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me Following paper. read by Mr.. Ed.
hieYer at the recent meeting OF the
illihois Swine Breeders association
VIII interest many readers:
Thirty years as breeder OF Poland
China Swine has afforded good oppor-
tuniiy for the study of some phrases
al least of swine breeding During
Ibis time l have become IMPRESSED
with The fact that all of us can i'm
prove our methods OF caring for the
SOW and litter. II ! hint Of some
'hihgs that you are doing which should
not De done. or things that you should
90 which you are not doing and sue
coed In getting you TO feed and care
Tor the SOW and pigs the best we
know. then this paper viii not have
been In vain.
First: | will speak OF how the SOW
should be cared for from the time of
service until pigs are farrowed. At
the time the SOW is bred. she should
be In thriving condition: not fat.
neither should she be poor. Just in
good condition and when known TO be
safe in pig she should be kept in as
near the same order up TO narrowing
time as she was the day served. And
would not feed her too much corn,
10 keep up that order, In fact very lit
tie, as too much corn causes TOO much
heat and will make the SOW very fe-
ferlsh at farrOwing time, and more
than likely your corn-fed-sOw VIII
haye milk fever when pigs are about
twenty-four hours old. ana then starye
the pigs TO death. The best feed
have tried for sows In pig during the
winter months is oats and ship stun.
equal In bulk. mixed and fed dry in
uoughs. and when the ground is frozen
aould add small handful OF oil
meal for each SOW. mixed in with the
oats and ship stun and fed in the
/ morning with little corn at night
A few days before time for SOW to far
row she should be put by herself where
+ she will have a good warm house 10
tarrow in. and should be fed sparingly
with ship stun made in thick mash.
F gith no corn at all
When she tarrows she should not be
fed anything for twenty-four hours
after narrowing. but should have
water. then she can be fed. say not
over a quart Of the ship stun made In
> thick mash and fed morning and
evening. Gradually increase the feed
until you get up TO gallon or more
BY the time pigs are two weeks old.
A COW sucking pigs should never be
fed all she can eat. When the pigs are
four or i've days old they should be
taught to follow the sow out. so they
will get exercise and not become too
fat, When the pigs are about two
weeks old you can safely give the SOW
an ear or two Of corn each day in con-
neetion with the ship stuff and can In
crease the corn as the needs OF the
sow require. When the pigs are four
or Ave weeks old they should have a
trough in pen where they can so In
from the SOW and be fed some ground
oats and corn. Oats and corn should
be mixed In about equal parts and
ground together very fine. ] should
feed this until pigs get old enough 10
crack corn and chew 1t fins enough to
be easily digested When the weather
gets warmer you can mix Inc grouhd
oats and corn with the ship stun In a
thick slop and give them some IN the
pen away from the SOW
Now. We have pigs along where II
is time TO try and develop bone and
frame. and many fine pig has been
ruined when he is about four months
old nv his owner wanting him to look
better than any other breeders pig
pigs should be fed very carefully untl'
al. months old and never be crowded
They should be fed for growth and not
for fat. Pigs that are made lat WINE
Young never develop into fine hogs
in fact pigs should never be fed all
thew will eat before they are SLY
months old, and have my doubts II
Mt any time in their life, that is, those
intended for breeders.
Now. in conclusion, ! will say, thai
SOW and pigs should have the run o
A grass lot and when the pigs are about
three months old they should have The
run of larger pasture, for exercise II
very ESSENTIAL 10 the development OF
bone and muscle and will help them Il
digest what they eat and give then
good appetites to begin with. The pigs
should be kept clean from lice as wei
AS from mud and other filth. The clean
or we keep our pigs, and the cleaner
we keep their feeding and sleeping
places the better they will do some
may say: why not add a little mill
10 the ship stuff for the pigs2 / nevel
feed what haven't got.