The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-06-16

RIO. XIV THK PAT nos TYPE
qualities u both breeds but when
these crssshrcd animals are brcd among
themselves the good points rapidly dis
appear, and 10 few years only the
bad ones are left
Fat Hos Typs.
The fat hog should be low SET, wide
and long The ribs should be well
sprung 70 give width 10 the back and
laln aud should extend well down the
sides The head should be short aud
wide. with q short thick neck The
shoulders should be Well laid 10 al
the top. aud there should be no De
preston hack u them A lack Of
heart glrth is a fault often found IN
otherwise good hogs The sides should
be deep aud free from wrinkles Both
fore aud bind nank should be well
oiled The hind quarters should BE-
fairly long from the hips back and the
hams well Oiled down 20 the hooks
Viewed from the side, the back should
be- slightly arched Swaybacks arr
very bad especially In brood sows
The underline should be level Viewed
from behind. the hind quarters should
De wide and full and the width Of
body even from one end 10 the other
Some hogs have good width 10 front
but narrow OF badly behind The
legs should be strong. aud the hol
should stand Up well on bis toes An,
weakness Of the pasterns should caus
a hog 20 he Disseminated against 10
breeding purposes Constitution. q
shown by deep. Wide chest and gen
eral yigor, is very important Qnalita
Of hair. skin. limbs and head SHOULD
also be looked for II those who are H.
the business OF raising hogs for thi
market would take note Of these eas
means Of identifying the profitable AM
NAL much disappointment would i
avoided II matters not what III
breed. II IL necessary 10 apply this d.
AibhiAAhAaAk PipNtnN "a 'H'h nun thNat
case
In some cases breeders have gone Z
extremes IN producing show anima
and have bred hogs that are compact
chubby and good TO look at. but 4
most worthless for breeding purpose
The breeding SOW TO be profitable
must be Of good size. rather loosely
built and with a roomy middle pie,
The boar should be- vigorous aud ae
tive. A boar Of this Kind that is
little rangy Is to be preferred TO ort
~ the chubby type that IS sluggis
and slow on bis feet While compact
ness and fine points are desirable. ~
farmer cannot afford to obtain the
at the expense Of profitable sized ~
tiers,
In the bacon type length and dep
are sought for especially, without
much regard TO width Larger le
and a longer and sharper face are a
lowable. and the hams are deep rathe
than fun aud wide one 81 the gree
est essentials of bacon hog X 90
ity The bone must be clean and
coarse. the shoulders exceedingly COZ
pact and the hide smooth and pllabl
Handling Breeding Stock.
In selecting breeding stock. hcsid
raging attention TO the character
The individuals. their ancestors shorh |
also Dc considered II is very imp
iant that tbey come from prUli
sirains. since much u the profit or y
Ia the hog business depends 90 t'e
size u the iliters 10 case you nn 1
breeding hogs FOR sale rs breeders y q
ne~cssary a. select animals ~ siralW
Ina, are in demand
II is a general practice 10 brayi
Saws In The fall when they arr abo 1
sight months Old Then as soon ~ iis
PIGS are wcanod the sows are fatieu z
and sold The argument IN favor II
bis pian u thal II saves the expcnFF
: Keeping the s0ws throughout It,
ummer N eood pasture Is avail
HE however this expense Will nat
mount 10 much The use - mature
eus vii bring 10 prant tl-t viii
4uch nsort titan pay the COST 81 keep
lg them throughout the summer 10
unmtef ~ experiments thai have
ssu conducted along this lire !, hes
srn found tbat sows iwo years old Il
yer a. narrowing time produce neafig
b pcf cent more pigs than yearllns
gws The pigs from the iwoycaroI
oak were considerably larger At blrib
I'D made Is per cent faster gains
nefwsnd old sows arr much less
ahie 70 trouhle AZ farrowing time.
I'd ,bes give 4 great deal morc mllk
ban guUng s0ws do.
Another general practice Is % use .
even - eight months old boar o.
Feeding purposes This results 10
lasler iiuers and smaller sn1 less
Ggoroas pigs ghr boar should be n
.4si . seaF cd AZ time q sertlee A
AZ that proves 70 Dc a satisfactory
Ire sboald b. ksglt uHtA his daughters
s&ch bredlHc sEe u nQs ipnger
II vars faruwtng quarters can be
fus hea late March q eaFty Aprl i
a.. faKsFssas q