Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-25

Hall Mark. whose picture is repro
duced from American Cultivator. is n
champion English Berkshire boar.
Cereal SIOp For EarrONvEng SOws.
An Iowa correspondent writes to The
Breeders Gazette: My sows are far
rowing. and wish to know if aaxseed
ground with corn and barley will make
a slop or swil as good for them as
can get"
Mr.. \. J. Lovejoy makes this reply:
\ mixture OF ground corn. barley and
rye with fiaXseed ground with it and
all made into a slop would ia my opin-
ion bc all right If your correspondent
has the grains ON hand. but instead Of
using fiaNseed l would prefer to subSti-
tute Oilmeal. If the feed has To- he pur-
chased. I would rather have good
quality OF wheat middlingS and a little
cOrnmeal and oilmCal The sowS should
not have much oilmeal Just before far
rowing or Immediately thereafter for
fear of starting too full a flow Of rich
milk. which would be quite sure TO
cause scOurs i'm the little pigs. aS they
would be getting n richer feed than
they could stand when so very young.
After the pigs are week to two
weeks old the sow may have all the
rich slOps she wants without much
fear OF causing scours. Should your
correspondent have any trouble with
white scours" when pigs are quite
small. be can stop IL by reducing the
richness OF the sow's feed and giving
her I'm slop a tablespoonful OF sulphur
twice daily for day or two. have
never known this to fail.
Treat the Hog DecentIy.
Winter mortality in hogs is largely
the result OF neglect. DO not treat the
hog as a tramp or interloper. He is GER
tain TO resent IL at your expense.
Winter mortality is largely lnimical
TO profits and can be avoided by proper
methods. House your hogs in dry,
clean quarters and above all provide an
abundant supply Of absolutely clean
water. Never let them sleep in straw
stack, emerging in the morning sweat
ing and steaming. Thousands die from
this cause.
Give them some clover hay T. bal
ance the corn. and do not forget wood
ashes.
Professor Henry OF the Wisconsin
experiment station has demonstrated
the value OF the latter
Intelligent treatment of the hog
will have returns in dollars and cents.
Chicago Live Stock World.
Wood Ashes For Pigs.
The best pigs that we have ever
raised had all the wood ashes, with a
little salt mixed in il, that they would
eat, says y. G. Green, the well known
breeder of Winchester, Ind. We think
IT is much better to keep a mixture or
wood ashes and a little salt in n box
where the pigs can go to it at will. They
will go and eat the ashes in the morn
ing before they will eat their feed.
We do not think it best TO mix the
ashes in the slop or feed, as that
would make them eat more than they
would want and might be more than
they ought TO have. We have found
soft I've soap made from wood ashes
to be good TO feed pigs to make them
hearty and grow well. We think
wood ashes and little salt. kept
where the hogs can get to it, is worth
more than all the cholera remedies put
together.
siIaEe Not Good For Hogs.
Silage is not considered a desirable
food for hogs. Knowing what 1 do of
its nature and composition, l would not
recommend it In the ration of either
fattening OF breeding hogs. says Ii. w.
Mumford, the Illinois breeder. 1 much
prefer roots, sugar beets or mangels
for succulent food in winter for brood
sows. If it is desirable TO feed some
thing a little more bulky with the
roots, as 1 believe it is, | should use
well cured clover hay.
Shorts For Pigs.
This feed is especially valuable for
young pigs and when fed in connection
with corn is not only excellent for
growing. but is also valuable for fat
tening hogs as well.