Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-03-30

SOW should be given nothing but a
bran mash with little oiineai added.
This win cool her system and c-,!c,e
the likelihood OF her eating or killing
Der pigs
With old sows little attention VIII De
needed at narrowing tire shonrh Il
alwsys pays TO be on baud Ia SCI that
everything is going we'll az thu wealth
er Is cold the pigs should he dried and
warmed as soon as born. \ yus,d Way
TO do this Is 10 have baskstful Vf
straw. with a Jug Of hot water I'm
the middle III the pigs are pat ga the
straw and the basket covered With a
sack they will soon be warm. lively
and ready for their firsi meal. n the
SOW Is In an individual house.. hanging
lantern In the peak will help TO keep
weather pens inside a large bog house
should be covered with boards or blau-
kets. The house should be provided
with a stove II many early pigs are
expected.
Do not make the mistake OF feeding
the sow right away after narrowing.
For the flrst day or two she is better
or without anything but water. At
the end OF this time few dry oats
may be given. The feed should be In
creased gradually. using the same ra-
ton as was given before narrowing.
The appearance OF the pigs will be the
best guide as TO the feed that should
be given the SOW. II they begin TO
scour give the sow tablespoonful OF
blood meal with her next feed or half
dozen eggs. IL the pigs are consti-
pated add little oilmeal TO the sow's
ration or give her more sloppy food.
The pigs should be given considera-
BILE exercise or they are liable TO set
too fat. get the thumps and die. There
should be place where they can get
outdoors every pleasant day. sun
shine is as essential 10 a little pig rs
it is to a corn plant.
Feeding the Pigs.
The cost OF gains on pigs Is 80 per
cent lower while they are nursing than
It is afterward AS soon as they are
well started they should be pushed as
rapidly as possible. The SOW should
be given all the feed she can use.
Sloppy feed increases the milk Cow
and should he given in liberal amounts.
The same may be said OF skimniilk.
The following rations will serve as a
guide for feeding sows nj this time:
Corn. one-sixth: skimmilk. five-sixths.
Corn. one-third: oats. one-third: mid
dlings. one-third.
Corn. eight ninths: tankage. one
ninth
Corn. hve-eighths: oats. one-Quarter.
gluten feed. one-eighth.
1t win not be long until the pigs are
able TO eat q little for themselves
They should be encouraged by giving
them feed IN pen by themselves
where the older hogs cannot get to It.
In few days the pigs will get to eat
Ing regularly. For the first three
months II viii pay to feed them three
times a day. A pigs stomach is small.
and Il cannot eat enough In the morn
ing to last until night.
Pasture and forage crops are essen
tial for cheap and rapid gains In
young pigs. They are also much
healthier than when kept I'm n small
pen wild no green ittu- AZ tue w Is
consin experiment station IL was found
that from 500 TO 1000 pounds or pork
could be produced from an acre OF
rape. Tests at the Iowa experiment
station show that nearly 800 pounds OF
pork can be produced from an acre of
timothy. In both these experiments
grain was fed In addition. but the
gains given are those produced by the
green feed alone.
The best results are obtained when
grain Is fed on pasture. The amount
TO feed will depend largely upon the
relative prices Of grain and pork. A
light ration OF grain produces cheaper
gains. as the pigs Will eat more grass.
The gains produced In this way are
not so rapid as where more grain Is
fed When grain is not too high and
pork good price II pays 20 feed a