Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-13
THE DAIRY COMPLETE.

We believe the dairy farmer must in
the future give more attention to the
profitable use of his skim milk. There
is always ready market for pork al
good prices and our experience satisfies
us that skim milk fed to thrifty pig In
proper combination with grain will
bring pretty fair price and there will
be left considerable fertilizing material
to be nsed on the farm.
In this article it is our purpose tC
speak of the pig and his place in the
economy of dairying. We do not think
that ''any old place" is good enough fol
a pig. The pig needs good home,
where he can be dry and have plenty OF
sunshine. The practice of some of con
fining their swine in dark, wet pens,
where they are compelled to stay In con
ditions that are always uncomfortable,
where the direct rays of the sun can
never reach them, is not only cruel but
il is not good economy. The pig should
have a home of his own where he car
have all conditions about him such as to
make him comfortable and contented
The pen should be cemented ON the bot.
tom, and an abundance of bedding should
be used SO that every bit of the fertiliZlne
material may be saved. We want to say
over and over again that plenty OF sun
shine must be provided. In order to
make pork production profitable, the
pigs health must be most carefully look,
ed after. With plenty of sunshine, .
dry, warm pen, and well balanced
ration, there is little difficulty in keep
ing the pig in healthy condition.
The brood SOW ought to have an out
door run during the warm season. Hel
feed should be of coarse nature. Corn
meal should not form part of her ration
She should not be allowed to become
over fat, nor, on the other hand, should
she be kept too short. Her ration should
be fairly liberal, and she should be kept
in good health. Under such conditions
she will bear two litters of pigs each
wear. Those sows that show themselves
to be the best mothers should be KEEP,
for some years.
After being removed from their moth
er the young pigs should have theli
milk fed to them warm and sweet, and
at regular intervals. Regularity is all
important point in the care and FEEDING
of swine as well as of other animals. ln
connection with the milk, feed a hand
full of corn. After little while put a
handful of corn meal into the milk.
This should be gradually increased up
70 market time. There will not be any
distinct fattening period under TINS
system of feeding. The experiment sta
tiops tell us that corn meal is q better
grain feed in connection with skim-milk
than middlings or flour. We have come
TO the same conclusion, after some years
of experience. The practice OF feedins
the small pig with skim-milk alone Is
not good economy. "he pig needs
balanced ration in order TO DO MS oes..
Barley meal is very good suossitu,e
for corn meal. After pigs get 1airiy
started in growing, it will De wen 70
feel them one part OF meal 10 three VI
four parts of milk. AS they grow older
the proportion should be increased
| Apples. roots or pumpkins aid digestion
| and it will always pay to feed a lew eac1
day. Pigs should never be overfed
Keep them growing and fattening unti
g toS months old, when they shonio
! weight 250 to 3Co pounds live weight
Feeding pig skim-milk alone until n'
weighs 100 to I5O pounds is not proflt
able. 1t is too narrow ration. on'
having to buy both the milk ana tns "a,
grain would never think Of feeding mlls
alone. When we consider that what W. -
raise on the farm is bought, Just ~
much as if we went into the Market 10!
liz, and has to be paid for, then We nat ~
that whether we raise our feed OF ouy !. y
in whole or in part, economy demana'