The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-26
come With q young SOW that il n

t.Me Win q young SOW that is TO
1afrow her first litter In near,r an
cases IT will be better to have the pios
eome after the pastures have ,nada !
good start. With all classes ~ s,oeL
WIN al Breeding animals it is an item
70 nave them come in when the condi.
~ons lot securing a good flow of milk
are as favorable as possible. Very few
breeding animals will supply as much
MIX with their first offspring as they
VIII later, and this is the principal rea.
son Tor breeding the young SOW so that
the pigs will not come until after
pasturage has made q good start.
WIN older sows, if given comfort
aoie quarters, SO that they and their
OFFSPRING will be protected from cold
ana storms. they can be bred to farrow
IN ~Eebrrary. The principal advantage
IN hi is that the pigs have a much
longer time to grow and get ready for
market before cUid, stormy weather
sets In. The pigs must depend largely
upon their mothers milk for at least a
month or six weeks, and by the time
they begin to eat we'll there will he
sooa pasturaEe. But it is not good
poiiey to have the pig cone early un-
less a good shelter can be provided. as
1t Is very important that the Young
pigs make a good growth from tho
start. February pigs are easily stunt
ed II exposed to cold, even though the
dams may be reasonably well fed. and
wen good shelter can not be readily
Hov,ded it will be best to put off the
Feeding until later and then have the
4fgs come early IN April. The advau-
1age OF good pasturage with warmer
and well-settled weather will aid ma
terialiy in receiving q thrifty growth.
n with good feeding April pigs can
readily be ready for market in good
season in the fall.
In the south, March may be a good
month and March pigs have eight
months in which to grow. Farther
north March is Objectionable for the
reason that it is nearly always blus-
terry and very changeabie, and for this
reaso it Is best to avoid. But take
care to breed the sows for spring pigs.
A vigorous SOY will come in every
three weeks, and with a good boar
with q little care can be got safely in
pig in good season.-Farm ami Ranch.
Improve Your Stock.
1t is choice cows, sheep, horses and
swine that yield the greatest return to
skillful husbandmen. The production
of scrubs. or mean stock of any kind,
is rather a mea business i'll a pecuni.
airy point of view. Raise superior farm
animals IN rich, nutritious grasses if
you seek a good income from your farm
in stock husbandry. Such animals nay
obtain part Of their living from unim-
proved old fields, particularly sheep,
but they want good clover hay in win
ter or hay made of the finer grasses.
The wost prominent error in stock
growing is the attempt to rear fine cat
tie, horses, sheep and swine, Oh scanty
and defective food. Some want q good
deal of milk, or wool from little or
nothing. They ask nature to make
them rich. while they lie in the shade
of summer. and sit by the fire in win
ter, and leave their poor animals to
nearly or quite perish from cold and
neglect.
Those who have the comfort and
health Of their domestic animals at
heart and watch closely their own
pecuniary interest wifi see to it above
all things that every animal hasa dry.
warm, well-ventilated and lighted sta
BILE, always having proper regard to
cleanliness. Without these no amount
of good feeding will insure the healthy
and Ranch.