The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-23

meals, until the bowels move freely, after which follow up with handful | of linseed oil meal in her slop
 This will prevent as we'll as stop con- | stipation in the pigs. Should SCOUTS | appear in pigs. whitish in color. give | SOW in feed. for two or three meals, tablespoonful of sulphur, after which follow up with ten drops of carbolic | acid in slop.
 This will usually effect a cure, un- | less 1t is a very bad case. when medi- cines have to be administered directly to the pig in little milk. To each pig | give one grain of calomel. and follow | it with a teaspoonful of linseed oil with five drops of laudanum in it.
 Keep the pigs in dry and warm shelter. Dampness itself often causes SCOUTS in pigs. as will also, too rich | diet fed the SOW.
 Farrowfng Time.
 Many young pigs will be farrowed | during this and next month, and as usual, many will be lost by the omis- | sion of a little care and attention at | the proper time. Sows farrowing this | early require better attention than | those coming in later. Besides tho | pigs saved. they are more valuable for fall fattening than those born after. | Provide dry and comfortable quar- ters for the SOW, that wil remain dry under all weather conditions. Dirt floor is preferable if 1t can be kept dry. and should be eight or ten feet square inside. Place SOW in this pen ten days before farrowing. Pen should open i'm to a yard of ample size for SOW to get | all needed exercise. Provide, at time l of putting her in pen. an abundance of good bedding to last her through the | farrowing period, so that by that time 1t will have become sufficiently com pacted to lessen any danger of SOW I overlaying her pigs. A 2x2 rail run | around the wall. twelve inches from the floor, and six inches away from tho wall, will also be a great help toward protecting the pigs from being crushed.
 If the SOW, however. has been dieted correctly, so as to allay all fever at this critical time. she will manifest but little restlessness and will remain quiet, and seldom overlay a pig.
 Commence feeding the SOW on same diet she Is to have after farrowing, so that her system will become accus- toned to 1t. and cause no irregularities in pigs digestive tract after birth. A good ration at this time is wheat bran mash, and one gallon at feed is enough until the pigs are two weeks old. If the middlings are yet in the | bran. make the mash sloppy, to be drunk. This will prevent SOW getting too much rich diet. If middlings have been taken out of the bran, then bran can be fed in stiff mash to be eaten. After pigs are born. handful of lin- seed meal added to the mash will as- sist in keeping sow's and pigs bowels regular condition. After pigs are two weeks old, sow's ration can be increas- ed in bulk, and also made more nour- ishing. A little more of the mash can I be fed, and in addition. four or five ears of corn can be fed her on dry floor, where the pigs will soon learn to crack the scattered grain. separate pen should be provided for the pigs, then, to be fed in, on skinned milk. shelled oats and corn, and by the time they are ten weeks old they will have learned how to eat well, and their stomachs will have become sufficiently accustom- ed to this diet, so that they can be safely weaned without causing any stomach or bowel trouble.
 In order that sow's udder may grad ually cease to secrete milk, and thereby prevent a caked condition of same. feed her but sparingIy one week before and after weaning her pigs.
 Tails Falling on.
 Many young pigs lose their tails at this time of year. When less than q week old a small scab appears at root of tail. This is a parasite growth, and if allowed to spread .encircles the tail. killing the true skin. causing circula- tion to cease, and then the tall rots off. and does not freeze off. as many suppose. I tcan be arrested if treated before 1t completely encircles the tall by amounting 1t with sulphur and lard and rubbing 1t in well. Two or three applications may be required.-South- ern Agriculturist.