HOM E AND FA RM M AGAZINE SE C T IO N
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Raising Pure Bred Swine Demands Apprenticeship
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G. R. Samson Gives Some Pithy Advice to Would-Be Breeder on All Phases of the Industry.
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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