Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-24
A PURE BRED CHESHIRE BARROW.

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title at a time, and under no circun-
1tanccs should any be left in their
rough to sour. Sour or stale feed
hould never be tolerated. One. of the
irst grains little pig will eat is
tracked shelled corn. and if a handful
,3e thrown upon the floor it VIII
soon clean it up. The trough that is
prepared for the young litter should be
extremely shallow that they may eat
Without having to get into it. a deep
rough is very bad. as pigs will have
% climb into it to eat and are liable
o be injured in getting in and out.
Started gradually in this manner,
md any changes in the feed that have
D be made made very gradually, the
1igs may be grown very rapidly.
When at the age of three months they
nay be weaned by removing the SOW
from the yard or lot where she and her
litter have been, and the pigs will
hardly know when they are weaned.
If one wishes to wean at an earlier
lge, it may be done. but if the sow is
l good mixer it must be done grad
ually by removing the SOW for part
Of the day at first; then after day or
two she may be kept away for whole
lay and after little all the time till
there is no danger of a caked udder
md spoiled teats.
After weaving the pigs they should
be pushed along as fast as possible by
giving them good feed and a grass lot
to Craze in. If one has the milk it
would be we'll to mix the ground feed
in it, but if not an addition of the 3 to
10 per cent tankage will grow them
about as well and make just as large a
pig for age as if fed milk and at little
expense. Mix all feed quite thickly
Many feeder makes a great mistake
in making his pigs take too thin slop,
and they have to take too much to get
what feed they need. AS the pigs grow
older a little corn may be given them.
In fact, a variety of feed is always
best at this age, but all changes must
be made carefully, so as not to upset
their system or check their thrift. Pigs
properly fed and well bred should
easily weigh hundred pounds at three
months of age. This is the cheapest
hundred pounds you will ever make,
and it will not cost to exceed l to ~
cents per pound, while the next hun
dred pounds will cost you 2 to 21h
cents pound. These pigs should at
six months Of age weigh from 200 to
225 pounds each and be ready to top
any market in the world at eight
months of age at a weight of 25O
pounds or more. Handled in this man.
ner one may ship or sell his crop of
pigs before every man in the neighbor
hood is ready and in this way get the
benefit of the early market. When ev-
cry one is ready and all are selling one
usually finds the market declining. 1t
is as ever the old saying. THE early
bird catches the worm" 1t is this kind
Of pigs that top all markets and are
sold and packed in this country and
sold in foreign countries as best Wilt
shire bacon and hams.
The illustration shows a pure bred
Cheshire, eight months old and weigh
ing 365 pounds. one from a pen of five
exhibited at the Chicago International
fat stock exhibition, winning the grand
championship in the butcher and block
list, all breeds competing.
Self Feeding Rack and Shed.
To make a self feeding rack and shed
set three or more stout posts firmly in
the ground on each side as long as you