Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-27
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Building Up a Hog.


Feeding hogs Is subject in which
every farmer and breeder is or should
be deeply interested. 1t Is of universal
Importance, according to j. b. Ashby
OF Audubon, Ia, in an address deiiv-
cred some time ago before the Iowa
Swine Breeders association.
Starting with the new born pig 1t re-
quires practice and skill to feed the
mother so that she will bring her litter
out without securing them. When this
is done the first great danger is over.
TO do this she should be fed lightly
and systematically. The same man
should feed and care for her that fed
her previous to narrowing. He should
have his work well planned and good
Judgment should direct his movements.
Many writer's advocate the use OF
strictly milk producing ration. but ex-
perience has shown that this Is wrong.
The flow OF milk at this time Is nat
urally greater than the pigs will take
in the majority OF cases. For this rea-
son a light feed Of corn and oats is
better for the sow and pigs both. In
the course Of a week the ration should
be gradually changed to slop or
shorts and this Increased until the ra-
ton consists of one-half Of such feeds
At the age of three weeks the pigs
should commence eating and they
should be encouraged by the use OF
creep. The feed should consist OF
STOP of some good mill feeds. From the
time the pigs commence eating the ex-
pense OF feeding gradually increases
and with 1t the value Of the pig In
creases II he is doing well and Is
properly fed.
The purpose or final end of the feed
ing operation Is to produce a hog with
strong, bony framework and a develop
ment Of muscles to such an extent that
all the vital organs. such as the lungs,
heart, digestive and reproductive or
gans, will be as perfect as possible
when the hog is matured. To do this
the scientific. Or as would rather call
1t the systematic way Of feeding must
come into operation. Feeds high IN
protein and ash must be used or the
development will not be so complete as
1t otherwise would be- Any OF the fol-
lowing feeds may be used: Wheat,
wheat shorts, middlings, oilmeal. oat
shorts packing house by-products, al
ifalfa and clover pastures. The ration
should consist for the most part OF one
lor combination Of these feeds Ev-
ery man. has an idea of what combin-
alton he likes best.
The feeding of correctives, tonics and
worm powders is at present advocated
by a great many men and 1t Is all
right, but these are found on the farm,
with the exception of the worm exter-
rninator, in the form Of corn cob. char
coal and grass. AS a worm extermina-
tor l have found five grains Of SAN
tonin and three grains Of calomel to
each eighty pounds of hog to be the
cheapest and most effective. However,
considerable care Is needed to feed
such powder, as only ten head should
be treated at time, and the powder
thoroughly mixed thru the slop.
No feeder, be he ever SO careful and
patient, can be successful in his oper-
atoms IL the conditions surrounding
his hogs are not sanitary and clean.
slaked lime. dip and crude oil should
be used freely, but not extravagantly,
by every hog man. Lime and dip are
good disinfectants and will keep down
disease, while the crude oil is the
cheapest and most effective louise kill
o.. I have ever tried"