The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-12
PORK RAISING INDUSTRY.

milk is much richer than that of the
icow, so feed the mother all she needs
daily, insorder to let the little pig gain
as much strength as possible before
weaning time, as this Is a vital age
with the pig.
Then with the present inclination to
adopt the wise plan or system of eX-
ltcnslve farming, which necessarily re-
lquires us to make more fences and
divide our fields into lots, we can
easily have summer crops OF peas.
lclover. alfalfa, etc. for the hogs, They
recognize the fact that The hog must
be daily cared. for II the business is
made success.
AS a matter of fact the hog would
not be half 30 "hoggish" were he not
rorced to root for living in many in
stances. Not only Is the hog naturally
q very intelligent animal, but II given
a chance to use his natural instincts.
the hog is one of the clcanest animals
Which we have. The hog, unlike the
horse and COW, II given a chance will
have a separate place to feed and
sleep.
Many farmers say that 1t does not
pay to raise hogs as they destroy tho
grass by roofing In the winter and
spring. While this is true to a cer-
tain extent, IL you have hog pasture
lit Will not bother you. But poor fences
and brokendown gates Is the trouble
In most cases. Have good fences and
good gates when the hogs are grow
ing up in order to prevent them from
going where they please, and when
the pig becomes hog he will not
break through the fences. We train
our hunters to jump by first trying
them over low. weak fences until the
animal finds that he can get over, then
he VIII soon go over any fence. This
Is true with all stock. Have gaps IN
the fences where the pigs can break
through, leave the gates open, or have
q few broken Stats which you simply
pitch together every day and then al
low the pig to push them away and
you will soon educate the naturally
Intelligent hog to break through most
any fence.
4 farmer. who always keeps good
fences and especially good gates,
which are not SO hard to open and
shut that they require a good man to
Go the job each time. seldom has ro-
guish stock Of any kind on his farm.
linus the hog Will not hurt your grass
|tf he has lot OF his own into which
you can place him. There are certain
waste products on the farm which ma
turaliy belong to the hog; the hog
Will eat them and thrive on the same.
where otherwise the waste products
would be lost.
As to hog cholera, it is a known fact
that hogs using a small range do not
contract the disease as readily as tbs
animals which have access to the large
range in the woods and extensive open
Iieids.
II the hogs have salt where they
can get to it when ever they want It,
not only will the animals not hurt
themselves by eating too much salt.
but they will often keep off disease
by having the salt to eat Salt pre-
serves pork as we all know, so does 1t
10 large extent prevent disease In
the living animal. acting as an anti
septic to the alimentary tract OF the
living hog. Hogs are not half so apt
to be bothered with intestinal. or
stomach worms il they can get salt
when ever they desire it Wood ashes
and sulphur mixed and kept in troughs
where the hogs can eat; some OF the
mixture when they so desire Is always
very good for them. Charcoal is
|another material Which is very benefit
cial to hogs. "A little sulphate OF iron
given once week In some wheat bran
Is very beneficial. Z
1t is q recognized fact tina the mouse
hog Is often the finest one at killing
time What has he consumed? The
disagreeable Stops from the kitchen, and
the troublesome. weeds from the gar
cen have constituted, his summer food.
This hog has been a benefit to the
house during the summer. and now he
returns to the table during the win
ter. The hog and the chicken are not
always given the proper respect by
the farmer. Nevertheless. no hotel Lever