The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-28

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bran mash with little oilmeal added.
THIS win cool her system and reduce
the Iilkelihood OF her eating or killing
her pigs.
With old ssows little attention will be
needed at narrowing time, though it
always pays to be ON hand to see that
everything is going well. II the wealth
er is cold the pigs should be dried and
warmed as soon as born. "A good way
to do this is to have basketful Of
straw, with a jug of hot water in
the middle. If the pigs are put on the
straw and the basket covered with a
sack they will soon be warm, lively
and ready for their first meal. If the
SOW is in an individual house, hanging
a lantern in the peak will help to keep
up the temperature. In extremely cold
weather pens inside large hog house
should be covered with boards or blan-
kets. The house should be provided
with stove if many early pigs are
expected.
Do not make the mistake of feeding
the SOW right away after narrowing.
For the first day or two she is better
off without anything but water. At
the end of this time a 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. If they begin to
scour give the sow "a tablespoonful of
blood meal with her next feed or half
dozen eggs. If the pigs are consti-
pated add a 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 get
too fat, get the thumps and die. There
should be place where they can get
outdoors every pleasant day. Sun
shine is as essential to little pig as
it is to corn plant.
Feeding the Pigs.
| The cost of gains on pigs is so pei
cent lower while they are nursing thar
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 flow
and should be given in liberal amounts
The same may he said Of skimmilk
The following rations will serve as :
guide for feeding sows at this time:
Corn, one-sixth; >skimmilk, fve-sixths
Corn, one-third; cats, one-third; mid
sdlings. one-third.
Corn, eight-ninths; tankage, one
ninth.
Corn, .fve-eighths; oats. one-quartel
gluten feed, one-eighth.
1t will not be long until the pigs ar
able to eat little for themselves
They should be encouraged by givin
them feed in pen by themselves
where the older hogs cannot get to i
In a few days the pigs will get to ea1
ing regularly. For the first tire
months it will pay to feed them tire
times day. A pigs stomach is small
and it cannot eat enough in the mor1
ing to last until night.
Pasture and forage crops are esser
t1al for cheap and rapid gains !
young pigs. They are also muc
healthier than when kept in a sma,
pen with no green feed. At the Wis
tconsin experiment station it was foun
that from 500 to 1000 pounds of por
. could be produced from an acre {
rape. Tests at the Iowa experimer
{ station show that nearly 300 pounds {
pork can be produced from an acre {
timothy. In both these experiment
grain was fed in addition, but th
gains given are those produced by til
green feed alone.
The best results are obtained whe
grain is fed on pasture. The amour
to feed will depend largely upon tt
1 relative prices of grain and pork.
> light ration of grain produces cheape
gains. as the pigs will eat more gras
The gains produced in this way al
: not so rapid as where more grain
4 ted. When grain is not too high an
pork good price it pays to feed