The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-16

Jay, anu carry lnem along IN t1lS
way about ten weeks before we breed
them for the next litter. Our hogs
at all times have cold water and
charcoal and salt in their yards.
After breeding our two sows we in
crease the amount of millfeed and fee,
less corn, and feed in this way for
eight weeks, then We supplement one
pound of tankage in the place of
corn, making a ration that is unex-
celled for the developing of good
thrifty litters Of pigs We are
great friends Of tRnkage and find
1t an econmoical feed when we con-
slider the results obtained by its use
Two weeks before narrowing we move
the SOW to the narrowing pen and give
her an opportunity to become ac-
Quainted with her new quarters and
get her accustomed TO being petted
and handled. We have never had
but one SOW that we could not tame.
II man understands his sows he
should have no trouble in assisting
them during the narrowing period.
We make it a practice TO be with
every SOW when she farrows and
place the pigs In basket as fast
as they come and remain until she
Is through and each pig has sucked
Many think this is too much trou-
BILE. and right here is where they
fail, for without trouble and extra
time devoted TO their care, hogs will
not prove profitable, and unless a
man likes the business would advise
him to keep out Of It, By follow
ing this method We thing we save
two piggs from every litter on an
average and know they are all get
ting good start in life.
For the first three or four days
We feed the SOW very lightly with
bran and warm water and increase
her feed until at three weeks she IL
getting all she will eat, without
crowding, of a slop of bran, shorts
tankage and some skim milk Al
four weeks of age We feed the pigs
in small trough, separate from the
SOW, a fead of skim milk and shorts
mixed into thin slop. In this way
Of caring for and feeding our sows
We have been very successful in sav-
ing our pig crop and keeping our
sows in good breeding condition
The sows have averaged eight pigs
10 a litter at weaving time. loss
of per cent OF all farrowed.
The most serious mistake made In
caring for pigs Is made in the care
less and indifferent manner OF car
ing for the brood sows and pigs
Start dne pigs right and push them
every day from the time they ar,
narrowed on well balanced ration
thllu lncg VIII lldht a tdplu anu un'
form growth. Most Of the SOW,
we Juy are one year old and bred
We think quite an lUem is saved IL
this way of buying. The sows W,
retain in the herd are about the sam'
age. size and Of uniform type I'm
normity in a herd is the CREATES
point TO be considered and ITS ad
vantages are obvious A uniform
lot Of pigs look better, sell better an,
feed better and are better never,
waythan an uneven bunch.
The man who gives proper car,
and attention 70 his brood sows ant
starts his young pigs right, has solv
ed three-fourths> of the problem o
producing pork and growing purt
pred swine II It pays the breede
of pure bred hogs to pay close %,
tention to all the details OF TN
business, it should prove equally pro
fitable 70 the man who is CROWNS
hogs for market.
w. MILTON KELLEY.
CARE OF BROOD MARES.
Unless 1t is stormy. the broo,
mares and all horses and colts tina
are not at work. should be curne,
into a go}d-sized yard every day dur
ing the winter. Care should be ex
ercised 10 see that there is NJ "a
In the yard. as the animals are like
ly TO slip and injure themselves. ],
the spring The brood mares and 9th
er horses that have been idledur
ing the winter should not be work
ed hard at first. Give them ligh
work until they become accustomed
to it. More work can be accomplish
ed aud your animals will be Ia bet
ter condition for the suWt,sr work
this system is follow L une is H.
best month TO have The colts c1m
20 that time a nc sprng Npr
VIZ re finished anl the maIc can
given the attention she requires
An exchange tru hfully says: -
you want To ruin your boy just tax
his side on every question and dis
; pute he has with his telchgr o. yau