u t w iping th e nose a t once w ith a wisp of straw will p rev en t this. W here the sow is extrem ely restless and there is much danger th a t th e pigs will be tram pled or crushed, ia sp ite of the fenders, they m ay be rem oved one at a tim e as fa s t as th e y come and put into a w arm ed tub, as previously de scribed. i Prevent From E atin g Young. O ften by keeping them there fo r • few hours, except when w ith the sow fo r sucking, th e sow will q u iet dow n and there will be no fu rth e r danger. T here are m any rem edies proposed fo r sows e atin g th e ir pigs, b u t ab o n t tho only real rem edies a re preventives. Sows usually s ta r t e a tin g th e ir pigs because e f a feverish condition o f th e system . Som etim es th is is due to h a v ing been fed on feeds th a t w ere exces sively heat producing, and lacking in m ineral m a tte r and p ro tein ; som etim es it is due to a lack of exercise; o ften it is duo to cold, w et and general discom fo rt a t farro w in g time. A fte r a sow has once learn ed to e a t Occupation Ancient One. her pigs she w ill v ery likely do tho fam e th in g the next tim e, though tho Sw ine raising is an ancient occupa ren d itio n which caused her to begin tio n , even it not counted honorable by tho practice be no longer present. In On the Read to C accosa ta - none less ancien t Jew s, and be other eases the sow is a p p a fen tly n a tu r w>nso of the economy w ith which it can ally vicious and restless. A fte r th o be produced, pork will likely be a staple h ab it is once form ed the chances fo r it» grocery for a long tim e to eome. Hut cure are sm all. The sow should bo sen t th e production o f pure bred breeding to the b u tc h e r and th e pigs p e t w ith • tr e k is an exigency o t m odéra rondi- Some Idea» on the Best W ay to Breed and Produce the Farmer«' other sows if possible. F eeding tho tien s, to whicn those who have already M ortgage Lifters. sow raw m eat, salt pork and v ario u s m ade a success o f raising m ark et swine other rem edies have been suggested, b u t arc best fitted . The w ealthy man who ■S' e ra N orthw est th is is o ften quite d if they are not reliable. i has never raised g rad e sw ine and who <$» fi:-.lt, b u t in the eastern p a rt the ground tak es a fancy to some p are breed may ♦ F o rtab ie electrical m achinery has This is the third of a series <*- is m ere frequently frozen a r l deep mud win some prises, but he is not likely ♦ is less common. In th is ease feeding been invented fo r screening coal and ♦ of articles b y tw o men well in- to leave a perm anent im p rin t on tho form ed upon w h at the hog can $> a t a distance from th e Sleeping sheds loading it into wagons. sw ine in which ho chances to plaeo 4> ie qui»e an ad v an tag e when th e sows •» do for th e N orthw est. boar». Such a m an often serves hit <* ' do c o t get cut enough of th e ir own ae- » aom m naity well by m aking available 1 cord. fo r breed,ng purposes anim als which he ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * W hea farrow ing tim e approaches the b rin g s tn, but it is rare th a t he baa By JAM ES E WTTTIYCOME and th e judgm i n ‘ e r g rod fortu n e to mate Sow should be sep arated from the re The New R odent E x te rm in a to r E. I» POTTER. m ainder o f th e herd, and given a »lee, wisely enough te pr du e pigs whieh are BATS AND SQUIRRELS go.nl «Bough to im prove the brood. ’ ALM OST equal im pertsne* w ith w ell-shelter'd pen, such as one e f the GO IN A SINGLE NIGHT pens i t the hog hn-tsea rhow n, connected g.svd ratio n s is p lee.y e f exec f ether Sw ine breeders, like »,i(i a sm all lot on the out- n«e. The sows m u tt no t be if posj , b in d s of h v M to e i, a r œmalhr to the I f Your D ealer Do«* N ot Ila v o I t , A t , 1 r «1 ., 1 to lie a rtu a d ia th e ir pen? m anor born ' u t .me i f ©b*\ lrv atiri W rit» U». ih e sides of the pea bv in and day o at if good strong * bat * ill hap Judge.eot to 1 ' r ” le< AMERICAN DISTRIBUTING CO, piece o f lu .ib e r along th -s a r- expected. They must (tb* pvn b e fo r • It d » » hn ¡ i t ibchea fr.cn U t wall aud ,1004 Broadway Bldg, Portland, Oregon. a le U tak e o.ercioo. I a tho weal koov 1 4 Raising Fine Hogs in the Northwest RAT SWAT »
