The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-16

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IN les Moincs last week. VIM. Roberts
SPOKE on feeding and managing pigs
w 70 six months old. a part Of his re-
MARKS were as follows:
II the topic would allow Of II would
INC 10 take a run and go before jump.
Gay about two weeks before the pigs see
uay hght I do not know but that TO
set AZ the subject Just right. one would
neeu TO 10 back a good ways and come
up 10 the topic | will only take mp your
utne Tor a brief period. For two weeks
oetore farrowing I feed as near the
klha Of food as possible I intend to
Ieed aiterward. | have well arranged.
toomy breeding pens with good Tenders
IN which lput the SOW few days before
narrowing time. when the time II up
LOT her TO travail I am on hand. but
10 tell you Just what to do will not at
tempt, for my doings are various. TO suit
the case One may need no attention;
another may need all the skill OF
breeder. ! put water In clean trough
lew hours after the SOW has farrowed;
that Ia all the first day. The next day
hll the food ! give her In n handful OF
shorts In water and increase from day
10 DAY until she has had shorts hye
days ] then take mother and pigs to
ohe-eighth acre lot OF grass In which
there IL nice house. SIT feet, dirt
moor Now IL critical time. and no
lron-clad rule will do: OF dozen sows,
no Two are exactly alike, hence the
necessity Of having them In lots To
themselves. one may have voracloua
appetite and will need holding In, or
you VIII soon have patient on your
hands with dyspepsia. Another may
nave but little appetite. generally ocea.
STONED by fever In bag. She VIII need
close attention. battle the belly with
colo water. and have bottle OF max
seed oil with little carbolic acid In II,
and with turkey feather put this over
her teats. The washing with water
cleans on all dirt and allays foyer: the
oil and acid preserves the pigs from sore
mouths. try to coax up an appetite
sometimes with little scraps OF meat,
milk, mush. etc. now. n they have
good appetites. Increase the feed, clear,
fresh water. shorts and n little oil meal
mixed, a. feed, and give all they VIII
eat up clean. Al this time commence
on one-hali ear OF dry corn. increase
from day 10 day until on full feed. ]
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weeks old the pigs will begin TO come
up TO the trough. II IL fixed low no that
they can eat all they will, Then soak
oats and corn and put II In shut-off
corner. Stand and look at them eat.
and grow, and feel happy. AZ Ave weeks
OF age ! open the doors OF each pen or
lot, and have the sowa from six TO eight
come up to n common feeding place. or
course the pigs come too. Toll the pigs
Into q clean-hoored house and feed alop
NJ heretofore. and soaked oats and corn.
all they will clean up-alwaya sweet,
A. eight or nine weeks Of age turn the
Hows In back pasture and leave the pigs
In their pasture and keep right on Civ
Ing same feed and care. When fair time
comes we select what we want TO ex-
hiblt. After the roundup OF the fairs,
we separate the sexes. castrato what
males appear TO be below the standard
put them with such OF the SOW pigs a.
we do not want to retain either In ouI
own herd or TO ship for breeders, puAl
them as fast as possible and try TO have
them In Chicago before the first OF Feb
ruary. at from 200 10 200 pounds. After
selecting what I want to retain. try "a
have the rest In other hands by the tim,
they are six months old.
This year have had the personal car,
and oversight OF over 1870 pigs. Their,
has not been a single case OF scoura. but
one case Of thumps and only three
or -four with sore mouths. There IL moi
an unhealthy looking pig In the bunch
They are ia Ave groups and kept sep
arate. II could 40 arrange II ! would
prefer still smaller groups. would
give you all personal Invitation "a
come and see my pig town.
A most interesting discussion fol
lowed, led by Mr.. w. n, swallow Of
Bonneville, who was made the target
for long array OF questions bearing
on the subject His plan was 10 keel
each SOW and litter separate from IN,
others In n grass lot Of not lefa thar
one-half acre until six or eight week.
Of age. no they could not acquire the
habit OF robbing. Later n dozen In Z
lot will bring better results Feed reg
ularly, three times n day, milk nnt
shorts The milk should be sweet. NJ
sour milk fed 10 SOW or pigs In apt 1,
scour. Red shorts are better thar
ynite. Feed no soaked corn. prefer
ring. II corn In fed. TO feed II dry, ant
In small quantities after the other feed
seldom feed oil meal. Feed sell ant
give plenty OF exercise. but do no
overfecd. Keep salt and ashea Away
where the pigs can get them. Bed with
clean sand on ground floor. Yoarllngi
can be made TO shed by washing daily
with warm water. Best breeding sow
are those bred twice n year regularly
He also advocated the feeding OF when
because Of It's strengthening influences
on bone and muscle.
Mr.. II. a. Shafer. OF Campbell. feed
ground corn. oats, wheat, rye. an,
everything q pig will eat. but no shorts
Thinks bad influence follows adyocat
Ing the feeding OF shorts and slops. liz
feeds corn because Il ls cheap and IN,
best pork producer known. Consider
bone result OF breeding rather thar
feeding.
Source Of Mongrels--A writer asks
Since 80 many breeds are being intro
duced, IN II not likely that the common
fowl Will soon become extinct?" w,
do not see how II is a common prac
tice by people who start with thorough
breds TO either let them breed In and In
until there In nothing left, or to get 4
cockerel OF another breed as soon ai
the pure-bred one dies. and TO event
ually mate up the offspring amOnI