The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-22
TAKE CARR or THE PIGS.
with Pork 50 High Hogs Must b
Carefully Watched.

carefully watched
At no time Ia The history Of the couu.
4 try have there BEEN greater inducements
FOR making every effort necossars TO save
the pigs n farIowing time than at pres
emit The prices for hogs Of sl ages AMI
weights are high. and are likely o ~ s.
/ for some time 20 Gene. says the New
! York Tribune Farmer II "a we'll
known iact that the high prise Tor pork
meats has induced farmers to sell che
brood sows. and there are 10. enough
in The country 70 supply az the pigs
that viii be NEEDED to make The pork that
viii b. demanded for 4 few years %
come. az least Ia other words. they
have killed The goose that was ready to
lay She golden egg The brood soWs
should have an abundance 81 exercise in
order to keep them IN possession Of the
ability 10 handle Themselves readily and
transmit to the pigs life and vigor 20
make n good start n life. A week On
two before fafrowine time they should
be put in the place where they arc to
remain during the delivery 81 the pigs
and tn. drsl few weeks Of their life.
This will enable them 10 become acras-
tNNAtA 49, NNH paw HNAs "AHh n" AtANfEA
tant. pack their nest and warm * up.
50 that fine pigs VIII not drop on Or come
IN contact with ne cold, hooe. which Is
often The cause Of the death Of many
little pigs
One great cause Of trouble with the
isrrowmg pens Il letting IN cold air az
the sides and from above. Considerable
pains viii BE- repaid in clinkiuc up TIE
sides Of the pens 10 keep out any possible
draft 81 cir. Then put false rove- over
the nest, just high enough SO that The
sow's back viii not touch e when she
stands up. Cover with straw. and 10 viii
prevent the cold air from coming down
on them. Then have a false partition
ready 70 set up On the front side Of the
nest 10 keep out the cold air and prevent
the little fellows from wandering ont uf
the nest and getting chilled With the
sow inclosed IN small place. che will
warm It from the heat Of her hodp and
with her breath DE atmosphere wili 81
like that Of June IN there. These pre-
cautions win save oil the pies that have
lie and vigor enough % i've 90 any time
0f the year
n pigs come rather unexpectedly. a.
they do sometimes. and enc e handy BY
and does not have time 10 inclose the
mother n such 4 nice. warm nest aa !
have described, do net let the httla Gel
lows cldl Heat q soa pstone. or two 81
three bricks. and put them IN the bot
tom 81 bushel basket, Hnd spread some
fne straw OF hay over them, Az fast AZ
the pigs come, put them n the basket
on the top Of the warm rest and spresd
a blanket over the whole and You have
a rhrooder" Of Hfst quality Let them
remain IN the basket until they Get per
fectly dry, when they can Be put with
The mother 70 get their feed
If a pig wanders from The nest and get
chilled, % not give up As long as there
il any ife Put sone hot water in a
pail AT & temperature as warm as or
can hold the hand Take TIE pig and
immerse him in the water al but Iii
head and hold him there uniil Nc revives
After he Is thoroughly warned and IS
revived wipe him with o drv cloth and
wrap him up 10 some Asunels. II will
not be long before be wiil assert bis ma
ture and begin to look for some food
Put him with The mother Tor his feed I
and II she has 4 warm place be can IS
main with afetY. If not, keep him In I
. warm place 10 the house for a day 81
two taking him 70 Tho mother for food
when the rest Of the litter are getting
their meals
Do not give The SOW anything II eat 4
tho fret day but little slop to drink +
like some skim milk and dishwater- and 4
hive that warm III The absence Of che
milk, add some middlings Of -four to
some warm water, stir q well and give II 4
to her a couple Of times during the day I
10 quench her thirst Increase the feed +
gradually each day until She is on full (
feed az the end Of the first week.