TTOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
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C are o f S w in e N ecessa ry
T IS intelligence th a t counts in ra is corn, barley, k a ffir, mile, etc. The daily
ing pigs fo r m arket. The sucres« co n cen trate allow ance should be su ffi
ful farm er is the ono who thinks. cient to keep tho pigs th r ifty and gain
ITe must tak e into consideration all the ing b u t in no caso so ab u n d an t as to
little th in g s th a t go to m ake up “ his m ake them lazy and shiftless, for pigs,
pigships. ” N a tu ra lly if he does th is if heavily fed, do littlo forag in g but
th ere is little doubt of his success. The lie idly in the shade. O bservation will
follow ing by H enry is to the point:
soon determ ine tho q u a n tity of feed
“ Breed stock should live all summer which will keep piga g aining norm ally
in tho open on u n contam inated soil, while actively forag in g to appease th eir
g razin g on succulent p astu res in order hunger.
to develop bone, muscle and c o n stitu
“ Boars and brood sows of tho larg er
tion. The grasses do not provide a s a t breeds should reach the w eight o f about
isfacto ry pastu re for swine. F a r b e tte r 250 pounds n t one y ear of age if right
a re tho rape and the legum es—-clover, ly fed and managed. Tho feed and care
a lfa lfa , vetch, etc. While th e pig can o f the boar does not d iffe r from th a t
b arely subsist on grass alone, tho le of tho sow. Too o ften both are close
gumes and rape will som ew hat more ly confined in filth y q u arters aw ay
th a n su stain life and so leavo for pro from the wholesome earth w ithout op
d u rin g increase all the e x tra good feed p o rtu n ity for exerciae or for g ath erin g
w hich may be supplied.
food on th eir own account. Such mis
“ In addition to good legume or rape m anagem ent w eakens tho constitution
p astu re th ere should be fed a proper ami is fa r more expensive th an the
allow ance o f muscle and bone building sim pler and mere n atu ral m ethod of
feed s such as w heat m iddlings, bran, keeping all stock from spring un til fall,
soybeans, eowtieas, linseed oil meat, aw ay from building and feed yards,
tan k ag e , dairy by products, etc. These out in the fields on fresh uncontam i
need not, how ever, co n stitu te over one nated soil, llero a little e x tra feed with
th ird o f th e feed supplied; the r e suitab le forage and a n atu ral life
m ainder, earbo n liy d rate in ch aracter m akes possible the most economical
an d cheaper in price, should cousist of gains and th e h ealth iest an im als.’’
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Bristles
H E R E sows havo become thin
through th e nursing o f th e litte r,
care should be exercised when
tu rn in g them o u t on grass in th e pro
vid in g o f them w ith grain along with
th e ir grass ratio n . This w ill help to
recu p erato them rapidly.
K eep the pigs out of th e dust.
Clean th e troughs these hot days.
K eep on frien d ly term s w ith the
■wine.
Shado and pure w ater should be pro
vided.
I f you fa tte n th e hogs in summer,
keep on the look out Tor cholera.
P igs in clover or a lfa lfa up to th eir
b ack s make grow th o f jiork.
P rovide n p latfo rm for th e pigs to
feed on. Keep tho p latfo rm ns clean as
possible.
G ive pigs a good run, and g radually
Increase the am ount of protein food, as
it is bone and muscle th a t you nre
building up in th e youngsters.
W here hogs are being fa tten ed in the
sum m er, try soaking shelled corn in
troughs fo r th e hogs.
When feeding rape to swine, a good
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plan is to provide hurdles and give the
hogs a small strip a t a tim e to feed on.
Less w aste, and assists in securing a
second grow th o f plants.
The pig will use every o p p o rtu n ity to
m ake grow th, if offered. See how
quickly he finds and uses a hole in the
fence, so he can get into a green er pas
ture. Give him a fa ir chance. K eep the
pig grow ing from b irth to m arket. R unt
pigs w aste feed.
Paralysis in Hogs
A RTIA L or com plete p araly sis of
th e hind legs of hogs is seen so
o ften in swine herds th a t a com
mon cause has been suspected, b u t not
d efin itely determ ined.
Inbreeding, p arasites and an u n b a l
anced ratio n have each, in tu rn , been
assigned as tho probable cause o f this
p a rticu lar form of paralysis, and now
it is quito generally a ttrib u te d to a
lack o f phosphate of lime. This sa lt in
a fora th a t can be ap p ro p riated may
be d eficien t in th e ration or not prop
erly ap p ro p riated by the tissues of the
body or, again, it may be because of a
Jrain on th e system for phosphates to
nourish th e grow ing fetu s or the ycung
a fte r b 'rth .
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It is a well known fa c t th a t there is
a deficiency of phosphate of liine in the
bones and other tissue of pregnant a n i
mals and in those th a t arc suckling
th eir young. This is especially tru e of
the sow. B ut th is condition is not con
fined to p regnant anim als. In one in
stance a herd of 14 hogs, of both sexes,
und ages ranging from ten months to
two years, nearly all of them were a f
fected w ith p artial or complete p a ra ly
sis o f the hind legs. Tho ration had
been largely raw potatoes.
T hey appeared to s r f f e r no pain, the
ap p etite was quite norm al. A balanced
ratio n would probably have prevented
this condition. The follow ing treatm en t
has been recommended and should be
helpful in this cases: One tablcspoon-
ful o f cod liver oil, 15 grains phosphate
of liine and three drops of fluid ex tract
of nux vomica mixed w ith the food
tw ice a day.
Chuffa Hog Feed
H U FFA is a very rich green grass
ab out eight to ten inches in length
and ra th e r coarse. J . D. Cooper
says: “ I do not know w hether stock
will e a t it or not. I planted about one
and one half acres la st year. As the
season was dry and hot, it did not do
as good as it should, b u t about one half
acre w as fairly good. I turned in six
head of hogs, and also gathered a good
lot of seed. The crows were very bad
and a te about as much as the hogs till
I k ep t them on the ch u ffa about two
m onths, and hogs th a t cost me 7 cents
per pound on foot and averaged about
$4 each, I sold fo r $12 each. They did
not get near all the feed as the place
got u n d er w ater.
“ As a feed for fa tte n in g hogs, I
th in k every farm er should have an acre
or so if he has land suitable. The land
should be loose nnd dam p such as will
grow corn or potatoes, and if of sandy
n atu re can be irrigated. P lan t in May
in rows so ns to cu ltiv ate, r i a n t one
in a hill 15 to 18 inches a p art, as deep
as you would corn. C ultivate once or
tw ice as you think best and keep the
weeds out. One acre will fa tte n eight
head of hogs and give all tho seed
anyono will w ant. I t is ready to use the
last of November.
“ The land should bo plowed twice.
Once ju s t before planting. H arrow with
a lig h t harrow , do not uso a clod m ash
er as it packs tho ground around the
hills. C u ltiv ate as soon as possible a fte r
it Comes up as it begins to spread soon
and it is not advisable to cu ltiv a te 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 ta k e a bite and th is gives the
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erows a good chance to clean up w h a t
is left. I f all tho farm ers would grow
an acre or tw o it would cut down the
high cost of living, as m eat is one of
the g re a te st expenses fo r a fam ily.
Most all have a corner on tho farm ,
w here th ey could grow enough to f a t
ten tw o to three hogs w ithout hardly
any expense. I t is fine fo r chickens
and turkeys, also good to eat, as it is
very sw eet and n u tritio u s.’’
The Brood Sow
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BROOD sow should never be al-
lowed to run w ith other hogs be
fore farrow ing. While she is to
be k ept in good cond’tion a t all tim es
by feeding slops nnd grain, it is d e tri
mental to her fu tu re success as g m oth
er if she is allowed to fa tte n . It is
found th a t fa tte n in g sows a t fe.rrow
tim e are most certain to lie on rorae
of th eir pigs, and as a general th in g
the litte r will be w eakly and few er in
number.
Ju s t before tho brood sow farrow s
sho should he separated and put in a
pen or lot to herself. A small grass lot
is an ideal locution for a brood sow.
S u fficien t q u a n tity of slops should
be provided th e sow beforo nnd a fte r
farrow ing. Sho should have succulent
food. I f she be afforded a good grass
pasture, th e supply of slops need n o t
be so great. Good feed may be provided
by m ixing milk or w ater w ith bran or
ship stu ff.
“ We recall, as a b o y ,’’ w rites a cor
respondent, “ th a t one of our brood
sows and pigs use to run around th e
barn in tho sum mer tim e w ith access
to a grass lot nearby. T his old sow and
her pigs alw ays did well and tb e young
ones looked h ealth ier and came to m a
tu rity sooner and weighed more a t m ar
ket tim e than those th a t were confined
in close quarters. The real secret of
this case was th a t a proper range was
provided and the sow and her litte r had
an opportunity to pick up refuse about
tho barn. Today it is possible to pro
vide ideal conditions such as was pro
vided in the instance above m entioned
by providing a clover patch or a lfa lfa
field supplem enting w ith other feeds as
can be provided, such as slops m ade
from feed such as b ra n and d iffe re n t
ground g ra in s .’’
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