The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-01-15
THE hest BREED OF HOGS.
Seine Valuable Information for
Georgia Farmers.

ed and which do you prefer.
2. What breed is most active
and thritty-that is, what breed
will work most diligently for liv.
ing end come nearest fnding'a sup
port on general range.
3. What breed is most prolific,
and bow many pigs of tina: breed
would be an average litter?
4. At what price can you He'll
me one or twO.sows for beginning.
OF course this was intended as a
private inquiry. but as more people
Il an the governor are interested in
the answer to these questions, Mr.
Roberts has kindly consented to
answer them through the Trle-
graph. The following is his re-
ply:
MACON, GA, 1S90-Hon. John
! B. Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. Dear
Sir: Yours of late date asking
my opinion as to raising hogs is to
'hand. visa to say in reply to
your question as to what breeds
| have tested and which PREFER
that have tried the Berkshire,
Big Guinea and Jersey Reds, be-
sides the native stock. l also like
The Poland HIM. The Jersey
Red crossed on the Bcrshire make
very fine hos, and most that /
have nov are Of the cross.
In reply to the sc cond question
| would say, any breed of hogs
raised around the barn or mill and
fed Gu Stops or corn viii be more or
less lazy. The same hogs, if left
to themselves or put on rance,
will work for and make a living,
provided the range Affords it.
AS to the third question I world
sly, that either OF the breeds mem
toned above, if well looked after.
sill have pigs enough to give them
all they can attend to, My opin-
ion is tina. small, young sows Should
not have more than six, and large
matured flows not more than eight
pigs to raise at time. There is
great difference in the quantity of
milk given by sows and my rule
is to notice closely and when l ffd
a SOW does not give much nnurish-
mont to get rid Of her as a breeder.
Some of the finest looking sows
make the poorest breeders, and in
my opinion this point should be no.
ticed very closely so as..to get rid of
those that do net give much nour>
| ishment.
As to my price for pigs, l can
furnish you sew pigs eight weeks
old, Red Jersey and Berkshire
crossed, for s. each.
The great drawback to raising
hogs in our section is the so>called
hog cholera. From long obscTva-
ton l have concluded that the
whole trouble is due 20 lice. When
not attended to, lice get on all
hogs, and as they multiply very
rapidly, soon cover the hogs, close
up the pores of their skin and
throw them into a fever. Some
times they lose flesh, their bowels
run off, or they have congestion
accompanied by fits. When found
in any of the above conditions, a
close inspection will show lice, pro-
vided this is done before the fever
gets too high, as they will not stay
on hog with high fever. Sores and
rough places on the hogs will show
where the lice have been. Now,
my plan is 20 have a close pen, made
with a sliding door, so as to admit
large or small hogs as desired, and
occasionally to get my hogs into
this pen, which is easily done with
a little corn. / then sprinkle them
thoroughly until they are wet with
kerosene oil, using a sprinkling
pot with small hoes III it. After
the oil has been applied the hogs
will shed off all dead skin and scobs,
and their skin will look fresh and
healthy, their appetites will i'm
prove at once, and they will take
on flesh and in a short time they
will be sound and well. This REM
edy does not cost much, is easily
applied, and IRON my experience
will prevent "cholera" in hogs.
have been farming for forty-two