The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09

is n mistake. We do not want coarso nok
any more than We would want fcealnE
steer of a coarse conformation Any one
knows that n steer with big head ana ulE
coarse horns. long coarse less. With a thicS
hide. ie poor feeder ard no ono would go
out TO buy a horsc with big head and ears
big meaty legs with hair growing al around
them and showing n coarseucss OF contorma-
ton all through, but when IL comes 10 hoSsv
that Is just tho type some people sccm 10
bc looking for.
like n hog with plenty OF sizci In TACT
] have been called crank on Size By some
Of my fellow breeders. but 1 Ike certain
amount of quality. We want large, heavy
boucd hogs. but they should be- Of a inc
quality So many farmers select a coarse
hog with big legs. saying they want sone-
thing that Is not going 10 break down whom
they come 10 finish IT Tor market Now. i
do not consider that the size OF a hogs lee
has nearly as much 10 do with its strength
as It's quality, and we cannot Judge OF It's
strength by It's size
The FIRST thing I would noto In determine
ing the quality of a hog would be 20 see that
he is covered with a thick coat OF nnc. silky
hair. and that his skin IS free from wrinkles
II q hog is wrnkly. nc is sure 10 be thick
hIdcd hog. and thick -hidod hog IS always
q hard feeder. I should like 10 SEQ his cars
medium sized and covered with fine. silky
hair.
In caring for our breeding stock. VIC
should sec that they arc led on properly
balanced rations. II ~ just as important that
our breeding swine should have n balanced
ration as our dairy COWS.
So often we hear farmers complaining
that their hogs arc getting too hnc, too
small. lack constitution and vitality and arc
not prolific enough. This IS due TO two caUs-
IS. nrst they have not tho right kind OF
breeding stock. and second they do not care
Tor and feed them properly II any one VIII
keep good breeding stock and feed and care
for thcm properly. they arc sure Of success.
and II they fail they have gone wrong in
one OF both Of these points.
In the winter OF our brood sows,
there are two things that VIC always keep
in mind; first, to feed them such feeds as
VIII promote the greatest growth OF bono
and muscle and develop the strongest pigs.
and second. sec that our breeding stock gets
plenty OF exercise.
The ration for our brood sows the past
winter has been follows: In the morning
and evening VIC give them slop made OF
about two parts wheat middlinga and one
part ground oats and barley. To this Is
added some germ oil meal or a little of
Swifts digcstcr sankage and bushcl has
kct OF clover leaves and blossoms, or fine
cut second growth clover hny. This feed IS
soaked from one feed 10 tho other and fed
in thick slop. After the morning feed we
Row some whole oats around tho yard worry
thlnly for the hogs to pick up. II takes them
a long time TO pick them up and thcy get lots
OF exercise In this way VIC have bred hoes
to be good feeders and make good use Of tho
feed fed them In laying flesh on their backs.
so we must bear this In mind In caring for
our breeding stock and sec that they get
plenty OF exercise or we may be di3appoint-
ed at our results and say tho well bred hog
Is "A failure
In conclusion win say that n We SOLICIT
our breed. use nothing but tho best indlvld-
uals of this breed. and breed. feed and caro-
for thcIn in n systematic and Intelligent
manner there VIII be good money q. hogs.