The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
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be Of the best Of stock to be made mar
ketahle at that age. l will go n little
back of the weanlng pig and consider
his ancestors little, and say what they
should be in order to make the pig mar
kctable at the age mentioned. 1t cannot
he done if his ancestors are scrub bred
hogs or scrubbed hogs, unless two or
new milk, and in that case where is the
profit? For, as pigs are, or should be,
raised for the profit there is in them
above the food consumed, we must find a
better pig than the scrub; also Il cheap
or food than milk to feed him. That
being the case, let us say Il few words
about the kind of parents the pig should
have to be profitable. 1t goes without
saying that l would choose some pure
great feeders and growers, as we'll as
easy fattcncrs: they should have quality
and size combined, for unless they answer
quickly to feed and grow fast you can
not expect them to produce the kind Of
pig we are after. Proper mating also
would Of necessity have to be considered,
far bad mating does not produce what we
want, even if the animals are pure-bred.
Many failure is made by improper
mating. while good and proper mating,
other things being equal. will certainly
prove success. From mating time UNI
til the pig is ready to wcan is the i'm
portant time for the proper development
Of the little porkcr. The dam must be
cared for properly and have proper food
aud exercise all the way through, SO that
the little fellow will be vigorous and
thrifty at weaving time. l would let the
mother and family attend to the matter
good ready. Now, the little fellow must
be fed intelligcntly and kept growing; he
must have Stops made of shorts and wa
ter, with skim-milk added ut first, with
chopped rye and oats later. if most con-
venient. He should have all the clover,
alfalfa or other green food to run to at
will every day and all the dry corn he
will cat in connection Herewith. Now,
unless you see him every day, he will
any backset you will have a pig ready
for market at s months old. OF, course,
his bed must not be forgotten, for to do
we'll he must haye-a healthy, comfortable
bed Ill order to sleep in comfort and grow
fat. Perhaps few weeks before mar
kcting he could be shut up in smaller
pen and fed principally on corn with pure
water to finish. \ pig raised as above
ran be made marketable at months old
or Younger, Now, if | were growing
pigs especially for market, would not be
too anxious to make them marketable at
the age mentioned. l think 1 could grow
them cheaper even if it did take a little
longer. l should want to make as much
growth as possible with more rough and
cheaper food; get them to eat more green
stuff with less grain; would feed more
for growth at first and not care If they
were not fat enough at 8 months DID, If
they were healthy and growthy at that
age, and that growth had been made
mostly with green stuff, with corn added,
which is cheap food, could soo11 make
them marketable with corn and the profit
would be much more than if forced from
the start with expensive food. The one
who gets the most profit out of food con-
sumed is the most successful feeder, and
uhless we want to throw food away this
requires study.-D. Trott, in Live Stock
Indicator.