The state herald., 1906-05-18
SWINE NOTES.

A pig that is stunted in growth may
make fine breeder, but In all proba-
bility the poor treatment received by
| the parent will crop out in the off,
spring.
While feeding the young growing
pigs liberally the SOW should be fed
all that she will eat of the food best
calculated to make her give large
quantities of milk.
Young pigs should be taught to eat
before they are weaned. There should
be an arrangement whereby the little
pigs may be fed in trough by them
selves. This can be done by having
a small opening into al annex to the
main pen.
While sucking pigs the brood sow
should be well fed, in order to main
tain liberal flow OF milk. Remember
that the young pigs are being fed
through the SOW, and IL the mother
is half starved the young litter will
not thrive.
One writer declares that some breed
ers lay the cause of cholera to the
feeding of green corn, when the blame
properly belongs to filthy premises.
dirty water. etc. This is fact that
is hard to get around. When the
vigor OF the herd has been debilitated
by filth, and green corn is fed to
overcome evil effects, the latter gets
the blame II serious losses follow.
With the germs OF hog cholera scat
tered so widely throughout the coun-
allowing their hogs to stray or of per-
mitting indiscriminate patronage to
boars they may be keeping. Where
II can be done, II is much safer not
TO have the hog lots and pastures
fronting on the public highways
rowing stray hogs or droves being
driven or hauled along the road may
infect your stock before you are aware
of II. Kill all the buzzards and look
out for the run.about dogs. If there
is running water In your hog pasture
or lot. keep an eye" up stream or
cholera may float down onto you.
These precautions mean trouble and
expense-but after cholera has once
cleaned you entirely out of hogs you
will greatly regret having neglected
them.
II is claimed by some authorities
that broom corn seed makes good
food for swine. Its value for such n
purpose will depend very largely in
the first place upon the degree Of the
maturity OF the seed at the time OF
cutting. and In the second place on
the way In which the food is pre-.
pared and fed. Broom corn seed from
brush cut short OF maturity will Ger.
tainly not make good food for swine.
When cut at the proper stage and
finely ground and fed along with some
protein food. good results may be oh.
tained from feeding II.
The small breeds OF swine do not
seem to be growing in favor. In
some respects this Is unfortunate.
While they do not attain the weights
of the middle or large breeds they
MI a place In the economy OF pork
production. They produce class OF
light pork which natures nj an early
age. There is considerable demand
for such pork by certain class OF
buyers. We are not OF the number
who think that We get too many pure
breeds Of swine.
or all pests. the English sparrow
takes the cake" They drive on
every other bird which would build
In a box or near by trees and bushes
We are favorable to the shotgun meth
od OF eradication. and will push this
war OF determination vigorously, for
we must protect our martins. blueblrds
and wrcns. or they Will be driven from
The country by these foreign nabobs
You will note that the progressive.
up-to-dale farmer makes his farm u
producer OF finished articles. consumes
all that he has grown and turns on
the product finished In the way OF
hogs, sheep. horses. cattle. fruits. etc.
Look well after the farm tools. and
especially the steel tools. They
should have coating of either axe
grease, or n mixture made OF one part
rosin and three parts lard.
Much of our millct IL seriously In.
Iurcd for feeding purposes by being
allowed TO become too ripe before har-
yestlng.
Don't keep that colt tied IN the ,nrn.
There In nothing more strengthening
for growing colts than exercise.
We believe In deep plowing In the
garden. Work In plenty OF m nurc.
and do this worl, In the fall.
Only u few varieties should bc
planted In n commercial orchard.
No ovrRsuPpLY OF EGGS.
The supplying Of eggs ia an Indus
l