The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-14

II the sow has had the proper kind of
raw material she will bring you the proper
kind. of litter, little fellows that will be
hustlers and make life a financial success
for you, social success for themselves,
says the American Swineherd.
Guard against having too many sows
heavily pregnant in one bunch, as crowd
ing or tanning will cause abortion or dead
pigs Crossing high barn sills. or other
similar obstacles, is dangerous and should
be avoided. Sows will generally farrow
on the Hath day, though the 112th catches
quite a few. We have never had one
sooner than the 10th day. One went l2l
days.
On about the 10th day in the evening
We generally drive the SOW to her farrow
ing pen. One man can easily drive them,
providing he knows more than the sow.
He should have a hurdle, or basket will
DO equally as well, whenever the sow
turns to run back hold your basket before
her As soon as she finds her head in the
basket she stops and turns and does not
become excited; which by all means must
be avoided. We prefer a hurdle as most
convenient We mention this matter of
handling because il is of the utmost i'm
portance that it be done gently and easily.
Speak gently to her, scratch her and
teach her to have confidence in you. If
you have always used her right, the way
You should, your presence will not excite
and the many times you will have to en-
ter her pen will be made an easy and
pleasant task.
If the day is pleasant let her out and
run and feed with the rest, as exercise
she must have,
If you observe her closely you will no
tice uneasiness from six to ten hours be-
lore the time of narrowing. If an old SOW
she will most invariably make a nest with
young ones, the uneasiness may be the
only indication. Be on hand when the lit
tie fellows begin TO arrive. Pick them
up as fast as they come and put them
IN barrel, or a high box. Have some
warm bricks or piece of iron in the bot
tom covered with straw and an old quilt
OF a gunny sack, with another 10 cover
over the top. This makes a nice warm
nest where they soon get dry and COM
Portable. After they have all arrived and
are warmed up and lively let them have
their breakfast and see that none get left.
When they have enough, put them back
III the box, and after two or three hours
put them to suck again and leave with
SOW if she is resting quietly.
Many pig can be saved in this way. If
your farrowing pen is a little higher on
one side than the other the SOW will make
her rest on the lower side and will lay
win her back up HILL thus lessening the
Hanger of being overlaid.
we have now traced the litter from the
Jay OF service to the day of narrowing.
ne next step will be to keep the little
ieHows in thrifty condition. Always
Keep the nest fresh and clean, and after
d. couple of days give plenty of bedding.
w, we prefer hay or flax straw-wheat or
udrley straw will do: oat straw is not
good Give the SOW all the water she
wants the first day. slightly warmed, and
no feed, and do not disturb her. On the
second day give little light swill. From
low on increase the feed daily until at
sne end of fourteen days she will be on
regular feed. If she has a fine sized lit
u, 1t viii be safe to feed her quite liber-
ally. If she is poor mother give plenty
ol milk producing food.