Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-19
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Sucking pigs take noWishment from
the dam about every two hours, and
we may accept natures guidance for
the frequency Of feeding very young
hlimals, says w 4. Henry in Rural
World. At weaving time the pigs
should receive feed at least three times
daily, with water always accessible
Since the digestive tract Of this ami
NAL is of limited volume probably the
best results in fattening can be obtain
ed with three feeds daily. But the hab-
it controls here as elsewhere and stock
men can easily accustOm their animals
to expect feed morning and evening
only, meanwhile being content.
Since meal when dry is more slowly
masticated than when moistened it
might be supposed that the greater ad-
dition of saliva consequent upon slow
eating would increase the digestibility
of meal so fed, but the trials so made
favor moistening the feed with water.
Observations show that the pig does
not take kindly to dry meal, eating it
very SlONlN anu WI VI lti AOONiiiso
much of it out of the trough. On the
whole sloppy feeds are best for the
pigs.
ProIifcacy In Swine.
The breeders of pigs in the United
States do not appear to pay as much
attention to the mere breeding quail
ties of their boars and gifts as do our
Canadian friends or even as our Eng
Iish cousins, says Live Stock Journal
In recent issue we recorded the far
rowship in that finest and ablest of all
herds of so called Yorkshire white
swine in the old country, owned by
Mr.. Sanders and Spencer Of Holywell
manor, near st. Ives, Hunts, England,
herd to which slight reference was
made recently when describing the fine
stock at the Purdoc university. 1t ap-
pears that thirteen SoWs of the large
white breed had farrOwCd the enOr-
nous number of III pigs by eight diff
ferent bOars during the month of Jan
uary last. 1t was also stated that sev-
eral of the sOws which had proved to
be so prolific were sows which had
been winners in the show yard as well
as others which We're destined for the
summer shows, as would be n certain
number of the young pigs which would
be shown in the classes for pens Of
boars or gifts under six months old.
Can our breeders beat this?
The Pig and His Food.
The pig utilizes the greatest percent
age of the food consumed of any of our
farm stock, says an exchange. 1t costs
less to produce pound of pork than to
produce n pound Of beef. The pig util-
ICES 90 per cent of the food consumed
while the OK utilizes but s per cent.
The pig is one of our best sources of
ready revenue on the farm.
A large digestive capacity is of prime
| importance in meat producing animals
| and in this particular the hog stands
pre-eminent among our farm stock.
Early maturity being of great impor
| tance in our pigs, we might be inclined
| to select n short, thick sow, tending tc
fatten early, with the hope Of getting
! this quality in the pigs, but such SOW
will not be n good milker or give large
| litters: hence these characteristics must
| be reached through the sire.
The good breeding sow should be
rather long and roOmy, with wei
sprung ribs, broad loln, deep sides anC
| some length of neck. Let the sire bC
shorter more compact and with finer
! bone, which type indicates early ma
turity.
Feeding Potatoes to Swine.
In answer to question J. II. Rour II
American Agriculturist says: "While
| have had no experience in killing pig:
with potato water, | have found by ac
tual use that a more profitable as wei
as palatable article of food can b'
made from boiled potatoes for swine
or any other animal by Immediately
draining off the water after boiling ant
mashing them up while hot. Pigs lik'
them better. They will keep longe
without souring and will give bette
returns AS to feeding them the waite
| they were boiled in, | would prefe
using it to kill lice on cattle, havin!
heard it highly recommended for tha
purpose. Those who feed boiled pota
toes to swine try my way and see i
they are not relished."
Little SquenIs.
For finishing hogs for the butche
shorts, peas, corn, oats and barley ar
the best. And here is variety too.
II you keep large hogs without gail
and pigs on a maintenance ration only
look out for loss in both ways.
Black teeth in pigs do not indicat
disease. Just what causes them ha
never been satisfactorily explained.
The most marketable hogs are thos
that weigh 175 to 200 pounds ant
should not be real fat.
A few roots in winter go long wa
toward keeping the pigs in health.
There is not much profit in fattenin
pigs for spring porkers.
Good For Growing Pigs.
Equal parts of wheat middling:
ground oats and cornmeal are goo
ration for growing pigs.
What we must have with our pigs
unremitted growth from birth to tn
block and no waste of food for needles
maintenance.
The pig should gain the same durin
the winter as in the summer if he
given proper and sufficient food, tn
only drawback being that it takes NOR
food in winter for given gain unles
the pens are warm, as the animal hea
must be maintained by the food cor
sumed.
The Wee PiGEies.
When pigs are young, keep the so'
in n pen by 8 feet for twenty-fou
hours. For the first week let the so
run in the pasture, but keep the pig
in the pen. She will go back to thel
ut noon. After sucking she may b
allowed to go out in the pasture agai
In the afternoon. When ten days
two weeks Old they can run In tn
pasture along with the sow. Never le
young pigs run in wet grass.
FIRM FOUNDATION.