The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-11-03
STOCK.

In feeding, remember that hog at
tends to his wants first, and lays on fat
atterward. Do not make the mistake of
carrying more than can be we'll fed; do
not try it at all without good shelter.
Use we'll matured sows for breeding
purposes, and keep them as long as they
are good breeders; profitable sow
should produce large number of pigs
and raise them.
Divide the hogs into different lots. &C.
cording to age and size; less feed will
be required and better results procured.
If wheat is fed, soak thoroughly for
"A hours and scatter on tight floor, that
they may eat slowly and masticate bet
ter.
A hog pen often becomes a source of
disease to the hog and the owner be-
cause it is not kept properly clean; clean
illness has much to do with the charac-
ter of the meat, for filth taken up with
food must injure the quality of the flesh
produced.
good brood SOW is either sucking a
litter or growing litter to be farrowed;
be liberal in the treatment of them,
Hold on to the old ones, and breed but
one or two young sows at time if you
are making business of pig raising.
When young pigs are having all the
slop they can eat they will make a better
and healthier growth if also fed a ration
of corn, and as the fattening season ap
proaches increase the quantity to all
they will consume readily.
Give a partly green diet and good
opportunity for exercise to the hogs;
there is no way in which pork can be
produced SO cheaply and quickly. The
silo comes in here, also.
Hogs are natural gluttons, as we know
and on this account it is comparatively
easy matter to over feed. In receiving
the best gains at the lowest cost consid-
cradle depends upon the manner of feed
ing.
Pigs often lack vigor because the brood
sows are kept too fat. A good, thrifty
condition is much better for the pigs
than too much fat They must be in
the best condition for rapid growth.
One of the best rations for the brood
SOW is middlings made into slop with
skim milk, or wheat bran, linseed meal
and milk; to make up variety, give
oats and barley ground together. This
is desirable change.
AS hog raising is usually managed on
the majority of farms, the rule should
be to winter as few as possible, and with
late pigs it will be necessary to push the
growth as rapidly as possible in order
to get ready for the market by winter.
Hog cholera has been almost investi-
gated out of existence; that is, we have
learned how to take better care of the
hogs. giving less corn and greater va
riety OF food and constant supply of
pure water, and there is less persistent
inbreeding to destroy the vigor and con-
stitution of the pigs.
In nearly all cases the best price for
pork is the early price. Moreover, fat
thrifty, six months pig makes the best
meat, and the longer hog is kept the
greater is the risk from disease.
The high price of corn must improve
the price of beet. AS the armies of the
unemployed in all parts of the country
find work they will buy more literally
than they have in the past year or two.
The industry is improving also from the
scarcity of the best grades of beef. for
which there is an active foreign de-
mand.
Paris official market reports state that
for the past few months the receipts of
American cattle have been about l 900
head week, and have sold at a good
profit. This is something new, for our
cattle have not gone to that market to
any great extent heretofore. Indica-
tions are that our cattle will grow in ia
vor there, which is very desirable and
encouraging fact.
There are no wrinkles to count on de-
horned cattle, but the teeth indicate the
age of cattle as we'll as of horses. At
one and half years the milk middle
front teeth are shed. and are replaced to-
ward the end of the second year. At two
and half the inner milk front teeth fall
out, and successors are in full use at the
close of the fourth year At the end of
the fifth year the new teeth are about
all in place.
II our farmers could appreciate the
great advantage they have in the mar
kets of the world, and make up their
minds to continue farming and stock
breeding, and set vigorously to work to
improve their herds, good cattle will pay
them far better than grain growing. We
can now finish them off cheaper than
can our British neighbors, who must buy
their feed from us.
Wheat will henceforth be a strong ri
val OF corn for hog feed. even when bet
ter prices rule. Especially when ground
up with oats and corn is it unrivaled for
good meat and fattenipg qualities. 1t
should always be we'll soaked to be we'll
assimilated.
1t is essential to good health among
our hogs that we provide clean quarters
and sound food; piggy will not be a