Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
Agricultural Notes

some particular breed is proof against
all kinds of disease, and that it is
not necessary TO take any precautions
along that line. In my opinion it'll
does not matter so much about the
breed as it does surroundings.
To make hogs attractive they
should have plenty Of range. good.
clean sleeping places, and above all
plenty of good, pure water Too
many times our hogs are not as well
supplied with water as they should
be. As TO feeding, the people of "a
cornbelt must depend principally on
corn, but | believe a great many
times it would 7ay to feed less corn
and feed something else with it to
balance up the ration. Corn has too
much fat-producing quality and not
enough bone and muscle making
The man who for winter breeding has
plenty of skim milk and plenty of
good clover pasture in summer
think the balanced ration problem is
pretty well solved l have often
heard about how cheap they could
grow hogs in some of the southern
states simply by letting them eat
acorns and what they could pick in
the timber and finally finishing them
by feeding little corn, but Judging
from some saw one winter in the
mountains of Arkansas should think
they never saw corn or acorns either
have had very good results from
brood sows by feeding ration of
about one part oats and two parts
corn, and I believe it a good plan to
add little oil meal to the ration
believe it will pay every time to feed
brood sows separate from the hogs
you are feeding for market, as the
broods SOW should not be too fat but
should be kept in good, thrifty con
dition. Good, dry, comfortable quar-
tiers should be provided for the sows
at farowing time, and the pens should
be so arranged that each SOW can be
shu off by herself for a few days at
least. Arrange to have the pigs all
come as near together as possible as
this will prevent the pigs robbing and
will go a long way toward making
nice even bunch. AS soon as the
youngsters are old enough to eat
hey should have a place fixed for
them where they can eat by them
selves, and they should have about all
they will eat up clean.
believe it pays 10 push pig from
the time he comes until he is ready
for the market / believe it profit
able 20 push them from the time they
come until they weigh from 200 to.
$50 pounds and then market them.
AS TO the time to have pigs come
there is a great difference of opinion
among hog-raisers. AS far as my
own experience is concerned | be
lieve that the early pig is the one to
raise. March and april pigs have al
ways given me the best returns
where | had places warm enough to
take care of them. l am aware that
it is not very pleasant to prance
around a hog shed all night with a
basket and a jug of hot water to
throw around the youngsters to keep
them from freezing some of the cold
nights we have that time in the year,
but it has to be done sometimes
where we raise early pigs. l believe
if you want late pigs at all it will
pay to have them come in the early
fall; let them get a good start for
the winter, furnish them good quar-
tiers, for cold weather. and then feed
them out the next summer.
AS to feeding out and care Of hogs
to keep them free from disease l be
lieve the best medicine is plenty of
good, pure water, clean, dry sleeping
quarters and plenty of feed, and as to
the diseases l think that lice and
worms kill about as many as any
other one thing. | think that if a j
man will dip his hogs occasionally
with some preparation that will kin
lice. and feed them something to get
rid of worms he viii not have much
trouble with hog disease l do not
mean to say by this that there is no
other disease that kills hogs, but I
think that a great many more hogs
die from worms than is generally sup
posed. If the hog is given fair
chance and right treatment it will be
hard TO find any other animal on the
farm that viii give better returns