The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-09-10
rae Farmers Department.

P1as IN SUMMER.-From late olrcu-
lar from John Haight, well-knoWn sWine
breeder, of Du Page county, we take the
following
Summer is the time to make pork
making it in winter is much ilke running
n boat against wind and tide; 1t requires
too much food to keep up the amman hea''
IF hogs have plenty OF grass IN summer,
and about half the corn they VIII eat' tney
will fatten rapidly and my behei Is tnS'
three pounds of pork can be maue ,ion
less grain in this way than one pouou oau
be in cold weather with hog III 0!os'
pen. The grass is cooling and loosehlhs.
and counteracts the feverish properties oi
corn. Hogs will never melt IN sulhune''
however fat, if they can have access u
vater and mud to lie In. Mud ls very
bad for hogs In cool or cod weather.
s5sorbs too much animal heat MIX Is
verv cooling drink and almost lndlSPenSa-
BILE TO raising young pigs, 6ut very fad ga
tie corn and no corn meal eho1io O0 ~
TO Young pigs before they are iour hioH'no
old The effects of corn ana ia" "a, ccln
meal on young pigs are these !; Inc plS'
will first be costive, then they Will aCour'
They will begin to rub against ever
thew can rub against, that Will fuo 'ne41
hair off. Their skin Will have req anu NJ,
drv appearance. A dry, black scurt WIZ
bagin to form on them and the more VI
the corn and meal they eat, the poorer
thew will get. The best thing that can Do
dome for pig in this condition, Is 10 give
him thorough washing IN warm ram
water or sour milk sour milk Is pee''
Coarse -four or middEngs from rye OF
wheat, when made into thin orloAapie
slop with milk, is the best ieed lot young
MOS. except bread and milk Bread IL
GOOD for very young pigs, because II RSs p
been leavened. Food has to fermen' Dc
fore it will digest, and II TED 20 youns
uig before fermented, 1t Will oVeItasA llt IN
stomach and spoil him. Lettuce Is eoo.
for young pigs. 1t will stop me sooul' m
in them. The middlings should Dc pu
With the milk at night, alter the Ieeutls
has been done, and allowed to % IN tn
milk through the night, never aliTmin;
the swill tub to get quite empty away
leaving little in the bottom lor yeas'.-
The swill should never be permltteu u e
stale. Sop feed should be TED olteni al y
never more fed at time than y, %in
eaten up at once. Slop iced Will max
larger hogs than dry feed. Alter the pig
get to be from three u io"A =,
fbeir food can be made stronger, but
MO will not bear much strong TODD unt
he begins to change from pig into no!
vhicb will be known by his voice !
the West, where hogs are raised on
large scale, but one litter should De Ials'
from SOW in year, and the SOW S4ou @
have them in the month OF May or Jun
The sows should run to grass, and may
fed on corn. The pigs should suck the
as long as they will. In this way [
MICS reauire but little care, aud tHey {
age so that they will winter we'll on col
None but breeders should try to get M y;
than one litter from SOW In year. L
fall litter will require too much care
tbo farmer. One litter can be got
April and another in September or oc
her following, from one SOW, out
spring pigs will have to be weaned iT n
four to six weeks old, and tea On cl
sour milk for two or three weeks al
weaning, and fed often. New MIX o
day will keep them from scourin
Sour milk is better than new milk.
milk will first make the pig costlVe, Il
,cour him. 1t will curdle IN his stoma
hut sour milk will not. The late :ail
should suck the SOW as they will, ana
soVs should be fed on warm slop teed,
fod often. The slop can be warmed
pouring hot water into the sWlll tuo'
breeding SOW should never be ted m
dry corn.