The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
The POLAND CHINA HOG
HOW HE MAY BE BRED AND
HOW USEFUL HE MAY BE

HOW USEFUL HE MAY BE
A Strong Plea In His FavOr-There
May Re Others just rs Good
Generous Advice to- Unite Ger
tain Breeds-The Poland China
n Useful STAFF to Every Farmer in
the Country.
While TIE G 10 b is giving, and so ac-
ceptaby by the way, to its readers, so many
= expressions of judgment bearing upon the
breeding of live stock generally, it may be
desirable 70 make a shift from the consider
alton recently paid to sheep and take up the
subject of hog culture. We appreciate the in
terest which our readers take in all these
puhlica IONS as evidenced by the receipt of
daily calls ard letters from subscribers. The
best judgment as expires ed trough the b st
journals is always at our command; and 1t
is not withheld for any other reason than
that which relates to our space and its de-
mand for the publication of the daily news.
Credit is always given for the sources whence
the best points are drawn, and We reprint
ory because expert knowledge. given first
hand, is better than garbled rewriting Of
views which can only be imDerfectly ex
pressed under such circumstances.
In today's issue we are Indebted to the
Breeders Gazette, of Chicago, one of the
nest important live stock journals in the
country. for some views in regard to the
breeding of Poland China hogs We all re-
cogniZe a hog when meet him; but we
are not all able to classify him where he be-
longs. To say ttat he is a id hog is not
in the line of information which The o b
is extending.
Below viii! be found the views OF c. E.
Hedges, of Christian county H., as con-
tributed to the Gazette the subject men-
toned:
Breeders of the Po'and-China hog, with
his worldwide reputation, have bright fu-
ture before them, provided good judgment
is used in following three things essential
TO success in the breeding of any pedigreed
stock.
ment in selecting his breeding animals; sec
ond, in hand ing and fesding his herd, and
third, in selling his surplus stock. | will
offer a few Suggestions these three tn ngs
which | believe If carefully carried out VIII
be benefit to those who just beginning
the breeding of Poland-Ch mas. In selecting
the foucdGtion for herd | would choose a
rather large growthy, smooth lot of sows,
with god coats of hair good heads and ears,
strong backs, full heart-girths, good should
ers and hams. and last, but by no means
least they should have an extra strong set
of limbs, with good, strong firty bone ard
standing IN well on toes with short pastern
joints. In all cases pick on a lengthy, roomy-
looking sow, and if she is little on the
coarse order. provided she is smooth, it VIII
make no difference. for this class of sows
will seldom disappoint you as brocd 'ows
Now come to the most important DO mt
of all, and that is in tie selecting of boar
to mate with your sows. If the sows selected
are of the type stated l would choose boar
of the very best individual excellence and of
In gIsA.nr Il 10 eID
broad head; fine ears; nice. straight coat
of hair; good, strong, broad back slightly
Rrched: good shoulders, with hams that come
well down to hooks; heart-g.rth strong and
full on the top, sides and bottom, which indi-
Gates a strong constitution BY all means
be sure that he has a god, strong, finty
bone, with straight limbs set well out at
the corners with short pastern joints and
standing right up on toes. l think the feet
and limbs are very important part of the
hog for without them we will not have much
OF hog no difference low good he may be
in other ways The boar should have good
style and finish throughout, for to him we
must lCok In marked degree for the style
and fn-ch of our pigs. and the more of this
we secure the more valuable they will be.
The pedigree of the bear should be the very
best and the more noted sres and dams and
sh9w-,ard winners closed up to him the
betteS We all know that show-yard win
nings do not always indicate h gh individual
excellence, s0r sometimes an animal is award
eS a hgh premium and does not deserve It,
our leading fairs and find that certain hood
lines have boeS successful in capturing the
lions SIRE of Vie premiums offered at these
great shows, and then when consider the
fact tSat theS> awards were made by differ
ent judges and under different c.rcumst noes
We lust come to the conclusion that these
same blood lines must be the best blood
lines that We can use in our breeding herds.
II you cannot afford to buy your sows of
these blood lines be sure to have them in
your herd boar, as your pigs will possess
one-half of sis blood, and this blood will be
more valuable than the blood lines that
have not been promi aent in the show-riI gs
OF our leading state fairs the last few years.
While you should buy the very best indi-
yiduais as breeding stock do not allow your
self to pay two or three times what they are
worth always keep in mind that it takes in
diyidCal merit backed up by a good pedigree
instead of dollars, to make choice herd Of
Poiand-Chlnas. You cannot expect to buy
the best individuals backed up by first-c.ass
redlgrees for a mere song, therefore you
cure the best. but do not paysthe extreme
high prices that have been paid the last two
or three years by some breeders. as such
prices viii be almost sure to lose you MONEY!
There are hundreds of good reliable breed
ers who will sell you the best stock at live
and-let-live prices if you will put up the
cash.
The handling and feeding of herd are
very important for by poor management and
may have laid the foundation for most ex-
ceEent herd by buying the very best sows and
mating them with the best boars you could
secure; therefore it stands you in hand to see
that the pigs you are fed in such a man
ner that they will develop into the best of
individuals.
Selling the produce will be an important
part OF the business OF course new breeders
cannot expect to sell their pigs at as high
prices some of the older breeders that have
their regulations for breeding high-class stock
already made but if you have used good judg-
inert in selecting your breeding stock and
feeding your pigs l think that there is no
doubt but what you will be able to secure
prices for them that will ray you we'll for
lab7r and money expended. You should adver-
use in some Of the best agricultural papers
but do it judiciously and not spend all of
your profits with the papers.
Always try your utmost to give your Gus
toners satisfaction. Do not ship a pig out
OF order that you are afraid will not give
satisfaction, but if after using this caution
customer should be dissatisfied you had
better make 1t satisfactory with him, or else
let him return the pig provided he does so in
a short time and in good condition and then
return his money. Guarantee your stock to
be breeders and If one should prove to he
barren have it returned and either replace
II with another of the same quality or refund
the rrice paid for it, or else let the customer
sell 1t on the market and you accept the mar
ket price for 1t, for il you had kept 1t YOU
would likely have had m nut he