Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-03-23

this plan Is that 10 SEveS tae ex..,;i.s
OF keeping the sowS thrsush"ut tne
summer. NJ good paStur" D. sNsii-
able. however. this eNl~'i.sv vii MT
amount TO much The uS, az mature
sowS VIII bring ia ir'dt thu VII,
much more th3u pay tn ,.'>i 80 .'-p
ING them throughout thi, summer IN
number at experiments ,hai nave
been conducted al"nS ,nt> o. T. has
been found that saws iva r..r> ,.,a or
over ut farrowing time pr.on - t'sarly
30 per cen, ranre pigs than yearisng
BOWS The pigs from the I've" ysar- old
sows were considerably larger a, hirth
and made - per cent faster gains
afterward. Old sows are much leSs
liable 10 trouble at farrowing time.
and they give a great deaf more milk
than young Slows do.
Another general practice Is to use a
seven or eight months old boar FOR
breeding purposes This results In
smaller filters and smaller and less
vigorous pigs The boar should be NJ
least year old at time OF service. A
boar that proves TO be a satisfactory
sire should be kept until his daughters
reach breeding age. II not longer.
IL warm narrowing quarters can be
provided. tate March or early April Is
the best time for the sows TO farrow.
The pigs are then In good shape 70
make rapid gains on grass ali sum
mer Where the climate Is cold or
good accommodations for the sows
cannot be provided II is better TO have
the pigs come little later.
The boar should be- kept In n pen by
himself or with few bred sows n he
worries too much and the sows are
brought TO him TO be bred One serv-
SOW should be taken away rs soon as
served aud record or the service
made. An aged. vigorous boar may
be allowed two Sows day when
handled In this way A breeding
crate is an advantage unless the boar
and SOW are abou; the same size
When the boar Is allowed 10 run
with the SONS all the time his
strength is wasted by Worrying and
ANRC0AtN NNN Nt - t-~~ SURF
The dates OF breeding cannot ~ kept
in this way. So that when farro4SinG
time comes there is no means Of
knowing when TO expect the pigs
Sows should NOT be- fat at narrowing
time. but should be in good thrifty
condition and should be kept :,
throughout the winter. PLENTY 81 %
ercise is also essential II vigorous pigs
are TO be produced.
When the pigs come early and old
sows are used fall filters may often be
raised NJ n profit. This is specially so Il
plenty OF milk can be had The cost oi
feed is greater with fall filters becaus'
OF lack of grass There are also ronsid
cradle loss aud hack ~ profitable gains
unless good shelter can Ice prov ided
Individual conditions. together with Il
few trials. will determine whether ~
not fan pigs can he protitably grnwr
for market. When raised FOR breeding
purposes fall pigs can always be sold
at good profit as yearlIngs.
Central Versus Colony System.
There are two general plans uf han
ding hogs. the centralized system an,
the colony system. The central sys
TEN consists OF one large hog hous,
where all the hogs are kept both win
ter and summer. The colony system
consists OF n number 81 small houses
each with its pasture. These sinai
houses can be moved up close To tn,
other buildings for convenience In win
ter
The central system Is an advantag,
in winter. rs warmer quarters can b.
provided. II Is also much more con
venient TO feed aud handle hogs wheI
they are all together In this manner
The advantage OF the colony system
is that the houses can be moved from
place TO place wherever they are need
cd. There is less liability or diseas.
when the hogs are kept IN small
drOves. and disease can be more read
lily haudled 10 IL does break out. Tn
pigs can toe sorted according 20 slz'
and will Do better than n they all rur
| to2c, her. THIS system also has tn. al
vantage of cheapneSS The main dis
advantage. Is that IT is great dea
more work to care for the hogs II
scattered lots.
on most farms n combination OF th,
two systems viii be found desirable
Some individual houses will be needle,
10 house -. pigs when they are run
ming on Tho different fields and FOR ex