St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-30
FARMER AND PLANTER.
the SWINE INDUSTRY.

The Nee aoA 0Ow - Mako Tie 0oot - |
His.
Psper reed by I. A. Davis before thu Ka0-
tucky Swine Breeders association, :. Shslby- |
vile, Ky. August -. te&.J
The swine industry, occupying the |
important place that it does In our do
nestle economy. - we'll - in the Grsat
markets Of the world, naturally sug-
gests to anyone engaged In the entsr-
prise the question: ''How can make
the most Of himf" And now. realizing
this to be . subject on which there en-
ists . great divergence Of opinion. I
shall endeayor 70 be brief, basing my
remarks on personal experience aod
observation during the past ~ yesrA
Let me say in the beginning that
the Arst thing necessary to success IN
swine breeding and feeding. q in any
other undertaking. il to make mp your
mind to succeed. This done. you aFe
now ready to decide the next question:
with what breed ahall beginf'-e
question which everyone must decide
for himself. Aim to select some breed
that II docile and kind. prolific in Gu
spring, good suckers and careful moth
ers, keeping in mind the fact that
what the farmer and stock raiser Of to-
day demand il . hog that i market
able 1t any age-one that has good.
strong constitution, such - will en-
able it to Withstand the ordinary trials
and vicissitudes OF . hogs life.
Having decided what breed you pre-
fer, the next question Is: ''Where shau
get them3" II you are good judge.
visit the heard and make your own -
lection. II this il not convenient, Or
II you are not . competent judge, write
to some reputable breeder who has had
experience in raising the kind OF hog
you wish to produce: tell him - near
" - you can what you want and for
what purpose you are going to breed,
and ten chances TO one he will suit you
better than had you yourself made the
selection. Do not let few dollars In
the price throw yoa on; buy moth
ing bat. the best prefer pigs from
mature sows and DANA as they
arc usually stronger and de-
velop into better hogA II they aro
| shipped to you, make NO delay in get
| ting them out of the crate; turn them
into . grass lot with plenty Of clean
water to drink. and feed lightly for =
few days. Let this b some laxative
food. since being somewhat cramped
from shipping. the digestive organs
are apt to be impaired. 1.-THE weather
II disagrseable, be sure you supply
comfortable sleeping quarters. Hsv-
ing now the foundation ON which 70
build . herd, do not make that com
mon mistake Of putting too many to
gether. The chances for disease are
tenfold greater in . herd Of 3oo
than in . herd Of 80. Have .
separate grass lot with plenty Of va
ter for the boar, and always b kind
and gentle with him. Supply him
with . variety Of well-balanced food.
such - will produce good bone and
muscle; provide bed in winter and Z
shade in summer; never let him know
there II any place to roam other than
in his own lot and he will give you nc
trouble. The sows should have Z
larger range Of pasture, and for brood
sowA very little grain. When the
time you wish to breed approaches.
place them in lot adjoining the one
occupied by the boar: turn them
in with him one at . time.
and usually one service II sum
cient to guarantee . 6ne litter od
pigs. Make . record Of the time each
sow was bred, add TO this date lis
days and you have the day on which
you may expect pigs to come. Now Z
e. -D~s2. vn~~~dirrp Ah~ ~~v> ~ NhH
SOW during pregnancy: The mistake
most often made il In feeding too much
corn. thereby producing IN over~abund
; ancs Of fat Give them . variety o.
bone and muscle-producing food. Be
} ing careful, however, not 70 60 TO thu
, other extreme and keep them too lean
On the score Of economy and health.
! have become strong believer in root
, for winter feeding. though I should b
no means neglect wheat bran, since il
aids materially in securing good de
velopment Of bone and muscle in tht
offspring. Then - the time up
proaches for the pigs to come, be sur
yoa are prepared TO receive and civ
. them proper care and attention Of
their arrival. Prepare comfortable
! quarters. and have each cow to hersell
} place her there about . week befor,
: time to farrow, that she may beeom
/ accustomed 70 the surroundings Pa!
{ strict attention at time Of narrowing
) but unless your services are reall,,
needed, do not molest her for at leaa
, II Or - hours Feed but little the hra
few days. giving nothing that woul
: create fever. but allowing her 70 hav
J plenty Of pure water and 70 Craze .
, will The sows should remain sepa
, rate ten or twelve days. after whic
time the pigs will know their mother
a and may then be allowed to run 4
|. gether. Teach the pigs to eat - 600
. q possible; make psn which the SOW
en- not enter in which TO feed then
!. place in this . shallow trough. {
which you can coax them at first wit
little sweet milk. After few day
mix in = little wheat bran; increas
tAs amount Of food gradually. m
!. by The tune the pigs are 1os
!. weeks old they will b stron
}, md vigorous BY this time 20
; have your SOW On full ration
, Give such 1ood - viii produes u
= greatest low of milk and at the sam
; dine keep mp Aeah and strength.
]. uattsrs not how much slop il given,
;. saro that they have I'll the pure watt
: they will drink. Now = Tie time u
SOW needs pasture most Of wAte
clover should form the basiA Tn
them On rye. wheat q barley the lo
u 49, v~rA ~ ~sntoP IN clover IN n