The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-03-06
HOW TO RAISE PIGS

Almost any persnn eanrsise stock a. Is
provided ~ the grea, 3aanrity 7oi inferior
animals scattered over he soapiry: but ~
raise stock which will prove profitable 80
breed, fatten and kill requires more skill
ah'i Judgment than mast persons taseA will.
ing to allow. For instance. il is yery easy
matter to produce one or nlore littefs VI
pigs each year. bat % produce them Of q
uniformly high grade H. hot Vi easy. taking
the pigs as II class. A few may come fine.
ly.formed, and may glow veil aud pruRtab>
ly. out II is uniformly goud animals We are
after. 2; we want NIL u nearly all Of each
litter to be Of an equally high degree Of ex-
eellence This aan Toe accomplished. hut
can only be done hy using experienced jude.
ment IL breeding aut feeding There are
1nany points that can be brought toyiew.nu
paper. but the minutie or details can only
be learned BIZ experience. ssss@f
la swine breeding il is not advisable to
breed q SOW too S0nug-not until she is
ms least six months old. Irshs proves
good mixer. suckles her offspring wen and
.produces large and even filters. she should
oe kept for breeder just as long as she will
breed. for every subsequent litter will he
almost sure to be an Improvements on the
one that preceded IL. Some farmers per-
nit their sows To ran about 10 The fields or
woods when about to fanow. but 10 this
way many Of the pigs are last from sudden
exposure to cold aud rainy weather. A
better plan Is 10 Ppt the sew in clean and
airy pen = week or ten days before the pigs
are due. a portion If the pen 10 be well
covered. and the whole bottom Iaii with
plank or poles TO prevent the sow from
buriowing. giving her bnt little litter. vel
broken up before the small porkers arrive
Care should alsb be taken not 20 feed too
high for few days before farrowiug. a.
overfed soss are apt to destroy their yanug
IL is we'll. too. TO feed her partly Oh green
food to keep the bowels open aud prevent
constipation snl it, evil Consequences
As soon asths pigs come. they commence
to suck. aud the sJw should have all toe
food she will eat. the greater the variety
The better. as il will serve % keep her quiet
aud healthy. When the pigs are week
or 30 old nj opening should be made at one
side and near the bottom uf the pen. 81 that
the little felloxs can have free egrers aud
take as much exercise as they please. aud
small trouga placed within convenient dis
lance 10 which milk should be put three
times day. This the little porkers will
soon ind and appropriate to themselves.
and thus relieve the mother SOW FROM tue
constant aud heavy drain upon her By some
ten Or twelve little squealers. This course
Of fe.dIBg them should be continued until
they are six or eight weeks old. at which
time the SOW shpuld be taken fron, them
and they placed 10 ID, pen and given all
they will eat, sneb as .lops from the kiieh.
en-. refuse milk from the dairy. cut clover.
etc; until they are four o. i've months old.
when they may betBTned ia,oa cioser6rlG
or other pasture and FED little corn daily
until time TO put to faiten aud kill.
The great advantage u this method con.
sisis 10 keeping the pig growing rapidly
while u Is young. aud allowing IL no op.
portubiiy 10 become stunted.