Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-06
The Best Hoo 10 Raise.

constitutes good hog. l fear that
there are many so called hog-breed-
els that have no more idea from
year to year what their efforts will
produce then though they were
mixing two separate breeds.
No breeder ever accomplished |
anything either by Topping around.
trying to follow the fAds and fancies
and notions Of every other fellow.
The first thing to do is to get clearly
IN mind what you think constitutes a
good hog and what you want to pro-
duce. Then find a SOW that as near
~ as possible comes up to your model
for a starter. Feed judiciously,
watch the results of mating, keeping
in mind at all times what you are
trying to produce, and what it would
look like if you saw it.
For my part have never yet seen
what | called a perfect hog. | do
not recognize the so called large and
small types. There are the right and
the wrong, or the superior and in
) fsrior kinds Of a hog, whether it be
Berkshire, Duroc or Poland. Being a
= Poland China breeder, l naturally
think the Poland the best hog on
earth; but hog sense will apply tt
any breed.
E, believe the Poland China SOW
Perfect Tecumseh 12157 now owned
by A. ]. Erhart, Adrian, Mo-, to b
the best SOW that have ever seen.
She comes nearer up to my STANDARD
than any l have ever been able tc
produce. This SOW Was farrowed i
April, 1907. will endeavor to Civ
you a description of her as she wa
in March 1910: Weight 692 pound
in good breeding condition. Lengt
from between ears 10 root of tail 6
inches. Around body at heart 8
inches. Around body at flank 6
inches. Face slightly dished, fairl
short head. Back slightly archie
and broad. Sides deep and FIRE
from wrinkles. Flank well let dow
hams with shoulders about the sam
width. A good, straight belly lin'
and we'll defined teats. A gooc
straight leg set we'll out under eac
corner of body. Very active
getting around and possessing qui
disposition.
Now take you tape line and seal
and see how many sows you C;
find that will come up to the aboN
weighing and measuring. You wi
be surprised at how scarce they al
and when you do find one freeze on
her. You will have it we'll instillt
into your mind what kind of SC
will look like. Perfect TecumS,
was weighed and measured when s.
was two months in pig, which a
counts for her greater body girt
then length. l would not select
SOW that measured more in girth TIL
in length were she not in pig.
Upon the handling and feeding
a brood SOW depends great deal
to the success with which she "
raise her pigs. At all times be gu
and kind to the SOW. She should
thin in flesh when bred, as flesh W
render her more difficulty to get wi
pig and will also have a tendency
make the number of pigs in the lit
fewer. From the time she is safe
pig she should be kept gaining
flesh until the narrowing time.
want them fat but not corn fat,
tarrowing time. Here are two wa
iu which l differ from many breede
as to flesh in which the SOW shov
be and the amount Of bedding S
should have at the time to
row.
A SOW should have nothing
water IL hours before and for
hours after farowing. If she is
she has reserve flesh to draw up
and consequently does not have
raving appetite and will remain mi
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