Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-06

We will now commence with the pig
at narrowing time and plan out road
for 1t to be marketed. For the first
week OF the pigs existence the mother
should be kept on light diet, such as
grass and q small amount OF dry oats
twice day. and have frequent access
70 water. II the sow cannot have grass
! would give instead a thin slop made
or water and brown shorts, scalded.
After one week the To01 should be In
creased regularly and slowly for one
week more. hut make no sudden change
in kinds OF food given. At this time the
pigs are two weeks old, and we will
add to the slop ground corn and oats,
making q mixture Of two parts oats,
two parts sh0rts and one part corn.
1t should be scalded ami reduced to
blood heat when fed. l would advise
feeding about four quarts OF this mix
ture twice q day, besides about two
quarts OF dry oats given each time In
addition. There are other mixtures
that viii do as well as the one given.
but care should always b. taken TO mix
food that produces mainly fat with
other foods that tend 10 produce chiefly
muscle and bone In the ratio Of one part
OF the former 20 two parts OF the lat
Ter. Oatmeal with shorts and oats and
barley and ryc could be used to good
advantage. Nearly all kinds OF vege-
tables used In connection with the diff
ferent grains Is very highly recon-
mended by the different breeders.
1t should always be remembered that
regularity IN feeling and variety in
food without abrupt changes and fire.
qucnt access 10 fresh water are the
essentials 10 successful swine breeding
When the pigs ere three weeks old
they should be fed by themselves
where the dam cannot be with them.
MATE g.. a - 49,
about ten feet square near the feeding
place, leaving "A small opening large
enough for the pigs to enter where
they should be led regularly Of ground
iced and milk, II It can b. had. After
the pigs are about six weeks old their
fations should be Increased gradually
and that OF the dam be slightly de-
creased for the next two weeks, when
the pigs Will be ctl enough to wcan,
and viii have mad. rapid growth and
be well advanced on the road to mar
ket. From this time on they should
be fed all that they will eat with np-
parent relish, without wasting any
food. In thls manner the pigs will i'm
prove very fast and be ia condition for
market whenever you are ready u sell
As pigs raised in this way al tho age
or SIX months ought to weign from 700
10 $50 pounds, the average farmer can
readily see the profit in q we'll
tended pig over that kept in a half
starved condition that will reach tNe
age OF twelve months before Il can
spring 100 pounds, which Is quite com
mon ON any farm.
a mixture Of salt and ashes. one part
OF the former to two parts OF the lat
ter should he kept In a dry place
where the hogs can get at It any time
they desire, ana 1t will be surprising
how much OF it they Will eat. Aud
charcoal, II kept In a similar way where
the hogs can get at H., would be "A
profitable Investment.
II the foregoing hints were strictly
followed. the swine plague thai visits
many localities and sweeps away many
whole herds would seldom do much
damage. II farmers in general would
take moro pains with their hogs IL
would add to their own pleasure and
profit, and work largely to the repli-
tatlon OF the American market.--C.. r..
Belts in American Grange Bulletin.