The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-18
Two Lltters a Ycnr.


Some farmers believe that one litter OF
pigs per year is enough to require a brood
sow 20 produce, but there is a growing
inclination 10 regard it as Improbable TO
maintain brood sows for year and at
the same time to keep them at the work
for which they are maintained for less
than six months of the time II is the
belief of many that the drain upon the
system which two filters a year causes
is exaggerated, and they argue that il a
COW can devote nearly ten months in the
year TO the perfection of the embryo and
at the same time produce six, eight and
even ten times her weight in milk. the
sow is not too hard worked when she
Is asked 10 devote less than four months
twice "a year TO the burdens of maternity
without milk production during that time
and then suckle her filters for a couple
OF months.
Two litters per year. however, require
diuorent management from the simple
ity involved in the production of but one
on this point Prof. Thomas Shaw Of
Mlnnesota furnishes some excellent hints
i'm the following:
Where two filters are reared in a year
the yOuns piss VIII have TO be Weaned
az an age not exceeding two months. The
SOW VIII DE bred again within two or
three weeks after the weaving of the
pigs. The better her condition of flesh
the sooner is she likely TO come in heat.
and the feeding OF stimulating food is
calculated TO hasten the impulse to
breed. IL is very evident that a sow
which Is bred so soon again after rear
lng a previous litter will have TO be we'll
fed through the summer, IL she is TO main
tain her flesh and TO nourish properly the
IoetuS. double tax is put upon her.
She has TO repair the loss sustained by
the system during the previous sucking
period, and TO nourish the fOetus. and it
may be added that she has TO store up
IN the system rcsiduum of power TO en-
able her to stand the strain upon her sys-
tom during the sucking period which fol-
lows.
II is much easier to furnish food to a
pregnant brood SOW in summer than in
winter, owing to the ease with which sue
culent green food can be furnished either
IN the form OF pasture or OF soiling crops.
But IL should be remembered notWith-
standing, that large proportion of car
bonacc0us foods should not be fed. The
heat in summer does not call for them.
hence, although nitrogenous grasses and
forage crops may be abundant, ii is still
matter of prudence to feed carbonaceous
grain foods, as corn, rye or matured peas.
with caution. The drink of the sow may
consist OF swirl or milk before Il has be-
come sour in either case, or IL may be sim
ply water.
When sows produce autumn filters there
is no little danger that they may be neg
lected at the narrowing season, owing TO
the excess of work that is almost certain
to exist at that time. When the sows
have not been previously housed they will
steal away 90 some secluded spot to bring
forth their young. Their food must then
be carried TO them long distance. which
would be inconVenient. or they must go
without. which would not he good for the
SOW or for the pigs. 1t would be far bet
ter to. have her in her place of narrowing
for several days beforehand. that she
may become accustomed to it; otherwise
she Will be uneasy and restless. and will
probably try to break down some portion
OF the pen, that she may get her free
dom.