The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-08

;. SOW is from 11s to 1lo davs-xh,
should be placed In small lot. i,
q which Is the borrowing pen. sh,
snould be alone md disturbed As 1ittl,
as possible. During the week the foot
should be small in quantity and O
such a nature as to keep the bowel,
loose. In Mississippi it is a common
practice to allow the boars to run with
the sows, and the breeder, therefore
does not know when l.is sovvs will far
row. He allows them to run with 9th.
er hogs, and furnishes them no special
place to farrow. Then when the pigs
are killed by other hogs, laid upon by
the mother, or s1nothered in an impron
er nest, he bewails his hard luck ~ and
the unProhta b1eness of hog raising.
His bad luck, as usual, is bad manage
ment, the result of laziness or irno-
rance. If it pays to keep q SOW to raise
pigs, 1t certainly does not pay to let
snose pigs, die, when a little atten-
tlon might save them. AS before
stated, the sow should be%put in a
small lot, In which is a narrowing pen.
about a week before narrowing, This
pen should be about ten feet square.
ana closed to make it comfortable in
winter and open for the same reason in
summer. Running around. the sides of
the building, shout six inches above
the floor and parallel with it, d plank
about ten inches wide should be spiked.
1his VIII give the piggies place of
crush nor smother them. This alone
WI save enough pigs to pay for the
whole house, or pen. In winter a lit.
Tie short or fine bedding may be al
lowed, but in summer the bare floor
| or ground is preferable Manv a man
out Of kindness gives hi. SOW a large
bed thereby furnishing her means
of smotherinB the young. If the
SOW IL worth keeping she is worth
watching at narrowing time. A man
VINO Tor any reason Is not in actual at
tendance when the sow is narrowing
should not have the care of stock, as !
many pig may be saved by little care
1T this time. If it is very cold the PIGS
should be taken from the sow and |
placed In basket filled with rags, or |
shortly after the pigs are all born, thev
snould be put back with their mother
am aware that most farmers consider
TINS too much trouble, and agree that
this time would not be we'll spent III
the caring for raxorbacks, but If one
has hogs worth feeding, he should rive
them such attendance, as the loss Of q |
litter OF pigs Is the loss of considerable
money. We Arc, In the south, not suf6-
GENTLY accustomed to looking after. the
oetaiis to make stock raising sue
cessful, for the successful raisinr Of
stock, above all other things. requires
close. personal attention to the details
OF management and feeding. For the
hrst three weeks after narrowing the
SOW should be confined to the lot.
during the first week she should fe- |
ceive little more than enough h, ems
tain her, and nothing should he fed
That is calculated to produce a large q
low OF milk. From the end of the titst I
week to the end of the third week. the t
ood should be gradually increased, and I
I'D until they are weaned the so1v a
mould get all the n,ill<-producinR food
ne can eat. If the feed has been grad u
'aiLy Increased she will not lose her n
lPpet1te, as SO often happens. It re- q
luires more care than skill in feed;nr t.
he brood sow. It is important that II
ne milk supply be increased in proper 1
ION to the increased capacity of the t.
igs to consume it. If the sow be fed
90 much when the pigs are young d
90 much milk is taken by them, and e
cours, Or diarrhoea, is the result, while 7
not enough is given, when the pigs a.
ecomc older they fail to grow as they c,
Mould, and it must be remembered o.
hat ID Is extremely doubtful whether is
ny Pig that is stunted in it's growth
hen young ever pays for it's feed. The Ii
led for the brood SOW at first may con- e,
st Of house Stops and a little dry grain. r.
ut not later than the tenth day we ~
rust begin to feed for the production 81
that milk supply needed to sustain tc
he proper growth of the litter The tc
,ed to be given is skinned milk.
heat bran. or shorts, ground wheat.
ats, or peas, and some green fodder, ss
referably red clover, or alfalfa. She -.
,ould be fed three times a day, and ts
lowed all the fresh water she can ce
rink After four weeks she and her y:
tier should have the run of a rood =.
lsture. II
No attempt should be made to breed =
r until after the pigs are weaned. pr
his should be done when they are nc
bout two months old, and the sow va
" almost invariably take the boar w
side Ola week. This enables her r., WI
oduce two litters year, which can -
done to the best advantage in this x vs
SKILLED HELP. sa1
tel
- u enc FHae.e Esceors In Up-to.Doeo go
Earmln3. | ToI
skilled labor il always in pretty good an
mand, but mot any Department Of ca,
'rk more 20 than in aRriculture. / inc
'sss sse hupdssds II young meu ses